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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
RIDDLE CANINE" WILL BE HART'S VEHICLE AT STRAND THEATRE
Will Be Offered First Four Days of Week

As another attraction of real merit the Strand is presenting for the first four days this week William S. Hart in a new Aircraft picture, Riddle Gawne, and it is one in which his fighting abl- ity is given full sway. There is strug- gle between the hero and the chief vil- lain that is one of the most exciting that has ever been shown on the screen. Of course, sFighting Bll' triumphs, but rot until he has fought to the finish, all most.
 Riddle Gawne" is a strong photopay with a purpose-that of proving that hatred and revenue are after all sub servient to love and honor. Gawne is a powerful character creation which is destined to rank as one of Hart's finest screen portraits.
 As an additional feature on the bill the Strand is offering a Paramount-Sen- nett comedy, "The Summer Girls" with Ford Sterling as the persistent fortune hunter who meant to get the heiress even if he had to carry her off bodily. A Pathe news completes the exceptional programme.
 Billy Burke appears at the Strand Fri day and Saturday in her new Paramount picture, "In Pursuit of Polly" one in which her comedy efforts are brought forth to the fullest, the kind of picture that has made her the popular favorite she is. There's a merry chase for Polly and an underdog wins.
 Examination of trustworthy records has convinced scientists that there has been no aplreciable change in the eli r,ata ne pcrthern Europe in 1900 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Paris Under Bombardment

I From Paris Bombarded," by Madame l Washington, in the Scribner.
 l Friday night we had tragic news. The l big gun had gone on all day, keeping l every one's nerves on end. About 43o l went into the English church in the Rue Auguste Vacquerle; it is always open. was lighted dimly, a few kneeling figures
 about. There came a violent crash, but in the church I felt safe. So did every one else apparently no one moved. When came cut saw a group of fright. ened women in the street, not knowing where to go I tried to reassure them, but while we were talking there came
 another shot which sounded very near. The poor creatures were terribly fright ened. I didn't like 1t either and advised them to go home. walked very quickly and I must say nervously across the bridge, but heard no more shots. We had settled down to a quiet evening when, about g o'clock, the concierge ap- peared with his tragic news. The Church of St. Gervais. just behind the Louvre. had been struck by shell during the afternoon service-all one side crushed in--many reople killed, and I had felt
 so secure in the little English church Probably the heavy shot heard was the
 one which struck the church.
 There was nc alarm Saturday night and the inews is better. Germans hesitating a little and their losses tremendous. British. toos have lost enormously. The big gun stil: going and everybody that can leaving Paris. It was melancholy Easter.
 The women at the ouvroirs behave ex- tremely uell-very few have left-one or two volunteers at the head of then rooms. but all the paid workers remain.
 I was in the big workroom of the Rue
 St. Didi@r the other day, talking to some of the women when we heard very
 heavy shot, not one woman moved from
 her pla .e. though all stopped working,
 and thoac at the table near me got deadly
 pale. One young one half got up. sayins rather wildly: "Oh. mes enfants. mes
 enfants. ou sont ills ?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
BLANCHE ALFRED'S SYMPHONY GIRLS" TO
 HEAD LOEW'S BILL
Virginia Pearson Will Star in 'sThe Liar"-Four Other Vaudeville
 Numbers Augment Bill

Blanche Alfred and her symphony Girls. will be the big vaudeville num- | Der at Loew's for the first half of next week, and they are expected to make a great hit with their beautifully staged production in which they will introduce | songs. special musical numbers and many new dances and fancy steps. They have made great hit throughout the south. and come to Birmingham heralded as great act
 Nat and Flo Albert will take thelr audience around the world in song and dance, their act being very unique and most entertaining and fascinating. Many VIII De the new angles of the tersp-
 SIC 7orean art from which they will select their repertoire
 The Palmero Due will appear in their new operatic novelty, "The Forge in the Forrest, which is decidedly out of the ordinary and a very enjoy able num- per The people are artists, and their act is very high-class
 Vincent Kelly, most clever funmakar Wlll offer tales and tunes that will be tuil Of interest and melodies that have not vet failed to please the most critical. audience
 Claire and Inez have a merry mixture ot fun and song which they will give
 n snappy manner. They are fast and peppery comedy workers and their act
 IS another of the kind that Loew vaude- Vile IS famous for, out of the ordinary and unusual.
 Virginia Pearson, a local favorite and star who is aside from her personal beauty a most charming actress, will De seen Tn the big seven-part film, "The Liar She has never had such ve- hicle before, and critics who have seen the plan say it is the best film she has ever made. Miss Pearson is cast in role that takes her through love, emotion thrills and fascinating scenes that are concocted and enacted with a snap and vlgor that is characteristic of her for mer work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

