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i THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSF'APEK IN NOKTH- AMI^ON COUNTY. EX¬ CELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Nazareth Item POSTAL LAWSr»fulr» lhat suhsc riptiims he paid prumplly. A htue pencil niarti in this circle means your suhscriptlun Is due. and we wtll thank you for a prompt remillance. AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO L1TERA1 URE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1918 NO. 29 OOVERNMENT HOLDS AT KEY WEST Release Probnhle After BrcwBry Owner [xpliiiiKS Muvcmiiiit In liorinany Eiyht tu Kcgain Proiiurly. Mrs. Adoliihus Uusch, ot St. Louis, retuniii'S ''"oni ^ long slay in Ger¬ many, is lielil tomporarily at Key n-'esr Flii., I'or e.xiimination by im¬ migraiiou authorities and agoiita ot tbe Uopartmenl of Justice. She is cbirf owiiur oC tho groat hruwory aud other properties seized at St. Louis by the alien property custodian. Various iiuostioiis are to be asked Mrs. Bii.'^ch concerning chiefly her Anierican citizenship, her niovomonta yrhile abroad and what it any means she now has ot communicating with persons in Germany. Uepor;ation Is not contemplated, ofllcials said and Jlrs. Uriah's release in a day or two is expected. The Government has kept in touch with tlie return journey ot Mrs. Bu- > sch from the time she lett Germany' about si.x months ago after a stiiy o£-f several years. She came by way ot SB'itzcrlaiid, Spain and Cuba. She has two children iu Germany one ot whom is married to a captain in the German army, and the other to a German business man. The alien property p f .1" f* r p.r- l•A^.^.^^i^l^:.^.p«.l".!";^i^a^l¦ir^r•.ri^Tlp'-!t-l^ir^^^l^lRlI*l« r^r.^'.^.f .^r.f'^^^^f^i^jm'* .rnmrnfm^^iWjmfi'^iis^^i^ The Red Cross is Helping to Win the War in a Thousand Ways $7000 is the Quota to be Raised By Nazareth and Vicinity Drive for this amount from June 20-24 GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR SCHOENERSVILLE ORANGE PICNIC AU0,24 Planning tor Monster Utiting With Many Attractive features tor Old and Young. ^ f .f .f¦.p'^r.^~:l«l^^^^^.^^fe* f..!" .p«.r_.F'..i«.f_t«.^.M^ .P.P .t"-.!»^_!«-.f .*¦ r.!-.^;i^ .p.p" .p-.r:.r.!" .p I».^.^." _r .r.tsa •-ij XATIO.N.AL AV.\I4 S.VVIXCiS D.VY I.V KAST AI.LKX TOWNSHIP UADIO AM) lU'ZZKR OI'i;i{AT!()\ TAT'GIIT I.V (100 SC'IIOOIjS. Ia accordance with the call issued bv our 1'reB.idont undor date of .Mav :^"9th. RED CROSS CAMPAIGN STARTS TONIGHT WAU DKfAKTMKVTS SHOW l'K«K-|:i)rKK IV .VOTIFY'IXO KKLATIVE OF CASUALTIES. WK.MIHV MAV SUKI> BY IJY HIS WIP'H Nazaretti Cliapter of Red Cross War Fund Op'ju Ttiis iivening, June 20-24 at Y. M. C. A. The demand for specialists in the Friday June 118, National War Army is increasing daily. Mechanics custodian's Savings Day will bo cbserved In East and technicians of aii kinds, includ- oirueWiTs not disposed to discuss the Allen township culminating with ing radio and buzzer operators, are case That there will be a stubborn meetings In the following public needed by the Signal Corps. ielit mado to regain tho property schoi buildings, Lilly's Snyder's and In nearly every large city the Fed- •aken over by the government is irn- the Settlement. eral Board ot Vocational Training ierstood '^^^ meetings are called for eight through local school authorities, has Harry n. Hawes, of St. Louis, her o'clock in tho evening and patriotic establlsned schools ot rarllo commu- counsel^ went to Switzerland to con- speakers will bo pre.sent and particl- iiications where men ot draft age vho Campaign for .N'azareth and vicini- Ier with Mrs. Hirsch when tho Gov- pate. have not been called may receive a ty ^^.jn Q^,^,J^ o„ Thursday, June 20th erment took its first steps in the case The progress ot the War demands |)roliminary course in tho operation last N'ovember, aii<l lie ha.s .s.ince an- constant and Increasing sacrifices, of radio and buzzer instruments nounced that as soon as ho returns We are somllng our young manhood There are about 600 of these schools hero representations will be made to to represent us on foreign battle whero instruction is given, usually ii; tbe CIcivernmoiit, Tho property fields, whero they aro called upon to tlio afternoons and evenings. II •unds are in the hands of a St. Louis !