» "YOL. XOL 200,000 MEN NOW IN WILL BE HOME CAMPS IN 2 WEEKS. Orders For Gradual Demobilization of the United ™ States Have Been Issued. All Troops Now in Orders have been issued, General March announced on Saturday for the gradual demobilization of all troops now in this country, Demobilization will be ing order : First development battalions, seventy- one i men, Second, conscientious objectors, in the follow- n number, and comprising 98,199 not under arrest. Third, spruce production division Fourth, central training school for of- ficers with some modificatien. Fifth, United States guards now nt ail 1m- bering 135,000 men, Sixth, railway units, units, combat divisions. United States, General There now are in the 1,790,000 men under arms, March said. Orders which will result in the i zation of men already are 1ssued and the men will 1 nediate demobili 200.000 be at their homes in the next two weeks. When the reduction plan is under full operation, the chief of staff explained, 30,000 men each day will be released from the army. Regarding the return of the troops in France, General March said the order in which the divisions will be withdrawn is It department being lft to General Pershing. Var practicatle, to is the intention of the however, as far as is res division to the locality from majority of the men came and in adjacent cities have a chance to » NN Eng va =" ht to Camp 3 anc . land ¢ Deven Cities Joston other been cable n the retiirn at nee n the return at once Pershin \ all cz unded who Can ralescents. A steady be mu Sire am uld begin 1m mediately te Bs, Camps at | ill be cleared out f the expedition- eral indicated that A at i i. be expedited. left in he arrival of the overseas unit nie unit 1 will each prepara- troops be y to guard and police it 3. OF MONTH ALARY. have been taken toward on of the permanent army » army have been or honorable discharge an at congress will ked to give each man discharged ih rT aera vel} m (he army regaraiess ¥ of whether he 1 Sai it also sts. a bonus of one months General March pointed ot under law 3 are entitied f 1onths maxe 1088 upplying tarmioholized Gemoboilized ned commissioned persounel rn e of f General by ‘ha army to civilian life the army to civilian life, 3: ar 1 1 divid- March said, would be effected ing the present list of othicers into three I classes. those who desire commission are hold themselves available reserve officer¥ honorable s1Hlin willing to for fut those wt ire service as "ne an 10 desire discharge from the service. Instructi army staff corps to carry out in their commissioned sonnel lists yns have been issued to the reduction and enlisted with per- re- ig duction of the line forces, 5, keep the pace ng been to expedite complete casualty lists of his forces showing the names of every General Pershi has directed nan killed or wounded or missinggup to 11 a. March hazard an estimate as to what the final total would m. November 11. General would not be. —————————— Meeting of County Grange. Centre ( The will meet in ounty Pomona Grange the agricultural building, State College, Saturday, December 7th, There will be the usual with and one-half hours Patrons in attend ance are all requested to bring a lunch with them. 10am two sC8s51008, one intermission at noon C. R. Nery, Master ——— I A —— May Turn Over Airplanes To Postof- fice Dept. Airplanes and motor trucks not need ed by the army after the conclusion of peace may be turned over to the postof- fice department by the secretary of war under a provision of the postoffice ap’ propriation bill for the present fiscal year. The airplanes, postoffice officials said, can be used in the proposed extension of ~ CENTR | Influenza Claims Two Young Men at Spring Mills. Two young men, in the prime of life, fell victims to the dread influenza, de- veloping into pneumonia, at Spring Mills, Saturday afternoon. Donald Steele Allison died at three o'clock and Robert Franklin Neese followed him two hours later. The schools at Spring Mills have not yet been reopened and the churches also remain closed. The epidemic, however, is subsiding, there being very few new cases in that vil lage. K MO ters.— Wiliam Kerlin on Came ; A Lettgr of Appreciation from a Be- friended Soldier. Reporter readers remember the of heroism concerning Bruce Stump, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stump, of Centre Hall, which appeared paper several months ried a story near in this ago; how he ALrisoN.