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VOL. XXVII
NO SQUANDERING OF AERO FUNDS
Only $134,044,395 Expended of
$691,861,866 Appropriated,
Says Hughes Report.
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, l<OCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7   1918
NO. 49
LIEUT. GEN. GILLAIN.
Chief of General Staff of the  Belgian   Army.
12,803 PLANES UP TO OCT. 11.
Report   Exonerates   All   Save   Colonel
Deeds,  but Censures  Inefficiency
and   Bad  Management—$20,-
500,000  Lost on   Planes.
WnshliiKion.—The long uwallcd re¬ port on the nlrrriift situntlon by for¬ mer   Justice   Cliarles   K.   IIukIu's   wns
made public at the White Ilouse. Taken In Hs entirety, It Is jiractlcal
ly a clean bill of licallh.    Tlie country
Ib    Infoniieil    that    ilie    5;(;'.»l,8SI,.'J(Jtl,
which It gave In taxes and bond Is.sues
for the aircraft irroKrain tins not been
squandered.     Un   the   contrary,   only
$1.'!-1,01 t,;;0.') has thus far been expenil
ed,   with   results   which   iioh|>niMisiiiis
described as splendid.    Tlie waste nnd
bnd  pra<'tlces are iilmost   InslKUitlcant
when  the entire subject is considered. The bnd side deals with some ot the
practices of Colonel  Deeds and other
OfTicers,  and  the  fact  that   there  Is a ,     „,„,   ,,.,„   ,,„„.„   „,„^,^ „, „,„       ,.
total loss of approxin.ntely .Slii^riOO.iKX)   eral   slnff of  the   lieiKian  nrniv.   Is  a
on the I'.rlstol and S. J.-ls planes. cBvalry offlcer and has ha.l a hrlillant This amount, however, Is suliject to ' career In the colonies. At the begin- •aivnge nnd nmy be much .sinuller. • ning of the war he wns In command Tfie Bristol plane. It Is recalled, wus ; "' « cavalry brltrnd<'. nnd tlioreaftcr condemned as unsafe, whereas the en-i ^'*'' promoted tocommnnder of the glne Ihe S. J.-ls cnrrled wns rejected. '^""' ^''"^^ division, wiiich he left to All of the 1,000 S. J.-ls stlli muy be *"''* "P '''" rrosent eommnnd. Me was used with other engines. recently   decorated   by   Marshal   Foch
The   conduct   of   Colonel   Deeds   la   ^"''  ''"* Insignia  nf ¦ commander of termed   censurable   hy   Attorney   Oen- i *''* L«»1ob of Honor, eral Gregory, who transmitted  tlie re- ^^'N^^.-N^*^>^^^^.'v/¦^*>^v^v/^y^^v^vy^,.»^v^^%..N-.^^ port to the President.    Justice Hughes   Ul t||/0     mnTlinr     O  ntXtX •uggested, and his suggestion recelve.1    JANRo     UAPTUnC     OlUDD
To Our Subscribers:
COUNT TISZA.
One   of   Four   Personalities   Re sponsible   for   Starting   of   War.
Since tfie beginniy of ttie war four years ayo, prices of labor and commodities have steadily advanced. Since tfie United States has entered, this advance has jumped by leaps and bound.*;. IJviny expenses have advanced frttm fifty to sixty and even one hundred per cent.
There is not an individual nor a busine.'is lhat has escaped. TImse industries furnishiny war supplies are mak iny big profits and are able to pay biy salaries. But the hiyh cfKSl of labor has hit printing, as it has every other business. All .supplies "wied have aeroplaned in price, tor that reason all the larye papers and mayazines have Itmy since advanced their .subscrip¬
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AUSTRIA GIVES UP; FIChTlaG ENDS
Vienna   Government   Announces
That Hostilities Against ttie
Allies Have Terminated.
the ncqulesence of iir. Oregory, that all the facts regarding Dee<ls be sub¬ mitted to the secretary of war for court mnrtlal [iroceedings, should be think this course Justified.
