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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 13. 1919
NO. 15
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GENERAL ORYAN.
Popular CorTiiiirfndi.r of the Twenty ¦ seventh   Division.
GERMAN FLEET TO BE SUNK
Certain Vessels May Be Allotted
to France and Italy to Offset
Naval Losses.
ITALY   WARNED   BY   AMERICA.
Discuss    Military,    Naval    and    Aerial Terms   of    Disarmament—Disman¬ tling of  Kiel Canal Still Undecided.
iM'iK-rtil <IK.\:iii iirinoMMccR the Turnl.v srvcntli UivLsiiiii will piirndi! In I'iflli iivcrmi'. New York, .Miircli '2.'\ t.' |i'inilt nil imils lo tiikc |i;irt. Hoys III'" Icrf .scilli' iliiwii lo ciiiiifort ut Ciiinps .Mills mill .Mi'rrlll, ulilih suiiriu Willi vl.siior.s. l-'il'l.v |ii'r c'l'iil. of llio liifii to ({'¦• Ifuvc to loiiie to <ity at a time.
TO BORROW BILLION FOR RAILWAYS AND SHIPS
Projects Under Consideration for Funds to Carry on U. S. Gov¬ ernment Activities.
\\ ii.sliliit;lo[i. <;mcrimit;iit UKflcleg hiiw ili-vt'lo|i<'il 11 Ni'lii'iiie for carrying oil nutioiial uclivliU-H i.v«?ii UioukIi no I'Xini sesslou of CoiiHress lius been aill.-.i.
-No iiietlioil has he«»n Worked out for sui'l'lyiiiK llie$.",OiH).iMK) the I're.slilent rcii'icstPd for i'.\|ii'ii.si'!) of the pciiro di'liKutloii at I'liris, Imt It Is H.s.siiiiied It ^^ill lie laktMi iiiri' of. The aiiKUiiit slwd for l.s cNiiliiiiied liy llie fiict Ihat till' peace coiiiiiiissioii liiis llirce lniii- clrcd hliclily  paid  cxperls
'"liief sufferers frmii ihe failure o^ timitii-Uil measures to pass Congress lire the Uullroad Adiiiliiistrallon, the Sliipi'iiiK Hoard aiul the I'nited Slates KliiplnMiieiit   Service
Waller 1 >. Iliups, director neueral, lias tackled the rallroud problem. He culli'd a conference of rnilroiid lep- n's,.|iiailves und hankers to discus* Ways of hanlllin^;   the  matter.
Ihe re.iulremeni of JTOO.IKMI.IHMI at fii'Mt hlij.sh appeared to threaten the ('I'lriiilon of the roads and to imperil till' Victory loan. .\m It now stuiid.s, liiiuever',    ()hser\ers    of    the    sllliatiou
farls. —It has been virtually dechled thnt the Oerman hi;,'h sea tleet Is lo he destroyed, uccordiiiK to reports iu well Informed circles, ulthouKh certain of the vessels may he allotted to I'lance and llaly to offset the Kieat losses nnd the cessation of huildlng \\\ the French and Italian yards diirinji the war. If the lleet were to he divld ed amntin llic associated liellinerents III proportiiiii ll) ihelr naval effort, Great Hrltain naturally would have re¬ ceived the mujority of the vessels. David l.loyd (Ieorge Is under>iood lo have ahandoned this [iroject, wliich he at first favored, hecause such ii jrreat addition to the r.rilish Meet would have heen folloued hy increased naval activity hy the Ciiiled Slates.
K.vcept ill a few cases the ilcrinaii warships, ai-cordiriL' to the e.\|ii'rls, will he a liahiliiy rathCr than an assei 1<i any jpower takim; them over. To scrap them, accordiiiL' to these experts, would cost more tlmn the value .if the metnl they contain, and therefore Ihe (.'renter part of the lleet appears doom ed lo Davy .lones' locker.
The (lueslion of the dismaiilMuK of Ihe forllllcallons of the Kiel canal hns not heen decided. The rnited .Suites Is parlicularl.v Interested in having the disposition of the canal settled In such u way that It cannot he used us prece¬ dent in any way alTectlnj; the Amerl- cnn waterways, which are of strnteKl- cal value to the country.
The conferees will dlscus.q the ques¬ tion of food for Austria, to which It- uly apiienrs to he the only obstruction, because of lici ihin;,'erous differences with the Slavs
The military, nnval and aerial terms of (ierman disarmament were before the council of the Kreiit powers, wltli Premier l.loyd (Jeori;!' back as head of the Hritlsh dele;;ailon. .Marshal Koch and the full niemlierslil|) of the war council present.
