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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
SteeltOn Snapshots

To Continue Course-Miss Sarah
Ellen McGinnes has gone to New
York, where she is continuing her
post graduate work at Columbia Uni
versity.
Complete Oiling-Oiling of all dirt
streets in the borough has been
completed. Two carloads of oil were
consumed in doing this work. This
oiling will be sufficient for the re-
mainder of the summer, unless there
is an unusually dry spell.
Not Much Sickness = Announce
ment was made by health officers
this morning that during the month
of June there was less sickness than
for years previous, during the same
month. President Smith said that
the town is in splendid condition and
that the board is doing good work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
BILIOUSNESS
and CONSTIPATION
BANISHED forever
'rompt Relief - Quick, Permanent
Cure.

SufC.
The habit of taking strong purga-
lives such as Salts, Calomel, ETC.,
|hould at once be ended, says author
ty, since they only afford temporary
elief by forcing the bowels to move.
Fuch drastic purges eventually prove
Injurious and are only justified in eX-
RENE cases owing to the tendency
hey create towards chronic constipa--
ion. Your bowels should move at
east once every day without the use
4 such artificial stimulants.
If sufferers would only take few
oses of a purely herbal remedy that
las now been placed on the market
Inderl the name of Lebanon Herb Tab
ets, they would soon cease to worry.
These tablets act gently and firmly
IN both liver and kidneys and so
trengthen the stomach and bowels
hat they can do their work without
he aid of medicines.
Get a small box to-day, from your
|ruggist and take tonight as direc
ions advise. Every druggist in
merica will refund your money if
dissatisfied. so try it tonight at our
Expense. Geo. A. Gorgas can supply
ou.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06

vention at Hagerstown, Md. over the
Fourth, was elected as vice-presi-
dent of the association.
Harry Killian. of Chester, is vis-
itinx here
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
Headache Depression?
FROM KIDNEY DISORDERS

Indiscretions in eating and drink
hg bring on such troubles very
Eradually, sometimes at other
mes quickly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
;s;JEETIIiS q ] . y;|y;5I

pill bring the desired benefit if such
Fmptoms are present as these
kdv.s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06

George Mace. of Harrisburg. master
mechanic in the West End mills of
the local steel plant, has resigned his
position to take up a similar position
at the New -ersey plant of the Whar-
ton company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
Uniforms of the French
Army and Navy

France and the uniforms her armed foretha the subject
of next Sundays supplement consists of six handsome paintings by
Ben Dale beautifully printed coo of white paper
suitable for framing.
The demand for these supplements steadily increasing
sands OF people framing them the great
today your copy of next Sundays Public Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
PREPARATORY SERVICES

Services preparatory to Holy Com
munion will be held at Augsburg
Lutheran Church this evening at Z
o'clock.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
NO SERA IFPE1!F EMO I
HATRIHOS|O PlRASER,
V|R Al EjERCITO
Il DPTO. DE- GUERRA PH2tIC4 IN AEl5G
N0IiFICA4DO i Los CUE Sc R4H
cisbDO DE$PUES De la DE-
CLhRiclGN De GUERRA

WASHINGTON, Abril IL
Departamento de Estado ACADIA DC O.
pedir un aviso d~eclaranao Que IN C
considcraran eyccptuados del serTi-
clio militar a todcs aque!los GUc Ia
yam contraido o ~conjraic'ln Ta"'~l-
monio despucs de Ia decla-lr:"n =
guerra contra Alcmania. Ia parto
esencia. del aviso del Departamo"tr
De Estado, dice ash:
"El Departamento DC Guerra an.:r.
cla qud todos los hombrcs c2sada& .'~
de que di6 principle Ia guerra con
.Alemania, scran considerados on g
mismo sentido que los SoltcroS, ca !"
que Sc refiere q sus cbIjgacicnos nj
litares. Sc supiica que Sc le De II
mayor pubIicidad possible a este ANN
cio."
SegGn Sc manifesto en- Ell Departa-
mento de Guerra, In determination
fuG tomada para que tOdos .cs hem
bres comprcndan eXactamente 10 quo
el gobiernn Sc propone en- 10 relative
a la organization de un ejGrcito c2G-
ira .Alemania. Sc desea ante TODD. que
los remisos no ~encuentren obst&cIic
alguno que poner al llamamicnta cue
les hace Ia patria.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
Nenocai pide aa'orizoci6E
para expedir bonos de
guerra

