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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
THE STEEL MARKET.
Reports Encouragins-Fu Inn
prov~ment In Pig Iron.

Rcports from the various steel and iron
centres are OF an encouraging nature The
Improvement in the pig iron market re
Gently noted continues to manifest itself
and good sales continue to be reported.
with prices 80 cents a ton above those
ruling a week ago, The resumption OF
pig iron buying on n large scale is looked
upon by many as forerunner to sub
stantial increase in the demand for nm
ished steel products The increase in steel
mill operations. though small continues.
Foreign inquiry for rails. bars and
other steel products continues and II is
understood that negotiations are under
way FOR the closing OF good sized orders.
There was an Improvement in the demand
for steel plates but this has not. reached
a degree sufficient to reflect itself in In
creased mill operations,
The Iron 1rdde Reriep says: I'm
pr,vcnrnt In the pig iron market
noted last week has been sustained, While
the buNlug has not been In large tonnages
recently disposed Of Mt Buffalo, II is wide
spread and represents many consumers.
Consequently the pig iron market is irmer.
except in the South, where some Conces-
sions have been made. The coke ma rket
shows new life and Improvement IN old
material ~ reported at Pittsburg, In
uuirics for large tonnages of war material
continue 10 he received and some sales
have been made to foreign countries"
The DdiU Iron YTddc says pig iron
takes ON additional activity at Plttsburg
with 2",oo0 tons of inquiry under active
ursotiatlon, while Philadelphia district
basic iron users are getting their iron
50 cents a ton lower at $3.50. United
States cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Com
pauy enters market ror It's Northern and
southern plants and may take heavy tom
mage, European helligcrents arc seeking
e. buy over dozen torpedo boats here.
Steel sheet buying is rcvivins in the ccn-
tral Mcst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
PRICE LIST OF STOCKS
SHOWS MORE ADVANCES
Eleven Issues Added to the
Seventy Quoted Through
Exchanges Committee.

The seventy stocks that formed the hrst
official list OF published quotations since
the closing OF the New York Stock E~-
change were well maintained in price
in yesterdays transactions through the
clearing house committee OF the exchange,
The majority showed advances on the
first days prices. -,
The addition OF eleven issues not pub
lIshed the first day Increased the leeilr,s
OF announcement. Only five declines IN
the lis, from the prices of the previous
day were registered. and these were small:
The advances were more numerous anu
larger In size.
In the list printed below the star IN
dicates the difference In yesterdays prices
from the July 80 prices, and in most cases
represents stocks that appeared on the
list Yesterday for the first time a rev
of the issues starred howevO. are those
which were published the previous DAY
with the bid prices, but where no SAFE
was made until yesterday The list 10
as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
THE CURB MARKET

Standard Oil shares, which We. ,....
and strong, provided the only fclulr. ~.
Yesterdays dealings in the curb narb.,
outside OF this group quotations mo,,,
irregularly and business was ouI,,,-
United Profit Sharing and Rlter & Her.
man easled on slightly while United ga,
stores held steady ut 81, Kelly Srripr
field Tire made q further gain. risirr -
GJi
Prairie OIL and Gas mads an es,r.r.
advance to 49,. and closed hut slightly h.
low the top at 463 gain ~ 20 point,
Ohio OIL WAS actively traded IN bc,w..n
lss and 19l. rejecting a gain OF roir..
nj the close South Penn oil STANDARD
OIL OF California and STANDARD on Of New
York were other active and Arm shares
Transactions In detail In IN. mark.,
yesterday were as follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

Retirement or emergency currency by
III" New York banks AZ the sub Treasury
passed the Sl00,000.0O0 mark yesterday
when sS,9l2,iao Was retired. This brings
the total M to Sl00.@9i.39O. There was
. Geographic transfer Of 10000 from
III" local Sub-1reasury to New Orleans
yesterday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
sUB.TREASURY STATEMENT.

WEDNESDAY.
Paid By Sub Treasury 10 banks 81. 500 900
Paid by banks to Sub-Treasury. p, 10. 0O5, 600
Loss to banks on days transac-
Observation-Disclosures. $500 900
SINCE FRIDAY LAST.
Paid nv Sub Treasury TO banks. s7.22s 900
PAID BY banks TO Sub-Treasury. =. %, 329 900
Loss 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1913 900
Loss to banks same period pre-
vious week .........,...,...,... 1ss45 OO0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
THE COPPER MARKET.
Further sUnening at Price :,
Nearer III Cent Level

