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THE SCRANTON" REPUBLICAN. MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1918 8 ESTAHI.ISHED IM1 07 Oaranton Sqmbttron (With which hare twi merged 'the Trlboiw. Tntb ad Dally News) (TltlM Heglitered TradS aUrM Fabllebed Trr awnilai escspt Sunday. LACKAWANNA PUBLISHING CO. I 109 111 Wublnctoa Atotm.

Scramon. Pi. W. J. FATTIBON.

Utn. Hgr. and Treat. b. barrett; editor.

Waahlngtos Bureau. 307 Riggi Building rorelro BepreaentatlTea Pant 250 rifts Maw Sort; Mallere building, Chicago; Little building, Kreese bending. Detroit. Mies. SCRANTON, APRIL 15, 1918.

arcane, Boatos; Tba gcrantoa Republican la delivered by earriera at ten cent! week. Mail aubacriptlona parable in adrance $5.00 per year, ISJtt foi ate rnontba, and 45 cant per moats, postage prepaid. TELEPHONES Citrate btancn exchange connecting all Bell 4000 Mew 40OO Entered at Scran ton poatoffica aecond daaa mall natter. Tba Scranton Republican la a member of The Aaaoclated Praia Tba Aaaoclated Preaa la exclusively to tba Die fur re. publication of all newa dispatches credited to it, or not otherwise Credited In thla paper, and also local nana published herein.

All rlghta of republication of apecial dispatches herein are alao reaervod. Taia paper la a. masber of the audit Bureau of Circulation. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO READERS So many complaint! ara being deceived from readers of thla publication because of lata receipt of its issues sent through the United States mail, that we take occasion to suggest that aa we have no control over the publication after it is delivered to the postofflce authorities, any delay In tramit. should be immediately reported to this office and also to the Postmaster General, Washington, D.

C. The readers' co operation and compliance with this suggestion will aid in bringing about a better went of service. 2 a. 117 nln Ull mfwAo 1 VI anil cVl HI 1 i TT tailllUb Will bllC HOI YV1L11 numot iand bayonets and American patriotism and pluck are TT 1 'll. AT.

neeaea to aown me nun. in oruer possess uiesc wic United States government must have money and this can be provided by the sale of Liberty Bonds. This should be a bannner week for the Liberty Loan campaign in Scranton. Progress of Mine Cave Negotiations. The report in Saturday's Republican of the conference, held in New York, between the representatives of the Civic Bureau of the Scranton Board of Trade and the Coal Operators' Committee, would indicate encouraging progress toward an early solution of the mine cave problem.

One of the most hopeful signs is the disposition of the Operators' Committee to co operate in behalf of a satisfactory and final settlement of this question. It would seem that there is reason for the hope that the" differences which have appeared at the conference wilf be smoothed over and that an agreement which will commend itself to the property owners of the com munity will be reached, possibly before the end of the present week. Judging from the statement made by John H. Brooks, at the end of last week's conference, the representatives of the Civic Bureau feel greatly encouraged "that the final proposition which will be offered to the public, for their consideration, will prove to be satisfactory." This is a matter of vital importance to the people of Scranton and vicinity! hence there is a general hope that their representatives at these conferences are not over sanguine and that the operators, at their final session, will agree to a program that will safeguard the interests of life and property in this city and section. With their backs to the wall, General Haig's soldiers are face to face with the foe of freedom.

There should be no stronger argument to speed up the sale of Liberty Bonds and expedite American aid for the brave men who are fronting the peril. Buy a Liberty Bond today. To Make Scranton "Spic and Span." This is the week in which Scranton people will devote much attention to the cleanliness and the sight liness cf their homes. It goes without saying that in the very largpst measure they will co operate with city employees in beautifying the city and making it more healthful. Unfavorable weather during the past week has interfered, materially, with the preparation for cleanup week, but the prophets tell us that the storm period lias passed and that we may now expect higher temperatures and btighter skies.

