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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20

= Housewives and food conservation
enthusiasts of St. Louis have been
made the victims during the last two
weeks of impostors, who represented
themselves as government food sur
vey agents deputized to "confiscate'
all surplus edibles. Both women and
men have been engaged in the work
it is reported.-Globe Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20

The annual Cass county event
known as the Austin Bean Eating has
been called off this year, the COM
n1iittee in charge being unable to SC
quire bean, says the ST. Joseph OBJ
server.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Ended Life Rather Than Go to War.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Sept. I8.-Brood-
ing over being called in the third con-
tingent of the -seieetive draft from
Livingston County, Alva Hicks, 23
years old, committed suicide by
drinking q quantity of poison at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley Hicks, at Utica. Young Hicks
would have been called into service
October
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Christian Science Services.

Christian Science services and Sum
day school will be held each Sunday
morning in the new church 1t the
corner Of IT. Scott and Delaware
streets.
Subject, MISTER"
All are cordially invited to attend.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
MISSOURI NOTES.

Over in Johnson county they are
raising a kind OF corn called Mule
corn because the ears are SO long.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Costs Half Again as Much to
Eat as 1t Did
in 1914
ONLY ONIONS TAKE DROP
Big Advance in Prices Re-
corded Since U. S. En-
tered Conflict
BY associated Press

Washington, Oct. 24.-Food prices
as whole have advanced forty
seven per cent. over the year before
the war.
Latest compilation of prices, an
nounced to-day by the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows
principal articles of food as a whole
six per cent. higher on August Is,
1914, Just after the outbreak of the
war, than they were on that date in
1913. There was a drop of six per
cent. in 1915. but in 1916 prices ad-
vanced fourteen per cent. and during
this year they have jumped thirty
one per cent. From July to August
this year there was a two per cent
increase in the combined price of
the principal articles of food.
Flour prices in August were two
and-one-qnarter times what they
were in August, 1913. The increase
was 130 per cent. Cornmeal ad-
vanced almost as much with an in
crease of 120 per cent. Potatoes ad-
vanced 81 per cent; sugar, n per
cent; lard, ~ per cent, and pork
chops So per cent.
During the year ending August 8
onions was the only article to de-
crease in price. Cornmeal doubled
in price; flour advanced 10 per cent,
beans SO per cent.and other articles
TO a lesser degree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
TO TURN
OUT ARBOR DAY:
MAYOR PRESIDES
Governor Brumbaugh Gives
Out Order of Exercises For
Tree Planting at Capitol

Governor Brumbaugh to-day de-
cided to follow the order of the por-
traits in the office of the Governors
in naming trees to be planted or ded-
icated to mark the formal start of
Capitol Park improvements and OBJ
servance of State Arbor Day in the
states park on Friday. This leaves
out Benjamin Fletcher. Governor of
New York. who served between the
visits of William Penn.
Six young oak trees presented by
the City of Harrisburg and grown
in it's municipal nursery will be
planted and one locust, which is
young and in the line, will be ded-
icated Friday morning. j. William
Bowman, Mayor of Harrisburg, will
preside and the Governor will speak
and children of the Harrisburg
schools will sing.
The Governor will plant the tree
for William Penn; Lieutenant Gov
ernor McClain that for Sir William
Kieth; Secretary of the Common
wealth Woods that for James Logan;
Attorney General Brown that for
James Hamilton: Auditor General
Snyder that for John Penn, and
State Treasurer Kephart that for
Richard Penn. The locust Will he
dedicated for Patrick Gordon, third
Governor.
Superintendent George A. Shrein-
er, who has arranged the exercises
and to whom the city has given the
trees for planting, has planned to
have the ceremony at the Third and
Walnut streets entrance at 1880
o'clock. William PENIS tree will be
planted right opposite the new Penn
Harris Hotel and the other trees
will be in Walnut street. from Third
to Fourth. When the extension is
laid out other trees will be planted
for other Governors until the whole
park is girdled by u Governors s
row. of native Pennsylvania trees.
AS the planting will mark. the in
auguration of the scheme of beauti-
fication of Capitol Park and make
the day a real Arbor Day, it will be
an event of statewide importance
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Will Consider Plans
For Welfare Work
Among Jewish Troops

