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VOL. XXVII
F
RiPS OPEN PICARDY FRONT
tNAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1918
NO. 37
Prance-British   Troops   Launch Powerful Offensive on Wide Front in Somme Region.
STRIPS   FOE   OF   INITIATIVE.
Oerrmns, prise
Taken   Completely   by   Sur-
in Full Flight Before the Vic¬
tors Prospect    That    Somme
Salient Will Be Wiped Out
,t,e fii'nnfii.s ittmtlK'r slatiK'TlnK lilow, Ihls tlnn. uitli Ills nilRlity left list. ' Tlio nllled cliiof, realizing tlmt the enemy forces under the Gernmn Crowil I'rlnco were still irroRKy from the liUmli wlilch knocked llicm out of the Miiriio pocket nnd that fhe dlvl- Ijlonfi iH.rwwed from Crown Prince / RuinTfc'i' prohnhly hnd not been re- •unifl, s.'lzed the opiiortunlty to jmnsli into the Cermans In the Albert- Moiiuliilier salient
Tlic Ocrninn ofndnl nl«ht report foncoilcs the nllled victory on the new >,attIo fr.mt, snying: "Tho enemy has torciM his wny into our positions."
Till' I'russlnns and r.nvarliin.'? fled bcfi'To the advancing Infaiitn' nnd tanlis, leaving niiiny of their guns Iks- tlnd ilu'iii.
Tlio nuniber of prisoners tnkon dur¬ ing t'lo first day of the drive by the Preni' himI IlrliiKh In I'lcardy exceeds 10,{«iO. iKCcirdlnp to the latest news from the hattie front.
Till' nilles nlso hnve taken nn enor- mou.'i hiHiiv In guns nnd material, snys Mnrai Ilutin In the Echo de I'aris.
ETlu^ ilrlv'^ wns a complete surprise to tl>' cneni^. The troops hnd been MHciii tru ted In the nlRht. At dny- brenk .'^ir TIenry UawKnson's Fourth amy -viiit over the top with only three : ;'Mutos' artillery pr^pnrntlon.
As ¦'¦-.I- r.rltlsh cliargc<l, the French First rmy, on their right, coniniand- eJ 1; il>nernl Deheiitry, began a heav 'ynliurdnient la.sting -I.") mln- it«s iiiii the FnMich ul.so advanced »tlie M'liick. A tr' I ii'ndouR  number of tanks,  In-
dudi: -¦ >ets,' fje, I ChllJf ; iJ, T' _*•>  till
1'liuy of the s|)eeily "Whip- ' L'rent execution among the i-ili cnvalry nnd motor nia- : I'ntterles were nlso thrown uvnlry galloped through gaps s mnde In the enemy lines, de '1 iwn retrcntlng German wagon >>lui;i;is anO cnptured villages and ian;.  jirisoners.
The nilles were fnvorod by hazy »eathf r, preventing the Oermans from Mnt' the deluge about to engulf iem. No enemy airplanes appeared 3ter llie fleld for several hours.
In Iiie afternoon the enemy divisions wni.ll to bo In confusion. The allle<l ¦'i"l > In the first line snw hurried ;rt?i'ar;itlons for llight on the horizon. Ener.v motor trnlns were driven oft at ^Jll s;...ed.
LUSITANIA  ASSASSIN   DEAD.
Commander of Submarine at Bottom of Sea.
London. — Lieutenant Oom- mnniler Schwieger, who com- iiimi'led the submarine which s; t ll the I.usllaiiin, Is dead. Ills lit III occurred In September, Ifl]7, but has only been ndiiiit- tiil by tlie Germnn admiralty, ac ordlng to reports received here.
I.list Septoniber Schwieger, In '¦''tmnnnd of the U-.S.S, wns In t! r.lght of Helgoland with nr'.ttier submarine. I?oth D •' 1"; submerged, nnd the other ''"1 inlander felt a t'linln sweep- In-' iilong tho sble of his boat 1' ! believed ho bnd nm Into an tiil.iiomi RrltL-ih ndno fleld. A t'lilflc explosion tinder water fdildwed. The second bont rost." f'l^idly nnd signalled for tho "t! er. There was no reply. A ^nin watch was kept for th(> U ^'< ind she hns not been heard -11 since. Tb<'n> Is little doubt, '    ri'ports sny, that she sank.
