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JIN
i Minor Events
Into Quickly
graphs.
I'S CAPITA

Caused a Stir
Bulletins About
? the Gigantic
and Abroad.

LLETINS
hbmarine crews at |
se of Kiel on Jan-
an Exchange Tel- |
Geneva. Thirty-
kid to have been

alty announces the
oat destroyers in
heavy snowstorm
nd. i
Monday's action
succeeded in de-
lervition posts as
ny prisoners and
Cc

“mouth, England,
~ the soa, it is an-
Bout 20 shells fell
grscns were killed
bvacuate the Bal-
eh the Russians |
ied territory and |
s from Persia. |
begin a cuarrel
b over President
e Berlin publica-
vialist organ for |
nelessnes i
ised two German |
“un, forcing the
‘nder fire. i
, the German
ared null and |
lotrered to Rus-|
& conference on |
festion original-
eral peace, but,
“nte allies had
yposals of the
was no longer
n of a general
rate peace with |
v Pa

TON
le
Ye enssesrmemmeen 0)
Era fuel admin-
Fralations closing
a five days.
smi istrator is-
Jr of the wa
BT ustries and
al @ makers and
A

Bn per indus-
8, "mh.
x ane! Trade
senate,
rent i
Bumo.mg but
he Senate
“tee merges
ac ¢ of the war
pctor of pur-
irfate and house
the autumn
iin which they
e democratic
attacked for
} and incom-
Lek

arranged to
7 ownership
; «ing held to
federal fuel
the coal
¢ for another
> nation that |
ail consump-
Hud
gulation of
writies, in or-
R@fon with new
drafted and
Congress,
Mof Illinois in-
Qibit gambling
e 1
ling the
building pro-
must send
in order to |
hoy Committee
pita aT inquiry
Be. posed leg-
on 7 of el
ls 2 |
I&
d: Comuittee
1 d» Navy Con- |
cold;
da ith present |
1 menus to
yderal food |
Of country to |
“heen tuken
BE, :
Shi to Cou- |
BUT Jiiis for
=le of them !
1] add H0,-
the con- |
| der of his wife,
{ hoped to
{| ments in
| sachusetts
| rograd, but was not wounded.
| and
J a hat Ch
The Board of Aldermen of New
York city authorized Mayor Hylan to
seize surplus coal wherever found and
sell it to the people,
Six navy seamen were Killed when
a foremnst on the battleship Michigan
fell.
House
up legi
prepared to speed
leaders are
l early adjourn:
lution for an
Congress,

ment of
Representative Bulten of Illinois be-
fore the house recessed in Washington
to attend the funeral ot Major Gard-
ner urged that a torpedo boat destroy-
er be named in honor of the late mem-
ber of Congress,
Tone collapse of an airplane equip-
ped with one of the new Liberty mo-
tors 200 feet above the ground on
Hempstead Plain, Long Island, Kills
Harold Blakeley and Edward Higgins,
aviation instructors, in the machine's
fall,
jankers and merchants are unani-
mously of the opinion that to declare
Monday of each week a legal holiday
to save coal such action seriously
would hamper business.
Secretary of Labor Wilson appoints
an advisory council o1 six men and ome
woman to assist him in the adminis-
tration of labor affairs, naming John
Lind as chairman and representative
of the public.
Frederick I.
ton broker, was hanged
prison at Concord, N. H., for the mur-
Florence Arleen Small,
at their home in Ossipee in September,
formerly a Bol-
at the state
Small,
| 1916,
Lewis R. Whisler, an army captain,
ends his iife after being identified as
the robber
ap axe in the cantonment bank at
Camp Funston, Kan.

G
German-American War

GC
Mr. McAdoo commandeered 700 lo-
comotives now in the course of con-
struction for use on eastern lines and
obtain locomotives being
built for foreign countries.
Hudson Maxim explained to the sen-
ate ship investigators his scheme to
make vessels “torpedo proof” by neu-
tralizing explosions.
Major William Thaw has been
awarded the special war medal of the
Aero Club of America for his achieve-
aerial wartare.
Maj. Augustus P. Gardner, formerly
representative in Congress from Mas-
and apostle of prepared-
ness, died in Camp AVheeler of pneu-
monia. He was pMfty-two years old
and son-in-law of#fSenator Lodge.
Secretary Ipfker comes out flatly
against the gMippointment of a secre-
tary of mugfitions, characterizing it as
“Impossily

