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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL- AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
VOL. XXVII
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY'MORNING, SEPTEMBERS, 1918
NO. 40
«ftftO LOCAU DRAFT BOARDS "'to KKCasTKU  i;J,(M)(»,0()0 MEV.
Presidential men be-
0,1 September 12 by Proclamation, 13,000,000 tween the ages of 18 and 45 (both In- flusivo), except those previously rog- Lertil under U. S. Army Draft, or men of those nges now In U. S. Army ri y S. Navy Servico, will he requir¬ ed to register for suUsetiuont grading 1 elassillcations according to liabi- '.\. to .selective service. The machi¬ nery for registration will bo as  tol-
Tiit! governor of each State and ¦territory   will   supervise   the   exocir-
• on of registration in his State.     (In
• iio District ot C<jlumbus, tho Com- li'ijssioiiers ot the District will act In .[19 rn pacity,)
Tlio adjulnnt general or draft ex- ¦cutive In each State, acting under ho (lirecliou ot tho governor, will, as nere!'ifore, bo tho central adiuinia- ¦rati*'^ authority of the registration svstci'- within tho State.
Tli3 local boards will hav6 immedl- a!9 sirporvision and direction of reg¬ istration within their respective juris- .notions.
Central registration fommlttoes in each city of 30,000 population or over having more than ono local board within  its  respective jurisdic-
• ioii will bo appointed from and hy the niorahcrshlp of tho local hoards of siidi city, country, or similar sub- .'avisoin.
The actual registration will bo r.:ade in tlio customary voting prec¬ incts in the juris!iction of each lo- -il lio.Trd, or in such other places nithin Ihe jurlsdu^tion of tho respec¬ tive local boards as they select,, and pinfTally in the manner ordinarily t:uiilo\(d in the registration ot vo¬ ter.*.
Rft'i-trar.'i appointed by each local loaril for each place of registration Tithin its jurisdiction, will bo pres- nt ir, .sufficient numbers to allow one r.jgjM.rar to each probable eighty reg- strantp, and the number will ho in¬ creased whenever and wiorever aec- i-s.«sr.. to secure complete registration [?. cnc day,
Int' rpreters will be present ftt all lacps of registration     where    locif. ronditions require their services. S|>ocliil Oases of  RirKlstratlon
Th.' sick A'lU he registered l)y per- i n.s deputized to maJko their regis- ritlon.
Felons will bo registered by the i.irI'lKs of the penitentiaries.
Per.-ons awaiting trial and  misde-
EMiiants  will   be  treated  iis  al sen-
¦ 0?. excepi that    their    poKistr.ition
¦iv\>  will  be  obtained   and   fillfd  In
V tl::' jailers.
Inlians will be regisfered under '.':.(> piippn ision of tho OommtSfdoner ;f In liar. AfTalrs.
Por:-:on6 residing in Tellotrstone. jiaciiT, and Mount Uatnier Nitliona! ':rK wir bo repstered under the dl- I'-oti.ns r.r the Directoi* of National i irlx SerTTce.
.\ i.-entt-^s may secure from any lo-
:   iioavd   rcglHtratioB   cardt   which
- ii in; filled out and certliled turned ¦•!' ID the absentees, and mtiled by .::i:i to Iccal boards having jurlsdic-
"in fii" tb) area in -which they per-
::ii5<^iitlyieside.
Persons in training camps schools, ii' res, «7i(l other similar instltu- n- will  register .a*  prescribed  for
- -:!i'ees. in all oases where there is doubt
aj • ' the method or piano of refristra-
'. :.,    refe* !nce    should be made to
tl'are.st   local  board  for a ruling
I' " mattor.
1:    iie designation
' I' al boird Is not known, addrees
'..:¦• ;;iayor hi a city of 30,000 popu-
»': ¦:   or ovfr;   (he clerk  of  county,
. or Bisiilar unit In a elty not
mOO  po )urlation  or    over    the
.'        if the county to  which  Ihc iii-
',:.    r's couni V pertains lor  judicial
ises  in  cj so  it  has  no adminis-
o organisation;    ot the clerk of
iwnship t'l caso the area ot tho
or Territory is subdivided int<j
AMERICANS PRESS RETREJ1NG FOE
Telling     Pressure     Maintained
Against Von Boehn's Army
North of Soissons.