Plans for welfare work among
Jewish men will be considered at a
meeting to be held in tho Y. NJ. II. A.
rooms in this city this evening. Many
men of the Jewish faith are to be
found in the camps at Gettysburg,
MIddletown, etc.
Prominent speakers will be here
for the meeting. All Jewish organ
izations, including the women's So
cietles, are to be present. Among
those who will address the meeting
are Marcus Feuchwanger, of New
Castle, chairman of tho state organ
ization of American Soldiers and
Sailors Welfare League of tho I. o..
Is. B.; Rabbi George Fox, of Chi
cago, Director General of the
league, and Rabbi Haas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
". B. M'CALEB IS
RAISED TO HIGH
PR. R. POSITION
Superintendent Here Heads
Subsidiary Water Com
panies of State

Superintendent William B. Nc
Caleb for IA years the head of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, was to-day promoted
to General Superintendent of Water
Companies for the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Philadelphia.
He will be succeeded here by J..
K. Johnson, superintendent of the
Tyrone division, and formerly di-
vision engineer of the Middle di-
vision, when the headquarters were
in Harrisburg, and serving under
superintendent Brown.
These changes are effective No.
vember 1.
Superintendent William b. Nc
Caleb gets one of the most important
promotions made on the Pennsylva-
mia railroad system for some time.
He will have charge of all water
companies under control of the com-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24

army, and is now an American citi-
zen. He is 81 years of age and will
go to the front to fight if his adopt
ed country needs him.
Waiting to Buy
One salesman reported that his
men cannot see all of the people
in his district THE people are wait
ing at the front door to buy bonds"
/ he reported. THE newspapers have
splendidly paved the way; the people
are waiting"
Two Germans who required an in
terpreter to explain the Second Lib
erty Loan gladly purchased bonds.
Sibletown, Charles w. Burtnett re-
ported, is waiting until the statesmen
can take an interpreter in to that sec
ton. Some fine sales are reported
among foreignborn residents.
One aged woman who has been
farming seven town lots in order that
she could raise two hogs for this
poisoning few days ago. She is in
firm and blind, but declared that she
meant to have a bond.
Chairmen of divisions have the fol-
lowing record for the second day:
Division No. l, Robert Mccormick.
chairman, $509.S50; G. IL. Hunter,
$67, +. d. Hilleary. $6S,O50;
Peter Magaro, S60,050; Donald Nc
Cormick, $136, 200; NJ. Harvey Tay-
loi, $5S,750; j. II. Wallazz. $124,,
Division No. 2. j. William Bow
man. chairman, $79,350; Ramsey S.
Black, $2,90O John f. Dapp, $40,
050; c. II. Kinter, $4,000; Ed. Noes
lein, $4,1O0; Andrew S. Patterson,
$4,000; Frank C. Sites. $4,000.
Division No: 3, Harry Leonard,
chairman, $66,95O; o. F. Baker, ST.
750; ID. ID. Dunlap, $1.250; George
w. Fisher. $500; Henderson Gilbert,
$3.50; David Kaufman, S55,2O0; ].
p. Mccullough, $4,000.
Division No. 4, John c. Herman,
chairman, $S5,S00; c. w. BURNETT,
81, 400; Il. r. Eckenrode. S43,050; l.,
NJ. Neiffer, $500; b. Nj. Ogelsby,
$26, $50; George S. Reinoehl, S3,55O;
Brook Trout S31.050.
Division No. 5, Charles E. Pass,
chairman, $S4,400: Arthur d. Bacon,
S4,15O; Harry A. Boyer, $1,000; A.
L. Hollar, $54,700; Clayton G. Mil
Ter, $4,000; Walter S. Schell, $4,000;
r. Ross Seaman, $6,45O.
Division No. 8, John f. Sweeney,
chairman, 800: r. E. Boswell
$4,000; A. G. Eden, $1S,S0O; John
G. Johnson, $500; John T. Olmsted,
$2,s50; William Pavord, $4,35O; Ray
S. Shoemaker, SIS, 200.
Division No. Z, Flavel L. Wright,
chairman, $41,100: j. r.. Morrison,
$21,1 Walter l.. Dietrich, $3.50;
r. w. Dowdell, $500; DR.. C. e. L.
Keen, $1,000; T. w. Smallwood, $4,-
$50; DIR. Guy G. Snyder, $4,000.
The allied towns of the four coun-
ties comprising Harrisburg district
| report as follows:
Juniata County, S2s,65O
Juniata county's report for the
second day is as follows: Mif1intown,
| $5.400; Mifflin, $1,000; Port Royal,
$4,000; McAlisterville, $3.50; Rich
| field, $500; Thompsontown, $500;
| Spruce Hill, $50; McCoysville, ST.
$50; East Waterford, $1,000.
Perry County, S2S.35O
Perry county's showing is: Dun
cannon, $1,000; New Bloomfield. S.
900; Newport, $4,000; Marysville,
$3.50.
Cumberland County, S96,75O
Cumberland county, after a fine
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24

