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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918.
TELEGRAMS. RESTRICTION OF WORLD'S
(Continued from Faqs 1.)
SUKHUMKALE.
Moscow, May 22. The Coucasian Government's forces have recaptured the town of Saklumkale..
SKOROPADSKY'S TROOPS
DEFEATER.
RUBBER OUTPUT. -
HOW IT COULD BE EFFECTED.
LONDON, May 27,
AMERICAN CABLES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
[NAVY WIRELESS SERVICE TO MANDA PAPERS.]
SUCCESS OF THE CONCRETE.
SHIP.
FOOD SHIP FROGRAMME ON FACIFIC COAST.
AMERICAN BUSINESS LETTERS.
TO BREATHE CONFIDENCE IN-
USA'S WAR POLICIE
SAN FRANCISCA May 35 A Shipping Board representative who has just completad's tour of the Pacifie! "See that a win-the-war' spirit gota | Coast said that he would recommand into your business letters" is the slogan. thaunlimited continuance of the building States Department of Commerce to of a morament launched by the United
because timber and skilled shipbuilders business letter is a most effective instra of vocion ships on the Pacife Coast remind business men that the everyday are abundant and the industry is well mens for gresting confidence in the organized.
Gorerpwent's var policies and for,
FIRST AIR MAIL. At the annual meeting of the"f AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
WasinsGros, May 17.. Rubber Growers' Association in The first nucil service airplane CAUCASIAN FORCES CAPTURE, the Chairman (Sir Edward anrived from New York in three hours Rosling) said the Association: Bad 20 minutes. Within 33 minutes after made a proposal to the Colonial its arrival Boy Scouts had delivered, He pointed out that one Oregon plant inspiring others with the determination Office which, if it materialised, woukl the 735 pureels it carried, including regularly completing big wooden shipe to see the war through at any cost.
in 45 days for each. He also predicted in connection with American business "The idea was first brought forward link up all the existing rubber re-10 for the White House.
that the welding process for steel ships letters to furrigu countries," said Secre search scheines in the Colonies and
would replace the present method of tary Redfield. The volume of our Dependencies and enable résenich to
riveting, as welding is two and one-half foreign business nail is very large. It times faster.
reaches firms in all but the enemy corn. I pmperfy curried out alongside the
A giant shipbuilder seven feet tall tries. For the most part it is read by study of pressing questions, sugh as;
'Wasinseros, May. 19. and weighing 240 pounds in one of the thom who are for us, but you may be disouse. It would not be safe to The official report on the test of local yards drove 5,650 rivets in a day sure that it reaches many who doubt "Our success and many who are at heart The Bolshevik organ, the Pravda, ignore the danger of synthetic rubber the concrete steamer Faith off the of nine hours, breaking the previous inet I'm sure that every foreign states that the peasant insurgents, although there was
a sign that Paciffe coast is a strong wind and world record of 1,875 rivets, marle in businessman who opens an American in the Ukraine Governments af
Atlantic City on May 16 by a negro to litterisquick to detect even the alight- ehoppy sen says that she is believedbom Lord Northelife paid $195 as a est indication at the writer's feelings on termans would be able to produce Chernigoff and Poltava lave stafenterit on a commervint seule after the steel, ships of the sun size An champion, with three helpers, beat the fore that the American business letters to be equal and perhaps superior to prize in the national contest. The new the quaduct of the war and its outcome. Skpropad-ky's Germaro - Ukranian war. The War Relief Fonts for absence of vibration is notel. In-beat English record for a day after breathe confidence in every line. If the "It is of the utmost importanes thera- troops. The Ukranian railwayiën Ceylon and Malaya need increased stumments recorded 1.200 pounds working only six and one-half hours manufacturer or exporter feels that he struck in order to assist the pants,! support. and have been replaced by Gennaro,tion of production ser far promised |
The amount the restric- stress per square inch anticships. This record has been beaten recently By a Barrow rivetter who drove 5,894 rivets in nine hours-Ev. C. M.] was only 30,000 tons, leaving the work's emp in 1918 of 285,000 tons against apusumption of 180,00
**INDEPENDENCE" OF LIVONIA
AND ESTHONIA.
