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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-23

HAVE you got a good automobile 10 eN-
change for a $500 first mortgage note;
first-elasa security Walnut i7bl.
FOR TRADE-2O0 acres. 100 in cultivn-
ton. i-room house, we'll and barn; for
No. 1 auto. hotel. city property or small
farm near city Walnut 4i56
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12
One Day Too Late.

The average Oklahoma Indian is
more interested In oil royalties than
In current events. Recently a locally
well-known Indian came into Ardmore
to cash his quarterly check, and on
being approached for a Red Cross con-
tribution, asked:
"What for, Red Crossf'
Red Cross work was briefly ex-
planned, and the Indian came back
with another query, "What war;"
"Why, the war with the Germans"
was the answer. didn't you know
America is at war with the Germansf"
NO" replied the Indian. How
long?"
The situation was explained at
length. and after studying over the
matter, the Indian said:
"Too badl Know um yesterday,
could help heap. Two Germans by
my place, hauling well-rig. Could kill
'em easy."-Everybody's Magazine.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12

Any man whose ambition Is to own
a whole town will have an opportunity
to satisfy his desire.
By direction Of Lord Stalbridge. the
owner, the entire town Of SALISBURY,
England, will be put on the auction
block. including private houses, banks,
postofices, stores, offices, hotels and
three saloons. The town is in a pic
turesque part Of Derbyshire, perched
on a hill in the midst of rolling farm
country. The nearest railway station
is three miles distant, at Semley.
Sales of great estates are frequent
in these days, when taxes are eating
up profits and many Of the younger
generation of the nobility are losing
their lives on the battleields. This is
the first sale of an entire town which
has been arranged.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12
MADE THE CHAIN COMPLETE
Physician In His Excitement Rather
Gave Away Secret He Should
Have Kept.

Attorney General Gregory tells this
piquant story of a prominent fnan-
cier and a well-known physician:
The money juggler called at the Of
flee Of his family physician one morn
ing and told him with much concern
that his only son was suffering from
diphtherla. The doctor was solicitous
but assured the inancier that with the
care given in the hospital to which
the boy had been taken ne would pull
through nicely. "Of COURSE" said the
medico, mo n is safe when that
terrible disease is around"
But" said the father, "the boy con-
fessed to me that he is sure he caught
the disease from the parlor maid
whom he had kissed"
"Well, young people are certainly
very thoughtless," unused the doctor,
"I'm sorry to hear that your son has
been so indisc~eet."
Eyes, Of course, DOCTOR" said the
inancier, %nervously. "but don't you
see, to be frank with you'll have
kissed the girl. Do you think I, too,
will have the disease2"
"Why, yes" said the doctor. "You
are probably already infected. In
fact, that would be the very next thing
to expect"
"Oh, that's awful" gasped the fnan-
I cier, "and I kiss my own dear wife
every morning and evening, so she,
too"
GOOD heavensl" cried the ply
s%ician, jumping up excitedly, then I,
too, will have t!"-Illustrated Sunday
Magazine.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12
NOT MARK OF DISRESPECT
Omission of "Mr." Before Name Of
President Is Thoroughly Sane
toned by Good Usage.

A Kansas City teacher asks the
Star whether 1t is really in good taste
to refer to the president In a head
line or elsewhere as "Wilson." Ought
it not always be "Mr. Wilson" or
president Wilson," she asks. 1t has
Jared on her in reading the news
to pupils to find the presidents name
used without a handle.
Hard and fast rules in matters Of
good taste are difficult to establish. In
general the title is appropriately used
with the presidents name in general.
but not always. The omission of the
title is not disrespectful on the con-
trary, the more distinguished the man,
the more the omission Of the title is
sanctioned by good usage. We speak
of Webster, Calhoun, Lincoln, Glad
stone habitually without the Mr."
So with living men. Isn't It more often
edison" than "Mr. Edison" Berg
SON. than IN. Bergson," "Kipling" than
"Mr. Kipling," Lloyd George" than
"Mr. Lloyd George" "Poincare" than
an. P~oincare," "Kerensky" than "Mr.
kerensky7"
When reference is made to a we'll
known man by his name without IT,
tie or ever initials, there is an implied
compliment. The implication is that
there is only one Lloyd George, only
n ~Clemenceau, only one Wilson,
Whether the title is used or not de
ponds largely on what seems to be the
requirements Of the occasion.-Kansas
City Times.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12
Historic Sinnals.

