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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1918
NO. 22
MEN LEAVE FOR VARIOUS CAMPS
N.4Z.AHKTH DRDICATIOX OF 8EIIVICK KL.\0 .1X1) I.IH-
EHTY LOAN E.VKRCISEH.
Saturday afternoon at 2.30 P. M. in tlie main room of the High School the Nazareth High School Literary Society held a very Interesting meet¬ ing. Altho there was no school, the members decided to have the pro¬ gram as scheduled. A great many Iiarents, former members and friends of the achool were In attendance. Tho offlcers in charge ot the meeting were President Emma Warner; sec¬ retary, Mayme Koch. Tho following program was then rendered: Song, God Keep and Guide Our Men. Recitation, The American Flag,
Sarah   Heiney Talk, Our First Year in the War.
Webster Stover Song, Over Thore. Talk, The Stars on tho Flag,
Mary Kahler
left tor Camp I Song, Keep the Homo Fires Burning.
At tills point the  Principal of the
Exemption Board No. 2 of Norlliamp- I   ion County Sent A Large Num- r    ber Away for Military Duty.
On Saturday morning Local Board
Vo   "   of Xorthampton  Couuty  has
ient away one of the largest number
of dr.iftod men up to this tlmo. The  men  left  in Automobiles  for
Bethleiiem at 10 A. M. in the midst
ofa large crowd that gathered to bid
tbem 'Kood-liye."      There   were  34
nen  that  left  and   all   reported   on
icheilulQ time.    These  men  left  for
Camp I.cc. Virginia. On ."Monday morning the following
men    reported    and ' jjeadp, Md.
Oeorgo r. Johnson, G29 Ferry Street j High School introduced  the speaker
of the occasion Hon. Harry D. Kutz. For fully three quarters of an hour Attorney Kutz held the close atten¬ tion ot the audience with his master¬ ly discourse. His plea for the Lib¬ erty Loan was especially convincin and   logical
some very excellent advi(vB and illus- tratetl his talk with well chosen il¬ lustrations. On motion of Haven Happen, seconded by Helen Stout, a rising vote of thanks was tendered the speaker.
The school then assembled about the Flag pole in front ot the High School and the Service Flag was at¬ tached to tho flag pole underneatli the American flag. The school then aaluted the flag and all joined in singing   America.    The  exercises  on
Easton, Pa. Leon Lake, 57 Howell Ave., Phillips¬ burg, N. J. Clovton Vogel, 48 Green Street Naza- i  reth, Pa. fWlUiam   Black,   2404   Forest   Street
Easton, Pa. Frank Ferraro, R. D. No. 1, Nazareth,
Pa. Percy Brotzman, Cedarville, Easton,
Pa. limes J.  Carroll,  407  Grand  Street
Troy, N. Y.
Transferred   form   Frankfort,   In¬ diana. Morton Frantz, R. D. No. 2, Easton,
Pa.
They were conveyed to Bethlehem Ib automobiles.
Here they were escorted to tho itation by the Bethlehem 'Ban-d as were also those dratted men who left from Uethlehem.
30 HOUSES DROP, FEARED FOR MONTHS
Extensive Mine Settling In Heart of
Town Seriously Affects
Three Biociis.
Fear of an extensive mine cave that has haunted Pittston for several nionths was turned to a dreadful reality Tuesday afternoon when one man was killed, one injured, thirty business places and dwellings parti¬ ally wrecked and damage to the ex¬ tent ot .1100,000 was done by a cave in the mines of the White Coal Com¬ pany.
Edward Lynch, a hoisting engi¬ neer, was killed, and John Donough was Injured by the concussion of the cave. They were at the top ot a slope wh'jn tho tall occurred and the force ot it hurled Lyncli against trestle work, fracturing his skull and
TIktc Is nn old ciiNttini, \vlii<'li lm.s iM'cn in vo^iu' for many .v<'ars, lo make sottle- iiu'iit about .April 1st and we know many persons still keep this habit up. What bill.s are not paid cash during the year aro settled for .April 1st. Thinking that possilily, you could arrange fo pay that little accouiit, still due the "Item", we take this oppor¬ tunity to call your attention to this matter. Hoping you will K've this matter your pronijtt attention.
TELL OF WAR WORK I       FOR LUTHERANS
Ministerium Hears Plea for Co-opera¬ tion witii Committee Looking After Soldiers.
TWEXTY-EIGHTH SE8SIOX OF  WOMEN'S MIH-
8IOXAKY SOCIETY.