GERMANY'S INTIMATION TO
RUSSIA.
AMSTERDAM, May 21. The Vorwuerta says that Her Kushlar has threatened to resign it, despite the Bresilitowsk Treaty, Esthonia and Livoiriu are taken, from Rossin. Nevertheless, Conut Hert
tons,
SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA.
AN AVERAGE OF ONE A DAY-
WASHINGTON, May 19.
The United States Shipping Board stated that 17 wood ships aggregating 60.000 tons have been launched in the past 17 days and more than one ship daily on an average for the past four weeks. Four of a total tonnage of 14,500 were launched last Wednes day, which is probably an American and perhaps a work record..
ONE YARD'S RECORD.
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The production could be reduced by converted action with the aid of the different Governments whereby vuel-estate could be rutinert remind ing its output on the basis of per mitting the survival of all or, failing ont such arinngement, it would be done as a result of financial string eney becalise it was not likly that ling informsad the so-called delegates much credit would be forthcoming of the two Provinces, whom he re-in order to produce rubber that could ceived at the Gorman Headquartersnot be shipped. Owing to the very
A Pacific Fort, May 19, 7. Pout big steel ships of a total ton- 'on' April 21st, that Gemiany was altered conditions of the Companies nage of 3.100 were launched to-day ready to support their request for who agreed on a 20 per cent. restries in three yurcs here.
One yard severance from Russia and would to they could hardly be expected launched two freighters of 0,100 tons benevolently examine the question, to continue to support that proposal endl; the third vessel was of 11,800 In view of the seriousness of the tons and 410 feet long, and the fourth of a personal union with Prussia.
Germany us now infonned the position the Council had asked the was a 5,500-ton tanker. Russian Governant of the "in. Secretary of State for the Colonics
to receive a deputation. dependence ** Livonia.
Esthonin
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RUSSIAN FLEET IN SEBASTOPOL.
TEN SHIPS ESCAPED BEFORE GERMAN «OCCUPATION,
AMSTERDAM, May 26. The Cologne luzelle reports that two big Russian battleships and eight destroyers comped from Sebastopol before the Germans ocupied the city. The Ceran captured the rest of the Flect.
THE BRESTLITOYSK, TREATY.
COMMISSION TO CLEAR OBSCURE POINTS.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RIOTS IN RUSSIA..
REESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
DEMANDED.
Moscow, May 26. Food riots have occurred in several provincial towns notably at Nijo- Novgorod where 10,000 employés of the Sormoyo Worka declared a one-day strike in support of their demand for the re-establishment of the Constituent Assembly.
GERMAS SHOOT AUSTRO. GERMAN PRISONERS-OF-WAR.
The Germans have arrested a number of Austro-German war prisoners who LONDON: May 27. had joined the Bolsheviks, It is A Russian wireless report, refer-reported that 100 of these prisoners ring to the fact that Germany has have been shot at Poltava
agreed to form a Spécial Commission
to clear up obscure points in the Bestlitovsk
OBITUARY,
Pence Treuty. the .PRESIDENT.OF REICHSTAG
DEAD."-
AMSTERDAM, May 25
President of the Reichstag The donth is announced of. Dr.
Foreign Commissary has proposed that precedence be given to the situations in the Caucasus, Crimes, Esthonia and Livonia, the demarca-Kaempf, tion of the Frontier the determina! tion of which was interrupted ut Pakov owing to a Russo-Gernan disagreement, und also the raisunder standings regarding the prisoners of war and the fundamental principles respecting inter-economic relations.
RUSSIAN STEAMER SUNK IN WHITE SEA.
Moscow, May 27. German suburiarine sank' Russian steamer in the White Sea.
DISCONTENT IN BULGARIAN
ARMY.:
ILL-FED AND FREQUENT DESERTIONS.
ATHENS, May 22..
