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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
CHEVROLET MAN
AIDS CAR BUYERS
''Choose a Car the Same as You
Employ Man." Says
E. M. HottenStein

l.. NJ. Hottenstein. distributor for
the Chevrolet Motor Company. who is
at the exhibit of George b. Zech. local
representative. tells how to select a
car and how to drive it. as follows:
Choose a car with the same care as
you employ man. When you employ
a person, you ask for recommended
tions. for a statement that will help
to identify him, to be able to Judge
his worth to you.
You cautiously investigate his rec
ord, his reputation with former en-
ployers, his reliability in past per-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Mrs. Samuel Ditmer Dies
Two Weeks After Husband

Dillsburg, Pa, Feb, 17.-Mrs. Sam
uel Ditmer, aged 76. died at her home
in Chestnut street on Wednesday even
ing after suffering for several days
with pneumonia, Samuel Ditmer, her
husband, died within the past two
weeks. She Is survived by five sons
and four daughters, Edward, of Hag-
erstown; Jacob, of Boiling Springs;
John, of Enola; Harry, of Carlisle;
Mrs. Inglefritz, of Carlisle, r. d..
Mrs. Singizer, of Mechanicsburg; Mrs.
Mcclure, of r. d. No. and Mrs. KIM
mel, of Dillsburg. Funeral services
will be held at the home tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Burial in the
Dillsburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

car profit to keep the Chandler the
most attractive line on the market"
Current Chandler advertisements
call the attention of the public to tie
fact that although the Chandler price
has advanced only 500 over the low
price established two years ago, long
before the war began to affect the
material market, other cars in the
Chandler field have advanced as much
as $500 within the year. The pubhc
will undoubtedly determine whether
such extreme price advances as some
manufacturers have put into effect are
the result of necessity, due to pro-
portionate increased production costs.
or simply evidence of a Willingness
to take advantage of the public.
'At any rate, Chandler still leads,
and leads-naore clearly than ever he
fore. The car is wonderful mech
anism, perfectly worked out and
proven. And the price is right" re-
marked Mr.. Redmond.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
SELFISH GROWN-UPs.

The Reflector received this com
munication thru the mail:
ITO the people OF Abilene: Santa
came the other day to the two toy
stores and delivered some toys that
were supposed to be for the chill
dren. But the grown folks got the
largest share of them. This is not
right-the toys are supposed to be
for the children. Let us see next
year whether the older folks can
keep away"
1t is an entirely proper suggestion.
Watching the little folks trying to
obtain toys only to have big, burly
men snatching them away, is calcu-
lated to make one wonder at human
nature. The surprising thing is that
grown-ups can publicly exhibit such
selfishness and brave the opinion of
hundreds of men and women who
are looking on-even If they have no
love for the little folks in their own
hearts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
he theater. blame the kaiser.

the theater, blame the kaiser.
When you pay that extra tax on
your club dues, blame the kaiser.
When you pay the extra cost for
parcels post, for your telegram, or
cablegram, blame the kaiser.
When you said a Christmas box
to your boy on the firing line, or on
the battleship, blame the kaiser.
When you read of homes in Bel
GUM, in Seryia, Rumania, France
and Italy devastated by war and the
suffering and slaughter on the battle
field, blame the kaiser.
When you read of the Zeppelin
raids in London, and the murder of
innocent civilians, school children at
play, the aged and infirm in hospi-
tails or wounded in care of the Red
Cross, blame the kaiser.
And when you say your prayers
at night, pleading with the good
Lord above for all his tender mer-
cies, bear in mind that he has said
Vengeance is mine | will repay
Weekly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
WHY WASTE COMMODITIES?

The supreme court in a decision
rendered last week held that a sher-
if who had taken an automobile
which had been used for the pur-
pose of selling liquor had right UNI
der the law to destroy the automo-
bile. Last Saturday Sheriff Sherman
destroyed $3.50 worth Of whisky and
alcohol taken from bootleggers.
This is not conservation but waste.
Why not make the whisky into anti
freeze for automobiles or redistill it
for use in the manufacturing of mu-
nitions The government is spend
ing millions buying alcohol for this
purpose. Why not sell the automo-
bile and use the proceeds in fighting
the liquor traffic or to pay the fine
and costs of the owner. If the
state has power to confiscate property
used in the liquor business it surely
has the power to sell such property
and use the proceeds in enforcing
the law or to turn the money into
the school fund.
There never was any good reason
for destroying property seized in
raids on joints. Costly bar fixtures
have been burned which might have
been sent to the Kansas reformatory
and made over into furniture by the
men confined there. Even the whis-
ky taken in raids if taken to a wet
state and sold would have damaged
the wholesale liquor men more than
to destroy it for it would have pre-
vented the sale by them of so much
liquor.
In this time of conservation and
the avoidance of waste, it will be up
to the next legislature to provide
some method by which property |
wasted in liquor cases can be put to
some use instead of being destroyed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
BUCKLING DOWN.