-acrlflce not only their personal com- takes about ."00 hours tor a studeni 'trust company as depository tor the , fort and material welll'are and inter- of average ability to obtain a speed .Members of the committee of the J'omona Grange of Lehigh und Nor¬ lhampton counties met in the Cham¬ ber of Commerce rooms Alientown Tuesday evening and arranged tor the big annual Grange picnic which will be held this year at Schoeners¬ vllle on Salurday, August '24, iu the grovo in that town. It was decided to make an all-day affair as last year when such a very large crowd attended at Nefl's. The .^liaoiiersville people are planning ar¬ rangements to furnish luticheons both at noon and in the evening for those who do not bring their baskets lunch¬ es. For those who do bring lunches trom the well stocked larders of the country homes, abun«lance ot picnic tables will be provided. .Accommo¬ dations are sufficient for five hundred persons at a time. Motor trucks wiil be run to the \Ilontown-Bc<thelehem 'rolley line to accommodate those who come from ilistant points ot thi county by trol¬ ley and the schedule will be announ¬ ced in due time. A big program is being planned for 'alien <nistody. HOHI-: KAIIAVAT KVGIN'EKRS TO GO TO FRANCE, I <'sts, bul their lives as woll. It is ot L'O words a mlnuto, sending and re¬ .i pproprlatrt therefore, for tho Amerl- coiving. Further information regar lean pooplo who .are privileged to re- ding these schools may be secured main In safety and comfort at home, trom local school authorities, to perform their sacred obligations. Electric engineers and men witj to support our gallant men and to Kood fnndanK^iilal training in ?>nKin- When the 5 new regiments and 19 pledge themselves earnestly to SAVE eerlng or physics are particularly In battalions ot railway engineers now and I>:CONOMlZE in order that our demand for Signal Corps work. Men beiiiK oriranized are put on duty there soldiers and sailors may have the of satisfactoy qualitactions are giveu willbe 50,UUO Americans engaged In food and clothing and tho arms and three months' training in special r&ilroad con struction and operation ammunition without which they can- schools and havo every opportunity In France. '^°'- "sht. to take examinations leading to pro After the United States entered the • Americans, It la your duty to at- motion. ¥ar one of the first requests trans- tend the meeting hold in tho school- Men who linvo had experience as mittcd to this Government by the bouse most conveniently situated to electrical repair men, wiremen, and rrench mission was for assistance your home, at oight o'colck on the mechanics are also aesirea ror assl night ot National War Savings Day, June 28, 1918. Leave your purse at homo, but bring your enthusiasm. and will be continued until June 24 There will be a meeting at the Y. M ('. A. Building at 8; 00 1'. .M. on this Thursday evening, and E. J. Fox, Esq of Easton, I'a., County Chairman ol the Hed Cross will be present and give a talk on the great work. There will also be present a Ued Cross wor ker who has seen active service and lias just returned from the great bat¬ tlefields of Europe. Como and hear what great thlngF havo been accomplished. The ad¬ dresses will be full of pep and will "«^ ''^t with the emi^rgency address- give a first band account of wht.t th« "^ '» »"''•' "P ^^^ telegraph clerks get great work has done and is in contem- 'I'rplicates. These clerks already are plation, both at the front and al «'>PI''""1 ^"h blank telegrams which ljfj,jjQ ro<iuire only the relative's address. At'the Festival of tho Reformed "''^"'^ «' sender, nature of casualty Wensolus Koehler, of Northamp- Uelativea ot soldiers named In ca»- ton borough, one of the best known tialty lists forwarded trom France or- residents of the county, is respond- dinarily are notified within 24 hours e-nt in an action begun Monday by after receipt of lists, according to a lils wife, Mrs. Alice M. Koehler, In the afternoon when it is expected to statement authorized by the War De- which she asks for a divorce from liave Howard Heinz, the state food jiartnient. A "statistical division," bed and board. She charges Infide- administrator, in attendance as the with a staff of oflTicers and a corps of lity, cruel and barborous treatment principal speaker. Further there .stenographers, gives all its time to and Indignities to the person. Ma- will be a band to firrnish music du- the maintainance of files of soldiers' lilda Koth "and various oth-r persona ring the afornoon and tor a concert names and addresses. This division whose names are unknown" are men- in tho evening. There will be abun- notifies relatives. tioned as the co-respondents. , dance ot refreshments on hand for A copy of the roaster of each con- The Koehlers were married Sopt- all who attend, tingent stiling to join the