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CLEANUP IN CHESTER
400 Arrested in Raids by Federal
Officials

Chester, Pa, July 15.-In the Big
gest vice cleanup ever made in this
city. more than 400 men and women
we're arrested by local agents of the
department of Justice early yesterday
morning
At least fifty OF the neil caught III
the dragnet thrown over Chester by
.he federal agents, 1t is alleged. are
army deserters who failed 10 answer
their calls far induction into the s9rv-
ice. AS many more, it Is said. ia led
altogether to register for the draft
both in the first and second regis ra
tons. Boot-leggers, bawdy house own
ers, proprietors of speakeasies and
gambling joints and disorderly char
acters of every description Were
caught in the raid
For several weeks the vice sq'.ai
Of the department of Justice, under
the leadership Of Assistant District
Attorney Todd Daniels and Agent B
j. Cunningham, has been gathering
evidence against a host OF Chester's
disorderly houses and vice haunts.
Five sailors of the command Of Com
mander Leiper, from the Philadelphia
navy yard, have been Assisting in the
gathering Of evidence, p rticu]arly
against haunts catering to sailors and
marines.
Conditions in Chester, according TO
Agent Cunningham. had become 80
fragrant aud open that it had become
virtually infested with bawdy houses
and speakeasies, plying their trade
among visiting service men particu-
rIy
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CONGRESS PUTS
OFF DRY TEST
Prohibition Vote to Come OF
August 26.

Washington, July 15.-Natiora! pro
hibition legislation was postp,u BY
congress until August 26, at leaS;
In arranging for a mid-summe: va
cation, a formal unanimous con :ent
agreement was entered into bv he
senate TO defer until August % fur
Their consideration of the Sill coo OOt
emergency food production bill. con
tanning the amendment for bone
dry" wartime prohibition, effective
$ New Years day. AS a part II he
agreement, however, the prohibition
advocates secured the definite pledge
that the bill shall have right of way
when the vacation recess period OF
the senate ends.
Senators on both sides of the fight
expressed complete satisfaction With
the arrangement, made after many
days of spirited negotiation. The pro.
hibition advocates are confident that
they have majority to keep in he
bill some kind of q drastic war ime
production provision soon after the
vacation ends. Opponents are h prf i
that during the coming weeks there
may be developments to defeat OF
modify the legislation
Some senators heard during the day
that President Wilson may take a
hand in the fight next month. This
report said he favors a proposal %
give him the autl : 'ity and discretion
to finally determine, under all condi.
lions whether prohibition is desirable,
and is inclined to oppose any action
materially reducing internal revenues,
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Mothers Friend
in Every Home
Comfort and Safety Assured Befors
the Arrival of the Stork.

In thousands OF American homes there IS
a bottle Of the splendid and timehonored
remedy, Mothers Friend. that has aided many
a woman through the trying ordeal, saved
her from suffering and pain, kept her in
health Of mind and body in advance OF
baby's coming. and had a most wonderful
influence in developing healthy, lovely dis
position in the child.
Mothers Friend relieves the pain and dis
comfort caused by the strain on the liga-
ments, makes pliable those fbers and muscles
which nature is expanding, and soothes the
Inflammation of breast glands and other
soreness. The tendency to nervousness and
to morning sickness or nausea is counter
acted.
By regular use during the period the mus
cles expand with ease when baby is born,
tension is reduced and the pain and danger
at the crisis is naturally less.
Mothers Friend is an external remedy,
is absolutely safe and wonderfully effective
1t rot only ailays distress in advance but
assures speedy recovery for the mother.
This splendid preparation may be had al
every drug store, and is one of the greatest
blessings ever discovered for expectant moth
ers. Write to the Bradfeld Regulator Co.,
Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for their
Motherhood Book" SO valuable to expectant
mothers, and in the meantime do not fail
to get a bottle Of Mothers Friend at the
drug store and thus fortify yourself against
pain and discomfort.
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| DADDf'SEy[N|NQ|
FAIRY TALE
THE INDIGO BIRDS.
81 MACY GrANAh BONNER

