T. Yoder
J.
' JOHNSTOWN
Sells the Champion Cream Saver
THE NEW DE LAVAL —
HERE is no machine made in which proper lubrication is more
vitally important than it is in a cream separator. A separator
that is not properly oiled will turn hard and soon wear out.
The old-fashioned method of oiling through a number of little
holes with a Su} uirt-can was unsatisfactory for the reason that some
. users would too much and too often, ville others would not oil
often enough. '
The NEW De Laval is
automatically oiled
You dows have to fuss aroun =a
has on top filled wba Reap the oe oii
he automatic oi
system Bwils ee that ne
and bearin the
ine has just th ef ean
Machine)! as Jus e Y Hight Bro amount of cl
The automatic oiling system saves time ;
saves bo Bioko tha achine run ome
and adds years to its lite,
The De Laval oiling system has been great-
4 improved by the addition in the NEW De
Laval of an automatically oiled neck bearing
and the consequent elimination of the tube
toes formerly carried ofl to this most import-
part. a
There has never been a cream se BIatY that
gmbedied 80 many improvements a. 2
val.
The new §g}2.contering bowl with its im-
proved milk-distributing device, and the bell
speed-indicator which insures operation at the
proper speed, are two of the greatest improve-
ments that have ever n made in cream
Separator construction.
Come in and gee the NEW De Laval
Showing altomatic °
of NEW De L od
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CONDENSED REPORT OF CONDITION
The Second National Bank
MEYERSDALE, PA.
"December 31st, 1917.
x RESOURCES
" Loans, Bonds and Tovestments.....coe..oeiveiiininirninns veennnn. $804,891 52
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures..... rd vain tan ha nii sin 64,130 20
Cash and Due From Banks...... rliia at $175, 108 44
Total Resources, $1,044,130.16
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid'in..... eid ahs a, £65,000 00
Surplus Fund and Profits. ....c...eecinanans 70,334 30
Circulation..................... sivas bendy . 65.000 00
Deposits ............ih.ciii hisses Seana sittin Spa 843,795 36
Total Liabilities, $1,044,130.16
November 10, 1915......... $652,875.57
November 17, 1916......... $689,765.65
$1,044,130.16
December 31, 1917
OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business, Nov. 20th, 1917
RESOURCES
1.0805 and InvestNEnIS cueesisrsssanishes semnnnispibasnins $ 964,112 73
B.S. Bonds........i.. nih 246,116 00
Banking House.. . 30.200 00
Cash ...... tienes ies sears ners irra, 3113971
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents... CE 291,381 13
Potal...... $1,612,949 63
. LIABILITIES
Capital Stock i iil isssiaess ivan osis resariiia tated $ 65,000 00
Surplus and Profits 155,971 11
Circulation........;.s-.- Giri Te en ann AT 65 000 00
Deposits..........c.a0e00en reverie . 1.326.697 52
Total......51 612,949 63
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T he Citizens National Bank
“The Bank with the Clock with tHe Million”
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
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Organized bookbinders at Atlanta
Practically all the agricultural
Gi have- adjusted differences with | work in Italy is being done by wo-
their employers, both parties si mes
a conti vhich provides for im- Women compose one-third of the
proved 1o conditi ovees in the chemical industry
THE
SECR
T TREATIES
{Copies of Agreements for “Annexations and Spolia.
tions” Between Entente Allies
(Arthur S. Draper, in New York Tribune)
London, Dec.
texts of the secret negotiations
1915 between Russia,
on the other,
the Central Powers and other inter-
14.—The complete!
in |
on the one|
hand, and France and Great Britain, |
{
1
relative to Constanti- |
nople; Persia, the future frontiers of |
national questions, revealed recently |
by the Russian Government in Petro- |
grad, were made public here to-day.
in the form of three confidential
telegrams from M. Sazonolff,
Russian Foreign Minister, . to
Russian Ambassadors in Paris and
then :
the |
London, they reveal that -early in |
1915
the British and French Gov-
ernmengs agreed to the annexation |
by Russia of the Dardanelles and
Constantinople, with the protection
of Allied economic and political in-
terests, in return for whick Russia
was to assist in the British campaign
on Gallipoli.
es, it wag/oroposed, should be made
independent of Turkish rule, a neu-
tral zone of Persia was to be created
in the British sphere of
and other Persian districts and parts
of northern Afghanistan were to be
secured for Russia.