HABANh. Abril 19.-E.. rrcSidcn.
&c Menocai. en- I'm largo mensaje inc
Airigi6 al Congrcso. pidi0 authorization
nara cmitir bonos por valor de trein-
ia milIoaes de pesos. En- 81 solicituc
dice Menocal que el. dinero que soil,
eta servira para pagan las rec!amp-
clones por perdidas o~casionadas por
Ia r~evoluci5n. para los gastos de 2
guerra con Alenania Y para la coc?c
raci6n en- la misma con los Estldos
UnidoS.
Menocal agrega en- 81 m~ensaje QUO
Cuba sera In verdadero aliado Dc los
paises de Ia Entente, diSpuesto 4 to.
dos los sacrificios, Y listo para Orc,
Ger todo 10 que vale-a n cau;sa CO.
NUN.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
HI RAbiDO DfH0STRACIONES
kAH-hlfHAkAS En- LA RE-
PUbIICh DEL Brasil
fK PUERTO Allegro Il P0PBlACH0 IN
CENOIO HARE0S ESTABLISHMENTS
PERTEKEGtKIES TfHTOhES

RIO JANEIRO, Ahril l9. -Noticias
recibidas en- csta capita! de Puerto
Allegro, dar cuenta de que varies
grandcs estab!ecimientos mercantiles
de alcmanes. han sido incerdiados por
aI populacho durante las manifesto
clones anti-alcm&Aas que Sc eiectua-
ron Ell esa pob!aci0n.
Entire los esta5lecimientos iacen-
diados Sc cucntan los de Bromberg Y
C2mpania, y el ediiicio del Cub q
lcman Y c. gran Hotel Schmidt que
:ledo r2duc.do u cenizas.
PUERTO Allegro. Abril 19.-Las
pGrdidas caIsad&s p0r los motincs an
si-aicmancs que Sc ~efcctuaron en- es-
IL ciudad Y durantc los cuales ell po-
pdlach0 prendio fuego a varios edifi-
clos c~omercia!es de subditos teuto-
mes, Sc calculan en- 20.00O.000 de mil
reis. (El m:lreis tenia un valor, n
les de Ia guerra, igual a So c%entavos
orc a~merinano).
FL cuerpo de bomberos de la ciudad
ha tcnido que TRAFALGAR activamentc
parI dominar JOS incendbs, difficult
.andose grandcmentc su trabajo por
a oposici6n del mismo pueblo, que.
tra.aba de impedir que Sc evitaran
los inceniios. Tres bomberos rcSul
taron heridos. pero hasta ahora no
Sc sabe que hayan ocurrido perdidas
de vidas.
La po!;cia tuvo que emplear la
fuerzd para dispersasa los amotina-
dos Y podcr icgrar que los bombe-
ros ~I.eyaran a cabo sus trabajos de
extinction dc .cs i@cendios.
Los ~peri0dicos alemanes han sus-
pendido sus pubIicaciones, y segun
dicen las noticias recinidas aqui de Pa
rama. los teutones RESIDENCES en- esa
provincial estan salierdo rapidamente
de ALI dirigiendose a la de Santa Ca
tarina, en- donde Sc estan
trando todos ellos. En- Ia ciudad de
Petropolis la mayor parte de las ca
sas a,emanas nan arriado IA bandera
gcrmana c izado en- su lugar la del
Brazil.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
DlLCISFIS PIRSoHAS tESIO,
HAN4S FL IEAA TDRNEh
II En- OKLAHOMA
S PL0 US FViRlE HUFsf'H >GSak /!
CUPID if Snyder, Ill S
t D. !,E5RG
OKLAHOMA, City. Okla. A.brii /!

OALS OlI!, Ohld. ADTlI 10
In fuerte huracan azot6 aver el
pueblo dc Snyde., situado en- la re-
g.on suroeste del Estado, habiendo
causado algunas p6rdidas de consi-
dcrac:on. pucs varios edif;cios fueron
rcriudieaios y muchas casas destri-
.ias. c"~!yu!anGos@ {! monte dc las ave
ti&s on mas dc Glen mil pesos.
r Hasra ahora solamcnte sc sabe que
diez Y scjs p~ersonas rcsultaroG kcI
las, n mayor parte de elias de gra-
y1Iad, pcro ninguna de elias ha
muc?to. Entire los edificios avcria-
,.oS y Icstruidos Sc encucntra n es-
gucla Que Sc ha.Iaba en- los suburbios
H. IL ~pcb,aci6n, ci cual edif;cio fuc
vompletamente demolido. habiendo re
sultado varias de las personals que
en- e. Sc habian refugiado, lesionadas
a!gunas de elias sacramento.
Fl huracan azot6 a Ia pob!aci6n por
81 ruilbo del ~surocste, quedando el
d.s.rito commercial de Ia ciudad fuera
j." Ii iona pciigroSa. La mayor par
~ dc los destrozos fueron causadoS
"a c. l!strito de las rcsidencias. To-
los los alnmbGes de ID luz electrical,
.ricfonos J tolcgrafos fuerOn echados
.or terra. asi como muchos postes
- arbOlcs.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
..OS RUGUES ALEMkNES INTER
NAcCS EN- e. MUhDO.

