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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
4 WOMAN WITH
NERVES SHATTERED
Pitifui Tale of Suffering il reld hr
Dnm,iiic Lndy-How She FinnH!
Found Happiness.

Mrs. !. Z. Watkins resides at 3l6
Bcllvicw Avenue Danvillc and is per-
haps one Of the best known and highly
esteemed resident OF her community.
For Il long time she was the victim o.
a shattered nervous system. which.
strange as il may seem, apparently
had its origin in her stomach. Gas
tritis and dyspepsia caused her untold
suffering in the beginning. Then cam.
constant headaches. pains in the back
and limbs. loss of appetite and loss of
sleep through suffering and distress.
All this combined shattered her ncr-
vous system until il looked as though
she were verginG on a stroke OF ncr-
vous prostration.
My nerves were So bad she says.
that child crying would all un-
nerve me. ] was very easy to excite.
and ii seemed as though would 20
mad with the pain and suffering. But
all this is over now. have taken
Just one bottle of that new herb mcdi
cine. Drcco. and all my troubles were
at once improved. My color is much
better. | eat better and ! sleep we'll
J have great faith in Dreco. because
one bottle has proven what it, will do.
Now am buying three more bottles
for myself and one for neighbor
whom gave several doses out Of my
hrsl bottle. and il helped her from
the very first dose | can't say too
much for this wonderful medicine"
Dreco should be in every household
in this section. Few medicines can
equal ii as general invigorant and
system rcconstructant. In cases OF
stomach disorder, nervousness, head
aches. rheumatism. liver or kidney
trouble. Drcco has already proven its
blessed worth as hundreds of men and
women right in this city can testify
preco is purely vegetable COM
pound. made from roots. herbs. barks
ana berries. 1t is absolutely free from
harmtui mineral chemicals. is mex
pensiNc easy TO take and is strongly
recommended in Richmond by Tragic
Drug Co. ST. East Broad Street; Grant
Drug Co., BROAD and Seventh and Main
ana Twelfth Streets; Chclf Drug Co,
Broad and Harrison Streets: Peters
burg. u. y. Morrison. and i'm Hopewcll,
Va, at Georges Drug Storc.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
PERMIT SUFFRAGE MEET ING
Won'nn's Party Spcfri- Making 20 lie
Held Oppositc White House
Thursday Night.

nv Associated Press
NASfilNGToN. August 2l.-Mcmbcrs
of the Womhn's party were given a
permit by the Army Engineers Office
o-day for speech aking demon
atrat,on io.porrow on Lafayette Square
opposite tht White House This an
pnrenliy EMS the row between the
Washington police and the women. who
Tor several weeks have been attempt
ing demonstrations in defiance OF The
ponce " protest against the Senatcs
delay in acting on the Federal suf
!rafe amendment. All the women given
snort Jail sentences whey thc refused
10 pay INES for participating i'm gath
erinss on l.afayctt" square were re-
leased last night without completing
their terms
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

Hard Finish Brussels Rugs, $3.50
Large Floor Size fighspre Hard Finish Brussels
Weave. full size. 91l2 feet; attractively designed
todays market value. s2250, on sale at
$3.50.
Durable Wool and Fiber Rugs, $685.
These Rugs made of select quality wool and
fiber yarns very closely woven heavy wool sur
face: size 9xl2 feet: solid green center, with wide,
attractive borders. To-day's market value $500.
now on sale at 1895.
SanfOrd's Seamless Administer Rugs, $685.,
S. Sanford e. Sons High-Grad Seamless Amin
ster Rugs. size 91l2 feet: select patterns and
choice colors; to-day's market value $4,000 and
$4,000, now on sale at $685..
Stcuben Administer Rugs, $40
These high-gradc Administer Rugs. the product OF
McCeary, Wallin and Grouse Mills. are we'll known
for their superiority; large floor size Rags. 9x12
feet; to-days market value s55 90. now on sale at
$4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
south American Diplomn,. Arrive.
iBy Associated pros,

NEW ORLEANS. August .al.-A dis.
tnguiShed party of Brazilian and Ar
gentine officials ana diplomats were in
New Orleans today. 1t was said they
we're IN TINS country OH important mis-
sious Included in the party are Com
mandcr 4. e.. LcLouza Silva. OF the
brazilian navy. and Senior R:chardol de
.Acuma. of Argentina.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
LUNCH FOR REG!STRANTS
Worunn's tuAiIiary PInn Service for
Wen Neat tcSistrutiUn
Day Here.

