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STAKES THE IRISH
TO HEAT THE DUTCH
1U UKrtl 111U UUHjll
Pnt O'Brien Brings Home Ileal
Thriller on His Brushes
) With Huns
PUG WAY OUT OF TRAP
Kcgnlcd Kiiif George With Story of
Mnryellous Escapes
From Foe
XKW YOllK. .Inn. 21.
Lieutenant l'at O Ilrlen, lrlsh-Amer-lcan,
and native of Illinois, has como
liotno with one of the most remarkable
stories of adventure yet tetforded.
lie has been heralded In cables
from England as tho Hoynl flyer who
scaped from a German prisoner train
and traveled unaided through three
hostile countries to the Holland Jnui
tier. He kept King George on needles
nnd pins for exactly llfty-twn minutes,
recording to Karl Cromer, with the re
cital of his experiences.
tnt (I'llrlon- -bo (liMrl:ilnci n tnnpM-
title- Is an American war hero of tho
first water, ms intrepidity, Ms re
BOtirccfulness. his determination to
make no mark for n German llrlng
squad, carried him through four
months of hand-to-mouth flight
through tho German lines,
.."'! "?"" ;"' "' ".al bat-'
"C , ,!. o, , il , i ' , ""."", I
gun bullet that pierced his throat and
a spinning fat to earth. Three weeks '
ho was a prisoner and while being
taKcn 10 a reprisal camp, wucre no
expccicu iu no i.inc.i. no cscapcu ny a
plungo through a train window. '
For seventy-two days, partially
Winded by tho force of his Jump from ,
tho train, unable to speak u word of
German, he stolo his way alone
through hostile territory -- through
Germany, Iiixemburg. Belgium tilt
he reached tho electrically charged
wlro barrier on tho Holland frontier.
With his hands ho dug a trench under
the high-tension wires, after once te
celvlng a shock that rendered him
unconscious. Tho distance ho had t ov
ercd In his escape was 350 miles.
UVURY DAY A LIKBTI.MU
"Every da was n lifetime." he said
today. "There was not a minute when
I could afford to bo off my guard.
Tlmo nnd again I had such narrow
squeaks from capture that I thought
the end had come.
"I traveled by night, my uniform at
first concealed with clothing I had
filched from clotheslines, living on cab
bage leaves, carrotsv, sugar beets? any
thing 1 could llntl without endangering
myself. I lost fifty pounds coming
through.
"Later I discarded the uniform and
, wore other bits of clothing similarly
obtained.
"It was about 4 o'clock in the morn
ing of September 9 that I mado my
escape. Thero were two other pris
onersEnglishmen In the same com
partment with four Cierman guards.
Tho guards sat bolt upright, guns be
tween their knees. "We htartcd fiom
tho detention camp at Cbutrals, in Eel
glum, early tho same morning. I
knew where wo were going. I knew
even better what wo might expect at
Ihn renrisal camp,
"King CIcorgo expressed great sur- ,
prise later that l liau not neeii much
at once. Through tne long nours i
came to a resolve to escape. Thero
was only ono possible avenue, and
that was tho car window. 1 whispered
the plan to tho prisoner who sat next
to me.
" 'Don't It would be death to to1
It,' ho said. Tho train was going be
tween thirty and thirty-flvo miles nil
hour, I Judged. , ,
"'It's death where wore BOjng, J
answered.
CHADS FOOD
AND I.KAPS
T vnqn tw IcO at
intervals nnd
opened tho window. The German guard
irrowied and looked at mo (strong. Ito
slnmmed the window down. I waited
Tho tram sped on. The guards grow
drowsy. They would not have Imag
ined I would attempt to Jump anyhow.
Sly knapsack was In a rack over the
w ndow. sumucniy i jii'" "i':
grabbed tho Unapsacic lit hud two aas
food in it) swung up by a strap nnu ,
crashed feet tlrst out of tho window. ,
"I landed on a i-ock-ouuubi. u.ui
bed. fulling on my side, and was par-
tlallv stunned. Tho left side of my
face was scraped and bleeding pro
fusely. I couldn't see from my left
eye. It Was closed for a mouthkafter
vf,.,i Tim (ruin stonncd about three-
quarters of u mllo further on. 1 came
to Just beforo it stopped. I guess. I
got up and van like a wild man. steer
ing away from thc track. There wore 1
cabbago and garden truck plots mostly.
