The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 09, 1917, Image 1
I VOL. 12, NO. 32, SEMI-WI
I nniniiTrn niun rnn lum
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS DO*
MADE IN LANCASTER.
President of Mammoth Company Belii
Is Alive to Needs of His trs
Many Employes.
Brighter days for the Lancaster Ws
Mill village are promised according accui
to a storv appearing in Wednesday's j Wils<
'. Issue of The Columbia State from the s
Lancaster. jnoun
Extensive improvements which will | warfi
make for the greater comfort and kept
convenience of the employes of th? still
Lancaster cotton mills, as we" as odd i 1?
greatly to the beauty ^jnd attractive was
ness of the village generallv are now to ac
being made there, while still other took
good things are being planned for until
that progressive community bv Cot. nity
Lerov Springs, tbe popular president 1 Mr
of that enormous manufacturing I be h?
plant which is said to be the blggeaf lean
cotton m'll under one roof in thejf?r a
I world. An up-to-date lighting svs jClats
tern Is in process of installation .vice
which will extend throughout everv 1 On
street of the v'Haeo and into all the intent
ROft or more well built bomos in thojniinlr
village. The mill is also instnilinc actioi
its own waterworhq pvatem. consist- ,ra
ing of a new 1?R.0ft0 gallon tnnlt very
which wUl furnish the entire vl'lage He
with drinking water from deon wells agree
which thev now have on the m't. jVised
propertv, bv pumping into tIris tank.'"'""
Water for drinking and for domestic jgut |)
purposes will hp put In enctt hn?<!o or iruui
the village. The water which comes Ini
from these deen wells hps boon userl agree
for drinking purnnses for years. o"0 nooes
It Is sa'd to ho ahsotutelv chem'onllv cause
pure. The wolls have a denth of r.nn propi
feet and furnish more than 40 000 sion,
pallons ner day. Hvdrants will ho day i
erected for fire nrotection throuphout Wlls<
the vlllape. and in addition to this once,
the mill is huildinp a new reservoir on tc
to hold 1,000 000 gallons as further w?uli
protection apalnst the destruction ot midd
property hy fire, and Mr. Springs in
forms The State's correspondent tha* FA]
when he finishes with those and sti'l
other improvements he has in v'ew,
^ the T,ancaster mills will in every possible
manner compare favorably with ^
the best in the world and will stand
second to none in the South.
An additional improvement soon to
be made in the village which if is
thoupht will likely mean more to the (''a
contentment and happiness of the ,
mill folk, and will pro further towards death
Increasing their literary advanfnpesjp
and promotinp their desire for thing* ' mve
educational than any other single act|,'v?8
is the erection in the village of nj''as'n
large cltib house for both male nml w
female operatives. This huildinp will 'er a
have two stories: the upper story co,in'
will consist of a pood, hup hall well . 'n'
equipped in every way. Including a! *1,
larpe stage which will be used forj *'r
entertainments, lectures, and nieet-.roun1
Jnps of all kinds for the benefit of n.1anj
the operatives under the ausnices of "^ed
the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. jca e
The whole building will he in charge a'ul
of a competent superintendent orl 'nre
manager and will he open to the em-l?nKa|
ployes during the afternoons and for 11
evenings and on Sundays. The m'l) a,'nP
has recently engaged II. W. Mehaf-jwaer
fe* fit ,ensti."tor fo fil'n ehsrec
of the gardening end yai\.s oi tu.- '!'v
village, instructing the opera Hv s ,1,m
generally as regards gardening and roi,rt
culture of flowers. Mr. Mohaffey wao
works under the, direction of the
State anrl federal authorities under
their demonstrator. In this manner a"ier
the management hopes to encourage at ta
each of the many employes of the "f
mill to raise his own vegetables ar'^9ns
well as to helo beautify his home and ,
promises bv the cultivation of flow- Kera,
and thus do bis share towards bumf
the reduction of the high cost of Hv- 'no,|l
Ing. Sunerintendent of the m'M. A s,'?"
