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THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH- AMFION COUNTY. EX¬ CELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Nazareth Item POSTAL LA WS require tftat subscriptions be paid promptiy. A blue pencH 'mark in this circle means your suhscription ts due, and we witi thank you fnr a prompt remittance. « AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TQ LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1918 NO. 23 I'lllSONKIW OV WAB l.v UMTKO 8TATKS .MUST WOHK. Included In War Departnient reg¬ ulations regarding tho employment of prisoners ot war an interned en¬ emy aliens are the following state¬ ments: All classes of prisoners, excepting commissioned ., offlcers and such others as are physically not fit for labor, win be reiiuired to perform work necessary for their comfort or for the upkeep of their prison bar- r.acks. Interned enemy aliens will not bo held for compulsory labor ex¬ cept as provided lu this paragraph. Prisouers of war, excepting offl- AMMUNITION SHIP SINKS U-BOAT IN FIGHT J. H. J. McNally Commended for Bravery -Tells Thrilling Story of Escape. BECEPTION AT HALL FOR NEW PRINCIPAL gev. Dr. A. D. Thaeler Warmly Wel¬ comed as Head of Nazareth Hall Military Academy. Rev. Dr. A. D. Thaeler, the new principal of the Nazareth Hall Mill- tj^ry Aoailemy, was tendered a recep¬ tion at tho Hall Friday evening from g to 10 o'clock. The affair was a most enjoyable one in every respect. and will long be remembered by those will) wero present. The hall ^e,i beauiiCully decorated tor the oc¬ casion- The members of tho Foreign Mission:vry Society of the Moravian Churcli, had a number erected, anil sold sodas, ico cream, candy, itc, for the benefit of foreign missions. An orehestra led by EUls ,,, ,, ,. . gchnerheli, rendered muslo during i^^^r, they may upon their written 5,e evening. | request, be authorized to work for ¦*^Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Thaelor, and ' {'.".^'''le Persons or for corporations. the members of the board of Irustees ! ^^^"y *"^ °°"<=°'?'"''*s'°"<^'^ oflicers the morning," said McNally, "when and their wives, received the guests, ™^y ^"^ authorized to work on their i an enemy submarine torpedoed the lalmost 400 in number. Among !"*" ^«'=°"'''''?'»'l' "1^°° .^lie'r wrilten Holt liner Marconi. Zigzagging those prosent were Rev. O. P. Bahn-i'¦'^'l"^^'^' ^^^ ^^ authorized to work , through the convoy, she again hit lon pastor of the Moravian Church!'" '^^ ^^"^"^ manner as other prison-1,that ship, and a third torpedo went DIHC'OUIIAGINO t,KTTKIl8 C.\U.SK OKSKKTIO.VS FUO.M AK.MV OAMI'S. The story of how a gunner from Tennessee sank a German subma¬ rine after a narrow escape from death on board the Emergency Fleet Corporation steamship Suffolk, laden with 10,000 tons of highoxplosives. cers, warrant, petty, and noncommis- \ was given by J. H. J. McNally, the sionod offlcers, may bo reiiuired to work for the public service—they may be authorized to work on their own account. Under exceptional of "booth^ ' circumstances, when specially au¬ thorized by the Secretary of War, they may, upon their written requesi bo authorized by tho Secretary of first man to arrive in Philadelphia with an offlcial recommendation for In a recent statement the War De¬ partment strongly advises against discouraging letters to soldiers: "Recent reports from commanding generals of certain Army divisions indicate that one of the fruitful causes of soldiers absenting them¬ selves without leave is the discourag¬ ing letter from home. Such lettera frequently give alarming and exag¬ gerated reports of conditions sur- somo member is desperately ill, that all are starving, or that they are be ing in some way harassed. In in URGE TRADE LABEL "MADNN U. S. A" United Waist League oT America In- \ dorse Bill Now Pending in House. MEAT FOR ARMY USE MUHT PASS CAREFUIj INSPECTION. 1,750,000 ACTUAL WAR > STRENGTH OF CLASS I A proposed made-in-"U.-S.-A" la- , ,. , , ,, ,^ , bel as a national trademark to act aa rounding the soldiers family, that ,^^ effective means of trade defense and for the protection and develop ment of American industries both at home and abroad was given indorse- stances such letters have so greyed ^^^^ j^ ^^^ j^rm of a resolution ad upon the minds of soldiers that they j Q.jted at a m haVe absented themselves without j Waist League bravery from a captain of the fleet 'eavo to go home, only to find that; york. The organization is national at Coopersburg and his wife; Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Schwarze, Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Gapp, Captain Frank C. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rau, Rev. and Mrs. Paul S. Greider, Rev. M. J. Robertson, Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Btocker, Rev. W. H. Oerter, Rev. and Mrs. Paul S. Meinert, Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Dry, Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Kline, Eev. and Mrs. A. E. Erdman, Rev. Oeorge S. Kleckner, Rev J. A. Klick, Rev. Dr. W. H. Wotring. At 3 o'clock Priday afternoon, tlve board of trustees held their regular Founders' Day meeting. There waa a dinner, after which Q. A. Schnee¬ beli presided, and addresses were made by Rev. Samuel J. Blum, of Bethlehem, former principal of the 1, Bishop John T. Hamilton, Rev. N. Schwarze, Rev. Paul de- fgchweinitz, all of Bethlehem, and I A. L. MacLean Wilson, of Bingham- ton, N. Y. Mr. Wilson said that in the'last 50 years, 31 of tho Wilson (amlly had attended Nazareth Hall. Rev. Arthur David Thaeler is a ion of Rev. S. L. Thaeler and Marie Louiso (GruhU Thaeler. He was born at Estridge St. Kitts, British West Indies. October 21, 1871. In September, 1882, he entered Naza¬ reth Hali as a pupil, being graduated In 188C. He attended the Moravian College until 1890, graduating from ers of war, except that they will be!,under our stern. Then three other employed in a supervisory capacity only. An order for labor will be regard¬ ed as a military ';ommand, and pris¬ oners failing to obey such order will be punished accordingly. When employed on work that Is necessary for their comfort, or for the upkeep of the prison barracks in which they are Interned, prisoners will receive no compensation. Whea the work Is done for the Govern¬ ment prisoners wili be paid at a rate according to tha work executed; when the work is for other branches of the public service or for private persons, the conditions ot and tie compensation for such work wiil be settled In agreement between repre¬ sentatives of said branches or per¬ sons and The Adjutant Oeneral of the Army. The wages of the prisoners shall go toward improving their position, and the balance shall be paid them on their release, after deducting the cost of their maintenance. N.VZ.AHET|I OVER TOP, RECEIVES HONOR FLAG. At an enthusiastic and largely at¬ tended meeting last Thursday even¬ ing the citizens of Nazareth were that institution In June of that year j presented with their Third Liberty With the degree of A. B. He took a Loan honor flag. Tho total sub- two-year course in the Moravian scription of the borough amounts to Theological Seminary, at Bethlehem, $425,000, its apportionment having and was graduated with the degree ; been $30d,210. Of B. D. in June, 1892. j In this town, aa throughout the For nine years he was assistant i country, the work of the women waa pastor of the Moravian congregation one of the high lights and delight- at Winston Salem, N. C, being in-| ful featu.-es in the campaign. Mrs. particular charge of the colony con ccTrporatlon. ' conditions had been grossly exag- McNally sailed from Gibralter un-i S^rated. der convoy for Spozia. A Norw»-! "Meanwhile, the soldier had been gian ship was torpedoed oft villo-i ""^sent without leave—a serious mll- franche, and tho Suffolk went into i ''•"¦'y offense. His problem then be- that port. On the return trip—but camo ono of facing the penalty or hero is the way he told it. getting deeper into trouble by de- "It waa about *en minutes of 7 In 'sorting. Sometimes a man's pride ' or fear bas led him to desert. "Every soldier wants to receive letters from home. They should be frequent, cheerful, hopeful, and ap¬ preciative of the sacrifice that he is making for his country. They should be full of family Incidents and cheerful home gossip. They should protect him from the trifling alarms and the small annoyances ot everyday life. They ahould encour¬ age him by giving full confidence that hia family and his friends stand behind hlra In the great enterprise he has undertaken. "The v4iue of such letters to sol¬ diers is beyond estimate. The harm that discouraging letters from home do to him is clearly indicated by re¬ ports at The Adjutant General's Offlce. Here are some extracts from recent reports of division comman¬ ders: " 'I find, also that many of the families of the men write to them of unsatisfactory conditions at home, sickness of relatives, and how much various members of the family wish in scope and is made up of manufac¬ turers of women's waists. About 300 wholesalers from different mark-; ets wero present. - | The speakers included H. R. Ma-1- iinson, of H. R. Maliinson Co., Char- i les A. Sherman, of Sherman Sons & I Co.; Samuel A. Lerner, of the Ler- ! ner Waist Company, chairman of tho i United Waist Leaguo of America; Robert J . P. Sehwarzenbach, Huber The Army consumes about 2,OOO.