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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18
MAJORITY AGAINST THE DRYS
IN HAWkEYE STATE MOUNTS
WITH ERRORS IN THE Count
Latest Figures, With Twelve Precincts Missing, Show
Vets Have Lead of 2,509 Votes Big Cities In
crease Majority for Vets as Corrected
Returns Come In.
(From a Staff Correspondent)

Des Moine a Oct. 17-(Special Telegram)- )-It prob
able official win be necessary determine the result
Of the vote in Iowa Monday the prohbory constu
tonal amendment Latest figures available with twelve
cincts missing, show the vets have a lead of 2509.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18
nAIG'S DEADLY YTYPHOON NFIRE
AGAIN NSWEEPSGERMANL|NES
IN ADVANCE OF new ATTACK
Rupprechs Forces Wither Before Hurricane of Shells
Northeast of Ypres; Favorable Weather Gives Air
men Chance to Find Range; Bulgarians
"Cede" Saloniki Villages.
(By Associated Press. }

All the important infantry fighting last night in the
heater confined to the French 'front.' where
well the Verdun region repused by General Pean
troops.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18

Helena, Mont, Oct. 1z-Four
inches of snow which fell during the
night in many parts of the state gave
Montana today its first touch of real
winter weather. Clear and colder is
the prediction for tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18
First Blizzard of
. Season Hits Montana

Butte, Mont, Oct. 17.-Butte was
experiencing today its first blizzard
of the season. There was a slight
fall of snow and at 9 o'clock this
morning the temperature was 26
above zero.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18
AMERICAN DESTROYER BLOWN UP BY GERMAN U-BOAT;
SUSPECT CONSPLRAC CY TO BURN OMAHA STOCK YARDS;
VETS TAKE IOWA, BEAT PROHIBITION BY $500 VOTES
All German WaiterSiaasssE'
Boston

Boston, Mas asaif Ger
man walters ana servants employed
at the Boston City club, numbering
about twenty, have been discharged
because of complaints made by
members of alleged breaches Of
discipline"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18
Reports from Stations at ! r. NJ.

T indicates trace Of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-10-18

Continued on Page Two, Column One,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

George T. Miller Of New York City
who has been the guest of his niece,
returned to his home yesterday. Mr..
Miller, who is New York manager
and buyer for F. A. Patrick & Co.
OF Duluth, has been in Duluth on
business. ! - ELS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18
81 ASSI|ED||'

FOR SALE OR TRADE Sacra-
mento county, California, lands for
Eastern Properties, 200 acres high
\, class suburban farm land s to 8
VI miles from center Of Sacra-
mento.. Electric cars, concrete
boulevards, beautiful home sites;
will sub-divide 5 acres up. City
Of Sacramento, Cal, population
s $4,000. Growing fast, safe and
Y sound Investments. Deal with
owners. Write M. Bush, Oakland,
Cal, 346N. Telegraph Ave.
I5.. nm l8s gssSa s 1928 to 10
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SALE - Complete rooming
house and restaurant furnishings.
Big snap. Hannah & Robertson.
1920
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SALEi-1916 Ford touring car,
best of condition" Low price for
quick sale. 521 America Ave.
Phone 446-J. " 6-l219
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SAI-Full blooded collie
pups. Just the thing for boys
Xmas presents. SO and IS each.
Phone 656-W. .a..s" 6-1218
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SALE-Large double oven
camp range; cheap If sold before
Dec. %. Hannah & Robertson.
.% 1920
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

WANTED-House maid, 1905 Bel
trami Ave. Call at house. 1218tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SALE-One combination book
case and writing desk, good as
new, one genuine leather. couch, q
small safe, just right for small
business, one four-drawer steel
card index, one automatic num-
bering machine. 1119 Beltrami
Ave. Phone 444. ~a 1218tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-18

FOR SALE-12-ft. show case on
stand. Mrs. Clara Roe, 623
MINI. Ave. 3-122O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31

WANfEDEGirl Tor general houses
work. Apply to j. C. Ryan, 1014
Beltrami Ave. Phone <646-J. q
s4-113
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
ITALIAN A FAITHFUL T0lLER
NDoes Not Drop His Shovel as Other
llaborers Do When the Whistle
Blows.

