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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
ADDRESS BY MIR. PASS

Hummelstown, Pa, Feb 28.-Pro-
thonotary Charles e. Pass, of Har-
risburg, will be one of the speakers
at the patrons meeting to be held
in the High school Friday evening
March s. Mr.. Pass will speak on the
various war activities, included in
which will be the conservation of
food.
The addition of twenty-four more
members of the Junior Red Cross
organization has made a total en-
rollment to date of 31S members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
SON-IN-LAW IN HOSPITAL

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Direc-
tor of the Poor Jacob II. Mayer, of
Waynesboro. was called yesterday
to the bedside of his son-in-law,
Presley II. Rhea, of Harrisburg, who
has been confined for some time in a
hospital in that city, i'll with pneu-
monia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
WOMAN COMINIITS SUICInE

Carlisle, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Turning
on the gas early in the morning,
while mentally respondent Kathryn
McGinnes, aged 49,. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George McGinnes. commit
ed suicide. She was found by her
mother some hours later. A brother
and three sisters survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
TO ENTERTAIN BOYS

A varied program has been ar
|anged for the boys weekly social
10 he held in the Y. NJ. G. A. build
|lg, tonight. Arch Fl. Dinsmore will
be in charge. The festivities viii!
[pen at S o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
See 'Gets-If Peel
Off This Corn"
caves The Toe as Smooth as
the Palm of Your Hand.

The corn never grew that Gets
t. will not get. 1t never irritates
he flesh, never makes your toe sore.
lust two drops of "Gets-It" and
resto, the corn-pain vanishes.
hortly you can peel the corn right
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SENIOR CLASS PLAY

Penbrook, Pa, Feb. 2S.-The senior
lass of the Penbrook High School
Yin give a play, "The Dear Boy
|raduates." on Wednesday, Thursday
nd Friday evenings, March IS. IA
nd Is, in the High School building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
INSTITUTE AT MuLLERsToWN

Millerstown, Pa, Feb. 28.-An in
stitute for teachers of this borough
and surrounding townships will be
held in the local high school room
on Saturday. On Friday evening,
the High School Literary Society
will render a special program. The
institute proper will be held on Sat
urday, with one session in the morn
ing at $40 o'clock and another in
the afternoon at 1.30 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
RAISED MILL RATE

Carlisle, Pa, Feb. 28.-Because
they expended slightly over $4,000
in opening the roads during the win
ter, members of the board of super
visors of Franklin township have de-
cided to boost the mill rate for road
purposes in their district one mill or
to seven mills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

Carlisle, Pa. Feb. 2S.-Elaborate
preparations are being made by the
Carlisle Council, Independent Amer
leans. to observe their twenty-sev
enth anniversary on Monday March
4. Several state officers will be here
as speakers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
OLD CORRLER INJURED

Marietta, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Conrad
Smith, the veteran cobbler, who is
nearly 80 years old, fell on the
boardwalk at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Michael Kisling, with whom
he lived and cut his face badly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
GUEST FALLS DOWN STAIRS

Lewistown, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Harry
Brown, farmer living in Miffiin
county, near Burnham, is in the
hospital at Sunbury, with fractured
skull. Mr.. Brown had been guest
at the hotel for over a month and
had Just paid his bill to leave, when
he reached the balustrade leading
to the lobby below and plunged head
long to the floor. His skull was
fractured. His condition is critical.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
LIEUT.. sCHAFFNER m FRANCE

LIEUT.. SCHAFFNER IN FRANCE
Hummelstown, Pa, Feb. %. -
Word received Tuesday by Attorney
r. j. Schaffner from his son, Lieu
tenant Herbert Schaffner, with the
aviators in France, stated that at the
time of writing, December 26, he
was in the best of health. Lieuten-
ant Schaffner was graduated from
the first officers training camp at
Niagara.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
LEADEN DOLLARS, CIRCULATED

Marietta, Pa, Feb. 2S.-A number
of 1eaden dollars, crude imitation
of the silver dollar of 1902, are be-
ing circulated in Lancaster county,
being discovered in Lancaster} city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28
VISITED LANCASTER SCHOOLS

