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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-
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PITH OF THE
WAR NE
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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
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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 ¥ %
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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