L
JR&E FARMERS TO
SELL POTATOES
This Is the Advice of the Food
Supply Department of the Com
mittee of Public Safety.
WltL BE A GLUT OTHERWISE
For the Patt Thirty Daya Mary Provl.
dant and Thrifty Householder
Hava Bean Buying Potatoea to
Last Through Entlra Winter.
Harrlsburg.
Farmers who are In touch with mar
ket conditions are taking advantage of
the present desire on the part of the
consumer to lay In the winter supply
of potatoea. These observing pro
ducer! are marketing at least half
of their crop.
- For the past SO daya householders
have been purchasing enough potatoea
to carry them through the winter. The
fact that thla movement has begun
bout a month earlier than usual
vould seem to indicate that the stor
age demand may be met by the first
of December and possibly by the
middle of November.
The Food Supply department of the
Pennsylvania Committee of Public
Safety advisee that the time to sell
potatoes la when the movement Into
storage la taking place. For instance,
if the demand In a certain community
la 100 bushels a day and that supply
Is not forthcoming and the people
consume other foods, the demand for
that 100 bushel ia loot forever. If
thla contlnuca for any length of time,
there would be a glut in the apring.
Thla would mean low pricea and also
a large number of potatoes wasted
y spoiling.
Thla is the logical time therefore,
regardless of price, for farmera to
dispose of half or all of their crop.
"While an unusual food condition may
result In a higher market in the
spring, yet the reverse may happen.
The farmer who meets the demand
when the householder Is willing to
.stock up not only saves cost of store
age and handling, but escapea losses
through sweating, ahrlnkage In weight
and decay. He alao gets his cash In
Hand early.
If at least CO per cent of the pota
toes raised thla season In Pennsyl
vania were transferred from the farm
to the cellars of consumera, the pro
ducers would be very apt to benefit
through Increased consumption and
there would remain BO per cent to be
disposed of later in the season. In
other words, by selling Just now when
11 conditions are favorable, the big
potato crop of Pennsylvania would
be wisely distributed and there would
be Uttlo or no waste due to poor stor
age, lack of storage or freezing.
Transportation facilities are not go
ing to Improve during the winter. Al
ready there Is a shortage of cars, and
with growing demand for rolling stock
for government uses there ia a pos
sibility that the farmera will find it
difficult to move potatoes during the
midwinter.
The thing that the food administra
tor of the various state- want to
void la food hoarding. If there is a
long delay In getting the potato crop
to the market, the public will con
sume provisions that need to be con
served, and next spring may find the
farmera with a large supply of pota
toes on hand to be deposed of at
low prices.
Plana Drive for Safety.
A new educational drive for safety
Id the Industries of Pennsylvania, a
plan for membera of the Department
of Labor and Industry to convey ver
bal messages of carefulnesa and cau
tion to employees In mass meetings,
to workera In groups and to individual
workmen in the mills, has been
launched by Commissioner Jackson.
Every member of the department, and
especially the inspectors, wherever lo
cated In Pennsylvania, has been di
rected by the commissioner virtually
to go on the "aturap" for aafety, to
arrange for additional safety rallies
at the large plants in their localities,
to give noonday safety talka and to
preach aafety constantly In Individual
associations.
This Intensive verbal drive for
aafety ia to aupplement the motion
picture entertainments and other
meetings for safety conducted by the
department, the safety data promul
gated by printed matter and the regu
lar aafety Inspection work by the field
forces of the department. A written
communication- from Commissioner
Jackson has been received by every
member of the department directing,
as a patriotic duty, co-operation In
the work of saving man power for
the nation.
Soft Drinka Show Power.
Use of beverages of unusual power
toY "soft drinks" has resulted In eight
actions by the state dairy and food
authorities In Jefferson county, where
the facta ascertained by state agents
have been placed in the handH of the
district attorney. Jefferson Is a "dry"
county, but last summer it was discov
ered that cider so "hard" that It was
stronger than whisky was being Bold.
Now an alleged beer containing as
much as 8 per cent, of alcohol baa
been found.
Farm Wages Go Up.
