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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1918
NO. 15
[flAL CONSUMERS ON EQUAL FOOTING
purchase of Domestic Sizes by Car¬ load Prohibited by Fuel Administrator.
ITNCn.E SAM'S TABLOID
TAIiKERS DIIlRtJT HPOKES-
MK\ FOH GOVERNMENT.
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Tbe purchase of domestic sizes of coal !)>¦ ^'^^ carload, a custom practl- Ld in tli" 1'^^^ '*y ™*^"y consumers .ith largo liousos to Ijeat, was stop¬ ped A special ruling applied to tills J^ of buyiug was put out. by Wil¬ liam I'otter, State Fuel administrator « follows:
Effectivo at once, shipments of do¬ mestic sizes of antliracite in carload lots direct to consumers aro prohi¬ bited.
Henceforth, according to Mr. Pol¬ ler's ollice, domesllc fuel can be pur¬ chased only through the dealers. Xbe order applies everywhere in tlio State, 'i'liis ruling it was said, is (upplemeniary to the Government order forbidding consumers using more than six tons annually from lay¬ ing 111 more than two-thirds of tlieir lupplies until all consumers havo had a cliaiice to safeguard their winter's coal siuiply. As a check to enforce the "iHi-carload" ruling operators will be reciuired to givo the Stale ad- minislratioti the number of every car leaving tbeir mines so that it may be
That the    operators    approve the lApril 1   reduction  of  thirty  cents a Iton, which the Government substitu- for   the   usual   fifty-cent   cut   of lother years, was indicated in tho fol¬ lowing   statement   from   the   general ^mmittee   of   anthracite   operators. Under the sales policy to govern |Uie anthracite   industry   during   tho TO months beginning April 1 as just fixed and announced  by the Federal luel administration,   there  will  be a Iteady price  basis during tho  whole fcerioil.    This will tend better to dis¬ tribute tho demand and  it  wlli not Penalize any consumer because of in- Mlity to get coal next month.     In a bord,    those     who     get    deliveries lihrough the subsequent four months ill gel the same discount as thoso Irho receive  in April   the  coal  they ^rder that month.
"This thirty cents discount running rough (ive months equals $1.50, iiactly the same as the total ofthe ireviously applied sliding scale of iscounts, lifty, forty, thirty, twenty ind len cents, so that to tho produ¬ iers it is tho samo thing. The full dvaiitage will aecuro to consumerrf. "The coal will be produced and dis- Jributed to the anthracite marketa in •he largest possible amount. As has Jbeen pointed out, the production next ¦lonth cannot possibly fill the orders lhat have been and will be i^laced, liut there should be no question that ill actual needs can be supplied, pfhere orders covering foi ward ro- [Ulrements are not filled during pril they will be later, and, under |li« discount arrangement to be ap- lUed, the consumer is at no disad¬ vantage over his neighbor who gets ¦otl ahead of him.
"The thirty-cent discount, standing Piroiigh five months, also will relieve retailers from tho trouble and hard ngs which they would have en- jountered from dissappointed custo- pers had lho usual sliding scale of pacounts been mado effectivo this 'MT.
"What the situation calls for, look- tat forward to next winter, is that |T«m now on every ton of »nthracite 'hlch can be produced—the Industry iledges Itself lo the maximum  out¬ put which labor and other conditions ibtU enable—shall  get  promptly  to [he ultimate consumers.     In such a Wy there can be attained the fullest preparation for future necossltlee. 'Forehanded ordering of anthracite fnaites the best assurance of a  full ^apply, fairly distributed, aa the fuel fjomlnlstration    undertakes     to  seo
History is made In a hurry, but tho writing of history ia dtawn out through the weary years.*
When this war is over, the flrst historians will talk of generals and admirals; of liquid flre and poison¬ ous gases; of machines that shoot 20 miles and of guns that mow men down like ripe wheat before a hurri¬ cane; of the doings ot armies and tanks.
And after a whilo the real histor¬ ians will come to see that language had as much to do with victory as lead and steel; that words aro as powerful as ordnance; that the men who helped the Government with their heads and tongues share the glory In equal degree with tho men who pulled triggers and aimed fleld pieces.
"The pen is mightier than the sword," but the spoken word Is mightier than either.
No history of this world war will be complete unless full chapters are devoted  to  the  Pour Minute  Men.
You go Into a movie theatre, and between the reels a man comes upon the stage and talks in a rapid fire of words for four minutes.
He bows, witlks from the stage, and the show goes on.
That man is a direct spokesman for the United States Government.
The message he delivers comos straight from Washington, and the words he utters aro words the ad¬ ministration at the Capital wants the great American public to know.
