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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DP:VOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
VOL. XXVII
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1918
NO. 12
JNDER FIVE FEET
OF WATER
Lndltlons Critical, Jltiiomjh Allegh¬ eny Rivfir Has Fallen Sliyhtly.
Plood comikious at Corydon,   I'a., Le   unchanged.       While'a temper-
Sre of « ^''¦¦S'-e'-'S ^"^'"^^ ^'^7 ^""Tv'^ hfi Allcsliancy iiiver to recede sllgUt- f condili""« are critical. Capt iin LforUi, of Comi)any M. I'ennsyl- Sa lU^iorvc .Militia, whose men aro ning guard  duty   at   Corydon,   said
Say "i«"^ ^'"^^ "' ^"*'''" ^'""^ '"" h«w 01- rail, a repetition of tho Aua- ijn flood likely would result.
No attempt was made to blast the V.0 MVf.e, which e.xtends about lour flips In some places the ico is rwentv feel deep and in most places t is more Uian ten feet deep. The mtU of tlie water llowing through he main street is about live feet.
Tuesilav night it was impossible ror trains oa tho I'ennsylvania Uall- Id 10 run n.aicr thau a mile and a t^f of the river because ot two wash- Juts The resumption of service reallv relieved conditions, as Ihe (ood f'uPl''y "'¦ ""-' '°^'" ^"* almost Bxhausted. \
A meeting was held at the Cham¬ ber of Commerce here which was at¬ tended by the County Commissioners md represenlatives of tho StiLO R'ater Commission. It was decidod to obtain expert dynamiters at o-ice to start blasting the gorge to a point (fiere the water is leaving its natural course. If this can bo done imni'-.d:- Itely relief will be^given.
CA.W MKAOR  WIM^
WELCOME NKW DUAFTEKS.
SEEK TO SHIELD FAilM    ^ LABOR IN THE DRAFT
Conor(!,ss Bill Would PlaiiB Workers ill llufi-rrod Classiflcatlun.       i
A bill to grant deferred classllica- tion for purposes of the draft to skilled farm laborers engaged in ag¬ ricultural eiUerprisos necessary to tho maintonanco of the military esta- blishmeiit or the eirectivo operation of the military forces, was introduced 111 the Ilouse ot Roproseiitativos Mon¬ day by Congressman Thomas VV. Har¬ rison, of Virginia.
Tho Harrison bill provides that all agricultural enterprises shall be con¬ sidered necessary within tlu; meaning of tho act that ombracos the cultiva¬ tion of soil for tho production of tlio food supplies moro than sufficient for those engaged in tbe enternrise and tor tho production of cotton and to¬ bacco for commercial purposes.
It Is also provided that all farm laborers shall be considered neces¬ sary who at the time of the call to service aro engaged in the labor nf agriculture and are reciuired for tho operation of tho farm, and that farm laborers shall bo presumed to bo skillod who for two years have h.ib- itually worked on the farm, but that this definition of skilled labor is not to be considered restrictive nor con¬ clusive.
The bill also provides that no regis¬ trant shall bo entitlod to this defer¬ red classification who at the time of call is not actually engaged in farm labor, and hn shall not be entitled to deferred classification any longer than he is engaged in such labor.
About 4000 now men are expected 0 arrive within tho next few daya. rhey will come from all parts of Karylaiul and eastern Pennsylvania ind a few from Washington Jo co.-n- ilete the balance of the flrst draft. The arrival of so many probably will ring to tho infantry regiments othor len, not so now, from the depot br'g- de, needed badly to complete tho Ivislon organizations. Ono day it B a call for men to go to war In anks, the next day for men for soniQ ther special service, and thus tho In- mtry regiments have boen kept bout lOOn men short all the timfc.
Previous navy service Is counting n the choice of men for the taUKS. ergeant Edwnrd Sheridan, who haa erved two enlist nients in tbo navy nd is now in Company R. 315th Tn- intry. and Sergeant T.,eo Waldr, nother man of the same company, rlio had experience with machinery, ave tossed aside thoir stripes to pet
chsncp to po to war In this novel ray.
The wet weather has brought a lot- ,p in the strenuous program of nit- oor training carried out on the fine ays recently and so much enjoyi d ythe men and officers. Tho morn- ng was devoted to Indoor drilling nd to imporlant demonstratioris. "he machine gunners and the Infan- ryinen are both about to have their ests at shooting on the big divisional wget range.
