''l-,. fttE FttiP ON COUNTY NEWS. MrCONNELISBURG, PA.. aasjHMMAUL MnWnM) ill 15 E Hoover's Biggest Weapon for Price Control in Effect. 6 MALL DEALERS EXEMPT And Wholesalers Are Forbidden To orbitant Prices Licenses To Be Sent Out Washington. Herbert Hoover's big-; (est weapon for the control of food prices went Into effect November 1, . when 100,000 manufacturers, whole salers and distributors of staple food products were brought under the li cense system of the United States Food Administration. Every food deal er, wholesaler or retailer who docs a business of $100,000 or more a year must get Government license. Under the licensing; plan, Hoover will have almost absolute control over food dealers, except the small retail ' ers. If a manufacturer of food sup plies, a wholesaler, oanner or distrib utor Is found charging exhorbitant prices or hoarding food, he is subject to a fine of $1,000 or two years Im prisonment Mr. Hoover announced a few days ago that he erpnctg to reach the small retailer by forbidding the wholesaler from selling to those who oharge more than a reasonable profit In this way he will cut off the gouging retailer's source of food supply. The purposes of the licensing sys tem are as follows: 1. To limit the prices charged by every license to a reasonable amount over expenses, and forbid the acquisi tion of speculative profits from a ris ing market 2. To keep all food commodities mnvlnv In at m stives m 1 1n a at n4 wlrh ft little delay as practicable to the con-1 aumer. ' FOOD HOW UNDER LCENS 3. To limit, as far as practicable, contracts for future delivery and deal ings In future contracts. The licensed foods Include beef, pork, mutton, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, flour, sugar, cereals, lard, beans, peas, fruits, vegetables, several lines of canned goods and oth er products. The Food Administration's state ment Is In part a follows: "Business men who have taken prompt steps to secure licenses need not worry because they have not re ceived the actual documents, so long as they are not violating the Food Control act, which has been in effect since August 10. Those who have not ret sent to Washington for their ap plication blanks should do so at once, meanwhile continuing their normal business activities in compliance with the law. "Thus far nearly 50,000 application blanks have been called for, and re quests for them are pouring In at the rate of 4,000 a day. No licensee have been mailed out yet, but thousands are stacked up, filled in and recorded, ready to be sent to the applicants as soon as booklets containing complete uls and regulations for the guidance of licensee hare been received from the printer. i "With few exceptions, those engaged In the, handling of food bare shown Jh utmost patriotism and a desire to to tren beyond the requirement! of the law itself In supplying the public iwlth necessities at moderate prices. ; The exception are being noted, and. Vigorous use will be made in these ' . eases of the powers conferred by Con gress. For the most part, however, the Food Administration anticipates 0e full co-operation and voluntary support of all licenses, without resort to compulsion, " Latest News From the War Zone Virtually 1,000 square miles of Italian territory have been overrun; more than 120,000 Italian have been made prisoners, and over 1,000 guns fcave been captured by the German and Auttro-Hungarlan armies in their eight-days' drive from the Isonio and Carnlo Alps fronts of the Auatro Italian war theatre. From the east the enemy invasion on the centre of the battle front Is now well within gun range of the Taglla mento river, where it has been pre- Jumed that General Cadorna would urn and make a stand. The Italian eommander-ln-chlef, however, has not yet brought tola troops about to face the enemy, but Is continuing his re treat with the rear guards harassing the advance. Just where Cadorna purposes to give battle has not become Apparent Neither Is It known how well the northern and southern flanka of his army are keeping pace with the retirement In the centre. Meanwhile preparations to aid the Italians in their hour of extremity are being rushed by all the Allies. The American Government is to waive all export restrictions in favor of Italy, permitting that country to take what ever materials she requires, regard less of prospective shortages here. The new Italian Premier, In a mes sage to General Cadorna, has assured the commander-in-chief that all classes of the populaoe of Italy are with him and will stand by blm and the army until victory rests with them. A sim ilar mesrare was sent to the British Prime Minister. A French scientist 1 trying to pre nt fogs by , floating small quantities of