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VOL. XXVIII
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO l7tERATURE, LOC^AJNDjGEN^^ " NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNINg7jANUAr723, 1919
NO. 8
PUNITIVE TERMS IN NEW_ARM!STIGE
Allies   Demand   Retribution   for
Cruelties by Germans to
Prisoners of War.
ALARMIST  NEWS  IN   LONDON.
MME.   POINCARE
Helping   to   Entertain Mrs. Wilson  in  Paris.
Situation In Europe Undergoes Sudden
and   Vital   Change—Central   Newn
Issues    Statement    That    the
War May Break Out Again.
London.—The Cent nil Nowa doolures tlint as 11 ri'siilt of tlif iiliii'd disciis- Blon.'< in I'liris llio wIidIo nspcot of do- nidliili/.iitloii Iims iiiidi'r;,'cjMo a sinldoii and vital clianuo, this hoiiiK shown In the dnislic conditions (Iciiinlidtd of Germany for a renewal of Ihe armis¬ tice.
"On the anthorlt.v of nn unlmpeiich- able cluinicter," says the Central News, "it eiiii be stated tluil a situa¬ tion exists in Kuro|ie under which war may break out a;;iun at any moment. Tlie Allied Wnr Council has arrived st a decision which means thnt the Hrit¬ lsh people have inislakeii the appear¬ ance of peace for reality. This decl- Blon means thnt the new Hritlsh minis¬ try must revise tbe whole scheme of army deniohilizalion.
"The decision Is that (Jreat Hrltain, In proportion to its military strength, must ninlntaln an army of occupation on the Rhine for many months. If the rapid Increase In demobilization re¬ cently announceil were continued there would In a few monihs be no army in France to undertalie tiie obll;.'ations whicli liy coiiimi n deiislon cif tbe allies have been placeil upon Hritlsh sol¬ diers."
The new armistice terms to be pre¬ sented to (iermany by Mnrshal Koch are unolliclally slated here to Include the following :
First.—Uetrlbution upon the Ger- nians for the murder and 111 treatment of allied prlsniiers.
Second.—Tbe machinery and gooiH Btolen by Gennnny from Frnnce nnd Belgium to lie at once given up. It Is poliiled out that lYance iilone hns B(X),000 men who will lie out of worl« until this ninililnery is returned.
'Jlilrd.—(ierman i:oId, amounting to more than SriOO.tXMl.lMM), to be inoveil from Herlln to ii siife place, probably Frankfort, nnil protected from Holsbe¬ vlsm In Germany en route. Certain other property to lie surrendered.
Fourth.—(iermany to give over her ¦hipping, of which she Is believed to have 4,(MM»,(XK) tons, to carry fond sup¬ plies to countries in ICuropi- In need of them.
Fifth.—Any U boats on the stocks to be handed to the allies for their dis¬ posal, or lo he destroyed, and no more iubmarlnes should be bui't.
Commenting on the reimrt that the new nrnilstlce terms require the de¬ struction of German subuiHrlnes now under construction, the Daily Mall characterizi's this condition as a vital one.
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Horses and mules - Keiports recei¬ ved from nearly seven luyulred town¬ ship correspondents indicate that the number of horses on the fa/rnis has deidlned about one and one-half per cent during the past yoar. In this corinoction It is woll to note that the iiumbor of automobiles in use on the farms for business and pleasure has increa.«ed from r.S.'.'iO to Si.fiOO du¬ ring tiio same iieriod, atid largely ac¬ counts for the (iecreaso in tlie nuinbor of horses. Tlien, the auto truck and farm tractor are coming into general use on tho farms and doing work formerly done by horses. It must he remeinbered, too, that many hors- ' rs and mules have Ix^eii shipped out of the Stale during the past four years f(nr service in the war The total inumlier of horses at ths pr(?sent time is estimated at 568,58:? ind the to¬ tal value al ?:i,l 20,440 00 as against .'i;fi4.89r),0.'; i.OO one year ago The average value of horses jier head In¬ cluding all age« i> $109.00 compared Willi   .$112.00   one     year     ago.     The
ROOSEVtLT MEMORIAL AT Y. M. C. A.
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¦Matters  dire«tly     connected    .with 'the weltaro of tho    people    are    the
  'concern of the  Dep-urtment of Labor
Col. T. H. Hay, of Kaston, Who  "unng     the     readjuslm«nt       period *^ •' ^ 1 which  marks llie     tran.saction     from
Was  a  Lifetime   Friend of   peace to war.
Its  groat  ijuilding  campaign,  as  a
WILLIAM  3TEVENS0N.
