Speakers Named For Harrisburg Rally On Draft Enlistment
Recruiting officers under Lieut. Lesher announce a big Harrisburg rally at Chestnut Street Auditorium next Tuesday evening. Speakers will urge eligibles to enlist, highlight opportunities for skilled workers, and discuss forming units for the flying service with Red Cross attendance. Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes and Sgt. John K. Blake are slated to speak, with others to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesher
Citizens of
Harrisburg
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
George Edward Hawes
Market Square Presbyterian Church
John K. Blake
How I Darkened My Gray Hair in Simple Recipe
A reader shares an at home remedy to darken gray hair using seven ounces of water, a small box of Bearbo Compound ten percent bay rum and four ounces glycerine. Apply every other day until the desired shade. the mix reportedly darkens hair and adds gloss without stickiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady
Surest Cough Remedy From Globe Pine Promises Relief
An advertise for a cough remedy touts globe pine as the key ingredient. The formula mixes one ounce Toris Com ound, one ounce Syrup of Sarsaparilla, and a pint of Simple Elixir, to be taken as a tablespoonful four times daily.
Boy Scouts to Sell Xmas Seals Rally in Armory
Harrisburg Boy Scouts plan Christmas seal sales beginning Friday through December 22. William Strouse and Company will award prizes for top sellers. A community Scout camp was discussed and a committee will report. Edward Manser will MC the rally at the armory Monday night from 7:30 to 9:15, then scouts parade to Market Street. Monthly rallies are planned over five winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Strouse
Edward Manser
North Second Street
Market Street
U Boat Sinks British Steamer Apapa With Loss of 80 Passengers
London reports the British steamer Apapa torpedoed and sunk with eighty passengers and crew lost while about one hundred twenty saved. Some accounts claim the submarine fired on women and children as lifeboats were lowered, causing the ship to sink.
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Apapa
London
Daily Mail
Election Expense Accounts Filed by Local Parties and Officials
James G. Miles acting treasurer of the Democratic County Committee filed the party’s expense account showing receipts from candidates and party leaders totaling 1498 with expenditures 1066.55. E. C. First treasurer of the Non-Partisan Committee filed receipts 448.50 and expenditures 445.90. Charles W. Burtnett, commissioner-elect, reported expenses of 248.74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Miles
Democratic County Committee
E. C. First
Charles W. Burtnett
General Clement Returns to Camp After Front Trip
Major General Charles M. Clement reintegrates with the Twenty-eighth Division at Camp Hancock Augusta Georgia after an eleven week absence. About 30 000 troops lined the review. Brigadier General F W Stillwell resumes command of the Fifty-fifth Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Charles M. Clement
Twenty-eighth
National Guard of Pennsylvania
King
Boal
Clement
F. W. Stillwell
Fifty-fifth
2 000 Philadelphia Police Threaten to Resign
Philadelphia police threaten to resign en masse over intolerable working conditions. At meetings on Arch Street the Patrolmen's Benevolent and Protective Association pledges 2,000 of 3,250 officers will quit unless demands are met. They seek a $1,400 annual salary and removal of the police department from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Patrolmen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Arch Street
Jou Auedmuo
Jan Spuspued
Lansing Is Not In Accord With Judsons Action
Washington officials state that Lieut. Colonel Judson head of the American military mission in Russia and Major M. C. Kerth at the American embassy acted without instructions in presenting communications to the Bolshevik government regarding the US stance on seeking a separate peace and armistice with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Judson
Russia
M. C. Kerth
United States
Germany
Ashton D. Peace Retires as Harrisburg Club Secretary
After fifteen years Ashton D. Peace resigns as secretary of the Harrisburg Republican Club amid regret at declining re election. Peace, a Central Iron and Steel Works official, cites increasing duties and time constraints. Nominations follow for president vice president and trustees with several candidates listed for seats and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton D. Peace
Harrisburg
Republican Club
Peace
Central Iron and Steel Works
Steel
Edward Faber
Charles Tress
David Herbert
Herman Geiger
Harry Morton
W. D. Block
A. Demma
B. F. Murry
T. B. Rock
Program Complete For Organization of Women War Aid