oil on rivers to check evaporation. A will, fertile area will be reclaimed by the construction of a ISfcUle oanal la Mantanzas province, Cuba. 0 The Latest Cut in Clothes UNITED STATES IS British Chancellor Declares It is Appreciated. A SERIOUS PROBLEM SOLVED "The Fact That the United States Has Given Generous Assistance at Times When She Was Incurring Expendi tures At a Heavier Rate Than Any Of the Allies,'' Bonar Law Says, He Believes "It His Duty To Publicly Acknowledge." . London. The House of Commons had before it at Tuesday's session the Introduction by Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, of the vote of credit for 400,000,000 and one of the Chancellor's periodic statements regarding the finances of the war. The Chancellor said that in the period from July 22 to September 22 the dally aver age expenditures of the British gov ernment was 6,414,1)00. The expendi tures of the army and navy exceeded the budget estimate by 500,000 dally. The average dally expenditure elnce the beginning of the financial year was 6,848,000, or 1,237,000 above the budget estimate. The Chancellor said that as far as he could Judge the position in the sec ond half of the year would not be quite aa favorable as In the first half, partly on account of the Increased pay for the navy and army. The increased pay of sailors and soldiers and the sub sidising of the loaf would amount to between 40,000,000 and 50.000,000 in the second part of the financial year. German taxation bad been increased by more than 185,000,000, but that sum fell short by 55,000,000 of the Interest on the war debt The Chancellor said the German Reichstag bad passed votes of credit which amounted to 4,700,000,000, ex clusive of advances to allies. There were Indications, he said, that Ger man would be hopelessly bankrupt at the end of the war. ' The Allies could bear the financial burden longer than Germany and It would not .be lack of money that would prevent them from winning. If the war ended as the Allies meant It should, the financial burden would be one which could be borne. "I am glad to be able to take this opportunity of saying bow much rea son not only the British, but all the Allied governments have for appre ciating the very generous way in which the United State government has come to their assistance in financ ing purchases in America," said the Chancellor. "It is an open secret that until Amerloa came into the war the method of financing our purchases there and the question of exchange were not only serious problems, but, in my opinion, almost insoluble prob lems. "The fact that America haa given generous assistance at times when ah was incurring expenditures at a heavier rate than any of the Allies I believe it my duty publicly to acknowledge." GERMAN TROOPS REBIL. Refuse To Go To Front And Fire On Own Offloors. Amsterdam. Aocording to the new, paper Les Nouvelles, a serious mutiny has occurred among German soldier at the Beverloo Camp in Belgium. The men, it is said, refused to go to the front and damaged their own rifles In some cases, while others fired on their officers, several of whom were wound ed. The mutineers were finally mas tered and removed on cattle trucks. U-BOATS HAVE POOR WEEK. Bag 14 Large And 4 Small British Ships 25 Last Week. London. Fourteen British mer chantmen, over 1,600 tons, were sunk by mine or submarine In the last week according to the Admiralty report Four vessels under 1,600 ton were also sunk, but no fishing craft. CONGRESSMEN IN FRANCE. Ten Dine With Pershing And Will See Training Camp. Paris. Ten members of the Ameri can Congress are in Paris on their way to pay a visit to the front Gen eral PershlnK invited them to dine with him and William Graves Sharp, the American Ambassador, win give them a reception. The members of the party will proceed to the American training camp for a few days' stay and then visit the French and British GENEROUS fronts. ml SWEEPS 6, a 0. PIERS Vast Quantities of Munitions and Grain Also Destroyed. LOSS OVER THREE MILLIONS Several Millions Of Dollars' Worth Of Munitions For the United States and the Allies and Large Quantities Of Grain Were Stored On the Two Piere Pier 8 8ome Years Ago Col lapsed and Was Rebuilt Baltimore. With a rapidity that is hardly conceivable, fire believed to have been of incendiary origin shortly after 11 o'clock Tuesday night on Locust Point swept through the Balti more and Ohio Railroad Pier, No. 9, formerly known as the North German Lloyd pier, then leaped 200 yards across a small slip to Pier 8, partially destroyed this, and then set fir to the British steamship Kerry Range, which Just arrived to load munltipns for the Allies. In it great sweep, the flame de voured vast quantities of