14 Why the Earth Quakes By ITof. G. P. Soi'vlss WHY THE EARTH SOMETIMES QUAKES— li Is Generally Supposed to Be Because It Is Slowly Cooling Off Within, but there is a Curious Theory Ascribing lite Trouble to the "Pear-shape" of the Earth. "What causes earthquakes?"- R. M. C., Brooklyn." The principal causes are: (1) The movement of under-ground rock masses yielding to the strain to which the crust of the globe is subjected by unbalanced forces. This is the cause of the majority of great earthquakes. (2) Volcanic eruptions sometimes • ause earthquakes by upsetting the equilibrium of the rock strata in the neighborhood. (.3) Local earth quakes, of no great intensity, may be caused by the fall of subterranean cavern roofs, or the sudden subsid ence of au increasingly heavy deposit of soil washed from tue mountains bv water. (41 Explosions of steann formed from sea-water that has penetrated" into heated rocks, may also cause earthquakes. Prof. T. J. J. See regards this as the chief causa of earthuakes. (5) The unsteadiness of the earth's axis of rotation, whose poles wander about irregularly, a few yards from the positions that they would continually occupy if the axis were rigidly fixed has also been assigned as a possible 38 use of earthquakes. Statistics show that when the de parture of the poles from their mean places is greatest, of when a rapid change takes place in the direction of their movement, making a decided "wobble." earthquakes are more fre quent than when the great whirling globe "sleeps" on a steadier axis, like a perfectly balanced top. tt>) The tidal strain of the attraction of the sim and the moon on the earth is also considered by some to have an effect in inducing earthquakes. You will perceive, from all this, what a delicately balanced thing this huge globe of ours is. Its vast magni tude and immense weight make it tremble, with molecular as well its molar vibrations, like a heavily loaded elastic floor, which, though strong enough as a whole to bear its burden, shivers with almost imperceptible undulations at every shifting of weight, and impresses the sensitive observer with a consciousness of the strain that is being borne, a con sciousness that sometimes becomes startlingly vivid when a cracking indicates a quick readjustment of the opposing forces The fact that most earthquakes occur along certain well-known belts of the earth's surface proves that within these belts the crust is less solidly adjusted than elsewhere. "Lines of weakness" exist there, with fissures and "faults" where, when the rocks begin to buckle under tho strain, slips and downfalls take place which produce the effect of hammer strokes on the solid crust and sends vibrations through the earth as if it were a giant bell. The origin of tire strains which bring about these ef fects must be found ultimately in the changes of figure that the globe un dergoes as it slowly shrinks within while its crust wrinkles like the skin of a drying apple. that the earth is very hot insi-e and at no very great depth from the surface is certain, and equally cer tain is it that the heat must, h.'-vcv > slowly, escape into surrounding space, and this escape of heat must, in turn, bring about a shrinkage suffi cient to prevent the solidified crust from settling into a state of perma nent equilibrium. One curious suggestion derived from studies of the precise shape ot' the earth is that the crushing and buckling forces which disturb the crust mat arise, at least in part, from the tendency of the planet to pass under the pull of its own gravitation from a form slightly resembling the outlines of : pear to a truly spherical shape. As long as the pear shape con tinues. the crust can never be at rest. It is I'rofessor J. H. Jeanc who has assigned this peculiar form to the earth. According to his interpreta tion of the measures made by various methods the small end of the earth pear is in the southern hemisphere, and Includes the lofty Antarctic conti nent. as well as a part of Australia, while the broader end is in the mid dle of the North Atlantic Ocean and the belt or middle part of the peat includes the regions where the great est continental masses of the earth exist. Professor Jeans points out that the lines along which the chief earth quake regions lie follow the belt or equatorial circumference of the pear, where the disturbing forces would be most active. If you will look at a school globe of the earth you will see the