The (piestlon nf the time limit of naval control has become mnre Impor taut than tlie terins llieniselves. This v\ns partly discussed and then vveni over. The actual icrms ns finally con sldered. thouKh nm made public, ure summarized as  follows:
r)lsannnment down to 200,00<i men. consisting of I'' divisions of Infantrv ami five of cavalry, divided Into livi' army corps with one army heaihiunr ters. This makes i-iich corps consist of three divisions of infantry nml one of cavalry, totallini; 40,niil) incii. The men are to be chosen by lot fur one years service, iHid no class Is to ex ceed i:!i).0(M) men The ofnceis nre to serve LTi years and the subollicers 1."' years
The naval lerms [irovlile similar dls- nrmnment hy a reduction of the <!er ninn flei't down to a limited bnsis siitll
.NAZAHKTH TOWN'
COU.VCIL,   MKETI.Vfi-
'THE SQUAW MA.V" AT
THK V. M. « . A. SATL'KOA^
The regular .stated meeting of town No photoplay produced Jn recent Council was held this :ird day of, years presents a better cast of screen i.ouncT.   wd ^^^^   o'clock   P    M     players  than  that employed  by  Cecil
B.   De.Mille     in   his     superb     produc-
DKHI'EHATE I'AIK ATTACK
COUNTY PRIHO.V KEEPER.
An attempted jail delivery, per¬ haps tho first of its kind in tho his¬ tory of    .Northampton     county,     was'March,   1919,  at   «:0U   o'cUxk
frustrated at the prison Sunday even-j in   the   Council   Iloom.     There   were   --.   -    , .._,. ^ „^,_„ w^_ ,. .  ^.-turl- iuK  after   Kmerson   Bennett,  of  ^as-I present   .Messrs.   Dindenmoyer,   «t'*'--, l'"" °f   7'i,«.^^„^''^„'^*"'r * P^^^^^^ ton.   and     Philip     Allen,  a  southern ! ner,  Yeisley,  Welty,     Hartell,     Klep-, zation   of   EdwIn   Milton   Royle s   fa negro, had made a murderous assault ' pinger   and   Uano.     Messrs.   Leopold   mous  stage  pla>.  which ;"''   «?  P;^_ upon     Gershom     G    Blake  a  keeper, j and   Werkheiser   were     ab.sent.     The   sented  at  the  YM^C    A.  Auditor locked him in a corridor,     stole    his   President, Mr. Gano. presided. um  "f ^'^"^'"¦'''> ^;.'^'' ,''^ -^^°^°
kevs and walked     into the    rear jail!      The  Minutes of the  regular stated   start ,o finish   the cast m this photo
yard   where  they     were     stopped  hy   ---^,,"^^^^'^1--;  ^f'^Mr^ ^^idX^ :EC''^D^ext'^?rirthe stellar  rol.
seconded bv Mr   Hartzell, same were   with   Ann   Little   playing   opposite   of
adopt^Hl as read. ] >'im   as   the   Indian   girl      Katherine
On  motioTi  of  Mr.  Yeisley, seconn-I MacDonald,   Theodore   Roberts,   Jack
509,909 MEN TH BE KEPT IN \im
Recruiting  in  France to  Enable Emergency Lists to Re¬ turn Home.
1.361,528    ARE    DISCHARGED.
JOSEPHUS   DANIELS.
in    Europe
Attends   Conference 1    to   Di:c de   German   Navy's   Fate.
were other    prisoners.,In     tho    conspiracy with them to escape waa George Hen¬ ninger.     He was a trusty and opened
the cells of the other    two,    makine        v^u   i...^i.....  n,   ¦ -. •      , tt„ii    t.-h,.  lucaVioti    . .,.^» «„.«   . •  ..     .¦ o  .
possible   the   a.ssairlt   on   RIake.     He | ed by Mr. Starner, It was moved that   ""'*•  Thurston  HalLTullyMar^^^^^^    1,390,000   Americans   Actually   m   Bat- got no further than    his    pals In the   ati order be drawn and    tho    follow-   and others have exceptionally strong night  for liberty.                                             ing bills paid as read. , parts.
Warden   Pascoe   appeared      before   Jerome    Bonstein I   90.00
District  Attorney McCluskey Monday  John   W.  Snyder       ?.  i
morning and asked that the prisoners  <¦   P-  Fehnel       12.BO
be Indicted  for     murderous    asS'aull.   I'l'^rest   on   Bonds  218.00
conspiracy,   attempt     to  break     jail.   Sup.   Pay Roll       64.Sn
robbery and.about everything else he   N'flson   L.   Yeakel.
F^ugene   Trein       14.1 n
T.   F    Hertzog	
Nazareth Hdw. Co	
A.   If    Hertog  .
Fr.ink    Messinger	
Clarence   Everett	
H   D.   Kirtz	
Nearly   all   of  those     name-1 have been seen  In  many of the more famous   Paramount and  Aircraft   pic ture  productions.
Beulah Mario Dix wrote the scen.a-
rio and she is said fo have written  a
highly effective story.     The plot mav
be familiar    to  many,    but  il  is one
2.60   that never grofws old and  which  will
1.30   be a repetition.     The pictirre is a re-
.8b   iiroflnclion      of        the        photograph
3.00   whi'ch   Mr.   De  Mille
tie—Total    Casualties    Were    240,-
197,    With    Second    Division
in   the   Lead.
l.fi.->
Ann Bauchens aided Mr. De Mllle In the direction and Arln Wyekoff wtt the camera expert
Ony Ol.ver, who plays Robblna -he
comic servant  in  "Th'' Dub." Wallace
could   think   of.     Complaints  will   be lodged agninst  the men.
