THE i'ULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. 10 PUSH THE WAR GEN. BLISS IN PARIS Chief of Staff and Other U. S. Officers Arrive Safely. THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL Will Report To War Council Just What U. S. Will Be Able To Con tribute To Operations On West ern Front This Summer. Washington. General Tasker II. Bliss, chief of staff, who has Just arrived In Paris, will represent the United States Army on the Supreme War Council. Secretary Baker, In so announcing disclosed that the General Is accompanied by high officers ot every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise. General Bliss attended the first meeting of the council and decision to send him back to Europe as a permanent representative In that body was made because It was recognized that General Pershing's duties In or ganizing and commanding the ever Increasing; American expeditionary forces were too great to permit him to undertake the presentation of Ameri can views on military operations and to sit with the council in framing plans of strategy that cover all fronts and all armies. From General BIIrs the War Coun cil will obtain an up to thc-mlnute re port on what the United States will be able to contribute to operations on the Western front this spring and summer. His report In this regard lias been forecast to some extent by President Wilson's statement to Con gressional visitors that there would be In Europe In June twice the num ber of American troops which it had been originally planned to send by that time. General Bliss also can inform his conferees exactly the situation in which the United States finds itself sow as to delivery of supplies of all sorts to the Allies and this informa tion probably will have great weight in the shaping ot war plans. While Secretary Baker's statement merely said that General Bliss had arrived in France to represent the Army on the council, there have been intimations that renewed recommen dations for vigorous offensive opera tions on the widest possible scale were Included in the Instructions the general received before sailing. Probably the primary consideration before the council when it reconvenes will be the widely advertised proposed German offensive ' on the Western front A mass of Information has reached the Allied Powers from many quarters indicating an impending drive against the British or French lines, or both, which will be carefully reviewed. Ways and means to meet such a concentration of German and Austrian forces as Is indicated un doubtedly have been considered. The possibility is suggested here that the Allies may anticipate the German attack with a great drive as the British once did In Flanders. FIRST TREASON TRIAL OF WAR. Paul Hennig, Naturalized Citizen, Faces Tribunal. New York. Paul C. Hennig, said here to be the first person in the United States to face , a charge of treason ' giowing out of the war with Germany, went on trial in the Federal Court In Brooklyn. Federal authorities allege that, as fore man of the assembling department of the plant of E. W. Bliss & Co., Hen nig, a naturalized American of Ger man birth, "maliciously mutilated" parts of gyroscopes for use in tor pedoes made for the United States Government. ART CRITIC INTERNED. Count Albrecht Montgelas Charged With Being A Menace. Chicago. Count Albrecht Montge las, who has been writing art criti cisms for a Chicago newspaper, was arrested on a presidential warrant charging him with being a German enemy alien who Is a menace to the United States. He will be Interned, it is said, for the duration of the war. Montgelas' father, Count Edward, until his death, In November, 1916, was Ba varian minister to the Court ot Saxony. NAVY'S CANDY "IMPURE." Order To Stop Its Sale Causes Report Of Poison. Washington. Discovery of "Impuni ties" In candy supplied to canteens of navy ships caused the issuo of an or der suspending the sale of candy to the men, and also the purchase of ad ditional supplies pending Investiga tion. Navy Department olficlnls were careful not to say what the "impuri ties' were. HERE'S REAL PATRIOTISM. "York, Pa., Because Of War, Elimlnatei "German" From Measles. York, Pa. German mpasles foi patriotic reasons la prohibited In York So many families have objected lo th qualifying adjective German, that th city authorities have decided that th German mcasle placard will no longei be seeu cn the doors of York homes Hereafter when a member of a house hold Is afflicted with measles a placard will be placed on the door without th irotd German. THREE AMERICANS DEAD III ACTION Pershing's