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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Musser's Photo Studio
in Handsome New Quarters

Musser's photo studio. for many
years at 16 North Third street, has
removed to more commodious quar-
ters at 81 North Second street.
Previous to the removal, extensive
improvements were made to the
building now occupied. The second
and third floors were remodeled es-
pecially for Mr.. Musser's occupancy
and have been attractively fitted up
and furnished The new studio has
been arranged and equipped in ac-
cordance with the latest advances in
the art of photography. Special
properties for home effects in fam
lily groups and for character portrait
ure work have been installed. Rest
rooms and dressing rooms have been
provided for the accommodation of
patrons and in many other ways the
studio has been brought up to a high
standard. A fine new entrance, with
electrified signs and display cases.
opens in North Second street and
leads to the reception parlors on the
second floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
NEW OFFICERS
RETURN TOCITY
FROM NIAGARA
Same in Name, But Not in
Appearance; Come in
on Special Train

Almost the same crowd in names
but not in appearance that left Har-
risburg three months ago, at noon
to-day trooped up the steps in the
trainshed of the union station, prac-
tically every man commissioned
officer. Not so large crowd was
gathered to welcome them as the
one that gave them farewell, but rev
knew of the coming of the special
train that was bringing them to this
city.
The first question they asked
when congratulations were over was
where can we get an otficers SUIT
made?". Although all wore the
elather leggings and black and gold
hat bands indicating of an othcer
very few of them had been able to
secure their suits. Most of them
wore the same suits in which they
saw three long months of drill yet
they didn't need an officers tweeds
to tell at glance every man OF them
had q commission.
Many of them have alreadw nave
their assignments telling them when
and where thew will report. others
are still held on the officers reserve
of them were glad for an opportunity
to renew old friendships and meet
the relatives who have been so
anxious for their welfare.
Don't seem so hard now that its
all over" remarked one, but we
certainly hit the pace while we were
there. They tell stories of long hard
drills, of evenings spent in study and
the endless work of plugging, hop
ing, preparing and then hoping some
more that all their efforts would be
rewarded with the prize for Whlch
they were fighting.
Edward B. Roth, the local athlete
and formerly a member of the Gov
ernors Troop was ore OF the hrst
of the men commissioned to receive
assignment. He will go to cam
bridge, Mass, to train with the
French officers instructing Ameri-
can troops. He arrived in Harris
burg late yesterday and has since
been receiving the CONGRATULATIONS
of friends who believe he VIII be one
of the first to go to the trench front.
A large number of the men at tt
Niagara who failed to receive COM
missions have been recommended
for the second camp. Many or them
were honorably discharged for var
ious reasons, one being that not
enough horses could be secured to
give the cavalrymen the proper a
mount of training. Some of the
men will be assigned to help train
rockies at the camps.
Among those recommended are
Robert b. Rinkenbach and George
e. Lands, of this city. Other rec
Communications are: John A. De
Ferie, Tyrone; Wilfred n. Keller,
Lancaster; Joseph A. Lerew, Dills-
burg; James o. Newpher Mount JOY;
F. Pyfer, Lancaster; Deleth e. Mel
linger. Ephrata; John A. Shaeffer,
Fleetwood; Donald b. Filler, Carlisle;
Merle r. Burkhart, Lancaster; Paul
A. Muller, Lancaster; Sylvester M.
Evans, Kinzer; Frederick S. Feltz,
Lancaster; Howard l.. Van Arsdall,
williamsport; John P. damon, Gym
wyn; James E. Robbins, Lewisburg;
Sheldon V. Clark, Williamsport; Ma
son NJ. Hurd. Williamsport; John NJ.
Lentz, Gettysburg; Charles II. Reitz,
Mount Carmel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
PUBLIC SERVICE
INQUIRY HERE

