in the United States for the legal pos- |
| session of explosives, !
[ing explosives and not holding a li-
Bellefonte, Pa., December 7, 1017.
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WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST.
Stories of Activities and Conditions |
Throughout the United States
and on the Battle Fronts, from
Washington, D. C. :
WARTIME DEMAND FOR COTTON 1S |
ENORMOUS.
Recent investigations in the usé of i
cotton in war show:.
A 12-inch gun disposes of a half |
bale of cotton with every shot fired; |
a machine gun in operation will use |
up a bale in fifteen minutes; in a na- |
val battle like the one off Jutland over !
5,000 pounds a minute are consumed |
by each active war-ship; more than |
20,000 bales a year are needed to pro-!
vide absorbent cotton for wounds of |
the injured; one change of apparel!
for all the troops now engaged in the
war represents more than a million |
balés.
EVEN FOOD ADMINISTRATION MEN
CAN'T GET THEIR SUGAR.
Members of the Food Administra-
tion at Washington, D. C., now have
an added personal reason for urging |
conservation of sugar.
A recent canvass of retail stores of |
the city showed that of 22 stores 156 |
had no sugar. Three had only a;
small supply of cube sugar in pack-!
ages. Every store had less than 100
pounds and none had prospect of an:
immediate supply. Of three whole- |
salers and one jobber, two had no su- |
gar. One had a three-day supply.
No relief is promised for at least th :
six weeks, and Washington will be on on ® Ay
a short sugar ration until after |
Christmas at least.
In the middle west and on the Pa-
cific Coast, where reserve stocks are
heavier, dealers generally are re-
sponding to the cry for help by plac-
ing the same limit on sale in use 1n
the hard-hit Eastern
pounds to a customer, providing other
purchases are made.
GERMANS HELD IN THE UNITED
STATES NUMBER NEARLY 2,800.
Two classes of German prisoners
are now detained in this country. One
is comprised of sailors taken into cus-
tody when the United States entered
the war; the other consists of “alien
enemies,” civilians who have been ar-
rested and are now being held under
governmental regulations for various
reasons.
The principal detention camp is at
Fort McPherson, Ga., where approx-
imately 850 war prisoners are held;
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., there are
165 alien enemies; at Fort Douglas,
Utah, there are 517 prisoners of war
and 80 interned Germans. Small de-
tachments are now temporarily quar-
tered at Army posts throughout the
country, but their number is relative-
ly small.
Altogether there are 2,364 actual
prisoners of war in the custody of the
War Department and about 400. in-
terned aliens held at the request of
the Department of Justice. ;
It is estimated that Germany 18
now holding 150 sailors taken from
American ships by commerce raiders
and other German vessels. :
EACH INFANTRYMAN GETS 62 OUNC-
ES OF BRASS IN HIS ORDINANCE
EQUIPMENT.
Included in the equipment furnish-
ed each infantryman by the Ordnance
Bureau of the War Department are
62.7 ounces of brass. Tais is exclu-
sive of the uniform equipment provid-
ed by the Quartermaster Corps.
Used in the haversack are 1.8
ounces of brass; in the bayonet scab-
bard, 0.5 ounce; in the canteen cover,
0.2 ounce; cartridges (100), 474
ounces; cartridge belt, 10 ounces; gun
sling 1 ounce; oiler and thong case,
1.5 ounces; pouch for first-aid packet,
0.3 ounce.
Equipment from
partment Bureau for
the Ordaance De-
100,000 infant-
rymen contains almost 196 tons of
brass.
PERCENTAGE OF SICK AT ARMY
CAMPS LESS THAN 2 PER CENT.
' Returning from inspection trips to
10 Army and aviation camps, Col.
Weston P. Chamberlain, of the Sur-
geon General’s office, reports that the
per cent. of sick ranges from below
1 per cent. to slightly below 2 per
cent. oa :
Among the conditions leading to
treatment in hospital are severe
colds, tonsilitis, slight injuries, and
other comparatively slight ailments.