The documents also reveal a Rus- |
sian agreement to allow France and
influence,
The holy Moslem plac- |
Britain complete freedom in drawing |
up the western frontiers of Germany
and Austria, after the war, and
called for the exclusion of the Polish
question from
sion.
international discus- |
i
Exchange of views among Rus- |
sia, Britain and Japan in regard to |
forcing Germany out of Chinese mar-
kets was likewise proposed.
Russia Receives Constantinople.
{First Telegram)
The first telegram to the Russian |
Ambassador in Paris,
5, 1915, is as follows:
“On February 23 (March 8)
the French Ambassador, on be-
half of his government, an-
nounced to me that Fgance is
prepared to take up the most ~
favorable attitude in the matter
of the realization of our desires
as set out in my telegram to you,
No. 397, in respect to the straits
and Constantinople, tor which I
charged” you to tender, Delcasse
my gratitude. In his conversa-
tiong with you Delcasse had
previously ‘more than once giv-
en his assurance that we could
rely on the sympathy of France,
. hnd only referred to the need of
elucidating the question of the
‘ attitude of England, from which
he feared some objection, be-
tore he could give us more defi-
nite assurance in the above
sense. *
“Now, the British Government
has given complete consent in
writing to the annexation by
Russia of the straits and Con-
stantinople within the limits in-
dicated by wus and demanded
only assurance for its economic
interests and a similar benevo-
lent attitude on our part toward
the political aspirations of Xag-
land in other parts. For me
personally, filled, as I am; with
the most complete conidonce in
Deleasse, the assurance received
from him is quite sufficient, but
the imperial government would
desire a more definite pronounce-
ment of France's assent {o the
complete satisfaction of our de-
sires similar to that made by
the British Government.
(Signed) ‘‘Sazonoff.”’
Arranging the Fate of Turkey
(Second Telegram)
The second telegram to the Rus-
sian Ambassador in London, dated
March 7, 1915, says:
“Referring to the memoran-
dum of the British Government
(embassy) here of March 12,
will you please express to Lord
Grey the profound gratitude of
the imperial government for the
complete and final assent of
Great Britain to the solution of
the question of the straits and
Constantinople in accordance
with Russia’s desires. The, im-
perial government fully apprec-
iates the sentiments of the Brit-
ish Government, and feels cer-
tain tMe sincere recognition of
mutual interests will secure for-
ever the firm friendship between
Russia and Great Britain.
“Having already given its
promise respecting the condition
of trade in the straits and Con-
stantinople. the imperial govern-
"ment sees no objection
firming its assent to
lishment of fre
nitinople
to con-
the estab-
y transit thro
Const
proceeding from or
1, -ana
the str
dated March |
ee ed 2 ch een mere
| Ambassador
the breaking through of the Dar-
danelles, undertaken by the Al-
lies, the imperial government is
prepared to, co-operate in induc-
ing those states whose help is
considered uséful by Great Brit-
ian and France to join in the ,
undertaking on reasonable
terms. The imperial government
completely shares the view of
the British Government that
holy Moslem places must also in
the future remain under an in-
dependent Moslem rule.
“It is desirable to elucidate
at once whether it is contem-
plated to leave those places wun-
der the rule of Turkey, the Sul-
tan retaining the title of Caliph,
or to create new, independent
states, since the imperial gov-
ernment would only be able to
formulate its desires in accord-
ance with one or the other of
these assumptions, - On its part,
the imperial government would
regard the separation of the cal-
iphate from Turkey as very de-
sirable. Of course, the freedom
of the pilgrimage must be com-
pletely secured. The imperial
government confirms its assent
to the inclusion of a neutral
zone of Persia in the ' British
sphere of influence. At the same
time, however, it regards it as
just to stipulate that the dis-
tricts adjoining the cities of Is-
paham and Yezd, forming with
then one inseparable whole,
should be secured for Russia, in
view of Russian interests which
have arisen there. The neutral
zone now, forms a wedge be-
tween the Russian and Afghan
frontiers, and comes up to the
very frontier Iine of Russia at
Tulager.“Hence a portion of this
wedge will have to be annexed
_ to the Russian sphere of influ-
ence.