Who   Has   Made   an    Envia ble   Reputation   for   Hir.iself.
CoL Roosevelt, Delivered the Address
re«ult of  which   it  is  hope<l  to  bring
Into existence a billion  drdlars' worth
of new highways, two billion dollars'
'worth of public works and municipal
INTtKhSTlNU PKOUKAM M.XT SINBAY ;-.•-•¦•>;:¦";-,,^-;', \-;'J'^:„,"'\;';
  icost three billion  dollars more,  Is the
Rev. A. D. Thaeler Took   Part  ""'^ Kreat constructive feature of the
Appropriate Music    Large Attendance.
the normal aclivilie* of the depart¬ ment, increased as a result of the pri>sfiing needs of the Nation, are be¬ ing vigorously carried  on
  i     Tlie  department,   through   the   Hu-
Tho   UooseveU   .Mfiuorial     service   reau  of  Labor  Statistics,  is studyint' that was held on    Sunday    in  the V.   the  cost   of  living  lo  determine  hov >I. C. A. Auditorium, .Nazarelh, turn- much   food.     clothing.      fuel,     lig.it, ed out Lo be very appropriate and in-   house rixim. housefurnisliings, plan torealing.     The  meeling   was  opeued   medical   and   surgical   service,  insii' with  a selection   by the   Y.   .M.  C.  A. I ance,  schooling,  car     fares,     amu^' ,     oi'liostra   under   liie   direction   of   K.   ments,  vacations,     newspaiiers,    and numher of mules    m    approximately i y^,,,,^.^^,.,;^ ^j.^^,. ^,,^i,,,, ^j,^ [.^^^^ ^^.   ,,„j,^„ ,aKe out ot the average family the same as last year and the average i^jj^.^..^  j„„^(,d  in  singing     America.-    biid-;et annually.     These figures  will price hai- slightly increased j     ^   .^,   hrazinglon, .se, relary of the  make   possible   the   establishment   of
Mllch  cows and  other cattle -The \^^^,^,^.^^^,^^,^ „,i„u, .^ .^w orief remarivs   standards of living    that    will be of
ot  the  "doings"  at tile  "V '  and  also   great service lo the  .Vation. Llial  this  day  had   been  sel a.side  by ,      Disputes     involving    thousands  :,¦ the .NuzareLli  Y. .\i.  C. A. as "Koose    workers  have  been     iiuieliy     settle 1
i|ili  o.   Mnie.   Itii,v-
mond roincare, of France.
FRANCE MUST HOLD ON RHINE, FOCH ASSERTS
nuni^ber of milcii cows seems lo have
declined     about  one  per     cent    |and
other cattle one-half of one per cent
(luring tlie pa.st year.       One per cent
indicates  a   reduction   of  over   !),000 j
!head or an    average    of iri.",     to the
! county.     This is due    principally     to
hlio liigli prices prevailing for feed as 1
wile of the president j^^.,,,,  ,,j, ^,,0 exceptionally high  prices:
I oi'fered for cattle of all kinds. The unsatisfacfoiry prices of milk has been iiislrumental in reduv-ini; many dairy herds. Tiie avt^rage pricie p.^r head of cows has jumped from ?7l'.90 to $91.So during the year, 'i'he average jirice of other cattle has increased  from  $39.2.';  to  $42.,'50. :
Sheep—Special   effort     has     been '¦ marie during the past three years to bring to the attention of rarmers the advisability, and during tho war tlie ; imperative and     patriotic     duty,     of ! riiising more sheep.     It is encourag¬ ing to report that during    the    past year  the  number  has  apparently  in- cre-^ed     from     S20,7.")6   t.o   862,243 t which  is an  approximate  increase of live  per  cent,  and   llie average  price from  $10 615  to $10.90      Another in-j cenlive   to   induce   farmers   to   again j engage in this industry is the better Iirotection   from   the   ravages  of   the ! dogs under the pro^vtsions of the 1917 Dog Law.
Swine—Particular   atlention      h;is been  given  lately  to hog-raising and i llio   nirmber   has   increased   from   1,-i 068,333   to   1,120.930.     The  average price   has  advanced   from   $18.50   to $21.40.
Tolal   Value -The   tolal   aslimated value of  the  horses,     mules,    cattle,
"Your   Men   Have   the   Devil's
Punch; Go to It." He Told
General Pershing.
