RS ——— "Bena Bellefonte, Pa., February 8, 1918. Sm P. GRAY MEEK, - - Terms of Subscription.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 The New Flour Regulation for Centre County. (Continued from page 1, column 4). trade will be considered sufficient ev- idence on which to base this deter- mination. Cereals to be recognized as wheat substitutes are corn meal, cornstarch, corn flour, hominy, corn- grits, barley flour, rice, rice flour, oat- meal, rolled oats, buckwheat flour, po- tato flour, sweet potato flour, soy bean flour, feterita flours and meals, and no others except that rye may be used | until March 3. In all counties federal food administrators are charged with the duty of seeing that these regu- lations are strictly observed by the trade and will promptly report viola- tions to the State Administrator. This is a necessary war measure and appeal is made to the public for pa- trictic acceptance of the condition im- posed even though inconvenience in the purchase of any flour by fact of temporary trade shortage of substi- tute materials. HEINZ, Federal Food Administrator for Pennsylvania. The worst of America’s trou- bles are yet to come. After the lick- ing has been pronounced good and plenty, Germany will refuse to reim- burse her allies for any of their losses. ——There is no substantial reason for prosecuting German language pa- pers for sedition when English lan- guage papers say worse things and are allowed immunity. ——The Bolsheviki have certainly disappointed the Kaiser but it would not be safe to send valuable chromos to Trotsky as a reward for his serv- ices to our side. ——Nobody has blamed President Wilson for the zero weather as yet but all the backwoods statesmen have not been heard from. ——Hindenburg boasts that he will be in Paris by April. If that be true he will be a prisoner of war. Bellefonte Red Cross Chapter Has Perfect Record. The head of the Red Cross work- room is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. Clark, superintendent of surgic- al dressings, Philadelphia, which reads, in part, as follows: “Your boxes of surgical dress- ings have been excellent and with the exception of a slight mistake in folding of strips, away back in December, you have a perfect rec- ord, which I think calls for con- gratulation and thanks.” When you :ake into consideration the fact that about twenty-three hun- dred dressings are shipped from here each month, the Chapter has just cause to be proud of this record. Doubtless very few people realize the strict rules that must be complied with in folding and packing dressings, and it would be of interest to every- one to visit the rooms and see for themselves how the work is done. Visitors are always welcome, whether members of the Red Cross or not, and now with the opening of the new quarters in the library in the court house it is especially desired that not only the people of the town will visit the rooms, but also those from the Auxiliaries will make it a point to drop in when in town and see what the organization is doing. The library is open for work on Monday and Tuesday afternoons and the rooms in Petrikin hall are open both afternoon and evening on these days. roo Sledded to Pleasant Gap. A jolly party of young people sled- ded to Pleasant Gap last evening and made merry at the hotel kept by Mrs. Maurice Yeager. A splendid supper was served at 9.30 and the remainder of the evening was spent in playing games and music. Everybody had a good time and the crowd returned home early. Those present were as follows: Margaret Haupt, Angeline Carpen- eto, Margaret Mignot, Mary Beezer, Catherine Connelly, Betty Gherrity, Elizabeth Hazel, Louise Hartle, Pearl and Christine Gillen, Eugenia Bauer, Anthony Compani, Robert Gherrity, Thomas Todsock, Frank Kelley, An- drew and John Knapsik, George Mec- Nichol, James Carpeneto, Thomas Gross and Basil Doll. The chaperons were Misses Gertrude Crawford and Louise Carpeneto. — tee Frost — Hartsock. — Preston A. Frost, of New York city, and Miss Mary Hartsock, of Waddle, were mar- ried on Saturday at the Methodist parsonage in Lock Haven by the pas- tor, Rev. Wetzler. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hartsock, of Waddle, but during the past five years has made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Crosth- waite, at State College. The bride- groom is a graduate of State College class of 1916 and is now an assistant instructor in the zoological depart- ment at the College. In honor of Mrs. Frost Mrs. Crosthwaite enter- tained with a general shower on Tues- day evening, about forty guests being present. ’ | HARRIS.