J.lght already was coming up In the
east. I ran as fast as I could for an
hour. It seemed longer. Then 1
came to a Uttlo Mi rub and hid. ,
"I do not know If I was pursued. I
do know I never saw a guard on my
tiall. After 1 had rested I crept away
to a more secure thicket and remained ,
there till night. Then I went on. My
first aim w.id to cover my uniform,
and I mado use of a hausfrau's wash-1
Ing for tho purpose." I
Mindful Instantly of his danger,
O'Brien went on. lie was swimming
the Spite'bankeard the '
cuard on
noise. The guard gave h shout to
summon aid. O'Urlcn tunica uacK
and ran along the opposite bank,
skulking behind bushes. Tho Germans
searched only along the guarded bank.
HID IN LITTLK THICKET
"That is how I got through,"
O'Brien said. "I did not do what tho
Germans expected mo to do. When I
hid I hid In umaU thickets, not largo
ones, some of them comparatively in
the open and, along well-beaten paths.
The guards could not concelvo my
being there, but I guess they looked
- ,.n,-,M..l,eee olBe."
for me everywhere else,
ket ffli "S. iho
left side, ono eye swollen and closed,
.. . , ... , ... .....i
, SS:'!" V"1 M rcconU,on "8 a"
V "."' ...,. . i i. .i i' i.. ,.m
SS - rtr,,ee z
On one occasion, beforo he had shed nubile Information. The excellent ser
his uniform. -O'nr en was stopped by v'ces performed by he l!o in
a guard at a German-town. The guard he P"' e""fM1 'Z ' heefuii- and
lrched him for potatoes. It ap-.thf new ask will be iheeifullj and
pears that potatoes are uermanys
scarcest food. "I carried a water bot
tle in one hand," he said, "nnd a forked
stick In the other. Tlie guard fum-
1.1 a. .4 nlnllinj lint- Afrl nnt filiivn
Jny ahlrt. I muttered to myself, "if he
i doesn't get th iron cross, lie u get
ready for use. He let me pass."
Tu t)a1Iiiih rVnl an ntnt nriAllt
(Masa nnanlir Til I'lllflPAa fit cIto llA
IIU1D sJHc'J ,o.m w uw w
mingled with the people, assuming the
-fetooped slouch and HhulIUng walk ot
4I.A T)llnV .nnB(nt Ttla aiutrdloA ti-n a
f perfect. He entered an amusement
V Place where motion pictures went vvttli
h drinks and lounged at a table. Two
i: German officers came in with women
I nnd sat at tho same table. "I stayed
I there for an hour," O'Urlen satd, "but
fe ns I didn't know German I couldn't
H M-l.. -.. . .!. l.n ..n etM An.
ua&o UUW 11IUCI1 lltuv ntw mu. if-
j parently I vvati not In danger."
AT liAST SEES' FRONTIER
Several times, In desperation, the
Irish American went to farmhouses
and demanded food. He came at last
within sight of tho frontier, guarded
by the electrically charged fencing
that has killed tyhefB who. In similar
upapen, sought to pass!
'Alt day long X bid In ytooOa neat
Iho wires." ho isald. "I could see that '
iiity sioou noout six rcct h eh.
if ?.'el" .,,,c fc,,cc 1',om a
trpo that had been cut down I liroko
1 "jura nnu i-irkciI U u ladder. In
I tno dead of night 1 crept out and
miiicu-tiic .'ontrapllon OKiilnxt the
vli-ei. The wood was tlll full of im,
mid the minute t stepped on it I w.is
laid flat by tin electric- idioi-k.
"I, saw there in but one thine to
do. So t began with my mines fran
tically to tunnel under. I didn't know
at what moment n guard might ap
pear. I wormed through nt laut with
two Inches to t-pare and was a little
way on tho Holland side, mifo nt last,
when 1 saw tho dim llgitro of tin
sentry pass." '
Tho llollanders wcro good to bun
O'Urlen said, lie went to the UutiMi
consul, who gave him food and clothes
and ii passport to ICligluud. There lie
was. summoned to the War mllce
Then ho leeelved a wire from I to'
Cromer, secretary to the Kum sum
monlng him to Ihicklnglmm r.iU-e
"Tho ICIug Is n. mighty 11n- mai
O llrli-n said. "Ilo Is even more ilnii
oeratle than hi" father "as. Ilo 1- n
ci-y human being."
mi:i;-"s i'o-i''iitrri:n at -i'A
or the aerial battle that i.-siiltiM
in his capture O'llrlon wpokc brliflv.
When be was it turning home by n
"f u ship for Canada he met a fell""
"U'lnber of tho light squadron who h.n
i
been in notion with him at the memci
able battle. The friend was Murtlcd to
see him alive.
"I saw you fall," .ho Huld, "and I
read tho teports that you had been
captured. I refused to believe them.