Our books on naval history which give,
in terms of flags, Nelson's signal at Ira
falgar, will have to be brought up to
date to include in Morse dots and
dashes, the immortal "St. George for
England Of Zeebrugge. Our japanese
allies will be the first to note the fine
~watchword for Togo, an intense ad-
mirer of Nelson, employed a variant
of the Trafalgar signal in the great
sea battle with Russia. Said he In his
report: 81 ran up this signal for all
the ships in sight: The fate of the
empire depends upon this event every
man is expected to do his utmost. -
London Chronicle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-12
The War Is Over, But
Our Boys Are Not Home

They still need the services of all the soldier
helping societies and associations that are now
in existence, and some of them they will need
more than ever.
The expense has not stopped. This is no time
to slack on the job. We must raise money, and
continue to raise money, until our boys are all
back home.
President Wilson urges all to do their
duty.
DR.. John r. Mott urges all to do their
duty.
Your conscience should be the most ~insistent
urger of all--because you know you ought not
to shirk any part of a loyal citizens responsibility.
This week---all week--make payment at your bank or to
your local chairman.
Do your duty--the boys have done theirs.
United War Work Cam
paign Committee
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Foch Gives Enemy
No Time to Rest
on Any Front
HUNS SLOWLY
PRESSED BACK
By .Associated Prcss

Paris, oct. 26.-The battle has
famed up again and heavy fighting
now is under way from Valenciennes
to the Meuse. The Germans are fight
ing well everywhere, but ;he Allies
continue to max substantial headway
in the task of driving back the enemy
on the Meuse line.
Although the recent fighting has
been marked by no sensational de-
velopments, 1t is having a cumulative
effect which, apart from the ground
gained adds considerably to the vast
age of men and material with which
the Germans must reckon. IN the
last four days the enemy has lost
we'll up towards $4,000 prisoners and
200 guns. His total loss of ctives
cannot have been less than 10000.
Strictly speaking, there are three
large battles in progress, all of which
are being conducted with equal sue
cess for the Allies. The first is te-
ing carried on by the British Third
and Fourth armies which, pushing
on towards Mons, have cached the
observation-disclosures double tack rail-.
road. The second is the attack of
General Mangin north and east OF
Laon, which has resulted in a gain on
a front of s miles for a distance Of
two miles. He has carried his line
out of the swamps around Sissone.
The third battle is being fought by
General Guillaumat on a front of
seventeen miles from Sissone to Cha
teGu Poreien, where the Huu1inS line
Joins the kriemheld system. The
average gain has been a mile. al
though at some points ;he advance
has been greater.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
CHAMPION HUN
KILLER HAS Is
TO HIS CREDIT
Quick Shooting Member of
10Th Infantry POTS"
German Officers

Thirteen Huns have fallen to the
shooting prowess of a PENNSYLVANIA
boy in the Iron division. He is Pri-
vate William Whalen, of Sunbury,
and his comrades are calling him
the champion Hun killer"
Private Whalen went overseas
with the divisional headquarters
troop. Later he was transferred to
the infantry. where he made his rec
ord. Since then he has been assigned
to duty at division headquarters. .
An officer on the staff of General
Charles H. Muir. commanding the
Iron Division, tells of the Sunbury
boys exploits.
He has killed more German of
ficers than any other man in the di-
vision" this officer writes. Private
Whalen himself in a letter to his
parents at Sunbury. furnishes his
score to date-13. Before the war
the champion Hun killer" was
Pennsylvania railroad clerk.
Harrisburgers I'm Unit
On the eve of the Yankee drive
along the Meuse. Colonel George c.
Richards, commanding the 112th
Infantry in the Iron Division, wrote
an inspiring letter of the task which
the Pennsylvania boys were facing
CONTINUED on Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Boy Sends Load of Shot
Into Mans Shoulder When
Father Lays Down Weapon