AhOra Que los Estados Un'dos Y
A,cmania han entrgdo cn Ia guerra
= que cl Brasil Y. probahlomente,
2t"as r~epGb!icas americans habran
ie scSuir c, mismo canine. es Gu
"ioso conOcer q "aScendent@ del tone
ale austro-alcm&n ;n-erHado en- todos
los paises, beligcrantes los unos. los
1croS que eran neutrales Y ahora son
be!igerantas y a1n en- aGue!ios que
on neutra'es y que dcjaran de ser
10.
Z. Bureau Neritas, Distribute en- Ia
.;guicutc forma Ct tonc!aJe de rctc-
r~encia:
Argentina 3S buques con l92.4S@
-0ncladas dc rcg.stro: Brasl! n, con
I42.51l; Chile 81 con 1926; Chi
"A Q con I9.S08: Colombia 4 con-.
1858: Colon i con 1860; Cuba 6
on t1.750; Dinamarca , con 3.5l6;
Indias h~o!andesas 20 con l9l.231;
Grecia 9 en- 1866; Haway > con
5000; Holanda 81 con 1886; NJ"
| vico 3 con i4.057: Noruega 36 con
97.23O; Peru 4 con 1888; Fi.ip!nas
"A con 1896; Son Thomas . con
7.712; Siam . con 1882; Espana,
! (incluso Canarias) 6$ con 2OS.258;
Succia : con I2.lO2; Turqula ; con
5000; Estados Unidos 90 con.....
529.42O.
CIaro es que Sc hacc abstraction
del hnclaie ~in.crnado en- Italia y
Portugal. PASSES ncutra!cs al princi-
! Pic de la guerra, que suman entire
ambos PASSES 10 buques con ......
1l1.226 tone.adas.
Las cjfras de la tab,a anterior dan
IN resultado de 400 buques con un
! million 972.955 toneljdas inmovili-
zadas en- sus pucrtos de refugio. a
cusan estas c!fras la primera gigantes
- victoria cue two Ia marina brita-
| MICA barriendo e. pabeiion ge'mah!-
20 de todos los mares, porque es de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
81 EiU2&CAN CAUSE TAMBIEN
DESTROZOS EN- LAS CERCA-
MAS DE PANHANDLE.

AMARILLO. Tex, Abril 19.-Una
..raoa& 9csult5 mucrta y otras cinco
,ssionadas, una de elias dc g~ravedad,
:urau.c IN huracan que aver en- Ia
.ardc azot6 "a region ~noroestc de este
tistrito. Las desgracias personales
he que SC d4 cuenta courtroom en-
g.. cclcanian dc Panhandle. City, Te-
rs. Cue Sc hall4 siJuada como a trein
' SEES millas de esta ]poblaci6n.
!. hu-acap cause tambitn p%erjui-
..os raatc9iales de consideration, en-
sc ot-os Ia destruction de Ia casa de
i. ". Whittemore.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
SIGUiQ AL PIE DE LA LETRA
Las INSTRUCCIONES
REC!BIDAS.

Eeoef'eo ei CFShde' Key oe FEus'".
I@st"e ""t'reSor dei Hmpe'a"of UU'
.'Tm" u. /" GuSIaoa mDcho que eli
g'"Ea.a persona! 1'S"rarah NOM
'"-i dc Ata MA Cie:to o!a' uho "e
'S eHc"T&'"oS oe Its'''"' 'Sos
.om"rcs. NO en- Berlin q VI ehoEme
,.ard'~, cuya estatuin media Se'2
Is. cuatro PuIg"das. Las esperan-
as dc. Official c"an tamoIen muy
.~"Hdes, p"ro tropezo deSde .iuego
20" una d:sicuit'': f'tr'''' 10 saba
ft&l@r ina sofa pa abEa en- atemah
ci hcy insistia en- que los soLd&doS
IL" iormaran su gua"dla. deberlan
>ab,ur csa lengua.
Z. ~cncargado de rcclutar Ia guar
Ia real, quc. despIGs de muchos ira
.1jos cor*isuio que cI irIandes Sc
iiera de alta, crcyo habcr dcscubier-
% un medic para conscguir 10 que
Icscaba.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20
TOPiCOS { Ola
La SENSATIONAL fi!m "Patria.'