One of the novel bits of Indoor rork is that of machine gun alminfr. .ittle pictures of landscapes about me or two feet square, all dono In tlors, to Imitate scenes neear the ront "over there." are stuck up on ledestals and the guns are pointed t roof tops, trees and other objects 1 the pictures. Just as If these were
al objects    on    a  real  lahdscane.
lis imaginary shooting at the plc- nres is regarded as an Ideal form of drgel prartico. The pictures are 00 or 1000 inches off. The Inches ervo as units hy which to calculate eal distances in yards. The point¬ 's Is done by one crew after anottior nd then chocked up by nn officer or
y someone who is particularly sklM- Dl.
V.\TIO\.ATi
IMri.EMENT IVSPKCTTOV
.wn nEP.xrn week.
UOADS rou HEAVY TKITKS.
DUAl-Tr TUEATIE8 SIG.NKD.
Treaties between the United States nd Great IJritain, and tho United J4te8 and Canada, to govern the ap- Iwtion of the army draft to citizens 'each country residing in the other ere sent to tho Senate, Tuesday by ecretary of State Lansing. Thoy we signed by Mr. Lansing and Earl eading, who affixed his signaturo to le documents as hia Iiral ofBcial ;ict I the office of British High Coin- [iMioner and special Ambassador Lo >e United States.
Under the treaiies, the United "f. inay apply the draft law to ,"!"' subjects, and Canadians liv- K in this country belween the ¦igcg m . ^""^ *^ years, the British draft ™'t8. while Croat Britain and Can ua may draft resident citizens of the »'ted statea  from   21   to  31   yar?
Similar conventions are now being egotiated by the Stale Departmoul i,f„„''*°'^e and other co-bllllgerent ,, °"f' ?"^  probably will  be  ready
IB LTu ^''f'Tceraents of the Amerl- a-B Itlsh treaty. It is expected 7 Jo l^^"'*"'*' men in this coun- ' J" bo made liable to servioo, e at least 60,000 will be affected EsfL ."''"'¦''"-^""adlan treaty, raft „ "^-^ place tho number of (Drn.il® Americans  In   England  at
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At the twelfth annual towush'p supervisors' convention of .Montgom¬ ery Counly, held at Norrislowu, it was shown that the total of stone roada built during the past year waa 19   1-3   miles.
Charles K. Mebus, president of Che Commlssioner.s of .Ahington, speak¬ ing of trouble in building roads jf lasting typo, ileclared that in these days of auto trucks and passenger tniiric over tho roads was as nothing compan-d wilh tho wear and lear nf the  motor  trucks.
District Attorney Anderson re¬ minded the supervisors that the mo¬ tor truck had como to stay, and they had better make up their minds to build so as to .stand this heavy trallic. The motor truck had become an Im¬ portant auxiliary to sleel-rall trans¬ portation. In urging good roads, and thus Inviting new traftic, Mr. An¬ derson declared: "The value ot a piece of land is measured by the num¬ ber of footsteps which pass It every 2A   hours."
Assemblyman Fletcher W. Stites, made an interesting and compre¬ hensive address upon recent legisl.i- tion pertaining to all types of roids.  ^	
I'EIIKIO.ME.V EAIWI U/U.LY.
The open session of farmers' in¬ st ituio in Montgomery county was hold in East Greenville, Tuesday, and in spito of tho rain lhat threatens the bridge ovor which farmers have to pass tho I'erkiomeu Valley, far¬ mers were out in birgo numbers.
l-'armers have had tho food ques¬ tion put to them in such a forceful way, lhat according to representa¬ tives soil-tillers, lho Perkiomen Val¬ ley will havu no slacker farmers this year, and if the allies need wheat, the Governmeni can resl assured that this region will do Its utmost to sup¬ ply its quota. This is the expressira prevalent among farmers here; whether it be poultry, dairy, beef or general farm specialties, max mum crops will be the aim.
Farmers declared thoy would cut out whitewashing fences and build¬ ings, and lel fence repairs rest another year, so lhat it might be said that tho Pennsylvania German far¬ mers did their full  bit.
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The Genoral Ofllces of tho Imple¬ ment and Vi'hioln Association of the rnited States, have set in motion a national publicity campaign featiir ing tho woek of March 1. as ".V;i tional Implement Inspection and Ue- p.Tir Week." Everv known avenue of publicity available is being util¬ ized tn acquaint tho farmers of tho land with tho necessity of their look¬ ing to their farm operating eriuip- mont to dotermine early what re¬ pairs will be needed to, put them Into workablo condition and whnt new machinery will be necessary to re- pL-ice worn-out equipment. The rniterl States Department of Agri¬ culture, trade papers, farm papers, .Agricultural Extension departmenls of tho several states, the Stato Coun¬ cils of Defense, their county agents, and other mofllums, have been paHed upon to spread nationally the propa¬ ganda for "Inspection and Repair Week." Tbo farmers are being asked thnt during the week of March , 1 thoy arrange to purchase all re¬ pair parts nnd new machlner>' that their Inspection has shown will bo necessary.
