1918-09-12 — Page 3

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Prostrations in Shipyards, Philadelphis, August: 6 (by A. P)-Intenss heat coupled with a high percentage of humidity cans. ed more than ons bundzed "pro- strations among the Hog Island ahipyard workers, who are oom- pelled to work under a broiling ma. About one-quarter of the cases were classed as serious. One thousand shipyard workers at the Posey and Jones yard-st Glouces ter, N.J., stopped work because of the heat. It was the hottest) day of the summer in Philadelp his, temperature reaching 96 at 1 p. One death and many pro- strations were reported in the city.

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Commenting on the Peking Government's paying $18,000 to the Japansas Consul-General să an indemnity for the loss of life- and property sustained by his -nationals as a result of the shoot- ing affair brought about by s mad Chinese policeman, injuring two Chinese girls and a Japan se the Japan Chronicle says; The price seems rather high, and in any case it can hardly

· be considered as making for Sino Japanese friendship to demand compensation for so not which it. "was obviously out of the power of the Chinese Government to fors- see. "We do not recall that any compensation was demanded or paid when a crazy policeman shot at the Tezarevich,

Fewer Bables in Germany. In a report on infant welfare in Germany during the war, prepar- ed by the Intelligence Department of the Local Government Board, the most eriking fact is the heavy fall in the number of births. The first three years of the war reduced by over 2,000,000 the number of babies who would have been born had peace prevailed. Some 40 per cent, fewer babies were born in 1916 than "1913. "During 1915 and 1910 the infantile death rats waa markedly reduced, but in this respect we in England are far abaed of Germany, our infantile

death rate being about 50 per cent lower. In contrast to what prevails in the United Kingdom The infantile destb-rate in German country districts is higher than in the towns.

Outling for 200 Wounded. Two hundred wounded soldiers and sailors from the Columbia bare bospital Nɔ. 1, Gunhil Road, The Bronx, New York, were taken da a cruise recently up the Hadasa River as far sa West Point aboard the steam yacht Surf, donated to the Mayor's Committee on National Defence i for these ontinge, by Dr. John A. Harrisa, Special Deputy Police Commissioner. Three other trips will be made during the week. The convalescent. men were taken to the dock at the foot of 79th Street, ambulances of the Women's Motor Corps of America. The men were wheeled aboard the ysoht and placed in reclining camp chairs on the deck. A number of the members of the women's canteen

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