MOUNT Bit 0 tin in Gondsnice d Style the News of the World. PARAGRAPHIC WAR Large as Grucial Happenings— ote for 'resident in $1.000,000,000 in «: “trade EE WAR BULLETINS cent it tween the food admi > af or inis 1 an 11 ik : Foreign minister says Dardanelles will administration discontinuance of speculation in gi nationalities in eported from Petr nounces that the German N— An within the empire. from pneumonia in up on factions opposing the Bolsheviki were rs bore neither names nor though apparently boat shelled and little ship and one other, without oars or can soldiers to Europe, hundred survivors were WASHINGTON [— Washington. name commission of nine to act termediary hetween them and the gov- ernment and to aid them in speeding up war production. Senator Smoot urged an eatless day once i month, and was ron by British warships. SPORTING from the gallery of the senate, championship Alfredo de Oro dent blanket powers to reform the war its present form, tal of 150 to De Oro's 126 for jowed by the fuel administration at the Grover Cleveland Alexander will play with the Chicago National League tear next season, and any grievance hem nst the club will be adjusted Virginia and Maryland. is run of mine § Weeghman declared in reply will guaractee « Hes Commitiee cert JOY STAR AND NEWS, MOUNT JOY, PA. LIMITS PROFITS ON STORAGE FSCS. See ence of Food Admi nistra- and Dealers Agrees on a of 1918 Pack BUTTER AND CHEESE NEXT Plan on Feot to Stop Killing of Fow! r Three Months From March 1 to Incrcase the Egg Production. ‘ashington, - Deaiers in will be limited to & proiit of 5 n 18... This is the conference just finished istration storage result of tere he- ana 4 sentatives of organizations of egg merchants from the Atlantic “TNleasonable profits” heme during the conferences nitation of profits on will be a meet month between the raticn and the butt looking toward ti nahbie profits” ipate over 5 per cel plan is on foot, hacked by ment of agriculture, to yi fowls for three mo Mar iis is done the production of « an enormous ineréase over 19 shrews will also be request from eating fowis thie request w ring the first session of se as th {0 cents a profit to the original store: their be to the wits the cheese to 5 per cent, will be the next by the food administiation. the de- | stop the nths, be- Tt is claimed that if aos in} ges will Wd to ab- the ground of patriotie duty. the egy. rence a plan was submitted nam- m axunum and 40 a case to the wholesaler. This wis vigorously opposed, would agree to Ii. ly the consensus that a percenta Not a | It was vas fairest. After prolonged dis- cusston i per cent. was agreed 2812s was proposed for, bu sued that this figure would stimna- | speculative purchases, 0C0 in th Fures now the Red Cross Christmas ship drive show a total enrol 23,175,060, or 22 per cent. of the popu tation of the United States. this total the Red Cross about 6,000,000 members before Christmas drive started, so gain from the drive was approximate- The cen- is the twelve num- | 17,500,000 new members. division, of which Chicago headquarters. leads the other divisions of the country in the of new members enrolled mas week. divisicns, the gains werd Atlantie, 2,800,000; Central, 3,- 600,000 : Gulf, 384,000; Lake, 2,300,000 ; Mountain, 276,000 ; ie Big Drive. available member- | ‘ment of that New England, Northern, 658,000; Northwestern, (93.000 : Pacific, 327,000; Pennsylvania, 1,600,000; Potomac, 250,000, 370,000; Southwestern, 3,250,000. | Irom the fourteenth division, i all of the territorial, te. Ten t it wa GAINS MANY NEW MEMBERS. Red Cross Adds Approximately 17,500,- Christ- South- foreign possessions of the United ered 48.000, Unpreceder ite diy unfavorable the drive prevailed showing cood. xl to change the fo! One of the chief benefits antici the enlarged member tion of thousands of ac cian el nsidered ex to any considerable ext States, the new members added num- —i PITH OF THE WAR NE ¥ WS § x 1 now fleet in active moves against submarines is revealed in nouncement by Mr. tary of the navy, and in a speech by Representative Miller, who British sol man prison camps rev atic brutality recently the Hun Men r famished condition and and stabbed when they try to food. Geneva Red cided to make an appe: CGenerai Mannerheim, forces supportin visior Red Guards. The ‘Red | are said to havc suffered gres: { Bewildering internecine ern and southeastern Russ i ently has produced dissensions among the Cossacks and it that they no longer are the homo- genous body that many observers be- Netherhinds, dGecl: it the American battles rating with the turned from Eurcpe. iers just freed fi ied E Internatio ligarent countries not to u at, gov sieved them to be. hip rac are ficet B Cerman an an- Daniels, secre- y Ger- system- ticed by riconers, is feared % * * 0% Mt ob ob 0% kX ob 4 ok OF OF OF Cb An Irish Port.