of today, leaving the beaten paths of romance and carrying her audience along
 with her breathlessly to the end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT

partments of the fair will be followed in every other department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
ALabanaa State Fair WiN
 Be On Larger Scale This
 Year, Says President Browra
United States Government Has Unequivocaly Indorsed the Holding of State Fairs and Receive the Ideas
 Given That Will Help the Government

Come to the Alabama State fair in Bir- mingham October ' to P, inclusive The 1918 Alabama exposition will be bigger in every way than any of the big Alabama State fairs ard mammoth exposition is promised.
 Those who attend the coming fair il, Birmingham will see a greater exposi tion in every way than they have ever seen, declares R. A. Brown, president of the Alabama State Fair association. Everything will be presented on law ish scale and greater exposition of en- tertainment and education has never De fore been held in the south"
 The United States government has un- equivocally irdorsed the holding of fairs and the government wants people to at, tend these fairs and derive the benefits therefrom which will result in greater ef fort to elp the government.
 President Wilson says: "The world s food reserves are low. Not only during the present emergency, but for sometime after peace shall have come, both our own people and large proportion of tie people of Europe must rely upon the har vests of America. Do you realize the i'm portance of doing your part, lending your hand now, If you do, no matter what your occupation you will attend the com ing Alabama State fair, for the fair will teach you the lesson of food production and food conservation and show you what your neighbot is doing in this line. The coming Alabama State fair will be a great exposition of education and enter tainment
 Some Of the biggest free attractions in the world will entertain you in front of the grandstand. The big features of the fair will be the auto polo game-polo in autom obiles, the first time shown in the south: the fsmo Thaviu grand opera pageant, consisting of the celebrated Thaviu band ballet, International anc Grand Opera company, company of 52 artists; the Johnny J. Jones Exposition shows and gorgeous array of wonderful free attractions.
 FAIR LARGER THIS YEAR
 Every department of the fair will be presented on large scale this year than ever before. Big features will be the agricultural exhibits and the cattle show. These two features will be outstanding features of the big show. The announce ment is made that premiums in the agrl cultural and cattle departments have been doubled and large outlay of money will be presented in the premiums in these departments. The agricultural exhibits will be larger than ever, and indications are that this feature of the exposition will be worth coming miles to see. The cattle show will bring to Birmingham the best cattle from all parts of the country. Already some of the biggest cattle men in the country have written to the fair officials that they will be in Birmingham and bring with them some of the finest cattle in the country. The cattle show will be big fair feature. The same po.- icy that has been followed in these de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
HIPPODROME FEATURES

The hippodrome shows, to be presente I daily in front of the grandstand, will be the classiest ever shown. The best out door attractions in the world have bean secured and these attractions will be a wonderful feature. The famous Johnny J. Jones shows will entertain on the midway and these shows are the best midway attractions in the world. The : is combined in this organization the bess shows in the country and better attrac- tions could not have been engaged The coming fair in Birmingham will be the greatest ever held, and Secretary Dens has been working hard ever since the close of last years fair. to make the com ing fair an epoch in the history of south ern eXpositions. He has worked to give Alabama the best fair the south has ever known, and he has succeeded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Canned goats milk is finding an in-1 creasing market all over the world, and is said to be a profitable industry. In the course of the year the goat will produce 12 times it's weight in milk, while COW will yield only three times it's weight. but the goat is not so re- liable as an all-year-round source of supply. Goats milk is very rich and is
 in demand as food for invalids and many children, and the goat is said
 further to be free from tuberculosis.
 The agricultural standard in Dem mark is very high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