By giving attention to the front and back 'yards Scranton home owners will take proper steps to prepare for the war garden work which is certain to be prosecuted on an even larger scale than it was a year ego. There is no gainsaying the advantage of a clean city and Scranton will be made "spick and span" by the renovating that is certain to result from faithful efforts during the next six days. In his cabled review of the great battle, printed in Saturday's Republican, Hilaire Belloc, the famous military critic, pointed out that the chief aim of Germany's desperate drive is to separate the British and French forces and prevent their co operation. This result the Kaiser is anxious to achieve regardless of the number of his men sacrificed in the attempt. Mere men don't count when their lives are necessary to the schemes of the German war lord.

Installment Tax Payments. TVS M.V.i.l. A e.Ani'attAM M. V.1 j. aiio luciviiniibo noavviaviuii lien ivm i.

vi a ah act of Congress making provision for payment of in I 4ne and excess profit taxes in installments so as to I popular burdens at a time when they are rticulorly heavy. The New York Herald asserts in this action the Merchants' Association ia in eord "with the best thought of the business world." Representative McFadden, of Pennsylvania, intro iluced the bill that seeks to nut thii nlan into effect nnrt Ns measure meets with the approval of New York Siness men. Mr. Pomerene has introduced a similar jA in the Senate which also meets with approval. A It is felt in New York that it will be a great hard for many business men to pay at one time the very large amounts that will be due the government on ne 15.

To accomplish that many will be compelled borrow from the banks, it is asserted, at a time stringency in the money market is probable. government does not have to meet all its obliga a single date, as its payments are distributed months, Therefore, it is argued, there inconvenience if the proposed plan were ect and the business world would be greatly At, in recent months, it has been felt in many fs that it would be a wise plan, looking to the lience of citizens generally, if taxes could be 1 paid in quarterly or semi annual instead of in annual installments, just as private obligations are met. In the course of time some such arrangement is certain to be put into effect with regard to county and municipal taxes. Crisis of the Great Battle. The war tempest which for more than three weeks has been desolating the fields of France and decimating the ranks of the comBatants has been aptly named "the Kaiser's battle." The fury of the attack and the frenzy of its continuance indicate its imperial origin, and this is confirmed by the exultant tone in which he personally heralded the launching of the thunderbolt with which he expected to overwhelm the British forces.

Because it is the Kaiser's battle neither men nor machinery will be spared on the Teutonic side to win it. So long as there 1s a drop of fighting blood in Germany, a whiff of poisoned gas in its retorts, or a residue of molten metal in ihe converters of the empire they must be used to the limit to work the will of the war lord who cannot brook the ignominy of defeat. Already, if the reports of the casualties may be believed, Germany has paid a heavy toll of tribute in tfie sacrifice of 'tier manhood to the minotaur which works the behests of her emperor in the tumult of car nage that surges across the war swept, country toward Calais. It must be disappointing to the Kaiser to find that his mighty effort has not given him a decisive victory earlier than this. The British forces under General Haig.have held together with a tenacity that must have astounded the Teutonic aggressor.

have done more than this. They have slaughtered thousands of the massed men that were foremost in the furious assault, and the Kaiser has been compelled to pour in his reserves in quick succession to fill the gaps made in his advancing phalanx, The marvelous endurance shown by the British soldiers in this intense and unprecedented battle was voiced in the memorable "order of the day" issued by Field Marshal Haig on Saturday when he said: "Words fail me to express the admiration I feel for the splendid resistance offered by all ranks of our army under the most trying circumstances." In the same order General Haig uttered sentiments which must thrill every heroic heart, when he said: "There is no other course open to us but to fight' it out. Every position must be held to the last man. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause each one of us must fight to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment." The spirit that can proclaim such heroic sentiments in the most crucial hour of the great battle cannot be conquered.