The second day OF the Sec
ond Liberty Loan campaign
shows sales amounting to a
million and half dollars.
Splendid work was accomplished
by many teams, but the total for
the day was rather disappoint-
ing.
To secure Harrisburg Dis
tricts quota of 81, 100000, heroic
work must be done tomorrow.
William Jennings, chairman OF
the Liberty Loan Committee,
authorized this statement to the
press Immediately following the
reports of teams to-day:
"There were $4,000 cards pre-
pared for the city of Harrisburg.
Every card bears the name OF
a person who ought to subscribe
for one or more of the Second
Liberty Loan bonds. Up to this
time, but 1907 of the 10000
prospects have given in their
subscriptions. Not less than
10000 subscriptions should be
registered tomorrow"
Can They Do 1t?
Can they do it? That is the
question. Through rain and
mud the bond statesmen relent-
lessly followed each prospect
to-day. Many persons have not
been interviewed. This afternoon
the postal employees of the city will
help. The statesmen are doing their
best. Now it's "up to the people,"
Overflow Meeting
Tonight an overflow meeting will
be held in the Reformed Salem
Church, Immediately adjoining the
Chestnut Street Auditorium. Herbert
A. Emerson, who is assisting Herbert
Hoover and the Liberty Loan cam
paign. will deliver the first address.
He will be followed by Newell Dwight
Hills, in order that those who are
unable to get into the auditorium
may have an opportunity to hear the
noted lecturer
Among the high-lights to-day
were these:
Bowman & Company. it was an
nounced, purchased bonds valued at
$4,000.
A bond was sold for child three
days old.
A 500 bond was sold to a Jewish
resident of this city who was born in
Germany, fought in the English
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
MADAME scHUMANN-HEINK

Wives, mothers. sisters and daugh-
ters of men in the service of the
United States, will assemble in a
monster mass meeting at the Or
pheum theater, Friday afternoon, at
$50, where they will organize an as
sociation to help the boys in the
trenches.
Nine. Schumann-H Heink, who will
sing in Chestnut Street Auditorium,
Friday evening will be present at the
meeting and will deliver a message
to the audience. The celebrated con-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Soldiers on Way to
Atlantic Port Are Given
Delicacies by Red Cross

Members of the local Red Cross
branch gave a hearty welcome to-
day to several hundred soldiers. They
came from Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas. Their destination is an Atlantic
port. on the arrival of the train in
this city the committee shook hands
with the soldiers and distributed
things good to eat.
Nearly three bushel of apples were
distributed to the soldiers along
with pretzels,. cakes and chocolates
smokes and. newspapers. Each soldier
was also given a stamped post card
and wrote message home. The cards
were later collected by the women
and mailed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Cold Wave Moving in
on Heels of RainstOrm
Which Causes Damage
Freezing weather tonight.

fTeeZlnR WcaIneI lO-nlBnI.
That is what the weatherman
predicts. The rain which started
last night and gave indications of
causing trouble along the smaller
streams was accompanied by a high
wind which caused damage to trees
and some roofs A large sign on
the Hotel Columbus roof was blown
loose and came nearly tumbling down.
1t was fastened with ropes until
repairs were made. Rain softened
the plaster in the display window of
the Stieff Piano Company and caused
the ceiling to fall. Two pianos were
slightly damaged
On Susquehanna street near Reilly.
and along the River Front above
Maclay street, trees were blown
down. The heavy rain also delayed
trains. At a number of points track
watchmen found trees on the tracks
and wires down. The rain was due
to cease by late this afternoon,
when the cold wave was scheduled to
move in. Aboute2 O'Clock a thunder
storm passed over the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Infant Roasts to Death
on Hot Kitchen Stove
BY Associated Press