~—Donald Steele Allison, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allison, pas- n Spring Mills wounded’ comrade over swept by enemy machine sed away at his home 1 point of safety. Saturday afternoon at three oclock after an illness of eight days. He had employed in the Allison flouring mill, was a graduate of the Gregg township lL.ast week from soldier, in which he received a letter the been mentions dent, The letter follows High school, and a young man of strict Domew and worth. His twenty years, four months days. B Eu survive, integrity age and eleven yarents, two brothers was . My dear Mr, and Mr 1 do not know if my asked her, but hile ¢ adie 0 Go esides his | : . you as | lison—of Renovo, g not, i am now He was a member of the Pres-| Rev. R. R. Jones of. funeral gene and Clair iret of all 1 had be rin byterion church. First of all I had bett the were held on Mondav afternoon self, lark Infa ALS I am Sgt. ( ficiated at services which Burial ntry, and Bruce an PATA at Spring Mills : t Spring Mills. . He and | were ir El 1 » 1'aso Neese, the A. Neese, Franklin Ww. Nerse.— Robert oeante the « last son of Mr. and Mrs. sergeants Ul the same platoon at Cam At pital, near Paris. died at the parental hom . . nrecont 1 2 ternoon at 5:30 o'clock, following an ill present, 1 4 vess of ten days of inf He wi enza, resultir . 4 that I am here tn in pneumonia was brother that I am here 10s died weeks ago of the same disease. a Charles Neese, who in camp five? PT { Jesides His age twenty-six days the parents six sisters st ighteen years and Burial was made in lan cem ' D Be Do- tery Tuesday mornin nat officiating ——— ct — Thanksgiving Services. A union The held in th Hall, or Alt MOY SeTVIoe 3 0g IVIL lay oO cle CR. mornit a, Shultz, « vill mre Will ic VY lonated t pot for War ee se Board of Health Met. They congrega- business places be Farmers Institutes Start This Week. ] spnre’ Inn ee Farmers’ Instit speakers will meet Aboard Transport When Peace News Came. Did Not Start for ' "8 the 200.000 farmers “Over."' wealth and discuss problems and out ar gu 1 mnlam Cnr ner © i Yes ties near vans for increased production, : ’ e institut e new i es held annually under ti f the ulture are one oe 0 Pennsylvania Depart. ment of Agri of the big features of the year in every agricultu- State. are all pr and women from farms, orchards and colleges where they ral county of the The speakers ) Dear folks men his y ¢ actical . : 5a is an embarkation car have been having a real easy here. W billed thru fer France have made good and have messages to the Com- Institutes, ‘ 1 we left ( carry to the rural residents of of Charles E. Carothers has arranged unus- ually attractive programs for this season and every possible problem will be dis- monwealth Director ing ten hours aboard quebanna, formerly of Rhine, we were transferre marched to thi don't see the other side 1 T News and Cis sed in these gatherings, e county l[aostitutes will be held at Rebersburg, January 27 and 28; at Pine Grove Mills, January 29 and 30 and at Stormstown, January 31 and February 1. In Centr " we at least had the experient ing and spendin i transport, and coo sailors aboard and ed x There some th were 10.« Bat (4:00 p. m. Monday) t nm —————— AS AP ————————— Landing Site Selected at Bellefonte for Aerial Mail Route. Bellefonte is preparing to have every- thing in readiness when the first flight of the mail carrying machine is made on December’ 15th. The air line, known to & the = a ' News uled sail for the bi New] It is needless to say was received to go to | ort in stead, there were thousands of thorou T served upon the transport were as any corned bed sorely disappointed soldiers he meal as gO d we received in camp anda tack we y hard between New York and Chicago, and abont a week ago Bellefonte was posi- ’ cod of ’ . . tively assured of having the town made I'he Susquehanna, so we the first station on the route. G. C, Conner, chief clerk in the postoffice de- partment at Washington, was in Belle- foate and selected the fieid on Thomas Beaver's farm as the most desirable for the landing of the machine. A contract was drawn up which calls for the erection of a hanger and oil house.” The hanger is to be 6oxi120 feet in size, capable of housing three ma- chines, The oil house will be of only moderate size, just sufficient to keep a stock of oil and gas on hand. he building will be located at the east end of the field and when the service has been put into Operas on at least one ex- tra machine will be kept in the hanger all the timé in case of emergency. with us was to be used onl in case should become stranded. wire in three times by enemy ‘‘ subs,” on last trip. They have made seven (rips across with soldiers. The most amu ing part of the big boat, to me, was th manner in which we were * ranked in ~like cord wood, Whiteman decks man There feet above water level, The seven [eet deep and one above me and one below. not a square inch of space wasted on the entire ship. There are about 12,000 men in camp at present, one-half heavy artillery men. Some of them were on the At ale pt this the aerial service while motor trucks can be placed in service on the new parcel post routes which it is planned to estab ligh. id’ contract for the buildings has been let to Gerret & Lambert, but the contract will have to be sent to Washington for “pe provel before building operations can un. lantic several days and were recalled Ly wireless, It all depends on the out come of things over there whether or Transport When Peace News I not we will cross. 