—Mrs. Mary Tonner Har- ris, widow of the late Henry P. Har- ‘ris, died at her home on east Howard street at 3:30 o'clock on Monday ‘morning. She had been a sufferer with heart disease the past several ‘tack which resulted in her death about itwo weeks previous. She was a daughter of John and ‘Lydia Kreamer Tonner and was born in Millheim about eighty-two years ago. In 1838 her father was elected { Register and Recorder of Centre county and on taking the office in ; January, 1839, he moved his family to i Bellefonte and this place had been | Mrs. Harris’ home ever since. Her father at one time owned the corner i where the Methodist church now |stands and lived where the Presby- | terian parsonage is located. He held office for a period of twelve years and was also a local preacher in the i Methodist church and a man intimate- {ly identified with all public activities {in the early days of the county. Miss Tonner was married to Mr. | Harris fifty-six years ago and they (went to housekeeping in a house on the corner of Howard and Spring streets where the M. I. Gardner prop- erty is now located. After living there a number of years they moved into the property on the corner of Howard and Penn streets which has been the family home ever since. While Mrs. Harris never aspired to what some might believe to be the great things of life she achieved a more substantial greatness in the building and management of her home. She was not only a good wife but a real life-partner of her hus- band, earnestly helpful in all of his undertakings. As a mother she was kind, considerate and all that any mother could be and was as much in- terested in the success of her children when they had grown to manhood and womanhood as she was quick to re- spond with loving ministrations dur- ing their childhood and youth. And her consistent care and affection was amply rewarded in that she was per- mitted to live to see them all grow into useful, respected citizens. In her younger life she was a leader in the work of the women in the local Meth- odist church; having been organist, a member of the choir and enthusias- tically active in all of the woman’s or- ganizations. In truth, she was the life of many of them, for no woman within our knowledge possessed a more keen sense of humor and called it more tactfully into service to brighten up a dull gathering or make easy unpleasant tasks. Mr. Harris died a number of years ago but surviving her are five chil- dren, ra ~ely: Wilbur F., of Harris- burg; Hardman P., of Bellefonte; Mrs. William Galway, of Radford, Va.; James H., of Reading, and John Tonner, of Harrisburg. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Brisbin, of Medford, Mass., and Mrs. McClain, of Massillon, Ohio. Funeral services were held at her late home yesterday morning by Dr. Ezra H. Yocum and Dr. W. K. Mec- Kinney, after which private burial was made in the Union cemetery. i Il AMMERMAN.—Mrs. Eliza Am- merman, widow of the late Thomas Ammerman, died on Sunday morning following an illness of some weeks with heart trouble. She was a daugh- ter of Joseph and Sarah Walk and was born at Boalsburg on January 24th, 1843, hence at her death was 75 years and 10 days old. She was mar- ried to Mr. Ammerman on February 1st, 1860, who died a number of years ago. Surviving her, however, are the following children: John T. Ammer- man, of Bellefonte; A. C., of State College, and W. W. Ammerman, of Mt. Carmel. She also leaves two brothers and one sister, namely: Wil- liam, Augustus and Sarah Walk, all of Bellefonte. She was a member of the United Brethren church and fun- eral services were held in the church on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. A. B. Sprague, assisted by Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. il Il OLIVER.—Miss Sarah Oliver pass- ed peacefully away at four o'clock last Saturday afternoon at the home of her brother, A. W. Oliver, at Grays- ville. She had been an invalid for thirty years and had been confined to her bed the past sixteen years. She was a daughter of James and Marga- ret Oliver and was born on January 20th, 1843, hence was 75 years and 13 days old. She was a member of the Presbyterian church from girlhood and until ill health overtook her al- ways an ardent worker in the same. Her only survivor is her brother, A. W. Oliver. Burial was made in the Graysville cemetery on Monday morn- ing. Il ll KLINGER.