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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20

EXPERIENCED NDfRERS want
washing and ironing to do nj home.
7pa Joliet street. viii also press
ladies' and Eentlomen's clothes. Work
guaranteed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20

WANTED Starch girls BraJrord's
Laundry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20
RAGS WANTED

We viii puy cents per pound tor
clean rags ~ this Office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20

and il was reported that the Bolshe-
wiki intended TO arrest Tchernon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20
FEW REFLECTIONS ARE.
REPORTED BY DRAFT.
BOARD AFTER TESTS.
GREAT MAJORITY OF REGISTER.
ED MEN ARE ACCEPTED BY
DOCTORS AS BEING PHYSICAL.
~ FIT FOR ARMY SERVICE
SMALL NUMBER TURNED
DOWN.

Out of 1870 men examined yester.
day for physical Disqualification
which would prohibit their becoming
cogs in Uncle Sans great lighting ma.
chine. only very small percentage Of
the registered youths we're rejected
as being unfit for some sort of mill.
tGry service.
The examinations We're conducted
in the gymnasium of the high school
and kept the corps of doctors busy
from early TIN late The results of
the examinations were announced to-
day and showed the youth of District
TO be a pretty husky fellow. IA the
following report shows. Those &C.
copied and rejected. according TO the
medical classifications. are as fol-
lows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
787 AMERICANS
YIELD LNESN
WAR OVERSEAS
81 Pennsylvanians Victims of
Battle on Fronts in
France

Washington, Nov. 9.-The casu-
atty lists made public to-day by the
War Department contain 9s1 names,
363 of whom were killed in action.
Fifty-one Pennsylvanians appear in
the fatalities. The summary and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
KILLED IN ACTION
NTain1s

Thomas Belford Anderson, 10
Lloyd avenue. Latrobe.
Lieutenant
Daniel S. Keller, Rosemont.
Sergeants
Charles Kral, York Springs.
Raymond Smith Long, Doylestown.
Corporals
John L. Albackern 22S Tenth
street, Aspinwall.
Clyde Elton Richards, R. F. D. 1,
Raymilton.
Samuel s. Grifhths, 25O2 Hallott
street, Pittsburgh.
Privates
George e. Appleton, 311 Lehigh
street, Pittsburgh.
Xavier John Boltz, s1S West
Twenty eighth street. Erie.
Charles D. Bonawitz, Pine Grove,
Schuylkill county.
John F. Coughlin, Spruce street,
Archibald.
Frank Cupella, Beaver Meadow.
John Fraim, 1871 South Holly
wood avenue, Philadelphia.
George Thomas Mooney, 636 Pres
colt avenue, Scranton.
Richard F. Rigney, Manor.
Frank T. Barry, 321 South street,
Ridgeway.
Elwood K. Buchanan, 1888 Tasker
street, Philadelphia.
Louis ]. Ferguson, II Watt street,
Pittsburgh.
James Flatley, $40 Providence
Road, Scranton.
Monroe r. Hunter, R. F. d. 2,
Dillsburg.
Samuel Leo. Halifax.
Leo Leofsky, r. F. d. 8, Spring
Creek.
Gerald L. Lyons. 24s5 East Haz-
zard street, Philadelphia.
John P. McCollum, 81 School
street, Galeton.
Ellsworth w. Miller, r. F. D. 1,
DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED
IN ACTION
Corporals
Oscar e. Troxell, 713 Washington
street, Allentown.
Leo ]. Truckey 715 Middle street,
North Braddock.
Wagner
Eugene R. Davis, 1928 Regina
street, Harrisburg.
sPrivates
Leroy Greenly, 757 North Eighth
street, Reading.
Paul P. RomanslSi, Elizabeth.
Steve Rudolph Sankner, Lewis
Run.
John Archibald, Ornalinda.
George A. Flynn 203 Talbot ave-
nue., Braddock.
BENJAMIN S. Geyer, North Side,
Pittsburgh. ~
Eugene A. Kibbler. Noxen.
Walter Frank Laird, Dayton.
Russell Harry Lehman, 100 South
Main street, Chambersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
Lutheran Units Are
to Form Great Merger;
New York to Be Scene

