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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
Sweden Cuts Off Sale
Of Distilled Liquors
Br .dsSocinted Prc5s

Stockholm, April 24.-The sale by
retail of all distilled liquors is for
hidden throughout Sweden from April
"a to May II. While it is not ad-
mitted officially there is reason to be-
lieve that the order has a connection
with the great May Day labor demon
stration planned by the unions.
The official explanation Of the ban
on liquor Is that the excise authori-
ties desire to make an inventory of
the available spirits in the kingdom.
1t is stated that the government
wishes. to estimate the amount likely
to be produced next year with a view
to further restrictions on liquor sales.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
Minister Will Wed No
Slackers During War Time

Bangor, Pa. April "a. - In a SER
mon preached the Rev. D. Herbert
Jones, pastor of the Mackery Memorial
Baptist Church, said:
"I hope that no young man will
come to me during the period of this
war and ask to be married, as I shall
surely refuse to perform any cere-
mony If | feel the marriage Is being
sought to evade military service. III
there are any here who are not native
born and who do not feel patriotic
enough to stand by the country of
their adoption let them leave for the
place from which they came"
He said that president Wilson had
heen condemned for his patience. hut
that "he has proved his true greatness
In the manner In which he has handled
a nephew lighting with the British
armv lEH =
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
PRICES FORCED
UP BY WESTERN
MEAT PACKERS
Hold Products in Storage;
Beef Costs Ten Cents Per
Pound More

While officials of the State and
Nation are making efforts to pre-
vent the shortage of foodstuffs,
there is shortage here in Harris
burg especially in meats. Chicago
and western packers are reluctant
to make shipments here and when
shipments are made they are from
two to three days late, local dealers
say.
The larges butchers in the city
admit that the retention of beef
and other meats in Chicago has cre-
ated shortage. G. S. Vogt, a local
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
May | Fixed as Last
Day Upon Which Bills
May Be Read in House

The House of Representatives to-
day fixed May 1 as the last day of
the session of 1917, upon which bills
can be introduced. There are over
1900 bills on the House list now
The resolution to fix a time was
presented by Mr.. Lewis, Jefferson,
and an unsuccessful effort was made
by Mr.. Shaffer, Columbia, formerly
of Harrisburg, to substitute May Z.
Fixing of a final day for new bills
is a prelude to the close of the ses-
sion
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
NATIONAL FOOD
GARDEN EXPERT
COMES TO CITY
Urges Cooperation in Tilling
Every Available Inch
of Land

With a view of molding into one
harmonious working club all organ
izations working in cooperation with
the National Emergency Food Gar
den Commission, through which the
TELEGRAPH Sc
cured seeds to be distributed by the
Associated Aids, II. II. Groninger,
representative of the commission
spent the morning in consultation
with Secretary John Yates, of the
Associated Aids. He brought data of
all descriptions and is ready to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
PROHIBITION FOR
WAR AROUSES IRE
OF LIQUOR LOBBY
Will Try to Put Mitchell Bill
to Sleep at Law and
Order Meeting

There is n movement on foot to
have a meeting of the, House Law
and Order committee late to-day
that may be the last gathering of
that much discussed committee this
session and the purpose of the meet
ing among other things is to attempt
TO kill the Mitchell Prohibition bill.
There is also proposed amendment
to that bill to make it operative only
during the term of the war. and it is
likely that the amendment will hard
ly be considered in committee.
The liquor forces are divided on
the method to be followed in hand
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
RED CROSS OPENS
GREAT PERSONAL
MEMBER CANVASS
Housc-to-HouSe Drive Starts
in Supreme Effort of Local
-. Campaign

The Spring drive" of the Red
Cross campaign for 10. 900 new mem
bers began this morning.
At Il council of war keld last night
in the headquarters of the Harris
burg chapter, 206 Walnut street,
plans were perfected for the whirl-
wind house-to- house canvass, and
early this morning the army of soli-
citors spread out over the city. BY
Saturday night not one house in the
entire city will have been missed
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
MANY RECRUITS
FROM HERE FOR
OFFICERS CAMP
Indications Point to Record
Enrolment For Reserve
Corps