Report May Mean Renewed Activity. ONE VICTIM IS A VIRGINIAN First Of Such Reports For More . Than Two Months Other Deaths . From Natural Causes. Washington. Oeneral Pershing re ported three American infantrymen killed In action on January 21. He gave no details of the engagement. The dead Are are: Private Albert Cook, nearest friend, Delbert Coots, West Al mond, New York. Private Harry V. Carman, Ca tawba, Va, Private Leo E. Itadi, 742 Haugh street, Cleveland. These are the first reports of men killed In action In more than two months. In the opinion of army offi cers here, the appearance of "killed tn action" in the reports does not nec essarily mean that American battal ions have returned to front line trenches for further training after an bsene of some Tveeks, but that Is the Interpretation being generally placed on the news. For military reasons the War De partment declined to say whether a definite sector has been taken over by the Americans. Casualties resulting from participa tion by an American company in a recontvoiterlng party conducted by French troops or from a chance hit by nemy artillery among a party of dis patch riders, would all be reported un dor the head of killed In action. Army officers pointed out also that occa sional shells are exchanged all along the front for the purpose of rectifying' ranges or to demolish a troublesome vantage point on the other side, and that men killed as a result of such exchanges are considered to have fal len la action. The- following other deaths, not in action, were reported" by General Pershing: Ovid Herrlck, gunshot wounds, Frankfort, Ky. Clarence M. Wllhelm, pneu monia, Grass Valley, Cal. Louis H. Weed, bronchitis, Noo- pit. Wis. Thomas M. Coyne, meningitis, Cleburne, Texas. Derwood B. Dickenson, pneu monia, Geedlng, Idaho. , Edward Kazmlrskl, bronchitis, Beaver Dam, Wis. James J. Simpson, pneumonia, Canandalgua, N. Y. Howard Streadrick, tuberculosis, New York City. All were private soldiers. Sergeant Paul M. Swenson, engi neers, reported on December 16 miss ing in action, is now a prisoner in Germany. His mother, Mrs. J. E. Swenson, lives at 366 Wadsworth ave nue. New York City. The information came through the Red Cross. World War in Brief With the reported amelioration in the political unrest in Austria-Hungary and a continuation of silence as regards the internal situation in Germany, the notable feature In 'the world war is the apparent resumption, and on a somewhat larger scale, of the military operations on the western front In France and Belgium. Although for the moment these operations do not transcend in importance the usual mall operations by raiding and recon metering parties, reading between the lines it is not difficult to see that the maneuvers now in progress' on various sectors are. In the nature of trying-out procesess of a marked character. From the North Sea to the Swiss frontier the lessening in the rigors or winter has permitted the belligerents again to send forth their men In en terprises which seemingly forecast the intention shortly to resume fighting activity more extensively. For weeks the big guns along the entire battle front have been roaring in intensive duels on numerous sectors, but the Infantry has lain idle, owing to the deop snows and later to the morasses which formed as a result of the thaw. On the front In Italy the change in the high command evidently has not resulted as yet in any betterment of the strategic positions of the Austro German armies. From the Aslngo plateau eastward to the Plave river and thence southward to the Adriatic Sea the Italians again have been vic torious In numerous minor operations. Two British steamers were sunk in the Mediterranean Sea with the loSs of 718 lives, according to an announce ment to the House of Commons. The pence negotiations at Brest Litovsk have again been postponed for a few days, and Foreign Minister Trotzky, of the Bolshevlkl, Is prepar ing another note to the Allies. The unrest and food troubles In Austria are evidently hurrying the Duel Monarchy to a crisis. Cen. Szetoanr Borvevic has been ap pointed to succeed Archduke Eugene In command of the Austrian force on the Italian front, which Is believed to mean a defensive policy. Resignation of Sir Edward Carson from the British War Cabinet lends color to reports that the government has determined to bring about a set tlement of the Irish, question. , Thirty German ships iielzed by Brazil when it entered the war have been chartered by tho French govern ment for war purposes. Music TEUTON COLLAPSE VERY UNCERTAIN Washington Warns Country