NEW YURK 10
CARE Fi (EEDY
Housewives Tob wiz City Wil
Presaai Foci Food ulisis
MADISON SQUIRE IS PACKED
Wealthy Persons Will Co-operate
With City Government In Purchase
of Supplies For Sale at Cost Prices.
The pleadings of housewives of
New York to Mayor Mitchel that
their children were starving because
of the high cost of food has met re-
sponse by the city. The board of esti-
mute. after listening to a charities de-
par‘ment report that a food orisis may
present itself if prices continue to
rise, adopted several resolutions in-
tended to alleviate conditions.
First, the corporation counsel was
asked to draft an amendment to the
city charter authorizing the use of
public funds, in case of an emergency
certified to by the mayor, for purchase
and distribution through sale of the
necessaries of life.
Second, approval was expressed of
the congressional bill providing for a
national food inquiry.
Third, adoption was urged by the
state legislature of the law which
would authorize establishment of ter-
minal markets in cities throughout the
state, looking toward elimination of
middlemen and speculators.
The charities department report.
was submitted after a house-to-house
canvass among 1,472 families in the
tenement districts. No condition of
starvation was disclosed, the report
said, and only twenty-two families
were found suffering from lack of
food.
Summarized, the report declared
that while no crisis or condition of
starvation existed today, a food crisis
might come in the near future if the |
cost of foods increased.
The action to be taken by the city
was announced to a gathering of wo-
men, numbering over 10,000, who
packed every inch of space in Madison
square Saturday afternoén. The women
listened to speeches by some of their
spokesmen. who appeared before the
mayor and city officials during the
week. .
Food Riots In Philadelphia.
The trouble started when a police-
man tried -to protect two wemen: who
had made purchases in a '§toré in the
foreign quarter on which. .a. hoycott.
had: Been pldced, = Disorderly ‘scénes
also occurred in the same part of the
city. when bands of women made dem-
onstrations against dealers that have
raised. food prices.
In a melee: between a crowd of wo-
men and others attracted to one of
the str 2615, where stores were bell
attacked, a woman was Koc od dra
trampled Ra and , taken to a he 8
pital with -a4 broken leg. a
The den onstrations are the resul
of a meetizig of wor i, “at which
was decided to boycott: dealers who
increased ‘prices. Wornen' tyith Bott] =
containing kerosene, are alleged to
have poured the oil “0n meats, fich
and vegetables dis played, by, denlers
and to have attacked curb merci
and pushcart vendors. Pickets we
established and’ women who p tro
nized stores where prices were rais~r
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were attacked and: the. articles thy
purchased taken from them.
Borah Asks Food Price Probe.
Federal relief in the present’ focd
situation was proposéd in congress bj
Senator Borah of Idahe, who ‘intro-* a radius’of-a mile. The damage to the, :
duced a resolution” to appropriate.
$6,000,000 to be expended ‘by thé presi-
dent in aiding authorities" to: furnish
food and clothing to persons now.
actually suffering. :
The resolution also would provid.
fof an investigation of rising prices,
their cause and methods of market
ing and distributing necessities, with
a view to battering these conditions
and 10 determine whether the anu
trust laws have been violated.
Expenditure of the money at the
discretion of thie president was pro:
posed ‘by Senator Borah, who had his
resolution left on the table to be
called up later.
It would authorize the president to
spend any part of the sum “to give |
aid to local authorities in furnishing
food and clothing to those now actu:
ally suffering’ and for such general
action as the president may deem
necessary (o relieve “want or hunger”
now existing.
Ohio Women Get Vote.
Governor Cox signed the Reynolds
bill passed by both héW es of the iez
{slature, giving Ohio women the priv.
lege of voting fcr pres.dent. Ant:
suffragists hav: announced thoy will
call a referencu. i on the law this fall
in an efor! | to nullify it.
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ENRIQUE J. VARONA.
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR
The British advance along the
Ancre river has attained a depth of
two miles and extends along a front
of about ‘eléven. miles, according 't¢
the ‘official report from Busi head-
quarters’in France.
THis ‘i§' the greatest gain of terri-
tory® since “the ‘battle of the Marne,
with its terrible sacrifices .of troops,
and with practically no losses.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's
men now have Bapaume almost with-
in their grasp. Retirement by the Ger-
mans from Bapaume, an important
strategic point, is' now confidently pre-
dicted here. For two years British
troops “have pounded unceasingly to-
ward this position.