NAZARETH BORO HAS [GONE OVER THE TOP
'— ,. ,   ,    i„  ,,!„„  „f.^,  ,i,o  wol    fieiegaies  were pieaeui,,  ici#icooui..i..5   ^.tter reports ot me teams naa L-e, which is looking after the wel-   f„„,.j^,^,^ societies, five young womens   ^ade last Friday evening in tl areot    Lutheran    soldiers      '^"i.^^! societies and  several  mis.non  bands,   m   c.  A.  bui|fling only  a few rmy and other matters of wa   work,; ^^^^   C.   H.  Nadig,. president  ot  Lo-; ^.d'^dollar^Vere needed to rais
OPTICAL GLASS IS
XOW  :\LAXUI<\ACTURED IX THE UXITEI) ST.ATES.
\'arious    (luestions    submitted by . synodlcal committees a  plea for co- j operation with the National Commit¬ tee, which is looking after the wel ' fare
a i were touched upon at tho forty-ninth annual   convention   of   the   Ueading conference   of   the   Evangelical   Lu¬ theran Ministerium  of  Pennsylvania;!^'.* and  adjoining  States,   which  opened   " in St. James' Church Tuesday.
The convention oponed wi*h a com¬ munion service. It is lieing pre¬ sided  over by  Rev.   R.  B.  Lynch,  of
The 2 8th annual session of the. Women's Missionary Society of the j East Pennsylvania Classis of the Re¬ formed Church was held In Christ Reformed Church, South Centre St., j ICaston, April 25. Mrs. O. H. E j Rauch, of Easton, the President, pre- , sided. Mrs. C. F. Reiter of Christ: Church, welcomed the delegates at j the opening session in the mornin*.!
Rev. Dr. Henry S. Stahr the paator , ^he borough's Wuota for the Third added a tew words. About forty 1 n^erty Loan caiflpaign was $309,210. delegates were present, representing   After reports of the teams had been
the Y.
thou-
•jfrVere needed to raise the
high  Classis,     was a  visitor.       Onjy i reQuirejl...«»''amount     and     all     the
Impressive Gathering Held In The
Milchsack Memorial .Auditorium
to Hear the Beports.
Nazare'-h  ha's gone  over  the  top?
Optical glass eiiualiing the iiroduct of European     maiiufactureri,     from whom only it tormerly could be ob¬ tained, is now    being    produced    tor causing instant death.   Donough was ! ™"''ary use by the Bureau of Stand- thrown against the timber, receiving ' "["s^f ^''^ United States Department a broken arm and severe lacerations   °f   Commerce  and   several   privately and bruises, of the body.    Tlie force  7^""  factories.    One shipmn„t from   _ He  gave   the  students  ot tho tall  was  felt throughout- the I'^"'^ ,?'^,^,^   ». '^   "^    in i itisDurg   torjare playing in the war, and related
use by the Navy Departmont, contain- j t,,e wonderful success of tho recent ed 7S0 pounds of high-grade optical ! campaign for $750,000 among the glass—enough to provide lenses fo*.; (-hurches for welfare work among probably  750  binoculars. j t^ggg  soldiers.     He  referred   to   the
Development  in  glass  manufactu- r
greater part ot the mine and con¬ siderable damage was done company property.
The cave area extended over two blocks on North Main Street and takes in a portion of Union Street. This section of Pittston is known as the Junction. Several brick build¬ ings used tor business purposes are in the affected area. Among the buildings badly damaged are the P^ichobor Hotel, the Jordan property, tho Darlington property, the property
was a  visitor, preliminary business was  transacteat-fjjpjinjrgPg of the various teams were
in  the morning.     In  the absence  of ag^jj,   •¦gn   the  job"   for   more   sub-
rs. Ella Snyder, ot Easton, Mrs. S. scriptious   and   before   midnight   of
R.  Evans,     of  Easton,     was  named ; (he   same   levening   had   raised   the
socretary.     Resolutions of condolence amount to approximately $310,000.
were   sent   to   Dr.   Rufus   Miller,   of |_  , xite meeting was most interesting
Philadelphia,   on   the  death   of   Mrs. ^s   the   large  crowd   of   men,   women
Kutztown, Pa.    The opening address : ^}!},'''„-,'(r\°JZmIl.Tt the°Rl^ormcd T^ .l""'^"^'^'' ^T ^"'''"f'.^ ^^'"°«
...oc ,ll.^u,L.^.^ h,. tj„v  W   F   Delbert : the aftairs of women of the Reformed for tho various team captains to ap-
or-ro'tprv  nf  thP  *^'*"''<^''-     ^^^^' ^' ^' Evemoyer. wife pear and give results of  their work
secretary   oi   me   ^j ^j^^ pastor of the First Reformed ,ijey were entertained by a volunteer
Church,  Easton,  then addressed  the orchestra   of   local   musicians   under
delegates.     Election   ot   offlcers,   re- the able direction ot E. C. Schneebeli
ports  ot   committees  and  the   adop- ^ith  patriotic  songs  and  selections.
tion   of   the   new   constitution   wero After  the captains of  the various
scheduled  tor the afternoon session, teams had given their reports, N. K.