IContinued from First Pagc.]
serve matters during the strike last
year and when the complaints against
jitneys and applications for certifi-
Gates were filed. When the hearings
were held the subject was gone into
in detail and IL is believed at the
Capitol that the commissions efforts
will result in an Improvement in
service generally.
Action of the commission in this
regard and in the jitney case was an
nounced at o'clock this afternoon
in this statement:
Looking towards an improvement
in the transportation facilities fur
nished the people of Harrisburg by
the Harrisburg Railways Company,
the commission at its session this
morning authorized Chairman Ainey,
in conjunction with Chief Engineer
Snow. to make a comprehensive study
of the present facilities of the COM
pany, including a classification of
routes. a tabulation of the traffic over
each route, extension of lines and
condition and character of facilities
and tracks, and in connection with
that study to confer with the railways
company for the purpose of securing
such improved transportation facili-
ties as the conclusions reached may
indicate as necessary for the proper
accommodation of the people.
Upon the applications pending be-
fore the commission for certificates
of public convenience authorizing the
operation of jitneys within the city,
the commission decided that it would
grant no certificates of public con-
venience unless within fifteen days
amendments to the present petitions
are filed setting forth definite routes
over which the respective applicants
propose to operate.
1T was further determined that no
applications will be considered at this
time containing routes in tn eterri-
tory lying between the Susquehanna
river and the Pennsylvania Railroad,
north of Market street, except that
routes through this section may be
prescribed in order to reach the Hill
district across the Herr street sub
way. Upon the filing of such amend
ed petitions. containing routes as di-
rected by the commission, further
hearing will be held and decisions
handed down."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
RIFLE CLUBS TO
HOLD BIG SHOOT
Harrisburg and Keystone Men
to Meet in Matches For
Loving Cup

At meeting held to-day between
C. A. Dunn, executive officer of the
Harrisburg Rifle Club and ]. N. Ho-
bart, executive officer of the Key
stone Rife Club, of this city, series
of competitive rife matches was ar
ranged for.
Recently the Cohen Sporting Goods
Store, through it's manager, Alexan-
der Kassnar, offered a large hand
some loving cup to be contested for
by the two clubs, and has also offer
ed a fine Winchester musket to be
awarded to the individual making
the highest average score in the
matches.
In order to win permanent posses
sion of the cup, one of the teams
must win three successive matches.
The members match course will be
used, and each team will be allowed
ten men, three substitutes, one coach.
one spotter, one range officer, one
captain and one scorer. Any rifle
using thirty caliber ammunition and
equipped with military service sights
will be permitted.
The first match will be held at the
range of the Harrisburg Rifle Club
on Labor Day. The next match to
be held at Conewago on October 12,
and the third match to be held at the
range of the Harrisburg Rifle Club
at a date to be later mutually greed
upon. This will be the first time
that these two teams have met in
competition and enthusiasm runs
high, as both the teams boast of
many crack shots.
The team who will represent the
Harrisburg Rifle Club has not yet
been selected and the executive Off
GERS requests that all members of
the club come out for practice when
ever possible, in order that the best
men available may be picked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
TROOPS NURSING
ARMS
Start New Style to Relieve Ir-
ritation; to Hold Big
Dance Tonight

National guardsmen who are seen
on the street to-day with the one
sleeve rolled high above the elbow
are not following some new dictate
of the War Department but merely
endeavoring to keep the khaki away
from the newly inoculated skin. Men.
of the medical corps did the work.
Each of the rockies will receive two
more inoculations.
All interest for this evening in CEN
tered on the dance to be given at
Summerdale. More than 200 advance
tickets have been sold and the men
who are going to handle the finances
tonight are hoping for a big rush
that will help to swell the general
fund.
Parade Big SUCCESS
The battalion parade last evening
proved greater success than any of
the preceding ones. Regular army
the guard officers on the appearance
the men made in parade. Another
parade Will be given Thursday night.
Chalmers Goodyear, 2549 North
Sixth street, who Is q member of the
medical instruction camp at Fort
Benjamin Harrison came to Harris
burg this morning on a short leave
of absence. He said that more than
$500 men are stationed there, the
large majority belonging to the medi-
cal corps.
Nicholas Saner, a deserter from
Company G of the Fourth regiment
was picked up on the streets this
morning. He was taken to the police
station to await orders from his
commanding officer
EnIiStmcntS
To-day's local enlistments are:
Harvey c. Ohnmacht. $50 South
Sixteenth street, Medical Depart
ment; Ross f. Garverich, 633 Geary
street. Infantry; Claude f. Lentz
1915 Wood avenue, Infantry; Harvey
l.. Bowers New Cumberland; In
fantry; William ]. RAIDER, 64S Boas
street. Infantry: Richard G.. Beard
Hishspire. Co. X. Infantry; Victor A
Palmer. 1918 Susquehanna street
Medical Departm ent: Daniel D
Hammelbangh. 1929 North Second
street, Ambulance Section; Alfred l.
Schaum, 1923 Susuuehanna street
| Medical Department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Markets Filled With
Vegetables; Prices Drop