“0f essential importance to
the imperial government is the
question of railway construction
in the neutral zone. which will
réquire further a cable discus-
sion. The Tmpetial government
expects that in the tature its full
liberty of action will be recog-
nized in the sphere of influence
allotted to it, coupled in partic-
ular with the right of preferent-
ially developing in that sphere
its financial and economic poli-
cies. Lastly, the imperial gov-
ernment considers it desirable
simultaneously to solve also the
problems of Northern Afghanis-
tan, adjoining Russia, in the
sense of wishes expressed on the
subject by the imperial ministry
in the course of negotiations
last year.
(Signed) ‘“Sazonoff.”
Free Hand to Fix German Bound-
aries
(Third Telegram)
The third telegram. to the Russian |
in Paris is dated Ieb-|
ruary 24, 1917:
“Please refer to my telegram
No. 6,063, 1915. At the forth-
coming conference you may be
guided by the following general
principles: Political agreements
concluded “thetween the Allies
during the war must remain in-
tact and are not subject to re-
vision. They include an agree-
ment with France and England
on Constantinople, the straits,
Syria and Asia Minor, and also a
London treaty with Italy. All
suggestions for future delimita-
tion of Central Europe are at
present premature, but in gen-
eral one must bear in mind that
we are prepared to allow Krance
and England complete freedom in
drawing up the western frontiers
of Germany in the expectation
that the Allies on their part
would allow us equal freedom in
drawing up our frontiers of Ger-
many and Austria.
“It is particularly necessary to
insist on the exclusion of the
Polish question from subjects of
international discussion and on
the eliminaticn of all attempts
! to place the future of Poland un-
der the guarantee and control
of the powers. With regard to
the Scandinavian states, it is
necessary to endeavor to keep
hack Sweden from any action
hostile to us and at the same
time to examine betimes meas-
ures for attracting Norway on
our gide in ddse it should prove *
impossible .to prevent war with
has alr
mania
ff 1
red all political
Iy
advantages
d induce her to t
been. .
|
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+ STRIKERS KILLED:
GUN MEN ESCAPE
New Brunswick, N. J., Jan.
10.—Justice Bergen has dis-
missed five gun men who, on
Jan. 19, 1915, killed two
strikers and injured 19 others
in the fertilizer strike at the
Williams & (Clark: plant; near
here. Four of the thugs were
fined $500 and their leader
paid $1,000. The ‘prosecution
agreed that all other indiect-
ments of first degree murder
be quashed.
The strikers were unorgan-
ized when they suspended work
on January 4, 1915, to enforce
former rates of $2 a day, which
had been reduced to $1.60 on
the previous October. They
were later unionized and the
old rate was re-established. |,
In instructing the grand jury
to return indictments against
the gun men Justice gsBergen
scored the sheriff for swearing
in as deputies professional gun
men furnished by a Newark de-
tective agency. But this con-
demnation of the sheriff was
three years ago when the public
was aroused against this out-
rage. Since then the incident
.has been forgotten and the
murderers are dismissed by
Justice Bergen with fines paid
by those who employed them.
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DOVVOCO0COOI0VCHACOTOCOL
NOTHING SERIOUS
“So you
sie?’’
Yes, mamma.”
“Why didn’t you run, dear?’
“Because you told me never to
deceive, mamma.”
! But how would that deceive, my
| child?”
“It might give some one who saw
‘me running an idea that I was anx-
{ious to get there, and I wasn't”’—
| Yonkers Statesman.
