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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Shortage of Farm
Labor Now Serious

County reports showing that short
age of farm labor would materially
cut down the corn and potato yields
of Berks. Chester. Delaware. Mont
gomery and even Lancaster counties
were made public to-day by the
State Department of Agriculture.
IL other counties not only corn is
being lost because of lack of hands
to husk it, but potatoes are being
left in the earth and apples on trees.
The Berks report was that a COM
siderable portion of the corn crop
was very late in being taken in and
that the lack of hands had revented
increase of acreage in wheat and
rye; Lancaster. that the farm labor
situation had made the wheat very
late and that men were badly needed
to get in corn; Montgomery. Chester
and Delaware, that industrial and
military demands had taken away
hands to such an extent that crops
were in danger because of lateness
of season, while one report from
Delaware was that some small farms
had been practically abandoned.
Bradford and Lackawanna counties
reported farmers unable to get in
potatoes because of shortage of labor
and conditions in Clearfield, Butler
and Beaver were blamed for failure
to increase acreage devoted to grain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
BACK TO work AFTER
10 WEEKS LAY Off
Now Hard to Realize He Ever Had
u Sick Day

Il had nervous stomach trouble SC
says M. Nj. Hester, well-known
carpenter, who lives at 1897 Null
berry street, Reading, Pa II was in
an awful condition and was getting
so bad that had to be forever laying
off trying to get rested up,
" tried three different doctors and
the best they We're able to do was to
patch me up for couple of weeks,
then down I'd go again as bad as be-
fore.
"I had been down and out for ten
weeks when l read in the paper
where friend of mine, Dan Adams,
had been helped by Tanlac and that
heartened me up so that 1 started
taking it myself.
"I began to feel better right away
and 1 have kept getting better and
stronger until now I don't feel as il
| had ever been sick.
MY wife got to taking it, too
when she saw how much good it was
doing me and 1t has spruced her up
q lot too and we both are glad to
recommend it,"
Tanlac, the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug store, who have Sc
cured the exclusive sale of this mas
ter medicine in Harrisburg.
Tanlac is also sold at the Goreas
Drug Store in the p. r. r, Station
in Carlisle at W. G. Stephens Phar'
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert W
Cain; Greencastle, Charles II. Csri.
Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar'
macy; Waynesboro. Clarence Croft,s
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg. III. n
Brunhouse.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Finnish ReVolutioniSts
Strip Representatives
of Diplomatic POwerS
Rr Associnted PrcSS

Stockholm. No. 90 (By the Associ-
ated PIess) ).-The American, French
and British representatives at the
border station of Tornea, opposite
Haparanda, have been stripped of all
actual power by Finnish revolution
lists, assisted by Russian soldiers. AT
the outset the revolutionists refused
to recognize any diplomatic privi-
Icges and detained properly accredit-
ed couriers. They were induced finally
to desist from this attitude but they
are bringing all conceivable obstruc-
zionist tactics to bear to compel the
ent ente representatives to recognize
them. Recognition has been fatty
refused.
The revolutionists visited the
Swedish consulate at Tornea and de-
manded that the consul place his au-
tomobile at their disposal and he
himself act as their chauffeur. This
he refused to do. The revolutionists
then tore the Swedish flag from the
consulate and departed. declaring
they needed no foreign consuls in
Tornea.
Ira Nelson Morris, the American
minister. learns from a competent
source that Petrograd was quiet up
to Friday night and that the police
We're guarding the various legations
and embassies. Fighting in Moscow
has ceased. 1t is reported to have
been very sanguine. Estimates OF
the number of dead reach as high as
1000.
A general exodus of Americans
from Petrograd and Moscow by way
of Siberia has been arranged for the
peXt few days.
Minister Morris is the only foreign
hp
has had anything except the most
scattered reports since the beginning
of the present situation in Russia. At
the outbreak of the trouble there he
sent instructions to all possible
points that he be kept informed fully,
with a result that the British and
Russian legations here have been al
most wholly dependent upon him for
knowledge of events in Russia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Fifth Glass in Ordnance
to Open at State College