He is a small cogwheel in a great machine that turns and moves with the precision of a bank presenting a sight draft.
Throughout the States thousands of men like him are doing precisely what he Is doing.
Their talks are all inspired, and they get their cues from bulletins Is¬ sued by the Division of the Four Minute Men Committee on Public In¬ formation.
At frequent Intervals the topics upon which they talk are changed, and those changes are uniform from tho great Atlantic to the still greater Pacific.
Thus do the desires, the hopes, the alms, the aspirations, nnd the accom¬ plishments of the administration reach every corner of the land sim¬ ultaneously.
NAVY MEN SCEPTICAL ON UNSjNKABLE SHIP
Experts Think Buoyancy Boxes Would
Require Too Much Kecunstructlon
-See Much Time Lost.
EVA.VGElilSTIC HEUVICE
WELL ATTENDED IN THE
MORAVIAN   CHURCH.
The evangelistic services In the Moravian Church during this week are being well attended. On Sunday th^ro were large crowds at the church, Itev. Greenfield, the evan- gell»t, Is giving stirring sermons. Many persons think he has greatly Improved, since his last visit here : two years ago. Many out of town \ ... , ,     , people are coming In to the services.
Naval  experts  anticipate an  unfa-        After the services on Sundav even- ; yorable report from the board headed   ^g^  ,^0  Men's Meeting was  largely by   Ilear-Adralral  Albert  G.  Winter-; attended  and  proved  an  interesting' halter,   which     has  just     completed   meeting I
tests of the former Austrian steamer ;      Bishop  C.   L.  Moench,  of  Bethle-1 Lucia, which has been equipped with   ,,pm, was present at the Sunday even- [
designed ^ j^g .service and took part by reading | the scripture    lesson.       The special
U. S. TROOPS UNAIDED RAID OERMAN LINES
MERCHANTS TAKING
LIBERTV BONDS ACTUATED
BY PATRIOTIC MOTIVES.
One who subscribes for a Liberty Bond and gets credit as a patriot for , doing so Is not acting patriotically if
First Jllach WilHoiit Frencli Help tar- ^ i"r.r.'';"'i'',np'i":.!?e"'n's'.'"; rled Olll on Tinil From WUh «lo    ; ZrS^r^^TZ^lI^I^T., iHi
FIRE WIPED OUT
REVERE HOTEL
U. S. Casualties.
the Governement, it is the actual loan; shifting the bond to some one else does not help.
The same objection lies to ex¬ changing I..il)erty Loan Bonds in trade.       Merchants offering    to take
Also Destroyed Store and Residence
Occupied by Harry Kiefer,
The Postmaster.
CHARGED \X\Tn SETXINO '
lilQUOR TO SOTiDTERS.
IaTAMY REALT? CO. TO BB
AI.LOWED TO D1.SBAND.
Harry Kuebler,  as  master In  the
•oceedlngs to  disband   the  Taiamy
J»m Company,   has   flled   his   re-
^ft, recommending   lhat   the   com-
^ay be allowed to disband, and flx-
1 a schedule  for  tho  distribution
the funds.    According  to  his  re-
^. at the time of the hearing tho
¦»6w of tho company amounted  to
iui.675.42, with    a possible    incro-
"leitof J528.24. which  was paid  to
rhi l"^""'*''!  revenue  collector,   and
i^v    ,   ^'''^ "-o l'ave boen improp-
C.i        °^*^''-    "uwever, tho distri-
PJilouis fixed on tho basis of %\0,-
iBrt 1 *''''''* '8 "i» amount in _ «a less the cosU of the action. Of ?« amount, the Nazareth National ««, aa holder of a20 of tho 1(26 I Jt'o'* '° receive 10,187.67. aud "rein p ^^' *'¦ "¦ Schmidt. E. U. lan « K ^''-''"bart aud 1. A. Bach- «i„ ""Iders of one share each "10 receive Jll.07.
>IJ)l£irj?U .SAILOR
WELEARE  FUND.
1
Ht
Two liquor ca.^es, involving sol¬ dier.s "from Camp Crane, were dis¬ posed of at Pollco Court at AUen¬ town, Saturday. Both civilian pris¬ oners pleaded guilty to purchasing liquor from men In uniform. It was proven that Robert Seip, of Daniels¬ ville, who was ono of the defendants, was not entirely mentally responsible for his aot and he was dismissed without a fine upon condition that his relatives keep him at Daniels¬ ville.
Herbert Heiney, of Alientown, the other defendant, was arrested Fri¬ day evening at 10 o'clock by a Pro¬ vost Guard aftor ho had purchased a pint of whiskey and was about to hand it to a soldier. The soldier fled without the whiskey but Heiney was turned over to Officer Clause of the military police.