Treves.-Ii is the conviction of Mar¬ shal Foch that the Khine must be made tin? barrier belweeii (iermany and France. lie exiircssi'il this clearly when be received .American newspaii(>r correspondents. Tlie marshal is here In conni'ctien with tbe meeting con¬ cerning llie eMciisinn of llie (Jerman nrmisiice.
Maishal Foch pointed out the diffi¬ culties timi had been overcome and said tbat pence must be commensurate with tlie price of victory. Germany now wus beaten, he added, but with her resources, especially in men, recu- Iierntion In a comparatively short time wns iiosslble. It was now the duty of the allies to prevent further nggres- sions.
Marshal Foch iiraised the work of the American troops and saiil thnt General  I'ersliing  had  asked  that  the
through the efforts of the Labor Ad¬ justment Service, and groat plants were thus kept going steadily. The .Vaturalization Bureau is providing textbooks foir aliens who are prepar¬ ing them.selves for t'nited States ci¬ tizenship.
lOiTorts are under way to return to read" for  a  long   school as  maTiy  children   as   possilile as the doc-'of t'le children     under     14    years of The poem follows; aK^ "ho  entered  industry at the be¬
ginning of  the  war.     The Children's In  .Memoriain. Hirre-au   is   urging  the  back-to-sclioj1
! drive, and 30 States are giving splen¬ did cooperation.
Many engineers and other teel,il¬ eal men. executives, chemists, statis¬ ticians, employment, managers, and cost accountants have been mustered out of the national service whicii they entered as a patriotic duty, and Ithe profe-ssional Fnitc'd States Em- Iployment Service. Department of .a- bor Is  placing  th'-ni
veil Day" in order thai everybody in general could attend the uieolUig. Kev, A. L). Thaeler, principal al .N'azarolh Hall .\lili,ar> Academy, leaU liie scripture, followed by pray¬ er. Tjr. Thaeler also read a iKiem wrilten by Miss Uacliaei Waiters, ot Xazarelh, whicii he lUouglil was oue of the best he had lime ¦'nothing Irasliy' lor put il.
A .N'ation Mourns for thee, Tho great American Uoosevelt beloved. Fearles« and  true of heart Thou did'st play well thy part And now the vicior arl U'er thy last foe.
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Wiiliaiu    Si.¦•¦•¦i -••!.'     I .Mont.,     top in tlie first li' ¦ pnny    D,    Foiirili three limes, gass. of    Chateau    Thierry, Croix    de   Guerre   and (ieneral    Atkinson     in bravery   in   .:ri»iir;i ,'   "' liesls    :i'    ' other Illi.'
if   .Mil.->   < My, shariishooter ;. Marine Coin- wounded :i   the battle awarded     the decorated   by I'.ordealiix    for
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(sheej) and swine in the State is plac ed  al .  $202.650,477.00     aa    again*'
Tile taurel  wreath  is  thine, In fadeisss glory shine Thy words and deeds. Be ours lo carry on The noble work begun; Until from  trace of wrong The worl4 is freed.
Roosevelt, immortal name,
Bright with  untarnished fame
Uur standard  be.
tk) s1ki.11 we lionor Ihee,
And tiy our deeds wiil we
Hallow lliy memory
For evermore.
Ilay  M.   Walter,   .Vazareth,   I'a.
Iiedicaiecl lo tiie memory of tJie Grea¬ test American of the t'entury at the Itoosevelt Memorial held al .Nazareth, I'a.,  Sunday  Janu,ary   19,   1919.
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Hon. G. A. Schneebeli. who was a representative to congress of this 26th district, when Col. Theodore Roosevelt  was  president of  the  Uni-
$1 90,863,6.")3.00 one year ago
Winter grain—The    conditioji     of
wheat  is estinia'ed at  110     per cent
compared   with  an  average.
Automobiles—Reports showed one ted States, gave some incidents which American forces be concentrated for I year ago that about 58,750 farmers he exjierienced in discussing difterent nn attack on one sector. The allied were using automobiles for business toidca witli the late colonel which generiilisslmo adniitted that the Ar- tmd pleasure. It Is estimated that : were also relative to matters concer- gonne-.Meuse  front,   where  the  Amerl- i^'ie present niiiflber is approximately   ning .N'azareth and vicinity.
cnns began their o'tTen.sive on Septem- ^SL&OO. In  his  very  pleasing and  good-na- ,rnnhlp   mrricHrlv since th.
Auto    Trucks—Six    hundred    and   lured  way .Mr.  Sihiieebeli  introduced   ^^rious trouble. parlicularU  since th.
seventy-seven    toiwnships    report 3,-  Col.   Thomas  A.   H.   Hay,   of  Easton,
312 aulo trucks in  use on the farms,   who was the speaker of the day.
