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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-21

those credited 10 the ketcAlkan pre- cinct. Others have been segregated and sent 10 their proper districts. on' hundred and forty.one were transfer red % other points. leaving . total fo -1e. o;.ii-a2 ot -9G. as fellows,
 waiter :. S1a7ra Netch!E2: : John DeWolfe Roaasefeil |" 2 Louis Aeeyedo
 Manuel Pueidol :" : Tarmod Johan MaTTik
 5 Gerhard Eile-Teoa '
 Je5s:o Rivera
 Haakoa Inge Hanson "
 Hans Ludvick John StTomme " ii Hans Andreas Hanson " II Ole Ko-nelius Hanson 12 John Wolstad " E Ralga Pareu Pedersen !. Francis Judge Wood ' = Robert T. Ray l5 Johu Alau,- Talbot, Jr T. Ne,s Ludyickson
 x Quo Leroy Anderson F William Henry Barton a0 Thomas kaayeland T Sidney WiImot Clark '' . Norman Ray Walker '' = George Nurdock '' :. Francis Britt
 25 T. H. Matheson '' 25 Grover II. Smith
 - Carl Charles Collen 2s George Spencer Kahaunlani '' 29 Roy John Hockrey 30 Alfred Edwards
 T Dawson Cooper
 33 Chas E. Finzel
 5 stanley Wellington Adams q Raymond Gilbert Hall '' . Harry James Diamond $ Harry Floyd Elliott ' Clarence Franklin Lampman '' 5 Eugene Fernandez ." g Joseph Mauro " II Johnny Elias Elstad
 T Rasmus Bernard Huse 42 Joe. Hugh Hinckley
 : Victor Ivan Cheney '' | Lawrence Erickson '' 35 George Lincoln Drake " .5 Theodore William Egger '' z James Lee
 < Wa,.er Rudolph Janggen :" se Theodore Munson '' 51 Archie Webber Smith '' 5I Fred Henry Kroeger '' 52 Jose Lopez
 B 4 Albert " 54 William Peter Boos 5 Gandioso R. Alo ' $ Alexander Terrace Thoms $ 57 Ebert Virgil Clary u $ Olaf Johnson
 5s R:ugvald Hendrirkson 6g LaTerne Van Marrer 5l Talmage Dewitt Payne
 E Murray Spanks
 5 Lawrence Henry Kubley q Harvey AlcKinstry Stackpole S s5 Edward Ellingson ss John Albert Petersen s7 Hans Johansen
 $ Whitfield Cook
 $ Joe Lamont Spaeth
 -0 John Alden Borden
 T Frederick Easter Patching - John Fremont Robinson 3 Bryant George DeBar T Roy Elmer Thomas 75 Eugene Everett Thomas 76 Sidney Maryen Gibbs = Cyril Joseph Collins B Hans Petersen g Arthur D. Gossman 80 | 7. Richard Angel
 R pa Thatcher Higby 32 William Carlson 5 Walter Granigan 84 Ava L. Day 5 Arndt Lund Henrickson $ Thomas Henry Paulsen g Peter Dale s Peter G. Baardsen s Andy C. Olson 40 Carl Emil Ernst Hauptman q Anton Budinich s2 Percy Baker ! 93 Harry Ronald Race ! 4 Frank Irvine Elkins
 s5 George Chase Folger
 9s Jacob Leroy Minnich : s7 Dan Darth Dackins ] S Esler Thompson Tomb ! g Chris Munsen l90 Edward Munsen
 101 Christopher Stephen JohnS4n lQ2 Henry Christian Fehrman 103 William Parnell l l04 Leo James Collins
 105 Hans Rost Hensen
 10s Otto Wesch
 1o7 William James Hampton 11s Clarence Roy Pickle 1 1O9 Clifford George Raymond 110 Jens Morck Larsen III Olaf Hovick 112 Oscar Adolph Storksen iI13 Gee Say Fun
 I1z Berger Edwards
 1I5 Herbert John Furney I1s Wendell Holmes Karr IT Scott Gordon Nickergon
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-21
KETCH!IKAN WHARF co.
 (. NJ. TAYLOR Phone 64 Agent
Agent
Phone 61

