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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-24

Iasf~n--Cnn You sell Gasoline at Ons
cent per ealion7 II SO. sell Case
Tonic. Gives 40 per cent more gas
oiine mileage; eliminates carbon.
Auto owners grabbing for IT, SIC
a day easy. Kelsey made SIS FIRST
day. Act quick, man. Details free.
WHITE MGF. Co. Dept 80. Gin
cinnafi. o.
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- sa1es Cheap--S1fteen 1aenea ear
Thomas taxtcAbs. These cabs are In
Enrst class condition and are being
osed daily ~ this company. Suitabis
xer taxicAbs. jttnsy Or bus purroseA
NTH seating capacity sanal to seven
DasAsngsr touring cars. FNDARAL
tAxICAB CO. wAshinxson. y. ..
Y ven Knew That Yea CeuIA NY
Seautiful lot 1t Buckrtss Beach for
- dollar per week. These lots are
9fty feet front and one hundred ana
8fty deep Drop me 1 postal and
4 vii call TO see you with the map.
n. RAMSEY. F. q. General Deliv-
m.
naae-New HnnA-1lnAe Oreeevy
,ason. ON II. n Electrfo Motor
n6 woodworking machine. 80
lorth Elsventh Street,
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CARPET CIEANTNG-

wanted-Carpets to dust and scour by
latest improved machinery. only 81.
We also make over all kinds of carpets.
New York Carpet Cleaning Co. 2ooi
E. Franklin st. Randolph 2oss-
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AUTOS FOR HIRE.
Virginia Taxi Service Co. Boulevard
4o0-401. Taxicabs and autos for hire.
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white Caps Cottage. Oeesn View. va
Waterfront. 800 yards from pavilion
all conveniences. bathing. boating
and fishing. rates. 80 TO tf1 per week
Special weekend rates. MRS J. u
GILLTAf. Proprietress. Fox liz. Ocean
View. Va.
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woodland Heights iO-reem House In
good condition: city water, electric
lights. bath, nice hedge and shade
alley. This Is a bargain. Act quick.
Price $4,000; terms. Address. A $50.
y care virginian.
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Reliable Men wanting work. See StR-
GINA BUSINESS EXCHANGE,
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For snie-Farm Of ils Acres. AAeut
80 In cultivation good productive
land Painted six-room house In
good repair. Large front porch. Good
barn; other outbuildings: q very de-
sirabie location. Address EEACH, r.
f. D.. No. ,. Box a., Chesterfield
County. Va.
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Hard and Seft shes stage Dancing
thoroughly taught. Prices reAsona.
bio. J. Il. BROWN late Of Paragon
5rio, 5211 Floyd Avenue.
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HELP--aALE AND FEMALE.

|ole 10 Sx5 Paid For Moving Picture
r Plays We help you to write and
Il sell them. Details free. PROGRESS
| sIvE PUBLISHING co. 20 Knfck-
erbocker Bldg. Baltimore. Md.
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HELP wAN-Ep--rEMaLE.

Iygom4ed--Two Ladies' In Each County
TO take orders Sse profay on each
order Four orders, s3,&4 per day,
POOLS MAIL ORDER HOUSE, New
! @n ort News. Va
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Cheapest Farns, Igsnaes. TsnAer. Ltss
free. A. c. BUCHANAN chester. Va.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
entertained S. S. CLASS
Members Were the Guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r. Nester Last
Night

Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Nester, 331 Ma
clay street, entertained last evening
the Sunday school class of Augsburg
Lutheran church taught by w. l.. Gard
ner A brief business session was fol
lowed by social hour. Refreshments
were served to the following:
w. L. Gardner, Mrs. Philip NJ, Hoff-
man, Mrs s. G. McAlicher, Harold Nes-
ter, Mrs. H. n. Swovelin, Mrs. David
D. Lands, Mrs. John B. Meloy, Miss
Aida Meloy, Mrs. Charles E. Ksg, Mrs.
W. l.. Trout, Mrs. S. NJ. Mitchell, Mrs.
j. w. Wilt. Mrs. Fl. w. Hoffman, Mrs.
Frank Mitchell Mrs. R. l.. Webster,
Mrs. c. A. Swab, Mrs. W. L. o Hail,
Mrs. Carrie Brenneman, Miss Jennie
Strayer, Mrs. W. NJ. Geisinger, Mrs.
+. S. Manbeck, Mrs. E. R. Tarman, Mrs.
H. Messersmith, Mrs. j. R. Lands and
Mrs. C. Knaish.
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Miss Kamsky Elected Manager