Tho conspirators chose the supper hour, when all the keepers and offi¬ cials were  unusuallv husv,    to make
their break for lilierty. Clarence   Everett       90.00
Blake was approached by Henning-^H    D.   Kirtz       20.00
er.   who  was assisting  In  serving the   H.   E.   Venter       10.00
evening meal, nnd told him  that  Ben-   Naareth    Item  4 (10
nett   wanted   to  see   him    The  keeper   I^   C.    Altemos       13.SO
as is customary In such cases, walked   J    H.   Fulmer.          .'5 2 2
with a' porcelean pan which had been   H     T    Vanatta         2.SS
toward  the cell  occupied  hv the pris- | Way   Brothers  4.SO
oner,     which     happened  to he in  the | W'.   TI.   Kleppinger  2.3.'i
new   section   of   fhe   jall.      Allen   wuSjP'"'i'ia  T^.   Co             i!82 00
confined in a cell in the same port!- On motion of Mr. Yeisley. second- on of t'le prison. Blake opened the ed by Mr Hartzell. it wns moved door that separate the old huildinc ; that fhe communication from the from the wing and walked up a fei,v;New York S'tate Banking Depart-, iron steps when he was ntfncked b-'lti'fnf he accepted and the Treastirsr Wednesday. March 19. He is known Bennett and Allen who had left the-- directed to give on the blank form as one of the best character men in cells and wer'e'crouching af a turn In attached the information relative tn th^ pictures and his work In recent the steps.     One of the men felled the  bonded indebtedness. Paramount   and      Arteraft      pictures
keeper   with   a   piece   of   garden   hos" :      The  petition   from  residents  in  the   has   placed   him   among  the   foremost and the other struck him on the head   vicinity  of So.  Whitefield     .and     Oak   exponents  of his  art. with a  porcelean  pnn  which  had  been   Sts..  requefiting  Council   to  put   thp.=;e given  him  to hold  his supper. : streets into a pnssatile conditioTi   w:\^
Blake fell unrroiiscious and his keys read and on motion of Mr. Yolslev were quickly removed from his pock- seconded by Mr. Haitrell. it was me¬ et. Then the prisoners dragged hltn ved that same be accepted nnd placed into the corridor, which runs im- in the hands of the Highway corn- mediately in front of the tier of cell-    mittee   for  attention
,and  locked  him  in .Leisurely  Bennett        The      communication       from      thn land   the   negro   walked   through   the   .American  LaFrance  Fire Engine Co . j main  corridor   imtil   they <'ame  fo  ai relative  to   final   payment   of  balance I narrow   passageway   that   leads   into   due on the new apparatus. March lOtli   '"to  the  every-day life  would  be ex- jthe jail yard.     They had no difl^cultv   amounting fo MOmO 00. was read and   ceedingly    easy.     It    is very    sel'iom jin   getting info  the yard  but as they   referred to the Finance Commitfee.        that   such   thoughts  are   made  sn  ap- nppro«ched   the   gate  leading  to  Le-       The commirnication   from  the  Act-   plicable to live by high  street they     were    accosted by   :ng Chief Burgess advising  tine^ er.-       The Dr.,    being    a layman    spoke several  other prisoners who  had  not   taling  $2.00  collected  by him  during   from    his   experience   of   taking   life as yet  heen ordered in for the night.   January   1919   was  read  and  ordered   flay by day as  it  comes thus his ad- Thesn men. divining the object of the   filed. ! dress   was   from   a   theoretical   man-
pair hold them up and declared thev The communication from the Sta- ner whii h is so often given in sif:;h would not be permitted to approach fi' Highway Deparrment advising that address and the speaker falls to fhe gate One of the men in the thely l,<id no jurisdiction in the mat r>'iilize the importance of giving a yard picked xfp -a' lump of coal and ter tor of opening gutters alrjn^ practical method of viewing life and threatened to attack the desperadoes State Highways running thru nilini- exercising those things which are while  another  aimed  himself  with  a   (Innlllies was read and ordered filled    tied given.
stout stick and     blocked     their  way..      .\   communication   vms   rend    ¦ Rev.  'M.   M      Dry,     pastor     of  St.