location of these regions. But. even if you had an exact model of the earth as large as a house you could not clearly see the pear-shape because the rela tive elevations and depressions on which it depends are very slight when compared with the size of the earth as a whole. This is complicated, too, with the flattening about the poles of the axis of rotation. Many other curious conclusions have been drawn front studies of the earth's shape, ail of which have some {tearing on the question of the origin of disturbances within its mass, for when yon have a huge body revolving swiftly, as the earth does, it cannot go with perfect sieadiness if it lacks symmetry. Upon the we may regard ourselves as very fortunate that the earth behaves as welt as it does with regard to our comfort. SMASHED BY HUN FIRE, CO. C NEVER FALTERED [Continued from I-'lrst Pngc.] years old, but no better soldier lived than he. Howard Criner was killed by a direct hit with a 77mm shell, no part of him was ever found, he just dissolved. Nauss was killed some time dur ing August, during our occupation of Fismes and Fismette, and I can't find any one who was with him, but I can say that he was doing his duty. All the men I have mentioned were of the best and constantly on the job. Corpo.'ul Wtllhide was kill ed while with a ration detail going into Fismette. I.lent. Zacharlas made him a corporal Just after I went into the hospital. Fismes and Fismette were the hottest places this company ever got Into and Chumbersburs, Harris burg. Bradford and every other represented in this company, " JANUARY 2. 1919. Gillette Opposing Mann For Speaker of House i I 3. The entrance of Representative j Gillette, of Massachusetts, into the i fight for the Speakership of the next I House, against Representative James i it. Mann, of Illinois, gives promise of a hot tight among the Repub | ilcans. Mr. Gillette announced that ! liis candidacy had been tinanimous jly endorsed by the representatives I of the Massachusetts delegation and | had received assurance of support ! from many others. It is reported that ttie Anti-Saloon League is preparing .to make a light against Mr. Mann j because he fought the Hobson "dry" I resolution some years ago. i can well be proud of every man in | the company. How Tlicy Won 1 was never more proud in my life .than on August 9. when, after being wounded and no officer left with the ! company. Sergeant Kane was placed in command of the company. Kane was wounded and attotiter sergeant took charge. Each X. C. O. and pri vate knew his job and fought like veterans. One matt took an automatic rifle and laid in the street and after hav ing the rear sight shot off of his rifle lie continued to fire until he put the opposing machine gun out of ac tion. Miles Howe, whom you probably rcntentber, went out and got himself a German lieutenant and then went out and got three men. Nate Xesselson. of Bradford, corssed the Vesle three times as a runner and carried messages to bat talion headquarters under heavy 'machine gun and shell lire. Without exception the men of 0 Company fought and fought with their heads as well as with their guns. His Brother Killed In the At-gonne the only man of C Company of the Bth to be killed, was nty brother, who had been com missioned itt August and was in com mand of the company. We had four men ki'.led in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and forty four wounded. The Company fought as first line troops with every battalion in the regiment and captured or rather took part in the capture of Hill 288 and Chateau Cheheny. At Chateau Cheheny they scaled perpendicular cliffs where the Boche could not depress his machine guns and captured what was the key po sition to a further advance in the Valley of the Aire. In the Thiancourt sector in the Woevre we had none killed and had but twelve men wounded, although in front line positions for eleven duvs. The Terrible Toll Our total casua'ties for the war were twenty-six kilted and about one hundred and sixty wounded. Lieut. Zacharias escaped unhurt. In the capture of Fismette 1 sent him to support the 109 th machine gun battalion for which I was afterward very thankful, as it left an officer with the company when they came out of that place. He was in Fismette for five days later and was across the river a number of times with ammunition and rations. In the Argonnc he was sent to i school on the fourth day of the drive and rejoined the outfit on