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. Numerous German
machines have been brought down in
norial battles, but the Entente Allies
also haye lost a considerable number
of machines,
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Everybody's.
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had a qu det wedding breakfast, a deux,
Astrakhan caviar, eggs pompadour, a
truffed fresh California peas,
the quiet breakfast
and
weir quiet
chicken,
champs
1Pagne—=s0
ran.
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fruit «
gald the old millionaire,
ourse, a superb Florida
“tell me, my dear"
thered hand on her
love me for what
”
meion, came on,
and he la
young one
I am or for
The be
1d his wi
“do you
what I was?
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the admiring eyes
who was passing;
then si bent hb clear, considering
gaze of ruin opposite and
replied :
“1 love
3 "
will be
4 ify
autii
nto
of a rousg of an
you,
St
George, for what you
Louis Post Dispateh,
will bring a
package of