Rapid fire work will characterize
the recruiting for the Reserve Off
GERS Training Camps, fourteen of
which will be held at various points
in the United States beginning on
May s and continuing for three con-
secutive months prior to the train
ing of the first five hundred thous-
and to be called into the field about
August /.
Applicants for the camp from
Harrisburg and surrounding country
will be sent to Fort Niagara. New
York. Men from Pittsburgh, Phila-
delphia and other sections of south
ern Pennsylvania will also camp at
Fort Niagara, while the contingent
from the northern half of the State
will be called to Madison Barracks,
New York.
Plattsburg as civilian training
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
representative Swartz
Puts in War Measure

Mr.. Swartz, of Dauphin, intro
duced in the House to-day, a bill to
permit all corporations, created
under State laws, to invest surplus
funds in government war bonds. The
bill is one of the several emergency
measures presented in the past
week.
Mr.. Swartz also put in a bill en-
powering express companies to en-
ploy special policemen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
FEAR
GUARDSMEN WILL
FIRE ON THEM
Will Assure Railroad Police
They Mean No Harm
TO Bridges -
MEDALS A w A r. ID f ID
Winners of Opening Excur-
sion to Get Prizes; Com
pleting Prizes

Following an enthusiastic meeting
of the executive committee of the
Greater Harrisburg Navy in the Park
committee in charge of the annual
excursion down the Juniata and Sus-
quehanna rivers from Mifflin to this
city, has started to complete ar
rangements for this big event which
is similar to the annual opening of
the canoeing season in this vicinity.
The executive committee of the
Navy voted TO offer three sets of
medals to the three pair of canoeists
who win the first three places in the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
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Last Day For Enemy
Aliens to Give Up Arms
BY ASsociaicd PrcSS

New York, April 24-The coun-
try's alien enemies in New York are
notified that this is the last day of
grace allowed them to surrender
weapons, munitions of war, aircraft,
wireless apparatus and other for
hidden possession enumerated in the
Presidents proclamation. United
States Marshal McCarty made 1t
plain, however, that there viii be no
seizure and search of persons or
houses except when the federal of
ficials have reason to believe an at
tempt has been made to violate the
Presidents ruling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
TO LEND FARMERS MONEY

Trenton, n. Y, April q. = The
executive committee of the State
Grange to-day voted to accept the
offer of the Patriotic Fund Assocla-
tion of New York to loan S250,0OO to
farmers in New Jersey fon greater
crops The money will be distributed
in. $3.50 loans and bear interest al
Az per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
Capitol Park Ejectment
Cases Are Up in Court

An all-day session of argument
court was held to-day. On the list
were eleven cases, including two in
which the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania was interested
Both were ejectment cases affect
ing property owners. Philip Il.
Broude and Norris Rosenberg, in
the Eighth ward.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
British Commission Works
on New American Problems
BY Associated Press

Washington, April 81. - Arthur
James Balfour, British foreign secre-
tary' spent to-day in consultation
with other members Of the British
commission on means to dispose of
the enormous amount of work which
has already developed.
Officials Of all the American admin
istrative departments having to do
with conduct of the war have indicat-
cd to the British information which
would be of value. and Mr.. Balfour
personally is trying to work out the
means of securing and. distributing
the results of England's experience
o the best advantag
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
DIED ON HER 18TH BIRTHDAY

MIS-. EIlzabeth A. MOWry, aged IS,
died this morning at her home, 1927
Capital street, after an illness of sew
eral months. This was Mrs. Mowrys s
seventy-ffth birthday. She is sur
vived by her husband. Napoleon Z.
Mowry and three children by a
previous marriage, Mrs. G.. H. Fleck,
of York; Mrs. John Maeyer, of Pen
brook, and Fred NJ Triter. of this
city. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
TWO STEAMERS SUNK

London, April 24.-It is officially
announced in Norway, says Cen
trail News dispatch from Christiania
that the Norwegian steamer Reice
has been sunk by German subma-
rine in the North sea and Norwegian
steamer Skiold of 1850 tons in the
Atlantic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
HOUSE IN NIGHT SESSION