Eli Shearer, 65, of Middletown,
while discussing the question of tim
ber to be cut with Gus Credden, of
Round Top, in the woods near that
place yesterday afternoon, was ac-
cidentally shot in the right, shoulder
by a gun held in the hands of Cred
denis 1O-year-old son who had ac-
companied the men to the woods
Shearer was taken home by Credden
but upon an examination of the
wound by DIR. j. l.. Blocker il was
decided 10 remove the man to the
Harrisburg Hospital, where il is said
that his injury is serious.
Shearer is said to have carried the
shot gun with him when he went to
Credden's home to talk over timber
cutting and took it along when the
men went to the woods nearby. The
former had barely laid the weapon
aainst tree when the lad
picked it up for examination. A few
seconds later its contents were acci-
IDENTIFY discharged by the boy into
Shearer's shoulder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Household Helpers
Needed by Red Cross

THE Red Cross headquarters to-
day sent out call for women
who will be, willing to go into
houses where the mothers are sick
and children are without proper care
and diet. Many of these families
are willing to pay for such SER
vices" said Mrs. Gilbert. and the
need is great. Scores of mothers
are sick and little ones are suffer
ing for a woman's care. Volun-
teer nurses have responded nobly;
now we need housekeepers. Those
willing to serve should phone or
call at Red Cross headquarters in
the Harrisburg Public Library
building in Walnut street"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
DRIVE FOR FUND
TO AID SOLDIERS
GETSSTART HERE
Workers Crowd to Gilbert
Store to Learn Part in
City'S> Program

The national campaign to supply
comforts and amusements for men in
service with a fund of $4,000, 900
to be divided among Y. NJ. c. A.,
knights of Columbus. the Y. w. C. A.
the Jewish Welfare Board, the War
Camp Community Service, the Saliva
tion Army and the American Library
Association, opened up locally to-day
with a big crowd of workers who
fiocked to the old Gilbert store on
Market street to get a line of activi-
ties.
Secretary f. r. Eckenrode has just
returned from a trip to Philadel-
phia where he sought details for or
ganization, but the program cannot
be given out for several days. Dau-
phin county is supposed to dig up
SlSO,00O and the city itself, $3.50, 900
The actual drive will start November
IL and continue until November H.
and the various chairmen all agree
that this drive will be as successful
as the last Liberty Loan.
The busiest people in town to-day
were members OF the stunts" COM
mittee. headed by Henderson Gilbert,
and including Floyd Hopkins, Joe
wallazz, Linn Scott and Division Pas
senger Agent Longacre. Progress
was made to-day in appointing COM
mittees. such as William p. Starkey,
industrial chairman; Paul Johnson,
head of house-to-house canvassers;
Charles f. Pass. chairman of fraternal
victory boys and girls,
A. p. Dinsmore; committee on post
ers, luncheons. etc. Boyd NJ. Ogelsby
and Mercer B. Tate. The city chair
man is David L. Tracey; the vice.
chairman. Mrs. William jennings: J.
William Bowman; David Kaufman,
and George Reilly is secretary. E.
J. Stackpole Is. chairman of the com
mittee whose activities embrace ten
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
$4,000 HUNS LOST IN BATTLE;
$4,000 CAPTURED BY ALLIES;
FOCHGAINS ON EVERYFRONT
.DIAZ SEEKS TO DRIVE
WEDGE INTO BROKEN
ARMIES OF AUSTRIA
Valencennes Being Encrcled by British Armies French
Drive Forward For Important Gains on Wide
Front Americans Face Heavy Fire

to have begun on Thursday, when
the Austrian official statement re-
ported heavy artillery fire from the
Brenta river to the Montello plateau.
1t was reported yesterday that Ital-
ian, British and French forces at
tackled between the Brenta and
Piave rivers and advanced over
rough country for a considerable dis
tance. At the same time, the Allies
moved ahead and captured islands
in the Piave above the Montello
plateau.
Aim to Divide Austrians
This stroke was aimed at the
angle in the Austrian line which
runs from the Adriatic along the
Piave until it reaches the mountains
and then turns west. If the Allied
attack makes material progress the
Austrian armies on the lowlands near
the sea and those holding the front
in the mountainous sector may be
divided. The number of prisoners
taken, three thousand, would seem
to indicate fighting of serious ma
ture. 1t is too early to determine
whether General Diaz has really be-
gun an offensive or is merely direct
lhB an OpGidllOll WHICH Is III the
nature of a diversion.
British Drive iii Mesopotamia
British divisions in Mesopotamia
ave resumed their offensive against
the Tigris and those operating
there will be an effort to form a
junction between the forces along
the Tigris and hose operating
north and east of Damascus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
STORM BREAKS ON
WILSON CALL FOR
PARTY CONGRESS
Taft and Knox Score Partisan
Plea; War Not Affected,
Pennsylvania Says