Lieut.-Col. Jesse (J. Vincent Is four>d to hnve acted as pnvernment agent In carrying on business with the Packard Motor Car Company while he still holds $42.tKK) common stock In that concern. He is recommended for criminal prosecution In tlie civil courts.
Major (ieneral (ieorge (). S(|uler Is pointed out as Ihe man principally re¬ sponsible for delny in aircraft pro¬ duction ; the task of creating a proper organization was "lieyond the compe¬ tency" of Cenerai  Sipiler,
Lieut.-Col. (ieorge \V, .Mlxter, while hjjding 2') ebares of preferred stock or the Purtis.s Airplane and Motor Corporntlon, luid dealings for the gov¬ ernment with tlint concern. Also rec¬ ommended for proseculion In civil courts.
Second Lieutenant Samuel IV Vroo- ninn. Inspector general of mnhognny, acted as government agent In dealing with the S. p.. Vroomnn Compatiy, wtilch hnd prMpeller mnterlHl con¬ tracts. He hnd $10,000 stock in llie concern and is recommended for prose¬ cution.
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By Order of the
' Pulp and Paper Section of the
War Industries Board.
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Storm Andevanne and Clear Bois des Leges of Germans.
Cofieiilingeii.—f.;ount Tls/.a, the for¬ mer Hungarian premier, lias lieen killed by a soldier, aci-ording to a l',udai>e.st telegram. The count fell vic¬ tim to a revolver shot while he was out walking. He was accused of hav¬ ing heen fine of four principal person- nlitles responsitile for starting the present war. Ho was born In Buda¬ pest In 18(51.
FATAL B. R. T, WRECK
Record Catastrophe in History of New York's Transit System.
rUK.NCU .MIIIUOU S.WED
LIKK OF .N.AZ.VHKN'E
Fortified   Towns  Are  Seized—Teutons Are Moving Equipment to Points        j Behind Own  Border.
-NO LOWEIl I'lUCK.S
WHK.N I'KACE IS KE.%CHJ';i)
* *
* FOURTH   LOAN   OVER •
* TOP   BY   $886,000,000. *
*  — *
* Every   Federal   Reserve   District *
* Oversubsoribed.  
*   •
* Washington. — Despite    peace *
* riilk and liillucnza, Anierican clt- *
* Izeiis     have     responded     for    8 *
* fourth  time to the government's *
* apjieal for war loans with more *
* tlmn    was    i.sked       Total    suh-  
* scrlptlons of $(1.Sd6.4m..100 from •
* more than 21 (XMi.tHX) individuals *
* Is the record of the fourth  Mb- *
* erty  loan,  as  announced  by  tho *
* treasury,  baaed  on  careful  esrl- *
* mates by the twelve Federal Ite- *
* "erve  banks.    The  entire  $8tW,- *
* !in..SOO oversutiNcriiilion   will   be *
* aceepted   and   applied   to   redue- *
* Ing Ihe site of the flfth  loan to *
* be offered In the spring. *
* *
With the Amerlcnn Forces North¬ west of Verdun.—(ieneral Pershing's forces nttacked the (ferman positions on tills front, and at least a dozen vil¬ lages and towns were cnptured. More than ,S.0()0 prisoners w(>re taken.
The Americans stormed Andevanne and cleared llie linis des Logos, where they encouiilcred the most serious op- (lo.titlon of Ille da.\,
Ttie line nt (¦> o'cloi-1; In the evenlii exfended lliroiiirb the iioriluMti part o; the I'.nls lie Logea to tiie ea.'ilwiird an I then   weTl   nortb ^of   Aincreville   and Clery-le-(iranil.
Most    of   Ille   vllla;,'es   caplll|-eil   had -heen fortltled by liie lienimns.
There wns opposition only at liie outset. This was carried out by brlsl; nau'blne gun flre IHr from 2i) to .'W minutes, when it eased off and enabled the troops to advance wiihout serious figliliiig.
Later stilT opposition developed In the I'.uls des Lo>.'es and continued fi>r some lime. 15efore noon all the objec¬ tives along the entire front had been gained.
