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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
A New Measure for Distance.

Some mud-bespattered autOists were
attempting TO reach Nashville, Brown
county. Even with chains on their
wheels, they were wasting lots of gaso-
line in investigating a washout or n
valley which they had left triumphant
ly only few minutes before.
Three times in three hours they had
asked the distance and each time had
received the same answer.
"'Bout three miles TO Nashville"
1t is true that In those three hours
they had had one blowout and once
they had to get team of horses to
pull them out Of the mud. But even
so. it seemed as If they could not be
more than half mile away Finally
they met man on horseback.
"How far to Nashville? Three miles,
! suppose :" But the fine sarcasm was
not lost on him. He grinned and said
In soft voice:
you're most there. It's jest two
hoops and a hollar away."-Indianapo.
| lis News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
His Threat.

A month or two after the war start
ed collier entered IA large hotel on
Tyneside and ordered refreshments.
saying: big prices moo; IA might as
weel be a big man."
On discovering that the waiter was
n German. the irate pitman, choking
with anger, leaped to his feet, ran the
affrighted Teuton 10 the door, and as
sisted him into the roadway with his
foot. and then, wheeling round upon
the trembling, expostulating proprie-
tor, he spluttered:
"Man. If ivvor We dare te set thun-
derin' Jarman te wait on me agyen,
Aa'll twist We an him roond yor aan
necks, an ram tn pair O. ye halfway
doom yor aan throats until thar's nowt
tie be seen ov We but tn ends ov yor
dirty shirt-collars stickin' DOT ov yor
bloOmin red eyes. Moo We knna what
tie expect IL We de london Tit-Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Party Irue TO Its Past.

When the records of this war are
written, the Republican party will
have reason 10 be proud of what Is
written therein. Republican leaders
have sternly represscd all attempts to
capitalize the national crisis into pol.
tiles. They have refused TO force the
administration to form a coalition cab
met, refused to upbraid the admins
tration for its political bias against
General Wood and Colonel Roosevelt,
withheld criticism of the Democratic
packing of congressional committees,
playing for sectional favors and
scheming for advantages in the mill
tary organization.
The Republican party today, as fifty
years ago. is national patriotic. What
ever sins may be laid on its doorsteps
1t can never be said that in any quar-
rel or crisis with n foreign nation the
party has failed to be for the country
with all its heart.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
DAISY FLY KILLER placed anywhere
Much Too Much.

We eat too much. We heat too much.
We try too much TO beat too much.
We growl too much. We scowl too
much. We play the midnight owl too
much
We ape too much. We cape too
much, and daily with red tape too
much. We treat too much. and cheat
too much, and fear To face defeat too
much.
We buy too much. We lie too much,
and SWIVEL and deny too much. We
save too much. and slave too much,
with one foot in the grave too much.
We sit too much. We spit too much.
wenr shoes too tight to fit too much.
We mess, too much and dress too
much; in sixteen suits or less too
much.
We spite too much. We fight too
much and seek the great white light
too much. We read too much. We
speed too much, hit dope and use the
weed too much. We drink too much.
We prink too much. think We even
think too much.-Vscar Schleif, in
Health Culture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Tariff Duties.

Most of the tariff duties now levied
pre partly protective in character ;
that is, large part OF the goods on
which the duty is placed are produced
In this country, and on these, the
manufactures collects the tariff, not
the government. This Is VIGOROUSLY
the, case with most cotton and wooden
goods, with iron and steel manufac-
lures, and with sugar. TO increase
the tariff on these merely increases
the amount which the wool trust, the
steel trust, the sugar trust and the
New England mill trust can gouge out
Of the American consumer; the govern
ment gets results only from the small
residue of such wares which we are
still bringing in from other countries.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
CHANGES IN TRADE
End OF War Sure to See Many
Of Importance.
Time Now 20 Study Conditions a.
They Are Likely to Exist After
the Confiiet-country Must
Be Prepared.

