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Germans In Trouble In Chicago. Chiongo, Ang. 15.-German tourists in America are having" some of the dificulties experienc ed by American tourists in Europe after the endden outburst of war, it was made known liore today at the Germon Consulare number of wealthy Gorriang visiting here are virtually pen. niless, it was said. Letters of oredit on German banks are not. hennaced in America" and accommodation of any kind hoe beep denied by Conadian banks to German travellers, according to the statement of the Consal Three wealthy dermans who rogistered at the Chiongo Con- sulate today had used almost the last of their currency to get here' from Canada. They had lottore of credit totalling several thon- sands of dollars, but were unable to obtain service of any kind from Canadian banks. "Hydro-electric Supply Systems.
In view of the recent survey of the watersheds of the Yangt ze Talley and other parts of China with a view to determining the possibility of installing hydro- electric supply systems, it is in- teresting to note that there are now twenty-two such systems in America, completed or ander construction, designed for work- ing pressures of 100,000 volts and over. These systems, when completed, will length of power line of over 5,000 miles, all at voltages exceeding 100,000 of theas twenty-two systems, four were completed in 1913, involving nearly 1,200 miles of high-voltage line and some 244,000 kw. of initial
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TE No. 74 Mount Follett TO LEE-Offices in No. 3. It is not apparently Lord Road Apply CHATER Kitchener's idea to break up the MODY, No. 5, Queen's Road ste rent. existing organisation in say way. Central. This is no time for precedent, The exigencies of the defence of red-tape, and routine. The conn- the country would alone forbid try is in for the greatest war of such a foolish step. Such as the installed generating capacity. its history, and it must rise to the organisation is, such it will This year will see the completion height of a great responsibility: remain. The coast defence troope, Let it be clear to all that, though the divisions and brigades, the of sever more, comprising
units, the local defence forces on the coasts, and the entral force
length of line of about 1210 politicians in the past have miles and representing an initial babbled about great ware they capacity of some 240,000 kw.bre nover seriously faced Exchange.
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American Graves in China.
Washington, August 8xPre-hand the means for waging wHI servation of the graves of many on a great reale. Americans and other nationals
in foreign cemeteries on Dines Island and French Island, near Canton, Chins, in urged by the American Consul General cat Canton in a report to the State Department to-day.
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He points out that we are fighting a nation in arms of 70 million people, and we have no good reason to suppose that they have any object in lifs but to orush us if they can.
In such conditions the war may The cemeteries contain the he long, very long, and whether graves of Alxander Hill Everett, this turns out to be the case or firet resident Minister of the not it is Lord Kitchener's duty to United States to China, who died prepare our land forces so that Jane 28, 1847, and a number of they may not only second the
will all retain their positions in the home defence scheme.
"Men of Good WHE”. But Lord Kichener saka men of good will, with no bind ng ties at home, to step forward, nd with these he proposes to organise, and ho'd ever ready, at least waiting, divisions which can, if necessary, be used to supplement the oversea force. Eich division of Territoriala can supply units of various arms prepared to fulfil this mission, and when the time comes they will form separate divisions the 15th, 16th, and so
hey are fit to take part in the war
There are, of course, many
American missionaries, seamen efforts of our friends by weak and be epecially trained until and merchants. Some of the contingebts, but may by their graves are said to be without steadily expanding nam bere and grave stones and the inscriptions their copstantly increasing effic- on many of the stones are almost iency enal le us to play a part effaced.
worthy of England in the war, and at the peace impose terms most in consonance with our interests.
A Long War..
difficulties in the way, but with a will to eucceed they will be over- come. It is far easier to build upon existing formations than to raise regiments de povo, and it is At the base of Lord Kitchener's therefore, probable that the first plans, therefore, lies this seed Territorial division to go abroad for preparing for a long war, and will be ready months before those this further need, experienced of Lord Kitchener'e new army. We frequently hear deplored long ago by Chatham and by Is need scarcely be added that the
The Consul General suggests that the countries whose nationala are buried there should co-operate in making necessary repairs There are 288 graves in the two cemeteries. Comparative Cost of U.S. Navy,
the fact that the armaments of Pitt, of steadily incrassing our service of the Territorial Force in
the naval powers of the world are military power, duy ir, day out,
and year by year, until at last since the race of war is not only
war will bestow upon its regiments
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so very expensive to keep up, but
they have not hitherto secured in our naval expenditures, which average about $140,000,000 an- to the swift but to the pertincisus the public mind. nually, are really modest when we may figure in arms in a Not the leat valusblé, and compared, for instance, with the
manner befitting the wealth certainly not the least wela mo, į sums of money that are annually and spirit of our Empire and the contingent of the eventual Over- set ont of the country by im legacy of a great and honour-sea Arny will be composed of the migrats to their relatives in the ablo past. Lord Kitebener, thete- forces which the Dominions have home anuntry, and which amount fore, may quite onceivably gallantly proposed to send to our to $100,000,000 a year; and the
!ave to employ 500,000 additional asistance. These will be oom- $300 000,000 a year paid annually
men, and it is possible that when fiosed of complete divisions from into foreign pockets to carry our ther Powers have exhausted Australia and Canada, and of large foreign commerce. It is also themselves, we shall be, as we contingents from other Dominions. sorted we pay more for tyres have been in the past, moat cap. All thess will form part of the for our automobiles than we able of continuing the war. organisation for foreign service, do for our Navy, that the moving pictures cout us twice as much as does the Navy, and that the states
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