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250 U.S.WARSHIPS
NOW HELP ALLIES
IN FOREIGN SEAS
British Lord Tells of Promise
to Deliver Many More
Vessels
London, July 30.—"There is no
branch of Anglo-American activ
ity in which co-operation and com
radeship are more marked and more
complete than in the navy," said
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the
British admiralty, speaking at the
American Luncheon Club yesterday.
"There are more than 250 Ameri
can warships now based on this
side," Sir Eric said, "and Mr. Roose
, velt, American Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, has assured us this num
ber will increase faster in the future
than in the past.
"We are glad to welcome all these
additions to the allied naval
strength," Sir Eric added, "because
every additional ship means a more
strenuous war against submarines.
"Large numbers of ships are being
required nowadays for the work of
escorting incoming American trans
ports. If a ship is on escort duty
it cannot be hunting and fighting
submarines. So the additional Amer
ican forces will mean the release of
a similar number of British for in
tensive offensive work against Ü
boats."
In addition to Sir Eric Geddesand
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the American
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the
guests included the members of the
Naval Committee of the American
House of Representatives. Mr. Roose
velt said:
"I came over here with the ohject
of learning. That is why I came
across the Atlantic in a destroyer. I
shall spend most of my few weeks
on this side in actually seeing things
being done.
"Sir Eric Geddes and myself al
ready have visited Queenstown and
we have found things working there
just as I had dreamed they ought
to be working—a keen, unified en
ergy of British and American forces
aiming at a common end. It has been
a great pleasure to meet Sir Eric,
to travel with him on an American
destroyer and to find him a 'he man,'
talking our owji language.
"The United States owes much to
the untiring work of the British
navy, for it is a fact that about 60
per cent, of the troopships carrying
Americans to Europe are British
ships and have been escorted by
British men-of-war.
"The United States has. I believe
at. last struck its stride in naval con
struction and we shall deliver ships
very rapidly henceforth." •
CONSUL AT MONTEVIDEO
Milton. Pa., July 30. Henry L.
Fonda, 21, a young Milton million
aire, has been appointed vice-consul
to Montevideo, Uruguay, and has al
ready accepted the post, according to
friends here. He left last week from
New York on the long sea voyage.
He was accompanied by George S.
Heinen, of Milton, who will spend
several months there for his health.
AGED RESIDENT ILI,
Dunoannon, Pa., July 30.—John
A. Mutzabaugh. an aged resident, is
very much afflicted. He has for
some time been nearly blind with
cataracts on both eyos, in crossing
Main street, last summer, he was
knocked down by an automobile and
severely hurt; now he is seriously ill
with dropsy. '
ANOTHER "VICTORY" •
Sunbury, Pa.. July 30. Marne
Victory Zerbe is the name of a
chubby daughter born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward S. Zerbe, of Sunbury.
The Zerbe's have relatives in the
Army, and when the little girl was
ushered into the wdr they deter
mined that such a name would be
appropriate.
SUITS FOR MERCANTILE TAX
Sunbury, Pa., July 30.—Suit was
brought against . twenty-five North
umberland county merchants to- lay
by John M. Glass, county treasurer,
for alleged failure to pay their mer
cantile tax into his office. A penalty
of cost will be added.
GIRL HAS TETANUS
Marietta, Pa., July 30.—Miss
Verna Moscmann, fourteen years old
of Terre Hill, is in the hospital in
a serious condition with tetanus. She
ran a large splinter in her hand last
week while cutting wood, and is not
expected to live.
SAWMILL BURNED
Blatn. Pa., July 30.—The portable
sawmill belonging to James Neshit.
of Madison township, located on the
Earl McMlllen tract, in Jhe Sandy
Hill district, was totally destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at
.about S7OO,
Fair Food Prices
The following statement, revised to
July 30, regarding fair prices for food
necessities, was issued to-day by the
local Federal Administration.
Consumer prices are figured on a
quotation of "cash-and-carry" basis.
Credit and delivery prices may ba
higher. The Federal Food Adminis
tration has no authority to fix prices.
If your retailer charges more on a
"cash-and-carry" basis than the prices
named below, report him by letter to
the Federal Food Administration,
Chamber of Commerce. •
Consumer
should pay
Beans
Navy (pea). !b 15 to 16c
Gray (marrow), lb 12 C
Lima, lb 17 to 18c
White (marrow). Ib 17 C
Butter
L Creamery, tt> So to 55c
I Creamery, 1-Ib. prints, lb.. 50 to s.ir
City Market, 1 lb 4 5 to 50c
1 Oleomargarine, lb 30 to 35c
C ornmral
Package of 2% lbs., pkg... 18 to 20c
Bulk, lb 5 to 7e
City Market, lb 7e
Bnw
Fresh, doz. 45 to 4g.
