FUEL SHORTAGE 5 INPENDING na —————————— Government Officials and Oper- tors Urge Probe COAL MEN FEAR SITUATION Anthracite Production Since January 1’ 10,600,000 Tons L:ss Than Last Year And Bituminous 74,700,000 Tons. Washington.— Urging congressional investigation of the coal situation, gov- ernment officials and coal operators told the House Rules Committee that a fuel shortage was impending. “Coal men fear the situation may get away from them, and that prices may rice $5 or $6 a ton,” declared C. E. Lesher, of in hope that this may be averted, for they know that the condition would reflect on them.” Anthracite production since ary 1 was 10,600,000 tons less last year and bituminous tons, Lesher said, dve to mand. “The only remel@y is for the consum- ing public to lay in supplies now,” he said. George H. Cushing, managing direc tor of the American Wholesale Coal Association, said the coal shortage in the east and northeast during war would be repeated this winter, Janu- than lack of de on the industrial activity in those sec- tions. 300,000 Tons For Norway. London. ¢oal miners have Joined the strike which is rapidly spreading throughout the country, according to the Chronicle. The newspaper pointed out that an order for 300,000 tons of coal from the Norwegian government, which normally would have been placed in Wales, bas gone to Amer ica. Mineworkers Idle. Washington. — Unemploymen HL prevalen throughout the United States, Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation Labor, told the Joint Labor Committee the House and Senate. Morrison peared to favor a bill providing for a permanent Federal employment serv- ice. “From 30 to mineworkers of the now unemployed,” “due to large stores of coal which have been previously mined” Mor rison said that in the State of Massa chusetts there is 11 per cent. unem- ployment, about 400,000 persons being out of work. of of ap 50 per cent. of the United States are Morrison declared PLANS TO EXECUTE PEACE TREATY TERMS. Diccussing The Probable Commissions ~Preparing For Plebiscite in Silesia. Paris.—~American members of the peace delegation are taking part in all discussions of plans for enforcing the German peace treaty and the crea. tion of commissions to execute its terms. The Americans, however, are refraining from discussion of the prob. able American membership of these commissions, apparently, it is said, wishing to avoid any possible eriticism on the score of undue haste in prepar ing to enforce the treaty before its ratification by the United States. The Americans, as well as others of the peace delegations, seem con fident that difficulties betwen Poles and the Germans can be ad. he using foreign military forces. Plans rapidly. All German and Polish soldiers will to present indications, and enable the sufficiently strofig to conduct of the balloting, The United States, as well as other powers, it is sald, has expressed in the Supreme Council meetings a wil lingness to send troops to Upper 8i lesia, if necessary. The delegates generally are said to be of the opin lon that the Germans are disposed to execute in good faith that part of the treaty terms calling for the evacua- tion of the Baltic provinces, Upper Bilesia and other parts of Poland oc: cupied by German troops. There are sald to be many indica tions that the extreme bitterness ex isting there six months ago is disap pearing generally because of a gen. eral desire to avoid further fighting and to begin the work of economic reconstruction, SAA ISR iA CONGRESSMAN TO FARM BOARD. Representative Lever To Quit The House August 1, Washington Representative Lever, Democrat, of South Cardlina, was nominated by President Wilson to be a member of the Farm Loan Board. Mr. Lever announced that he would resign from the House August 1 to accept the appointment. a NM —_ SR, - S05 C—27"~1 ——————— AN NAL PLANS FOR NATIONAL GUARDS ‘Approval of Reorganization Given by Secretary Baker i ON SIXTEEN-DIVISION BASIS | | Major General Jesse Mcl. Carter Has Sent Out Notifications To Various Adjutant Generals Of Allot ments to Their States. Washington —Final plans for the reorganization of the National Guard on the 16th Division basis, with di | visional areas following the same lim its did those from which guard | divisions were organized for service against Cermany, were approved Secretary Baker Maj. Gen. Jesse j of the Bureau of Militia Affairs, im i mediately sent notifications to the | various adjutant generals of the units { allotted to their States and of the readiness of the Government to extend recogn ! quired inspection had been made. The organization announced | provides for 47 regiments and 18 bat infantry; six regiments, 17 | 19 troops of cavalry; 10 20 battalions and seven | i batteries of fleid artillery and 74 coast} ompanies, with additional; iz § as by | Mcl., Carter, chief | Federal ition after the re table talions of and squadrons regiments, artiliery « forces of engineers, sanitary and s nal corps. A maximum expansion to about! 