State College. Pa, Nov. 20.-The
fifth class in ordnance stores keep
ing. established at the Pennsylvania
State College by the War Depart
ment, will begin December 12, con-
tinuing for six weeks. Forty men
will be admitted to the course. which
will be conducted by the department
of industrial engineering.
Upon completion of the work here
the students will be sent to n gov
ernment arsenal for a similar period
of training. After they have learned
something of the Army's method of
handling ordnance supplies, the men
are ranked according to the ability
of the individual. Virtually every
man is made noncommlSSioned
officer. and some of the students have
been commissioned in this way.
The government has detailed to
State College Sergeant E. l.. Mack,
from the ordnance department. He
Is giving instruction in the proper
way to make out ordnance forms and
directs other training along military
lines. To take the course a man
must be either a college graduate II
must have sufficient practical expert
ence in commercial or industrial lines
In accounting and storeskeeping.
Some of the subjects taught are:
scientific management. purchasing,
accounting, conversational French,
military drill and inspecting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
UNION DISCUSSES
LABOR SUPPLY TO
MEET WAR NEEDS
A. F. of L. Defeats Pacifist
Sentiment; Gompers Tri-
umphant in War Fight

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 20.-The over
whelming defeat of the pacitists by
Supporters of President Samuel Com
pers at the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, was
followed to-day by. the rapid disposal
of many important resolutions upon
which the anti-war party had been
expected to show fight.
Resolutions relating to labor sup
ply to meet war conditions were
adopted with brief debate. The crea-
ton of an emergency supply commits
sion connected with the federal de-
partment of labor, provided for in
resolution offered by a western dele
gate, and the report of the executive
council on the proper distribution of
labor, were covered Jointly in re-
port from the resolution committee.
The committee recommended that
the incoming executive council take
up with the presidents of all affiliat-
ed organizations and the proper gov
ernment officials any question that
may arise in connection with labor
supply during the war.
A Socialist delegate declared that
this was another effort Ito tie the
hands of labor" but Vice-Presldent
Duncan, chairman of the committee,
replied that it involved no binding
bargain, merely providing for the
face to face" conference that al
ready had been beneficial to labor
| and the country.
The report of the committee was
adopted unanimously.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Railroad Notes
C. n. Nittenger, passenger brake
man on the Reading, is off duty with
sore hand.

Harrisburg contributed 363 pas
sengers to the special excursion to
Philadelphia on Sunday over the
Philadelphia and Reading railway.
August Hess has been made assist
ant yardmaster at Reading, succeed
ing Robert E. Dine, promoted to
chief yardmaster.
Rufus p. Huff, promoted from
night to day yardmaster of the Read
ing railway, in Reading, has been in
the company's employ thirty-siX
years.
The middle division telegraph de-
partment is advertising the second
and third trick at Frankstown paying
SSO.15 and the second trick at Ell
dorado paying $76.95. The No. 9 re-
lief trick is also on the boards pay
ing $3.50 with two days vacation
each month with pay.
The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company has awarded a
contract to the Belmont Iron Works
covering the furnishing and erecting
of five signal bridges and the altera-
tions, moving and re-erection of
three existing signal bridges in con-
nection with signaling between the
Delaware river and Skillman, on the
New York branch. The same firm is
to erect two signal bridges at Norris
town Junction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20

Harrisburg women are unpatriotic
almost tor the point of being disloyal,' -
reiterated Mrs. James I. Chamberlain
chairman of the committee in
charge of Dauphin county's registra-
ton of women, this morning. ITO
paraphrase Nelson's famous saying
America expects every woman to do
her duty and the only way to find
who can do her duty, is to have a
list of the available woman-power of
the nation. Perhaps you are serving
your country best in your own home,
out register so that we can know vow
are doing Your part.
nave been receiving phone calls
from school teachers in various
towns, saying that they don't want
to register because they'll lose their
JOBS. and that they are afraid the
Government will draft them into
actual service for the nation. A
school teacher, as well as q mother.
is doing the best service for the ma
uon anyone can do, and no woman
VIII be drafted. The Government
mas made this solemn promise, and
Mrs. Brumbaugh pouring. assisted by
members of the committee and n
number of the younger girls.
The Civic Club is located at the
intersection of Front and North
streets on the river bank. and a large
Red Cross flag will mark the place
so that no one can miss it. No in
Fltations have been sent out for this
meeting and all women relatives not
only OF the men of the Governo s
Troop but all men in the service
will be heartily welcomed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
ASKS WOMEN TO
REGISTER NOW
Mrs. Chamberlin Reiterates
Her Declaration That Har-
risburgers Are Unpatriotic
Are YOU A
Patriotic Wornan?'

