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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-25
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Make | |: PROTEST
Against Purpose Of the Rail-
roads to Increase Freight
Rates on Coal.

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Resolutions Of protest against the
proposed, increase of fifteen cents q
ton on the railroad freight rates for
all coal shipped from West Virginia
mines to points in Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan, were adopted at meetings
OF the Clarksburg Board OF. Trade
directors and Of the directors Of the
lClarksburg Business Mems League
late Friday afternoon. The action
! Is said to be part Of q vigorous CAM
patgn to be waged by commercial
and industrial associations through
out the state. Similar action was
taken the same day by the Charles
ton Chamber of Commerce.
The resolutions are as follows:
The board OF directors Of tho
Clarksburg Board OF Trade and the
Clarksburg Business Mems League
having had their attention called
to a proposed order OF all Of the
West Virginia coal carrying rail-
roads, stating their intention Of In
creaslng the rates for transporting
coal from this state to points In
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, do
most heartily protest against tho
same, and urge the business men
of this city to lend their, full aid
and support to such movement as
may be organized by the coal pro-
ducers to oppose it.
The future prosperity and busi-
ness stability OF Clarksburg de-
ponds, In no small measure, upon
tho prosperity and stability of the
akSsHy nffat- H. -traL
pie the business. Of mining and ship
ping coal will reflect hardship up
on all other lines Of industry and
business, and indirectly cripple the
whole fabric Of the states indus
trial progress.
I'VE are informed and believe
that the proposed increase in the
dinerentials now in force. does not
have its basis upon a corresponding
difference in mileages, the funda-
mental basis for figuring rates, and
that such an increase will have the
effect Of ractically excluding from
the markets Of the states named. all
West Virginia coal, without which
markets the mines Of this state
could not successfully be operated.
I'VE do not disguise our alarm
in the face Of this situation. We
fully realize the necessity of lend
| ing every influence and help pos
fsible to the coal producers in their
fight. and we declare 1t to be the
sense OF the Clarksburg Board Of
Trade and the Clarksburg Business
Mems League that the proposed In
crease Of rates is discriminatory
and unjust and ought not to be
made effective.
1--WE further direct that this
statement be made public and that
the president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company,
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company and the Kanawha and
Michigan Railroad Company be adj
yised of It's issuance.
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GRAFANOIIA
lContinued from page IL

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work from now until October 2, at
o p. m. that will determine the
winner of the special prize.
The remaining days of this period
Is the time to do your very best
work. Turn in every. subscription
possible while the special prize Is Of
tfered and the bonus votes are the
largest. 4;
The manager Of the Shower Of
Cold campaign has been through
several subscription contests ana
wishes to give parents of babies en-.
tered in the campaign q few worus
of advice. In the first place. every
available subscription should be
turned in at once In order that as
good start as possible be made
during the first period. People al
ways like to help those who help
Themselves. and if It is seen that adj
.vances are being made from day 10
day, 1t is certain that assistance
will come from every quarter. just
see your friends today. Interest
them in the campaign and have
them save the coupons which are
published daily In the Clarksbrug
Telegram Do not overlook a. sub
scription and you will be surprised
how rapidly your votes will go up.
Just make up your mind. to win
the $500 grand prize, and do not let
anything interfere with that deter
mination The effort is not great
and the awards are so exceptionally
liberal as to be worth every endeay-
or put forth.
Rumors will be circulated from
time to time in the campaign. rs-
garding the strength or support OF
such and such a candidate. etc.
These. stories are started, as q
rule. to brighten out the timid. Do
not be Influenced by them. Mako
your own fight and let the others
worry about you. tbs too early IN
the race for anyone to attempt to
anticipate possible results.
The 1000 vote coupon which will
appear in. tomorrow's, Sunday,
Telegram has caused quite a great
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Social and Personal
Items welcomed They may be sent
Bell 288J.