November : 5 or ti, in the front lines at. Ham- I mout, where we were when the armistice was signed. The Boetae artillery made this a ; hot sector although their infantry was thoroughly cowed. The regiment conducted raids ! daily and always brought in Hun i prisoners. Company D occupied Marambois ; farm during the last three or four ' days preceding the armistice and ' did fine work. Why tlic War Was Won From this letter you will prob- ; ably think Company C fought the ! war. but our record is the record i of every company in the regiment. I am sorry that 110 more particu- ' iars of Nauss' death are available. ! but if I can get hold of some one who was in his squad will let you j know. Mrs. Nauss wrote a letter to me ' some time ago and should have re- I ccived my reply some time ago. Sergeant Storey was slightly 1 wounded 011 July 26 in the Forest ' de Fere. After we went into Fismes I de dided that it would lie foolish to ! keep him in so hot a place and sent ' him back to the kitchen at Cheny- ! Chnrtruere. Story's work was such that he did ! not see any direct action but under ! shell tire he was as cool as the cool- j est and in the Foret de Fere he was ! one of the little bunch who instead of going back to better cover told me in answer to the question as to why they had done so: "We knew you were up in front." They were company headquarters and refused to go with any platoon because they figured they couldn't go back when 1 was up front. Every Man a Iloro Bo you wonder that J Jove them and am proud of them? 1 was wounded on the nose and the shin by shell fire on July 25 near Epied and by machine gun fire on August 9. The boys at hand wanted to carry nie back immediately und some of them exposed themselves to fire, machine gun and snipers, to try to convince me that they should be al lowed to take me out. To mention each instance of brav : cry would be to mention each mem ber of the company. Pergeant Bltner wishes to he re membered to you and he constantly bemoanß the fact that you could not | lead the company into action. I don't know whether to be in sulted or not. Blent. Zucharlas and the boys of old C Company, all wish to be re membered to you and with me ap preciate the fact that we can call on you for anything at any time, but j the regulations do not allow tho •sending of thing 3 and I have moro ' . money available for the company ; I titan 1 have been able to spend—as ' a very good mess is provided and : cakes, candy, etc.. are never avail-; j able in very large quantities. | Any individual case you wish to , ' inqu're into I will be very glad to ; j furnish all Information I can gather. "While tho censorship regulations j have been relaxed, individual casual i ties ma> not be mentioned until j j published in official lists. As soon as possible will send you , ! a complete cnsualtty list of the | company. 1 might mention that we have ; I with us now 44 men irom C of the ; ■ Eighth. Give my regards to Mrs. Sline and I all my friends in Hurrisburg. Sincerelv, ROY It. KRIECHBAUM. PRESIDENT GOES TO VISIT ITALY [Continued from Kirst Page.] tor Emaustcl to members of the cab- • inet. Scnatuis. Deputies arid high of | ticials who gathered at tho Q'.irinal. | The King, during his short address 1 sent felicitations to the army, jxiying , a tribute to its discipline and stead- j fastness. He closed ny extending salutations to America and the Ai- ' i lied nations. Paris, Jan 2. —President Wilson j j is on his way to Rome, where he is I to be the guest of King Victor Email- I I tiel. The American President is ] j expected to visit the Pope and also; 1 the Methodist College, and will con-! tinue his conference with the King, , Premier Orlando and Baron Sonnino, | j the foreign minister. The Prcsi- ; dent is expected to reach Rome to- I morrow. He will be met by the | Italian King. j , Important results are expected from this visit, which will be the last ito the abied countries before the j beginning of the peace conference. Immediatey after breakfast yes-; ; terday morning, the President went , with Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, iiis personal phy ; sician, to the beautiful St. Cloud 1 course, under gray but rainless I clouds, and played golf for an hour. There was a quiet family New I Year's dinner at the Murat residence. !No business was put before the President. His only departure from j the injunction of Admiral Grayson to j devote the day to complete relaxation