Pittston Gazette from Pittston, Pennsylvania • Page 4

PAGE FOUR TUESDAY THE PITTSTON ttAZETTE OOTOTiER than in the same period of 1917 had for six days a said James B. been produced. Bad weather was the Neale, director of production. United principal cause of this disappoint States Fuel Administration. "The ment.

The United States Fuel Ad employers for their part have respon ministration studied the report for the tfert to the mine workers' desire to Quarter and made earnest aDoeals to ns manv hours nossible. Fnblished at The Gazette Building Corner Broad St. and Gazette Place, Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa. WII.WAM J. PECK Editor and l'rorietor.

Buy Liberty Bonds And Watch the Indicator of Thermometer on The Front of the Pittston Dry Goods BuiEdSng Rise. Help Boost Pittston's Liberty Thermometer CverThsTcp T1oideVP P. are seeing to it that there is no ti.n In rhA Wvominff Anrhraeite Coal But the mine workers needed no loss of production through mine dis Field Issued every evening (except Sun. dav at $5.00. per annum when paid in advance; delivered at 4o eeuts each mouth bv carrier.

Mail subscriptions urging to do their best in what President "Wilson has called the "great service army." Increased production be ability which care and skill might have The new draft will further reduce must be paid in advance and the Uassette pays the postage. B7.75" POPULATION Is accorded by the census of 1910 to Pittston, comprising Pittston City with lO.iiOi west rutston, 0.348, besides the dependent adjacent boroughs of EJxeter and Hughestown and Jenkins and Pitiston townships, all came the watchword and enthusiasm, the number of mine and ev spread from Pennsylvania to Indiana, ery day 'will increase the consumption from West Virginia to Illinois, from of fuel. Thus the men who are toil Texas to Colorado. In every State ing underground hear each day a where mines are located men fell to i heavier burden of responsibility. They work with supreme energy.

know that failure on their part in this Miners who had been working part 'period of supreme crisis means disas time on account of age or physical ter to the nation and to the whole hv oiip nostoffice. Within 2M miles of The Gazette office are tributary J000 BOTH PHOXES 1000 Private Branch Exchange Connecting All Departments. Entered at the Pittston Postoffice as Second Class Matter. disabilities ceased to spare themselves. Many who had made enough money world, and so they are giving their full energies, their whole time, and to support them in old age gave up their best efforts to their country, their well earned leisure, and appeared again in the early morning lines of workers that moved toward 'the which must recognize their service in the war as not less important than that which is given by the soldiers.

UNIONUABEL See What You Save Here. $2.48 Value $2.19 blackened buildings above shaft and "When history is written the heroes of tunnel. At Sfonesboro, where the coal fields will receive their share See What You Save Here. 36c Value 25c Wash Iiiy Laundry Soao, regularly sold at tto a bar. Special with Coupon lit TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918.

Men's Heavy Wool Flccml Union i Suit. a gaum ill for cold wcath the Mercer Iron Coal Co. mines are 0 praise with the heroes of the bat Iho SSJ. IS kind the oldest in the district, one hundred tlefields. and fifty men who had retired from the service of the company after ac $2.

Wednesday With Coupon 6 BARS OKn FOR 8'3H'ial Haiti Tfcrs. 3 cumulating substantial savings, vol The Wife unteered to take up pick and shovel a aiifci i mi mm ii sta rain Aj vumivi By Jane Elielps See What You Save Here again. These older workers were assigned to a new opening in the mine, which was not yet connected with a railway spur, hut while waiting for the siding to be completed they mined 4,000 tons of coal. (Copyright, 1918, hy George Matthew Adama) See What You Save Here. 98c Value 63c Children's I In nuclei I (iaiiiu'iits.

Sizes 2 to (i venrs, Xoat sti unite! lis, the kind. 28c Value 21c See What You Save Here. 1214c Value 9c WusJi Cloths, extra heavy quality, with neat colored, the i kind. Special Wednesday With Coupon, each See What You Save Here. 35 Value 23c White fibre Silk Half Hose, double lisle lice! and toe.

the kind. Wednesday With O) Coupon, pair Hvn porn led Frank J. Hayes, president of the Special willi Carnal ion Brand of Milk, large size cans. Couixni Wednesday 63c United Mine Workers, made a tour Wednesday With Coupon CANS 0 FOR A 3 MIXKKS DOIXO GREAT WORK. While battles are fought by our soldiers over in Europe it is easy to forget that the fire which flames from cannon and gun, from shell and bomb, is really kindled by the men who are working faithfully day by day in the coal mines of the United States.

