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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Bv WILLIAM T. ELLIS

operation. Their faith is itself a pe-
utlon. They offer us their lives as
naming act of worship and suppli-
cation, as the Russians offer up can
dies.
Yes, but so also do the Germans
pray, comments one. True: but il
is only the prayers of those whose
purposes square with the clear will
or God Shat may expect an answer.
In vivid, though rather gruesome
sketch. a French writer, Julien Fla
ment, sets this forth Gas summarized
in God and the Soldier"). He de-
picts the German Emperor. clad in
his gray cloak. ''flecked with blood !"
bowling his helmet before the Crib
lie addresses the Divine Child.
Ihou art on our side o Lord: I am
my lieutenant Thou wilt
share my triumph Lord
God of the German armies. bless
Thou the German Emperor"
The Christ-Child. silent, seems
only TO grow pale. The Kaiser prays
again. He promises to place the
ruins of the world; Thy Cross and
my flag" Still the Child is silent,
ana the Kaiser with trembling voice,
asks: Have l not done and suf-
tered enough for Thee? Millions of
my soldiers lie dead: the ravens are
weary of their feast" At last the
Christ-Child softly and sorrowfully
makes answer: Il would fain bless
thee, but l cannot. In Belgium last
winter l lost My way. I took refuge
beneath a hedgerow from the icy
blast. Some drunken German SOL
diers sprang upon Me. I had no de-
tense but My smile and My tears
To punish Me they drew
z EN 4
bless three without My hands, % t"r the e
little hands of child :
which they cut of"
That visualizes the truth that
hands red with innocent blood are
raised in vain to a holy God" COM
ments the author of God and the
Soldier" when a man prays in
his own name, and not in Christ's
name; when he uses prayer merely
as an instrument for the gratifica-
ton of his own pride. and the real
iZauon of his earthly ambitions;
when he desires his will to prevail
over the Will of God. and that his
arms of flesh should WELD the power
of the Omnipotent, such a prayer is
not addressed to the all-holy God.
but to a God of indulgence fashioned
in his own image. The granting of
such prayer would mean that Gods
Will would never be done. For such
prayer there is within the eternal
glory no voice nor any that answers.
The very soul of prayer is: Thy
Will be done on earth as it is in
heaven
The Winning Sword
That same volume, God and the
Soldier" has many true words that
are pertinent to this Sunday school
lesson:
Prayer is the very sword of the
saints said Francis Thomson. The
age OF the church's victories has
ever seen its swift flash from out the
scabbard. If in the last days the
words of prayer had become almost
CONCEALED on the lips of multitudes,
there has now come upon us a new
day when prayer has again become
a reality. Men and women who had
ceased 10 pray for themselves have
been driven to the feet of God in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Australians Win
Just East of Amiens
RN .4ssoeiated Press

British Headquarters in France.
July ia surprise attack early last
night advanced the Australian line
east of Amiens more than third of
a mile on a front in excess of mile.
The German trenches thus cap
tured are southeast of Nillers Bret
cnneuX.
The Australians took the trenches
without much trouble. collecting
thirty-three prisoners under an angry
company commander. two field guns
and two machine guns.
- "~'"O~ NrS taken showed more
interest In the battle on the river
d. ,h.,n nt any other subject and
refused to believe the statement that
the Germans had not captured
Rheims and Chalons.
The prisoners had been given
glowing account of G er m a n
success on the first day of the battle
and told by their commanders that
the German armies would be in Paris
before the end of the week. They
spoke of the present battle as be-
ing a decisive one and declared that
on its conclusion the Entente allies
would be glad to sue for peace.
The British front continues uuiet
save for vigorous enemy shelling in
the neighborhood of Ypres and in the
hills around KENNEL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Careless Use of Soap
Spoils the Hair

Soap should be used very care
fully, if you want to keep your hair
looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with wa
ter and rub it in. 1t makes an abun-
dance of rich, creamy lather, which
rinses out easily, removing every par
ticle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex-
cessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly. and it leaves the scalp
soft, and the hair fine and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
ber of the family for months.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Railroads Operating
Incomes Are Shrinking