j and repose came in the afternoon. I I when lie received a New Year's call I j from President and Madame Poin- j jcare and later visited Colonel Edward ' M. House, witn whom he had a con i ferenee. Beyond this, he had no ap pointments. I The conference in Rome with the j Italian statesmen will, in a sense, 1 be a continuation of those held here I when King Victor Emmanuel visited ! Paris, and the President also talked j with Premier Orkfndo and Foreign I Minister Sonnino. Tho results of j President Wilson's conferences with i the British premier, David Lloyd j George and Foreign Minister Bal : four, which have not yet been fully i disclosed, probably will have an ini- I portant relation to the continuation • of the conferences with the Italian ' leaders. The working machinery of the American commission has been thor oughly organized during the Presi dent's absence in England, and everything is virtually ready to begin business when he returns front Italy. There appears no reason for alter ing the forecast made four weeks ago that President Wilson Intends to be back in Washington before the clos ing of the American Congress on March 4. or that, if necessary, he will return to France eariy in the spring to continue his work. There are. however, some indications that the President's hope that his return will not be necessary may be re alized. Before leaving for Rome, Presi dent Wilson paid a call on Madame Poincare at the El.vsee palace in re turn for the New Year's visit Presi dent Poincare paid Mrs. Wi'son in the morning. Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the American secretary of state; Mrs. House, wife of Colonel Edward M. House, and Mrs. Grew, wife of Jos eph C. Grew, of the American peace delegation, yesterday, on the occa sion of Now Year's received infor mally, their guests being various at taches of the peate conference Amer ican war workers, members cf the Red Cross and newspaper corre spondents. President Wilson, Sc-cre taiy of Sate Lansing, Colonel House and General Tasker H. Bliss were among the guests. The drnwingroom was handsomely decorated. JAMES M. YEAGER SENDS OUT NEW YEAR BOOKLET James M. Yeager, formerly Unit ed States marshal of the Middle district of Pennsylvania, has sent to a few of his friends with his New Y*ear's compliments a little booklet containing his report to the Ord nance Production Department of the United States At my on ids platform work of more than five months for the Liberty Loan and other govern ment activities. Mr. Yeager is one of the most eloquent of public speak ers of the country and his speaking tour was h.ghiy appreciated by the officials of the government. His speechmaking had the effect in niany plants of speeding up the war work and Mr. Yeager naturally feels the gratification of patriotic service well performed. Deaths and Funerals FKBD KVLI\(i Fred Farling, nge BS years, died i Tuesday at his homo. 245u Herr street. ! from influenza. He was for many years the caretaker at the Kast Har- I risburg Cemetery. Fueral services J will be held to-morrow afternoon, at I 3:30 o'clock, the Rev. John Millet , pas- t tor of the Penbrook I'nited Brethren i Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Kast Harisburg Cemetery His wife and two sons. Alfred Farling and Brooks Failing; two daughters. Mrs. Mary Gross and Christine Arnold Farling. and a brother, the Rev. Obe diah Farling. survive. MKS. JOSKI II KMOHIXGGK Mrs. Kdith Ensminger. wife of Jo seph Knstninger, died Tuesday at her home. 3463 Reel street. She was aged 39 years. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock. The Rev. H. R. Bender, pas tor of the Illdbe Avenue Methodist Church, will officiate. In addition to her husband.- two children. Ralph Knsminger and lis ter Knsmlnger, survive: her father, two brothers and three sisters. Mrs. Knsminger was a member of Capltai City Kodge. Order of Kastern Star. Burial will be made In llarrishurg Cemetery. STATE TOUCH EXAMINATIONS Twelve applicants for places on the State Police force to-day were exam ined by Acting Superintendent of State Police Kumb at the Capitol. There are now fifty vacancies in the four companies CHICAGO not HI) OF Til AI)P, ' 4 hlcngo. Jan. I'.—Board of Trade closing: Corn—January. 1.41 : May. 1.35 Oats—January. 6S - 4 : May, C 9",. Pork—January. 