SPROULTOPICK MEN TO STAMP OUT BOLSHEVISM State Committee Will Go After Treason in All Its Ramifications Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—Governor Sproul announced last night at his j home in Chester that the Common- i wealth is taking steps to form a com mittee of public welfare to combat j Bolshevism and similar forms of j treason. An appropriation probab- : ly will be asked of the Legislature. Citizens composing the committee are to be of the same high type as marked the Pennsylvania Council of National Defense during the war. The decision of the Governor and his advisers was reached after they had been informed of the wave of radical thought that seems to be sweeping the country and centering particularly in Pennsylvania, includ ing Philadelphia, where foreign-born zealots have been urging action scarcely to be distinguished from treason. That the Governor has been cogni- j zant of this condition he made | plain. He explained that in peace f time under the present laws, Fed- j eral and state, the authorities are handicapped in their efforts. In the legislation under consideration an effort will be made to put teeth Into the laws that will act as a powerful deterrent to hotheads. "In wartime the authorities can I take effective measures of repression that might have to l>e accounted j for in time of peace." Governor j Sproul declared "Legislation is now j under consideration for the forma- | tion' of a committee of public wel- I faro or whatever it might be called, i to act as an effective agency to com- I bat anything that resembles violence' or traitorous conduct. "ll is expected that an appropria- ! tion will he made for the purpose, j and the make-up of the committee will be similar to that of the Coun cil of National Defense in this state, of which I spoke in my inaugural address. That council brought many tine men and women into the serv ice of llie state. The work that that committee did ought to be continu ed." The announcement of the Gover nor follows closely upon the sugges- j tions made by George Wharton Pep- ' per. chairman of the Pennsylvania | Council of National Defense, and Judge J. Willis Martin, member of the council, that the work of the ! council should be continued. They made their suggestions with some reserve, however, feeling the definite proposal should come from some other course than the council it self. Mr. Pepper added that if the Gov- j ernor wants the members to serve , they would he ready to do so. Of ' similar import was Judge Martin's ! ideas, and he suggested further that an appropriation should be made for the purpose. Will Discuss Position Light Signals on R. R. "Position Light Signals." will be j the subject of an illustrated lecture! at the meeting of the Friendship and I Co-operative Club on Thursday! evening. February 27. at the Eagle's| Hall. Officials will be present from I Altoona and Philadelphia. PACKING HOI SE MEN GET 10 PER CENT H USE Chicago. Feb. 17.—Packing house employes 'were given a 10 per cent advance by the decision of the arbi trator, Judge Alschuler. who an-1 nouneed the award today. • MAY LOSE EYE Ralph Lordig. residing near Al-j toona. was admitted to an Altoona j hospital Saturday after he had been ' struck in the left eye by a pieceooff f steel, while working in a freight shop. Lordig was employed as a car| repairman and was cutting rivets.; when a particle of steel, three-eights j by a quarter inch in size, struck hisj eye. He was taken to the hospital,} where the steel was removed. Try this— 1 When, a change from I coffee seems desirable —■for any reason— and you want "to get your moneys worth in satis- I faction, —buy a tin of INSTANT POSTUM Every year more people drink Postum. Why? Try it yourself; you'll •find "There's a Reason i MONDAY EVENING. 'BOLSHEVIKI TRY i ! THEIR WILES ON | THE U.S. TROOPS' Reds Willing to Sell Russia at Auction, Says One Newspaper Archangel. Feb. 17.