With their backs to the wall the British fighters will give an account of themselves that will astonish the Kaiser. There is hope, too, in the statement of General Haig: "The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support." With its prompt arrival and co operation the united forces will engage in the most momentous crisis of the battle. This wilLbe the supreme test from which an anxious world will await the result which every friend of free dom hopes will be a victory for the allied armies against the ruthless and unscrupulous enemy of Liberty. Yesterday's Philadelphia Press printed an interest ing story telling that the 76 mile gun, with which Ger many is bombarding Paris, is the invention of an Ameri can, Col. F.

W. Mason McCarty, formerly a Confeder ate oltker. Colonel McCarty offered his invention to the American government ten years the plans were pigeon holed by Congress and afterwards stolen by Tentonic agents connected with the German embassy at Washington. Equipping United States Soldiers. Addressing the National Security League in New York, Colonel McRoberts, of the Federal ordnance de partment, told what has been, and is being done in the way of equipping United States soldiers.

His remarks would make it appear that aggravating delays have ended and that this country is now in a position to supply its armies with everything they need with the ex ception of airplanes. In the way of modified Enfield rifles, Colonel McRob erts says contracts hae been "let for 2,500,000 of them and 1,000,000 of them have been delivered. The pro duction has reached as high as 11,250 per day, declared to be the largest volume of military rifle manufacture ever carried on in the world anywhere. Immediate needs having been passed, one of the rifle factories is now to turn its attention to making machine guns. In the matter of automatic pistols, contracts have been let for 1,350,000, of which 264,000 have been delivered.

Contracts have been let for 300,000 machine guns of various types, of which 75,000 have been delivered to troops. These guns will not reach the desired production until July, when about 18,000 will be produced each month. Contracts have also been let for field artijlery and heavy guns, so that all the needs of the army, both for this year and next, including ammunition and motor vehicles, are in course of manufacture. Colonel McRoberts' statement was at great length and covered many details with regard to the equipment of troops. It is evident that with regard to this matter he was acting as a spokesman for, the army.

The information he has conveyed will be gratefully received by the country, as it shows that America is now doing what was expected of it preparing for the world's greatest conflict. Home Rule and Conscription. The recent announcement by Prime Minister Lloyd George, in the British House of Commons, that a measure of self government would be extended to Ireland coincident with a program jf conscription for service in the war, has been followed by an interesting report of the work of the Irish convention submitted by Sir Horace Plunkett. This convention was the result of a suggestion made in 1917 by Lloyd George to John Redmond and concurred in by the Jatter with the understanding that it be representative of "all creeds, interests and parties." In reporting its work after many months of deliberation, Sir Horace Plunkett states that while its conclusions were not unanimous, "a larger measure of agreement has been reached upofi the principle and details of Irish self government than has ever yet been attained." It is worthy of notice that ther convention was actuated by a spirit of concession and compromise, even when its members wre unable to reconcile all their differences. The program supported by the majority provides for a Senate and House to constitute the new Irish Parliament, whose powers will be limited in certain mat.

ters, including customs duties, by Imperial restrictions. There can be no doubt that the Plunkett report of the convention will form a basis of the measure of Home Rule which Prime Minister Lloyd George will present to the British House of Commons as a preliminary to the proposed conscription law. The Arkansas bank robber is said to have become so bold and proficient these days that he disdains the use of masks, which would indicate that a little more law would work well in that state. STROLLER'S NOTEBOOK Luther' Keller la home from, a combined business and. pleasure trip to South Carolina, where, he says, roses were brooming two weeks ago, and where he found Spring pretty well ad.

vanced. Mr. Keller saya he Paid a visit to Camp Jackaon, at Columbia, and was most Interested In what he saw and Tieard. "The government is taking good care of the soldiers," Mr. Keller remarked to The Stroller.