There is a much lower percentake
Of criminality, immortality and insanity
among the Italians than among many
other Immigrant races. Willard Price
writes in the World Outlook. AS for
dependency, statistics for represent
alive year showed that out of every
$4,000 Italians in the city of New York
there was only one in the almshouse
on Blackwell's island. James Forbes,
chief of the mendicant department Of
the G. 0. S., says he has never seen or
heard of an Italian tramp. There are
practically no drunkards among the
Italians.
The immigrant from Italy proves to
be faithful and cheerful worker.
When a contractor engaged in building
a city sewer was asked why he had
only Italians in his employ he replied :
because they are the best wOrkmen,
and there are enough of them. If an
italian down in that ditch has a ,shov'
elful of earth halfway up when the
whistle blows for dinner, he will moi
j drop it; be will throw it up; Others
will drop it. And when the lunch hour
is over, when the clock strikes the
Italian will be leaning on his shovel
ready to go to work, but the other fel
lows will be out under that tree and
will be three minutes getting to the
job, and three minutes each for 15C
men is not small item"
The Italians are Industrious, good
natured, very affectionate: toward chill
dren, courteous and polite often to the
point of dishonesty, generous and self
sacrificing. But the impulse of these
excellent qualities is offset by the
Italians dense ignorance, which sen
fences him to spend the rest of his life
after he reaches America in the drudg
cry of unskilled labor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
WANTED

WANTED-To do wood saving. Call
635-J. .6-1031
for general house
work. Mrs. A. Lord. a6-116
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
FOR RENT

FOR RENT
FOR ,RENT-4-room cottage on 18th
st. Inquire of Mrs. Edward Rood,
corner of 18th St. and sBemidji
Ave. 3-1O91
FOR RENT-One modern furnished
room. SIS Bemidji Ave. Phone
80. 1O15tf
FOR RENT-After November Is:
house, modern except heat. 10O6|
Beltrami Ave. Phone 26-F-5.
1O24tf
FOR RENT-Small office in Mark
ham Hotel Building. Phone 90.
5-1L4
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front
room upstairs, with or without
board. Strictly modern house,
Mrs. Belle Brown, 1901 Minnesota
FOR RENT - Modern furnished
room. sol America Ave. 1O3ltf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One new Round Oak
range. Cheap If taken at once.
Third Street Cafe. 1O23tf
FOR SALE-I have "a good lots for
sale, 157 feet deep, all level and
cleared, next to school house; a
small payment starts you and SOC
per day keeps it for you; no taxes
for one year. Call and see me.
Herbert Carver. Phone 237.
12-116
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
shall force collections on all past
due accounts after Nov. i. No ex-
ceptions.
W. G. SCHROEDER
1O16tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
ROAD MAPS HERE

We have received q few
Maps, with district maps and
road maps Of Minnesota and
Wisconsin,. They are called
Mendenhall's Guide and Road
county maps, all in one book
let. It also includes a large
map Of the state. The price
II 80 cents. II there is q de-
mand for them we will con-
tinue to carry them in stock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31
TO WHOM IT MhY CONCERN

shall force collections on all past
due accounts after Nov. /. No ex-
captions.
J. J. DORIAN,
Plumbing and Heating.
7-1O31
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31

FOR SALE OR TRADE-My farm
of 12O acres, house barn, good
we'll, 10 acres under cultivation,
IA acres meadow, $4,000 worth of
timber on the land, miles north
of Bemidji, on a good gravel road.
Will sell this property at a bar
gain. Frank Latimen, Turtle
River. 1O3Otf
FOR SALE OR RENT--7-room house,
first class condition, all modern
except heat. Call at 900 America
Ave. 5-115
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31

w ANTED-Two furnished or sunfur-
nished rooms for light housekeep.
ing in Bemidji or Nymore. Ad.
dress Rooms" clio Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-31

Misunderstanding, paper hanging
and sign writing. All work guar
anteed satisfactory. Automobile;
painting our specially. L.. W.
Snelson, 1O3 South Irvine Ave.
Phone III. g6.113
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
DREssMAKING SCHOOL.