Pittsburgh, Nov. 9.-Three great
bodies of the Lutheran Church-the
General Synod, the General Council
and the United Synod South-will
be merged into one body to be called
the United Lutheran Church of
America, it was announced here last
night.
The amalgamation will take place
at convention in New York start
ing next Tuesday, the ratification to
be held in the Hotel Astor, Friday
evening, November Is. A complete
constitution for the government of
the new body has been adopted by
all synods. The three bodies to be
merged are the oldest in the Lu-
theran Church. The General Synod
was organized in 1920, the General
Council in 1867, and the United
Synod South during the Civil War.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
REPORTS ON WAR
DRIVE TO BE MADE
PUBLIC EACH DAY
District to Be Kept Informed
of Progress of 100000
Campaign

Totals in the United War Work
Campaign for the Sixth Pennsylvania
District including ten Central Penn
sylvania counties will be announced
each evening during the campaign
beginning Monday night of next week
1t was announced by officials at dis
trict headquarters here to-day.
Telephone reports will be made
each day on the results OF the drive
among industries. students. victory
boys and girls, and homes. giving
the total number OF subscriptions and
the total in money in each county.
The precinct leaders will telephone
their results to the leaders of the
various subdivisions in the coun-
ties, and on the line to the county
chairman or campaign director. The
county leaders will telephone the
results to district headquarters here
each evening. when the report on the
complete district total will be made
public at once.
Miss Eaton Named
In this way the entire district will
be kept informed of the results with
in the district and will show how
rapidly the 100000 district goal is
being approached.
was maui "lO-udy VI
the appointment of Miss Alice Eaton,
librarian of the Harrisburg Public
Library. as chairman of the district
committee on campaign speakers.
With Miss Eaton's appointment the
district leaders now include:
e. ]. Stackpole, district chairman
Robert B. Reeves, campaign director
A. H. Dinsmore. acting campaign di-
rector, (Mr. Dfnsmore is directiag the
campaign because of the illness of
Mr.. Reeves) L. H. Dennis, field exec
utive; H. e. Gaymen, assistant field
executive; George r. Reinoehl. in
dustrial chairman; ]. K. Bowman,
rural chairman; DR.. ]. Geo. Becht,
victory boys chairman; Miss Alice
Eaton, speakers bureau chairman;
DR.. William A. Granville, student s
chairman; Mrs. Guy H. Shadinger.
assistant students chairman (glrls
department); C. Laurence shepley.
publicity chairman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
WTTTErsBACH DYNAsTY FArIs

Basel. Nov. s,-During the sitting
at the Diet palace yesterday de-
cree was passed deposing the Wit
telsbach dynasty. according to dis
patch received here from Munich.
Bavaria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09

, man have coffee with you? Those
don't understand the Joys of a leis-
urely luncheon"
do stay. This is such nice op-
portunity to have you meet my new
sisters" I said, and presented him
to Virginia and Phoebe.
Then, all in a l-soment, Sheldon's
desire for a 'leisurely cup of cof-
fee" was explained. He wanted 1t
with Virginia. He didn't make the
slightest effort to conceal his tre-
mendous admiration for Mrs. Dalton
and Virginia's indifference, coupled
with Phoebe's utter lack of amaze
ment, told me something more to
add to my list of notes about this
almost undesciperable sister-in- law
of mine. Virginia had great deal
| of charm-of lure-for men. Could
that be what had separated her from
Pat Dalton?
NY speculations were interrupted
by the arrival of the check, which
Sheldon calmly appropriated and
signed. After all my agony over the
inglorious, missing dollar-after the
actual ordeal Of asking Virginia for
help-came this absurd, yet perfect
ly proper ending.
And when Virginia rose to leave.
Sheldon insisted on putting his car
at her disposal. and phoned just be-
fore to explain almosb apologetical-
ly that he was detained at the office,
but was sending his car and chaur-
feur around to call for us.
And Virginia's illuminating COM
ment when 1 came and told her, was:
How kind. He must really be quite
devoted to you and Jim"
i've never noticed it before" I
replied dryly, remembering the time
Jim had almost affiliated himself
with a gang of thieves down in the
street-and Sheldon had made no
move to stop him.
You'll have dinner with us to-
night-won't you, girls?" 1 asked
when the car deposited me at my
door an hour later.
"A nice little family party?" asked
Virginia in a tone that was almost
friendly. We'll be glad to come
| to get away from hotels and to test
, the housekeeping Jim boasts about" "
That left me in a warm glow of
delight-over which a shower of cold
water was destined to be cast before
long-for 1 was summoned to the
phone in the midst of peeling pota-
toes. and Phoebe's voice whispered:
wee says she's so tired she just
| can't go out again to-night-so will
you please come here to dinner in
stead"
l knew Jim would want me to ac-
cept. But as 1 turned from the
phone, hard on my own Yes" two
doubts came to assail me:
Had Virginia seen through my
fiimsy little pretext about being
careless with money-was she ask
ing us to be her guests at the Roch-
ambeau because she suspected that
my proud Jim could hardly afford
to entertain any "extras" at dinner?
And-did ner invitation include
Neal?
- Ito Be COntinued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
CHAPTER xiv


