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Evening star., 1914-08-08
vacation at the husbands former home
in Loudoun county, Va.

vacation at the husbands former nome
! in Loudoun county, Va.
W. A. kerns desk sergeant at the first
precinct. will not have to record names OF
prisoners and search them during the
| n3:t two weeks. He was granted leave
for two weeks and has gone to Atlantic
City with his wife.
Doing the Boardwalk at night and
taking dip in the ocean before dinner.
kerns says will make me forget work.
Harry A. Cole a member of the first
precinct command, has gone to Better-
ton. Nd on four-day outing. His wife
accompanied him and they Will Nlslt
relatives.
Lieut. James Conlon and family. j. L.
Davis and family and E. T. Harney and
family have gone to Colonial Beach Tor
two weeks. The lieutenant and two pri-
Yates are members of the command OF
the fourth precinct.
Lieut. Conlon and Private Davis made
the trip aboard the St. Johns, While
Harvey took his family to the beach in
launch.
Private J. T. jackson of the fourth
precinct has taken his family to Atlantic
City. They will remain at he seashore
until the middle of the month.
Privates Archie Baker. w. g. DAVIS
and W. s. Wallace of the fourth precinct
We're on the sick list this week. Baker
and Wallace suffered rheumatic attacks.
Private E a. Osterman of the harbor
precinct is spending a week with his
family at Colonial Beach. while W. q.
Sweet also member of the harbor COM
mand. is at the resort for stay OF Two
weeks.
Ranav Passeuo of the harbor precinct
has taken a leave of absence OF two
weeks lie accompanied his family to
the Blue Ridge mountains. being tired
of life on the river and desiring a conf
plete change.
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served as commanding officer of a num-
Der of companies. is spending the sum-
mer at Colonial Beach. Saturday morn
ing last. it is reported. he was the hero
of a fire at the resort. One of the build
ings caught fire and when an outcry was
made the veteran responded and pre-
vented a possible serious coniagration.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Myron J. Ferren OF the monotype key
board section and Mrs. Ferren will
leave Monday for Boston. Mass. to be
absent three weeks.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

John C. Zimmerman. compositor in
the document ihandD section. left Mon
day for a fifteen-day visit in Ohio.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Margaret Parent of the stamping
and casemaking section of the bindery
left Thursday for a visit of six weeks
with relatives in Rochester, \. y.
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John W. Kolar. La Monte X Johnson
and John S. Briggers of the press divi-
sion are in camp with the National
Guard of the District of Columbia at
Virginia Beach,
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DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.

England, in 1905. made preparations for
of war. Instead of being caught unpre-
pared for just such crisis as has arisen,
the English government as long ago as
1905 appointedSa commission. headed by
the Prince of Wales, now the King of
England. to inquire into the conditions
affecting the importation of food and
raw materials into the United Kingdom
and Ireland in time of war and into the
amount of the reserves of such supplies
existing in the country at any given
period. The commission was to advise
whether 1t is advisable to adopt any
measures. in addition to the maintenance
of a strong fleet, by which supplies can
be better secured and violent fluctuations
avoided
The result of the researches of the
eighteen titled members of the royal
commission was a report of three vol
umes of over 300 pages folio each. in
which it was stated that the English
navy was the best insurance to the is
land for an adequate food supply. 1t
was brought out in the report that the
average English wheat crop is about
H.O00.Go0 bushels. which is only one-ffth
of her requirements, SO that four-ffths
of the total supply has to come from
abroad
At the beginning of September the sup
ply of wheat i'll the United Kingdom is
sufficient to feed the people for about
five weeks. but after the domestic crop
is cut, amounting to some tnun.ou
bushels. the country then has a supply
sufficient for seventeen weeks. Then the
supply begins to decrease. getting back
to the lowest point about the last OF
August.
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Miss Mary Blore of the day proof
room Is among the Americans in Eng
land. where she has been touring with
relatives for the past two months.
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Employees OF the press division are on
the sick list. as follows; Edward T..
Whine. William +. Ashford. William a
Jones. Miss C. C. McGraw. Miss Gertrude
McWilliamsor. Miss Mary 4. Proctor.
Mrs. A. NJ. Zook. Arthur r. Boston and
Daniel {. Ray.
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Christian {. C'Chris"N Aurachcr. vet
eran employe of the document Cland)
section. has been transferred 10 the proof
room.
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l.. r. Noone Wallace r. T.uckett. vii
liam II. Turner and Charles y. Barnes.
all Of the electrical section, arc on leave
OF absence
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John r. Bird and James w Hughes
Of the machine section are enjoying
part of their leave of absence
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Overton c. Boteler of the document
(hand) section left Thursday on a ff-
feen-day leave of absence. which he
City.
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Mrs. Ella Bryan of the forwarding and
finishing section OF the blndery will spend
the next two weeks at Asbury Park. \. J.
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Deskman Frank A. Tuck of the mon
otype Keyboard section will leave Mon
day for Halifax county Va to spend
two weeks. He will be acconpanied
by Mrs. Tuck and their children
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For Other Departmental News See
Page IL, Part l.
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Detective j. f. Armstrong is enjoy
'hs surf bathing at Atlantic City each
morning and mingliug with the crowds
on the Boardwalk at night
Evening star., 1914-08-08