47.35; May. 43.32. I.ar—January, 23.02: May. 24.00. Ribs—January 25.87; Mat. 23.87, Hakrisbtjrg CISSSj TEIEGRAPM MARKETS 1 B.v -LmriiU-u Prn Now \ ork, Jun. 2 - Aside from lo cttl J motions, which continued to weakon 011 the Brooklyn Kupld Transit receivership, firmness ruled t the opening of the first session of the new year on the Stock Exchange. Brooklyn Transit snares dropped 1 1-4 points and the 7 per cent, nulcs .> points. Interborough Consolidated, pfd.. losing 1 1-4. Reactions else where were confined to fractions, ex cepting Mexican Petroleum, which fell 1 1-2. Coppers, shippings and a few high grade rai s. especially Pa cifies, contributed to the moelerate strength of the general list, steels and motors also stiffening. NEW YORK STOCKS Chandler Brothers ami Company, members of New York nd Philadel- I ia Slock Exchanges—3 North Mar ket Square, llarrlsburg; 336 Chestnut streets Philadelphia: 34 Pine street, No* York—furnish the followins quotations: Open. Close. All is Chalmers 32% 32 Amer Beet Sugar Ct 04 American Can 4 7 48% Am Car and Foundry Co S3 % 82 Amer Loco 61 61 Amer Smelting 76% 75% Anaconda 604- Cu% Atchison 95% 93% Baldwin Locomotive ... 74'- 74% Baltimore and Ohio .... 49% 5u Bethlehem TBteel IB) .... 61% 61% Central Leather 60% 60 Chesapeake and 0hi0.... 56% 66% Chicago, R 1 and Pacific 25% 25 V 8 Chino Con Copper 33% 33% Col Fuel and Iron .... 36% 37 ' Corn Products 48% 48% Crucible Steel 5S 57% Distilling Securities ... 48 48% Erie 17% 17 General Motors 134 133 Goodrich, B. F 57 57 Great Northern pfd .... 85% 84% Inspiration Copper .... 46% 46 International Paper .... 30% 31 Kenneeott 32% 32% Lackawanna Steel .. .. 67% 67% Lehigh alley 55% 55 Mere War Ctfs 26 % 26% More War Ctfs pfd, ..... 11! 112% Mex Petroleum 179% 176% Miami Copper -, 22% 23% Midvale Steel 44 • 43% New York Central 75 76 N Y. Nl4 and 14 31% 31% New York. Ont and West 20 19% Norfolk and Western .. 108% 108% Northern Pacific 94% 93% Pennsylvania Railroad . 45% 45% Ray Con Copper 21% 21% Reading 82% 81% Southern Pacific 102 101% Southern R>* 29% 29% Studebaker 52 51 I'nion Pacific 128% 128% U 8 Rubber 80% 78% U 8 Steel 95% 94% L* S Steel pfd 113% 113% Utah Copper 74% 73% Willys-Overland 26 25% I'lltl. V IH-'.i.PI ,.\ PRODUCE Ly Aisociaicd i J res\ Philadelphia, Jan. 2. Wheat No. •. !,, .CO. e-.-o; -.0. 2. reu. 2.24, No. 3. soli, led, 82.24. Corn The martlet is firm; No. 2, yellow, as to grade anu locution, 41.60® 1.7 5. Oats The maikel is firm. No. 2. white. 6032c; Indian Run ners. 27@37%e;. spring ducks. Lomt Island. 30®40c. Potatoes The market is steady New Jersey, No. 1, 80®90e pei basket. jo„ No. 2, o®i,uc -ef oasket: do.. 100-Ib. bags. No. 1 $-'su® 300 extra quality; do.. No. 2. B)'som 2.2.>. Pennsylvania 100 rbs No 1 82.50®2.85; do., per 100 lbs".." fancy 82.964ty.tu. New Jersey, No. i i.7' lbs.. L13@2.i.0; do.. No. 2, 100* lbs $1.25® 1.75; western, per 100 lbs. s•> o'o @2.25; New York State, per too n, $2 25®- 2.35; Maine, per 100 lbs.. I.6t>&p 1.90; Delaware uncl Maryland, per luo bag. 90c@$1.10, Michigan, per ton lbs ! $1.56 @l-70; Florida, pcr£arm|° $2.60@2.90; Florida. per bushel hamper, _u®Sc; I'lorlda, per Isu-!b bags. $1.50®J. 00; North Carolina n barrel. $1.50®4.00; South Carolina' per barrel, $1.50®4.00; Norfolk, oor bur rel. $3.4.'.® 4.75: _ Eastertf shore, ql r barrel. $3.20® 3.a0; fancy Macungie No. i, per barrel, $2.9044 J.l 0. 00® 33.00 per ton; No. 2. small bales. $3OOO @31.00 per ton; N0.3.525.00@2 6 .00 per ton; sample, $12.50® IJ.OO per t on uu grade, $7.50® 11.50 per ton. ' Clover Light mixed. $30.00® 31.00 per ton; No 1. light, mixed mixed. s2o. 00 @.6.00 per tun; n J grade $18.00@20.00 per ton. Tallow The market is qui et prime city, in tierces. IS%c; city special loose. 14 %c; prime countrv 13c; dark. U%@l2c: edible in tierce* 16%® 17c. Flour The market is dull and weak: winter new, 100 per cent, flour. sto.6s® 10.75; Kansas wheat, new. $10.75@10.90 per barrel current receipts. $10.60® 10.80 per bar rel; spring patents. $10.75® 10.90; per barrel; spring, clear. $9.75®9.D0 per barrel. CHICAGO CATTI.K By .Associated Press Chicago, Jan. 2. 