The advHiire of ilie .Americans in- I'renses   matt>rially   liie   feasibility   of i ler, and wife,
firing at the .Mezleres, Sedan, .Mont- • eorg(! and Carl Kahler. Tiiey found med.v^jtnd I.,onguyoii railroad comiuu- i Willis cheerful and happy, but still nication,   and   now   ilint   they   are   so i walking with a decided limp, due to
Ot all the narrow    escapes    from       ^tiere need be no apprehension of
death reported in the great war, none   n,aterialiy lower prices for live stock
LS  Perhaps    more    thr.ll.ng or more   ^.,^^.^ j^^^^ ^^ ^ .^ ^.^^.^^
lucky    than  thai ol   W lUis C.  Kah- . j^ ^j^^ ^^^^ ^^        .^^^  ^^^ situation is
ler, son of Mr. and    Mrs.    Lharles D. i somewhat    difterent.      An    immense
wheat acreage aud an accumulation of grain in the soutiiern hemisphere whicii wiil automatically become a- vailabie, are likely lo be reflected in the future scale of prices.
However, there ia no meal surplus in sight anywhere not even during the nexl half decade. Only in the case ot hogs is a bare sutliciency liko- l.v.
The iiare shelves ol European lard¬ ers must al iB'asl be replenislieil and tiiis task will naturally devoiV'j ou llie I'niled Stales.
The   mission   of   the   International Live Stock E.xposilion al this crisis is IO stimulate jjroducliou of beef, pork and  mutton on  the most econoiuicul )asis, to instruct breeders anil feeders in recent development lo inspire am¬ bition lo excell and demonstrate that live stock raising is proiiiabie, olher- Kahler    ot   Walnul   Street   .N'azareth,   ^'''^e' '^ ^'ould not prosper, who was wounded in the great .Marne        Europe after the war     wili     need drive in Frame and who has been in-   .American stock cattle.     It must come valided back to the I'nited States and   Lo this market for cows for breeding is now at the General U. S. Hospital | purposes and for seed stock of all the al  Kahway. N   J. j species and breeds.
Ho was visited there on .Sunday by        There never  haa  been  a moro op- liis  parents,  his iirother. Grant  Kah-   porlune moment for renewed endeav-
.\nLTt).\  M. L.VLH.^CII
DIED .\T V.\MV GREENE
Private .Milton H. Laul>Xch, died on Friday, October l'o, al s'Hi^ M., al (Viimp Greene, X. C, after suffering from au attack of iuftuenia followed iiy pneumonia.
Train    Crashes    Into   Concrete—Pollc*
and   Firemen   Chop   Out   Scorched
Bodies in Search for Survivors.
New York.-One hundred and twen¬ ty dead, lliJO Injured and more than 9(X> [lersons in peril was the known toll from n wreck on the Brooklyn Hapid Transit ruilroud at 7 o'clock p. m., in wiiich a tlve car train bound from P.rooklyn bridge to Coney Isiaiui on llie P.ri;;liioii Pi'acli line Jumped the triii-k ill llie iiimiel between Malliout; streel aiul Lincoln road.
.Aniiioiiy j.ewis, motorman of the wreikeil I rain, was placed under ar- resl I barged with homicide. He snid it was !>)«¦ lirst lime he had ever taken a train o\er ilie line, being a (iispat<-!i- er iii!pres<e<l  iiii.i >n>rvl<e.
ill   the  midst  ot
lin.s   ul   llie   1.1-
Conipany.   in   v.!
toriiieii and :
upon  the oi
Lficoniotivc'   i;.,_..i
reinsiatenieiii   of
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.¦IS     ll)
::'.)  disc
iiT'd   suliway
y.
¦:io-
>-n: nil!
. lllKid    ol
(¦¦.force   tli>'
iar.:;ed   men
much nearer direct lilt can be expect¬ ed witti regularity.
The Anieriians never before had so much artillery in aciion ns'during this attack. Although the artillery prepara¬ tion was of only two hours' duration, the concentrated rain of missies fairly smothered the (ieriuaiis.