"It Is feeding them well, it is housing them comfortably and it is looking closely after their health. talked with a number of the' enlisted men while going to South Carolina, while at Camp Jackson, and while returning home, and I failed hear an expression of dissatisfaction. What I did hear was stirring declarations of loyalty and eagerness tq get to France to complete the work for which our armies have been assembled. The boys know that they were not enlisted to train in the camps and some of tham are afraid that the war will end before they have a chance to strike a blow for their country." Mr. Keller describes Camp Jackson aa a well laid out city, six or seven miles long and five or six miles wide.

The many Scranlon friends of Hugh J. Keenan were shocked to learn ot hi sudden death at Hotel Julienne, Dubuque, Iowa, for none had the' slightest intimation that he was suffering from, a serious ailment. Only a few weeks ago Mr. Keenan had occasion to visit Scranton. and appeared to be in the enjoyment of robust health.

He was a pleasant, Jtind hearted, upright citizen, who onerlshed a warm regard Tbr all his friends. Born and reared in this cnty, Mr. Keenan first attracted public attention aa manager of Hotel Jermyn when the house was conduct by Fred Godfrey. When the latter retired lit, Keenan, acting with his brother, Hon. Richard KeenSh, of Wyoming, engaged in the hotel business In the West, first opening the Anthony, at Fort Wayne.

Indiana, and then Hotel Julienne DuBuque, at Du Buque, Iowa. They also assumed the management of a hotel at Kalamasoo, Michigan and of Hotel Plankinton at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He showed great, aptitude in the conduct of big hotels, and so great was his regard for his old time Scranton intimates that he entertained them in princely style every time he took over a new hostelry. There is great regret that the life of so useful a man ended in its prime. The people of the borough of Nich olson are greatly depressed over the recent burning of their High school building.

However, they are facing with commendable courage and enterprise, the expense of constructing a new High school, which will possess 11 modern advantages and conven iences, so that pupils will benefit from this crushing loss. The Building was valued at about $20,000 and the de stroyed equipment at about (3,500. total of the insurance: 110,000. Although, the structure was built in 1895, it was remodeled along up to date lines about a year ago, so' that its sanitary, lighting and heating arrangements were regarded as admlr able. Temporarily, the students of the High school have been given quarters in the Universalist church, and new books and supplies are being received; he situation was greatly relieved by a loan of books by the Tunk hannock school district.

Crae of the heavy losses was the destruction of the High school library, as it contained some books that cannot be replaced. i The many friends of Jack Davis, the well known singer, will be pleased to learn that he As able to get about again, after a (Very severs attack of grip, which bordered on pneumonia. This kept himitonflned to his room at Hotel JermyWfor over a week. He visited the hotll to call on a very intimate friend, (and while there was stricken with such a severe illness that 11 was deemed inadvisable to remove him to his horns. For many years Mr.

Jjavis was one of the Most popular members of the Electric City quartet. More recently he and Harry Phillips have formed a duo and have sung at a number of prominent events. ve John Manley, whose death at the age of eighty three years occurred in Dunmore last ween, was one or me most widely known residents of the borough. He was the father of Key. Michael F.

Manley, pastor of St. Agnes' Catholic church of Forest City, and of William Thomas and John Manley, and of Mrs. Mary Sullivan, all of Dun more. Mr. Manley came to America when a boy and at first settled in Car bondale, but sixty years ago established a residence In Dunmore.

He and his wife observed the fiftieth anniver sary of their wedding in Kit. Mr. Manley had been a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic in Dun. more since it was founded, and had a very wide personal acquaintance.

THE STROLLER. A FEW SMILES 1 "Drunk again, John?" "So am meenlster; so am Cassell's Saturday Journal. "How much for t.n operatlon.sdoc torr "Five hundred dollars." "Does that include the war tax?" Judge. Willy I understand you haven't spoken to your better half tor six months? Nicky Right. I huvn't wanted to Interrupt her.

