THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA. FURLOUGHS ARE TO HOP FARM WORK WAR DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO LET ENLISTED MEN GO HOME TO SOW AND HARVEST. HOW TO MAKE APPLICATION Many Drafted Men Have Been Ex cused Under Vocation Provisions Trade Tests Used to Secure Skilled Workers for Army. (From Committee on Puhllc Information.) Washington. For. , the purpose of augmenting agricultural production It Is the Intention of the wnr depart ment to grant furloughs to enlisted men to enable them to engage In farm ing (luring the present Reason. Com manding officers may grant such fur loughs within prescribed rules when ever It appears they will contribute to Increased farm production. Furloughs mny lie given by com manding officers of posts, camps, can t"iimenfs. divisions, and departments. "Hiey will he for short periods, large ly for seeding nnd harvesting time. They will not be granted to enlisted men of or above the grade of first ser geant, nor In an organization that lias been ordered to move or Is In transit from points of mobilization or t-ulnlne to n port of embarkation. All furloughs grunted will be recalled amy 1lie men ordered to their organizations when they have received preparatory orders for duty overseas. Furlough granted for farm work will be without pay nnd allowances, except that enough pnv will be re tained In each ense to meet allotments In force on the day of the order, war risk Insurance, nnd pledges on Lib erty bonds. For specially qualified experts In Agriculture furloughs mny be granted by the secretary of war upon applica tion by the secretary of agriculture, providing such furloughs are volun tarily accepted by the persons for whom Application Is made. Individual applications for furloughs submitted by relatives will be on a form to be furnished by local draft hoards. Two sections are to be made out nnd presented to the local board, which can complete the form. If the furlough Is granted the appli cation will be filed by the command ing officer nnd a certificate furnished the soldier. If not grnnted, the appli cation will be returned with reasons for disapproval. If the soldier Initiated the applica tion he will give the name of the per son for whom he desires to work, from whom will be ascertained the need for farm service. Furloughs muy be grnnted en bloc to men who are willing to accept them, upon requests of farmers, when time consumed In traveling from the post to the p!nce of labor will not exceed 24 hours. In making these applica tions formers will use a form of the provost mnrshnl genernl's office, also going to the local board. Under provisions of the selective service Inw mnklng specified vocntlons n ground for exemption or dlschnrge. npnrt from the "necessary Industries" .dealt with by the district bonrds, 07. 710 men were excused from military duty. Of the men exempted, 1,005 were fed eral or state officers; ministers, 3.970; divinity students, 3,144; In the military and naval service, 47,822. County and munlclpnl officials num bering 8Sf) were discharged; custom house clerks, 171; mall employees, 1.470; arsenal workmen, 2.3.18; fed ernl employees designated by the pres ident. 1,777; pilots, 1,772; niurlners, 7,000. The alien property custodian has been given power to sell, at private snle without advertisement, enemy owned live stock, feed or food stuffs, hides and other anlmnl products, agri cultural products, fertilizers, chem icals, drugs, essential oils, lumber, cotton, tobacco, furniture, books, glass nnd china ware, wearing nppnrel. Jew elry, precious stones, pictures, orna ments, brlc-a-brnc, objects of art, raw or finished textile materlnls, trunks, boxes, partially or completely manufactured metals, fabrics, rubber find rubber products, nnd all kinds of merchandise, In lots having a market value of not more than $10,000. Such sales may. be held nt places nnd under conditions prescribed by the alien property custodian. Federnl reserve banks are to redis count notes secured by farm tract ors, according to the department of agriculture. Instructions have been Issued to all federnl reserve banks au thorizing them to rediscount tractor paper presented by any member bank, provided It has maturity not exceeding six months nnd the tractors nre pur chased for agricultural purposes. In Oklahoma, county councils of de fense nre securing pledges from auto mobile owners to furnish transporta tion to speakers for community coun cils. The pledge provides that the chairman of the county council may hire n car nt (be expense of any signer who falls to furnish transportation