.Assuming   that   the   other   townships        .Mr,   Hay  r.dated   many   interesting
have as many pro rata then the whole   incidents which o^'ciired  in  the early
number is approximately 7.780.     The   days on  llie pl-iins of  Montana,  hav-
(^stimated  number  one year ago  was   ing met  tho Colonel    there    after ho
N'ow tliat the war is ovor. the Rail road Commis-sions of the differen' Slates arc becoming restive becausi of the continued curtailment of their normal activities; and in a number of instances orders have be<in issued by such commissions prescri bing inlra-state railroad ratej* K take the place of the rates fixed b\ the Federal DirecLar General oi Railroads. Then too. in certain in stances, injunctions have heen ispu ed by state courts aganist the appli cation of these Federal r^tes lo Stat. shipments.
It is reported that Director Gene ral McAdoo will not p«'rmit the rail roAds to comply wilh any such or¬ ders or injunctions; liowcver. the sit¬ uation is a very delicate one and wil reiiuiro  carefivj     handling     to  avoid
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WORLD  LEAGUE
SEEMS CERTAIN
SAYS   WILSON.
Prsident Wll.son cabled Ilenry Clews, chairman of the Execu¬ tive Committee of the Civic Forum of New York, that tlie prospects for an ngreemetit on R league of nations were at present most favorable.
The President's message, which wns in answer to one sent by the forum, Informing him that a mnss meeting' under its nusplces here last Friday night ha.l Indorsed the idea, rend ns follows:
"I received wtth the deepest Interest ancl gratifi.'ntion the a.'- tlon of the mnss meeting nt Car¬ negie Hall and nm glnd to report tbnt the prospects for an ngree- nient upon a league of nations are at present most favorable.
"WOODROW WILSO.V."
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ber 20, was a "sector hard to tackle." "Your men have Ibe devil's own punch," the marshal said ho hnd told General I'ersliing. "They will get awny with  all  thai.    <io to It."
The American attack succeeded, the marshal conlinued. "mid here we are on  the  Rhine."
The armistice wns not concluded too soon nnd the nllies got all they nsked for from Germany wiihout continuing the lighting.    Till' allies, .Mnrsbnl  Foch
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Tho interest taken  in  the meeting
I.Mr. Hay) graduated from Lafayette Collce. ,
Both men were living on the plains tr regain health und have attained il by sleeping in the open air and stri- viTiig   to  re:ach  their  goal   in   life  for
matter involves a number of consti- tunlionial questions as to which thi views of some of the best lawyers in the country are decidedly at vari ance. In this connection it may bi interesting to note the fact that i few days ago, when Mr Mc..\doo ap poared liefore the Senate lntersla;i Commerce Cammission lo urge thi extension of the period of Federa operation orf the railroads to tivf years,  the  question   wals     raised     !i>
said, were prepared  for another olTen- I"° Monday evoning which was called   which overy man  is  looking forward   certain S-^nators    as to whether    the
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Sive stroke  whicli   would  have  forced   ^,.        ,„ xazareth was far beyond ex- 'Mrilay  related  manv   interesting
the Germans to give up.    This was to   pe,.,ation, and ll has been  proven  at ret.iarks  made   by   C^^ R. osev!^   "^
hnve been mnde in Lorraine ou Novem- :,,,i„ meet inL'  that  when  talent  ¦^\nn^ remarks  niaui.   d>   loi.   uoo.s. \ elt   in
1   . . ..    i"i's meeting  mat w nen laieni along his private and  business  life and  al- ber   with   six   Amerlcnn   and   twenty | these   lines   is   needed   that   Nazareth
French divisions.