Williamsport, Pa, Oct. "a. - The
infant son of John w. Propst, of
Point township. Northumberland
county, was roasted to death to-day
The child, which was just learning to
walk eluded his mother as she waa
busy in an upstairs room. Toddling
into another apartment tho baby fell
through an open radiator hole land
ing in a kettle of boiling water on
tho kitchen range below. The kettle
upset and the child rolled out on
tho hot stove.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
MORE PENNsY PROMOTERS

Ph1adelphia-In the announcement Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad changes are included the following J
Hut-hison Jr, assistant superintendent CT the Pitts
burga Division Of the Pennsylvania will succeed J. K
Johnston as superintendent Of the Tyrone Division r.
w Mcclellan, division engineer Of the Wllianspor,
division, promoted to division engineer Of the Middle
Division Revert FAIRIES from Emira to division en-
giheer Of the Wiliamsport Division. H A. Anderson,
assistant purchasing agent 3. Philippe local agent
in purchasing department advanced to assistant pur-
chasing agent p r Jones promoted to be assistant
purchasing agent,
Washington, oet 24,A special commission appointed
by President carranza is It's way from Mexico
City to Washington to arrange with the authorities heru
fra sa-p' forn and American gold in return for
''ti made by the Mexican govern.
attn ef Silver and gold bullion
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Anarchy Driving Russia
to Ruin, Says Minister
Bp Associntcd Prcs,

Petrograd, Oct. 23.-Minister of the
Interior Nikitin in proclamation
to all the commissioners throughout
Russia, eXhorts all classes of the
population to unite against the in
creasing anarchy. which is driving
the country to ruin"
The minister says that without
such cooperation the Government
will be hardly be able ia keep order
and prevent outrages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Cantonment Hospital Is
Threatened by Blaze
By Assncrnfed Prcss

Macon. Ga, Oct. "a Fire. which
for a time threatened to spread to
buildings occupied by more than
three hundred patients in the hos
pital zone at Camp Wheeler, Ma
tional Guard camp for Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida, here last night
was put under control after a part of
the medical office headquarters had
been destroyed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
THE HEWEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity,
Clearing this afternoon or to-
nights colder tonight, with
freezing temperatures; Thursday
partly cloudy and colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Rain
and colder tO-niRhtj Thursday
partly clOudy and colder, gem
cral northwest gales Tonight,
diminishing Thursday.
River
The Juniata will rise somewhat
this afternoon and begin to fall
at Huntington Tonight or
Thursday. The main river and
the Lower West Branch and
probably the Lower North
Branch will rise. A stage of
about 60 feet IL Indicated for
Harrisburg Thursday morning.
Temperatures n. m, a.
SuRi Rises, 0i27 n. mi sets, 5;1I
II. m.
Moon; Full moon, October 30.
River Stage. SO feet above low
Water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 5S.
Lowest Temperatures, 80.
Mean temperature, Al.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Secure Ticket and
Be Sure of Seat
at Hills Lecture

Admission to the Hills lecture
in Chestnut Street Auditorium to-
night will be by ticket. There is
no charge for the tickets, which
may be procured by anyone at the
Liberty Loan headquarters, in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms in
the Dauphin Building.
Persons having tickets will be
admitted to the building and to
reserved seats prior to o'clock,
At that hour the doors of the au-
ditorium will be thrown open and
any unoccupied space may be
taken by persons without tickets.
If you want to be certain of a
seat. secure a ticket.
The lecture begins at SIS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Richard c. Thompson
Commissioned First
Lieutenant in Reserves

Among the colored men given
commissions in the Army after train
ing in the Seventeenth Provisional
Training Regiment at Fort Des Mo
ines, Ia, is Richard c. Thompson, of
Carlisle, TO be a first lieutenant, off,
GERS reserve corps. He has been as
signed to Camp Dix at Wrightstown,
n. ].
Lieutenant. Thompson is now in
the city visiting friends and relatives.
He is widely known among residents
of the city and Cumberland Valley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
CONTINUED ON Page 0.1
13,OOO-ton Cruiser
Lost by the British