Not to Trust to Internal Distress. SCENE OF MISERY AND WANT Reports Received Of Misery People Said To Be In Wretched Plight;. April And May Are Worst Months. Washington. Germany's iron dom ination, plus political reorganization within Austria, will stem for a time the growing politico-economic unrest there, government authorities believe. They warned that while the internal problems of Germany and Austria as reflected by the best available official reports is grave there is yet no reason to feel that collapse Is at hand. For that reason they counseled against building false hopes within this coun try that sheer physical and economic exhaustion will halt the Teuton just now. Government authorities, however, are waiting eagerly for the long-delayed but still-expected statement of Germany In response to Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson. This, they think, will be the most ac curate barometer thus far as as to the Teuton Internal situation. "April and May will be the worst months the Central Empires have faced," said a government official, "and if the people of the empires stand for what they will have to stand for, then the war ought to go on to a knockout." Word pictures of the Central Em pires reaching this government through official channels etch a scene of misery and want From a Dutchman just back from Germany the government has this statement: "The Germany which I saw was a perfect picture of misery which could only arouse feelings of compassion." To this Is appended a semi-official comment, thus: "Nearly all the concrete statements made In the (Dutchman's) article are amply supported by German evidence, and undoubtedly present conditions and future prospects are extremely gloomy. There prevails in Germany a mood ot depression which not even the recent military successes in Italy are able to dispel." "I visited many towns and country districts," he reported. "Everywhere the population impressed me as fam ished and apathetic as a result of de privations, and gathering their last atom of strength to avoid falling Into the abyss of physical and moral col lapse. "The Inhabitants will not be able to subsist much longer on their daily rations. Their food is hardly better than pigs' food in peace time. Every weak the same meals are repeated and they are more than Spartan In their simplicity. Each person receives weekly .three and a half pounds of bread, with little nourishment in it, and a few potatoes, turnips and beets. The menu Is Invariably potatoes mixed with Bauerkraut, or beets mixed with turnips, cooked in water without fat or butter. A tiny quantity of lean meat is sometimes added to this hodgepodge, but very exceptionally." ' KILLED BOLSHEVIK LEADER. Then Chinese Proceeded To Take City Of Harbin. A Pacific Port. Passengers aboard a trans-Pacific liner which arrived here from tho Orient brought details of the capture by Chinese troops of the Manchurlan city of Harbin. T. J. Davis, of Chicago, one of the passengers, said the Chinese took the city in an unique but effective man ner. "The Ch.Ine.se commander," Mr. Davis said, "walked Into the office of the Bolshevlkl commander and promptly killed him." Much fighting followed, Mr. Davis rild. At the close of hostilities, he asserted, the well-drilled Chinese troops had driven the Bohhevlk sol diers from the city. 6AMMIES TO HAVE WEEKLY. "The Stars And Stripes" Will Be Edit ed By Mon In Uniform, Paris. A weekly newspaper for the American troops in France, to be called "The Stars and Stripes," will be Issued shortly. It has the sanction of General Tershlng. It will be di rected and edited by men wearing .the American uniform. The Federal Reserve Board sub mitted Its annual report to Congress. HALF OF TURKISH ARMY DESERTED On March to Palestine 160,000 Troops Drop From Force. THE SECTOR ABANDONED Falkenhayn Quits In Disgust Internal Situation In Turkey Is Acute; Typhus Is Killing Hun dreds. Washington. One hundred and six ty thousand Turkish troops more than 60 per cent, of General Falken hayn's reorganized Turkish army de serted during the recent Journey from Constantinople to Palestine, official dispatches stated. General Falkenhayn, appointed by the Kaiser to reorganize the crum bling Moslems after General Allenby's victorious Holy Land campaign, has returned to Constantinople and his entire plan for rehabilitation of the Sultan's forces has been abandoned, the reports declare. "More than 50 per cent, of the strength of 24 Turkish divisions was lost by desertions during- the Journey from Constantinople to Palestine," General Allenby's report declares, adding