At  police  court  Saturday  Heiney, who has been arrested repeatedly In \ tho  past,  admitted   buying  the  pint j of liquor with the Intention of hand¬ ing It oper    to a soldier    who  had ' given him a dollar to make tho pur¬ chase.    He  denied  any  intention  of making a profit out of the  transac¬ tion.     Heiney   said  that   the  soldier asked him to buy tho liquor because ho was sick with stomach cramps.
Included In the erldence presented
' was tho fact that one of the prisoners
i had purcha.sed four half-pint bottles
of whiskey at one time In a Hamilton
street saloon.     He took the whiskey
from the barroom into a lobby of a
, nearby hotel where he offered It for
sale    to tho soldiers    at a proflt of
I twenty-flve   eenta   a   pint.    He   was
bold    enough    to accost    a  Provost
guard  and  offer  him   liquor.     From
that tlmo on he was placed under sur-
, veillance and his arrest together with
I throe men from Camp Crane follow-
^ed.       Heiney  was sentenced    to  ten
days In Jall on bread and water.
NEW r. S. ARMY RIFLE
SHOWS IMPKOVEMENTS
OVER OTIIER MODELS.
interior   "buoyancy   boxes" to make her unsinkable.
That the sihip will remain afloat after receiving Injuries which would sink a craft of ordinary construction is conceded but constructors aro of the opinion that the "buoyancy boxes" would not prevent a torpedo damaging the vessel to such an ex¬ tend that she would bo of no further value ns a supply ship or cargo car¬ rier. In taking this position, naval engineers endorso the decision al¬ ready reached by the Shipping Board. Proponents of the"buoyancy box" idea are expected to press its adop¬ tion in the case of array transports holding that, even if the vessel when torpedoed settled until her decks are awash, the lives of most of those on board still would be protected.
It is not believed, however, that this advantage will impress navy con¬ structors sufficiently to win their en-
' dorsement.
The Winterhaltei bord. It v/as said is  preparing     its official    report  for
j Secretary Daniels. '
When tho    "buoyancy    box" plan
' was proposed to the Shipping Board,
I the principal objection mado was the time which would be lost In equip¬ ping ships now In aervlce, »s well IS in building nev,' vessels. Conser¬ vative    ostimaten     were that    from
; struction would be necessaiT In the case of vessels In service, and that an appreciable time must bo added to thafnow required to build new ships. This feature was deemed of mora importance even than the admitted substantial reduction in cargo-carry¬ ing capacity.
In this connection It wa.i learned that a conference of allied nav^l con¬ structors, held soon after the United States entered the War. went thoro-
i ughly into the question of unsinkable ships and that the members, with one excoption, came to the conclusion lhat it would be unwise to attempt the construction of torpedo-proof craft.
volunteer choir Is In charge of Rev, Paul S. Meinert, pastor of the con¬ gregation. At the Sunday evoning service there was a full orchestra ac¬ companing the choir. Professor ITarry Kern, organist, presides at the piano. I
Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock \ there will be a meeting for men only, when  Rev.  Greenfield  will  speak  to the men. '
Services every evening this week, ' and on Sunday morning and evening Rov. Greenfield will deliver the ser-1 mons.
Everybody is invited to attend the ' services   and   enjoy   the   singing   of gospel hymns.
An American raiding party enter¬ ed the German trenches along the Toul sector at 6 o'clock Monday mor-
ning after an artillery bombardment ^^-^ Loan"'Bomrs"'i;rexcliange'Tor of forty-five minutes, and brought merchandise aPe doubtlessly actu- back much niatenal and information ^j^,, ^^ patriotic motives, but such but captured no prisoners. It was transactions tend to defeat a primary tdie first raid undertaken by the ^^j^^^ „y ^^^ h„„,, ^^, ^^^ ^^^^^^_ Americans without the aid of the ^^^^^ ^j ^^^^,^ ^„^, ^j,^ discouraging French. ,.  ,, , , of expenditures.     Bonds so exchanged
The raid was highly successful, as ^^^ j.^ ^„^, ^^^^^ immediatelv sold the enemy withdrew many men from ^^ jj^^ „pg„ ^^^k^ ^j^i^,^ t^^^t^ ^^_ the front line when the bombardment ^^^^^ ,,,j, j^arket price and affects uidicated that a raid might fol ow. adversely the sales of future issues. The raiders reported that American secretary McAdoo expresslv states gunfire had created destruction in the   „,^f  ^1,^^^  j,  „„  ^^,^^^^  „„   ^^^ ^^
German positions and had torn gaps „f ^.^^^ Government to prevent or la¬ in the enemy barbed wire entagle- ^^^f^^^ ^H,, i^guimate trading in ments.     The Oerman batteries came   ^„„,, f^.j,^ j„ Liberty Bonds.