¬ OOO pounds per day of fresh beef. This necessitates the slaughter daily I °' 1'i°?l'/vi'rv n»°rro?\hr/'l!fnnw Phys^^^^^ RBgistrants lo Class 1 scrutinize every part of this supply from the time it comes on the hoof to the abbattolr until it vanishes from the mess tin of the soldier. Inspection begins at the stock¬ yards, where the living animals un¬ dergo the examination of an offlcial for any evidences of physical defect which might be difficult of detection , later. Where there ia doubt tho ; vost Marshal General Crowder's of- questlonablo animals are separated j flee declare. I for closer examination. Where there ; This represents the actual flght- asB, wilh a de- Saturiljy for igid examination ' 233,000 men included. To this will of the carcass. Only when found ] be added about 700,000 additional "sound, healthful, and wholesome" ¦ flt flghters by the registration of the From Vast Reservoir For National Army. President Wilson's great army ex¬ pansion is backed up by a reservoir of approximately 1,750,000 physical flt men of Claas 1, officials of Pro- i 4 t ner flf M.n TTnitofi ''3 Certainty of defect, the animal .'3|ing strength of the cla; . of America at New ""eject&d as tjnflt fof foa^ aOpnly. j duction for the cafl ' 01. •^™^J'°* „ %;„„r, i Next p.omes a rigid examination 233,000 men included. is tho meat passed as acceptable for .twenty-ono-year-olds next month, In- food and duly branded with a non- poisonous vegetable ink, "United States Inspected nnd Passed." The unfit carcasses are destroyed. j Fresh meats thus Indorsed go for- creasing tho reserves to nearly 2,- 500,000 men. This ilgure assures that the de¬ ferred classes need not be Invaded to supply all the increases now ships were hit. . "Four British cruisers which were ,convoying us stood by two of them and succeeded in taking them Into ,tho harbor with their decks awash. They will be placed in commlsalon again. One of them the Marconi. The other two were sunk. We had a gunner from Tennessee .aboard. His name was Scraggs, and ie deserves to go down In history. , " 'I'm gittin' ordered aroun' too dawggone much, an' I ain't gone to stand it!' declared Scraggs, and he Jlred. Three out of six shots hit the U-boat's conning tower, and with a great cloud of jellow steam her Mern went up in the air and she sank. "The entire coast of Spain and the opposite coast of Morocco are noth¬ ing but vast U-Boat bases. And the enemy submarines come out to at- ! to see the soldier* These lettera, so & Co., and Edmund Wright, of Fred¬ erick VIetorf & Achells. It was announced that a hearing on the House bill to enact legisla¬ tion for authorization to adopt a national trademark has been set for some later date. The resolution adopted follows: "Whereas, The present moment be¬ ing the most opportune that may ever be presented to build up full and merited appreciation of goods made in the Ualted States of Ameri¬ ca; and "Whereas, As an effective means ot national trade defense and for the protection and developmenta of our own industry and of other American industries at the Instance of the De¬ partment of Commerce there waa re¬ cently introduced a bill designed to create a national trademark, which under certain restrictions may be placed on American-made goods as a ward In regular shipments, but those planned under the expansion pro- which are to undergo curing, canning gram, officials said. jor manufacture Into sausages, lard, I Exact figures on the number of ! oleomargarine, etc., are subjected to men in the various draft classes are I reinspections at each step. For j still Incomplete, but the number the j tbese there Is a final inspection Just ¦ questionnaire system put in claas 1 previous to their dispatch forArmy ; was very near to 3,200,000, or about use. Samples are regularly collec¬ ted for chemical analysis in the Government laboratories. When the meats arrive at the Army stations they are again in¬ spected either by Inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry or by veterinarian officers of the Army. 30 per cent of the registrants. Phy¬ sical disqualiflcations, which were less under tbe second draft, brought down the number of available fight¬ ing men to 2,400,000. Since then, however, Ihe oalle have ben unusually heavy, and 650,- 000 of this number will hare been They must also obtain the approval 1 .sent to camp by June 1. Moblliza- of the officer of the Quartermaster' tion orders between March 2B and Corps receiving them. And they! June 1 will total about 575,000. undergo their flnal test when the! The House conferees have accept- soldier's immediate organization I fid the Senate provision for exemi»- commander looks them over before! tion of theological and medical stu- he permits them to be served to his '. dents. The needs of agriculture will men. I not cut down Class 1 now, offlciale ^ ! pointed out, as essential farmers were .'V DECLAMATORY CONTEST j given deferred classlflcatlon. Farm AT WIND G.I.P. I laborers of Class 1 will not be taken until after harvest, but they are still tack behind Spanish fishing sohoon era and cannot be seen until within a mile at best. "But that is ending. By Septem¬ ber or October the entire U-boat prob¬ lem in the Mediterranean will be cleaned up, and by American brains, American skill and American money." » , W. S. S. CAIMPAIGN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Following is a report of the pro- greaa of the campaign up to May 6. This report by comparison with the report ot April 26, shows aggregate gain of 1539.68 in the childrens' in¬ vestments in War Saving and Thrli't Stamps. The greatest gain made by far as sickness, etc., are concerned, are often overdrawn, but, combined with the homesick feeling, often re- suit in the man going absent without leave and finally being dropped as i deserter." "I am now, through the newspa¬ pers of Indiana and ihrough lecture¬ rs in Kentucky, whom we are able to reach through the office ot the ad¬ jutant general of that State, endea¬ voring to advise the home people of these men of the soriousness of these offenses and that their efforts should be to assist every man in performing ... , , A silver medal declamatory con-[in Class 1 and will be subject to reward of merit; now, therefore, be ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ auspices of Wind Gap ! then. it "Resolved, That the United Waist League of America hereby places it¬ self on record as subscribing strongly to tbe need of such a national tradi/- mark on American-made goods." .MANV TRAI MOO WORKERS ARE NEEDED BY ARMY AND NAVY. Woman's Christian Temperance: • Unless flnal congressional appro- Union, was held in the First M. E. | val of the draft amendment, autl.or- Church, Wind Gap, Friday evening, j l^ing registration of the tweTUy-on»- May 3. j year- old men, is delayed, these men The contestants were Evelyn Lloyd, i will be listed on June 5, under pres- Roy Shull, Ida Judge, Ruth Williams,; ent plans. Jeane Judge, Mabel Kline, Helen i The bone of contention on the Williams and Irene Lloyd. They i Queatlon now is whether these men had been well trained by Miss Hazel; shall be placed at the end of the Jones, Superintendent ot the Medal Class 1 lists, and it is said that this Contest liepartment, of the Wind i will be settled this week. The civilian-branches of the Army j Gap W. C. T. U. All recited with ! Four thousand and sixty selective and Navy are in need of thousands of' fine effect. Rev. William J. Bawden. | service men, specialists listed in the highly trained workers, and before: of Bangor, Mrs. I. P. Bergstresser "nation's want column,'' were called the end of 1918 these branches must and Miss Elizabeth Tinney, of Pen i to tlie colors by Marshal Crowder. the duty that has developed on him, 1 be increased by at least 20,000, ac- i -¦Vrgyl, acted as Judges. They i The movement will take place on any single room was made by the Peter S. Trumbower, chairman ot the Eighth Grade. Th-lr gain amounts pegation at Winston and East Sa- | teams of the tliree wards In Naza- lem, and the country charges of | reth reported subscriptions totalling Washaria and Moravia. In Septem- ! $85,000. ber, 1901, he received and accepted a call as senior pastor of the Mora¬ Tlan Church at Bethlehem, which offlce ho resigned to accept the call to Nazareth Hali Military Academy, where ho entered his offlcial