About the only serious disease found
at any camp was pneumonia.
Each national Army camp has a
thousand-bed hospital, equipped in ac-
cordance with most approved modern
practice.
AMERICAN ENGINEERS INSTALL EN-
TIRE RAILWAYS IN FRENCH WAR
THEATER.
The Corps of Engineers of the
American Army since April has not
only been supplying the Engineer
equipment for more than 1,000,000
men, but the members of the railway
section have undertaken to transport
and install and put in operation over-
seas a complete railway equipment.
The cost of materials ordered to
date is approximately $70,000,000, in-
cluding some hundreds of locomotives,
more than 100,000 tons of steel rails,
more than 3,000 complete turnouts,
500,000 ties, 12,000 freight cars, 600
fill and ballast cars, 600 miles of tel-
ephone wire and apparatus, and vast
quantities of construction- and repair
equipment.
A duty imposed upon the engineers
has been the purchase of the necessa-
ry Engineer equipment for more than
1,000,000 men. Within 15 days after
the Engineer Corps, following the
declaration of war, advertised for
equipment, awards had been made
covering the requirements for this
of $5,000 and imprisonment for one
sive is to be used for when obtaining
| his license, and will be held accounta-
| ble for its use as stated and the re-
‘turn of any that
| prevent explosives falling
| SANDWICHES
districts—2 |
any person hav-
cense therefor being subject to a fine
year.
The purchaser of dynamite |
must state definitely what the explo- | ©
Turtle’s Choice.
| The auto had skidded and upset.
{ An Irishman came up and said to an-
| other in the crowd:
| citment, Pat?”
Only citizens of the United States | ! “Sue, an automobile has turned ; maid like her?”
. ta
i and friendly countries may obtain li- |
| censes.
”
“Turned . turtle, is it?”
«Bedad, that must be the |
it chose a mud puddle.”— |
Boston Transcript. to the “Watchman” office.
ewcomer.
rayson
Oh!
“Why does she lean forward so
when she walks?”
“That’s stylish.”
“But why does she do it, an old
“What's the ex-
“Qh, she is matrimonially inclin-
said the | ed.”—Florida Times-Union.
——For high class job work come
may be left. |
With the strict enforcement of this |
law the Federal authorities hope to:
into the!
hands of evilly disposed persons, and |
» put a stop to all further dynamite !
ots. |
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of |
War, estimates the losses up to June
1 of the British expeditionary forces |
in deaths in action and from wounds |
at 7 per cent. of the total of all men |
sent to France since the beginning of |
the war. He adds that the ratio of
losses of this characeter today, be-!
cause of improved tactics and swift- |
ly mounting allied superiority in ar-|
tillery, is less than7 to every 100 |
men. i
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AND COFFEE FOR |
FRENCH AND AMERICANS AT |
BASE CANTEEN. !
American Field Headquarters in
France.—Upon the ancient glass and |
age-stained gargoyles of a thirteenth |
century church the harvest ‘moon |
threw wierd shadows as two corres- |
pondents picked their way along a|
blackened street in a city within the |
army zone. There was silence every- |
where. Now and then a faint light |
through the crack of a shutter indi- |
cated life within the house passed up- |
It was nearly midnight, |
8 o'clock this city, as all |
others and indeed villages throughout |
the zone of the army, was in dark- |
ness.