Washington, July 19.-operating
incomes Of $50 of the largest rail-
roads and fifteen switching and
terminal companies last May showed
a net increase of S15,Ss6.1S7 COM
pared with the same month year
ago. final reports to the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows. The
total operating income was S76,s7S,-
a4l while that of the May before was
$92,775,12S.
The net operating income of the
roads for the first five months o
the year under government operation
was $2SS,249,477, compared with
SS5e,366.010 for the same period last
year. Revenues from all sources
totaled $685. againts ST.
54S.726,077 for the first five months
of 1917, but operating costs IN
creased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
GOVERNMENT TO
CONTROL MEDICAL
MEN OF COUNTRY
Entire Professional Force to
Provide Physicians
For the Army

Washington, July 1s.-The gov
ernment is about to assume control
of .the entire medical profession in
the United States to obtain sufficient
doctors for the fast growing army
and at the same time to distribute
those remaining to the localities or
services where they are. most needed
for civilian work.
This mobilization is to be accom-
plished either by enrolling all doc
tors in a volunteer service corps un-
der pledge to accept whatever SER
vice. military or civilian, is assigned
them by the governing body of the
corps, or, If the voluntary plan is
not successful, by legislation provid-
ing for drafting them into govern
ment service. Medical officers of
the government believe compulsory
conscription will not be necessary.
A committee of army and navy
surgeons completed to-day recon-
mendations for inclusion in the vol
unteer medical service corps all doc
tors, instead of only those disquali-
fed for military service. OF the
$4,000 doctors in the United States
ii is estimated between $4,000 and
95 600 are in active practice, and
$4,000, or about one-fourth, are In
the Army or Navy. Nearly $4,000
will be required eventually for the
Army. The active practitioners re-
naming, together with those who
have retired, butg who can be per-
suaded to resume work must carry
on the health maintenance work in
this country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
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ForNervousP People

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Anyone can buy a box for only SO
rents, and H. c. Kennedy is author
lzed by the maker 10 refund the pur-
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with the first box purchased.
Thousands praise them for gen.
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mental depression and unstrunR
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For any affiiction of the nervous
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trembling and neuralgia they are
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19

bayonets before they had time to
turn around.
The Entente allied troops dis
played the utmost fervor in the
attack their desire being to strike
a strong blow in return for the re-
cent German assault.
1t is the first occasion this year
that the Entente allies have count
erattacked on such big front. Their
operation directly affects the position
of the German western flank and
probably will cause the German
Crown Prince to hurry some OF his
reserves to the scene of the fighting
from the Marine and the Champagne
where everything was quiet.
GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE?
London, July IA Russian wire
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19

less dispatch, received here reads:
received a visit from the Charge
d'affaires of the German embassy
who asked the Russian governments
consent to the sending of a German
battalion to Moscow to guard the
German embassy 1t was added that
the Germans had no intentions OF
occupying Moscow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Germans Fall Ready
Victims to Attackers
BY Associated Press

On the french Front i'm France.
July 1s.-When the Entente allies
attack began at dawn yesterday the
Germans were surprised and offered
slight resistance in the advanced
lines, many Immediately throwing up
their hands and shouting KAN
Grad"
The barrage fire preceded the
waves of infantry but one of the
heaviest storms of this year drowned
III" noise of the shells.
Most of the Germans had taken
shelter in their dugouts from the
uelnge and the Entente allied troops
We're among them with grenades anC
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Toilet Soaps

IN IND soap, TOT IJC
Physicians and Surgeons Soap,
8 for Csc
Jersey Cream Soap, 2 for .25c
Poslam Soap, 13c; 2 for Csc
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Pills and Tablets

