PRESIDENT SETS i Federal Government Cuts Into Profits of Jobbers. Next Step Will Distribution and To Fix Anthra- Re- Be Regulations For cite and Bituminous tail Prices. Washington.—QGovernment control of the coal complete, when named Dr. H. A. Willams College, fuel adn fixed anthracite prices for producers and jobbers and set a limit o to be made by bituminous w hole salers The next and final step will make regulations for and to fix anth: retail prices. a distribution and when the Federal sion has completed a plan under retail profits may be fixed The anthracite prices ember 1 are v » now charged at the m unt ant ucers wi prices ors, costs sharply. profits, will price set actions. almost Wilson of made President Garfield, president industry was 1iniat rator, profits Oo be coal distribution acite and bituminou This will be d program is when perfecte i Trade ( NE MIS fixe irtually the ines Ary arrangen made by th the Trade Com that be charged by will reduce pr uminous cut by the mission may however, Bit be for esent J ybbers’ too, new scale wholesale tran The Scale. The anthracite owned mines, which ly all the big producers, f White Ash $4.45; stove, $4.70 pea, $4. Red Ash eg, $4.85; stove, $4.90; pea, $4.10 Broken, $5: egg. $4.90: stoves, chestnut, $5.30; pea, $4.35 Other producers vance of over owned expense or Lake five cents a Anthracite at Buffalo and will be 20 cents hose del for include scale railroad practical low § vr -Broken, $4.55; eg $4.80 $4.75. hestnut Valley $5.30 chestnut, Broken, $4.90: ( Lykens may 75 cents a ton of ¢ the t for figures set Those rescreening mines of ports may add ton jobbers delivering points east of that allowed a maximun west of Buffalo may Sarge of 30 cents of any number shipment must t of profit set for a reening on that a sc may be tiantic or made Laks Bituminous i at 15 cents the same profits for jobbers 9 2,000 po r are fix f and dealings jobbers actions und " . ‘i a nm oO ing restrictions number of to bituminous ti that g anthracite wwvern by a apply ans- Restrains Railroads. President's owned The road mines other mines and prohibits dealers from TOI order for rail from selling coal produced by rallroad-own ed n other The bitun ninous comes effective bituminous The ec ganized completed his to the food ment ines on a basis of prices fixed for mines jobbers’ pi mmediately be , as did irices vine prices injstration will Dr work of oal admi be Garfield recommending administration a govern the 1917 wheat crop 8 price-fixing comm ttee, to announce a or A8 s00n as has for $a a price price T. R. ENTERTAINS BELGIANS. Colonel Tells War Mission His Views On Peace Terma. New York war mission Theodore Oyster Bay visite great est menace to clvilization at this time was “talk of an inconclusive peace” "We must have a peace that is just, and no peace will be just which does not give to Belgium a heavy in- demnity,” Colonel! Roosevelt sald, “No peace will be just that does not estab. lish a great Bohemia and a great Slay commonwealth in Austria, and whieh does not join Roumanian and Italian-Austrians to thelr Roumanian and Italian brothers. Such a must force the Turk from Constanti- nople and free the Armenians Members of the Belgian were entertained by Col Roosevelt at his home at In a short address to the rs the Colones I declared the the 62,690 ASK EXEMPTION, Young Men Of Now York Apparently Not Eager To Fight, New York.—The first official figures of the draft In New York city, which do not include 28 of the 189 exemp- tion boards, show that 122.257 young men have been examined and that of this number 52,4894 have been declared phyalcally qualified, of whom 62.600 claimed exemption. Roscoe Conkling, Deputy Attorney General in charge of the draft here, said it is estimated that but 8,374 men were needed to complete the quota for the city of 38621. Fifty-six boards have filled their quotas. THE FRIENDLY ENEMY AMI Nix OM THAT | MALT STUFF DONT YOU KNOW THE ENEMY WHE » TiAs ad (Cc opyrigh 3) SECOND DRAFT ~~ PRICE OF COA LONG WAY OFF FIXED BY WILSON Will Affect Public as Well as the Government. No Facilities For Training Sec- ond Army Until Spring. ALL CAMPS WILL BE FILLED TABLE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Range From $2 To $3.25 For Run Of Mine and From $2.15 To 33.56 Prepared Sizes To $1.75 To $3 For Slack Or Screenings. Provost Marshal General Crowder Says That Question Has Not Even Been Given Con- sideration. O For Washington.—A full port on the pot operations of will be prepared by the meral’'s office of the .000 men of hal Ge mobilization mm comple iI be General taken Crowder for the second increment been considered at any confer which he was present and tha . t it had been taken 1 ’ President Wilson 3 i ation ina fown in any by Secretary Baker Way W will be executive Next Call In Spring. The first increment will fill training areas—-18 National Guard and 16 National Army canton- to capacity, and there will be us of men beside those assigned regular army. The regulars are 12,000 above full authorized war | tricts. It Is by voluntary enlistment and | subject National Guard is in a similar | whole method of ini situation. fuel supplies of the countr) Training facilities alr been satisfactori ¢ to make ready for into operation la and it is will have agquitable the supplies Provisional The offic an White House fol “The following prescribed for mine in the several ty Only all the n'y camps lows mi-produd ional deration provi provi now strength to recons the eady are taxed the front men now regarded as very of an addi the National the early quarters nor be Organization