Middletown transcript., 1917-11-03

ton to the government and to the en-
tire nation. During the last week sub
scriptions came in with rush. under
the urging of thousands of patriotic
workers, and even the Philippines.
Panama and Cuba responded nobly.
Wednesday, by national and state proc
lamation, was celebrated everywhere
as Liberty day. Great parades were
held in every city and smaller ones in
every town and village, and in the
army training camps the boys carried
out special programs and handed in
their dollars for the cause of freedom.
In some places the people dealt in
their own way with certain pro-Ger-
man obstructers of the loan, but moth
ing was done to Mayor Bill Thompson
of Chicago, who took no part what
ever in the city's demonstration. His
recent half-hearted conversion to open
patriotism seems to have suffered a re-
lapse.
curbing the Traitor Press.
Postmaster General Burleson has
made public his plans for enforcing
the espionage law against seditious
publications, AID gives this outline of
what he will consider unavailable
printed waiter:
Advocating or urging treason, in
surrection, or forcible resistance to
any law Of the United States.
Conveying false reports or false
statements intended to interfere with
the operations or success of the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
States, or to promote the success Of
its enemies.
Intended to cause insubOrdination,
dislOyalty. mutiny, or refusal Of duty
in the military or naval forces of the
United States.
Intended to obstruct the recruiting
or enlisting services of the United
States, to the injury of the services Of
United States.
Matter the circulation or the pub
lication of which involves the violation
Of any of the numerous other criminal
provisions Of the espionage act. but
which are not of special interest to
publishers.
Any matter printed in a foreign
language containing any news item,
editorial, or other printed matter re-
specting the government Of the United
States or of any nation engaged in
the present war, its policies, internal
relations, the state or conduct of war,
or any matter relating thereto, unless
the publisher or distributors thereof.
on or before offering the same for
mailing, or in any manner distributing
it to the public, has filed with the post
master at the place of publication, in
the form of an affidavit, true and
complete translation of the entire ar
ticle containing such matter proposed
to be published.
Food Regulation in America.
The food administration last week
began the daily publication of whole
sale prices of prime commodities so
that the housewives might know what
the retailer should ask. But the con-
sumers speedily found out they could
not buy at the suggested reasonable
prices. The retailer said the whole
saler was to blame in that he was not
coming down to the figures set by Mr..
Hoover and his aids. The licensing of
wholesalers goes into effect on Novem
Der l, however. and thereafter it will
be easy TO bring the balky ones to
terms. The National Association Of
Wholesale Grocers met in Chicago and
pledged itself to the support of the ad-
ministratiOn regardless of diminishing
profits. so the outlook for the consumer
is bright.
Throughout the country generally
there is evidenced a desire to conform
to the regulation for one wheatless and
one meatless day each week. The ho-
tells and restaurants are being watched
by the agents of the food adminiStra-
| ton. but obedience to the rule in the
| home must depend on the patriotism Of
| the individual
Relief from the sugar shortage is
near, for the beet sugar crop will come
| in soon, and also the authorities per-
Suaded Southern producers to put on
the market a great amount of cane
sugar that was in storage. Now Mr..
Hoover is turning his attention to fats,
and urges that waste in these be elm
mated.
The coal situation is beginning to
straighten out and the men are going
back to work. though supplies of the
| fuel are still very small
President John p. White of the
United Mine Workers has resigned to
become adviser to Fuel Administrator
Garfield. and Frank J. Hayes who sue
ceeded him. says he has no sympathy
with local strikes or shutdowns.
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is the sole means to prevent a continu-
| ation of the provisioning of GERMANY