Expidition- ember 11, 188'! and Mrs. Koehl.rsays .A. committee on sports was named !iry forces is filed in card index fash- that she was obliged to leave her hus- with Oscar Yehl. of Laurys, as the ion. each card bearing the name of band btcause ot his troatment of har, chairman. Messrs P. S. Fenterma- ono soldier, his organization, and the May 7, 1918. They have a son and a cher were named a committee to pre- narne and adilress of parent or other daughter. The fornier Wenselus pare the program. relative or friend designated by him Koehler, Jr., is now at Camp Humph- ^^ to bo notified in emergency. When a rey, in the United States Army, casualty list Is received from Gen. Mrs. Koehler asserts in her petl- Porshing each name cabled from the tion that her husband is worth $100, .Vmerlcan ExpiditionaryForceislisted 000 or more and has a large income. with the emergency address on file In The allegations sho makes In the bill tho card index. As rapidly as the regarding his conduct are of a very serious nature. She is represented by Edgar C. Nagle, of Northampton, and Calvin F. Smith, ot Smith PaCt & Laub, Easton. In asking for a divorce from bed ICE CRE.\.M FES-nVAI. AT SCHOENECK CHlTiCH June the 25th the annual Ice Cream festival Is to tak<^ place. This year, as none before, presents prob¬ lems which have to bo solved in a peculiar war-time method. At a recent meeting of the Ushers Association the ad visibility of such an occasion was thoroughly discus- „..„. „ i.isii..i.i^,, - and board only. Mrs. Koehlt-r's peti- g^j But they could not reasonably Church Saturday evening the Red '"^"'^ '^''° '^^^'^' ^"'^ filling In the blank Hon is noticed that Koehler s will be gg^ ^j^y ^^ j^g cream festivall should In streiige;lining tho French Uall- iways. Nine regiments of railway engineers, wb-istj organization waa started befori Gen. Pershing sailed, were In I'Tanco by August, 1917. Siiof ihem havo been engaged in con- strutiien work building and robuild- ine railways, building docks, and re- irranging terminal facllitlies. The o;her three regiments have been en¬ gaged III operation, and some ot the railway troops have been on the fight¬ ing line. The additional troops will gnmont to special scncois and later to iuld organizations. GOVERVMEVT SALARIES I-XJK STENOGRAPHKRS. Tlie United State., Civil Service LETTER I'FtO^I THE BASE HOSIMT.VL AT CAMP >rEADE. Tho following letter was received by Mra Janirs Hitter, written by the Cross had a booth and received 14 uew members. We can still use moro members and the Naxareth Chapter of the Rod Cross is urging every one to join. The meeting that will be held this evening will be most encouraging and a large crowd is expected to be present. Before the meeting is called to or- spaces they get the telegrams off as quickly as possible. In addition to maintaining the tleegraph blanks for the sake of speed the statistical di¬ vision is supi)lied with sets of form letter fo bo filled in and mniled when further details are avallaWe. While relatives are generally in re¬ ceipt ot Information within 24 hours after the c^Tbles are received, delays asked to pay her permanent alimony. ( H1M)RI.VS RCREAi: FIV-DS M.VNV RABIES SIKKEKIVG FRO.M LACK Ol' I-XKJD. Conimission announces that througli captain of the >.Ie(lical Reserve Corps somo misunderstanding an imprea- at Camp Meade. dor the children ot the public schools ^^° sometimes due to clerical errors sion seems to prevail that tho Gov-i ernment has raised the usual entran-! salary for stenographers and typ- \xi used partly tor construction and ^^^^ '" •^'•p <lepartments at Waa-hing miintenance and partly for operation. A total ot $160,000,000 has been •pent on railway materials alone. In¬ cluded in tbe purchases aro 1,727 lo¬ comotives 22,630 freight Cars, and !59,00O tons ot steel rails. .VE.iI{LV ALL .ARTILLERY FOR AMERICAN AR^HT TO RK MOTORIZED. Motorization of fleld artillery will carried to a greater extent In *he -Vmerican Army th.in In any other ar¬ mv engaged In the war. Not only till a tar gretiter anu nnt of motor eiuipment bo provided in proportion to the strength of the Army, hurt It ''ill be used for work whero armies MW In the field depend solely upon liorse power and man power. The Ordinance Departmont has iuccee<led In developing such types oltraotorr. that, exclusive of tho heav- field artillery mounted on rail¬ road carriages, all American artillery »ill bo nioterized, with the exception ittie of tlio 3-lnch-gun batteries. lirobli II. (if motorization of fleld «rlillor>- i.s a dimcult one, which ex Piaing why it has not