OOON
 with our coal and it will be done to turn that rich golden brown produca- ble only with a strong even heat. Bet ter order some right now. You1l need it anyway. Phone us the size and quantity you require and we'll see that it gets promptly to you.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-21
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Local PA, regular meeting Wednes- day. Visiting brothers codialIy invit- ed. Hall for rent, Monday, Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-21

26S Job Ryan 264 Lloyd Edward Burke 265 Bert Sheppard e66 Nels Martini Jensen 267 Ole Vanebo
 26S Charles Raymond Nelson a6a Samuel Gouldins Bartholomew 270 George Ness l271 Corlet Chas. Babbage PIP Herbert Dean Newlee 273 Avn Selnes 274 Lloyd Mundorff
 275 Nel Hjalmar Mork a76 Harold Henriksen
 o.7 Arthur Propp
 o7S Einar Woldseth a,9 Leonhard Pedctsen 2S0 Joseph J. Davis PSI Olaf Borckvick 2S2 Olaf Wollum 2S3 Chester Norman Blystad 2S4 Magnus Rovik Olsen 2s5 John Benjamin Lopes as6 Thomas II. Morton PSI fijaimar Storford oSS Laurits Alnes 2Sa Knut Hansen 290 George Ellsworth Bertrand 291 Gustaf Ivor Lund 292 William Thomas Jenkins 'o93 Peter Bakkedal i 294 Frank Eddie Mclaughlin
 as5 Shubael Thadeus Moore C l 296 Charlie Lunde
 297 John Olson ! 29S Paul Teodor Jensen 299 William Andus Monse :" 300 Pedro D. Ermitano :" i 90l Dionisio Dihirano :" 1 302 Christopher Cook 1908 Pablo Tafalla '" l 304 Valentine Nones, Hidtan nle 1 305 Mack Villiamor |" 1 S06 Ciriaco Cabigas '' i BOT Jean Ware :" 30S Joaquin Dalinding
 309 Julian Marfilf 1 310 Elmer Omngoo :" 1 311 John H. D. Larson, ketchikal 1 3l2 John Henry Stanley '
 3l3 Ernest William Copeland '' j l I
 315 Haakon Hugensen +'
 316 Thor Peterson -'
 317 Harry K Ching ''
 BIS Arvid Hugo Peterson 't 319 Frank Lester Lake = 320 Louis Katz ''
 321 Harry David Selig - 322 Mike Obradovich 323 George Russell Traitor ." 324 Morris James Quirt "'
 325 Emil Larsen '' 326 Axel Hansen Odegard '' 327 Clins Bradvold '' BPS Clyde Jennis G 329 George Letter Halloway ." 330 Thomas Knutson '' 331 Eric Wilhelm Wolstrom |" 332 Fred Boehrer '' 333 Ariel Eggers '' 334 Norbek Nelson [" 335 Homer Willis White "
 336 Iver Gilbert Rokstad q 337 Frank Lopes :"
 33S Victor Hugo Pedersen '' 339 Nels Breimo |" $40 Francisco Martinas |" 341 Hans Gunderson '' 342 Christian Anderson Brekken 6 343 James Joseph Raleigh '' 344 Hans J. Olsen '' 345 Alfred Jensen "'
 346 William c. Bruhn C 347 Eivind Horn 6 34S Chas Edward Woodin ''
 349 Hans Hope |" $50 Thomas Orville Monteith |"
 351 Randor Hendrikseh '' 352 Schuyler Waite |"
 353 Carl Stole :"
 354 Thormod Henricksen ''
 355 Frank Ogor ''
 356 Einar Aune
 357 Alfred Carlsen |"
 Continued Tomorrow
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07