munitions In tended for the men In France. Some of this, it Is believed, was Intended for the United States expeditionary force there. Damage to the piers alone is esti mated at 11,400,000, while the muni tions stored on them, is said to be worth at the very least an equal sum. The damage to the Kerry Range, owned by the Johnston Line, which was lying beside Pier 8, of th Fur-ness-WIthy Co., Ltd., of London, and which Is the only American terminal, wlU run into several hundred thou sand doUars. She Is so badly dam aged that It will take month to re pair her. A two-story building, occupied by th Baltimore and Ohio Railroad' fire men, was also destroyed. J. M. Davis, vice-president of th Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who was early on the scene, went over the ground and later Issued a statement declaring that the fire could not bare been caused except by design. He added that It was started at the har bor end of the pier, and th fire bug probably made hi escape by small boat Th Baltimore and Ohio police force guarding the piers, he declared, had been tried and proved their loy alty. Government Secret Servlea mn. who were early on the scene, concur red in this opinion and are conducting a rigid investigation. - So Intense was th fir and so threat ening was It to other property that th Baltimore Fire Department wa com pelled to resort to dynamite to rate the walls of Pier 9 In hopes of check ing the blaze. This helped to some extent but the fire had gained such a headway that the fir fighter were compelled to turn their attention to caving adjoining property and prevent ing the Mase from spreading. The fire Baltimore's first war fir resembled in every way th water front blaze that have been frequent In other Atlantlo port, especially New Tork and Brooklyn. In those oases, piers containing stores for Allies were also destroyed, and the fires spread with a great a rapidity aa did th Locust Point blaze. RUM DIES PEACEFUL DEATH. Much Hallowe'en Noise And Merri ment But Little Drinking. Washington. Washington, th cap ital of the United States, was added to prohibition territory and became the largest dry city In America, No vember 1. The Sheppard act closing all saloon in th District of Columbia but not forbidding th Importation of liquor for personal use, became effec tive. The "last drunk" celebration which usually marks the passing of John Barleycorn In cities waa largely absent here. This unusual occurrence was due to the fact that of the 269 saloons and buffets In the city, only 38 remained open until midnight The other 241 had sold their stock and furniture days ago and locked their doors. LICENSE8 FOR EXPLOS1VE8. President Issues Proclamation Putting Law Into Effect Washington. By proclamation, President Wilson designated the Bureau of Mines to enforce th act of Congress regulating the manufacture and possession of explosives, which be comes effective November 15, for the duration of th war. Under the law, all persons manufacturing, distribut ing or using explosives, except small amis or shotgun cartridges, must b licensed. ITALIANS FIGHT EST BUTTLE Against Superior Numbers They Are Struggling Desperately. TEUTONS AT GATES OF UNDINE Second Italian Army Practically Wiped Out the First and Third In Danger Of AnnihilationRepeti tion Of Battle Of the Marne. London. With death-defying valor that has caused the Rome War Office promptly to recall Its charge of "cowardice," th Italian armies east of the Isonzo, now fighting on Italian soil, are throwing themselves into th teeth of Mackensen's monstrous steam roller. They hav succeeded In slow, lng up the Teuton sweep through th passes into the Venetian Plains. But though Its "break-through" momentum seem spent and Its speed has slack ened, the Teuton maohlne rolls on relentlessly. Its center has reached the gates of Udlne, where up to a few days ago Cadorna had his chief headquarters. Every dispatch from Rome, official and unofficial, concedes that the Ital ians are now fighting a delaying bat tle, that they muet keep on retiring until they reach the line of the Taglla mento River, 20 miles from Udlne. On that line Italy, with every avail able man and gun and every ounce of energy will make her supreme stand. A second battle of the Marne is looked for. Upon its outcome rests the fate of Italy. Partly driven, partly threatened in the flank end rear, the entire 120-mlIe-long Italian battle line from the Gulf of Trieste up to the Carnlca Alps 1 fleeing westward to reach the Taglla mento. One army, the second, which held the line between Tolmlno and Flitch, where th "break through" came. Is virtually wiped out. But two other armies in this re treating line are In extreme peril, namely, th Carso army