The woman's department will be pre-
 sented on large scale and Mrs. J. B. Reid. in charge of this department de
 elares the exhibits in the woman's depart ment will surpass anything heretofore shown. The fair will be featured by bis and lavish exhibits in all departments and the educational advantage of the ex
 position will be wonderful. There will De plenty of enter mtaihmtaihmhm plenty to entertain everyone, and the programme CT entertainment is the most elaborate ever presented at an exposition in tn south. The celebrated Thaviu grand opera pageant will entertain daily, anu this organiza tion is one of the biggest musical attractions ever brought soutn It mingles music with grand opera aa | dancing and is an laborate attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Examination of trustworthy records has convinced scientists that there has been no aplreciable change in the eli mate os northern Europe in 1900 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Summer Girls'' at Strand

When the British Trades Union con- gress meets at DerHy in September for its annual conferehce the membership of affiliated unions represented prob-. ably will be more than 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

R EGINNING Monday the D evening prices (after 6:30) at the Strand will be 10 cents for children and 20 cents for adults. The prices from 10:30 a. m. to 6:30 D. m. will be as formerly, 10 cents for chil- dren and 15 cents for adults. Both prices include war tax.
 In return for this slight increase the Strand will exhibit complete pro- grammes made up of Paramount or Aircraft feature, Pathe news picture and two-reel comedy similar to the Sennett and Arbuckle comedies, which have been found popular here.
 The increase in the admission is due both to the addition of these comedies and to the fact that the Paramount Aircraft producing plans for next year are so elaborate that their films must be more costly than before.
 The Strand Concert Orchestra, under the direction of MT. Frank Davidson, and the Strand Organ, as played by MT. Hamrick, will continue to be feature at this theatre.
 Thus the Strand management has ad- ded an orchestra, news reel and a comedy to the programmes usual here when we secured the theatre, and has reduced from that time, the afternoon admission by 5 cents-the evening ad- mission was then as it becomes Mon- day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
BULGARIAN KING
GIVES UP THRONE
TO OPRINCE BORIS
New Ruler Assumes Reins of
Office; Error DimS Ferdi-
nand's Popularity
By associated Press


Copenhagen, Oct. 5.-The official
Austrian Correspondence Bureau has
given out a dispatch from Sofia,
dated Friday, stating that King Fer
dinand of Bulgaria, abdicated on
Thursday in favor of Crown Prince
Boris. The new king. it is declared,
already mas assumed the reins of
office.
The abdication of King Ferdinand
was reported in Nienna advices yes
terday, received by way of Switzer-
land and Paris. There seems little
reason to doubt the correctness OF
the statemen. King Ferdinand
popularity with his people has been
waning rapidly since it became ap.
parent to Bulgarians that he had
erred grievously in pushing the
country into war on the side of the
Teutonic powers. Advices- from the
Capitol had indicated that before the
armistice with the Entente was sign
ed Ferdinand was trembling for his
throne ana feared that a revolution
might upset the whole dynasty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Explosions Shake Town and
Country as Far as New
York; Shock Rocks Gotham
Houses, Skaters Windows
THOUSANDS FLEE IN
TERROR FROM MORGAN
Evacuation of Towns Within
Ten Miles of Scene Ordered
by Authorities; Red Cross
Workers Speed to Relievl
Rv Associated Press

Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. s.
With flames raging among the
buildings where explosions oc-
Cured all night long at the
great shell-loading plant of 7.
A. Gillespie and Company at
Morgan, N. J., indications at 10
a. m. to-day were that perhaps
hundreds of persons had per-
ished.
Of the company's 1000 night
shift employees only 101 had been
definitely accounted for. The
first detonations shook Morgan
and surrounding territory as far
as New York City, where the
shock rocked houses and shat
tered windows in the business
districts.
Whether the | 900 unaccounted
for were dead or merely had fled
it was impossible to determine.
Firemen were fighting the
flames, scattered shells were eX-
ploding and all energies were de-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
PARTY WORKERS
PREDICT AHEAVY
VOTE NOVEMBER 5
Many Men Are Delaying Reg
istration Until Last
Hour

