THE WEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA. a a emai rm rem SWIFT HUNT FOR GERMAN SPIES Mtack on Pershing Transports ~ Arouses Washingion BE U-BOAT FLEET AFTER SHIPS Secretary Daniels Makes Known Peril Successfully Passed by Soldiers Bound For France. There is to be an immediate investi- gation of the German spy system in the United States. The narrow escape of the transports bearing the Pershing army to Europe has aroused Washington as no other event since the war was declared. The attack by a fleet of submarines demon- strates the fact that the spy system reaches into the very heart of the navy department. If it did not German submarines would not have been able to know that the American troops were coming and most certainly would not have known the course they were taking on the high seas so as to be able to lie in a blue water ambush for them far outside the boundaries of the ordinary danger zone. ‘ How this information was obtained, by whom, and how it was sent to Ger- many in order that a fleet of subma- rines might be sent out to waylay and slaughter the American troops and cast a chill of terror throughout the American nation—example of German frightfulness—is what ‘the investiga- tion is to determine. How another flotilla of German sub- marines could know the pert for which the American ships were bound, so as to lie in the right spot within the sub- marine zone and attack another con- tingent, is further proof, according to the belief here of a leak of govern- ment secrets which imperils the life of every American sailor and soldier who sails on the high seas. Secretary Daniels’ statement fol- lows: “It is with the joy of a great re- Jief that I announce to the people of the United States the safe arrival in France of every fighting man and every fighting ship. Now that the last vessel has reached port, it is safe to disclose the dangers that were en- countered, and to tell the complete story of peril and courage. “The transports bearing our troops were twice attacked by German sub- marines on the way across. On both occasions the U-boats were beaten off with every appearance of loss. One was certainly sunk, and there is every reason to believe that the accurate fire of our gunners sent others to the bottom. “For purposes of convenience the expedition was divided into contin- gents, each contingent including troop ships and a naval escort designed to keep off such German raiders as might be met. “An ocean rendezvous had also been arranged with the American destroy- ers now operating in European waters jn order that the passage of the danger zone might be attended by every possible protection. “The first attack took place at 10:30 on the night of June 22. What gives it peculiar and disturbing significance js that our ships were set upon at a point well this side of the rendezvous and in that part of the Atlantic pre- sumably free from submarines. “The attack was made in force, al- though the night made impossible any exact count of the U-boats gath- ered for what they deemed a slaughter. “The high seas convoy, circling with their searchlights, answered with peavy gunfire, and its accuracy stands proved by the fact that the torpedo discharge became increasingly scat tered and inaccurate. It is not known how many torpedoes were launched, but five were counted as they sped by. “A second attack was launched a few days later against another con- tingent. The point of assault was be- yond the rendezvous, and our destroy- ers were sailing as a screen between the transports and all harm. The re- sult of the battle was in favor of the American gunnery. “Not alone did the destroyers hold the U-boats at a safe distance, but their speed also resulted in the sink- ing of one submarine at least. Gren- ades were used in firing, a depth- charge explosive timed to go off at a certain distanee under water. In one jnstance oil and wreckage covered the surface of the sea after a shot from a destroyer at a periscope, and the reports make claim of sinking. “Protected by our high seas con- voy, by our destroyers and by French war vessels, the contingent proceeded and joined the others in a French port. «The whole nation will rejoice that so great a peril is passed for the van- guard of the men who will fight our battles in France. No more thrilling Fourth of July celebration could have been arranged than this glad news that lifts the shadow of dread from the heart of America.” Radio Operator Arrested. Professor Jonathan Zemmick, Ger- man radio operator umtil recently sta- tioned in the great German wireless station in Sayville, Long Island, N. Y,, was arrested by federal agents in Boonton, N. J, and removed to Ellis {stand, it was learned. The ar rest was made at the order of the de- partment of justice in Washington. rg + ETE FEIT TR, WILSON ORDERS EXPORT CONTROL Home People fo Be Protected by Embargo HEAVY FINES ARE PROVIDED Importance of Proclamation Empha- sized by Large List of Commodities Named. Government control of American ex- ports, authorized in a provision of the espionage act, was put into operation by President Wilson