STAMPS USEO AS CODE BY OERMAN AGENTS
Action In Holding Up, Dealers' Letters is Deplored by.Assoeiatain.
Information that the Government ' has discovered that German agents in this country have sent military in- ffjrmution lo Berlin by means of codes derived from arrangements of postage stamps was placed before the .American Stamp Dealers' Association. Tuesday. The association met here to consider the Government's censor action in holding up dealers' letters, since about December 1, containing slamp imports and exports.
Stamps iiave beon removed from mail consigned to or from American dealers engaged in foreign trade, and the resultant loss if this practice is continued throughout the war, would, it was asserted, seriously injure the American stamp trade.
The codes said to have been dis¬ covered by the naval authorities were forwarded from Xew York, letters containing prearranged stamps being mailed to a Central American country and there remained tojieutral ports of Europe, eventually reaching Ger¬ many.
The persons responsible for this form of espionage are declared to be known, and the censor's methods sub sequent to the discovery of the codes are (lesignf>d to prevent repetatlon. t'ostago stamps with their mullitnde of variations of sizes, colors, denomi¬ nations and so on are particularly adaptable to code usage.
VAUDEVILLE
AT THE Y. M. C. A.
jCAUKIEIt  1'I(;E0NS AUE
\ HEI.NG KILLEI) UV lilXTEKS.
An
Evening of Entertainment Which will be Superior to any Ever Held in this Locality.
The management of the Xazareth Y. M. C. A. has arranged lo give a vaudeville on Saturday evening, Feb¬ ruary 23.
Tlie entertainers have been secured under the Heller Entertainment Bu- aeru. Keith Theatro Building Phila¬ delphia.
The characters are all out-standing successes of this season and are en¬ titled to all of the favors they obtained by reason of their ex¬ cellent production and the auditor¬ ium offers the actors many opportunities for the sort of song and fun making they Intend to give lo their audience.
The cast which has been obtained for this Initial performance are all head lines and every aot has many entertaining moments in which all can hold their own against any sort of entertainment of the highest order.
If an evenings performance of this nature will bo satisfying to our pa¬ trons they will be continued for some time to como. Do not miss this fof you-sure will bo told by your frii'-nds that this entertainmont was ono of tho  best   they   have   ever   witnessed.
Secure your tickets early. Thcy are on sale at Crawford's drug store.  ^	
H.WE  YOU  THE  IIICK8?
Complaints have been made to 'he pigeon section of the Signal Corps that carrier pigeons of the racing- homer type, being trained through¬ out the United States for communi¬ cation service with the Ameriran .Army, have been shot by persons on hunting  expeditions.
Because of the importance cafrier and homing pigeons are playing In the war, and the need for their breeing and development in this country, thn War Department bas considerably expanded the pigeon seciion of the Signal Corps. Hom¬ ing pigeons constitute one of the most effective means of communi¬ cation In the Army.
-Any pigeon In the air may be a carrier pigeon flying from a loft un¬ der Government supervision. Its destruction may be a serious loss *o the .American .Army. .Anyone coming into possession of pigeons labeled "V. S. A.—18." indicating they are being trained for .Army purposes. Is requested to report the fact at onco to the office of Chief Signal OfTlcor. Land Division. Washington, D. C
2,500,000 TROUT PUT IN STATE STREAMS
Pennsylvania Department of Fisheries sets New Kecord for Distri¬ bution in igi7.
.ATHLETIC IN'STUITTIOX IS OIVEV MEV
AT AUMY rAMP<5.
The "Item" has mailed out a lot of IhO Hicks Almanacs during the past week, but we kuow that not all of the subscribers have received their almanacs yet.
Vou will flnd this a most Inter¬ esting almanac and also very reliable ill every respect. Dou't you Ihink you woiild like one for this year when you take into consideration thaf it will bo given to every subscriber v.ho will pay his or her subscription one vear in advance?
Then too. we will mail it to your address. for five cents additional postage, together with your subscrip¬ tion in advance. If It is Impossible for you lo call al our ofTlce.