Tho HOUSE, VIII hold It's first Tues
day night session tonight. Less than
half a dozen bills were considered to-
day and the night session will be de-
voted to third reading bills. The
House adjourned at LIS p. IN. until
x u. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and yicinityi
Partly cloudy and continued cool
weather Tonight and Wednes-
day.
For Eastern PcnnsyIvanlai Over
east and continued cool weather
Tonight and Wednesdays fresh
northeast winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24

George s. Reinoehl, division man.
ager of the Bell Telephone Company
and one of the known men in
Central Pennsylvania. has accepted
the chairmanship of the citizens
committee that will nave charge of
the campaign to put the Boy Scout
movement on it's feet in Harrisburg
for Il three-year period
The selection of Mr.. Reinoehl in
sures the pep" and ginger" that is
necessary to make a campaign of the
kind the success that it promises to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
RUSS ANGRY AT LOSS

London, April "a. - Dispatches
from Petrograd to-day State that the
of the steamer cara,
which was taking home a number
of Russian refugees. The Zara sail
ed on April IL and was torpedoed
in Northern waters two days later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
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LAWS son MISSING

London, April "a. - Lieutenant c.
j. Law. of the. Kings Own Scottish
Borderers, second son of Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, is reported to have been
wounded in Palestine and to be miss
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
WAR COMMISSION
FROM FRANCE IS
SAFELY LANDED
Most Notable Figures of
French Republic on Amer
lean Soil ~
HEADED BY VIVIANI
Marshal Joffre and Dean of
Democracies Admirals
in the Party "

Washington, April "a. - Th c
French commission has safely land
ed in the United States. This off,
cial statement was made early to-
day by the government: Depart
ment of State is advised of the safe
arrival of the French. commission"
The commission which includes
Marshal Joffre and former Premier
Viviani, arrived early this morning
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
HAIG STRIKES
GERMAN LINES
TELLING BLOW

British Army Reaches important Waterway Between St.
Quentin and Cambria; Gain Ground Along Wide
Front; Three Villages Fall Farther North Leaving
English Troops Within Three Miles of Railway
Center
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
The Susauehnnna rive

The SuSquehnDna river ana MI ltS
branches will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. A stage
of about 4.8 feet is indicated for
Harrisburg Wednesday morn
Ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
British Drive Wedges

The British have driven two
wedges into the German positions
forming sharp salients in the region
of the Scarpe river and north of the
apaume-Cambrai road. The head
of the first salient has been thrust
within four miles of Vitry, the most
important point on the Wotan line,
but the tenacity and power with
which the Germans are fighting
leaves the issue for time in doubt.
The semi-open character of the
lighting affords little opportunity for
he use of the great howitzers, these
monstrous engines of destruction
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
General Conditions

A general fall of to II degrees
In temperature has occurred
over nearly all the country,
except the West Gulf states,
Oklahoma, Southwestern Nir-
Elnia and 81 few other scattered
points of limited area, where IL
is somewhat warmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
CAMP HILL AUTOMOBILE RUN
STEAMER BEST GERMAN U-BoAr

New York April IA vivid account Of a running
fight in the Mediterranean between a German subua
rno and British freighter in which the U-Boat was
struck three times, resulting IN an explosion on board
the submarine and its probable destruction was rela
ed day by Captain James crTaos on his arrival to-
day
J.. THREE KILLED IN POWDER BLAST
Birmingham Ala, April e4-~Three powder work
killed in explosion today in the coalburg
plant Of the Aetna Explosive Company The cause Of
the blast is Unknown. An investigation is under way
u. S. OFFICERS MAY GO TO FPoNr.
Washington, April e. = American arny officers
who are to command the new armies may &c to
battle fronts in France to study tho busir ess Of mod
srn warfare in preparation Eor the work hey NAV do
later
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
AzIL LOOKS FOR INSuRRECTIOE