Yesterdays Developments IN tn. ron.
PEI market were of an Indifferent char,
ter. with apparently little inquiry fro,
e,,uer home or foreign consumers On.
favorable feature was the fact that ma,
was further stiffening in price TO n.,,,.
the - cent level established nv son.
sellers on Tuesday.
January copper sold at l2', cent. hi,
II was stated last night that FOR mo-.
distant deliveries ~ cents wou,o rav.
he paid. The export situation showed -
Improvement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

LONDON, Dec 3.-Reuters correspond
ont at Melbourne telegraphs that tho re-
port Of the Royal Commission discounts
tho alarmist statements regarding the al
Legged operations ~ tho American beef
trust in Australia"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Scranton Electric Company rspor's for
October gross earnings ~ S93,6"5. al in
crease of slO0sg over October lnl&. Set
earnings were siS,NS3. an Improvement OF
s356s, while surplus Af,or charges was s&7.-
ii9 a gain of SlO21 For the twelve months
ended October 81, 1914, gross earnings as-
EreEated sIo9i,637, gain Of S2oGGHt, with
net OF sG5l,SeS an increase ~ Sll5.2i4 and
~ SGS,GgS over the preceding year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
DAILY FINANCIAL CALENDAR.


Company and Term. stock Amt,
Bordens condensed MILK quar-
torv. .,.....,............ pfd 1ia e
BOSTON Woven Hose & Ruhher... com go
Boston Woven Hose 4 Rubber.
s"mi-aunual. .................. pfd 30
Chesapeake and ohio ............ - 10
Delaware. Lackawanna and West
srn Railroad extra ............ ---- Toe.
7. du Pont de Ncmours Pow
der. quarterly ................. com go
Eastman Kodak, quarterly ,..,,, com . l, e.
Eastman Kodak, quarterly ...... pfd l y e.
Nergcnthalrr Linotype, quarterly - -. &c
MerEcnthalcr Iuotype, extra, --- go
Montreal tottons, uuartcrlN....., com 10
Montreal CottoEs, quarterly ....,. pfd IA. e
RAILWAY steel spring, quarterly. pfd ! :. &c
standard OH Of ohio quarterly. - 3os
standard OH Of ONO, extra ....... --- 3cs
Superior q piitsburg ,.......... 81. 90
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE
chestnut nm Railroad quarterly ---- T.. "a
CIV n suburban Homes, SENT
annual ......,,.........,.. - 30
Philadelphia, Germantown Nor
risiown, quarterly ..,,,,....,.. --- s. so
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
THE PITTSBURG MARKET.

PrrTsBrRG. Dec. 3.-The market here
was very quiet. Manufacturers Light
and Heat lost y, closing at 49ia. The
summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON. Dee 5-Th- statement Of
the receipts dnd pay warrants OF the Treasury
shows.
bee This month Fiscal year.
RccaNi,s .. sl.7l4Nii ,1i,Ni slC7.3," -
Fay warrants -,-it,-l3 -.lil.-o3 o., 93i 80
Denpt .... Ss3.H, ,3en2 SN.isO.7i-
Receipts from customs D-cember !. tfiu11.:
from internal revenue. Ordinary SIS Gol; cor.
roration tax. SIS sol: mlsce' laneouS. S', &3f
National bank note. received Tor redemption,
s. SO
The cash statement OF the United States
Treasurer for December ! shows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

The list will he quoted each day through
the exchanges committee until normal
trading is resumed. Other additions are
expected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

Gross earnings Of m" Bll Cks ON" valley
Gas and Electric company for ctohr" wore
tllS.iG an iuore1s" of $3.50 ana surplus
Gmouu'cd to S39.553 q gain ~ tNSfH over
October, 1919. For the twelve months "udcd
October 81. 1914, gross earnings aggregated
Si.5lsiin an increase Of si.g9l. while tho
surp,us after charges disclosed shriuktsc
~ sll.lOt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04

Al By.leshy properties reporting FOR The
week ending No,cmhor 20, showed not con-
ueCiod load gains ~ ga customers with "SN
kilowatts lighting load. \ temporary loss
~ rs horse power In motors was reported
New business contracted for included N12
customers with ass kiowHtts lighting load
ana go hor % power In motors. Output ~
III" properties for the week was 13tGI2t
lNlowatf hours. an Increase ~ 49, pr cont.
over corresponding week 81 1913
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
CURB STOCKS CLOSING.