The   afternoon   session   was   opened putnam,  chairman     of  the    Liberty
with a devotional service, conducted Loan   committee   gave   the   audience
by Mrs.  F. A. Erwin, ot Bethlehem, i the  final   figures  ot  what  had   been
ven over to the accomplished  in  the  borough  up  to
om tho  oflScers that time.
I".  •¦••'^ uu^..--.  «,«« from ©ach of the Joseph  Brobston  delivered  an ad-
cal goods in this country were <^on-ZZnT^ernl^r^Mr'tTiOOo'^Z^l^^^^^^^
T ...t.__l„   ,-,1 ._   ,,^   I....:   ..    ._  Ithe   six   joung   womens   auxiliaries as  did  H.  D.  Kutz,    who     was the
represented  in the convention.    The speaker   of   the   evening.     Mr.   Kutz
following  officers    were     elected   to impressed   upon   the   minds   of   the
was delivered by Rev. W. F. Deibert,
ot   Birdsboro,   Pa
conference.
Rev. Mr. Deibert spoke ot the im¬ portant   part   the   Lutheran   soldiers
jjeveiopment in giass manuiaciu-, record tor patriotism made by Berks i "I " VoBrnnnn w^a^iv ring in the United States has been ¦ county, and pointed out that with : ?^'^,Vn ' " "Jrt^ ^r, similar to that ot dye making^    Be-'   hj^ty-four    parishes,    a    confirmed >fV'"^j/J^P°^^,f /''
Fnro   tho   -a-ar   nmn 11 fnntlirers   of   nnt  - ! , .  ,^      _ „     „„   „^„ ,         Ot   thO   SOCiety   and   trO
fore the war manufacturers of opti
With  flags  waving and  singing to i Florence Kern had charge ot the mu the music  of  the  band  the  boys all | gjcai   end   ot   the   program   and   also leemed  to bo in  the best of humor, i ggp^ef, as pianist. »nd when they  reached  the station Ihey wore entertained with four min- tte speeches for an occasion of this
tho lawn were in charge of Ru-ssell I of M. J. Kane, the Clifford, the Gar .Newhart Marvin, Klick, Russell King, 1 ri^y, and tho Richards properties, George   Heckman   and   Bert   Sturgis. ! :i"'l  properties of P.  F. Joyce
kind.
Before leaving Nazareth each man ¦was provided with their corafor* kits, u usual, by the Nazareth Chapter ot the Red Cross.
LIST Ol" MEX TO
REPOKT. AT XAZARETH
MAY 14.
The folowlng men have been or¬ dered to report at the office of Local Board Xo. 2, Northampton County, Nazaretli Penna., on Tuesday, May 14, mis, at 1.30 P. M. tor induction hito tlie military service, and entrain¬ ment for  mobilization   camp  at  Co-
The   following     members     of  the Literary Society are now in the ser¬ vico of Uncle Sam:  Clark King, Avi¬ ation department,    London;     Frank King,   Pharmacist,   Fairmount   Ave., Philadelphia;;   Harold Knocht, U.  S. Marinas,     Somewhere     in     France; Ualph Starner, U. S. Ship Frederick; George Abel, First Lieutenant,  U.  S. Army,   Texas;   David  Fortuin,  U.   S. Ship    Mohican,     Brooklyn,    N.    Y.; I Charles   Schmidt,   Aerial   Squadron, Lake  Charles,  La.;   Victor  Schmidt, j U. S. Gunpowder Reservation, Edge- 1 wood, Md.; Norman Arnold, Aviation,
¦ Arkansas;     Clayton     Shields,   Porta-
¦ .Tiouth,   Va.,     U.   S.   Navy;     George Hermany,   Aviation,   Morrison,   Va.;
I Fred   Wolf,   Aviation,   Garden   City,
lumbus Barracks,   Columbus,   Ohio.:jLrf)iK  Island;   Fred  Heckman,  U.   S
891    James  Paff,   17   Chestnut  St.,
Nazareth, Pa. 1047    Eugene Hariegle, 432 S. Mala
St., Nazaroth,  Pa. 1053    Norman Sylvester,  nroa,dway.
Wind Gap, Pa.
1065 Archie Abel,     135    S. White¬ fleld St., Nazareth, Pa.
1066 Floyd Craemer, R.  D.  No.  2, Nazareth,  Pa.
1071    Monroe Sloyer, Tatamy, Pa. 1082    Harold Taylor, 56  Spring St.,
West Easton, Pa. 1097    Albort   J.   Fry,   R.   D.   No.   3,
Nazareth,   Pa. 1100    Paul A. Hess, 150 S. Green St.,
Nazaroth, Pa.
