va THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA. INSIDE INFORMATION GREATEST WHEAT | | but lubricates the nail itself and pres | vents it from becoming brittle. iedmaking is hard on npalls and it WILSON 10 THE “WARRING POWERS —_—— ¥ His Disapproval of the Dropping of Bombs, ON THE UNFORTIFIED CITIES President Notified U. 8. Represen. tatives In Europe To Carefully His To Warring Nations. Convey Views Washington, D. ( —President Wil son has communicated unofficially the diplomatic representatives of the United States in the belligerent coun tries of Europe his disapproval of at tacks by bombs from air craft dropped on unfortified cit'es occupied by non- combatants. The President was careful not take the matter up officially, and did mot even make his communication through the State Department, but personally addressed the American am- Bassadors abroad ‘The President topk this course, It just became known, mearly two months ago. The facts cgme to light through the publication of a report that the President had dis guased the matter with European diplo mats here. This, however, was de mied by some of the prominent diplo- mats mentioned in connection with it, facluding the German Ambassador Just how the American diplomats abroad were to convey President Wil son's feeling in the matter to the foreign governments has not been dis closed, as White Youse officials, de alined to discuss the it believed here the President called article in The 1907, to whi Higerents vides for bombard: moa-comt selves from the « fit ig not believed dent mentioned an: but expressed his gubject of to to uhject 1O0Weve! attention i8 to the were fnvolving th the matté: it diplomats use sogquently belligerent haps even enti they were doing the President, as taining a desired ia diplomacy is AMERICAN EXPORTS REVIVE. October Trade Balance For Country is $57,000,000. Washington, D. C port trade, crippled by war, showed of October and the month ended with a Sxiance of trade In favor of the United Biates of than 357.000.0000, shown by statistics just Department of Comme There was an increase than $29,000,000 October exports over September, nl the was almost $758,000 1913. Imports in October fell off more than $1.000.000 from the frade, but were 324.100.0000 more during October last year In the $195.404,620 October exports, foodstuffs, crude and manufactured, and food animals formed the principal ems with a total of 37 in facrease of 332.000.0000 October, 1913. Crude manufacturing ahowed a decrease American ex European revival during Lhe signs more 5 issued by the ree of more {otal October though 000 below September than 1.835.004; over itorials U. 8. NOT TO SELL RIFLES. Discarded Krag-Jorgensons Will Be Kept Until War Is Over. Washington, D wiles discarded by the Army when the new high-power Bpringfield rifles were developed at the government's arsenals and supplied to afl troops will not be sold during the Earopean war to any bidder, no mat. Sar what country he may represent Secretary Garrison announced he had made this reply to several agents who init ode {#4 TELLING You, you WANT TO BE A 6000 KW FROM NOW UATIL = (Copyright) MUST RESPECT the Belligerents. VON BERNSTORFF'S PROTEST However, Calls Attention To the Fact That England Did Not Ratify the Declaration, n Ove » department's = belligerent cou IER®SR made to the ntries v F101 uni ondon adoption the sake ty of the Declaration of A temporary « in th withdrawn be for the LOTTI { i a8 ode of naval warfare iO 1a » present wWAr has of the unwil ne ts to ause of Declaration ness of some the belligeren it the of London with nodification.” Neutrals Have Rights. ted States government, that of its be defi: of international treaties of the U the belligerents independently of The Un therefore, will insist ita rights citizens by the and those WAT r and duties in the ing and the 1 present eq exis rules nited States wilh the provisions of the declaration, and the right to enter a demand or protest in every case in which rights and entioned above and defined by exist ing rules of international law are vio their authorities «w 118 government v ill reserve the duties lated or free exercise hindered by the of the belligerent Coun secretary signed by acting The mess Lanai of atate Was then WORKING OVERTIME, Milis Kept Orders For Woolens, Wis Knitting mills of Wisconsin are working on orders for of woolen socks and | 400.000 sweaters for England and France. The orders were “rush” and Busy Filling European + GHTEEN KILLED IN WRECK AT SEA y Forty-three are Saved From Steamer Hanalei. Coasting Vessel Goes To Pieces On Duxbury Reef After Futile Efforts By Those To Get a 3y On Shore Line To the Steamer. ' de two lifesavers alls aiive, and three r boat was swamped Loses Infant Son, The ship's pursuer stuffed a bundie of his pocket, but he had been saved he found they were for the orthbound trip to show how south As small coaster of 660 tons on a local all the majority tickets into after useless aboard vessel was a plyin dead are Californians of the dead brought the MeCulloch had swallowed petroleum, smeared the fuel tanks when Many were bound the gE n A by crude ru 0 $5 on i 15" hip's waves from the 8 she broke and, although many of them showed signs of life when was impossible up first picked to resuscitate up them 3 BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK Two Merchantmen Blown Up By Ger man Submarine. London. Three vessels have been added to the British losses as a result of the war, the steamers Malachite and Primo having been sunk off Havre by German submarines and the collier Khartoum being blown up by a mine off Grimsby The crews of all these vessels were rescued, the men from the Malachite being landed at Southampton, those from the Primo at Fecamp, a French port on the English Channel, and those the Khartoum at Grimsby. Grimsby is on the south bank of the Humber, 15 Hull. more German Craft Daring. The report indicates that Germany's submarines have their most daring feats. have been reported in these waters. Apparently they made their way through the Straits of Dover to a point i ! ed By War. BELLIGERENTS ARE BUSY Women and Children Are Sowing Seed For the Spring Crop So That There Will Be Plenty Of the Food Grain. D Cc the Washington, greatest wheat area in world's history will be planted for the 1915 harvest as a of the kn the of gherty, ent of result ITODERAN WAT in Charle M Dau ert of the Departn ulture i6t blic M: “AR a a worldwide the the 4 ads In a repo; made pu Daugherty says war in FE exist of wheat result of the irope, in Doubt most area in the his of the pceded during the present autumn and coming spring. A prospective heavy demand for this important food grain by the importing if Western Eu is Ui ditions favor, to stimulus to sowings pring rting ring tengency to ‘Tenge acreage less extensive tory vorld will be countries kely (¥ soding cor give extraordinary of both winter and “at 1 America now being the {Wo Kr GX Ix intries of Nort} and oO 1G 10 Wings der auspicious cir the Te 4 “In England and ings of wheat but a= fs favored with ge Western Eur ype part Fra are somewhnt re the fl sOW arrears a large part of thease ountries a mild elim ations ate, making times BOW iT Reset Qurin HD nosaihlis at ype pOssibie 2 the entire expressed = winter, little anxiety is the prt Reports from Germany and other coun of Central Europ« have aver esent delay ndicate that carried tries seeding operat been on with activity fons " FRANCE TO RAISE $280,000,000 $140,000000 In War Bonds Already Subscribed. Subscriptions cent to for short fonse Paris to the term per bonds amount francs ($140.000,000) France alone in addition, 300,000,000 francs of treasury bonds are already in circulation The Minister of Finance, Alexandre Ribot, submitied to the Cabinet a de cree raising to 1.400.000.0000 francs the amount issuable of war defense bonds it is proposed to issue bonds In small denominations, as low as 100 francs Subscriptions to these bonds will be taken at all tobacco shope, postoffices and savings banks national d TOO O06 O00 al mi DIPLOMATS OUT OF WORK. Other Employment. London.—The German Emperor, ac { ALWAYS HANDY, AND QUITE | SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION, | One Designed to Hold the Duster and the Other for Broom Covers— Hustration Shows Method of Designing. A duster bag that the hand can slip in and out of easily, 1a the best kind This one is made in flowered chintz or cretonne, lined with aateen and bound with brald or with a blas strip of the sateen, having a loop at the top to hang it by. It is twelve inches ' long, and nine base The shaped slightly larger wil place, allowing bules n The cover Holds Broom Covers toward the top, and 16 inches long it has a flap of ¥y loops of back to hang it 1 nie 3 Th ! the ral at the are In yYery ouly smaller, 10 $ 1 ing string 1s put at the top Wo draw i up tight around the band * KEEPING HANDS IN CONDITION During Frosty Weather They Need Much Care and Will Repay Atl tention Given, It is very difficult to keep the hands soft in if one is one's wnsemaid, An wash some leftover milk o: them Iu warm milk glycerin and rose water bathroom shell 2 hands are help also, growth of is under nails pushed under the nail retiring; It not Of frosty weather, especially own hb if one has is to soak bottle of | pt on the inexpengive hand A ki nd applied when the wet afte Vaseline hair or better will | a r dirt | vaseline nothing the before only "ey iy I PP AA ANI INNA ANA A PAPI ANNI Velvet Dresses Considered Most Ap} propriate—Changes in the Color | of Neckwear. | - 1 Velvet dresses for young girls are the smart thing of the afternoon wear. They are made with a long waist and a | skirt, or sash. A collar of pique or lace, | cut sailor or rounding, is the usual ; neck finish The sleeveless over is advisable to wear an old pair of washable gloves when tucking in the sheets, HOW TO ATTAIN PLUMPNESS Simple Routine Will Enable Thin Girl to Secure Results in Three or Four Weeks. The thin gir! is coming into her own these dave, but there is such a thing being too thin, The words of Jo- geph Cawthorne, "1 ks the standard This can be obtained by careful eff The first step towards th avold nerves, fretting and Irritability. Retire early bed as as £ iB ana ain In ong as possible. Drink no tea or coffee ocof or chocolate, Take tatoes, with butter or cies fresh BLOT, meal Take great Inaslicals A nap eithe is beneficial Exercise must be rate Horseback boating rather milk, mashed bread, honey, ali sugary and care each are good chest the enlarge foe Small doses be taken With an improvement ar four o several times a gtrict appl Piaf WeoKs hres Universally Popular, Add Distinction to cf the and Certainly