Although wages for farm labor have
during the past six months been about
double the former scales, farmera of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are of
fering further advances of from 15 to
20 per cent, for green and skilled
liands through the United States Co
operative Farm Work station in the
Philadelphia bourse. Farmers who ap
plied for men offered to pay $40 a
month, with board and lodging, for
nil round bands, whereas good skilled
men Pare been obtainable for from
$30 to $35 a month.
PENNSYLVANIA i
I BRIEFS
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Tha pear yield of the state ia be
low what It baa been the last four
yeara. Last year thero were 600,000
bushels of peara raised In Pennsyl
vania. The farm and mill of the estate of
H. Kalbach, Bcrnvtvlle, were sold foi'
112.454.
Laborers are so scarce arouna
Pottutown that 32 cents an hour li
being offered them. . ,
Students at Franklin and Marshall
college have organized a brass band
of 21 members.
James B. Haag, who was a schoel
teacher at Lancaster 40 years, u
dead. He was the smallest teacher
In that city, measuring only three
feet In height. Although small, ho
had porfect control of all the school
he taught, and his certificate bore a
high rating.
Harry C. Blank, an Allentown
newspaper man, has been appointed
publicity agent for the United States
army recruiting service ani will be
ntatloned at Harrlsburg.
Farmers in Lycoming county face
serious losses to crops due to a short
age of farm labor. Already much
corn fodder has been spoiled, while
hundreds of bushels of potatoes and
corn will spoil unleas taken care of
at once. Since the opening of the lo
cal branch of the state bureau of
employment, several weeks ago, but
two applications for positions on
farms have been received.
Estimates made by state officials
from reports of apple growers show
that the state apple crop has fallen
considerably short of the average. M
' Borne sections of southern Pennsylva
nia the crop Is not 60 per cent of
what it haa been running the last
five years. The new apple grading
law is now in effect, and reports in
dicate a general observance.
,' A large flock of wild geese was ob
i served over the Susquehanna at Pun
cannon.
trench and Spanish will be elective
branches at Newport school, open to
the entire town, and Professor George
J. Moyer will teach the course. -
The alte for a $5,000 monament to
Col. Henry Boquet haa been selected
on the Bushy Run battlefield, near
Murraysvllle, Westmoreland county.
The strike at the Butler atrlpplngs,
at Ebervale, where a recent wage ad
justment caused dissatisfaction, has
been settled, and the men went back
to work.
When fire destroyed a double block
of dwellings at Eckley the families of
Vincent Balllet and Anthony Yerchus
key were rendered homeless and forty
bushels of potatoes were baked.
The Central Coal and Coke com
pany of Pittsburgh has transferred Its
entire holdings in Bell and Washing
ton townships, Westmoreland county,
to the Roaring Run Mining company
for $200,000, the transfer including
3,104 acres.
Having finished the tomato season
the Quarryvllle cannery la nqw can
ning apples.
McAdoo sportsmen stocked up the
streams south of the borough with
trout and bass fry for next spring's
fishing.
Main line canning clubs have an
nounced a aeries of cut .price sales to
the people of main line communities
of large quantities of preserves and
canned vegetables put up by the wo
men members during the summer.
The 135 acre Kalbach farm, near
Bernvllle, was sold to Andrew Klopp
for $6,210, and a grist mill and tract
of land to Frnak Sunday for $5,300.
Warren St el ft, a Reading optician,
was sent to Jail, for three months as
a result of a collision between his auto
and a horse which was carrying
Cburles Rowe.
Kaston had another bank sensation
when formal announcement was made
that William P, Horn, the young cash
ier of the First National bank, was
missing a fugitive from Justice and
that his accounts were short $39,
081.73. He was under bond of $20,
000, so the net loss to the bank is $19,
000. Under the trading with the enemy
act A. M. Palmer of Stroudsburg, for
mer representative in congress, was
appointed alien property custodian.
Poultry associations and fanciers
met at the state capltol, Harrlsburg, to
form a atate association and appoint
county committees to stimulate breed
ing. The contract for a state aid road
bet ien 8cottdale and Greensburg has
been awarded by Commissioner O'Neil
to Flmontl Oallardl of Connellsville on
a bid of $20,955.80.