FUEL  CHIEF  GARFIELD
Says Conscience Is Guide for      Sunday      Motoring.
THEIR  DRIVE  WAS  SURPRISE
Below Arras English Army Takes Bule-
court and Hendecourt and Piercea
the Old  Hindenburg Line
Anew.
I • '•
With the American Army, — The Amerlcnn (roop.i, llf,'litinK side hy side with tho French norlh of Sols.soiis, aro maintalDliig constant and telling pres¬ sure agninst the nrmy of General von Bochra. Hushed Into the battle tlir<?o hours after getting info tho secttjr, In an hour nnd a hulf they had made a good advance, reaching the narrow gauge nillroad running trom Olmvlgny northwest to Juvlgny. Their presence there brought snvsge couafor attacks by the Seventh Oertnan Division of Prussians. Despite these attacks the Amerlctms mnliitiilnod good gains. Our g«ns arc rronstantl.r pounding the Oerrann positions, nnt" for miles In fronit of our lines car. be seen black Bm«kc arising from rr.nny points with¬ in the Geman llnea
Interrogation of prisoners sho\vs Tnat tho Americans appearance In the line wna n conipl-ito surprl.se to tlio Qermars. Among the Americans fight¬ ing In this sector Is a unit which the Frenc'.i have ch,-i.stened (deleted by censor), nnd the Americans are proud of tbe title.
The Americans were assisted in the attack by smaJl tanks, both male and fenrnlo, which did great work tearing tip machine gen nests. A German lleu¬ tennnt commrnding machine gun de¬ tachments which were cnptured entire said the flrst thing he knew the Amer¬ icans KwnnrKd over the embankment on both sidee of his position, and there was nothing for him to do but to sur¬ render.
Illndenburg's second great retreat Ir. northern France wus extended to the Flanders front, near the Ilolj-dan bor¬ der.
The Important city of Bnllleul, be¬ tween Yprec and liethune, was evacu¬ ated by the Oermans.
Great flres In the Lya River valley Indicate the retirement In this sector is to be extonslve.
The British followed closely the flee¬ ing enemy and occupied Nootboom, throe mile* jouth of Batlleul.
Once more the Gerxnans have suffer¬ ed terrible lasses.
Some Idea of the rapidity with which the grent Gennan bulire Into Frnnce has heen flattened out may be gathered frtni tho faet that the 100 mile battle lino hetween the Oise and and address of tho Scarjie has been shortened In less thnn a week ;o 75 miles.
The line aow nms almost In a strnlKht Ilne southward from the .Scnrpe, ten nlles east of Arrafl, to Noyon, where It turns southenstwarj to the Juvlgny plateau.
Notwlihstan: Ing ilils shortening of the Arrn.s-N<»j' >n line, British gnlna north of I^ens f.nd tho German retire¬ ment tn the valley of the Lys adds 30 miles to the flgbtlng line and extends
German Bondage or \ American Liberty?
America's man-power will decide the question. If you are between 18 and 45, both inclusive, and have not already registered, your country expects you to register on Thursday, } September 12. By regis¬ tering you will do your part to organize America's forces.
W.   FRANK
PERSONS
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Under Him the Red Cross Aids     N o n-Combatant8.
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SENATE VOTES FOR DRY NATION
I THE .NAZAItETH FAIR
NEXT WEEK
WOKKV  0\ « At'SKU
KU lirSINKSS Kl'JH r.\L K.V.NT  .MA.N T<J ENU HIS LIFE
ITarry G Seip, Republican leader n Northampton County ended his life j Sunday by shooting himself at his I cafe on South Tliird Street. When Wa.shlngton.--The ban on the use of ti,^ body was discovered at 12:20 gasoline on Sundays for motor vehl-; sun^jay afternoon, Mr. Seip v/as ai¬ des and boats wlil apply only to plons- rgajy dead. The news, which soon ure riding. Fuel Administrator Oar-^spread rapidly, created on-3 of thej fleld nrinounred, lie said rensonnlde biggest sensations Easton has known ¦use of gasoline driven vehicles for in a long time, and caused a shock in nocessnry punioses wns not Intended tlio entire community, to be prohibited, |     To only one fact    alone    can Mr.