duties on April 15 last. On October 30, 1894, he was mar¬ ried to Miss Ruth C. Schropp, daugh¬ ter ot Abraham S. Schropp, then sec¬ retary of the Bethlehem Iron Com¬ pany. In June, 1917, he received the honorary degree of doctor of di- Tlnity from the Moravian Theologi¬ cal Seminary, at Bethlehem. He haa five children, two daughters and three sons. His oldest daughter ia taking a course in nursing at «tbe The presentation speech was made to 1196.08. Fifth Grade, Fairvlew, is a good second with a gain of 1102.25. Other notable gains were made by by Norman K. Putnam, of Nazaretb, the third grade, fifth and seventh who was followed by Attorney H. D Kutz, also {ll Nazareth, and Thos, A. H. Hay, of Easton, who felicitated the Naaarenes or their success In go¬ ing "over the top." A male quartet enlivened the occasion with vocal se¬ lections. The emblem waa flung to the breeze on the flag pole on Centre Square. ' Dr. Richard Beck,-of Newburg, se¬ cured $51,700 in subscriptions and won a blue star honor flag. Howard G. Koch, of Moorestown, chairman of these teams announced 142,750 worth of subscriptions had . been secured. Coroner J. A. Fether Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. I olt, of Stockertown, announced they Tho Bethlehem Moravian congre- j had taken $49,800 worth of bonds. gation has a membership of several i Elmer Laub, chairman of the Bel- thousand, and Is said to be the larg- | fast.sectlon, said $34,000 had been eat undi r tho Moravian administra- \ taken. tlon iu the world. The Nazareth Nazareth Portland Cement Co. re- Moraviuns were glad to weloome Dr. I ported their 220 employes had 100 Thaeler as head of the Hall. Dr. per cent, subscription to their credit. Thaeler ia of an unassuming nature, oiie of the men, an Austro-IIungarian tnd is ospecially popular with the [ refused to buy a bond, so the other roung people. Many prominent patriotic employee ducked him in an 4th Kern ~. 14.50 men attended Nazareth Hall, and oil tank until he was thoroughly con- .'ith Odenwelder 168.75 Itudents often came trom the four I verted and bought a bond. '• 6th Boeratler 44.60 corners of the earth. ' xhe Pennsylvania aud Penn Alln ; Sth Dietrich The faculty of the hall includes i (jg^ym Plants, located near Naza-I Druckenmiller 239.68 „, ... „ ,..._ . ^jj^j^ School. W. S. and Thrift Stamps $49.76 Liberty Bonda 2750,00 grades, Whitfield building, amount ing respectively to $34.50, $85,25 and $61.60. High School reports a lose In the Investment in W. S. S. but reports $2750.00 invested in Liberty Bonds. Many of the grades also report Llb- lerty Bonds a complete report of which, is, however, not at hand. Detailed W. S. S. report is as fol¬ lows: Whitfleld Building. Grade Ist Schmueckle $ 2nd Hahn 3rd Balliet 4th Bardill 5th Strohmeier 6th Oswald 21.75 7th Kessler Knauss 126.60 Fairview Building. Grade 1st Hangen % 16.50 2nd Schnerr 21.70 3rd Brong 27.00 cording to the Civil Service Commia-I awarded the medal to Mias Ida { ^^^y 20, and all States, with the ex- slon. I Judgie. Each contestant was pre- : ception ot Arizona, Delaware and The Ordanance Department of the | sented with a little gift as a remem-j ^'ermont, will be Included. The Army needs large numbers ot me- j brance ot the occasion. j men will be sent to the various train- chanical engineers, draftsmen, chem- j Excellent musical numbers Inter- ! ing camps, and will be assigned lata, and metallurgists. Thousands spersed the recitations. The church "niong the branches ot the service as of inspectors are wanted to paaa on was beautifully decorated with fiagajfo^o^s: Signal corps, 401; engineer the quality of ordnance, ammunition, j and apple blossoms, The large ap-1 corps, 2983; quartermaster corps, and other supplies. For offlce work preciative audience enjoyed an even- 671, and ordnance, 5. statisticians, accountants, assistants i ing ot delightful entertainment ^ in business administration, and ' which was calculated to create and SHEEP P.VSTURKS E.SPECIALLT. GOOD CHICKEN RUNS. to lighten his worries and, above all to regard desertion in its proper light. I shall also attempt to get the West Virginia papers to institu¬ te a campaign of education along similar lines. "A division inspector submitted the following in this connection: "While stationed at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, last year I was a member ot the general court-martial that triedapproximately 100 eniis-j specially trained clerks are needed, j strengthen sentiment against the ted men for desertion from National j The Quartermaster Corps wanta liquor traffic, as well as to develop Guard regiments stationed on the | several thousand examiners and in-' in the young people, the art ot ex-, border. I believe I am sate In say-[ specters, and passenger and freight ! pression, thereby making them more!*"^ '^® farms ot Pennsylvania it la Tow that sheep are coming back 54.76 67.76 83.60 36.26 75.00 ing that at least 90 per cent of them ' clerks are needed. The signal gave as their reason tor desertion j Corps is short of draftsmen, the tact that they had received let- j The Navy has an unlimited num- ters from home to the effect that a | ber of places for draftsmen, and a wife, sister, or mother was either dy- long list ot positions tor technical ing, very ill, or in destitute circum-! workera. Practically ali branchea of useful members church. ot society stances, and begged the man to to come home at once. Many ot the men admitted that the writer of the letter had exaggerated conditiona. "Many young soldiers, fresh from home, suffer from homesickness, no matter how Army offlcers may try to make their aurroundinga pleaaant and comfortable and provide proper amusements. Extraordinary meas¬ ures have been taken by the War De¬ partment during the past year to keep the young soldier actively en the service need stenographers ists, bookkeepers, and clerks. typ- 500 MACHI.NE GUNS U. S. DAILY PRODUCT. Pive hundred machine guns ot all kinds are being produced in Ameri ca's over tnere. This recora will grow steadily, according to ordnance ex¬ perts and, while a maximum of 1500 and [¦well to know that sheep pastures make specially good runs or places ^ ;to keep chickens. STOCKERTOWN UNFURLS | Sheep pastures mean usually, short HONOR FLAG, i'*'®" cropped grass and such grass runs or pastures are ideal for poul gaged while in camp with sports, I ^l ^""^J^^^^ I'^^f ,'f ""' ^f, T''^^^ „.„.,„ „t„ „„^ „„„. *_ .u.._: before November 1 there will be very ftofessors Eberts, Ricksecker, Koo-: ^^^^ subscribed 80 per cent. He, Carroll, Billheimer and Rev. W 8. Voglor, all competent Instructors. The assistants to Mra. Thaeler as niatron are .Miss Carrie Grunert and Miss Jonnlo Beitel. The nurse at tlie achool is Miss Miriam Winnels. The board ot trustees ot the Hall 1» composed of the following men; ^ 0. Connolly, Nazareth; Waiter Crawford, Nazareth; M. T. Swartz. Nazartth; Wm. H. Milchsack, .N'aza- Jjth; G. A. Schneebeli, Nazareth; L. McLean Wilson, Binghamton, N. Y.; "Of. Wm. N. Schwarze, Bethlehem; WT. M. K. Kemper, Bethlehem; Jos. w. Leibert, Bethlehem. Ex-Omclo—Rt. Rov. Charlea L. ¦oench, Bothlehem; Rev. Paul de Mnweiuliz, Bethlehem; Rev. John S. "onilK, I'hiladelphia. The executive eommltlee is as fol- W.U ^" ^- Schneebeli, chairman; Aiiiii.*' Crawford, secreUry; W. II. l^ichgack, treasurer; A. O. Connolly, ¦• I- Swartz. The Atlantic Potash Co., of Stock¬ erlown, 100 per cent. The Dexter I'ortland Cement Co., of Nazareth, 80 per cent. RED CROSS NEWS. MORE THAN 102,000 BOYS ENROLLED POR FARM SERVICE IN SIX STATES. A box of surgical dressings was sent dowu to thu Easton Chapter lasl week from the Nazareth Chapter. Tho followiug is a list of the ditfereni dressings which were sent down: Two hundred and thirteen army pads, 14x20 inches. Oue hundred and ten 3-yard rolls. One thousand, seven hundred aud lifty compresses, ^A inches. Five hundred wipes, 8x4 inches. Thirty scuUitues. All this work was made iu the last two weeks. Tho members worked faithfully and deserve agreat deal of eredit. Still tho amount of the work could be considerably Increased The officers of the General Alumni I if more members would come out. •"ociation of Nazareth lUll are. ^"acLean Wilson, Montrose; Sec- Ni^reih""'"""'"' ^''"*'" "• Vogler, Ba^**Kr"''® Committee—FrancU La Thaiu, „ ^''^^ ^"y: Arthur D. V' »«ti»'ehem; Lloyd U. Ely Tho enrollment ot more than 102,- 000 boys between 16 and 21 years of age tor farm work this season In the boya' working reserve of the United States Employment Service, has boen made by six States, accord¬ ing to an announcement by the De¬ partment of Labor. The States first reporting were: California, 82,000; Indiana, 18,845; Illinois, 25,000; Ohio, 13,000; Tennessee, 4,200; Wis- conain, 14,000. In Rhode Island high-school boys are being enrolled In the reserve. amusements, and comforts that a wholesome psychology might be sus¬ tained. Still, a type of soldier will yearn for home and fall into a brood¬ ing mood. It is obvious how harm¬ ful to him and to the service a dis¬ contented letter from home might be." A large attendance oi the borough *'¦>'• meaning not only chickens but and the outlying districts witnessed turkeys as well. the unfurling of the honor flag on With the grass constantly cropped Monday evening, May 6, at Stocker- there is always young, fresh grass, town. The parade headed by the ^''^ °^^y kind chickens and turkeys Tatamy Band waa followed by the ^''^ eat and of which grass they will working teams and school children ^^^ enormous quantities throughout < ^i« uHii.ir ..icut^.i 1,1 MiTiHr, ''*''rylng flags. The exercises were ^'^^ season thus saving greatly on facories ner day tor theTrmv'°P^°«'' ">' '^^ Presentation ot the grain and making a much better t"her°e ' This recor°d wlU gr^w ^°Tth'^r° '^^^^-^^^^^ ^^' '' llTh:.? '"' ""'^'' '°' ^"' '"' " .