(hat luVlU 1 live '
knew that no man could fall from
TI'P lieutenant left the city to.Ui
fm. thc vm.,KP f jiuincttci'. ju., where
a mother, brothers and sisters are
waiting to sen him. Holssuciliilln.il
warning as he was leaving,
xuK
said. They are making machined by
the hundieds new Imich, bigger and
more effective. I mint to say that
America mus,t have planes to meet
them, and we must have them there
In time, t saw some of those new
ionium inachiiu's. and 1 know what
I mn talking about
"And don't bo mistaken about the
Herman people. Whether it Is became
of their worship of tho Kaiser or not
I do not know. IJut they do show con
tempt for an American soldier and
they are all as keen to win this war ns
the Kaiser Is. The fiernian olllccrs
told me that tho United States would
never send an army to l-'rance. They
don't believe In tx for u minute. We
lime got to show them with planes
and men."
And the lieutenant, with sens on
his upper Up and left temple, but very
neat In bis ro.iii! Illng corps uniform,
bade a Juuiuv good-hy.
EIGHT HURT IN WRECK
NEAR STATE CAPITAL
Trainmen and Mail Clerks In
jured When Three Pennsy
Engines Crash
IIAnKlSlIUKU. Jan. 21.
Itlh'll 1 141. IIIIIIIIJI 0 VJt 114(141 11VUO
, , , , , , ,
and mall clerks, weie Injured yester-.
iluy afternoon when passenger train Xo,
j9 wt.slI,ounU, on tle
l'emisylvanla I
llalhoad shunted n light shifting locomo,
tlve from one track to another and the
locomotive collided with passenger train ;
v-n-e A.i.n , . , .. i
7"' ,'' ,l """uu .
ul iio.i v:ii .
The thlftcr was about lo cros from
ono of tho westbound tracks to the other
when tho westbound train camo along.
Tho hVitch was open, and as the pas
senger train was running at a moderate
speed no trouble would have resulted
had not No. C been running cast on tho
second westbound track. No. 0 was on
this track because the two eastbound
passenger tr.iehs and tho freight track')
ivintiilned coal trains.
The shifter inn Into tho eastbound
train and the three locomoilics were
damaged, but nemo of tho rolling stock
Pft tle trnc). riio passengers of both
trains wcro badlv shaken up. but none
seriously Injured.
Tho Injured men were:
llnrry Daveler. 191S Union nvenuc.
lishnrc Hospital.
V. S. lliittcrbaiigh. US Harris street.
llairMmrg, postal cloth, N'o. 59; lacer
ations of scalp.
I.eo iJraham. Thompsontown. fireman. '
shlttcr; laceration of scalp.
J. a. Fritz. 630 Kelly street. Harris
huig, fireman. No. 31) j lacerations of tho
face.
11. J. Sellers, mall elotk, To. 53;!
lacerated scalp.
Henry Alexander, mail clerk. So. 6;
left arm broken.
liutterbaugh, (Iraham and Fritz wero,
brought to tho Harrlshurg Hospital with
the two men now theie. Daveler and
Itensel, but vveio later discharged.
BOY SCOUTS HERE GET
JOB WORKING FOR U. S.
Onlers Keeeived to Join IVesidcnfs
A-vuviuoai ill iu- ul Uli'
patch Bearers
Philadelphia lloy Scouts, like oil other.
""""."", i'"'". '." " ;siiian, iraui ."so. i ,. i.iiliieiiin statlta Ital ano i:i lunar
1 lioU,V.ttal!b0nt l" b:id'! Ut ""' ia,0'd!re'mesto..secondodl.scorso,,el
nilll llllh lllklllL, 1111LLU11 (I hKIIII'' I K. IKIIIIIPIl I'Sll'lll. III! .,.....- - .-. - - - ---
scout bodies In America, at the sollcltn- Alls" ll ",'""., ie: "rota
tion of President Wilson, have become! causa dcllo Pero senerale .e o
Government dispatch bearers.
It Is their duty to distribute to every
home tho war pamphlets prepared by the
committee on public information. Copies
of the president's Flag Day address were
l ""'
, ul8'r '""?",
I A low ot
I "Olill II. I'lV
the first "dispatches given to them for
the resident's letter to
Ingstone, president of tho
National Counc'l of lloy Kcouts. has
J-' t to th. Phelplda Header
I " rl Letl,e.r. fu,1I.?"s.; T .,...,..
to entrust tlie , Ilo?' Hcouts "of AmerlS
Willi a new unu nniioriuiii commission,
"Yours Mneeiely.
WOODIIOW WILhOX."