Let'a hear from you.
Special courses of training for ath¬ letic instructors have been establish¬ ed at Camp Kearny, Linda Vista. Cal. One lieutenant and one noncommis¬ sioned officer from each company have been detailed to take the cours¬ es which Include boxing, wrestling, and calisthenics. The classes are held three times each week, and the officers In turn Instruct their men.
Two athletic fields have been laid out at Camp l/ewis, American Lake, Wash., and stands with seating ca¬ pacity of from l(i,000 to 18,000 per¬ sons built at a cost of $3,000 each. The expense w^as met with funds de¬ rived from athletic contests and en¬ tertainments given  by tho men.
Attendance at boxing at Camp Up¬ ton, Yaphank, X. Y.. to which ofl- cers and noncommissioned offlcers have been assigned, has been ma'io compulsory.
PlTlIiir  HEALTH   SEU VICE AT AVOUK 1\  AUEAM
AUOrVD AUM CAMPS.
Two and a half millions of trout were distributed in the streams of Pennsylvania iu 1917 from the hat¬ cheries of tho state Department of Fisheries, according to Xathan H. Buller, Commissioner, who assert.s Ir is a Record. Arrangements are under way to exceed this distribution in 1"J18.
The 1917 distribution season. which ended in Xovember. was mar¬ ked by much support for the fisher¬ men. Tho number of tish put out follows: Two million brook trout, cue and two years old; 400,000 brown trout and 100,000 lake trout; 400,- 000 blue gills, many two years old; 100,000 yellow perch; 200,000 cat¬ fish, all a year or more old, and 1 ,- 000,000 minnows. One-half million frogs also were distributed.
The fry distributed, notably In Lake Erie, where the State is co¬ operating with Xew York and Ohio and the Canadian Government, was large. The figures given are 300- 000000 lake li(>rring or clscoes, 200,- 000,000 white fish, 200.000,000 yel¬ low perch, 5,000,000 pike percn. wall-eyed pike or Suspuehanna sal¬ mon. 3.000.000 blue pike, 2,000,000 shad and 498,000 niuscallonge.
i)E.\THs IV nuiTisii EourT:s
.\CTIO\ AM) l'UO>I WOUNDS
ESTIMATING 7 PEU CENT.
.Vow lhal American troops are taking their places inn the trenches, attention is again directed to an esti¬ mate by the Secretary of War, that the losses up to Juno 1. 1917, of the Hritlsh expeditionary forces from deaths and in action and from wounds amounted to but 7 iier cent of the total of all men sent to France since tho beginning of the war.
The ratio of losses of this charac¬ ter today because of improved tac¬ tics, is less than 7 to every 100 men.
SMOKEI.ESH  POWDEU PI;ANTS WILL IIAVE iWPACITV OF
MILLION  POUNDS A I).\Y.
UELIEF WOUK  FOU LUTH-    	
EUW SAILOUS AND SOLDIEKS.
Tho Rev. H. R. Gold, who is en¬ gaged in Lutheran Sailor and Sol¬ dier Welfare work, occupied tho pul¬ pit on Sunday evening In St. John's Lutheran Church. The largo au¬ dience waa very much Interested 'n tho varied phases of ramp life whicli tho speaker related as well as in tho neceasltv of each denomination sur¬ rounding Its boys with spiritual and uplifting forces. The speaker has Just recently completed a tour of all the camps In the Eastern part of he United States. Ho was In a position to furnish first hand Information of actual conditions and necessities.
Plans and contracts are completed for the construction of two smoke¬ less-powder Iilants. each to cost ap¬ proximately $50,000,000. The esti¬ mated capacity of each Is 500,000 pounds of power a day, and from 10,- 000 to 15,000 men will bo employed at each plant.
Tho initial output at each factory is expected not later than next Aug¬ ust.     Much   of   the   produot   will   be available for the allied nations.  ^	
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The ITnited States Public Health Service is carrying on a campaign along sanitary lines in areas adja-- ent to 28 military camps. Complete sanitary organizations work to pre¬ vent the spread of dlsen^o from the civilian population to military forces and to protect civilians from com- municable diseases where they havo occurred amcmg troops.
Tho organizations include physi¬ cians, sanitary engineers, nurses, at¬ tendants, and laborers. Methods un dertaken Include Inspection of all es- tabllshements handling food sup¬ plies.
HANKER   KILLED   IN   TUNNEI^.