"What became of that sign you had in your bank' which read: 'If you're looking for trouble, start "Oh, we had to take it down. customers read it and were afraid to start a bank account." Boston Transcript. THE ROLftOF HONOR. ARE you reading the rolls the Honor Rolls Of our men who have died to make men free? Are you taking the lesson to your souls Of the heroes who died for you and me? They have given their all at country's call, But what are TQU doing In sa'ety here? the men at the front In battle fall Are YOU helping the Cause they hold so Bear? Are you passing by with Idle glance These Honor Rolls as you sit at ease? Do you know they have died for fOU In France Or have perished for YOU on Hun scourged seas? Do you realise this is YOUR war, too, And that all must bear the share of the brunt That every one has his part to do 1 Whether here at Lome or on battle front? There's a Roll of Honor to. allwho try I To do their duty aa we)l as they may And the names on that roll will never die.

Though they be not blasoned from day to day, 4 Names of men who give and women who knit; All doing their best for the land they love, On that Rol! of Honor In gold are writ By angels recording their sets above, N. A. Jennings, in New Tork Herald. WHAT THE PAPERS SAT A Sample of Austria Distress. From the New Tork Times.

Plata internal evidence warrants the belief that the letter ot the Emperor of Austria Hungary addressed to his brother in law to be laid before President Foincare, of F. ance, Was the sincere outpouring of a distressed, soul, and not an attempt, in collusion 'and understanding with Germany, to separate France from her allies. It was an autograph letter, its text nas lein published by the French government, its authenticity cannot be assailed. The Oeraaa Aivanoe oa Koipow, From the New Tork Sun. According to the despatches from Petrograd yesterday the Germans are advancing from the north, west and south into Russia.

The treoty of peace forced' at Brest Lltovsk, which gave them control of almost a third ot European Russia, might have been considered a sufficient exaotlon from a supine and helpless Viand. But central Russia, has an appealing fascination to swash buckling and Moscow is a prise rich in prospects of spoils. Viae Zxample of Adopted Oltlaeashlp. From the Philadelphia Press. Mr.

Blankenburg's career offers one of the finest examples of adopted citisenshlp that this country has fur nished. He was a German American wholly American In spirit, sympathies and Ideals, and German only In his ancestry and in the tender reminis cences that are associated with the land of one's birth. The war was evi dently an embarrassment to him as well as a sore trial because of his natural affection for his Fatherland but he left no doubt of hls true icanism and unwavering loyalty to the land of his adoption. The Oreat American From the Boston Post. "Steadily on goes the vast American work of making itself felt In all its tremendous power for the wlnnin of tins war.

And every day that finds the Huns still unvictorious means the swifter crushing of their military ma chine. They cannot afford to wait: we can." "A More Darin Exploit." From the Piltsburgh Leader. "The surprise expressed and exuber antly displayed when Captain Paul Koenig brought the submarine Dtutschland into nort at Baltimore is intensified by the far more darin ex ploit of a squadron of American sub marines crossing the Atlantic In Win tor. Nothing in recent months has stirred American pride as this ichieve ment of the coast defending? boats of tne navy. The dash and daring of Yankee seamanship Is traditional, hut few were prepared for this thrilling expedition under circumstances that would seemN to forbid the enterprise.

Grman daring has met more than its match." BE OF GOOD CHEER What have we to smile about? Shall we not rejoice that after forty of warning, that after a hundreds years of sloth snd waste, of selfishness and contemptible complacency, our country, th land of the free and equal, hag at last been almost awakened? Within a year a college professor has been transformed int a warrior, a legion of milk an water politicians have been for the most part converted to active patriotism. A million of our pampered, overfed and undertralned yOUthB htVi Vi.Ml maHA Inln tUm Am. army of loyal, manhood ever seen Ana we as a nation have come into the full knowledge without being told that the halt billion dollars of German monev SDent to nrmtlhila conscience of this country has been And we know that before tho war is over nolitics nA.pt.iAJI an? at a and classes among the American peo wi oe an ironed out, ana that according to their usefulness the best men ana women will come to the front to lead us on to victory. Moreover there is no. uniilort milk cry about.