Naval Reserves, N. Y. Christie, U. S. Ship Dolphin, N. R.; Ezra Frantz, U. S. Army, Texas; La¬ ther Clewell, Hempstead Field, Avia¬ tion, N. R.; Stephen Mayrosh, Hemp¬ stead Field, Aviation, N. R.; Edgar Korn, Aviation, Raymond, Washing¬ ton; Collin Dodd. Aviation, Haco, Texas; Clyde Flory, Naval Operating Base, Hampton Rhoades, Va., Floyd Knecht, Aviation, Kelly Field, Texas; Frank Jones, Camp Meade, Md., Am¬ bulance Section; Frederick Martin. Y. M. C. A., Camp Hancock, Ga.; Wil¬ liam Kline, U. S. Navy, Foreign Duty; Edward Cassler, Machine Oun Ba¬ ttalion, Camp Meade, Md.; Base Hos-
The bom^s ot several people on North .Main Street and on Union and what is known as the Hill, are also aged badly, and thero are several that are only slightly damaged.
Foundation walls have been crack¬ ed, buildings twisted and torn. Plaster has been torn loose and win¬ dows broken, giving the section the appearance ot boing bombed by the Huns.
Pittston has been yving in fear of
i such a cave.     The .White Coal Com-
I pany is known to have removed most
j of thoir  pillar  supports,  and  it  had
i been  freely  predicted  that  when  all
i the frost lett tho ground it would be
j impossible  to  prevent  a  cave.    The
j junction section has been resting on
I a shell above the extensive mine oper-
I ation   and   when   the   shell   cracked
I there   was   no   way   to   prevent   the
'• great damage to property.
....       j     "The residents have been organized
William I for'several months and had planned
to  take  legal  steps  to  prevent such
damages as occurred.
tent to import all their glass from Lutheran Church has been an im- Europe, themselves doing only the; portant element in shaping the grinding, polishing, and mounting. . thought and way of Berks County. European glass factories, one of the j ^n interesting address was de- three largest being located in Eng- , n^ered by Rev. G. M. Hemsath, ot land, one in France, and one In Ger-, Qeti^jehem, Pa., on the work of the many were closely guardedjo protect, Lutheran   Church   in   tho  Virginals-
lands.
secrets ot the trade sometimes a cen tury old. It was considered impos- j'""N sible to produce efficient glass with¬ out formulas and factory processes developed by many years of experi¬ mentation.
Rev. A. T. Michler, ot Philadel¬ phia, spoke on "The Boy Problem." He called attention to the tact that the boys between fifteen and sixteen
serve for the ensuing year: President,   large crowd assembled the great ne-
Mrs. O. H. E. Rauch, of Easton; first i cessity ot our "coming across" In this
vice   president,   Mrs.   William   Helf-; loan in order to sent our boys "over
frich, of Bath; second vice president, : there" to crush the Hun.
Mrs.  Henry I.  Stahr, ot Bethlehem; \     The amount raised in the borough
recording socretary, Mrs. S. R. Evans, , up to this time is $321,050.
of  Easton;   corresponding  secretary,;  ^	
Sunday pleasures and late hours on Saturday night, and said that deter-
to replace with locally mado products the supply of European optical glass which had been cut off by the war. was to provide suitable pots for mel¬ ting.     In one process of its manufac- ¦. „,,„„,, „fe .     ,      , , , ,    ,   ,
ture as high  as  2,000°   F.,  when  it 1 Thl r Ivf wtfhfn 7i      if °'t'^' '? «'°^
would   r.apidly   dissolve   a   container ' [/^^'^^oT
made ot iron, steel, or other metal. ;     ;. \,..,„   '  „    i  ti.  .  t^       T.r,,
Pots now being used which satistac-   ,./„^,  ntti n  f  ^t    *^*'-^?^- T}' " ' ham Deaton  had  been appointed to
Mrs. H. H. Brong, ot Pen Argyl; sta¬ tistical secretary, Mrs. W.H. Wotring, of Nazareth;   treasurer,  Mrs.  Frank
rganlzer, Bangor.
thorough
FOOD  POH SOLDIERS
IS C.AKEITJLLY IXSPECTED BY QUAKTERMA.STER CORPS.
The Quartermaster Corps, charged with   the   responsibility   of   feeding
home conditions     were    largely  re-  f^'scussion     was  adopted.       Miss   P.i and  clothing  the soldiers,  is  rigidly sponsible  for this.     He also blamed : f^atharine Piter, a missionary of the , inspecting the food purchased for the
Reformed Church, located at Sendai, troops to seo that only pure articles Japan, the speaker at the evening are supplied. As an indication to session was presented by the society .the amount ot food that must be ob- with a bouquet in honor of her birth-italned, says a statement authorized day, the presentation speech being , by the Quartermaster General, 1,500- made by Mrs. Rauch. A feature ofjooo men consume daily 1,500,000 the evening session was the presen-, pounds  of  beet,   225,000   pounds  of
!^r!?:^i^i^'\^j,^L'^:?fi'':l^^^':i thrp;;yt;;:^;e Of urc.ZTltV,:!?"-'"j^t^™ o^a pageant, otih^^^r 2^0,000 p<;;;;;;i;^ =^3^
PEXXSYLV-AXI-AXS AT
C.V.MP ME.ADE XE.AR
TO THE 3000 M.ARK.