SILL cents per share
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES

'EI dividend.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
DEAD LETTER. 1.
~.
OFFICE is
ABOLISHED

.4- - 80
Washington July 23-The "dead"
letter Office il the postal. depart
ment in Washington is no more. The
last auction sale Of old letters and
parcels has been held; $4,000. was
realized; eighty employees were dis
charged or transferred to other de-
partments and the ''letter business"
is conducted more efficiently.
The office was readily abolished
because Of the big decrease of mail,
and because letters addressed to per-
sons who cannot be found are more
speedily disposed of by opening ma
chimes and quick clerks.
But while the "dead Letter" Office
is to be abolished. here the misdirect-
ed mail matter in the, future is to be
distributed to fifteen cities through
out the country. For instance, if a
letter is mailed from Springfield, o.,
to Albany, n. ". and the address
is correct and there are no return
addresses on the envelope the letter
will be sent to Chicago where it will
be opened. + information aa to the
name. Of the sender is written there
in the letter, will be forwarded back
to Springfield.
To Benjamin franklin probably be-
longs the distinction of starting tthe
dead letter division of the post office.
When the seat of the federal gov
eminent was in Philadelphia, Frank
lin had a bureau where misdirected
letters were examined. The dead let
ter office was established here in
1925. Before,ls6O few detailed re-
cords were kept Of the receipts of
the dead letter Office, although one
Old book in the department. showed
that in 1880 there were $4,000 let
tess referred to that bureau. In 1859
in response to a senate resolution the
receipts of parcels and letters for the
year numbered $4,000, 900.
In 1875 there were twenty, nine
men and fifty women employed in
this bureau and the Office was men
toned as a "model of industry and
punctuality.
Last year the force consisted of
about $50 persons and more -. than
12,s00,0o0 pieces OF mail matter
were handled, most Of it being re-
turned to the senders.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
BIG c Loss FROM
/. I FIRE TODAY o.!
IT,

Prince Albert, sask., July g3-Fire
at 10 o'clock this morning Quilted the
Mckay g. Adam block occupied by
the Manville Hardware company with
their business Offices and also the
Carleton club above the store.
The blaze started from a combus-
ton in the basement of the hardware
premises and the terrific explosion
blew the blate glass fronts right
across the street many people being
injured by flying glass.
The law libarry of James Mckay
a member Of the Canadian parlia-
ment. the best library in saskatche.
wan was totally, destroyed. The loss
will run up to 100000 with little in
surance
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
MARRIED

Last Wednesday occurred the mar.
rage of Mr.. Gilbert Anderson Of La.
kota to Miss Marie Wagle Of Valley
City. The wedding took place at the
home of the BRIDES parents and was
a very pretty affair. After the cere'
;mony the young couple left for Lake.
ia to spend a short time visiting at
Mr.. Anderson's home.
The bride taught shcool in Edmore
for two years and taught at Bowbells
last year. She is an accomplished
young lady and is highly esteemed by
all who know her.
The groom is a Lakota young man
and is holding a position with the
Northwestern Telephone Co. Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson will make their home
in Grand Forks and will be at home
to their many friends after August l.
This paper joins with their many
friends in wishing them prosperity
and much happiness.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
TWINS
ARE SEPARATED

DR.. Howard Canning Taylor Of New
York and DR.. Martin of Chicago wit
messed the operation Of separating
the siamese twins. Ann Maria and
Maria Ann who had been Joined to.
gethed by a ligament at the base Of
the v%ertebrae since their birth.
The operation was performed by
DR.. Rene Mignot and is regarded as
a record feat. being completed success
fully. u
At 9.15 this morning the twins
were laid IN the. operating table and
by 10 O'Clock both children were In
the arms Of the weeping nurse who
was soon consoled when she found the
infants ready and an1ius for nourish-
ment.
The chances for life are considered
good as each child has all It's organs
intact.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23

IS amssAdszs sasroh 4:Asqesr,
Miss Agnes Nestaf Of Chicago, RfsiE;
dent Of the:InternaHonal GlovesVotf
:ers' union. was one Of the twoa~umm
named by President WILSON A mem
beers Of the new national cc6lHt4iMdishlfkkAdn
on vocational EDUCATION.
Miss Nestbr. Is we'll equippedl8es3fAhAeR'
task, as she has practical knBwtEdxe
Of the conditions In. the industrial
world. She is said to have=seeHM
the passageo of the originat~ten==haeqqr
lay for working women IN the state
81 Illinois She has given hMiHachsss.e
to work Of this sort and e shGxrabh
and courageons$adxpcate Of legislation
IN favor, Of women9sworkkkrns. assHM
knowledge Of conditions, hetskkeaHasnd
discrimipa ting judgment. and EheEyqn-
terest In improving INDUSTRIAL condi-
lions make her a particularly /, valuable
member of this commission. wtsh66se9Sb-
ject11is to obtain such Information, 10
will be Of definite use In estAbtislAng
the value Of vocational schools. .I
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
.Trousseau'Hjnt.