heon carried to » ?rcater extent than has been the ^S'- witb the armies that have been "Silling in Kurope tor the last tbroo vearg. Tlie i)o.5sih:u output of tractors for '¦ iraL.spfirt of field artllierv in tho "¦ted .Stales is practicnlly unlimited, ¦"'Teas the supply ot horses Is al Wsint iiiiiitpj .11,(1 »each month. ton, D. C, to $1,400 a year. Tho Commission states that there has been no change in initial salaries for positions of this kind; the usual sal¬ aries at the beginning range trom $1,000 to $1,2UU a year, appoint¬ ments at $1,200 being in tlie minor¬ ity. The War Department makes all appointineiits lo such positions at not le-is tbnn $1,100 a year, and agrees to promote to $1,200 a year aftor three months' satisfactory service. Appointments at salaries higher than $1,200 a yoar aro rare, and the aiMiointees mui>t possess exceptional (|iialifications. There is still gre.it need tor steno-| graphors and typists in the Govern-j ment oRlcos at Washington. Those i who have had considerable office ox- perlenco aro most desired. The civil .Service Coiiimi.s.sion urges qualified persons to offer their services to the Governnient. Full Information may be obtained from the* representative of tho Civil Service Commission at llio post office in any city. U. S. Army Base Hospital, Camp Meade, Maryland, Juno 1st, 1918 Mrs. Jame.<! Ritter, Xazareth, Pennsylvania. My dear Mrs. Ritter: — I am instructed by the Command- . . ^ ing Omcer to acknowledge receipt ot approach. accomiiaiiied by the .N'azaretli Hand will sing patriotic song.s in front ot the V. M. C. A. Pullding. The children are taking a great interest in Ihis work, so much so, that the girls are canvassing the town tor members to renew their sub caused by the fact that names must pass throuch .so many hands In France and in .\merica. incorrect em¬ ergency addresses tuned In hy soldiers removal of famines to addresses oth¬ er than those listed, and the occasion¬ al necessity for cabling hack to Gen. scri|)tions ami are given all courte- T'^shing to verity a name or to obtain oiisy possible by those whom they "" address. lho knitted atglian recontly received at this hospital. The Commanding Officer also de¬ sires mo to extend to you, and Ihrough you to the other members of tho Nazareth Crochet Circle, his cordial apjireciation and thanks, as well as those of the Institution, for this gracious gift. This is a very acceptable gift, and I assure you it will servo a very good purpose. Vory sincerely yours, J. S. Hammers, Aside from these fcur causes of de- Reports are reaching the Children's liiiireau of the Department of Labor from the hundreds and thousands of women during the last 60 days have been weighing 5,000,000 children ot America, and tbe way in which per¬ manent poverty menaces the healthy growth o'f the children of the Nation is heing revealed as a result of the weighing and measuring campaign. Workers have been so muce arou- BOil by the conditions revealed that they request information regarding follow-up work. Many of the fami¬ lies are described as being pitifully Every industry in Nazareth and vi cinitv will have a chairman of their ''"lat-lves to receive word at once Is own "who will choose a committee "'"^tan- consideration. GenPersh- from his fellow emplovees to mako '"^ "'•''>¦ at '^'^ discretion, withold a this drive a success and it is the wish ^-as'ialty list until he is positive It will ot this local chapter that everv- Amer- "¦'^^e no military value to tho enemy. lay the onlv reason for the failirre of '"'"''¦. O"*' ™"^''^'' ^""^ .'^ ",^^ ^ii^' wasting away for want of milk. The mother was told to drink one quart lean will show his or her true spirit by contributing generously. Never before in the history of the world has a civilian enterprise been organized on so gigantic a scale as the Red Cross as wo know It today. PiEPAIR OF CLOTHINO AT ARMV CAMPS SAVES NEW EQl'IPMENT Through the operation - ¦- -¦ I uai r (MUTai appropr Never before have tho people of ono shops for clothing and other articles, ^j,]j, Q^ly for the fai nation contributed so generously .ind a considerable sarlng in relssure of tually iii the mllita of milk a day herself and to give one quart a day to each of her six child¬ ren. Milk Is 16 cents a quart, and the family income $15 a week. The women writing to the Children's Bu¬ reau said they did not know how to solve tho problem. Tho Children's Birreau has been compelled to reply to such reports "' ifPi^'' '^'^^ Feiloral appropriations are avall- milles of men ac- Captain. Medical Reserve'Corps ^'''.""selfishly to tho cause of human- new equrpment has been made at Arl ViV^p" '" '"" """¦^">' "^ "^^a^ sor- Adjutant ' ''^',V,v.