~ :, called meeting of the womaus
auxiliary, w,r camp community sc.v-
ice. held recently. on the request OF
The chairman OF the registration board
Il vas decided to serve lunch for tie
men at the various precincts on regis
ration day. the cate OF which has n II
IS 80: hc~n definitely determined.
J! - estimated tina; Tie services Z
between 800 and So men will bc re-
quircd for the registration and tina, the
serving O, this lunch will greatly ia
'ilitatc tho woli. In so far pos
sihic, the chairman Of tho precincts
who served when this work was done
by the women In June Of last ycaT.
viii be aSiied TO give her services TO-.
ihs day also.
Miss Gertrude smith who is hero
from Elltton. Md, representing the
Federal se:vicc. enlisted the aid of I'll.
organization in securing cnrolimcnts
for Tie Woman's Munition Reserve 1T
seven rin7s. The hearty cooperation
OF the organization was pledged and
many OF is members enrolled.
Vow il tho time Ia sell that old fur
nturc at good price for cash.
Want Al will sell il
lnr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Genuine Rug Bargains
Come to the Individual Rug Store FOG North Street. and
Take Advantage of These Really Astonishing Values

Seamless Velvet Rugs, $3.50
Heavy Seamless Velvet Rugs; size 9x12 feet; pre-
sented in attractive Chinese and conventional pat
terms and colorings; to-day's market value, $3.50
now sale at $1,000.
Seamless Brussels Rugs, $3.50
Heavy Seamless Brussels Rugs; size feet S inches
by III feet inches; beautifully conventional and
ailovcr effects; to-day's market value, s22.50 now
on sale at $3.50
Fine Quality Seamless Tapestry Brussels
Rugs, $500
Exquisite and distinctive patterns and colorings
full size, 9Xl2 feet; some copies of fine body
Brussels designs; today's market value $4,000.
now on sale at $1,000.
Fine Administer Rugs, $2S.75
Beautiful Administer Rugs. size 9xl2 feet; deem
silky pile; attractive patterns and coorings: to-
days market value. $4,000, on sale at $3.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Perlslistlc plunderers and German rob-

Moscow dispatch received In Am
stcrdam on July 2J reported that Maria
SpiridonNa had been one OF the number
OF social RcvolutioniSts shot for the
murder OF German .Amba ssador Won
'Mirbach ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
local Rainfall.

Rainfall. - hours ending S +. NJ. None
Excess since March l............ l.3l
Excess since January I........ 201
Local observations = y. ". Yesterday.
Temperature. &c: humidity. 81 wind.
direction southeast. wind. velocity, 4 :;
weather at +. NJ. clear
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

have been saved as there was plenty
of time to launch the boats. The ex-
plosion of the second torpedo. how
ever he said, blew the ship up like
matchwood.
Joses saved himself by jumping.
He was in the water one hour and
was clinSing to raft when rescued
by a destroyer
The Leinster was the fifth channel
boat sunk by German submarines.
The rescuing ships picked up scores
of persons from the water where
they We're Clinging to upturned
boats, RATS and broken timbers. The
survivors were brought to Kings
town. All were in a desperate state
as a result of their hours exposure
in the rough sea. A number of dead
bodies also were landed.
Wrcckagc Kills Several
A member. of the crew says the
explosion of the second torpedo blew
the tunnels to pieces. Some of the
wreckage fell on the deck and killed
several persons. A majority of the
passengers on the forward deck
were thrown into the sea, according
to the same witness, who said some
of the boats were smashed in being
launched and that others capsized.
Francis Osborne, judge of the
High Court of the Sudan, says he
saw the first torpedo approaching.
When it struck the ship the vessel
began to settle by the head. He
went over the side and slid down a
rope as others had done and entered
a boat. While the lifeboat was toss
ing close to the ship the second tor
pedo was fired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
IT. JOHNSTON
MISSING AFTER
BATTLE IN AIR
Fate of Harrisburg Aerial
Officer Said Doubtful by
War Department.