The enemy had in line between the Meuse and  the P.ourgogiie woods nine
He w.i.-, .SLUL w.liL a contingent of men on September 19 1917. to (^amp Mea lie.  Md ,  and   was  honorably  dis-
  charged   on   af count   of   physical   in-
and    other    brothers, i or in tho sphere of animal husbandry   ability in January  191S      He was a- -        -   and the International Live Stock Ex-   sain called to the colors.  August 30. I>osition. wtiich will this vear be held j 1918.
from November 30th to December ' Private Lauliach was born in Han- 7th, is the chief exiwnent of the in-i overville. this county, March 30. dustry 1895 and was a son of Oliver and the
.\ SHOKT.VGE IN
RL.\CK IXXXST LOGS
stiffening of the knee, where a shrap nei bullet  pierced  it.
It was at the time he was wounded in the knee that he had his narrow escape from death. When he left .Vazareth ho was provided with a kit,
which included a heavy steel trench Because of a shortage of black lo mirror. This he carried in liis left j cust logs, similar in extent and seri- coat pocket, right over his heart, j ousness to the recent shortage ot While riding on an ammunition white ash for pick handles and black iru<k. .lu'st after crossing the Murne, | walntft for gunstocks and propellers
late Ellen (nee Ritter) I>aubach. i      Besides   his  father   he   is  survived j by   one  sister.   Mabel,   residing   with
her aunt and  uncle,     Mr.    and  Mrs.
Wiison   Coleman,   of   Butztown;   two
brothers.   Palmer,   of   Hecktown  and
Uichard.  of .Mlentown.
The remains arrived at Bethlehem
Friday last at 4  P.  M..  when  under- ! taker Iliegei took charge of same and
divisions,   including  some  of  his  best ' „„  0,3 return  to a base for another ! the  whole   wooden   ship   program  of
men.     Against    him    the    Americans I load of ammunition, a shrapnel shell ! the government is in grave danger ot ¦ removed  them to  his brothers' home
PITH    OF   THE
WAR   N E WS
threw In a superior number of fresh troops, all resleil men. In good spirits nnd ready for n fight.
There have been many ln<licallons in the pnst few da.xs that the Germans intend to retire ns slowly and strateg- Icnlly as possible from their preseni positions, especially wesi of the Meuse. nnd possibly wlilidraw entirely from non (termnn soil.
burst   alongsiile   the   truck.     One  of | being retarted far l)ehind the original
the bullets went through    the    knee j schedule.
and another hit him over his pocket, !      g^.^.^y wooden ship the government
A total of 362,355 German* have been ti-'n prisoner by the allies on the we«tern front since the drive beyjn, J"'y 18. In addition they captured •.^17 cannon and more than 41,000 '"achlne  guns and  mine  throwers.
^•lenclennes was captured by the Ca¬ nadians atter hard flghtlnfl lasting '"ore than  two days.
Andre Tardieu, French high commi*- •loner of the United States, who has Just returned from France and a tour of the front, says "Germany "iust confess defeat," that the sol- (Sierg want no peace short of com¬ plete   victory.
ine Argonne region has been cleared "' the enemy by the French and Anierican forces, the war office an¬ nounce*. SU villages and important Wooded positions were captured.
A  |.
¦nd
«rge nuniber of parsons were killed many wounded at Bonn by ^mbs dropped by British airmen, Who carried out a raid on the rail- *»«/ station In the center of the town,     according    to    tho     Cologne
^olkszeitung.
'*« Serbian army has reoccupied Bel- 8''»de, the Serbian capital, tho war *fce announces In Its statement on •P«r*tlon* In th* eastern theater.
PROCLAIMS   HUNGARY  REPUBLIC.
King    Charles     Releases    Government From  O.itii  of   Fealty. Berne.-   Count  Karol\i, after obialii
ing a  release from  his onth of fealty
lo   the    Emperor King,    proclaimed    a
republic   in   Hungary,   acconling   to   a ' dispntcdi to the Bund. '       The  fact  that   King Chillies  has  re¬ leased     the     Hun>;iiilan    goveriinienl
from its oath of fealty was announced
at a meeting of th.' evecuiive coiiimii
tee of the Hungarian national council
al Budn(x-8l
NEW   U   BOATS   IRONCLADS.