It is one of the great objects of the Treasury Department to have these bonds held as permanent Investments by the people and paid for out of savings, thus at once providing funds for the Government and conserving labor and material.
There are the soundest reasons for
Into action, but accomplished noth¬ ing toward disturbing the progress of the  raid.
The Americans entered tbe enemy trenches behind one aide of a "box" barrage which moved forward in front of them. They found numer¬ ous Germans  hiding in  the dugouts.
.TOHN D'S INCO^fE TAX
IS.'iS, lOO.OOO THIS YEAR.
I'SE OF SOLDIERS AS GUARDS FOR fNDT^STRIAL PLANTS
LS   NOT   RECOMMENDED
A memorandum made public by the War Department concerning the use of armed guards about industrial plants cont.nlns the following:
"The soldier In training who haa offered his life for the defense of country should not sacrifice his effec¬ tiveness hy performing police duty in
I .Tohn D. Rockefeller will pay this year to the Government approximate¬ ly $38,400,000 income tax, if the es- ! thniBte recently made by a financial I authority Is correct. This is within $3,000,000 of the amount collected in personal Income taxes from the entire country In   1915. i
The   thirty   wealthiest   persons  of, the country will pay ahopt $124,500.- 000,   which   is   nearly   four-fifths   of the  total  income     tax    receipts  for
1h'>se figures are reached by use cf the r:.ct that all Incomes nf more Ihan $2,(00.000 must pay a surtax of C'.'i [ (-r reijt. In addition to this there are also the normal taxes and the excess profits ta.t. Few, If ir.v of these wealthy persons will ha"e '.o pay an exces''. proflts tax. as their income'almost entirely is derived frcm secu"ities on which thnt (ax al- reiidy is collected.
William T^. Edwards, collector of liitcrnal revenue for the N.^w York rllstrlct, said it was fair to .issume that only one-quarter of such in¬ comes would be liable to the 44 per rent, normal tax. Thua, by taking 03 per cent, for the surtax and 1 por cent, for the normil tax, a fair a])- proxiraation of the amount of in¬ come tax is reached.
In   the  hand-to-hand   fighting   which   ,,oi,iinK  Liberty  Bonds.     There  quo- fo   owed a number of the enemy were   j^jj^^g  ^^^^^ ^^   ^y^^  ^^^^^   „_
killed  and  wounded  and  left In the   ^^^^^^ ^^a^,  a  loss  onlv  to  those
trenches. ^   ,^   .       ....       '«^ho   sell.     The   financial   history   of
Going  far  beyond   their  objective  ^^^ ^^j,,tp^ 3^^^^^ ,^„^g ^j^^^ i„ t,„p, the   raiders   penetrated   the   German   „f ^^^^^ ^,^  ^j ,f^ ^^^^^  ^^^^  g„„^
above par, some as high as 139. The tremendous growth of our resources and of our trade, our domestic trade alone having increased from $30,000- 000,000 to $64,000,000,000 in the last four years, warrants the belief that  our  Government bonds  are  the
LACK  OF  KNOWT.EDGE
OF  GAS  DEFENSE
FATAL TO SOLDIERS.
line three hundred yards. A few fights developed on the way, but the Germans were driven off. The .Americans failed to find most of the Germans who had been withdrawn hurriedly from the front line, al¬ though  they searched  for them.
In the hand-to-hand fighting the- soundest Investments in the world Americans used the.r automatic pis- ^^^, ^.^^.^ ^^^ restoration of peace tols and rifies. During the raid the ^o^.^Hona will command a handsome American  machine    guns    placed  a ;„„, ;„ the market.
barrage in the enemy back areas in  ^
order to prevent a counter-attack.
The Americans fought so fast and did their work so quickly that the medical men who accompanied them had little to do. Every American who left the front line returned.
On their way back the Americans encountered a German listening post, which fired at them. Tn less time than it takes to tell it, the Germans in the post were silenced.
The Americans reached their own lines without one Gorman shell hav¬ ing fallen anywhere near them, for it was all over so quickly the Ger¬ man batteries did not have a good chance to get into a ctlon. The Americans were inside the enemy lines for fifteen minutes.
wn.L RFcnnT labor
THAT WORLD MAY EAT.
THOI SANDS APPLY FOR CT.ERI- CAL .TODS JN W.\SHINGTON.