Local markets were we'll filled with
vegetables this morning. Home-rais-
ed tomatoes are becoming plentiful as
the canning season for them has start
ed. They sold for SIS cents basket
this morning. Plums from the local
orchards could be had at rs cents
basket. The abundance of peaches
basket, at the beginning of the mar
ket, to 90 cents a basket about s
o'clock. Corn dropped from "a cents
per dozen, last Saturday. to IS cents
Chickens remained at 40 cents a
pound, dressed. Eggs sold at 80 cents
dozen to-day. Butter raised from
80 cents to As cents a pound to-day
1t will go higher. according to local
farmers, owing to the high price of
iced and the scarcity of milk cows
Another reason for the high price of
butter is the fact that much of the
milk is sold to the large creameries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Briton Battles Three
Foes, Shoots Two

British front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 15.-One of the most
spectacular of recent air fights oc-
Cured last night A British pilot
met three planes at a height of
1000 feet and engaged them all.
The four pilots brought their ma
chine guns into play and the con-
flict ragged furiously for some time.
The British aviator fought on.
Notwithstanding the great odds
against him. BY clever maneuver-
ing he reached a position that en-
abled him to pump a stream of bull
lets through the tanks of two enemy
machines. They fell to earth in
flames like great rockets, leaving a
trail across the dark sky. The third
German fled on seeing his COM
panions brought down.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
MARRIED IN OHIO

New Bloomfield, Pa, Aug. Is. -
Ira Ernest Arnold and Miss Edna
May Taylor, both of Cleveland, were
married recently in the Calvary Lu-
theran church at Cleveland, by the
pastor, the Rev. Harold Ernsberged.
Mr.. Arnold resided until few years
ago at Andersburg. this county, and
taught for a number of years in the
schools of Madison township. He
is one of the prominent young
barristers of Cleveland, being a men,
ber of the firm of Leeper and Cagill.
He is a graduate of Blain high
school. the New Bloomfield Academy,
now the Carson Long Institute, and
of Baldwin Wallace College, Berea,
o., where he received his Bachelor
of Laws degree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
"Short Time to Live; Must
Work Fast" Says Kerensky

London, Aug. Is. - Russian circles
in Switzerland. a dispatch to the Daily
Express from Geneva says. learn from
Petrograd that Premier Kerensky in
talking with personal friends recent
ly concerning his health, said:
"I have not long to live. Heredity
and disease have numbered my days.
I must hasten the work of liberating
Russia and do the greatest good l can
before l depart. Peace now would
make us future vassals of the Kaiser.
which would be worse than being
vassals of the Russian Emperor"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
DisGguring Growths of
Hair Entirely Removed
New Method Removes Roots
and AID

II you are afflicted with a growth
of superfluous hair. go to your drug
glst at once. get a stick of phelactine,
follow the simple instructions = and
have the pleasantest surprise of your
life! With your own eyes you will
see the hair come out, roots and all
instantly. easily, leaving your skin
smooth and hairless as a babes
Phelactine Is not to be compared
cal methods. 1t is new and different.
1t is odorless, non-irritating, and so
harmless a child could safely eat 1t.
So efficacious 1t Is always sold under
a money-back guarantee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Milk Advanced to Ten
Cents by Dealers

Owing to the decision of the pro-
ducers in Dauphin and Cumberland
counties to raise the wholesale price
of milk from twenty to twenty-four
cents a gallon, the retail price of milk
Will be five cents pint and ten cents
quart. Thirty-five members of the
Retail Milk Dealers Association
adopted a new scale of prices at a
unanimously for the increase.
The price of cream will be forty
cents a quart and ten cents a half
pint. The former price was thirty
two cents quart and six cents a half
pint. Buttermllk will be eight cents
quart. The present price is six
cents. These prices will go into ef-
feet tomorrow morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Boys in Bunker Hill
Camp Gaining Weight