President AVilson has said of these men that "the work of the world waits on them." and now has come the mo ment in history when the war depends on them. of the anthracite mining fields, in July, for the purpose of appealing to mine operators as well as mine workers to' increase production, but he found that there was no lack of appreciation of the opportunity to serve the country with pick and shovel as well as with rifle and bayonet. During the week of July 13, the mines operated up to nearly 86 per See What You Save Here. 24c Value 16c Swift's I'ridc Washing Powder, regularly sold at lie a box. Special See What You Save Here.

S9c Value 79c See WThat You Save Here. 33c Value 25c ine Cotton Series, full yard iIe. all the wanted shades. usually sold at 'Mo yard. Boys' Heavy and Drawers.

Wool Mixture Shins sold al SSc. Willi coupon BOXES 16c 11IUANT ADMITS IUNCI1INO WITH mouak, ATriiorcai kith IS HOMK. CHAPTER LIII. "When did you see Miss King last?" Ruth asked, trying not to let too much anxiety appear in her voice. "Why when Brian stammered, then, as always when he was embarrassed, he commenced to bluster.

"Who told you I had seen her at all? People are in great business' Why can't they let a fellow alone?" "No one told me. You told it yourself." Me I what do you In spite of her jealousy, Ruth's sense of humor made her lau jh. He Was so genuinely fussed. "Why tonight when Mrs. Curtis elaborated upon my kindness in ler ting Miss King enjoy your society to such an extent, she also said that Mol lie King had told her that I knew you spent the evenings I was away, with her.

Tow, as I had not told Mrs. Cifr tis anything about it, very evidently Miss King had. And how she know I knew and," Ruth had beMi about to add a sarcastic "approved," but she said "didn't object." Instead, "unless she had been told?" "She and Mollie are thick as two peas in a pod," Brian grumbled. "You haven't answered me, Brian. Special Wednesday With Coupon See What You Save Here.

29c Value 25c Ginghams in a variety of blue and brown palU rns, the kind. Wednesday With OKn Coupon, yard FOR 79 25c Wednesday With Coupon, yard Si See What You Save Here 15c Value 9c ttunljt'ito 'Ira cxrHlntt for scMnu inu nls ami nans also otlioi kitchen uses. cdncsda ith See What You Save Here. 69c Value 49c Women's Cine Lisle I'nioii Suits, choice of lace or tight knee, the Coupon. BOXES See What You Save Here.

10c Value 6c It. M. C. Crochet Cotton, all numbers in while only, Mic I Or Speck: I Wednesday With fiip Coupon, a ball 2 9c FOR kind. Special Wednesday With, Coupon 49c See What You Save Here.

25c Value 20c Bleached Muslin, lull yard wide, useful for all household purposes. Wednesday With OA Coupon Si All the machinery which moves cent of their full time output. The armies, and then supplies them with total loss of production from all caus the means of fighting, demands uel. es amounted to 13 per cent. In In According to estimates made by the diana, where the mine workers have United States Fuel Administration, been doing their utmost to help win every tim'e a 15, 000 ton troop shi; war, they have worked full hours carries American soldiers to the ight on all working days.

ing front in.Frnnce it consumes 3,000 The eight mines of the Knox Coun tons of coal. This means that each ty Coal Operators' Association proton of coal sends two soldiers over duced 323,887 tons in July, an in seas. For the transportation of food crease of 30,438 tons over the largest and all the endless consignments of previous record for a month. And munitions 4,000,000 tons of coal will this was achieved, notwithstanding be required in a year, while the ship 350 hours were lost on account of car building program demands 14,000,000 shortage. tons of coal to manufacture and to In response to a letter sent out by transport the steel used in ship con ip.

V. Guthrie, president of the IXnit And for every ton of ship ed States Coal Corporation of Pitts ping that leaves the ways five tons of burgh, asking that an effort be made coal will have been burned during the i to go over the top for July with 200, building process. 000 tons, the miners exceeded the In the coal year from April 1, 1918, amouit desired by 1,691 tons. In the tp. April 1, 1919, there must be sup coal fields of Central Pennsylvania plied approximately 735,000,000 tons the biggest production for the current of coal and a gap of 80,000,000 tons years was recorded for the week between this year's production and which ended August 24, when the out "When did you see her?" Oh, a day or two ago.