Even if they had reached the gat.> Mr. E P Wambnld ta'king exception Jonn's Lutheran church Nazaretii. they would not have been ahle to un- to Council's request to open the gut- 'i^•ill d.Miver the address Sunday af lock it as no key fitting the lock wnS fer In front of his property on the lernoon, March 16, at 3:.30 P M In  the bunch taVen  from  Blake. Easton road. His  .^uhjec   will  be  "Communal   De-
Hennlnger followed Allen and The Chief Btrrgess read a letter re- mocracy" or the "Restatement of a' Bennett into the yard but made no ceived by him from fhe Mothers of Old Prineiple " Everybodv Invl. show   at   fight   and   tried  to   convince   1917  requesfinEf that     the     Horougli   ted.
the keepers that he had left the jail erect an .\rch of Welcome on Main Several •o'os wili h re-.ider-d b. to prevent the escape of the other St. .-\s a Permanent Memorial Com- *f's. Wc'.-r«r. O. Geary, ; Nazareth two.     His  excirse  was  too  flimsy for   mittee   was   appointed   several   weeks   at   this   meeting.
belief. ago. it was on motion of Mr   Hartzell       -	
While the scene was being enacted seconded by Mr. Welty, moved that in tho yard Blake recovered conscl- this letter be referred to Mr Josep-h ousness and his cries for asslstanc Brobston. Chairman of the Perman- broirght keepers atid trusties to his ent Memorial Committee and furth'^r side.     He was released and when the   moved  that  Council     desires    to  put
VVashirigf<in -- Oeneral .Miircii an nounced thnt the number of Aiiiericiin troops taking part in action against the enemy wns ].:i!K),iMK) out of the to tal of slightly more than i:,(Hjt),iXj<J produced   four   whiih this country sent to France.
years ago. but  it  ha= changed  so  ex-       .\iinounceiiient    was   also   made   by
tensively   and   its   improvements   are (;,.„,.rai  March  tliat  under no drcum-
so  marked, that It  Is in every sense ^,^^^,.^^ ^^.^^j,^, j,^^ ^^^_^^. ,^^^ reduced to a   new   production. , „ ,       -,.,,,„u, -n. •
"The   Squaw  Man"   is  a'  drama  of " 'o^^'''- »-"'" "'"" '•'•^••'•'^' "'*¦"•    ^his
the most  prnphic characfi^r.   withj  in- Is   the   number   .set   in   ttie  army   reor-
fense human   interest,  stirring  heait ganizMtion bill  which the gi'iieral stafT
iiiqii-il      ;ind   unrivall'-d      rhnrni      of „{  ,i„.  ,1,.,,,^   ^,,^^^   |„.f,,r,.  tbe  lust   sesi-
character depiction.    Sam Wood and ^,,^jj ,^f Congress, but u hlch was lost in
SI'K.AKKIl.S .\T THK V. M   C. .\.
Dr. Ettinger, of Muhlenburg Col¬ lege, delivered one of. if not tlic best address. In the auditorium that haa yet been given at the Sunday after- moon  mieting.s.   "Life's  Perspective."
The thoughts brought out by Dr Ettinger were sucTi  that  to put them
nmi.E cr>\FFnF:\cK
ST.AHTKD   .AT   \.AZ.\RFTH.
b.re  liegin   to  see   In   It  a   hopeful   in
fluiiM-e.     If  the  (iovernment  does  not    f'*-"' f'"" '"'li'''' 'l'f''ii«''. '"'< " "III not
«u|.i.lv  the m..ii..v    roads will have   "«•""-' """•"« ""' "^'^'""^ "f ""^' "'•«' '"•
Ul iM.rn.w  It,  whifc.  if the (!..v..rnnieiit I «''''"'"' '¦l"^«-    ''"'''^ system Is to he for Bl.. iild advance It the borrowing would ' ""  l"''''termlnale perloil  with ullimat. liM...  to  be done  lirst   hy  the <;ji\ern- '"'Mt.     If   till.   (i(iveriime:it   does   not
The Bible conference which is be¬ ing held in the Mennonite church, keepers reached the yard they found itself on record as heartily In favor Broad Street. Nazareth, below Centre .-\llen and Bennett had been Intercep- of this movement and desire to co- opened with an excellent service Rev ted in their flight. The two men operate, individually or as a hody, J. G. Shireman, of Stroudshurg. led were j-(>turned to prison and securely with any or all of the Sub-Commit locked in cells In the old section of tees appointed, the Jail. Reports of Committees.
Dr. T. C. Flick was summoned and       Highway:—Mr.     Lindenmoyer   re
ported   progress.     He   stated   it   was
hmc 111 advance the money there will lie just ihiit much less to lioat In the V . i.iry loan. ISorrowlng by Ihe roads w.U have the effect of lausing rall- roiHl nieii and Coveriiineiil otikials to •criiiinize more carefully Imprnve- Dii'iils iliiit are to he mnde
!¦ Is believed tlie roads will have no (liHi. iilty In borrowing the money. The iiiil> iiiinccr 111 the Hitiiatlon Is the high riiic iif inlerest they will have to pay BK c.Miipared with what the (loverii- lil'iil will be prepiired to offer oil the Viciory   honds.