Make your own garments; expert de-
signs; instructor will open private
classes; ladies each; subject, Cut
ting, Fitting. Practical Dressmaking
at your residence; lesson 75c. Call
As Cannon street, Dressmaking
School. Ias+24
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
PLUMBING

timing. steam and gas
fitting work guaranteed. Peter J.
Hepdrick. ia Alice St Phone Bar
nun zoos. Jobbins promptly at
tended to.
q II ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
EARNS FOR SALE

FARMS-We got several dairy. chick
en- and trucking farms within easy
driving distance from this city or
vinicity. Call at once for informa-
ton. Tel a254-2. Office 731 Arc
tic street corner Hallett. A all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
POULTRY AND SUPPLIES. :

TO PRODUCE EGGS, feed hens equal
amount Of Dry Mash and Scratch,
Standard Feed Co, 1854 Main St.,
Barnum 800
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

CARPETS CLEANED by the old ~
liable Bridgeport Steam CarDee
Clsani. Co. Tel Barnnm 3sS6.
8 ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
AUTO TRUCKS

AUTO TRUCKS of every description
from 3-4 to ton. new and Sec
ond hand Hall. sos City Savings
Bank Building. p so all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
AUTO BODIES

WE HAVE q large stock OF open and.
closed Ford delivery bodies Cor
Ford cars ready to mount On chns-
si& Metropolitan Auto q Carriage
Co.. 80 Grand g.. Phone. Rarnurn
= n ails
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

FLUFF RUGS-Made from old caE~
eetA Call us Rarnum 3686.
9 A1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

DRs-M >. BLUME. The Anagesae
Dentist IN the Arcade. Room Al.
Hours . q N. to p M Phone
Bees-A 3 30 as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

TEIEPHoNE NOBLE 155 for Taxi.
day and night service, city limits.
one passenger soc, each additional
sk5c. Different makes OF five and
S6ven passenger automobiles used
III our service at reasonable rates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

REErHOvEc. TRIO Concert recitas
!, and wedding receptions Q n Car
risen. &c Cannon %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent q Wnr@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
AUTO TRUCKING.

LOCAL AND LONG distance furnl-
ture moving. also general trucking
Glass and Madwed- 144 Highland
Ave Telephone Barnum ESQ.,.
bridgeport. Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
AUTO REPAIRING

AUTO REPAIRING Of every descrip-
don. No Job too difficult. Mag
neto and bearing work a specially
Expert Motor Car Repair Co.. ga
Charles g.. Barnum 1889.
r IL ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
15c rs Farmer Classified Ads @SP 1908
HOUSES FOR SALE

S5oOO-$800 cash buys 20 room
family house, all improvements, ex-
ira large lot. Phone Bal mum 74S5.
L 10 *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

VOGHT sells your business: List nows
cash buyers waiting. groceries. con.
1ecuoneries. poolrooms. restaurants
karnum $3.50. voGh1 ss4 Warner
lSulIolnS.
B 10 aif'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

NJ sOlLED or damaged goods by our
work Speciality In ladies wazhins
Dxetng and cleaning. ErencN-Amsr.
lean fAana laundry. x4S k'aarilsid
Ave.
= II al.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

CUT PRICE SALE on automobile nom
skid tires for one week only: Dread
nought 34x4 s2s: Columbia 34x4
s24: Dreadnought s2x3 L. $40: u.
s. Chain s4x4 SGT: Pennsylvania
s4xs liz $40: Ajax SKA SIS; Lee
s2x3 IL SIS; u. 8. 32x4e 5000: u.
8. s0y3 s11.5o; Goodrich, 30x3 1-2
sjs,50: Miller 3sx4 $g4.bo lam
here Bros. 1872 State st. p affs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
1NVEe6rMENT

BUILDERS ATTENTION - lots.
each 6ox1oo, blocks from trolley.
5000 each. NJ q. Loiler. ISIS fair-
field Ave.
VI u
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
OPI1CIAN

THE ELITE CO., costumes to rent for
balls. parties. entertainments Full
Greaa suits to rent Is Bani- St
Rarnum 1S13.
A - ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

200 LOADS LOOM by single load or
In bulk cheap. standard Reed Co..
1ekA Mann street. AsarAum $40.
A ~ ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25

GREAT SALE on Automobile tires,
u. g.. Miller. Colombia, Ajax. Good
year. 20x3 80; 3oxS s1l.5O. 30x3 IL
ga; 8lx4 s22: aka 5000; 33x4
s24.60: 34x4 $40. l192 State St
b 1 ALL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
DEATH OF II AMERICAN
SOLDIERS IS REPORTED
First Lieutenant Among Those to
Succumb in France, Pershing
Reports