The grim but not unhopeful news
from the Adjutant Generals office in
Washington came last night to Paul
Johnston, treasurer and general
manager of the Johnston Paper
Company, of this city, that his
brother, First Lieutenant Donald
Johnston, attached to the air service
in France, had been missing since
September II. Lieutenant Johnston,
who sailed overseas in the middle of
last July, went abroad as a casual
aerial officer, unattached to any
squadron. He enlisted in the aerial
service in June, 1917, in California.
The brief telegram from the Ad-
jutant General failed to say what
particular engagement was respon-
sible for the undoing of Lieutenant
Johnston, but promised to forward
such particulars, together with in
formation as to whether the officer
is alive or dead when they are avail
able.
The last heard from Lieutenant
Johnston was six weeks ago when a
letter written in French from him
was received by one of his brother
Paul's children. Prior TO that time
two or three letters had come from
the lieutenant. Upon receipt of the
message last night, Mr.. Johnston inn
mediately wired the contents of the
telegram to Robert A. Johnston,
father of the missing lieutenant, who
is making a short sojourn at Attain
tic City.
Lieutenant Johnston. who was q
years old and unmarried, enlisted in
California, attending first the
ground school at BeFkley University,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
600 DIE WHEN FOE
SINKS GREAT SHIP
No Time Gipen to Launch LifebOatS i;
Women and Children Go DoWn in
Lateet Sub Horror

Dublin, Oct..l1.-It is believed
600 lives were lost in the sink
ing of the mail steamer Leinster
by a torpedo in the Irish sea
yesterday, it was stated to-day
at the office of her owners. Only
about 80 were saved, it was
added.
After the Leinster had been struck
by the first torpedo and in her dis
abled condition was an easy prey,
the submarine fired a second to-
pedo. This missile struck the vessel
amidships, entered the engine room
and caused an explosion of the ships
boilers.
Many Thrown Into Sea a
There was some confusion as the
passengers tried to enter the boats
and many persons were thrown into
the sea. AS soon as information re-
garding the Leinster's plight reach
ed Kingstown fifteen tugs and de-
stroyers hastened to the place.
Survivors say the submarine fired
the two torpedoes without warning
from a range of about lao yards.
Details of the lost and saved have
not yet been obtained. Captain
Birch, the Leinster's commander.
was among those lost. 1t is known
that two stewardesses were drowned.
Second Torpedo Fatal
Fourth Engineer Jones said that
il the second torpedo had not struck
the Leinster all on board except
those who had been directly killed
by the first torpedo, probably would
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
AMERICAN ARMY
SMASHES INTO
ENEMY LINES
Yankee Infantry Sweeps For
ward For Important Gains
Northwest of Verdun

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Thursday, Oct. TO-
American forces struck the German
lines east of the Argonne forest to-
day. They captured the villages of
Sommerance, Chevieres and Marco.
The ridge of Dame Marie. were
stormed after hard fighting. More
than one thousand prisoners were
taken during the day. These include
one colonel and two battalion staffs.
Fighting opened this morning with
the infantry sweeping through the
northern portion of the Argonne
forest for a maximum distance of
nearly five miles. Little opposition
was encountered.
AS the Americans advanced they
found that the Germans had block
ed and destroyed the roads. At 2
o'clock this afternoon they were
in Marcq and Chevieres, having
taken the La Folie farm and the
Richard farm and advancing on the
Negremont woods, the only piece of
forest land between them and Grand
Pre-.
Half an hour later they had cap
tured Sommerance and had ad-
vanced north of that village. BY
this attack the Americans have
taken a firmer grip on the territory
north of the broken Kriemhild line.
Although there were detachments
of German machine gunners and in
fantry to be met, the Americans
found that the German artillery fire
was very light. They had little diff
ficulty in advancing. Fires were
caused by enemy shells at Fleville
and Chevieres.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Orders Placed by City Health
Bureau For $50 Cots For
Use of Patients Unable to
Receive Home Treatment
LITTLE CHANGE SEEN
IN LOCAL SITUATION
Stores Will Close Saturday
Evenings; Call Issued For
Nurses Who Need Not Have
Professional Experience