1 doubt, tho, whether | we will This is The camp is along i « i} LB “i Je see the other side, 3 a beautiful section the than We (the 113 Prov, tovk a hike thru Newport News this James riv and less er m Newport News W'S. fifteen minute 1 2 ’ y » It is a very unday well week ago —— Contributors to War Work Cam- paign. Centre Hall met its allotment in the »d War Work Campaign, last week totaling The : subscriptions ws! A i edoe pieagea 8.00, the names of of the scholars and the amounts their Des last pledges having appeared in veek's is arrange aipoas C. D, Bartholomew G. D. A. Boozer W. F. Bradf« R. D. Foren > F v. Goodh Mrs.M. Dau 1 erman Mm i i f i rs. Ralph Dinges Ralph Mart: Mrs. M. LL. Emerick Mr This morning | | go | ut when I came back | I was going to out on detail work 1't @ go. We are doing a now, every day railroads, It 10 vsnslaaclie unloading isn't loading provisions hard { work so | don't mind it. f Eighteen of ited to cor | was one] We got the orders night be- | We have twenty-six in our | Company now. There are supposed to be 12, so there are still a few more to be {appointed. ‘1 was glad to get | means that much more wages for me | and 1 can use it, us were prom. porals, «fiective October 1st, { of them it uf I saw the evening paper tonight, andj { noticed the Central Powers have appeal- It's} ed to President Wilson for peace. real good news, for if they really want | | peace at our terms they can get it. It | certainly makes lots of happiness in this | world and | know | sure would be glad {to knew | would get back to the States And the Fourth Liberty {| Loan looks as though it would be Kreat success, | Well, it's about bed time. 1 think I told you all the news for this time so | will close. Will write you again before SOON also ({ Continous! on innde wee Carriebelle Emerick |. Mrs N. E. Emerick 3 las Ww. Fb, (ar Fett 14 reiteroi a MTS w rs. SusanGood!? F. P. Gea Ed Do rs. Wn Liz 3s Mrs. J. LL. Tressler Mrs. Harry Weaver Zettle Mrs m Mrs Margaret Jacobs Mrs. Wir. Kerlin arier Mrs. Charles McCool Mrs. Joha Ruble Mrs. O. P. $0.25 Susan Geary Martha Boal Fred ( Mrs. M. P, King Miriam Mitterling Charles Stump Weaver Mrs. Mrs Total, $8+2 Go. Sarah McClenahan Samuel Shoop ——— Did You Get Credit ? The little tab on paper stands for a receipt on your subscription, so you paid since the last pink (not yellow) label appeared, see whether we have given you proper credit. Errors are sometimes made, even after exercising the greatest care to avoid them. The Reporter is deeply grateful to the great number of its appreciative sub- scribers who have made it possible for us to make a very creditable showing in- sofar as the government requirements on paid up subscriptions is concerned. We make one more appeal to those who have not yet brought their label fig- ures up to date. Please attend to the matter at once. C—O TATA The first number of the Centre Hall Lecture course will come Thursday eve. nipg. December sth. Those who have not already lifted their tickets will find them in the hands of Rev. J. A. Shults, your delivery. | NO. 16 TOWN AKD COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS The P dearls ork ot NT . dN LADUE LD and farme pose of {at cat has been w by shrapnel ar A son's second ond wound is in partial paralysis lor a steers, eleven mul and fourteen hogs.and more than 3.00 Eighty or ninety es chickens were slaughtered Tuesda morning of last week when sl freight is said a to have disregarded stop signals and a train of YW side- near Lewis. more than a dozen cars were wrecked and reduced to live stock swiped it on the switches, A locomotive and town. kindling wood, the debris scattering over four tracks. One stock car loaded mules shot high in the air and set- tled down on the top of a steel coal car where the wrecking crews found it in- tact and removed it to a place of safety at the side of the tracks. Two car loads of dead animals were sent to the render ing plant at Milroy on Wednesday nigh, The disabled mules, steers and hogs were shot and they were buned in a trench along the right of way. A few of the steers and many of the chickens were sold at very low figures. Ope steer, weighing 1200 pounds, is said to have been sold for $15.00 and it required the combined effort of sixteen med to get it away from the wreck. Chickens were sold at twenty cents each, There were four car loads of chickens in the wreck and before day light the wrecking and track forces picked the live ones up and utilizing a double house that stood nearby without a tenant, soon had them confined where they would remain quiet throughout the day. 1 ——
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