60c Doan's Kidney Pills ....3oc
$1.oo DeWitt's Kidney Pills, 63c
Csc Ex-Lax .16c
soc Cascarets 80. .3Sc
25c Olive Tablets ......... .15c
75c Bell-Ans .45c
$1.0o Margo .67c
100 Lapactic Pills .26c
soc Stuart's Calcium Waters soc
Csc Carter's Liver Pills .12c
100 Aspirin Tablets, 5-grain, sec
100 Cascara Tablets, 5-grain, 35c
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Hair Preparations

$1.oo Hays Hair Health sec
$1.00 Herpicide .73c
75c Q Ban Hair Restorer. =. .55c
soc Harfna Hair Tonic 80. 2oc
ST. Wyeth Sage and Sulphur csc
S1.00 Danderine sec
soc Sulpho Sage .29c
SOC Beta Quinol ............35c
$1.oo Pinaud's Quinine ..... .79c
60c Mulsified Cocoanut Oil ..39c
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
ANN ARBOR TRACKS TO MINES
A NECESSITY

The Improvement Association at it's
meeting Tuesday, discussed the pro-
posed taking up of the Ann Arbor
Railroad track and committee con-
sisting of ten men was selected to pre-
sent the matter to the state authorities,
which was done yesterday
Mr.. Evans, of the Superior Coal
Co., presented facts as to amounts of
coal available at mines under it's
leases, of the amount of capital nsces-
sary to finance the installing of the
machinery to permit mining of 300
tons daily and of the necessity of
action in the near future to get a
shaft to furnish coal for next winter
when the need will probably be as
great as last winter.
Revenue Collector Mckenzie an
swered some questions with regard to
income tax statements and urged that
no further delay be permitted. A COM
mittee was appointed to make any
necessary recommendations in regard
to the compulsory change of time in
effect March 81 when all clocks will
be turned ahead one hour and kept so
until the last Sunday in October.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
Candidate for Treasurer.


Charles w. Tsphouse of Caledonia
township, announces to the voters of
Shiawassee county that he Is a candi-
date for nomination for County Treas
urer on the Republican ticket at the
Primary election in August.
Mr.. Taphouse has always been a resi- :
dent of this county. having been born
on the farm on which he now resides.
After graduating from the Corunna
Public Schools in 1909 he taught school
one term, and then accepted position
with The Old Corunna State Bank
which he later resigned to engage In
farming.
He has had experience in public Office,
having served his township two years
as treasurer and four years as super
visor, being nominated again for re.
election this year.
He will appreciate any support that
may be given him. and assures the pub.
lie IL nominated and elected he will put
his best efforts in the work to meet
their confidence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
Annual Meeting of Union Telepho
Company.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Union Telephone Com.
pany was held al Alma, Wednesday.
and the following directors elected:
@. e. Babcock, st. Johns; J. II. Fildew,
Pontiac. j. L. Millmau, st. Johns w.
A. Bshlke, Alma; T. Ct. Theirs, Mt.
Pleasant; j E Gerow, Ovid; E o.
Dewey, Owosso; j. B Crawford,
Ithaca; j. B Chaplin, st. Johns; l.. l..
Conn, Owosso; H L. Kirkland, Lake
view; G. r Bentley, Owosso, Mich.
Officers were chosen as follows: Pres
ident, @ T. Babcock, st. Johns, Michi.
gan; vice president, J. FL. Fildew. Pom
tiac, Michigan vice president, E.. O.
Dewey, Owosso, Michigan; secretary,
l. l.. Conn: Owosso. Michigan; treas.
urer, J. B. Chaplin, st. Johns, Michi-
gan; General manager. w. j. Melchers,
Owosso, Michigan; Trustee, G. p.
Bentley, o wosso. Michigan.
The affairs of the company are in fine
condition and the past year has been q
pr osperous one. Plans for the coming
year include betterment of equipment
and service in the entire field covered
by the company.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
LOCAL NEWS

The sd dress by Rev. Watts o. Pye,
American board missionary at Shansi,
China, at the Congregational church,
Wednesday evening was one of the
the most interesting lectures given in
Owosso in years. A pot luck supper
was served proceeding the speaking.
Owosso Lodge Knights of Pythias
has rented and fitted up elegant lodge
rooms in the Fletcher block on West
Exch ange street and will celebrate the
opening of the new rooms Monday
with banquet and program. Supper
will be served at $50.
( s. A. Clapp has decided to Cornelia
A. HOLES, part of block 10, A. l.. e. b.
o. Williams addition to Owosso, for
$4,000. The property is located on
West Main street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
eoys' Working Reserve.