\. Fetheroif, chairman and was ac- "etter eggs. cepted by A. H. Stofflet, secretary ot, With the grass short the poultry Town Council. Addresses of patrio- "w"' ^^^ the land and range long dls- tic nature were delivered by Rev. G. tances, gathering in the all too plen- S. Kleckner and Rev. P. R. Shater. *''"' insect life now pestering farm- The school children rendered a num- ^rs. ber ot patriotic songs and were in- Grass and range being a prime re- terspersed by band music. The Qu'site for poultry farms both as ¦» BESIGN.-VTION OF PASTOR. Rev. v. J. Bauer, pastor of the St. Thomaa and Tatamy Lutheran churches, Sunday exchanged pulpits with Rev. J. W. Mattern, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Freemans¬ burg. At tbe morning service, fol¬ lowing the sermon. Rev. Mr. Bauer announced the resignation of Rev. Mr. Mattern as pastor ot Christ Church, the resignation to take effect presumably at ome as no time was mentioned in the letter. The an¬ nouncement came as a big surpriso to many ot the parishioners, as they considerable, constant production In¬ creases In the next two or three months. dart'of L^d'ae^vTe' IsUrc'oX' '"^'^^'"^ was enlivened by spIendTd ^'ed and a sanitary proposltion,"the Jrafte^ "dela.vs 0 casioned by?Tiow ^^ TT^ singing by the Muhlen-: Pennsylvania Department of Agricul- englneerlng in the preliminaries. ^''^ College Quartette. ,ture P°"ltnr experts have for years The Lewis Kun standard for air- ^ ? recommending sheep tor such planes, TsbelfgWe'lr producer ^"^ ! ASSLST^V^X PRINCIPAL RESIGNS, arms and a great many poultry Two nundred ot the heavy type „./.. „ „ ' . farms are now keeping enough sheep Brownings have been produced, ' cipal lyolc /of Id G. Kremser, aasistant prin- to keep the grass short and to eara though not yet shipping to tho army, -[^rirhi'^^'nJfi? ^'^h ^'.''*'°'' "-,*''^°' extra sheep money. The factories engaged to turn out the ^'^.f^Lr nn^^lJ^n I *^ ^"/o'^^Z FRFFMAV^mn^rT »^^ ,a a similar one ijt the schools ot Perth FKli,li,M.\NSBUTIG MAN IS I Ambtty, N. heaviest are now in position to get actual production ot a considerable ! number ^, where he has taken I DI\'ORCED FROM WIFE. up his duties on Monday mornlngjf H. A. P. Fisher, as master, has Mr. Kremser was induced to makb recommended that a divorce be the change' because ot a very sub- granted to John P. Reed, of Free- USAACS TO APPEAR ! stantiaj financial offer. His work mansburg, from his wife. Mabel V. I.N NAZARETH, i during his two years In Bath was ot Reed, now realdlng at Bethlehem, on I a high order. He was quite popular t'le grounds of Infldelity. The Part ot the program In prepara-1 and his unselfish services in a num- couple were married in Bethlehem tion by tho Anna Nitschman Circle •^er ot organizations In the town were on Janaary 17, 1914, and have two of King's Daughters for their great : very marked. He was organist of children. The libellant, in his pe- musical event of May 21, is a series ^t. John'a Lutheran Church, very ac-¦ tition, alleges that his wife baa been j ot vocal selections by a selected oe- tive In Union Y. P. S. C. E. and a ! KU''ty of^ inflldelity with John Mur- trained In handling farm machinery, ! , , j . . ^^ ¦ ^ ^.- and sent In groups by automobile to r„??„f.'!.t'°''.f"'.^',.°!.9.^:'''^ 5.''li'l*L'' farmers to demonstrate their ability I'rff fn° taVi'^^MPh' a^'^pr'^piv'^wl I ^etto from the boys of the Ambulance >ear ago organized the High School i P^y nd William Schilling, of Easton, Mfttern who r^lLs at' AUentown'I F*'"?.' ^.^^ ^rane, at Ailentown, i Orchestra, which has been doing! a conductor^on the Ea.ston-B.thle- • famiUarally known as the "Usaaca. splendid work. While regretting to i ^^em line. When Schilling was ar following the resignation of Rev. Men's colleges .nd universities are'WilHam W Kramlich, who is now making prompt response to the re¬ located at Weissport. At the even- These will all be men from the Ober- see Mr. Kremser leave Bath, the Un College, Oberlln, Ohio, Unit. A j heartiest wellwlshes of the folks go good audience ahould greet these with him to his newly appointed du- men both for their sake and for the j tl<^s. by the A GREAT .MUSICAL TREAT. BUYS AND .MAY REGAIN JOB. I>oiSfd ^'m"' k"- ^- ^«*»'' ^•welh; On May 18, at S P. M. in the Sun- Hono« ;-^^"'''- day School building ot the Hecktown '•Blum ,, , f^^"'^'^*'''®'*^*—Samuel I Church, a concert will be given by ^tna ' "et"l*>hem; Oeorgo ii. Cor- the beat musical talent in tho county. Koor«' pmT ''*' *''^'* t;iaylon P. The following people will lake part: Ono of the Russellitea who lost his Ur ^y,|^"a^'-lPhU; Kdward Guns- Mrs Harlan B. Woehrle, of Easton, position at a colliery, at Hazelton, •cfantn,^ . ^*"'^' "• W. Buah.'soDrano- Stanley W. Kemmerer,! because he declined to Uke a Llb- 111 w,!' ."'"'"^ J- ^i<^' food production. They will be placed ,...,.... with farmers through the Uniied ™*«'^"'" ^""^ organist ot the church States Employment Service, with the '*"¦ many years, aid of the county agents of the De¬ partment of Agriculture. Ui.; ]ff ¦ »• Mitchell, Chicago, 'ienor- Thomas Achenbach, Violinist, irty Bond on account of consclen- |Uo kAuf *'^""'®''' 8t. Louis, Mo., Mrs llalph Johnson, elocutionist and tlous scruples against war, Tuesday 'atrr/w I "¦ ^"*** Angeiee, Cal.; I Harlan Woehrle, accompanist. This! recanted and bought a $50 portlou The Zih ^"''•' Honolulu. I musicale will be held under the au-i of the issue. The capUin of the " 1*0(1 ., **'*" * ''""'I'ed »«•• spices of tho Lutheran Catechetical! «jmmlttee which covered his ward i»la. Th **" * '•''**'' **' '»'^'* Class of 1917- All they ask is a, recommended to the mine superln-j n« tabi«s are replenlaheJ uberai sliver offering. Kverybody I tendent that he be ftven baok hit IContlutt^ oa Page g. j u invited. Job- I BG A POTATRIOT Eat potatoea and save wheat. The potatoe Is a good soldier. Eat it, uniform and all. Tbe potato ta a natlre Ameri¬ can. Enlist It to flgbt against the Kalaer. rge for Tick- member of the Circle at the unusually low figure of fifteen cents. ENTERT.MNMENT .AT THE LUTHER.\N CHURCH. CUliTFl'ATION OF STAPLE l-X>OD CROPS COMI'ULSORY IN ITALY The Italian minister of agricul¬ ture has decided to make obligatory An entertainment under the aus¬ pices of the Young Ladles' Bible Class of St. John'a Lutheran Churrl will be held In the chapel of th. church on Tuesday evening. May 14, at eight o'clock. The entertainment will be In three parts. Part one will be entitled rested some time ago and taken be¬ tore Squire Rebert, ot Bethlehem, charged with a serious crime, the petitioner claims that the respondent voluntarily admitted her intimacy wth Schilling and fold the Sqalre that she "had been going with Schil¬ ling tor five months and that the did not care for her husband any more." The master found that there waa not sufflcient evidence against Murphy to convict him of undue Intimacy with the respondent. HE.IDS MORAVIAN OOLLBOB. "The Oxford Affair; ' part two. "How Bishop J Taylor Hamilton, for the .h» -..iH~,.„ , . . .,-...* Woman Keeps a Secret," snd part, past fifteen years a member of tbe the cu tlvation ot certain staple food . three "Engaging Janet." International Mission Board of tbe crops In excoM ot the quantity tor- The various characters that are I American Moravian Church at Harrn- , merly grown. taking part are all well trained and ' hut, Germany, was elected president ! During tbe spring the cultivation the young ladles have put forth of tbe Moravian College and Theolo- or potatoes, corn, and vegetables will their best efforts to make this enter-, glcal Semtnan-, Bethlehem, on Taea- be Increased at the expense of euch talnment a very large succeae. day. sueeeedlag Rev. Dr Angaetoa |Crope aa mint, clover, aud forage. A Hoch orchestra will furnish the Schnltae, who retires after flfty yean [certain portion of tbe land moat bei music tor tbe evening and the public service. Blabop Hamilton ie ta held for autumn eowlng. la InvUed to attend. Amerlea.