give dollars and sixty-hve cents!
f1ve sixty-five" That went gallop-
ing through my mind like a hideous
refrain.
What was I to do? The lunch
con check was five sixty-five, the
tip must be at least sixty cents more
and 1 had less than five dollars
and a half.
Stealthily, under the table my
hands went fumbling through every
compartment Of my purse but no
blessed miracle had converted the
Eve dollar bill and three dimes and
TWO nickles into one cent more than
l had figured 1t in my first flush of
terror.
1 had no credit at Carriers. I was
unknown there. And l had nothing
1 could offer ss security for loan
at the desk-ano supposing they
would contemplate advancing me any
,..oney. l wore no jewelry-nothing
yut the plain gold band on my mar
riage finger, and as l wrung my cold
hands together in my lap and touched
my wedding ring, l spurned myself
anew to think of some way out
some way that would not humiliate
my Jim.
For his sake 1 couldn't ask Vir-
ginia to lend me the money-and in
the midst of my desperation l felt
relieved because it was clearly not
my duty to shame myself before her,
Most certainly l didn't want to.
But something must be done.
Desperately I stared around the
room, searching for some inspiration.
All about me were smiling, smartly-
dressed men and women. Probably in
all that room there was no one else
to whom one dollar meant the diff
ference between misery and happi-
ness.
Suddenly, out of that mess of in
different, unknown, mask-like faces,
one detached itself and became real
Sheldon Blake's eyes caught mine, as
he leaned forward from a distant
table and lifted his goblet of water
in greeting.
A plan leaped into my mind. I ex-
cused myself to Virginia and Phoebe
on the preteXt of phoning, hurried
to the lobby, gave page ten cents
and the request to call Mr. Blake
from the wall table in front of the
third pillar, and then recalled the
page and told that astounded youth
not to call the gentleman after all.
1 had gone to the lobby fully in
tending to summon Sheldon Blake,
and with a little pretended air of
humor to beg for rescue and the
paltry missing dollar-out 1 couldn't
do il.
l must return and ask Virginia
for the money. However that hurt
me, it could be managed, and in a
way that need not reflect on Jim.
And so I went back and told Vir-
slginia little white lie" about my
Chronic carelessness in money mat
ters, and how it had sent me out
with ridiculously small amount of
money that morning.
we all do those things now and
then. May l lend you five or ten
dollars, Amer" she asked in an even,
unruffied voice Ordinarily that tone
of hers froze me. Now it saved me
humiliation, as did the careless, mat
ter-of-fact way she slipped a bill
into my hand under cover of the
damask tablecloth.
Hardly was our transaction con-
cluded when Sheldon Blake came
strolling over to the table.
Hello Mrs. Jimmie" said he.
VIII you let a thirsty and lionel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09

Harry S. Brean. 800 Sixth street,
Jeanette.
Clarence A. Gift, 52s West Robin
son street, Pittsburgh.
John Harris, 612 South Fourth
street, Philadelphia.
Norman e. Hinton, R. L. D. /,
Warren.
Mike j. Klus, 1855 Pratt street.
Philadelphia.
Hugh F. Murray, 1922 Hoffman
street, Philadelphia.
Carl B. Randolph, R. F. D. 8,
Athens.
Victor Sienkiewicz, 2s06 Dennis
cord street, Pittsburgh.
Joseph B. Walsh, Jessup, Pa.
Thomas w. Whartonby, 272S North
Lehigh street, Philadelphia.
Clifford e. Yerkins, Sharpsburg.
Joseph DeMerolis, 324 Airy street,
Norristown.
Jack ]. Hennerty, S12 Lawrence
street, Allentown.
Joseph L. Marnien, 1902 James
street, Philadelphia.
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY
Private
Frederick r. Walters, 1914 Brown
street, Philadelphia.
PRISONER
Private
John D. Price, $50 Morgan street
| Dickson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
Son Gives All to His
Mother in Eight Words