them and II would be a secret between
me- and her, but ! told her she must
remember that God and my mothers
angel would he IN on H. and she ,aid
that would be- fine, and that every time
I came around 10 her house and she
could yet chance without the others
seeing shr would show me what she
had done and ! could tell her what
thought about the clothes AZ she went
along ! would a whole lot rather 70
swimming every once M while or
rambling ont into The country but ]
am lhe one that started Il 80 ] guess
will have to help but ! bet ! won't
grl myself into such job again.
When school was ont | walked home
with Miss Sands and when | got a
chance ! asked the sister ln-law II she
had done anything and 'he said she had
bought some Of the goods, but she had
them Ind away and could not show
them 90 mr then wish she could've.
! Nicr ,upprr mr and Rowdy went win
dow looking lo see II We could see any
hlhn thing, 40 that ! would know more
about them and We saw a lot oi them.
and ihcu We went home and sat on the
porch and Thought about thing, with
my arm around Rowdy, neck for a
lunu time. and then We kneeled down
! and prayed and told God to please
nul hr m q hurry about the baby, for
! Nr hadn't thing for It to wear and |
would lcll HIM when to 90 ahead and
90 p'clsr bless my mother and my
father aul R0ndy and ihe sister in.law,
m1 o. mot bother about me- for don't
hunt any more Amen
lIu hr ,uutnurdD
! THRIFT and general prosperity 70
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
First dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound' relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed upl

Out blowing and snuiflng A dose
ot "Papcs Gold Compound taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and break
up severe cold either in the head
chest body or limbs.
It promptly opens cloggcd-up nos
tris and air passages stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headache. dullncss, fcvcrishness sore
'hroat sncczing soreness and stiffness
"Papc's Cold Compound" is the quick
,st. surc,l relief knnvn and cost, only
few cents at drug stores II acts N.'h.
OUT assistance, tastes nice, and cause,
no Inconvenience Don't accept "a .nh
stituto (AdyJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07

I.f mm hW hc pushed kHWdy ull Che
huI and TUNED over and me- and kuvly
umhlri only }nwly Kept looking back
htr hr bad good mind lu go back and
irN D. again
TT was getting late and wc had 20
4 hurry because ! wanted 90 m
auuul lp where Miss Sands 1--we, %
see II lhr baby hi, came VET. and when
vr pHf there MIS-, Sand, bad alfruN
pNur lu school and there wis up onr
] asked her " thr baby had u
rEi vrl she looked kinda surprised
and ihcu she laughed and then ,hc
hupgrl mr and ! thought ll Nr.' there
were tears m her cyc, hul ! guess !
va. wrong about lhl maybe hcr eye,
arr kinda weak hul anyhow she said
nr hoped Wy prNcr, would be- 40.
,r,Hlul ul I told hrr / knew lhcy
would and showed her huw luup and
hrw vlIr had prUrl iur her lll,
rl 600 hr and told hcr II ,hr dll uu'
have ANYTHING II could wear lc hI
better hurry up and get SOME luur
because wn, going iu Keep right ur
rmug lll Gud pul busE $50 then ,hD
SAID iu lrIl Dud ln please mot lu HURRY
hul lH give hcr time tu make q whuh
l1' ul pretty clothes lor d. and 40,
Hlid Ca nul tell anyone she was maxim.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07
roHoRnow's E,E>rs.

Mr.. T. SIDNEY NHsfisld, luncheon
fof Mr. Guy MARTIN ~ iiHiss,ilif, An
Mr.. and Mrs 4 " \ iiunt, rNFninG
t'afiS In honor ~ Mfs " " hastSf
sous Hible riass
Mrs, Z, ., Hstils. afternoon paTtJ for
her daughter. Christine.
rhiiomathsa club, Mr. Alden II
N0ss
Iv~nilsih Century ,lub, He'd Cross
hsadguHTiSu
Federated ratfpns club. hiEh srhnol
tsnsral meeting Sorusls club. SoTOsis
hall
Head, 10 Help club. Mrs. Harold =.
Hradbufn.
I nit Uns. Mr. Nlisu n Nslson.
Nsighl1fhuud unit. Mr.. Harry y.
Hawkins.
Istnij Second street unit Mrs Homer
sntS the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07