MR. GARR'S WHiL,
The body of W. C. Xutt, agod sixtv- five, a wealthy retired farmer and director of the Peoples National Bnnk of Monesson, Pittsburg was idcnti- led at tho city morgue Monday by George Nash, presideni of tho bank. The body had been lying ainong tho unidentified dend from tho Fourth Avenue tunnel of Pennsylvania Rail¬ road, at Pittsburg. Ho came from Greensburg on Saturday with his grandson, who missed him on the street, and It Is supposed ho got lato the railroad yardi by mistake
The will of fhe lato Hlllario.is Garr, of Plainfleld Township, haa bi-en admitterl to probate. The es¬ tate Is valued at $5000. With the exception of a few minor bequests, the eatate goes to his sons, Jamee HI. and Albert C. Oarr, who are named as   executors.
WILL MOVTC TO VAZARETH.
'Squire II P. Koch, who for many years was organist and choir leader at the Moorostown Church. Moores¬ town, purchased the home of hia father. Peter Koch, decea.<<ed situ¬ ated on South Main Streot, ;<Iazareth, and will shortly more to Nazaretb.
W.VUNINGS LSSUED
-VP.VINST   SCHE.ME   TO
SWINDLE FAKMEUS.
Another scheme for swindling the larmers of the Uniied States has lieen discovered by the Federal Loan Uoard. A man advertising himse.'t us au authorized organizer of nation¬ al farm-loan associations is sendi;ig out advertising matter emblazoned with the national flag, stating thai lie wiii organize such associations ut $500 each, and wili leach oihers the trick for a cerlain sum of money. His advertisements have reached farmers and business men over a iarge part ol the United States. He claims to be so busy organizing nat¬ ional farm-loan associations that he needs help, but will take lime to reach others for a monetary considor- .onsideration.
All such representatives are frau¬ dulent. In order to borrow under the farm-loan act, it is necessary Ior larmers to organize cooperative nat¬ ional farm-loan associations in their local communities. It is a violation i^f a ruling of the Federal Farm Loan Hoard published more than a year ago, for a national farm-loan asso¬ ciation or a joint-stock land bank to spend any money for promotion pur¬ poses. Associations thus organiz.^d will not Ije chartered by the Federal Farm Loan Board. Farmers are warned therefore against anyoie asking a fee for his proffered servi¬ ces iu connection with applying for a loan under the Federal farm-loan act.
WRECKS .WTO,  SAVES TWO.
The alertness of Lawrence N. Free¬ man alone saved himself and Willard D. White from probable death at the South Hatfield crossing of the Read¬ ing Railway, at Lansdale, about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, when tne machine in which they were rid¬ ing was struck by a south-bound freight train.
Freeman was at the wheel, and neither man hoard the warning bell until the machine was squarely on the crossing. Without an Instant's hesitation. Freeman yanked his ma¬ chine into high gear and headed the car straight across the track, though the road strikes the crossing diag¬ onally.
The locomotive struck the auto a glancing blow near the rear wheel, shattering fhe body and glass and hurling the car Into the ditch. Free¬ man and vv'hite picked themselves from the wreckage without a scratch, the damage to the car will amount to $500.
UOY SH<X)TS HIMSELF.
Samue! Lockard, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lockard, of Wind Gap, while rummaging Ihrough the bureau drawers last Fri¬ day found his father's revolver. He played with it, not knowing the dan¬ ger he was in. The weapon was dis¬ charged with the result that the bul¬ let passed through his hand. His parents, hearing the report, rushed to him and found the blood oozing from tho wound. He was Imme- dl.-»tely taken to a physician, who dressed the hand. Tbe boy's hand is doing nicely.
IIE KXOWS HOW TO Kvrr.
Henry Bartholomew, farmer, re¬ siding on the Phoenix Cement farm, near Xazareth. is a man who can adapt himself to circumstances and during the winter days when thore la not much to do on the farm, he occupies his time, knitting stockings Hnd sweaters. He only recently finished four pair of stockings and has begun another lot. He learned to knit when a hoy and haa never for¬ gotten It although he Is a man uo in years.
UNCLAIMEP LETTERS.
Following Is a list of letters un¬ claimed at the Nazareth, Pa., poat offlco, February 17. When calling ploaso  ask   for  advertised   lotters.
Edwin Brown. E B. Heusley, .Alexander Stracoch Eat., Paaquale Mosca, Tlabero Daunno.
CHAS.  E3.  KNECHT P. M.
COAL MIXED
WITH SLATE
Sends Three Carloads Back to Mines Because uf Heavy Adulteration.