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 23 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-05-09 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
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Month | 05 |
Day | 09 |
Year | 1918 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 23 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-05-09 |
Date Digitized | 2008-03-11 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 35836 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH- AMFION COUNTY. EX¬ CELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Nazareth Item POSTAL LA WS require tftat subscriptions be paid promptiy. A blue pencH 'mark in this circle means your suhscription ts due, and we witi thank you fnr a prompt remittance. « AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TQ LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1918 NO. 23 I'lllSONKIW OV WAB l.v UMTKO 8TATKS .MUST WOHK. Included In War Departnient reg¬ ulations regarding tho employment of prisoners ot war an interned en¬ emy aliens are the following state¬ ments: All classes of prisoners, excepting commissioned ., offlcers and such others as are physically not fit for labor, win be reiiuired to perform work necessary for their comfort or for the upkeep of their prison bar- r.acks. Interned enemy aliens will not bo held for compulsory labor ex¬ cept as provided lu this paragraph. Prisouers of war, excepting offl- AMMUNITION SHIP SINKS U-BOAT IN FIGHT J. H. J. McNally Commended for Bravery -Tells Thrilling Story of Escape. BECEPTION AT HALL FOR NEW PRINCIPAL gev. Dr. A. D. Thaeler Warmly Wel¬ comed as Head of Nazareth Hall Military Academy. Rev. Dr. A. D. Thaeler, the new principal of the Nazareth Hall Mill- tj^ry Aoailemy, was tendered a recep¬ tion at tho Hall Friday evening from g to 10 o'clock. The affair was a most enjoyable one in every respect. and will long be remembered by those will) wero present. The hall ^e,i beauiiCully decorated tor the oc¬ casion- The members of tho Foreign Mission:vry Society of the Moravian Churcli, had a number erected, anil sold sodas, ico cream, candy, itc, for the benefit of foreign missions. An orehestra led by EUls ,,, ,, ,. . gchnerheli, rendered muslo during i^^^r, they may upon their written 5,e evening. | request, be authorized to work for ¦*^Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Thaelor, and ' {'.".^'''le Persons or for corporations. the members of the board of Irustees ! ^^^"y *"^ °°"<=°'?'"''*s'°"<^'^ oflicers the morning," said McNally, "when and their wives, received the guests, ™^y ^"^ authorized to work on their i an enemy submarine torpedoed the lalmost 400 in number. Among !"*" ^«'=°"'''''?'»'l' "1^°° .^lie'r wrilten Holt liner Marconi. Zigzagging those prosent were Rev. O. P. Bahn-i'¦'^'l"^^'^' ^^^ ^^ authorized to work , through the convoy, she again hit lon pastor of the Moravian Church!'" '^^ ^^"^"^ manner as other prison-1,that ship, and a third torpedo went DIHC'OUIIAGINO t,KTTKIl8 C.\U.SK OKSKKTIO.VS FUO.M AK.MV OAMI'S. The story of how a gunner from Tennessee sank a German subma¬ rine after a narrow escape from death on board the Emergency Fleet Corporation steamship Suffolk, laden with 10,000 tons of highoxplosives. cers, warrant, petty, and noncommis- \ was given by J. H. J. McNally, the sionod offlcers, may bo reiiuired to work for the public service—they may be authorized to work on their own account. Under exceptional of "booth^ ' circumstances, when specially au¬ thorized by the Secretary of War, they may, upon their written requesi bo authorized by tho Secretary of first man to arrive in Philadelphia with an offlcial recommendation for In a recent statement the War De¬ partment strongly advises against discouraging letters to soldiers: "Recent reports from commanding generals of certain Army divisions indicate that one of the fruitful causes of soldiers absenting them¬ selves without leave is the discourag¬ ing letter from home. Such lettera frequently give alarming and exag¬ gerated reports of conditions sur- somo member is desperately ill, that all are starving, or that they are be ing in some way harassed. In in URGE TRADE LABEL "MADNN U. S. A" United Waist League oT America In- \ dorse Bill Now Pending in House. MEAT FOR ARMY USE MUHT PASS CAREFUIj INSPECTION. 1,750,000 ACTUAL WAR > STRENGTH OF CLASS I A proposed made-in-"U.-S.-A" la- , ,. , , ,, ,^ , bel as a national trademark to act aa rounding the soldiers family, that ,^^ effective means of trade defense and for the protection and develop ment of American industries both at home and abroad was given indorse- stances such letters have so greyed ^^^^ j^ ^^^ j^rm of a resolution ad upon the minds of soldiers that they j Q.jted at a m haVe absented themselves without j Waist League bravery from a captain of the fleet 'eavo to go home, only to find that; york. The organization is national at Coopersburg and his wife; Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Schwarze, Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Gapp, Captain Frank C. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rau, Rev. and Mrs. Paul S. Greider, Rev. M. J. Robertson, Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Btocker, Rev. W. H. Oerter, Rev. and Mrs. Paul S. Meinert, Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Dry, Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Kline, Eev. and Mrs. A. E. Erdman, Rev. Oeorge S. Kleckner, Rev J. A. Klick, Rev. Dr. W. H. Wotring. At 3 o'clock Priday afternoon, tlve board of trustees held their regular Founders' Day meeting. There waa a dinner, after which Q. A. Schnee¬ beli presided, and addresses were made by Rev. Samuel J. Blum, of Bethlehem, former principal of the 1, Bishop John T. Hamilton, Rev. N. Schwarze, Rev. Paul de- fgchweinitz, all of Bethlehem, and I A. L. MacLean Wilson, of Bingham- ton, N. Y. Mr. Wilson said that in the'last 50 years, 31 of tho Wilson (amlly had attended Nazareth Hall. Rev. Arthur David Thaeler is a ion of Rev. S. L. Thaeler and Marie Louiso (GruhU Thaeler. He was born at Estridge St. Kitts, British West Indies. October 21, 1871. In September, 1882, he entered Naza¬ reth Hali as a pupil, being graduated In 188C. He attended the Moravian College until 1890, graduating from ers of war, except that they will be!,under our stern. Then three other employed in a supervisory capacity only. An order for labor will be regard¬ ed as a military ';ommand, and pris¬ oners failing to obey such order will be punished accordingly. When employed on work that Is necessary for their comfort, or for the upkeep of the prison barracks in which they are Interned, prisoners will receive no compensation. Whea the work Is done for the Govern¬ ment prisoners wili be paid at a rate according to tha work executed; when the work is for other branches of the public service or for private persons, the conditions ot and tie compensation for such work wiil be settled In agreement between repre¬ sentatives of said branches or per¬ sons and The Adjutant Oeneral of the Army. The wages of the prisoners shall go toward improving their position, and the balance shall be paid them on their release, after deducting the cost of their maintenance. N.VZ.AHET|I OVER TOP, RECEIVES HONOR FLAG. At an enthusiastic and largely at¬ tended meeting last Thursday even¬ ing the citizens of Nazareth were that institution In June of that year j presented with their Third Liberty With the degree of A. B. He took a Loan honor flag. Tho total sub- two-year course in the Moravian scription of the borough amounts to Theological Seminary, at Bethlehem, $425,000, its apportionment having and was graduated with the degree ; been $30d,210. Of B. D. in June, 1892. j In this town, aa throughout the For nine years he was assistant i country, the work of the women waa pastor of the Moravian congregation one of the high lights and delight- at Winston Salem, N. C, being in-| ful featu.-es in the campaign. Mrs. particular charge of the colony con ccTrporatlon. ' conditions had been grossly exag- McNally sailed from Gibralter un-i S^rated. der convoy for Spozia. A Norw»-! "Meanwhile, the soldier had been gian ship was torpedoed oft villo-i ""^sent without leave—a serious mll- franche, and tho Suffolk went into i ''•"¦'y offense. His problem then be- that port. On the return trip—but camo ono of facing the penalty or hero is the way he told it. getting deeper into trouble by de- "It waa about *en minutes of 7 In 'sorting. Sometimes a man's pride ' or fear bas led him to desert. "Every soldier wants to receive letters from home. They should be frequent, cheerful, hopeful, and ap¬ preciative of the sacrifice that he is making for his country. They should be full of family Incidents and cheerful home gossip. They should protect him from the trifling alarms and the small annoyances ot everyday life. They ahould encour¬ age him by giving full confidence that hia family and his friends stand behind hlra In the great enterprise he has undertaken. "The v4iue of such letters to sol¬ diers is beyond estimate. The harm that discouraging letters from home do to him is clearly indicated by re¬ ports at The Adjutant General's Offlce. Here are some extracts from recent reports of division comman¬ ders: " 'I find, also that many of the families of the men write to them of unsatisfactory conditions at home, sickness of relatives, and how much various members of the family wish in scope and is made up of manufac¬ turers of women's waists. About 300 wholesalers from different mark-; ets wero present. - | The speakers included H. R. Ma-1- iinson, of H. R. Maliinson Co., Char- i les A. Sherman, of Sherman Sons & I Co.; Samuel A. Lerner, of the Ler- ! ner Waist Company, chairman of tho i United Waist Leaguo of America; Robert J . P. Sehwarzenbach, Huber The Army consumes about 2,OOO.