"The world on the verge of star¬ vation. Unless the seriousness of the  situation  can  be brought  to  the
,,,    „„„. ,.  „ „, „,„„„„,    !,„„,   „, jv people of the United States with such
fhe protection of property back of the ' , i, . ,     .
ii„ rrr.,    .„ 41,1 .».,»    it »v,„ „>.¦. „„ force as to cause  them  to volunteer
lines.     This Is the duty of the citizen ..    .        _„.„      f _  p    „   „    i      t  .v
at   home their  services  for  farm  work  at  the
•irrn.   tu    t— t       „„ -.- -„ .       . ordinary wages paid farm labor dur-
The theater for operations for ar- ,       ju      _„ «  »    „ • ...i      ~_ -
i„„,    „,.. ,    .,       u tn  o TJ     „. ins the present spring and summer,
med soldlera    Is the    battlefield    of .,"   „     ,   „,,       „;  , ^.    „,,,   .     _ '
¦o T71    V,     1 .411 «       I,     11   -1. the  production  of  foods wll   be  so
Europe.     Each   c vil ian     should  aid .„., j     „  .     ,      „   ,,      v„n,
hia countrv bv actine as a euird for f'"^ta''P'l  as  to  jeopardize  both   our
• tZ HoV^Hnn L/ nrfv«nffnrn/fr,tri individual and national Interests." , the detection and prevention of Intr - warning from John C. Frazee,
'fhv'.n^r« inn^ nf'fhe /™ In  on; «' ^he civilian serrice department of thy operations of the enemy In our Pennsylvania committee of pub-
raldst.     Each   soldier   unr^ecessar ly / prefaces    the announce-
The necessity for thorough and continuous training of troops In gas defense Is shown by a statement proved hy captured German docu¬ ments:
The Germans at a certain position on the wes.tern front knew the British were planning to deliver a gaa at¬ tack on a German division equipped with marfka. but poorly trained in their use. In spite of the fact tbat they had several days to drill before conditiona were suitable for the British attack, yvhen it waa flnally made hundreds of German casualties reanlted.
Many kinds of gasses are used in modern warfare. Some merely af¬ fect the eyes temporarily, and are moro     Irfconvenient     than     serious.
detained aa a guard In this country ! alda and abets the enemy In Europe. I "Often a guard may be needed for the safeey of a factory. When it Is, it should he supplied by the owner of the factory, by the mnnlclpallty, or by the State
ment of a state-wide drive to recruit farm workers, which will be begun on March  18.
The recruiting campaign will be conducted by the United Ststee pub¬ lic seiTlce and boys' working reserves in   co-oper«tlon  with  tho   new  agri
These measures apply not onlT^t^  ;"^lt'ur;rikbo;'se;^i;e section"of""'the
Washington, D. C, March 14, 191,S —The American men and women are eager to accept every oiiportu- Other eases are terrible In their ef- nitv to help in the nation's greatest feet unless proper protection is avail- undertaking is evidenced by the re- able. They are employed in clouds, sponses received to the announce- or In shells, bombs, and hand gre- ment of the United States Civil Ser- nades.
vice Commission of the need for gen- It is the work of the Field Train-
eral   clerks.     The   Commission   sent Ing Section  of the  Gas Defen.ae Ser-
out a call for clerks to be ejiployed vice to bring home to the Americac
in the    departments    in Washington, soldier the Importantance of his gas
and    January.   5, February    9.    and mask, to thoroughly drill him In Its
March    9  were set    as examination use and  to inspire confldence In  its
dates.       About    35,000 persons   ap- efficacy.
plied for admission to these examina-  ^	
tions.    A large percentage of the ap- BOYS m.^RGFD WITH THE
plications camo from  persons whose THEFT OF COPPER WIRE.
sole purpose in seeking Government 	
employment   waa   to   help   keep   the Julius     Karablnus     and     Marrln
war  machine moving.    This prompt Brodt,     of     Martin's     Creelt.     were
and heavy response haa made It un- brought  before   Alderman   Renss   on
ne«es8ary  to   hold   further  examina- Saturday to answer a charge of ste*!-
tions for general cleric in the near fu- Ing copper wire from the Alpha Port
manufacturing plants, but are epually applicable to shipyards, grain elera- tors, and stores of supplies."
public safety committee. To speed the work churches thruout the state will be requested to make Sunday, March 24, "Farm Labor Day," on which pastors or four-minute speak¬ ers will urge men and boys to take up agricultural work.
SUGAR  StTPPLY  ASSURED
FOR MANLT^ACTURERS   '
OP FOOD PRODUCTS.