Three times during an hour’s walk |
we passed poilus of France, their hob- |
nailed shoes echoing upon the cobbled |
way. A turn in the street revealed |
the outline of a viaduct and beyond it
railroad tracks and the vague form of
a station. The street here took a
sharp down-grade, and as we descend-
ed we came upon a French sentry, !
who mechanically saluted. Entering |
the wide door, through which we |
could see a smoking oil lamp hanging
upon a grimy wall, we passed to a
vast waiting room, where a similar |
light revealed a hundred forms hud- |
dled in sleeping postures upon hard |
benches. They were soldiers in ho- |
rizon blue, with a few peasant women
waiting for early morning trains to |
take them to their destination. We |
passed out and to the platform of the
station, where, after stumbling over
piles of cinders and the whole para- |
phernalia of a battallion of French in- |
fantry, we saw an open door. It was |
wide and barred by a canvas curtain |
weighted at the bottom with an iron |
rod, thus permitting brilliant lighting !
within and throwing but faint shad- |
ow without. i
Eentering we found ourselves in |
the first American Red Cross base |
canteen in France, only recently open- |
use i.
It will give you more satisfaction per gallon, better ligh€
per lamp and greater heat per stove.
that cause smoke, smell and charred wicks are removed.
All the qualities that give a clear,
steady, even heat are retained.
Perhaps you've thought that kerosene is kerosene and
that's all there was toit. There’s a lot more to it. You
should see our expert chemists testing and experimenting
to produce the highest refined
And they have succeeded. That's why it is called Rayo-
in every home, such as cleaning bathtubs and windows, ¢
polishing furniture, ete.
have told us their experie
have put all these
illustrated booklet for the use of our customers. A copy
will gladly be sent upon request.
The next time you need kerosene look for the store with the
sign: ‘‘Atlantic
name.
inferior, nameless kinds.
THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY
"LYON & COMPANY.
Mark Down Sale!
— EXTRAORDINARY ——
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All the impurities
mellow light and a
We have
kerosene’ in the world.
light Oil—to distinguish it from ordinary kerosenes. to 52, values $1.50 and $1.75, mark down price - - - o08¢
Besides heat and light, Rayolight Qil has manyother uses Crepe de Chine Waists, in white and flesh, special - - $2.50
Judas of thrifty housewives
ces with Rayolight Oil and we
helpful suggestions in an attractive,
price” -
yolight Oil for Sale Here.” Then ask for it by
The dealer won’t charge you a cent more than for the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
PERFECTION
Smokeless Oil Heaters
Never smoke, soot or cause un-
pleasant odors. Keep any room in
the house warm and comfortable with
its cheerful radi-
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For perfectresults,al-
ways use Rayo lamps.
The ideal light for all
purposes. Made of best
materials. Designs for
every room
dealer. Price, #1.90up.
ating heat. Ask 8
jour ealer. Price, y
50 to $3.50.
special
Rayo Lanterns
Your best friend on
dark, stormy nights.
Never blow out or jar
out. Construction in- |
sures perfect oil com- | 8
bustion. Ask your i
dealer, Price, 50c un.
Ask your
We are going to help all Christmas buy-
ers by making big reductions on
All Coats this season’s styles that sold from $18.00 to $65.00,
Mark down price $12.50 to $40.00.
All sizes in Coat Suits, all this season’s make that sold from $25
to $45, now $12.00, $15.00 and $20.00.
Children’s Coats, ages 6 to 14, that sold at $12 and $15, now $8
SPECIAL PRICES ON SHIRT WAISTS.
These will be sold at special low prices.
Waists, new large collars,
Our silk department was never so complete as this season. 36 in.
Silk in Taffetas and Messaline, qualities $1.75, mark down
36 inch Poplins, regular price $1.50, now - ~- - = -
A large assortment of stripes, plaids and silks, 36 inches,
regular values $2.50, mark down Price - = - = - =
Crepe de Chines, 40 in. wide, all colors and black, $2.00
qualities, mark down price.» = = =» os eo- os
One lot of Mercerized Satin Petticoats, all colors, regular
vale $1.50, now priced at =. - = >i en eo. ee
Bath Robes and Kimonas.
‘This season
wanted articles.
blanket cloth in beautiful colorings, regular price $6.00,
Crepe and
handsomely
A visit to Our Store
Lyon & Co. --» Bellefonte.
all Merchandise.
COATS AND COAT SUITS.
just opened a new line of Waists for the Holidays.