DR.. j. NJ. j. Raunick, city health
officer, to-day established the city's
first emergency hospital for the
treatment of victims of the influenza
epidemic, the ravages of which have
been unchecked despite the drastic
steps taken by city and state au-
thorities. The open air school at
Firth and Seneca streets is the site
selected for the emergency work.
The first patients probably will
be taken to the building this even
ing.
Four Die at Hospital
Four deaths from Spanish influ-
esZa, and thirteen more cases of the
disease, were reported at the Har-
risburg Hospital this morning as
having occurred since yesterday.
The dead are:
Antoni Donatella. admitted at Q
o'clock last evening, died at
o'clock this morning; lived at $50
South Second street, Steelton.
Mrs. Peter Who's, 237 Boas street,
died at LOS this morning.
William Patterson. 147 Balm
street, admitted at o'clock last
evening. died one hour later.
Patrick Kearney, aged so, Front
and. Swatara streets. Steelton, ad-
mitted at o'clock yesterday, died
at $50 this morning.
DIR. Raunick decided this morning
to open the hospital after It became
apparent that the epidemic is wildly
spreading and that the regular hos
pitals cannot take any more suf-
ferers. Orders were placed this
morning for $50 cots to be delivered
to the school-hospital and DR..
Raunick and the Harrisburg Chap
ter of the Red Cross made an ur-
gent appeal for volunteer nurses.
Capable Women Needed
1t is not necessary that the volun-
teers be registered nurses or first
aid workers. Any woman capable of
taking care of the sick and who is
competent to receive and carry out
instructions can be of much service
at the hospital. At least a score of
volunteers will be needed at the out
start. DIR. Raunick said. and if a
sufficient number is not obtained
the City Health Bureau will make
an appeal to the State Health De-
permanent as has been done by some
other cities.
Organization of the emergency
CContinucd on Page 49,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
COLOR LINE"
HAS DEVELOPED
AT DICKINSON
President of the Institution
Drops Two Colored Stu
dents From Rolls

we have decided that it would,
perhaps, be better if you would go
to a colored school. There are a
number of Southern boys coming
here tonight and they might make
it unpleasant for you" -..
IF you say so," was the reply,
there is nothing else for me to do
but to go, but l was working for a
degree, and you know what that
would mean to me after the war"
Thus was William jefferson, a
senior at Dickinson College, dismiss
ed from the institution by DIR. Nor
gan. the president, and thus the
student accepted the situation.
It's a story of two ambitious, en-
ergetic and self-respecting colored
boys and what happened to them
at one of the oldest institutions of
learning in the United States. Will
liam and Edward Jefferson are the
TCOnffnuaH ON -Dona -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
LOOKING AHEAD

Val Fisher, managing director
of The Advertising World, OF
London, says:
This is a time when every man
ufacturer, every businessman.
should look ahead. Good will
cannot be built in a day, even
advertising. The war will not last
always. We have all seen the mis-
takes of being unprepared for
war; it is almost as great and
serious a mistake to be unpre-
pared for peace.
What are you going to do with
your acres and acres of enlarged
factory space now employed in
the making of war products all
over America if you don't build
good will now for the goods you
are going to make when the war
is won2 How are you going to
keep the smoke coming out of
your factory chimneys after
peace is declared, If you don't
keep your name constantly be-
fore the public now, and build a
demand for your peace-time
products that will insure a satis-
factory business the minute you
stop making munitions or other
war supplies2
The businessman can no more
stop advertising now and begin
again after the war just where he
left off than he can stop eating
for the present and resume when
the war Is over.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
CITY WILL FIGHT FOR
LOAN TO LAST DITCH
FRENCH HEROES HERE
Battle-Scarred Veterans Arc
Greeted Here by Men and
Women Who Have Bought
Bonds to Support Army
EVERY MAN DECORATED
FOR VALOR ON FIELD

Sixtythree heroes came out of the
West this morning and for the entire
day made Harrisburg their stopping
place on the way back to the land
where their names are spoken in
whispers, and their deeds recounted
with bated breath.
Five officers and 5S men of the
French Legion of Honor, who have
carried the standards of the French
Republic forward against the Ger
mans on every battle sector from
Belgium to Alsace Lorraine, who
stopped the Germans in the num-
erous drives for Paris. and saved
civilization for France and the
the world, for one whole day they
remained in Harrisburg, answering
the questions of hundreds who gath
cred to see them, and telling the
CONTINUED on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Time and Half Time to Be
Given Employees of Bethle-
hem Steel Company, Eff
fective October 1
EMPLOYEES MAY FORM
LABOR COMMITTEES
General Manager Robbins An
nounces Plans Designed to
Remove All Working Trou-
bles Until End of the War