Announcement of the Harrisburg Chapter Daughters of 1917 National War Aid complete program for the organization meeting. Friday 8 pm in Fahnestock Hall Y M C A building with Rev Henry W H A Hanson and John H McCandless discussing Civilian Relief Work. Members urged to attend and register 7 8 pm. A film drama For the Freedom of the World will be shown next Wednesday Thursday and Friday at Colonial theater as a war relief benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Daughters of 1917
National War Aid
Fahnestock Hall
Henry W. H. A. Hanson
Messiah Lutheran Church
John H. McCandless
Freedom of the World
Colonial Theater
Exile at the Regent shows Petrova in Asian colony scenes
Mme Petrova stars in Exile with Maurice Tourneur directing. The Paramount film portrays Arab life in a small Asian colony with native tutors, street beggars, and cue scenes such as hand claps. Petrova’s travel lore adds atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Petrova
Asia
Mme Petrova
Paramount
Ex-ile
Maurice Tourneur
Assa
Camp Hill Fire Company Reorganizes for Motor Apparatus
Camp Hill Pa December 5 At a meeting of the Camp Hill Fire Company officers were elected and plans made to work with the borough to equip the department with motor driven apparatus. The group, once stalled by waning interest, grew as thirty members joined. A council takeover was rejected after a petition showed majority support. Sheriff speakers included R E Cahill H W Walters W Irwin M B King and others. The alarm system will be tested every Saturday at noon. Officers: President R E Cahill. VP C W Irwin. recording secretary G W James. financial secretary J L Holler. treasurer E G Naylor. trustees M B King S Hubertis Rev Raymond Ketchledge Howard Sigler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hill
Fire Company Committee
R. E. Cahill
H. W. Walters
W. Irwin
M. B. King
Howard Sigler
Many Austrians Will Become Alien Enemies
In anticipation of a declaration of war on Austria, justice agents plan nationwide arrests of Austro-Hungarian subjects suspected as enemy agents. Many have been under surveillance for months but lacked evidence for internment. With war resolution adoption, nearly a million Austrian subjects in the United States automatically become enemy aliens under Wilson's order requiring registration and restricting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Austria
Department of Justice
United States
Wilson
Telephone Operators to Form French Unit
A unit of 150 bilingual telephone operators will be formed under the Army Signal Corps for immediate service in France. Enlisted for the war duration, they receive quarters and rations like Army nurses, plus pay, and will wear the same uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Associated Press
Washington
France
Army Signal Corps
Colored Girls Learn First Aid For Red Cross War Work
Harrisburg holds its first class for first aid to the injured with colored girls as students. Dr. Crampton instructs the session at Wickersham School Building under the Red Cross chapter. Twenty one enrolled, four more vacancies. Women wishing to enroll contact Miss Esther Poper, class president. Meeting Fridays at 7 30 P M in the Wickersham building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Wickersham
Crampton
Red Cross
Esther Poper
Main Walk Along Plaza at Waterworks Reconstructed
The Department of Parks completes a permanent main walk at the pumping house plaza with improved planting and surroundings. Riprapping from Hamilton street to Hardsecrabble is planned for spring, with grading to be finished and spring planting expected. A Flower Guild meeting at Harrisburg Hospital is set for tomorrow at 2 PM in the board room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Parks
Pumping House Plaza
Gross
Hamilton Street
Flower Guild
Harrisburg Hospital
Father John's Medicine Promises Relief From Dangerous Colds
Claims Father John's Medicine treats dangerous obstinate colds without alcohol or nerve-destroying drugs. Warns against delaying treatment as neglect can lead to pneumonia and lung damage, while promising prompt relief from colds and throat troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Father John
Harrisburg Theater Week Offers Many Films and Shows
The program lists Majestic and Colonial engagements with Pretty Baby Fashions a la Carte Scandal and Exile plus Reaching for the Moon Exile and The Silent Man, Sunshine Alley and The Last Haul among others. Notable performances feature Jimmie Hodges Hugo Jansen Constance Talmadge Ethel Clayton Douglas Fairbanks and Mme Petrova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Tab
Hugo Jansen
Douglas Fairbanks
Mme. Petrova
William 8
Hart
Q ban Hair Color Restorer Ad
Banish gray hair with Q ban Hair Color Restorer for natural even color. Guaranteed satisfaction with money back. Sold by Geo A. Gorgas and all good drug stores, one dollar per bottle. Also available Q ban Hair Tonic Liquid Shampoo Soap and Q ban Depilatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa
Q-ban
Geo. A. Gorgas
Such a Big Change Says Mrs Ziegler