The War l-'lmince Coriioratlon, It Is understood, still bus $ r.'il.iMKi.lKNl in l'« liuMsesslon. The stiitinieiit by .Mr. "lies that the War Kiiiaiice Board "lis wcirking in hiirmnny wiih the niil- r'liil siniiiilon is taken to Indiciiie 'l.iil Ihis money will be used to aid hi liiiiiiiring tbe roads und possibly t'li'  Shu,piny   Board.
$'00,000    TO    TRAIN     NURSES.
8 nolarshlps ftr Public Health Course tor   Army   Girls.
¦'iisliln;;ton. All apprii|iriiit inn of JhKi.OfHI HK a  Bcholarshlp  fund  to  In-
''• t-'raduate nurses released friuii "le nrmy nui\ navy nurse corps to 'f^iiln fur public health nursing was ai;iH.ii„,.,.,| i,j, ,jn. American Ited Cn.ss
¦^ 'iiiivlrnum scholarship of $000 will i-'iiTiii.(| for Hn eight months' course "f "•iilnint; „„,| y;t,H) („f „ f,,„r months'
iirsi-
¦ continuance or  mo.lilicatlon,  probably under the League of Nations.
The aerial terms uf disarmament are definite In period, as a limited number of hydroplanes with an aerial force of a thousand men are to gather mines until October 1 next, when the entire establishment Is to end.
British dtdegiites lo the peace con- fereni-e hnve been Insmicfed to submit as Ihelr first deniand full reparation for British losses at sea during the war. Including compensation for relatives of iiiMrlners who lost their lives, ac cording to a stiitemeiir'made by Pre¬ mier David l.loyd (ieorge to a depu¬ tation from the nierciinllle marine servli-e
in   prayer,   after  which   Dr    Werthei-
mer spoke in  the godly and  ungodly
man.   his   theme  being   "Separation "
It  was  a  most  wonderful   message
if this part  of the scripture an.I was
hard   to   get   cinders   and   deitred   to  enjoyed bv all who were present
have  fhe   opinion   of  members   as   fo       The church was    nicely    filled ami
the   a'dvisabflifv   of   putting   crushed   niirch     satisfaction     was     expressed   Ninety-second       l..'ivn)
stone on  some of the bad  streets concerning  the  Service "The
Pavement:     On     motion     of     Mr        The services closed  with the hen Hartell, seconded by Mr   l.indenmoy-   diftion  hy Rev   P.  S.  M
er.   it  was mr)r\-ed  that     Mr.     Hvman   "f  the  Moravian   congregation . -
MillT  be   directed     to     repair'  and        The.se services  will  continue everv   I»'"'s^""'''«    '•"•   "i''   American   eipedi Henninger   manipulating   flie   patent   bav- his pavement on I'rospect Street   pvening until Sunday. March  Ifi. thev   ti"'"""y forces is 240.i;»7
dressed Blake's wound, which, for tunately was not serious. A long gash was cut in his head and he bled profusely. Had the prisoners been armed with moro formidable weap¬ ons the keeper's life might have been   sacrificed.
The doors of the  celts occupied  by .Mien   and   Bennett  wero     opened  by
the  shuflle   111   the   closing   da.s   of   the session.
Revised tigures mnde public by the chief of stalT showed that Ibe total battle casualties -that is, men killed in action, wounded, missing In action and prisoners for the Ameriiun ex peditiiinary furees was '«J10 1'.»7 <ieii eral March gave the ligiires for buttle casualties by divisions He staled that the battle <nsualtles for the Twenty* seventh .Niiliiuial tluard Division of -N'ew Vork aggregated T.fltO. and that those for Ihe Seventy-seventh .New York Division, consisting of drafted men friiiii New Vork city, trained ar Ciimp I'pton, wt.'re ',i, lli."}.
"I have Just received a ch.art," said • ieneral .Mnreh, "from (Ieneral Per¬ shing's lieadqiiarterB giving the total figures by divisions nf the killed in ac¬ tion, wound<-d, missing in action and prisoners, according to fhe division re¬ ports received af his headijuarters. Possibly these Ugiires will have to be modilleil In some slight way, hut it Is as nearly accurate as he could get. The total battb- casualties, as he will eall tJiem, follow :
First     Z1,927
Second    24,429
Third     16,.V,6
F.iurth    12.94,S
Fifth        8,2,S(J
Si.vth           28.".
.Seventli        1,.')4(>
Twenty-sixth        8,S>.">."i
Twcntysfveiitli        7,&lii
Twenty-eighth     14.417
rwenty-ninth       .'^,97'J
Thirtieth     ^    6,S;t:!
Thlrty-s.'.ond    12,948
Thirty-third        ~,H<)»
Thlrty-flfth       7,74;1
Thirty-sixth       2..'?tt7
Thlrty-sevenlh       4..%.'!
Forty-second    V2.2'>.:
Seventy-Seventh       9,42.1
Seventy-eighth   8,l.'i;i
Seventy-ninth       8.22.'!