H. Robins, has been working fo'- the ,onlast
six months grading and Imr
proving the sidewalks and streets ,
throughout the mill village, and now * (
these highways will compare m'ghty uf'
well with those of the town of l?an-j
caster which are said to he as eood |
as any in the State. The sanitary Wi
condition of the mill village is he- ever>
Ing carefully guarded, and it l? said Rally
that now there la less sickness down durln
there than ever before. The mill paid
school Will he equlnped with Ing I
lights and water conveniences from Comj
the now systems now fast neartne Th
completion. The school this week or-durin
dered a $4 0 library. Col. Snrlngs rial,
says the mill peonle are greatly an-,??.71
preciatlve of all these Imnrovoments 8.1.If
being made In their midst and take *ldua
occasion in various ways to show rfoutt
their appreciation. exces
jhuted
Pl,KNfY OF C04b RFT |t,0?o
PRICKS ARK HOOS I Kl> ??,i "
Chicago. March fl.?Operators of SI 27
coal mines are asking grcstlv en- again
^ hanced prices for their product even nary,
f. of their hlggest. customers. including endei
the railroad*, it was stated todev. in ap
instances the prices at the pit mouth '
are 100 per cent more than a voir M
ago. This condition suggests the
possibility of even greater exactions !{? < ri
j from the small consumer newt fn'l
1 There is no shortage of coal at the Wf
I mines. It Is said, and experts estimate durin
I that the underground sunoly Is sufTV nien
I cient to last the country 2,500 ve irs my, l
I The car shortage, however, h is \d- today
I versely affected production during can t
| the last year. siren;
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ElAN(
SEKIiY. LANCAi
SON HAS POWER TO !
RM VESSELS HIMSELF
THE
ISN'T NEED CONSENT
OF CONGRESS.
Some (1
Its editorial
eved However That ait Ex- have expired
15. A numl
i Session of Congress Will ?ince that t
Be Called. Others are i?
perfect kikhI
tshington, March 8.?Indications! that we disl
nulated today that President March 15. ]
in is likely to act at any time in'H . . , '
ituation caused by German's an- H won
cement of ruthless submarine D inlnd our rc
\re. Although the president wanlH or before Mj
in bed by a cold, it was said ho I An 0qyr ?
considering the subject. |H ? ?i
some administration quarters itjH s us r ptiom
believed the president is certain ; scrlbers.
t this week, but other otllcials{K
the position that he would waitjG
the senate has had an opportu- Ej
to revise its rules.
. Wilson has been advised that|B
is sufficient power to arm Amer- H
and some
believe he will act on this ad-'
f<theh other hand a strong senti-1 Dl IT DflQTI\i1 A^
undoubtedly exists in the nd-j| (J I I UO I I'InU
itration for the president to take
n along the line calling an ex-i fill III flfnii
3Rsion of congress to meet in the! 1.11/11 \rK\l
near future. i UlllL'ULIll
ports given to the president J
! that the senate rules will be re
quickly, so that If an ext. a sea*
is called it would be possible to IlADIC AL C HAN1
ironipt action on an armed neuy
resolution. TO BE M.
ismuch as there is a genera!
nient that an extra session is
sary sometime before July 1. bes
of the failure of important ap- Even First Class C
-iation bills durinp the last sesa
disposition was apparent tn Filled Hereaftei
among officials to advise Mr.
>n to call an extra session at petitive Exuil
Majority House Leader Kitchild
his colleagues that a session Washington. Marcl
il be arranged not later than the,Pi0f,ure today that
le of May. wherever located ar
? jeted under civil se
MOUS VETERAN April 1 has caused
HAS PASSED AWAY Zmfy .nT.oS^'u
I into Washington to
1. Powell, Weil Known ill South Carolina cong
__ . . if the incumbents wc
incaster. Has Answered led and what they shoi
the Last Call. their places. Telegr
, . .received from Soutl
ncaster county people learned manv per80n8 who h
deep regret Wednesday of the nated bnt not ronfln
i of Benjamin M. Powell. which an opinlon on (hoir st
place in Sumter Saturday. Mr. Foo, d m of th(s
ill had visited friends and rela- (liapleRHinK to mPinh<
in Lancaster on a number of oc- who have Rradua?y
ns and had many friends here.jtron e ,? tnk;r
as related to Sheriff J P. Hun-L,vI1 servloe. The p
nd to the Frailer family of this priatlon hll, Contalnf
y" ... ? rider putting all pos
ormatlon from Sumter concern- (hp rivi, service. Th
dr. Powells death says: p(l (ho fjdor an(, ?
Powell was a native of Chester that the admnistratli
ty. but had moved from there Tho houap rpjePted
1 years ago. After the war he|??,,
in Lancaster for some time. He rPp0rts at the time t
to Sumter aftout 20 years ago to include the
has been living here ever since. prPsident would issu
he came to Sumter he has been orjer converting post!