BRAZIL LOOKS FOR INsuRRECTIoE
AMONG IT'S GERMAN. SUBJECTS
RIO JANEIRo April 4--TEIEQRAMs RE
cErvED FROM pARArlA CONFIRMS REPORTS
THAT THE GERMANS m SOUTHERN BRAZIL
IAN. STATES ARE CONCENTRATING IN THE
STATE Oh. SANTA cArHEHrNA. IT is BE-
LIEvED A GERMAN rEsURREcTToN IN THE
SOUTH rs IMMINENT
TREASURY CERTIFICATES SUBSCRIBED
Washington. April t,--Art5uheer,,ent was made
to-day that the issue Of Treasury certificates offered
through the reserve banks would be increased fom
s2oooooooo to s2soooooo9 and that all Of this sum
, had already been absorbed
CAMP. HILL AUTOMOBILE RUN.
Harrisburg ere The annual Camp Hill soeiabil}ty
Run will be held this yeat on June and B The des
tnaton is Washington but The route is not finally Sc
lected
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24

Temperature; 3 n. M, 10.
Suni Rises, sos a. M.
MOni Full moon, May q.
River Stage; ~ feet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
HINDENBURG PUT FORTH SUPREME EFFORT TO
PREVENT ANOTHER GREAT RETREAT UNDER FIRE

Battle Wages Fercely With Machine Guns and Field Ar
tIlery Taking Terrible Toll of Both Sides; Situation
Behind Teuton Lines Remains Dubious and Uncer-
iain Berlin Forces Strike Leaders Into Fighting
Ranks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES


wn. "N'"~' """ ieew Rank, Middle
John Jossn shndIer,
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

This, however, is entirely tenta-
tive. More likely course is believed
to be continuance of National De-
tense Council as special advisory
body in preparing for war.
Sec'y Baker as chairman of the
National Defense Council, is perpar-
ing to meet heads of great industrial
concerns to discuss what work is
necessary to complete tentative
plans to place country on a war foot
ing.
Sec'y Daniels is directing his eff
forts to stimulate recruiting and
hurry warship construction.
Beneath surface activities, official
attention turned today to a confer
ence reported under way at imperial
German war headquarters, which
will b eattended by kaiser, Won Hin
denburg and Chancellor Won Beth
mann-HOlwek, Ostensibly to. plan
more aggressive land and sea war
moves by TeUtOn forces.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23
HEALEY INDICTED AGAIN?

HEALEY INDICTED AGAIN?
Ex-Chief Healey, to whom indict-
ments are quite common affairs, may
be indicted again today On a charge
of accepting graft from police SER
geants for promoting them to lieu
tenants. It is said he is among the
Is hit by the grand jury yesterday.
Washington. - Democratic MEM
bers of house have appealed to six
Democratic members to support
them in their fight for control of that
body on ground Of patriotism,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23
SCORE PERISH WHEN U-BOAT
SINKS U. S. LINER

Eondon, March q. - At least a
score persisted in Unwarned sinking
by German submarine of Standard
Oil tanker Healdton. Ship was tor
pedOed five miles north of Terschel-
ling, Holland, in middle of what was
heretofore been announced by Ger
many as one of safety zones" in
barred area. Thirteen survivors
have been landed at Ymuiden, HOl-
land, of total of more than 40 on
board vessel.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23
LATEST U-BOAT AFFRONT is
ANSWERED BY SPEEDING
UP WAR PLANS.
Washington,

Washington, March 81 Ger
many's latest affront in the torpedo
ing without warning of the American
tanker HealdtOn will be answered by
continued speeding up of all prepOra-
lions for actual hOstilities which are
now regarded as inevitable.
Pres. Wilson and Sec'y Lansing
are convinced that Germany's pres
ent course is merely Fastening
clash. The president and his pre-
mier are known from highest and
most authoritative sources to have
held firm cOnYictiOn-even before
sinking of HealdtOn-that kaiser's
government is determined on forcing
a declaration of war from this coun-
try.
Pres. Wilson met with the cabinet
today to consider developments in
international situation and to discuss
progress made by all departments in
preparing for hOstilities.
There is indication today that the
president after congress has defined
the status between Germany and the
United States will augment his cab
met by one or more posts to cover
work of transportation and possibly
a portfolio to handle munitions max
ing.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

cagO's development, more especially
as it relates to the vast outlying ter
ritOry.
THE attorney we are employing
to represent us is we'll known to
every alderman in the city council
and we are sure he will command
your respect. We informed the local
transportation committee that we
will appear and introduce him at the
Saturday 1870 a. m. hearing.
"As an alderman of the city we
think you should be present and give
us fair show to have the legal ar
gument we will make a chance to be
heard by the entire council, which
we think very necessary. Very sin
cerely.-Greater Chicago Federation,
fomaz F. Deuther, Secretary"
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
$4,000, 900 FOR WOOD SHIPS
German and Austrian Steamers Taken
Over BY U. S. VIII Be Operated
Sy corporatIon-Goetha
To Be Manager.

