Attorneys to Aid Registered Men in Draft
Governor Brumbaugh appointed legal advisers for nearly every draft district in the state. Dauphin County is not yet provided for. Advisers will assist drafted men with questionnaire and draft regulations. Nearby counties list Adams and Cumberland with named chairmen and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumbaugh
Dauphin County
Dauphin
Adams County
Donad P. McPherson
John Reed Scott
John D. Keith
Gettysburg
Cumberland County
E. Basehore
Old Fashioned Home Remedy for Indigestion Gains Popularity
A simple mix of Bisoma Carbonate and Magnesia Carbonate sold as Benesia provides quick relief for indigestion and dyspepsia. Drugstores stock ready to use bottles with a money back guarantee, while home preparation remains effective.
Local Draft Local Boards and Chairs Listed by County
Government draft boards and chairmen are enumerated for counties including Huntingdon Fayette? No. The list covers Juniata Lebanon Northumberland Snyder Union Mifflin Franklin and York with local boards in cities like York Chambersburg and Greencastle. Each entry names localized chairs and members for selection and processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Lloyd
Mechanicsburg
John D. Fuller
Carlisle
Huntingdon County
Thomas F. Bailey
John D. Dorris
R. W. Williamson
Huntingdon
Juniata County
J. N. Keller
J. Howard Neely
F. M. M. Pennell
Mifflintown
Lebanon County
C. V. Henry
W. W. Walter
A. F. Miller
Lebanon
Annville
Charles H. Killinger
W. G. Light
Grant Weidman
Northumberland County
W. H. Mackenberg
Edwin Paul
F.W. Folmer
Milton
Sunbury
H. W. Cummings
H. S. Knight
J. F. Schaffer
Shamokin
W. W. Ryan
W. H. Unger
J. A. Welsh
Mt. Carmel
Voris Auten
Walter
F. H. Strauss
Perry County
James W. Shull
James M. Barnett
William
Seibert
New Bloomfield
York City
City Hall
York
H. C. Niles
John A. Hookes
J. G Glessner
R. E. Cochran
WY. K. Keesey
George BE. Neff
York County
East Market Street
N. M. Warner
Ray P. Sherwood
Harvey A. Gross
Red Lion
Robert Co. Bair
James J. Logan
W. B. Gemmill
Broadway
Hanover
Guy W. Bange
Charles E. Ehrehart
John J. Bollinger
Snyder County
Jay G. Weiser
Francis Gilbert
Charles Ulrich
Middleburg
Union County
H. M. Showalter
W. J. Zacharias
George W. Atherton
Chambersburg
Electric Signs Must Be Extinguished at 11 P M
The Harrisburg Light and Power Company urges consumers to follow a fuel administration order limiting coal burning for electric sign advertising. Only between dusk and 11 p m should coal be used, with service continuing if obeyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
H. A.arfield
United States
Garfield
Light and Power Company
Covert Heads Zembo Temple Shriners Election
Charles E. Covert was elected illustrious potentate of Zembo Temple Mystic Shrine at annual elections. Lancaster members traveled by special train for the meeting. Other officers named include Mercer B. Tate as chief rabban Luther R. Schroeder as assistant rabban H W Gough as high priest and prophet Valliant W. Kenney oriental guide and council representatives Charles E. Covert Fred J. Smith Ray S. Shoemaker and Dr E Clair Jones of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zembo Temple
Shrine
Potentate Covert
Big-Q Society
Shriners
Selins Brove
Rabban
Mercer B. Tate
Luther R
City aids Poland relief via Harrisburg drive
Harrisburg's National War Aid chapter expects at least 350 dollars for Polish relief from autographed book sales and contributions at a Tuesday Orpheum meeting. Funds continue to pour in, with a full report due tomorrow. autographed copies of When the Prussians Came to Poland are on sale at 214 Market Street. The Steelton Band donated its pay to the cause after performing. A War Aid meeting is set for next Wednesday at 2 PM in the Civic Club house to plan further actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Poland
Turczynowicz
Red Cross
Market Street
Steelton Band
Polish Relief Fund
War Aid
Civic Club House
William Jennings
George Kunkel
Meade D. Detweiler
V. L. Rausch
Herman P. Miller
Horace M. Witman
Herman Astrich
Lyman D. Gilbert
E. J. Stackpole
John I*. Dapp
George BE. Etter
Paul Johnston
Homer Black
Henry W. Taylor
E. Z Gross
Elsie Brinser
C. Ross Boas
P. I. Phillips
Frank Eb, Zeigler
Fishing Creek Crossing Plans Submitted for PSC Review
John Fox Weiss for Harrisburg Country Club presented a new pierless bridge plan for Fishing Creek crossing to Examiner Vale of the Public Service Commission. The $52 700 structure drew engineering critique from PSC experts while railroad counsel seeks time to assess costs. Joseph Emanuel named Reading County special policeman. Ex Lieutenant Governor L A Watres visited after founding two Masonic lodges. Glen Campbell borough filed a complaint against its water utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
John Fox Weiss
Joseph Emanuel
Reading
L. A. Watres
Scranton
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Fred A. Godharles
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell Water Company Service
Cossacks Deny Rebel Victory Claims
A brief report notes that Cossacks deny any rebel victory and continues from the first page with a fragment mentioning a haircut seen as marketable value. The item highlights disputed outcomes and the economic framing within the conflict.