- T, . ^_ _ , . . . "'^ Camps One camp quartermaster ' ^, . The Red Cross :ma\ sees deer in I cause In this war from an angle of t attack that is new in modern war. FORKS TOWNSHIP It is tho angle ot Brotherhood. The Kod Cro.ss Is a living advertisement of tho good-will of America toward all. my Camps One camp quartermaster is helping oirr estimates th Issue of new clothlnghas I'lR.'MS .\ltK WEDDED. .Jerry Route Is beeoniing moro ^^Z.VUKTU I.Al) ^.;vT TO GLEN MILLS R<M"ker—Anthony. J. Becker, of Walnutport, 2 and Mabel B. Anthony, of .Mlentown, wero niarried by Rev. H. J. Klino last Saturday afternoon at the parsonage at Nazareth. Schrelber—ScliliroH. At the homo of her brother, Frank .•-tliitTfrt, .Mlentown, ou Saturday eve¬ ning at 6 o'clock, Kov. William U. Helfrich. ot Halh united in holy wed¬ lock Miss Estella A. Shiffert and I'rank W. Sclireiber, the latter from Beech, Montana. The best man was Ensign J. W. Schreiber, a relative. An unusual sight has been witnes- se<l several times recently on the roads and farnis ot Forks Township on the north s'de ot Cliestnut Hill. Two deer having been coming Into that n(>igliborliood quite regularly to browse and cut up capers. On Sun¬ day a man, waiulering about the rountry, noticed a commotion among a herd ot cows on the farm of Jos- KVALIZED (lecreasrd one-third, and of shoes 40 FOR VIOLATIOVS OF per Cf-nt. F<M)D SAVING Itri.ES. At a base repair shop for clothing Scores of firms throughout the Unl- an average of 2,831 garments were ted States have been penalized for repaired daily the first IS days of violations ot rules of the Food Ad- May. In addition fo the work done ministration. In some cases licenses Tho Red Cross is helping to win at base repair shops, many thousands to operate have been suspended: In of garments are repaired at camp others, contributions to the Y. M. C. shops, one shop being locAted at each -V-. Fled Cross, and other organlza- lariro camp. tions have been accepted In lieu of Piirinc April nearlv 170.000 pairs t^uspension of license. be in any way infringing 'on the claims of patrotisra, of course the usual feature "The Cake Walk" may be lacking of its usual variety by the food regulation law? but surely a "war-time cake walk" should prove I'qually as interesting and i: is just possible that it may be more Lhrilling Other features of the occ;!s;on have long been looking for the .Schoeneck Ice Cream Festival will not be dls- sapointed. "War-Candy" will be among ihe good things. Some of the Ladies' have good war-tline cooking and baking ability and we can depend on thera to do their part. Tho T'shers Association is a groupe of 'live-wire' young men. Although a goodly nurmber are now serving tho Stars and Stnpes and more will leave soon there nevertheless are a few left Who are putting forth no meager energy and tactiDiuty in keeping up the known atanaad of the Associa¬ tion. Hubert Lerch, the president of the association, is what we call a live- wire in fact every memher Is on the job we know no "Slacker" Friends who have come to Schoe¬ neck other years on similar occasions will remember the good congenial time spent here and wo hope that they will come again this year. Re- iiu mber the ilate, Tuesday evening June 25. Make a date. Bring your friends. In case of Inclement wea¬ ther the date will be chaaged and due notice given. Wo are looking tor you. P.VTRIOTIC SERVICE AT HTHKRAV CIKRCH. this war In a thou.sand ways—In France, in Belgium, in Ruiwia, in Ro¬ mania, in Italy, In Serbia, and In England. The man in the trenches fights bet¬ ter becauso ot tho Red Cross, for h A speeil servico In honor of the boys of St. John's Lirthern Church who are 'ntraining and overseas was held on Sunday evening. The ad¬ dress which was delivered by Prot. -. _„o hiiows that his fajnily is being cared ph Sandt. For a time he could not tor at home; and the courage ot those nialii^ out tho cause of the disturb- nt home is greater becauso they ance, lint when his dog began to get hnow that their loved ones on the field of battle may rirtake of tne order''^"*"-''^'^'^'^" °" Monday mada an and now In the United States navy committing Walter Holiedit/, *W nearly i,r, to the Olen Mills 'Sz o 'v' ""¦ r" "'¦'"'''''' ""- ««ond tin ^.'"¦"'"'^•h, and it was tho athA'""' "''^ f'^'her tostilied , „..