—A nu wreck along the Irish ¢« the ne clad in misfit clothing, for Belfast pedo came toward the vessel black had | the the as fol- 670,- and then, with the com- | grimmess, airs of a lighter ot1 | insular favorites. Also there was considerable “plain ‘nited States.” which i { 000, and compen child or widowed mont’ for “KAISER ershing Quoted the Amer | vote. This condi “rather shoc adobiuiobofobubok Sofiofokabubadalaind JELLICOE SEES U EOAT KiLLED BY MIDSUMMER London.—Admiral Sir John R Jellicoe, formerly chiel ] naval f i" it Hull said he ns i I or a bad ti for i ! but by late s n t Atl cust—I helieve we he able to submarine ence Is killed Admiral Jellicod hen con tinued: “I won't say before because I always notice ! we have an opiimistic speech from the premier or any high official it results in a disaster about the next day. 1 ve told the premier often enough not to te optimistic speeches about vines, because 1 have fo und the next morning I had to go over to the war cabinet with a very long list of losses, “I would ask them not to nore optimistic Aurust, when make al speeches until they can make as many as they like.” * % Kk oh of ok ok kk * A kk kkk kok oX DIES CALM IN PERI OLOIEES ml ! Tuscania Officers Comment or Behavior of Our Young 1 “The Star Spangled Banrer” “Aracrica’” Sung on Sinking Boat. ; : 38 of swi { he T'11 tiie iu port sunk by a German submarine, The survivors are mostly quartered hotels, homes and hospitals along th Irish coast. Two gr rail and thence by boat to England. The survivors are agreed that one saw the wake of foain as the t It was any one of the 15 outiooks, If the attack 1 light the vhole shins company might | have escaped. But in the darkness of moonless night, with the vessel rap- idly listing, so that some of the boats | could not be launched, while some | were smashed by the explosion and with many men aboard who had nev- been on the ocean betore, there were all the possibilities of a general panic and wholsale drownings. As it wag, many were rescued from the sea after hours on wave washed rafts, some even swimming supported timbers, and their sufferings were intense. Several succumbed after ing taken aboard the rescue boats, others after they had been brought ashore, When all the men were assembled the Tvscania’s deck after the tor- pedo had struck they broke out into song. “My Country, "Tis of Thee” their anthem. That spectacle of the 2,155 American officers and men thus lined ap on deek attention for a moment and then singing will ever liv They kept on the battle fo “Star Spangled Danner” came next, growing tension and 1 went life (hat followed. “There'll Be a Hot Time" “They've Got to Cut That Out” were When they heard the Americans t pritish themselves : to sing. The Tuscania’s crew already had spontaneously burst into “God Save the King ow i f the he survivors are lvior of the only two women on matic insuran 200 and is After April or NA New York.—I returned FROM VOTIT Would States. mg a cons n to sever uth Dakot a and | ROP? PPPLPL LLL E SPIRE EES hd | TOOT TPPOOP * 3k oF OF % Xr ¥ % $+ HAS AUTHORITY. Act Dircctly—Effect cf the Order on Chamberlair a Matter of Doubt—Ctet- forms the general comprenhensive or Cob ob Fb EF OF oF OF OF Fk RO % oF 0% 4 00ps. ling » on the calin neck of the sea marks the grave scania, American troop trans- meantime it is expected that the minis- though admitied ht, and no alarm came from ad occurred in dd An executive divi service promotions and assign ments and the militia bureau under its A war plans division. A purchase and supply division. An army operations division. The personnel of these divisions has not heen announced, | case of the purchase and supply storage and traffic division under General Goethals. LIEBERT SEES END IN 1918, German General ing all through Are on West Front, Rundschau of Berlin, bert praises the achievements of Ger- | accomplishments German generals, German battle line in | ed for others, as it is certain [ cording to information: trickii 8 hogy by a F rencl down a rope in ance, Many insurance, i up to $10, Y government 1 widow, og WORLD’S NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM BERLIN.