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VOLUME XXX. L-AURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAV, APRIL 14, 1915. 38 THE SCHOOL FAIR LARGELY AU[IND[DI Nearly Three Thousand In the Para'le. CROSS HILL WON IN ORATORY No Untoward Events Marred the Pleasures of the Day. Exhibits more Varied than.Last Year though the Crowd was Probably Smailler. An early morning haziness Friday that at one time threatened to grow Into a drizzling rain gave way in the early forenoon to- a delightfully clear and sunny atmosphere, providing for the annual county school fair an ideal spring day. The threatening clouds of the early morning, however, were not driven away before they had caused many, from a fear of a drench Ing, to give up the idea of attending. Yet, with these few staying at home, the general opinion was that nearly as many school children were present as were here last year, though it waIs generally conceded that there were not as many older people present ats there were last year. This L; ic counted for largely by the f-iet that many farmers desired to make the best use of the very few recent ideal days for land preparation and plant Ing. One who counted the children, teachers and trustees in the great parade said there were nearly 2,700 in line, which was a few hundred less than last year. I-ven with the slight decrease in numbers, many were heard to express surprise that so many were here and that so much in terest and enthusiasm were taken at a time when nearly everyone seemed to think that the country had gone to the bow-wows. Conceding that the numbers were leks than last year, the universal opinion seemed to have been that the exhibits were better and that more interest was taken in the different contests than in previous fairs, indicating a healthy growth and spirit in the schools. While it is hardly a matter of news, it being tak en for granted, the crowd was an or derly, well-behaved, well-dressed, healthy and happy one. No untoward events marred the pleasures of the day and everything passed off pleas antly. 9ne exception to the prevail ing good order of the day, however, was the noise made by a small group in the rear of the school auditorium during the high school oratorical con test, in the evening. Considerable crit icism was heard as to this andl hopo expressed that it would not be re pented again. Fro:n the spectacular point of view, the school parade was the crowning feature of the day. The line was formed at the graded school building an( the march Iiade to the publie square, the clildren marehig four abreast. Whilie all of the schools in the parade dleserve credit for their a ppearance, as all of' thlemi had some (distinctive feature to praise, the two schools representing extr'emes in age comm uanded miost attention. These were the k indergarten pupiluls of the Lanureniis mil1, taught buy .\iss Frances Th'lames, and the night school "boys" of Youngs township, taught by Miss WiI Lou Gray andl the various teach ers of the township. Not content with nierely marching in the liaradhe, these enthusiastic night scholars gave full vent to 'their spirit of youth and viedl withi the leather-throated youngsters in cheering anid "rooting" for their rchiools. Th'le school children were preceded in line by a brass band andl the local band of boy scouts under the command of Mr. JTames Fi. liarney, assistant Scout Master. I'he l'Intb stretched from the school building to and aroundl the public square one -time. The followving schools were repre sented in the parade: Laurons Gradedl Behool, Laurens Cotton Mill, Watts Mill, Trinity-Ridge, Woodrow Wilson, Bailey, Copeland, Fleming, Oak Grove, Lanford, Ora., IEbernezer, Patton, Friendship, Rid4 dIes Old Field, Hluntersvilte, Grays, ~qCentral, Youngs, Eden, Shiloh, Hiar mony, Gray Court-Owings, flarkedale, Dials, Princeton, Mt. Bethel, Poplar, Hickory Tavern, Friendship, Brewer ton, Waterloo, Mt. Gallagher, Palmet S to, Ekom, Oakville, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Olive, Reedy Grove, Cross Hill, Long