This l8 for nie a hnjipy opportunity. Marshal   Foch   began,   to   tell   you   all the good things I think of the Amerl¬ cnn nrmy and of the part It played on our side.    Your soldiers were superb. ; They came to  us  young,  enthusiastic and   carried   forward   by   a   vigorous t Idealism   nnd   they   mnrched  to   battle ' Willi admirnble gallantry. t
Yes, they were superb.    There Is no ' other word.    When ihey appenreil our armies wore, as you know, fatigued by \
so impressed upon the minds of those peoiilo are ever if'ady to respond. ; present  that the  colonel   was alwavs
There were 47 persons present and readv to give all a "square deal," the Society organized by electing E. and while Colonel Roosevelt was ever Schneebeli. director; Robert Ziegler, interested in the welfare of the president; II. T. Vanatfta, Vice-preel- whole world, his first concern' was dent and Mies Raphael Walters secre- ; for the welfare of America; and his '"¦'"/•   , uncompromising     .Americanism     was
Books and folios    of music    which   well illustrated bv .Mr   Hav through- ¦  '"     be     used     were    distributed   out his entire address.     He also men-1
Federal   Government     had thorily   whatever,   under   th tution,  to  hold  the     railroads     for p single day after the close of the war I'lider     the     eircurastanct-s   it   seem; vej^-  likely  that  proceeding     in     the Federal  courts   will   be   inftlituted   ai an  early date  for  the purpose of de termining the legal status of this en tire matter
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among  those  present     and     Monday evening,  7  o'clock  of each  week  has been decided to be the time to call re- hear.sals in the Y. M C. A. building. It is the desire of the management
ioniHl that altohugh many [ifople crl-        f'ire of unknown origin whi< a star- tized   him,   he   would,   as   was   Abra-   ^^'^ '" 'he basement of the Fitzgerald-
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three years of relenti.'s.s striigglo and jto have more members to enroll so the mantle of war laid heavily upon as to hasten the work and prepare them. We were magnillcently com- ; for a concert whIHi will be given at forted  by  the  virility  of your Amerl- jsome later date.
f^nn. Everybody   welcome  to  join—^t h e
Tbe   youth    of   the    United    States ! "i'""®' "'e better the showing for this brought   a   renewal   of   the   hope   that
I community.
ham Lincoln, be known as one of the
I greatest Americans.
' A mal quartet comtxised of William Gano. Clau<io Metz. Alvin \oight and Ralph Fry. sang several hymns, one of  them    ''How     Firm a
j Foundation." Mr Roosevelt's favor¬ ite hymn.
I The cadets of Nazareth Hall ^- tended in a Inxiy and the attendance
Speer planing mill at I'en Argyl, com I pletely destroyed  the entire plant to¬ gether with the large stock of lumber in their yards on    Tires<lay    evenine. The loss is estimated at  $200,000.
The miil. which was a frame struc¬ ture,  burned  to  the ground  In  a  few hours.     The   only   building   that   re- _main8 in  the entire block  which  was oecupitMl by the company is the main
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The admiralty has no Immediate inten. tlon of relaxing its strict blockade • gainst Germany, the Central News •ays It learns.
Unity of command on the Siberian front has been arranged, and the French General Jules Janln, who has been commander of the Czecho Slo¬ vak army, will have supreme direc¬ tion ot the .Illed forces.
Both houses of Congress and both par¬ ties strongly support the President In his stand against secret diploma¬ cy, and a resolution may be passed to carry this message to the Euro¬ pean diplomatists
Iflnace Jan PaderewskI has been made premier of a new Polish coalition government, and a new Polish dele¬ gation has reached Paris.
The last sessions of the supreme war council were held. In Its flnal com- "lunlque the war council gives the results of Its consideration of pub¬ licity to Itr proceedings and declares full  publicity  Is not desirable.
'he Ebert government haa agreed on s basis for the new constitution of Germany, which Is to be a federal republic, composed of a number of free states, with a president, choMn for ten yMr*.
hastened victory. .Not only was this nionil fact of tbe lilgheat Importance, but you also brought enormous mate¬ rial aid nnd the wcnltli which you [iliiced at our disposal contributed to the tinal success. .Nobody among us ever will forget vslial .'Vnierlca did.
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i\rthur L. Mortensen, a graduate in the Ikvpartment of Physical Train¬ ing, Temple University. Philadelphia, a man of six years experience as a jihysicial director, has t>een ap(K)inted the new director at the Y M C. A. to succ*^d K. Gordon, who has resigned and  left for his home in Ailentown.
i .Mr Mortensen is very ambitious and is desirous of building up some large claasen  in  the physical  dp>part-
^ ment of the "Y Gym." espe<'ially for the business men and the young men.
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was the largeet of any SuJiday after- offlce .this being a wncrete structure noon meetiiig yet held in the a uul ito- ' The Fitzgerald Sp.eir Co , which !» rium, widely   known   throughout   theKast-
.\rrangemenls aro beilng made lo "r" I>arts have heen oiH>ratlng their have Frank Wharton, who has been Plant a' F'en Argyl for the past 3", doing Y. M. C. A. work overBoas, i vears, and this having li(>en the larg- here on Sunday ! >^»t Induatrv in that l>i>roifgh.  will  lie
Mr. Wharton was fortunate enough U* great lot* to the entire community to take photographs of some of the! '^^^ dwelling house o«n the west horrible scenes which confronted our •''^^ of ^^"^ plant occupied by William boys 'over there" and these will be Repsher was alao rompletely deetroy- schown on the screen of the audltorl- \^^ *•>' the Are.
