Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

Reading Register Diary.
the French air raids reported in the Of
fetal communication on Saturday when
IL announced that $4,000 pounds Of
bombs and explosives had been dropped
on German military establishments,
railroad stations and encampment
Corporal Harold Willis Of Boston, Il
member Of the squadron, has not re-
turned from the raid which resulted in
a number Of aerial fights with the
Germans,
PREPARING FOR TROOP MOVE
Plans for the most important troop
movement ever attempted in this coun-
try, involving the transportation Of
6s7 900 men, are being perfected by
the American Railway association at
the request of the federal government
according TO an announcement made
here to night by Fairfax Harrison,
chairman of the railroads war board
1.-THE movement of troops from the
various states to the army environments
will start September 8, Isaid Mr., Har.
rison, and between that date and Sep
TENDER 8 the railroads will complete the
entertainment of 200, 600 men.
IL is expected that a second move.
ment Of 200, 900 men will begin Septem-
Der Is, continuing for four days. and a
third movement of the same size on
October 3,
Monday August 20
A prison sentence of two years each
il the penalty which Louis ! Cherey
and DR., A, S. Burnfeld, members of a
New York Draft Board, will have to
pay for their conspiracy in the conduct
Of the draft in an East Side district of
the metropolis. II was shown that the
men had made false records for the eX-
emption of some Of their friends.
The British tanks were sent into ac-
ton again today along a mile stretch of
the German defences in France and
Belgium and these mammoth monsters
were successful in penetrating the
German line to a depth of about 500
yards. The German casualties were
heavy,
y, goo PRISONERS TAKEN
While the British are busy in
Flanders, the French have begun a
monster offensive near Verdun and the
Italians are renewing with yigor their
attacks in the region of PLAYA, along a
line to the head waters of the Adriatic
sea.
Nearly $1,000 prisoners already have
been counted by the French and Italians
and doubtless this number will be
materially augmented when full de-
tails of the fighting are at hand.
Wednesday, August 22
FIXES SOFT COAL PRICES
Bituminous coal prices were fixed by
President Wilson tonight for every
mine in the United States. The next
STEP in coal control, White House an
nouncement said, will be to fix the price
to be charged by middlemen and re-
tailers.
Prices were set on cost of production
estimates furnished by the federal trade
commission after months of exhaustive
investigation. The country is divided
into 80 districts and every producer in
a district will market his output at the
same price.
CENSUS OF NATIONS FOOD
A nation wide food survey, authorized
under the first of the food laws recently
enacted by Congress, will be started
Immediately by the department OF
agriculture.
Plans for the census, announced to.
night, show that it will cover nearly
100 items of food and will include sup.
plies on the farms, in warehouses, anc
stores and even the stocks in the fam.
lily pantry, A quick survey will be
taken first Of the supplies of Is of the
principal articles of diet and probably
can be completed in three or foul
weeks, to be followed by a complete
census after the crops are gathered
All of the figures will be as of Angus
81.
FRENCH AND CANADIANS ACTIVE
Hard smashes at the German lines il
France again have been productive o
important gains for the allies. Nortl
of Verdun the French have captured
additional points of vantage, while tn,
Cana dams have fought their way for
ward nearer to the heart of the town o
Lens, taking 1000 yards of positions
west and northwest of the town.
Counter attacks by the German Grown
Prince forces against General Petain'
men in the newly captured ground il
the Verdun sector all have been i'll
starred; those of Crown Prince
Rupprecht against the doughty Cana
dams at last accounts had brough
nothing more than an augmentation o
the already terrible casualties he has
suffered in his attempts to save the i'm
portant coal center from capture.
HARD COAL PRICES
Anthracite coal, it is understood, il
to be considered by the government ant
prices fixed throughout the industry
At present anthracite prices at tn,
mines are kept down under a voluntar!
arrangement reached some months ag,
by the producers with the federal trad
commission, but no way has been adopt
ed for dealing with wholesalers and re