View, ,Wado, Pine Grove, Mountville, Rock, Wadsworth. Clinton,. Lydia Mill Youngs, Hurricane, Renno, Long Branch, Musgrove, Liangston, Sandy Springs, ,Youngs Township Night School, Orphanage. Cross 11ll First In Oratory. George Martin, of the Cross 11il school, carried off first honors in the higi school oratoriclal contest hield Friday evening. Curtis Teagitc, of file loun tville school, and ( Thornwell liln!ap cale second and third, re 'peel ively. The other Cotl I estants were Eldwil Fuller, Trility-Rtidge; Louie Laifor(l, lLford; Devault1 Teague, Ilickory Tavern; Lee Add Blakeley, Clinton: Perrincan iHunter, Ora; Shaw Johnson, Gray Court. The juldges of this contest were Prof. C. 1. Martin, of Furman University; Prof. C. 13. 101ott, of the Columbia city schools, and 'Mr. J. A. Stod dard, of Columbia. The Minter medal, awarded to the most successful con testant by the heirs of the late Capt. J. R. Minter, was presented by Prof. Martin who took the occasion to high ly commend the efforts of the young orators. Prof. Martin Is a native of this county and expressed his pleas uire at being here again. Prof. Mar tin also presented the medal awarded by the association to the winner of second place. Tmniediately following the presen tation of these medals Prof. 10ilott delivered the Fleming cup to the Clin ton high school for scoring the most points in the high school athletic con tests. The cup was taken in charge by Sam Prather, as the representative of the school. Following this Mr. .1. A. Stoddard, assistant superintendent of educati.on, another Laurens pro duct, delivered to Alva Powers, of the Ora school, the medal offered by the Ilenry Laurens chapter, D. A. R., for the best essay on United States his tory written by a pupil of the rural schools. Athletics. The elementary and high school athletics were In progress most of the day and much interest was dis played in the contests. In the ele mentary contests the Laurens school scored the most points. In the high school athletics the Clinton school scored the highest number of poInts an( was awarded the Fleming cup for its success. Valuable assistance was rendered the managers of athletics by the boy scouts and by the city police in handling the crowds and assisting in the preparations for the contests. The successful contestants wIll be foniid onl another page. Manuil Training Exhibits. The 'exhibits of manual work In the court house attracted large . crowds throughout the day and many were heard to express wonder and admira ion at the variety and high stand ard. Greatest interest here was con tored around. the ribbons offered for the best township exhibits. In Class A, coiposed of Laurens and Hunter townships, Laurens township wvas given first place. In Class 13, com posed of the remaining townships of the county, Youngs township was awarded first honor, Dials second and Sullivan third. The Individual exhib its In manual training biy thle Mlount viille school received hiighi . i'raise. For the best exhibits ini the dhiffer' cnt townsipsi), the following awards wero madle: Laurens township-Trinity Ridge, ist; Hailey, 2nd; Watts, 3rd. Youngs-iiuntersville, 1st; Oa 2nd(; Grays, 3rd. Dials-Gray Court-Owings, 1st; IBarksdale, 2nd; Shlloh, 3rd. Sul livan-Breworton, 1st; Hickory Tavern, 2nd(; Friendship, 3rd. Waterloo-Waterloo, 1st; Oakville, 2nd; Reedy Grove, 3rd. Cross Hill- Cross Hill, 1st; Lonig View, 2nr; Pine Grove, 3rdl. Hunter-Lisbon, 1st; Lydia, 2nd; Rlock, 3rd. Jack-H urrieane, 1st; Renno, 2nd(. Scufletown-Sandy Springs, lst; Adhding togetheor all the polits won by the dlifferecnt schools in the liter ary, manual training andl athletic dIe partmients It was shown that the fol lowing schools had totaled the most points ini their respective townships: Laurons township--Lau rons, 1st; Trinity-Ridge, 2nd; Watts Mill, 3rd. Youngs--Ora, 1st; Hiuntersville, 2nd Patton, 3rd. Dials-GOray Court-Owings, 1st; Btarksdale, 2nd; Shiloh, 3rd. Sullivan-BTrewerton, 1st; Hickory Tavern, 2nd; Friendship and Prince ton tied for third place. Waterloo--Waterloo, 1st; Oakville, 2nd; Reedy Grove, 3rd. Cross Hill-Oross Hill, 1st; Long VIew, 2nd; Pine Grove 3rd. (Continued Column Pbun, Page Four.) MANNING EXTENDS CLEMENCY TO FOUR I(ecomieiv:da'olrs of Pardon Hon rd Folio;ud(.. t Itizenshli Restored to I. S. ho m41111111. Columbia, April 12.