Eightieth     ti,i;a
Elghty-flrst     l.OVJ
Eighty-seiond     8,.S0<)
Eighty-eighth     6:1
Eighty-ninth      7,0ii:i
Ninetieth      9,710
Ninety-first     r),S!,S
tidal    battle   casualties,"   said General   Mari-h    "that  Is,  killed  In  ac-
..ri"r"_ ^'^^^^^   tlon.  w. led.   missing  In  action   and
for   thl
device fhaf locks and  unlocks all the
P'.l   in   .r^st-class  shape  at   oict->
will begin promptlv at 7-4,^ P M "There have been some estimates cells In the new wing to tho jail. Th" ' p„ii(.p.__Mr Leopold being absent ""'' the Saturdav afternoon meetin ' r'Ubllshed of the number of Americans men could not have opened the doors | no report  waa made _.   «  ~^   _   .. -^   _.._     ..      _..      .     ..
from their cells
REBELS   BEATEN    IN    BATTLE.
"portant   Berlin    Buildings   Occupied
•nd  Rising  Crushed.
'""•"II      All the Impdrtaiit hulldinga
••rlin  nre  In   the  hnnds  of goverii-
^ '¦'   """iipH   and   H   good   prospect   of
* j'taliibn   order    was   a»Mure<l,    ac-
'K    to    a    (Jeriiiaii    guvernment
ll'   I
Urt-i, Th
*•»»  received   here.
tho
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ler   of   deud   and   wounded
recent  fighting excet-da 400,  tb«
'"  IfHises   among   the  covernmcnl 'l'« were comparntlvely  light
WORLD'S   NEWS   IN
CONDENSED   FORM
MELBOURNE.—The minister of cus¬ toms of the coniniunu call ll  of  .\iistra Ua has IssikhI a prixdamatlon prolilbil lug  the  Imporlalloii   into  the common
wealth   of   all   g Is   other   than   those
of British origin
PARIS.—Within   the  last   year  6,000
Americans    In    I'r e    have    inarrhd
French women, according to the I'etii Journal. The brides for the most part were country girls or employees of town establishments
LONDON.—American soldiers and sailors, with some Australians, caused a riot here. A few were hurt by po¬ lice clubs anil He\ en  were arrested.
ROME.—Italy has agreed to allow the shipment of .'{.(Hio tons of fi>od daily to the newly created states and purls of (dd Austria. Transportation ¦ nd delivery la In charge of a coiiiiiilt- tee   heailed  by   Herbert   Hoover
NEW YORK.—Harbor strike ends an li'^iNKl of .Marine Federation vote to accept railroad lerms and return to work Tugmeii get pay on basis of eight hour day Tidewater boatmen jet $110 H month on twelve hour haslH
WASHINGTON.—Representative J. Hampton Moore wltlnlrew from the contest for Ueiiuhllcau floor leader In Cbs next house.
Bennett's   life,   as   his  wife   he'.d   the  proj^ress weeks ago telephoned     from     Allen- town to his wife, who lived  on West Spruce street, that  ho was coming to Easton to kill  her.     A  few hotrra la ter he appeared  and     attacked     Mra Bennett       She  was  armed   with  a  re volver and the fact fhaf the cartridge In the weapon failed to explode save 1 Bennett's life,  as     his  wife     held  thu gun against his body when she snap I pod  the trigger      A neighbor was bv 'and   knocked   Bennett     down.     Then [he   was   taKen   to   jail      Ho   is  a   had actor atid hag been in a great deal of trouble.
At the February term ot criminal court, Alleu together with a Me.xican, was tried on a charge of hoiainK up aud robbing a mas ut itie cuke uvuu works, uear South Bethloiem. AUon was acquitted, but Judfe McKoeu was   so   displeased   wilh   the   verdict
Flre:-—Mr.     Kleppinger
at   2:30   p   m. reported   'hese services
-A.  welcome  to  all  at
t WFnnFn.
Flick—Mills.
Mr    Francis   Flick,   son   of   Palmer Fliik. of Na7..a>eth. and     Miss     Ruth Mills,   of  Nazireth.   were  married   at the   Lutherary parsonage,   ,'?26   Belvi¬ dere Sti^et. (*! Saturdav at 8 P. M. bv the  Ref   M /M    Dry.     The  heautifut ring    /erWrtrr-  of     the     Lutheran ChurcTi was/used      They expect to re¬ side In Nazareth      They were attend¬ ed by Mr   ^d Mrs. S   j   Oregorv Kngler—Han.s -¦\t the pars,mage, lOS South Broa.l Street,   Nazareth,  on  Saturdav  affur noon. March  8. Clayton S   Engler,   i j K(w.<»lersville,  and  Mis.s Eva F   Haa ^ jof   FprVs   Township,   ware   united   ir
that he dumandod that Allen furuiah   °'^  *^^  '*»«  Nazareth   Brick  Co.  to
T..ight:—Mr   Welty   no   report
lya'w:—Mr. Y'-isley. no report.
Pub     Property:—Mr.    Werkheiser being  absent,   the  Presldenf   feportcd that tho repairs at    the old    miinlci- pil  building had been  made. Unfinished Business.