EVENING PUBLIC1
BOYS OF 'BLOOQY 5TIP WARD IN CAMP
As their placard asserts, they nrp out to "fret the Ktiiser." They
- are members of Company 11, 310th Regiment, composed of Philu-
dolpliian?, nt Camp .Meade. In tho photograph arc Sergeants
Nicbttrg, McGinn nnd Jacobs; Privates Koscnbnum, McLaughlin,
Ludwig, Dcmak. Gerace nnd Mngid.
DUELLI D'ARTIGLIERIA HEAVY GUN FIRIN(T
AL FRONTE ITALIANO
Artillery Duel Re-
nelle Lince Nemichc, Cat-
turando Prigionieri
RIVOLTE IN AUSTRIA
Published and Distributed Under
Permit No. 341
Authorized by tho net of Octo
ber (5, 11)17. on file at thc Post
ollice of Philadelphia, Pa.
Uy order of thc President.
A. S. HUHLESON.
Postmaster General.
ItOMA, 21 gennalo.
Xntlzle glunte dalla frame noiillca re-.
liino die nel settore ill Monto Aolonc,
I iiurantc l.i giornata til Icrl 1'allro, si verl-1
lliaronn intensl duelll dl nrtlgllerla. e
i Wimia nnu sunn stati rapportati noteoll
'oinhattimenti dl fanterla. ,
Ail' he lungo le poslzionl del l'lac,
rartiglleiiii fu abhastanza attlva. spe
. lalmente tin Nervosa o Maserada.
! Nell i teglniic dello (iludlcatie l fu
uotcvolo ailiUa' da parte dl pcttuglle
eda I,ano un rliarto ltallano dl m-
urslone rtuscl a penetrarc irt un punto
tlolln lince ncmlcho oie fece prlgionlero
'in ulflelalr e died uum'lil dl.truplia.
I'tinvocll dl carii c pattuglle nemlehe
rurono ellieaeenieme nersagu.ue nan hi-
, ., , ,, ,. ,, .. .,(,.1
tlglleiia itallana e disperse nelio Viet
...,.. .,. smbiilzzo e l.e tlrae.
l.e balterle logics! furono amhe esse
nttlvo e con I Into clllcacl tlrl rluscbono
a provoiaro un grauue uiocn nnm ib
llneo neinlihe a sud dl Sernaglla
j,;,.,.,, p, ,e( jrl comnnlcato ulllcl.ile.
puhblicato ieri ilal .itinisiero iioua
Onerrn. In Iloma:
s-ltr, j, pIltlUBiP , erlll.-arono
nella Viille Daone. nella reglone delle
(ludlcarte. A Sano. a siid-ovest dl
.Motc.uno del nostrl ilpartl dl assallo
compl' con suecesso una Incurslono
suite lhieo nenilehe. i-uttiiriindo prigi
onieri un ulllcialo e dleci uomlnl.
.Vella reglone dl Monte Asolone s
erlllearnno brevi ma intensl duelll dl
aiiiglleria.
I,e bntteiie Inglesl causarono tin
grand fuoeo (.ntio If llnee ncmlcho
it sud di Seinaslla.
l.uneo le llnee del Pl.ive la notr.i
aitiglleria e :0ac'jtnente rlpose a
tuelU nenilci. cd II ombatlhiientf.
i.imlndo' v iv ate Ira Nervesa e Jlase-
'"I'uni di tiaspoiil e pattuglle ticml
che furono disperse nelio ricinanze
dl Htabtur.zo e l.e 1 1 rave.
Un dlcoro recoiitementcp ronimxta
to da I.lovtl lieorge, nll'uulone coinmer
dalo Inglese, e' btavorevohnente cqm
mentato nel clrcoll mllltarl u tiolltlcl cd
In generalo da tutta la stanipa luiu.ina
..i nllnx tine nlle nspiraiiuiii
I'ltalia. mentie parlii de Heglo. dell'AI
sazla e Uirt-no. dell.i Jlesopotanla e.del
l.i I'alestlna. Ifgrcglo Homo si iloni.ui
da se v posslblk- he linghllteria .
i'Iuki lea non' iHissuiio reallzzaie i
grandl wicrlilcl clie I'ltalia n.i lauo per
...... .l-nom Ij lerin con I suoi niicau. i-
.-he ipiludl abbla dlrltto ad cssere men
zinniitu da una. parte o dall altru cone
iii.ilimtiue ultra nazloae alleata.
I'u'altrn. osa lite ha ereato Inita
zlone c' II Hiiezlo del (loverno ltallano
In rlguardo alio dlehlarazlonl dl Wilson.