--Adopting the reco n11(ldation of the state board of pardons, G(overn11o)r .la niing Ias grainted cleelvnev in four cases. A par11donl I) restiore citizenship wa "s gr:anitei (o it. F. Howmlan, who has completed his seitence, having heui niVc td inl Charlesto I on tihe chargo of arson. , The imrdon board met. in Columbia Saturiiiy. The board re fused to recoimnend clemecIy in mnaly cases. The following were the recomn men dations of the pardon board on these cases: "State vs R. S. Howman, Charles ton county, arson. Facts shown that his Iparty was convicted of arson and has served his full sentence. He was only 14 years of age when the crime was committedo, andl lie asks that his citizenship be restored. We recom mn111d that his request be granted." Full pardon granted by the gov ernor. "State vs Willie Green. This is a case of a boy who forged an order for .10 cents on a store. ile was sell tenced the minim11 under the law, one year, and has already served sev en muotihis. We recommend that he be pardoned without delay." Tis is a little boy only 1. years of age In Mlarlboro county, and the man on whom he forged the order for -10 cents was ote of the pet itioners Wsk ing for his pardon. The governir commiuted the sentence to eight Months, which will release the boy in a few days. "State vs Sarah Rice, Union coun ty, vagrancy. Sentence four months in county jail. We recommend that this girl be paroled upon condition that she be sent to . rosette 1hom1e inl Greenville, or elsewhere, to remain there for a period of 90 days". The governor issued a parole in this casc on the conditions named. "State vs Sarah Moore, RIlellanl county, arson. The solicitor and judge both recommend that this sell tence be commiuted from ten to two years, in which recommendation the board joins." The governor cominut led the sentence to two years. The MeCornlick county appeal will be argued inl tile supreme court on Alil 20, according to announcement today.-Spartanburg lierald. Second Week Jurors. Dials-J. A. Todd, J. T. Armstrong, W. W. Yeargin, C. L. Abercrombie, Jno. T. Holder, R. S. Bolt, L. W. Brooks. Youngs-Austin Abercrombie, W. E, Bobo. J. 0. Habb, N. C. Smith. 'Scullletown-J. D. Godfrey, .J. It DIonnan, ). M. McClintock. Jacks-Lee F. Spoon, M[. 1H. Setzler. inter-T. P. )avis, W. N. Black well, J. L. Young, I. L. Dailey, F. A. Senn. Cross 11111--. E. Recoder, J. C. Watts, ). It. Lynch, M. D. Smith. Watiterloo-J. K. Elledlge, J. K. Mc Dlaniel, W. TI. Williams, L,. S. Cooper. Laurens-J. f. King, C. B. Adamus J1. Warren Bolt, J1. M. Langston. -Sullivan--G. TI. Taylor, S. S. Ilecks, "Aro'undii, A roundih, A round14." Captain D~yer, manager of the mner ry-go-roundl which has becen ruinning on i'ast Main street for several (lays, has consented to aid the local commit tee in charge of raising rundios foi Belgian relict. Thu rsdlay afternoon and night he will turn the big ma-. chinle over to thle committee and share wvithi them the Iproceeds of the sales. In adldition to this ice crean cones wold lbe soldl. A committee will be present to look after the (Ihidren The Ipublic Is in vitedl to come and~ as sist in the worthy cause. Studebaiker Sales. J. B. Bruce, of Greenville, was in the city last wveek ando while here pur-. chiasedl a Studebaker "25" from D. C McTaurin, the local Studebaker agent. Mir. Mcbaurin states that he has sev eral lprospects on his string. TUhe Next Job. TPhe next job is to have an improve od road from Laturens to Spartan b~urg. Persons traveling in cars fron the lower part of the state will con tinue on to Greenville Instead of corn lng to Spartanburg1 and thence tc the mountains or the new highway unless there la~ a better highway froir Laurens to this cit'y.