Inr substantial men of coming wears
ullI hr those whr formed rhc saving
ntht 100 their youth Start with q
IIuu Stamp TODAY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07

THRIFT and general prosperity 70
hand m hand lluy Thrift Stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07

sCorruuuDuRroN CO., MAIN FLOOR.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
FRENCH AIRMEl| BRING DOWN MARY
 GERMAN PLANES IN A SHORT TIME
Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb 23.-The French airmen have broken all! records in bagging enemy avators during the last nine days according official lists made public tonight by the office in its daily communique Between February 1 and February 20 38 enemy machines have been rendered harmless and least eleven of the aviators either killed or captured
 Of this number, sixteen German arplanes were dc- soyed outright the greater part of them being brought down in the French lines Two captive balloons also shot down in flames. In addition these, twenyone air
 anes badly damaged that the pilots forced o descend and number of them taken captive
 With the change in aerial tactics the enemy losses increasing each week The Germans have about abandoned single machine flights and using squadron tactics. This gives the French amen greater chance the Hun fers which they have been quick take
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
NO LOSSES TO
 FRENCH SHIPS
 IN SEVEN DAYS
(ArhoC iate~ Pr.ss1

PARIS, Feb 23-F'rancc is reioic- ing over the announcement made To. night by the French admiralty show ing that not single French mot. chantman or fishing vessel, of any size whatever, has been sunk or successfully torpedoed during the week ending February 16. During this time only three French mrI chant vessels were attacked, and these successfully escaped from the enemy craft.
 The ocean traffic during this time was of larger volume than any week for some time. Six hundred and nineteen vessels arrived in French ports and eight hundred and seven ty-six others departed from French ports.
 The submEine losses have been rapidly decreasing around the French coast as the result of the greatly increased efficiency of the allied pa trol and improved anti-submarine de vices.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
GERMANY IGNORES RUSSIAN OFFER TO SIGN AGREEMENT
AUSTRIA WOULD REOPEN MEETINGS

nue their advance and siege of this city should become probable, the diplomatic corps will accompany the Bohe wiki government inland wherever it decides the government headquarters. The diplomats unanimous their decision not break relations with the Bolshev government The allied diplomats have unanimously nounced that they prepared aid the Russians in
 ng the adyanTf G the np m any way possible
 PETROGRAD Feb. 23.-Foreign Minister Leon Trot zy, of the Bohevik government today received wire less dispatch from Count Czern the Austrian foreign min ser, stating that the government of Austria is ready peace negotiations recently broken off at Bres -ovsk. Czernn that Austria is taking part il the renewed offensive against Russia by Germany and is delegates at the recent conference Minister Trotzy has made the to be pursued by the Russian government in this matter.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
U-B0ATS SINK
 SPANISH SHIP::
 STOP ANOTHER
Associated Press1