lit the time promised. Investigations by the department of agriculture In 1! states show that of n total of G,8.'HM!2 sheep, 34.0.S.1 were killed by dogs In one year und were puld for by the counties. All airplanes manufactured In the United Stntes for the army nnd navy will bear a red, white, nnd blue bull's eye of three concentric circles, slnillnr to the Insignia of allied planes, on the wings, nnd vertical red, white, and blue stripes on the rudders. These mark ings were adopted by the Joint army nnd nnvy technical nlrcrnft board and npproved by the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy. The state council of defense in Maine has set aside $250,000 to be loaned to farmers. To Increase tho nccurncy of select ing skilled workers among the enlist ed men a system of trade tests has been developed. Exact nnd compre hensive definitions of the more than 000 different trades represented In the military organization tnive been brought together In a 300-page book, "Trade Specifications." Tables have been prepared showing the detailed needs of each unit for skilled nnd semiskilled workers. Work has been done In refining methods of selecting nnd training men for special duties In the nnvy, special service regarding se lection of aviators, assistance to pro vost marshal general on the question naire, nnd assistance rendered the sur geon general for general Intelligence tests for enlisted men nnd officers. The war-service exchange of the committee on classification of per sonnel answers Inquiries of persons de siring to serve the army. It In forms the department of labor of the- needs which the wnr department has for men. The committee on public Information has mado public editorial comment In the German press on the revelations In the Reichstag main committee In connection with Investigations of the Daimler Motor Works. It was shown that the Daimler company was earning 173 per cent, profit per annum, the company's sworn statement placing the profits nt 11 per cent, nnd while the company was earning 400,000,000 marks monthly In excess of Its pence time profits It hnd threatened to re duce output unless higher prices were paid. The Berliner Tngeblntt (Lib eral), said: "Energetic action of the authorities nnd the Reichstag Is demanded. Such enterprises as the Dnltnler firm nre not compelled to submit books for In spection, while every little trader sell ing vegetables must show his profits. We demand government confiscntlon of Illegal profits and, If necessary, state control." Vorwnerts (Government Socialist), said : "The Balmier revelations will hardly occasion the same surprise In flnanclnl circles as nmong the masses. The Dnlmler company's purpose was not to deceive the financial world, but the authorities, so that Its real profits might be kept from the public's knowl edge. The compnny reckoned upon the commercial Ignorance of the gov ernment and this experience shows that such reliance is usunlly Justified." Attention of fertilizer manufactur ers nnd dealers has ngaln been called to the necessity of taking out federal licenses. All fertilizer manufacturers. Includ ing mixers, even though their out put mny be small, are required to take out licenses. Agents and dealers do ing exclusively a retnll business, whose gross sales do not amount to more than $100,000 n yenr, are not re quired to take out licenses or to mnke applications for blanks. However, any retail denier or agent whose gross snles amount to more than $100,000 and who does not apply for a license, Is liable under the provisions of the act of congress providing for the gov ernmental control of the industry. Application for license should be made to the law department, license division, United Stntes food adminis tration, Washington, D. C. Amerlcnn soldiers nnd sailors In Ger man prison camps prior to April 12, 1018, will not be deprived of their rights to war-risk Insurance because of Inability to make personal applica tion, provided such application Is made In their behalf. According to a statement by the sec retary of the treasury, applications for Insurance mny be made In behalf of such prisoners by persons within th" permitted class of beneficiaries un der the military nnd nnvnl Insurnnce lnw. This clu88 Includes wife, child, pnrent, brother, or sister. Application should be made to the bureau of wnr rlsk Insurnnce, nt Washington, D. C. The benlth of troops In the United Stntes continues very good, according to a recent report to the surgeon gen ernl of the army by the division of field snnltntlon. Admission, nonef fective nnd death rates are somewhat higher