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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
4
The Harrisburg Red Cross chapter calls for immediate knitting of sweaters for soldiers. Mrs. Henry Brinton Coxe requests swift completion by February 1 to ship by January 1, noting urgent winter needs in France.
The advice column presents Dr. Lewis Baker answering reader inquiries on kidney trouble constipation hair care and cold remedies. It promotes Balmwort Tablets Three Grain Sulphur or Cadomene and Mentho Laxene with self treatment directions and reader testimonials praising relief.
Sergeant Sam Horrocks of Orange New Jersey testified at Staten Island base hospital about German women in uniform attacking wounded Americans near Verdun. He said 200 women were captured, a dozen fleeing guards pursued the wounded, and three cut the throat of a lieutenant before being shot. He also recalled Red Cross killings and harsh combat experiences on the Alsace Lorraine front.
The Rotary Club appoints W H German as captain and challenges all comers in a wood chopping bee sponsored by the Central Y M C A. Teams include Businessmen and Kiwanis with prizes promised by local shopkeepers as choppers prepare to meet Saturday at the Y building and Wildwood Park.
Associated Press dispatches report that France will not abolish martial law soon, the Ministry insisting on maintaining authority to prevent Bolshevik influence. Other items note Dunning being summoned to Spa for talks with American authorities and Vatican circles mentioning Monsignor Cerretti awaiting President Wilson in London.
German imperial chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg desires an inquiry into his role in the outbreak of the war. A London report states he awaits judgment by an impartial governmental tribunal.
The Orpheum offers daily matinees with The Girl Without a Chance and Chin Chin for Tuesday, plus Chin Chin next week. The Majestic headlines M Thor's Some Baby with Wallace and Hollingsworth and Pietro, while the Colonial screens Norma Talmadge in The Missing Links. Also on offer are Marion Davies The Burden of Proof and The Goat at Regent, On the Quiet at John Barrymroe, The Whip at Victoria, Marriage or Maid, and Mrs Vernon Castle in The First Law. Rosenblatt concert at Chestnut Street Auditorium tops this bill, with pianist Stuart Ross and Miller and Eades selling seats.
Special attraction Norma and Con stance Talmadge and Rob Harron return to Colonial engagement of Missing Links a mystery romance. Marion Davies stars in The Burden of Proof with a splendid opportunity to showcase her talents. Final showing today of Fred Stone in The Goat with thrilling feats and stunts. John Barrymore in On the Quiet Friday and Saturday. The Hun Within forthcoming. The Whip screens at Vic tor ia with Kitty Gordon and William Duncan in a thrilling horserace episode and A Fight For Millions serial on the bill.
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