The tariff commission is busy. An
nouncement is made that two of the
members will make an investigation
of foreign trade, going as far as Japan,
while the others will look into trade
conditions here at home MS affected by
the war.
Trade everywhere, in America, Eu-
rope, and Asia, is In such state OF
disorder at present, statistics gathered
now would not answer. for Il thorough
revision of the tariff. Not until the
war Is over, and the future Is ut least
indicated, will II be possible for the
commission TO meet the larger ends Of
Its existence.
The object of the commissions nc
tiyity Is tn ascertain how far-reach-
Ing trade dslocations are, and what
steps are likely toward operating I'M
der the new conditions that will con-
front the world when hostilities cease.
Whatever those conditions may be,
we should study them promptly. We
must meet them In, some way, and, of
course, with the view of profiting by
them. We want more trade. We are
preparing merchant marine for the
purpose of carrying our goods 10 the
purchasers. We shall encounter as
rival bidders the nations now locked in
armed struggle In Europe; and there
is promise that they will soon be in
business fettle again after the last shot
has been fired.
Great changes of every sort, but par.
ticularly in trade, iinpend. Much OF
the old order has passed or is passing.
Theories Of government, theories OF
economics, theories of many kinds
have been strapped. A committee OF
the whole on the state OF the world
would be useful tribunal, and have
Its hands full.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
General Woods 1ransferenee.

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood was moi
transferred from the department OF
the East to the new and much less
important department of the South.
east, because he had not proved de.
cided success In all of his assignments
Why was he Inundated by sending
him from New York, where he is need,
ed, to Charleston, where the newest
brigadier general would answer the
purpose?
1t has the odor of cheap political
play; very cheap one. The public
will want to know why so seemingly
inexcusable military move was made
at time when the clouds of war were
threatening IA storm.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Work for the President

The presidents job just now as man.
ager of the American war team is ia
zee that the right men are put in the
right places; that the sharpshooters
as he suggests. be not kept at work on
the trip-hammers Of the steel mills
while expert machine men are sent te
the firing line. Registration will dis
close just where every man belongs,
and 1t will then be for the manager to
pick his war men and his farm men
and his shop men and his factory men,
and to keep them all working ip
unison
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Tariff Schedules inefficient.

We shall have only ourselves e
blame If we stand idly by while foreign
manufacturers not only shut us out OF
their markets. but invade our own
Ours Is the greatest market in the
world. We should see that our manu-
facturers are not at Disadvantage ID
their own field. The present tarif
schedules are neither raising the fund.
needed for governmental expenditures
nor are they safeguarding our own In
dustries.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16

and stayed four weeks but when ! came
home ! would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is nurse asked me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it that very day
for ] was suffering great deal. 1t has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as ! was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
you 60 home. Mrs. w. C. Brown,
2S4A w. 18th ST., Cleveland, Ohio.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
FRECKLES
Now ID the limo TO Get Rid Of These

Now 10 the 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 - 10
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce of othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist. and apply .
little of IL night and morning and you
should soon that even the worst freckies
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. It 10 seldom
that more than ounce 10 needed TO COM
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, this 10 sold under guarantee Of
money back IL It falls to remove freckiea-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16

1 coulu not stand
It any longer. 1t
was all In my lower
organs. At times I
could hardly walk,
for II ! stepped on a
little stone ! would
almost faint. One
day ! did faint and
m y husband W a .
sent for and the doc
tor came. ] was ia
ken to the hospital
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
A Real Patriot.

"You ought to be proud Of your
boy"
"We are. He volunteered to serve
his country without insisting on be-
ing enlisted as an officer" ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Certainly Not.

"Gee, but she's fine-looking wild
owl"
"Of course And II l were widow
you wouldn't see me-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16

Give some men dollar and they
will believe anything you tell them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16

Nothing pleases little man more
than an opportunity to act big.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
four WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin.
ally Cured by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio. For years suf-
fered 20 sometimes It seemed as though
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16

It's hard for the girl who throws
herself at a mans head to make a hit.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Tender.