*,.">¦ ^'13 beyonil contrcl, that .Mss Alien SlilfTet, af Allotown, was liidesmaid. After the wedding a col¬ lation was served. Tho bride and bridtgrooni left on tle-ir lioneymooii art(<r which they will reside in Allen¬ towu. .Mr. Schreiber for a number -^ ..... VV...I.J..1, liiai, of years conducted a siicci'ssful con- would not go to school regularly trading business In bath, after which ^•lat ho^had stolen motioy froi fidgety and .start for the direction of the herd, he made out tho forms of a buck and a doc. When the buck mit scent of the dog, he throw trp his head, ran to the side of tho doe and the pn'r made off at top speed. Deer have been seen quite freiiuen¬ tly in recent years on the farm.s and in tlio woods near the mountains, but it has heen many a day since one wandered as far awiy as Forks town¬ ship. I^m anrt ¦"-""" »"'ien money from Ck° * ^'"- "'-•Iffelflnger.F. A. - ''"». principal of Nazareth's Itthoolg fclioold alid Thonias E" Snyder h.' wenl Wist Mis. .Si-hreiber is a highly respected woman, with a host of frienda. ''eguu, i""' '^'^° '°'J o' l"e boys' THE V. .M. C. A. sniSCRIPTIOVS. ool record r^VOT, ov^i-V'l'^'"^^'''"vrio\ •^ t'A.',|o\.N.v/.AUETH IV IKE. The '^i'ml^in""'""'''""*'^''" ^^»"''« fac- °1 various other Improvo- the local agent, |l«t,. -^'•* Wunderlv li»e a ^•"sei'ill^o? '"''''¦'"¦ "bout" one mile "liPlk .a Pirblic demonstration on Fan Mville on ,1,0 Kastou-Naz ««1 in « 1 J ¦ ^' i Everyone In- ^tad »h„, h'*'" ****"« '^"^'•^o of i Nai^areth was very proud ot the ' great Y. M. C. A. drive for a suitable building. We havo It now, and for tho size of tho community there Is probably no better eiiuipment, no more stately building, to be found anywhere. But there aro somo sub- scrijitions pItMlged and not yot pal J. To savo our reputation for doing things right all such pledges should now be ro<lojmod. Pay them, aud show tbo world wo havo no slackers in oirr midst Tbo honor and good name of .Nozareth depends upon ma¬ king good all along the line. Pay that subscription, and ihon become a rigular member by paying a yaai's dues. <-OM>IEVCEMENT WEEK AT N.VZARKTH HIGII SCIIOOL The Baccalaureato Sermon to the class will bo held Sund.iv niornlng, Juno 2:!, at I0:;i0 A. M., in the Mo¬ ravian Church. Tho Rev. Paul S. .Meinert will preach tho sermon. The .Annual picnic of tho .V. H. S. lillerary Society will this year be held It Central I'ark, Rittersville, on Wednesday. June 26. Tho flnal oratorical contest for the .\. H. S. Alumni prizes of $10.00 and part mercies ot this organization ot hu¬ manity. The American Red Cross must r.ilso a Second War Fund of $10n,. noo.oon It its work it to be carried on for nnother year. Remember that overy dollar given lo the Red Cross War Fund goes onlj for War Relief. ,\ll costs of admin istration and for Hiimantarlan Work other than War Relief, are taken care of out ot tne revenue derivou from membership dues. It Is fo be hoped that the people of .Vazareth and viclnltv will "GO OVER THE TOP" as they have In the past, thus making the results of thia Red Cross Campaign prove an insplrv tion and comfort to our Hoys "U\ t.U THKKE.' Tho men on tho battle fields are of shoes were repaired in Army repair shops. .\t present pract'cally all bat repairing '.a done by contract, the pri¬ ce Tarylng from 60 t.i 90 cts per hat. Th's work i.s in charge of the Conser¬ vation and Reclamation Division of the Quarfermaster Corps, which has boon in operation only during the laat four months. J. W. Tupper, Ph. D., of the faculty of Among tbo more numerous viola- I>afayette College was both interest- tious are sales of flour without sub ing and instructive. He took as hlg COLORED RFtJISTRANTS TO RE (MVEV TEC^IIVIC.Vl. TI stitutos: refusal to accept delivery ot t'ooilstuffs previously ordered; opera¬ ting without licenses; excess sales of .¦;agar: carrying more than a norma :'.0 days' supply ot sugar; failure •,, use the proper amount of Hour substi¬ tute. In bread making; anil profiteer¬ ing. Ill' AINTNO :al popi'iatiov sirsciurkd vep.v MHER.^LLY. Nearly 1.t7,000 Negro soldiers arc -V.'xt lo the aggregate numher of now in the Nation il .-Vrmv. Of thesp subscribers, perhaps the most striking I.OOO are Ilne officers holding com 'ei.ture of tho third Liberty loan was missions of captain and first and the support Riven it bv the farming second lieutenants. There are about and rural populations of the country, 2,-0 colored ofilcers In the Medica' according to a statement bv the Trea- g^,^^. Dei.artnient. Not only did the farmers purchase and Dental Reserve Corps. The Army now Includes two divis¬ ions of colored troops, which when fully controlled will Includo practle ally all branches of the service: In fantry. Engineer, .