MADRID. Feb. 23.-The resent ment against the German govern ment over the sinking of Spanish steamers is rapidly increasing in Spain, and was intensified by the sinking of the steamer Mar Caspeo, news of which was received here to day when the survivors arrived on board another Spanish steamer which had also been threatened by a Ger. man submarine. The Mar Caspeo was loaded with cork and was en route to New York when she was torpedoed.
 The Spanish steamer Claudio Lopez y Lopez rescued the crew and was itself stopped by the submarine. The submarine commander ordered the Lopez's crew to take to the small boats, threatening to fire a torpedo at the defenseless vessel. The cap tain of the Lopez succeeded in per suading the commander to allow him to proceed. The Lopez was carrying a number of unfinished rail road cars for the Spanish Northern railroad, which also owns the Lopez.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
M'AD0O KEEPS
 ALL SALARIES
 ON OLD BASIS
(Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.- In an official bulletin issued to the executive heads of all railways in the United States now under gov ernment control, Director General McAdoo prohibited the raising of the salaries of all railroad officials from the old figures. He also re- stricted the creation of new official positions.
 He urges upon the executive ofi cers the necessity for strict meth. ods of economy. He declares that none of the railroad officials are un- derpaid, and that there is a great possibility that the salaries of some of the highest paid officials will stand reduction.
 He asks the cooperation of all the officials in securing economical management and states that there is no necessity for the creation of the new ofiicial positions which have been proposed by several of the companies.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
TO
 INTERN ALIENS
 NOT REGISTERED
Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23- It was officially announced tonight that the government is now prepar- ing to intern hundreds of Germans who failed to register during the recent registration of enemy aliens. The number who failed to do this is said to run we'll into thousands, and wholesale arrests are expected when the department of justice gets fairly under way.
 Federal agents have already made few arrests of the most notorious cases. Others will follow shortly. Numbers of the ones who did not .seister have been under the obser- ration of officials for months, and their arrests will be made first to prevent their escape. It is known beyond all doubt that the greater part of these men have been active ly engaged in plots against the gov ernment. although sufficient evidence has not been secured to warrant conviction for espionage.
 Hundreds of farmers in rural dis tricts are reported to have failed to comply with the enemy alien registration laws. These, too, will be arrested and interned unless some other provision is arranged by the government
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
100000 RIFLES
 MANUFACTURED
 IN SHORT TIME
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.-- Secretary Baker tonight authorized the following statement regarding the supply of rifles available for American troops: Seven hundred thousand army rifles have been pro duced in the United States since the entrance of the country into the war. The total number of rifles now possessed by the army is 1. 300,000. Approximately 50 per cent of all troops enrolled in the various branches of the service now carry service rifles"
 This statement was issued on ac count of the impression which has been produced by recent criticisms that there were not sufficient rifles in the hands of the government to arm all of the soldiers now under the Flag. This impression was found ed upon criticisms from responsible persons as well as the insidious propaganda of the enemy, and the department believed that it was ad- visable that the country know the real situation.
 Secretary Baker also stated that the output of American rife manu- lecturers will be much greater this year than last, on account of the substitution of new machines to turn out the new rife adopted by the army experts. The maximum output of these factories will not be reach ed until about May 1, and this will enable America to not only furnish it's own troops with the new rife, but to provide the allied govern ments if they wish to adopt this weapon, which is claimed to be the most efficient possessed by any na- ton in the world
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
OFFICIALS SEE
 THREE YEAR WAR
"A ssoeiated PressI

CHICAGO. H., Feb. Ex-Governor Charles H. Brough. of Arkansas, ad- dressing a large crowd here tonight, declared that officials at Washing. ton believe that the war will last at least three more years and are making preparations for that end.
 Governor Brough has just returned from a short stay in Washington, and believes that the country is far from realizing the seriousness . of the war fully, as is done in official circles. He was we'll pleased with the work being done by the govern ment in it's war preparations and declares that the efforts to over throw Secretary Baker have made that official all the more popular with the American people.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
ALASKA GAME LAWS PUT BOUNTY
 ON PR0SPECT0RS, SAYS 0lDTLblER
Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Wash. Feb 23-"Wly don't they put bounty upon the caps of the Alaskan prospecors and be done with t? is the question asked by Captain l. P Hc rick, of Mccarthy, oldtime Alaskan here his way north. Captain Hubrck declares that the Alaska game laws need revision in many and that strong effort should be made to have them changed He declare,
 that the black bear should be protected and that the present protection given the brown bear should be removed " brown bears eat prospectors, he said "Nhy don't thc> put bounty on the prospectors and be done with ::
 The captain has been in Alaska for twenty-one years and his back north to bag fifteen bears for the Colorado State at Denver. Hubrick of Alaska last year take advanced i'll photo1 raphy for the purpose of photographng Alaska game
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
DATES UNFIXED FOR NEW DRAFT
(AsaOciated Presst