440.000 men, or 800 per senator and, congressman, is provided for, but the | units for the time being are be organized on the basis of 60 men per | company of infantry, as appropria ! tions for the Nations! Guard for the fiscal year 1920 permit only the or | ganization of the guard on the bagis of men for each Senator and Representative, giving an aggregate | strength of about 106,000. State allotments as given in letters sent to the various adjutant generals show that New York, because of its preponderance in population, will have | the biggest part in the reorganized | i guard, six full regiments of field troops | and 12 companies of coast artillery having been assigned to that state Pennsylvania is authorized to main. | tain four full regiments in addition | to auxiliary troops, while Illinois is given three compiete regiments and | Massachuseits two. The assignment to Texas of six full regiments of | cavalry besides four other regiments | and auxiliaries was considered sig nificant. to Shan 200 The state assignments follow: New York-—=Twelve companies coast | artillery, four regiments infantry, one | squadron cavalry, one regiment fleld { artillery, one regiment engineers, one | field signal battalion, one engineer train and one sanitary rain com- | plete. Pennaylvania—Four regiments in fantry, one squadron cavalry, one reg. iment fleld artillery, one battalion en. gineers, one field signal battalion, one { engineer train, one sanitary train com- plete. Connecticut—8ix companies coast art'llery, one battalion infantry, two troops cavalry, one battery field artil lery, one ambulance company. Delaware-~Two companies coast ar tillery and one battalion infantry. District of Columbia--One battalion and two companies infantry, one bal- tery field artillery, one signal company (outpost), one headquarters company infantry. Maine-One regiment Infantry. Maryland--One regiment infantry, two batteries field artillery, one field hospital company. Massachusetts ~ Eight companies coast artillery, one regiment infantry, two troops cavalry, one regiment field artillery, one battalion engineers, one signal company (wire), one engineer train, one field hospital company, one ambulance company. New Hampshire—Two companies coast artillery, one battalion infantry, one battalion fleld artillery, one field New Jersey— Two artillery, one regiment squadron cavalry, troop, one battalion battalion pany (radio), pany. Rhode Island companioss coast artillery, two troops cavalry, one bal tery field artillery, one ambulance com pany. Vermont—Two battalions one machine-gun company West Virginia—One regiment battalion infantry Arizona companies coast infantry, one machine-gun field artillery, one signal field hospital com: one engineer, one Com One —-——" infantry one One squadron cavalry, ons California-—~Eight artillery, cone regiment battalion field artillery, one engineers, one signal company (radio) one fleld hospital company, one an bulance company, two troops cavalry Colorado One regiment infantry, one troop cavalry battalion artillery company engineers, signal company (outpost), neer train, one ambulance company. Hawaii—Two « ar one supply companies infantry, one one field one one one engl MRpanies coast one battalion infantry, machine-gun one company idaho company, One battalion company, infantry m one one of pany Ilinois-— Three one squadron and battalion {Wire regim cavalry, field ane gi one batialion erginecrs pany one engineer field hospital company, two ambulance companies Indiana One one squadron regiment field artillery, one battalion engineers regiment infantry cavalry, one one gignal company OMpany one field in (radio), hospital « one ambulance ct pany, lows squadron troop, one battalion company Kunsas One regimen cavalry, one battalion field artillery, one field hospital one ambulance company Une regiment infaniry, one cavalry, battalion artiliery, signal company post), eng neer train, one hospital company, one ambulance com pany. Kentucky battalion infantry, cavalry, one machine-gun battalion field artillery. pital company, one ambulance pany Michigan—One regiment one squadron cavalry field artillery, two signal one field hospital bulance company. Minnescota-—Two one regiment fleld am bulance company. One infantry regi ment to be converted to fleid artillery engineers