—Since Febru ary 11 the Bolsheviki have made no attacks against the allied forces on any sector of the Archangel front. Allied airplanes which are continu ally aloft report that there has been no new movement of troops behind the enemy lines since the Bolshevik withdrawal south from Sredntak renga. N\ idle the cessation of attacks has been coincidental with the Bolshe vik offer to attend the Princes Islands peace conference, their*of fensive was checked by the Ameri can and allied troops. The allied military leaders do not believe the Bolshevik acceptance of the invita tion to the conference caused the Bolshevik inactive the last four days. Commenting on the Bolshevik message of acceptance the Yozrosh denie Sievera t'fhe Resurrection of the North) says: "From the note "of Minister Tchitcherin it appears clearly that the Bolsheviki are ready to sell Russia at auction. They intend to arrange this nicely at the Princes Islands." The Bolsheviki are increasing their efforts to destroy the morale of the new Russian t conscript soldiers as well as of the American and British troops. Bolshevik propaganda, well written and printed in English, lias been distributed mysteriously among the various allied units. Leaflets dis tributed in villages on the Onega front, where American forces are operating, call upon the American soldiers to organize soldiers' com mittees and demand of the officers that they be returned home, its the war with Germany is over and there is no reason for remaining in Rus sia. While there has been no ap preciable affect, because of the Bolshevik propaganda, the allied soldiers are looking forward to some statement as to what the allies in tend to do with the force here. Problems of Colored Race Discussed at Conference to Urge Legislation A meeting of a number of dele gates of prominent colored men from all sections of Pennsylvania held a. conference in the law offices of W. Justin Carter to discuss pluns for the taking care of the matters af fecting the colored people of Penn sylvania. The meeting was held un der the auspices of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People of Pennsylvania. The meeting was presided over by Dr. J. Mux Barber, of Philadelphia, the president of the state association. The matter of employment of col ored men in the industrial plants of the state was discussed and the gen eral welfare of the colored people was given careful thought. The meeting was attended by dele gates from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Reading. Johnstown, West Chester, Cheyney. York, Brad dock. Newcastle, Reading and Hur risburg. 9 mass meeting will be held to night at the Bethel A. M. E. church, at 8 o'clock at which time addresses will be made by Chandler Owen, of York: Dr. J. Max Barber, of Phila delphia, and W. Justin Carter, of this city. RECORD PRICE FOR CATTLE Record prices were paid for cat tle at a public sale held a few days ago on the J.'S. Farver farm. Cone wago township, by M. S. Brandt. There were fifteen head of cattle disposed of. one cow selling for $221, and another for $2OO. A pair of horses sold for $460 and a pair of , mules for the same price. The sale netted about '54,600. Shaffer's Last Flight There were about a thousand of us and the question was where were they going to put us. After some de bate we were put in a large school. I was feeling pretty blue about that time for I only had one blanket with me aid the thought of sleeping on that cement floor with nothing but one blanket between me and the floor waft not very pleasant. l.uck was with me though for a young Belgian girl engaged in giving out supplies began talking to a Frenchman near me. She invited the Frenchman to her home and he putting in a good word for me. I was included. That made it nice for which we were introduced to her mother that kind lady gave us each a room insisting that we slay with them as long as as we wished and she also invited us to dinner, but diffidently asked us if we Jjad our own -bread. We each had a whole loaf. Seeing how the land lay 1 opened the pack age my kind hostess had packed for me in Namur and gave this good old lady some of the sandwiches