¬ OOO pounds per day of fresh beef. This necessitates the slaughter daily I °' 1'i°?l'/vi'rv n»°rro?\hr/'l!fnnw Phys^^^^^ RBgistrants lo Class 1 scrutinize every part of this supply from the time it comes on the hoof to the abbattolr until it vanishes from the mess tin of the soldier. Inspection begins at the stock¬ yards, where the living animals un¬ dergo the examination of an offlcial for any evidences of physical defect which might be difficult of detection , later. Where there ia doubt tho ; vost Marshal General Crowder's of- questlonablo animals are separated j flee declare. I for closer examination. Where there ; This represents the actual flght- asB, wilh a de- Saturiljy for igid examination ' 233,000 men included. To this will of the carcass. Only when found ] be added about 700,000 additional "sound, healthful, and wholesome" ¦ flt flghters by the registration of the From Vast Reservoir For National Army. President Wilson's great army ex¬ pansion is backed up by a reservoir of approximately 1,750,000 physical flt men of Claas 1, officials of Pro- i 4 t ner flf M.n TTnitofi ''3 Certainty of defect, the animal .'3|ing strength of the cla; . of America at New ""eject&d as tjnflt fof foa^ aOpnly. j duction for the cafl ' 01. •^™^J'°* „ %;„„r, i Next p.omes a rigid examination 233,000 men included. is tho meat passed as acceptable for .twenty-ono-year-olds next month, In- food and duly branded with a non- poisonous vegetable ink, "United States Inspected nnd Passed." The unfit carcasses are destroyed. j Fresh meats thus Indorsed go for- creasing tho reserves to nearly 2,- 500,000 men. This ilgure assures that the de¬ ferred classes need not be Invaded to supply all the increases now ships were hit. . "Four British cruisers which were ,convoying us stood by two of them and succeeded in taking them Into ,tho harbor with their decks awash. They will be placed in commlsalon again. One of them the Marconi. The other two were sunk. We had a gunner from Tennessee .aboard. His name was Scraggs, and ie deserves to go down In history. , " 'I'm gittin' ordered aroun' too dawggone much, an' I ain't gone to stand it!' declared Scraggs, and he Jlred. Three out of six shots hit the U-boat's conning tower, and with a great cloud of jellow steam her Mern went up in the air and she sank. "The entire coast of Spain and the opposite coast of Morocco are noth¬ ing but vast U-Boat bases. And the enemy submarines come out to at- ! to see the soldier* These lettera, so & Co., and Edmund Wright, of Fred¬ erick VIetorf & Achells. It was announced that a hearing on the House bill to enact legisla¬ tion for authorization to adopt a national trademark has been set for some later date. The resolution adopted follows: "Whereas, The present moment be¬ ing the most opportune that may ever be presented to build up full and merited appreciation of goods made in the Ualted States of Ameri¬ ca; and "Whereas, As an effective means ot national trade defense and for the protection and developmenta of our own industry and of other American industries at the Instance of the De¬ partment of Commerce there waa re¬ cently introduced a bill designed to create a national trademark, which under certain restrictions may be placed on American-made goods as a ward In regular shipments, but those planned under the expansion pro- which are to undergo curing, canning gram, officials said. jor manufacture Into sausages, lard, I Exact figures on the number of ! oleomargarine, etc., are subjected to men in the various draft classes are I reinspections at each step. For j still Incomplete, but the number the j tbese there Is a final inspection Just ¦ questionnaire system put in claas 1 previous to their dispatch forArmy ; was very near to 3,200,000, or about use. Samples are regularly collec¬ ted for chemical analysis in the Government laboratories. When the meats arrive at the Army stations they are again in¬ spected either by Inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry or by veterinarian officers of the Army. 30 per cent of the registrants. Phy¬ sical disqualiflcations, which were less under tbe second draft, brought down the number of available fight¬ ing men to 2,400,000. Since then, however, Ihe oalle have ben unusually heavy, and 650,- 000 of this number will hare been They must also obtain the approval 1 .sent to camp by June 1. Moblliza- of the officer of the Quartermaster' tion orders between March 2B and Corps receiving them. And they! June 1 will total about 575,000. undergo their flnal test when the! The House conferees have accept- soldier's immediate organization I fid the Senate provision for exemi»- commander looks them over before! tion of theological and medical stu- he permits them to be served to his '. dents. The needs of agriculture will men. I not cut down Class 1 now, offlciale ^ ! pointed out, as essential farmers were .'V DECLAMATORY CONTEST j given deferred classlflcatlon. Farm AT WIND G.I.P. I laborers of Class 1 will not be taken until after harvest, but they are still tack behind Spanish fishing sohoon era and cannot be seen until within a mile at best. "But that is ending. By Septem¬ ber or October the entire U-boat prob¬ lem in the Mediterranean will be cleaned up, and by American brains, American skill and American money." » , W. S. S. CAIMPAIGN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Following is a report of the pro- greaa of the campaign up to May 6. This report by comparison with the report ot April 26, shows aggregate gain of 1539.68 in the childrens' in¬ vestments in War Saving and Thrli't Stamps. The greatest gain made by far as sickness, etc., are concerned, are often overdrawn, but, combined with the homesick feeling, often re- suit in the man going absent without leave and finally being dropped as i deserter." "I am now, through the newspa¬ pers of Indiana and ihrough lecture¬ rs in Kentucky, whom we are able to reach through the office ot the ad¬ jutant general of that State, endea¬ voring to advise the home people of these men of the soriousness of these offenses and that their efforts should be to assist every man in performing ... , , A silver medal declamatory con-[in Class 1 and will be subject to reward of merit; now, therefore, be ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ auspices of Wind Gap ! then. it "Resolved, That the United Waist League of America hereby places it¬ self on record as subscribing strongly to tbe need of such a national tradi/- mark on American-made goods." .MANV TRAI MOO WORKERS ARE NEEDED BY ARMY AND NAVY. Woman's Christian Temperance: • Unless flnal congressional appro- Union, was held in the First M. E. | val of the draft amendment, autl.or- Church, Wind Gap, Friday evening, j l^ing registration of the tweTUy-on»- May 3. j year- old men, is delayed, these men The contestants were Evelyn Lloyd, i will be listed on June 5, under pres- Roy Shull, Ida Judge, Ruth Williams,; ent plans. Jeane Judge, Mabel Kline, Helen i The bone of contention on the Williams and Irene Lloyd. They i Queatlon now is whether these men had been well trained by Miss Hazel; shall be placed at the end of the Jones, Superintendent ot the Medal Class 1 lists, and it is said that this Contest liepartment, of the Wind i will be settled this week. The civilian-branches of the Army j Gap W. C. T. U. All recited with ! Four thousand and sixty selective and Navy are in need of thousands of' fine effect. Rev. William J. Bawden. | service men, specialists listed in the highly trained workers, and before: of Bangor, Mrs. I. P. Bergstresser "nation's want column,'' were called the end of 1918 these branches must and Miss Elizabeth Tinney, of Pen i to tlie colors by Marshal Crowder. the duty that has developed on him, 1 be increased by at least 20,000, ac- i -¦Vrgyl, acted as Judges. They i The movement will take place on any single room was made by the Peter S. Trumbower, chairman ot the Eighth Grade. Th-lr gain amounts pegation at Winston and East Sa- | teams of the tliree wards In Naza- lem, and the country charges of | reth reported subscriptions totalling Washaria and Moravia. In Septem- ! $85,000. ber, 1901, he received and accepted a call as senior pastor of the Mora¬ Tlan Church