"rve heard them say" Mrs. Indigo
Bird commenced, 'that you don't treat
me well, my dear"
"What a dreadful thing for any one
to say" Mr.. indigo Bird replied an
grily "How very terrible in fact ).
How could any one say such thing:
"rm sure l don't care said Mrs.
Indigo Bird, ''for l know better. And
besides the less one pays attention to
the idle words of other folks-the bet
ter one is"
'True words, Mrs. Indigo, true
words"
Now Mr.. Indigo Bird wore a beauti-
full blue suit-a deep, deep blue of the
most wondrouS color and Mrs. Indigo
wore a dull brown dress, with little
touches of blue ON her wings. She
didn't seem to care how she dressed,
while Mr.. Indigo seemed to think
more of his appearance than of any
thing else.
He always looked so dapper and
stylish. She looked so dowdy ana
dull.
"Why do folks-or birds-say that /
don't treat you well?" asked Mr.. In
digo.
"It's this way" commenced Mrs. H.
digo. 'They say that you wear all the
beautiful clothes and that l have to
have the old shabby things. And or
course, instead of moving my reason
for my dull clothes. and my lack of in
terest in beautiful ones, they at once
say 1t is because you don't care for me
and so won't let me have lovely feath-
ersi''
"Such nonsense" exclaimed Mr.. In
digo. "Cheep, cheep, such nonsense"
he repeated.
Lets have some dinner and forget
all about It," said Mrs. Indigo.
"All right" said her husband tive
will"
They had a fine meal of seeds and
herbs and grasses, and for dessert they
had few insects. These they consfd-
cred most delicious!
Insects to the indigo birds are as de-
ucious for dessert as ice cream and
cake would be for people!
It was a little time after this that
Mr.. and Mrs. Indigo Bird moved to
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huntjnu For New DEPOSITS.

Hazleton, Pa, July 15.-The Lehigf
Valley Coal company directed corps
Of drilers to start work today test.
ing for anthracite ON a tract of LAND
just purchased from the Horace DeY
Lentz estate between Delano and
Park Place
When the Lentz leases expired on
Park Place the Valley took over the
colliery as the original landowner
and. If anthracite veins are found.
they can be tapped from the old Park
Place workings with little labor or
loss of time Proving for coal on the
Eroh tract, near the rich Coke mines
a. Beaver Meadow, was halted by the
Liberty Coal company, composed of
Mauch Chunk and Beaver Meadow
miners. who pooled their savings to
open the measures. The capitalists
declined to state the results Of the
drilling
Coal operators Of the Lehigh field
declared that the draft call Of July
- will take away large proportion
Of their transportation departments,
which are composed mostly Of young
men. Most Of the certificate holding
miners class are over the draft age,
and the situation presents the unus-
nal feature Of plenty Of men to mine
he coal. but not enough to handle 1t.
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LOSSES IN AMERICAN
FORCES TOTAL II,733
4673 Fighters Ole From All
Causes.

Washington, July 15.-The casualty
list contains 124 names.
The army reports II and The ma
rines 80. The total casualties report
ed by the army and marines since
the men went To France is l1.I33
The army has reported 10000 and the
marines 1888
Killed in action (army)--Priva: e
Tony Cimino. Philadelphia.
Marine-Private Frederick s. Flick,
BraddOck
Died from disease (army)-Private
Edwin H. Eaub, Luzerne: Julius Brus.
kin, Nestley. n. j.
Severely wounded (army)-Lieuten
Ant Edward \. Wig on, Philadelph. 4
Sergeant Lyman Dunlap, Dubois: Pri-
Yates H. Sherman. Mt. Carmel Joseph
Sokolskie, Shamokin: William A.
Sykes, Sykesville Anthony A Walsh,
Scranton Joseph Adams. Leedsburg.
n. J.
Missing in action (marines)
vate Edward U. Stephens, Dix0nville.
The army list is divided as follows :
Killed in action. 10: died Of wounds,
IL: died of disease. .; died of acct
dent and other causes, 4 wounded Sc
verely. 80: wounded slightly. 3; miss,
ing, ..
The marines daily list is divided aS
follows: Killed in action. 10: died of
wounds. 4: wounded severely. "a .;
missing in action, l.
Casualties in the army and marine
corps overseas increased G41 during
the week compared with 103 The pre-
vious week. and aggregate n.732 Tn-
al deaths. including 291 men losr at
SEA. men killed in action. dead Of
wounds, disease, accident and 0ihp"
causes. number 4673-army men. 4 On
marines. 5T3 The wounded aggre
rate fi476-army men, 5431: marin
1915 The missing. including prison
ers. total 5S4-army men. $40: MA
rinoS AZ
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Rituminous Shows Increase.