that "forty-one companies of storm troops which left the Alexan dretta district, each 300 strong, reached the front with only four of ficers and 100 men per company." Even the Turkish officers refused to "fall in" with Falkenhayn's pro gram, reports declare, and openly voiced their dissatisfaction, knowing well the unreliability of the disheart ened, war-weary native troops. In lew than three days Falkenhayn abandoned the Palestine sector and re turned in disgust to Constantinople. German Attack Meets With Failure. Paris. German troops west of Vavarln Farm, in the Champagne dis trict, delivered a surprlie attack against tho French during the night, but failed to break through. The re pulse of the attack was announced In the official communique of the War Office. In the Auberlve sector of the Champagne front French patrols raid ed German trenches, capturing some prisoners. SAMMIES TO LACK NOTHING. Major Murphy Tells Of Red Cross Work In France. An Atlantic Port. Extraordinary work accomplished by the American Red Cross In Europe, particularly in France, was described by Major Gray son M. P. Murphy, former directing head of the organization abroad, on his arrival here. He declared that Ameri can soldiers In France will lack noth ing when the real fighting begins. . "We have erected a line of ware houses back of the front that our boys will take over," he said, "and they are stocked with a tremendous amount of supplies; food, blankets, beds, tents and all kinds of hospital supplies. We have transportation facilities so we can deliver them wherever needed." From a contingent of 17 men, which arrived in France with five auto mobiles, the Red Cross force has grown to 2,500 workers with 500 motor ambulances in France and 200 In Italy, Major Murphy said. U-BOAT TOLL AGAIN LOW. Only Six Large And Two Smaller Vesatls Sunk. London. Again the sinkings of British merchantmen by mine or sub marine have been held at a low point. Only six vessels of 1,600 tons or over and two under that tonnage were db stroyed in the past week. QUEBEC TO GO DRY. Absolute Prohibition In The Province Is Decided On. . . Quebec. The Province of Queboc Is to have absolute prohibition begin ning May 1, 1919. Tills was decided at a caucus of the Liberal majority held in the legislative building. RIFLE GIVEN TO PRESIDENT. First Americanized Enfield Presented As Souvenir. Washington. The first American ized Enfield rifle turned out at the Winchester plant for American troops abroad was presented to President Wilson to bo preservod as a personal souvenir. The President wns told tho rifles, are being mnde nt the rate of 2,000 a day, whloh is 800 more than ever were turned out for the British Army at the same plant ( TORPEDOED SHIP . HAS JJVELY TIMES The Armenia Arrives With Hole in Her Side. A THRILLING EXPERIENCE Graphic Description Of the EncounUr Given By the Commander Of the Armed Guard Plucky Men Commended. Washington. With a great hole blown in her side by one torpedo, with her crews at their guns and ordered to watch for another torpedo, and with flour In her hold forming a sort of bulk head, the steamship Armenia, in a mid night attack, made her way to a point of safety and saved all her men and the greater part of her cargo: Exciting incidents of the attack were made public by Secretary of the Navy Daniels, taken from the report of the commander of the vessel. Chief Boat swain's Mate Sticf Hamiaw, U. 3. N., In charge of the crew, is commended by the Secretary for maintained discipline and devotion to duty. The Armenia, under convoy, was pro ceeding through the war zone, when, at midnight, the wirelesse brought news of the torpedoing of another vessel In the zone. The commander of the gun crew ordered his men to keep a sharp lookout, to avoid the use of speaking tubes and call to the bridge if a sub marine were sighted. "With my binoculars," the com mander cf the guard reports, "I picked up a light on the port beam. I sang out to the mate but got no answer, I called a second time. Just as the words came from my mouth I saw a large stream of water and rubbish shoot Into the air, about 150 feet; a shot came forward. I Imagined I saw one of our gun platforms go up Into the air and I got to thinking of the three men on watch who must have been blown Into the air with it. The first words I got out of my mouth were 'My God; she is hit!' "The captain of the ship came out of the chart house Just at this time and I made a rush for the alarm bell, after telling the mat to shut down the engines. All the gun crews were told to stick to their guns and look for a second