FUEL SHORTAGE
5 INPENDING
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.