Q: N. johnson Is here from Nor
gantown.
9. 1. Oliver. of Morgantown. is :
guest at the Waldo.
w. F. Hamilton. of Parkersburg. Il
here on a business mission.
H. s. Kelley Is here from Fair.
mont.
A. c. Chapman. of Parkersburg, i.
q city business visitor.
R. L. Hamilton, of Grantsyille, II
here on business visit.
K. D. Bailey, of Hutchinson. wal
here Friday evening.
Robert w. Rittenhonse. a Sardil
merchant. was here Saturday.
E. Al. Robinson was here Saturday
from Lumberport.
Allen W. Hughes, OF Dallas. Tex.
lis here spending a months vacation
with friends and relatives in Clarks
burg and Harrison county. This II
Mr.. Hughes,s second visit mere In IS
years. He speaks very highly Of hi.
native town. While here he is {
guest Of his cousin, Mrs. q. A. Mar.
tin. v
Miss Lexie Brand, Of the Gore
apartments. has returned home
from Wheeling. where she was Z
guest Of Msr. Laura Frazer Hell
meter for a week.
Carl Caywood, OF Virginia ave
nue.. has returned home from
Wheeling. where he spent the last
week.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Kyle. Of
Second street. returned to Balti-
more, Md, Friday and the doctor
will resume his studies at the
Physicians and Surgeons College
there
Henry Mccord was in the city
Saturday from Meadowbrook.
Hugh NJ. Martin, Shinnston at,
torney, was a city visitor Saturday.
X. NJ. Fisher was here Saturday
from Wilsonburg.
]. w. Williams, Of Marshville,
visited the city Saturday.
Samuel a. Elliott, of McAlpin
was visitor here Saturday.
fEontfnued nm narn
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GoirHSto Encampment.

Several Grand Army men and
others will go on No. Sunday
night to Washington. D. c., to at
tend the annual national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public. In the party will be Mr.
and Mrs. ]. NJ. SRartz, James a
Mines. Walter NJ Morris, Solomon
Day, Stephen Pitts, 3. z. Keller
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. B. Rector and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
Fletcher and w. L. Keyes.
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GIVEN ONE YEAR.

MARTINsBuRG. Sept. 25-John
N. Moore, of Parkerstarg, has con-
fessed in fenderal. court to counter
sfeiting ana has been sentenced by
Judge Dayton to one year In the
state penitentiary. When arrested
BLINK dies and fluid were found on
his person. He had been operating
for two years In Stenbenvil1e. o.,
Wetzel county, this state.
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Personal

clarence Barb was here Saturday
from Jane Lew.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Fox, of Nor
gantown. are visiting in the city.
]. H. Pabb, of bennington. is trans
acting business here.
F. NJ. Kent of Parkersburg, is in
the city ON a business visit.
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BONDED 10 KEEP PEACE.

Mrs. Petro Megerras, Of zesing.
was convicted Friday evening OF
threatening to do great bodily harm
to Mrs. Florence Jones. a neighbor,
and was required to furnish $500
bond to keep the peace for six
months. Mrs. Megerras was arrest
ed Thursday by Special Constable
Thomas R. Kearns.
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None Usual to G hamberIain,s.

"I have tried most. all OF the couch
cures and md that there is none that
equal Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
It has neve rfailed to give me prompt
relief" writes w. v. Harner. Mont
|peliers Ind When you have . cold
give this remedy . trial ana see for
yourself what . splendid medicine II
II 0btainable syerywhere.-Adver-
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JAILED FOR TRIAI.

Grover c. Graves, stealey Heights
carpenter. is prisoner In the county
Jail awaiting a trial in Magistrate
R. Edward Kidd's court on charge
OF beating the Walker House out or
q board bill amounting to $40. The
trial has been set for 1880 O'Clock
Monday evening.
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INSISTS ON RECALL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Amhas-
sador Penfeld, at Vienna. has been
instructed to make clear to the Aus
trian government informally that the
United States must insist on the re-
call Of DR.. Dumb. the Austrian am
bassador here and that his departure
ION leave Of absence" would not be
satisfactory.
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TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 25-Ac-
cording to a communication receiv-
ed by DR.. S. L, Jepson. at the head
Of the state department OF health.
typhoid fever has become epidemic
at Pullman, Richie county. An in
vestigation will he made at once by
Mayo Tolman, state sanitary en-
gineer.
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FRE1GHTER SUNK.

tex ASnoHtAr9p pReeG u
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Holla;ld-
American freNhter Eemdiik, 4,S15
tons gross. has been sunk. A despair
from Norwich says its crew has been
landed by the Swedish steamer Franz
macs. The Eemijk sailed from Buen-
os Aires August 90 for Copenhagen
with cargo Of 5000 tons of maize.
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Three hundred miles Of electric
railroads, to be supplied with power
by nearby waterfalls, are being built
In the pyrenees.
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TO SING.