Dispatches indicated a German with-
drawal with hardly a blow struck. A
few machine gun squads were left,
with snipers, to harrass the advancing
forces, but these were quickly stilled.
Kut-el-Amara has been captured
from the Turks by the British forces,
according to a statement made in the
house of commons by. Andrew Bonar
Law, member of the Briish war coun-
cil.
Mr. Bonar Law annogriced that as a
| result of the overdtions on the Tigris
river front all” of the Turkish posi-
tions from Sanngivat to’ Kut-el-Amara
have been securefl and that the town
of Kut-eliA- pen (i huanselly passed
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Guests ! tn Pan's. But No One Hurt—k-
Moct've Known.
With a‘ detonation that was heard.
for miles a dynamite bomb was ex
ploded, wrecking the: east: side of the
Albion hotel. in Fairchance, Pa, aus
shattering ‘every pane of giass WwHEi=
“hotel is $3,000 and to adjacent Bmld-
‘ings, $2,000. No persen was GER set
ously. M."J. Riggs, proprietor ef the
hotel, ‘who ‘slept . directly above where
the bomb exploded, was thrown from-
i bed ‘and suffered minor bruises. from
| falling debris... All the rooms of the
| hotel were filled at.‘the.time and the’
| patrons rushed to the street in scant:
| attire.
Mr. Riggs said he Khow ot no mo-
tive that would cause the plat.. The.
| police brought. bloodhounds ' from
Point Marion to trace the culprits.
VETO FOR SPROUL BILL
Governor Brumbaugh Kills Resolution
| to Investigate Administration.
| Reiterating his readiness to aid in
a “fair and impartial” investigation of
the state administration, and claiming
that the Sproul resolution did not
guarantee such a probe, Governor
| Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania returned
the Sproul measure to the senate with
his veto.
The governor repeated, to a great
extent, the arguments made against
the resolution by his lieutenants when
the measure was before the legisla
ture. “Let the truth be known,” he
says, but he wants the legislature to
ask him for information about his ad-
i ministration and not indulge in a
probe without his consent. It is un-
"derstood that no effort will be made
to pass the resolution over the gover-
nor’s veto.
Predict Potato Shortage Next Year.
Farmers in eastern Ohio sections
predict a short potato crop with a
| | repetition of high prices next year.
{ They say to plant ten bushels of pota-
| |toes to the acre means an expenditure
for seed of $40, and if fifteen bushels
ure used the cost will be $60. The
Initial cost will mean fewer potatoes
‘grown in eastern Ohio, it is claimed.
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THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA.
BERLIN EMBASSY AID
TRANSFERRED TO VIENNA
Photo by American Press Association.
JOSEPH C. GREW.
Not aii of Ambassador Gerard's
staff accompanied him to Switzerland.
Joseph C. Grew, secretary of the em-
bassy, was intercepted by telegraph
by the state department at Berne .and
ordered to Vienna to assist Ambassa-
dor, Penfield.
Jident’s request will. meet with strong
opposition.’ “The failure to make def
nite ‘proposals or “forecasts of ‘action;
Républicdn 'Ieaders--said, had’ con
vinded "them more’ than ever of the
necessify of an extra sessiom.
POWER ASKED
T0 ARM VESSELS
President Wilson Appears Bs-
fore cueizisss Again
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CHIEF DECLARES FOR PEACE
#No Course of My Choosing Will Lead
to War,’ Says President—Uphold-
ings of Rights Greater Than Peace
President Wilson appeared before a
joint session of congress Monday ait
ernoon and asked for full authority to
establish a state of “armed neutrality”
to protect American lives and ships
on the high seas.
Mr. Wilson’s decision to go before
congréss partly was caused by the
faet that Germany’s U-boat campaign
is keeping United States ships tied up
in American ports. Such a cendition,
the president pointed out, is unbear-
able.
The president requested full and im-
mediate assurance that he may exer-
cise such authority as he deems neces-
sary to handle the German-American
situation.