?ed in various enterprises and J cjvi| service. The 1
he past few years has been oper- ]oath to believe this
a shooting gallery. In the war, partinR house mem
e he saw four years service, he drop into ,he postof
d as an expert marksman. Mr. ve?t?rday for a farew
'i .?s :...ed ,y w\ V k m,. P?ai I
het ? , because of his unfailing!. to0d to have been'"!
esy and cordial greeting to all th<> rxecntive order w
passed his way. The funeral fact before some'o
res were held from the late ies- |8tarted for home tl
e on Washington street Sunday no(e frnm tbe postof
noon and the body was interred suggesting that they <
ie Sumter cemetery. 'master general and
i Is survived by the following portant matter "affe
and daughters: Mrs. W. W. Mc- lriot when the nil
n. Mrs. J. W. Bradford, Mrs postmaster general i
Drakeford. Miss Nettie Powell, nPW5, wa8 broke" to
er; Mrs. H. H. Oillespte, Ports- postmasters are to go
h, Ohio; Mrs. Maria Player service.
*s Ferry, Fla.; Med Powell. New- j XTnder the projecte
Miss.; Ben Powell, McKeyes- (Jrr ,he three classes
Pa.: John Powell, Jacksonville, i wj|j rP(,?ired to
Edwin Powell, Salisbury. N. tjons to assist the nn
^utino Powell, with the Second jng nominations. Wh?
1 Carolina Infantry at El Paso.: tnatlons w ill be eon
'civil service commissi*
THE SOUTHERN 8PF.NDM. determined. Regardl
ishington, D. C., March 8.?For change, postofflce offlr
' dollar paid to the Southern j nominations will be
ray by the people In the South president and confirm
ig January, 1917, the Southern ate.
out in the South $1.25 accord- Protests were imn
to figures announced today b> tered with the depar
>troller.A, H. Plant. pressmen, but It is v
e Southern Railway distributed | the mind of the prf
ig the month, for labor, mate- made up and the exec
supplies and other purposes soon be Issued. It is
3,417 of which $6,414,477, o?the plan calls for all
1 per cent was paid fo indt- ments by civil sei
Is and industries located in the j where an office has r
i, this sum being $1,679,571 Inlcivil service rule wl
s of the total moneys contrl- effective there until i
I by the South for transports expires. Fourth clai
purposes. are now under the cl
r imp? ovemen's *n its road wo v '?? ad'Pn*- he ?c
structures, the Southern spentjclasses the admlnistr
8.604.35 in January, 1917, as all classes from cities
st $1,027,892.04 du.lng Jan and Chicago to the ci
1916; during the ueven months offices where the stam
1 January 31st, $8,708,255.86 than a dollar a day.
tainst $4,465,283.44 In 1916.
TO START HOI
ORE MEN TO JOIN ARMY. Washington, March
the National Guard
litlng of Regulars Shows Rig from the border will
Increase. home by March 25 ui
ishlngton. March 8. Recruiting ule of movements J
g February resulted In 4.852 Oen. Pershing today i
being added to the regular ar-jwar department,
the- war department announced | Some of the return!!
Officers believe the army j make the trip In chal
>e brought to Its authoiized coaches because of t
glh before June 30. tourist sleepers, Oen.
Ill II 'I
^AQTFP
3TKK. S. C. FKIDAY. MAUCIt 9. 1017.
TIME APPROACHES I
ays ago this newspnper Rave notice through I
columns that all those whose subscriptions I
I will cease to receive this paper after March I jj
ber of the delinquent subscribers have called R
imc and paid their subscriptions, but many, g
i arrears and have not heeded the notice. In |
I faith we want to assure these subscribers K
ike to stop the paper, but stop it we will on B
If this newspaper is not worth $1.50 per year I tfc
h anything; we therefore wish to again re- H -1'
aders that the subscript ion must be paid on I
nrcli 15 or the puper will l>e discontinued. I j)f
tppcaring elsewhere in this paper concerning or,
b will be of interest to the delinquent sub- E] j1'
ii' w <i 'iiih?i'hiiw "I Ml inn ?i *ii"iiiiji SI
is IN PLANNING VESSEL TO ?
'ICE CLASS COMBAT SUBMARINE
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GE IS SOON AMERICAN ENGINEER SUGADE.