Seip's  tragic eud  be attributed, and
this is that he    worried    constantly '
over  his   business.     All   his  intimate
friends knew this, and they tried re- i
__^_ Ipeatedly to diveri his mind from the
cares     which    ¦wei>3    always    in  his j
Enemy Line From Lens to Rheims thoughts,   when   he buiit   his big
restaurant  he staked     every    dollar
he  had  in     tho    enterprise. Suc-
<es3    see«ied    t« be assured,   Jund to
close friends lie    confided    that    hit;
dreams tor thf- future included a big
hotel on the siie—a hotel to which he
and  Eastonieis     could    point     with
i pride.     Ther  came the war, with the
jiroblems  tlm', it brought tr  businfss
statod     by i nien   generally.     With   big   increates
staf,   sum- \'\-a evei-j- line of food, with increasing
Prohibition   of   Manufacture Beer and Wine After May 1 Is One Provision.
of
UNTIL     THE     WAR'S     END
President   May   Order   Arid   Zones Once—Clause Gives Him Author! ty to Protect Industrial Plants and   Munitions   Works.
at
ti*:iir^|'
W. Frank I'^-rsons, <llrector general of tho department ry{ civilian relief of the AnierlcTii  Ui;d *'ross.
20 YEARS FOR I. W. W.'S
Is tho Annual Display of the work jand progress in ali lines of work and business in Northampton County, ft is sometimes by many thought to j be mainly a harveat for thimble-rig¬ gers aud other small fry looking out for easy money.
This year the Government wishes lhat these Fairs be made the occasion of display and instruction of such economies that war has forced upon us in the use of flour and other es- scsntials of the household. The Fair thus advertises and promotes the pa- liotism and loyalty of the people, awakening the interest and securing the co-operation of somo who read the greatest story in the exhibits at lhe Fair rather than in the ."Newspa¬ pers.
There will be mueh to interest the farmer, as well as those who scarcely know v,-hat is done on the farm, nor how il is done. Farm machinery Is always a fine exhibit as wel! as are the the farm products, fine animals, and. fowl.
The lovers of horse flesh may see fine horses and fast. The automo¬ bile, with all Its facinatioD,. cannot take the place of a thing with life and movement. The races hold their attraction for the horse-lover and good racing may be witnessed every day.
There will be no lack of good tntt- sic.     Tuesday the Juvenile Band, of
Washington.—The  text  of  the  pro¬ hibition amendiiM-Ht to the emergency agricultural   hill   as   adopted   by senate follows ;
"That after ,Iune .^0, V.)V,), until the conelu.sion of the present wur aud thereafter until the terniinutlon of de¬ mob! Il/.ntlon, the date of which shall be deterniirierl and proclulmed by the President cl the United States, for the purpose of con.servi rig the mnn power of the nation and to increase efllcleucy In the rirwduction of arms, munitions,
ships, fviod and clothing for the nrmy   Ailentown;   Wednesday,  the Quaker nnd n.nvy, it shall be unlawful to seil   ^^^^.^ Band; Thursday, the East Ban
for tjoverafie purposes any distilled spirits, nnd during said time no dis¬ tilled spirits held in bond shall be re¬ moved t herefrom for beverage pur- po.«i'9, except for exjjort,
"After   .May  1,   1010,  until   the  con¬ clusion of the present war and there-
gor Band; Friday, the Ladies Band, of Ailentown, and Saturday, Andrews Band, of Easton; will enliven the grounds with their harmonies, patri- ¦otic and otherwise.
In keeping    with the    nation-and- worid-wide movement against the use
TAKE   112,000   HUNS
Collapsing.
Oeneral March Says Battle Lln«  Now
Extends Over Front d?
Fifty Miles,
Haywood  and  14 of His Chief Aids Also Fined $20,000.
No Right to Oppose War After It Was
Declared,  Says  Federal
Judge Landis.