"She's tenderhea. ed"
"SO2"
"Yes. She says she couldn't think
Of planting potatoes II she has to cut
out their eyes to do it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
FORESTALLERS
BOOST PRICES
Poultry Especially Is Driven
Up; Peaches and Grapes
Make Appearance

Presence of forestallers in the
local markets this morning caused
a big boost in prices. This was ex-
ceptionally noticeable in poultry.
Dressed chickens were selling for
thirty-tive and forty cents a pound.
Eggs remained about the same at
thirty eight cents. Butter raised
from forty-flve to forty-eight. Lard
ranged from twenty-seven to thirty
cents a pound, according to quality.
Onions which were at a premium a
short time ago can be had at almost
any price now. For the price of one
onion two months ago, you can take
home a box of them to-day.
Peaches Make Appearance
The opening of the canning sea-
son was marked by the large amount
of peaches sent from the nearby
orchards. They sold for $1.25 per
basket to-day.
Domestic cantaloupes also made
their appearance to-day. They sold
from five to ten cents a piece. Grapes
market to-day are mostly southern
grown. They were twenty cents n
pound.
Meats show little change as the
people are eating more vegetables
while they are plentiful and cheap.
The public scales in the market
were doing good service this morn
ing. Almost a constant line of
doubtful marketers were verifying
the weight of. their purchases. Some
of the women do not bother with the
public scales. but carry small spring
scales in their baskets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
pHILADELpHIA PROpUCE

Dy fFCSS
Philadelphia, Aug. IL. - Wheat -
Corn =, Nominal; No. 2. yellow,
oats = Market nominal; No. 2,
white. 9Oq91c; No. 3. white. $50
Bran - Market weak; soft winter.
per ton, s4100; spring. per ton.
Refined Sugars--No market.
Butter - The market is firm; west
ern. creamery, extra. 42Q43c; nearby
prints. fancy, acc.
FEES ort Firm western sSY Penn srno
cases. $l1.4o per case; do, current re-
ceipts, free cases, $11.10 per case;
western, extra, firsts, free cases, $1l.
per case; do, firsts. free cases. S1l.1O
:. Live Poultry1.steady; fowls. 2S9
ems, 22@$Oe; ducks. 17YlSc. o
fS fSwls, fansyi ase do, s9od GOD. g g
@24c; old roosters, 1Sc; broiling
chickens, nearby. 25@36c; do, west
ern. 25@2Sc spring ducks, 2l@22c. :,
firm; Eastern Shore, No. l. per
barrel, $2.50@350; do, No! 2, per bar
rel. 81. .25Q2.25; Delaware and Mary
white POTATOES, per busheI, sLSSSS g g
65c;. No. 2, per basket. 1904
Flour The market is dull
and unsettled; winter stright q 4
1900; straight. $13.O0Q1S.50; patent
$13.25 a 1875; spring, first, clear. old
$12.00@12.75; do, patent old, $13:25 q
Hay. : Steady; timothy. No, J.
large bales, S21.O0; small bales, 81. 90
No: 2, $lS.0UQ19.0 No. 3. $15.5Oq
rloyar N,>od ITCH. s17 sOn
1850: No /, do, $16.5O@17.50; No. 2
do, $145O6l5.bO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
TROOPERS STUDY
LAY OF LAND
Work on Replicas of Country
Around Here to Prepare
Selves For War Duty


First Sergeant Miller in addition
to instructing his staff of mon
CONS" in the ordinary routine of
study prescribed by the War Depart
ment also teaches them topography.
Almost daily replica of some near
by section of the country is repro
duced in miniature. The above pic
ture shows the staff studying the
topography of the country in the
vicinity of the wooden bride at
Clarks Ferry.
That particular section of the
country is well known to the entire
staff. Anyone who is acquainted
with that territory can notice the
reproduced semblance.. The bridge
across the Susquehanna and Juniata
can be seen, the railroad tracks on
the north side of the river and the
mountain on the south side.
Sergeant Miller attended a nom
commissioned officers school at Fort
Myer, Virginia. While there he Sc
cured the training that he is now
able to give the other men on the
staff. Sergeant Miller is said to be
an expert when 1t comes to keeping
trouble away from his superior Of
ficers which is the chief duty of a
first sergeant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
FIRST PEEP AT
NEW STYLES IN
FALL OPENING
Merchants Will Hold Uniform
Display in Their
Windows