”
Churchill, minis-
munitions, urges America to
troops to the front to shorten
torment by incicasing the pace.
John Purroy Mitchel, formerly may-
1 Spencer

or of New York, was commissioned
major in the Aviation Corps of the
United States army.
Or O
SPORTING
o O

The opposition to the draft of a
New York boxing bill by Marty McCue
comes entirely from the promoters of
the small clubs.
Louis A. Servatius, veteran amateur
billiard player, defeated in New York
city Joseph A, Dalton in the tourna-
ment for the National Class C 18.2
balkline championship.
Ultimus, twelve-year-old stallion,
brought $26,000 at dispersal sale of the
Wickliffe stud at Lexington, Ky.
Grover Alexander, who, with Wil-
liam Killifer, was bought by the Cubs
for $50,000, has been drafted.
Pete Johns, second baseman of the
Columbus American Association Club,
has been® purchased by the St. Louis
Americans, The transfer mukes prob-
able the release of Dal Pratt to see
other club before the 1918 season opens.
Johnny Dundee was awarded a ref-
eree’'s decision over Pal Moran at New
Orleans at the conclusion of their 20
round fight.
The Ingenue successfully
the New Jersey state
pionship with a second
tory over the Princeton,
Rube Marquard signed a Brooklyn
baseball contract for 1918. He is the
first to sign
defended
wceboat cham-
straight vie-

Arthur [Fletcher, veteran shortstop
of the New York Giants, was appoint-
ed captain of the club, succeeding
Charles, Herzog, receutly traded to
joston,
GC QO |
| FOREIGN
A OQ
’apers discovered in Italy showed
that Caillaux, under arrest as a trai-
tor, was scheming to establish a dic-
tatorship in Irance after arresting the
President and dissolving the chamber
of deputies.
Premier Lenine of Russia
upon four times by an as:
was fired
ssin in Pet-

panion with him in the auto in which
they were riding was shot in the hand.
The British are prepared for the big
German offensive that is known to be
in preparation on the western front
say, despite all the
the Huns, the allies, vith
help, will stop the drive.
Germany has rent tc America a ship-
ment of powerful poisonous pollen to

American
| be used to kill the wheat crop.
The American troops in France are
experiencing the worst weather since
they have arrived abroad.
German reports state that allied air-
men caught distributing copies of Pres-
ident Wilson's speech will not be shot
us spies.
Salem Four on
11 also | Shirts,
he lets, 10 pr Soen.
who killed four men with |p
A com- |
resources of |
MOUNT JO§ STAR Al
WILSON BACKS ¢
BARFIELD'S ACT
Vital Need to Coal 250 Ships
Loaded With Jupplies for f
General Pershing.
IS A NECESSITY OF WAF.
Dhjests Are to Put Coal in Homes,
Fili Bunkers of Supply Ships anc
speed Up Work in Munition
Factories.
Washington. — President
the Garfield
down the industry of the
backed up order
nati
of the Mississippi for five
declaring ten Monday hoiida}
whieh theaters, barrooms, ofl
stores be cut off fro:
of fuel.
The President
are to

stood. pat i1
of Le action of the senate, whicl
a vote of 50 to 19, had adopted a reso
ution requesting Doctor Garfield td
suspead the coal order for five days inf
order that protests might be heard.
It can be stated authoritatively A
resident Wilson is satisfied oy
suspending certain forms of in
dustrial enterprises is right and prood
er. He believes it will be effective inf
correcting conditions that, left —
touched, would work a national calamg

orde:

and
food.
Second,
now awaiting
carry their
forces and America’s friends abroad.
Third, that industries directly af-
fecting war preparations will be
enabled to proceed under full steam,
as all the important ones in this class
given the means of cooking their
that the hundreds of ships
will be
supplies to
coal
he defined as regarding the
a check up «<n the use of
non-essential industries, v-hich ac
had been advocated for some time,
The difference is a difference of
gree and not of principle, in the view
of the President's advisers. nstead |
of specifically singling out
that are not to be coaled,
of the order indicate those
to be given a full allotment.
order as
coal

tion |
de-
industries
the terms
which are
In other
|
words, the terms are stated positively |
instead of negatively. |
The administration gave considera- |
tion to these points in issuing the or- |
der
That the President |
it unqualifiedly. |
That it is an act necessitated by |
war and as such it will be accepted

stands be
That it will save the people from
hardships; coal and food ships for
France; give fuel to needed
tries, and, of first importance,
the railrogd congesti
by the nation cheerfully and with-
out bickering.
That it will immediately and |
favorably affect our war prepara-
tions. |
indus-
clear