Wnshlngton.—Il     wus General   .March,   chief  of
ming up tho allies' vietory In France, i trouhle In retaining some of his cap- that the total width of the llni of bat- -a,^'* omploy.>es with the food restric- .., ,     .. -,.     ,, ,  .1 „»  .,,.. Uiuns,  etc.,  and  then  the prospec', of
tie wus about ..0 miles   an.l  that the   p.^i^.^ij;^^   j^^^    3^,^   ^^^^-^^   „„,^.
number of prisoners taken ty the nl- ^„^ ^^^^ jj^ confided to his friends lies from July 1 to date Is a')Out UV that proJiibition and the addle onal 000, and the nuniber of Hold guns cu.i>- restrictlor.-3 he believed would follow, tured over 1,300, ; would  mean  that he could  not  con-
The   whole   Gorman   mlll'nry   front 'dirct the nig establishment on t. pay- from  Lens, north  of Arrac,  via  Sola-   '"^ ^a^'^-     ^his idea was in his mind
C'Mrago,—Willlum D, Haywood, "un-
cr<owred     king"    of    the    Industrial
WGr*.ers   of   the   World,   and   14   of
Ills   .hlef   aids   In   the   conspiracy   to
t overturn   tho  American   war  program
I were sentenced to twenty years each
f In  the  Federal penitentiary nt   Leav-
I ecworth,   Kan., by  Federnl   Judge   K.
M, Landis here.
I Ten year siiitences were imposed j cpon 33 of the orgnnizatlon's lenders, I flve  year   sentences  ou   33,   one  year
this year be "dry." There need not be a dry time in any other direction, and the absence of coarsness and rowdyism too frequent when drink flows will be an added attraction.
Let   the   Fair   be   well   patronized. Admittance 50 cents; Night, 2 5 cents. September 10, 11. 12. 1 .¦? and  14. Open Day and .Vight.
THE .IH.'MV BEHIND THE .\n>n',
after   until   the   determination   of  de-   of intoxicating  liquors  the  Fair  will
I mobilization,   the date  of which  shall
: be determined und proclaimed by the I'resident   of   the   United   States,   no
i grains, cerejils, fruit or olher food products sliull be used In the manufac¬ ture  or  prcHiuctlon   of beer,   wine  or
\ other Intoxicating malt or vinous liquor for beverage purposes. Sale Only for Export. "After June 3U, 1910, until the con¬ clusion of the present war, and thereafler until the termination of de¬ mobilization, the dale of which shall be determined and [)roclalnied by the President of the United Slates, no beer, wine or other Intoxlcaling malt or vinous liquor shall be sold for bever¬ age purposes except for export. The commissioner of Internal revenue is hereby authorized and directed to pre¬ scribe rules und regulations subject to the approial of the secreiary of the treasury, in regard to manufacture and sale   of   distilled   spirits   and   tlie   re-
and ono dny on 12 defendtints, and ten_^ uioval ui distilled spirits held in bond
'ol.l.KGE HTVOK.VTS KXPEMSE I'.MD BY TJIE OOVEUNMKVT.
ns  for  IL"  purpose  of  tho ad     ....„-      ,, »,       ,^^    ,,
ration of  the gelectlve *eryl«« ' *1^'^'V''''^* '''.'"°'"^"'"",^ "  f'
Tho large niuiiber of tanks at  the
 ^ j disposal of the cllles will enable tlie
Hindenburg Ilne defenses to be at¬ tacked with considerable hopes of suc¬ cess. The .Veu Frele Proas laments the fnct that OtTTnany cannot rival the entente" powers In this branch of warfnro. The material for construct¬ ing tanks on a large scale Is Insufll- clent, labor Is scarce, and the entente too fnr abend for succossful rlvalr>'. The Vienna Zelt admits thnt It Is Im¬ possible to accustom the Oerman sol¬ dier U> fighting tanks.
'¦'•:. iidwln E. S^iarks, president of 1   )ia-sylvanla  State College,  was
iti.'l on Monday hy the War Do- Ifcrtm, nt that every college student I'oUnt'eriug for the Students' Army ITmin:!!!,' (Jorps will have all hfs col I'^t-J t.vjienses paid by the Govern- peiit. ..nd in addition will receive $30 P ntorr.ii.
Tbo s-irrtent,  by Voluntary  Induc-
0 ntl) the college mUUiry body, be-
h'Bet .T soldier in the I'nited States
I'-'aiy. uiiiformed and sub.lect to mlli-
'fy 'lii'ipline. L,p" ''"dent-soldiers wlU be given |r,H 7 "structon hy ara'y ofllcers l-l Will bo kept under ob'-ervation l'"l tost to determine their . uailflca- iwns as ¦ fflcer candidates, m. 1 tech-
•¦Ml 'Xi', ria, such as englneo-.s and pmi.s a I'niforms and other equlp- IMat '.v.ii i„, furnished to the State •;"¦'«««   BtuUents
Mmont
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WORLD'S NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
by the    Wa/ De-
¦'^ (ilil .\ r ALLIEU ELVER
. during their recent visit  to  Wes-
IW  /   '''''™ which they retirrned
fv      '-"^ '''^°'  'l»e  Hev.   and   Mrs.
