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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22
WILLIAM MANsHIEM, GEDDEs.
KILLS SUPPOSED MAD DOG

Geddes, s. D., June 19.-William
Manshiem, a Geddes man, had just re-
turned to his home when he discovered
dog on the steps in front Of the door
way. The animal disputed his right
to enter the house, and for few min
utes there was lively time. Man
shiem procured a heavy club, and with
this he knocked the dog off the steps.
This gave him an opportunity to get
into the house, where he procured q
gun. Then he opened the door just
far enough to sight his gun. The dog
had again taken its place on the steps.
and when the door was opened slight
ly 1t sprang viciously at the opening.
Manshiem thrust the muzZle OF the gun
through the opening and killed the dog
In its tracks. During the encounter the
dog frothed at the mouth, was ter
ribly vicious, and gave every evidence
Of having the rabies.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Rear Admiral Akiyama, regarded as
the foremost strategist in the japanese
navy. has been ordered to Europe to
Investigate the war situation. He will
first go to Russia and then Sweden.
After studying naval strategy in Eng
land ana France he is to proceed to
the Balkan states.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Joseph A. Willard, OK Delmar town
ship. Pennsylvania, has been exhibit
Ing a relic in the shape of a carved
ivory snuffbox. On the cover is, IN
scribed Susanna Willard. 1906" This
heirloom is said to have come over Ia
the Mayflower and has been handed
down in the Willard family for 600
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

There is an international aspect
about the list of honors announced for
the senior class at Mercersburg, Pa,
academy. The Saledictorian this year
will be James McCauley lands. of
Toxic. Japan. and the salutatorian will
be CaSlos de Zaldo. of Havana, Cuba.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

A sum of $2,S00,O 900 has been included
In the Korean governments general
budget for the next fiscal year of rail-
way expenses. No new lines will be
constructed. but the work already be-
gun on two of the lines will be COM
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22
OLD RECORDS DISCOVERED
IN TEARING DOWN CHURCH

Howard, s. D.. June 1s.-While work
men were excavating for q new church
building in Beeleview township, near
Howard, and while tearing down the
foundation walls Of the old church
which win be replaced by a new one,
they made an interesting discovery. In
a space between the rock forming the
foundation, they found sealed bottle.
In the bottle were papers In the NOR
wegian language and also clippings
from newspapers, which were placed In
the bottle when the old church was
erected about 80 years ago. The box,
In which the bottle was found also
contained a large number Of small
coins, these representing nearly every
nation on the globe. The collection Is
a rare and valuable one and Will be
placed in the cornerstone OF the new
church building.
MELLETTE-The annual picnic and
celebration of the old settlers of Sphinx
county will be held Thursday, June ". In
Fischer's grove near here. The old SOL
diers of the county viii join the old set
tIers In making this their annual reunion
day. ....a
MENNo-Hans Demuth. editor of a
German newspaper at Sioux Falls. who
was one of the delegates from the First
district to the recent republican national
convention in Chicago. has accepted an
Invitation to be in Memo on July and
make the chief address in connection with
the celebration on that day.
HUDSON--Parlzer, Lennox, Worthing,
Canton, Fairview and Hudson have en-
tered teams for the boz scouts track meet
TO be- held hs..e on wednesday, June n.
The athletic events are In two classes,
one applying to boys II to is years OF age
and the other to boys Is 20 Is years Of
arc.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Upcle Joe Cannon says the real
secret of getting the most from a cigar
is to light 1t at the wrong end, as the
last half of a smoke is best, and can
be got at first by this direct and simple
prOcess
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

America heads the list with $685.
postoffices, Germany is second, with
49.S4S; then follows England, with
1898: Russia, with $4,000; France.
with $4,000. and Italy and Austria. each
with $500
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Department of agriculture experts
have demonstrated the practicability of
making good print paper from vacation,
grass which grows extensively in the
southwest and as far south as Argen-
tina.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

The total length of the railways in
Spain is now 9.377 miles, Of which more
than three-quarters is Of standard
gauge. The receipts Of the railways de-
creased 100000 in 1914 from receipts
of 1913
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

The records of the American con-
sulate at Grenoble. France. show ship
rnents of women's gloves to the United
States during 1915 to the value of ST.
l6s.319, compared with s1,S75,1S5 for
1914.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

F. d. Mack, a school teacher o
Everett, Wash, has spent about $40,
200 in educating Is students--17 boy
and one girl--during the last 16 years.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

said to be in a recently rediscovered
mine in Colorado, the old Horsefan
lode, in which the vein was lost many
years ago and never rediscovered until
now.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Captain ice Reid, age go; William
Reid, 90; Samuel Reid, 80, and Warren
ID. Reid, 20, brothers, are living to-
gether on a place in Houkla, Miss, to
which their parents moved in 1885.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