W. ]. Peters. assistant chief OF the
Jaw division, recently returned from
his vacation spent in Cleveland, Ohio.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Fred Munchmeyer of the division OF ac-
counts is in Parkersburg, W. Va, spend
ing mis- vacation.
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weeks at North Beach. Nd, where Mrs.
Purdy and son have a cottage for tho
summer.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Everett J.. Phillips. more famiharly
known as 'Bin'' Phillips. clerk at head
quarters, has taken ten days leave of
absence and gone TO Long Island with
Mrs. Phillips
m going TO fish. bathe and eat t."
said Phillips, take side trips to South
Beach and Rockaway and get a thor
ough rest
ON the homeWard journey the couple
VIII stop in New York for day and
see the sights of the metropolis
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Policeman 6. 3. Speer of Capt Sclrei-
ders command has gone with his family
TO Culpeper. Va. He will spend four days
there, while his family will remain for
much longer period.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Jesse Watts. stenogrspher in the Of
flee OF the chief clerk, has left for his
home in Wilmington, Del. on his an
nuai vacation.
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Robert Watson. chief clerk of the
department, has gone to New York
on business of the government exhibit
board, on which Mr.. Watson is repre-
sentative of the Department of Labor.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

! A. B. Suit, master mechanic of the
miscellaneous shop. returned to work
Monday after short vacation.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Private Edward Allen OF the third pre-
cinct is spending few days at Bealeton.
Va. mis- former home. He sent his family
there some tine ago. and this week he
went 10 Bealeton to join them.
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Private F. G. Berry of No. IS engine
company has taken his family to Piney
Point, Md. for three weeks.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

George r. Merriam of the day proof
room has been granted leave of ab-
sence and will spend his vacation In
Vermont.
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Lieut.. Harry W. Lusby of No. 5 engine
company will be off duty three weeks.
He has gone to New York on his vaca-
ton trip.
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Capt. G. Fl. Reynolds of No. :: engine
company was acting battalion chief one
day this week. He took the place of
Third Battalion Chief Charles B. Proctor.
who was visiting his family at North
Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

George c. Sparks of the documen,
'handp section has been detailed as
press corrector during the week
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Percy Fields of the breech mechanism
shop packed his grip Monday and left
for an extended trh. first visiting
Ocean View, Va.
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Privates Archie Baker. w. G. Davis
and W. s. Wallace of the fourth precinc,
We're on the sick list this week. Baker
and Wallace suffered rheumatic attacks
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Desk Sergt. Turner of No. { took his
ranily to Chesapeake Beach on an out
ing. His children have been at Falls
Church part OF the summer. The country
appealed TO them. their father stated. but
they wanted salt water outing to make
their vacation all the more enjoyable. and
fishing and grabbing We're enjoyed
Evening star., 1914-08-08