If the war shnnM rMmtk now, what we have spent to prepare for it In money and effort, in pain and sacrifice, is a small price for Jes sons we have alrea.rlv learn. an, actual good It has done. et us hope snd pray that we may learn fast and act quickly so tnat the price Of our learning and h. for our Ignorance and sloth may r.ot mo voo severe upon tnose who must bear the brunt of it And a we come to nnhnri and more what it means to awaken a nation's conscience our good and true emotions will make mfi and smile. George E.

Cook Jn The mumer Magazine lor May. CANDY FOR PATRIOTS It is as easy and as agreeable for candy eaters to patriotic aa for bread of meat eaters If they know how. The wsy was indicated by one of the cnain" candy stores In New Tork. which posted on its windows a p'acsrd urging customers to "buy more choco lates, molasses candy, taffies, cocoanut candy, marshmallows, candy paste. peanut brittle, and less of the gloss or hard candies," which are made of the colid sugar urgently needed In the carnps of our soldiers in France and tneir allies.

In our own kitchens anj dining rooms we can help Hoover in two saccharine ways: by wasting less white mgar und by using the delectab's substitutes therefor that are wltnin reach. Wasting" is the right word. We have been sugar gluttons, eating, each of us. from eighty to ninety pounds a yer, when halt that amount would 'have suldced, and bettered our health, which is why did not surrsr during the recent shortage. As for the substitutes, they are one and all gnstronomlcally preferable to refined white sugar, being, in reality, candles provided by nature herself.

I rercr particularly to maple sugar and honey. Candy and rake makers in Europe, and to soma extent In America, have long utilized nature's own aromatic sweets; but we had, to wait for the shortage caused by the war to find oijt that delectable use could also be made of them in our kitchens. The early settlers In this eoimtry had no white sugar at all In their kitchens or dining rooms, but they learned from the Indians how to con dense the luscious sap of the maple tree Which was the only sweetener. I read the other day that the Swedish government Is planting maple nets in the hope of helping out the sugar sup ply in coming lean years. In our own forests there are millions of map'cs which will now again have their innings.

Let there be no stackers! Everybody whp has a should tap them in the Spring. Century, OUR MIDOCEAN OUTPOST Announcement that the United States by arrangement with our co belligerent. Portugal, Is establishing a naval base in the Asoras for the pro. taction of transatlantic traT and as a possible aarlal station plants the flag In mldooean. Funchal Is 1,400 miles east of New Tork and 750 from Gibraltar.

As part of Portugal the Asores have been of little account, but with the establishment of an American naval baa there may be of great value. The supreme importance of the Our Display of New Wash Goods Is Very Uncommon Th. lM.Hnnnl ReorraDhic society is sues the following war geography bul letin on Duimen, ine uuniui mi ta where a lareer number of American civilians and soldiers are Interned than in any other Teuton camp, according to informatio furnished the United States Department by the Spanish embassy, through the latter's le gation in Bwltzenano. Awn Af Tiulmen. where more than one hundred American prisoners of war are beingheld by the Germans, is a small Prussian city of 7,500 Inhabitants, situated in the province of Westphalia, 17 miles southwest of An 4i.

nrnvlncint canltal. and i mil in airline north of Cologne. The Holland border town of WinterswyK lies aoout iwmr" miles to the west. uttla of Interest scenica.ly or historically about Dulmen. It is merely one of the many small towns Ich runs from Ham burg to Cologne by way of Bremen and Munster.

Many Americans nave prm ably passed throogh It. traveling on carried through coaches from Hamburg to Genoa daily from uecemoer before the outbreak of the war. but none ever took note of 1U The only point of interest of which the town can boast is a chateau belonging to the Duke of Coy Vhe nearby city of Munster, with its 90,000 inhabitants, Is of great historic interest, however. t. that the Anabaptists, under the fanatical leadership of John Leydcn, committed so many ex durina the Reformation, and in commemoration of those days there now hang from the tower of the Church of St.