D. Clyde Beckett, baritone soloist
of Morgantown. will sing at the
First Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning.
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Attend Party.

Quite crowd went from Clarks-
burg Thursday evening to attend a
party given by Miss Elnore Horr at
her home at Gore. The guests In
Guided the Misses Halen Lyons, Luz
Gle Woftindin, Bessie Winer. Edna
Lyon. Vivian La Chaple, Edith Lyon,
Sarah Ramsey, Edith Smith, Hazel
.Cade and Mr.. and Mrs. II, Burns,
Messrs. Guy Fletcher. Frank Under
wood, Captain Burning, Harmon
Robinson, Fred stealey, Okey Con
ley and Claude Swlger.
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10 the cfedttors OF dnft1B q Selyys7 ana
Upon request Of Earl v. Carslsad0n,I
Trustee, by virtue Of an assignment dAt4ds
the 18th day Of August, 1915, ,netice ~
I have set the 18th day Of October, loib..
beginning at 300 A. n. Of that dag, and
M 4the place IN my oflce in the Union
tionAl: Bank Building, .Clarksburg, Hafri26n
cssRIt West wss,nla; f S.s Tie hearing ~
estate Of the said Harris 8 Selyy, according
TO section IS Of chapter; 81 OF the Code OF
West Virginia, at which time and spi6cei
you are notified to appear 18th, such 6vis
to the settlement Of claims against the
estate. Aforesaid. = ne is5
] Givenlunder my hand this the,3rd day OF
September, 1915. s4s I.
RAY u. STR OTHER, =
Commissioner OF Accounts for Harrison
County. West Virginia.
NOTICE.
.cnA Y Ross, !. Z. 49,,
ALBERT q 8 l; ROSS. Ct ais. IS;
!, Office y hereby given 70 Albert Ress:
Edna Ross. tnfant. all of the hsirs
Sarah ReheccA Ross !; that the; und6fsiknedi
Charles G. Fittrc,. Samuel Steel and Roy
iPeashak,i who yere duly npp0iltea
commissioners Tor the purpose, and sduy
two of whom may act, ito go upon The
land mentioned and described In this
papers In the above styled cause viii meet;
on the premises In the town Of Bridge
port, West Virginia, on the 9Th day OF
October, A. D., 1915. to make partition; II
possible, according to the decree OF tifs3
Court.
You and each of you VIII theref6re he
present and do what Is necessary to pros
tect your interests therein.s n, e ~
pnted at Clarksburg this the 18th day
OF September, A. D., 1915. =
CHARLES c. FrrTROs
SAMUEL STEEL,
ROY PEASHAK,
Special Commissioning
Stout & Merendino, Attorneys, q,
Gofr Building. u, 4.
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deal Of comment. Every aren't and
friends Of babies entered seaks of the
coupon which will appear In the
Sunday paper. The extra COUPON;
will be published only one day and
must be either brought or mailed;
10 this Office not later than iae1S
Tuesday evening at 8 O'clock In orr
der to be counted. 81
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Wedding is Announced.

Wedding is Announced.
Announcements reading as fol-
lows have been issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Wagner
take pleasure in announcing the
marriage Of their daughter.
+ Lura yelma
to
Mr.. John William Deison.
Wednesday evening" September
twenty-second, nineteen hun
dred and fifteen.
Oakland, Nd.
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FWUoIAkY NOTICE, FOR PROOF or
= ~ 49, CLAIMS 8 y, -. IS 81
TO the creditors OF Harris e Selyy, aud.
Is all other parties concerned r.
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before It breaks you. If you have a
loved one or friend suffering from
the liquor habit. you can save him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
SIX DEAD ARE RECOVERED
Birmingham Stores Crushed Beneath
Tons Of Brick When Wall
Topples.

Birmingham, Ala.--At least six peo-
pie are known to have been killed and
a score we're injured when the five.
story wall OF the old Steele-Smlth
building on Second avenue crashed
down on the Ham Shoe Store and the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea company here
late on the afternoon of April "a. The
wall fell during a heavy rain storm.
The known dead are: Miss Ruth
Johnson, employe Of the Ham Shoe
store; Miss Amelia Eblnger, cashier
Of the Ham Shoe Store; Alex Mcleod,
manager Of the Ham Shoe Store; J..
II. Whitlock of Atlanta, travelling au-
ditor Of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea
company; Miss Matte Lou Dedman,
cashier for the Atlantic & Pacific Tea
store; unidentified negro man.
After thlrty-six hours Of hard work
on the part OF the rescuers the debris
had not been cleared away. There
are still five missing. and II is be-
lieved that their bodies lie beneath
the tons Of brick that are still piled up
The known missing are: Mrs. N. T..
Martin and Mrs John Harrington, sis
ters; George W. Darnell, floor man.
ager of the Ham store; J. E. Ray and
Irving Millbrant.
Fire broke out in the shoe store, but
the fire department quickly extin.
guished the flames.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
CONTINUE ARMS EXPORTS
Wiisen Says ts STOP Shipments Wsaia
Be Violates ef Nsutraity With
TIE AiHeG