Washington.-The administrators s
program for building vast feet OF
wooden cargo ships to transport sup
plies to the Allies and thus defeat the
German submarine campaign is now
definitely under way. The shipping
board will form $50,000,000 corpora
ton to build and operate the vessels.
The corporation will be organized
under the laws Of the District of Co
lumbia and its entire stock will be
held by the Shipping Board. In legis-
lation to be introduced in Congress
the board will ask authority to in
crease the stock of the future If need
ed, to as much, perhaps, as 1925, ,000,-
0O0 For the present the $50, 900
will suffice.
Private shipyards will construct the
ships on a standardized plan adopted
by the Shipping Board on a basis in
most instances Of 10 per cent. profit.
Some contracts will be let for specified
sums. The board probably will finance
some yards, although private capital
already is Offering millions for con-
struction of the vessels.
Major-General Goethals who, at the
direction of President Wilson has
agreed to supervise building Of the
ships, will take charge of the work as
soon as he can arrange to leave his
task of building New Jersey high
ways. F. A. Eustace, Boston mining
engineer, who with F. Huntington
Clark, New York engineer. conceived
the idea of a wooden ship feet. prob
ably will be associated with him.
The 100000 tons Of German shipping
taken over by the Government with
the declaration of war undoubtedly
will be put under the corporation as
will the Austrian ships now in GUS
tody of the United States. The gen.
eral opinion is that the German and
Austrian owners will be paid for their
use during the war and for the ships
themselves If they are lost or are re-
tanned:
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
EXPERTS DELv|NG
INTO EXPLOSION
Will Report Directly to the WaT
Department.
FOUR INQUIRIES GOING ON
Stumbling Blocks Found In Destruc-
tion OF shrapneI, Loading Plant
and Mental Confusion OF
Survivors.

Chester, Pa. Although ordnance
experts from the War Department and
chemists from the du Pont plants
analyzed shell fragments and black
powder found at the scene of last
weeks explosion at the Eddystone Am
munition Corporations plant, near
here, no announcement Of their pos
sible discoveries was made. A stimuli
taneous report is expected to be made
to Washington and to company OIL
cials when the explosive experts have
concluded their tests.
Officials representing Federal, State,
municipal and company inquiries were
frank enough to say that the exact
cause may never be determined. The
destruction of the shrapnel-loadlng
plant and the mental confusion of the
survivors are stumbling blocks in the
way Of Investigators.
The State investigation Is being
continued under the direction of Fire
Marshal G.. Chal Post, who said that
he was especially interested in learn
ing how the roof of the ruined build
ing gave way. He declared that ex-
perts can tell from the manner in
which the building was destroyed Just
what explosive was responsible. Dyna-
mite, the fire marshal said, as well as
nitro-glycerin and gun-cotton usually
lifts a roof On the other hand, ex-
plosives that generate a large volume
Of gas usually blow the walls out, he
continued, causing the roof to collapse.
Capt. Walter Wilhelm, general man.
ager of the corporation, expressed him.
self in somewhat the same vein.
Several arrests by company guards
Of men found lettering about the scene
of the explosion were made, but none
is considered important. The close
guard about the munition plant was
augmented with the arrival Of de-
tachment of State Police.
Ten thousand dollars has been col
lected as relief fund and will be
disbursed to the needy survivors and
to the dependents of those who were
killed.
The latest reckoning of the known
dead was 120. OF this number 81 have
been identified. More than fifty are
still reported missing, and the hos
pitals and armory reported total of
So injured still receiving treatment.