Altoona, Pa, July 15.-Bituminous
coal production in the central Penn
sylvania field showed an increase Of
1880 tons for the week ending June
- from the previous week, the total
being 1.142. 42O tons, but it was not
quite up to the week ending June Is,
when 1,166.752 tons were mined
The loss by reason of car shortage
was 46,S06 tons, and by reason of Ia
hor shortage. 82,831 tons. The per
centage of efficiency Of the miners was
COW. S91 per cent. compared with 90e
the previous week and GIT for the
week of June Is. In the week Of June
% The Seventy-five wagon mines, That
is mines from which coal Is hauled
IN wagons, produced 1878 tons.
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TO BALK HUN
TRADE CRAB
Must Prevent Aggression by
Germany, Says Lord Cecil.
QUOTES PRESIDENT WILSON
British Statesman Declares So Far
Berlin Has Not Proved Eligibility
in League.

London, July 15.-An economic as
sociation o ftwentyfour nations, COM
prising the entente allies already Is
in existence, declared Lord Robert
Cecil, British under-secretary Of state
for foreign affairs and minister of
blockade, in a comprehensive state
ment regarding the worlds trade after
the war
Whether Germany eventually shall
be admitted to this economic aSsoci-
alton, declared the British minister,
will be determined by the test estab
lished by President Wilson, when the
president said on December 4 that if
the German people should still, after
the war was over, continue to he
obliged under ambitious and intri gu
Ing masters, interested to disturb the
peace of the world" 1t might be i'm
possible to admit them to the partner
ship of the nations, or to free eco
nomic intercourse.
Lord Robert described this state
ment by the president as a definition
Of the qualifications for membership
in the association of nations, and add
ed: "T0 these declarations we give
our warmest assent"
Germany is the one obstacle 10 this
economic association of nations, said
Lord Robe 1.-THE Germany described
by President Wilson, Germany liv
ing under ambitious and intriguing
masters.
"Germany's economic policy toward
all the groupings of peoples from the
Arctic Ocean to the BLACK Sea- he
continued, "is absolutely contrary to
our principles. Economic independ-
ence and free choice are the last
things which Germany will ever give
to the peoples within her reach.
$50 long as this is the policy Of
Germany, how can we admit her Co
membership in the free association Of
nations to which we already belong:"
asked Lord Robert. Before we can
offer her any participation in our re-
sources we must release her victims
from the economic slavery that she
is imposing upon them
With regard to the economic prin-
ciples of this associations of nations,
Lord Robert said President Wilson
had on January 8 STATED them in
memorable when he advocated the re-
mOval so far as possible of all AGO.
nomic barriers and the establishment
Of an equality of trade among the
nations consenting to peace and as
sociating themselves for its mainten-
once"
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their new home, a lovely grassy nest
which they had built in a low bush.
And only a short time after this Mr..
and Mrs. Indigo Bird seemed quite
nervous. They twitched and trem-
bled and shook when they saw people
nearby.
"Cheep, cheep," they would say.
Then Mr.. Indigo Bird to make people
forget about Mrs. Indigo would slowly
and carefully, flying little distance
at time, reach high branch or top
most part of shrub and there he
would sing. his very best song.
The song began bravely every time.
He sang at the top of his lungs, but
each time he sang the song, his voice
grew weaker and softer towards the
end-just as though he had lost all
interest in the song.
But then he would begin again, sing
Ing Justify once more, and still another
time the same thing would happen.
For this Is the way Mr.. Indigo Bird
has of singing! But still this time he
had great secret, and Mrs. Indigo
OtTu Hdu one TOO.
Back in the grassy nest were little
blue and white eggs, such precious
little eggsl Soon they would become
dear little Indigo Bindings and how
happy and excited Mr.. and Mrs. In
digo Bird were. The little birdlings
would soon come into the world, then
they would learn to fly, after that they
would learn to hunt for food-and Ia
ter on they too would guard other lit
tie nests of blue and white eggs.
So Mrs. indigo Bird dreamed on
through the months as she looked at
the little eggs. And so Mr.. Indigo
Bird thought as he sang so bravely
to all the world.
1t was all he could do to keep from
singing, "Cheep, cheep, the little bird
lings, the little birdlings" But Of
course he was too wise daddy to do
that! Only that was the little song
which was singing in his heart, and
his tiny breast f1uttered and beat as
be thought of those tiny eggs and Of
all the JOY they would mean to him
self and Mrs. Indigo.
Soon the birdliHgs came out Of tho
eggs, and Mrs. Indigo whispered to
her mate, aren't they beautiful? d.
you wonder I wear old clothes? And
what dosthe gossips known For Mrs.
Indigo likes her dull brown feathers
for she can't be seen by cruel people
TE0 hunt for the eggs Of little birds
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TRAGEDY CLIN6S TO FAMILY
Father of Three Accident Victims
Killed as He Takes New Job