George Amldon of the erecting shop,
with his family, spends the week ends ut
his cottage In McGhiesport, Md.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Private c. c. Witzell of No. . engine
company has been granted leave of
absence for twenty days. Witzell has so
much painting and repairing to do, he
says. that he cannot go away, and this
winter he will reap the benefit of his
Jxn
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Private Theodore Davis of No. engine
company is visiting his family in St.
Marys county. Md. He will not return
for thirteen days.
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Private j. T. Jackson of the fourth
precinct has taken his family to Atlantic
City. They will remain at he seashore
until the middle of the month.
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B. H. Rawl. chief of the dairy division.
is now travelling through the south on
dairy cooperative work. Mr.. Rawl will
attend the meeting of the Southern Cat
tlemen's Association at Meridian, Miss.
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The division of publication declares that
Mrs. Bernice Eccleston. stenographer
and typewriter. who resigned her po-
sition July 81. went to Florida and was
married Wednesday. Nobody in the Office
knows however. who it was Mrs. Ec-
cleston married, or where it was
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Work Is progressing on the new
wireless station. The foundations for
the towers are down and the building
for the apparatus Is nearing COM
pletion. Being of the latest model. this
station will rank well with the one at
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

John A. Huston and James NJ Maloney
VINO have been on departmental detail
nave returned to work in the main
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Oscar K. Bellinger of the day proof
room returned to work the first of the
week, after leave of absence of thirty
days spent in the Adirondack noun
taills with his family
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Treasury loans to the amount of S;4,
OO0. 900 are now available to persons-mest-
ing conditions as to credit. who need aid
in marketing the bumper crops. This
sum has been placed on deposit in banks
located in states of the middle west,
south and southwest
Evening star., 1914-08-08

II. Z. zimmerman OF the miscella-
neous shop returned to work Wednes-
day after three-week vacation In
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Mary A. Connolly of the mono
type keyboard section left today for
a visit of one month with her parents
at Randolph, VT.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Jacob Berman a member of the detec-
tive corps, has gone to Ocean View.
y. j.. for few days He took his
VIE and boy with him. Mrs. Berman
and the son will remain at the seashore
most OF the month and later they will
De joined by the husband and father
Who will remain few days and bring
them home. Mrs. Berman's health has
not been good it is stated. and she en-
poets the trip will benefit her
Evening star., 1914-08-08

George Burklin. foreign reader in the
proofroom. is spending two weeks at Co.
louial Beach.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Lieut.. Logan L. Woolard Of No Is en-
gine company has gone to North Chesa-
peake Beach to spend ten days with his
family.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Orvile Fraser took holiday Tuesday
and visited his family at Colonial Beach.
He was on duty at No. 4 engine house
early Wednesday morning
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Laura B. Gordon of the docu-
ment thand) section will spend fifteen
gays vacation in Providence, r. l..
New York and Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

George T. Ash Of the division of ac-
counts is spending two weeks at Atlantic
City with his family.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

James f. Downing. southern employe
of the bureau Of animal industry, for
lnerly of this city, is in Washington this
week. preparatory to going to Bethlehem
Beach, Del, to spend his annual vacation.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Carrie +. LOOMS of the document
thandl section has been granted thirty
days leave OF absence. and left Thursday
TO spend her vacation in New York and
Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Helen l.. Byrne, assistant TO
Mrs NJ w. Gravatte. chief telephone
operator. is new employe of the de-
partment. Miss Byrne comes from
Elnira y. Y.
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Serat. George W. Neale finds police
duty in the country districts adjacent to
Tenleytown pleasant place to do duty.
but once year he thinks q change to in
clude salt water with country is beneficial
and this week ne Went to Colonial Beach
to enjoy the combination.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Col. +. ]. Maloy. custodian of supplies
of the bureau. has been absent from the
office this week moving from his old home
on North Ca Slina avenue southeast to
his new home on Massachusetts avenue
northeast.
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William J. Wilson, who will represent
New Orleans Union at the Internatlor al
Typographical Cnior Convention IN
Providence, was visitor at the gov
ernment printing Office this week, re-
newing old acquaintances.
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Lieut.. George W. Smith. second in COM
mand of No. engine company. has gone
too Atlantic City for an outing. He will
remain at the seashore ten days.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