the Plainest Sireet Frocks Probably I flower OF ORGANDIE AND BOBBINET One Designs jars, Copying the Sailor Shape a Large Extent of the Smartest elaborate white Smarter than the lar is that of plain bobbinet The collar is laydown variety, and » Su Thal to § Fmartest but ong like ort shaped sallor on the noints point shoulders of organdie, is 1 Th the elge V6 from onehalf to and is no hen nches wide, there simply = double the creased eng bottom or edge bobbinet ruff Nar to the collar, finish of b white thread joining of collar dainty collars blue, old rose indeed uttontol Can Sr IIASA ry wn: now it is of cream uo the finer costumes, and ¢ those dresses that smack of the tall la IMPROVED WORK BAG Be the outbreak of the war. {the mills are running day and night. —— [Frise average $2 a dozen for the | B1G EXHIBIT BY ENGLISH. { socks and $2.50 each for the sweaters. aL | Dearth of sheepskins caused a La | German minister of foreign affairs, to | blouses of velvet that are seen on the notify all the German diplomatic | grown-up dresses are also a feature of agents who hitherto have been em. | those worn by girls of fourteen. more than 150 miles from their nearest base, Blany Applications For Space At ‘Frisco Exposition, London.—~The Panama Pacific Ex- spolications for space from prospective exhibitors. The United States naval eoliler Jason will call at English ports im January, after taking on exhibits at Marseilles and Genoa. Most of the ap plicants for space are manufacturers @c artists. os AH HAAR U. 8. TO PAY INDEMNITY. Will Give To China Part Of Boxer Balance. Washington, D. C-—China has ap plied for and will be paid in a few @ays $200,000 of the $1,176,000 balance of the Boxer Indemnity remitted by the United States. It ig being devoted fia the education of 350 Chinese stu- dents in the United States. The re- mission of the money was authorized By Congress. (rosse concern to refuse an order for | for woolen goods for European armies | capacity on domestic orders. | COULD NOT LEGALLY DO 80. Wilson Will Not Have Receiver Named ' For Coa! Mines. Washington, D. C.—President Wil son will not adopt the suggestion of {the American Federation of Labor that | pointed for the Colorado coal minea | involved in the strike with the pur ‘pose of having them operated by the Fedoral government. He told callers he had been Informed by Secretary | Wilson, of the Department of Labor, | that the solicitor of that department {has given an opinion that there would {Do no legal warrant for the operation of the mines by the government & i 78 THANKSGIVING PARDONS. Governor Blease's Present To South Carolina Convicts, Columbia, 8. CC. Governor Cole Blease, of South Carolina, gave 75 state convicts pardons or paroles as Thanksgiving Day presents. Records in the secretary of state's office show Governor Blease has commuted the sentences, pardoned or paroled, more than 1,400 prisoners in the past four years, i A A 5 ARRAN LIAB, LIFTING CATTLE QUARANTINE, Federal Bureau Certain the Disease Has Been Checked. Washington, D. C.-~8atisfied that the ravages of the footand-mouth dis. ease among cattle have been checked control, officials of the Bureau of Ani mal Industry determined to begin lift ing the quarantine imposed on the cattle market of various States. ployed in the countries now at war with Germany that they can consider Newspaper critics, the message adds, state that this sequel seems to indi cate that German diplomacy is held responsible for the war. C—O AOI RASA. HEAVY FIGHTING IN SERVIA, S——— Battie In Northwestern Terrigory 8tin Undecided. Paris. ~~Heavy fighting in Northwest: ern Servia continues, says a dispatch to the Havas Agency from Nish. En: counters on the front, extending fron Lazarevatz to Mionitza, are described as particularly desperate, especially on the Servian left wing. The outcome of this battle is still undecided. Fight. ing on a smaller scale is In progress on the east bank of the Drina river to the west of Mokragora. Elsewhere there have been no important engage ments of late. They are rather like a middy blouse arm-hole is very much enlarged, so that the foundation dress of serge shows. Different shaped buttons not only come in plain colors in dark modish shades, brown, plum, bine and fawns, but are also decorated by odd stripes of a contrasting color. Sometimes there is onty one stripe across the center, sometimes it is the button edge that has pencillike lines of a deeper or lighter color, The suit coats are made both in the jong and in the short lengths, Some of the smart models are of the redingote ter length, Some of the lace guimpes are of em- broldered net of the applique type of lace, and they finish at the top with a round neck that does not come quite up to the base of the throat. Last summer the lovely touch =f white neckwear was in organdie and Adelaide 8. Hemstreet of Indian Head, Canada, has just been granted a patent for a combination crochet work bag and spool holder. The work bag is suspended on a belt. On the belt also is placed a sheet metal bracket with arms for holding the spool. This allows the thread to be easily unwound as it is being used. There is no chance for the spool to slip off one's lap and roll across the floor and for the thread to become tangled. It is a invention, which should ap all women who aire =2till old-fashioned enough to do crocheting.