Determined to protect the public from slate-adulterated coal St.ite Fuel Administrator Potter on Wed- , nesday seized three carloads of coai consigned to Philadelphia and order¬ ed that it be returned to the mines for  re-preparation.
The seizure was made in the Wyo¬ ming section, according to Mr. Potter and was prompted by the illegal per¬ centage ot slato found in the ship¬ ment by his Inspectors. The move was the most important made since the Fuel Administrator declared for clean coal.
Permission was refused to a Phila- delphlan who sought to enter the coal business as a trailer. Francis A. Lewis, counly administrator, who re¬ fused the permit, reiterated his state¬ ment that he believed coal dealers should be limited in number. The ideal number for efficient distribution here, lie said would be between ten and twenly. There are now 230 re¬ tail coal dealers in Philadelphia.
The fuel administrator not only has the power lo prevent further in¬ creases in the number of dealers, but can preveni the closing of yards do¬ ing business now. This was eviden¬ ced in the case of large dealers who, exasperated at the supervision over his coal and his delivery methods, threatened to go out of busine.«.s. He was informed lhat in case the fuel administration had full authority to take charge of his business and con¬ duct It according to the needs of the community.
Al'TO>IATir   INSrU.4NCE
COVEHS MEN LOST ON TOR-
PEDOER TR.ANSI'ORT.
Any American soldiers lost on the torpedoed transport were protected by United States Government insur¬ ance and Government comp.nsat'on. Tliose who had not applied for Insiiri* ance were covered by automatic In- sura'nce which is payable to a wife, child, or widowed mother. The au¬ tomatic Insurnnce aggregates about $4,300. netting $L5 a month for 240 months. Insurance that had been applied for is payable to a much lar¬ ger class of beneficarlps and can do as high as $10,000. netting $57.50 a montli  for  240  months.
The compensation In case of death given by the Government without (h.Trge and regardless of rank or pay, ranges from $20 to $75 a month, based on the number of dependents. Payments under the compensation feature of the military and naval in¬ surance act in ease of death are pay¬ able to a widow, children, or depen¬ dent widowed mother.
The automatic insurance ceased jn February 12, but the compensation feature of the act is a separate pro¬ vision. Tlie scale of compensation in case of death follows
fa)   For a widaw alone,  $25.
(b) For a widow and one child, $35.
(c) For a widow and two child¬ ren, $47.50, with $5 for each addi¬ tional child up to two.
(d) If there be no widow then for one child  $20.
fe)   For two children  $30.
(f) For three children, $40, with .?5 for each additional child up to two.
(g) For a widowed mother. $'?0. The amount payable under this sub¬ division shall not be greater than a sum which when added to the total amount payable to the widow and shildren, does not  oxcoed  $75.
BRITISH SOLDIER \nSITING
SISTER NE.\R NISKKY
Sydney Williard. a relative of Jess Willard, world's champion heavy¬ weight boxer, who has seen two years' service with the British army In France, has arrived at the home of his sistor. Mrs. Robert Mufford, near Niskey, Bushkill Township, where he will visit for a wook. He came from his father's home, noar Montreal, Canada. His father Is a manufacturer of tents, sails, etc., having large contracts for the British government.
Sydney w.ts given a leave of ab¬ sence frnm the British service, in or¬ der thnt he might visit his relatives. He was given free transportation until he reached his father's home, but had to pay hts fare from there to Xazareth. He has had most In¬ teresting and thrilling experiences In the British army. He arrived at his sisters' homo in full khaki uni¬ form, with yellow buttons, on each of which Is a r > >osp head.
ENGAGED IX AGRIcn.TTRE
IN UNITED ST.ATES.
According to a late report, of the 1,800,000 wonien engaged In agri¬ culture In fhe United States, 750,- 000 are under 20 years of age and 1,050.000 are negroos. .\ majority of the women workers are found in tho Southern  Statea.
The lines of work In which women will he likely to Increase thoir farm¬ ing activities, according to the re¬ port, are vegotable gardening, poul¬ try raising, butter making, hog rais¬ ing, etc. It la suggested that women who know how to operate motor cins may with little additional training operate tractors.
W.\R FIX>mi BRETZKIiS.
Charles W. Clewell tt Co., bretzel bakers, of Nazareth, are now making ' war bretzels. The new flour regula¬ tion Is In effect and he cannot use pure wheat flour, but the standard mixture prescribed by the gOTem- ment. They havo about the same flavor as usual and the patrons will hardly realize that a change has be«a made.