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23,- Officials connected with the war de partment assert that there has been no date set for the drawing of the second drafts for the national army They also indicate that it might pos, sibly come during April or May. but not before that time, and pos. sibly later.
 The war department is now con sidering erecting a number of addi tional cantonments, and these will probably be constructed before the new drawing takes place. The draft is being held off as long as possible in order not to unsettle labor con. ditions, especially in the agricultural districts, until after spring work is completed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

Michigan, Captain George Yelling ton Streeter was defeated. The court holds that the property be- longs to Francis Rickords.
 The main evidence offered by Cap tain Streeter was a patent bearing the signature of Grover Cleveland. This signature was decided by the court to be forgery, and upon this ground the property, which is worth millions, was awarded to Rickords
 It is alleged that the land involved in the suit was formed around & wrecked vessel belonging to Capt Streeter. but this was not shown in the evidence.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
CAMP LEWIS IS
 HEALTHY PLACE
(Assnciate,i Press1


 CAMP LEWIS, Feb. 23.-Statistics issued by the office of the surgeon general which were received here tonight show that this cantonment leads all cantonments in the United States in health records. There is a lower sick rate here than in any other camp.
 The ideal situation of the camp has considerable bearing upon the records made, as we'll as the equable climatic conditions. The sanitary of 6cers here also have worked hard to keep the camp conditions as near ly perfect as possible. and their achievements have been held up to the other training camps as model of workmanship and enterprise.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
NEGRO LYNCHED
 BY LARGE MOB
Associated Pr-Ss)


 FAIRFAX, s. C., Feb. 23.-Storm- ing the local jail tonight, a large mob took Walter Best from the sheriff and two deputies and hanged him to a telegraph pole in the cen. ter of the town. The sheriff locked himself in the jail when he heard the mob approaching and held out until the door was battered down and he and his men overpowered.
 The negro was held for the mur- der of William Weston White, one of the most prominent men in this city. The murder was an unusually brutal one and aroused considerable feeling throughout the city.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
TO STOP ISSUE
 CERTAIN BONDS
Associated Press)


 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 23.-- The capital commission of the fed eral reserve banking board tonight ruled that municipal bond issues of s100.000 or more must first be pass ed on by the commission before being fioated. This must be done in order to establish why the is sues cannot be postponed until after the war is over.
 This action is taken by the com mission in order to prevent milli- ons of dollars being tied up by the launching of unimportant projects. It is expected in this Yay to increase the available funds fos the purchase of government bonds and for the enlarging and operation of vital en. terprises during the war.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
OUTLAW LEAGUE
 COSTS BIG WAD
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Represen- ta,ives of the National Baseball com mission tonight stated that the elim- ination of the late Federal league cost organized baseball just s550,000 The first payments on this amount were made here today.
 The Federal leagues life was short and none of the clubs broke even on their venture, but they cut into the receipts of the older leagues to such an extent that the outlaw or ganization was able to sell out for sufficient money to cover all losses and leave a margin of profit for its packers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
HUNS DEFEATED
 IN EAST AFRICA
(AsROciaf6d preSsI

LONDON, Feb. 23.-An official dis quarters in East Africa states that the British forces operating against the Germans in that region have de- feated the main Hun forces and dislodged them in Lujonda valley. in Portuguese Nyassaland
 The eremy moved south toward the upper Lurio river with the Brit. ish forces in close pursuit. The British forces captured large DOT ton of the German supplies and reserve munitions in the victory.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25
EXCESS PROFITS NOT
 ALLOWED IN FRANCE

PARIS, Feb. 9.-Severe penalties are being inflicted by French courts on traders who profit by the war to exploit the public. For selling po- tatoes at an exorbitant price. a Brittany farmer and his agent have been sentenced to six months i'm. prisonment and nne of $3.000, while a market salesman was fined $100.