Humm elstown, Pa, Feb. 2S. -
Misses Elizabeth Y. Price and Sara
Muth spent Wednesday in Lancas-
ter observing work in the city
schools
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28

After leave of absence at home
on account of i'll health, Michele
Giancola, has written to his mother,
at her home, 331 Clinton street, of
his safe arrival at Camp Hancock.
Giancola formerly lived at 1414 Nau-
dain street. He enlisted last July
and is stationed in the Second Gals
son Company, 103rd Ammunition
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28

Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28

Leroy ], Spahr has enlisted in the
aviation corps and left for Column
bus Barracks last week. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Spahr,
2120 Green street Before his en-
1istment he was employed at the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company's plant as @ machinist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-28

BELL 1s91-235s UNITED
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Night Gowns

Flannelette night gowns
white, blue and pink
stripes low neck-short
sleeves embroidered
fronts-sizes IA to Is.
Friday sale,
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799c

BoWMAN's-Main Floor
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$1.29'

ROWMAN'S-Third Floor
White linene and per-
Gale waists = good styles
all sizes. Friday sale,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
GERMAN RETREAT BRINGS
NEW WORK FOR RED CROSS

In France the retreat OF the German
armies and the redemption Of wide ter
ritory has produced a tremendous. ex-
pansion Of air Red Gross activities.
The German retreat widens the syste-
matte destruction not only Of cities
and villages, but Of practically every
thing in the evacuated territory.
It will be necessary to provide at
once for the housing Of homeless refu-
gees In the devastated areas and In
the temporary reconstruction OF vii
lagos. It will be necessary to provide
also clothing, cloth and dressmaking
supplies, sewing machines, In addition
to foodstuffs and medical supplies,
throughout all this territory.
With the coming again Of winter, the
fight against tuberculosis must be TAX
en- up with renewed energy. Seventy
six tuberculosis hospitals have been
completed and are in operation, but
acquisitions have been made for nine
ty-six provisional hospitals, all to be
In operation before winter. The Red
Cross has adopted as q slogan ito visit
every baby In France" It is estimat-
ed that $4,000 French babies died last
year, 10000 Of whom might have been
saved. One Of the immediate objects
Of the Red Cross is to save those 10000
babies In 1919.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
SERVICE ON WHEELS

In modern warfare there is muck
portable RELIEF work done. Instead o.
carrying the wounded man to hospital
and canteen, canteen and hospital art
moved to him. The first thing that Ii
done for man after the battle is Il
give him something to eat. The Amer
lean Red Cross has rolling canteeni
that take hot bouillon, coffee, tea, co
Goa, lemonade and sandwiches right Il
the front line trenches. To the mar
who is wounded there is a mobile hos
pital brought to his very elbow. Thi,
Is the "autocAir," special motor trucl
that carries complete surgical hospi
tai right to the front.
These are some Of the things chat
the people OF America are doing fol
the comfort and welfare OF the boy,
over there by enrolling their names II
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
The Red Cross button and the Red
Cross Service Flag should everywhere
be in evidence during the week Of De
cember 18th to the 23d as outward
symbols Of this annual rededication t
Red Gross service.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
NOTICE

Of the intention of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Rankin County,
Miss, to receive Bids for Coun-
ty Depository, at its January,
1919, meeting.
Notice is given under Chapter
1874 of the Laws of 1912, and a.
mendments thereto, that the
Board of Supervisors Of Rankin
County, Mississippi, will, on the
first Monday in January, 1919.
being the first day of said regular
term, receive such proposals as
the banks of said county, or either
of them, may make for the priv
lege of keeping the county funds,
or any part thereof, for the year,
beginning January LIST, 1919, and
until new arrangements have been
made, and a list of the security
proposed for the same.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals.
Witnessed this the 4th day Of
December, 1918.
j. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of Board Of Supervisors.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
RED CROSS TAKES
HOME TO THE BOYS