! rousseau Hint ~
The bride to be '}dlp Il date should
have q cupboard full Of shelves a well
as a bureau full Of drawers to accom-
modate her lingerie. And.tbese shelves
must be fitted with an :edging Of rib
bon and lace and chiffon, PIT on in the
manner of pantry shelfIpaper.
i This edging costs according to the
elaborateness Of It's pattern and the
f1neness OF its material. 1T car. be;
made less .expensivelA n. 49,.
It consists, e& 2 strip & satin .g1bRoq
or a hemmed strip OF saHnsabont three
inches wide. Over this lace is plated,
and the two are fastened together. with
chiffon roses or little satin flowers.
The edging is tackled on the, edge Of
the shelves under the, little Towers
Thumb tacks, can be used for the tack
Ing. - - ~
3 Dust collecting? OF course It Il.
And foolish and frivolous to boot. But
It is dainty and a at finish for the piles
Of flmy' lingerie which are slowed
away on the brides shelves: "a ".
--[ @F- hr'fL 50
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
HOLDS up U. S.
MAILS AT XMAS

~. .., H-aEHI
Williston, N. D. July 23-Mrs.
Eva Mumby-R Ritter postmistress Of Blu
terd i under arrest charged with
Irregularities in connection With the
disappearance Of q Considerable guam
tity Of mail during the last Christ
mas season.
T. Mostad Of Minot. United States
marshall arrested her on q complaint
Of a p~ostoRlce inspector. About a
mail sackful Of parcels are alleged to
have been found by the inspector se-
creted about the postonice during the
busy season. Much Of the mail was
consigned to Buford persons.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
Butterflies For the Hair. !.

oueteTHIeS For S!alrs
The vogue for: butterflies as a''dfess
ornamentation;is most apparent at the
present time in hair ornaments says
the Dry Goods Economist. The but.
terfies are attached to bone, hlaHtirpins,
by means of which they are readily
placed at any angle in the couture.
Diversity .characterizes the materials
employed in the construction Of these
ornaments, the newest being made Of
chenille in natural %colorings. =
Elaborate butterflies made Of com.
binations of pearl beads and rhine
stones combined with a white aigret
are employed for more formal wear.
Effective black and white combina-
tons are likewise shown. In this case
the butterfly is made of black net and
= studded with JET and pearl beads
and rhinestones. 9 ~ ss1 .S
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
CIVIL SERVICE
|. EXAMINATION

Tie United States Civil, Service
commission announced an open compe-
titive examination to be held in gey-
lis Lake, Uhurchs Ferry and Edmore,
N. D., on Aug. %, 1914 the result
of which is to I'LL the vacancy OF
rural carrier at Brocket, N. D., and
other vacancies in Ramsey county as
they may o,cecur.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
RAT CHtWS
LITTLE CHILD

: In the middle Of the night Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Murphy Of Niagara were
suddenly awakened BY the agonized
cries Of their 9-months old infant
daughter who was sleeping in q
nearby room with two older children
and running to her bedside discovered
her face covered with blood. On close
examination the teeth marks Of a rat
were found near one of the infant g
ears.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
COLLARS AND ,culFFss55.ss:
A est Decorated With I CeRdbjnaties
Of Lace and crochstJa rtJ I.

a Sci Decorated With . Cofstbjna4S4lon,
Of Lace and croehstJG rid
Collar and lcun: sets are popuiaHator
accessories and dress. garnltdfsjfFdOn
Of the newest sets, which ssfvssv4sus-
cidedly chic touch, ,seithersasasschat
net snr dress ornamentauoh, Is maaaoi
after the stnannersof sllrtsh- crochet,ss6nt
instead Of the motdfsI being naastofs
Irish crochet, they are 3 ffssp1bfgidsred
linen. The motifs. Wblchsa6GRese4thar
conventional medalliqhusasao flower
forms. are embroidered tnssattnyshtch
and eyelets son handkerchief. linen
These motifs are basted n3ths rpat-
tern and the background Ii dlllad in
With "a irish crochet ground sHtehi the
motifs crroscchhetsd and fastened. jnst as
though they were crochetsds mMkkdf|llions.
The finished work 10 very smart
looking and Offers something unptuaal
for a collar and cuff St @4ErsA
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
n MII''lG(i!U |!!!|lI| I, 8 drew
INSTALL. new x-RAf'

McGurren' & Drew, physicians and
surgeons Of this city, have recently pur
chased a newalO 4. W. transformer,
Shook type X.Ray for use in their
surgical practice: This is one Of the
most up to date machines Of it's kind
manufactured, and is a valuable addi-
ton, to their office equipment. This
machine was sold by F. schaffer. who
represents Noyes Bros. & Cutler, Of
st. Paul, Minn
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
BEUBON|C TAKES |
FOURTH VICTIM.