•jcemiJ'"'^''*''''" Cliurch of America ¦Zv,'°^''"<^t«1 a campaign to l^elYuu'""" '" properly and ado- Wlanrt V*'"'' "f her 165.000 sold- ¦M n»v 1^^ '" ^^^ various camp:* IS ilz'l^ stations. Thia effort was mlted ;* "^ " united church re- ««Mof , ."""'"¦''"'^'^ success. la¬ ke liL, * ''"-' amount asked for han a  ''fports Indicate that more
.1 ^^^ Lutherans    of  this en- ¦"er w«v II —  "''"   ""'¦•   '"  "
iUon. Th '"""^ "^'*®' <lenoml- Pon* whi/v, * *•¦" "»*ny cougrega- r<J temnn *¦¦? "^t'sa^J to be sup- i^ttAr"'^ '" °"1«^ "^"^t the Iw na?^ ' "^>' engage in army m^TlLrJ""^- '^^^ Lutheran *» tMuin^"* '"'"'>' <=»»''Pl»»ln8 and '"t**! Ji.K'/""* coming In dlroct ^^ »Uh her boyg.
>«utrv o. j     " i-uinorans    of  tl ^1« to ?«i? ^"''' '"'¦«« t""<l «"" «
The United States rifle, model of 1917, commonly called the modi¬ fied pjiifleld, has now l>6en tested In the servico of tho Army a sufflcient time to warrant tho assertion that it moro than justifies tho claims made for It, accor<ling to a statement au¬ thorized by the Secretary of War.
The new rifle takes a .30-caliber cartridge, which has the advantage over the British Enfield of being rim¬ less. It has been found that unless rim cartridges are fed through tho magazine uniformly with the rim of the top cartridge ahead of the rim of the one Immediately below, jams are likely to occur.
The model o' 1917 has on over-all length of 4 0.3 inches; a total weight Including oiler and thong case and bayonet of 10 pounds ami 5 ounces. The breech mechanism is of tho bolt typo.
NAZARETH  C.KOCEIS  SOLD
E(i«S SO CENTS A DOZEN.
fleorgo Stocker. grocer, of East Oentris street, Nazareth, had a run on his store resembling a run on a shaky bank on Saturday, when he put Ihe retail price of eggs down to 30" cents a dozen. The fact that he was selling fresh eggs at such a low figure wa.s soon nolsfd around in tbe town, and somo dealer offered him 30 c«ata a dozen for two crates. Stocker, however declared that ho would give his customers the bene¬ fit ot the price. Instead of shipping them out of town Some of the eggs he sold at 30 cents a dozen, bad cost him 30 cents, he aald.
EACH RATTI-E PLANE
NEEDS   EXTR.V   EQITPAfENT AND STAFF OF SKH.LED MEN.
 . I
After three years of warefare the ' total number of alrplants able to take tho air at any one time on either side I of   the   western   front   has   not   been I over   2,500.     Each   plane  in  the  air " i
requires a force of 46  men, two re-i     'Manufacturers    of essential    food placement planea on the ground, and   producta   have   ben   advised   by   the ono training plane for every pilot who   Pood Administration that they will be ; eventually reaches the front, with an   able to obtain their full necessary re- I extra engine for eaoh plane. ¦ qulrements of sugar for manufaotu
1     The life of a plane is not more than   ring    purposes    during    the coming two months, and the engine must be   year.
overhanled after each 75 hours.: This applies particularly to packers Now that American battle planes aro of fruit condensed milk, such vegeta- ; going overseas, the great problem is bles for tho presentation of which to secure the thousands of skilled sugar may be necessary, as well as to mechanics, engine-men, motor repair tho houaewlves, for usage in preser- men, wood and metal workers needed ' ving purposes. As soon as the car to keep tho planes In perfect condl- shortage Is relieved, according to the tion This engineering and mechani-| Food Administration statement, sup- cal forco at the airdromes, the flying Cuba piles of sugar will be available fields, and repair depots, both bore for these purposes. Shipments from and behind tho I'nes in France, Is a Cuba are stoadily increasing, vital industrial link in tho chain to | All canners have been advised to air   supremacy. 1 hold for war purposes such quantities
l»ETITION PRESENTED TO COURT.
ture. Examinations for stenograph¬ ers and typewr'ters and for clerks trained in certain special or techni¬ cal lines are still being held.
The most    pressing ne^^d    of the
land Cement Company at Martin's Creek on March 3. They both pleaded guilty and were held In |200 bail   for  court.