I.loyd Oeorgo o richon. di non aver
apertamente proclatnato le leglttime as
pirazlonl della nazlono Itallana fiesta
omlsslono pono l'ltaliu In uno stato di
Inferiorlta'. SI sper.i die nel dlscors..
tho uionunzlera" In Mllano II glorno 27,
il prcsldente del conslgllo. fin Orlando,
rhniiovera' ognl dubblo cd ogni Caltlva
Interprctazlonc.
Notlzlo plunto dalla froutierii austii
ica dlcono cho la sltuazione Interna del
bCOPiaiU III lunw ,u utt..t.v, . -- ...
lo fattorle ecc, o uelio tuinosirazioni in
fuvorc della paco o contro la Ucrmanla,
Kembru cho le truppo siano naie 111
viato per occuparo, t centrl InUustilall
con l'ordlno dl far fuoco sopia gli sclo
ncrantl. per reprlmero a nualslasi costo
i 'torl dlrdlnl.
l.:i icifu ,,,...v .-.... ...
In parecchlo cltta". Icrl, domenica. In
Vienna si verlflco' una grandlosa dhno
htrazlono In favoro della pace e nd essa
narte uoinini vcccni, tioniie e
ioMtl "'al)1" nl, taticho d' BUCr'"
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LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,
ported on French Front
About Verdun
'TEUTON RAIDS
l.ONPtiN'. Jan. 51.
Heavy Hghting by the big Runs un the
uestern fiont, esiieclally In Klandeis
and northern France. Is reported. On
I he French front the artillery duel was
heavy In the Verdun sector and on both
"Ulei of the lthlne-Miirne I'nnal.
"Violent artillery duels eomiaued hi
the sullelit northeast of Vpres until late
;tiyu,;,n.,pcrt.,'An!.Y SUFFOCATED HY CAS
of the I.ys and at l.a i
in the nlshi. ' -"On
both sides
llassee Canul. us ucll as between Lens
and St. qtirnlln. the fighting aclMty
lucrMsed. Tike llrl'lsh fire was directed
with espiilal lntenlty throughout the
day on our positions sould of the
Hrarpi."
The llclgian official statenienl said
that the battlo In l'landers wa heaviest
between N'leupoit and nixniud. Tho
Ilelgian bAtteiles i-anled oat tlclrue-
live fire on lieinian organizations soutli
of Dlxmude. A German airplane w is
brought down by a batteiy of .niti-air-craft
guns.
In several combats In the air, accord
ing to the French repott, six Herman
airplanes were destroyed on Saluiday
and two otheis seriously damaged well
within their own lines.
".Northwest of Itheini": nnd on the
tight binlt of tho Xleuse (Verdun front)
, .i,- ,.. -..ii. ,.iiV,. inm.rr (ii,t. 1
ing, the 1'ieiidi report adds. "An
enemy raid on our small posts in the
nclEhhnrhnod nf Ixilvre failed. N'orth
f s, Mlhlel our natrols lirouclu lmelc
1 liri.,oners.
-rna raids b the fiermans. one In
the region southeast of St. Quentln and
i lllp ot,er north of rourteeon,
were
. casy ripuised by our troops."
.
BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS
PUSH THRIFT CRUSADE
Boom in Sale of Wnr Savings
Stamps Expected to OfTsct
Industrial Shutdown
Ito and :iii Scouts nnd hundreds of
otlirr rdiool children, to counteract the
adverse Influence of the lndust"'Hl shut
down, loda.v will big'ti un intens .e diive
for tlie sale of war savings and thrift
tamps among residents nnd establish
ments 0t affected by the eloslng orders
War savings olllelals. despite the de
pressing effect of temporarily halting
tho catnp-ilgn, loiv with optimism the
future sinVess of tho drive. Undlmin
shlng calls for literature nnd Inserts at
test the Interest dlsplajcd In war sav
ings nnd thrift stamps.
Sltippcnshuri; Doctor Off to War
CATtl.ISI.H. l'a. Jan. -JI - ruinber.
land County lirnft Hoard .No -J will woi k
short-handed tills vvet-U. following tin
ordering Into netive service of fir J
llruce Mc"re.ir.v. of Slnnpens,urg. who
was reeently t-ui'ims--ioned as major m
the medical corps He goes to Camp
lilx, J. He is the second county
f nhyslclan called to the . olors m a week
URRYfor
fERAS
DEVELOPING p PRIHTIMG ,
'THE BETTER KIND
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JOl.
f'.',.'i!ir.''t'TMZ T (- . ,
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Proftri twiifiH ajitl tat Rffalnt th
rltror of thi untnual winter by
aiiitf our Skin Kooi) It i uunot
unit, aii'l if rgutarlv ued will
CLfi) rcn ilif tt'iiderffit kin 'Iran.