PlTH   OF   THE
WAR   NEWS
'¦"1 / reserves are being hurried Into the i.ittle In an effort to %itm the illioJ advance.
'i furious struggle is in progress •round Chaulnes, where the Huns •fe J'-stroying ail their provision dun-,| s Fires are burning all along l*ie horizon and the rear roads are ''oaj ! with wagons, limbers, am- l>i'iJn. s and walking wounded. ""t'l-Ti troops go into action with "le ti tish between the Ancre and '•"e ^ oiine, capture Marlancourt '"d Chopllly spur and push up the fc-rnie valley. They are having hard "jhtmg.
I'** Arcjio-French   wedge   driven   Into *"« 'ink   of   the   German   positions' ""(^ of the Somme  hat reached   a "Pt(,   of   thirteen    miles.     Morlan- '<i''-t   h,i8   been   captured   and   the J'oert  railway   reached, outflanking ^cntaiaier.    Cavalry  and   tanks,   In °"'C«   of   the    Infantry,    reached I •¦'""1 .1 mile of Chaulnes. •n!" "^^'Papc* say the American i/^y has permilteJ the allies tc re- Ij*'" the initiative and that w« are (W     '"'¦"'"fl po'"* o' the war. 'T'," *'P"^« •*"' are framing alibis 'h« Marne  retraat    They dlfTar ^•» to the cause.
HELEN WOODROW BONES
I .\A7..\HKTI1 TOWN ' I
f'OlNCIL MEETING
President's Cousin Is a Per¬ manent White IHouse Guest
A new photograph of Miss Helen Woodrow r.ones, cousin of tho presi¬ dent, who leaves her home at the White House every nioniliig to fill her po.slilon as luformatiou desk girl nt the headquarters of the I>lstrlct of Coluinliln ciiaiitor of Uie UimI Cross. Formerly she did canteen work, assist¬ ing In serving meals to soldiers pas.s- ing fhroiij;h Wa.'iliington.
ALUESifiilliAM
British  Make  Gain in  Face of Heavy Counter Attacl<s.
Enemy   Is  Reported  to   Be  Organizing
a   New  Line  of   Defense  Through
Roye,   Lasslgny  and  Noyon.
I'nris.—The French made striking advances on the southern half of the I'lcardy battle front while to the north tho British beat otT heavy Germnn counter attacks, hi'ld all their gains nnd took additional territory.
London reports thtit prisoners taken now number 4i),000 and guns 500. The enonnous store of captured material Is Increasing hourly.
The Impetus of the French attack wns almost as grent ns ever. Thoy ndvancc<l on all tb 2o-nille front from the Avro to the Oise, nt points reach¬ ing a doptli of two ami a half miles. Through tho broken wooded region here Von Ilutler Is making a some¬ what hurried nnd di.sorderod retreat
On tlie British front unofllcini re¬ ports said Chiitilnes, nn Importnnt Ger¬ man base which had been penetrated before, hnd now fallen to tlie Cnnn- dlans nnd Auslnilliins. Farther north tlie Germans, using divisions from their reserv'es, recnptured Lihons, buf wero quickly driven out
North of the .Somme tho Amerlains and lirillsh seized Ktineliem and the heights i)etween there and Dernan- court
Tlio British are now encoimtering stronger resistance. Berlin claims one German division destroyed 40 tanka But tho Gemian retirement does not seem by nny means over.
An enveloprni'iit of the enemy now Ls Improbable, as the f<jrmer Montdldler salient Is wiped ont and the front ha.l only a slight curvo. The Germans arc report;ed hurriedly organizing n llae of defense throngh Uoye, Lasslgny and Noyon. It Is doubtful If they cnn hold tliere, ns Brltl.sh h<irsemen are reixirt- ed close to Nesle, six miles sotitheast of Cliaulnes.
TTie Berlin night olDtlal statement said nllled attacks had been repul.sed from tiie Ancre to the .Visne. This may Indicate that the battio hns spread enst across the Oise nnd linked up with the Soissons-Uhelins theuter of action.
Only ten divisions fmm the enemy reserves have b(H?n identilled In tlie bnttle. In all LitdemloriT bas used .'il divisions. rienvy re-c'iiforcemonts, however, are arriving rapidly.