Lambert three iron cages, in which tho bodies of John and two of his associates were exposea hi h.j KiifTered cruel torture and execution In the market place. CLOSE TO ARMAGEDDON From the New York Times. The British Premiers speed clear that this battle is as close 7 tt la nnsxihle tO Kef, to Armageuuuu that the two contestants sre nsged a death grapple, and that all in Russia for instance. has been mere preliminary Pi Equally matcnea, ana In reserve, no cards up their sleeves the battle is simply a brutal test of strength. It calls for very ounce of i.

mi.i i. wall recoenlzed In I' OR la'nd that the Ministry has apparently been blamed lor wasun Mesopotamia and Palestine; but the Premier answers that triumpnsnuy. In Mesopotamia mere is in and in Egypt and Willi Ul i i ih.rA are only two white divisions, and the rest are either Indians or mi trooDS." With' propornuii v. these forces the British have destroyed two Turkish armies ana Kepi mo out of the battlellne in France. The world wllll.

be eager to hear Rrietdier General Carey, who i a tnrrm nf "enslneers. la borers signalers, and anybody else wno could hold a rine' ana wm the Germans had openea on mo i AM him and hi HCratCh lo Amieiia. dui corps, the Premier broadly Intimates, tne uermans mmm n. w. ahull know more of Carey before long anr of this astounding fight or his; ano bpiebi it win be vears before the world ceases to hear of him.

MEN AND WOMEN Mrs Baker, wife of the Secretary of War, is In Cleveland for a few days visit. She sans there Saturday evening for the Woman's city club and will return early In the week. The Rev. Dr. W.

M. Woodln. puts burgh elcrgyman, la Just home from a visit to the soldiers In France. Robert W. Mearns.

Just promoted to be colonel In the regular army. Is a Delaware countlan and was appointed to West Point by Congressman Thomas S. who Is still serving. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr has Rom to l'i in.

where her husband Is In tlie trenches, and has entered M. C. A. canteen work. The Association of American colleges will bring 100 French girls to this country to attend courses at Insti tutions In the United States.

American women will do most of the constructive work after the war, according to Mrs. Medlll McCormlpk, wife of the congressman from Illinois. Women Red Cross workers In Pennsylvania mada 2,250,000 surgical dressings during February, while It Is estimated that the entire 14 divisions engaged ia this work 'throughout the country raaae h.ooo.pou. $6 Crepe de Chine Waist Are Selling at $5 100 at25cEati. If housewives knew how good these sturdy towels really are, the stock would fall far short of the demand.

They measure 20x40 inches and are offered you as an exceptionally good value at our special price of 25c. 7c Turkish Wash Cloths at 5c Finished border all around in pink, blue or white. 25 dozen In the lot a 7c value; special at So. 27 Inch Nainsook and Dimities at 19c White checked patterns of an extra good quality. Fine for children's dresses, aprons and waists.

Now offered at less than wholesale price while they last, the yard, 19o. $1.25 72 Inch Table Damask at $1.00 Imported mercerized cotton clever reproductions of linen Will launder and wear well. Jl 20 value; special, SI. $2.50 Crochet Bedspreads at $2 Full size, Marseilles patterns. A splendid value at J2.50; special at 93.

$1.75 Bleached and 61 .50 Unbleached Sheet Famous "Wearwell" brand. Size 81x90. Wall worth special, $1.50. niooi orafr In this wo asalnst the TJ boatS, our destroyerst submarines and submarine cnasers, oi wnicn imi we are promised so many, "makes the use of a station that at Funchal. where supplies may be fted en troue, invaluable.

When the day comes that transatlantic air voyages are made, this halting place will loom large as a sort of half way house to Kurope. Pittsburgh Dispatch. WHERE AMERICANS ARE PRISONERS. Sale of Wool Dress Serges 59c, 85c, $1, $1.19, $1.50 DresTSilR Specials 1 All Colors. Pine dress satins at $1.25, 81.50 and $3.