—Grace Emeline, the in- fant daughter of Edward and Bertha Klinger, of east Lamb street, died at an early hour Monday morning of an affection of the heart, aged 1 year and 4 months. In addition to the grief-stricken parents three brothers and a sister survive, namely: John, in the U. S. navy; Mary, Jesse and Donald, at home. Rev. Dr. Ambrose Schmidt had charge of the funeral services which were held at two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, bur- ial being made in the Union cemetery. 1! ' I ! KOONTZ. — Mrs. Mary Koontz, mother of Mrs. Sarah Stover, of Boalsburg, died at her home in Ber- lin, Somerset county, on Tuesday. She was aged ninety-two years and was Berlin’s oldest resident. In ad- dition to Mrs. Stover she leaves two other children, Samuel Koontz, of Stoneycreek township, Somerset coun- ty, and Mrs. Mary Landis, of Berlin. and well known resident of Union ; township, near the | ly before four o’clock last Wednesday (afternoon. He lived at the home Editor. years but was afflicted with the at- | which is kept by Daniel Wellers. He ; had been around the house most of the afternoon, in fact his presence had not been missed. Sometime between three and four o’clock Mr. Wellers started to Unionville to get his mail and some six or seven rods from the house found Irwin lying against a i snow bank alongside the road, dead. It was at first feared that the man had frozen to death but a close ex- amination showed that he died from natural causes. > He was born in Union township {and was about seventy-three years lold. He is survived by his wife, who lat present is living at Danville, and | the following children: B. H. Irwin, | |a coal dealer in Unionville; Roland | Isger, of Elrana, Washington county; Harry A., of State College; Thomas H., in the Danville hospital; Orvis, of Unionville, and Wilbur, whose where- abouts are unknown. Funeral serv- ices were held in the Methodist church after which burial was made in the Stover cemetery near Unionville. Il I HUSS.—Miss Jennie Huss, a daughter of John R. Huss, of Gregg township, died on Wednesday at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Huss, at Spring Mills, aged 24 years. For a number of years she was an op- erator in the Bell telephone exchange at Spring Mills. Her health failed diagnosed as tuberculosis. In J uly she resigned her position with the tel- went to the Mont Alto sanitorium. The treatment there did her no good and nine weeks ago she returned and went to the home of her grandmother. In addition to her father she is sur- vived by one brother, George Huss. Burial was made in the Presbyterian cemetery at Spring Mills yesterday morning. li Il SCHENCK.—Christian Schenck, a well known resident of Howard town- ship, died on Monday morning of gen- eral infirmities. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Schenck and was seventy years old. He was married to Miss Emma Strunk by whom he had three children, Lawrence, of Johnsonburg; Howard, of Howard borough, and Minnie, in Williamsport. Following the death of his first wife he married Miss Emma Bexry, of Al- toona, who survives with one daugh- ter, Marie I., at home. He also leaves one sister and three brothers, namely: Mrs. David B. Schenck, Nathan H., Hayes and Ralph Schenck. Burial was made in the Schenck cemetery yesterday afternoon. I ll BAIRD.—Mrs. Blanche E. Baird, wife of Edward H. Baird, died at her home in Milesburg on Tuesday of last week after an illness of three weeks with pneumonia. She was a daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Campbell and was born at the McCoy & Linn iron works on August 8th, 1874, hence was in her forty-fourth year. She was married to Mr. Baird in 1903 and he survives with three children, Car- oline E., Thomas B. and Anna B. She also leaves her father and three broth- ers and a sister, namely: James Campbell, of Tyrone; Thomas, of Re- novo; Frank, of Westport, and Mary at home. Burial was made.in the Treziyulny cemetery on Saturday afternoon. 1l ZIMMERMAN. — David Zimmer- mna, a native of Walker township, died at his home in Pittsburgh last Friday morning of tuberculosis. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Zimmerman and was born at Hecla Park sixty years ago. He had lived in Pittsburgh for twenty years or more, being in charge of a tea store. He was married to a Miss Stevenson, of Beech Creek, who survives with no children. He leaves, however, three brothers and one sister, namely: Kline, Shuman and John Zimmerman, of Hecla Park, and Mrs. H. C. Robin- son, of Milesburg. Burial was made in the Hublersburg cemetery on Sun- day afternoon. l Il POORMAN.—Mrs. Fleming Poor- man died at her home near Yarnell after a year’s illness with tuberculo- sis. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lucas and was born at Snow Shoe fifty-five years ago. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Ellis Pow- nell, of Blanchard; Charles, Donald and Blanchard Poorman, at home; Clyde, of Milesburg, and Malcolm, in Altoona. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. [! i KANARR.—Mrs. John Kanarr died at her home in Howard on Tuesday morning following an illness of many weeks with a complication of diseas- es, aged seventy-one years. She is survived by her husband and the fol- lowing children: Mrs. Roland C. Mauer, Mrs. George P. Harney and Mrs. George B. Mann, all of Howard, and W. A. Kanarr, of Bellefonte. Bur- ial will be made in the Summit Hill cemetery this morning. Germans as Conquerers, From the Syracuse Post-Standard. Trotsky’s invitation, “Come on and take Petrograd if you want to feed 2,000,000 people,” shows a misconcep- tion of the German method. Germany does not feed those she conquers. She robs them of what they have and leaves them to starve. IRWIN.—Henry T. Irwin, an old | RESULTS OF SEED CORN Irwin, of Williamsport; Mrs. Alice , at Unionville at 10:30 o’clock on Sun- | day morning by Rev. M. C. Piper, ! about a year ago and her ailment was , ephone company and early in the fall | E———————————— TEST. was found dead on the road | Emphasizes the Fact that Every Far- Union township home short- | mer Should Test Every Single Ear. ! | County farm agent R. H. Olmstead | says that the first results from the {seed corn survey have been returned, | bringing a big surprise on the ger- | mination test. All corn sent in was crib selected and a good complete | sample was taken by selecting 25 ears | through the crib and taking six ker- ‘nels from each ear. This gave a good | representative sample of 150 kernels ‘from all over the crib. | Some of the germination tests were {unusually low, and from the ten sam- [ples sent in the germination ran from 23 to 100 per cent. Five of the sam- ‘ples tested were below 85 per cent. ,only three tested 90 per cent. and on- ‘ly one tested 100 per cent. It also ‘brings a more critical condition to the seed corn condition of the State when lone realizes that Centre county corn ‘has averaged higher than any county iso far tested. Of course not very much corn has been tested to date but it does bring out the fact that corn for seed is going to be mighty uncertain this year and no farmer can afford to plant without testing every | single ear. He is running a chance for a very poor stand if he does. Es- pecially is this true of crib corn and corn that was selected and stored in ‘the barn or a shed, where it was sub- ject to the early freezes that we had. The Bureau has more corn under test but still wants more samples. If ithe tests continue as they have the | farmers may have a chance to sell all their corn for seed, and it will not hurt to have it tested at least. If you have what you consider fair corn to sell pick out 25 ears and send the Farm Bureau six kernels from each ear. You need not keep ear samples separate but send as a composite sam- ple for the germination test. If you are in need of seed corn the Farm Bu- , reau is now in a position to direct you to good seed on a germination test basis. Our own needs should be sup- plied first, then all outside sources as the demand comes. Apply early if you are in need and send samples if you have mature corn to sell. oe The Tale of Two Dogs. _ Ordinarily every dog has a tail, but it took two dogs to make this tale: County farm agent R. H. Olmstead is not only well versed in soils and seeds and how to get the best results with the various kinds and grades of fertilizers, but he is also a lover of dogs—real nice, blooded dogs. Know- ing just where he could get a dog of this kind he ordered it sent to him by express C. O. D. The dog arrived a few days ago and the express agent notified Mr. Olm- stead that the dog had arrived and would be held at the office subject to his inspection. Mr. Olmstead