The nation is evidently buckling
down to its war task. II is getting
ready to put strong men in charge, to
get the big tasks that are under way
in a systematic order and generally
take a brace to turn the fight. For
II is a fight and the people are be-
hind it. They only ask that it be
fought without wastefulness, without
politics, and with the one purpose
in view, that OF licking the kaiser.
The senate, the president and every
Official has the people backing every
effort to win and win quickly. Ev-
eryday folks are doing their share
and the folks higher up must do
theirs with the same courage and un-
selfishness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
HAIL To THE VIOLET.

The Democratic editors of towr
have been highly honored. They have
received the following letter accom-
Panied by a picture:
Il am mailing you under separate
cover an interesting picture of sew
enty United States senators (includ-
ing the Hon. Thompson. Of course) 4,
rarading in washington in honor OF
the drafted me, which / am sure you
will appreciate. Framed and pro-
perly displayed. it makes a picture
OF rare historic value and of public
interest. With best wishes / am sin
cerely and cordially yours. william
Thompson"
II is expected that Editor Heath
and Editor Howe win frame this
touching picture and decorate their
Offices. tho perhaps a photograph Of
the Kansas junior senator taking
Joy ride to Hawaii at public expense
would really be more interesting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

c. f. Scott: Somebody in the
postoffice department has certainly
played a cruel joke on Postmaster
Burleson. In the annual report Of
the Postmaster General appears the
statement that ut has been the ex-
perience of the department that the
greatest reforms in the postal serv-
ice have met the most violent OPP
position when proposed. This was
true of the rural delivery, postal
savings and the parcel post" The
congressional record shows that
when the postal savings bill was up
in the house. Mr.. Burleson was a
member of that body and voted
against that bill. Moreover, every
Democrat in the house who voted at
all voted against the bill
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
SEE THE COTTON GROWER.

Hello! Who is this gentleman ?
"Why, don't you recognize him?
He is an American cotton grower
But of course you wouldn't know
him, because he is grown so prosper
GUS"
"And how, pray, did this happen?'
Dear me! Don't you know? The
price Of cotton has gone up"
Eyes, yes, know that; but hasn't
this gentleman had to pay something
to the government"
mot that we are aware of"
GLOW singular. He is an excep-
ton, isn't he?"
so it would seem. Steel and coal
and railroads and copper and every
thing else has had to pay something
to the government. But this gentle
man hasn't had to do it,
HAS any other farmer been regu-
lated?"
On, yes, the WeSloih "ho"I 81"
er has had his price cut about one
third, tho it seems to make no differ
ence in the price of bread. But this
gentleman is flying high and the
Democratic congressman from the
west help protect him."
Il wonder why. Doesn't anyone
knows"
81 don't think anyone really
knows, but a number of people sus-
pect. Can't you guess"
LET me see-oh, yes. Why, the
gentleman is from the south. Why
didn't | think of that before ?'-Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

The notable good sense of the Rev.
Fred B. Benson, the Talmage preach
err, in refusing to blow in his parish
toner's money on a joy ride to Wash
ington-tho it had been voted him
is worthy of comment. 1t takes cour-
age and devotion to know when to
refuse gifts and Mr.. Benson seems to
have both.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
STACKER oFFICEHoLDERs.

New York Tribune One of the
things which congress ought to lose
no time in doing is to recall the i'm
munities which it has granted to
office holders. These officers now
constitute a Stacker class in the ma
ton, exempted for no good reason
from burdens which are imposed on
other classes of citizens. Congress
has, in fact, created an aristocracy of
officeholding tax dodgers and dodgers
of military service.
The exemption of all office holders
and employees of the federal govern
ment, of states and territories Tin
GLIDING the District of Columbia) and
of subdivisions of states and terri
tories from the excess individual
tax was deliberate.
This is no time to perpetuate in
vidious distinctions between classes
Of citizens. Congress ought to put
all citizens on the same level with re-
spect to military service and war tax
alton. 1t should repeal the tax dodg-
ng subterfuge by which its own
have been exempted from
he individual excess earnings tax.
having atoned for that blunder, it
an consistently tear down the shell
ering barriers which 1t has heed
sssly erected about other federal
nd all state, county and city Office
oiders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
FORTY-CENT COTTON.