A Bulgarian deserter states that there are many deaths from sturya. diad in Bulgaria. The Government Barbarously represses constant out- breaks. The Bulgarians desire peace, The Bulgarian forces in Afacedonia are so weak that the 1918 Class were sent to the front line before they were properly trained.
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY."
OVER-PRODUCTION AND THE
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50 BIG SHIPS IN JUNE.
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NEW YORK, May 2 Bainbridge Colby, United States Shipping Commissioner, says thut the United States will complete 50 major-sinal ships in June und a larger number in July and August respectively.
Mr. Colby added: "The subnavine is at the point of being mustered.
RAILWAY HEADS OUSTED.
WASHINGTON; May 25,
HONGKONG WAR
BONDS DRAWING
PRIZES.
The sale of tickets has proceeded so satiafso- has a just grievance against Festrictions torily that the Committee is now able to indicate imposed on his trade, by all means lat him go right & beadquarters and register & provisional allocation of the 3 big prizes and the
as emphatic complaint as he feels' is
justined. But he certainly should not 100 smaller prizes.
I carry the matter into his business letters. {It is sure to create an entirely orTONSĶUS
impression in some minds. 다
The prizes given below are, as already advised,
In this event:--
Let the American business man make subject to the amount available for distribution United States Director of fistiroads known to the whole world that he is for being the sum of $500,000. McAdoo has decided to relieve all this war and that he is going to see it railroad presidents from active duty loss of trade, loss of money, or anything through, regardless of inconvenience, He will all their places with federal else. Every manufacturer ought to be directors directly responsible to the Gov- fearless in expressing his sentiments ernment. Some of these may be former even though he may be writing to a presidenta. Mr. McAdoo previously had concern, whose sympathies he b ousted the president of a Virginia suspect neu not wholly with un railroad for disobeying the Railroad Ad- sive a foreign concern the idea that you ministration's orders.
are apologizing, for your Government's restrictions or that you are chafing under Another step announced was the them. Apread the impression, the consolidation of 37 ticket offers issbeolutely correct impression, that over Chicago, thus saving $200,000 in yearly here we are backing this war anquali- rental
fedly.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL GUARD
FOR EUROPE ?
Don't
EXPLORING BY AEROPLANE.
POSSIBILITY OF FLIGHT OVER THE
HINALAYA..
Was it possible to fly over the Himalaya, asked Dr. A. M. Kellas in s lecture before the Royal Geographical Society recently.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 193. Dispatches from Washington declare that the War Department has decided that it is practical to send some of the |Philippine National Guard to France.
The only point which need be con- Officers of the Philippine Division insidered would be to what height an the national capital are reported as airman could rise. If the peaks above arging Secretary of War Baker to send 24,000 feet were excepted, and one the whole division of 23,000 overseas.
THRIFT STAMP SALES.
WASHINGTON, May 23.
The sales of War Savings Stamps in
We shall choke the even sens with April amounted to $58,735,198, which American shipping. One Atlantic is the largest figure for any month. The total alas to date are #208,085,737. count and will produce tonnage pater than Great Britain's total output before the war."
TEN FURNISHED IN A WEEK.
WASHINGTON, May 22.
Baumed that an airman would fly 1,00 foot bore the mountains to lessen thei danger due to the winds that after swept across the ridges, it might bid that an airman could cross at 25,000 feet.
Approximately.
WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE 1st prize
$125,000
187,500
2nd prize
56,200
Srd prize
87,500
2 prizes of $10,000 each (approx)
20,000
2 prizes of $7,500 each
15,000
2 prizes of $5,000 each
∙10,000
2 prizes of $2,500 sach 7 prizes of $2,000 each 6 prizes of $1,000 each 10 prizes of $700 each 15 prizes of $400 each
5,000
14,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
15 prizes of $300 each 24 prizes of $200 each
4,500
4,800
1,500
$500,000-
15 prizes of $100 each
109 prizes
The closing date for sale of tickets is 12th June
range and the number of tickets now available for sale
kad reached an aliude of 24408 feet,
Mr. B. G. Fawker, British airman, is rapidly becoming less; therefore if you have not and Dr. Kelas suggested that the main bought all the tickets you require, it is advisable Fetve mountains could be crossed
range of the
to feet
Lad ich range at 18,imalaya and the to hurry up and tell your friends to do likewise.