As a diversion the Germans made n locnl attack north of Mount Kemmel, south of Ypres. The British fhrew them back and took [irlsonors.
TO TRAIN   MILLION   BOY8.
United Statea Plans to  Keep  Boys at
School.
Washlngtoa— Organization of n rall- llon yoiitliH to do Industrial work, tnke military training In preparation for later anny service and attend specially arranged vocational or teehulcai seliools Is [ilanneil by the goveniinent as n means of do«illng with Uie grow¬ ing shortage of labor without drawing lioys away from their schooling.
The experiment will be started al¬ most Immediately.
MEAT   RESTRICTION   ABOLISHED.
Danoei- .of Shortage la Averted and Supply Is Sufficient Waalilngtun. — Ilestiictluua on the UM of iiieaU Wire lifted by the food admlntatrntlon. While (he Aniericnn public will be asked to u«e tlghrer b««f ¦o that the iMavler cattle may be ex- porte<l, ttie regulation forbidding ho¬ tels and other public aatUig placet to wmry* beef more thun once a day are DOW r«*<ind(Ml, nnd the ration of one anil a half pounds a week to kouee- hotden U »bolUh«<L
A regular stated meeting of Town Council was held this 5th day of August, 1918, at 8:00 o'tiock I'. 'M., I In the Council Cham ner. There ' wore presont .Messrs. Lindenmoyer, Yeiisley, Leopold, Welly, Hartaiell, Kleppinger and Gano. Mr. Werk- hoisor was absent. The Preeident, -Mr. Gano, presided.
The niinutes of the regular stated mooting of July Ist, IJlS, were read and on motion of Mr. Yeisley, secon- ded by Mr. Llndoamoyer, same were approved as read.
On motion of Mr Leopold, second- eil by Mr. Starner, it was moved that the following bills woro paid as read:
H. D. Kutz    %   20   00
C.   F.   Felinel  12   50
II f]  Vontor   .,..'.         10   00
J. W.  Snydor           12   50
H. E. Uuloff         75   00
A. G. Plenty  7   50
Jerome Bonstoin           75   00
Nazareth Item     3   00
.Mrs.  R.  E.  Uuloff     4   03
B. J. Unangst & Son  2  40
Trumbower   Co         21   02
U. G. Altemos    '.'. . 3   75
.N'azareh Fdy. & .Machine Co..     7   45
Supervisors   Pay  Roll       317   50
Nazareth   Cemnet   Co......        18   70
Penna.   Utilities Co    554   30
SHARE OUR SUGAH WITH RALLIES
British Get Two Pounds a Month.
French Pound and Half,
Italians One Pound.
SERGEANT  KO( HEU  KILLEI)
IN FUANCE.
CAPT. H. FROST.
GERMAN  SUPPLY  PLENTIFUL
All Nationa Permit Use of Sweetening for Home Preserving  Purposes.
Industrial Limestone Co.,,
A. F. Hagenbuch       	
Ellis Schneebeli  .'.'.	
Young   Bros	
n. L. & W.  R. U. Co.,. , .
Kern & Santee  . .
Xazareth Hardware Co.,   . Nazareth .ovTational   Bank
S6 55
1 91
95
1 50
99
119 15
GO
32 50
C'oniininiications .
Tho comniunication frorn the Gen¬ eral Crushed Stone Co., quoting prices on furnishing Amiesite was on motion of Mr. Y'eisluy, seconded by Mr. Welty , moved that same be re¬ ferred to the Highway Committee with authority to purchase suflicient Amiesite in order that tuc necessary repairs on Main Stroet can be made.
Communcations from the Easton Transit Company, tho Northampton Transit Company, the Travellers In¬ surance Cnipany and the D. L. & W. R. R. Co., were read and ordered filed.
Ileports of Conimittees.
Highway—'.Mr. Lindenmoyer, no report.
i'avemont—Mr. Hatzell, no report.
Police—Mr. Leopold reported thai Mr. Bonstein was seriously sick and that Mr. George Heyer was acting aa policeman in his place.
Light—Mr. Welty, no report.
Finance—Mr. Starner reported thdl they had paid a note for |1500 due on the 30th uit and that notes due August 6th and 7th would have to bo renewed. On moton of .Mr, Starner, seconded by ^r. Welty, it was moved lhat tho ofliccrs bo and hereby are authorized to renew notes of August Glh and 7th, $1500 and ?1000 each respectively for a period of 90 days.