therein. She sure did appreciate the gift. When 1 saw how hungrily she ate them I gave her some more. That evening we sat around the fire and heard some more stories all of them the usual kind heard in Belgium—sail ones, llonestl I had had heard so many stories of wan ton cruelty and inhuman conduct that I nearly got the "willies." Everywhere 1 went I heard these stories and I sure was getting fed up. I was used to seeing the sunny side of life but there was none in this sad country, actually. I had not had a hearty laugh in two months. And they didn't start any there. Huns about 200 They told me that when the Ger mans came through their city in 114. they took 200 of the inhabi tants out. lined them up against a wall and shot them. Thnt was shocking enough. But it was not so much what they did but how they did it. You see. the wall was only wide enough to accommodate six per sons at a time. And thus they were shot down, six at a time while the others awaited their turn like any crowd in front of a theater window. Mothers saw their children shot down before their very eyes; hus bands saw their wives die the same way. Think of it mother. Do you wonder they even hate the sight of a Boche. That same night I met an Ameri can soldier on the street. He had his arm in a sling, and being a liberated prisoner like myself I asked for this story. As per usual it was a sad one. When lie was captured he had a bullet through his arm. It was a serious wound too. as the bul let had cut an artery. But did the Boche do anything for him? They did not. Merely told him to get in line and march with the rest of them. One of his comrades fixed his arm so it stopped bleeding, alse he would have surely died right there. After that he had to march 25 miles—and during all that time he was given nothing to eat.. The only reason he didn't die s from the treatment was that he was a mighty healthy man when they got him. The next day we taken to Mau beuge by motor truck. This is one of the most ancient and famous cities in Europe and has been the scene of many and long hot setges. It is entirely surrounded by a high thick wall and the usual moat of by gone days. It looked interesting and I was deciding to stay several days and view the scenery thereabout, as we rolled through the crooked narrow streets but I changed my mind about the tourist stunt when I found there was little to eat there. So many ref ugees and liberated prisoners had piled into the city that the authori ties were literally swamped, and had not enough supplies to feed them ! and a decent place to sleep was just [ about as scarce. Get Cold Quarters In fact the place we were given to sleep in was cold, dreary and dirty that I refused to stay there. | I was afraid of catching cooties again. It was while I was telling KAJUUSBT7RG CffSSWlfc TELEGRAPH i tlie world in general what I thought, of such quarters, that a young Frenchman standing nearby, notic !. n ? 'l'- v accent suddenly remarked: j "i*j Ure 14,1 American, aren't you?"; ' vs." said 1, let's get out of here. to out in tlie town and ask a civilian to take us In." He agreed and soon we had de scended the four stories leading to our garret and were marching down the street on the lookout for some, lighted windows, or some civilian on the street. Sure enough, we soon ran into a woman, who on hearing our story,! took us to an old abandoned house, and there gave us a bed. It wasn't j covered with clean shaets, nor were any woolen blankets ti eron, but it was fairly soft and net very dirty, j The lady even brought us some cof-j fee and sugar. We furnished the rest of the meat, j and it was then that I discovered] how really kind that woman had j been back in Namur, Kclgium, for in that package she had packed, j there other things besides bread and ; bi.lter. There were app.es, cakes, I ® URal '- a package of cocoa and could ] I believe my eyes a dozen pieces of milk chocolate. Luxuries were few Vour of course cannot appreciate' what that meant for all these things are in every day use in America, i But in