One lot of fine Voile
lace or embroidered trimmed, sizes up
SILKS. SILKS. SILKS.
$1.35
$1.00
$1.75
$1.50
PETTICOATS.
98c
we have made special preparations for these much
Bath Bobes for men and women made of heavy
$4.50
Flannelette Kimonas for ladies in plain and
bordered and silk trimmed, from - - $I.00 up.
Will Benefit the Economical Buyer.
ed, and which we were told
never be closed at any hour of the day |
or night during the war, evén until |
the last American Sammee returns |
from the trenches after final victory |
over the Boche. |
|
FRENCH INVITED IN.
The room was crowded with Sam- |
mies, several hundreds of them. Their |
kits lay in bundles and heaps in va-
ried corners. They were en route
from one point in the zone to another,
and their train would pull out in an |
hour. Meanwhile they were forming
in rows before a white tiled counter |
with their mess kits in hand. Behind |.
the counter were gentle-faced Ameri-
can women in whit caps, embroidered |
with the cross of red, and great white
aprons. As fast as lightning they |
were pouring coffee and handing out |
sandwiches of white bread and sliced |
ham to the khaki-clad. There was the |
silent rumbling of many voices and |
the steady munching of food, with the |
occasional touch of cup to cup. |
A French troop train passed and
stopped beyond the station for one of
the inexplainable waits common to the
transfer of fighting men along the
line. In a few moments the poilu ter-
ritorials from the train looked within
the canvas-covered door and were at
once invited totake partin the re-
freshments offered. They entered in a
silent wonder and mechanically took
coffee as it was handed them. But
their eyes opened wide when they saw
that the sandwiches given them were
of really truly white bread, for white
bread in France, aside from the pro-
duct of American army bakeries, is a
rarity indeed. {
Presently the French troop train
whistled and the poilus departed with
many thanks expressed in many ways.
And then the Sammees were given or-
der to fall in and entrain. In 30 min- |
utes the canteen was deserted save for
us two men and the white-garbed
women.
Instinctively we saluted them as we
heard their tale and their names.
Names are taboo in connection with
correspondence from the army, but
the rule applies only to the brown- |
clad, be he private or colonel or brig- |
adier general. But these women from
home do not come under the ban.
Also, they have had their names in
many a paper: before, but always in
the society columns. Here, “some-
where in France,” as simple waitress-
es, it would seem to me their names
should stand out in bolder type and in
nobler connection than when associat-
ed with teas or receptions or balls or |
any society function.
For they have packed away their
evening gowns and left them at home
in exchange for the white uniform of
the American Red Cross, voluntarily
exchanging comfort for the hardships
and inconveniences connected with
vast force—a total of 8,700,000 arti-
cles, including among other items 5
miles of pontoon bridge.
The Engineers have also undertak-
en the work of organizing and equip-
ping troops for special service, such
as lumber supply, road construction,
sanitary construction, camouflage
service, gas and flame service, mining
work, and mapping.
USERS OF EXPLOSIVES MUST SECURE
FEDERAL LICENSES,
A Federal license is now required
humbly serving food and drink to the
Sammee from over the sea, or the poi-
lu from the North and the Midi. They
are patriotically performing their
share in the great adventure, and it
goes without saying that their work
is appreciated to the extreme by the
American. army, individually and col-
lectively.—By Henri Bazin, in the
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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© 1917 STROUSE & BROS. INC. BALTO. MD.
A review of the styles we are
Winter, many of them of the military type, will forci-
bly bring home to you the reason for the unique post-
fion of these very serviceable clothes in the world of
men’s apparel.
BELLEFONTE’S
LEADING CLOTHING STORE.
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N every industry
—
‘Some one manufacturer
stands at the head of the
field and what he does 1s
interestedly waited for
by the rest.
Where clothiers gather,
are the absorbing topic.
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there is an infer-
red leadership.
new designs of
High Art Clothes
Made by Strouse & Brothers, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
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