For the first time limits 18 yeara' ex
istence as a borough Avondale has a
contest for Burgess. Bayard T. Flah
er, who was recently killed, was the
aole nominee on a citizens' ticket for
the office. After his death the Demo
crate nominated Dr. J. H. Burketmaler
and the Republicans named George
R. Cleveland.
W. J. McConnell, a farmer In Low
er Oxford, gathered 234 bushels of
wheat from six acres.
Mount Joy voters will on November
6 decide whether to Issue bonds to
the extent of $20,000 for Improving
the water supply and providing for
filtration.
Medical officer from the state de
partment of health placed quarantine
regulations on the Indian school, Tar
lisle, because of appearance of small
pox on an Indian from Cayuga reser
vation, New York state. General vac
cination was ordered of all the stu
dents. S. Taylor North, former congress
man fnsjm the Twenty-seventh district
and former legislator, Is dead at Punx
sutawney, aged sixty-four.
James P. Butler, a seventy-year-old
Schuylkill county teacher, died In his
armchair at Pottsvllle while waiting
for his morning paper.
Proposals to buy potatoes with mu
nicipal fuuda and retail them at cost
have been considered by a number of
towns In the hard coal region.
Harry C. Henry, S. E. Gutshall, War
ren R. SheRlTer and EdmLnd Book cap
tured a raccoon weighing 18 pounds
on the mountains south of Slain.
FOOD
ill
HOOVER
MAKING
PROGRESS
Many Distributers Show Praise
worthy Spirit.
COOPERATION IS TELLING
Candy Manufacturers Promise To Re
duce Consumption Of Sugar Dur
ing Preeent Period Of Tern
porary Shortage.
Washington. While it has become
very apparent that, In spite of the sup
posed rigors of the Food Control Law,
Mr. Hoover, the food administrator,
has practically no authority over the
retail dealers with whom the con
sumer comes In closest contact, It Is
equally evident that there is a praise
worthy spirit of co-operation manifest
ed by distributors of food even with
out the pressure of authority.
The shortage in sugar, which has
become so threatening as to suggost
fears of a famine, has led the candy
manufacturers to realize that they
must do their part. A telegram was
received from the Federal Food Ad
ministrator for Oregon stating that the
manufacturing confectioners of thnt
state have pledged themselves to re
duce the consumption of sugar during
Ihe present peiiod of temporary short
age, and similar assurances are expect
ed from other portions -of the country.
The hotel men and keepers of restaur
rants In New York are manifesting a
similar spirit of co-operation. A re
port from New York Bhoiws that out of
225 members of the Society of Restau
rateurs,. 224 have adopted a "meatless
Tuesday" and a "wheatless Wednes
day." It was also reported that beginning
last Wednesday no wheat was used
In any French pastries and pies served
it the Blltmore, the Manhattan and the
Ansonla hotels, as well as a number of
other hotels in New York city. Rye,
rice, chestnut and potato flours wore
substituted.
When tea or coffee la served In the
rooms In some of the New York city
hotels, three pieces of sugar are
served to one person, -and five pieces
to two persons. All Icing on pastry,
It was added, has been eliminated.
One New York city hotel supply
company reports that since meatless
Tuesday has been Inaugurated, Ms
tonnage has dropped 12,000 to 14,000
pounds as compared with the average
Tuesday of August August ia regard
ed as a fair average month, although
It waa less than the heavy months of
last fall.
The Department of Agriculture will
also make atrenuous efforts to further
the work of conservation by efforts
to instruct women in the cities In the
work of promoting food production,
food conservation and household
thrift Congress made an appropria
tion at the last session for women city
agents of the Department of Agricul
ture, wlio are to carry on the wcrk of
conservation. Heretofore the agents
of the department have practically
concentrated their work on teaching
the farmers' wives how to conserve
food, but now the department will ex
tend Us work to city women.
RETURNS GERMAN MEDALS.
Explorers' Method Of Protesting
Againet German Murders.
London. Capt Roald Amundsen,
the noted Norwegian explorer, went to
the German Legation at Christiania on
Tuesday, says Reuter'a Christiania
correspondent, and returned to the
German Minister his German decora
tions as a personal protest againrt the
German murder of peaceful Nor
wegian sailors on October 17 In the
North Sea.