than Inst report, due chiefly to prevalence of Influenza and bronchitis with complicating pneumonia, In many of our northern camps. National Gunrd enmps, as a group, continue with remarkably low rates. Very few new cases of menslcs and meningitis have occurred. National army camps continue to have high sick rates as compnred with camps of other groups, though the rates nre lower than Inst report. Scat tering enscs of measles are reported from all camps. Field and garden seed nre uncondi tionally exempted from nil embargoes, nccordlng to the department of agri culture. Instructions nre Issued to all railroads to do everything possible to expedite the movement of seed. Over 200,000 applications for Insur ance by officers and enlisted men of the nnvnl service bad been filed by March 31. The average amount of In surnnce on each policy was about $7, 300. making a total of more than $1. ,K)0,000,0()0. Payments on war-risk allotments nre now about $1,000,000 n month. Wednesday, April 8, was a peak day In snles of wnr savings stamps, when $4,120,032 was recorded nt the treas ury for the day's receipts from stamp sales. The order prohibiting the sale of flour In lots of less than 12 pounds hns been suspended. Licensed dealers have been udvlsed that they may market several sizes of pockages weighing less thnn 12 pounds, with n two-pound min imum. The shipping bonrd plans construc tion of three launching ways for three 3,500-ton concrete vessels. This type of vessel Is still In nn experimental stnge, nnd If found successful the board may build 7,500-ton concrete ships. FRIDAY, APRIL 26 AS LIBERTY DAY Wilson Calle on People to Re new Pledge. LOAN RALLIES ARE PLANNED With $1,089,734,900 Subscribed And Campaign Almost Half Over, Dis tricts Are Urged To Make Ex traordinary Efforts. Washington. Friday, April 26 will be Liberty Day throughout the United States under a proclamation just Is sued by President Wilson calling on citizens of every community to hold Liberty Loan rallies and liberally pledge anew their financial support to sustain the nation's cause." Fatriotic demonstrations similar to those on the opening day of the cam paign will be held on April 26 and the day devoted to giving the race toward the $3,000,000,000 war credit goal a new impetus for the final week. Now, with the loan campaign almost half over, $1,089,734,900 subscriptions have been reported to the Treasury. THE PROCLAMATION. President Wilson's Liberty Day proclamation follows: By the Pres'dent of the United State of America. A proclamation : "An enemy who has grossly abused the power of organized government and who seeks to dominate the world by the might of the sword, challenges the rights of America and the liberty and life of all the free nations of the earth. Our brave sons are facing the Ore of battle In defense of the honor and rights of America and the liberty of nations. To sustain them and to assist our gallant associates in the war a generous and patriotic people have been called upon to subscribe to the Third Liberty Loan. "Now, therefore, I, "Woodrow Wil son, president of the United States of America, do appoint Friday, the twenty-sixth day of April, one thou sand nine hundred and eighteen, as Liberty Day. On the afternoon of that day I request the people of the United States to assemble in their respective communities and liberally pledge anew their financial support to sustain the nation's cause. Patri otic demonstrations should be held In every city, town and hamlet throughout the land under the gen oral direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and the immediate direc tion of the Liberty Loan committees organized by the Federal Reserve Banks. Let the nation's response to the Third Liberty Loan express In unmistakable terms the determination of America to fight for peace, the per manent peace of Justice. "For the purpose of participating in Liberty Day celebrations all employes of the Federal Government through out the country whose services can be spared may be excused at 12 o'clock noon, Friday, the twenty-sixth (ay of April. "In witness whereof, I hove here unto set my hand and caused the teal of the United States to be af fixed. "Done in the District of Columbia, this eighteenth day of April, In the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the In dependence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty teoond. "WOODROW WILSON." "By the President: "Robert Lansing, "Secretary of State." GUNNERS SILENCE GERMANS. Two-Thirds Of Foe's Artillery On Lor raine Front Put Out Of Action. American Armies in Lorraine. The Amerioan