Fire—Mr  Kleppinger,  no  reporl.
Law—Mr. Yeisley rai.sed aquestion as lo whether the Slate Belt Electrio St., Raiiway Co., could be allowed to go to the left of tho circle when every one else was compelled to go to the right This matter was discussed and the Solicitor advised he would a.sk Mr. Turner, Solicitor for Eaaton, on what grounds the city of Easton compelled the Easton Transit Com¬ pany to go to the right of the circle in its suit against said Company.
Pub. Property—-.Mr. Werkheiser being absent, his committee report¬ ed that tho floor in tho basement had been strengthened in order to take caro of the now motor truck.
Unfinisliod Bu.siness.
Tho solicitor advised that the agreomeut between the Borough and the Nazareth Foundry & Machine Company had not as yot been drawn up as on taking Uie matter up with their Attorneys they had porm'sed to present an agreement to us for our approval. He, however, advised Council that ho would take the mat¬ ter up direct with the Nazaroth F^oundry & Machine Company prom¬ ptly.
Xow Diisinoss.
On moion of Yeisley, seconded by Mr. Hartzell, it was RESOLVED, that the question of change in grade requested by Mr. Frank Hahn be placed in the hands of the Law Com¬ miltee witb authority to draw up an ordinance to establish a grade at tho Souhwest corner of the intresection of High and Broad Streets so that grade slitiU then bo one foot nnd si.x inches higher than the grade on the Southeast corner of the intersection of High and Broad Streets. The roll being called, all of tho members pre¬ sont voted in the affirmative.
The Treasurer presented the fol¬ lowing report of cash received dur¬ ing tho month of July.
Simon..\ndrcws     |       7  oo
A.  A.  Miller       150O   00
.Vorthampton Traction Co.,        70   70 Uobert  M.  Getz   . . Eiiston Baking Co.,
Philip  Bugen   	
Interurhan Gas Co., M. S. Lindenmoyer
The rei>orts of fines collected bv lho Chief Burgess and Acting Chief Hurgess during the month of July wer<> as follows:
Martin Dragosits    $10   00
Walter Rockerfellow    10  00
00 00 00 00
America's new sugar ration of two pounds a month por person is eqnita- ble when compared with the stigHr ra¬ tion enforcerl by rigid government«l order In England, Frnnce and ItHly, na¬ tions Willi whicli we are sharing sugar.
Bach Allied nation—in the niatler of sugar consumption—Is sharing on near¬ est possible equal terms the hardships Imposed by greatly altered conditions In the world sugar situation.
Formerly classed as a luxur.T, sugar Is now n war time essential. The fair and Just division of this essential ts In the hands of the various Allied food controllers.
The United Stntes Food Administra¬ tion hns nsked this nation to observe a voluntary sugar ration of two pounds per person a month.
In the other countries nt war with Qerninny sugar Is one of tho scarce artlclss on every menu—whether in the households nf both rich nnd poor, or In  the hotels.
Englnnd today has a sugar ration of two pounds per month per person. In Frnnce the ration Is a pound and a half and In Italy It Is one jiound n month. And the prices In Bllle<l coun¬ tries ure from two to three times as high ns In America.
tf you go to a hotel In England or France these days and order tea or coffee they serve absolutely no sugar with It If you want sugar you must bring It with you.
In England It Is allownble to use one-ioventh of nn ounce of sugar In the preparation of each luncheon. In France many persons carry little sac¬ charine tablets about with them for use In hotels nnd in England rl !. and poor must tnke their sugar with thera if they-* wish to bave 8%veetened tea while visiting  frieuds.
Before tbe war started France hnd 62.'i,000 acres devoted to sugar produc¬ tion. By 1017 th? French suear acre¬ age had decreased to 180,000 acres. Today the French man or woman with a sugar card hns no asxnianf^ whatever tbat he or she will be able to nctualiy bny sugar. To buy It, one must first find H.
Italy   Has  "State   Sugar,"
Especially drustic regulations gov«tn the use of sugar In Italy. Its mana- facture. distribution nnd sale are close¬ ly controlled, and In part actually taken over by the state.