Washinston. The United states On
April q replied 70 the recent memo
randum IN which Coast vos neFus-
torff. the German amhassai0F. de-
ciared that IL the AmsTiean people
desire % observe true neutrality they
will find means 20 stop ne exclusive
exp0Ftation Of arms tn one side. or al
least to use this export trade As a
means 90 uphold the legitimate trade
With Germany. especially the trade In
foodstnffs.
The American note, signed By Sec
retary Bryan. vas drafted al the state
department, but was finally penued by
President Wilsun himself Aiter point.
ing out that the language used Of
Count Won Bernstorff is susceptible
Of being construed a. impugning the
good faith Of the United States IN the
performances Of It's duties as a ueu.
trail" the note takes 4 for granted
that no such Implication was intend.
ed" and suggests that evidently the
German ambassador rs aborlng un.
der certain false impressions"
II then declares that while the rela
tions Of the United States with any
one Of the belligerents cannot wisely
be made a subject Of discussion with
third government" such correspond.
ence between the United States and
the allies as has been published shows
"the ateadfast refusal" Of the Amer.
ican government "to acknowledge the
right Of any belligerent 10 alter the ac-
cepted rules OF war at sea insofar as
they affect the rights and interests
OF neutrals"
The attitude Of the United States
on the question of expectations Of
arms Is restated --namely. that to
place any embargo on arms during
the progress OF a war would be "di-
rect violation OF the neutrality OF the
United States"
The note refers 10 the spirit OF
friendship which the United states de-
sires always 70 manifest toward Ger
many and its people and concludes
with the declaration that the neutral
lty Of the United States rs founded
Qpon the firm basis ot conscience and
good will"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
Second Flood Threatens.

San Antonio, Tex-Three days Of
almost continuous rains with cloud
bursts in Southwest Texas has threat
ened Texas with a second flood. All
streams In this section are out OF their
banks and damaged crops, live stock
and other property aggregating from
sl5O,O00 to s 0.00O, covering % coun-
ties. Rains ranging from two to FIVE
inches in one days time were reported
from many points in the southwestern
portion of the state, and flood waters
here swept away farms Of growing
cotton and corn. destroying thousands
OF acres
A cloudburst near Boerne, S2 miles
from this city. April 25. washed away
three railroad bridges and caused con.
siderable damage to railroad and farm
property.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30

New York.-Mrs. Julia Heilner, wife
OF Seligman Heilner. a wealthy corset
manufacturer, has been found mur.
dered in her Brooklyn home. Her
head had been crushed from blows Of a
bottle.
The motive apparently was robbery.
The house had been ransacked and
two valuable diamond rings and other
articles were missing.
The police began search for the
caretaker OF the home. man named
Joseph, recently employed. Miss Helen
Buck, Mrs. Heilner's companion. said
she left Mrs. Heilner alone in the
house with Joseph. Later she called
up the Heilner home by telephone and
Joseph Ard answered, telling her Mrs.
Heilner was next door.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
GERMANS CLAIM FURTHER Sue
cEssEs M THEIR DRIVE
TOWARD CALAIS.
TROOP MOVEMENTS YELLED
Canadian rrOops ssar srurs Of Fight
Ing In Deadly Contest Against
Allied Llnes-Eastern
Front ls Quiet