hied himself forthwith to the express office and made an official examination of the dog, placed upon the canine his and ordered the dog delivered at his home, then feeling particularly satis- fied with his bargain went back to his office in the court house and his work on soils and seeds. In due ¢ourse of time there was a (call on his telephone and on taking | down the receiver was greeted by the | voice of Mrs. Olmstead demanding to know what he meant by sending such a dog up there. Mr. Olmstead placid- 'ly assured her that “it was just like {our other dog,” but she insisted that {it wasn’t, and that he was to come and i take it away forthwith. Dropping his soils and seeds the ! county farm agent hastened home and was absolutely dumbfounded to see | not the sleek and blooded canine that i he had put his seal of approval on but | Only an old houn’ dog, ! Long and lean and lank. ! Mr. Olmstead had to rub his eyes to be certain he was seeing right, but once satisfied he decided he had been tricked in some way and of course de- termined to start his investigation with the express company. And it was well he did because there was where the trouble lay. In the course of his investigation it developed that when the dog arriv- ed at the express office in this place one of the slats on the top of the crate was broken and another package had been placed on top of it to keep the dog in. When the deliveryman start- ed on his rounds he also put a pack- age on top of the dog crate. In this instance said package was for the John Meese store and when the driver stopped to deliver the package he for- got about the broken slat in the dog crate. The result was when he re- turned to the sled there was no dog in the crate. Looking around he saw a dog standing alongside the sled wagging its tail and he promptly caught it and put it into the crate, smilingly delivering it at the Olm- stead home. Further investigation revealed the fact that the dog deliv- ered was J. Mac Heinle’s old hound dog, and it later developed that when the driver was in Meese’s store the real dog, discovering the opening through the broken slat, jumped out of the crate and ran around the cor- ner, as all dogs sometimes will do, and when it returned the express com- pany’s sled was gone, so it attached itself to the Meese delivery, followed it home and during the time of all the disturbance was calmly sleeping in the Meese barn. —— 0 Lincoln's Book. Lincoln was a man of one book, and that book the Bible. Its cool vigor became his. The compressed energy of its phrases lent strength to his acts and utterances, and they became, in a measure, the salvation of the ! Union.—New York Times. | seal of approval by paying all charges ! | farm and was RR | Soldier Arrested for Overstaying Furlough. | Rice, of Bellefonte, who came home {from Camp Hancock during the Holi- idays and overstayed his time two or three weeks, giving as his reason the lack of funds to pay his way back: | On telegraph instructions received | from Lieutenant Palmer at Camp | Hancock, Augusta, Ga., Chief of Po- [lice C. E. Donahue this morning plac- ed under arrest Private Calvin Rice, over stayed his furlough. Rice, who is from Niagara Falls, has been in this city for a few days. He claims that he was without funds to return ito camp and that no response was | made to his request to his company commander for funds due him, with Camp Hancock. oa Marriage Licenses. Following is a list of the marriage by Register Frank Sasserman: Noah M. Hahn, of Pine Glenn, and Mary H. Cox, of Blanchard. Earl Thomas Conway, of Woodland, (and Eugune Derbique, of Philipsburg. Irvin R. Miller and Olivia E. Gentz- el, both of State College. Guerney R. Boob and Mildred B. Maize, both of Millheim. Henry W. Brimmeir, of Rock View, and Bertha A. Hayes, of Bellefonte. John Koscak and Bertha Smalko, both of Clarence. Harry Howe and Madeline Smith, both of Philipsburg. In the Society Whirlpool. Mrs. George Beezer’s dinner last night was the third of a series. The Five Hundred club gave a sur- prise party Wednesday night to Mrs. Henry Kline, in celebration of her birthday, the guests being entertained in Mrs. Kline’s private apartments at the Haag hotel. A valentine party originated by Miss Helen Love and Miss Mary Van- Dyke will be given in the town hall Thursday night of next wek. PINE GROVE MENTION. Mrs. L. D. Musser is in the clutch- es of the grip. Mrs. Mae Bailey is housed