; lie   eror>Bi"Li    Liitti    iivjw    iiictn'i .¦
^    , .      „    J .    « time after    time,     making    his  flrst
Submarine Crui*er. Are Said to Carry , ^.^^^^j,,^, ^^,^^ ^^j,^.^ ,^^, ,,^3^ pontoon
Six-Inch Guns. ^.^^ i^j,,      n^ crossed the stream at
Copenhagen.- 'ibe   Ulbe   Htlfts   Tl- ,„^„y   jiffprent   place   and   has   had
dende says it learns (ieniian englne«>r9 plenty     of   interoetlng     experiences.
hnve con«iructe<t submarines as  Iron- n^ worked     thrtM?    days    and  three
clad iTulser*. ! nights     without     sleep.     Nearly   all
They are .S40 feet long and of abont the time ho  was  in  France,  ho lived
2.000 tons. in  the trui'k,  he nnd  his companion.
•Ibe  vesael*  carry  80  men   in   their alternating In driving tho truck, one
,rew and are nniiecl «l'li L'" torpedoes, sleeping while the other was driving.
right on the trench mirror. Thla piece of steel was dented so deeply that it started lo crack, but It stop¬ ped tho bullet and saved Kahler's life. His companion, who at the time   the   shell   exploded   was   doing
; the  driving,   was  not  scratched.
I Kaliler left .N'azareth for Camp .Meade with  a  contingent of drafted
\ men on February 'I'i last. At Mea¬ de, tiring ot the drilling of an Infan¬ tryman   and   feeling  hat   he  was   ftt-
, ted   for  something   better    he   made
! appli<'ation tor transfer lo the am¬ munition train in the regular army He passed the examination, was ac¬ cepted and was sent across on March :.'9. It was not long until he began to see active service- Ho was conti¬ nually in servico, traveled all over Franco and  hardly     ever     over  the
isamo road twice. He was in many places ot danger, aud many times had to drive his truck over shell- swep< roads, full ot shell holee. When the great Marne drive started he cro.ssed  that  now  historic stream
builds must have from 40.000 to 80, 000 black iiins, called "treenails" about 1 1', inches in diameter and ot vaiylng 'lengths. These treenatle liold the timbers of the ship together Just as the timbers of the ante heli¬ um barns and houses were bound wilh wooden pins. To keep up to schedule. I'ncle Sam needs half a mil¬ lion treenails every week,—and he la mrt getting them. They must be ot black locust because it is the only wood whicii has sufflcient strength and hardness, yet will not shrink on drying out.
Every available stick ot black lo¬ cust in Pennsylvania Is needed, and will he bought by the government at liberal  prices  per  cord  ot   1-S  cubic
at Hecktown where services were held on Sunday afternoon at '1 P. .M , with interment on Hope Cemetery. Heiktown. Fiev. Harry Ehret oflici- :itril. Tbe floral tril)u*es were beau¬ titul tnd numerous.
\.\/.\P.KTM   M.\N   IN'  C.\Sr.\LTrRS
feet,  loaded     on  cars,
Eugene Harriegle, son of Mrs Mary and the late John Harriegle, of Nazareth, was killed in action in France on October h. acconling to word received by his mother The voirng man left for overseas in July He was "S years of age. and had many triends in Nazareth and vicini¬ ty who wili be grieved to hear that he had to pay the supreme sacrifice. He was a machinist hy occupation.
Hi^ides his mother   hi' is survived
hy the following brothers and risters
Mrs    Howard   Heller   and   Mrs.   Fred
provided  the   ;\iiller, of Hethlehem; Mrs  Jolin l.au-
and the riplil o llie eniployees of i!.ir system to join the union, as atliniiei; liy the War Lalior P.onrd. The strikt lias now been settled.
The motorniiiii started from Brook¬ lyn bridge during rtie heavy rush hour Willi a train parked to the guards The lienvy travel'to Flatbush wns reji¬ resented thoroughly in the passenger list. There were perhaps SKK) passen¬ gers. They noticed as the train weni around the sharp curve Just beyond the Brooklyn end of the bridge that It w-as proceeding with more than usual speeiL The train proceeded Into Ful¬ ton streel and when it reached Frank¬ lin avenue, where it should hnve taken a turn south, the motorman kept ahead In Fulton street for some distance.