The French soldiers have furloughs
which they can spend at home. The
English fighters go back to Blighty.
But our boys have the ocean between
them and home. They cannot come
home on furlough, and it remains for
the American Red Cross to try and
take home to them.
This Is particularly true in regard
ito the convalescent homes. Here all
|reversion to hospital life is avoided.
Books, games, music, social evenings
and hOme-like surroundings help them
ito throw off the grim business Of war
until they are really able to recover.
The housekeeper Is always q mother
" woman, usually American, who
looks after the comfort Of her charges
and helps them to pack up all imagi-
nary troubles In the cid kit bag.
The American Red Cross now has
alx Of these homes in operation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
RED CROSS SUNDAY

The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
week begins with a special Red Cross
Sunday on December the fifteenth.
From every pulpit throughout the
country will be told thsNmessage Of the
American Red Cross. Special pro,
grams should be arranged In the Sun,
day Schools on this day.
The Sunday School room should
fame with Red Cross posters and EN-,
blems, and there should be prominent-
~ displayed both Red Cross flag and
q Red Cross Service flag. Teachers
and pupils should carry home this Red
Cross message to the members Of their
families and see to It that each one Of
these is wearing the Red Cross men,
bership button before the week Is over.
The Christmas spirit should express
itself In BED Cross service and <sacri-
ace.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
AMERICAN GIRLS BRING
CHEER TO WOUNDED.

my wound hurts like h., but I
Tent intend to pass up this chance to
TALK to an American girl"
This sentiment, voiced by an Ameri-
en- soldier, reflected the feelings OF
many Of his wounded comrades when
they arrived In Paris after the recent
1ranco-American drive north OF YER
Gun, according to reports just received
b. the American Red Cross from work.
en- In Paris. These reports, testifying
to the wonderful cheerfulneSs OF the
wounded men. say that many of them
refused to continue their journey to
the hospital until they had a chance
to chat with the American women in
charge Of the canteens.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
TRUSTEES SALE

Sarah Jane Finch and Tom L.
Gray executed a deed of trust on
the goth day of June, 1914, where
in they conveyed to me as trustee,
certain land in Rankin county,
State of Mississippi, to-wit:
A certain house and lot in the
town of Brandon, Miss, lying
north east of the lot sold by
Jack Finch to Mrs. S. A. Wash
burn, containing one-half acre
more or less, in Section Is, Town
ship 5, Range 8 east, being the
same lot conveyed by D. w. Finch
and Jane E. Finch to M. E. Timer
and T. I. Cottrell, and conveyed
to D. w. Finch by T. D. Harris by
deed dated May II, 1879. Said
deed of trust is Of record in Deed
Book 70, on page 1856, in the Office
of the clerk of the chancery
court of Rankin county, Miss.
Default was made in the pay
ment of said indebtedness and
the same is now past due and UNI
paid. After default the payee
requested me, the said trustee, to
sell said property in accordance
with the terms and conditions of
said deed of trust.
Now, therefore, l, the said trus-
tee, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of said deed Of
trust, will sell said land at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, in front Of the court house
door, in the town of Brandon, be-
tween the hours of eleven o'clock
A. M. and two o'clock P. M. on tho
18th day of December, 1918. I
will convey such title as is vested
in me as trustee.
ROBT. BCRNS, Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE.

By virtuee of the authority Of a
deed OF trust given by Isydore
Steen and his wife, Carrie Steen,
to w: L. Martin, September Both,
1912, duly recorded in the Office
Of the Chancery Clerk of Rankin
County, Miss, at Brandon, in
Deed of Trust Book No. 76, at
page 1884,, reference to which is
hereby made, the same given to
secure an Indebtedness therein
described, default having been
made in the payment as therein
provided, and having been re-
quested by the beneficiary so to
90, |, the undersigned substituted
trustee, my appointment as such
substitute trustee having been le-
gally and duly made on the goth
day of Nov, 1918, and appearing
of record in Book 80, at page 297,
will on Saturday, the 21st day of
December, 1918, during legal
hours, at the main entrance to the
county court house Of Rankin
county, in Brandon, Miss, offer
for sale and will sell for cash, at
public outcry, to the highest and
best bidder, the following de-
scribed property, situated in RAN
kin county, State of Mississippi.
to-wit:
The South West Quarter Of
North West Quarter, Section II,
Township 4, Range East.
Said property is sold towards
the satisfaction of said debt, in
terest and COSTS. and the title to
the same is believed to be GOOD.
but / will convey only such title
as is vested in me as substitute
trustee.
Witness my signature, this the
9th day of November, 1918.
]. R. EAST, Sub. Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
Experimental Red eros. DAIRY.