Belgium it was different every one of those articles 1 named were 1 luxuries, and I knew it. I will ai-l ways remember thai lady and her husband as long as I live especially J flid I remember them that night be-! cause I was very hungry. The next ntortnng that English j speaking Frenchman and I lost no j time in getting out of that town, orders or no orders, Isr -,ve knewi if we would stay there we would' probably starve. So wo jumped on I the first truck going out and we! were not pat t.ontar which direction •1 went either. Our goal was the city of Cambria,! for there we heard there was a j French outfitting station, where we would lie deprived of cootie-?, given j clean clothes and u bath ail-i ,sent| home by train. Alter revei al days' travel by foot and lorry we tinaaly arrived there. Traveling in this way we slept where night f-.und us. Once it was in a horse stable, ciure! We had a bed! and horse blankets| for covers, and I'm r.jrc t. say that j 1 have never slept in A warmer or cr softer bed. Anothe- time we hit a camp of Australians. We had! quite a jolly time u.ete, as I found, them not at ail like the Englishmen, i In fact, they seemed more like! Amei ucuns. OC course, in •„.• thought we were belli Eienehnieii, and did not under-! stand their language so they spoke! quite freely. We were in the com-j pany store house at the time and they were rooting around among all that bunch of eatable junk and de bating—aloud what they should give us. said one; here is some cheese and apricot jam. Think they would like that? Kight there I forgot I was a weary Frenchman and remem bered only that 1 was a hungry American. That sure would go good 1 spoke tip. Holly, you should have seen those! nn-ii look. It was comical to see them and I laughed aloud and promptly spouted some more. There was no question about what they would give us then any thing 1 want ed was mine. Their captain even asked to talk to me when he found 1 was an American and an aviator. Even among these men that com bination was a cuiioaity. 1 sure hail an enjoyable time in that camp and! we were given all we could eat. j Good thick soup, white bread with all the butter and jam we wanted 1 and hot tea with . milk and sugar, j Drink niticli Chocolate That night when we were all gath-j eted around the fire in the kitchen swapping yarns the cook made choco" j late. 1 drank so much of that I nearly bursted. We had a lot of fun wondering whether the cook's helper, who said he was Bussian, was a Boche or what he said he was. They still sus-' pected and were watching him close-! ly, so when another Kussiun passed j by they brought him in and intro-j duced the two to see if their sup- j posed Kussian could really speak his native tongue. Maybe he could, ij don't know, not being familiar with! the language; but I do know the two I of them broke out in French quite I often. The only way we could figure this! out was that the Russian cook had j been away from home so long he has forgotten his native tongue. Late that night while we were still having a hilarious time watching the two Russians, an English prisoner came in. He sure had a sad story to tell. Seven times he had escaped during his two years captivity, six times being brought back and punished with solitary confinement and a diet of bread and watei. The seventh time he succeeeded though, and that was only three days oeforc the arms lice. Xo Place for Russians They bunked the Englishman and us in the kitchen that night. That meant that the Russians were out of a bed, and would have to sleep in one of the many tents erected outside and since it was dark they would need a light. But the Aus tralians were not sure they could trust a candle with these two Rus sians. Maybe they were Fina from northern Russia and would eat it. After some argument pro and con the Australians finally decided to take a chance and gave them a cand'e impressing on them with many gest ures and emphatic English—which, of course, they didn't understand— that this candle was to burn and not to eat. I guess they