Julius Karablnus.     Tony    Marlllo
Government service in Washington and Eddie Dullak were brought up right now is for a large number of for a similar charge said to have oc- well qualified stenographers. The cvrred February 24. They were al- Civil Service Commission urges per- so held In $200 bail for court, sons who are equipped to pass tho it la alleged the boys stole copper stenography part of the exemlnatlon wire on March 3 to the amount of to apply at once. Examinations are $31.25 and on Fehruary 24 wire to held at leaat once a week in 450 of the amount of $SB.OO. In one In¬ the principal cities. Definite infor- atance the boys carted the wire off mation and application blanks may be in a wheelbarrow. Julius Karlblnus obtained from representatives of the Sr., gave bai! for his son and Eddie Civil Service Commission at post Dullak. A friend went bail for Mar- offices.                     '                                    ^in Brodt.    Tony Marrllo's father wa=
be  at  the
The property of Leroy L. Walters, i proprietor of the Mount Vernon Ho¬ tel, known as the Revere Hotel, and located at Revere, Bucks county, was completely destroyed by fire early Monday morning, along with another building, used as a store, residence and post ofl[ioe, by Harry Kiefer, both structures being burned to the ground. The occupants fled In their night clothing and saved practically nothing. All postofllce contents were burned.
Early Sunday evening. Mr. Wal¬ ters, accompanied by Cummings Con- roy, left Easton for the purpose of putting the hotel in shape. Mr. Cummings is the proprietor of the hotel and had intentions of opening up on April 19. They retired early, and shortly after midnight Walters was awakened by a sharp, crackling noise, while the pungent odor of smoke assailed his nostrils. He hurriedly awakened Mr. Conroy. By this time the flre had gained such headway that all efforts to head it off were fruitless, and the men very narrowly escaped death In making their exit from the building. As it was, they were obliged to grasp whatever clothing was within reach, and dress in the street.
Fanned by the high wind the flames spread rapidly and in a very short time the entire structure was a roaring mass of flames, which quickly spread to the adjoining build¬ ings. The 6-year-old son of Harry Kiefer, the proprietor of the post- office, was still asleep and it was with considerable risk and difflculty that the boy was rescued from the burn¬ ing building.
Seeing that the bystanders were too paralized to do anything to pre- : vent the spreading of the flames, Conroy and Walters rushed to a nearby pump, and attempted to keep the fire from spreading by throwing buckets of water upon the adjoining buildings, and the postoffice, but their efforts were fruitless.
The loss of this property is quite 'a blow to Mr. Walters, as it is only partly covered by insurance. He had put quite a large sum of money in the remodeling of the place, and had only ashort time ago purchased new furniture and rugs. Tbe loss is estimated at about $15,000. Noth¬ ing is known about the loss of the adjoining property as yet. but it Is believed  it will be quite heavy.
The fire is supposed to have started In the chimney, which waa somewhat defective.
The plight of the Kiefer family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Kiefer and two children, a girl about 12 years old and a son about R was most piti¬ able. They were awakened just as the roof of their home was about to cave in, and rushed from the burn¬ ing house in their night clothing. Every article of wearing apparel, their furniture, the stock of their store, the entire contents of the postoffice Including postage stamps, thrift stamps, receipts In cash, regu- I Iar and registered mail, and checks ! were destroyed. On Saturday Mrs. Kiefer had cashed checks to the amount of $200 for school teachers. These were still In the cash drawer and were destroyed. The spring clothing for the entire family had just been purchased and this was en- ^ tirely lost.
The Kiefer family arrlred at the home of Mrs. Margaret Powell, mother of Mrs. Kiefer. who reeldea at 120 2 Bushkill street, Easton. jThey bad to borrow enough clothing to make the trip. Mr. Kiefer had to return on account of hia dutiee as postmaster, to take care of any mall which may arrive. No arrangements have as yet been made by Mr. Kiefer for opening a postoffice in another place, but this will have to be done in a short time. The only thing which was saved from the flre waa some money belonging to a baseball team, which Mr. Kiefer kept In a safe. This safe Is Intact, and the money Is atill inside.
F.ARMERS nOUUOW OVER $50,000,000   FROM
FARM LOAN R.VNKS.
if canned corn, peas, tomatoes, string beans, and salmon as they may have on hand. Such quantities as are not want«l will be released witl in a few days after receipt of reports showing stocks on hand,  which mffst be sub-
.Mrs. M. S. Seip, of Easton, presi¬ dent of the Northampton County Women's       Christian       Temperance
Union, Is working with the members   fitted   fo   the   Food   Admlnlstratloh of  the  local   unions  throughout   the   before March 15.
county, circulating a petition, which  ^	
was  filed     at  tho  court     house  this   TEMPORARY nillDC.E AT
During the month of January $11,- 787,517 were paid out to farmers of the United States by the Federal land banks on long-time first mortgage loans, according to a statement by Federal Farm Loan Board.