one fleld one {out one field and one squadron troop, on¢ one field hos One regiment one com infantry regiment ies engi (radio) one am one mpan company company, one reg.ment ariiliery, one hospital company. ® WASHINGTON Assistant Secretary Long, of the State Department, formally denied re ports recently published in South of armed intervention in Mexieo. Plans to continue the fight for re peal of the daylight saving law, despite the veto of the President and the re. fusal of the House to override it, will be discussed Friday by the House Agricultural Committees, Governor Davis, of Idaho, ‘tele graphed the Department of the In terior, asking aid in fighting a great forest fire raging along a 15-mile front in the Thunder Mountain distriet of that state, An agreement reached at a confer ence between Chairman Koons, of the Wire Control Board and representa tives of unions is expocted to bring about an end of the Pacific Coast tele phone strike. President Wilson invited a number of Republican senators to call at the White House to discuss the peace treaty and the League of Nations, Sec. retary Tumulty announced, + Individual invitations were sent from the White House late today fo a number of Republican r nators to con. fer with President Wilson with regard to the peace treaty. Congervative members of prohibition in the House have set out to ewrb drastic enforcement legislation, fear ing its effect on the whole liquor drink. ing question. CRUEL TREATMENT SOLDIERS CHARGE Says Arrogant Officers Ruled in Prisons Abroad BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE A. H. Mendleburg, Who Served With Base Hospital 42, Says An Officer Rolled A Soldier in Mud Because He Bmiled. Washington. American soldiers testifying before a special House com- mittee investigating alleged crueltios to military prisoners in France, de that merciless assaults were committed without provocation on ths prisoners by arrogant officers in charge of the prisons and camps Only one of the witnesses, all of whom were charged with being absent with clared others charge out leave, was convicted, the been acquitted or the “The Bastille” “The Btockade” Prison Farm Number Two” and “St Ann's Hotel” also known as "The were the places named by the witnesses as the scene of the alleged which are said to have ex over several months in 1818 ers In charge of the was said, hed Some of the offic had and camps, it Ips, convicted by courts martial oth awaiting trial Lieutenant “Hardbe f the prison camp officers, was {he tioned frequently, led” Smith mith, Olle men while others named Sulllv Sergeants Ball, Wolfmeyer anc "Did they 4ry the general in charge asked Chairman R left his seat In ( yal Johnson, who on “Not that anyone heard,” responded When Lieutenant “"Hardboiled tried at Tours, early th hundred witnesses against him, and wae convicted testified Bidney Kemp 479% West Hundred and Forty-Sixth street, York © on th ith =m was ar, a appeared he teed Cane New whe with ’ ty Wae a corporal ompany F, 102d Engineers, 27th 1 Filan Fifty Il verify more, { Several of the & in addition to b amounts WARE supp and that poor, sometimes the mattress ing in mud undeér & small tent “A prisoner was smiling and cer says, "Take that smile off A. H. Mendleburg, 1410 Fast gireel, Baltimore, who served Jase Hospital 42, testified. "The did, by rolling the mao in the Mendleburg added “Did get that officer's name? asked Representative Flood, Dem. Virginia, witnesses whom | can everyvihing said here asserted Kemp oldiers testified that ing beaten, { and of poor name w “rs tall on.” OC in small quality lied bedding be the Was no or I will,” ™ Fayette wi! officer mud.” you “I'm too sorry 1 did not take his name.” answered Mendleburg. When telling of poor food, Mendle burg said that "if you asked for an extra piece of bread. you wore flat on your back.” Meals he and others gaid, consisted of a stew, made from canned beef, one slice of bread. and part of a cup of coffee. Sometimes only the stew was served witnesses said. LIGHTNING INJURES 25. Panic Follows. Pitteburgh, Pa-—Twenty five injured, several fatally, when lightning struck a crowded Hamilton avenue street car at Fifth and Wood streets, in the center of the downtown district, dur ing a severe electrical storm. J. T. Hoffman, 50, motorman, was severely burned when the lightning, which #truck the trolley wire, came down into the car and exploded the con troller. Women and children were trampled in a panic which followed. Der. probably HORSE INVADES FACTORY. “Fire Tail” Slips Halter And Stam pedes Girls, N. YA delirious. dapple named Fire Tail, having slipped his halter and got out for a ripanorting high old time, climbed the staire to the BramballDean fac tory in Brooklyn today and galloped playfully around the office, precipitat ing a riot. After hurdiing desks. the fleeing stenographers, Fire "Tall smashing windows and snorting at pranced into the president's sanctum and stood around until a patrolraan came after him. * Brooklyn, gray horse CHALONER NOW SANE IN N. V. Author Of “Who's Loony Now?’ Wing 20.Year Fight. New York—Twenty years is a long timé to wait to find out whether you're insano in New York State. Buti that's what Jobn Armstrong (“Who's Loony Now”) Chaloner did. Su Court Justice Ford rendered belated opinion that he is Just as sane in New York as he is in any other State. a — . Bt tr BB De DY PEHNSYLVANIA BRIEFS The MeClintle company, t Pottstown Marshall Construction big capacity, of for ex- which is operating its at half 10,0060) half of plants a od orders tons it recely for structural port a and Japan. Attorney Horace De Y, lente, Mauch Chunk, has compiled a list of every man from Mauch who served his the wir Wi pita, ficial he steel, one to Cub of ithe Chunks i country in world the flu epidemic Milton iran a : i. i} Uranach class of in of BUrscs, nn ang the “ir moth ’ ers wii nroil ang Shed 3 ford, a rad- have The pub that it d upal fied for The gery Owns! Bt Unio Ah, 15s mine by Brown & Co r 80.00%) oy s shoots for the he Suivat veld a check Manufa« the and office em on Ar. $1515 Co has for turing my, from pany, tiong of the mechanics reve York which the represents roniriba- ployes of the company Mise Mary Ferry, a of Upper lehigh, who in war and served re-enlisted in re Sponse trained nurse enlisted early the fo a call from the government for nurses in the army and® naval institutions at home. With 510,000 set as the goal for the homecoming fund for the reception to Montour only little more than half this amount hax been thus far subscribed. fourths of the county has been can vasead The =tate livestock sanitary Tgnard hag released Adams, Lebanon, Monroe and Philadeiph : i s—-— William Finley Alken, twenty six, of Blippery Rock township, near New Castle, was the sixth victim of drown. i in county within the last He was drowned while swim. Niles, the ming at The defunct be trich brand output of the farm, 1,000.88) « aslrich 4 Espy “Ae the of Was G the uckiess re who farm at! gnothar tee Dal saner xraut” will be HEINE tLe piace the tion Orpora which 14 Lic 10 yield Lig revenue Willian stockholders purchased has set o plants, Dra along nt Park, Alt yards hy a « the OOLA, For iedl oa 0G OW RITE &3 § B & OO ¢o i new station Among 1 hood Mins i Hors od vi gal 4 teacher nay a Ladde geYent five Margaret i god Foun ing negle Mimi val, held 4 community hall, firehouse, ete, oughout Perry irom extensive compieied a three-day carni. to raise funds (o provide for usands of trees thr sufferiiig are county is nat liable for the funeral expenses of widows of €ivil war vet Mrs. Margarita P. Norton, of Gap, . » af she an automobile was thrown accident in which through » The historic Merchants’ hotels Mechanicsburg, will be turned at nie A “ tine order. Eleven counties are still subject to the quarantine order, Crossing the tracks yard at Connclisville to make some repairs, Hernesherger, fifty. four years old, was run down by a draft of cars and instantly killed, Mauch Chunk borough officers will be provided with stop watches and all reckless drivers of automobiles will be arrested and fined. Attorney Horace De XY, Lents, of Mauch Chunk, has been elected presi. dent of the Carbon county Sabbath School association, Five miles of the “gravel pike” bes tween Collegeville and Schwenkville will be rebuilt with state ald The late George W. Werte, of Wer nersville, left Topton Lutheran Or. phans’ home and Womeldor! Bethany Orphanage, Reformed church, legacies of $000 each, Gyoorge Mrs. Harriet 8. Gotshaik, aged forty- committed suicide hy gas st Reading. The quarantine on hog cholera in ¢ New Jersey Central rallrosd shops have taken on so many new hands the past few days that there Is no spare labor left in the Maveh Chunks, Hezekiah Senft, seventy, a former dropped over dead while standing an. der a shade tree near his howe. Sunbury Iodge, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, honored Its twenty. fine members who served in the war with an all-day picnic and banquet A bronze tablet, commemorating the thirty-two members of St. Peter's Episcopal church, Hazleton, who sores od in the war, was dedicated, ; It Is expeeted the next census will show that Hazleton has reached a population of 30,000, This is an ine conse of more thang F000.
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