WASHINGTON. Dec. li.-The war
Department has received from General
Pershing announcement of the following
deaths from natural causes
First Lieutenant George NJ. Ander,,
ton. engineers December ., on Doaru
United States transport tubercular men-
ingltis; Mrs. Judith Anderton' wre'
Alexandria, Va. .,.o.
Sergeant Paul Jordan. gu ulrtermaster
corps. December TO- injuries resulting
motorcycle accident; Grady Haley, UNCLE
Lavonia, Ga. t, ro
Private Harold Warner, marines, De-
cember 9. pneumonia address not given.
Able Seaman Jan Hendrix Br iafhart,
L. s. s. Berwind, December IL, pneu-
monia address not given.
Private Maurice l. Capron. coast ar
tjliery CORPS, December 8. natural causes
Mrs, Bridget Riley, sister, general de-
livery. Nashwauk, MINI.
CorporIl Leroy +. Harwood, pneu-
monia and meningitis: Myrtle street,
private Vert T. Parnell, broncho-
pneumonia 497 South street. quincy
private Richard B. Hughes, pneumo-
MIA see Thirteenth street, Bowling
Private Ralph NJ. Miller, scar ct fever !;
Orient Ia.
Private Wiley Cheeks killed by train !;
140 Long street, Girard, Ala.
Sergeant Mill lrd Smith, gunshot
wounds; Ranger. w. Va
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
TOn,n,ies Win Back
Part of Lost Trench


Continued from PAGE One
feated three times in battle at Ipres
while trying to break the British line.
All along the front, from the North
Sea to the Swiss Alps, the German guns
are in action and the rc-enforcements
of artillery from the east are already
making themselves evident. Huge stores
of ammunition have been released by
the Russian breakdown, and this is being
used up in continued bombardments that
pause neither for darkness nor stormy
weather.
British and French military critics
are making varying predictions as to
the western front, but there is agree
meut upon the possibility of fighting
being in progress all winter. Many be-
lievc that the German war lords will
try to give the German people n victory
for Il Christmas gift to cheer them over
period that promises them nothing
but desOlation and woe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
INFLUX OF WAR AIDS
OVERCROWDS CAPITAL
Government Will Build Bar
racks to House Army
of Civilians
WASHINGTON. Dec. is.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
\ barracks city on the Potomac TO
house its large ami rapidly growing
army Of civilian war aids will be buil'
by the American Government. The
emergency workers already here have
overwhelmed public and private living
convcniences.
There are not enough houses. No
more can be built because contractors
cannot get materials or prices are too
high. Rents are prohibitive. The mini
mum for two rooms very scantily fur
nished is sG5 month and none to be
had at that. Real estate men are
cleaning up. one agent who raised the
rent on the house occupied by another
agent said to him:
We've been starving here for years.
Now we're going to get what is coming
to US and you're no exception"
Hotels are filled to Overlooking all the
time Boarding house protiteers. mostly
females, are reapig a golden harvest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15

U. S. ENGINEERS READY
TO GIVE AID TO RUSSIA


TE INOVIlNNI, DtC. To,
American engineers have been offered
the Bolsheviki Government for reorgan-
iZation of railroads and motor lorries for
the transport of food. Foreign Minister
Trotsky declared today in an address TO
the grenadier regiment.
1T IL impossible to reform the polit.
ical and social construction in a month "
he declared. I'VE have already start I'd
our efforts to introduce a program. We
have given land to the peasants and we
have authorized tie crushing of those
who are Seeking to prevent us in our
aims, We have s,arted toward peace.
Nobody will be able to undo what has
already been done
Germany Is seeking p aace because the
discomfort of her masses has forced her
to It,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
TWOU. s. ENGINEER
HIT BY SAME SHI
German Officer Waits for n
Laundry Before He
Surrenders
QUIZ SQUAD, VISITS MEN
Gather Facts About Camp Condi-
tions as Material ftS
Lecture Tour
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
FRANCE. Dec, is. &.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY I'M
FRANCE. Dec. Is. w
Detars OF how two American erII<z
neers with the British army were wouf-1ss
ed by the same shell were received here
today ~
The men were stripping ballast from
a small railway when n shell bnret
amid a pile OF picks and shovels left
by their comrades The expo sion flied
the air with bits OF steel and flying tools.r
which struck the two engineers. knock
ing them 10 the ground. ~.
An American officer. who has just re-.
turned from the British front where ne
was receiving instruction IN the use o.
automatic weapons. reported that a Ger<I
man officer crawled across mo Mans
Land" raised his hands in token OF sur-
render when he reached the barbed wire
entanglements and called out: N
Excuse me II lower my hands, but
I want TO pick up a package have here
with me" t<
The British Tommles covered the Ger-'
man with their guns while no climbed
down into the trench. He had a pack
age with him which proved to be a bum
die of freshly washed laundry Upon
being questioned by the astonished Britt.
ish. the German explained
81 made up my mind to surrender
week ago. but l didn't want to lose my
clothes SO ] waited until the orderly
brought my laundry" s3fy
Six representatives of Food Conserva.
tor Hoover arrived at the Amerlcan
camp last night after visiting headquarss
ters and lunching with General Persh-
ing, They are gathering Information
about living conditions. In the party
are Roscoe r. Mitchell, OF Buffalo: Dam
lei Reed, julius Lincoln. John s. Lord.
Edward +. Kretz, of Chicago. and Ever
EFT Colby. IA
The commissioners ate with the dough-
boys today to learn exactly what food
is being served to Americans In the field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL
Switzerland Tells World of Determi
nation to Avoid Belgium's
Plight