Mrs Ziegler of 539 Rockland street Lancaster Pa credits Tanlac with restoring health and energy after a year of nervous indigestion and painful reactions to food She reports immediate relief improved sleep and no more headaches Tanlac is sold at multiple local drug stores including Gorgas Drug Store in Lancaster and stations in Carlisle Elizabethtown Greencastle Middletown Waynesboro Mechanicsburg and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Ziegler
Rockland Street
Lancaster
Taniac
Tanlac
Gorgas
Carlisle
W. G. Stephens
Elizabethtown
Albert W. Cain
Greencastle
Charles K. Carl
Middletown
Colin
Few
Waynesboro
Clarence Croft
Mechanicsburg
H. F
Brunhouse
Singer No. 20 sewing machine promotional ad
Handy for the soldiers ready sale at Singer Stores. The Singer Company offers the No 20 machine at 3.50 with perfect hemstitching by expert operators. They donate a good portion of cash price to charities and invite shoppers to see styles for Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Company
Singer
Soldier Boys
Ady
Vatican refutes claim of neutrality amid Italian propaganda
London dispatch reports Cardinal Bourne forwarding Cardinal Gasparri's reply to the Morning Post. The Papal Secretary of State calls the Vatican accusation an atrocious calumny and asserts Italian hierarchy and clergy have aided the country's cause, earning praise from Parliament and Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Morning Post
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Italy
Gasparri
Camphorole Relief for Rheumatism and Neuritis
Advertisement states Camphorole provides immediate relief from rheumatism neuritis lumbago and related pains. It touts wintergreen menthol and camphor in a synthetic formula and cites Dr Brigadell Atlantic City New Jersey as manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigadell
Atlantic City
N. J
Glee Club Plans For Trip to Camp Meade
Members of the Pennsylvania Railroad Glee Club will leave at noon Saturday for Camp Meade. The local organization has been secured for a concert for the soldiers under the auspices of the Y M C A. Several officials of the Philadelphia division will be the guests of the club on this trip. It is probable the Harrisburgers will remain in Baltimore over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Glee Club
Camp Meade
Philadelphia
Harrisburgers
Baltimore
Foreigners face danger in China rebellion near Chungking
Pekin December 5 Reuters report rebels from Hunan province clash with government troops near Chungking. Foreign consuls in the area say they have prepared to protect lives and property if the government forces are defeated and Chungking is attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Associated Press
Pekin
Hunanrovince
Chungking
Special Duty Engineer Recovering From Injuries
Samuel H Ressler a special duty engineer on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad is recovering slowly from an injury sustained when he fell from engine 669 at Thompsontown breaking his arm He will not resume duties for at least two weeks William D Bowers serves as special duty engineer in his absence Joliet negro still at large All of the thirteen convicts who escaped from the State Penitentiary have been captured except one a negro serving a life sentence for murder Located in an abandoned coal mine near Carbon Hill capture expected shortly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Ressler
North Third Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Engineer Ressler
Thompsontown
William D. Bowers
North Seventh Street
Joliet
Joliet, Ill
State Penitentiary
Carbon Hill
Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy Rehabs Sufferer After Despair
A Los Angeles man Jules Friquet recounts his recovery after using Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy. He lost weight amid illness, then regained health and weight while returning to work. The testimonial extols the remedy as safe and herbal, sold nationwide by Warner's Safe Remedies Co. Rochester, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Friquet
Jules Friquet
West First Street
Los Angeles
Cal
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
N. Y
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Consulman & CO
BOY Scouts
Gen. Clement
Lansing
Organization of Women’s War Aid Committee
Me Deirova
SAL
Paramount Picture
Camp Hill Fire Company
Dauphin Electrias Supplies CO
Chas. H. Mauk
Gabl
Rinkenbach& Rouse Optometrists &Opticians
Bere Glasser Arcsinde i
Kondon Mfg. CO
Minacaro
Mina
Konidonsagararrhal Jeuly
Charles I. Ohrenstein
Syracuse, New York
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Orpheum Theater
Locust Street
McNeil
Orpheum
The
Sunshine Society
Love O' Mike
Constance Talmadge
Mae Marsh
Victoria
Battle of
Arras
Ethel Clayton
William 5
Jimmie Hodges
Raymond Hitchcock
Mr. Hodges
Schwartz Brothers
Holmes and Buchanan
Lewis and Chapin
Bollinger and Reynolds
Hamilton
Selznick
Miss Talmadge
Moving Pictures
Germa
Ormant
Douglas
Fairbanks
Claudia
Perez
Arpa
Mrs. Ziegler
Ferdinand King
New York
Ictoria
Glee Club
Wm. Strouse
Regent Theater
Fairbank
Mme, Petrova
Kely
Lewis J. Selznick
Star of
Cosmo
Municipal
Winterdale
Robert Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society
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