The Pen .\rKyI Flre Co., sent In an alarm to various towns for assist¬ ance an.i the Bangor nnd a Companv
Some  Fear  ot   Food   Shortage.
Berlin—If rural iMi'many desired to punish Berlin for ibe misbehavior at the capital during the last week bj withholding foo.l .shipments It proba¬ bly Woubl llnd its ambitions frustrated by the system of national distribution •volved two years ago and whi'ch la ¦till In in>eratloii.
Provincial Gernumy (that U the Agrarian sections) turns In Its food products under tliis system to local re¬ ceiving stations, whence they are sent to various sections of the countr)'. The producer is rarelv aware of the desti¬ nation of his whi'iit, potatoes, vegeta¬ bles or cattle, all of which are apiwr- tloned according to the needs of the various communltlea.
um at this meeting
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I The second largest teleeoope in the world, recently installed in the Ek)- niinlon  Astrophysical Observatory of
Canada,  i.^  regarded   by  scientists  as
of   Kasion   flrSmen      resixm le»l     and done excellent work
This was the largest fire over In tho history of the tvurough and only for the heroic work of the Easton firemen the lo«8 would have been en¬ ormous as a numher of other dwell-
,   HON.  WIMilAM  I'.  HtX;K DEAD.
''' Hon. William F. Beck, a retired farmer residing on the Nazareth Easton Pike. Ix)wer .N'azareth Town¬ ship diod on Wednesday uorning at i; A. M., of brights dise^ise, aged 70 vears. He Is survived by his wife Sabllla.
.Mr    Beck   was   a   very   prominent man   in   this  locality   having   been   a
representative   to   the   State   lyegiala-        President  Wilson  eabletl  to Se«Te
turo about   10  years     ago.     He also nary Tutnulty his approval oif the pro-ia  most  important   aiquisitlon   In   the served ss president of the Nortl.cmp- , p<)«al   to  hold     Rixisevelt     uiemtirial   Held   of   astrontimy      In   design   and   '"*" abi>ul   the  plant   had   been   igni- ton  County   Agricultural   Spciety   for imontings thruout the country on Feb-   c<instrtictlon this instrument is a pro-   '•^ from the intense he«a.t. some time and  was  up  to his death i ruar^-   9,   slmifltanoously     with     the  duct of  the  high.«<  order ot  engin-        The flre starte<i al>out   6:45  P.  M acting as secretary of the  Hecktown i joint  memorial  services In  congress.   e»«ring and optical skill "'^•^  *'ith  the skies lit  up by the fla-
cemotery     association.        Mr.      Beck |The message follows: ,      In  <'hooslng a site  many  places  In   "'** a""' ^^^ large volumes of smoke
retired   from   farming  about   8   years j      "I sincerely approve of the sugges-   Canada were thoroughly lnve»;iga*ed   '*"'   disasterous   flre   soon   became   a ago.       Funeral will bo held on Mon-jtlon  for    simultaneous     meetings to ' It   was  finally  decidetl   that  Dtvtierva-   """S'"" f*"" hut^^reds of pevvple from all
commemorate   tho   life   and   services   tory  HIM,  eight  milM  irom  Victoria,   I'^rts
of  Mr    RtKisevelt.     I  think   It  would   1!    C .   with  an  altitude of  730  feet
be a most suitable  way to show  the   was the most favorable location, and
efitoem  in   which  the    country     heldithere a  building, eiitipely    of    steel.
^'.m." [waa erected  to house this giant tele-
MMrrl*<«l by IU»v. Hmlth. '      A number of the    leading    aatron-
43 1. W   W   MEMBERS SENTE:XEO.
Action on Three More Defendant* Held Up. Sacramento, Cal.—.Sentences rnnx- Ing from one to ten years' imprlson- •Bient were impos.-d by Inlted States District Judge F II. Hu.lkln of Sio- kane. Wash, on a:\ of the 46 defend¬ ants convicted In the Industrial Work- ers of the World nntl-war conspiracy case. Sentence of .Miss Theo.lora I'ol- lok. Uaslle Saffores and A. L. Fax, tbe only def.n.hints represented by an atr torney, was held up.
AMEOiOA IS FIBST TO mm LIQUOR
Nebraska's   Ratification   M.ikes
Dry Nation Necessary in
One Year More.