With only about fifty per cent. of
the voters of the city registered on
the first two fall registration days,
party workers and persons interest
ed in the ratification of the prohi-
bition amendment made every effort
to-day to get the large majority of
citizens to the polling places to en-
roll so that they can cast ballots
November D.
Despite the efforts of a number
of workers, including students of
the Technical High school. registrars
in a number of the precincts in all
parts of the city said that during
the morning and afternoon the total
enrolment had not reached the sew
enty per cent mark as compared
with former registrations. 1t Is ex-
pected however, that many men Will
enroll late in the afternoon as the
polling places are open until o
o'clock, and also in the evening
from to 10 o'clock.
Representatives of the ratification
committee of the Anti-Saloon
League have sent letters broadcast
to voters urging them to register. In
addition Tech High boys We're Sc
cured to find men who had not reg
istered Registrars will make final
reports to the County Commission
ers next week. Voters who were i'll
or not in the city and therefore
could not register to-day, can be
enrolled if they appear later at the
office of the County Commissioners
and make an affidavit to that effect.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
LOCAL BOARDS
PLACE MANY IN
FIRST CLASS
Ouestionnaires Have Nearly
All Been Returned by
New Registrants

Monday the last of the question
naires mailed out to the registrants
of the September IL registration.
between the ages of 10 to Sc, not in
cluding 81 to 81. will be due at
the Offices of the draft boards which
mailed them.
Most of the questionnaires already
have been returned, local board Of
ficials said this morning. City Board
No. 1, which mailed zoos, reported
that 1000 have been returned. All
but 800 are classified. These 800
were sent to the district appeal
board for final classification on in
dustrial and agricultural claims yes
terday.
City Board No. mailed 1856
questionnaires, and all but fifty have
been returned. The majority of
these fifty questionnaires were re-
turned by the post Office for more
complete addresses, the registrants
having moved or changed their adj
dresses. Four hundred were sent to
the district appeal board. One hun
dred and fifty-nine Glass AL men
were sent, and 216 Glass IA men
were sent to the appeal board to
have industrial claims adjusted.
City Board No. sent out almost
1900 questionnaires. Ninety per
cent. have been returned.
City Board No. l reported that
slightly more than thirty-one per
cent. of the registrants whose ques-
tionnaries have been returned were
placed in Glass Al. That would be
about 80 men.
City Board No. 3 has finished the
work of classification. About 500
men were placed in Glass Al. Forty
five men were inducted for Students
Army Training Corps and sent to
colleges. Sixty men have been
given physical examinations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Police to Arrest Soldiers
Along With Bootleggers
Who Are Peddling Liquor

Police are beginning more strin-
gent methods of curbing bootlegging,
Heretofore ii has been the custom
to arrest the alleged bootleggers, and
let the soldiers who were purchas-
ing the liquor go free. At the ad-
vice of officers in command at local
army stations, the police hereafter
will turn the soldiers over to the
military authorities, and hold the
civilian bootleggers for punishment
Last night Thomas Moran was ar
rested on the charge of selling sew
eral quarts of liquor to Private C.
I. Wilkinson, stationed at Camp Colt,
Gettysburg. Moran will be tried in
police court and Wilkinson was held
until a military guard arrived from
Camp Colt to-day to return him for
punishment there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05

Thirty-five Alpine veterans of the
Italian Army, with fourteen veteran
buglers from the same army, ar
rive in Harrisburg tomorrow morn
ing at 11.35 o'clock and will be in
attendance at the open air meeting
to be held by the Italians of Har-
risburg and Steelton at Reservoir
Park tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. The meeting is being held
by Italians, but there will be many
hundreds of Americans in attend
ance Italians are taking a great in
terest in the Liberty Loan, and to-
morrow's meeting is for the purpose
of acquainting every Italian resident
of the two cities with the object
of the loan.
The Italians tomorrow will be
under command of Captain Lampug-
mani, of the Italian Army, and a
junior officer. There will be two
American veterans, who will act as
interpreters, and the entire party
will be under direction of Captain
Moriarity, of the War Department.
Arriving here at 11.35 the Italians
will be taken to their headquarters
at the Y. NJ. c. A. At 2 o'clock, with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
WAR VETERANS TO
FEATURE RALLY
Soldiers Who SalU Strenuous SerDice in the Alps to Drill in
ReSerDor Park; EUery Man, Woman and Child Asked
to Join Largest Committee EDer appointed