7.ou® 8.25. Stoekers and feeders, good, choice and fancy. $10.50013.75, in ferlor, common and medium, s7.so'i. 10.50; veal calves, good and choice, $15,750 16.25. Sheep Receipts, 18,000; market strong to 25c higher than yesterday's close. choice and prime, $16.40 016.75; medium and good, $15.00® 16.40; culls, $11.00013.50; ewes, choice .and prime, $10.50010.75: medium and •good, $8.75010.50; culls, $5.0*)®77.50. MRS. JESSE E. B. CUNNINGHAM DIES OF HEART ATTACK Mrs. Clyde B. Cunningham, wife of Jesse E. 11. Cunningham, former Deputy Attorney General, died litis morning at her home. 1915 North Front street, following an illness of several weeks due to heart disease. Mr. Cunningham at present is as sociated in a law practice with Charles H. Bergner. Hear? From Sor Who I? ' Training at Camp Grant - ||| SERGEANT PORTER Word has ben received by Mrs. Helen Porter that her son, Sergeant James H. Porter is in good health. Sergeant Porter it located at Camp Grant, 111., and expects to be home soon. Clearing House to Paj Honor to C. A. L jnkel The members of the Harrisburg Clearing House Association will meet in the hoard of directors' room of the Commonwealth Trust Com pany to-morrow afternooß at 1.30 o'clock, to take appropriate action on the death of Charles A. Kunkel, formerly president of the Mechan ics Trust Company. Arrangements will be made for the members to at tend the funeral in a body. CITY BUILDING DROPS DURING YEAR [Continued from First Page.] $17,450: February, $181,900; March, $513,005; April, $19,325; May, $29,- 250; June $28,800; July, $22,985; August, $17,075; September, $30,200; October, $7,150: November, $10,500; December, $22,575. Building Inspector James H. Grove issued ttn permits last month for structures costing $22,575, while in 1917 he issued nine permits totaling $8,030. Permits were issued to David J. Horwitz lor the erection of two two-, story frame houses at 1155-67 Cum berland street, for $1000: and two similar residences in Twelfth Street, 100 feet north of Herr street, fo: $lOOO. To Go to Australia % - ' JlvWlCc®, | Mrs. Cunningham was widely ] known in the city and state. She was I a resident of Wa.vnesburg before her j marriage. The funeral services will be con ducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Market Square Pres byterian Church, of which she was a member, lSurial will be private. MILD WEATHER TO BE REPLACED [Continued from First Page.] | to-day and perhaps to-night. During Friday and Saturday the perple of Harrisburg and the surrouidlng vi cinity may prepare for some real I winter, the gradually falling tent , t-eraturc, it it, stated, will br.ng clear, cold weather. By ssotiati-J Press Washington. Jan. 2.—The cold i wave sweeping across the country ! from the northwest will cause a de | tided drop in temperatures east of i the Mississippi river to-night and to morrow, bi inging the coldest weath ec cf Hit.' winter to date. "VVillisron, X. D.. at f o'clock this morning, was the coldest place on I the weather map. the thermometer | there standing at 26 degrees below i zero. In the upper Mississippi vai ! Icy. the Plains States and Rocky I Mountain and plateau regions below J zero temperatures prevailed. Rains probably changing to show jin the Middle Atlantic States and ! Southern New England, and rains to- I night and to-morrow in tbo South ! Atlantic States will be followed by I unseasonably low temperatures, but the low mark of last winter is not expected to be reached in many parts of the east. * birnicu. Jan. 2.—The ?>st cold i wave of the winter spread over the I Northwest, :-'-uthwest and Mi idlewosf j States last night, delaying traffic in i places. The mercury dropped twen j t.v-live degrees in Chicago during the , day and last night wail hanging at I ten above zeio, while -*:reme tem i peratures wcr e register ;J in widelv Jsi.araled legions. , Tie cold wave was unaccompanied I by snow east cf the Mississippi. In | northwest Texas a blizzaid raged, land in Nebraska and So.tih Dal;j'..'. ' J vii 1 a.• conditions were reported. In ' Wyoming 'emperatures ringed from i sixteen to thirty-seven degrees be j low zero, and' it was twelve below i at Denver. Train nervier was seriously affect ed in western Kansas and Colorado, ias well • in northwest Ttxns, bu , temperatures were moderating 'n j Colorado. In the far Southwest, Flagstaff. ! Ariz., reputed eighteen below Anm -1 i'lie, Texas six below; P.juwrll, N. I M„ two teiow. and even Mexico, luri | freezing izeather. • In ihe Chicago district forecast : tr.e cold van is expecleil to ran- I tli.ue through Thursday and Friday Sergeant Prusr. to Be Mustered Out of Army ' - '. ■ . - . V*. fr X - SERGEANT JOHN* PIU'SH Sergeant John Pruss, stationed ni (.'amp Greenleaf,: n.1.1V PUGPUOALO will be re jceiicd oy l lie oupcriutcUdeul OI Pub ; lie biuuuun ahu iiuuuuiga at nia of uue. HI 1 tie Gupiloi ouHuing, iiurria jbiHg, i'U.. lIU i H in u IZJ o clock P. Al, Juuiiuiy is. i.iij, tor