GESTS NEW TYPE. j,*
I m
)flices Will Re New Roats Would Re More Than ^
r by Com- Match For Any Undersea d
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lination. Fighting Craft. ,m
IF
i 7.?The dis- New York. March 8.?A plan >
all postmasters whereby cargo tonnage can be ere-1 s
p to be blank- nted In this country "faster than ,
rviee rules on Germany can sink it." has been devis-(
consternation cd by F. Huntington Clark, an V)
s all over the American engineer, according to an 0
legrams poured announcement here tonight before a f,
the different joint session of the Automobile Club r
ressmen asking of America, the Aero Club of Ameri- p
mid be disturb- oa and the Motorboat Club of Ameri- n
uld take to hold ca. ii
ams were also The new type of vessel, it was said. I w
i Carolina by could be built in great numbers
ave been nomi- quickly at small cost and by men of Q,
Tied asking for little skill. Each vessel would bei
atus. An April mastless. smokeless and of diminu a,
sort is entirely five size and would have such low w
?rs of congress visibility as compared w'lth the great
seen their pa- steel ships now atloat. that it could ,
i away hv the pp seen by a submarine ;\t barely
ostnfllce appro- more than a third of the distance at
>d a legislative which the 10.000-ton steamship now |
tmnstprs linflnr i_
| in un t.Tlt?u.
p senate insert- jn addition, it was asserted, the O
was understood new rraft, propelled entirely by mo- ol
on approved it. (ori would offer a smaller mark P
the legislation would he more easily manoeuvered ti
d. There were jn event of an encounter and because ol
hat if congress 0f its smajl draft of from eleven t-vai
legislation the thirteen feet, torpedoes that ordt- ht
e an executive ttarily would sink the larger vessel!
nasters into the 0f steel construction would "pass idlv'Si
eglslators were beneath it." let
but as the de- jt was estimated that a thousand iti
ibers began to vessels of 1,000 tons each could he hi
flee department built at a cost of $100.000 000 in a s<
-ell visit lo the f fbpen n'nnM feo* ill'
iie> are ?. .der ov a|, w:to th ~l * >' ... aiu. ,
Irmly tela tl it I flank's plan is 1 ; utilize n 11 j
ras coming. In|0f the coastal wooden shin vard? I
f the members which now have a capacity of 2.r>0, i
icy received a poo tons a year. To enlarge these ^
lice department p|nnts. it was asserted, would renuirej
'all on the post- nothing more than the clearing of,
discuss an im- additional beach or hank, the layinc ..
cting your dis- (iown of more cheap wooden w"s
dience with the and the setting up of additional lum ~
kas held, the ber planing and sawing machinerv. q
them that a"
under the clvi' ?,!ow TIMES HAVE (Ml 1VGKD." ^
d executive or Washington. D. f\, March 8.? sj
of postmasters "How Times Have Changed" is th"
pass examine title of a handsome flyer gotten out ?
nsident in mak- by the Southern Railway reproducing
>ther the exam nn advertisement of the Orange and)
ducted hv the Alexandria Railroad in 1R.r>4 In comsn
has not been parlson with a view on this same,
oss 0f (be line, now part of the Southern's
ials said today, Washington division, showing one of
made hy the thte Southern's limited passenger ^
led by the sen- trains on modern double track protected
6y the electric automatic block G
aedlately regis- signal system. th
tment. by con-1 The old advertisement shows a'rc
inderstood that picture of the antiquated woodisldent
Is fully burning engine, baggage car and on#
utive order will coach, making up a passenger train
understood that in 18R4. Passengers are advised that.la
future appoint- '.mnlbases leaving Washington at ? ta
vice methods, a. m. "on arrival of cars from Ralfllot
expired, the more" will put them in Alexandria
11 not become in time to "breakfast and take the
the commission cars" and that hy transferring at
?s postmasters Gordonsvllle they can reach Rich- D
vll service, hut mond at 2:80 p. m. in time "to con- G
cond and third nect with a'l li^es g in? South and df
ation embraces West." St
like New York I Large black letters display the sloross-roads
post- gans, "Only Safe and Certain Line," al
p sales are less and "No Detention from Ice," having A]
reference to the fact that to take the sf
trains of the rival line It was neces T!
IK NOON. snry to travel by boat from Washing ?r
The iast of ton to Acqula Creek, Va.. and thence fa
organizations to Richmond, then the gateway for Si
be en route for ,l" travel between Washington ann M
ider the sched- 1,10 South.
ust completed.
reported to the lJINCI'IT (OMIMVY HEAD DIES.