ntt aiil halth. Prevents or r
Wph hiipi'tl hanJi uml hki
lamb tubt , a.V. l.xnuisit- Jar. $1
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liilljiltll'lila's Mun.larJ Ilruc More
1318 Chestnut St.
m,
m
ji "nt th.it Cuiuh ir lIu.irMiMi.t
ffi Hiiitta' i'uryia J-oifiik-vt,. '.V f
GERMAN SPY NABBED
LEAVING NAVY YARD'
Entering as Marine, Sought to
Depart Clad as For
eign Sailor
DETECTED BY OFFICER
lirooklyn Officials Seek Identification j Six Commonwealths to Co-operate in
and Activities of Daring Demonstration Which. Opens
Intruder Tomorrow
ni:v Yfiurt. Jan. :i. I UAnmyticnt!. juu. 21.
i i uncials nt the lltooklyu Nn Yard The Stale Kami Product" Show, which
today are holding In solitary confinement i will bo held In this city beginning to
Hie most tinting German spy taken Into morrow and continuing until Thursday,
custody In this district. All Information I will bit one of the largest dlplas of
regarding tno mans identity wis te-1
tneil His case has been referred to
ashlngton
The spy m.itlo ills way Into tho navy
v.nd sevtal days ago while garbed In
i he uniioim of a t'nlted States marine.
He w.n iltteited whllo atteniptlng to
1 imc the jartl ijttlred In the uniform of
i loieign sailor. He had stolen the Uni
ioim from a ship which was docked at
i he navy atd for repairs.
Getting Into tho navy yard was fAy,
'as the guards do not stop tinlfot tiled men
' Jelling mn would have heen n nuaii
tllfTeieiit matter, as ,ei one leaving
Mlie v-nrd must have wiitten nerinislou
fnnii the tonunandaiit It would have
I'ren lniiossillo for the spy lo have left
the vunj in a utiifotm of u n. .nine. He
Ipioh.ihly would bao mado his way out
I garbed In the foreign uniform If ho
hadn't met an officer from the ship from
winch he natl taleu tho unirorm.
This ollleer eyed him carefully nnd
then halted him. After questioning him
briefly the ollleer summoned a guard and
had the spy placed under direst. A
c.leh of tho foielgn ship t evented the
marines uniform which tho spy hod dls-
TrOIT 1,'nM'nrdetl. iitllclnls believe the man slept
1 jlUliUon t1(, f,cRn si,P several nlslils. This1
I would have been easy, they state, as the ,
ship was not being closely guariK'U.
The officials have been unable to learn
nnythlng definite regarding the spy's ac
tivities while In the yard. A seaiehhig
Inquiry Is being niado to sec If any dam
age has been wrought In any of the ships
there
Father, Mother nnd Two Children
Found Dead in Edwardsvillc
wii.Kns-nAisr.i:, r.-i.. Jan. ui. - a
mother, father and two children wen
Hiilfui-nted In the kitchen of their home
b gas from a broken main Issuing from
defective sewer piping. The dead me
Me nnil .Mis. lieoicc Ooodcnowlcz. -7
51cr stleel, IMvvardsv Ille. a suburb of
i this cit.v. nnd their two daiighleis. Mar
garet, aged five, and Anna, aged two. Mr
and Mis. William VudisM. living In tho
jthrr half of thu double dwelling, were
Trome by the gas nnd are mioul
Vie onlv survlvlnr member of tin'
' Itiodennn liz family, M.u y, had been is- I
Itlng iclallvet Sbe leturned and found
the father and oldest il.iughler Iv'ng dead i
on the floor and the mother, wilh mnii
ihilrhlng the joungest chlld'i body, dead
in a rocUing chair near the slove.
This ii the second IMWarilsvllle fannlj
vletlms of arcldent within a month. .1
father, mother mid two sons, one a sol
dier brino fiom I'amp Meade, havhm
birn binned to deatli in their home on
Chilstnias'nlght.
Athlete May Lose Ejc
ai,i.i:ntown, l'a.. Jan. ;'t i "
elation has been pel formed nt the '
lentown llo'l'ltnl In the hope of s.ivo.
the light e.ve of Fled (iaus. tho Allen,
town High School basketball conch In
the game Siitmday between the faoVi!
lie.-, of Allentovvn and Heading High
roach riauss and liofr.-or l.lglitner
jf Heading, aci Identally collided an tliei
went for a free ball, and I.ightn. i
linger nail punctured the eyeball.