City Market, dor 45-
Flour
Wheat Flour. 12-lb. bags.. 83 to 850
Corn Flour 7 to 9c
50-50 War Flour (12Vi-Ib.
bag) 80 to 85c
Rice flour, lb 13 to le
Cereals
Oatmeal and rolled oats. Ib. 7 to
Rice (whole, lb 12 to 14c
Rice (broken), lb 10
Edible starch, lb 10 to 120
Milk c
Evaporated, small cans ... 5 to 7c
Evaporated, large cans 11 to 14c
Cheese
York State, lb 30 to 33c
Lurd
Pure, lb 29 to 33c
Substitute lb 26 to 28c
Potatoes
New, per half peck 24 to 35c
Sugar
Granulated, per lb 9 to 9Vsc
The following are the authorized
substitutes for wheat flour: Hominy,
corn gTits, cornmeal. corn flour, edible
L cornstarch, barley flour, rolled oats,
oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat
flour, potato (lour, sweet potato flout
and soya beak flour.
TUESDAY EVENING,
Lad Trudges 50 Miles
Barefooted, to Enlist
I.ewes, Del., July 30.—Without
money to pay his carfare, and too
proud to beg or borrow, Clarence Fur
man. a nlneteen-yekr-old Clarksville
lad, -walked nearly fifty miles in the
hot sun to enlist in the navy at Lewes
station.
Clad' only in his overalls, bare
footed and wearing a dilapidated old
straw hat. Furman walked into the
base rttice us fresh ai if he had only
strolled acrose the teach from Lewes,
:in i ask> d to <nliat at once.
Early in the morning, before the
o'.Vrs j>f th family were out of
bed. lie* had stiui-1; cut for Lewes
with only his working clothes and
vithiiut ii!< ncy.
He iis husky and it was no trouble
Mbkl>^^^^^W[ * M i£fl]
for hint to pats a physical examina
tion and as lie 'tin bcrn and reared
siong ti:e Indian rlvei he was Just
tt.o k.ud of man tierlrt-d.
Fifteen More Ships
Slide Down Ways
Philadelphia, July 30. American
shipyards launched fifteen vessels
during the week ending July 25, it
was announced yesterday at the head
quarters of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. Ten steel ships, a total of
53,250 deadweight tons, were put into
the water, and five wood ships, of
19,200 tons. Seven of the ships were
launched on the Pacific coast, six on
the Great Lakes and one each on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
In addition, eight ships were com
HA RRISBURG TELEGRAPH
pleted and delivered during the week,
for a total of 35,090 deadweight tons.
Planes Like Steamships
Predicted by Caproni
Paris, July 30.—"Airplanes, carry
ing 100 men and equipped with en
gines equal in power to those in a
medium-sized steamship, will be de
veloped (within thri/a years," said
Gianni Caproni, inventor of the
Caproni bombing planes, in an inter
view yesterday.
"The bombing planes now In use,"
Signor Caproni continued, "will be
mere dwarfs compared with those to
be developed. There is a surprise in
.store for the Germans. Instead of
the forty and fifty machines necessary
to start on a bombing expedition, it
will be possible 1 to do the same work
with a new machine as powerful as
the whole squadron."
Oswald G. Villard
Quits New York Post
New York, July 30.—Oswald Garri
son Villard, who for many years has
been the controlling spirit of the New
York Evening Post, is about to elimi
nate himself both as director and
president of the corporation which
owns that newspaper.
HELD AS AUTO THIEF
Howard Wesley, alias Teddy
Adams, was arrested last night on
suspicion of being the man wanted
by West Chester authorities for the
theft of a motorcar. Wesley denies
the charge and claims to be the rep
i esentative of a soldiers'. tobacco
fund. 1
HUNS PUNISH A LOSER
Washington, July 30.—General von
Francois, of the German army, has
been place;! on the retired list as pun
ishment for his failure in the offen
sive in the region of Solssons, accord
ing to an article in the Frankfurter
Zeltung, a summary of which was re
ceived here to-day by cable.
TETANUS GBIPS GERMANS
Amsterdam, July 30. —Tetanus has
broken out to a serious extent in the
German army, according to the Tele
graaf. The Netherlands Export Com
pany has agreed to send a large con
JULY 30, 1918.
signment of anti-tetanus serum to
Germany. ,
JAMES LUPFER BURIED
Liverpool, Pa., July 30.—The body
of James Lupfer, aged 73 years, for
merly of Liverpool, was brought here
Saturday for burial. Services were
held at the White Church, the Rev.
Mr. Pyles, pastor of the Fifth Street
Methodist Church, Harrisburg, in
charge. Two daughters and one son
survive.
PHILIP PRESSLER BURIED
Millerstown, Pa., July 30. Fu
neral services for Philip PresslerJ
who died on Wednesday, were held
from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John Meloy, on Saturday, and were
conducted by the Rev. V. Y. Near
hoof, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Mr. Pressler, who was 72
years old, Is survived by his wife,
ono daughter, Mrs. John Meloy, cf
this place, and a son, William Press
ler. of Philadelphia.
HOFFMAN FAMILY REUNION
Halifax, Pa., July 30.—The sixth
annual reunion of the Hoffman fam
ilies and relatives will be held at
Halifax on August 17, rain or shine.
Arrangements have been made by
the finance committee for great im
provements and better conditions at
the park. Good speakers will bo
there from New Jersey and other
places and a large gathering is ey
pected. William H. Hoffman, of
Harrisburg, is president of the assc
ciation, the Rev. S. B. Hoffman, sec
retary, and F. P. Leitzel, viee-preCa
dent.