On February 1 the total amount of money paid out to farmers since the establishment of the Federal land banks was $50,782,432, covering 24.-
0 20 loans closed.    The total amount of loans applied   for up  to  February
1 was     $260,556981,     representing 112,146 applications.
working and could not bearing but promised to come to Eas¬ ton to furnish bail for his son so thaf the boy need not spend the night in jail.
THE  THIRD  IvIBERTY  1X)AN.
SPECIAL LICENSE ISSUED
TO COVER SHIPMENTS
TO TROOPS  ARRO.^D.
WIDOW  WANTS ESTATE SOLD.
we<>k protesting against tho granting of the liquor license to the Northam¬ pton County Agricultural Society. The petition had a number of signers. They claim under tho decision of Judge Trexler, of the Superior Court, in the Lebanon County case. It is Il¬ legal and In all probability if the lo¬ cal court grants the license it will be taken before the Superior Court.
WEDDED. j
Bertha    Moser,     of  Easton,    and Theodore    Strouse,    of  UiegelsvlUe, rt-ere united tn marriage on Saturday evening at 7 30 oclock by Rev J. A. [ Kllck    at the parsonage    on    North, Broad Street, Nazareth.
IlETHUJIHEM   IS  OPENED.
Replacing the nearly century-old covered bridge across the Lehigh River, whilo the new million dollar hill-to-hlll bHdge Is being built, the $26,000 temporary bridge was open¬ ed Saturday afternoon with special ceremony, and the old bridge closed. In addition to referring In Lie speech to the million dollar bridge soon to be built. Mayor Arch Johnson also sta¬ ted that the new Union depot, which will be built at the same time, wlli coat nearly a million dollara.
In the eatate of the late John F. Beitel, of Nazareth, a citation has been issued on the trusteos requiring them to show cause why an order to sell real estate should not be granted. The rule is returnable before Judgo -McKeen,..March 18, at 9.30 A. M.
The citation waa applied for by Mrs. Ida E. Beitel, widow of the de¬ cedent, and she seeks permission to sell a property to Henry Male for $4,020. The trustees are Dr. Thomaa Cope, Judge R. C. Stewart, Samuel K. Odenwelder, William J. Daub, John     R.  Relnheimer,    L.  P.
According to an announcement by the War Trade Board a special license haa been issued covering shipments made by persona In the United Statea to. and for the personal use of. Indi¬ viduals serving in the United States .^rmy or N'avy or the American Red Croas abroad.
Thia llcen.se doea not permit ship¬ ments by persons in this country to .\merlcan prisotiera of war. but has been Issued to facilitate small per¬ sonal shipments to soldiers and sai¬ lors and Red Cross workers by do¬ ing away with the necessity of secur¬ ing an individual export license In each case. Shipments by mall under this license must be made In accord¬ ance with the regulations of the Post Offlce Department. If It becomes necessary later to limit this license to certain specified commodities no¬ tice will be given through the press.
The campaign for the Third Lib¬ erty Loan will be opened on the 6th of April, the anniversary of the dec¬ laration of a state of war between the United States and Germany.
The amount, terms, and conditions of the loan are dependent upon fur¬ ther leglalatlon and will be announce aa soon aa Cngreas hai granted the necessary powers.
Secretary McAdoo chose the Bth of April as the day to open the cam¬ paign as the most fltting date to call for a patriotic response to the sum¬ mons to duty to every American, to ask from the people at home the same fervent patriotism that actuates our gallant sone on the battleflelds of France and on the waters of the At¬ lantic.
KNIGHTS OF THE C.OLDEN EAGLES WOOP-IT-IT
CAMPAIGN.
The "Item" auppIlM the bast news tn the   county.    Submjrlbo   for   It.
.\t the last meeting of the National Educational .Association a program Kostenbader and William .\I. Semple. was proposed to better rural schools It will be recalled thut Mr. Beitel and asking the Federal aid to the ex- willed his eatate to his wife during tent of $140,000,000. The plan her lifetime, and after thut a large would be carried out in 10 years, one- portion ot it is to be used to found tenth of the money being siwnt erch a home for children in memory of year, the Government to co-operate their late aon. \ with the States and counties.
During the weeks of March 26 and April 6. is designated by tbe Supreme and Orand Castles as the Whoop-lt-up Campaign for new members, and Naz¬ areth Castle. No 396 Knights o7 the Golden Eagles at Ita last meeting ap¬ pointed a committee to appoint teams and do publicity work. Following is the committee: H E Venter. H F Memmert and James Troxell. At the same time every member Is eon- aldered a member of the committee and lead their help In securing mem¬ bers. FurrtJer details will bs giren next week and some Instructions given at the next meeting, March It, do not fall to attend.