torpedo and not to wait for or ders to fire If anything came In sight Running down the port ladder I met one of the officers of the ship who ex clalnied 'Why does not some one stop the engine? "It .was my Intention then to go down Into the engine room myself when I noticed spot lights blinking about the decks and a scramble for the boats. Only a few were excited, In fact, the majority were cool. I shouted to keep the spotlights off or we would get a seconl torpedo, and I also told them not to mind the boats but save the ship. "About this time the engine room force started back below. Then the captain sang out: 'If there Is no water In the engine room we can beach the ship.' "This assured me that everything was all right and I went to the bridge to get my pistol and papers. The cap tain followed me and he telegraphed full speed ahead, adding that it was his belief that we could beach the ship. Seeing the captain had on his life pre server I threw off my raincoat and arctics and went to my room and got my life preserver. "Coming back to the bridge we saw that the men from some of the lookout posts were getting ready the boats and that the armed guards were standing by their guns. They were furnished with lights for the boats and a lot of heavy clothing was thrown In. Orders were given to lower the boats and also to cast off the life rafts. "After making an Inspection of the damage I went to the captain and again told him thnt I thought we could make It, If there was no second tor pedo. The boats by this time had put off from the ship. Seeing that we were underway an officer Jn the boat yelled to us to throw him a line so that he could come back on board with the men in the boat, but there was no time to stop. A destroyer came alongside and picked up the men, letting the hoats go adrift. "A collision mat, with weights and canvas, had been placed over the tor pedoed hole. Flour in the hold had formed skin, that kept the water from going forward, though It had flooded the Icebox and storerooms. The ex plosion had knocked down three of the lockouts on the gun platform. The masthead lookouts Blld down the back stays so fast I thought they had jumped from the crow's nest" THE COUNTRY AT LARGE Samuel J. Elder, of Boston, one of the leading lawyers of New England, who was one of senior counsel for the United States Government before The Hague Tribunal In the North At lantic fisheries arbitration with Great Britain in 1910, died suddenly while visiting his daughter at a hospital In Boston. Representative Van Dyke, of Minne sota, Introduced a resolution In the House to create as a national war slogan "freedom for all forever." John F. Nugent was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Brady, of Idaho. . Joseph Lilly, of Norton, Lilly & Co., a New York shipping firm, has accept ed a place as. aid to Major General Goethals, In chargo of J.he Army Quar termaster Corps, to take charge of shipping of army supplies at New York. Three bandits overpowered the man ager of Ralph Dewey's Jewelry store in Detroit and escaped Tlth 160,000 worth of gsms. TIED III SIGNAL CORPS WILL BE ACCEPTED, ALTHOUGH REGISTERED, IF QUALIFIED ALONG CERTAIN LINES. BOOKS FOR OUR FIGHTERS More Than Half a Million Already Furnished Soldiers and Sailors by American Library Association What the Hat Cord Denotes. (From Conimltttee on Public Information.) Washington. Jinn qualified along certain linen, although registered un der the selective-service law, may be Inducted Into the land division of the Signal Corps, which Is In need of men for the following duties: Chauffeurs, motorcycle drivers, and gas engine repairmen for duty In Held and telegraph battalions; telegraph ers, both wire and radio; telephone men, Including switchboard operators, telephone repulrmen, and men skilled In testing nnd repairing telephone lines; telephone and telegraph line men; photographers, still nnd moving; homlng-plgcon men; radio men who are fnmlllnr with Installing radio ap paratus; men qualified as cooks, clerks, stenographers, blacksmiths, meteorologists, cobblers, cable men, Me. Men Inducted for this division, un less otherwise requested by the chief dgnnl officer of the army, are sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. , More than half a million hooks nl rendy linve been furnished soldiers nnd mllur In training camps nnd In France ny the American Library Association War Service, nnd the flow Is steadily Increasing, according to the director of this work. A cnmpnlgn for funds Inaugurated ny the association last autumn netted more than $l,.r00,000 nnd real results