Ol. motion of Mr   Yeis'. y, seconded by Mr. Hartzell,It was passed that the .\pi(ropriation Ordinal c» for  19 lil  be rr.Rsed third and final -e id ing. Nuw  Business
O.T mrtion of Mr. Veisiey, se- :; I ed by Mr. Lindenmoyer, .t was m.iv • ! that file finance Committee be givur c.uthority lo pay the balance due .m Mar.h Oi'i f4000.no, . n He lire iipp iral I>.
.Mr    fortuin   adv.s..d   Council   :, ,t   marriago     hv the     Rev     George     S ho   had   nutn   promised   donations  of   Kleckner.     The   ring   service   of $L'100   'rom  the  six   Coment   Compa-   L„fboran church was
who fought In battle In France, and guesses have varied by very large numbers. We have an estimate now- prepared In France which gives us per- ha|is, as near as can be determined, Liie number of United States tr<Jops that took part in actual lighting.
"Division troops. Including repla(^- nients, 1.1(XI,(XHJ; cor[)8 and army troops, 240.<H)0; ser\lce of supply, BO, 000; total United States troopa taking part In action against the enemv, 1,.<<00,0<V»"
PITHOFTHE X
VICTORY    NEWS   |
th.
IS used
sociirity iu the sum of $1,00U to Keep tho peace. There wasn't a chance under the sun  for the negro lo -lom
The bride Is a daughter of Mr   and
now  lire   Mr„    Jacob   Ha.aa      The   err»om   Is   \v.
the  efnplov of fhe  Blnnev and   Smit'-
On motion of Mr   Yeisley, seconded   Company,   Bushkill   Park      The   coi
vs'^rds tho     payment  of the ajiparatus.
ply  with  the Court's    order    and  iie,*>y Mr. Hartsell, It was moved that we  pie will reside at Kesslersville waa sont to Jail.     The Court atlpula-   '"'rrow     |:;iO(i     for a  purlod     of  90 ted no time for the prisoner to keep  'lays to pay current  hills and enipow tho peace and under the terms of the *'"  '^«  Finance  Committe to  borrow
sentence he would have been Impris oned  for an  indetlnito  period.     Dur¬ ing the trial.  Detective  Fi ankenllelj.
|9ufl;icient   money   to   pay   the   balance (lue on  tho new  flre apparatus I      On motion  of Mr.  Starnef, second
rf Bethlehem, appeared In Court -^Ith'od  by  Mr   Lindenmoyer.  It  was mov-
Former rhcrr-,   Hui Man Oet« A r>l vorce.
A   degree   of   divorce  has  ben   sig¬ ned   hv Judge McKeen   In   the ca=e  of Charles     A    Beitel,   of  Cherrv     HIM against   Esther   A    Reftel    now   resl.l-
a photograph of the negro.  t)j: rowed, ed that we notify the Board of Health !'"K  at   Phlladelphl.a    nn     ground<<   o'
from tho rogues' gallery of the Phila¬ delphia police, together with his ro- ccrd but he was not permlttej to show elthpr to the Jury
nirllulay Party.
Floyd, «)n  of  .Mr   and  .Mrs.   Elmer Miller,   residing  on  Sosth  Whltefleld street, ^azveth,  celebrated his  I7t birthday anniversary  by entertalnhK sever*! pf>A friends    to an elegant dinner. v'^Amoos   those   presi-nt Walter  Molxsell,  George Trein,  Ifiss Laura  Miller,   Miss  Dorothy   Klrken dall  Mrs.  John   Klrkendall and (Mrs. and Mrs. Elmer Miller.
that numoroifs complaints have been desertion Tho respondent never lodged with the various members of (defended fhe case, and fhe master Town Council alleging that a nuls- .Tames J C<ipe, recommended that ance baa been malDtalned acalnst the the decrea he granted Tne wife public   health   npon   th.-   j.r. ;. r- left  her    husband     In March      1918.
Mr Hyman Miller and that Council when fhe couple were residing fn suggeets that tho Board of TTealth | Rrooklvn, saying »haf she would take Immediato steps to have the never retiTrn Since that time Bel- same abated. I tel has received only one letter from In view of the fact that many j ^'''" ""'' *^** asked that he send on citizens of Nazareth have called at- '"''" 'T""'' *"'^ "fhT personal prop- tent ion to tha flact tluit anlaaa the ""^^ ^^ never answered the let- road from the Northeast corner nf '"''• '"'' «<""" Hme later his wife's the Boroagh of Nazareth, thru NUky ' *''''*'*'¦ ''¦'"• •<> Cherry Hill and ra¬ te Stockariowfl  Pa   be Improved thej™"'*"' the trunk.
(ContiniMd on page t.)
