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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-
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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."
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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.