In the tangible shape of books nnd romfortnlile libraries are being felt by the soldiers nnd sailors. The Carne gie corporation gave $.'120,000 for the erection of camp libraries. Nearly oil camps now have libraries nnd In the others the buildings are In course .if construction. The reading rooms pnch accommodate 250 men. For the men In France the associa tion has organized distributing sta tions at all points of embarkation, where books are assorted for shipment abroad. Soon every soldier who steps in n transport will carry a book with him. which he and his companions will rend on the wny across, after which It will be forwarded to the men back of the trenches. No attempt will be made to establish libraries In France, but the association will have representa tives there to supervise the work of llstrlbutlon. Just as the sleeve chevrons nnd nars, stars and eagles on the shoul ler proclaims ranging officers, the hat cord denotes the branch of service each private has entered. Light blue signifies Infantry; scar let, artillery; yellow, cavalry; buff, junrtermasters corps; scarlet and white, engineers' corps; ornnge and white, slgnnl corps; scarlet nnd black, irdnance; blnck and white, field clerk; maroon, medical corps; black and gold, officers; silver nnd black, adjutant general's clerk ; green. Instructor home guards; green undVhlte, home guards. These cords are worn only on serv ice hats. Cadet nvlntors wear as hnt bands Inch and a hnlf white ribbons nnd on cont collars Insignia representing the nvlntlon brunch of the Slgnnl corps, propeller blades. There were l,428,G.r0 enlisted men nnd 110,S0Ti officers In the .United States army at the opening of 1Q18,. more Hum one nnd n half times as largo as any force ever before mo bilized by this nation, according to a statement by Secretary of War Rnker. During the war with Spnln the army of the United States at Its maximum strength aggregated 272,000 men nnd officers. The army In the field nnd In training now Is practically six times as great as the maximum number uni der arms In the Spanish-American war. About 4r,000 officers were commis sioned from civil life In the two series nf training camps, nearly eight times ns ninny its the number of officers In he regular army April 1, 1917. Postmasters are directed not to ac cept for shipment to members of ex peditionary forces packages contain ing matches, cigar lighters, or solidified alcohol. Including thn preparation call ed "Sterno" or canned hent. It Is not deemed safe to admit these articles to malls for foreign countries or for United States nnvnl vessels In cluding marines on shore In other coun tries. Contractors working on orders for the navy nre required to provide watchmen nnd df vices to protect their plunts nnd pro&'rty nnd the work In progrcMs nun I net espionage, nets of wnr nnd of enemy nllens. Upon re quest they mut report the citizenship, country of blth, or alien status of nil employees, A second training camp will be held nt Porto IUco, starting Fobrunry 1. The nttetidtnee of 400 will be selected from citizens and residents of Porto Rico. Eight per cent of tho f).rSO,r08 men registered under the selective service Inw nre colored. Of these nearly 20!), 000 hnvo been culled nnd more than 5,000 have been certified for service. Out o every 100 colored men called, "0 wero certified for sorvlco nnd C4 were rejected, exempted, or discharged, while ,iit of every 100 white citizens called, 23 wero certified for service. Government estimates of the brodue tlon of petroloiuri In the United Slates In '10-7 place it nt nenrly 14 per cent rrcUer than nuy. previous year. Aim to.i.uiiuee ou public luivrumiuB has mnde the following translation o an article appearing In the Breiuel Buerger-Zeltung: "A soldier's wife who had gathered wood In the common forest of Wald klrch, near Freiburg In Brelsgau, wai sentenced for the offense In the follow Ing terms: '"Mrs. Clara Ganter, on June 13 1017, has removed from the common forest of Waldklrch, Sec. I 23, oni fagot of dry fir twigs of the value ol 10 pfenning. In punishment thereof she Is sentenced to a fine of 1 mark nnd one day's Imprisonment.' "The husband of the culprit has bees for three years at the front, she her self has four small children to support In the direst poverty. Similar report of punishment should be reported fa greater numbers. Our bureaucracy un derstands how to employ this period of shortage of wood and coal on a large scale for the benefit of the treas ury." In a bulletin on the employment of women In the storage and warehousing depots of the United States army li