Miss Lillian Kamskv was elected
manager of the Girls > Tennis Club of
Central High school at meeting held
Yesterday The girls are playing off
singles ard doubles in the tournament,
so that the interclass teams may be
picked shortly.
Seniors who are still on the list
are: Miss Katherine Lichtenbergcr VS..
Miss Beulah Starry, Miss Elizabeth
Mccormick VS.. Miss Marie Daugherty
and Miss Helen Wallis VS.. Miss Lillian
Kamsky.
Juniors-Miss Hazel Rexroth VS..
Miss Helen Kelley, Miss Mary Garland
VS.. Miss Sarah Morgan, Miss Della
Costello vs. Miss Ether Gambler. Miss
Francis BURNETT vs. Miss Sarah Tack
and Miss Anna Shur VS.. Miss Marion
Bretz.
Sophomores-Miss Rachael Lightner
Us. Miss Helen Smith, Miss Irene
Sweeney VS.. Miss Kathryn Kelley. Miss
Margaret ~Wingedrd VS.. Miss Sabra
Clark, Miss Martha Cresswell VS.. Miss
Gertrude Weston, Miss Margaret Myers
vs.. Miss Naomi Matz, Miss Bernada
Mccormick VS.. Miss Rebecca Stewart,
Miss Mary Allen vs.. Miss Elizabeth
Leakwav, Miss Judith March VS.. Miss
Helen Ferguson.
Freshmen-Miss Helen Levy VS.. Miss
Mildred Sheesley, Miss Katherine Mar.
tin VS.. Miss Dorothy Steele, Miss Ma
rie lount vs. Miss Elizabeth Koons.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
News Of Persons
Who Come and Go

Mrs. j. 4. Staub and daughter, Mil
dred, of Penbrook, left to-day for Chi
eago, ILL.,, where they will visit the for
mer's sons, George and Orville Payne
Staub, and her two brothers, Ellsworth
and Chester +. Payne, and Mrs. w. H..
Marlatt, a sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetter, of AL
toona, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Hollar, 333 Crescent street
Mrs. G. NJ. Steinmetz, of Washing
ton Heights, left yesterday for visit
in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
Miss Lydia Harlan, of MELVILLE, has
returned to her home after visit with
Mrs. Frank Saylor, 1912 North street
Miss Clara Marshbank, of the Y. w.
G. A., will leave Monday for San Fran
cisco where she will spend month at
the Panama exposition.
Mrs. Charles Schaup, 32 South Sew
enteenth street, is the guest of friends
in Chambersburg.
Charles Wilhelm, 1905 Green street,
is visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Herman Stammel. of Churchtown,
was a recent guest of Jacob H. Eek
ert, sos North Third street.
Mrs. Arthur Rupley, of Carlisle, is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Fisher, 916
North Sixth street.
Mrs. Hottenstine, Of Sunbury, is
spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin carp, 1928 Derry street.
Miss Frances Nestor, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Miss Lenore GRADER,
926 North Third street.
H. C. Krimmel, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sau-
ter, 2510 North Sixth street.
Miss Margaret C. Dyer, 333 Boyd
avenue, and Miss Mildred f. Graham.
9S Tusearora street. left to-day for
visit to Goldsboro.
Miss Ethel Boggs and Mrs Fred
Mackey, of Williamsport, en- route to
Waynesboro, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. W. Montgomery, 1908 Market street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Loose and w. S.
Loose have returned to their home,
sos Green street, after a week s visit
at Hogestown.
Miss Isabel Lindsay Bradley, of ,Ier-
cersburg, is the guest of her grand
mother, Mrs. H. Murray Graydon, 1909
North Second street.
Miss Rebecca Weakley, 1921 North
Front street, has returned from a visit
to Duncannon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
KEWPIE CLUB Held Dance
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Teats Chaperoned
Dancers and Sourbeer Furnishes
the Music

The Kewpie Club held dance in
Hanshaw hall last evening, with F.
Marion Sourbeer, Jr., playing for the
dancers. Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Teat:
chaperoned the party which included:
Hazel Hamill, Esther Coates, Sarah
Garberich, Dorothy Schmidt, Edna Dow
dell, Gladys Berkheiser, Pauline Som
mers, Dorothy Teats, Salinda Solomon
Edna Bowers, Margaret Smith, Mar
garet Dunkle, Grace McEntire.
George Diffenbaugh, Sam McIlhenny
Arthur Hall, B. P. Diekey, Joe Kiernan
Elwood Baker, Mr.. Walters, E. Hudson
Booker, H. W. solomon, George Hum
BILE, Ross Writ, Boyd Lutz and Robert
George.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
GOOD cATCHERs.
They Must Be Quick Thinkers and Are
Hard to Develop.