imf?' '''^ ' ^^^ sreat good fortune
J    ¦-•' 'V.th their nephew, Capt. Ian
.-\i<l>onald, a famous    fiver of
fn; »ii
'"•my. Ue Ib on invalid 'Dd accompanied by bis pa- ¦ viaiting relative* at West-
n-s yrrung ^g^o is but 19 years of ' "^^ ''•'3 to his credit 20 German
WASHINGTON. —The   government
has Bi-nt out Ull "J3. O. y." fur sleuog- rapher*. The U. S. Kniploynu'iu Serv¬ ice will seek to recruit them all over the country. It hus requests for 8,000 women stenographers and typists for government olflces here. Ono bureau needs 0(X) at once.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE LORRAINE FRONT.—An Aus¬ trian taken prisoner on the western front says the morale of tlio Austrian army now Is so bad that German troops habitually are placed behind Uiem with orders to shoot any men who endeavor to desert.
WAbHINQTON. — Ths house ap- provi-d lhe conference draft of the man power bill, extending selective service    to   Inchiile   all   men   between
I sons, to Khelms, is collapsing, being pierced and split by constant new tliursts, according to the opinion of staff ofUcers.
Genernl March said, It. the sector with Nesle and Llcourt as tlie farthest advance, the French stations bring them within two miles of tlie Somme. \B shown <Mi the war maps of the chief of staff, tho advatico of the French to a line Joining Noise and Llcourt pushes thut part tf the allied ilne forward to a point vhich Is di¬ rectly south of tho farthest advance of Haig acrpss the Hindenburg Hue, east of .'Vrras.
Speaking of the advance af the Brit¬ ish, General .March said :
"On Monday the Uritish capture<l the heights of Arras, known ns Or¬ ange Hill, and ou Tuesday continued aiong the Arras-Canilirul r')nd to H depth of five nilioK. This u Ivunce of the British overruns the eo called Hindenburg line u distance of one mile on n front of th.ree luH'Os."
Lute reports tell of "uncounted" guns captured and streams of prison¬ ers headed toward the allies' roar.
Reliable ligures are now available as to the dniln on •Germnny s man |M)wor, causeii by the steady allied of¬ fensive since the tide was turned at the Marne on July 18, Up to July 31 Hludenliurg used up 73 -Jivislors on -.he Marne front. Three of those were used twice.
Slxty-sU divisions were used twice ; In tlie German offensives on the Sohinie, Ljs, Al.-iue and Oise rivers, and In tbe C'hanipagne this year. It is es'Jtnated Iliat Hindenburg has to¬ day ouiy 11 fiesh divisions.
The enemy',' principal losses this yenr have contisii'd of nonreplaeulilc troops—"Stosslr'ii>pen" (shock troops), nmchlne gunners. Held ardllery men uud ploneiTs, whc compose the fl;jt>st llghtliig material In Hlndenburg's forces
constantl;,'.     Time and again, his re¬ latives ai d friends advised him not to 'borrow   trouble,"   to   get   his   mind off his business for a while hy taking f a vacalkn, but ho could not dismiss ^
day  Sentences on   two  others.     Cases against ISenjamln  Schraeder, Chicago writer,   nnd   l*l€tro   Nigra   of   Spring } Valley,  111., wero continued.
All sentences on the four counts in
the situation from his mind Of ' ^^^ yndMrnem will run concurrently, late, hife physical health was notgood ' ^'^f^^ ranging from ^ZWm on Hay- and thifc caused additional brooding. ? *'u"<' ""'^ '>'« «*''ef a'ds down to $5,000 It finalh   led him to a state of mind ; "'ere luipo.«ed.
in which he decided to end all by ta- |i     "I' '^ tlic closing chiipter In Amer-
king hte life. it lea's    biggest    crlmlnul    case,"    said
As ha.l berti his custom for years. ' ^''"'¦""•< ^' N>'l't'ii«''-' chief prosecutor.
"We are o«ini!(lent a now trial will be granted," stld George F, V'ander- ver,  chief couiiitl   (ur  the defense.