with the issuance of a proclamation requiring ‘the licensing of shipments to all countries of the most important export com- modities. In a statement accompanying the proclamation the president declared the government's policy will be first to give consideration to American needs; next, to meet as far as pos- sible the requirements of the allies, and lastly to supply the neutral coun- tries wherever practicable. It is made clear that every effort will be made to see that no supplies reach the cen- tral powers. THe proclamation says in part: “Whereas, congress has enacted, and the president has on the fifteenth day of June, 1917, approved a law which contains the following pro- visions: “ “Whenever during the present war the president shall find that the pub- lic safety shall so require, and shall make proclamation thereof, it shall be unlawful to export from or ship from or take out of the United States to any country named in such proclama- tion any article or articles mentioned in such proclamation, except at such time or times, and under such regu- lations and orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the pres- ident shall prescribe, until otherwise ordered by the president or by con- gress.’ Provided, however, that no preference shall be given to the ports of one state over those of another. “<Any person who shall export, ship, or take out, or deliver or attempt to deliver for export, shipment, or taking out, any article in violation of this title, or of any regulation or order made hereunder, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both; and any article so delivered or exported, shipped, or taken out, or ro aifcmpted to be de- livered or. exported, shipped or taken out, shall be seized and forfeited to the United States, and any officer, di- rector or agent of a corporation who participates in any such violation shall be liable to like fine or imprison- ment, or both. « Whenever there is a reasonable cause to believe that any vessel, do- mestic or foreign, is about to carry out of the United States any article or articles in v.ciation of the provis- ions of this title. the collector of cus- toms for the district in which such vessel is located hereby authorized and empowcred, subject to review by the secretary of commerce, to refuse clearance to any such vessel, domestic or foreign, for which clearance is not required by law, to forbid the de- pariure of such vessel from the port, and it shall thereupon be unlawful for such vessel to depart. Whoever, in violation of any of the provisions of this section, shall take, or attempt to take, or authorize the taking of any such vessel out of port or from ths jurizdiction of the United States, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or im- prisoned not more than twp years, 0! both; and, in addition, such vessel, her tackle, apparel, furniture, equip. ment and her forbidden cargo shall b: forfeited to the United States.” The commodities named in the li put under control are coal, coke, fucl oils, kerosene and gasoline, including bunkers; food grains, flour and metal, fodder and feeds, meats and fats; pig iron, steel billets, ship plates and structural shapes, scrap iron and scrap steel; ferro-manganese, fertilizers, arms, ammunition and explosives. ENGINEERS OFF FOR FRONT Kept Secret. The Fifth engineer regiment, na- tional army, has broken camp at East Oakmont, near Pittsburgh, and de- parted for an unnamed destination. A train of forty-two especially equipped coaches and baggage cars, in two sec- tions, was used by the departing sol- diers. Colonel Edgar Jadwin, in com- mand of the regiment, gave no intima- tion of where the regiment was going. for five days were taken on the train. The regiment had entrained Friday, but a change of orders delayed the start and it was necessary to pass forty-eight hours in the railroad coaches. Suspected Kaiser's Agent Nabbed. Acting on information from Wash- ington federal agents in New York have arrested two prominent Ger- man residents of New York and in- terned them on Ellis island. It is un- derstood many other arrests will fol- low. The two taken into custody are Carl Heymen, former intimate of Fritz von Papen and Oaptein Boy- Bd, and F. HB. Surgemeister, said to be the paymaster of the German gov- ernment in this country. They were Destination of Pittsburgh Regiment. Rations sufficient to maintain the men HIS SHIPS SAFEGUARDED | PERSHING’S MEN AT SEA DUTCH WARSHIP VISITS U. S. ON WAY TO INDIA Photo by American Press Association. REAR ADMIRAL GLEAVES. “The happiest day of my‘*life was when we of the American navy were welcomed in the French harbor where our soldiers disembarked,” said Ad- miral Gleaves, commanding the Amen ican squadron which convoyed Gen- eral Pershing’s troops, in a statement to the French press. “Never have co. operation and co-ordination been so imperative, nor so complete, between the two arms of defense of the nation as at this moment.” CHINESE PALACE SHELLED As Emperor Abdicates Airmen Drop Bombs In Peking. Reuter’s Peking correspondent re- ports that the palace there was bom- barded by an