Boys at the Associated Aids Comp
at Bunker Hill, near Binglestown. are
enjoying the outing to such an ex-
tent that they are loath to leave
when the time comes to break camp
The lads have gained in weight and
health. indulging in swimming, hik-
ing and games.
The boys went under canvas early
last month with twenty-four in at
tendance, although some became
homesick this average has been
maintained The Rev. e. p. Robin
son Is in charge of the camp and is
ass,sied Insb and % Gedsre srry Payerd The baSry y
sociated Aids Girls Camp is situated
at LENS Gap, neare Enola.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Slayer of Officer
Early in September
to 2e Electrocuted

Elwood Wilson and John Robin
son, two colored men convicted of
first degree murder in the Dauphin
county criminal courts, will be
electrocuted at the western peni-
tentiary on the week of September
II. The death warrants were signed
by the Governor to-day.
Wilson as convicted of shooting
Officer Lewis C. Nipple early in June,
1916. Robinson was found guilty of
shooting Tomo Pakovic, when he
attempted to hold him up one eve
ming last November at Tenth and
Market streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
ROOT UPHOLDs ACTION


New York, Aug. IS. Elihu Root,
head of the American diplomatic mis-
sion which recently returned from
Russia, last night upheld the Govern
ment's refusal to grant passports to
the Stockholm conference.
That convention has no legitimate
or official status and is but one of
the many gatherings of its kind which
Germany has inspired and controlled"
Mr.. Root said. mo good, Temporary
or permanent. can come of It, and
therefore 1t is much better that we
have nothing to do with it. Asked
his opinion on the peace proposal from
the Vatican, Mr.. Root replied Not
much. but that is a matter I must not
discuss"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Says Gods Vision Told
Him Not to Register

La Crosse, Wis. Aug. 15.-Ar-
raigned as a registration dodger;
George Wickland. aged thirty, of
Maiden Rock. Wis, to-day told Fed
eral Judge Baker that God had
twice appeared to him in a vision
and told him not to register. Wick
land said the vision ordered him
to distribute Bibles. He bought
seventeen hundred at once.
Wickland refused to plead and
will be tried.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
BOY BADLY BURNED

Sunbury, Pa. Aug. 15.-While play
ing with matches at the rear of their
home here, Marlin Wise. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Wise. was burned
from head to foot. and his risnt hand
so badly burned that two of the fin-
gers may have to be amputated. His
mother tried to smother the flames
with a piece of carpet. and not sue
ceeding, carried him to a hydrant and
turned the water on him. Her hands
were badly blistered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15

Alfred G. Schwartz, who got his
first insight into advertising some
years ago in Harrisburg, has accepted
Il position with the Kaufman Under
selling Stores as advertising man.
ager. He left this city in 1910, since
which time he has been engaged in
advertising and publicity work in
New York city, being identified with
the advertising department of r. H.
Macy & Co., afterward conducting
an advertising bureau of his own,
which he recently developed into one
of periodical publicity service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
DR. sJLZER ARRIvEs

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 15. = DIR.
Jean Adolphe Sulzer, recently appoint
ea e as itaaiad Mhnistsr 70 ;y rrH 3hited @ states
on Spanish steamship. Accompany
ing DR.. Sulzer was commission of
three men, representatives of COM
Switzerland, sent here to represent
their country in matters having to
do with trade relations, particularly
that Of food supplies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Urges Subordination of
All Financial Operations
BY Associated Press

Paris. Aug. Is. - Joseph Thierry,
Minister of Finance, yesterday ad-
dressed a letter to all bankers in
France, calling attention to the fact
that the war is not being conducted
exclusively along military, but also
along financial and economical lines.
He urges, therefore. to subordinate
all financial operations to national
interests. He cautions them that all
speculation in foreign money or values
is contrary to the interests of France
IL unaccompanied by genuine or early
payments and banks must abstain
thereform and urge clients against 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
PEACE TALK is
FACTOR In MARKET
Steels Equipments, Motors and Specialties React But
Shippings and Sugar Offset Losses

New York, Aug. Is. = Peace .nego-
tiations were again a factor at the
opening of to-days market. steels
and equipments, as well as motors
and allied specialties recording further
reactions OF one to two points. These
losses were Offset in part by the
strength of shippings, sugars, Great
Northern Ore and United States Rub,
ber. Rails and Coppers were dull and
unchanged. The market became more
irregular before the close of the first
half hour.
Alternate rallies and reversals
marked the later dealings. trading in
dicating greater caution pending
more definite developments in the for
eign situation. Shippings and indus
trials were the sustaining features,
United States Steel rising point
from it's minimum. few metals and
equipments kept pace with this
movement, but automobile shares
showed further depression, General
Motors yielding almost five points and
Maxwell, Common and Second. Pfd;;
two to three points on the suspended
dividends. General Chemical featured
the high-priced specialties, declining
eleven points to 210. Liberty Bonds
sold at 1896 to 99.9S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
Firemen's Union to Ask
Appointment of Mayor