\rtillory. Signal Corps. Medical Corps. an<l service ba llberallv of the honds, hut tho nrral communities as a rule v;ere more prompt In completing thi\ir quotas of the loan than the Iar- ^^'¦^'''*' a'l of whom have been pre¬ fer cities. .More than 20 000 com- s^i^edwith copies of "The Army and 'heme "The Present Situation as Re- fiectel in the Poetry of the Day." ; , , - ,ved conclusively that from the of the present we ascertain , ..int view of*the bovs who are .¦ither in training or overseas;. (2) the point of view of the n itions at war and (3) the point of view of tho kind of humor that appeals to those who are directly engaged In warfare. It was a v( ¦• lucid analysis of a phaso of the present situation which is very seldom touched upon. Dr. Tupper was greeted by a large audience at \h\k service a new ser¬ vice flag was unfurled. It was a gift ot the Senior Ltrther League to tha congregation to take the place of the nr ginal flag which was too small for the nuniber of stars that hid to be placed upon It. There ore ihirtv-one of St John's Lutheran Bovs In the munitios in tho I'nited States subscrl- Navy Service Books.' sm.ill return for us to ^ lars to this good cause which moana so much to our boys. How much Is all thla sacrifice worth to yoaT ^ta.OO will be held In the chspel of show your tr ravian Church Thursday eve- giving their ALL for us- It U Indeed "^"''^"^ «"fi """" technicallv trained ^'''^ "^ ^'¦'^^ subscribed their quotas give our dol- '" *'* branches of scientific work. '^^n>' of them on the first day ot t the M ning Juno 27 at 8:00 P. M. Tho Annual Commencement of the liigh School will be held Friday evo¬ ning June 28, at 8:00 P. M. In tho Moravian Church. The public Is most cordially invltod to .itti-nd uny or all of the events of his week. Dr. Francis H. Green. Professor of English at West Chester State Normal School will bo the Com- nii'ncemont night orator. rue American apint by contributing generously. ^-,P1»"K-»,-„"„-:, "If you buy out of town, and we buy out ot town, and all our neiglibors buy out of town, what in thunder will be¬ come of our town? Ever think about it?" Nazareth Item Pub. Co. There are now openings li. the Ve¬ terinary Corps tor Negroes skilled in \ eterinary and a^nenitonu worE. Ar- r.Migi'inents have boen completed tc send Negroos registered but not yet cilled to schools and colleges thIf Summer for training In radio engin¬ eering, electrical' eng.noerlng, aiitr mechanics, black smithing, and th« operation of motor vehicles. - the ampaign. The majorltv of these wero not cities, but country districts. GRANGE NEWS, HOMK FROM THE J "AMP. C. W. K'app. tho Cnuntv Ai'-nt nnd W M. Benninger visited Harmony Grange mar I'ennsvillo on Friday evening. The mefting was well *t- Among those from town who are tended, sixty members being present. I O.V In the N&Uonal Army at th-* The talk given hy Mr Klapp on "The Tarloos campe that ep«nt Saturday Farmer a Better Buslnesa Man" w» ana Banday Here wtth reiatlTee and well received .Mr Benninger gave a wero Jacob Heck, Charles very Interesting talk. A Homo Eca- Harry nornlcs Demonstration was arranged fr.onds Kleppinger. Jobn Deichman Wiind i ^J/:«*:::::5:=:JJ=i}*iii:«.*|!a»:£=«=|ic^{::i!=!J:j;:«=»:^ ] Stamp* Give our bovs In the .Armv and Na ry every fighting chance. Pledge Nolf. Ueorge wara. na iwiwaroa, yourself to save to the utmost of Ueorge Kfteriy un&riea Meaiar your ability and to buy War Savings Most of tno men lert wun tne K«mme; '.^^i^T^^''. ^"*""*' •''"^" to be held thla (Thursday) afternooQ. K^asra ier. i!.nwcoa Lauoacn, uavia Jnne 20, In the Harmony OraoM Hall. quota from the district M»et m» •< Ihe I at Sch««B«>rk—Jata* r« Ormui tTmrnttrml'
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 29 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-06-20 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 06 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1918 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 29 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-06-20 |
Date Digitized | 2008-03-11 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 34875 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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i THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSF'APEK IN NOKTH- AMI^ON COUNTY. EX¬ CELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
Nazareth Item
POSTAL LAWSr»fulr»
lhat suhsc riptiims he paid prumplly. A htue pencil niarti in this circle means your suhscriptlun Is due. and we wtll thank you for a prompt remillance.