airplane. % The dispatch from Peking an- nouncing the abdication of Hsuan Tung, the young emperor, who was put back on the throne by General Chang Hsun, is corroborated by a cablegram received from Reuter’s cor- respondent there. ge I It appears that General Chang Hsun, depressed by the failure of hig" at- tempt to restore the monarchy, | ten- dered his resignation to the e TOT, who thereupon issued an edi an- nouncing his abdication. fo The republican forces occupy $tra- tegic positions in the southern nd western outskirts of the city, \® there is every prospect of a peaceful settlement. BIG WHEAT CROP IN SIGHT More Than 38,000,000 Bushels In Ex- cess of Last Year. The winter wheat crop of 1917 will total 402,000,000 bushels zgzainst 482 000,000 bushels in 1916; the spring els against 158,000,000 in 1..6. ‘The winter aud spring what crop will total 678,006,000 bushels, or 38 000,000 busheis more than 1916 yielded. Corn will reach 2,124,000.000 bush els, far over the 1916 yiell of 2,683.- 000,000 bushels. 2 White potatoes promise 452,000,000 bushels against 285,000,000 in 1916 an. there will be 10,000,000 bushels more sweet potatoes this year than last. ' The response to the president's mid- April appeal to the farmers is most gratifying to the officials: A billion bushels increase in all crops is the result. FATAL POWDER EXPLOSION Six Killed and Thirty-One Injured at Mare Island Navy Yard. Six persons are known to have been killed in an explosion of powder which wrecked two storehouses at the Mare Island navy yard; and at least thirty- one persons were injured. Fire which threatened to spread to the magazine proper was extinguished. No estimate of the property damage has been made. Buildings on various parts of the island were damaged and in some instances roofs lifted. The damage in Vallejo was exten- * give,” windows being shattered and doors as far as two miles from the scene twisted from their hinges. PRESIDENT ‘CALLS GUARD Local Men to Enter Regular Army In August. President Wilson has issued a proc- lamation calling the entire national guard of the country into the United States army, to date from Aug. 5 next, i and also calling the regiments out for active service. The national guard of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota and Nebraska will be called into the federal service on July 15 and sent to concentration camps in the south, although the draft will not apply formally to them until Aug. b. . Asks Men to Behave. Major General Pershing issued his first general order to the American expeditionary army contingent on French moil. It was a plea to his “Sammies” to return France's grati- tude with perfect deportment during the time they are fighting for demos arrested in & prominent hotel Se WERE EIR Be racy. wheat crop will total 276,000,000 bush- Photo by American Press Association. Danger of mines and submarines along the ordinary route from Holland to the Dutch East Indies are responsi ble for the presence in New York har- bor of the cruiser Zeeland of the Dutch navy, which is going by way of the Panama canal. She is a two fun- neled armored cruiser of the Holland class, of which the Dutch government has six vessels. . A GENERAL SURVEY 0¢ THE WAR Russian troops have captured Koniuchy, on the Galician front, to- gether with 164 officers and 18,000 men, the Russian war office an- nounced. On an eighteen-mile front in north- eastern Galicia, between Brzezany and Zborow, General Brusiloff’'s heavy guns are serving thunderous notice on the Teutons that the Russians “have only begun to fight.” Since Monday there has been a deadlock on this front. Berlin told of the new terrific bombardment, presaging a resump- tion of Brusiloff’s drive on Lemberg. After their strongest offensive effort since Verdun the Germans found themselves thrown back everywhere along an eleven-mile front on the Chemin-Des-Dames, leaving the ground thickly strewn with their dead, and having failed to take even one French soldier prisoner. ; The French lines remained intact and the French commanding general who watched the operations through- out from the front trenches, was able to declare that not a single yard of territory had been lost. The Germans came forward every: where in the closest formation and in successive waves preceded by the famous “shock” troops, who were mown down by the French fire. In one of the greatest aerial raids made on London, thirty-seven persons, including several children, were killed and nearly 150 injured Saturday morn- ing. At least twenty German airplanes flew over London dropping bombs in the heart of the city. Four of the raiding machines were brought down by British fliers. In addition allied airplanes, waiting. off Dunkirk to attack the raiders on their way home, destroyed three German seaplanes and brought down or dam- aged four other scouting airplanes. The attack was plainly directed against the civilian population and business and financial buildings. There is no question but that the Germans knew where they were and it was not a matter of scattering explosives blindly from a great height. How it happened