Benjamin Fletcher, l»hiladolph!a, the only negro on trial, grinned broad-
Mr. Sedp left his home. No. 47 South Front Street, Sunday morning to go to the barber shop. On the wa> there he stopped in ihe cafe, where he talked to \)ne of his triends. He soon reverted to tho familiar topic. ' ly when he was sentenced to ten years. His friend advised him to ceases "In tinies of peace you have a legal thinking about it, saying that every- i^ght to opjxise liy free speech prep- thing would come out all right and^aratlons for wnr, liut when war has that he should go away for a rest, a been declared tlitit right ceases forth- He was very much depressed wiien he with," was thf- court's closing re- left, the advice failing to cheer him j marks.
up. Thea ho went to the barbor 1 Those sentencec with Haywood to shop. Returning to the cafe, he»20 years In the renltentiary and to brought up tho subject in a eonvtrsa-   pa;- a ?'-'0,000 flne euch  are:
25%    PROFIT    RUU€    SUSPENDED.
War Conditions   Interfere With  Quar¬ ter Over  Cost  Puichases.
Wiishinglon. I'ri'.-iiOcMt Wilson or¬ dered waived the regulation providing that the governnien< pay no more than '17i per cent, above tiie cost of a man ufactured article to a private con¬ cern.
Present conditions make It almost Impossllile to comply with the provi¬ sion, his order points out. Umler the luw he has the pow«r to suspend the limitations Imposed by Congress.
U.   8.   PREVENTS  ANOTHER   WAR.
liKht down and put out ot   eighteen  an<l   forty-flve  years  of ago "'"•'     notion
Vii-i.
-     -—     nothing y^'i'iK    on record    thnn the .;  ''''^ .'O-rng officer's experience ,/'¦'• '»st yoar.    This    is    the "   (ierman   "efflciency"   con- li'l,   ,    ' ''•'»'   rtyjkon    upon    but ¦ ii'iist reckon with to their
f'M. Donald la called "One of '"*  Kreatest flyers. ^    " ^ —_
Prevails on   Nicaragua and   Honduras
to Arbitrate.
Washington. — NIcaraguo  and   Hon
durns  hnve  averted   an  armed   clash
over a long standing boundary dispute
by agreeing, at Wo.shlngion's request,
eaders, cimvlctiyl hero of,   to withilrnw all troops from ihelr bor
ders anil submit the coniroversy to the United .States through their ininlstera In Washington,
Tbe two republics accepted an Invt- tatlon from this govemment to adopt this solution of Ihf ir difllcultlea
when   the  bill   will   become  operative this year.
CHiCAQO.—Federal   Judgs   Landis denied the motion fo ra new trial for 100 I. W   W chorges of se<llllon.
WASHINGTON. — Nominations of ner.rly 2.IHX) postmaster* for ritles, towns and vlllag'S were sent to the •enatu by the President. Most of tho aoailueea are tlie Uuumhents.
tion with one of his emjloyees. The latter made every effort to brighten his empioyor, but Mr. Seip shook his head and w.ilkod away. A short time later he wt-rit to his private offlce, on the second floor of the cafe, and r.v malned thero for a half hour or so. Subseqirently, Mrs. Seip arrived at the reetaurftnt and ask^d for her hus¬ band. She was told that he had gone to his offlce, but as the lights were not burning thero It was sup¬ posed that he had gono out How- I over, the cashier and Mrs. Seip en- ; tered the offlce, thinking that he might have fallen asleep. When thi' light was tirrned on, a note was founrl on his desk, addressed to Mrs. Seip. in which he bade her farewell, ami told her that his vrorries had become 'so great that he had found he could endure them no lon?er.
The wording of tbo note left the worst to bo inferred. Mrs. Seip was oycrcome and was urged to go home. The employees then began a search wlik'h ended at 12:20 o'clock, when Oliver A. Rhodes, the head wai- I ter. went to the cloak room on the ; third Uoor and found the lifeless I body of his employer. Mr. Seip had Stood in front of the mirror and pent a shot la his brain from a 32-calibro revolver. Death must have been in¬ stantaneous When Drs. J. D. Uptle- grove and J. J. Condran arrived. they stated that life was extinct. Dr. Condran Issued a certificate, which made action by the coroner unneces¬ sary.