furmauing uu : lUbi.l ....U i.iUlel .ula tor (lie cl.usi.ruc m.n ot a Ihi ve f>i>uii re,. ...ced cou- I cicie arch oi'iuge over me Tionema [CiecK, on lui luge 01 Tloiiesiu tlor ougn, sioucstu Townsiup, Forest Couuiy. PeuusyTvuiliu, as indicated ! luiiy HI TLIE piaiis and speciucauou* pie purcil oy john Farrts, of Pltta ou. oil. r'eu.iayli uaia, consulting Ko j giiiccf lor 11.e rioui dol Commissioueia 1 ui i'iione Uioutius una Buildings of j 11.: common w cut ui 01 Pennsylvania. Plans, specifications and bidding I blanks win be lurnished prospective , biuders by upplyilig 10 the Superin .e....... i I'uoi.c i..ouiids una Build -111 gs, Capitol Building, Harrisburg, j 1 \ u.isytiuiiitt. Proposals must be marked "PHO j I'bSAb FOR CONSTRUCTION OF I THJN EST A CREEK. BRIDGE" oil out- I sido cover. GEORGE A. SHRETNER, Superintendent, , L. W. MITCHELL. Secretary. I PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE | OFFICII. OF blMltlJ OF COMMIS SIONERS OF PUBLIC GIIOUNDS ! AND BUJLDINGSr STATE CAPITOL ' BUILDING. UAKHISBURG. PA. I SEALED PROPOSALS will be re ceived by the superintendent of Pub lic Giounds and Buildings at his of ' lice In the Capitol Building, liarris -1 burg, Pu., until two (3) o'clock P. M., j January 14. IHi, for furnishing ail I labor and materials for the recon- I stiuctlou of a dwelling bouse for the 1 Department of Fisheries at Union ! City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as Indicated luliy in the plans and spect ! Ilcations prepared by Otllco ot Super ' intendent of Public Grounds and i Buildings, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Board of Commissioners of ; Public Grounds and Buildings of the ; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I Plans, specifications and bidding ! blanks will bo furnished prospective I bidders oy applying to the Buperin ' tendent of Public Grounds and Build i tugs, Capitol Building, Harrisburg, 1 Pennsylvania. Proposals must he marked "PRO POSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF [DWELLING HOUSE, UNION CITY', I PENNSYLVANIA, on outside rover. GEORGE A. SHREINER. Superintendent. L. W. MITCHELL, Secretary. PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC G ROUNDS AN D BUILDINGS, STATE' CAPITOL BUILDING. HARRISBURG. PA. Sealed proposals will be received by the Superintendent, of Public Grounds and Buildings at his office in the Capitol Building. Harrlsburg, Pa., until two (2) o'clock P. M. January 14!h, 191U, for furnishing all labor and materials for the construction of a two-span reinforced concrete arch bridge over Penns Creek, at Monroe Mills, Snyder County, Penn sylvania, as indicated fully in the plans and specifications prepared by G. A. Flink, of llarrisburg, Pennsyl vania, Consulting Engineer for the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania. Plans, specifications and bidding blanks will be furnished prospective bidders by applying to the Superin tendent of Public Grounds and Build ings, Capitol Building, Harrlsburg, Pennsylvania. Proposals must be marked "PRO POSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PENNS CREEK BRIDGE" on outside cover. GEORGE A. SHREINER. Superintendent. L. W. MITCHELL. Secretary. PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, HARRISBURG, PA. Sealed proposals will be received by the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings at his office in the Capitol Building, Harrlsburg. Pa., until two (2) o'clock P. M., January 14th, 1919, for furnishing all labor and materials for the erection of new piers and repairs to damaged piers of bridge over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, at Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, as indicated fully in the plans and speci fications prepared by William B. Pax son, of Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. Consulting Engineer for the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings of llie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Plans , specifications and bidding blanks will be furnished prospective bidders by applying to the Superin tendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, Capitol Building, Harris burg, Pennsylvania. Proposals must be marked "PRO POSAL FOR ERECTION OF PIERS OF LACEyV'JLLE BRIDGE" on out side cover. GEORGE A. SHREINER. Superintendent. L. W. MITCHELL, Secretary. hi 8J It fit fjj i I SEALS & STENCILS 3*5 f 'fG.BYHBG.STENCILWQRKS ■ b| IB 130 LOCUST ST. HBG.PA. SI