Then be backed up to the switch and proceeded on the proper route. T'le train had passed Ebbets Field and had readied a point whpre new con¬ struction is under way. Four track! are In the cut. Two of them lead to the city and two wind thetr way to ward (^oney Island. Because of the new construction work only two ot the iniik.s, those on the southbound line*, are being used. The motorman •tarted into itie new tunnel at a fast clip when his train Jumped the trnrli tnd went headlong Into the side I'oa rrete work being built along the cut
ITALY   WINS  GREAT  VICTORY.
Retreat  of  Austrians  Becomes   Helter- Skelter and Wounded Are Left Be¬ hind—More  Than   100,000  Pris¬ oners and 2,200 Guns Taken.
I'aris.—Ausiria Iluiigury is out of tlie war.
Deserted  by  lier iast  ally,  (Jermany ' tigiiis alone a buttle wliich means ulti¬ mate defeat or abject surrender.
After days of pleading, an nrml*- 'ice lius lieen grniited Ausi ria-Hungary, .vliose badly defealed nnnies iu the ituiian tlieaier are stagg<ring home- vard under the violence of the blow* ¦ f  Entente troojjs.
Trent, in Austrian Tyrol, which the Ituiiaiis always have claimed as their own, lias been cn[)tui-ed by them; Trlest, Austria's priiicijial seaport on Ihe Adriatic, over which there has been sucii bitter (igtitirig, now file* tho [ Italian flag, and Belgraile, capital of Servia, has been re'iccupied by the Servians.
In P'rance and Belgium, the Ger¬ mans are b<'lng sorely harassed by the Brltisti, French, Americans and Belgians, and there are Indicatlona that a deiiacie is atxmt to occur.
The Argonne massif, which haa proved a great obstacle to the ad¬ vance of the French and Americana, at last has been cleared of the enemy, and the entire line appears to be crumbllhg. American airmen report lhat the enemy in front of the Amer¬ icans are retreating northw-urd, that the roads are densely packed with troops, artillery, and transports.
Likewise southeast of Valenclennea, the (Jermans are retreating before the British, who are In close pursuit, and taking numerous prisoners. North of the .\lsne in Champagne the French coniinue their pressure nnd bave laken several important villages, large num¬ bers of prisoners and great quantities of stores.
The advance of the -Americans and F'rench on the soiiibern inirt of the battle front, taken in conjunction with the oiMirnlions fif Field .Marslinl Haig and tlie Belgians in the north, tlireat- ens to riro\e ilie culiii;i.:ii::ig blo'w to Germany's atteiupis lo liol<l ground In France or lielgium. Indeed, It is not lm[irobable if ilie lolvaiice from the souili continues as rapid as It haa, the greater portion of the German army will be inijueil before the men can rench Llieir border. The altoatlon of the Germans .'.•.¦iningly is u critical one.
Entire regiments nre surrendering to the Italia ns In ilie mountain* and large numbers of the enemy are be¬ ing made prisom t- on the plalas Heavy casualties are being Inflicted on Ibe retiring troops. Many addl- tlotiai towns hnve been reclaimeA
In their swit'i drive against the Austro-Hungariaiis the Allied force* have up to the present taken more than 1(K>,0<X) prisoners and have cap¬ tured more than i:.l.'iio guns. 80 rapid has been the advance over the plain* that Italian ca\alry already ba* crossed the Tagliaiuento river and en¬ tered Udlne.
Official announcement of the slgnlnr of the -¦Vustrlan armlstlc reached th* premiers while they were In session la the apanment of Colonel Rooae, President Wilson's personal repr«««n- tadve, and gave the greatest aatlaflac- tlon.