The United States Government
is putting that question to YOU
and to all women in Pennsyl-
vania-and has provided a simple
way by which you may answer in
writing.
You merely register your name
as first proof of your patriotism.
Registration signifies that YOU
are willing to give patriotic serv-
ice while the country is, at war.
Patriotic service means doing USE
full work.
Registration is voluntary -
Women will not be drafted into
service.
And signing-up does NOT bind
you for work. 1t simply indicates
TO the Government that you are
willing to consider engaging in
some useful occupation of YOUR
OWN SELECTION and that ycu
want to be kept informed of all
such working opportunities. Then
1t VIII be for YOU to decide
whether you want to take a job.
registering to-day is your
patriotic duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
&RathRoaDE 1ea@sg
READING KEEPS
ENGINES BUSY
Motive Power Capacity Ex-
hausted on Sunday; Shops
Working Day and Night

Every available locomotive EN-
ployed in the handling of freight and
coal was pressed into the service on
the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way Saturday and Sunday. AS a re-
suit more than $4,000 cars were
handled. During the forty eight
hours about $500 cars of anthracite
were brought down from the mines
and at least 200 cars of bituminous
from the Clearfield regions. 1t was
consigned to different points.
Lebanon Valley Busy
On the Lebanon Valley the crews
brought down 2,541 loaded cars
from Rutherford and hauled nearly
1,4OO east over the East Penn. There
were seventy eight trains out of st.
Clair and Tamaqua on Sunday. OF
the vast volume of freight brought
in from the valley and from the
north nearly 5000 cars were taken
south, destined for Port Richmond,
Port Reading and other points. Some
of the trains on the Lebanon Valley
were double-headers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Reading Railways Shops
Busy on Locomotives

Reading, Nov. 20.-The Reading
Railway Company's car shops here
have assembled enough material for
ten freight engines and five passen-
ger engines of the large Pacific type
and will turn them out in a short
time. Repair work on the company's
cars is also progressing rapidly and
of the thousands of cars the company
owns, only three per cent. is idle at
present because of need of repairs.
The only drawback to repairs at
present is lack of lumber from the
South.
The new 100-foot turntable at the
new roundhouse is finished and the
tracks to the roundhouse are nearing
completion. The turntable is worked
by electricity.
Railroad men are receiving many
complaints regarding the empty coal
yards here and the small shipments
to local retailers. The Reading is
handling 1,4OO to 1900 cars of an
thracite a day, most of it going
through Reading, but very little stays
here
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Germans Making Heavy
Transfers From Russian
Front to Lines in Italy

Copenhagen, Nov 20.-Reports
from. several sources in Germany
bear out the assumption that, taking
advantage of the situation in Russia.
the German government is making
transfers of troops from the Russian
front.
Only part of them appear to be
going to Italy, where the front is
too narrow to permit of the use of
great masses, and blow by Won
Hindenburg at some other point, in
the way of diversion, may perhaps
be expected.
Some troops are reported to have
been moved to the western front, but
this is not necessarily significant as
Field Marshal Haig's pounding tas-
tics necessitate frequent reliefs for
exhausted German divisions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
DISSOLUTION OF
READING ASKED
IN U. S. COURT
Governments Suit Against
Alleged Coal Trust Up For
Reargument Today ?
By associated Press