-Spartanburi Herald. FIRE IN CLINTON. Clioon Oil aui 31aniitufitutrl1-ing Coim. 1wn iy Suiiffrs **2,000 Loss. (llintoni, A nil I I.---One of the biggevst. t~e lt1. C'Ilntonl has ever. ex priein'ed ovuviirred lorre last ight, whenia l!:rg ait of the "'linton Oil alid .ianufaturing Compan's plan; was die'ir(yed. THw ' isov er l ab t 1. "clot k in lit lin ieir romi of Ie oil il. Inl a low 11"ililte this" was a iut, of t; am t hilie fire a! Ifiost. ilaie!i:tltely sprc:li to the seed house. In quick succession the t wo ginnieiek-, the fertilizer plaint an 11hi engine loom oll the oil mill piro-per look ire. Th (,.!ce builhiing was ablaze several times, but each tiime Ilhe fIre wavxtinguished. The only other Iiil(lins left were the oil mIll and the h1111I house. Large in:prove m(lents had beeni mdlo at thi.-i plailt di ring the last eighteen iotiis and one of the last expenditures was for a modern, up-to-date motor driven ginnery, which was completely de stiroyed. Several residences in the vicinIty were In Imminent danger, blt. a!l were saved. The loss from the fire Is estimated to be aboult $25.000. which Is practically covered by insurance. Total Gannings Less. Accordig to the eelinilary report of the director of the census, at Wall in ton, th-re was less cotton illade in Laurens county in 191-1 than In 1913. The fligures foi 191 1 are 12, 101; bale, as against. -15,81 In 1913. The total ginniigs for the state shows an Inerease of nenaly 1150,010 lales. the g imings for 1914 ' being 1,550,700 bales as against 1,418,70.4 bales inl 1913. Large Increases in yields were made in the eastern counties, Darl ington county, for instance, ginning 10,000 more bales this year than last year. Ice ('ream Slipper. An ice ercam supper will be given at. fle home of Mr. W. W. Owens Sat tirday night, April 17 for the benefli of the Warrior Creek Young People an ion. The publIc Is cordially invite o Entertailim ent at 0 ray Court. 'Miss Butra Lee Motley, a graduatt of the Noyes School of EIXprCsslon 'lostoni, will give a selection of read ings an(] recitations In tlie audito iumii of Gray ('ourt-Owings school for til( beneflt of the School Improvement as sociatlon, Friday, April 16h, at 8:3 p. in. She has rare skill and ability In het line, and a delightful evenIng Is promised. All are invited. Admis slon will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. 'OLICE FORC(E BUSY. Activity Sitirday and Sunday Ie. suilts In a Large Niwlihier of Arres And Conivictionls, Saturday and Sunday the cIty po lice force was busy nmak inag raid among colored gainblers of tle coiim munlity. By Suinday evening the gitard house held a capacity audIence anc thie "stainding rom only"' sign was readly to be liii ou(ii. A ithe Irmis lie fore I le may0or Aondaiy mornIng elev en wvere found guilty of gambling ann lIned $10 or' thIrty days each. Ainot h er wvas tined $5.00 for d isorderly con duct, andl still aniotheir $5.00 for lie ing drlunk. Vlyde I a rksdale, colored forfeIted a bond of $10.00 foir (disor derly conducit, having cut another no gro. 'Stobo GarlIington ando Wal ter' Young two negro youths, were senteniced to thIrty (lays on the chaIn gang foi entering the IEnterprIse National Banli andl stealinag several valuable articlem late one evening while the janitor wam cleaning out. They also admItted en tering several (ither stores on the pumblic afluiare anid as a result of their confessIon warr'ants have been swori zout for theIr apipearaince at the cir' (lit court. Tailking about thei r con viction yesterday, ChIef hlagwell stat ed that lie w~as conivinedo that thesa two hoys are guIlty oif much pett: thiievei'y which has been goIng or ar'oundl the pubihlic square dhurIig thta past few months. Death of a Young L~ady. ClInton, April 12.-On Wednesday nIght MIss .Irene Little dIed after a long Illness. She was about 23 yeari ,of age and was a daughter of Mr Tom Little. She was loved -by a host of devoted friends and admIred b) all for the beautIful lIfe sho had ltved The funeral services were held al 'four o'clock Thursday afternoon al the First Presbyterian church. GUARD J. C. ROBBINS DIES OF WOUNDS shot. by it Ne'rro 11 hile in Puiirsiit of 1111imi niih lenitentinry lioodh onlids I' iewood, .