—The Ukraine peace is re- LOST IF FRENCH HOLD" | Predicting Victory | Allan MacRossie of «1 Cross, who recent- front, unction, said: yvmerican calumny. ETROGRAD. — Polis I had with Gen- the rer ‘mans back until Ww ASHINGT ON.—The dayiight sa i} hy sicians. SHINGTON, , 1thi ly fa “WASHINGTON —The tification system and that it never will | ANDRE TARDIEU French High Commies er in the United Cant. Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner, in an address says France will be able to manviacture enough artillery before July 1 to equip 20 American divisions and that the United States is surmouniing early war mistakes and is proving efliciency. MAASAI GERMANS TRAP PAT TROL in Superior Ferce, Cry “Kame ’” TINS Ten erad!” and Cpen Fire. Five Gunners Wounded by Shell Fire After Barrage ls fet Loose \ on Enemy. With the American Army in I'rance. One American artilleryman was kiil- ed and tive artillerymen were wouunced by shell The Americans sprinkled the enemy trenches with shrapnel. There was but no tur- considerabie patrol activi ther clashes were reported. Early reports of the encounter be- tween the Americans and Germans in front of the American wire entangie- ne- ments have been confirmed. The ¢ my patrol cried “Kamerad!’ as they opened tire and continued to fight. » a g Yells from the enemy as the Ameri. | can barrage fell verified the accuracy of the aim of the Americans. ) With the American Army in France, | — Five American soldiers are believed t. have been killed, four are missing [ and one was wounded when an Amer- ican patrol was ambushed in No Man's Land by a superior force of Germans. The spot where the encounter oc curred is an isolated one, and reports concerning the casualties inflicted by both sides are meager. Only one American is known to have escaped the trap of the Germans, which wag . laid in front of our wires. The one \ the survivor, who crawled back to American lines with a bullet in his chest, is unable to talk. Our artillery immediately laid 2 rage around the ambushing Geran heen and some are believed to have accounted for, The infantry acceunt af tacked patrol fought to a fu from the front line. Our patrolling soldiers w ing in front of our wire entangleme when a big enemy patrol whic had been divided into parties and te ok up concealed positions opened fire at The night was clear, and re walk. se range of the Americans made the ble. targets for the hidden but that ro the forms bese 1} Germans, There is Americans battied callantly unti} no doubt the | completely overpowered, A wireless report via Copenhagen : says the Red Guard have slaughtered great masses of Finnish people. P The theater and a large number of ; public buildin in Helsingtors have been destroyed. Anarchy is increase 8 ing. 8 ROOSEVELT ouT OF DANGER. , f Complete Recovery Looked for by His { Physicians. #! New York.—Col Theodere Roose- 1 volt is ‘resting quietly at Roosevelt i Hospital, His condition showed mark i ed improvement, according to a state- id ment issued by his physicians. A iy The danger of another oper: ition is i past. The colonel will probably suf | for intensely for several days, but his {> / comjlete recovery is looked for by h The essential thing that is necessary now is absolute quiet. Si {MPLIEYING RAILROAD PI.ANS. < | sionitara Specifications. for Cars and Ic Equipment in Sixty Days. Wwashington.—Director General Me Adco announced plans for the and a ardization of railroad equipment op ems in contro! all transportation sy of the government. The specifi I for the adoption of cars and locomre- re tives of a uniform type are expe ted - al to be completed in, 66 das. Railroad ; equipment experts Yave been invited te sh co-operate with John Skelton Williaws ou director of division of purchase. . ph