London.-The German rushes IN
Flanders and the Woeyre. where they
claim considerable successes, are be
lieved 70 be forerunners OF another big
efort 10 break through the allied lines
n the west.
For many days Belgium has been
sealed from the observation Of neu-
trails. while German reinforcements are
being moved to the south 10 take part
IN the new offensive. which they hope
Is TO carry them 10 Calais. The attack
IN Flanders. originally leveled al the
French. has been transferred 10 the
British lines held by the Canadians, on
the immediate right OF the. French,
and here for two days the men from
the dominion have been engaged In
deadly contest with the Germans. The
Germans claim further progress to
ward Ypres and that British counter
attacks have been repulsed
The French. on the other hand, de
clare the allies counter attacks CON
tinue with success and that the Brit
ish hold all their positions.
The German attack In the Woevre.
or In the Meuse hills. was directed
against the French positions south
west Of Comthsee, and. according to
Berlin, the French suffered a heavy
defeat. Paris, however, says that in
counter attack the Germans were
driven out Of the French trst line,
which they had pushed back.
II is believed that a half million new
German troops have reached Flanders
and that more guns and material are
TO be used than we're provided for the
original attempts 10 destroy the allied
armies IN the west-attempts which
met with failure both I'm August and In
October.
In the meantime the eastern front Is
enjoying a period OF comparative
calm. except IN the mid-Carpathlans
Both sides report successes.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
CLOUDBURST DOES HAVOC
Texas Rivers Leave Death and De-
struetlon In their Wake.
Much Damaoe.


Austin. with the bodies Of II per.
sons drowned here recovered. II per.
sons missing and rescuing parties still
at work among the ruins Of 200 homes
that were swept away by the rain and
wind storm Of April %, the citizenship
of Austin began systematic plans for
the relief Of sufferers. Property loss
is estimated at 100000. Temporary
quarters were provided for all whose
homes had been swept away or are not
habitable and food and clothing Is be-
Ing furnished.
The identified dead include six white
people, five negroes and three Mexi.
cans.
Estimates on the damage vary. but
In all probability will reach 100000.
Twenty bridges were swept away and
paved streets we're razed.
Ten inches Of rain fell In two hours
and torrents Of water poured into the
homes Of people living In lowlands be
fore the alarm could be given.
With the city in darkness, rescuing
parties struggled in the darkness to
get helpless women and children out
OF danger.
The body of Mrs. Charles Il. Wink.
Ter was carried 16 miles down the riy-
er by the force Of the flood.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
czar aosa 10 Lemhern.

London.-Emperor Nicholas at Lem
berg, Galicia, and has been in confer
ence with Grand Duke Nicholas, says q
Reuters dispatch. Crowds cheered
him and he made a brief address, say
ing:
Il thank you for this hearty wei
come. Long live Invisible Russia
Hurrahl"
This Is the first report as to the
whereabouts Of Grand Duke Nicholas
since Prusslan newspapers a week age
published a statement that he had
been shot in the abdomen by Gen Sic
vers, whom lie took to task for the
East Prussia defeat.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
THAW IS GIVEN Jury TRIAL
Supreme Court Grants Application on
Writ OF Habeas Corpus TO
Test Sanity.

New York.-Harry X. Thaw, after
many attempts. has finally succeeded
In bringing the question Of his sanity
before a jury. Application for a jury
trial, made by his attorneys in a writ
Of habeas corpus, has been granted by
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick, who
set the trial for May II.
Justice Hendriek made Il clear that
the jury was called in to aid the court
by their advice" and that the finding
of the jury would not be binding II
the court was satisfied that II was not
in accord with the evidence and with
justice. The court. he said. could dis.
regard the jury's verdict and render
his own decision.
Thaw was remanded to the Tombs,
pending the trial.
Justice Hendricks opinion, accom-.
panying the decision, was lengthy, and
showed he had made a careful study
Of Thaw's case. and Of authorities on
which to base his decision
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-30
HAS BIG FORCE At FRONT
75o,noo Enolishmsn Are Now Battling
Against Germans on French
Soil

London.-Speaking in the House Of
Commons on the manner In which the
government is dealing with the ques-
ton Of war equipment. Chancellor
Lloyd-George announced that while
Great Britain had started In the war
on the assumption that the expedi.
tionary forces would consist Of six di.
visions, the country now had more
than six times that number Of men in
France. or approximately 100000 men.
These divisions. the chancellor said.
were adequately supplied. and every
man who had dropped had been re-
placed. II was one OF tfhe most mag
nificent pieces or organization ever
performed, and nothing like II, he said.
had ever been done before by any
country
Stating that as much ammunition
had been expended In the battle OF
Neuve Chapelle as during the Boer
war, Mr.. George said the character OF
the ammunition had to be changed In
the middle OF the war, and 70 secure
supplies sub.contracts were given to
between $500 and 1900 firms.