PORTO RICAN LAWYER ACCUSED.
Arrested On Charge Of Ma-king Bal
lot Already Cast
San Juan, P. R. Pedro Baiges, a
lawyer of Mayaguex, representing one
of the candidates Involved In the Leg
islative election fraud charges, waa ar
rested, charged with breaking open
packages of votes and marking several
hundred of the ballots, thus invalidat
ing them. He was released on $5,000
ball.
27 GERMANS CONVICTED.
Socialists Found Guilty Of Violating
Espionage Act
Sioux Falls, S. D. Twenty-seven
German Socialises of Hutchinson coun
ty, South Dakota, were found guilty on
three counts of an indictment charg
ing violation of the Espionage act in
the Federal Court here. The Jury re
turned the verdict after more than
three hours' deliberation.
60 KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Barracks and Penitentiary At San
Jose, Costa Rica, Destroyed.
San Jose, Costa Rica. Sixty per
sons were killed and 90 seriously
wounded us the result of an explosion
which occurred In the piineipnl bar
racks here. The explosion was due to
an accident. The barracks and the
penitentiary were destroyed.
GERMANS TUNNEL OUT.
Led By Appam's Commander Ten Sail
ors Escape From Fort.
Atlanta, Ga. Llout. Hans Berg, who
brought the British liner Appain to
Hampton Roads as a prize after her
capture off the Azores by the German
raider Moewe nearly two years ago,
was one of the ten prisoners who es
caped from the alien enemy detention
tamp at Fort Mcl'herson. The othe:
nine wtre membra at the crews o
the Appam and U fumous commerce
de.-tro.var P.iiii Kltel Frledrlch
THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG. PA.
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Somewhere in
FRENCH
ROLLS BACK FOE
Seven Thousand Prisoners
Taken and Many Guns.
DRIVE OF NEARLY TWO MILES
7,500 Prisonere Fall To Victors.
Twenty-five Heavy Cannon Part
Of Spoils Germans Scat
ter Helter-Skelter.
Paris. In one of the swiftest and
most dashing blows of the war, the
French troops smashed through the
German lines north of the Aisne to a
depth of more than two miles at one
point, Inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy and captured more than 7,500
prisoners and 25 heavy guns and field
guns.
Several Important villages also fell
into the hands of the French, accord
ing to the War Office announcement.
The text reads:
"North of the Alsne the attack de
veloped under extremely brilliant con
ditions. Notwithstanding mist and
rain, our troops attacked with admir
able enthusiasm formidable organiza
tions of the enemy which were defend
ed by tho best troops of Germany,
supported by heavy artillery.
"In tholr first dash our soldiers cap
tured the line Indicated by the Quar
ries, of Fruty and Bohery. A little
later Malmalson Fort, in the centre,
fell Into our hands.
"Pushing their advance still further,
our troops, after a desperate engage
ment, In which they gave proof of
their lrrlslstlble snap, drove the enemy
out of the quarries of Montparnesse
which had been partly crushed by our
big shells.
"On the left our progress was con
tinued with the same success, the vil
lages of Allemant and Vaudesson re
maining In our power, while on the
right our troops carried their line onto
the heights dominating Pargny-Filain.
"Finally, in the centre, our troops
drove fresh enemy reserves helter
skelter and captured, In a violent
struggle, the village of Chavlgnon. At
this point our advance reached a depth
of three and a half kilometres (about
two and a fifth miles).
"The enemy losses in tha course of
the day were large, In addition to those
Inflicted on him by our artillery prep
aration. The ' number of prisoners
counted up to the present exceeds
7,500. In the enormous amount of ma
terial captured we have counted .25
heavy and field cannon.
"Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather, our aviators carried out with
audacity the missions imposed upon
them, their machines flying 50 metres
above the lines.
British Give Way Slightly.
British Front in France and Bel
glum. The new Allied line establish
ed in the limited attack astride the
Ypres-Staden Railway is with the ex
ception of the loss In the southern
fringe of Houtholst wood of one forti
fied farm, from which the British were
forced to fall back when the Germans
delivered a heavy local counter-attack.
Italians Check Attack.