and that In the Carnlc Alps. Both are menaced with being completely cut off from every avenue of escape. Cadorna' Carso army baa only a "loop hoi" 10 mile wide left to slip through to Join the Gorilla army in the flight to the Tagllamento. The army on the Ital ian extreme left Is threatened with be ing bottled up in th Carnlc Alps. In th two Teutonic empires un bounded Jubilation reigns. Full holi day hav been declared to oelebrata th victory and every city, town and hamlet Is beflagged. Emperor William Is reported speed ing from Berlin toward the Venetla front to Join his ally, Emperor Charles, who is In nominal command of th Teutonic offensive. There the two Kaisers plan to view the supreme clash between their armies and that of their erstwhile ally. Most ominous among the day' offi cial claims is that from Berlin to the effect that the City of Cormons, seven mile west of Gorlzla, ha been cap tured. Only five miles to the south east of this point lies Gradlsca. Be tween Gradlsca and th Gulf of Trieste the Italian Carso army must make It escape. There ia a possibility that It got away before the Teutons could bar it escape. Last official word from Rome regarding th Carso army was that it wu bravely holding its own. That was two daya ago. The Teuton advance haa been so swift that grave fear are felt here for the safety of the great Italian Army, which in recent month covered itself with so much glory by Its victories on the Carso. Not alone Italy, but all the nation allied with ber heaved a deep sigh of relief when the Rome War Office recti fied what ia believed to have been a statement born of the bewilderment oaused by the crushing Initial Teuton blow. KEPT EUROPEAN FLEET AWAY. Britain Stopped Naval Move Against, U. 8. In War With 8pain. New York. A diplomatic Incident at the time of the Spanish-American War, Involving a threat to us the Brit ish fleet against any naval power seek ing to hamper the war -operations of the United State, waa rvaled by Blr George Houston- Raid, former Prime Minister of Australia, In an ad dress her at a luncheon given in his honor by the Merchants' Association. "It Is not well known that there wu a project of aending a naval demon stration from Europe during your last war," Sir George said. "Lord Sails bury was approached I got this from private, Indisputable authority and be said, 1 will have none of It' He was asked: 'Suppose Europe send one. What about It?' He replied: 'I will tell you what about it. If you begin that sort of game, you will find the British fleet facing you.' " THE NEW CHANCELLOR. Count Von Hertllng, the Bavarian Prime Minister, Get the Job. Amsterdam. Count George von Hertllng, the Bavarian Prime Minister, has been appointed Imperial Ger man Chancellor. Former Chancellor Mlcbaells has been named Prime Min ister of Prussia. CONSTANTINE'8 TRICKERY. Urged Kaiser To Attack Allies On Balkan Front Athens. Among the messages ex changed between the royal palaces at Athens and Berlin, and which have fallen into the hands of the Greek gov-, ernment, was one In which King Con-, stantine urged Emperor William to at-, tack the Allies on the Balkan front promising that Greek forces would at tack General Sarrall's army In thai rear. TELEPHONE RIVALS CANNOT MERGE Constitutional Provision OnTel egraph Lines Applied by P. S. C. as by Courts. RILLING OPINION DISSENTS Commissioner Holds as There Weren't Any at Time, New Law Should Regulate jolds That Consti tution Applied Only to Telegraph Companies. Harrlsburg. NotwithHtanding that it found that the operation of the Cochrantan Tele phone and tho Merchants' and Farm era' Tclephono companies, which havo lines in Crawford, Mercer and other counties in Northwestern Pennnylva nia, as competing companies, is un economic and wasteful, the Public Service commission, in a decision Just made public, fetuses to sanction a merger of tho companies, because both were incorporated under the gen eral Incorporation act, which was en acted the year after the present con stitution was framed and under which consolidation of telegraph companies is forbidden. The commission finds that tho telephone companies belong under the classification of telegraph companies in the organic law of more than forty years ago, and refers in tho decision to tho fact that the tele phone was unknown when the consti tution was adopted. The companies applied for approval of a merger, and the decision states that It has been ascertained that they have competing lines, but that the op eration of tho lines "results in a du plication of service and facilities which places a burden upon the public" and prevent!) tho companies from making extensions necessary to afford ado quato service. The decision Bays that, If the