Saccharine Is permitted to be sold and used as a substitute for sugar and the goverrmenl manufactures a mix¬ ture of saccharine and sugar called "Slate Sugar," which Is largely used. German Sugar Ration Adequate.
GorniRuy, hefore the war, produced a great surplus of sugar and exported large quantities. Today the Germans hnve virtually gone out of the export business, bat have plenty ef cheap sugar for home use.
Wholesale prices prevalent In tho Allied nations, aecnrdlnjt to Informa¬ tion received by the Cnited States Food AdmlnlstrRtlon are as follows: England, 10 cents a pound; rrance, 12 cents; Italy   'M\ cents.
While these hlprh prices are being paid abroad the .\merlcan wh«le»al« price Is being held at 7^ centH.
During the frightful battle begun July 17 which hurled the Crown Prin¬ ces' Army back from the Marne. giv- |ing the German Army a new idea, ' as well as an unpleasant surprise as to what the American soldier can do, as a fighter. Sergeant Harl F. Kocher, laid down his brave youn;; life, mak- int; the supreme sadifice for world freedom. Hi.s death was the first fa- talitv in the ranks of tie Easton City Guard Co. A. 14 9th Machine Gun Battalion and occurred on July 30.
Serf;e-ant Kocher was one of the best knownu members of the Easton Company. He was 2 3 years of age. Ho was a corporal in the corapany when it served on the Mexican bor¬ der,but re-enlisted when the company returned from thero and was promo- li'd to tho position of /ergeant. He was one of the most popular members of the company, and regarde.l ns one of its most, faithful and efficient men. There were ahout 35 men in hi^ squad.
Kocher resided witli his mother, Mrs. Lillian Gaston, at the Union street address. He was borne hero. When the boy was young tlie family moved to Nazareth. His father was tho late William Kocher. After he had attended tho N'azaroth High school, the family returned to Ea.<ton. This v.-as about eight years ago. The young man was a brakenan on the Xew Jersey Cenral Railroad.
Mrs. Gaston tho mf)ther of Serge¬ ant Kocher was nearly prostrated to¬ day as the result of the sad news. To an EXPRESS reporter, site said: "Tho last letter I received from him was dated July 4. Never was there a word ot complaint in any of hs let- tors, and not once did he evpr ask for anything. He was a good soldier Of that I am sure, and I was proud of 'i^m. I am proud that he gave his life for his country. When he first spok-e of enterng tiie war. T tried to diasu9,de him from his intention, be¬ cause he was all I had. But he re¬ plied to me, 'Mother. France fought for us and it's our duty to help her now. I would not want to be the father of children who would have to say. 'My father didn't flght for free¬ dom". One of Mrs. Gaston's friends who was present remarked. "He was every inch a soldier a ^^plendid young man in everv re>!>ert. His n.'tlier was justified in har pride of him aad the sacrifice he has made."
Sergear.t Kocher's v.'ife was visit¬ ing at Bayone when the telegram eame, but returned iiorae to-day her family summoning her by telephone. Il was a sad home-coming for the "bride of only twodays.' becnuseMrs Kocher had seen her husbaid during only that brief period before he went off wt'i the colors.
Tho .voung hero was a member of the Xtizareth Moravian Churcli, the F'.'ureka Training School and the Bro therhood of Railway Trainmen. He played on hoth the Eureka baseball and football teams.
This is the second death on the battle field whch brings home to Naz¬ areth I'carts that the war is not 3000 miles away but at the thresholds of nur homes. Though he had been living in Phillipsburg. and enlisted from Easto", thero will be a gold star for him on the service flag of the Naz¬ areth Moravian Church. The brave and patriotic words oi his bereaved mother form part of that sacriflcal chorus going up from every part of our great Country as the Casualty list grows longer, telling of the other army of 99,000,000 at home and saying, with mighty voice, that "theso dead shall not have died in vain."
In   Charge   of   the   Cracl< Red  Cross  Unit Overseas.
\.
Uue ol'  the best i-quipiieii  u.^   .. e.i   ..b
moat beautiful and spacious of the Red Cross hospitals overseas Is Unit 21 of the American Red Cross at PiilKnton, England, of which Capt. H. Frost Is the chief surgeon. Captnin Frost hns under bim expert surgeons nnd physicians atid w.-U-tralned at¬ tendants.
iil^Af^lLLIES
Bolshevil<   Premier   Lenine   An¬ nounces Hostilities,
General Kikuzo Otani, Vietor of'Tsing-
tau, to Command Army of the
Allies in  Siberia.