the following: "The census of 1910 reported that of every 100 men nnd boys ten years of age and over, only 19 were not gain fully employed. This group of 19 In cluded old men not able to work, chil dren too young to work, the sick und handicapped, and men In schools and colleges. "Assuming that .100,000 of the num ber called by the selective-service law have hnd some form of gainful employ ment, we may estimate that one out of every 00 men In the Industries and professions of the country has been called Into military service, while an other In every 60 has voluntarily Join ed the forces of the army or navy. Thus, about 3 per cent of the gainfully employed men have been taken out of their occupations." ' The lnrgest shoe factories In Truly have started manufacturing the nation al standard shoes, using leather siip- plied by the ministry of Industry, com merce, nnd labor. The standard typwi were established by the central shoe committee In Rome, but every factory Is making little modifications, accord ing to Its means and system of manu facturing. The. government Is organizing sys tems of sale of shoes to the public. They provide for the opening of stores In the prlnclpnl Italian cities, to be engaged exclusively In the snle of na tional shoes and to be controlled by the government authorities. It Is like ly that buyers will have to obtain cards. The private shoe stores will be sup plied with nn adequate number oi shoes and will be granted a reason able commission. The army and navy commission on training camp activities. In addition to the work being done in army camps and cantonments, now has Its repre sentatives In every training station of the navy and nt every plncc where en listed men are preparing for sea serv ice. ' There are 80 clubs for sailors at camps and In ndjncent cities. There nre reading nnd writing rooms, assem bly halls, and some of the cities have nrrnngements for athletics, swimming pools, nnd gymnasiums. In the 18 camps there nre given each week 02 entertainments ranging from profes sional performances, lectures, nnd ex hibitions, to club nights and weekly dances. More than 00,000 books have been furnished ships nnd stations by the American Library association. The V. M. C. A. hns 42 buildings and tents In the various camps. According to the bureau of labor sta tistics of the department of labor, In the year from November 15, 1010, to November 15, 1917. prices of food ns a whole advnnced 23 per cent. Potatoes Is the only article that shows n decline In price. Cornmenl advanced 87 per cent ; bacon, 02 per cent ; pork chops, 48 per cent; beans, 89 per cent; sal mon, 38 per cent; milk, 33 per cent; nnd lnrd, 27 per cent. Food as n whole was 43 per cent higher on November 15, 1917, than on November 15, 1913, nnd 40 per cent higher than on November 15, 1914. During this four-yenr period cornmenl advanced 127 per cenv; flour, 100 per cent ; lard, 104 per cent ; bncon, 77 per cent; sugnr, 75 per cent; nnd potatoes, 72 per cent. No article declined In price. Examination of the records of 10.000 men passed for military service by lo cal boards and then rejected by camp surgeons show thnt nearly 22 per cent of the final rejections were cnused by defective eyes. Teeth' were responsible for 8.50 per cent ; hernia, 7.47 per cent ; ear, 5.94 per cent; henrt disease, 5.87 per cent; tu berculosis, 5.37 per cent. Attempts to evade military duty by deception regarding physical condition were very few. The yenr of 1917 established new high production records for corn, oats, rye, white nnd sweet potatoes, tobac co, beans, nnd onions. Arrangements have been mnde tot some relaxation of the restrictions on the export of foodstuffs to Cuba, whose people are greatly dependent upon the United States for their food supply. Among the exports which mny be licensed In limited quantities are condensed milk, butter and cheese, pork products, beef and beef products, nnd dried fruits. The 16 cantonments built for fh trnlnlng of soldiers cost $134,000,000, with a net profit to contractors of 2.DS per cent. Reports from 150 colleges nnd uni versities show thnt many typical war courses for women nre being given. Among them nre landllno telegraphy, wireless telegraphy, nutomobllo me chanics, nnutlcnl astronomy, naviga tion, elementary nursing, first aid, principles of war relief, draftsman ship, medical laboratory methods, map drnwlng, surglcnl dressings. Usually these courses nre given 1" time formerly devoted to recreation. The Itallnn wheat crop for 1017 W8J 30 per cent below the average.
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