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Answering
the recent United States message to her.
Switzerland today informed the world
that she will maintain her neutrality
with her "own forces and win repel a
violation of her frontier II this occurs 4"
Further, she served notice that she will
be the Judge of any situation In which,
like Belgium, an outside power might
volunteer to save her from an enemy"
Oficials regard the answer as notice
to Germany and France, particularly
Germany, not to attempt a crossing Of
the frontier, while at the same time
making the point that she did not wish
an offes from the Allies 10 rescue her
from Germany unless SwitueylanA herself
s>ke1 ~ r1rh "a. q 4. D !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
80 TEUTON DIVISIONS
ALONG ITALIAN FRONT
WASHINGTON- Inr- m

W 1N'71 T ~ T N7.Nf T'0V' I''
Sixty Austro German divisions are OPP
Grating against the Italians in northern
Italy. according to accurate figures
gathered by the war ministry at Rome
and forwarded to Washington today.
The Italian War Office has data to
show that forty-nve Austri IN divisions
are on the Italian front with these
are seven German divisions. Held in re-
serve behind the first line are eight more
divisions-four German and four Aus
trian-ready to be thrown against the
defenders whenever conditions warrant.
The information was gathered by avil-
tors and secret war agents of the Italian
Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
RUSVIA NOT BANKRUPT,
SAYS AMBASSADOR
STOCKHOLM. Dec. T.

Russia will be able to pay her obliga.
tions--the only obstacle is unwillingness
of her BoHheviki masters to pay them
is the opinion of Russian Ambassador
Gulkevitch.
$50 far as the future Is concerned. -
he, said today. "the phantom of Russian
bankruptcy is merely the outcome OF
shaken nerves.
Though exhausted by recent events,
Russia win be able TO pay. The preda
tory sway Of the Bolshev XII will not spoil
her rich soil. her timber. her mines. II
is not question of inability to pay
but rather the Bolsheviki unwillingness
to do So"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
WASHINGTON EXPLAINS
ARMY CLOTHES DELAY
Responsibility Placed on Makers of
Supplies and Congestion
of Traffic

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Delays by
manufacturers of materials and by
manufacturers of clothing. and also by
congested traffic conditions. is respon-
sible for delivery delinquencles of from
6 to 4S per cent on clothing contract
to supply the American army, the quar-
termaster general announced today.
Adequate supplies of clothing have
been provided for all the men In the
service OF the American armies" the re-
port adds. "and If proper deliveries are
made by the manufacturers and the
transportation systems. an uninterrupt
edly adequate supply for all future needs
is assured"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
L. $. BIG USER OF PAPER
More Than l00,000,000 Pound
Needed for Government
This Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.--More than
1O0,000,000 pounds of paper. about three
times the amount used In normal years.
will be required for Government print
ing this year. The cost will be about
81, 200, 900.
Another big increase Is expected next
year, for the War Department has asked
an expenditure of 100000 for paper.
or ten times it's normal amount.
AS an economy measure and to relieve
some of the burden OF the Postoffice
Department the committee decided to
use paper of lighter weight for the
Congressional Record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
FLAT CAR JUMPS TRACK
AND DEMOLISHES HOUSE
Also Destroys Show Equipment,
With Total loss Of Five
Thousand Dollars

LANCASTER. Pa. Dec. 15.--A Penn.
sylvania Railroad nat car that was being
shifted ahead of an engine. Jumped the
rlils on Water street this afternoon. ran
100 feet on the ground and crashed
through n large brick warehouse owned
by George Steinman. demolishing 1t. A
show equipment of Joseph Tschudy was
destroyed. The total loss was nearly
$4,000.
Brakeman II. s. liorting was caught
In the wreckase and had his shoulder
broken.