a band and Italian societies leading.
the veterans will be taken to Reser-
voir Park. The principal address
there is TO be delivered by Attorney
b. Belsito, of Philadelphia, noted
Italian attorney.
After the meeting at Reservoir
parade will be formed to go to Steel
ton. The party will leave Harris
burg at S.55.
Campaign to Go On
No change is planned in the
homes campaign as already outlined
in the city newspapers. The drive
on the homes folk begins october
and will continue several days.
BE Your Own Campaign"
The influenza epidemic and fears
of the epidemic, have mterfered
somewhat with the interest in the
Liberty Loan" said Donald McCor-
mick this mopning. For that rea-
son 1 hereby appoint every man,
woman and child in the big city of
Harrisburg-in the entire Harris
burg district, his or her own Liberty
Loan committee; and / urge that
these committeeman pay great at
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Schools and Soda Water
Fountains Added 10 Long
List of Places Ordered
Closed by City and State
GOOD RESULTS ARE
EXPECTED BY RAUNICK
Little Dissatisfaction Found
in Harrisburg Over Drastic
Rulings; Nearby Boroughs
Cooperate Fully

Resident. physician at Har-
risburg Hospital dies; fourteen
nurses ill and 260 new cases of
influenza reported in city to-
day.
All public, private and paro-
chial schools ordered 70 close.
Court sessions to be discon-
tinucd for two weeks.
Plans being made to rent and
equip building for emergency
hospital.
Football game at Harrisburg
Academy cancelled.
County teachers institute or
dcred postponed indefinitely.
Soda fountains ordered clos
ed: no ice cream to he sold OK
cept with meals served at rcstau-
rants or hotels, or in boxes to DC
taken home.
All meetings. lodge sessions
and other public gatherings or
dcrcd to be postponed.
These were the developments TO
day in the fight by state and cit,
health authorities to check tn
spread of the epidemic of influenza
With reports from only eight ply
sicians in the city there were 26
new cases of influenza reported :
the city health bureau to-day, not in
Guiding the thirty-two patients at tn
Harrisburg Hospital, of whom four
teen are nurses.
Hospitals Crowded
With the local hospitals alread
crowded and the refusal to take an
patients except in emergency case
DIR. j. NJ. J. Raunick, city healt
officer, has already made plans fC
renting n building and equipping It q
an emergency hospital. This pia
was discussed last night at a COT
ference with city commissioners.
is likely that because of the shoc
age of nurses, members of the frs
aid classes OF the Red Cross chaptC
in the city. will be asked to volur
teer their services. They will be I,
Quired to wear masks while treatir
patients in case the hospital is opeI
ed.
+ DR.. Raunick to-day eXpresse
himself as pleased with the manne
in which the quarantine is being TO
lowed out here. 1t was his belle
that firm check will be put on tn
epidemic if the city continues to al
physicians by keeping out of crowds
Little dissatisfaction was eN
pressed anywhere over the order
although many businessmen al
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vlclnityi I'm
settled weather, probably show
ers tonight and Sundays
warmer tonight, with lowest
temperature about 90 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Unset
tied, probably showers Tonight
and Sunday; warmer Tonight;
moderate south winds becoming
west.
River
The main river will rise, except
the upper portion will probably
begin to fall Sunday. A stage
of about As feet is Indicated for
Harrisburg Sunday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure is high over the Middle
Atlantic cOnst, but IN diminish
Ing STEADILY In advance of the
extensive cyclone from the
Northwest, which now domi-
mates the weather over most of
the country east of the Rocky
Mountains, with it's center over
Lake Superior.
Temperature; 3 n. M, ".
River Stages 4.3 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest Temperatures, o..
Lowest temperature, 45.
Mean temperature, SO.
Normal temperature, 30.