+. G. Grau. clerk in the department
branch post office, returned this week
from months vacation spent in Min
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c. T. Forster. lieutenant of the watch.
has gone to E;dmonds, Okla, for the
month.
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w. f. Dougherty left Friday for the
Blue Ridge Mountains. where he Will
enjoy a ten-day vacation.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Detective Frank Baur returned to duty
after q leave of four days.
But il was not a case of enjoying a
holiday out OF the city was his sad com
ment. 1T was a case of moving from one
section of the city to another.
and" he added moving is not an
easy proposition
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Ernest Kelly. a dairyman m the bureau
of animal industry, was in Roanoke, Va,
Thursday and Friday attending the
Farmers Institute. While there he de-
livered an address on the pasteurization
of milk
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Sudan grass introduced into this coun-
try by the Department of Agriculture.
has increased at Fort Worth. Tex from
an acreage of about 100 last year to
more than 1900 acres this year, it is
stated
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The naval launches Capt. w. n. Will
helm and w. .. Bratton are now lying
at the dock
Evening star., 1914-08-08

| Joseph Z. Cotton. for many wears a
reader In the day proofroon. has been
advanced to the position of COPY editor,
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Scrgt. J. Z. Hartman. night man at
TenleytoWn. was at North Chesapeake
Beach four days this week. He took his
family with him and occupied a cottage.
"A few DAYS at the beach arc restfui."
the sergeant stated and in addition to
the outing il solved the high cost of liv
ing problem
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The bureau of crop reports issued last
Friday a week ago a report on cotton.
and yesterday a report on the rest of
the seasons crops, including everything
from hay to apples and tobacco
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Charles f. Purdy. operator in the mon-
otype keyboard section, is spending two
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Cotton Loses $40 a Bale.

For instance. cotton has fallen off $40
bale. and drastic measures are being
resorted to in an effort to remedy this
The European situation closed the New
York Cotton Exchange Senators and rep
resentatives of the cotton-growinS states
presided over by Senator Hoke Smith Of
Georgia. met in this city Monday and
appointed committee to investigate the
needs OF the situation.
Capt. Cook, policeman and guardian OF
the grounds of the department, has been
commended many times for the efficient
performance of his duty. and the manner
in which he keeps the well kept Swards
surrounding the buildings of the depart
ment free from alien and profane feet
His friends in the department recall two
times, especially. when he met with high
approval from high officials of the gov
ernment
One time Capt. Cook was on duty Sun
day, and espying man and a couple OF
boys playing on the grass in defiance of
all law and order the captain came along
and ran the trio "off the grass They
turned out to be Col Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Of the United States, and his two
young sons.
During the Taft administration Capt
Cook saw an automobile roll up the drive
and two men get out The two men
made for a flower bed and We're soon in
the midst of II. Now, the flowers around
the main building are the pride of the
captains heart He peremptorily came
over and hailed the offenders out OF the
flower bed. to find that they were no
less than President Taft and Maj. Archie
Butt. President Taft congratulated Capt.
Cook at the time on the way he per-
formed his duty.
Secretary David F. Houston was out
of the city this week.
f. G. Grau. clerk in the department
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Lieut. Conlon and Private Davis made
the trip aboard the st. Johns, While
Harney took his family to the beach in a
launch.
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Lieut. J. D. Green of No. % engine
company is spending ten days at Blue
mont, Va. He expects to enjoy hunting
squirrels in the mountains.
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Foreign Crops Decrease.

wheat production. England Is the only
country showing prospects of an increase,
estimated to be about 1,O0O.OO0 bushels.
The Russian and Italian wheat crop will
probably be well below 1913. as will be
the WELD Of Hungarian and Bulgarian
harvests.
However. Russia's crop is so large
normally that the decrease must be enor-
nous to be felt. and from the standpoint
of England decrease of the crop in Rus
Sia Will make no especial difference,
when her own crop is above normal.
This will be especially true il the Eng
lish navy is successful in keeping Eng
land mistress of the seas. keeping open
channels for trade with her colonies and
the United States. the latter of which
this year is rejoicing in bumper"
wheat crop
1t would appear that the triple entente
has bit the better of things when it
comes to eats. With England in con-
troll of the North sea. and France con-
trolling the Mediterranean. 1t would seem
| from this distance that the supply of eat
ables for England is in no danger.
When the news of war between the six
great European powers came to the
United States, the price of wheat began
to advance, and other grains and food
stuffs began to advance with il. The
value of the 1914 crop of grain. accord
ing to reliable estimates increased S163,
$4,000. wheat alone gaining in value
over $50, 100000.
! But because of the unsettled conditions
abroad especially if ships cannot sail the
high seat without danger of seizure by
one of the many belligerent nations the
| situation does not look rosy to Ameri-
cans as it first did. The war increases
the value of foodstuffs. in some instances.
! as wheat. but decreases the price of
| others. OF things not foodstuffs the
prices usually decrease. because there are
no foreign buyers.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