! * *
were late to school, Bes-
A very poor man applied for mem-
| bership in a very exclusive church.
| They hardly liked to turn him down,
so requested him to take the matter
to the Lord in prayer and come
again. In about two months he
| showed up. They questioned him as
[to what reply, if any he had re-
| ceived, and he said: “The Lord told
| me not to get discouraged. He said
| Hie kad been trying to get in to that
! church for seven years, but had not
succeeded.”
J
LS *
The fussy old gentlemen asked the
chance traveling companion: . “Have
you any children, sir?”
“Yes, sir; asson.”
“Does he smoke?”
“Ah, sir, he never so
touched a cigarette.”
| “So much the better, sir; the use
of tobacco is a poisonous habit. Does
| he frequent clubs?”
| “He has never put his foot
one.”
i “Allow me to congratulate you.
Does he never come home late?”
“Never. He goes to bed directly
{after dinner.
“A model young man, sir; a mod-
lel voung man. How old is he?”
“Just six months.”’—Philadelphia
Record.
much as
in
Deacon (butting into street mix-
lup): A little religious talking to will
| stop these fellows.
Bystander; You'd better not try it,
{ mister. It was religion that started
{the scrap.—Life.
| honeigirls at Jacksonville, Fla.,
| have organized for increased pay.
{
be perfectly futile to search for
new baits in this respect. The
question of pushing out the
(Germans from Chinese markets
is one of very great importance.
but a solution is impossible with-
out the participation of . Japan.
ir ig preferable to examine it at
economic conference where
representatives Japan
egent. This does_not exclude
e desiral Ly of a preliminary
IVE i 3 the sul
and
an
of are
on
Ivery large center of population
organized into a municipality has a
health departmen; with a bureau de- |
voted to consideration of the com-
munity’s. health. Large appropria- |
tions of the people’s money are made |
to maintain the bureau. Bulletins
are issued to the pubic urging obser-
vation of certain health rules. Super-
vision over
insure in each living room adequate
space for fresh air.
The school department employs
dieticians to teach food values and
the end that a more healthy race may
be reared. Some progress has been
made along these lines. Then comes
riates many millions of dollars fer
the heads of these departments issue
more bulletins, but
rules enjoined are in direct opposi-
Labor Federations Making
New Drive for Work-
New York, Jan.
iversal health insurance fon
earners and prevention of sickness,
as a need emphasized by the war.
The advanced action recently taken
by the federationg in California, Wis-
consin, New Jersey and New York is
regarded as a positive indication of
‘the growing conviction among the
unions that health insurance must
come soon in this country along the
lines of similar protection afforded
the workers in Europe.
At the New York State Federation
of Labor conference at Albany, Jan.
8, with 150 delegates in attendance,
a resolution wag adopted without a
health insurance and including this
measure in the Federation's immedi-
ate legislative program. >
Two days previously the Joint
State Labor Legislative Board of
New Jersey, composed of the organ-
ized labor bodies, including repre-
sentatives of the railroad brother-
hoods, re-affirmed the Federation's
earlier approval of workmen’s health
insurance and recommended that
such legislation make adequate pro-
visions for the needs and rights of
the workers themselves. This resolu-
tion expressing labor’s attitude de-
clared that ‘‘the most careful con-
sideration be given to the righis of
the worker to adequate medical care
with free choice of physician; that
the cash benefit be fixed at two-
thirds of wages, in proportion to
wages received up-to $12 a week, but
shall not be less than $5 weekly;
that there be provided equal repre-
sentation and equal contributions by
employees and employers in mutual-
ly managed insurance funds to be
conducted without profit * * *
and with emphasis on sickness pre-
vention.”
Official commissioners from nine
states at the annual meeting of the
Association for Labor Legislation in |
Philadelphia, December 27, expressed |
general agreement that such protec-
tion for workers is inevitable, and
Assemblyman Oli announced that
the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor has unanimously approved uni-
versal health insurance. A report
was also received of the endorsement |
of health insurance by the State Fed-
eration in California.
Public Officials Urge Action.
ing the way for legislation. Governor
Edge of New Jersey in his message |
to the legislature a week ago urged |
immediate consideration of health |
insurance ag a war measure, ‘‘to con-
of preventive action in our indus-|
tries.” This recommendation fol-
lative investigating commission which
unanimously favored health insur-
ance for wage workers in New Jersey
{as “a need accentuated by the war.”