at Bethlehem, which offlce ho resigned to accept the call to Nazareth Hali Military Academy, where ho entered his offlcial duties on April 15 last. On October 30, 1894, he was mar¬ ried to Miss Ruth C. Schropp, daugh¬ ter ot Abraham S. Schropp, then sec¬ retary of the Bethlehem Iron Com¬ pany. In June, 1917, he received the honorary degree of doctor of di- Tlnity from the Moravian Theologi¬ cal Seminary, at Bethlehem. He haa five children, two daughters and three sons. His oldest daughter ia taking a course in nursing at «tbe The presentation speech was made to 1196.08. Fifth Grade, Fairvlew, is a good second with a gain of 1102.25. Other notable gains were made by by Norman K. Putnam, of Nazaretb, the third grade, fifth and seventh who was followed by Attorney H. D Kutz, also {ll Nazareth, and Thos, A. H. Hay, of Easton, who felicitated the Naaarenes or their success In go¬ ing "over the top." A male quartet enlivened the occasion with vocal se¬ lections. The emblem waa flung to the breeze on the flag pole on Centre Square. ' Dr. Richard Beck,-of Newburg, se¬ cured $51,700 in subscriptions and won a blue star honor flag. Howard G. Koch, of Moorestown, chairman of these teams announced 142,750 worth of subscriptions had . been secured. Coroner J. A. Fether Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. I olt, of Stockertown, announced they Tho Bethlehem Moravian congre- j had taken $49,800 worth of bonds. gation has a membership of several i Elmer Laub, chairman of the Bel- thousand, and Is said to be the larg- | fast.sectlon, said $34,000 had been eat undi r tho Moravian administra- \ taken. tlon iu the world. The Nazareth Nazareth Portland Cement Co. re- Moraviuns were glad to weloome Dr. I ported their 220 employes had 100 Thaeler as head of the Hall. Dr. per cent, subscription to their credit. Thaeler ia of an unassuming nature, oiie of the men, an Austro-IIungarian tnd is ospecially popular with the [ refused to buy a bond, so the other roung people. Many prominent patriotic employee ducked him in an 4th Kern ~. 14.50 men attended Nazareth Hall, and oil tank until he was thoroughly con- .'ith Odenwelder 168.75 Itudents often came trom the four I verted and bought a bond. '• 6th Boeratler 44.60 corners of the earth. ' xhe Pennsylvania aud Penn Alln ; Sth Dietrich The faculty of the hall includes i (jg^ym Plants, located near Naza-I Druckenmiller 239.68 „, ... „ ,..._ . ^jj^j^ School. W. S. and Thrift Stamps $49.76 Liberty Bonda 2750,00 grades, Whitfield building, amount ing respectively to $34.50, $85,25 and $61.60. High School reports a lose In the Investment in W. S. S. but reports $2750.00 invested in Liberty Bonds. Many of the grades also report Llb- lerty Bonds a complete report of which, is, however, not at hand. Detailed W. S. S. report is as fol¬ lows: Whitfleld Building. Grade Ist Schmueckle $ 2nd Hahn 3rd Balliet 4th Bardill 5th Strohmeier 6th Oswald 21.75 7th Kessler Knauss 126.60 Fairview Building. Grade 1st Hangen % 16.50 2nd Schnerr 21.70 3rd Brong 27.00 cording to the Civil Service Commia-I awarded the medal to Mias Ida { ^^^y 20, and all States, with the ex- slon. I Judgie. Each contestant was pre- : ception ot Arizona, Delaware and The Ordanance Department of the | sented with a little gift as a remem-j ^'ermont, will be Included. The Army needs large numbers ot me- j brance ot the occasion. j men will be sent to the various train- chanical engineers, draftsmen, chem- j Excellent musical numbers Inter- ! ing camps, and will be assigned lata, and metallurgists. Thousands spersed the recitations. The church "niong the branches ot the service as of inspectors are wanted to paaa on was beautifully decorated with fiagajfo^o^s: Signal corps, 401; engineer the quality of ordnance, ammunition, j and apple blossoms, The large ap-1 corps, 2983; quartermaster corps, and other supplies. For offlce work preciative audience enjoyed an even- 671, and ordnance, 5. statisticians, accountants, assistants i ing ot delightful entertainment ^ in business administration, and ' which was calculated to create and SHEEP P.VSTURKS E.SPECIALLT. GOOD CHICKEN RUNS. to lighten his worries and, above all to regard desertion in its proper light. I shall also attempt to get the West Virginia papers to institu¬ te a campaign of education along similar lines. "A division inspector submitted the following in this connection: "While stationed at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, last year I was a member ot the general court-martial that triedapproximately 100 eniis-j specially trained clerks are needed, j strengthen sentiment against the ted men for desertion from National j The Quartermaster Corps wanta liquor traffic, as well as to develop Guard regiments stationed on the | several thousand examiners and in-' in the young people, the art ot ex-, border. I believe I am sate In say-[ specters, and passenger and freight ! pression, thereby making them more!*"^ '^® farms ot Pennsylvania it la Tow that sheep are coming back 54.76 67.76 83.60 36.26 75.00 ing that at least 90 per cent of them ' clerks are needed. The signal gave as their reason tor desertion j Corps is short of draftsmen, the tact that they had received let- j The Navy has an unlimited num- ters from home to the effect that a | ber of places for draftsmen, and a wife, sister, or mother was either dy- long list ot positions tor technical ing, very ill, or in destitute circum-! workera. Practically ali branchea of useful members church. ot society stances, and begged the man to to come home at once. Many ot the men admitted that the writer of the letter had exaggerated conditiona. "Many young soldiers, fresh from home, suffer from homesickness, no matter how Army offlcers may try to make their aurroundinga pleaaant and comfortable and provide proper amusements. Extraordinary meas¬ ures have been taken by the War De¬ partment during the past year to keep the young soldier actively en the service need stenographers ists, bookkeepers, and clerks. typ- 500 MACHI.NE GUNS U. S. DAILY PRODUCT. Pive hundred machine guns ot all kinds are being produced in Ameri ca's over tnere. This recora will grow steadily, according to ordnance ex¬ perts and, while a maximum of 1500 and [¦well to know that sheep pastures make specially good runs or places ^ ;to keep chickens. STOCKERTOWN UNFURLS | Sheep pastures mean usually, short HONOR FLAG, i'*'®" cropped grass and such grass runs or pastures are ideal for poul gaged while in camp with sports, I ^l ^""^J^^^^ I'^^f ,'f ""' ^f, T''^^^ „.„.,„ „t„ „„^ „„„. *_ .u.._: before November 1 there will be very ftofessors Eberts, Ricksecker, Koo-: ^^^^ subscribed 80 per cent. He, Carroll, Billheimer and Rev. W 8. Voglor, all competent Instructors. The assistants to Mra. Thaeler as niatron are .Miss Carrie Grunert and Miss Jonnlo Beitel. The nurse at tlie achool is Miss Miriam Winnels. The board ot trustees ot the Hall 1» composed of the following men; ^ 0. Connolly, Nazareth; Waiter Crawford, Nazareth; M. T. Swartz. Nazartth; Wm. H. Milchsack, .N'aza- Jjth; G. A. Schneebeli, Nazareth; L. McLean Wilson, Binghamton, N. Y.; "Of. Wm. N. Schwarze, Bethlehem; WT. M. K. Kemper, Bethlehem; Jos. w. Leibert, Bethlehem. Ex-Omclo—Rt. Rov. Charlea L. ¦oench, Bothlehem; Rev. Paul de Mnweiuliz, Bethlehem; Rev. John S. "onilK, I'hiladelphia. The executive eommltlee is as fol- W.U ^" ^- Schneebeli, chairman; Aiiiii.*' Crawford, secreUry; W. II. l^ichgack, treasurer; A. O. Connolly, ¦• I- Swartz. The Atlantic Potash Co., of Stock¬ erlown, 100 per cent. The Dexter I'ortland Cement Co., of Nazareth, 80 per cent. RED CROSS NEWS. MORE THAN 102,000 BOYS ENROLLED POR FARM SERVICE IN SIX STATES. A box of surgical dressings was sent dowu to thu Easton Chapter lasl week from the Nazareth Chapter. Tho followiug is a list of the ditfereni dressings which were sent down: Two hundred and thirteen army pads, 14x20 inches. Oue hundred and ten 3-yard rolls. One thousand, seven hundred aud lifty compresses, ^A inches. Five hundred wipes, 8x4 inches. Thirty scuUitues. All this work was made iu the last two weeks. Tho members worked faithfully and deserve agreat deal of eredit. Still tho amount of the work could be considerably Increased The officers of the General Alumni I if more members would come out. •"ociation of Nazareth lUll are. ^"acLean Wilson, Montrose; Sec- Ni^reih""'"""'"' ^''"*'" "• Vogler, Ba^**Kr"''® Committee—FrancU La Thaiu, „ ^''^^ ^"y: Arthur D. V' »«ti»'ehem; Lloyd U. Ely Tho enrollment ot more than 102,- 000 boys between 16 and 21 years of age tor farm work this season In the boya' working reserve of the United States Employment Service, has boen made by six States, accord¬ ing to an announcement by the De¬ partment of Labor. The States first reporting were: California, 82,000; Indiana, 18,845; Illinois, 25,000; Ohio, 13,000; Tennessee, 4,200; Wis- conain, 14,000. In Rhode Island high-school boys are being enrolled In the reserve. amusements, and comforts that a wholesome psychology might be sus¬ tained. Still, a type of soldier will yearn for home and fall into a brood¬ ing mood. It is obvious how harm¬ ful to him and to the service a dis¬ contented letter from home might be." A large attendance oi the borough *'¦>'• meaning not only chickens but and the outlying districts witnessed turkeys as well. the unfurling of the honor flag on With the grass constantly cropped Monday evening, May 6, at Stocker- there is always young, fresh grass, town. The parade headed by the ^''^ °^^y kind chickens and turkeys Tatamy Band waa followed by the ^''^ eat and of which grass they will working teams and school children ^^^ enormous quantities throughout < ^i« uHii.ir ..icut^.i 1,1 MiTiHr, ''*''rylng flags. The exercises were ^'^^ season thus saving greatly on facories ner day tor theTrmv'°P^°«'' ">' '^^ Presentation ot the grain and making a much better t"her°e ' This recor°d wlU gr^w ^°Tth'^r° '^^^^-^^^^^ ^^' '' llTh:.? '"' ""'^'' '°' ^"' '"' " .