The American Red Cross has estab-
lished an experimental dairy at one OF
the base hospitals In France. The
French government has loaned 1000
cows for this purpose and 1t is expect
ed enough milk will be produced to
supply some 10000 injured fighters dai-
~. Fer army doctors agree that fresh
milk is vital in the speedy GONZALES
cence Of the wounded men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12

Trinity chapel In New Orleans since
1884. He takes a keen interest in the
work Of the Red Cross and in all wa,
activities. He regards membership in
the Red Cross sacred privilege.
But to go on with the story Of war
without the Red Cross. Reverend
Blackwell can tell only little part OF
the horrors Of such warfare. One OF
the things that the soldiers suffered
most from was monotony-yes, and
the blues" The soldier Of today does
not know what that word means with
the Red Cross and canteen workers
and the 7. M. G. A. to entertain him
when he is well and to care for him
when he Is i'll or wounded. Read the
following extract from the diary Of N.
n. Baker, a chaplain of the One Hun
dred and Sixteenth Illinois regiment,
to get an idea of the camp life in the
days Of eighteen sixty-something.
Bang, bang, bang! The constant
firing for so long time becomes mo-
nOtonous, one longs for something new,
something that will cause excitement
and shake off the ennui induced by
this hot weather. Excitement at last
"a woman in camp, Mrs. Hoge of the
sanitary commission.
Reminded OF Mothers.
sit is amusing to see as she passes
how the boys leave off their rude
FRANKS and settle down as demure as
kittens. She stops and talks kindly
to every group and the boys all feel
better after it. They are as polite and
proper in their conduct toward each
other for full five minutes after she is
gone as If they had suddenly beer
transported to civilization and to the
drawing room. Oh, what refining and
restraining influence even this wom-
an can exert. She is an old lady
and not handsome, but to use the ex-
preston Of the boys, She has soul as
large as wagon wheel and somehow
reminds them i-ef their mothers"
Here is another typical day in camp
described in the same diary:
"Rained today. Oh, how tedious q
rainy day is in camp! We eat break
fast, then lie down, then get up, eat
dinner, and lie down again, etc. etc.
Nothing to read, nobody to talk to.
nothing to do but to dream Of home
and loved ones"
Even these few stories cannot half
describe war without the Red Cross.
What about the food the soldiers had?
What about the conditions In the hos
pitfalls? These questions can be an
ewered from the diary Of another Civil
war veteran, Frank L. Richardson, q
well-known New Orleans attorney, who
entered the war when a lad Of seven
teen, and unfortunately spent most Of
the time between those years Of 1861
1866 In army hospitals.
mo one can appreciate the work Of
the Red Cross as well as we Civil war
veterans says Mr.. Richardson.
.sThat is why am proud to have my
own daughter 50 to France and do her
par"
His daughter, Miss Caroline Rich
ardson, Cor many years identified with
the English department It Newcomb
college here, win leave for France
with the Newcomb canteen unit.
The 'strouble' department. ~ tho
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12