New Orleans, La, July 23-Bu-
bonic plague claimed It's fourth death
victim today Regina Schmidt, 70 years
Of age, gglrandmiother Of Helen scell,
aged 10, who developed the disease at.
the ssns address and who also q re-
ported u 4 sefious. condition.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23

Nt1sklsm-women IN .LduisvHis, ~
sNIflSSaff split skirts. are to .ba Rtffesbed
.5t, Won't that ~ unoon1stitu-
'6onai1 -fs'aseEFo
Lsm-No. The consttutlea only,
as1lyes,:the right % beararnlA-Nsw
DeaA 80 G.de,G,
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
FOUNDER WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS

Fargo, N. d., Aug. 23-sen. Por-
ter J. McCumber, himself one Of the
pioneers Of North Dakota is coming
to Fargo Friday. ,
This definite announcement made
by VIM. b. White who is in charge
Of the arrangements for the Old Set
tiers day is one Of the most import
ant yet made il connection with the
fair for this year: It means that the
hundreds Of old settlers who are COM
ing to Fargo to attend Old Settlers
day will be peculiarly honored for
Senator McCumber is leaving Wash
ington at this critical period and is
travelling 1900 miles during the hottest
days Of the summer for the one pur-
pose Of addressing the Old settlers Of
North Dakota. n
$Sefy
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
rye rur rigs

It may not be generally known, bur
ground rye forms a very good substi-
tute for corn. Pigs do not seem to
relish 1t as much nor Is 1t considered
quite as good, pound for pound, but
for general ~fattening purposes 1t CAP
take the place Of corn to good adva1ss
tags. II used in the following ration
4 makes an excellent feed: Eight parts
q veorn. three parts Of ground rye Al
@spartu Ut tH1kaR
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
a Broth For lnvaiide,

Invalids who dislike the flavor Of
meat extract will BE. able To: take 1t Il
4 teaspoonful or 90 Is added to- cup
ful Of boiling milk. The milk DISCUSSES
the taste Of the meat extract A small
quantity Of this mixture taken when
there is a feeling st exhaustion WiD
prove an admirable restorative.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
ECZEMA e. Rs fHsAiSs

Use Blanchard'S Eczema Lotion
70 years on the market
Sold at C. w. Greene drug store
FREE-Booklet describing Skin Dis
eases and their causes. Address Prof.
J;Blanchard 1911 Cottage Grove Ave.
chicago.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23

Intelligent
AID VerUSinq
Backed by real values, is
the backbone of every
legitimate business enter,
prise. ,..:S.::,l..
No other investment
pays such large returns.
Devils Lake is the
natural trade center for
the whole Lake Region
and the Devils Lake World
is the natural advertising
medium wherewith to
reach these customers.
And not alone i'm the adj
vertising field do we take
the lead. Our job depart
ment is the best in this
part of the state and the
work turned out is of the
highest quality.
We print everything
from a calling card to a
bound book.
Try us with your
next order.
Evening star., 1914-10-06
Essen as an Objective.

A recent dispatch from London states
that If the allies succeed in pushing
the Germans out Of France and Bel
gtum they may aim directly for the
great Krupp plant at Essen, a much
more important objective than even
Berlin. Essen lies about forty miles
from the boundary between Germany
and Holland, a short distance across
the Rhine. But to reach it the allies
would have to carry a strong line of
defenses and cross the river. Un-
questionabIy the Germans would make
this the scene of their most desperate
defensive lighting, for the capture Of
Essen would mean the crippling Of the
chief war material plant. 1t seems
singular that SO important a center of
war industry should have been located
SO near the frontier. Other considera-
tions, however, than defense doubtless
governed in the selection of a site.
Essen is near the sea and water trans
portation is easy. although the mouth
Of the Rhine lies in Holland and not
in Germany. AS regards defense. a
situation on the Eibe would have been
much more secure than Essen.
This. consideration Of the possibility
Of an allied attack upon Germany's
chief war material plant brings forth
the question of the task set before
them In the event of the forcing of the
tight back upon German soil. In such
a campaign Germany would be in posi-
ton to resist long and stubbornly
against invading forces. even with
Russia driving in from the east and
with the seacoast blockaded by the
BEitish and French fleets. Already the