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trascendental para e. desarrollo eco
n6nlico del mundo, que 10 que con el
SO relaciona ha de ser, seguramente
ma de las cuestiones mas graves que
SO traten en- esa Conferencia de la
Paz de Ia que todo el mundo habla,
como 81 fuera la cosa mas natural del
E4qndo que acabe esta guerra con
u-o de tantos famosos congresses que
son en- Ia historic a modo de ~jalones
peodasicos de todas las inmensas per-
turbstiones que hubo entire las agru-
pacioaes humans
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-20

Cuando ~neeczise iibro. en- eSrano'
diriiase a I~gnacio E. Lozano.-007.
Dolores. S,.--san '"N"s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
EVERY STATE HAS ITS STAR
Arrangement of Field Of Blue on flan
Is Definitely Regulated by Law
and Executive Order.

Did you know that every star In our
.Ameri an flag has IL, oWn individual
and particular state which il repre-
s"iitS and that It's placement On the
square Of blue Is carefully and def
nitelN regulated by law and executive
order?
In 1872 on October 20, the last ~
ecnl2ve order concerning the flag was
made. ,na It provided for the specific
arrangement Of The stars. says the De
troit Free Press. riley were 70 hc
arranged In six horizontal rows of
| eight Stars each. Starting in the
right upper lcft-hand corner and plaQ-
ing each row from lrff 10 right. the
STAR corresponding 70 each state Is
named In The order Of the states rati-
fcation Of the constitution.
Tins Sttr No. l. ia the upper lefl
hand corner is for Delaware Star
No. q. IN The lower right hand cor
nrr h tor Arizona
The following Iist Viii show you
q, Il elnnre cAertiy which star IL
yours:
First roW-No..l, Delaware: .. peau-
sylyaiia; 3. New jersey 1, Gcorgia
;, Conneciicut s. Massachusetts: I,
Maryland: s. South CAroilnr
Serons r0W-No. =. New llampslire
10. Virginia: IT. New York l., North
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
NEGOTIATING TREES.

AT last the Observation-Disclosures have
perfectly good case, backed by the
testimony of government scientists
The agriculture department announces
that no gooL can be expected from
vaccinatin-gtrees.
This judgment comes as the finale
OF lawsuit in the federal courts
which led to fine imposed on certain
makers OF a tree vaccine. composed
of potassium cynide and other sub
stances, and was advertised and sold
as a sure cure for scale. 1t was to be
inserted, in the form OF capsules, in
the bark of fruit trees, and was de
clared to act on the tree in the same
way that vaccine or injected serum
OF various sorts acts on A human pa
tient that Is, curing the trees dis
ease and minimizing 1t against fur.
ther attacks. The makers pleaded
guilty to the charge of misbrandng
and adulleration, and paid their fine
The case is interesting scionileal
~ as representing the first known al
tempt at arboreal vaccination. Ii il
also interesting in regard to the effect
the treatment had on the trees, The
capsules were sold and used rather
widely. The federal experts rep0r
that the injected substance not only
failed 10 produce the cure aimed at
but injured The tree by producin
large cankers thru which rot flung
may enter and finally destroy III
tree"
SO here the nti-vaccinatonist
have a triumph-a wooden triumph
It's seldom enough that thny have ;
chance to crow Let them make thu
most OF 1t.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
RATS MARCH LIKE SOLDIERS
Rodents Have Little Difficulty in Find.
ing Supply Of Food, and Adapt
Themselves to Conditions.

The ready adaptablity of rats to
their surroundings is one of the quail
ties which has enabled them to con
Quer the world. IA w. Nelson writes
Ia the National Geographic Magazine
On the approach of warm weather
IN summer larges numbers OF them
leave buildings AND resort TO fields on
farms or to the outskirts of the towns,
where the growing vegetation, particu-
larry cultivated plants, affords them
IN abundant supply until the approach
of winter. AT the beginning of cold
weather they return again to the shell
ter Of buildings, whore they find the
harvested crops ready for their con
sumption.
When the food supply suddenly dc.
creaseI following 4 period Of plenty
during which the rats have greatly
incTeased In numbers, migratory i'm.
pulse appears to affect the entire rat
population over large areas and II
general migration takes place. At
such times the rats are extraordinarily
bold swimming rivers without hcsiia.
tion. and surrounding all other natu-
raj obstacles. The first invasion Of Flu.
rope, when rats SWAIN the Volga, was
Nh instance Of this kind. Expert
ments by The United States public
health service have shown thnt when
released In the water Of n hnrbor rnts
may swim ashore for distance OF
1900 yards.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05