Washington, Nov. 20.-The second
and last of the governments suits
against the alleged anthracite coal
trust was heard in the Supreme
Court to-day when proceedings
brought to compel the dissolution of
the Reading company, holding
corporation, and affiliated railroad
ana coal companies were called for
re-argument.
AS the arguments were practically
relteratfons of those made by both
the sides when the case was heard
last the usual period of three hours
was granted by the court. A similar
SUIT against the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company was re-argued last
month
Solicitor General John w. Davis
end assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral, George c. Todd. is demanding
the dissolution of the company,
charging it had violated the Sher-
man antitrust law and also the
commodities clause of the Interstate
Commerce act. Both asked the court
to declare the Reading a combina-
tlcn in restraint of trade and to or
der the separation of the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad from the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company as well as the separa-
tion of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey from the Reading combined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Total
Pleased With Boys


Supplementing the figures for the
boys fund, the following statement
was given to a Telegraph reporter
this morning by A. II. Dinsmore,
boys campaign director for the sixth
Pennsylvania district:
The results of the boys cam
paign in the Harrisburg district are
greatly satisfactory to all of us. The
fact that boys subscribed so large
an amount above, the quota of our
district is q fine testimonial to the
type of boyhood being reared in this
section of Pennsylvania. 1t has been
pleasure to have q part in such a
campaign, to be associated with such
men and boys and in so great and
good work. IT has been q big un-
dertaking but an enjoyable one. Due
to the fine cooperation received
from men and boys throughout the
district, we have emerged from the
campaign with feeling of pride in
the achievement of the boys. The
success of the drive is due to Just
one cause.-the boys themselves.
They are the ones who will earn and
give of their hard Learned cash. 1t
is their bit of labor and sacrifice for
their nation. The boys campaign
does not close now. 1t cannot close
until every boy has assisted In Sc
curing work, saving his money. pay
ing his obligation and his certificate
of honor has been issued to him.
Results will not be fully known
before the latter party of the week
and 1 do not care to make any fore
cast as to just how much additional
will be reported. 1t is enough to
say that all of the money has not yet
been reported to the district office"
As a national movement the boys
Of America were asked to earn and
give one million dollars. or one-thir-
ty-ffth of the total amount. Had
boys of the Harrisburg district rails
ed only their thirty-ffth the fund
would have amounted to S5.714.
Asked to raise $4,000. Total figures
are now S11, ,010.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Coughs, Colds, Lumbago,
Sore Throat Vanish
When GingeroIe
Is Applied

Hacking coughs; colds in the
chest; terrible backache or head
aches will speedily disappear if you
just rub on GINGEROLE. Don't
worry about lumbago, sore muscles,
lameness or stiff neck; GINGEROLE
brings relief in just a few minutes
It's better than any plaster. poultice,
liniment or hot water bottle.
1t is a blessing to sufferers from
painful, swollen rheumatic joints,
swollen glands and varicose veins
It's action in all forms of rheumatism
and neurits S marvellous. Get 25-
cent box to-day. Use it tonight to
draw out the agony from those poor,
burning, -inflamed joints and mus
cles. GINGEROLE won't blister. 1t
is the greatest of all remedies for
sprains. bruises. cramps in leg and
sore muscles. 1t acts so quickly that
users are simply astonished. But be
sure you get GINGEROLE. All first
class dealers sell it on money back
plan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
HARD FIGHTING TO
HOLD PIAVE LINE.
[Continued from First Pngcl

apparently on the outcome of the
desperate battle now in progress be-
tween the Piave and Brenta rivers.
The Austro- Germans are attacking
heavily and are advancing against
the stout resistance of the Italians.
II the invaders have captured
Monte Tomba, as claimed by Berlin.
they are within few miles of the
plains behind the Piave. The Italians
are defending each position but the
Germans have advanced several
miles here within the past few days
and seemingly are attempting to
drive a wedge between the Italians
in the region of Asiago and those
along the Piave. Monte Tomba is on
the western side OF the Piave six
miles northwest of Nidor.
The Austro- Germans are eXerting
very strong pressure here and are
reported to have brought up Aus
trian troops from the eastern front
and to have transferred General Won
Beulow's Army to this sector. APP
parently the Anglo French REIN
forcements have not yet reached the
Italian fighting zone and from
Italian headquarters it is announced
that these troops could be used be-
tween the PiaVe and the Brenta
where the pressure of the invaders Is
strongest
Around Asiago the Italians have
checked the Germans and have been
successful in offensive operations.
Defeated in strong efforts to ross
the Piave. between Nidor and the
Adriatic sea. the Austro- Germans
have ceased their attempts. The ar
tillery fire along the river, however,
is very violent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
IS 1T A CURE
FOR ASTHMA
Simple Prescription Gives Instant
Relief, Makes Breathing easy.