up with pulmonary trouble. J. F. Kimport and Grant Charles registered at the St. Elmo on Satur- day. Lloyd Ripka has leased the Reed brothers farm east of town for the ensuing season. James Keller, a representative citi- zen of Shaver’s Creek, transacted bus- iness in town on Friday. of State College, were Sunday visitors at the G. Mac Fry home. Mrs. Beulah Osman and daughter were over Sunday visitors (at the J. R. Smith home. his recent illness and is again on du- ty as teacher of the Krumrine school. Just when he had about recovered from an attack of pneumonia Archey Laird had a relapse and is still housed up. Owing to ill health Jacob Reish will quit the old farm in the spring and will be succeeded by his son, Sinus Reish. . . Our old friend, Henry McWilliams, is planning for a month’s visit with his sister, Mrs. Alice Buchwalter, at Lancaster. After a three week’s visit among friends at Howard Miss Irene Pletch. er returned to the C. M. Dale home on Monday. Charles Mong last week gave up his job as J. C. Homan’s assistant on the promptly succeeded by Charles Sunday. The woodchuck sure did see his shadow all day long on Saturday and now we’ll be compelled to endure six more weeks of this kind of weather. On going to the barn last Thurs- day morning Daniel Harpster found his best horse with a leg broken. The animal was shot to put it out of its misery. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bierly have been in charge of the A. C. Kepler home in the Glades during the past week while the Keplers have been ab- sent on a trip. Mrs. S. M. Hess, who has been a surgical patient in the Bellefonte hos- pital the past three weeks, is conval- escing nicely and hopes to return home this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Osinan spent the Sabbath at the S. S. Krumrine home on east Main street. Mr. Krumrine had been quite ill for some time but is now recovering. While visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Musser, in this place, Mrs. C. M. McCormick had an attack of heart trouble but has recovered suf- ficiently to return to her home at Cir- cleville. Hugh C. Dale took a party of Grangers to Centre Hali last Friday evening to attend a meeting of the Centre Hall Grange. One of the at- tractions was a big supper served free to all. Mrs. Isabel Musser and baby girl are visiting the Grandpa McWilliams home at Rock Springs. Mr. McWil- liams has just returned from the Johnstown hospital and is convales- cing very nicely. : Henry L. Dale has leased the Boal farm at Oak Hall for the coming year, Mr. Snyder, the present occupant, in- tending to retire. Charles Johnston- baugh will succeed Mr. Dale on the Boal farm near Boalsburg. Elmer Barr, who took Horace Gree- ley’s advice thirty years ago and went west, locating in Nevada, is now vis- iting relatives in this section, with headquarters at the home of postmas- ter Barr, on Main street. When he returns west he expects to leave his present location and go nearer the Pacific coast. Last Thursday’s Lock Hafen Ex-! | press contained the following item, : | which probably relates to the Calvin C of the 109th Field Artillery, who | which he might return. He was jailed | and the chief is awaiting orders from | licenses granted during the past week ! W. K. Corl, wife and four children,, little Ernest Trostle has recovered from | AE, | AMERICAN SOLDIERS PERISH. | Transport Sunk Off Irish Coast and 267 Men Missing. Washington, February Cunard liner Tuscania, 179 American soldiers, has been tor- i pedoed and sunk off the Irish coast, but official reports late tonight said 11,912 of the officers and men had been {saved and indicated that the list of ‘ rescued might prove even larger. The | troops, composed chiefly of detach- ments of Michigan and Wisconsin | National Guardsmen, were traveling jon the Tuscania, a British vessel, un. der convoy of British warships. A brief despatch to the War De- ‘partment from London early this levening announced the disaster and {reported the landing of only 1,100 survivors. This was made public i shortly after 10 o’clock, and for more ‘than two hours it was feared that probably 1,400 men, including mem- bers of the liner’s crew, had gone down. When a message came to the State Department from the embassy at London, saying at 11 o'clock tonight that 1,912 of the Americans had been accounted for, the joy of officials al- (most swept away the distress occa- sioned by the