\priI '.-.lohn C. Rob ill;, guard at the state llaitntiary and stale exetcutioner, was1I lIon Irolm his hormse and y ilul 1y i I jaard w * pur.suin ;t ngo wvi th b.1odihumir necar hecro today. .ImA (;reen, v.m h o , (le shooting, i; a hafl-witId I -.: ie was su rrountI ide d ill a ealibralk and was not, inore than :'uI feet fruinl AMr. Robbinls when (lte guni was fired.L The shot tore an ugly wound lii tie right hip joint. The injured m1ain wa; huii rrled to a hospital in Coluinbia by Dr. Frank Hiarvin. Later In tile afternonm (le negro was colipelled to climib a itree to escape thle bloodhounds. From the tree hie shot and killed thle leader of thle pack and( thlen made his: way to the thicker confines of the swanlip. The chase was abandoned late in the afternoon. Three stores were robbed in Pine wood Thursday night and Ihe (ogs were brought from Columbia to t ra il the tiler. The stores brokein olpei belonged to A. G. Stack, .\lrs. C. W. aites and A. G. Stotsky. Consider able qiantities of goods were taken. intrance\ was inado through (lie tran som over the door in one vase and in the others, bars were priad loose from tile windows. \\'hen tle dogs. arrived 'his 1m50iorn ing file trail was fol lowed a mile or ilore from town, a wagon having hecin held i waiting to pick uilp the robbers. Mr. Itobbins and those with himii1 then followed tile wagon trail unti Ill they came to a negro house on down the road. Joel Green was sit I t.ag oil the stelis at tile time. lie gave no coherent answers to <lues tions plied by Robbins and his depu ties. Another negro was plowing in a nearby field, a nd the scouring party passed on to the plow hand. D1urilng the Interim Green got his gun and vent to the Woods. His actions inl Cited the siislicion of Mir. Robbins anid those with him. -The iegro was follo wed and when lie had bein su rouiided in a eanebr,'ke, lie limmedi ately drew his gun on Mr. Robbin'. The negro was communanded to dvrop his gilln, but opnlied fire before Mr. Robbins could bring his own"'i gun into Iplay. Guard Robbin s Dies of Wonds. The Slate. .lohn Catlett Robbins, state exceu t loner, who was shot Friday near l'newood, In Clarendon county, by a negro, Joel Green, a fugitive from jut ice, wliom lie was pursu ing, died lust night at 7 o'clock at a hospital in Columbia. Green himself was shot to death yesterday morning by the delly sheriff's posse, after an all night search in a swami near l(in_ Wood. The negro wore a steel brea< plate and carried a shotigun and two pistols. ("Governor, I was tryinqg to do lly (dity,"' said Mr. R~obbins, as lie was beIng r ushed to Columbilia late F'riday nlight. (ov. .\lanii'nig was at Sumkitr on his- wa, y from Orangeburg to N llubia Th'le governior found(1C te wioundedl Ofli(er In thle statloll at Sioni ter andI alc'ompie)iid him to C'oblum bia in thle baggage car of thle Atlnt ie Coast ILine rail way train. reaching olumibiat just before 1II o'cloc'k Fi (lay night. Gov. .Manning remialined In the haggage car unt ii the triain ieached the union stat ion andi( gave every at tentlonl plossi ble to thle ollleer. Yesterday afternoon (ov. Manninig called to see Mr. Robbins at the Co lumbi ba hospItal. Ani opierat ion wvas p lerformed1 late Friday night, but little ihope was held( out for recovery. Mr. Rlobbins was the son of thle late W. J1. Rtobbins, a well known Ander sonl county fairmeri, who died1( a year ago. Mr. Rlobbins Is suirvivedl by thle followving brothers andl sisters: Miss Daisy Rlobbinus, Charles M. Robbins, Mrs. W. II. hDuekworthI, M. D). Rtobbins, L,. B. Riobblns, Miss Zadie Robbins andlf Miss Rbie Rtobbins. "Mr. Riobbins had been connected with the state penitentIary," said Capt. Griflith last night, "for about eIght years. Hie wvas a good, kind aind brave ofmier. lie could (10 more with the bloodhounds than any one else I know. We will miss him." fl'heo state government doos not pro vido for' the mnaintenance of a pack of bloodhounds. Several years ago Mr. Robbins bought several hounds and 'began to develop a pack. HeI has chased and caught many criminalei. ('Continued on YTae Eight.) ANOTHR S[A RAIDR SliPs INTO PORT SeconI Raider Also ~ (Cs Thrilling Story FIFT EEN S HIPS CAPTURED BY' HIER I.11d4,0d a Squadn: of41 -o (i r .i ied Shills aiid Mlips into Neniport Neys, l., tlhirely En1ough (oat to Get Her into the Ilinrhor. Newport News, Va., A pril il.