HOW T«)  rUONOt'NCE
TODAY'S  W.VU   NAMES
3 75
4 75
11 75
12 25 4 50
Following aro today's war names as nearly as they oan be expressed phonetically in English, The names are  in general  unaccented:
Morlancourt   ...¦.' Morelan-coor
Chaulnes    . Shown
Foucaucourt    Fooso-coor
Somme Sum
Lihons  Lee-ohngs
Muhaicout    Lee-ohngs
Fresnols-en-Chausse.
Frenwah-oug-sho.ssay
Lequensel Luhen-el
Calx         Ca-eece
Moreuil     .Mor-u-eo
Amiens Ani-yan
Lys    ..,.." Leas
Locon     Lo-kohng
Ler^ornet     La-korney
Quentin Le Petit
Quentang-Luh-Pteo Lesart ... .Lesaar
Chipllly   ... .Shi-pecyee
Ilaricourt Ar-i-coor
Brachos   , Brash
Pleissier-Rose-Ainv lllers
Plessyay-ruz-angveeyeh
Beaucourt     Bo-coor
Lanaulllo    La-muhyee
Framervillo    Franiay-veel
Corbio  Cor-bee
Soissons     Swassong
THE K«)CRTH LIBEKTV LOAN.  .
The campaign for the Fourth Lib¬ erty Loan will begin September 2S and close October 19. The result of the loan will be watched with keen interest in Europe, not only by our associates in the war again.^'t the Teu¬ tonic powers but by our enemies. It will be regarded by them as a mea¬ sure of tho American people's sup¬ port of the war.
The Germans know full well the tremendous weight and significance of popular support of the war. of the people at home backing up the .Vrmy in the field. As the loan succeeds our enemies will sorrow; as it falls .short they will rejoice. Every dol¬ lar subscribed will help and encour¬ age the ..\nierican soldiers ami hurl and depress the enemies of .\merica.
The loan will be a test of the loy¬ alty and willingness of the people of the United States to make sacritlces compared with the willingness of our soldiers to do ther part. There must be and will bo no failirre by the peo¬ ple to measure up to the courage and «levotion of our men in Europe. Many of thera have given up their lives; shall we at home withhold our money? Shall we spare our dollars ; while they spare not their •:¦--v lives'"
Washington.—The American consul at Moscow haa Informed the state de¬ partment lhat Lenine, Bolshevik pre¬ mier, has declared a stale of war ex¬ isting between ltu.--siu und the culente allies. Tehilclierlii, Ids foreign minis¬ ter, e.Tpluins that ruilier It is a state of defense on tlie purt of Russia, simi¬ lar to the situation with respect to the central {Kiwers—In oilier words, a status of armed neutrality against both belligerent group.s. An ultima¬ tum has been delivered by Lenine to the Japanese consul based on Japa¬ nese intervention.
The American umbassudor advises the state department that much may be lookf'l for in the restoruiion of Russia iu the uew "governnient of the north," which luis been organized at .Vrcliangel. The personnel is uot known in full, but Mr. Francis speaks highly of one of the men in the new cabinet.
BrltLsh representatives at Vladivo¬ stok, Murmansk and Archangel have Lssued a proclamation 10 the Uus.siun people in the name of the British gov¬ eniinent, tissurint: iheui that lho sole purpose of tho allies In Russia will be 10 help them save tbeuisclves und their country from Gerniany.
Japan has assltrned Genernl Kikuzo Oianl lo command the Japamse con¬ tingent of the expedition iu Siberia, nn<i as the ranking ollicer he will com¬ mand the expedition, iiajor General William S. Gruves, the .\iiierienn load¬ er, will sit in the council of allied com¬ manders.
PROHIBIT   HELP   WANTED   ADS.
Help Wanted Labor Ads. Are Prohib¬ ited by United States.
Wasliinglon.—The de[iarinient of la¬ bor Is.'^ued u prohibition against the recruiting of common latior by news¬ paper or other iidvertlslng by employ¬ ers engaged wholly or In part on war work and whose forces exceed 100 em¬ ployees. Ruilroa'ls are not Included in this list.