Declaring that he is “the friend of
peace and means to preserve it for
America, as long as he is able, the
president emphasized the fact that he
neither asks nor contemplates a step
whieh might bring war through the
act of Germany.
to war,” he ssid. “War can come
only by the wilful acts and aggression
of others.” He added in almost the
next sentence that’‘‘we must defend
| ble. Upon inquiring if there was any.
action of this country. He declared:
that war could only come through an |
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Taking Him Down, “Good i
A lawyer with a likiaz for billiarus Thos pac sournaiiam, I
had occasion recently to visit a sgl] ere gle Ninny siciibs of the jour
town AL the, west of Svotiand.. - ile nalistt¢ gentos of the hiind Joseph Pur
there. seeking to pass the time. he Hizer Ove cropped up Vesiotber day:
found a new und excellent billiard ta- “There was a big: championship golf
tournament ‘to be played.” a Solter,
‘They immediately began discussing our commerce and the lives of our!
plans of action. Democrats “referred : people.”
to the president's speech as “mild”{ He emphasized that while he may
but his request mét with as general mow have full power to take what
approval on ‘thé administration sfdé of steps are necessary, he desires that
the senate as it ‘did’ with’ disappoint- congress “by its own vote” .show that
ment 6n'the Republican side. #4 xnw it's behind him in whatever he may
Republican sentiment in the nonse ' decide is necessary.
was almost unanimous in favor of an = While he asked specifically for paw-
extra Session of congress and-against er to arm ships, he said he could not
body about who' could play the tand
lord referred him to one of the natives.
They played several: games: but the
result was agzaiust the lawyer. Try a
he might. the countryman won every |
game,
“Mr. —." the lawyer remarked.
“I've quite a reputation at home.
They consider me a good cilliard play
er, but I'm not in your ¢lass. May |
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said.
| cordingiy. All
“This was years &R0, before Mr,
Pulitzer went blind. olf at that i
* was In its Infancy in this’ country. ¢
“Well, Mr. “Pulitzer ‘sent’ fof his
| dozen ‘best reporters afid svecidl ws Hors,
and, fining théni up before him, said:
* “Thcse who understand golf stand.
on the left; those who are ignorant of,
it. on the right."
“The stars separated themselves ac-
understood golf ‘but
PANG,
conferring the additional power which be any more specific, since he can
the president asked. Representative
- Foss of ‘Ghio, 2 recognized ‘authority
on’ the constitution, bégan imamad ate-
ly after the president had finished his
address to prepare & juiwt resolution
for an extra sessiem Beginning the
first Menday im April Me Maeda
In suppert of = camtentien that an
eXtra session of congrty eas de oom- |
east CEEUS Gikboabeat ef the
presdent’s call, Mr. Foss, seinted |
this provision of the constitution?"
“The congress shall assemble at
least once in every year and such ¥
meeting shall be on the first Monday
in December, unless they shall by law |;
appoint a different day.”
For full and immediate 288%
that he may exercise sich a@ihc
| as he drem=s pizces ia hang
Germax-A= 7 lon Bn presi
dent went 2 Yiasfoint session in
de house. ehamber. »
LLOYD © CE ERG" "RNS
OF > i] A H “hE : mena
' Restrictive Mecasures Are: ‘Praces: 8
Importation “of . LuzurisseGnly
Staple Products
The full ‘force of
| George's speecii in the house of com
mons on Friday, when he war ned 6.
the U-boat menace and announced the
government's determination to curta.,
imports of ‘luxuries*and to” do away
with all the non-essential “staples, is!
now realized by the English people.
* That England can withstand any ef-
fort by enemy submarines to starve
the country is the opinion of the pre-
‘mier. “If a restricted program is car-
tied out,” Lloyd George gravely de
clared, “England can face the enemy’s
worst. Food stocks are lowest in our
recollection, due to bad harvests. For |
the nation’s life increased production |
is necessary.’
The restrictive measures proposed |
by Lloyd George are these:
The board of agriculture to receive
powers to enforce cultivation of food |
products.
Importation of foreign tea, coffee
and cocoa prohibited.
Importation of canned salmon re-
duced by 50 per cent.
Paper imports to be reduced 640,000
made for supplying the printing trade.
Importation of timber banned.
Importation of applies and tomatoes
prohibited.
Importation of oranges, bananas and
nuts restricted to 25 per cent of pre:
ent imports.
Of internal plans to economize and
aid England in defeating the Germa:
“starvation policy,” Lloyd George de
clared:
“We must find iron ore ships at al
costs.
“Brewing will be limited to 10,000,
000 barrels a year, thus effecting a
saving of 600,000 tons of foodstuff
now used in that industry.
“Correspcnding restrictions will b
made os t~ distillation of spirits in
order that the public taste may not
be driven from beer to spirits.”