Selected   men   to   tho   number   of 53G arrived  here Monday, April  29
cal actions ot molten glass are made of clay found in the United States.
In addition to the factory operated by the bureau of Standards at Pitts¬ burgh, several privately owned com¬ panies are now furnisli4ng optical glass for military use in telescopes, binoculars, fleld glasses, periscopes, and other technical and scientific In¬ struments.
Atonement,   at   Wyomissing,   to   suc¬ ceed   Rev.   C.   K.   Fogley.     Rev.   Mr. Deaton is engaged in field work. Rev. Dr. J. C. Kunzmann, ot Phila-
niission  work  of  tho  church.
-ARRESTS l-'OLI.OW
TAR .AXD FE.ATHERS.
P.ATRIOTIC M.VSS MEETIXG
IX Ll'THER-AX CHURCH.
The people of Nazareth are fortu¬ nate  in   having  tho  privilege  ot  lis-
1109    Ben  Pickering, Glendon,  care! l>'tal.  Camp     Meade, Md.;     Edward
Mrs.  Powell, Easton,  Pa. The  following  have been  ordered to report as alternates: im    William  S.  Vought,  24th and
Forest Sts., Easton, Pa. 1131    Otto S. Metz, 121 S. New St.,
Nazareth,  Pa.
H()\()l!i:i) ox HIS HIRTHD.VY.
The following was clipped from the Camp Meade "Herald", a weekly paper published at Camp Meade, Md., which relates to a young captain who Mlebrat(Ml his birthday and is well known in Moore Township, and his lany friends will be glad to know what a popular young offlcer Captain Kobert Fatzinger of Co. C, 316th latantry is:
Sunday night was the occasion for * real old-time "get to-gether party" 'or Company C, to celebrate the birth- % of Capt. R. L. Fatzinger, the lenial and popular commanding offl- «er, and the presentation of tho ban- wr representing tho basket-ball thampionship of tho 316th regiment. The banquet scheduled for 7 P. M. *a« opened by a few remarks from **fgt. H. W. Hummer, the loastmas- «r, and after a most enjoyable re- PMt was stowed away and little bon- ws illuminating the war end of each «Kar, Capt. Bob Fatzinger started tho I*", a rolling with a few of his •Jfaight from the shoulder remarks. '0 lowing Capt. Fatzinger were. Bat- »ion Adjt. First Lieut. Daniel S. ^eller; First Lieut. James B. Ander- •on. and Second Lieut. Daniel J. uougherty. Their brief bu' insplr- ,„* ^''^'¦fssos brought round after round of cheers.
Hn^^x,  ^**''neer  is a  grandson   of "  -^lary Welty, at Moorestown.
^N' Xnv. WAXTED
BY THE GOVERNMENT ™R export trade OFFICERS
\J}'^ '^"¦'ed States Government Is Of hi I ^^'^ ^bo can take chargo C'" ^^''''^ "f "»*-' B^'eau of D«i«,." '""'^ Domestic Commerce, Jo a,.V ' "' Commerce, and men '. '"^i a.s assisUnts In  theae offlces.
Jones, Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Meade, Md.; Russell Stout, Depot Brigade, Camp Meade, Md.; Dr. Charlee Laubach, Medical Corps, Somewhere in France; Norman Da¬ vidson, Depot Brigade, Camp Meade. Md.
HEIJ.ERTOWX   MAX
GETS GOO!) POSITION.
Robert C. Landis, assistant prin¬ cipal ot the public schools at Emaus, has been appointed and confirmed as¬ sistant superintendent of the public schools of Lehigh county. He was appointed Monday by the new Le¬ high county superintendent, M. J. Wertman, and confirmed by the exe¬ cutive board of the School Directors' .-Association.
Mr. Landis begins his duties on May 6. Ho will hold the offlce tor four yea."s at an annual salary ot $1S00. He is a native of Hellertown and graduated from the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown in 1910. He taught in Lower Saucon Township, in Northampton County for two years, and for the last six years has been in educational work at Emaus. At present he is taking the Saturday course at Muhlenberg Col¬ loge and will receive the degree ot Ph. B. in June. Ho is 28 yoars old and married, having one child.
ACTION FOR DIVORCE.
Samuel F. Rissmiller of Belfast, is suing his wife, Mrs. Lovella Rissmil¬ ler, of Stroudshurg, for a decree on the grounds of desertion, which, he says, occurred August 15, 1911. They were married February 15, 1911.