London. Oct. "a. - The British mer-
chant cruiser Drama. Commander W.
Moorsom, was torpedoed and sunk
last Friday. it is announced officially
A British destroyer has been sunk
in a collision.
Two officers and twenty-one men
were saved from the destroyer. No
lives were lost on the Drama.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
KAISER'S GIFTS RETURNED

London. Oct. "a. - Captain Roald
Amundsen. the noted Norwegian ex-
plorer went to the German legation
at Christiania on Tuesday, saws
Reuters Christiania correspondent,
and returned to the German minister
his German decorations as a per
sonal protest against the German
murder of peaceful Norwegian sail
ors on October II in the North Sea-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
PUPILS ON STRIKE

" tINN1t IuItU 7 ItNN
Petrograd, Oct. pa dispatch
from Tihis says a strike has been
called by the pupils of intermediary
schools. who demand the right to
have representatives of the three
higher classes of scholars participate
in the administrative affairs of the
schols. They also demand that the
number be decreased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
TEN TEUTONs ESCAPE
R.. Il I.-..-..-.L-.- D.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. "a. - Ten Ger
man sailors of the several hundred
interned at Fort Mcpherson escaped
last night or early to-day. They were
fron the ships Prince Eitel Friedrich
and Appam and included two officers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
HUNDRED wORKMEN KILLED

Amsterdam, oct q. = The Echo de
Beige says that 100 workmen. in
and 100 injured by an explosion re-
Gently at Luttre. in Hainauit province.
Belgium. The material damage is re-
ported to have been considerable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
CANDY FACTORIES CLOSED

Philadelphia. Oct. 24-The sugar supply Of all candy
fact rys in this city cut of to-day through the oi
Lowing Telegram received from George M. Rolph sugar
representative in the Federal Food Administration:
"Now consider advisable to entirely discontinue selling
TO contacdoner gum syrup and cordial manufacturers
and other manufacturers Of similar products 1t is prob
able they win be licensed shortly and theft produetor
reduced to q minimum VIII Try 20 get relief on
shortage"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
RETURNS
ARE FALLING
BELOW MARK

Subscriptions on Liberty Day Are Only $l,492,15O;
City Surpasses Yesterdays Record but Is Far Below
Quota; Harrisburg District Has Less Than Half Of
Amount Assigned; Meeting to Be Addressed by Dr.
Hills Expected to Add New Force to Drive
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
5000 BOCHES ARE
TAKEN PRISONER
FRENCH DRIVE
Crown Princes Army Suffers
Smashing Defeat at
Petain'S Hands
PERSHING is IN BATTLE
Kaiser Launches New Offens-
i've on Italian Front
in Alps
'ERSHING IS IN BATTLE
BY Associated Press

AMERICAN TRAIN ING
CAMP IN FRANCE, Oct. "a.
General Pershing accompan-'
led one of the French generals
yesterday as far as the second
German line in the French at
tack on the Aisne front.
Paris, Oct. 24.-The number
of prisoners taken by the French
in their attack northeast of Sois-
sons has reached eight thousand,
the war office announces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

W and shaner
II,
Earl Tnbe
Florence IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24

Copenhagen, Oct. 24.-Emperor
William returned to Berlin last
night prepared to deal Immediately
with the political crisis, particularly
as il affects the imperial chancellor
ship. Rudolph Won Valentini, CHIEF
of the emperor's civil cabinet made
a report to the emperor on the train
on the various developments of the
internal political situation duricg
the cmperor's absence in the
Balkans.
Prince Won Buelow again is being
advocated strongly for the chan
cellorship by the conservatives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24
Puts His Portfolio Into Kais-
er'S Hands For Final
Decision
Won BUELOW TO FORE
Prince Is Said to Be Slated
For Head of the
Cabinet
b. Associated Press

London, Oct. 24.-Dr. George
Michaelis, the German Imperial
Chancellor, has PLACED his port
folio in the hands of Emperor
William, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch given out by
the Wireless Press.