Sabaartba for Vtm **ItMa.'*
Poland   is  suffering   from   epidemics  of typhus,     influenza    and    pneumonia. The  death   rate  is  appalling  and  the hospitals are poorly equipped. Von    Hindenburg    is   reported   to   have an  army of   100,000 volunteers   ready for   an   offensive   against   Bolshevlkl In  Courland. The   United   States   and   Gr^at   Britain are   virtually   agreed   that   Germany must   be   fed   and   that   credits   must be   provided   for   the   resumption   of her   commercial    life.      The   negotia¬ tions regarding shipping, vwhich were broken   off   at   Spa,   will   be   resumed elsewhere. Armistice     negotiations    between     the German    and    allied    representatives at   Spa    have   been    broken   otf,   the Germans  refusing  to surrender  their  : merchant  fleet  unless  definite  prom¬ ise of food  was given It   Is   reported   In   Washington   that   as a  result of the break at Spa  forcible seizure    of    the    German    vessels    by allied   forces  may   ensue. Great   Britain   will   keep   900,000   m%n   \ In   the   army   of   occupation   on    ths German     frontier     until     April     30, 1020,    under    a    compulsory    service bin   passed   by   the   Hous*   of   Com- mona \
U as.'ilngton.—Se<Tetary Daniels an- I nounci'd his intentinn to sail for Eu- I rorie. Bear .Ailiiiinils (Jrltlin, Taylor ' nnd F>arle will accomjiany hira. Ad- i iiiirals .Kims ami I'.iiimid and their staffs will meet Secretary iMiniels aud accompany him fo the conference of i naval  authurlt ie.--
FiTNAiiisTDiRF
NEED OF FOOD SUPPLIES
Roumania.   Serbia,  Austria   and
Germany   Starving   as   Pans
Seeks Remedy for Conditions.
!      Ixjudon.  -    "The   food   situation   In great  areas  of  Europe  Is nothing  leaa than   traKl<'.    This  I  can  state ou  un- impeaehuble     authority,"     said     Food I ("oiitroller  Koberts.  speaking at   New¬ castle.    He continued : I \      "It is not loo much to say tliat Hue- | ! mania,   Serbia,   .Austria   and   German/ ure starving
"Ever since the annlstlce was alga- ed the allies h.iv<. been doing wliat they could to rtdieve the situation, and food should be, or is, being sent to all the countries i ha. e named.
"Rut It is not enough, and It Is s ' fjuestion whether we stiall be able lo get suflicient fiMid for these countriea in time to prevent a catastrophe Tti* sufireine council in Paris Is straining every nerve to meet the situation, and I pray we may t>e able to stave off tbe impending disasttT.
"As soon as the people realize tto* appalling serhiiisness of tlio altuatloa developlus in Eiimiie they will be the first to call upmi the govemmeut to intervene."
Discussing the food situation In oeo- tnil Europe In the house of lords, Mar- , quis Ijinsdowne asked how long tb* pincess of "turning the screw" was la continue. He said be regarded the po¬ sition of cenirul Kurope "with dis¬ may."     He sal.l
"We seem to be rapidly approa<-b- lHK a catastrophe which mny prove the most dl»astrou.s In the history of the world."
liaron  I'artiioor d»'clared :
"If the hUx kade Is not r'laxet) famine will seize the peoides of cen¬ tral Kurope, and that would be (be most fearful I'lim.. in  bititory."
The Karl of Cr^iwf.ird, chancelh.r of the duchy of l.ai:. aster, replying for the governtneiit, <:iid the problem bi In the bands uf the supreme councjl at Paris, wliiib bus luken step.s to send food to (Jernniny.    He aaid :
"The tonnage deniatideil from tJer- many by the allies has not been forth coming, lio«'..,.' .j: 1 Mils is signlB cant."
He made ; , ,   ;(i explain  tlie
failure of (Jermany to turn over the ^lilps asked for. fuit said he IiojhhJ that "within a fcu weeks measures will he taken to stave ofT the Impend¬ ing disaster."
The supreme <-4Uincll was aware of the seriousness of the situation In Ku- ro|>e. and It was hoiied that emi'ri;en .-y measures could be taken pending ihe transfer .f the (Ierman menantlla marine.
200    EXECUTED    IN    BERLIN
6part.icides Taken From Prison »nA Shot  One  by  One
Iterlin.- Two hundred Spartai isls taken prisoner in the past week's re¬ bellion were »ummaril.\ executed tiy government trofips. They were lined up against the wall one by one It was the grimmest and most grewsome wholesale exe<-utlon In (Ierman his¬ tory.
The latest authoritative casualty flgures of the revolt are'. Kllleil, .*«)0; wounded, SOO: total. Sihi
TO   COVER    INDEMNITIES
Allen Property Fund Will Satisfy Ou» Claims. Washington - The announcement from I'aris that ilie Amerlcnn govern¬ ment win be content to acrept sei/.ed enemy property here without asking (Jenimny and .Austria for further refi- aration means tfist our hill of rejisrs- tlon against (Jermsny will he between .¦STOO.OOO OtJO and $>t(IO.')0(J,000, pro^ ably nearer fhe Istter flgure This Is the rslue of tfie enemy properi»- that has beeu seised.