used it in the proper way, for it was still fulfill ing its proper functions as they en tered the tent. Whether they ate it afterwards as a night cap I don't know. The next morning we left these kind and jolly Australians with much regret and a can of jam apiece, not only that, but the cook Insisted we take a can of corn beef, a loaf of white bread and some cheese and butter as our stores were getting pretty low then we tok them with thanks. We were lucky that day the Frenchman and I for we made good connections. T.orries, always seemed going in our direction so we arrived in Cambria the next day. There the Frenchman left me as he wanted to get to Arras, where his uncle lived. (To be continued.) BALTIMORE CLERGYMAN dies Baltimore, Feb. 17.—The Rev. Dr. G. Moaley Murray, rector of St. Bartholomew's Church and a wide ly known clergyman of the Protest ant Episcopal Church died last night. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. Soutter's 25c Department Store? — 7 Buy Here Not Alone Because Prices Are Lower, But Because Qualities Are Better I S CUPPING DAY/^i*' isc IJi JJ ?9c valu; , * 1" l"" Knit Sets, 4 Cotton Twill o Toweling Ift® if lOC it Clipping Price, ~4 Soiled Bootees, StomoRROWVIS® Clipping Price. * A till Soiled Bootees, * 1 Prices Take an Unusual Tumble for Tomorrow, Tuesday "°igc "I; Plain White You have an opportunity in this sale for to-morrow only, to pick up exceptional i —' 4 voiles, values at price reductions that surpass even the extraordinary bargains which we cus- 38c value, , 36 inch width tomarily offer in this monthly event. You should make it a point to read every one of I'lannelette * cupping Price, these items—they present a diversity of off -rinrs trrinv of which you are certain to need. Skirts, i ryy and on which very liberal savings are made possible. Remember, the sale is for to-mor- cupping Price, ZOC | row only. 25c 1 22c value, i 19c value, $1.49 value, 15c value, | 50c value. $1.25 value. 4 plain white Shirting 42, 45 and 50- ] Skirt Markers, Boudoir Caps, Men's Heavy 89c value, ■< Cotton Crash Calicoes, I inch Stamped clipping Price. cupping Price, Ribbed Large •'i Toweling cupping Price, ■ Pillow Cases, q *^Qr > Work Shirts. Galvanized '< cupping Price, 11 _ Pair, */C | OUC sizes 14Yt to 17,1 Coal Hods, 1 IC. t lipping Price, , I Clipping Price, ! Clipping Price, ) IDC | on 10c value, 10c value, . OC < ™ T I 29c value, ibl.Z9 ; Narrow. Plain [Ladies' Colored OOC 75c < 29c value, i Dress ! .. n ,i i,- anrv d;k_ ! Handkerchiefs, Cf) , _J I Dress 1 issues, j Ginghams, to 93c value, ' i * I clipping Price, '. c x '\> C ' , 59c value '1 27 inch wide. I c.pp.n. Price, Stamped Made i *♦.V d - - Men s Wool Hoanned .1 clipping Price, Lp Combination 5 clipping i rice, DC Hose, K i*u i 4 1 7r 21c P Suits, c r black and gray, Coal Hods, I/C Clipping Price, i 35c value, Clipping Price, Clipping Price, 1 7~ vaß,e TO ! ~ • Ladies' Initial il Dc yaUie 36-inch 79c | Wide Satin Handkerchiefs, 7?? ii Apron Ginghams; Unbleached T - —-1 Ribbon, cupping Price, 19c value en i 4 C "'J" "'*■ Muslin. American Ma.ll Very Special, 6 (or OC Men's Cotton i 12c and Jap Silk \ard. Z3C Hosc oil Sot h 1 1 ic. Crochet Cotton, j cupping Prlee, 1 ~ • , CHI Cloth, 1 jl 29c value. cippm. Price. OC r 33C value, colors pattern in blue 4 c.„;, ,=,i iiuiuiir i f .. <- w Boxed cuiuis, a11( j W nite or ' Funnels P l ?'' 25c T.~77~T' "Te ilml wh!te 'j Unbleached inch HnST Odd LacesTbd ""T" 15c , 23c Muslin, Crocheted Insertions, 39 c value, 39C U a cupping Price, Doilies, yard, I Men's U 39c value, IQc cupping Price, ! clipping' Price, Ladies' Suspenders 75c value, 1 Pillow Cases, lOr It* Crepe with'leather China Mayon- 4 45x36, jp c va j ue AVV __ Handkerchiefs, I ends, naisc Sets, 4 cupping Price, 36-inch' $3.00 value, \2l/'r value" 19c value, Clipping Price, Clipping Price, 'J 29c Bleached Muslin Ladies' Ready Oriental Laces, -"•■ 25c 50c !l :— Clipping Price, Trimmed Satin slightly soiled, iOC J 21c value, l Ee and Straw llats, 1 clipping Price, 35c value, 9gc value 4 Turkish Towels,' ***** i cupping Price. . - 50c value Men's Double Aluminum 4 Clipping Price, j 2 5c value, $1.98 Ear Rings, Grip Garters, SaucePans, 4 15c 36-inch 25c value cupping pn.c, cupping Price. 