New York, March 8 -Adolphus In
)g troops would Williamson (Jreen. president of th< th
r cars and day National Rlscuit company since lf>n*> Hi
he shortage of died here tonight after a long ill- Hi
Pershing said. ness. He was 74 years old. ar
%
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HOSLEMS RETREA1
BEFORE AIIIH)
URKS HARASSED C
THREE SIDES.
ritish Cavalry Now
Eight Miles of Famoi
City of Bagdad
The Turks are being hai
iree sides by forces of th
lies. British troops ui
faude, operating along t
ver in Mesopotamia, ha
?ck the Turks until th(
ivalry is within eight mil
>uthern border of the i
iwn of Bagdad.
To the northeast in Persia
ans have gained further a<
/or the Ottoman forces, i
est ward from Hamadan. li
ipied the town of Kanga
her army of King George
sninst the Turks in Pale
ressed them hack northwa
the gates of Jerusalem,
sports the Turks In all
ions were in ret lent. Wh(
leir purpose to make a
agdad has not become evi
On the other fronts, had
keeping the operations
linor engagements and
ghting. On the front he
ritish in France slight i
iccesses have been achiev
ncre valley and near Bia
mthwest of Ghaulnes and
rras the German raided Bi
ne positions after heavy
lents and captured a few r
In the Champagne rei
rench have won back fron
lans a salient captured Fel
etween Butte de Mesnil am
e Champagne, taking moi
undred prisoners. Boml
re in progress at other poii
rench line.
KCON'n-CI.OTHKS
WKHK IN GRKAT
Berne. March 8.?At Mn
aria, has begun the govern
f old clothes which has bee
ar the entire empire. r
n the first day stood ii
ours. The sale of the ch
tade only on presentation
>g cards. All ?he clothes
ere disposed of on the fir
le sale and it was necessa
nf cards for subsequent sr
Suits brought from 14 to
(id shoes from 4 to 16 mar
as an especially strong de
icond-hand dress suits.
lA.FOIl GKNKKAI. SCOTT
KKNAMKD CIIIKF <1
Washington, March 1
eneral Scott was redetailei
' staff of the army Wedr
resident Wilson. Recause
mate association with the
' war the chief of staff has
rpointed when a new admi
^gins during his term.
General Scott will serve i
jptember under the ordii
dure, when he will read
rement age. In the even
awever, he would continue
>rvice without regard to
m't
GIIFKK SHIP TOKI'KI
csscl Was Chartered to Hi
From \merica.
London. March 3.?Item
>e Greek steamship Procon
769 tons gross, which had
uisn innt'ii i)v mo lirocK
vernniont to go to Anieri<
inusand Ions of grain fo
stance of tho royalist popi
(1 Greece, has boon torpo
ink by a German submarii
EIIMAXS EVICTED
1\ POINTER
Petrograd, March 3. (via
ritish Admiralty per Wireh
orman forces yesterday
le Russian first line trencf
igion of Slavontin, in Gal
1 official statement issued
ie Russian War Depart in
ter were evicted by a co
ck of the Russian reserve;
SKI 'ON I) ON TEN'T
San Antonio, Tex., Mi
ntos of departure of all
unrd troops remaining in
r service we-e announced
nimeia department heat
hedules have been arrangt
1 organizations will be
pril 1. is accordance with
ructions from the wnr ?ir?
ie following were inrludt
inouncement: Second Fl
ntry, Laredo, March 9, ar
Tilth Carolina infantry,
aroh 1ft.
VKW MILITARY I'M
Washington, v.larch 8.?
fantry unit has been estal
e University of Tetiness*
inior unit at Gordon 1m
urnesvllle, Ga., the war d<
inounced today.
:ws
$1.50 A YKA R
K FOOD SITUATION IK
ARMY; GERMANY IS CRITICAL
I
>N ALL EXEREME DISTRESS IS REPORTED
EVERYWHERE
Within Supplies Are Not Sufficient to
is Old Meet Demands and Prospect
Is Gloomy.
rassed on London. March 8.?Th< Prussian
e entente food controller. Dr. Georg. Michaelder
Gen.|lis. made In the Prussian diet vesterhe
Tipris.day what the Koelnische Zeltung
ve driven calls a serious speech on the food sitPritish
nation, says a Renter dispatch from
es of the! Amsterdam. Dr. Michaelis declared
important that the distress was such that a
more severe state of things, especii
the Rus ally in the large industrial centres,
tlvantapes could hardly he imagined. He indin
retreat cnted the possibility that all surplus
laving oc stocks of grain would be exhausted
ver. An and said that very radical measures
opera ting were needed to enable the people to
stine has hold out until next year,
rd almost! "We have in the third year of the
At las war." the food controller is quoted
three re- as saying, "discovered that among all
?ther It is; sections of the people the -general
stand at feeling evinced 's not one of that endent.
durance for which we had hoped.