Sunbury, Pa, July 15.-Caught by
shifting steel rails loaded or IL fat
car on the first day that he worked
as a brakeman in the Northumberland
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad,
Frank Giger thirty eight, of Blooms
burg. died at the Mary NJ Packer
hospital here
When a boy Giger was kicked by a
horse and badly hurt Another time
he was struck by an automobile and
lay for several days in a critical con-
dition. Three of his children were
killed, one while coasting, another he
ing burned to death. and a third ,fy-
ing from horses kick. A widow and
one child survive.
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Hardly a Drugstore in the Land
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

appetite, a feeling of lassitude and a
general weakening of the system. 1t
is then that you should promptly take
few bottles of S. S. S., the great
blood purifier and strengthened. 1t
will cleanse the blood thoroughly and
build up and strengthen the whole
system. s. S. S. is sold by all drug
gists. Valuable information about the
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the Swift Specific Co., "a
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
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TOO TALL FOR ARMY
Long Soldier is Sent Home; Too High
For Modern Trenches.

Tor mOCcFn fFchCneS.
New York, July 15-Char!es Otken
came back from Camp Dix without a
uniform and with an honorable dis
barge in his pocket.
He explained that the army turned
him down because he is six feet nine
inches tall and couldn't be used IF
fectively on the battlefront. because
he reaches up so high he couldn't
operate in trench, and if he ever
stocd up straight he would spoil the
whole thing
When the delegation from his draf
beard left from the Pennsylvania sta
zen il few days ago Otken marche''
4 The head of the line, carrying =
'ag and drew applause. He looked
Ike two fighters in one, figuring his
unusually broad chest measurement.
is troubles began Immediately n,
amp Dix The beds would hold Onl
portion of his frame, and when II
anted TO rest his feet he had to le
$ head and shoulders hang OFF l.
'snosite end. He thought it would /,
-! eight after a while because he fig
red he could sleep outdoors when h
ga 10 France The officers told hin
his was quite improbable Much I
his disappointment he was called ia
haadqcarters and given his dischar~
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MRS. EMMA BRITT
Tells How Vinol Creates Strength
For Tired, Nervous Housekeepers.

Texarkana. TeXas-'I keep house
and l was weak, rundown and ner-
vous, back ached d good deal of the
time, so it was hard to take care OF
my chickens and do my wo1k-Vinol
has restored my strength, and my
nervousness has gone, so l can do
my work as we'll as ever. Mrs.
Emma Britt.
There is no secret about Who'll
1t owes its success in such cases, to
beef and cod liver peptones, iron and
manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates, the oldest and most ia
nous body building and strength
creating tonics. We recommend
Vinol
c. P. Craig & Son, and druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
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FATAL MOTOR CRASH
Soldier Killed and Five Hurt Near
Mount Holly N j.

Mount Holly, n. J., July 15.-Ser-
geant w. NJ. Stout, of Camp Dix
VrfghtstOwn, was instantly killed and
his five soldier companions seriously
injured when the high powered auto
Mobile in which they were riding
rent into a ditch in the road to Car;
lien, near here, and overturned.
When the body Of Sergeant Sto,1
was removed it was found The entr
top of his skull had been torn away
The injured soldiers in the party ar,
privates A B. Price, Company C.
345th infantry, decorations of the
body: Thinner Holden, Company c.
345th infantry, confused shoulder ::
Robert Koler, 336th field artillery, and
Corporal Ruben Rickson. 336th field
artillery.
The driver of the car, r. T Coane
of Jersey City, escaped uninjured. He
has been taken into custody by COro-
ner Gaskelf. charged with reckless
driving
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Rome Reports Activity.

Rome, July 15.-"The usual arti,-
lery actions" says the war ofTiac
statement, were more intense at j.
tervals from the Valarsa TO the cas- :
ern sector of the Asiago p'a.eau.
Our fire dispersed moving enemy
troops north of Borcola pass.
"At Cornone new attacks by enemy
~ repulsed.
Three enemy airplanes were
brought down in air fighting"
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CALLS 12.143 TO STUDY
Draft Summons Issued For Men OF
Grammar School Education.