At luncheon?" See What You Save Here. 10c Value 5c Machine needles for all kinds of sewing machines, remilarly sold al See What. You Save Here. $1.49 Value $1.19 I for lOc. Wednesday with Coupon See What You Save Here 15c Value 9c 3MEEDLE3 Women's.

Pauls. Si.c: vy I'lei'ced Vests anil and the 4 5c FOR See W7hat You Save Here. 19c Value 14y2c If nek Toweling, IS inches wide. cMra heavy tpmlity. regularly sold at 1 tic yard.

Ciii lain Itoils. the kind usual SI.Mt kind With Coupon each Brass Intension with cm veil cuds ly at 15c. "Yes. She wanted my advice as a lawyer and telephoned me. Jt was about luncheon time, so I took her t0 lunch and we talked then.

We both had to eat, and it saved her a trip to my office." "My, what an elaborate explanation!" Ruth said ironically, then at once plunged into another subject. Xow she was glad she had not told Brian about her Belmonico luncheon. Had she, he have blamed her for his not wanting to lunch alone, she thought, as he always blamed her for not wanting to dine alone when she was out of town. Brian, evidently relieved, was willing to follow her lead, and was pleasantly chatty both then and the following morning. He had, to tell the Wednesday 9c Wednesday Withl A 1 Coupon, yard 12 With Coupon See What You Save Here.

25c Value 20c O'loiioliiu''s famous family Coffee, regularly sold al a pound. Special See What You Save Here put was 1,306,075 tons, or 7,007 more than the highest number of tons in any previous week of 191 S. Xot only in increased energy and To 98c Values 74c and 89c Br. Denton's Sleeping i inenl for Children. Wednesday With Coupon, lb mine truth, been a little uneasy over Ruth's in intensive labor have the reception of his having wuu that of last year must be bridged.

As the output for 1917 was 64,000,000 tons ahead of the production of 1916, there is an imperative demand for 144,000,000 tons more than the normal output. Less than 600,000 miners actually bearing the greatest responsibility that has come to any" class of workers who are giving their strength to the winning of the war. To them has been presented a gigantic task 74 Sizes 0, 1 and 2 each See What You Save Here 10c Value 5c Vine duality Scented Toilet Soaps, the kifiii regularly sol at a nar. Special Willi I oupou 9 BARS Kn FOR See What You Save Here. 26c Value 21c Yd.

Shaker Hanncl. exua heavy (iial ilv, suitable for wear, etc. the 2c kind. Wednesday With Ol Coupon, yard dl.s Mollie. He had not relished her torn' when she spoke of his "elaborate explanation." Was she going to be nasty about Mollie? He hoped not! Mollie was such a good little I al.

of course if Ruth objected, h.r would have to keep away from her when workers been seeking to aid the war. but they have cut down absences. In the" Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation's field the nercentage of absentees changed from 20.8 in Hay to 9.3 in July. From Norton. the United States Fuel Administration re Sizes 3, 4, 5, and each 0tx See What You Save Here.

14c Value 10c was Ruth was in town. When she Wednesday With Coupon 8 Homo Matches. ii larly sold at ic a bo; matter. He box. Nproia 1 i away mat was anoiner end had told Ruth how he stood, on that that must be accomplished with the ceived the report that the weel.

Wedncsdiiv with Coupon. uniy. BOXES 10c FOR See What You Save Here. 39c Value 22c Women's leatherette Hand Bags. Mt'll made, strong lining, the Se kind, special ing August 24 showed 202.1.35 net tons had been produced, or 3.100 net tens more than any previous week's record.

This large output was due to the fact that the mines in the district worked nearly per cent full capacity. And the loss caused by labor shortage, ear shortage, and mine disability was 9,323 tons. point. After he had left for his office. Ruth thought very seriously about him and Mollie King.

Big tears well I ed up into her eyes as she thought that perhaps he was sorry he had married her instead of Mollie. The very feminine trick of making herself miserable even before she was sure there was anything to be miser i able about, had not passed Ruth by, even though she was a business wo man. Business had in no way robbed Ruth of her femininty; nor of See What You Save Here. 17c Value 12'c Cotton Butts, pure white and fluffy, without s(ecks, regularly sold at 17c a bolt. Wednesday JL Coupon, each 2 See What You Save Here To 59c Value 24c Infants' Black Stockings.