Boston Transcript: Someone who
signs himself "A Merchant and Plant
er" and offers to give his name ION
request" publishes in the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal an advertise
ment which at least deserves admira-
ton for its frankness. The object
is to urge growers to stick to for
ty-cent cotton" Anything below that
price is less than the real value-a
conclusion fortified by ten facts. :"
These need not be rehearsed in de-
tail; the point 1t is sought to empha-
size is that this is the third con-
secutive short crop, that the demand
is great and that to sell for less than
forty cents is making somebody a
gift" The urgency of some sacri-
fee by all hands when the nation
is at war is, of course, entirely dis
regarded. But just as in an epigram
the sting lies in the TAIL so in this
advertisement the real reason for
hoggish attitude is reserved for the
end. Don't be afraid of govern
ment regulation" this high-minded
patriot connsels. "Our congressman
and senators are still on the job" In
other words the Democratic lawmak-
ers from the South are trusted to dis
regard national interests for local,
to exempt their own constituents
from the losses others are expected
to bear cheerfully. Nor has there
been anything to show that this con-
fidence in their sectionalism is mis-
placed.
The cotton situation has been a
scandal from the first. Is it possible
that the brutal exhibition of selfish
ness given by the gentleman whose
name can be obtained ION request"
may do something to end 1t? Or are
Democratic members of congress per-
fectly willing to admit that they are
controlled by purely selfish consid
eratiOns?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

J.. G. Norman and w. C. Colvin
filed suit in the district court against
the Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road for the recovery of damages
amounting to s5s0.0S. The petition
states that the plaintiffs shipped sew
eral carloads OF hogs. but the rail-
road did not deliver the hogs prompt
ly. BY the delay the plaintiffs los.
s5SO0S. it is stated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

A blusterer once met Horace
Greeley on the street. I've just
stopped the Tribune" he snorted.
Il think not" said Mr.. Greeley, for
] just left the Tribune office and the
presses were still running" The
moral of this little tale is easily
noted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

President Wilson must feel high
ly gratified at the cordial reception
given his message declaring for
"Peoce with victory" 1t is a far
greater welcome than his message
declaring for Peace without victory"
two years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

A leading Democrat, just back
from Washington, says the Vic Muir
dock will be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for senator
and that he will be the party's nomi-
nee when the primaries are over. If
he knows what he is talking about,
that settles that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
BLANrF THE KAISER

When you pay the extra one-cent
stamp on your letter, blame the
kaiser.
When you pay that extra Pullman
and railroad fare. blame the kaiser.
When you pay from five to fifty
cents more to go to the movies or to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

Answering our question what to do
with the $4,000 captured Turks, J..
II. Engle suggests that they be sent
across the desert foodless to follow
the track of the Armenians they
sent that way. Good as any-it
would be waste of lead to shoot
'em
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

Wisconsin is afraid to have an
election of senator and wants the
governor to appoint. Must be
choice lot of patriots up there If they
cannot be trusted with little thing
like that.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

GOD bess the women Of Kansas,
exclaimed President Wilson the 9TH
err day with a fine appreciation of
what they did for him. Had it not
been for the Kansas women who vot-
ed for him because "he kept us out
of war" he would not be president.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
DIED AT NOON TO-DAY

d. NJ. Myers. veteran of the Civil
war, died at 1880 o'clock today at
his home on East Fourth. He was
"a years old and lived in Abilene
about FIVE years. Mr.. Myers is sur
vived by wife. FIVE sons and one
daughter. Funeral announcement
later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

"Austrians attack with Edelweiss
sion"-Headline Probably saw
ing the Schlitz and Budweiser bri-
gades for the spring driye.-Emporia
Gazette.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1917.

Wonder If Senator Thompson ever
got back from his joyride at public
expense to Honolulu and the hMa
hula shows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

Clean old papers for sale at this
Reflector office; Sc . bundls.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
PRESIDENT WILSON BUSY ON
WAR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
FOLLOWING FINAL MEETING
WITH CABINET.
WAR ACTUALLY WAGlNG
AGAINST UNITED STATES
Aggressive Warfare Against Germany
Expected In Reconsideration for
Raising Army Of Million Men Ex.
pected to Be Made by Con-
aress at Once.