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO L1TERA1 URE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1918
NO. 29
OOVERNMENT HOLDS AT KEY WEST
Release Probnhle After BrcwBry Owner [xpliiiiKS Muvcmiiiit In liorinany Eiyht tu Kcgain Proiiurly.
Mrs. Adoliihus Uusch, ot St. Louis, retuniii'S ''"oni ^ long slay in Ger¬ many, is lielil tomporarily at Key n-'esr Flii., I'or e.xiimination by im¬ migraiiou authorities and agoiita ot tbe Uopartmenl of Justice. She is cbirf owiiur oC tho groat hruwory aud other properties seized at St. Louis by the alien property custodian.
Various iiuostioiis are to be asked Mrs. Bii.'^ch concerning chiefly her Anierican citizenship, her niovomonta yrhile abroad and what it any means she now has ot communicating with persons in Germany. Uepor;ation Is not contemplated, ofllcials said and Jlrs. Uriah's release in a day or two is expected.
The Government has kept in touch with tlie return journey ot Mrs. Bu- > sch from the time she lett Germany' about si.x months ago after a stiiy o£-f several years. She came by way ot SB'itzcrlaiid, Spain and Cuba. She has two children iu Germany one ot whom is married to a captain in the German army, and the other to a German business man. The alien property
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The Red Cross is Helping to Win the War in a Thousand Ways
$7000 is the Quota to be Raised
By Nazareth and Vicinity
Drive for this amount from June 20-24
GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR
SCHOENERSVILLE ORANGE PICNIC AU0,24
Planning tor Monster Utiting With
Many Attractive features tor
Old and Young.
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XATIO.N.AL AV.\I4 S.VVIXCiS D.VY
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OI'i;i{AT!()\ TAT'GIIT
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Ia accordance with the call issued bv our 1'reB.idont undor date of .Mav :^"9th.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN STARTS TONIGHT
WAU DKfAKTMKVTS SHOW l'K«K-|:i)rKK IV .VOTIFY'IXO KKLATIVE OF CASUALTIES.
WK.MIHV MAV SUKI> BY
IJY HIS WIP'H
Nazaretti Cliapter of Red Cross War
Fund Op'ju Ttiis iivening, June
20-24 at Y. M. C. A.
The demand for specialists in the
Friday June 118, National War Army is increasing daily. Mechanics
custodian's Savings Day will bo cbserved In East and technicians of aii kinds, includ-
oirueWiTs not disposed to discuss the Allen township culminating with ing radio and buzzer operators, are
case That there will be a stubborn meetings In the following public needed by the Signal Corps. ielit mado to regain tho property schoi buildings, Lilly's Snyder's and In nearly every large city the Fed-
•aken over by the government is irn- the Settlement. eral Board ot Vocational Training
ierstood '^^^ meetings are called for eight through local school authorities, has
Harry n. Hawes, of St. Louis, her o'clock in tho evening and patriotic establlsned schools ot rarllo commu-
counsel^ went to Switzerland to con- speakers will bo pre.sent and particl- iiications where men ot draft age vho Campaign for .N'azareth and vicini-
Ier with Mrs. Hirsch when tho Gov- pate. have not been called may receive a ty ^^.jn Q^,^,J^ o„ Thursday, June 20th
erment took its first steps in the case The progress ot the War demands |)roliminary course in tho operation
last N'ovember, aii |
Month | 06 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1918 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19180620_001.tif |
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