Iloyd UrRcd to Itun for Senator
XiiWlISTOWN. I'.i . Jan. 21. Wl.il
it-.e Indication.-, for some time haw
pointed to the i-andida of J. II Hov d
and lsalali Ibildemaii for Republ
nomination for Aisemblvman In tho Sc
owl anil Third Districts, a strong pre
.-.ore I" bi Ing brought to beai upon llovd
who lives In Norrislovvn. to he a c-iu
Pilate fin- State .seuatoi.
How You Can Aid Your Dealer
to Keep Prices Down!
THE retail merchant with whom you deal docs not like present prices any better than you
do. He is the victim of circumstances. The producers of raw materials get mofe for
foods than ever before. For example, during the past fiscal year, Armour and Company
paid raisers 47 higher, or more for livestock than during the year 1915 preceding our entry
into the war, and with virtually no increase in the total weight received. Thus, it must be
obvious that the retailer's stock costs him much more money.
SO TO do the same volume as formerly, a dealer
has to tie up considerably increased investment
in stock. The interest charges are heavier. And,
with other similar factors militating against him,
the probability is that his year's profits are no more
than they used to be if, indeed, they are as much.
Without relief in sight until things return to nor
mal,Jt becomes apparent the only way dealers can
keep" down prices to you is to reduce operating ex
penses. And here, you can help.
Carry Parcels Home
IF YOU will pay cash and carry purchases home,
you can cut bookkeeping and delivery costs. For,
these things are charged in the prices you pay.
Another thing buy your foods in packages, trade
marked and backed by the maker's guarantee of
quality. Remember, no one can vouch to you for
uniform quality on bulk goods.
If you will buy foods in packages instead of in bulk,
you will cut the dealer's wage bills and release men
for the country's service. A package can be handed
down off the shelf quicker than the quantity can be
weighed out and wrapped.
And if you will confine your purchases to standard
ized brands of known value and dependability, you
XmMMW Ml MfcTa
'RODUCTS,
JANUARY
81.
1018
HARRISBURG TO HOUSE
GREAT FARM DISPLAY
State Farm Products Show
Promises Record Exhibit of
Agricultural Yields
TRACTORS TO FEATURE
ngricuitnral products, fnrin machinery
and accessories ever held in the State,
six State associations and ono national
association will hold meetings during the
three days, and tho gathering promises
to bo tho most interesting In many
years.
Tho fiiTm products show will be nn
exhibition of com, fruit, potatoes, wool,
butter, vegetables, eggs and dressed
poultry entered by farmers from nil sec
tions of tho Ptnte, Including tho winning
pechuens from many of the county
falr. Prizes aiiioimilng to more than
Jlooo and special trophies will be
iiwuided the winners In tho various
elapse of competition.
line of the reatures of the commercial
line will be the faun tractors. Through
the efforts of Charles 11. t'atton, Secre
tary of Agiiculture. twelve tractor
nianufai t mors will show twenty or moro
I models width are coming Into uso on
llio rnrmn of f'etnisv tvonl.i. i
i icncral Interest lias been created In
the corn exhibit and especially In the
thirty-ear class, which Is provided for
holders of seed com. Theio Is In addi
tion to tho regular classes a uwccpHtaliC
for the best ten ears shelling the great
est quantity of groin and fol the cham
pion ear of thc show. Last year tho
county exhibit created considerable In
terest and was won by liiceuo County
after a haul fight with Chester. This
class provides for ten ten-ear exhibits.
Tho wool exhibit will be of moro than
unusual interest this year' and several
handled llrcees aro to bo shown. Cream-
j cry ami tiatry miner come in tor jutig.
Ing nnd tho granting of state honors.
I of course, tho fruit show- will be another
I feature, and the display of apples piom-
les to be latgc and varied,
j Tomoriow- evening there will be n big
I Joint meeting nf all the associations and
adilfsses will be made by fiovernor
I lliumbaugh and C. VT. Dolman, of tho
national food administration. AVednes.
day evening at another Joint session the
farm labor question will he taken up
l -a oUlresM-s will be made by John A.
I McSpairan. master of the State cfrnnge,
and iliffoid IMnehot the Moro-Sheei-
Move-Wool Association will tfevote all
of Tlnnsdav to -beep iiiislng.
Service Flajj for Church
A service flag with seventy-six stats,
was unfurled esterday at St. James h
I'roleslant Fpiscopal chinch, Tvvent.v--e.
nnd and Walnut streets
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ARMOURS
GERMAN DEMOCRACY'S
FRIENDS MELT AWAY
.Defections From Organization
Due to Doubts as to
its Real Purpose
Defections from the ranks of
"Friends of German Democracy"
the
by
prominent riilludtlphlatis hao made It
Inipiohablo that tho local branch of that
organization will meet with any encour
agement. If Indeed they do not Indicate
the dlslntrgraton of the movement here.