The Bethlehem Steel Com
pany's plant at Steelton to-day
was placed on an eight-hour
basis. This announcement to-
gether with a statement that
employees may organize commit
tees to take up all labor problems
with the management was made this
morning by Frank A. Robbins, Jr.,
general manager.
Employees working more than
eight hours a day will be paid time
and half time. This will mean an
enormous increase in the corpora
tions payrolls because of the
thousands of men aqected.
Big Pay Increase
In the mills most of the men work
at 12-hour tricks. The new rate of
time and half time for the last four
hours will mean a big increase in
wages. In the various shops many
employees work ten, eleven and in
some cases thirteen hours:
The ruling that men may organ
ize shop committees to confer with
the management at all times on all
questions was taken by the men to
mean that labor troubles in the
future will be eliminated.
The Notice
The notice follow:
Effective October l all employees
of this plant in hourly turn, tonnage
contract and piece work rates will
be paid on a basis of time and a half
time for work in excess of eight
hours on any day.
at is also desired to provide en-
ployes ways and means of meeting
with and bringing before the man
agement problems affecting their
working conditions and to accom-
plish this the company proposes to
establish a system of employees rep
resentation consisting of represen-
tatives elected by the employees TO
serve on various committees to deal
with ali phases of their working con-
ditions.
The general principles of this
system have been developed and will
be Immediately submitted to the
employees
Signed,
FRANK A ROBBINS"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

The grip Of the Germans Northern
and the process of herdng them back their borders
at increasingly rapid pace under the Allied lash.
Already since the beginning of the July offensive, which
aed the oosening the Allies have pushed the
back maximum of IS miles from the Ancre Albert
tip OF the present Anglo American wedge lie Caeau
rs Miles to Farthest Border
"A scant Is miles will bring them this line
gan frontier south of Maubeuge But long before that point
reached the all sides continued present
will have resulted in the clearing the enemy from virtually all
French territory and great part of Belgian soil
The Germans already carrying general retreat
Ludendorff Outgeneraled
General Ludendo patiently has been desious of withdrawing
shorter line where he could reOrganze his forces But the
steady unrelenng which Marshal Foch has applied
along the front has made impossible for him deach himself
such operation He break his advcr-
ay, he would like do and consequently obliged fall
on Page1 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Strenuous Effort Must Be
Made If Harrisburg Is Not
to Hang Its Head in Shame
Because of Defeat
YANKS WIN IN BATTLE;
WE ARE LOSING AT HOME.

When the city bells rang for noon
to-day the Liberty Loan campaign
was over so far as the teams are
concerned which have been cam
vassing the city for the last four
days.
Some other method must now be
employed to sell Harrisburg's quota
of bonds.
That the city has not been thor
oughly canvassed seems to be indi-
Gated by the fact that in front of
the bulletin board at the Courthouse
last night four solicitors sold s11,-
$50 worth of bonds to men who said
they had never been asked to buy.
These sales were in $50 and S1OO
lots.
More than s1,0O0,OOO worth of
bonds remained to be sold when the
Continued OH Page 49,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
CONTINUED on Page 12.1
GO OVER TOP IN LOAN

Providing their loyalty to the ma
ton. Linglestown, under the chair
manship of o. 3. Leese. Paxtonia,
under the leadeship of r. S. Care
and the district north of the city,
including Rockville. under Carl w.
Davis. went over the top in the Lib
erty Loan drive to-day, 1t was am
nounced. Penbrook, under IL. G..
Plank, has also gone over.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Coming Sunday Will
Be Gasless; Maybe Last

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE gasless
Sunday order will not be modified
in time to permit use of motor cars
on October 1S, but fuel admins
tration officials are hopeful that day
will be the last During the last
six months, although production in
creased twenty per cent. con-
sumption also increased and the
stocks on hand were improved only
four per cent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Father J. J. Smythe, of
Mt. Carmel, Appointed
Rector at Sacred Heart

The Rev. Father J. J. Smythe,
of the Church of Our Lady, of Mt
Carmel at Mt. Carmel will be the
new rector of the Sacred Heart
Church at Harrisburg, it was an
nounced to-day
The Rev. Father NJ. J. Horgan
of Conewago, will succeed Father
Smythe at Mt. Carmel. The Rev.
Father Joseph Schmidt, formerly OF
Carlisle, will succeed Father Hor-
gan at Conewago. Father Schmidt
was assistant to Father Welsh at
Carlisle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
FROM DOUAI TO VERDUN THE
ENEMY IS RETREATYNG WITH
HIS ARMIES BADLY CRUSHED
HEADLONG FLIGHT


CAMBRIA Oct 1.-THE battle being fought in this
tended the gaining There
sS virtually infantry opposition.
The
of
fled to the battle-ground
the
The Doua salient has the
expected