Draft Summons Issued For Men OF
Grammar School Education.
Washington, July 15.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder issued a draf
call for u, 143 registrants of eramna
school education and qualified for gcl:
eral military service
These men. 154 of whom are nc
groes, will entrain between August |
and 2S for various schools for spaciaI
occupational training to fit them fl
army service. The call covers twenty
seven states and the District ~.
Columbia.
In school calls boards are authoriz
ed to follow the Induction of volrn.
teers until within approximately Il
week Of the entrainment dafe.
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German Guns Pound British.

London, July 15.-Activitv by the
German guns in the Flanders Snc-o,
was reported.
The statement of the London wa
office follows:
"a hostile raiding party was driven
off with loss east Of Locre The hos
tile artillery has been active mr. H.
west of Albert, west of KENNEL hi
and south and southeast of Ypres.
Our own artillery has been active
at several points"
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ARTILLERY ROARS
ON FRENCH FRONT
Big Gun Bombardments IAII
Along the Line.
SAME ON ITALIAN FRONT
British, French and American Forces
Are Under Heavy Fire-French
Make Raids.

Paris, July 15.-Military operations
on the French front. Says the war OF
flee statement. We're confined To b &
gun bombardments in the district
north of Montdid!er and raids BY the
French deta chmenrs in the Champagne
region.
The text of the statement reads:
North of Montdidier there were
local artillery actions, notably in the
region of Bots de Senecat and Can
tigny held by Americans) and in the
sector of Gournay -sur-Aronde.
In the Champagne French recon
the enemy lines and returned with
prisoners"
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10 TELL WHO FAVOR HUNS
School Directors to Explain Why Ian
ouase Was Retained.

Hazleton, Pa, July 15.-City schoo
directors opposed to German in the
;ocal educational system declared thai
he board had refused to take actor
on proposal to discard the Language
from the high school curriculum.
They claimed this took place at q
secret meeting Of the whole commit
-ce. and members of the anti-TeutonIc
faction announced that they viii
hrlrg up the matter at the next public
session so that the votes Of those
who favor retention Of the Language
san be recorded.
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Thirty Years For Hun Lover

San Antonio, Tex, July 15.-Band
Sergeant Oscar Biermann. convicted
ut Camp Travis of diSloyalty, was
sentenced to life imprisonment. The
reviewing officer reduced the term to
thirty years. it was announced at the
camp. Hermann was a band sergeant
for more than twenty years and IL
rnll known in the army.
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Halls Trail Of Havoc

Laurel. Del. July 15.-An area two
miles wide and twenty long was prac-
tically stripped of growing truck by
Fridays hail storm which was much
worse than first reported Scores Of
farmers suffered losses OF from 800
70 $1,000 zach
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House O k's Wheat VITA

Washington, July 15.-The house
sustained President Wilson's veto Of
the agricultural appropriation bill. A
notion to pass the measure over the
veto was defeated, 172 to Y. The bill
was referred back to the agricultural
committee. and house leaders planned
TO pass il without the wheat pr:ce-fl1.
ing provision.
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Turnaemeinde Chances Name

Altoona. Pa. July 13.-The Altoona
Turngemeinde. one of the city's old
est organizations. has changed its
name 10 the Altoona Gymnasium. and
will have the German charter trans
lated into English. Everything Ger
man is to be eliminated. including the
rse of the German language in the
Iociety
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BEATS OFF U-BOAT
Merchant Ship Attacked July While
on WAY to This Country.

on Way to This Country.
An Atlantic Port, July ia run
ming fight with a German submarine
by a British merchantmen In which
the former was forced to retire was
reported here upon arrival Of the Brit
ish ship.
The engagement took place July
In midocean. Breaking surface about
two miles aStern. the U-boat gave
chase, firing as it pursued the mer-
chant vessel The latter retorted
hotly with stern guns, giving so good
an account of the craftsmanship OF
the gun crew tina The submersible
abandoned the chase.
Officers If the ship were uncertain
whether Sc pursuer retired because
Of Gripping shot or because it found
he intended prey not an easy victim
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On the Market Half a Century.

When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying a strong and vigor-
Gus vitality, it is then that your blood
is free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
give heed to the slightest indication
Of impure blood. A sluggish circula-
zion is often indicated by an impaired