j. r. Covert of the bureau Of crop re-
ports returned to the Office Thursday
after visit of several weeks spent on
his farm in Virginia.
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Detective Harry Evaus Of the sixth
precinct expert swimmer and fisherman.
is showing the people at Pney Point
how 10 do fancy stunts in the water.
He took his wife and three children to
the resort for two weeks.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The following members OF thebureau of
crop estimates are taking vacations at
this time: Max NJ. Wolff. clerk in the
financial section; Mrs. T. Z. Cooney,
clerls in the crop reports division; Miss
c. O'Donohue and II. NJ. Sherline.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

j. C. OLoughlin of the tool shop re-
turned to work Wednesday after his
trip to Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Dr. Charles r. Flocken and Mrs. Floca-
en-. who have been in Washington for the
past four months, returned this week to
their home in st. Paul Mimi.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

E B. Mitchell assistant chief of the
office of information. is in Holland. He
left this country in July.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

John D. OConnor. engineer of No. .
engine company, has taken his ia mily on
a trip to Boston by sea. He thinks a
little recreation each year better fits him
for duty.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

B. w. Mtsh OF the west gun car
riage shop has returned from Penn
sylvania. where he visited relatives
and frieuda.
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Retired Capt. william Luskey. who
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Private ]. NJ. Peterson of the seventh
precinct is having an outing with his
family at Marshall. Va. He was granted
leave of absence of eleven DAYS
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Detective Fred NJ. Cornwell has re-
turned from a trip to the lower Poto-
mac. He was at River Springs and
other resorts. he states. and while away
he met number of friends.
But did no fishing he said. my
friends caught fish enough to Keep me
supplied and l took life easy.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Thomas 9. Evans. member of Co
lumbia Union. died last Saturday. death
resulting from tuberculosis, from
which he had long been a sufferer. Mr..
Evans, who was thirty-fcur years old
at the time of his death, is survived
by wife and five children.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
England Depends on Russia.

It may be stated her supply OF other food
stuffs, England is dependent on Russia,
British India, Australia. Canada. .Argen-
tina and the United States. Wheat
comes into England through such diverse
channels that the royal commission ar
gued that the great naval armament of
the kingdom would be able to keep some
source of supply open all the year
around.
In view of the European war develop
ments. and the lineup of the powers it
is interesting to watch and to see if the
royal commissions views are to be up
held. From the standpoint of food it is
perhaps fortunate for England that she
has Russia for her ally. Russia is one
of the greatest agricultural nations on
the earth. and produces. in normal years.
four world breaking crops, each totaling
over 1.OGO,O00,OOO bushels. These crops
that normally run over billion bushels
a year are wheat. rye. oats and potatoes.
The Russian wheat crop last year was
1.90o,0)O.OO0 bushels. In 1912 the United
States produced 420GO0,00 bushels of
potatoes, but Russia went us Just about
a billion bushels better that year, pro-
ducing 1895. .OnOOO bushels.
England, can she keep the seas open,
will have the enormous crops of Russia
to draw upon. in case the war is pro-
longed, and in case. of course, Russia
can harvest them. And Germany. whose
principal crop is rye. OF which she
normally produces about 4s1 100000
bushels. will be deprived of any access
to Russian fields other than what her
sword wins her.
Germany, in fact. is a very small pro-
ducer of agricultural products. compare
lively speaking. Her total wheat crop
last year was only 171,O0o,0Oo bushels.
and her imports of this grain alone
amounted to nearly 1000 900, 600 bushels.
France. with her colonies of Tunis and
Algeria. is almost self-sustaning her
annual wheat requirements being about
$50. 100000 bushels. of which she pro-
duces 325.G(OC0o bushels.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

William F. O'Brien, assistant foreman
OF the day proofroom. returned to his
desk Thursday, after a vacation of one
week.
Fred ". Follett. maker-up. and Sam
uel +. Mullen and +. +. Wilkins conn
positors. of the document thand) sec-
uon have been on sick report during
the week