TICKETS $5 each.
The
explorer of mountain ranges
might find it necessary to descend sud-
denly, and methods of landing and start-
JAPANESE ADVERTISEMENTS IN ing would have to be worked out ON SALE AT ALL STORES, CLUBS, HOTELS, BANKS, Etc.
ENGLISH.
KOKAN H. K. Co. MINER'S
Some new advertisements of Japanese The United States Shipping Bourd made articles have lately struck me as anrcunces that ten steel ships original and worthy of note, the follow bregating 38,550 tons cargo capacitying upon razor stropa, for example: were completed and delivery to the Government during the past week. Fourteen other slips of 43,000 tona were launched. Twenty-two wooden ships have been launched in May.
BIG GREAT LAKES YARD.
CLEVELAND, May 22. Charles M. Schwab,, Director of Government Shipping, has completed Farrangements with shipyard com punics on the Great Lakes for build ing 130 ships at an average cost of $800,000, the total cost to? he $100,000,000...
ST. LOUIS USA. BRITISH MAKE BY
BRITISH WORKMEN
Then in the tram-cars I say an ad vertisement of Sparkling Port Wine and in a shop in Bentea-cor a product labelled Amorous Bath Soap,
Landing on snow on many mountains would in places be easy, but to rise again would be another matter. On many. of snow were met, with, in positions which mountains of the Himalaya range ́felda were almost inaccessible, and an airman once landed might find himself marooned.
of
NEW CONCRETE BOAT.
CHEAP AND SWIFTLY BUILT BY
WOMEN,
she is one of
We are reverting to the Stone Aga far as ships are concered. Vessels built
reinforced concrete are taking ! the j place of those of iron and steal. There are two reasons for this-shortage of iron, and consequently increase The above is from the Tokobama Boughly, the cost of a concrete-built correspondent of the fapun Chrial ship is about half that of one built of and the Shanghai Gazelle and some other iron or steel, while her dead-weight is There was recently lying off lighter gas that have been reported from Westminster Pier a boat of this material Japan or seen in Shanghai. "Fresh built by Messrs. Cub Ox Milk extorted from a pure cow by snumber constructed for the Admiralty
Cubitt
veterinery," is often quoted, but "Your for parvice in coast waters and canals. skin or mine eat and made up to order" With a draught of four feet, her dis TWO NEGRO SOLDIERS BEAT- as displayed by a furrier is not so well placement is 8 tons. Her dead-weight known, while "Man woman and child being, valy Bk tons, she has a carrying 20 HUNS.
my come in and have a fit" is con capacity of nearly 20 tons.
Mesara Cubitt have introduced new tributed by a tailor in Tokio, A.Shangsystem of putting these vessels together; WASHINGTON, Muy 22. bai tailor has "Coats, and smoking no wood is used in the
preparatory comiuunique from "General overcoats" while the "Hoase furnishing work, most of which can be done by us 80,000 tons and the British and Pershing describes a gallant fight put and mating shop is an improvement women. They are now laying down French as 40,000 tons, the approximate up. by two American negro soldiers on the Cupid's Headquarters" of a 500-ton boot, which may be launched in surplus at the end of the year will be who, although wounded, fought 20 United States furniture instalment about ten weeks. 80,000 tons. The situation seems to Germans in a hand-to-hand engage shop is decorating ita Shanghai windows house. Speaking of Cupids, a Japanese point, in the case of Malaya, certainly ment. The negroes used their with "Cupies and above them the
"
REMEDY.