County Agricultul alist Don G. Meek
er, is receiving applications this week
from boys who desire to join the United
States Boys Working Reserve, and also
from farmers who wish to secure
the assistance Of boy on the farm.
Mr.. Meeker is being aided in the en-
rollment by Robert E. Linton, agricul-
tural teacher, Owosso; Martin McGill,
agricultural teacher, Durand; and Su-
permit endent Manning of the Corunna
schools In the villages of the county
the bankers are also receiving applica-
tions and are giving to the movement
their support and co operation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
HUN OFFENSIVE. START A FAILURE
Losses Great in First Action--Kaiser Threatens
War on Holland.
Senate Votes to Make Wheat Price $250-Wesern Patriots
Threaten to Take Law in Own Hands Regarding
l. w. W. Traitors

and long expected German offensive the
west Yesterday Cambria sector ami after
possible and suffering immense losses gain
made by them the 50mile front covered 1t is
generally that this the last big offensive and it
Germany retire to gradually weakening defensive
program
this county much interest is centered legislation
and much of which is opposed by the best ele
all political parties The senate has voted to make the
price wheat $3.50 bushel for 1918 Preparations for the big
liberty long campaign are being pushed.
The United States and British have equstoned
ships Holland and Germany threatens Holland
result
People of the western part of the United States tired the
of the w. W. and dissatisfied with punishment meted
the failure punish threatening to take the law
their hands and the punishment swift and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
S. @. PULVER ANNOUNCES CAN.
DIDACY FOR SENATORIAL
NOMINATION

To the electors of the Fourteenth Sem
atorial District.
At the earnest behest of my friends
in the counties of Shiawassee and
Ingham, desire to offer my candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for State Senator at the coming
August primary. In view of the un-
settled condition of my affairs during
the past weeks, this announcement
seems advisable at this time.
If nominated and elected, / shall do
everything in my power to further
the participation of Michigan in the
successful prosecution of the war, and
shall vote in favor of the ratification
of the national prohibition amend
ment.
II my candidacy meets with the ap-
proval of the electors of this district,
/ will be exceedingly grateful, especi-
ally so if / am able to measure up to
the trust.
Yours respectfully,
SETH @. PULVER.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
too humble to teach us lesson on the
benefits Of protection.

Per haps the most likely place to
find horse sense is on farm. Any
way, there is an Idaho farmer who
evidently has supply of horse sense
and the courage to display it. The
state food administrator having COM
menced an alteration with him over
the use of wheat, he came back with
the information that he can buy wheat
flour for $5.45 per hundred while corn
meal costs 50 hundred, that for stock
feeding purposes his wheat is worth
$2.25 hundred on the ranch but if he
substituted oats they cost him $3.55 a
hundred and if he substitutes corn it
costs him $4.25 hundred. He mar
keted carload of hogs which he had
fattened on the 1925 wheat after try
ing to buy corn and finding that it
would cost him $4.25. He would have
lost money on the hogs if he had fat
tened them on corn. Perhaps the gov
ernment price fixers who never pro-
duced either wheat or corn or hogs
will say that he should have raised the
hogs at loss. What say you?
What constitutes non-essential is
largely a question for each person to
decide for himself. Anything you can
do without and still maintain your
efficiency, is non-essential at time
when the government needs the money
YOU could thereby invest in Thrift
Stamps.
There is no need to be surprised at
the failure of price-fixing to bring the
results predicted by it's advocates
More than 1900 years ago Roman
emperor tried price fixing and it was
recorded by an historian of the time
that "the scarcity grew much worse
until, after the death Of many persons
the law was repealed" We have not
yet reached the repeating stage in our
own experiments with price fixing.
With the whole world clamoring fol
war cargo space, the bureau of for.
eign and domestic commence urges us
to hasten the development of our ex.
port trade in furniture to Columbia
Grated furniture is the greatest space
consumer of any commodity sent out
The recommendation of the bureau is
malapropos, but what of that? II
must keep itself in the limelight and
make the public thing it is on the job
***
The German attack upon the line
held by the Americans at Toul was
"rehearsed" four times, the dispatches
say. Evidently, though, the Yankees
had the cue from the moment the
Huns appeared on the scene.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
Leav 50 $4,000 Estate.