The pii rosed object of the society Is
lo spread democratic principles niiioug
the Herman people with a view to over-
throwing the iiiilitailstle government
Utah in n.-rjujnr-tuii' iim uiu yimuiiL nni,
but chaises that the organization Is
really pro-ClerniHii in Its nlms nnd ten
tleneles have been made. Dr. Moirls
JVstrow, professor of Semitic languages
at tho University of Pennsylvania, has
announced his withdrawal from the so
ciety on the ground that ho has not
been able to ascertain definitely what
Its plans and purposes are. and William
It. llrlcker. Its local organizer, has slated i
that h.e Is v illlng to withdraw- if his
peisnual views will embarrass the plans
of Hie society. Foimer Mayor Rudolph
lll.iukeuburg declares that ho bcllcvts
iho purposes of the society are good
and that he will remain with it .
It Is staled that the oig.inlzatlnn wan
founded with tho approval of Oeorge
Creel, chairman of the committee on 1
public Information, u letter from whom,
was exhibited to those who wero asked '
to Join tho soeltty tu I'hlladeljihla. ,
FIGHT AHEAD FOR L ESI! Ell
Attitude of Congrcssmtiti on Stiff raga i
and Prohibition Stirs Foes
PI'NUFRV. l'a. Jan. St. Congres
sional iiolllles in the Sixteenth Putrid, i
composed of Northumberland. .Montour, i
Columbia and Sullivan Counties', is
starting and it Is apparent that John '
V. I.csher, Sunhiiry, present member
will have considerable opposition. ,
l.eslier Is an avowed candidate fol
tho Democratic renoininatinn. Ilo will .
be opposed by Frederick T. Ikeler. n i
lllooinsbuig lawyer, who. It is said, will i
have the sunpott of the forces that I
elected John (.. Ilarmau. of ItloniiVburg, I
president judge of the Cohuuhln-Moutour
district lust .veai. I.esher, however, is
strong, because of his numerous post
nlllce and Federal appointments II? i
will he vlgoiously opposed 1 friends of'i
those who failed to get Jobs and became
he voted against the woman RUfTragr .
amendment and nat ion-wide prohibition I
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17S' TRIMMED
One Yellow Trading Stamp
Market
Eighth
III Accordance With thc Government's Request
This Store Will Be Closed All Day
Today (Monday)
The Special Sale Scheduled for
Today Will Take Place
TomorrowTuesday
See Tomorrow Morning's Papers for Full Accounts
will be helping in another way. Your dealer will
not have to keep on his shelves a miscellaneous as
sortment of different brands of the same article, oc
cupying expensive shelf room and, because they are
"stickers", tying up capital and forcing him to in
crease prices on other goods.
Buy Oval Label Foods
THIS last constitutes an important reason why
housewives should buy Armour's Oval Label
Products. Under this famous label, which indicates
Armour's top quality no matter on what kind of
food you find it at once a trademark and a grade
mark you can buy practically everything you need
among table staples. Soups, fish, meats, vegetables,
condiments, fruits, beverages and many other neces
sities come under it.
Thus, the Oval Label can assure you of much more
than merely the best quality. By enabling the dealer
to dispense with slow-moving stock and confine his
purchases to on6 standard brand covering every kind
of food, it cuts his cost of doing business and keeps
his prices down.
Help your dealer to concentrate his investment in
stock by concentrating your purchases on Armour's
Quality Products. -
COMPANY
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CHICAGO
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ALL THEATRES OPEN;
TO CLOSE TUESDAYS
Special Exemption Applies
Also to Other Forms of
Amusement
Theatres and other places of amuse
ment will be open today to provide en
tertainment for the hundreds of thou
sands of men and women mado Idle by
tho Monday holiday edict, which ha
closed virtually, every form of Industry
hi the city.
Originally these places were Included,
In the closing order. Theatrical ineh,
, ,l0WOTer pointed out to fuel ndmlnlstra-
Hon officials nt Washington the neces
rlty for some form of diversion for the
Idle thousands, and they wero permitted
to remain open.
Your 1917 Income
Tax Return
Additional difficulties
will doubtless pre
sent themselves t o
you in the prepara
tion of your 1917 In
come Tax Return,
because of the new
Government W a r
Tax.
This institution is
prepared to render g
prompt and efficient
service, without
charge, to all those
who desire assistance 1
in making out their
returns.
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Philadelphia
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