that more persons were not killed is hard to explain. Thousands were in the streets in the area bombed, but probably a much larger proportion took shelter in the solid buildings, taught by the lesson of June 13. Among the places alttacked was one of the most extensive metropoli- tan hospitals, on which the Red Cross flag was flying conspicuously and the location of which must have been known. Early rumors were abroad that the hospital had been damaged, but investigation showed it had es- caped entirely, although several bombs fell close to it. In one building a number of promi- nent business men had gathered for a conference. Above their heads was only plate glass. A bomb exploded in the lavatory, but did not even break the glass. Not one of the men was hurt. SLACKERS ON STONE PILE 112 of Them Doing “Bit” In Illinois House of Correction. The Rockford (Ill) slackers sen- tenced by Judge Landis to the Chi- cago house of correction, where they were received, were assigned to tem: porary tasks. There are 112 of them. They were garbed in the official blue trousers and blue caps with striped shirts of -the institution and presently were to be seen swinging pickaxes, pushing heavily laden wheel- barrows, ‘aseorting scrap iron, shovel {REVENUE LOSS FAGES CONC2ESS John Barleycorn’s Downfall Means Other Taxes re— SENATE SEALS LIQUOR'S END Government to Take Over All Liquor In Bond and Pay Owners Cost Plus Not More Than 10 Per Cent Profit. With the downfall of John Barley- corn in the senate the question of making up the loss of the anticipated tax in the revenue bill was the lead: ing issue facing congress. The upper house voted to forbid the manufacture of all distilled liquors, to forbid also their importation, and to direct the president to take over all spirits in bond, paying the owners cost plus not more than 10 per cent. This will cost the government at least $640,000,000. The action of the senate is more radical than many expected a few days ago. The defeat of the “bone dry” forces has long been regarded as a certainty. Few of the conserva tives expected, however, that the sen- ate, confronted already with a stag- gering cost for the war would take the step it did and vote to purchase the spirits in the bonded warehouses in the hope of insuring 'the total prohibition of whisky. But prohibitive as the cost of this appeared to some, it was brushed aside over the protests of Senator Simmons, chairman of the senate finance committee. Overthrowing as virtually confiscatory the more radical Cummins amendment, which would have prevented the release of any of this liquor during the war period, the senate by g vote of 60 to 12 adopted an amendment framed by Senator Smoot of Utah, directing the presi- dent to take possession of the liquor and pay the owners for it. Some of the money expended for this purpose the government can gel back by redistilling the liquor for the manufacture of munitions. The owners of these spirits are to be re- leased from their political obligations to pay taxes on it unless they with- draw it before seizure. With the Smoot amendment dis- posed of, thus settling the question raised regarding the bonded supply, the senate as its final step passed the Robinson amendment with which had been incorporated both the Smoot pro- vision and the Cummins amendment ‘forbidding the importation of spirits. In the final action beer and wines were left unmolested, as the presi- dent desired. But if the senate’s ac- tion on the prohibition question stands, the cocktail and the highball, the gin rickey and the mint julep, and all the delectable compounds made up for thirsty souls, will be banished from the country’s bars thirty days after the president af- fixes his signature to the food bill, that is unless the liquor interests of the country take out the spirits now in bond before the decree goes into effect. But even this will insure only a limited supply, with retail prices mounting higher as it becomes ex- hausted. LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN Pittsburgh, July 10. Cattle—Prime, $12.60@13; good, $11.50@12; tidy butchers, $10.50@ 11.25; fair, $9.76@10.25; common, $7.50@8.50; heifers, $7@10.75; com- mon to good fat bulls, $6 @10.50; com- mon to good fat cows, $6@9.50; fresh cows and springers, $40@90. Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers, $10@10.50; good mixed, $9@9.75; fair mixed, $7.560@8.50; culls and common, $4.560@6; spring lambs, $11@16; veal calves, $15@15.60; heavy and thin calves, $7@11. Hogs—Prime heavy and heavy mixed, $16.06@16.10; mediums and heavy Yorkers, $16@16.05; light York- ers, $15.25@15.50; pigs, $14.75@15; roughs, $13.50@14.25; stags; $12@13. Cleveland, July 10. Cattle—Choice fat steers, 1,150 pounds and upwards, $11.25@11.50; choice fat steers, 1,000 pounds and up- wards, $10@10.50; good to choice butcher steers, $9@39.50; fair to good, $8@38.75; common to light steers, $7@ 8; choice fat butcher bulls, $7.50@ 9.25; bologna bulls, $6.25@7.25; com- mon cows, $5.76; milch cows and springers, $60@85. Calves—Choice, $15@15.60; good mixed, $16; heavy, $7@14. Hogs—Choice