Nelther personnel to train the available before that time May Amend Regulations. Iniquities an unavoidable will be 1 shown in the statistical of 191% force will are fixed provisions of nature fer t pot todd will be amended There probably regulations based on actu sx perience upon the actu production i to with the first increment, and amendments in the thought desirable by It is possible that some provis will be one family definit may some law may be are deemed Congreas ion of new made whereby all the sons will not be taken A f the status of marries the thines fon of d men be MOVIE 1DOL MUST FIGHT, one of acted upon recent letter to taken by many to that a more may found present, under regulations, of actual dependency must be estab lished to obtain exemption. The dition of marriage in itself is not con sidered Another matter to be worked out is the status of aliens, Still another is the atatuz of men who have passed beyond draft age ilson’ ® Weeks ia feeling . Bryant Washburn Refused Exemption Senator ndicate a Because Of Family. liberal At a condition wit be Bryant motion Chicago known must serve in the national army, con- B. M. Chipperfield, represent Marshal General, ruled. Was? burn, who had passed the physical ex amination, claimed exemption on the ground that he had a wife and child dependent upon him. Secret Service agents learned, Major Chipperfield said, that Washburn had a bank ac count of $5500 and that his wife, who was Mabel Forrest, an actreas, peared in pictures before and after the { birth of their child policy desirable Washburn ely picture actor Major ng the Provost who have become of draft age in the NEGRO TROOPS IN RIOT, GERMAN SPY NABBED. White Men. Houston, Texas. --Twelve white men, civillans, police officers and national guardsmen, were killed and more than men, women and the Kaiser. Richmond, Va William F years old, arrested in Louisa as a suspicious character and rearrest ed Monday, charged with being a Ger man py, 14 spies working in the United States at the direction of the German govern- ment, fourth United States tioned here to act Infantry, sta. as guards during the Illinois troops will train. It is not known how many negroes are dead. A ZEEBRUGGE BOMBED. GERARD UNDER GUARD. Ambassador To Berlin Gets Threatening Letters | Former Raided By Vicinity Of Submarines : British Alrmen. London. «- The important submarine base of Zeebrugge and other military Chicago. ~-Two detectives are guard. Ling James W. Gerard, former ambas- sador to Berlin. He Ras received objectives in Belgium were attacked many anonymous letters showing deep by British airmen, the Admiralty an- | feeling held against him by persons nounces. Some hits were obtained. | whose sympathies are with Germany. PA. ON VERDUN FRONT Advance Made on Front of More Than Eleven Miles. GERMANS QUIT TALOU RIDEG Mile. Four Than Frisoners Number Over Drive Forward More Thousand-——Aviators Help In Victory. Paris A on the Verdun official repo sued by the The enemy Meuse over a front of 11 miles, penetrating the at divers points and a quarter wounded taken 4,000 Prisoners Gathered The smashing French victory in a War captured sides of more German of a 4,000 un recorded late Office the the French have defenses on both than iine to a depth mile More t German pris han oners have been in, text of the Objectives In B80 Minutes. Talou Ridge “Abandoned.” GIVES GUARDSMEN MORE PAY. Of Status In Federal Treasury Rules On Service Officer BRITISH CASUALTIES 14,243, Nearly Three Thousand Killed During Past Week. A > 1 in th : officers and men. Of thi five lives Kille goldiers lost thelr figures follow g officers Wounded men, 10,524; 14.243 wound 2.873 R46; casualties, missing, 11,370 and total GERMAN EDITOR JAILED. couraging Violation Of Draft. Little Rock, Ark Curtis Acker language published in the county jail direction of United States Genereal Gregory paper here, at the RECOMMENDS IMPEACHMENT. To Be Presented To Texas Senate. Texas Pama Austin, The House in com: mendation that a bill of impeachment against Governor James E. Ferguson be presented to the Senate. The vote was 81 to 52 Wa. WAR COMMISSION ENDS. One From Belgium Has Completed Duties In This Country, New York.—The Belgian War Com» Baron Moncheur, head of the sion, announces that a few days Will be spent in New York in an unofficial capacity. $11538.945.460 LOAN AT ONE TIME in New Bill. FOR THE SMALL INVESTOR War Budget Measure Would Authorize Issue Of Four Bill Dollars Of Certificates ion Treasury and War Savings Certificates. Washi bonds and 538,045 46¢ 15+ new recommend Adoo In addition $7,538,945 ,460 fu 10 care or a $4.1 previous a futur Wi G00 U. 8. AMBULANCE TO FRONT Another Leaves Paris For Battie Lines. Section the Ameri AMERICAN AIRMEN LOST. Cradwick Believed Brought Down By Germans Oliver Cradwick. of sing member of the quadron Captain George ¥ "rench airman, it is down in an Bre ¢ heen missing eved he since Tuesday was brought encounter Harold Willis, of of the Lafayette squadron whose disappearance not far from Ver Saturday has already been re- is believed to be a prisoner Fias Carooral arporai ported, World War in Brief ‘Hard smashes at the German lines in France again have been productive of important gains for the Entente Allies. North have captured additional vantage, while the points of Canadians have of Lens, taking 2,000 yards of positions west and northwest of the town. against the but in Roumania Ocna and east of the Fokshani-Nar ocna-Ajul ratiway. The Intensive aerial tween the Allies and the Germans in France continues. 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