Rome. Italian troops repulsed a
strong attack by Austrian and Ger
man forces In the Cadore region at
Monte Plana, clinching the enemy de
feat by clearing a section of the
trenches which had been temporarily
relinquished, the War Office an
nounced.
Russians Repulse Enemy.
Petrograd. The Germans have
made an attempt at a second landing
on the Esthonlan coast. The War Of
fflce announces that they were driven
away by the Russians.
The attempt was made near Molse
kull Manor, eight miles north of Wer
der, on the Esthonlan coast. (The
landing of German troops reported by
the Russian War Office was effected on
the Werdcr peninsula.) No naval en
gagement occurred In connection with
this maneuver. German warships were
observed off Kulvast, Moon Island.
CRUISER ORAMA SUNK.
British Warship Torpedoed, But No
Lives Lost
London. The British merchant
cruiser Oraina has been torpedoed and
sunk, it la announced officially. A
British destroyer has been sunk in a
i collision. Two officers and 21 men
were saved from the destroyer. No
lives were lost on the Omnia.
The London Times correspondent
reports a state of anarchy spreading
j through the Russian provinces.
o
the U.S. A.
Baker Says Allies Will Not
Wait tor Spring
WINTER CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Week'e Resume Says Recent Russian
Invasion Was To Bolster Up
German Morale No
Winter Quarters.
Washington. Military experts here
do not expect winter to halt the great
Allied drive against the Germans In
Flanders, Secretary Baker's weekly 1
review of war operations discloses the
belief of the War Department that
potency of material and men will en
able the British and French command
ers to triumph over natural obstacles
and continue forcing the enemy back
ward without waiting for spring.
The review touches for the first time
upon the American expeditionary
forces in France, declaring the men,
after three months' intensive training,
are In efficient fighting trim and splen
did physical condition.
In dwelling upon the importance of
the battle to Flanders and Its effect
upon the morale of the Germans, the
War Secretary declares it apparent
that the German high command plan
ned the recent expedition against the
Russians In the Riga sector In order
to bolster up' morale and meet Impend
ing internal difficulties. By extending
her lines in the East, be adds, Ger
many has merely added to the length
of ber lino of communications and In
creased confidence In the final Allied
victory.
The review, covering the week end
ing October 20, follows:
"Our men in France, after three
months' intensive training, . are In
splendid physical condition and effici
ent fighting trim. They have readily
become acclimatized and now feel at
home In the war zone. Our troops
have met with the most warm-hearted
and enthusiastic reception on the part
of the armies and people of France.
"The health of our men overseas Is
reported as excellent The week Just
closed has been one of relative quiet
on all fronts.
"Bad weather already prevails along
the western front, wintry conditions
will soon set in and the terrain will
become Increasingly ' difficult for at
tacking troops. Nevertheless, the
potency of Allied material and men,
the accumulation of the technical
means of combat, and the preparations
which have been going on for many
months will make It possible for the
British and French commanders to
triumph over natural obstacles and
with few short intervals we may ex
pect the offensive to press forward.
"It is not anticipated that the Allies
will go Into winter quarters this year.
"If the enemy had any confidence in
being able to stem successfully the
tide of the Allied advance in the west,
he would' throw every ounce of his
strength into the batance In Flanders,
and, If possible, by crushing the Allied
armies bring about 'peace with vic
tory,' which the German has often
stated as his objective.
"Germany by extending her lines In
the east has merely added to the
length of her line of communications.
Thus, the events in Russia today
should cause lis to have increasing
confidence In final Allied victory.
"It is evident that the terrible pun
ishment by Allied artillery fire Is be
ginning to have a very decided effect
along the western front. Never before
in any series of engagements have so
many German divisions, after brief en
counters, been withdrawn and replaced
by fresh troops. Deserters from Ger
man ranks taken into the Allied lines
Have become increasingly numerous."
FRENCH CABINET WOULD QUIT.
President Poincare Refuses To Accept
Resignation.
Paris. The Cabinet resigned Mon
day. President Poincare, however, re
fused to accept the resignation on the
ground that the chamber on Friday had
voted confidence in the Ministry.
KILLED WHILE OUT HUNTING.