heavy, $16; good mixed, $15.80@15.90; Yorkers, $15.75; pigs and lights, $14.25; roughs, $14; stags, $12.75. Clipped Sheep and Lambs—Spring lambs, $14.560@14.75; fair to good, $10 @12; choice yearlings, $9@12; good to choice sheep, $8.50@9.50; culls and common, $6@7. Chicago, July 10. Hogs—Bulk, $14.66@15.55; light, $14.20@15.50; mixed, $14.40@15.75; heavy, $14.30@15.80; roughs, $14.30@ 15.650; pigs, $10.756@14. Cattle—Native beef cattle, $8.40@ 13.90; stockers and feeders, $6.80@ 950; cows and heifers, $5.40@11.90; calves, $10@14.76. Sheep and Lambs—Wethers, $7.80@ 11.10; lambs, $10@16.60. Chicago Grain Market Close. ing in the stone gmarry or trundling bricks. ie di BRR PENNSYLVANIA NEWS IN BRIEF interesting (tems From Ali Sec- tions of the State. casa CULLED FOR QUICK READING Rm News of All Kinds Qathered From various Points Throughout the Keystone State South Aftoona hopes to have a big munition plant. el xl 2 West Hazleton has instituted a blue law regeime by Sunday closing. ; Reading refuses to pay Harry Lamp, dog catcher, for catching puppies. Bridgeport teachers and school jani. tors were given increased wages. Not receiving a bil, Altoona school bo~rd will h~ul its coal from the m'nes. Park view, near Hazleton, is organ- izing a fire company, after $10,000 loss. From burns caused by a firecracker, Francis Leary, aged seven, dled atl Lancaster. : Pennsylvania Odd Fellows can’t meet at Oil City in October, for lack of no- tel room there. Accused of passing counterfeit $20 and $5 bills, Kivil Sodal, of Ambridge, awaits trial at Erie. The First National bank of Shenan- doah has purchased the Ferguson house block for $125,000. A counterfeit half-dollar, with the Denver imprint and year 1918, is wor- rying the Cumberland Valley. A carload of cows sold by Holman & Graham, Phoenixville, brought as high as $172 a head and averaged $102. Milo Hefer, aged seventeen, was drowned in Kishacopuillas Creek, in Mann's Narrows, while bathing in the dam. ; His skull fractured when an automo- bile overturned, near McKee, Joseph Oampbell, aged forty-eight, of Curry, dled. : Ten cars of armor plate, em route to a Pacific port, passed over the Read- ing road through Bloomsburg Sunday night. Mrs. Anna Caldwell, aged forty-five, of Ellwood City, was struck by an au- tomobile driven by Howard Nagel and killed. y After thirty-nine years’ service in South Bethlehem schools, Principal P. J. Halll, of the Migh school, has been dropped. ( “he Lehigh Valley Coal company has raised the retail price of fuel fon Hezleton’s domestic consumers ten cents a ton. : { For operating an automobile while Intoxicated, D. P. Murray, Altoona, is serving thirty days in jail and mus pay $100 fine. . Dennis, a son of Councilman B. J. McGinley, Mauch Chunk, set a trap to cateh rats, but to his surprise caught a wily old fox. The summer mission school at Wil- son college closed after twenty mis- sionaries on furlough and 500 students had participated. John Televeco was drowned at Hazleton when he leaped from a div- ing board into a fifty-foot mine cave filled with water. : Because of shortage of cars col- lieries in the Mahanoy district were obliged to suspend operations, throw- ing hundreds idle. The ambulanee to be presented to Company A, Third fleld artillery, by Hazleton citizens, was a feature of the parade there. . Under the Powell bill, approved by the governor, terms of commissioners of all first-class townships will be in- creased to four years. The Lehigh Valley railroad is im- pressing gate tenders and signalmen into its laboring ranks, and women may take their places. Falling under a car at the No. 7 colliery of the G. B. Markle company, at Jeddo, Bernard Marcowitz, aged twenty-two, was killed. ‘War-time conditions have cut the attendance at Pennsylvania State col- lege summer season for teachers to 645, against 1104 last year. 2 Miss Katherine Mayo, author of Justice to All” is collecting material for a new volume of stories of the Pennsylvania state police. ; : Close to 8700 pneumatic-tired auto- mobiles have heen granted state Ili- censes on the half-year basis by the state highway department. j Northumberland has made com- plaint to the public service commis- sion against the service of the Nor- thumberland Water company. The Pennsylvania railroad women’s division of war relief, Altoona, has forwarded 200 soldiers’ kits to the Ninth regiment of enginesers. Instant death came to Charles ¥Fa- bien, aged six, of Tuscarora, when he fell from an automobile in the path of another, which crushed his head: Dr. J. B. Tweedle, a veteran Weath- erly physictan, has shaken hands with every president of the United States from Buchanan to the present time. Bishop Hoban, of the Scranton dio- geese, blessed the new cemetery of St. Stanlsiane congregation, at Hazleton, il] twenty4ifth anniversary ef the Of the twenty-seven applications filed for naturalization at es more than ha are those of German birth and desire to be made American ¢itizens. A series of examinations for perma- nent teachers’ certificates will be held Wheat. Corn. Oats. 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