Harrisburg's first peep at the
newest things to be worn this fell
and winter will be had some time
during the month of September.
Selection OF garments and house
hold articles will be made easy for
this city's merchants will participate
in n city-wide uniform fall open
ing.
A committee of the retail mer-
chants division of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce will hold its
initial meeting early next week 10
lay plans for the affair which prom
ises to eclipse other such affairs
held here.
William II. Bennethum. Sr., chair
man of the retail division has ap-
pointed the following committee 10
have charge of the event:
T. p. McCubbin, chairman, II. A.
Robinson, David kaufman, P q.
]. L. Lowengard, William H. Ben
nethum, Jr., John S. Musser, Il.
Frank Bass. A. II. Kreidler, Frank
]. Consylman, William w. Steckley'
John C. Soutter and Fred Harry
Window displays will be arranged
by the merchants. Outside features
will be arranged by the committee
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
Wide Range of Military
Topics Discussed In
Home Reading Course

n idea of the wide range of
subjects discussed in the Home
reading course for citizen soldiers
which will appear in the HAIR
RISBURG TELEGRAPH daily
starting Monday through an ar
rangement with the War Depart
ment is given by the titles:
The first lesson will discuss
Your Post of Honor" Making
Good AS a Soldier" is the sec
ond. The others in order are:
Nine Soldierly Qualities-Getting
Ready for Camp, First Days in
Camp, Cleanliness in Camp, Your
Health, Marching and Care of
Feet, Your Equipment and Arms,
Recreation in Camp. Playing the
Game, Team Work in the Army,
Grouping Men Into Teams, The
Team Leaders, Fighting Arms of
the Service, Staff Branches of the
Service, /, Staff Branches of the
Service, 2, Army Insignia, The
Army System of Training, Close
Order Drill. Guard Duty, Getting
Ahead in the Army, Army Cour-
tesy, Discipline and Respect For
the Colors, Some Army Tradi-
tions, The Spirit of the Service,
Why We Fight, The War in
Europe, The Soldier in Battle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
Candidates Petition
Refused Because of
Insufficient Signatures

The Secretary of the Common
wealth's department to-day declined
to accept the nominating petition with
seventy eight names filed for General
Willis ]. Hulings, of Oil City, for Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
the Twenty eighth District because of
insufficient signatures The General
claimed that he had been misled by a
printed notice on a nominating petit
ton of last year, which had been fur
nished him. The department holds
that he should have been posted on
the terms of the act of 1917. which re-
duced the period in which to circulate
the papers. The General says the
printed notice read forty days. where
as the new law fixes twenty EIGHT
days. The General has given notice
that he will insist that additional pc
titions on the way be received and
that he be entered as candidate. He
may enter mandamus proceedings.
Petitions for Thomas F. Twibill,
Frank T. Matthews and George Ster-
ner, Philadelphia, Court No. 8. were
rejected at the Capitol to-day as re-
ceived too late. They were not on
hand when the department closed and
were thrown over a transom, being
found this morning. In another case
a paer was offered too close to mid
night to be entered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
u. S. May Build Concrete
Ships to Battle U-BOats