Members of the Firemen's Union
of Harrisburg at the monthly meet
ing held last night In the Friend
the Dauphin County Court to appoint
mayor for the cit yto serve until
successor would be elected at the
fall election. 1t was also decided to
establish a roll of honor of city fire.
men who have already enlisted in the
United States service. To date more
than 100 have oined the colors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
HORSESHOERS TO PICNIC

The annual picnic Of the Master
Horseshoers Association will be held
at Hershey, Saturday. It is expected
that several hundred will attend
William G. Niemeyer with a large
committee will look after the pro-
gram and direct the various events.
There will be swimming, running.
walking, wheelbarrow and other
contests. Prizes will be awarded the
winners in each event
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
SHOT BY AUTO BANDIT

Williamsport, Pa, Aug. 15. - DIR.
]. l.. Mansuy, of Ralston, Pa, was
shot and wounded by an automobile
bandit on the highway near Ralston
to-day. DIR. Mansuy, his wife and
sister-in-la were enroute to a picnic
in an automobile. The highwayman
had blocked the road with his motor
car. When DIR. Mansuy refused to
stop the bandit fired at him wound
ing him in the arm. but not seriously
injuring him. The highwayman es-
capped without booty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

Dy [1SSOCfufeQ FTeSS
NJ Phiiadelphia. Aug. 16. - Wheat -
:. Corn Go - :, Nominal No. 2. yellow.
-, Oats e7aM Market nominal; No 2,
WSshite, S7QSsc; No. 8. white. $50
Bran : Market lower; soft winter.
per ton, $1,000 1880; spring. per ton.
Refined Sugars = Market firm;
powdered. $50 0@S.S5c; fine granulated.
S.40@S.75; confectioners' A.. $500
Butter : Market steady; west
ern. creamery. extra. 42Q43c; nearby
Eggs - Steady; western, Penn
sylvania and other nearby frsts. free
cases. $11.7O per case: do, current re-
western. extra. firsts. free cases. $11.70
per case; do, firsts. free cases, $11.40
per case.
sd Live fodss4s a2stry Ss 9uGt sSrDs fows
ems, 22@2Sc: ducks, 17@19c.
Dressed Poultry = Market firm;
eRUee cG%is faBsg 2eGi do; s. COED s;sa. tS
SSss; olS eS 5Ss isc; f'ref breiiins
ern; 24@26c; spring ducks, 21@ &c.
potatoes - The market, is
5sj barrel ss;SSSa5G HH So.. No S? E. per bssS' ssi
land. No. l., per barrel, $3.50@4.50}
white potatoes, per bushel. $500
i;U5; Jersey. No. !. per basket, S5c q
800; do, No. 2, 40@45c.
and weak; winter straight
new, $10.50@11.00; Kansas, clear, new
$d20@12.50; straight. new, s12.50@
iS;GG; ISr,; patent. new; $l3.5o gIS.25
patent old. s13.0O@13.5O; favoritt
brands, $14.5O@14.75.
!. Hay - Steady; timothy. No.
;59Q21;o0; No. 2. $1750Q1S.50; No
Glover Mixed: Light mixed, $17.5(
"a 1850; No. l, do. $16.5O@17.5o; No
2. do. $14.50@15.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
p. O. CONTRACTORS TO MEET

Local sub-contractors who were
employed on the Federal building,
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock to discuss plans for their part
in the new contract. which will be
awarded at Washington, d. c.,
August 2S. Contractor John P. Gohl
is chairman of the local committee
of contractors and will preside over
the meeting tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
CONCERT AT sYNAGOGTTE

A concert will be given by a we'll
known cantor, recommended by Cam
tor Meisels, at the new synagogue.
Chisuk Emuna, Sixth and Forster
streets. on Sunday evening, at 6
o'clock. Members and friends of the
church are invited to attend the SER
vices on Friday evening, Saturday
morning. and the concert on Sunday
evening.