washington, April z. - The admin.
tstrative branch of the American gov.
eminent has determined definitely
upon course of action to meet the
hostility of Germany. While official
announcement is withheld, pending
the appearance Of President Wilson
before Congress-, formal recognition
OF the existence of state of war is
expected to follow soon after the ex-
ira session begins.
The President, having decided on
the principal feature of the address to
be delivered to joint session of the
House and Senate. is putting the doc.
ument in writing and has had a final
discussion with his cabinet. The meet
Ing lasted only an hour and a half
but with conclusions quickly made
known, time was found for attention
to individual departmental matters.
Later the President conferred briefly
with Secretaries Baker and Daniels,
heads Of the War and Navy depart
ments.
There is said to have been no differ.
ence of opinion in the cabinet on the
great question. The Presidents advis.
ers, as well as official Washington
generally have long since adopted 1t
as a fact that war actually is being
waged against the United States.
War Being Waged.
Officials believe that Germany ID
making war on this nation because she
has taken more than 24O American
lives on the high seas, because she has
destroyed American ships by the
wholesale, because millions of dollars
worth of damage has been done as a
result Of German plots in the United
States; because she has attempted to
set on foot plot with Mexico and
Japan to dismember the republic, and
finally because Of the belief that Ger.
many, triumphant, will constitute q
future menace to the peace Of Ehe
world in general and the United States
In particular.
This country's Part.
Just what part the United States
will play is question the government
has yet to determine. The subject has
been discussed generally within the ad-
ministratfon, but the broad policy to
be pursued will be developed only
after the nations status has been de.
fined by Congress and urgent defense
steps completed.
After the President has delivered
his address. Congress is expected to
take under consideration promptly the
granting Of large credit to the gov.
eminent and to provide for the rails.
Ing of an army of perhaps 100000
men. Other measures, Such as a Cen.
sorship bill, Sry bill, the regular
Army Appropriation bill and emergen.
cy legislation for the army and navy.
also will be submitted.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10.cent box now.

YET q lucent OOX now.
No odds how bad your liver. stomach
or bowels: how much your head
aches. how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges.
ton. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach. liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight: put an end to the
headache. biliousness. dizziness. nerv.
BUSINESS. sick. sour. gassy stomach.
baokache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile. gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A l0-cent box means health, happi.
ness and clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in.
sldes need a cleansing. too. Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
20 AMERICANS HELD
PRISONERS BY GERMANY
Were Taken by Raider Moewe, Ae.
cording to Story Of American
Seaman.

Copenhagen. April 2. - More than
40 Americans were among the prison.
ers taken to Germany by the German
commerce raider Moewe, according to
Jack Benson, an American seaman,
who has arrived here. The Ameri.
cans. he said. now are held as prison.
ers of War in Germany.
Benson. who for time was a fel.
low prisoner of the men now held in
Germany, says that nearly all of the
40 men were horsemen aboard the
horse transport Es1neralda. which was
sunk by the Moewe.
The only exception whom Benson
was able to mention was an American
named Smith, who was aboard the
British armed merchantmen Brock.
nockshire.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
He Was Overlooked.

He was talking very loudly and
boastfully In the railway carriage and
compelling everyone to hear him.
whether they wanted to or not.
Talking about Turkey" he bel
lowed, "why I've been to Constanti-
nople ten times at least. Funny thing,
now, the way the dogs are scaven-
gers there, and eat everything in the
streets. Awfully dangerous to touch
'em. They eat up every scrap of rub
bish."
A young lady in the corner said.
thoughtfully, Il really wonder you got
home alive"
And presently blessed silence
reigned in that carriage.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. 1t hts been
used for all ailments that are caused
by disordered stomach and inactive
liver, such as sick headache, constlpa-
ton, sour stomach. nervous indiges-
ton. fermentation of food. palpitation
of the heart from gases created in
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is gentle laxative.
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
ach and intestines, cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal. and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in all civilized countries.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati man tells how to dry
up a corn or callus SO it lifts
off with fingers.

You c0rn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness Mt once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted off. root and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freczone costs very
little at any drug store. but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft corn
or calluS. This should be tried, as it
Is inexpensive and Is said not to irri.
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get a small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house.-adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
TAFT Advoeates JoInino AII,e..

Kansas City, March 31.-Actual par.
ticipation with the Allies In fighting
Germany was advocated here BY
William Howard Taft, in ad-
dressing the chamber Of commerce.
Mr.. Taft declared he believed 1t to be
the duty of this country to place it,
navy. its fighting men. its money and
its credit at the service of the nations
ct war with Germany. Germany has
announced she will continue lawless
homicide" he said. Are we going to
permit thatS ! know that we are not.
We are on the side Of the law"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
F RECKLES
Now 10 tho Time to Get Rid Of These
VJ1iv SnOia

Now 70 tho Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly spots.
There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles a. the
prescription othine - double strength - ID
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
strength from your druggist. and apply q
little Of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
nave begun to disappear while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
he sure to ask for the double strength
othine. as this 10 sold under guarantee OF
money back II 1t falls to remove frcckles.-
Adv.