question of Improvement of the service and benefits to the public was the only one, it would "unhesitatingly approve the application filed. However, the courts have held and the Legisla ture haa followed the ruling, that the act authorizing formation of telegraph companies Included telephone compa nies, so that the commission must fol low the constitutional prohibition of mergers of telegraph companies. If It were not fof this constitutional pro vision we would hold that the public service company law has repealed those provisions of various acts of as sembly which prohibit the consolida tion of telephone companies owning, operating or controlling competing lines." Commissioner Rilling has filed a dis senting opinion, containing forty-two points, in which he holds that the con st Hut ional prohibition applied only to telegraph companes and that "It la a well established rule of constitutional and statutory construction that the words used must be given that mean ing which they had at the time of the adoption of the Constitution or enact ment of the Btatute." He says when tho Constitution was framed there was no telephone, and that tho framera of the Constitution did not mean any thing that waa non-existent, while when the telephone was Invented and It became necessary to organize tele phone companies, and there was no law on the books for incorporation, "the courts by a latliudlnous power exercised in rare cases," held that for the purposes of Incorporation, tele phone Bnd telegraph companies might bo Included as In the same general class. Ho also holds that the public Bervlce company law has repealed for mer statutes, and that the commission has authority to approve a telephone merger which would result In "more adequate service at more reasonable rates." Work la Found for 2,416. The bureau of employment of the department of labor and industry placed 2,416 persons at work In Sep tember through its offices at Harris burg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Johns town and Altoonn. Employers aBked the bureau for 3,642 workers last month, while applications for positions were received from 2,978 persons. Of that number 2,576 were referred to po sitions for which they were considered suitable. Commissioner Jackson said that the records or the bureau Indicate an un interrupted continuance of the heavy demands for ordinary laborers In vir tually all sections of the state. De mands also are great for skilled ma chinists and foundrymen. In the east ern part of the state a heavy demand for shipyard labor prevails. Including riveters, calkers, heaters, erectors and similar mechanics. Skilled men are preferred for such work, but numbers of plants are Instructing unskilled men. War requirements have caused an un usual demand for carpenters in con struction work and for factory work ers, especially In the garment trades and production of supplies. Mills Go Idle for Fuel. The Standard Steel works posted or ders for a shutdown. The departments closed at Lewlstown embrace all roll ing mills, tho tire mill, open hearth furnace No. 1 and half of No. 2. The men employed In these departments will be given work, as far as possible, In other parts of the works, which will bo kept moving with oil as fuel. Manager O. C. Skinner says the prospects are not 'bright, and unless coal can be obtained immediately, oth er departments must close. Will Study Fertilizing. Pennsylvania State college fertilizer experiment on abandoned farm land near Snow Shoe, Centre county, are showing most striking results. Be cause there are 12,500,000 acres of this general type of soil in Pennsylvania, the experiments are of unusual BignlH cauce at this time, when the food prob lem is bo serious. State officials, trus tees of tho college, prous representa- Uvea and prominent citizens will view results at a meeting at the experiment tal plols November 9, the day before Per ' ! in!a day at the college. ulllllllllllllltlllltlllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH I PENNSYLVANIA I BRIEFS I inmiiimimiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiK Falling to get In the army because he was subject to chronic appendici tis, Andrew Koffey of Port Kennedy underwent an operation and when he recovers will enllat Because the lowest bid is too high is no reason that would validate the use of an $80,000 appropriation' for the shell Instead of an entire building at Falrvlew State Institution For the Criminal Insane, the attorney general has decided. An important deal In public utilities Is tne contemplated consolidation of 17 electric light, heat and power plants In Juniata, Perry and Dauphin coun tlos to form tho Juniata Public Serv ice company. Altliough the 1917 tobacco crop