Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-16

/ AAC lighting VI olNIAS anu NCctAOuAO
Is restricted as much as possible ant
must in no case be continued after
I p. m.; the closing of the electricit.
T: works is threatened.
"At Lemberg the electric tram
| ceased to run on and from November
%. owing to lack of coal. The mu
nicipal authorities are doing their ut
most to secure sufficient transport f0l
coal in order to resume the tramway
service and maintain the gas and wa
ter works. Shops close at 5 p. m.
cafes at 9 p. m. Several schools have
been shut. Trains with run of less
than one and one-half hours will not be
heated"
New regulations from the office OF
the provost marshal general in regard
to compensation Of registration boards
read in part as follows:
1.-THE rate of compensation for men,
bers of local boards up to and includ-
ing the completion of the final CLASH
f1cation of the registrants within the
respective jurisdiction Of said board
shall be on the basis of 80 cents, as ag-
gregate compensation to the member
ship Of the local board, for each regis
trant to whom questionable shall
be mailed and who shall have finally
classified in accordance with the prOvi-
SiOns of these regulations.
Money due for said work shall be
paid in proportionate amounts to each
member of a local board claiming COM
pensatiOn- for his services, unless 1t
shall be requested by the unanimous
vote of the local board that the moneys
due shall be paid in some other pro-
portion. In such case no one member
shall receive more than Is cents Of
the allowance of 30 cents for each
classification and no two members
shall receive more than % cents for
each classification to be distributed
between them"
Director General McAdoo and the
food administration have arranged to
cooperate in the distribution Of cars
for the food and feed trades.
The grain and grain products and
feed shippers are to first apply for cars
in the usual way through railroad
agents; in case of not being furnished
within a reasonable time they may
then apply to the zone representatives
Of the food administration grain d.
vision Mt the various terminals, stat
ing the cars required. point at which
it is desired cars should be sent, char
acter of the prOdu :. to be loaded, the
destination of L.pment, and the con-
signee.
The shippers Of sugar, beans. rice,
vegetables, live stock, meat. and per-
ishables generally. should first apply
for cars in the usual way through rail
road agents; in case not being fur
nished within reasonable time they
may apply directly to the food admin
istration in Washington, stating the
cars required. the point to he sent, the
character of the commodity to be load
ed, the consignee, and destination.
Persons in military service are per-
mitted. under certain restrictions. to
write for publication in newspapers
and magazines. They may not re-
ceive payment for material furnished
by them.
All letters containing matter for pub
LEGATION written by men in service must
be sent through officers. who will de-
lete all references capable of furnish
ing important information to the en-
envy.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not in military service are not required
to submit copy for censorship, being
guided by the requests for secrecy pub
lished by the committee on public in
formation. If these are ignored the
privileges Of the camp may be with
drawn in the discretion Of the camp
commander.
None of these rules apply to troops
in France. where the commanding gen.
eral of the expeditiOnary forces will
establish such regulations as are nee
sary.
Wood pulp is being manufactured
into cloth in Germany, according to adj
vices received by the bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce.
The pulp is spun into a thread and
then woven into fabric, the warp
of which is linen thread. 1t is said to
be durable and to stand washing five
or six times. 1t is utilized for cloth
ing of all kinds, but especially for
Any baker Will be permitted to adj
vertise his product as "victOry" bread
if it contains not more than so per
cent wheat flour. No stipulation is
made as to what ingredients shall COM
pose the other 20 per cent. SO long as
they are selected from the first recon-
mended by the food administration.
Until March 3 rye may be used in
making victory bread. After that date
it will be placed on the same basis as
wheat, as rye flour is now being ship
ned to the allies. Bread made OF graz
ham or whOle-wheat -four may be term
ed victory bread.
Musical comedies draw the heaviest
crowds to the Liberty theaters and
standing room only"
signs are conspicuously displayed.
The sale of smileage boOks-pack-
ages of coupons good for admission
to camp theaters and tents-haS been
large throughout the country.
Passport regulations of the>state de-