In the case ot Mr.s. Lizzie I Drauch, of Nazareth, vs. James Drauch, of Easton, South Side, for a decree on the grounds of desertion, Robert W. Bowlby was appointed master to file
I a report.
I Walter U. Seyfried began a suit against his wife, Mrs. Emma V. Sey¬ fried for a divorce on similar grounds. 1907, and the desertion is alleged to have taken place Decombor 30, 1915.    They  live at Nazareth.
from points in  Pennsvlvanla and by   tening to an address by Hon. Oliver Wednesday       night     Pennsylvania's   Stewa|-t   ot   Chicago.    Mr.   Stewart quota of newcomers will be near the 3000 mark.
Every officer here is studying the flght in France between the Germans and the Allies. The offlcers are niaking those studies from the daily newspapers. These studjej have been ordered by Major General Kuhn himself. Men familiar with condi¬ tions "over there" take the part ot instructors, "i'hese instructors lec¬ ture on the various maneuvers and hold quizzes. |
Tho offlcers aro obliged to famil¬ iarize themselves with tho geography and topography of the fighting zone so that when they reach France they will know much of the fighting ground.
The offlcers of the 310th Field Artillery next Saturday will make a fltty-mlle horseback ride to Annapo¬ lis and back. The course will be circuitous and it will have enough obstacles to make it a hard one.
Company B, 313th Infantry, after four tastes of measles—"liberty measles"—has 'em again. The pa¬ tients are under quarantine.
An entirely different program ot training is mapped out for the new- men than that for the veterans ot last winter. The old units will go in for strenuous features. Today there will be a slx-niilo hike for a single hour. Tho men will go a part of the hour at double quick and then drop down to a fast walk. The dis¬ tance will be covered with heavy packs and under battle condillons. They will be rushing to the support of some sector that is hard pressed.
A distinguished member of Ihe French army and wearer of the rib¬ bon of the legion of honor was guest ot Captain Castega, of the Alpine Chesseurs. He was Lieutenant Col¬ onel Illusavit and his guest Is In charge ot the sub-dlvislon ot Boston in tho training program.
Charles Bittner Kuhle, 69 and Franz Schwartz, 44, both unnatural¬ ized Germans were detained in jail by United States Commissioner Schools, to await the action of the United States Departmnt of Justice
the thank offerings gathered  during iooO  cans of  tomatoes,  and  225,000 the year    by the various    societies,   cans ot jam—with other articles' ag- Mrs. W. H. Kern, of Nazareth was in   gregating 6,750,000 pounds, charge and  the  tolloWilng young  la-;     These quantities of foodstuffs are
on, con-
delphia, superintendent of the Board ' ?'®^ °^ ^'' -^o^^'s Reformed Church,   subjected    to    thorough    inspectl of Missions,  reported  briefly on the   -^f ='a''«''°' Participated: Alice Knauss. : which begin at the source and  c,
Florence Fenlcle; Lillie Brong, Helen : tinue until the food Is actually con- Wolf,   Anna   Oswald,   Amy   Kr.auss. ' sumed.     Each depot of the Quarter¬ master Corps is a central subsistence
Irene Walters Yeisley
Helen Hoch and Mae
business of tts town, supplying the camps, cantonments, aviation fields, I and other posts in its territory. The I subsistence offlcers are held lesponsl-
EXPERTS IX SHOOTIXG
TRAIX MEX AT CAMPS
IX USE OF RIFLES,   ble tor the quality ot the goods they
  ! receive.
The National Army and many or-       Before the supplies reach the de-
ganlzations   of   the   National   Guard   Pots. however, they are passed upon
after having beeu tarred and feath-   having been equipped with the United   by inspectors in the packing houses,
ered by a niob at West Lebanon, late : states rifle, model ot 1917  (modified I'"anneries, and other sources of orl-
ri},        night. , Enfield),  it became necessary to de-1 &•«-       The Records    at Washington
That they were spreading German , vise some plan wherebv troops could , show the capabilities, character, and
propaganda   Is   believed   by   the  au-! be efflcientlv    trained    in the use of  standard ot every-establishment fur-
thorities.       Schwartz     is  alleged  to, this weapon in short time. j nishing  food     for     the  Armv.    The
have    said    that the    Germans are ;     a statement authorized by the Or- ' speciflcations   which   their   products
scheduled to win the war in France : diiance Department tells how experts   must meet are clear and exact.