will not be stripped and ready for Inspec tion for two months, there Is an active buying of the crop. The prices paid are 25 to 30 cents for wrappers. At these figures tobacco raisers will receive from 1300 to $400 an acre. Frostbitten tobacco Is selling at 15 cents, and there is a brisk demand. A few years ago 15 centa was consid' ered a big price for sound tobacco. Breaking beneath his weight, a bot tle carried In his hip pocket killed Stamey Shuper, forty-live years old, of Wllkesbarre. Shuper was found unconscious from loss of blood and died later In Mercy hospital. Colored people from a dozen towns in me Harrlsburg district gave 103 drafted colored' men from Steelton and Dauphin county boroughs and townships a farewell demonstration that was the greatest ever arrangeo by the race in Harilsburg. The col ored men were mobilized in Harris burg, and thousands of people march ed wltn them to the station, while bells were rung and whistle blown. Diphtheria has closed the schools, churches and all public meetings at Millers town. Cumberland county's home defence units, comprising CI men, just ap pointed by the governor, began drill. To aid the Red Cross, Penn Hall Prep. School For Girls, Chambers- burg, has cut out the expensive Thanksgiving eve dance and reqep tlon. More than 120 pupils of the Cen tral high school at Scranton are studying Spanish. Arrangements vere made to post pone the meeting of the state board of pardons from November 21 to 25. Hunting near Emmons, Lloyd Mc- Henry of Bloomsburg and Paul Heln of Watsontown killed a bear weigh ing more than 400 pounds. Twenty-four thousand scarfs, swelters, aviators' helmets and pairs of wristlets will bo knitted by Altoo na women enlisted under the Red Cross. Lewlston Owls have bought the Jo seph Fichthorn property on Marke. street for $10,000 and will alter I Into a lodge home. Burns suffered while bolting apple butter caused the death qf Mrs. D. P. Farner, aged fifty-six, Lower Mifflin township, Cumberland county. One-third of Cumberland county's negro contingent for the army has been posted as a deserter, but two of the draftees reporting to go to camp. A bequest of $1,000 has been made to Altoona W. C. T. U. by George W. Strattan, many years master mechan ic of the Pennsylvania railroad ma chine shops. Reading police will don khaki next spring. Oaks' flag factory haa presented a flag for every home in Oaks which has furnished a soldier. The 160 acre farm of the late Pe ter B. Knabel, near Stouchsburg, wan sold to William S. Poor man. Palmyra, for $22,200. Cider presses in many sections of Chester county are working full time. Upward of 200 farmers took part in the first annual farmers' auto -excur sion under the auspices of the Cum' berland County Farm bureau at Car lisle. At noon they were luncheon guests of the liurlittle Retailers' asso ciation. Nicholas Schmidt of State college spoke on Increased food pro duction, and Merkel Landls, chairman of Red Cross work, for the Liberty loan. Governor Brumbaugh named as com' mlssloner to go to Tobyhanna to take votes of soldiers of the United States ambulance, approximately 157 men, James F. Boor, Rlddlosburg. There are snow drifts four feet deep In the mountain highway at Tunnel Hill, connecting with the- state high ways at Cresson and Buckhorn. Perry county has organized a war council, with L. W. Brimmer, Newport, president, and Francis A. Fry, New. port, secretary. The headquurters flag of the Ninth corps, Army of the Potomac, has been presented to the Btate by John C. Pnrks, Jr., Monessen. A bread famine is Imminent In Northumberland county on account ol a shortage of flour, due to freight con gestion. Several Mount Carmel bak eries have been forced to close, whilo none In'Sunbury has supplies to lasl more than five days. Randolph Thompson of Salona still gathers strawberries in his gardor dosplto tho frosts and cold weather. They are of tho ever bearing variety Mis Lillian Knecht Is acting as deputy for her father, County Treas urer W. T. Knecht of Clinton county. She has assisted in issuing nearly 2,000 hunters' licenses. Marshall furnace, Newport, Wle a month, has been blown In again. The windows in the new school building at Lltltz have 3,150 panos of glass. It took more than a ton ot putty to fasten them. Two federal officers swooped down on places at Pottstown ' where Blot machines were being operated. Aftoi handing over the coins they con tained to the proprietor they smash ed three machines in the first place visited. When they went to the oth er cigar stores and barber shops they found that the machines there had su:l. nly taken wings. .Conducted by the National ChrLtlan Temperance VT' .IKES PROHIBITION, Mr. W. Innes Paterson of Rod Olmi Tcb., write