No one beard tbe shot flred and the body may hava been there an hour hefore it was discovered. In entering tho room. Mr. Seip had pla¬ ced a chair against the door, tilting It so that tho top rested under the knob. .Mr. Rhodes kept shoving un¬ til he had pushed the chair away and was able to enter. Tho body was In a lavatory leading oft from the cloak room
Carl   Ahlteen,  Minneapolis;   CJeorgo
after June Uu, lOlf), until thi.s act shall cease to operate, for other tiiiui bever¬ age purposes; nlso In regard to the manufacture, saie and distribution of wine for sacramental, medicinal or other tlinn beverage uses.
"After the approval of this act no distilled ninlt, vinous or other Intoxi¬ cating liquors shall be Imported Into the United Stntes during the continu¬ ance of the present war and period of demobilization.
Penalties Provided.
"Any i>ersoii who violates any of the foregoing [irovlalons shnll be punished by imprlsocnw'nt not exceeding one year, or by a Hue not exceeding ?1,000, or by botli such iniprlsonnu'nt nnd Hne.
"Provided, tlmt the President of the United States be, und herehy Is, au¬ thorized and emiwwered, at any time nfter the passago of this act, to esta!> llsh zones of sueh size as be may deem ad\i.salile about coa! mines, munition factories, shipbiiilding plants and such other plants for war materials as mny seem to hlni to require stuli action whenever, in Ids opinion, the creation
Andreytchine,   Cliic ik'o ;    Forrest    Ed- \ of such zo«i.:-s \n trecessiiry and advisa-
wards, Mlnnoapniii. ; Ralph Chaplin, Chlcego; Leo IjiukU:. I>uliith ; Aurello V, Acuhra, Los .-Vngdes; G. L. Latn- bert, ^liunenpolis; ^ ladlmlf LossletT, Chicago; Walter T. N.-IT. Philadelphia; Charlvs Rotliflsher, >.'liloago; Juni'^e Rowan, .Spokane; Sam Scarlett, Akron, Ohio ; .Manuel R I^nrzler,  SpokaiM>
The defeiulaiits were found guilty OB four counts In tht Indictment. These ure tbe counts:
1. Conspiracy to hinder, delay and prevent cnforoement of the military laws of the United Stntes.
2. Conspiracy to injure und Intlml- date eliizt'ii.-i I---'- -^ out contracts for the United State*
3. Consplrney in ii.nJer the regis¬ tration and eucourai,'e desertion front the araiy.
i, Opuaptracy to emuM lM»ifcor<lin» dOB Uld dls!oy«it7 In tlM mllltarj Jorcoo of the rnlt»«d Staf«'«
biii In the proper prosecution of the^ war, and that he U hereby authorized ! and empowered to prohibit the sale, nianufiicture -or distribution of Intoxi¬ cating ll.quors' 1* su<-1i zones, and that any violation of the president's reguln- latlons Jn this regard «diall be punlsh-
Keeplng the army behind the army fit.     That is a  woman's job because, this supporting army, the second line of the nation's defense, is an army of women
The War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A. is doing this, taking care of the fem'ne soldiers in this country and France whose business now is the making of bullets and weapons of war for men in the trenches.
Since the Y. W. C. A. went to France more than a year ago at the invitation of the French Y. W. C. A. to undertake recreation and welfare work among the workers in the big munition centers, "foyers" or club¬ houses have been established in eight centers. Oihers are being organi¬ zed.
The purpose of these foyers is to increase the efficiency of the workers by offering them relaxation from their work, to bring a little cheer into the dreary lives of women whose homes are now fragments on the bat¬ tlefield, and whose farailiee have been separated or killed during the War. The Y. W. C. A. has also bettered the housing conditions and established cafeterias in these centers.
A foyer may be part of a building given hy a factory, whether it is pri¬ vately owned or a government owned factory for this work. It may be a building leased or put up hy the Y, W. C. X. Whichever it Is, it is made comfortable and homelike by attrac¬ tive hangings, by comfortable chairs, writing desks and other convenien¬ ces. There is a gymnasiu-m or hall which serves as a place for games, aesthetic dancing, amateur theatri¬ cals, concerts and other social affairs
In most of these centers a large re¬ creation field has been secured. Thero aro also class-rooms where English is taught and perhaps steno¬ graphic and 'boQk-keoping. and In ad¬ dition a sewing 100m.