TRQOPS OCCUPY WHOLE INNER CITY^OF BERLIN
Great Display of Force Is Now
Being Made at Capital by
Ebert Government.
Ainstenlum. — The German govern¬ ment, .says the Tn^elilatt. is making a great display of force. The whole in¬ ner cl_y_of Uerlln l.s occiipie<l by troops nnd heavy artillery is stntioned in tbe Iiotili.ifT-Piatz and the Spittel-.Mark.
.Ma. bine guns and storm iroops also nri- in evidence on a liberal si'ale, while howitzers, trains of field artil¬ lery, motor cars and tanks are in read¬ iness. Numerous columns of Infantry have marcbeil along the Potsdamer- Strasse to the Tiergnrten. The north¬ ern nnd northwest [mrt ions of the city have also been iK-cupled, and mnny streets nre closed to traffic. Troopa have commenced the occupation of Neu-Ki>elln, a suburb.
A regular battle with machine guns and ritles hns <>.-.'urred at Buer, Prus¬ sia, beiueeii go,, rniiient troops und Spnrtacans, who bad barricaded them¬ selves In the town ball, accurdiug to a dispatch from I>.irtinund. The Spartn- any au^ cans finally hoiste.l the white flag nnd Const i    surrendered.
Upon the retirement of th« govern¬ ment forces the Siiartacans seized the machine guns  l.eU.lining   to  the  troops
and   r> upied   the   town   hall.     The
chief burgomuster wns detained tem¬ porarily by the Spnriacuns as a hos¬ tage, but later was rele.ised. Five per¬ sons were killed in the course of the flghting.
POSSIBLY    BY    JULY    FIRST.
Curtain  Will  Fall  on   Demon   Rum  Un¬ less  Wilson   Rescinds  War  Procla¬ mation— Distillers to Make Con¬ tests m Twenty-two States.
VOTED
Alabama
Arizona
fi rkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
1      Florida
Ceorgi.
Idaho
1 llinoi:;
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
NATION   DRY.
Mississipp
M1sso u r1
Montana
Nebraska
North   Dakotc
North Carolina
New  Hampshire
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South  Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Massachusetts     V»'est  Virginia
M ichigan
M mnesota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Chi. a- States   com¬
pleted   III..   I.-:;.-.  ..   I..-   |i:.  i.-.'~S  of  voting
Itself   dry.     When   word   was   flaslK-d
over
Stllti
¦.Ml.-.  :l..-  .
iatii n ii;
souri :.nil  W - U1..1
ll.    wires   that   the   thlrty-slxlh .Ne()rnskii.  had   ratified  the pro- iii,   pr.ibihitlon   lead- tlie  accomplishment . ¦ .• of moral legl.*-
;¦ tlie world.   Mls- iilso ratified, mak¬ ing 40 states in all  that  accepted ths
alUelKlljieiil.
The atneurtiMiiit to the federal Con¬ stitution probibitlng the manufacture Hint sale of intoxicating beverages be-
¦ 11,'^ .IT eet ive one year after tbe date of r^ t;i.,il ratifi.-ation. Meiunvhile the nal ion goes dry .luly I next by presi¬ dential procliiniatioti as n wnr measure unless the President rescinds It before that date.
Congress pnsse.l the resolution sub¬ mitting tlie airteiidnient to the various state legislatures in ftie midst of the seething preparaii.itis for war In 1917. The senate adopted the resolution Au¬ gust 1 by a vote of 0." to 20. and the lower house on iHH-ember 17 by 282 to 128.
The   leglslnture
the first to r •
ary 8. UU'^ similar a.-'loii   ; .
of   Mississippi   was
•   1 ing action Jnnit-
.iber states took
- ilint y.'ar, the last
of tbeni being I.ouislflnn. which ratlQed on August 8.
In the fall elections the wet or dry
quest ion wa-
remaining s' ¦
doubt ttiat til.'  I ¦ .
tlnetl   to   be   111.'   ti
veto liquor.
sill  was neve;
.11.1 i'  interfer.   i;
suiiip: ion of mor-
those who (¦'
vices   now   -
liav.. r.--..r.
.Ml. h :;.ih.
made   Itself  ilr.\   m
state to ratify in  1
voting on  tbe s..-..
year.
From that date 1.
e<l  riipidi',      I'
nesday.