Sizes 5 to (pi. Values to 51)e. Special Wednesday With OAp Coupon, pair iTti See Whai You Save Here. 24c Value 18c Wool Soap known the world over, excellent lor bath and the washing of wool fabrics, worth a bar. 22c Wednesday With Coupon "The mine workers.

recognizin Wednesday with Coupon BARS handicap of greatly reduced man power, and they are accomplishing what has seemed impossible. They have broken all previous records in production, although thousands of their comrades have gone into the army and the navy. Before the first draft approximately 700,000 mine workers were employed in the United States. Then the war took about 15 per cent of tho workers, for a. large number volunteered, in addition to the loss by draft.

Men accustomed to danger went to war with the courage of long experience in daring death. Thus, with greatly increased demands upon them, the mine workers of the country found themselves hampered by reduced numbers'. In the first three months of 1918, despite the most patriotic effort, figures showed that 1,400,000 tons less that this is no time for shirking or her womanly, or her womanish traits, slacking, have responded nobly to the So she pictured herself neglected, for i lorn, because of Molhe King, slogan of the President of the Lint when she reported for work, Ar 18 FOR thur Mandel uuickly sensed some ed Mine Workers of America for 'a full eight hours' work each day and See What You Save Here. $1.25 Value 95c See What You Save Here. 39c Value 33c See What You Save Here.

$1.29 Value 98c Table Chillis, liiith mercerized lin isli variety of oaKerns, seaMopotl ed'ics, the $1.20 kind. Special Children's Heavy Fleeced Stockings, warm aud durable, the Sile Women's Bungalow Aprons, made of line una lily materials all sizes, the SI.2H kind. Special Kind. Special See What You Save Here. 38c Value 30c Tower Brand Salmon, regularly sold til 1 He a can.

Special willi Coupon Wediiesdav CANS on FOR Jl 98c 33 Wednesday Coupon 95 With Coupon thing wrong. She looked tvouoieu, and there was a suspicious redness about her eyes. "That fellow has been making her unhappy!" he said to himself, and apostrophised him in no uncertain language, in his thoughts. "It's a darn shame," he resumed, yet could not help a feeling of pleasure that if would emphasize his own attitude toward her. "You are not looking up to the mark," he said to her, "Take it easy, today, lieu My, if you like, you may go home at noon.

I shall be too busy to d0 anything about that western matter, and nothing else is at all pressing." Af of 'UntVi l'i l.srl it sli. Wednesday With Coupon i lis iiMtiimiiiimiifiMflmim ii'tiMiiuimitmiiniiniurimmit I 1 See What You Save Here 35c Value 27c 6 I See What You Save Here. See What You Save Here. 23c Value 18c India l.iuou, 27 inches wide, sheer Duality, the kind sold regularly at a yard. Women's 'ISiirson'' Hose, choice 1 OUL cUUS ZO The Case of Kftbcrt Topienlmm.

i eo Then there See What You Save Here. Worth $1.00. This Coupon allows you Sl.00 reduction in the price of any hat you select in our millinerv department, priced from anil up. Millinery Third floor. of black aud white, hemmed or Mason Jar Tops, re ulai ly sold at ribbed top.

seconds of each. Special Wednesday with kind. Special coupon. By WALT MASON, 18c Wednesday With 97n 10 TOPS Wednesday With Coupon, yard 22 Coupon, pair FOR BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS 1 rl When Egbert William Toppenham rushed over her a desire to spend the was just a little lad, afternoon in her own apartment. She The neighbors talked about the big, would let Crawford go, and would brown, dreamy eyes he had.

meet Brian somewhere for dinner. He was not rough like other boys, he she longed to be alone. So she kept his garments clean thanked Mr. Mandel and said if noth And wondered if the cheese of which ing came up between then and the the moon is made, was green. noon hour to cause him to change his Whene'er his mother sent him to the mind, she be glad to go home.

corner grocery store "I have a number of little things He'd dream along till he forgot what yet to do to my apartment." she said. she had sent him for. i then added rather shyly she had not i yet become accustomed to being in. The neighbors had a little boy exact the position of employe "TViank you ly Egbert's age very much. Mr.