Under the plan for control of all
farming by the board of agriculture,
the premier announcea these plans:
A guarantee must be given the
farmers for minimum prices “for some
years.”
The fixing of prices for wheat, po-
tatoes and oats.
| EE WERE TRS Te
David” Liogd !
tons and a scheme of distribution
“only decide as the situation develops
what specific thing should be done.
The president also asked “a suf-
ficient credit to enable me to provide
adequate means’ of protection, where
they are lacking, “including adequate
| Insurance agains; iki present war
! risks.”
While “practical “results” of the new
{German sub-sea campaign, “are not
‘yet fully disclosed,” the president
| said, and the overt act has not oc-
curred, “it will be’ foolish’ to deny that
the situation is fraught’ with gravest |.
possibilities and dangers.”
ne desites:-peace, there is something
‘greater than /peace—the protection of
tlie gowereign, rights of America, and
“that the. untrammeled ri iuht of Ameri-
can ships to sail the seas’ unmolest ed’
by any foreign nation must be ‘upheld. :
Once before ‘the Unifed States.
‘when a critical situation developed
with France,
It permitted the arming of American
merchant ships, the. convoying . of
{ American vessels—in fact, every war-
like measure shart of an actual dec-
laration of ‘hostilities. :
The president’ ‘indicated plainly that
"the action he has found _hiccessary
does not mean war.
In his address the president pointed.
out that the rights of other neutrals |
| have been affected, but they have
shown no disposition to follow. the |
course laid out by the United States.
He made no direct appeal to them.
} 21n his address, the president, at the
outset, made it plain that he appeared’
| before congress so “that neither coun-
! sel nor action shall run at cross-pur-'
| poses.” He teviewed the severance of
| relations with Germany and referred
| to the sinking of the American ves-
| sels Housatonic and Law, as showing.
| that American. vessels, are subject to
lattack.
The congestion’ to commerce grow-
ing out of the action of shipowners
in refusing to risk their vessels with-
| out insurance and ‘proper protection
is growing more and more serious
daily, the president declared. He stat:
| ed, however, that “the overt act which
BR have ventured to hope the German
! commanders would in fact avoid, has
not occurred.”
| “No thoughtful man can fail to see
that the necessity for definite action
may come at any time,” he continued.
He then referred to the fact that con-
gress shortly must adjourn because of
constitutional limitations, and stated
that to reorganize the next congress
would take much time. It was be-
cause of this that the president stated
that he desired to have all possible
| authority although, he explained, he
believes he already enjoys all of the
authority he asked under existing law.
| Continued invasion of the plain
‘rights of neutrals on the high seas,
| further sacrifices of American lives
and ships, the intolerable blockade of
| American commerce—almost as ef
|fectual as if the country were at war
| —have taken the place of a dreaded
| “overt act,” which was expected to
{shock the world—and have forced the
(president into the next step toward
| war.
i Republican senators today made no
attempt to conceal their disappoint-
{ment over the president’s address be-
fore the joint session, and it is cer-
| tain that legislation granting the pres-
The president declared that hile
wads -called upon to de-:
clare a state of “armed neutrality.”
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J tility to every form off : diili fic er
- Scotland and Wales.
American.
inquire how long you have played?
“Oh. for awhile back,” replied the na
tive. “But. .1 say. | dinna want to
hurt. yer feelin's, but you're the firsi
three—three very excellent writers.
“ ‘You three chaps will cover the
tournament,” said ‘Mr. Pulitzer, with
SE : ‘his ‘nervous ‘smile. © ‘1 want all our
fellow 1 ever baat! London Tit-Bits. | readers to! enjoy our story of this
| event, and, since most of them are
[ignorant of golf, what interests you
| three will be sure to interest them.’ Ve
Washington Star.
: Victor Hugo.
* Vietor Hugo was born at Besancon
France, Feb. 26, 1802: died May 22: |
1885. He began. his literary “work “ai
fourteen, and by: 1827 his..veputation | wh
was continental. In 1852; on account
of hig democratic sympathies, he was
an exile in the island of Jersey. but aft-
er 1870 he returned to France. Forced
ihto politics, he soon becante disgustel’
with’ its’ inkincerities and resigned his
seat in the ‘assembly tO which he ‘had
been elected. In 1876" he was made a
senator, but: never acgonipli ished; »iyeh
on account of Lis uneomp :
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School Strikes In Japan. '
_ School strikes seem peculiar to Ja-
pan, and invariably one is under way:
Such a strike .is a caiamity dreaded
‘by head master and undermaster’ alike.