LONDON, May, 27., The Times says that despite existing restrictions, the output of plantation rubber în 1918 will be nearly 200,000 toas. Taking American consumption
A
THE BOLDIER SPEAKS.
to a speedy initiation of a system of bayonets us long as the fighting was legend Veurer Son Fifty Cente If courage thrives on recking slaughter, complete control. The Straits and the Malay States authorities cannot allow open enough and then drew their Each"
the rubber industry to drift inte knives, killing and wouling severul financial choos and it in the duty of of their assailante until aid came from these authorities to more quickly in the the American lines.
direction of formulating an effective
system of control over the output of
every rubber-growing property-Should
they fail to do so, the representatives of
RUSSIAN MUSSULMANS ENRAGED
HARSH TREATMENT BY
YOUNGSTERS MUST REGISTER.
Wabarsoros, May 22,
BAN OF THE CHURCH.
BISHOP CROES EXCLUSION OF THE MARRIAGE LAW BEHAKERS.
And he who killa is lord.
Of beauty and of loving laughter...
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Gird on me a sword )
If death be dearest comrade proven,
If life be coward's mate,
If Nazareth of dreams be woven-
Give me fighter's fata 19
If God a thrilled by a battle cry, If when the trampling change goes by
If Ho cax, bises the moaning night, God Himself is the leading Knight; If God laughs when the gun thunders,
If He yells when the buillet sings Then my stoic soal but wonders
How great God can do such things
the rubber industry in London would resident Wilson has proclaimed Exeter said that they must feel the
The Bishop of Exeter, speaking be justified in putting the strongest June 5 as registration day for all deepest regret that, when the hand of pressure on the Colonial, Office in order that the well-nigh intolerable American youths who have reached God was heavy upon as wicked men should, presume to try to destroy the position might be speedily ameliorate the age of 21 since last June. Christian marriage. Once they per:
Secretary of War Baker estirnutes mitted facility for divorce home, as wo that this measure will add 75,000 knew it, would axist no more. The troops to America & fighting forces. natural discontent of man would always The white gulla
who would be no longer partner for life. decland quafter y
The sun, the reddening trees Men would take their wives like bomer, We being enemies, I and thou, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico some for many years home for fewer is so meaning to these have not been-treluded in the pre-while contaties wonki breed that There is no fight on the wings of Spring, terrible ideman jealousy, and the prisons sert proclamation, but registration is would be fall of that suro, rorule of The, roundelage that the blackbirds
tier, the crimes of Jealousy..
Church must re-establish her own or GRANTA
There is no meaning in those! later.
"system" of“ discipline, and those who REDANG broke ber laws must be excluded from her worship
Further registations will probably be prompt him to see faults in a partner plough, 40g over the
BOLSHEVIKS,
Moscow May 27. The All-Russian Mussulman Coun growing signs of Mussulman resent meat at the treatment hy the Bolsheviks.
No scent in the summer rose -
The Bulgurian Army is ill-fed cil has been dissolved. There are expected to ha required of thein weakenedetto passing
Hence the men soek an opportunity
to desert.
EX-DOWAGER EMPRESS OF
> RUSSIA:
GO TO DENMARK.
20.
HOLLAND'S MILITARY EXPENDI TURE
EXTRAORDINARY WAR CREDIT
MILLIONS TO FRANCE,
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J, May 23. Me Daniel, Secretary of the Navy, speaking at Rutgers College, said:
* Before another summer is over, the
THE HAGUE, May 25 United States will have enough ships to The War Minister, m, a statement carry not only a raillion men bub
atical, and
FOR A LAME BACK. TI7HÉN you have pains or Jam
VV in the back beibe tha, pač Chamberlain's Party Pulm
managing with the palm of
reported
onna that on the proposal to rote an extraordion of men to Frente and enough five minut at each p
destanyefa to convoy them asfalt, denn dampen a piece of flannel logoger Empress of Bussia will hary, war credit, mayı
There are bow 300,000 men in the this Bräment and Dorpen 20 Austria
reasons, preclude cher reduc- Navy, ibers will be: 100,000% soon. priest of palms - For
They are enlining Gater than needed and Storekeer
the troope
se
If you must kill me why the lack
The hawthorn bud, and the corn? Why do the stars badáw the dark I B: Why is the blossoms born 1
If I must kill you by the ician
Which made you 1 Thine is nohy If it be tras ve were born for this-l Pitiful Love, Good-bye d
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