Anti Bolsheviki Leaders Suppressed in Petrograd
Petrograd reports the Bolshevik government will suppress the constitutional democratic party and arrest its leaders. The official notice demands measures to curb the party amid clashes with Workmen and Soldiers Councils and names Generals Kal edin es and Korniloff as links to counter revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Constitutional Democratic Party
Constituent Assembly
Bolsheviks
Constitutional Democrats
Congress of Workmen's and
Minimalists
The
Times
Pravda
Bolshevikt
Constitutional Democratic Organization
Kaledines
Korniloff
Mashed Teutons repulsed amid heavy artillery on warfronts
The report notes continued German bombardment in Champagne near Rheims and a failed surprise attack near Courcy. Artillery battles persist near Verdun while Italian fronts in the Venetian plains see improving defense conditions. Snowfalls aid Italian counterattacks between Brenta and Piave as gains are retaken. British shipping losses rise with twenty one ships lost to mines and submarines, and eleven ships attacked unsuccessfully.
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Champagne
Rheims
Courcy
Verdun
Brenta
Piave
Nurses urged to join American War Service
Registered nurses in Harrisburg and nearby areas were urged by Miss Susan C. Francis to volunteer for Red Cross service. Francis, director of the Philadelphia Red Cross Bureau of Nursing, outlined duties and encouraged enrollment at a Harrisburg Academy of Medicine meeting organized by Miss Frances Scott of Harrisburg Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburgh
Susan C. Francis
Academy of Medicine
Francis
Bureau of Nursing
Philadelphia
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Frances Scott
Harrisburg Hospital
Deaths and Funerals in Harrisburg area
Joseph M. Bateman 41 died of heart disease Tuesday and funeral services are set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at 30 North Summit Street with Rev. Dr. George E. Hawes officiating. Burial in Harrisburg Cemetery. surviving mother Elizabeth, a stepsister and a brother. Mrs. Sarah Ross 81 widow of Adam Ross died Tuesday. services at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at 1936 Green Street with Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer. burial Saturday at Chambersburg. Mrs. Ross leaves three sons and three daughters. Jacob Snyder 26 died of pneumonia at 1425 Derry Street. funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at his father-in-law George Williams’s home, 22 Balm Street. Survived by wife, three brothers and two sisters. Myrtle Haupt Herring 26, wife of George A. Herring of 2456 Reel Street, died after appendicitis surgery at Harrisburg Hospital. Buried at Augustaville after body taken to Sunbury by Hawkins Estate. survivors include husband, father, two brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Bateman
North Summit Street
George E. Hawes
Market Square Presbyterian Church
Harrisburg
Elizabeth
Sarah Ross
Adam Ross
Gertrude Ross
Green Street
Ellis N. Kremer
Reformed Salem Church
Chambersburg
Jacob Snyder
Derry Street
George Williams
Balm Street
Myrtle H, Herring
Myrtle Haupt Herring
George A. Herring
Reel Street
Harrisburg Hospital
Sunbury
Hawkins
Augustaville
Four Additional Fire Drivers May Be Employed
Fire Commissioner Gross urges hiring four substitute fire apparatus drivers so each regular driver works one day off weekly. He also plans to bid for a yearlong contract to supply all coal and gasoline for fourteen companies to cut maintenance costs. He clarifies he seeks sworn statements of financial standing to verify unpaid bills and possible reimbursement. A budget meeting for 1918 and salary increase requests are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
British Welcome American Chamber of Commerce Dinner Address
Sir Albert Stanley, president of the Board of Trade, hosted American Chamber of Commerce leaders in London. He welcomed the group as a new foreign business body in England and spoke on postwar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chamber OF Commerce
Associated Press
London
Sir Albert Stanley
Board of Trade
Albert
American Chamber
England
State Officials consider Star Independent building for offices
State Public Service Commission members debate relocating bureaus to the Star Independent building on South Third Street but deem remodeling the BEER plant too costly. Auditor General Snyder favors moving departments in the Capitol as plans to group offices continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
Star-Independent
South Third Street
Commission
State Capitol
Department of Internal Affairs
Mines Department
Public Service
Snyder
Capitol
A Real Gift For There is nothing you could buy
A sales blurb promotes the Little Gem Ear Phone as a lifetime useful gift. It invites customers to visit and see a demonstration of the product’s value and lasting quality.
Dangerous Stomach Medicines and Magnesia Cure Claim
An old warning promotes avoiding drugs for indigestion and instead using pure Bisurated Magnesia to neutralize stomach acid after meals. It alleges medicines fail to affect acidity, touting magnesia as harmless, tasteless, and effective for preventing fermentation and ulcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Gorgas
Sanpan advertised to cure chronic headaches in Harrisburg
Miss V. Banton reports months of severe headaches and nerve trouble. After using Sanpan at Keller's Drug Store in Harrisburg she says she feels well and ready for work. The ad urges readers to get Sanpan at 405 Market Street for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller’s
405
Market Street
Harrisburg
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Covert Heads Shriners
Zembo
Charles EF. Covert
Nual
Lancaster
Charles E, Covert
National War Aid
Fishing Creek
the Country Club of
Vale of the
Mahoenanv
Martha
Priscil
Kers
Wm. Strouse
Teutons
Soutter’s
Santa Claus
Potte Poopeople
Him
Commissioner Gross
Shimmel Community Center
Shimmel
Mary Roland
West Fairview
E. M. Hershey
Christ
Henry Johnson
Steelton
Harrisburgospital
Johnson
J. C. Rebels
Little Gem
E. L. Golf
Markisp ST
Soutter
Fron
Court House
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