Charles Brooks Shot When Com
panion's Gun Goes Off.
Winchester, Va.- -Charles Brooks, of
Winchester, was shot and almost In
stantly killed by the accidental explo
sion of a gun In the hands of a hunting
companion, Howard Doleman, on Dr.
Lewis M. Allen's farm near Gaylord,
Va., where they were employed. Dole
man stumbled over a rock, discharging
his gun, the load entering Irooks'
back. The dead man wm 83 vears ohf
and leaves a widow and aeren children.
PERSHING'S Hff
Fill
THE NEW RULES
FOR THE DRAFT
Classification of Every Man
Who Is Drafted.
BACHELORS COME. FIRST
Those Awaiting Draft Are Divided Into
Five Classes Men Habitually Fall
ing To Support Their Fam
ilies Cannot Escape.
Washington. The five classifica
tions Into which men awaiting draft
will be divided, under the new regula
tions approved by President Wilson,
have become publlo much before the
time planned by the Provost Marshal
General's office and are here published.
It was discovered that What was to
have remained an official secret for a
week or more was divulged Saturday
night at a dinner in New York, which
Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal
General Crowder attended. The Pro
vost Marshal General discussed the
new regulations without Intending to
make public the classifications,- but
some members of a New York local
exemption board, thinking to elucidate
the General's speech, printed the
classification on the back of the menu
card.
The classifications are as follows,
and 'show every man registered, to
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classifications will
be called to service:
CLASS I.
1. Single man without dependent rel
atives. 2. Married man (or widower with
children) wlio habitually fails to
support his family.
3. Married man dependent on wife
for support.
4. Married man (or widower with
children) not usefully engaged,
family supported by Income Inde
pendent of his labor.
5. Men not Included In any other' de
scription In this or other classes.
6. Unskilled laborer.
CLASS II.
1. Married man or father of mother
less children, usefully engaged, but
family has sufficient Income apart
from his dally labor to afford rea
sonably adequate support during
his Absence.
2. Married man no children wife
can support herself decently and
without hardship.
3. Skilled farm laborer engaged in
necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled industrial laborer engaged
In necessary agricultural enter
prise. CLASS III.
1. Man with foster children depend
ent on dally labor for support
2. Man with aged, infirm or Invalid
parents or grandparents depend
ent on daily labor for support.
3. Man with brothers or sisters In
competent to support themselves,,
dependent on dally labor for sup-
port
4. County or municipal officer.
5. Firemen or policemen.
6. Necessary artificers or workmen
in arsenals, armories and navy
yards.
7. Necessary custom house clerk.
9. Persons necessary in transmission
of mails.
9. Necessary employes In service of
United States.
10. Highly specialized administrative
experts.
11. Technical or mechanical experts
in industrial enterprise.
12. Highly specialized agricultural ex
pert In agricultural bureau of state
or nation.
13. Assistant or associate manager of
necessary industrial enterprise.
14. Assistant or associate manager of
necesary agricultural enterprise
CLASS IV.
1. Married man with wife (And) or
children (or widower with chil
dren) dependent on dally labor for
support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
2. Mariners In sea service of men
chants or citizens ltf United
States.
3. Heads of necessary Industrial en
terprises. 4. Heads of necessary . agricultural
enterprises.
CLASS V.
1. Officers of states or the United
States.
2. Regularly or, duly ordained mln
Isters.
3. Students of divinity.
4. Persons In military or naval serv
ice.
5. Aliens.
6. Alien enemies.
7. Persons morally unfit.
8. Persons physically, permanently or
mentally unfit.
9. Licensed pilots.
SHIPYARD STRIKE CALLED OFF.
Portland Workers Vote To Return Te
Work.
Portland, Ore. The shipyards strike
in the Portland district was officially
declared off, a majority of the unions
involved having voted to return to
work. The Federal Labor Adjustment
Board left for San Francisco
MORE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.
Increase In Number Of Victims Of
Submarines.
London. An increase In the loss of
British merchantmen! through mines
or submarines Is noted In the ad
miralty report for the current week.
Seventeen vessels over 1,600 tons and
eight under 1,600 tons were sunk.