That a careful examination of the
act will show it to operate only
against enterprises which in time
of necessity can most readily be
snared.
That by increasing
will bring about a
nization between producti
tribution. which has been
with by the blocking of the ra
and the

production it
grea

interf«

ships.
And. finally,
revocable.
that the order is ir-

~~

i “

| Austrians were seriou
| of Capo Sile, ih
to the italiane and th
| ing covered with
| The central powers have a
to quit occupicd Russia
but will make another ef
a compromise with the
Thirty of the 75 Zepp
the war were reported to he
destroyed, and few were said to be
now in active service,
Another mutiny hag occurred among
the Kaiser’s naval \forces. Crews of
submarines at Kiell are s:id {o |
revelted and killed| 38 officers.
Secretary Lansing has published dis-
patches sent by von Bern-
storffl to Berlin showing very dam-
aging references to the French gov-
ernment made by Joseph Caillaux
and advising that he be treated with
courtesy by Germans if captured,
binkings of British vessels by mine
and submarines last week showed a
marked decrease, only ten vessels of
all kinds being lost, six of whic'i were
merchantmen of 1,600 tons or more.
Berman soldiers play dead and are
captured by French. “Helo, Jim!”
calls one captive to an American of-
ficer whom he knew in Boston.

heir
nc

Count

AAAS NI NS NAS NI NII III NSIT IIIS ISNT |
J, P. MORGAN

y NEWS, MOUNT JAY, PA,
N

Head of N.Y. City BA oe Firm
Says War Mecacure is Necessary,

a
®

Je P.
lowing
with all the
that this is the best way
uation which wes rapidly
rious menace to all the work of the
try. and therefore to the successful carry-
ing on of the war. The only right course,
therefore, is for all the people to co-oper-
ate to the extent of their ability to make
the measure effective.”
Morgan & Co. have issued the fol-
statement: ‘The administration,
facts before it, has decided
of meeting a sit-
becoming a se-

(CAPTURE SPY RED-HANDED
ity. He is standing squarely behind
the action of the [uel ad istrator)
hich was taken only after an ex-)|
tended conference participate in byl
the President, Doctor Garfield, Secre-]
tary of War Baker and Secretary off
the Navy Daniels. He believes that
three great objectives will be achiev-*
ed:
First, that the population of the |
eastern sections will be kept warm |
1 alien,
enabled to |
American |
| Bureau
are specially exempted from the op-|
erations of the act.
The administration's attitude may |
| mag
| fishermen and distributors, after Feb-!

UPORRMAN, GERMAN CAPTAIN,
ABOUT TO BLOW UP MAGAZINE.

Incriminating Letters Connect Him
With Plots ..aunched by Cap-
tain Boy-Ed.
the technical
geverument
Norfolk, Va.—Held on
trespassing on
and
Walter
German
charge of
with .eing an enemy
lieutenant
taken to
property
Sporrman, a
in the was
Washington,
fronted
navy,
where ne wili be con-
with evidence that, govern-
ment agents assert, wili prove he Is
the most dangerous spy in the coun-
try. Sporrman was arrested near the
aviation field at Hampton
Naval
who had been on his tra
government
Intelligence
i} for
by an agent of the
tWOo weeks,
have oeen
from the Ger-
which touched
His uniforn
Sporrman is believed to
landed in this
man
at Newport mon
of a German lieutenant, together with
other military equipmeny, was found
in his apartment in Baltimore,
Sporrman is accused of having at-
tempted to blow up the governiaent
azi.e at the Hampton aviation
He was tire2 on h, gcards, but
hit.
ncar the base Sporrman ob-
tained a position as timekeeper with
a government contractor engaged in
construction work at Newport News.
He was assigned to duty near the
Byline field. On the aight of Jan-
country
U-53,
ths ago.
submarine
base
was nee
Te be
{ nary 1, about eight o'clock, Sporrman
struck a match near the magazine at
the aviation field. He was in ar
lated spot, but was challenged by a
sentry, He failed to answer, and the
guard opened fire. Sporrman escaped,
was not identitied and returned to
work next day.

Sporrman’s established headquar-
ters were in Baltimore, and a search
of his rooms has revealed papers
showing that he had "cer operating
re under the di-
Jernsrorff when
a campaign of sabotag
rection of Count von

the latter was German ambassador to |
Wasaington and that he had received |
as much as £90,600 at one time from
the German embassy before the Unit-
ed States declared war,
POISONOUS PCLLEM FOR CROPS.
California Defense Council Tells of
New German Plot.
San I'raneisco. — Germany's latest
the wheat crop of
d other states has taken
nent to this country
o. poisonous pollen to be distributed
re in such a man-
output of the
attempt
fornia
form of shij
to destroy
Cali

by German agents he
~ as to kill the entire

issued by the State Coun-

cil of fense makes this announce-
ment
FOR POSTAL WAGE INCREASE.