NEW ORLEANS.-"Red Cross dur,
Ing the Civil war? Why, bless you,
there was no such thing-nor any 9th
er organization to relieve the suffering
and distress of the wounded soldiers"
And Rev. Gordon Blackwell sighed
deeply. and there was a break in his
voice as he reviewed those days of
warfare In which he took SO active q
part.
with due respect to our boys, they
Will never see war as we have seen it,
continued Reverend Bakewell, thanks
to the noble work of the Red Cross.
In those days there were more WHO
died through ignorance, lack Of proper
attention, and avoidable disease than
from the Yankees bullets. AS for those
that were killed, their lot was fortu-
nate compared to that of the poor,
wounded wretches.
ITO be sure, we chaplains did our
bit in the line of doctoring and nursing.
During big battle we were at the
front among the soldiers, cheering on
the fighting, rendering what assistance
we could to the wounded and praying
with the dying.
Training? Why, two days on the
battlefield was all the training we re-
Quired. I tell you we were experts on
all the first-aid problems" boosted the
old veteran.
No canteens In 1861.
"And after many days Of ceaseless
fighting what then7 No smiling-faced
young women believe you call them
canteen workers-to serve hot choco-
late and coffee to the WORKOUT fighters
often not evenN little water to
quench their fevered thirst. AS for
food, that was pretty often out of the
question. When we wanted food we
had to fight for it."
Reverend Blackwell has had the
thrilling experiences Of a soldier as
well as the somewhat tanner expert
ences of a chaplain. He first enlisted
as an orderly sergeant, and, after the
battle Of Shiloh, received an honorable
discharge on account Of i'll health.
Upon his recovery he re-enlisted as
chaplain.
One Of the stories he delights tell
ing is how he escaped being shot as a
spy. He was on the train when he met
two young Virginians "who had never
smelt gunpowder'' and Boosting how
they would "do the Yankees up" Il
remarked" said Reverend BakewelA
sthat though our enemies, they had
made us respect their lighting even at
the lannon's mouth" When the train
stopped at Atlanta, two detectives Inn
mediately arrested the young soldier.
He knew what was In store for him
he would be tarred and feathered and
hung without Judge or jury. Fortunate
u, Judah p. Benjamin, then secretary
OF state to the Confederacy, was pass
Ing through Atlanta. The suspected
young soldier was well known to the
secretary, who vouched for his loyalty
and begged him to excuse the disagree
able mistake. The soldier was imme-
diately released.
s'When went back on the train
everybody wanted to hear about my
exciting experience. Tired Of telling
and retelling the story, stood up Al
one Of the cars and told the passen-
"gers All about 4"
PraIse6 Red Cross.
Reverend Blackwell IS ninety-slx
yeele old and has been 81 charge of
~ ~-s x-ssI
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
Work Tor the RefuneesL

At Leghorn, Italy, there is little
shoe factory, which Is furnishing work
for the refugee families who are under
the protection Of the American Red
Cross. It IL but little factory, but ii
is providing work, which means sal
aries, food and clothing for more than
two dozen families from Spreziano ev-
cry month.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
Shoes for Belgian Children. :

Faced with the fact that Belgian
children are no different from any
otherin their ability to wear out shoes,
the American Red Cross, figuratively,
has gone in the shoe manufacturing
business at Limoges, France. 1T will
endeavor to make shoes for all the
children In the various colonies In
France which 1t Is maintaining.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
CITATION NOTICE.
State of Mississippi.

h@eesoV u 1A10C10OlppID
Rankin County.
To NJ. z. Thomas, Defendant.
(non residtnt.)
You are commanded to appear
before the chancery court Of thee
County Of Rankin, said State. on
the 4th Fonday in Farch. 1919, to
defend the suit in said court Of
Ina Thomas, wherein you are de-
PENDANT.
]. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
This 9th day Of Nov, 1918.
+, Henry. Sol. for Comp'
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
THE EVERLASTING MERCY.

= "For the sins Of men God
= gave them repentance and for
= their wounds healing balm.
= For the errors Of men God
= gave them truth and for their
= sorrows a great consolation.
= "Tor the hate Of men God
= gave them love and for their
= greed, the gift Of sacrifice.
= "And for the wars OF man,
= which bring sin and sorrow,
= error, evil and greed, God gave !
= them repentance and healing
= balm, truth and q great conso-
= lation. love and the gift Of sacri-
= dee.
= "And the symbol q these Il !
= the Rsd Gross"
= This II the opinion Of the Red
= Cross furnished BY Rabbi Abba
= b. Silver q tho Cleveland Tenn
= pie.