Other  1(_	
speei)   to   be   tin
braska   and   M
:iit in most of the
the vote left no
• .1  .Stales was des-
¦--<   ^reiif   nation   to
¦1 In Riis-
• :¦¦     ;lve, uor
.\i;h the con-
¦  . e liquors by
.;.    Russian ad-
".¦   Bolshevists
•ufflc
1     s*ll*e    law
ii'i^i,                    rlrst
'.iI','.  II ¦       -       .!ure
id  day  of  the new
-'islntures have nct-
:i .v  ratifle<l  WeiJ-
•er up to ^."v
1  at  feverish
•h,  with  Ne-
, .ri r i.«T 1i i .J     in
the lead.
Meanwhile    ,. .. , ,     ¦¦¦¦,,.¦„,.:.¦..
through I.«'vy .Ma.M'r, chief of their couns«'l. annouri.e.l ibnt In 22 states the Constitutions rei|uire a refereiiilum vote of citizens, ill or.b'r to ratify a constitutional iiineniinu in. Mr. .Mayer named these stntes as f.diows:
.South Dakota, Oregon, .Nevada, Mon¬ tana. Oklahonia, Maine. Maryland. Michigan. .\rkaii<!is, Colorado Arfzona, Ni'w Mexii'o, Caiifonila. Ohio, .Nebras¬ ka. Washington. .N.irtb iHtkota. Missis¬ sippi, Missouri. Kiin.sns, Ixiuisiana and It ah.
WORLD'S   NEWS   IN
CONDENSED   FORM
day from his late home with in'er ment In the Hecktown cemetery Rev    Kllck,   of Nazareth,  officiating
It is rerxirtod that the ejitlre Ioes is o\er«>d  by   insurance
Hav No Silly Belief in Lock All seccpssful men have ti_':.ed In me thing- -they were cHusiilioiiists Thev believed tha' tbllig--- went ii.it iiv luck but by law H.-llef In com- 'MMiTitton or. -l — t r-'hln./ N cot frti nothlir-' clcir-i'-'. . I-.'^ nil valiiabU ulnd"     '"     '  "I.
.Xffemoon   Tea   .\   Siiecenw.
The  tea  glv^oji   under  the  auspices
.-     _.  —      „         ot   I>adles'  Auxiiiarv of  the  Y    M    C
Miss SalUo Mae Hnl and Paul Rich- orners of the United States and Oan-' A . at .Nazareth. In th« lobbv of the ard Selfert, both of Bethlehem town- ada weire preeent at the de<ll. atlon Ibuilding, Wednesday afternoon and ship, were married on Saturday after- iof this obaerTstory and It Is reported levenlng was a grand succeea In tKxin, January 18 at Bath. Theithat ol>servatlons have bean carried «\ery resp««ct Th© liberal patron- oeremotiy waa performed by ReT. J. Ion, without Interruptloir., alaoe tiiat .age wae enjoyed hy the amlUary. E. Bmlth. time. The mu«lcal pro«r%Tn was excellent
DENY  EIGHT  HOUR   DAY.
Cotton, Wool and Silk Manufacturer* Reject Demand of Workera Boston — I'naninious rejection by cotton, wool and silk inanufacturers of the demand of the I'nitei! Textile Workers of America for an eight hour day. or a forty-eight hour week, to be¬ come effective February 3, In place of Uie present week of flfty-four boura, was announced by W Knink Shove, president of the Nathmal .\nsoclatlon of Cotton ManufacturTu after a meet¬ ing of that bo.l) ,
CHICAGO.—Minnesota and Wiscon¬ sin line up in tbe dry column, making 40 states ratifying constitutional pro¬ hibition
CHICAGO.—A general strike ot or¬ ganized UilMir, de8lgn«'d to imralyie every Industry in the country, begin¬ ning next Fourth of .luly. wus dei-lded uiion by the Niilional l.al>or <'oiigren as a means of obtaining a new trial tc \ Thomas .1   Mooney tf
HELSINGFORS.—A  counter   revotu 1 tlon   lias  br.'k. n  .nit   In   Peirograd,  ac- ' cording to reports from Reval. and the BolsbcN !kl  have sfarte.l n  general  biir- rle.1   ntr.iif  easiwnr.l  from   Ksh..n!a
DID DE JANEIRO. — Rodriguei Al\es. Presiilent elect of Brazil, died here He wa> never able to HMsiime tbe duties of his office on account of Illness. Vice President r>elpbliri Mo- ndra succeeils '<> 'he prMBldencv
WASHINGTON.—The 1>4II for the re- orftanlzatlon of the war depurtment calls for a regular army of V¥).fXX) vol¬ unteers, recrulte.l for three-years, but decision on »he military policy of the country will be left to the next seasloa of Coi'ure^H
PARIS.—Premier Venlzelo* of (tr—n% held a conferein e with President WU¬ son.