Norristown, Pa, Nov. 9.-In the
Office of Register of Wills Miller here
appears an instance of paper con-
servation. The will OF Wade H.
Myerle, of Pottstown, written on the
back of No. IL envelope, is on file
for probate. 1t was a used envelope
sent to him with letter on Septem-
her 5, 1918. He died on October 20.
Here is all that is written.
Everything I own is left to my
mother.
(Signed) Wade H. Myerle.
Brother next heir"
1t was not dated nor was his sig
nature witnessed. AS his mother re-
nounced the right to letters testa-
mentary, his brother, John, quail
fed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
No Halt of Draft 4
in Armistice Talk

Washington, Nov. 9.-SecretAry OF
War Baker yesterday authorize the
statement that negotiations for an
armistice in France have not caused
the War Department to check in any
way the machinery of the draft law,
and that no contracts for supplies or
equipment have been cancelled be-
cause of the probability of Ger
many's accepting the terms received
yesterday morning from Marshal
Foch.
Until Germany actually signs the
armistice, no slackening Of the war
machinery of the United States is to
be permitted. however far advanced
may be the program of action to
follow the German capitulation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09

Another Charming Romantic
Painting OF Love and War In full
Colors by Nell Brinkfey-fn Next
SUNDAYS NEW YORK AMERI-
CAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
4O5,OOO Taken by Allies
in West Since January ]

London, Nov. 9.-Two hundred
thousand prisoners were taken by
the British on the western front
from January l to November 8, in
elusive, according to an official an
nouncement made In the House of
Commons. In the same period the
French captured 100000, the Amer
leans $4,000 and the Belgians 49,
O0O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
CHANCELLoR MAX RESIGNS

London, Nov. 9.-Prince Maximil-
ian of Baden, the Imperial German
Chancellor, has resigned, according
to a German wireless dispatch pick
ed up here last night. The wireless
says that Prince Maximilian tender
ed his resignation in view of the al
tered parliamentary situation, but
that acceptance of it is still out
standing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09
PADEREWsKT GOES OUT

New York, Nov. 9.-Ignace j.
Paderewski, representative of the
Polish National Committee in the
democratic union of European
nations, and who has ben proposed
as president of Polish republic.
announced last night that he had
withdrawn from the organization,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
PRESIDENT REJECTS ~
FOR CONFERENCE sss,s


: W .F
Monday the State Department fe
ceived through the Swedish iialisfel
On invitation from Austria-f ftidG ~
to appoint delegates to meet tf
delegates from that country ap4 Dis
cuss a peace proposal Al IN
the proposal was recciveh SettEt1r,
OF State Lansing issued the ,fo vine
formal statement: ,s ss'sssSss - a
4 q an, authorized. by the Prss tln,
to state that the following will be tht
reply to the Austro- Hungarian note
proposing an unofficial confereace oi
belligerents:
THE Government Of the united
States feels that there is only one, re-
ply which it can make to the. ssREes-
ton of the Imperial Austro- E1unRnr-
ian Government. 1t has repEatedly
and with entire candor stated The
terms upon which the United States
would consider. peace, and can and
will entertain no proposal for 1 con-
terence upon matter concerning
which IT has made its position and
purpose so plain"
The note was regarded as q peace
feeler from Germany and was intend
ed to place the Allies in the light OF
refusing to do their part towards
peace. The attitude of the United
States had been stated several times,
especially in the speeches and mes
sages to congress OF President VIII
son and it was thought that there was
nothing to be gained by conference
where the action of the conferees
would not be binding,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
Campaign Commences Saturday, Sep
tember 2S and Closes Saturday,
October 70.