Petition has been made for the pro.
ba ting of the will of the late Richard
r. Smith of Owosso, who died March
12. The estate is estimated to be
worth $50. .00O-$23, 900 being in real
estate and by the will the widow has a
life use of all of the estate and at her
death will be divided between twenty
FIVE nephews and nieces, most of whom
live in New York state.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN
County viii be Organized Under Di
rection Of Byron p. Hicks
of Ourand.

An enthusiastic and we'll attended
meeting called by e. O Dewey, chair
man of the Shiawassee county war
preparedness board, was held Friday at
the armcry in this city, to begin organ
ization for the conduct of the govern.
ment's third liberty loan in Shiawassee
county, which will begin April 6 and
last to April 1S. S. @. Pulver presided,
explaining the purpose of organizing
the county board as a necessity to pre-
vent duplication of effort in providing
our share of the various funds to be
raised and to rouse such interest that
the large number who have not yet
done their share for any one of the nec-
essary branches of the work Of saving
the world from the slavery of Prus-
sisnism would do their part.
Byron p. Hicks Of Durand, was &C.
lected to manage the liberty loan cam
paign and spoke In an earnest manner
detailing the results of q conference of
county managers at Chicago at which
nearly every county In five states was
represented. He stated the war must
be won at home with money Of our
people, their labor and products, these
being more necessary than the military
ctr ength. he placed all citizens In one
of three classes. First, those that are
absolutely loyal and ready to do any.
thing and everything in their power.
Second, those who are looking only for
an opportunity to make money out of
the war with no sacrifice, and third.
tn ose who are still Indifferent and don't
care much as long as they or theirs are
not called on for sacrifice. He added
privately that q fourth class Of those
: who lack even sympathy and are put.
ting by their talk and action, many
things in the way of assisting produc.
tion and military preparedness.
Organization will be carried down to
school districts, a card index made
showing valuation of property, and
record of subscriptions to liberty loans,
Red Cross, Y. M. G. A., and other
loyal causes A vice chairman for
Owosso will be selected and necessary
general committees appointed. Bankers
of the county held meeting and
pledged every possible CO operation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
Restoration Of Motor Car Service.

Commen cling Monday. April 1st, Mo-
tor Train No. 8 arriving Owosso from
Tole do 1886 p. m, and Motor Train No.
4 leaving Owosso 11:l5 q. m. for Toledo,
Motor Train No. 9 leaving Owosso 300
.. m. for Cadillac and Motor Train No.
8 srri wing Owosso 11:40 q. m. from
Cadillac. which were annulled account
weather conditions. will be restored.
THE ANN ARBoR RAILROAD Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22

fhlips e. Taylor, automobile livery
men oNwosso, have begun suit through
atto'no' f. Miner for 81, 600 damages
asa,nse Michigan Railways Co. for
an in1uiy en automobile Feb. 2 on
tne co.n gin and Ball streets in
TINS oi.y' San It Is claimed, because
tne IN. an bo, was running over
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22
Asks $1,000 Damages.

Attorney G. F. Friegel has begun
suit for Mary Nacosky of Owosso
a gainst Francis Matousek of Owosso,
claiming $4,000 damages for defama-
tion of character.