SIlnpie IFescEIptIOh OiNGS AhSA""s
Relief, Makes Breathing easy.
In New England. where Asthma.
Bronchitis and other diseases of, the
throat and lungs are so prevalent
remarkably successful results are be-
ing reported following the use of
new form of treatment known as OK
idaze, a physicians prescription.
OXidaZe is a harmless but powerful
combination of curative agents con-
centrated and compressed into
small tablet. One of these tablets
slowly dissolved in the mouth before
going to bed seems to have the eff
feet of releasing the muscular con-
striction of the bronchial tubes, OPP
ening up the air passages and regu-
lating spasmodic lung action. This
enables the patient to breathe easily
and naturally while lying down and
to get comfortable nights sleep.
So much interest has been shown
that local druggists, including, Geo.
A. Gorgas have secured a small sup
ply and state that they are author
lied to refund the money paid for
the first package If in any. case this
new treatment fails to give relief.
Oxidaze is pleasant to take, contains
no harmful, habit forming drugs and
/ lis not expensive. This makes their
test an easy matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Shreiner Awaits
Government Word

superintendent George A. Shreiner.
of the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings, to-day said that he was
awaiting word from the Government
regarding the proposition to use the
Capitol Park Extension tract for
military purposes.
"As yet no formal proposition has
been made. but we will be ready to
consider it," said he. II have heard
of this project from a number of
sources and it will. of course, be a
matter for the board"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Engines Doing Extra Duty;
Few on Regular Runs

Due to the scarcity of passenger
engines, because of heavy traffic, the
Pennsy is making some of the big
locomotives work overtime. On sew
eral occasions engines have been run
through from Altoona to Philadel-
phia. Few engineers have their reg
ular engines. They take the first en-
gine in good shape and ready for
service. On the through runs no
changes have been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Chemicals Caused Fire
on u. s. TranspOrt

An Atlantic Port, Nov. 2O.-Chem-
icals used for fumigation purposes
are believed to have caused a fire on
a United States transport, tied up at
her pier here early to-day. The ves-
sci had been seated for the fumiga-
tion and no one was on board whe
the blaze was discovered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Promotion For Local Man
Now Doing Special Duty

clyde Corkle, who for some time
has been foreman in charge of car
inspector forces at the Pennsylvania
railroad station, has been given a
promotion. He is now on special duty
with headquarters at Altoona. Mr..
Corkle travels over the division and
keeps in touch with all car troubles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
Rebel Commissioners
Resign Posts Because
of "POIitical Terrorism
By Associated Press

Petrograd (Monday). Nov. 19.-
Seven commissioners of the Max
imalist government to manage vari-
Gus departments have resigned their
I osts in protest against the methods
of political terrorism by which they
allege the Bolsheviki seek to main
tain themselves in office.
1--WE are of the opinion" they as
sert in the declaration announcing
their retirement, that the necessary
form of Socialistic government by
parties is that participated in by the
congress of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
FALLS THIRTY-FIvE FEET

Harry Lowe, employed by the
American Telephone Company, is in
the hospital suffering with fractur-
ed ankle and elbow. He was at work
in East Waterford when the accident
occurred. He evidently lost his hold,
and fell thirty-fve feet from pole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
M nI.ECT OEEIcERS

Members of Company b. of the Har-
risburg Reserves, will have an cleo
tion tonight for a second lieutenant
to succeed c. A. BURNETT, who be
came a member of the Officers Train
ining Corps.