I weather This is human nature but it is highly
down ti 'deplorable and may have most seartillerv
'rious results,
id by the] "We have not perceived in the
additional towns that stern supervision which Is
ed in the1 absolutely necessary in the distribuches.
but tion of food stuffs. Bread tickets
south of! have been illegally used on such a
ifish first .shocking scale that our entire rebombard
serves were exhausted. So when
nen. (potatoes failed and bread was ordergion
the ed as substitute there was none availi
the CJer :able. Flour has been similarly re
i.i ii.i iv i.? uuri-ii "?ins id similar irregularities
il Maisons in the mills."
e than a Dr. Michaelis ronrlucipd by urging
mrdments the utmost severity to meet the
its on th; shortcomings where there is vet
time.
The speech created a sensation. A
Socialist member. TTerr Hufer, deDKMANl)
el a red that the "junkers" are to
inich. Ba- Elaine. thou eh an attempt was being
ment sale' tuade to shift the blame on Engn
ordered ?anfF
'urchasers "The selfishness of the agrarians."
i line for ho said, "is the cause of the high
othes was Pr,CPS "
of cloth-! The minister of agriculture then
collected sf,nl<r> and vigorously defended him st
day of against attacks. lie alluded to
ry to give critical situation created by the
lies. |partial success of the entente's plan
r>o marks ()f starvation and added:
ks. There "For the small bread ration one
imand for oaT1 on'V make the Almighty responsible,
who has not given us the hai?
vest we expected."
i Vr\M RESTORE SERVICE^
i M hJiJf' 0N ROAD SUNDAY
lesdav by
of his in- Southern to Operate Trains Over
To he rr- Catawba Not T.ater Than
nistration That Date.
until next I'Ocal officials of the Southern Railnary
pro- wav Company said this morning that
h the re- trestle over the Catawba river
t of war would probably he so far repaired by
in active Sunday that traffic over the river on
the age Southern lines could be resumed.
If had first been thought that the
-o .?" . . i repa' :\ ''r>e to
. . per.nit passage of tr litis :?v ton o.
* rcw n.ght. hut today it does not apipear
that the work can pi oceed so
ing Drain rapidly.
I The river has receded until it is
now about normal, hut the damage
ei s sa>s (jone to fpP trestle was more exteninissos,
of cive than the first examinations inI
been re dicated. , About 21 vents washed out
.. n ,1 tltnA ? ?. . 1 l-iK-ir- i.-n I r-,1,1 n
t'.ovanst " " ' ?? ??
r replace these.
*' ? ? Southern officials are confident
r the as that yatns will be operating on regulation
of alar schedules by Monday.
doed and ?
I\l)l( ATK OROWTH . .
J\ MKRCIIWT >1 VRIXE f
New York. March 3.?Figures in\TT\('K
t",at'nP unprecedented growth in the
merchant marine of the Fnited
-inn on.) gfates were published here today by
P*
the Journal of Commerce, showing
ni '' that during thirty-one months of war
i.es in t r the total capital authorized in the
lfift snvs
' formation of new ship corporations
a% ^aggregate $1 -11.072.000 with FebruU
arv of 1917 setting a new monthly
unter at- L. . .
Ihigh record.
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~~ [PROMINENT RAILROAD
8 j CONTRACTOR DEAD
National! Paytona, Fla., March 3.?Peter
the bor-|Sime, of St. Paul, former railroad
today at contractor, who was associated with
iwJUa''t h JnmPH ^*n l^e of the
hon?et by Northern Pacific railroad, died sudi
new in- denlv of heart disease at his winter
nfirf mont 1 U Xl- Cimn nla/%
K"' ' ? IKMIU' llt'IC Ittir lUUrt) . mi. D1III3 ainu
Hi in the tf)ok par( jn i>Uji(]jnp of the Calorida
fnicl
Second nadlan Pacific Railroad.
El Paso , ? ,
\nV .\\('E FOR WOMEN.
? Russian l)umn Rccojfnizcs Some of '
ITS. Their n?lms.
-A senior London, March 8.?The duma com- jjl
bllshed atimittee of municipal affairs has votpe
and a|ed in favor of a proposal th-it women "4
stltute at should he eliRible for mem,rtrsh!o In
ipartment town councils, says Router's PetroKrad
correspondent. ip
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