Bill Soon to Be Reported Favorably, |
Chairman Moon Says.
Washing; .— A bill providing

salary incre of approximately 15
per cent. for all letter carriers, post
office clerks, railway mail clerks and
other post office employees wiil be fa-
in the house, accord-
Moon of House Com-
and Post Roads.
vorably repirted
» to Che

nan
» on Post Oflices

effort will be made to date the
in Db: o July 1, 1917, to make
them whole fiscal year 1918.
TO LICENSE FISH MEN FEB. 15.
Food Administration Determined to
Bring Down Prices.
Washington.—The United States food
1dministration will not let the price of
up. It is going to bring sea
food prices down through a system of
1Ses.

licer
This, it was explained, is one pur-
pose of the President's latest food
proclamation. Under it all salt water
ruary 15, will be required to operate
under food administration licensee
coun- |
iso-
for |
’
INDUSTRIES TOLD
T0 SHUT D own
(Fuel Administrator Garfield )
| sues Edict Affecting Plants
East of Missi-:ippi.

FOR NINE [IDLE MONDAYS.
| All Classes of Industry Treated Alike,
No Plant Allowed to Operate
if It Has Coal
on Hand.
Even
begin-
the
Washington.—Ifor five days,
Friday, industry in
States east of the Mississippi
the
The states of
ning every
United
river, including even war indus-
tries, must close down,
Minnesota and Louisiana are included.
{The text of the order closing down

{ industries for five days, beginning Fri-
day and on Monday thereafter until
March 25, inclusive, is as follows:
Until further orders of the United
States fuel administrator all persons
Il

selling fuel in whatever capacity sl
give preference to orders for neces-
sary requirements:
| (A.) Of railroads.
(12) Of domestic consum~rs, hospi-
charitable institutions and army

{ and navy cantonments,
(C.) Public
tele zraph plants.
vitilitie., telepnores and

(D.) Of ships and v2ssels for bunker
| purposes,
(E.) Of the United States for strict-
| ly governmental purpe rot includ-
ing orders from o: for ‘teries or
plants working on contracis for the
United States.
(F) Of municipal, county or state
governments for necessary public uses,
(G) Of manufacturers of perishable
food or food for necessary immediate |
consumption.
The order
January 18,
further provides that on
19, 20, 21 and 22 of 1918,
no fuel shall be delivered to any per-
son, firm, association or corporation
for any uses or requirements not in-
cluded in the foregoing list until the
i end.
requirements included in the list shall |
have been first delivered.

On January 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of
1018 and also on each and every Mon-
day beginning January 28, 1918, and
continuing up to and including March
25, 1918,
burn fuel or power derived
fuel for any purpose except:
(A) Such plants as from their na-
ture must be continuously operated
seven days each week to

use from
no manufacturing plant shall |
avoid serious |
injury to the plant itself or its con-
tents.
(B) Manufacturers of perishable |
food.
ishable and not imunediately in

LADY ENID VANE §

Member of British
Devotes Time to War
Nobil}

Lady Enid 3
Carroll Vane « the Yorks
lieir of the ninth Baron
formerly Lady Enid Victoria
ter of the Earl of Westmc
has heen devoting practic

time to war relief dutie

compl ed a great deal z
I'nid is one of the most beautifiil ladies in
the British nobility.
SNP ANN NIN NII NINN NSN
GERMAN TURMOIL OVER PEAGE
GREATEST SHAKEUP SINCE BIS-
MARCK’'S DAY EXPECTED.