A head master who has bad a strike
in his school is under suspicion, even
though he may, be quite inngeent of
any unjust conduct. and eventually he :
mst seek A new field for his. ac tivities,
his continued stay. When students
: ’ "I ¢ombine against gone of the undermas-
Great Britain is an islafid ‘in which’ ters he has nothing to do bit” tender,
are located the countries ‘of ‘Eneland. | is resignation: Af the strike Is tem-
Ireland is dn is porarily calmed down it is tacitly un-
| derstood that the ymaster in question’ i
is on the lookout for a mew place.
-Sometimes styl kes, ‘take. place, for the
{ retention of. the teacher. ratlier tha
for his dismissal. “In this latter cas
it is | always the, head master whe
suffers the most, as the move is direct
Yo
Sritign Isles.
land by itself. These two large island:
together, with the numerous small is.
Jands’ adjacent, constitute the. Britieh
isles.
The Absentminded Motorist.
“There's an automobilist in distress
Suppose we stop and ask him if there
is Anything we can do?” favorite.
“Are you referring to the man whe TT ; : 5
is sitting still, with a faraway look in Many Uses For Sawdust. >
Su » Sawdust is Valuable. Tt cah be used
' “for almost anythin exce
“I know that fellow. © He's probably t as an absorberit + Bu is
wondering where he’s going to get the. produces’ dynamite. Used with clay !
money to pay ‘the next-installment on |-and burned ’ it’ produces a terra cotta
his car.” —Birmingham Age-Heraid. brick full of small cavities that; owing
{to its lightness and its properties: ds.
.,& nonconductor, makes excellent fire-
'proot material for walls or floors.
Treating it with fused caustic’ alkaM:
produces oxalic acid.’ Treating it with
sulphuric acid and fermenting it with:
the sugar so formed produces alcohol.
Mixed with a suitable binder and com--
pressed it can’ be used for making:
moldings and imitation carvings. If
mixed with portland cement it pro-
duces’ a flooring material =Philgfiel:
phia. Record. t
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Ivory In Siberia.
An enormous suppply of ivery exists.
in the frozen tundras of Siberia, which,
it 1s thought, will probably suffice: for
the world’s consumption for many
years to come. This ivory consists of’
the tusks of the extinct species of ele-
phants called mammoths. The tusks.
of these animals were of great size
and are wonderfully abundant at some-
places in Siberia, where the frost has:
'I perfectly preserved them.
Quite Possible.
“Here's an account of a man’s death
which said he was in. perfect health a
few minutes before he expired. Now,
that’s ridiculous.”
“Not at all. He might have smoked
too near a gasoline tank.”—Baltimore
8ad Proof.
“Yes,” said the young wife proudly.
“father always gives something expen-
sive when he makes presents.”
“So I discovered when he gave you
away,” rejoined the young husband.
And, with a large. open faced sigh.
he continued to audit the monthly bills
of his better half.—Stray Stories.
In an Emergency.
Tripplets— What did your chauffeur
do when your wife fainted? Abbells—
He didn't do anything till some one in
the crowd hollered, *“Give her air!”
Then he got his pump.—Town Topics.”
Helping Old Rubber.
Rubber that has lost its elasticity.
may be rejuvenated by immersing it
for five minutes in a bath of glycerin
mixed with twenty-five times its vol-
ume of distilled water and heated to-
70 degrees C. and then drying it with
fliter paper.
Keen Sense of Smell.
The aborigines of Peru can in the
darkest night and in the thickest woods
distinguish respectively a white man.
a negro and one of their own race by
the sense of smell.
Men and Women.
Men ought to be mighty good to wo-
men, for nature gave them the big end
of the log to lift and mighty little
strength to do it with.—Lincoln.
A Fluent Talker.
Whangs—Is your wife a good con-
versationalist? Bangs—She would be-
but for one thing—she talks so fluently
Well Trained. that she interrupts herself. :
“Your daughter did well to land that |
» Alpine Shoes.
young millionaire.
“] gave her a good business educs- | The shoes worn by Alpine mountain.-
ton.”—Puck. eers have ‘steel solex ith eight project.
: ing points.
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ed against him, for not retaining some i
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