nara TO OeVeiOp.
Good fielders and hard hitters there
are who are not quick witted, but new
er catcher, who is the first to see
signs of weakness in the pitcher and
sends word to the bench for another
pitcher to warm up. Three years ex-
perience with major league is re-
garded as necessary to make catch
er competent Only few continue
Good catchers say that when they
hear the ball touch the bat their hands
instantly fly toward the ball. no mat
ter where 1t glances off the bat. Some
after losing sight of fly in the sun
have the ability to reach it neserthe-
less.
Some catchers are unjustly blamed
Tor not putting runner out who gets
big lead of the pitcher. who Is real,
ly at fault. Here not only a good
throw will fail, but It is often useless
to throw at all.
Good catchers make many unexpect-
ed throws, They must throw from an
unnatural position and with jerky
motion of the arm. Archer threw with
a snap of the arm while standing fiat
footed and put many out on first base.
The catcher signals second baseman
that he is going to throw the next
pitched ball to him; the pitcher deliv-
ers 1t little to one side so that 1t
can be handled easily; the shortstop
knows the next ball will not be hit and
so can back up second base. Phis un-
expected throw often puts the runner
out on second.
A similar play is when the runners
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RUSSELL A. HOKE HOST
Entertained the Members of the Acad.
emy Spectator Staff at Din
ner Last Night

Russell A, Hoke, editor-in-chief of
the Academy "Spectator, gave a din
ner last evening to the members of the
staff of that magazine at his home on
North Second street. The decorations
were in blue and gold, the Academy col
ors. the table centermece being of gold
en- flags and blue bachelor buttons. The
guests were:
Prof. Howard R. Omwake, faculty di-
rector; Robert Seitz, business manager
Mercer Tate, Jr., assistant business
manager; Albert Stackpoe, school and
alumni notes; Ross Jennings, sports;
William Smiley, exchanges; Arthur Sny-
der, arrowheads; Charles SALESMAN, as
sistant arrowheads; Robert Shreiner,
art editor, and Burgess Broadhurst, as
sistant art editor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
PANSY CIRCLE MEETING
Members Were Guests of Miss Dorothy
Eisenhower Last Evening

The Pansy Circle of st. Paul NJ. E.
church met at the home of Miss Doro-
thy Eisenhower, Race street, last even
ing. Music and games followed the
business meeting and refreshments were
served to the following members and
friends:
The Misses Mary Pass, Naomi Mich
ael, Hilda Stoner, Sylvania Lenhart,
Bertha Mae Kirk, Frances Kirk, Amy
Williams, Dorothy Eisenhower, Sarah
Keil, Catherine Keiser, Agnes NJ. Spar,
row, Mr.. and Mrs. Eisenhower and
Charles Eisenhower.
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move np every time the ball is pitch.

move up every time the ball Is pitch
ed. If those ON second and third both
get well off the bags the catcher again
signals the pitcher to waste ball and
makes us If he were going to throw
to third but instead throws quickly to
second. and retires the runner there,
or makes as If he were going to throw
to second. but instead throws just be-
yond the pitcher. when the baseman
starts for second. and he, without stop
ping. runs up. catches the ball ana
sends II home to retire the man seek
ing to score Arthur Macdonald in
AmNrican Education Review.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Your Chances.

The little chances linger and return.
but the great chances come and go and
never come again. If We could look
back over the lives of the people by
whom we are surrounded how many
great and rich opportunities would we
see that they have permitted to drift
by them unimproved!
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Left for Panama Exposition

Mr., and Mrs. Frank B. Meckley, 1217
Green street, left this morning for New
York from where they will sail on the
steamer "Croonland for the Panama
Pacific Exposition via the Panama
canal. Mr.. and Mrs. Meckley will be on
the water seventeen days and will
spend several months on the trip visit
ing San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Pasadena and other points on their way
home.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Mrs. Dickinson's Father Dies

Dr.. f. 7. Dickinson, 22S North See
ond street, received word early this
morning of the death of Mr. Cooper,
father, of Mrs. Dickinson. Mrs. Dick
inson was at the home of her parents,
in Hornell n. ", at the time of her
fathers death.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22