that the change In th. itute since the dry law went Into .f !ect Is marvelous, no says : "On .the 4th of July a celobrallon A-as held In this town, and I don't lilnk I ever saw a quieter crowd In place of It size and not a single n xlcated person. Almost Veri 'amlly ha on automobile and ever jvhere remarks such as 'Not a drunk m man,' 'What a difference from other 'cars,' 'We will never go buck to it There Is nothing can bo Raid n ftlto; it It,' are henrd. There wn.s not ilnglo auto accident j not an Incident to nnr the pleasure. The farmers' funi. He were well-dressed, with money to ipend. Even big cities that It wna Jiought would be drastically affected )y the sudden change, are vowing lever ognln will they allow tho cur. :o blight. There Is absolutely no urgu. ncnt for Its continued use In any civil zed country after tho demonstration n tho United Stutes." AUTHORITATIVE TESTIMONY, In n telegram to President Wilson, the mayor of Savannah, (ia., thus test! Qed to the vnluo of prohibition as an economic measure : ' "Prohibition In Savannah has pro dueed astonishing economic bcnellu Following are the percentages of n duction of arrests for crime: Assault with Intent to murder, CI; burjjliiry, j 47; drunk and disorderly, 72; larceny 50; larceny after trust, 7(i; murder, CQ 2-3; lunacy, 54; ntunlii r of coo' vlct reduced, DO per cent. Approxi mately 3,000 less calls for patrol wnpm and 10,000 less articles pledged with pawnbrokers than In previous years of open saloons. Farmers anil other employer of labor agree efficiency nnd reliability of labor Increased W per cent. Enormous qnnntlty of grain re quired for production of alcoholic drinks Is urgently needed for food. It will be a crime to allow continued waste In this manner. National pro hibition during war Is of vital Impor tance." DRINK AND WHITE SLAVERY. Miss Kate J. Adams, social worker of Chicago, nnd author of tlie Kute Ad ams law, tells us that girls are dl j appearing In that city at tho rute of three every two days more than SOW a year. Most f these nre without d" jbt victims of tho white slave truffle "The federal government," says MIm Adams, "malntulns a special white slave officer In all cities of 25,000 or more Inhabitants which have segregat ed vice districts, but" note this state ment particularly "It Is a significant fact that It I not necessary for tie government to keep men In towni which are In dry territory, or In which there Is no regular line,' a point which prove what I have always maintained that no vice district can thrive or evei exist for any length of time without whisky." MAKE IT NATION-WIDE. The action of the government la nrohlbltln the sale of liquor to Mi dler prove that It recognizes the fact I that prohibition is right In prince and expedient In policy. Then why not extend Itt If In the Interests of healtk and efficiency enlisted men are glv federal protection from Demon Run. why not also the men who are doini war work at home? Why not the boy? who will later be summoned to mili tary service? To be fit fr war ana for the work of reconstruction ifl the war, America must conserve aw strengthen every bit of physical mental power in her citizenship. r toct the home, tho office, the shop, fro the raids of rum I Give us nntloa-ww prohibition I two nr A KIND. m.. v-.. nojiYiiYHl bushel' I of grain in 1910. This Brain make annually cargoes for over 1 (tnn fnnq Plldl. "f"l man submarines are sinking only iw I twenty vessel of all classes a and but a small per cent or """" I loaded with grain. Whlcn , . ,l. onrvlCft fll I ing me Kaiser vuo unm ,.i submarines or the brewers of the w I ed States? Tho American is a r.nnn mavp .... . . . V.4 " 'ii woumn x ne a u" ii ly snld the Country G(,nl ,1 mure luuuccv . v,.,r Wisconsin inrraer v"u - ,(i perlment station that ne w vi put his tobacco lands Into cause he felt it his duty to k . , ror looa. in n f'"""' lm uarlerl is worm wiine w nt-uv . corn on the toboggan " -' Nicotine and give mem -push." - KAISER BARLEYCWnn. rr.i.. n..l..irn ta not Ou'J J i. - ..nltiir. J'".. J luroer dui lie is - .. simply Interned during war ne to break out again. H" p"v executed Instnnter. Dcnw Bulletin. FOOLI3H MOUSE. Once upon a time i taste of the dripping - ti cask in the cellar. Soon W i feel gay and dance nro""". noppea into a cium - 'Bring on your cat I" ' A JOBLESS ARMY. j fi "If all the saboons '; closed down," lately emu . .m 1. unfa to ...I mnn-uxnimncr, n , j, m no Baptist would lose b W 1 ' retorts the National DiM retorts uie nuuui" (s every church niemDer, i ed, should lose his job " fe to saloons may remnln, It me - there would do a jou.- Why save In th UJ Uj ounco nnu waste w -brewery?
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