The responsibility is placed on the advertiser, tliou.i:li the newsi)api'r Is warned to use dili.,'ence In deteiinlnlng anil exeinding prohibited advertise- men'-
COINTY  CHOIH riCMC
TO   i INANCE   WAR   HOSPITALITY.
If. S.  Souder  10
.Mr.   West    ',', . 5
John Marleck  5
Peter   Smoyer
II. K   Hartzell          5  00
.Mbert   Culver         3  00
Chns   Miksch     6  00
Arthur  Tower   , '. .     3 00
Chas,   Fehr         3  00
Frank  Teel      3  00
.Mike MoxkoT      800
On motion of Mr, C. H. Hartzell. seconded by Mr. Kb^pplnger, tho re¬ quest of Mr. Charles Frltchm.in for permission fo place a gasoline tank and pump on the pavement in front of his place on South Main Street was refused.
Old Home Day
At  Plainfleld Church.
Ttie fifth Reu'don known as old Homo Day will bo held at Plilufield Church on August iMth, 191S. All menibors former and prosent aro cor¬ dially Invited to attend. Exercises begin at 9:30 A. M., and 2:00 P. M. Picnic in the evening. A table will be set at noon for nil presont and all aro invited to help .«dd to tho provi¬ sions.
As it WHS deemed advisable to ctinnge tbo TrafHc Ordinance in soma respects, the Solicitor was requested lo draw up an Ordinance amending the original ordinance.
On motion of Mr. Leopold, secon¬ ded by Mr Starner, the meeting ad¬ journed at 10:30 P. M
CLARENCE  FF.HN'EL, Secretary.
Threatening weather did not da:u- p«i lho enthusiasm evident at the an¬ nual picnic of tho Xorthampton Coun¬ ty Choir Association, in the grove at Bushkill Centre, on Saturday after¬ noon and owning. There was an at¬ tendance of well over L'OO. and many county choirs were present. In tho afternoon, the formal' program was opened by the singing of ".Vmerlca" .-Vihlresses wore then made by Rev.W. H. Jones and Rev. J, H, Kidd. both ot Wind Oap. A number of partiotlc a"d religious selectiosn were render¬ ed. Professor Edgar Peter<, of Beth¬ lehem, directed tho I'nitod choirs. At tho sup'per haur, bounteous ref- peshniv^nts wero served
In the evening, selections were ren- dere<l by the different choirs, as fol¬ ows: Hecktown, Thomas Hess, leader Moorestown, John Willauer, organist; Wind Gap Independent George Werk¬ heiser, organist; BushkiU Centre, Georgo Metz, organist; Zion Reform- fvl. Bethlehem, .'rofessor Eicrar L. Peters; Wtnd Gap. Union Mrs George Kunkel. organist and Little Moore, .\dam Marsh, organist.
Committee Will H.indle Funds of Camp   Community   Service.
New Vork.—'Wie aiipolntmeiit of a flnnnce committeo, consisting of lead¬ ing bankers nnd business men, to help in the work of tlie New Vork War Camp Community Ser\lee hns been an- iioiu.ced. The ort:anlzutlon Is operat¬ ing 2.'l units for the entertainment of otilcers nnd enlisted men while thej arc In the city.
Men's are furnished at cost, luid 2,000 men can bo handled dully.
BAN    ON    PLEASURE    AUTOS.
MARRIED MEN IN DEFERRED CLASS
Radical Change in  Draft Rules
Would Eliminate Claiming
of Exemption.
Manufacturers iVIust Put Plants on National Industry Basis.
Washington. — The War Industries Board notitled the .Vutouioblle Cham¬ ber of Coiiiniirie that there would be pmctlcalj no »\i--\ !i\nllabie for pleas¬ ure cnrs und warned iho pleasure car raaiHifaeturers to tinnsfer Ihelr planti to war wo.k by the tirst of the year if they hope to hold their business and th«lr orgnnlzntl.ms t<>gether.
All manufacturers are rapidly falling Into line.
SPECIAL CLASS FOR BOYS 18.
All   Married   Men   to   Go   In   Deferred
Class — Question   of   Dependency,
Arising From the War, Would
Be Eliminated,
Wnshlngton.—Marrltige Is to be nn-
•matlcally a cnuse for ileferred clnss-
ilcatlon in the draft.    This was Indl-
iiteil  by  Secretary   Baker,  who  said
"¦.I- had the iiiiiU'-r ¦islderiitlon
nd that It   voiild ¦ I when the
ew regulations nre gi\eu out.