\. Fetheroif, chairman and was ac- "etter eggs. cepted by A. H. Stofflet, secretary ot, With the grass short the poultry Town Council. Addresses of patrio- "w"' ^^^ the land and range long dls- tic nature were delivered by Rev. G. tances, gathering in the all too plen- S. Kleckner and Rev. P. R. Shater. *''"' insect life now pestering farm- The school children rendered a num- ^rs. ber ot patriotic songs and were in- Grass and range being a prime re- terspersed by band music. The Qu'site for poultry farms both as ¦» BESIGN.-VTION OF PASTOR. Rev. v. J. Bauer, pastor of the St. Thomaa and Tatamy Lutheran churches, Sunday exchanged pulpits with Rev. J. W. Mattern, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Freemans¬ burg. At tbe morning service, fol¬ lowing the sermon. Rev. Mr. Bauer announced the resignation of Rev. Mr. Mattern as pastor ot Christ Church, the resignation to take effect presumably at ome as no time was mentioned in the letter. The an¬ nouncement came as a big surpriso to many ot the parishioners, as they considerable, constant production In¬ creases In the next two or three months. dart'of L^d'ae^vTe' IsUrc'oX' '"^'^^'"^ was enlivened by spIendTd ^'ed and a sanitary proposltion,"the Jrafte^ "dela.vs 0 casioned by?Tiow ^^ TT^ singing by the Muhlen-: Pennsylvania Department of Agricul- englneerlng in the preliminaries. ^''^ College Quartette. ,ture P°"ltnr experts have for years The Lewis Kun standard for air- ^ ? recommending sheep tor such planes, TsbelfgWe'lr producer ^"^ ! ASSLST^V^X PRINCIPAL RESIGNS, arms and a great many poultry Two nundred ot the heavy type „./.. „ „ ' . farms are now keeping enough sheep Brownings have been produced, ' cipal lyolc /of Id G. Kremser, aasistant prin- to keep the grass short and to eara though not yet shipping to tho army, -[^rirhi'^^'nJfi? ^'^h ^'.''*'°'' "-,*''^°' extra sheep money. The factories engaged to turn out the ^'^.f^Lr nn^^lJ^n I *^ ^"/o'^^Z FRFFMAV^mn^rT »^^ ,a a similar one ijt the schools ot Perth FKli,li,M.\NSBUTIG MAN IS I Ambtty, N. heaviest are now in position to get actual production ot a considerable ! number ^, where he has taken I DI\'ORCED FROM WIFE. up his duties on Monday mornlngjf H. A. P. Fisher, as master, has Mr. Kremser was induced to makb recommended that a divorce be the change' because ot a very sub- granted to John P. Reed, of Free- USAACS TO APPEAR ! stantiaj financial offer. His work mansburg, from his wife. Mabel V. I.N NAZARETH, i during his two years In Bath was ot Reed, now realdlng at Bethlehem, on I a high order. He was quite popular t'le grounds of Infldelity. The Part ot the program In prepara-1 and his unselfish services in a num- couple were married in Bethlehem tion by tho Anna Nitschman Circle •^er ot organizations In the town were on Janaary 17, 1914, and have two of King's Daughters for their great : very marked. He was organist of children. The libellant, in his pe- musical event of May 21, is a series ^t. John'a Lutheran Church, very ac-¦ tition, alleges that his wife baa been j ot vocal selections by a selected oe- tive In Union Y. P. S. C. E. and a ! KU''ty of^ inflldelity with John Mur- trained In handling farm machinery, ! , , j . . ^^ ¦ ^ ^.- and sent In groups by automobile to r„??„f.'!.t'°''.f"'.^',.°!.9.^:'''^ 5.''li'l*L'' farmers to demonstrate their ability I'rff fn° taVi'^^MPh' a^'^pr'^piv'^wl I ^etto from the boys of the Ambulance >ear ago organized the High School i P^y nd William Schilling, of Easton, Mfttern who r^lLs at' AUentown'I F*'"?.' ^.^^ ^rane, at Ailentown, i Orchestra, which has been doing! a conductor^on the Ea.ston-B.thle- • famiUarally known as the "Usaaca. splendid work. While regretting to i ^^em line. When Schilling was ar following the resignation of Rev. Men's colleges .nd universities are'WilHam W Kramlich, who is now making prompt response to the re¬ located at Weissport. At the even- These will all be men from the Ober- see Mr. Kremser leave Bath, the Un College, Oberlln, Ohio, Unit. A j heartiest wellwlshes of the folks go good audience ahould greet these with him to his newly appointed du- men both for their sake and for the j tl<^s. by the A GREAT .MUSICAL TREAT. BUYS AND .MAY REGAIN JOB. I>oiSfd ^'m"' k"- ^- ^«*»'' ^•welh; On May 18, at S P. M. in the Sun- Hono« ;-^^"'''- day School building ot the Hecktown '•Blum ,, , f^^"'^'^*'''®'*^*—Samuel I Church, a concert will be given by ^tna ' "et"l*>hem; Oeorgo ii. Cor- the beat musical talent in tho county. Koor«' pmT ''*' *''^'* t;iaylon P. The following people will lake part: Ono of the Russellitea who lost his Ur ^y,|^"a^'-lPhU; Kdward Guns- Mrs Harlan B. Woehrle, of Easton, position at a colliery, at Hazelton, •cfantn,^ . ^*"'^' "• W. Buah.'soDrano- Stanley W. Kemmerer,! because he declined to Uke a Llb- 111 w,!' ."'"'"^ J- ^i<^' food production. They will be placed ,...,.... with farmers through the Uniied ™*«'^"'" ^""^ organist ot the church States Employment Service, with the '*"¦ many years, aid of the county agents of the De¬ partment of Agriculture. Ui.; ]ff ¦ »• Mitchell, Chicago, 'ienor- Thomas Achenbach, Violinist, irty Bond on account of consclen- |Uo kAuf *'^""'®''' 8t. Louis, Mo., Mrs llalph Johnson, elocutionist and tlous scruples against war, Tuesday 'atrr/w I "¦ ^"*** Angeiee, Cal.; I Harlan Woehrle, accompanist. This! recanted and bought a $50 portlou The Zih ^"''•' Honolulu. I musicale will be held under the au-i of the issue. The capUin of the " 1*0(1 ., **'*" * ''""'I'ed »«•• spices of tho Lutheran Catechetical! «jmmlttee which covered his ward i»la. Th **" * '•''**'' **' '»'^'* Class of 1917- All they ask is a, recommended to the mine superln-j n« tabi«s are replenlaheJ uberai sliver offering. Kverybody I tendent that he be ftven baok hit IContlutt^ oa Page g. j u invited. Job- I BG A POTATRIOT Eat potatoea and save wheat. The potatoe Is a good soldier. Eat it, uniform and all. Tbe potato ta a natlre Ameri¬ can. Enlist It to flgbt against the Kalaer. rge for Tick- member of the Circle at the unusually low figure of fifteen cents. ENTERT.MNMENT .AT THE LUTHER.\N CHURCH. CUliTFl'ATION OF STAPLE l-X>OD CROPS COMI'ULSORY IN ITALY The Italian minister of agricul¬ ture has decided to make obligatory An entertainment under the aus¬ pices of the Young Ladles' Bible Class of St. John'a Lutheran Churrl will be held In the chapel of th. church on Tuesday evening. May 14, at eight o'clock. The entertainment will be In three parts. Part one will be entitled rested some time ago and taken be¬ tore Squire Rebert, ot Bethlehem, charged with a serious crime, the petitioner claims that the respondent voluntarily admitted her intimacy wth Schilling and fold the Sqalre that she "had been going with Schil¬ ling tor five months and that the did not care for her husband any more." The master found that there waa not sufflcient evidence against Murphy to convict him of undue Intimacy with the respondent. HE.IDS MORAVIAN OOLLBOB. "The Oxford Affair; ' part two. "How Bishop J Taylor Hamilton, for the .h» -..iH~,.„ , . . .,-...* Woman Keeps a Secret," snd part, past fifteen years a member of tbe the cu tlvation ot certain staple food . three "Engaging Janet." International Mission Board of tbe crops In excoM ot the quantity tor- The various characters that are I American Moravian Church at Harrn- , merly grown. taking part are all well trained and ' hut, Germany, was elected president ! During tbe spring the cultivation the young ladles have put forth of tbe Moravian College and Theolo- or potatoes, corn, and vegetables will their best efforts to make this enter-, glcal Semtnan-, Bethlehem, on Taea- be Increased at the expense of euch talnment a very large succeae. day. sueeeedlag Rev. Dr Angaetoa |Crope aa mint, clover, aud forage. A Hoch orchestra will furnish the Schnltae, who retires after flfty yean [certain portion of tbe land moat bei music tor tbe evening and the public service. Blabop Hamilton ie ta held for autumn eowlng. la InvUed to attend. Amerlea. |
Month | 05 |
Day | 09 |
Year | 1918 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19180509_001.tif |
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