Workers spend the two-hour rest period at noon in the foyer, listening
BLlTalo ;   Richard   ed by ln»{>rlsonn»etit fur not more than   ^o the music, writing, plaving games
' " " a"d making themselves flt for the af-
ernoon'a work.That of the morrow is helped out by the social time In the evening, the first fun that many of them have known from the time war heg.in  until the foyer was opened
ono year,.or hy a^.flno of nnt less than fl,00O, or\by both ,llne and Imprison¬ ment.
"Provided ,further, that nothing In thU act shall be construed to Inter fere with tbe power fonferred upon the President hy .st'itlon 1.5 of the food control act, api>roved .\ii<,ni8t 10, 1917."
\.4Z.\IIETH HALT.
OPENS SEPT. 18
PITH    OF    THE
WAR   NEWS
WILSON ON LIBERTY LOAN TOUR
May Travel as Far West as San Fran. Cisco to Tell of Expenditures. Washington.—President    Wilson    Is to make a lour of the United  States. The new Liberty loan will lie the oc- ' casion   of  his   visit.     In   pushing   the i Liberty lonn he will explain  how the money  niLsed  by the oth.'r loans  has t>een  expended  nnd   will   thus  reuder ' an  account  of his  stewardshli).    The '¦ Journey   may  extend  from   Hoston   to San   Francisco   and  from  Chicago  or even farther north to the gulf 1
JAPS   KILL  300   REDS.
B««r Brunt of Battle When Bolshevlkl Attack at Ussurl. Vla«Ilvo8tok, Siberia.— The enemy In Many persons were dining in   considerable numbers attacked desper-
tha several parts of the establish men al the time and were entirely uncon scious of the affair.
Mr. Seip was one of the foremost figures In Northampton Cou:uy poli¬ tics many years. His Interest In things political began even before he
•tely along the Uasurt front last Sat¬ nrday
AM the I'.IUed forces parilcliiatod la the ttghtliig except tho .\iiierleans. Upward of 300 of the enemy were killed.
The Japanese bore the brunt of the
had "reached age, and  ho was active   flghting.    Tbey ciiptured two emiored (Oon,tlnue.l  on   Pag.  B.^ht.) ' '™'"* "'"' ^^'¦'^^ fl«ld guns.
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The German counter attacks have been launched hurriedly and without proper preparation In a manner which caurea heavy losses to the disrupted German troops.
Abandonnient of Baillcul by the Ger¬ mans indicates Ludendorff's inten¬ tion to take time by the forelock and retreat from his dangerous Flanders pocket before Haig launches a drive similar to that which wiped out the Marne and  Picardy salients.
Happllncourt and Mount Simeon are firmly held by the.French, all Ger¬ man counter thrusts having been crushed.
Warning to the American public not lo be overconfident and that, whi** German morale was shaken, the ar¬ mies were far from beaten, was is¬ sued by tho war and state depart¬ ments.
The British have freed all the country south and west of the Somme, the iast German4 being driven behind the rive-. Even there tho enemy it not flndlng rest, for tho British have crossed the stream In at leaft one place south of La Chapellette.
The American "tieavies" blew Javigny (a mile and a half northeast of Cha vigny) off the map.
The presence In a community of an institution       like     Xazareth     Hall should  be a source of pride and su- r>reme satisfaction.
True enough we have our excellent Public Schools and High School But long befor' -he Idea of Public School eduoaUon ...id taken shape In any mind, the Moravians who foumled the town had bethought thom of tho need of schools for boys and girls.
While tho little settlement was stjil In a wilderness from 1745 to 1747 a school for girls waa housed In the Whitfield House. This was later moved to Bethlehem and ia now the College for Women.
The Boys school was brought to N'azareth Hall, which had heen built as a residence for Count Zlnzendorf, in the year 1785.
At that time 140 boys belongng to the school, then for safely having Its home at Bethlehem, came to Naza¬ reth Hall. In common with all schools it has had its times of pros¬ perity and times of depression. But It has a record of which it may Justly be proud. As Dr. L.-iwrence said In his splendid Commencement address: "The greatest work of Naareth Hall may well lie In the future."
Uniler the present  rigorous mana-
genment   the  prospects   for  a   larger
attendance of Cadets ta hright.     The
The term will open on Wednesday,
September 18.
n^ateh the "Item" advertlaeiDMita /ou can anrly flnd aomethlnc to avlt /oa.
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