Chiffon Taffetas, $1,60, $1.05 and $3. Special Prices On the Famous LaGrecque Corsets During Demonstration So 'you can see that it is well to your ad vr.rtage to tiuy Grecquo right now can have it properly fitted by an expert from La Grecque headquarters. Fifth Avenue, New York City, who is here during the demonstration. Remember, La, Grecque prices will shortly advance 25 to 85 per cent. "If It's Hardware We Have It" AChicR ECQJJE.

From Every Hatchable Egg That's what you want, and the Buckeye will give you just that. Everybody uses the Buckeye big breeders and little breeders 1,000 chicks a year or one hundred. Simplicity Incubator and Brooder Combined 50 egg capacity. 100 egg capacity, $18.00. WEEKS HARDWARE COMPANY, .119 Washington Av.f Scranton, TITLE INSURANCE You will eventually adopt the practice of having your LAND.

TITLES INSURED. Why not start, now before you have cause to regret the delay? Learn the value of TITLE INSURANCE today. The Title Guaranty Surety Co. 516 Spruce Street, Scranton, Pa. UNFAIR From the New Tork Times.

The government officially makes known the fact that the army has more than 100.000 Smiths, whom 1,500 arc William Smiths, 1,000 are John smiths, and J00 are John A. Smiths. There are 1,000 John Browns, 1,200 John Johnstons, 1,040 George Millers, and 262 John J. O'Briens, "of whom fifty have wives named Mary." The government cites this as a reason why applicants for government soldiers' insurance should sign their full names. But It will strike almost everybody else that' It Is also a reason why the war department should not persist In its foolish and unintentionally cruel policy of announcing only the name of a killed or wounded soldier, without giving the place of his enlistment.

Of these, 1.600 William Smiths it is reasonably sure that at least one will be killed or wounded or die of disease before the war is over. His family will be grief stricken by the news when it comes. Why should the families of the other 1,49) William Smiths also suffer the tortures of anxiety and doubt because the war department refuses to give the place of the dead or injured William Smith's' enlistment? The war department replies that they will not suffer these tortures, because they will have perfect confidence that the infallible bureau of the war department would have notified them if It had been their William Smith, that the Infallible post office or the Infallible telegraph office would have forwarded the notification. But this ia not true. Human beings are not made that way.

and it is with human beings the war department ri.niin Martians or inhabitants of' the moon. TABLOID TOPICS. The skin of the whale In places has as two feet in tWctaSaa. I Pflnnrln't 101: at $800,000,000, with wheat heading the list at more than S312.ooo.OAn. celluloid has been invented In Eng miia ivr auiomoDiie winasnields.

Amnnr th. 1 a. t. I'C" lit WltJ Will 1 11 Is the Australian eucalyptus, which at Lean, ui iiwn ovu ieei. Electric smelting at Welsh tin mines causes a loss of metal of about 1 per cent, as compared with 9 or 10 per cent, by older methods.

Electric massaging apparatus which pihunit! 4. 1 1 I i uccii invent ed for imparting a general tonic ef to me acaip ana xace. Believing that mountain climbing de iiiu iinvcn, aa wen an urn iiiub cles, a Philadelphia physical director una ma jjupua cumo me Slues or TU Th I CJ IH I use more than' 100,000 elaborate electric protective systems against crime, about 800,000 smaller systems, and more than 2,000,000 minor devices. While boring for oil near Port Ell Dein, BOUilKiiriua, nvi waivr was vn countered In such volume at a depth of a.ouu ieei iimi uiuiiiik ujjci bii jiia Tha ii 1 ri.v.lnneif a navir. falling' supply of water.

iElectricity Saves Labor, Food, Time and Transportation I lll3 estimated that by cooking with dec tricity instead of with coal the average family of five will save to the country over ft three tons of coal annually. i Electric cooking results in food, more cleanliness, more comfort, less work, less coal and a relief of winter's traffic troubles. Scranton Electric Co. oard Xra'dc BL4 I.