and are then coming to blow up the; ;„ shooting, many of them members       The inspection branch maintains a
united  btates.     Both  men  admitted ; of United States teams which won In-   current file of unreliable dealers and
thoy  got  together     on     Sundays  to ; ternational   shooting   matchos,   were   "ireliable products, insuring the eli-
r^Pi •?  1 i''^^" newspaper published   commissioned and    sent to    various   mination of dealers who, having been
4 f    f v"   • ' camps to Instruct officers and men in   flenied  the right to suppiv some of
At   the   preliminary   hearing   wit-; shooting   and   in  the  operation   and '. *be many depots of the Armv, make
nesses could not be produced to te.tl-: care of the rifle. | subsequent  attempts  to   obtain  con-
fy that they had heard Schwartz say |     in one camp officers under Instruc- j tracts at other points.
in^i   tl ^^'^T'' , '•.^^"/'^'^   ^°"''i ' tion from these men gave a demon-  —	
thJ^  h«   ...    A^.'^  '"  America   and  stration I-  dismounting and assemb-    BOYS'  F.ARM   TRAINING  CAMP
T^h.nnn  J.,^ ^T'""  .'1^,   ^^ ^^'   Hn^ this rifle while blindfolded, the I  ^ '
Lebanon water supply and blow up
tho   railway   bridges,   but   witnesses
said the men were accused ¦by others
of making such remarks.
Afler   the   meu   had   been   coated
with furnace tar late Sunday night,
covered  with  feathers and  marched
over   the  streets   of   West  Lebanon,
r^tl'iinf!n!j''h"^'i' /°   ""^ Lebanon < ^ni not be allowed to use lights, and i lege   agriculture   experts   untii" mIV cay line and handed over to the po-.,heref ore   they   must  be   thoroughly i 10.    A   second   detachment   will   be
c'ni,„.o..f, io                  .                      ,   trained In taking down the ilfle and ; from May 14 to May 24 llvS\ere twLVsTx'Ss"^^^^^^^^^                           '^ ^''^^    P-ts by .ens«    of       After they have mastered the ele- ¦   :iuw-prfsoner has been he^e forty    '"""'^ - XTl '>'''"''T'' ^^«««^^y 1° make
.   years.     Both   conL.ed   to   sym-'  *  --'" °- '°^" 'mmediate use at farm
pathy for the German cause, but de-
record time being 7 minutes for dis-' More than 300 schoolboys from mounting'and 22 minutes for assemb- various sections of the State came ling. There are S6 parts to the rifle. : '" State College to enter a farm These offlcers in turn instruct me- ! training camp conducted under the chanlcs classes, the mechanics being co-operative management of the trained to make repairs to rifles In , Pennsylvania State College and the the field. Frequently they will hav3 ; Committee of Public Safety. They to do their work at night, when they j ^IH be under the instruction of col- ay be
nied   having   uttered  any unpatriotic remarks.
threats or
STEWART
will   speak   on   the  subject,   "Prohi-
I bitlon  and   tho  War"   In  St.  John'3
Lutheran Church on Monday 7.45 P
COUNCILS OF DEFENSE AATLL ADVISE
BETHI.EHE.M ROTARIAXS
AT N.AZ.ARETH IXX.; has urged the Stato councils to pro- rp,,, D .11  u        7^ „. I vide voluntary aid for dependents of
The Bethlehem Rotary Club came! men in the service in collecting allot- evenlng at I ments of pay and tamily allowances.
to Nazareth  ou  Tuesda.
M., under the auspices of the Flying, ' o'clock tor a banquet at the Naza-: arrears of pav, travel pav, extra pay Squadron   Foundation.    This  organ-,'"etii i°n- ior  other   monev  due estates  of  6e^
ization has as its head, the Hon. J.       r rank  Martin,     guitar manufac-1 ceased soldiers and sailors.
Allotments  and  allowances   under
-MUST REGI.STER JUNE 5.
Frank   Hanly,   ex-Governor   of   Indi-   'urer   and   A.   G.   Connolly,   of   the ana.    Mr.   Stewart  has  beeu  closely   Slate Belt Telephone and Telegraph affiliated   with   Governor   Hanly   for: Company,   both   of   Nazareth,   wero more than three years. They worked i Suests of the club, together in the long campaign which j      They  had     with     them    as   their
i "baby member
work the boys will be placed with farmers   for   the   season.     Practical
ments in garden and truck patch. In the dairy barns the boys are being taught to feed and milk cows, handle silage, clean .stables and mix feed. They are also being Instructed In pre¬ paring aeed beds, the transplanting of plants and In making and apply¬ ing     spraying     materials. Every
took the Flying Squadron of Ameri ca into every state ot the union, and they are continuing that association in tho work of the Flying Squadron Foundation.