The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
opens September 28. The first full
week will be given over to education
al work, publicity and preparation.
Then will come the big drive, in the
week of October 7 to IL, in which the
Tenth District is expected to sub
scribe its quota of Bonds.
Columbus Day. 1913, should be a
red letter day in the history of Amer
ica. It will mark the close of the in
tensive drive for the Fourth Liberty
Loan. Let everybody work to put
over the Loan and make the celebra-
tion glorious
Every loyal American must serve
his Government in some capacity to
win this war. Whether fighting the
enemy along the battle lines, on the
high seas, or engaged in production
of war essentials, all must serve and
buy Liberty Bonds.
1t is moving time for the Kaiser's
army.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Americans Eat Crop French Planted
and Germans Cultivated.

With the American Army in France
August 27-Vegetables planted by
the French, cultivated by the Ger
mans and gathered by the Americans
were served at many American SOL
diers' messes during the first two
weeks of August, after the district
south OF Fismes and the Vesle had
been cleared Of Germans. When the
Americans advanced north of the
Marne they encountered many vege-
table tracts in which beans, lettuce,
carrots. potatoes and various other
garden truck was merely awaiting its
turn at the table They had been
planted by the French before the
Germans came and the German SOL
diers had done an excellent job Of
cultivating the gardens in anticipation
of enough vegetables to supply them
all summer
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
vice does not relieve members of
Congress from the duty of registra-
ton"
GEN. PERSHING SAYS WE
CAN WIN THE WAR IN 1910
Must Have Men. Guns and Supplies
Quickly Though, He Tells
Representative Tillman.

Washington, Sept. I3.-"Send' us
men, guns and supplies quickly and
we'll win this war in 1910"
This is the message Gen Pershing
sent to the American people through
Congressman John Tillman, Arkan-
sas. who headed a congressional del
egation that was entertained at Amer
lean field headquarters recently.
Tillman was to see President VIII
son late today to report on his trip.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Use Prisoners as Safeguard.

Amsterdam. Sept. I2.-About twen-
ty-five British prisoners are confined
much like birds in cage with scarce
ly room to move about near the fly
ing sheds at Everc. suburb OF Brus-
sells, for the purpose of protecting the
hangers against aerial attacks, ac-
cording to the I.ibre Belgique. The
item. which is reprinted in the Tele-
graaf. says that some of the British
prisoners have linen bandages around
their heads, showing that they have
not recovered from wounds. The
story adds that similar number of
Belgian prisoners are filling the same
roll at the Diest flying camps.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
All Questionnaires Not to be Sent
Out at This Time.

County Clerk Frank Holland, clerk
OF the local board, Wednesday re-
ceived additional instructions in re-
gard to sending out the question
naires to the registrants of last
Thursday. At the present time they
will only be sent to those 10 years
old and those between the ages of 81
and SO. Questionnaires will not be
sent to those IS years old and those
80 and ever until further instructions,
So if you fall i'll that class and don't
get your questionnaire for some time
don't conclude that you have been
forgotten.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
BUTTER MISSOURI 11(RsDAY. SEPTEMBER e 1918

In announcing the seizure of the
marine plant. which is located at St
Thomas, Alien Property Custodian
Palmer said that Germany considered
that it admitted Of possibilities as a
naval base "was shown by the fact
that their principal building com
manding the harbor is OF REINFORCED
concrete. and the plaza in front of i,
is said to have an 8-foot foundation OF
concrete, fit for gun emplacements.
After the United States acquired
the islands from Denmark, and when
it appeared that it would declare war
on Germany, Mr.. Palmer said, the
Hamburg American line agent, who
also was the German consul, sold"
the plant to the lines lawyer, Dan
ish citizen named Johgensen. The
sole consideration mentioned was Il
note for $2Io,ooo which Jorgensen
was said to have given the German
company. This note was payable
three months after date, and renew
able every three months until after
the war and bore no interest, Mr..
Palmer said. -.
Darwin Curry. the alien property
custodian's representative at St
Thomas. learned of the transaction
and Jorgensen finally executed decd
to the alien property custodian, but
not. Mr.. Palmer said, until. after he
had protested and sought refuge in
his Danish citizenship. The alien
property custodian assumed whatever
obligations were attached to the note
Iorgensen had given the German
company and the note itself was
seized
One OF the reasons for the purchase
OF the Danish West Indies by the
United States was the fact that st.
Thomas offered natural base for the
defense for the Panama Canal and it
is the intention of the government to
fortify the harbor and establish \
naval station there.