In the previous week 12 British mer
chant voasels over 1,000 tons, six un
der that tonnage and one fishing Tea
sel were sunk.
nsiir
GRANIHFFI
Declares Votes For WoJ
issue in tvery State.
A QUESTION OF DEMOCRAC!
Thinks It Demanded By ,ue,
War Addresses New York Del,!
gallon in Names Of Party
and Himself.
Washington. Preai.ioni .....
gave full Indorsement to woman A
frage as an Immediate Issue in J
Addressing a delegation
.... ... "v in
Ul ftB ork State Woi
Suffrage Party, who r..iiu,i
White House to obtain an express!
iu Bunion oi me campaign ,
Biaie, uie rresiuent in emphatic t
declared that woman stifTruce Is
of the fundamental questions of dP
cracy whose proper settlement Is
manded by the issues of the war
praised the spirit, capacity and l,
of American women in the war
"1 believe," he said. "iht t.i
cause we are quickened hv th.
lln r.f .hi .. . . M
v.uuo . i,o nnr we OUKIU to be flu
euou w eive xnis question of 0
suffrage our Immediate considers!!
Speaking as "one of the spuki
of a great party." th
pledged his hearty support and tu
I want to speak for myself, and
that it seems to me that this it
time for the states of this union
take this action."
Explaining his leani HIT tiiwuril
frage as a state rather than nati.
issue, he said:
"I perhaps may be tourh.,1 .
too much by the traditions
tics traditions which lay such q
Hons almost entirely upon the at.
but I want to see communities der
themselves quickened at thla time
show Hie consequences of the quii
lag."
BRAZIL MAY JOIN ALLIES.
Parliament Will Vote On Oeclif
State Of War.
Rio Janeiro. Parliament wll
Friday on the question of authori
the Government to declare that a s
of war exists between Germany I
Brazil, and also on all necessary I
latlon for the carrying on of war!
The President of the KepublicJ
Wenceslao Brai, hus pent a nitJ
to the Congress declaring that
Impossible to avoid noting already
State of war which Germany has
posed on Brazil. He propose I
seizure of a German warship vt
the port of Lahia.
THIRTY SUNK IN WEEK.
The Combined Losses Of Engl
France and Italy By U boati I
London. Englund, Franca
Italy, between them, lost thirty
eels due to submarine warfare da
the week ended last Sunday.
of these ships were more than
tons. The figures show a raarlw
crease in tho U-boat activity.
losses were distributed as follow!
England Over 1,600 tons, 17; i
1,600 tons, 8.
France Over 1,600 tons, non-J
der 1,600 tons, 1.
' Italy Over 1,600 Ions, i;
1,600 tons, 1. Total, 30.
U. S. TROOPS ASTONISH ENl
Zeppelin Crews Didn't Know Si"
Were In Franca.
Washington. The present
American troops in Franca cl
great astonishment to the cm
the Zeppelins L-49 and WO. '
down by the French last Sal
while returning from a raid on
land. I
Official dispatches to th St
partment said the prison'" n
thl Tint nni nf thr ill knew of IH
ing of any American H"j
forces.
REMEMBER, IT'S NOVEMBEj
Government Orders S Cent Star"
' New Postal Rt-
Washington. -The M'
I.-.. ..i..,wl an Inll'"1
ym uuruk lino ,,.
wtih.tv, n.ivoan of Kn?rtlnl
. ,n n.wnt m
printing lor --
in ontlnlimllnn nf the neW P(,,1
which become effective No"'
Requisition also has wen -3-cent
stamped envelope
postal cards.
WILL STAND BY BOSSH
Lord Robert Cecil Spike
Rumors Of Separate Pcl
London. In the HoiweofC"
Lord Robert Cecil, WnM
aria p-vo a rateKorlcal u .
tad bv GerniW
tUUrn TV,nrora Wel'6 COntWT'
separate peace at the exp
sla and Rouinanla.
n,u. r, var Council
prlatod-70,200 forl0 Por,a,
the Red
France.
Cross
!. nt-aentS '"' ''f:
from home for Anie"r w
France must ba reirWt
of not more than seven i
Importation of raw (M
male""
tlie united &ibi - tW(
dollar mark for i""
fiscal year 1917.
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