Robert B. Green, Jr., all of this city;
John E., of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Herman, Bressler; Charles T..
Green, of Los Angeles, Cal, will not
be able to attend the celebration.
There are also twenty-three grandchil-
dren and five great grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green were both born
in Cumberland county. Mr.. Green is a
veteran of the Civil war and served
seven months in company F, First bat
talon, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in
1853. He was honorably discharged,
January 1. 1864.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas, 624
Dauphin street, entertained at their
home in honor of their guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. MtElvain, of Parkesburg, Pa. In.
vitcd to meet the guests of honor were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Faust, Mr. and Mrs.
5. J. Egolf. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Smith and Miss Lcnorl Smith.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Green will
quietly celebrate the fifty third ami
versary of their marriage at their
nome, 1918 South Cameron street, to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green are the parents
of eight children, five sons and three
daughters, all of whom are living. The
sons and daughters who will be the
guests of their parents over the week
end are Mrs. Clara Stambaugh, Mrs.
Eva B. Crown, Mrs Ada Reichart,
George A. Green, Frank NJ. Green and
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Martha Ann Fletcher Won Cup

Miss Martha Ann Fletcher, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rowe Fletcher,
Pine street, has won the cup in basket
ball at the Ossining school, New York,
where she is student. Miss Fletcher,
who holds the cup for hockey too, has
been elected captain of the school bas.
ketball team for next season and is
now competing in the tennis tourna-
ment of the school.
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Week at MAYS Landing. N. ~

Mrs. Harry B. Montgomery, '902
North Second street. left this morning
for Mays Landing, n. j., where she
will spend week with her daughter,
Miss Helen Kline Montgomery, who
has been teaching there for the past
year. Mrs. Montgomery and her daugh-
ter will return to the city about June 1 j..
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Final Meeting of Story Telling Club

The final meeting of the Story Tell.
ing Club has been postponed until Fri
day evening, May 2S. The meeting will
be held in the assembly hall of the
Public Library, Front and Walnut
streets, and delightful program will
be presented. Everyone interested in
story telling is cordially invited to at.
tend.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Or. McAhster in Wilkes Barre

DR.. john B. McAIister left yester
day for Wilkcs-Barre, where he deliv-
cred the commencement address to the
graduates of the training school for
narses of the Wilkcs4Barre hospital
there last evening.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
Death of Mrs. Stahley

Word has been received in the city
of the death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Zinn
S.ahley, former resident of this city
Funeral services will be held here to.
morrow and interment will be made in
the old Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-22
VACATION SCHOOL FOR THE
TUbERCULAR CHILDREN
The Civic Club and City officials Plan
New Summer School At Fifth and
Seneca Streets For City's Little
Tubercular Pupils

\ vacation school for tubercular
children at the Susquehanna school,
Fifth and Seneca streets, has been
made possible through the cooperation
of city officials, the Civic Club and in
dividuals who have this particular
form of charity at heart.
The lot adjoining the school yard
has been graded and prepared for
planting by Commissioner Lynch and
Commissioner Taylor obtained several
hundred plants and shrubs which were
planted under the direction of City
Forester Mueller. Mr., Mueller also laid
out plots which have been planted with
vegetables seeds and plants and these
will be cared for by the children who
attend the school and who will receive
the harvest of the vegetables as their
reward.
When this work was completed the
thought of a vacation school for tuher-
cular children suggested itself and the
educational department of the Civic
Club appealed to the board of educa-
tion for the Use of the school building,
janitor services and for lunches for the
children from June 21 TO September
/. The plan met with the board s ap-
proval and Miss Marian Williams prin-
cipal of the school, was appointed to
take charge of the vacation school.
Miss Claster Won First Prize
Miss jeanette Claster, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Claster. 2001
North Third street, won first p,ize in
the Junior girls oratorical contest. helc
yesterday afternoon the the Central
High school auditorium.
Second honors went to Miss Sara
Faunce, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
A. Faunce, 1914 North Third street
and Miss Marjorie Hause, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. n. +. Hause. Bellevue
Park, won third prize.
The prizes, $40, So and s2hs in gold
were presented to the young ladies by
Mrs. Mabel Crnnise Jones.
The occasion marked the first public
appearance of Prof, 4. G. Dibble. the
new principal, who presided. At the
conclusion of the contest the members
Of the glee club presented Miss Anna
he! Swartz, who trained the elocution
lsts with basket of pink roses.
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viii occupy Reformed Salem Pulpit

DR.. V. W. Dippel!, of Franklin and
Marshall College, will occupy the pull
pit of the Reformed Salem church to-.
morrow.
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LAWYERS PAPER BOOKS