Kaiser and His Generals Haunted by
Fear Boelsheviki Will Corrupt
the Army.
Amsterdam.—Germany’s internal po-
litical crisis is fast approaching its
Any moment may bring the great-
est governmental shakeup the empire
has known since the days of Bismarck,
Hert the
and Dr, Kuehlimann
were considered in Berlin virtually out
Count von ling, imperial
chancellor, von
of oflice, the only question being who
would succeed them.
Everything points to a ruthless an-
nexationist stampede upon the respoi-
of the empire.
covernment who
adhere to the
a “general
sible official positions
Every the
does not unqualifiedly
“strong peace,”
peace,” be hit by the militarist
ax, and a militarist will step up to take
man in
gospel of a
is to
| his place.
(C) Manufacturers of food not per- |
de- |
mand who may burn fuel to such ex- |
|
tent as is authorized by
ministrator of the state in which such
plant is located or by his represent-
ative authorized therefor, upon appli-
cation by the United States fuel ad-
ministrator.
(D) Printers or publishers of daily
papers may burn fuel as usual except-
ing on every Monday from January
21 to March 25, 1918, inclusive, on
which days they may burn fuel to
such extent as is necessary to issue
such editions as such papers
arily issue on
cal holidays,
the fuel
and where such papers
do not issue any editions on a holiday
they are permitted to issue one edition
Ion the said Mondays
(E) Printing establishments may
burn fuel on January 18, 19, 20 and 22
to such extent as is necessary to issue
| crrrent numbers of magazines and
| cther publications periodically issued.
|
On each Monday, beginning January
21, 1918, and continuing up to and in-
cluding Monday, March 23, 1918, no
fuel shall be burned (except to
éxtent as is essential to prevent injury
to property from freezing) for the pur-
pose of supplying heat for—
| {A.) Any professional
offices,
business or
ed States, state, county or municipal
governments, transportation compa
nies or which are occupied by
| and trust companies or by physicians
or dentists.

retail
(B.) Wholesale or
5, business houses or
any other store
buildii
purpose of selling foods only,
purposes stores may maintain
sary heat until 12 o'clock noon, and for
{ the of selling drugs and
i dicinal supplies only, stores may main-
tain necessary heat throughout the day
and evening.
(C.) Theaters, moving picture hous=s,
purpose
bowling
| or public dance halls or
place of amusement.
On the above specified Mondays no
any other
banks |
ad- |
| hitherto leaning to the moder
custom- |
3 : | have
important national le- |
such |
{ by an
except offices used by the Unit- | NEL SUMING)
| ting and storing

{ thatp
stores or | Laon
ngs whatever, except that for the |
for which |
neces- |
me- |

alleys, billiard rooms, private |
| morale of
fuel shall be burned for the purpose of |
heating rooms or buildings in which
liquor is sold on these days.
—
fo— 0
|| WORLD’S NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
>
| WASHINGTON. — Secretary Baker
has advised the Senate Military Com-
mittee the war department favors dis-
charging from draft liability men who
hawe passed the age of thirty-one since
registering on June 5, 1917, and with-
out having been called to the colors.

serting by the hundred
his generals and those
who swear by annexa-
indemnities, are haunt
ed, it is said, by the fear that a back«
down before the Russians now will
open the empire's eastern gates to a
tide of terrorism, that it would be a
matter of weeks, perhaps of days, be-
fore Bolshevikism would undermine
the army and navy and re-enact the
story of the Russian revolution in Ger-
many.
Thoroughly in the grip of that fear,
the Kaiser and many of his advisers
ate cause
been definitely converted, it is
said, to the Hindenburg-Ludendorff
doctrine of “blood and iron,” and the
fate of the crown itself is at stake.
The decision has been reached,
therefore, it is reported, to defy the
Reichstag's majority, come out openly
for the gospel of “might is right” anl
to enforce it if necessary by a military
dictatorship.
BIG ICE FAMINE NEXT SUMMER!
The Kaiser,
of his advisers,
tion and even

\
Food Administration Warns It Will
Equal Coal Crisis.
washington. — The present
spread fuel shortage will be pa
equally acute shortage
unless every

comin

makes provision for
Great demands
army and navy,
railroads will
immediately
ice.
the
that
greatest
sunnier,
for ammonia by
with the prospect
be bearing the burden of
history next will cut
down production and delivery of ice.
$5 A POUND IN GERMANY.
SUGAR
Deserter Tells Greeks Mutinies
Frequent in Kaiser's Army.
washington. — Bread is selling at
50 a pound and sugar at five pounds
for $25 in Germany, says a German
aviator who deserted recentiy.
Questioned by military authorities
at Athens, the: aviator declared the
the German ai:ay was de-
clinging daily. “Mutinies :nd threats
officers are {frequent occw
he said,
Are

aga:nst
rence

<M

AN NN NITY 0. K. BOYCOTT OF GERMAN TRADE

Congressmen Approve Referendum of
United States Commerce Chamber.
Washington.—The referendum of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States for blacklisting Ferman coms
merce unless the German government
becomes a responsible instrument of
the people after the war strikes a
responsive chord in Congress. While
some members are reluctant to discuss
the situation, others are outspoken
that Germany fears commercial defeat
worse than she does military defeat.
“and soldiers are as