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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
9
Two hundred fifty salesmen will canvass Thursday to Saturday urging Liberty Bond purchases. Homeowners should be prepared to state how many bonds they can take and respond promptly. Bonds may be bought for cash or on the instalment plan as low as fifty cents a week to aid national victory.
All Liberty Loan division commanders captains of teams and members are asked to report at the Board of Trade banquet tomorrow evening at 6 30. EB J Hackenbury will address volunteer salesmen with final instructions ahead of the intensive campaign starting Thursday morning. John P Heiner and E Hoyt Weston will participate in a dialogue.
An old health advertisement warns that gas and bloating signal excess stomach acid and acid indigestion. It recommends Bisulated Magnesia with Segepcontul after meals to neutralize acid, relieve gas, and prevent gastritis or ulcers. A. Gorgas advertises.
The article details a broad seed campaign by bond salesmen targeting captains and players from nine unnamed teams and nearby towns. Key figures include D. McCormick directing the effort and Frank Vanderlip arriving for a bankers' meeting as districts organize, with Duncannon and Wormleysburg listed among active locales and numerous team rosters and captains enumerated.
The article notes two key developments: the expected arrival of the foreign commission in Petrograd and the appointment of General Brussiloff as Russia’s army commander in chief. Brussiloff’s reputation as a capable, independent leader signals a vigorous wartime administration by Kerensky, while Prussian junkers advocate annexations and a separate peace, opposed by the French Chamber which insists on Alsace Lorraine’s return and evacuation of invaded areas.
Charles Stouffer injured after shooting his wife Clara Stouffer at 272 Briggs Street. He remains under constant guard at Harrisburg Hospital ahead of a preliminary murder hearing. Funeral services for Mrs. Stouffer are set for 8 PM at Hawkins Estate parlors.
Loyalton residents plan a meeting at the Evangelical Church on Thursday evening to organize a local auxiliary to the Harrisburg Red Cross Chapter. Harrisburg Red Cross officials will speak, with proceedings led by County Recorder James E. Lentz, Public Safety Committee member.
The Fraternal Aid Union met with the Improved Order of Heptasophs last evening in the Grand Army Hall at 26 North Third Street. Representatives of supreme bodies and members of city and nearby town conclaves were present.
An old advertisement claims Parisian Sage destroys the dandruff germ and stops hair loss after three days. It touts a squid form Parisian Sage with a guarantee on Giroux’s nine Parisian Sage, sold by H. C. Kennedy with a fresh stock and inexpensive large bottle.
The Musical Art Society will sing Haydns Creation on Thursday evening at Grace M E Church auditorium with a 50 voice chorus, organ and orchestra. Soloists include Mary Bottarff Katharine Dubbs Vania Forster Mildred Garman John D Fisher William E Bretz William S Hoover Ross Harman. Proceeds go to Red Cross. The performance begins at eight.
Women from the Country Club of Harrisburg seek qualifying spots this week except Saturday. Scorecards to Mrs Gaither or Mr Johnson. A patriotic mixed tournament is planned for Saturday June 9 at 1 pm to aid the Red Cross with a nominal entry fee. Prizes for lowest scores.
Washington reports the Senate finance committee approved a new war tax provision restricting distillation and importation of whisky and other spirits for beverage use. Beer and wine taxes stay the same, with broader measures to curb production and conserve foodstuffs during the war.
Washington reports Hoover, to be food administrator, rebuts claims sugar will run short. He says only Cuba harvest issues could affect sugar, actions since have secured ample supplies from Cuba and elsewhere. No famine expected. he protests alarmist private discussions.
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