Printed at this office in best style, a
lowest prices and on short notice.
Evening journal., 1915-07-03
EDITORIAL OPINION

Certainly it hardly seems fair for
the United States government to spend
the taxpayers money in educating or
ficers at West Point, only to have
them resign after they have served
a few years. If they had a satisfac.
tory reason for quitting the army, it
would not be 50 bad. but usually the
only excuse is that they may make
more money.
No one would argue that American
army officers are paid very good SAL
aries. But the salaries are fixed by
law and are known TO every young
man who decides to enter the army.
There is no deception about It. When
a young man accepts the support OF
the government at West Point or An
napolis he owes it to his country to
make an adequate return later on and
not yield to the first temptation to
sell the experience which the gov
ernment has given him for a higher
price than the government itself is
willing to pay.
Evening journal., 1915-07-03
The Sinking of The Armenian
(From the New York Tribune.)

Great Britain. the principles insisted
on by the United States in the Lusi-
tania and Falaba cases would not ap-
ply. She would be subject to attack
under the same conditions as any
other enemy vessel in actual military
use.
Another obscrurity in this case
needs to be cleared up. If The Ar
menian was an unarmed merchant
man and, nevertheless. failed 10 heed
the submarine commanders signal TO
stop, she could be lawfully torpedoed
without further warning. The report
of the American consul at Bristol,
contains a sentence which says that
the Marconi wireless room on the Ar
menian was destroyed at the second
shot-presumably of a rapid fire gun
on the submarine. This may indi-
cate that the Armenian tried TO run
away instead Of heaving to for search.
The case may or may not oanger-
ously aggravate our present diplomat
ic dispute with Germany. But IL en-
phasizes the necessity Of obtaining di-
rect and conclusive assurances from
Germany respecting the rights OF
Americans passing through the war
zone" on merchant ships flying the
flags of Germany's enemies. The SOON
er we obtain such assurances the
better. And the ampler the prepara-
tion we maku to defend our rights. II
they are trampled upon, the more i'm
pregnable and self-respecting cur po-
sition as a neutral will be.
Evening journal., 1915-07-03

With the meagre information now at
hand il is impossible to tell how
nearly clsssifahle with the Falaba
and Lusitania cases is the sinking by
a German submarine of the steamship
Armenian. American lives were lost
on this freighter and the state De-
partment will at once institute rigid
investigation TO determine whether or
not they were lost under conditions
which have been pronounced intoler-
able in our diplomatic communica-
tionss to Germany of February 10.
May 13 and June 9.
The Armenian was a British vessel
carrying a cargo of mules from New
port News to England. Some Ameri-
can citizens we're employed 10 look
after the animals, and If they were
not on a vessel chartered by the
British government and operated by
II as a military transport, they were
entitled TO the same protection from
our government as the American pas
sengers on the Lusitania were. Mules
are contraband OF war. But the Lusi-
tania also carried contraband. That
fact alone could not affect the obli-
cation resting On the commanders OF
the attacking submarine 10 observe
the ordinary rules Of search and to
abstain from sinking the vessel un-
til the lives of the non-cnmbatants on
board her we're safeguarded.
II the Armenian was not a gend-
inc unarmed merchant ship but a
transport in the military service of
Evening journal., 1915-07-03

lecture that the cabinet is now en-
gagged in supplementing on the inan-
cial side the appeals already pressed
for troops and war munitions. The
additional contrast with Germany
only emphasizes the unprepafedness
of Great Britain for the huge war for
which Germany is seen to have been
so thoroughly prepared.
II was not until ten months Of the
struggle had been completed that the
British government worked out the
problem of financing the war and pre-
pared a comprehensive plan to raise
money. Rather curiously, French
finance, which has always enjoyed a
reputation for superior acuteness, has
been laggard, so that French ex-
change is almost paralyzed in tile in
ternational money market.
However, the new British war loan
has unprecedented attractions for the
British investor. II is for the first
time, in British finance, a loan de-
signed for popular absorption and not
the usual offering for the ordinary
investment class alone. It bears in
terest at rate unprecedented IN mod
ern times in Great Britain, and sub
scrihers obtain the right to convert
their holdings into any future issue
put out with a higher yield.
In all probability the government
has no occasion for concern over the
success of the loan. and such talk as
was heard in the Guildhall aDout re-
sorting to a forced loan in case OF
necessity is analogous to the talk Of
conscription and compulsory drafts
of workers for war munition shops.