Mandel." Who had no wish to read the tyjpe on i "Don't thank me, I'd" he flushed any printed page. and caught himself. He had almost His name was Johnny Robinson. Ha said more than he knew to be wise at I liked his pleasures rough this time. But he wanted her to owe And gloried in the fact that he was her happiness to him.

"I'd not have, exquisitely touch. allowed you to show up at all today In Days to Come. WONDER what we'll talk about, when peace is here once more; can we discuss our aches and gout, as in the days of yore? Of course the war will be discussed for long years, three or nine; but some day 'twill grow stale and must take in its gory sign. And when war talk has had its day, and has become a crime, can we thrash out the price of hay, as in the olden time? Can you sit down with torpid friend, your back against a wail, and talk, for long, long hours on end, about a game of ball? And will you ever, do you think, wear out your trusty throat denouncing some long winded gink who'd like tQ have your TiACKAWAXX CASl AIITI IS. GKOCFRS TO CO OPICKATK.

1 SOCIALISTS .1 AFi.FI). violating the espionage act, was sen teticed to four years in prison. Fred Recent casualties among Lacka Washi.igton, Oct. Kveiy retail Dead wood. S.

Oct. S. Oi vi wanna county soldiers are as follows: I ir rocer in the I lilted States i auvniiu. another Socialist, was two years for the same ot'Jen. e.

Will Amlf.rnn Supi uiat i .1 1 i ir Died of disease Private David Jones, of Clark's Summit; Private Jo asked this week to sign a pledge to i nor of South Dakota, convicted conform to the rules and regulations! of the Food Administration i' He was very fond of fighting, and was had I known you felt badly," he fin seph McDonald, of Scranlon; Soa oier i wonuer what will be our ri.Tiv ivith hi i.inu man Arthur .1. Duffy, of Sc ranton eo oneri le in the eiinvn.ns ,,,,,1 I ished in a business like manner. I'll "How good he is to me," Ituth said to herself as she went about her Private Arnold Huber. of Ser.uium. ing program necessary, if "America i theme when war's been dead long.

And his favorite expression was: it seems much like an evil dream that JOu on the nose!" i.enri itllll US omiizariOUS lO lis work. "I don't believe many employ mm Rehleltman, of KleetviHc: 1 m.i,iie iNHiiL go wrong, its naru 10 think of grownup genls in all the 1 the Their years of childhood swiftlv flew. ers are like aies in me war ana to neu tra Is. years to come, niseuss.ng picayunes or And when the war began She was thinking, as it happened. vate James Fario, of Forest City; Private W'lady Ceihocki.

of Scrnnton, Private Thomas Peter, of Dickson City. cenis. or pups or cnewing gum. IJut Young Egbert William Tooi.enham msiuxi) in us; will ivij just exactly what Arthur Mandel intended her to think. Tomorrow Claude lieckly Enlightens Hull) lis to Brian's Wliercalxuiis.

doubtless in a little while we'll sing became a fighting man. he same old tune, the same old lie's there in France, this morning themes will be in style for we forget i where the high explosives scream HOTEL BOTH WELL Second House from Boardwalk and Steel Peer on VIP.Cl.NIA Open All Year. Kvcry appointment. Central Location. Highest standard in cuisine and service.

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died yesterday of Spanish inflii jmi muuii; rtim Jim win mi oi battling like a demon for the: time discussing glials and fleas; and beauty of his dream. 1 Nubone Corset (not sold in storesi, I will write a noble rhyme about the And what of Johnnv Robinson? You Katherine Blakeslee, 11 South Main Cincinnati, Oct. S. Th answer enza. Two hours later his wife gavi of tiie Typographical birth to a child.

Influenza deelopei grocers cneese. ask me where is he? street. Also Deputy of Protected He's clerking in an office down at Home Circle life insurance. Bell lmiueuiaieiy ami the mother was a critical condition at last report. Washington, r.

C. 'Phone 65H. Copyright by rteorga Matthew Adams. IIMfllllltllllllllllllllMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIflllllllllllllllllllllllHIMMIIItltllMIIIIIUIMI I'nion to the new peace proposal of the Huns is another subscription of $30,000 to the Fourth Liberty Lo.uk i making its tota'. holdings of Liberty bonds $151,000.

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