---The Germuan il tconerlted criiser K roniprIil Wi lhel0to, an1ot1 her of those lut sivC raiders of commerce in the South seas, slipped into this port today and asked for fuel and provisions. Many tines Ieported destiroyed. the f'orlier North Germa n I loyd Iliner evaded hos tile wa rshiiIps for eight months whilo h-lie seint fifteenI Cmii rehait men to tihe 1.ottoli. an(d hert oflicers say she was forced to steai iier wy th roigii a fleet. of four allied (risers off tlhis coast in older to reach this ref~t ae. "We got in without behng Sein by the nIiny a dl we call get ou the saie way, deClared h0ler (lmmnd'l er(1, Lieut. Capt. Paul Thirfelder. form erily navigating oficeor of the c-inan Cruiser Karlsrihe. Whien she anehord off Old l'oint the Willielm had less than tw nty-tive tons of coal aid scanit pjrovisions for the crew of 500 muen1 ald Co1 plrisoiiers from Britisli mciehait slills stink in the South Atlantic. Of the lifteei sli ps that tile (1rab-painlted 15,000-ton cruiser came with a record of eaptur lng four-teen1 of them sunk, ninie were Hiltish. four French aid 0ne Nor wegian0. The British ship 111Casehill, iaptuied, was allowed to proeeed, talk hig to shore more than :'WO prisoners from01 previous raidds. The vaol ' tlhe08e Ships anl I thelir cargoes. otlivers of tie Wilhiel tonight estiliatid at $7.000O,000n. Sine she liped out of New York marbor. Auglust. last, as a Ge rnian mriichit and passenger steamer, the Wilhli never* touched land aid took !1101 lrisoieris froil variou s vesSIeh de tioyed. Most of these were sent to Soltll Amerian ports oi German sl hips which met the raider in respon e to vinr!ss calIs. The 1 now on board, who will be lan ded here toioriow, are tBritish sailors taken from steam hips Tamatr, destroyed M.arh 2., and Colehy, destroyed .\laich 27 last. The Brilish steamer' Chasehill was stopped February 22, 1t15. and after Pro visioins had boee 1e tiisillioned by tle Gerva irus he wi Illowed to plrloceed wiih %00 prisone.- trans erreid to h ri froi tlt- Kronl ri \\'il-. The sevond of the rah'embro iug't s thr ilinug a sIr. r 1s did 1 ire dCeesor,. thle l itetl 'i riedihei. I ter ir 0ord 0of dlitrutiotn). hioweveri, was WO Imnpllhed with on yi four guns, Iw tbelfroml the (h-rolan~ er'ilOie KarIlsruih and( two capituired froml tha IBritishi merchant51. steamier La!COrrenT Einia, 81unk O-tiober 7, 1I1-I. The mos0t: 1(om :0( lid storyi~ of thle voyage troml wh ichi thle shiip never t ouelied land1(, was t old 1(on1ightI by Over I eutI. Al b W\arneke, thle Iir1st. Olli'. "We le(ft New Yoirk August :1," said( Sie;ut. Warnek-. "Thhree dlays (out, off cr'uiser Karilsruhie. We took fromi her1 two Il-inchl guns, whihIl we moun Ited. Lieu t. (Caplt. TI' erfelder01, nvigatiIng offlcer of the Karlsruthe, took 'om1 mlandl of our shIp. We also took11 17 of lhe K ails rnhe's .jnior1)1 oileirs anld mlenl. WVe mlade for' the SouthI .\ Ilan tic andl the first shIpl we enoute red1 wlas the itIshi steamer Indlianl P'rineo whIch we sunk Septoebe 4t. 1911. . wanit to say3 that Sir Edward CGrey, the Brit i pr'eier, has been kind11 to us and that If Great Britain had been organIzed as well as we were to pa trol the SouthI At lanitIc we niever eould( have r'emainedl alive these mnany months. Sir Edward Grey Set us those twvo hig guns oni our after deck. H le sent them to ufi on the British Lacorr'entina 011 October 7. Thle La correntina couild not useC her guns because she dIdn't havo any amnin tion, After we took the guns and what of her cargo -we wanted, we put nomne bomibs into her and dowvn she went. Somue of the merchant ships wo (Continued on Page Elight.)