New   regulations   are   In   course   of
reparation, Mr. Baker said, to govern
lassifylng the millions who will regis-
¦r when the so called mnn power bill
ctendlng  the  nge   limits   tt)  eighteen
'id forty-five, inclusive, beooines law.
nportant   changes  nff eet Ing  the  ma-
.ority of fnmlil*>s  in  the  country  will
be  maile   in   the  regulations  as  they
now exist.
Two probable chnnges will affect the relationship which marriage automat¬ ically bears to deferred clnKsUiratlon nnd also the present requirement which calls on the Indlvldunl to state whether or not he cljjiuis deferred clnsslflcntlon. There hns been a gen¬ ernl opinion thnt both these phases of !he present draft law should be recon¬ sidered by the wnr departnient, and the renson for change Is ull the more apparent when it comes to extending the age limit up to forty-flve, inclu¬ sive.
Under present regulations marriage does not necessarily constitute a cause for deferred classification. The ques¬ tion on which It is decided is depen¬ dency. Will or will not the families of the registrants suffer, not In a senil- nienial but In a practical, finnnclal way. if the men are among the first to be called to the colors? This, it Is explalne<l, hns been the quesiion to ierlde, and the 1 M.t ids have had the authority to ¦"
In  I lie gr'. ;' cases the
board's ruling is i.;(i:..,:)Iy fair, but the registrant never kno«s until he has been  up • board  whether or
not he 1.- be placed in a de¬
ferred class or ill -V I.
With  the  ng<'  M-riirs  21   to 31  this question    of married men
majority of .ii-. >, M..iii..>e thnt a young i.uiii lias sull'ielent flnan¬ clal means to insure bis family against want regardless of his future labor. But in extending the nge limit up to 45 a ditTerent condition is found to ex¬ ist. There are many men between 40 and 45 wbo by their dlllge saving and their life of hard work have laid jiv.iFantee support for rdless of what hnp- s. Secretary Baker realizes that thousands of heads of fnmilles are In this position.
The question at once arises as to whnt they are to do when culled on to answer the question of whether they clnlm deferred classlflcatlon on the ground of dependency. These heads of families thidiiL'hout the land can¬ not claim that their families are real¬ ly dependent upon their labor for sup¬ port. L'nder the present regulations each and every one of these meu might be put In the .\1 class by the board and sent into the servlci' under pre¬ cisely the same conditions that would apply to nien with no deiiendents and wlih no resi>insibllitles.
' '¦ :• indli'ated, he ive a wholesale I a i. ,,. iife If It can be Is of the opinion tijat — ^r can l>e marshaled 'Is extreme, i.iker does n^d appear to favor the ld«*a of these heads of families being called on to say wheth¬ er or not they clnim sxemptlon or de¬ ferred classifli^tlon on the grouml of dependency.
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WORLD'S NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
LONDON.—An official communica¬ tion Issued by the air ministry, an- nouncts •' •¦ " air raid hug be<?ii niuiie (II, It wus stated thut
there Wu.- .... -iioslon iu the Karls- rulie station.
WASHINGTON,—President Wilson issues an appeal to coal miners to speed \x\i production In order to avert a threatened shortage this winter. He asks ev( ry nmn to work th.' full num¬ ber of work hours each week.
PETROGRAD.— Bolshevik leaders nre reported preparing for ilUbt as the counter revolutlonnry luovemeut ??lireads In Uussia.
LONDON.—Mr. Lloyd George, Brit¬ isli premier, tells North Wales audi¬ ence ho sees "end of tunnel' through
which  the  allies  have  ' n   trnvelliig
for four years, and tb. '     iiq
broad daylight of God - n.
In a hiiiil I.f iien.e, real peun-, wliliuut apprehension of sinister, <Iark plotting forces to ivnew the slaught. r"
PARIS.—To preserve efficiency of big g'lii.s the Unltefl Stutes war de¬ paniuent win Construct In Fra/ice a sahurie plant.
WASHINGTON.—One million men In tho American army In i'Vaiice prob¬ ably will lo.se th.'lr vo'es Ui the full.