2 qt. size. ' V | Bleached Muslin $3.00 , val" e . HeadScarfs, 25c 25c cupping Price, , „59c valu e , Clipping Price. Ladies Ready Clipping Price. 65c 4 Khaki Colored I 1Q 1 rimmed Satin 50c value, 25c value, ,1 J urkish lowels,- X2/C i and Stiaw 1 ats, OC Nenette and Brighton and S>l 69 m Clipping Price, j ——~~ clipping Price. Intintiu, Paris Garters Minimum 4 48C Men's Heavy $2.98 Sh^r ° t Pr,ce ' and Arm Fj nds ' covered Sauce 4 -.7TST- Shirli " K - i —<V^ S 25c Pans, 4 qt. size, J 1/C \alue, Clipping Price, 5 3C \aitie, , I IHf* clipping Price, Curtain Scrims, j Hair Nets, ci,pp.n.Pr.ce. j | W* R , narrow width, with elastic, JO C j Long Jet Beads, | 21c value, A *^° Clipping Price, | , 71/ Clipping Price, j CH ' pp , nß: p r Kc, I Men's Canvas „ . 10c 12-inch Stamped 3 5C "• 25c I !"- Lasted - I Linen Doilies, Jtn *t CUPJ.. ph-c. Ro^ g pitchers , 33c value, cupping Price, 12jjC value, Insertion, $1.25 value, I 17c cupping Price. < Light Percales, J. Children's Hose cupping Price, p^ cket Books> | QQ 36 inch wide, OC Supporters, cupping Price, 59c value, si/C cupping Price, j Pair, Qg Ladies' 1 9An cupping Price, 2 5c value I7OC Vests and Pants . 50c value, 4 Guest Towels) 9C Bust Forms, small sizes, Oil of Cedar , 59c value. cupping Price. —7— Clipping Price, LadieS ' Fancy dipping 1 rice. Polish, < k PI T Voiles 29c She V ars Ue ' 1 5c Silk Boot Hose, 39 C clli> l i>lnK ] Novelty \ odes, Sneais, clipping Price, Clipping Price. tQ Clipping Price. 2 5 C Value, 50c values, 39 C 4 39C- • 18-inch Stamped 39c C 0 " 6 ,4 C^ ers ' Lad, 1 e ? J 7 CenterPieces, cupping ph.c, y V ests and Pants, 75c value, 75c value, cupping Price, 5c value 13c Men's Derby seconds, Gravy Boat, . Brocaded Silks, iq,/. Pearl Buttons, Ribbed and cupping Price, white with gold 4 cupping PHee. 1 Card, 25c value, pjeeced Lined 19c band ' Oft , cupping Price, Skll'tS, gbjrfc Clipping Price, i 2dc ValllC, CllppiiiK Price, i OA _ j Made Up 3c 1Q cupping Price. 50c value, 39 C Remnants, Cushion Slips, 19C 48C Cluldrens 4 of Silk, cupping Price. 5c value, —— Vests ill odd 25c value, 4 Price, yard, 1 n Corset Laces, 23c value, $l.OO Bovs' sizes, Meat Platters, 4 Clipping Price, I */ C Each, I C ? l L arS Fleece-Lined CllpplngPr.ee. Clipping Price, ! , r, m 1 clipping Price, and Sets, 1- • nj, Ift _ . o 25c 75c value, cupping Price. Lmon Suits, 19C 13c 4 " Lace Trimmed LC r-_ sizes 4 and 6, —— ~4 45c value, Dresser Scarfs, ; OC years, va 35c and 43c L Chiffon Silks, Clipping Price, 10c value, —— cupping price, Children s J c„pp.ng price. c ft Skirt Belting, 39c Value, gQ c Union Suits Berry Bowls, 1 OQ _ iSUC Yard, Collars sizes 10, 12 and CII J n . Prlc .; 4 r * a ir" ciippinn: i*rice and Sets, /-q q value jcais, Ort Linen D. M. C. Clipping Price. 6y C to 83c valu e Cli|ipl „p ri „, 29c 4 75c value, Embroidery 7C Q r Rlbb , ed Tft ' Silk Poplin, Cotton, Shirts and 79C 25c va , ue ,1 cupping Price, per dozen skeins, 15c value, r „ Drawers, Q • . w,,hher r Al\„ 1 cupping Price. Colored Slipon s(k aluc, cupping rnee, 29c value. 9-mch Rubbe t l 49C Veils Collars 1Q Soiled Knit Caps Stair Treads, , soc c..pp.-. rr.ce. and Sets. 19c cupping Prlc.; Clipping Price, 4 $l.lO value, 1 "T" Clipping Price. 1Q- Silk Poplins. $1.39 value, 10c 19c slo ° value ' " C 36 inch width, Stamped Made 1 j Men's Dark Blue *'4 rose and Up Ladies' ■ Basting Cotton, ?o . va i ne Work Shirts, 59c value, ). a , u . e ' k burgundy, towns. Spool. j B oudo r Cans sizes 14 to 17, Soiled Knit Caps 10 oz. Goblets, < Clipping Price. CUpp.ng Price, | dipping Price,' | capping Prtie!' Clipping Price. Clipping Price. Clipping Price, < 69c $1.29 2c 25c 75c 25c 12'/ac ; S O UTT E R'S I 25f)J 25 Cent Department Store iMftTnVT/f Where Every Day Is Bargain Day 215 Market Street, Opposite Courthouse FEBRUARY 17. 1919, 7
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