washington, Aug. 11.-When the
German Admiralty launched its plan
of unrestricted submarine warfare II
calculated the steel tonnage of the
world and the steel shipbuilding re-
sources of the world, and announced
officially that il could cut England $
iugular vein. 1t did not consider
wooden ships and the possibility or
concrete ships never entered its MEM
ber's heads.
To-day there is being tested in the
bureau of Standards at Washington
little nine-foot model concrete ship,
which is likely to be the grandmother
OF a long line of vessels that VIII
wreck the careful plans of Germany.
Some weeks ago at the request OF
General Goethals the concrete experts
of the bureau of standards began
to investigate the possibility of con-
crete ships. Suggestions were re-
ceived from engineers in all parts
of the country. and tests were be-
gun on the nine-foot model ship, Lief
Erickson. Until the tests are COM
pleted it will he impossible to make
any absolutely authoritative state
ment. but there is every indication
at present that no vital flaw exists
in the concrete ship.
The nine-foot model which is at
present the subject of the tests of the
bureau of standards, is a reproduction
IN miniature of a concrete barge of
zoo tons capacity, which is construct
ed by the contemporaries plant
struction not one inch of structural
steel is used. Its ribs. like it's shell,
are made of re-enforced concrete.
The shell of the 200 ton vessel needs
to be only two inches and a half
thick. and is re-enforced with wire
inch in diameter. Even the decks
are of concrete.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
Nab SOCIALIST
PARTY OFFICIAL
ASSEDITIONARY
Adolph Germer Charged With
Making Derogatory Re-
marks About L. S.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Adolph Ger
mer, national secretary of the Social
ist party, was arrested last night
charged by government agents with
making remarks derogatory TO the
United States and the war during an
address in the auditorium in pub
lie park.
Germer has been under govern
ment surveillance for some time on
account of his alleged seditious
utterances and his resistance to the
draft, according to federal agents.
When it was learned that he was
to address the American Liberty and
Defense League last night agents OF
the department of justice were
assigned to be present. At the close
of the meeting detectives told him
he was wanted for investigation by
federal officials.
Two men whose names are with
held by the police were arrested
shortly after Germer was taken in
custody, charged with making re-
marks derogatory to the govern
ment. They are declared by the po-
lice to be well-known anarchists.
The American Liberty and De-
fense League was formed. according
to the police, to give advice to per-
sons who are conscientious object
ors'' to the national draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia Division-The 12O crew
first to go after p. m: Ill, lis, l2S.
105. lis, los. 1l6. 1O2, 1870, 1O3.
Engineers for 105. los. 116.
Firemen for 1913, los, 116.
Conductor for lis.
Flagmen for III, 102, 1903.
Brakemen for 100, 1913. los, 116. 1S0.
Engineers up: Maxwell. Burkley.
s'eifert.
Firemen up: s. s. Hoffman, Beidel,
Bryan, Seigler. Hawk. Burns. Davis,
Seip.
Flagman up: Brown.
Brakemen up: Leitkeiser, Corpman
Middle Division-The PA crew first
to go after $50. p. m: 217. 2lS, 231.
Harrisburg preference laid offuntil
midnight Monday. August 1S.
Fireman for 21S.
Engineers up: Kline. Leopard
Rensel. Nissley. Corden. Fisher, Hawk
Firemen up: Leo Smith, Hess. Swab
Delgrosso.
Brakemen up: Wolf. Rowe.
Yard Board-Engineers up: Revie
McCord.
Firemen up: Rote, Mowery. Bart
less. Shopp. Swab, Hoover, Houdeshel
Steward.
EngineeFs for 1C, sc. sc, 1st &c. 11C
2nd lac. 15C.
Fremen for &C. End &c, 4th &c, 12C
Srd 15C. csc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
GRAthRoAD-e 1e@S9
WOMEN ARE NOW
TICKET AGENTS
Pennsy TO Place Six More on
Duty Monday; Those
Now at Work

Shattering all precedent, the Penn
sylvania Railroad. in line with its
new policy of employing women
wherever possible, has placed two
young woman in charge of the sale
of tickets to Germantown and Main
Line points. On Monday morning
six other young women. now being
instructed in the work. will take
their places behind the ticket win
dows. They will replace a number
of young men who have been called
to the colors under the selective
draft.
While at present two young
women are used where one man for
merly did the work. ii is stated that
within a short time one woman VIII
be able to handle the work Just as
effectively as her male predecessor.
The women, like the men. will work
in eight-hour shifts. five of which are
spent selling tickets and the remain
ing three at clerical work.
Many Women Working
Since July 2S, when the Pennsyl-
vania opened all possible avenues of
employment to women, more than
$500 females have entered the serv-
ice of the road east of Pittsburgh
and Erie.
Among that number included on
the payroll are women occupying
such technical positions as signal
women, machine operators, draw
bridge tenders. machine hands and
locomotive dispatchers. In lines of
work more customarily followed by
women are 4S3 telephone operators,
81 matrons. 1900 clerks and 100
stenographers. Executives of the
railroad recently announced that
they would take no concerted action
in asking for exemption of their male
employees liable to the draft.