after three doctors said never would
stand up straight again. was a mid
wife for seven years and I recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along so nicely
that it surely il godsend to suffering
women. II women wish to write to
me I will be delighted to answer them. I"
Mrs. JENNIE MoYER, 342 E.North St.,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing down
pains, need the tonic properties Of the
roots and herbs contai:.ed in Lydia E.
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
PHOTO SECRET is OUT
Camera Compound Is CelIuloid Mixed
With Lampblack.

The dead black used by most cam
era manufacturers, the composition Of
which has long been considered to be-
a secret OF the trade, is a mixture Of
lamp black and eellaIod solution. The
latter being far superior TO shellac
yalnlsh for the purpose.
The lamp black is stirred in and
thoroughly incorporated with The
liquid. There is no difficulty in max,
ing the cellulold solution.
Old Photographic films may be
cleared of adhering gelatne, washed
and dried, then shredded as fine AS
possible.
A solution is then mad by dssolv.
ing acetate in amyl to The consistency
Of syrup and thinning down the ace
tone with it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
DISCOVER SHORTAGE
AT TRAINING STATION

CAital0 Nov. l-Naval autnnritfes
and government secret seize opera
yves today bc@an an Investigation in.
70 "a SHORTAGE of St.uOu which has been
discovered iu The funds OF paymasters
d,aaftneul ~ The Great Lakes Naval
frainiu" Station Discovery oil the
hortase has bed up payment OF ap.
prcyinHtcty $ltuu,ooJ which is dis
hr5rd auuraA 10 tackles "a the
training camp.
Captain W \. Moiret, commandaut
at The station, stated today that he
accounts of he paymas,ers department
mad been ctee keG ann no question of
thc shofta@, remains llc declared
no one was under suspicion but that
livery effort would he made to dis.
cover The embeztlcr
All of he attaches of the paymas.
tors oi'ice are under bond and none
vi hon have left the reservation
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
WEIGHING AND MEASURING
FOOU.

The government has inaugurated q
standard set OF commercial food con
tanners for common fruits and yege
tables, and il is obligatory to use
those containers in interstate traffic
Several states have enactd similar
laws establishing Standard meaures
Tor local use.
Chicago has an ordinance. just de-
clared legal by the United States SUI
preme Court. requiring that bread
shall be baked in pound loares. or
multiples thereof, and that dealers
shall keep scales and weigh l0aves
In the presence OF customers when ! G.
quested to do so. Many other cities
have followed Chicago's example.
Food sold in packages and cans now
bears labels giving the net weight or
measure, as required by federal law.
We're really getting somewhere
Only lately we had tc buy things
hlindly. A package" can, 'bas-
ket," a crate, might mean almost
anything. according to the practice of
the locality or the caprice OF the deal.
ef. There was too much room for
cheating and misunderstanding The
resulting confusion was prolific
cause OF high prices. Nov, no prices
are high, we have the satisfaction Of
knowing generally what we are get.
ing. And in the case Of food sold in
bulk, there is marked tendency TO.
ward selling everything but liquids
by weight. which is the only fair and
sensible way.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
Man Troubled for Two Years.

Men and women should not suffer
from backache, rheumatic pains. stiff
joints and swollen. sore muscles, when
relief can be easily had James Me.
crery. l'errcn Center Mich. says he
was troubled with kidney and blad.
der trouble iH two years: would have
TO GET up several times during the
hislt ana had pains across his kid.
neys. He used several kinds Of med.
iino Without relief bnt Foley Kidney
Pills cured him. Many such letters,
come every day from all part Of The
country For sac by VIM. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05

II you have lost anything yon can
find II by advertising In the Free Trad.
cr-JournaI.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05

\ recent Invention has made The
blowing of soap bubbles as safe and
sanitary rs drinking pusleuri2ed milk.
No longer need the suungSter steal
Ire soap FROM the laundry for hia
bubbles. Instead he USES tiny puter
tubes purchased from the nearest drug
store. These tubes contain a small
piece Of steri!ized soap ut one end.
Inc tube is dipped in a glass of clear
wafer. Nor is there any danger Of The
rhiIds cutting himself on broken
plpe, Us The tube is SO constructed tllat
II toliapSes under pressure