earlier news. The first 1,100 survivors were landed at Larne and Buncrana, two widely separated Irish ports, and this, coupled with the |evident fact that rescue ships were iat hand quickly, gave rise to hope [that nearly everybody on board the | Tuscania except those injured by the | explosion might have been saved. | The State Department's despatch gave the number of soldiers on board las 2,173, six less than the War De- | partment’s report. It told of plans | promptly made for caring for the sur- ivivors. The State Department issued ; this statement: | “The latest advices received by the i State Department from the embassy lat London regarding the Tuscania is that at 11 p. m., February 6, the lat- est information was that 1,912 officers and men on the Tuscania were ac- counted for out of 2,173. The Tuscania was the first ship car- rying American troops to Europe to be sunk by German submarines, but the American transport Antilles was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone while returning to the United States from France and fourteen soldiers were lost with 156 other persons, in- cluding several members of the naval armed guard. American war ships convoying transports to France last June twice fought off submarine attacks. Since then, however, there has been no re- port of an attack on a ship carrying American troops to France. Recently the Navy Department has feared that the Germans would make a concerted effort to intercept trans- ports, the recall of many of the sub- marines to their bases being inter- preted as preliminary to such a cam- paign. The Tuscania was a British passen- ger and freight steamship of 14,348 tons gross register. She was built at Glasgow in 1914 and was owned by the Anchor line. UNITS ON THE SHIP. 6.—The carrying 2,- that its records showed the following were on board the Tuscania: | Headquarters detachment and Com- panies D, E, and F of the 20th Engi- neers. 107th Engineer train. 107th Mili- tary police. 107th Supply train. No. 100 Aero squadron. 158th Aero squadron. squadron. Replacement detachments Nos. 1 and 2 of the 32nd division. Fifty-one casual officers. The Thirty Second division is com- posed of National Guard troops from Michigan and Wisconsin. The divis- {ion trained at Camp McArthur, Texas. The 107th Engineers was compos- ed of the first battalion of Michigan engineers; the 107th Military police was made up from the 4th and 6th Wisconsin infantry and the 107th Supply train from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wisconsin infantry. COLEVILLE. Oscar Davis spent several days last week in Johnstown. ” Frank Cassidy, of Sandy Ridge, vis- ited at the Jacob Cashier home last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Switzer spent last Thursday evening at a dance at Pleasant Gap. Mr. and Mrs. Michaels, of Altoona, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. James Justice. Miss Ethel Justice returned home from the hospital on Saturday. She is improving very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shay, of Altoo- na, spent Sunday with Mrs. Shay’s sister, Mrs. James Justice. Lemuel Reese, Arthur Cashier of Sandy Ridge, and Samuel Cashier and son William, of Snow Shoe, were vis- iters over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cashier. There is a rumor flying around that one of our young bachelors and a young widow were married several months ago and that the young peo- ple wanted to keep it a secret but some little bird told. Congratula- tions. Wednesday evening a crowd of neighbors decided to go to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Robb. The party folks had the surprise when they found these worthy people in bed. Mr. Robb’s hearing the noise at their door quickly opened their house to their friends. Social games and re- freshments were part of the evening program. Supt. James Kelley went to town last Thursday evening and returned home at nine o'clock to find his home crowded with neighbors and friends, who had come to help celebrate his birthday. A very enjoyable evening was spent and refreshments were served by Mrs. Kelley. In the wee small hours of the morning the peo- ple left for their homes wishing Mr. Kelley many more happy birthdays. Habit. “Why did your wife leave you?” “Force of habit, I guess. She was a cook before I married her.” 213th Aero The War Department announced. we ened i “of
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