Washington. Oct. 26.-Republican
sentiment in both Senate and House
in resentment of President Wilson S
appeal was vigorously set forth last
night in a statement signed by SEN
ator Lodge, as leader of the Repub-
licans in the Senate. and by Senator
Smoot, the chairman of the Senator
ial Republican Committee, as well as
by Representative Gillette, the Re-
publican leader in the House, and
by representative Fess, the chair
man of the Republican Congression-
al Committee.
Knew Statement Was Coming
Senator Harry New. of Indiana.
the veteran in the Senate, in service
in the Republican National Commit
tee, and who has been chairman of
that committee. declared after he
CONTINUED on Page g..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
New York World Thinks
President Should Not
Have Made His Appeal

New York, Oct. 26.-The New York
World, staunCh Democratic newspaper
and some times regarded as the
spokesman for the administra ton.
editorially expresses the belief to-day
that President Wilson should not
have written his appeal to the Ameri-
can people to return a Democratic
Congress, November 5. The World
agrees with the President but
says: 1T is not surprising that
Republicans vigorously criticise the
Presidents appeal for the election of
Democratic Congress-, His argu-
ment is powerful in all it's bearings
but he is not the man who should
have said it," and adds "our. only re-
gret is that forces of such inesti-
mable value should have been ad-
dressed in the wrong way"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Lieut.. Johnston Officially
Reported Killed in Action

Confirmation of the belief that
Lieutenant Donald Johnston, attach
ed to the American Air Service in
France had met his fate when word
reached his brother, Paul Johnston,
of this city, October 10, from the
Adjutant Generals office in Wash
ington, that the aviator had been
missing in action since September II,
came to-day when another message
from the same source to Mr.. john
ston, stated that the airman had
been killed in action on the above
date.
Johnston family, news of the Lieu
tenants death while lighting in the
air was not entirely unexpected by
them and they were steeled for the
worst.
Lieutenant Johnston. who former
ly lived in Harrisburg, enlisted in
the aviation service in California.
He was 81 years of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
SUN TO GET HOUR TO CATCH
UP WITH u. S. TIMEPIECES
WHEN CLOCKS ARE SET BACK
Men Who Forget to Move Watches Back Tonight Will Lose
Hours Sleep in the Morning

your timepiece back one hour before
you go 10 bed tonight, and then
forget 1t. Otherwise, one will lose
the extra hour of sleep which he
lost last Mach 81, when all
clocks were turned ahead one hour.
The heads of steel corporations
will have the edge on their employees
for they will have to work one hour
longer, but it was the other way
when the saving daylight order went
in, so 1t is "even-Stephen."
Probably the greatest single
achievement by this order was the
gain of 1924 hour-day-year 10
the 5,2S5, 500 was gardenrs. Many
an hour. too. was furnished for out
door recreation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26

Altogether Backward, turn
backward, o Time in thy fight"
Yes, sir, at o'clock tomorrow
morning the United States will COM
plete its test OF daylight saving"
At that hour clocks of the naval OBJ
servatory and other agencies by
which time is regulated in this coun-
try will be stopped for one hour
while the sun, which daily has been
tagging farther behind the nations
clocks. has a chance to catch up. At
the same time trains on all railroads
will stop by order of Director GEN
eral McAdoo for one hour, then
proceed on their way.
The correct thing to do is to turn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
THIRD SATURDAY
NIGHT CLOSING IS
ORDERED AT $50
DR.. Roger Lifts All Bans on
Philadelphia, Beginning
Next Wednesday

No decision on lifting the closing
orders in effect in Harrisburg to
check the epidemic of influenza, has
been reached by DR.. ]. NJ. ]. Rau-
nick, city health officer, and it may
be a week before the date for open
ing of schools and other places now
closed will be fixed.
DR.. Raunick said to-day the situa-
ton is still improving. He also an
nounced he will have a statement
prepared to submit to council next
Tuesday.
At the Emergency Hospital there
were no patients admitted or dis
charged during the day. Fifty-four
persons are being treated at the in
stitution. There have been no deaths
in the last "a hours.
At the local Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics fourteen burial certificates
[COntinucd OH Page 49,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
JAY LINES TO APPEAR
TOMORROW MORNING