artillery on this front al ready has reduced the German artil lery by two-thirds, silencing enemy batteries with only a few minutes' bombardment. The French are amazed ,at the Yan kee gunwr's accuracy. A lieutenant commanding one gun spotted a German "rolling kitchen." "By gosh I'll bet I can splafli one In Heinle's soup," he exclaimed. The first shot was too long," the second waa too "short." The third spilled the soup. This la Just an example of the ex tremely small targets the American artillerymen are capable of bitting. The Americans are now the masters of No Man's Land on this sector. Ev ery night five to eight patrols scurry from the outposts and smash the' enemy's "dugouts," listening posts and machine gun nests. An officer and 12 men raided five machine gun nests, a field telephone post and some snipers' hiding places without loss. They spent five hours mapping the entire area before that section of the American trenches. World War in Brief U-boats last week sunk one large Italian ship and only one small French vessel. On the Lorraine sector American troops have penetrated to the third German line and are in unmolested possession of No Man's Land. The Frenoh reinforcements have swung heavily into action on the northern battle line, Belgians repulsed a heavy German attack upon their positions nearer the coast British commanders have highly praised the work of three companies of American engineers In aiding the British to resist the G-nrnian Somewhere in BAKER REPORTS ON TRIP ABROAD Confers With President and Department Chiefs. SAMMIES ARE DOING WELL He Found The American Soldiers Healthful And Happy And Eager To Get Into The Fighting. Washington. Secretary Baker out lined to President Wilson and heads of the government's war-making agen cies the war situation in Europe. "The American soldier has made good in France." Secretary of War Baker brought that message back to the country in an interview, In which he said: "The big thing for America to do is to support the war financially, In senti ment, in belief and in courage." The American soldier, he declared, Is healthful and happy, eager for fight, and anxious only to stick on the Job until it is done. While refusing to comment on the present drive, Secretary Baker point ed out that the three armies In France are "filled with the most tremendous spirit," while the civil population are "quite determined and confident" Guarded in all his comments, the Secretary indulged mainly in general ities. "The impression one gets from France," he said, "is one of tremen dous, earnest, confident enthusiasm. The whole spirit is one of almost In spiredand certainly Inspiring de termination. .Anyone who goes there must have an increasing sense of ad miration for the magnitude and speed with which we have gone about our task of building communication lines and structures of various kinds In or ganizing the task as the whole. "France Is a bee-hive full of the most energetic people, who know no hours and no limitations on their la bors. The condition of our soldiers in France is a thing I am glad to tell. Our boys are well, physically strong and robust, and well in every other way. Their behavior Is good and their relations with the British and French cordial and sympathetic. "They give you the sense of meet ing buoyant, well, human beings, and their wholesomeness is perfectly splendid. All who have seen service at the front want more. "The American soldier has made good in France. Allied critics uni formly praise the endurance and sol dierly qualities of Americans. "The only sad Americans in France are those who fear they may have to come home before the Job Is done. They want to come home when it is over, but it makes them gloomy if anyone suggests that a man with spe cial knowledge needed here must re turn." The soldiers received "with very great enthusiasm," the news that they were going to the front. The Secretary 6ald he could hear over the telephone some of this cheer ing when the word came. He added that his trip had shown him much as to co-operation between the army and the department. The nation, he con tinued, "must support and Invigorate" the men over there, and must do ev erything possible to make the aid substantial by buying Liberty Bonds and otherwise. CYCLOPS IN STORM. Officer On Merchantman Reports Severe Weather Along Path. Norfolk, Va, W. J. Riley, third of ficer of the steamship Amolco, said here he believed the missing naval collier Cyclops went down In a heavy storm which the Amolco encounteerd off the coast last March 9. The Amol co left a Wast Indian port three days ahead of the collier. Riley said his vessel, which was bound to Boston, was badly damaged, and that her radio room was flooded, the wireless being put out of commission. CHILEAN AMBASSADOR DEAD. Senor Don Santiago Aldunate Stricken Suddenly. Washington. Senor Don Santiago Aldunate, Chilean ambassador to the United States, died at a hospital here following a stroke of apoplexy, suf fered while walking on the street. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made, but the American gov ernment, according to precedent, will offer to convey the body to Chile on a warship. the U.S. A. J. Given Unlimited Powers to Put Through Vast Pragram. PIEZ WILLINGLY STEPS ASIDE Generally Believed That The Great Steel Magnate Will Solve Problem! That Have Proved Too Diffi cult For His Predeceetort. Washington. The building of the great merchant marine which will transport America's men and re sources to the battiefront has been entrusted by the Shipping Board to Charles M. Schwab, steelmaker and shipbuilder, who became director gen eral of the Emergency Fleet Corpora tion, with unlimited powers to put through the vast building program already under way. "Mr. Schwab will hava complete su pervision and direction of the work of shipbuilding," said an official an nouncement issued from the White House after Mr. Schwab had been there to confer with President Wilson In company with Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board: Charles Plez, vice-president and general manager of the Fleet Corporation, and Baln brldge Colby, a member of the board. Control of policies, which Includes decisions as to the number, size and character of ships to be built with the millions apporprlated by Con gress still will rest with the Ship ping Board. Mr. Plez, at his own sug gestion, relinquishes the position of general manager of the Fleet Cor poration, which is abolished, to give Mr. Schwab a free hand. Mr. Hurley remains chairman of the board and president of the Fleet Corporation In charge of policies. Mr. Plez continues as vice-president of the board, at tending to administrative details of construction, in-dndlng the placing of contracts, and Mr. Schwab will or ganlze and carry forward the work of putting the ships into the water. Mr. Schwab is the fifth man to be put in charge of the Shipping Board's building program, but his appoint ment was attended by none of the friction which marked some of the previous changes In management. The suggestion for the appointment of a practical builder 'of national prom inence came this time from the Ship ping Board Itself, and Mr. Hurley chose Mr. Schwab. First of all was wanted a 'man who could Inspire the yard owners and workers with the supreme importance of building ships as fast as they can be turned out. Mr. Schwab's genius for getting the best out of the men with whom he Is associatedand In this connection a Fleet Corporation official recalled the story that Schwab never employed a man he could not praise together with his record of achievement in de veloping the Bethlehem steel property, brought unanimous approval In the brmrd of his selection as the man for the place. BIG EXPRESS MERGER URGED. Consolidation Of All Companies Pro posed. Washington. Heads ' of express companies discussed with the Railroad Administration a proposal for consoli dating the express companies Into one corporation which would be author ized by Director General McAdoo to conduct all the express business In the country. The corporation would have capital stock of nbout 140,000, 000 divided among the companies In proportion to the physical valuation of their properties. NAVY YARDS BOOST PAY. Workers On Atlantic Coast To Get Increase May 1. Washington. A new scrle of wages for civilian' worker? in Atlantic Coast navy yards will be put into effect May 1, the Navy Department announced. It grants 18 to 20 per cent, pay in creases and makes the navy yard pay conform with wages paid In shipyards. CATCH BOND SLACKERS. New Zealandert Who Fall Pay Double Income Tax. Ottawa,' Ont. New Zealand govern ment, according to a Reuter dispatch from Wellington, N. Z., is raising an other 20,000,000 ($100,000,000) war loan. Persons able to subscribe but who fall to do so will be fined double the amount of their Income tax, it is stated, and compelled later to put their eurplus funds in war bonds, re ceiving only 3 per cent, interest GHAS SCHWAB TD BOSS SHIPBUILDING TURNING POINT IN WEST 15 REAGRED U. S. Review Says Bodies Havi Failed to Achieve Victory. GERMANS HAVE ADVANTAGE Hunt To Go Back To Tactics Of Seek ing To Gain Limited Objectives French Holding , Firm. Washington. "The turning point in the West is being reached. The War Department's weekly sum mary of operations voiced this view, adding that the Boche has failed "to achieve victory in the field," and will ioon be compelled to go buck to old tactics "seeking to gain limited objec- tives." The statement warned, however, that "the Germans have scored a distinct advantage, which It would be very unwise to endeavor to belittle." The summary revelations were sup ported by other ofllclnl Information which Indicated the struggle is likely to be long and bitter, but showed that General Koch has bis troops so die possed that probably the Germans will make little, if any, more real progress, And German news reports contained the 'warning that another war winter may be in prospect a virtual notice that the Teuton has not achieved bis alms. Meantime, American feeding of troops "over there" proceeds vigorous' ly, and a new call for 50,000 the first part of May was made today. At the same time it developed that more men will be called In May than in any prev ious month. This was taken as proof of the ef ficacy of accelerated transport plans. Meantime the battle will go on furious ly, it Is held, but with the Germans gradually losing the advantage. "As time passes It becomes evident that the enemy Is striking with re newed vigor at the weakest point he can find opposite him," said the War Department summary. "In the offensive In Plcardy the Ger mans sought for a rift in the line where the French and British forces Joined. Falling to achieve any definite far-reaching results from this opera tion, they promptly returned to the assault elsewhere and plunged forward hoping that by driving a wedge Into the sector along the front held by the Portuguese and British units they may be able to roll the British toward the sea and effect a break through." The statement points out that the enemy can muster the driving vantage ous points northwest of Bethune and that he Is now within 40 miles of Calais, with the main lines of common Icatlon radiating vertically from this battiefront to his advantage. 'We must bear in mind that the enemy Is waging a battle of annihlla tlon to achieve victory," continued the summary. "He is fighting today with the sole aim of annihilating the Brit ish armies. Thus, Terrain conquered counts for little. If the enemy can muster the diving power he will in all probability continue his assaulu, hop ing that by 'an enveloping attack on an oblique front' he may score a com plete annihilating victory. 'While it must be admitted that Ger man operations since the beginning of the present offensive have resulted in more than a mere plowing up of part of the Allied trench system and the capture of local objectives along a wide front, nevertheless the aim of the Ger man higher command to obtain a de cisive strategic success by these as saults has not been obtained. The statement pointed out that the French hold firm along the Important Montdldier-Noyon sector. "In the sectors where our forces are fighting,, considerable activity pre vailed," said the statement, reviewing the engagements and pointing out that American casualties have been rela tively slight Officers here are grati fied at the snap our men have shown, and say they will continue to give Fritz all he wants. The probability of an enemy offen sive against Italy when weather con ditions are more favorable was noted. FILMS FOR OUR BOYS. Chain Of Picture Theatres Arranged On French Front. New York. George Dunham Foster, president of the Y. M. C. A. Communi ty Motion Picture Bureau, It was an nounced here, was In France organiz ing a chain of picture theatres on the Western front from Ypres to Lorraine. The bureau is projecting every week In America and France, it is stated, more than 8,000,000 feet of film, and of the reels that are being shipped abroad for the entertainment of Amer ican fighting men 111 camp and battle fleet less than one-third were produced prior to laBt August. Despite the great demand for pictures the bureau an nounces, recourse has not been had to movie "junk shops" for old nnd worn-out film subjects, but all are fresh and interesting. Many assistants of Mr. Foster are engaged In this coun try in viewing pictures hour after houi to maintain the standard required by the Government. SENATOR STONE BURIED. Body Taken To Nevada, Mo., After Lying In State. Nevada, Mo. The funeral of Sen ator William J. Stone waa held here. Knights Templar and other fraternal organizations escorted the remains to the church, where services were read by the Rev. J. L. Marshall, of Kansas