Tho lecture will be free and every-
Young men who have attained the ago of twenty-ono  years since June 5,  1917, will be compelled to regis¬ ter for military service on Juno 5 this ! "^"V..'.Trv,   „   «„.l„..ol   „«J   ..   .        1        1 ... J.      .,_,   ,       I ed  from a national and not a local
year, a resolution regarding this hav- ] .,ojut of view
I. B. Norwood, sec¬ retary of the Chamber of Commerce, and elected him a member of the Ro- tarians.
The  dinner  which   was  served   to, .ra the members and guests Just seemed
the war-risk insurance law are paid , youngster is learning how to rake directly by the Treasury Department shock, pitch, load and mow hav to the persons entitled thereto; Considerable attention will be eiveii claiips for Insurance taken out un- to the operation of gas engines and der the law should be addressed to j tractors bv the older boys Bureau of Wnr-Rlsk Insurance, ! The boys will work from R in i« Treasury Department, Washington, . the morning until 6 in the evenln, D. C; claims for arrears of pay, ex-1 They have been quartered In thecal' ay and  travel  pay of  deceased   lege armorv. *"'
KINGS   DAUGHTERS   MUSICAL.
w'!.?,!^ "^ located In tho prlncl- «' ommerclal cities. The salaries uLiT' »''800 t« »3.000 for ^'milla       f'om $1,200 to $1,<!0«
k«\6M''M°P''"^'^« examlnaUon will
tt«7        ''y 16  'n various pa-ts of L     A musical of more than usual In »j,l.?I*°'f>'-    AppiicanU will  be ex-Merest,     under  the    auspices  of  the PfomZ        e^opt-trada    technique    Anna   Niischmann   Circle   ot   Kings Wc , °' commerce, and ©cono-   Uauhters  ia  being arranged  for  thej|"
evening of May 21st. Further par¬ ticulars will be announced later. Tickets may bo secured from mem¬ bers of the Circle at a nominal charge ot fifteen cents.
«l'en fl ?''^' *"<! "edit will be Kl",.. knowledge of foreign Un- *»iler th. I. •"mlMtlons will be Ylce <"rooUon of the Civil Spr¬
ing passed both houses of congress and within a short time will undoubt- able, bocomo law. For the young men who will be in the new draft tho war department has announced that it will now let thera voluntarily enlist in tho regular army, If they apply at once, Sergeant B. Welss- brod, of tho Williamsport recruiting station, announced today.
There aro many good openings in 0 regular army In practically every branch of the service and young men would be wise to avail themselves of the opportunity to enlist while they may do ao. Apply today at station lo post offlce building, WllUamaiiort.
f-»'=-.Hi'T|ir"{iilr{lf<lrii'i{m!Jirij)riiir-;t:
We want your bualneu, but we don't want It bad enough to handle your orders at a loss or for nothing. Our plan Is to reduce our working coeta to the minimum and then add a reasonable per¬ centage as our margin to profit. We havo tho kind of system that yoa probably use yourself if your business Is a successful one. Naatreth Item Pttb. Co.
pay and  travel  pay of  deceased body I. mo.l tordLUy Invited to ihis   ¦»  1"'  ll.» Prop.r "p..-   tor 'the.-  ,TJSi,„',?ij h?l,'a,'i™*.°J ,'". "}!!" ~	
and enjoying the music furnished bv    '*°'      _ the Hess Orchestra of Nazareth.
They wero also entertained with speeches by tho various guests and members.
SHOOTING IX BETHLEHKM.
GET TRAIXIXG  IN
DRIA ING AT NIGIIT.
Night driving of motor-truck sup¬ ply tcalns from the West to the sea¬ board has been started by the Quar-
OOODS ROADS >IEETIXG.
<HHKHI»<t<lllllHBMIIHIIMHIIIi||iHnuuu
1     A shooting atTray in  which  three
; men were slightly wounded happened   termaster's   Department   as" a   step Friday night on Spring streat. West   toward  flnal  training to flt men for
.   Bethlehem,  when  Fred  La  Blsa,   of  service In France.
atlh! nr«?„ ii°lf®«°*^ "^'^ ^^^^^'^ ^"""^^ Bethlehem, shot Harry Tavey According to the Council of Natlon- Fridav /vJ* *»• Moorestown, on, and William Mirth, both of West ' al Defense, tho experience gained In In^tl T^^"'"?'^'^*^ ^ C*!^'" F- Bethlehem. In the scuffle which took | cross country convoy work has made ^«Jl^'t .i'.,*' Easton, has been en- place the revolver waa pressed agalnirt ! th© truck companies able to travel gagen to address tho meeting. Other; LaBIsa's leg and he, too, suffered a j entirely Independent of the country speakers will be present snd good slight wound The shooting w«s the side. Camps are made at th© regu- music will be one of the feature* of outcome of LaBlsa paying attention I Iar hour, no matter where the oom- cne evening. All Interested in good to a West Bethlehem girl. LsBlscs j P*ny Is located, «xeept tliAt op«a roads should not fall to attend this : waa arrested and taken to South i country is given preference ort meetlnc. Betblebem police headquArtera. clUes.