City Highway Department en-
ployes early tomorrow morning will
paint jay lines" at the downtown
street intersections If weather oondi-
tions permit, officials announced to-
day. Two lines will be painted at
each of the four crossings at each
intersection. Two attempts were
made months ago to have lay lines
but the paint soon was worn of.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
BY Associated Press

French troops facing the
southern bulwark of the German
defenses in France continue to
make important dents in the
enemy positions along the Serre
and eastward, while the British
hammer at the pivotal point
around Nalenciennes.
Southwest of Marie the
French have captured Mortiers
on the Serre, while farther east
in the region southeast of Mont
cornell General Petains men
have smashed through the Ger
man lines on a front of four and
one-half miles to depth of two
miles at certain points. The
German defenses here were for
midable, having been prepared in
1917 and continuously rein
forced.
Encircle Valenciennes
In the encircling of Nalen-
ciennes the British have gained
new successes north and south
of the town. On the edge of the
Normal forest. on the south,
Field Marshal Haig's men have
taken Englefontaine and Mt.
Carmel hill. In the bend of the
Scheldt river northwest of
Valencinnes the British have
moved eastward and captured
the villages of Odomez and
Maulde.
The American troops on the
sectors east and west of the
Meuse are being subjected tc
strong German reactions, espe-
cially with artillery, but main
tain their hold on the new
ground won yesterday. North
of Grand Pre- the Americans
have strengthened their posi-
ton in the southern part OF
the Bourgogne wood.
While the British, French and
| Americans slowly are breaking
through the stubborn defense along
the line south of Valenciennes the
. attention of the Allied world is di-
rected to the Italian front, where
General Diaz apparently has started
major operation.
Allies Capture Piave Islands
Fighting on a large scale appears
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
$3.50 Fixed as Price
For November POrkers

Chicago, Oct. 26.-A minimum of
prices of hogs for November has
been fixed at $3.50 as the daily
average for packers droves. A min
imum of $3.50 has been fixed for
throw-outs, which consist of hogs
under 1870 pounds, stays, boars, sows
and skips.
AS packing house products have
been selling on a basis of $3.50 TO
hogs, the announcement to-day of
the new basis for November result
ed in big jump of prices for pork,
lard and ribs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
JOHN n. II. NIENGER
OfHTS SENATE HOTEI

Wit hthe transfer of the liquor
license for the Senate hotel, Market
Square, to Fred H. Menger, which
was approved by the Dauphin county
court this morning, announcement
was made tina tJohn n. H. Menger,
a brother, has retired from the man
agement. The Mengers had been in
charge of the place together for
some time, and the license transfer
to-day was transferred as a legal for
mality. II was also announced that
John n. H. Menger had purchased
the Court Dairy Lunch. Court and
Strawberry streets. and will con-
tineu the restaurant there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Hun U-BOats Idle as
Germans Strive For Peace

London, Oct. 26.-German submar-
inc activity reached such low state
this week as to become almost negli-
gible as war measure, notwith-
standing that as many or more u
boats were lurking in the Atlantic
and the Mediterranean. The British
Admiralty looks upon this situation
as part of the German peace often
sive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, I'M
settled, probably rain Tonight
and Sundays not much change
in temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania I'm
settled tonight and Sundnyt
probably occasional local Fainst
moderate and variable winds.
River
The Susquehnnna river and all Its
branches will probably remain
nearly stationary Tonight. Rain
mny cause some streams of the
system to rise Sunday or Sunday
night. A stage of about 40 feet
In Indicated fer Harrisburg sun-
day morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
First Part Of Week
Rainy; Cool Start, Too
Rn 4e.ncintrd Pre-.

Washington. Oct. 26.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the Weather
Bureau to-day include:
Northern and Middle Atlantic
States: Rain Monday and probably
Thursday; cooler Monday; seasonal
temperature after Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
HIGHER RATES PROPOSED

AnshinStOn' oct. 2b.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day
approved proposed increases in ex-
press rates to become effective unless
another method of giving the Ameri-
can Railway Express Company added
revenue is worked out with the rail-
road administration.