Premier Lloyd (ieorge of Qreat Britain and Premier Clemenceau td France left the conference together. They exchanged friendly greeting* on the prompt signing of the Auatrlan armistice, and showed In their manner the keen satisfaction they felt regard¬ ing the progress of even fa
WORLD'S NEWS IN
CONDE.NSED FORM
logs are rea.sonably straight and free from knots. l><igs must be six inch¬ es and over in diameter and flve feet in length and iniwards It Is not de- sirwl to buy timber on the stump if it can be avoided, but It quantities are offered sufllciently large to Jus¬ tify the added expense, bids will be made on stumjiage. The thought arises, ot course  that it Pennsylvania
had done her duty In suppressing for- xhe Y. M. C A will open again est rlres, Washington would not have next Tuesday after being closed for to ask twice for any quantity of tlm- « period of flve w'*eks. One c" the ber needed. greatest   War   Pictures   that   has   yet
Anyone who has black locirst fit to staged will be shown on Tuesday use tor this purpose will be helping evening "Th> Kaisft'-'s Shadow" tc save a very serious situation If he   The gr^»ater part ot this picture was
denliach and Mrs. Ella Heffelfinger. of Na.'areth; Mrs. Comie Walter, of Easton. Mrv Thonias Houck,Jof Wil¬ liams Township; Harry Harriegle. of Cherry Hill; William Harriegle, of N'azareth; Georpe Harriegle, in France and John Harriegie, at home.
V. M. r. .A. OPKN    NEXT   TUESD.W
„    IVcentlmeter    (six Inch)     gun*.        The   trench    mirror   which   saved   will   communicate   Immediately   with   pho'ographed  on  the battle  lields of "1,   a'lKtO   shells   and   two   8.8-ceniJ-   tho life of Kahler Is now In po88t«-   the Commissioner*    of    Forestry at   France and all the s. ones are authen-
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ENSIGN    POU    KILLED    IN    PLANE.
8»n of Congressman Victim of Sea Collision. Washington.- Ensign Eilward Pou, son of Kepresentative Pou of .North Carolina, was killed in a seaplan- ac¬ cident off the French coast. Vlce-.\d- mlral Sims cnided the navy depart¬ ment the seaiilaiie w-ns wreiked in a collision with a buoy while making a landing. Machinist Mates John Banks and Jnnu'S Voung were nl.so in ihe machine, Uie former being inj^iretl, while  ibe  inner escaiied   uiiliuri
ENTER GERMANY'S BACK DOOR.
U. S. Has 50,000 Cars Ready for Vien¬ na-Berlin Trip. Washington- On the duy tbat .Aus¬ tria ai-eepts the uliies' arniistice terms Geliel'Mi Persbiiig will be In a poslii.in to olTi-r Io (ieneral Foch the use nf 30,(XH) skilled railway operaihes. ai>- proxiiualely   ."itl.OMt   fr-lghl.   pas.seiiger
and fliii cms a'lil neHily  l.(MK.t I )iiii>
tives for Ibe transportation of Ameri¬ can forces o\ er .Xuslrian railways to the back d<Kir of tiermany on their way to Berlin.
WASHINGTON—Men   to   the   nunw
ber of 290,7;{3 of the last druft have been called to entrain for carups be¬ fore .Nov. roller i.'i
WASHINGTON. —Ail non-eSMintJai construction is placed under liun bjr new order of War Industries lioard. due to the serious shortage of labor
NEW YORK.—Mrs. Russell Sage, widow of the flnuncier, died m bar home In Fifth avenue. She was ninety yenrs old.
PEKING.—Hsu-Shi-Chang, the new President of Cliina, has Issued a man¬ date urging peace and union between North  nnd   South  I'hina.
WASHINGTON.—The War Indue- tries Board is ct nsidering a scheme for federal control of ibe news print pa¬ per Industry by whbh Hinall {lupers will be assured of n supply. I'h* ¦chenie cimtemiilnled would abrogate the arbitrary reriulrements recently maile nnd i>ermit editors to ap|>ortloo their supply betwieii iinlly ami .Sunday ediiions.
WASHINGTON—Prosecution of th* three army officers cmiliecled wiih air craft production, reeommended in the Hughes report, will begin wiihout d*-. lay, tt was announced by the depMit ment of Justice.