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There "áras strong rumours at US Naval Headegarters in London that the American naval officer wilk soon be in a position toyrednom "shiş › kit “expenditure His present complate outfif: "of twelve uniforms is, apcording to -"these rumours, to be cut down j to four, among those to be abolished being special full dress, evening full dress and mess dress, as well as cocked hats and epaulettes. This will effect-à saving of over £100 on the newly commissioned officer's expenses. A U.S. naval afficer, discussing, the proposed abange with a Daily Neias representative said: "I guess we got along well caough during the war without so much awank. What we have to concentate on is not pageantry. bat efficiency. In Britain both your Services are what you calif"; conservative, and while your committees are dilly-dallying| about-new uniforms for the Army and Navy we cut right in and give you lead."
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It was a serious diplomatic holds the record for swearing. policy £25 17s. 6d. a year. Should blunder on the part of Germany There may be men in civil life his Bond be drawn on September that Japan was allowed to make no who swear freely, but they next he will receive the £1,000 in common cause with the Allies. would be the first to admit that full and not be called upon to pay Japan's participation in the war they owe this to Army training. further premiums The on the side of the Allies greatly Well, the soldier doesn't swear scheme is designed to snit people disappointed the Germans, parti- because he has nervous con. of all ages. In
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elose, with only a few votes "But it's perfectly harmless. It Bonds, because the scheme eu- ables the worker who can only powers' Intervention, there were most lurid swearers are often the means nothing. I don't believe it
differente at the most in a With regard to the Three has any degrading influence. The
strictly party division. To afford to pay for £4 a year a large number of supporters at best fellows. They can easily
judge by newspaper editorials, premium to obtain a. Victory
Senator Knox is doomed Bond.
the time. but I was opposed to drop it if they want to.
There is a rush of correspond-defeat, but the opinions are not the policy as most foolish. Ger-, many had to pay for this mistaken the soldier swears.
"It's difficult to say exactly why ence in the American newspapers conclusive, and when one turns Probably he just now protesting against those to other sources of information The formation, on a permanent cluded. Under an understanding the thing.
policy in the hostilies just con- swears because in the Army it's Republican Senators who attack there is little unanimity but a President Wilson with venom, great deal of consternation and The soldier likes to hasis, was announced recently of with Japan, Russia was able to look on himself as something and whose speeches play the not a little disgust. the Shanghai Rotary C-b. as a shift her Siberian troops to Po different from a civilian. So he has German game in so far athed
Perhaps the most encouraging member of the Inter- ational land. and this had a crippling a language of his own-which he endeavour to divide the Allied feature in the situation is the Association of Rotary Clubs. The effect upon the Germans on the drops when he takes off his khaki." Governments Senators Knox wholebearted support given to organisation was completed at a Eastern front. In participating tiin held at the Palace Hotel.in the Three Powers Inter-resented being considered an that the League of Nations cannot yellow papers, which usually A Thames bargee-though he and Lodge know perfectly well Knox by Hearst 's phalanx of The officers are: Dr. Julianference Germany took a chestnut expert said that he was quite be separated from the Treaty of Petit. president:
Mr. A. B. out of the fire for Russia. Al- unable to agree with Professor Peace, and yet they, foster re- According to Heart's organs, #WING ON CO., LTD. ✯ Rosenfeld, vice president: Mr. though she made an enemy of Murray. In his opinion there solutions at Washington which the Knox resolution shows O. E. Paker. secretary: M. R. Japan on that account she had Bachan. treasurer. The Board
sensible patriatic statesmanship, when, ordinary have such separation in view. no expression of thanks from language wasn't good enough." of Directors consists of the Russia. What induced Germany When he swore, he swore because party
In America, where the game of and should be supported by all politics is completely Americans." But Mr. Knox and officery and Messrs. Thomas to assent to the policy which was he meant it. He didn't know understood, and where the most his political, friends will have Sammons, Frank J. Raven and intended for the weakening of what the Professor meant by violent denunciations of one day severe qualms when they find W. L. Johnstone. The club starts Japan's position in the East? with a charter membership of There were naturally some points interests."
"the release of sub-conscious are forgotten the next, the shame that their action has enlisted the about thirty. The
less proceedings at Washington sympathy of the man whose Rotary connected with the circumstaness rganisation was started in the which made Germany commit thought, on the contrary, that are many people here who realise and all the time-Let Europe A golfer, with a handicap of 22, are not so important, but there motto is America first, last, United States and has spread far herself to this policy which were there might possibly be something that England and France are not stew in her own juice and wide. Its object is to bring not quite understandable to in the Professor's explanation. so well informed as to the limits into touch men of dil forme Japan."
In a strictly political sense the of business and the
"It is true," he said, "that when to which party strife in the Democrate bave reason for satis fessions for their mutual General Ludendorff dwelt upon watching my ball trickle, into a United States may go, and they faction, because if the Knox- welfare many other topics at the inter- bunker I have been conscious of ask with consternation whether ideas prevail they would un-
view, but the Japanese corres-a of the comunity. Each form of pondent is unable to disclose daresay that this may sometimes testing against all connection Wilson should
nervous convalelon, and I the fierce, angry speeches pro-doubtedly demand that Mr run for the occupation is represented by only then as he is under promise to have led to my use of the word with European affairs will not Presidency for the third time,
keep 5,000 Copies Received stated intervals, when questions the German General has written tion of, in my case, a distressingly whom the vast majority, here are there is little reas
by the Asal's correspondent that there is so scientific an explana arpathies of the Allies, with League of Nations or against, bersare discussed, The Shanghai book on the history of the frequent occurrence."
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