City. A new oil-burning apparatus heatt j and lights the room at the gam time RHEIMS IN RUINS FROi RUN SHELLS City Completely Wrecked By 100,000 Enemy Missiels. ONLY 3 MILES BACK OF LINES Cathedral Roofs Falling; Only Pillar, Will Remain; Royal Theatre, Law Courts And Ancient Salons A Mast Of Blackened Embers. Tails. Rheims la completely fa ruins, as a result of the German bom bardment. During the lost week 100,000 enemy shells, including Incendiary projec. tiles, have fallen within the city. On day alone 30,000 shells were thrown. The city is now a wlldernesw of scorched and blackened stones, with i lew ghostly remains of houses rlsini from the stifling fumes. Streets- h:iv vanished under the shattered walls. The Place Royales Theatre anil tin law courts, like the ancient hotels, hl torlc salons and the Malson de Mo slclens, are a mass of embers. Tin arched roofs of the. famous Cathedral are splitting and crumbling. Soon only the pillars will remain. One of the most historic and pic turesque cities in Europe has thus been effaced by Oerman frightfulncsi. Rheims had a population of more than 100,000 before the war. It was onet a stronghold of the Romans and pi served much of the Roman archltro lure, including a beautiful triumphal arch. On the site of the former Ho man fortifications fine boulevardi were built The 'Rheims Cathedral was one of the largest and most wonderful speci mens of Gothic architecture in the world. It was built during the thir teenth century. It had a facade con taining the famous "Rose Window." Its portals were richly adorned with sculptures. In this cathedral tin French kings were crowned. Next In importance to the cathedral was the large eleventh century Abbey Church of St Ithemy. Other struc tures were the archleplscopal palace, dating from the fifteenth century, Id which was located a museum of sculp ture, and the hotel de vile, eontainins a public museum and a library of more than 80,000 volumes. Rheims Is less than three miles bark of the French lines. SEIZURE OF HOARDED WHEAT. Government Claims Farmers Are 'Holding Surplus Of 1917 Crop. Washington. Failure of farmers to release by May 15 approximately 507 000,000 bushels of wheat the surplus from the 1917 crop will result in the Government requisitioning It Wheat is now flowing into the mar keU from the farms at only about half the rate It moved in January. State Food Administration havs been given full power to seize wheat held with unpatriotic Intent Broad construction Is already being placed on this by many State officials and in many -cases where farmers are refus ing to sell wheat at the Government price the grain Is being seized and paid for at the $2.20 price. THE WOMAN SPY BILL IS SIGNED New Law Designed To Cope With Ac tivities Of Female Agents. Washington. President Wilson ha signed the Wroman Spy Bill, It was announced, designed to cope with the activities of female agents of Ger many. It applies to all enemy aliens ami the wives of interned German subject To put the law into effect the President at the aame time signed a proclamation. It is intimated that this will exclude female subjects of Germany from the District of Colum bia and the various military zones Into which unnaturalized Germans must not go. FOOD FOR CAPTURED AMERICANS Red Cross Plans Distribution Of Emergency Parcels. Washington. Captured American soldiers arriving in German prison camps will find American Red Cross emergency food parcels awaiting them, if arrangements already In op eratlon are fully carried out. At the prison camp at Tuchel, in West Pros ia, 67 miles northwest of the Au .trian border, permission has been ob talned to store emergency supplies and 360 ten-pound food parcels hav been shipped there from the Red c'ross headquarters for relief of pris oners at Berne, Switzerland. PLANNING ARMY OF 2,500,000. U. S. Preparing Equipment For Greal Host By End Of Year. Washington. The Quartermaster General's Department , is preparing equipment for an army of 2,500,000 In the field or In training camps by the end of 1918.. Estimates for Congress provide for an Increase in the armed, forces of a million men during the next fiscal year. 9 AMERICANS SLAIN IN MEXICO Captain Sadler Tells Of Killing In Tamplco April 5 And 6. New Orleans. Nino Americans were killed in Tamplco, Mexico, on April 5 and 6, according to Captain F. M. Sadler, who has Just returned from Tamplco. He said there are many Germans In Tamplco, and their dislike for Americans is very evident. Mexican workers also show a keen dislike for AmerloaaM, he said.
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