Gov. McCall of Massachusetts,
again urging fhe enactment of a
{ health insurance law, devoted a large |
| part of hig message last week to the
| pressing need of health insurance for |
building is exercised to
the proper combinations of diet to,
the national government and appro- |
food and fuel administrations and |
in many cases, |
men’s Health Insurance
18.—Organized la- |
bor is giving a strong impetus to un- |
wage |
dissenting vote: endorsing universal |
Meanwhile public officials are pav- |
serve the physical vigor of our peo-|
ple through the prompt and sure re- |
lief of economic distress due to sick-!
ness as well as through stimulation |
lowed the recent report of the legis- |
The Confusion of
Food Administrators
| tion to what we have been taught in
| hygienies and dietetics.
For example, the food bulletins tell
{us to eat less. It prepares food for-
| mulae that eliminate the ingredients
[that give most substance—milk and
fat—to the finished product. The de-
| partment head urges the people to
| eat less meat, wheat, eggs and other
| essential foods. The fuel adminis-
tration advises families to live in
{one room in order to save fuel,
‘which means living under slum con-
ditions.
This is the rule of capitalism,
which is employing all its power to
(delay the coming of Socialism. It
| is, however, capitalism in its rapidly
declining stages and its total collapse
is comparatively mear. For these
!eymptoms, let humanity rejoice, for
| capitalism and capitalism’s servants
| cannot and must not be trusted with
the lives and destinies of the human
| race. New Age.
Wilson Flecled
Stale Seeretary
i
|
|
L. BIRCH -_
f.. Birch Wilson, Jr., of "Reading,
was elected State [Executive secretary
of the Socialist Be of Rennsyl-
ania howl ig —vegeived the lig
‘aumber of votes cast for the office in
last
He will take office in:
the pear future and serve for the en-
suing year. Comrade Wilson was the
successful one of four candidates, the
vote being as follows:
the referendum which closed
Wednesday.
WHISGR . ....0 ial ie, 506
Tait viol fiers vo eh aes 341
TROWPBONT . Lele sv iain ais vers 314
Young ......, Batis iran rien +184
The vote for the seat of the State
Executive committee resulted in the
election of Reading. The vote was:
Reading ............¢«cria0ee 556-
Pyitsburgh 5... 0... 00 sl, 371
York ... 00a... oid eae 232
Harrisburg: <».. oA vieiaie i 110
In eight cities investigated by the
Federal Children’s Bureau, 28 per
cent, the fathers earned less than
[$550 a year and the death rate for
{their babies was 162.5, or one in
every six, Only about one-eighth, or
13.1 per cent. of all the fathers
earned '$1,250 or more, and thd
josadty rate for their babies was 62.5,
jor 1 in.16.
of
Congressman Keating
the House labor group, asks Con-
| gress to increase the wages of all
federal employees. The proposed in-
| ereases range from $300 a year for
workers receiving less than $1,200
la vear to $60 increases hetween
$1,800 and $2,000.
, chairman of
Looks Like Discrimination
“1 don’t see why Cupid should dis-
{eriminate against any particular
| trade or profession.”
“Didn’t know that he did or
supposed to.”
was =
i
Tuberculosis mortality in the cen-
tral empires shows a terrible increase
| during the war, according to official
statistics,
| prehensive gystem which would so
| far as possible do away with the
| waste resulting from accident and
sickness would be a wise, humane
and beneficient measure. It would
| str engthen the hands of the country
lin war, and would result in the sav-
{ing of very many millions of dollars
[the workers in war time, saying:
| “Good atsorigios declare that for each year to the commonwealth. *
|every man on the battle front seven |* * Very much is ‘to be said even
are required at home to keep him an | in war time * especially in
effective fighting unit. No subject | favor of the immediate conservation
can better; engage your attention ‘at of the health of our workers.”
a time like this than that which re- ‘+2 The Labor Legislation
conservation of
s of the comm
to the
the hu-
American
t5i is devoted
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