A milk bottle can be converted into
pitcher by the use of recently pat
tented handle and spring controlled
use of tools.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

TO lessen the humming of telephone
wires fastened to buildings q new Ger
mnn system encloses them In cement
cylinders that are softer on the inside
than the outside ...
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM
VISITS REGION OEDBRUCE

Bruce, s. D., June 21.-Bruce was
visited by severe hail storm, the
worst in years, which did a great deal
of damage to crops, gardens and win
dows. In Bruce the hailstones were as
large as hens eggs, and not flower,
or a vegetable was left when the storm
had passed, and countless window
lights were broken. In Preston town
ship, crops were ruined and even wire
fences were broken down by the hail.
Farther east conditions are nearly as
bad, but Immediately east and south
west of Bruce the hail was not so
heavy, though considerable damage was
done. In some places hail lay on the
ground several inches deep. Some
small buildings were blown over dur
ing the storm. Pioneers of this section
Of the state say the storm, was the
most sudden and most destructive hall
storm within their recollection. The
total damage will amount to many
thousands of dollars. F. '-..
- raa d.. s..
HARTFoRD-Blood poisoning develop
ing from an apparently trivial injury
caused the death Of the 13-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wernli, living on q
farm some miles from Hartford. The
boy injured one of his knees several weeks
ago while riding horseback. Little atten-
ton was paid To the injury until the pain
had become very severe, when blood pois-
oning was found to have developed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Z -. There is a movement among the
Soers of South Africa to have an edi-
tion of the bible in their own patois,
the Taal At present they read the
bible in the pure Dutch of Holland,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

Gilbert II. Gary, president Of tn
United States Steel corporation, now 1
multimillionaire, was once a clerk q
sl2 per week in a Chicago public Of
ice
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

The presence Of Car Nicholas at
session OF the Duma recently, was tn
FIRST time in history that Russian
emperor has ever visited the Legislative
body.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

A clock attachment for a new cleo
trio stove permits foods to be placed
In IL AZ ANY 1ime with the assurance
that the heat will be turned on and off
aaain when desired.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

The paper industry in Srn'n =
iously affected by the v'n- on
Of the difficulty of obta;r ~
paper PUN and chemical
ported f:Cni European cour
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-06-22

"A dental department has been added
to a Boston animal hospital.
Drivers OF Moscow are not allowed
70 sa1ry whius.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-07
Ia PRENSA INGLESA HA ENAJE,
NADO A lNGLATEKRA LAS
SIMPATIAS DE GREClA,
POR ALHAGAR A LOS
BULGAROS.

Grecia. sus estadistas, sus autorlda-
DIES militares, Y su pueblo, estan ha-
ciendo cada dia mas senalada Ia dis
tinci6n que han establecido entire su
conducta para con los franceses en-
Salonica, Y Ell. otros lugares de su te-
rritorio V Ia que observan en- rcla-
ci6r con los ingleses. Mientras que
acuden a todos los medios para de-
mostrar los primeros su consideration
V sus simpatias, aGoptan frente a los
inglcses una actItud marcadamentc
hostil.
Los sentimientos de los griegOs en-
estos momentoS Sc han manifestado
de diversaS maneras. FL general que
manda las fuerzas militareS griegas
en- Sal6nica. V los oficiales dc estas,
mantienen un intcrcambio de cordia-
les ~cortesias con el generalisimo fran
ces Sarrail Y con todos los demas
militares de la gran republica lati.
ma, mientras que p%rocuran conStantc-
mente mantenerse apartados del jc-
fe de las tropas britanicas e. general
Sir Bryan Mahon. Hace varias Sc
manas, al celcbrarSe las fiestas de!
ano nuevo griego. los jefes militares
helenicos ~cnviaron mensajes de sim
patia. redacJados en- terminus cordia-
lisimos a los francescs, pero NJ 10 hi
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-07

No 81 pOr Iut-cOmcnz6 dlcitnd0me
con arrobO.-pcro 81 III alguna vcz.
abusaras de TODD 10 que voy q con-
tartc Y nc SupieraS guardian 81 Sc
crcto lie jurO por Fara6n Que mo-
riria!....... :
-Bien: dimc-contcste. sin haccr
gran a 5 dc Ia amenaza firmis!na
de Ia gjtana.
-cTc die anOchc que eramos ru-
sos?
ST, en- cfecto.
-CaSi tOd0s los que comp0ncm0s
Ia troupe" crrantc. pOr rusos nos
IcnrmOs..... 70 no So 81 soy euro
pea o aSiitica. Nari IN 81 CaurasO,
an a miSma frOntcra: nj ladO del mar
dc las L.luviaS: frcnte a Ia cordi!!e-
m de los Apes a cspaldas de Ia cor
dlIlera De la Luna. Mis- famiIiarcs
drbian ser labradOrrs ruSOs. No CO.
noel a mi padre. Como una vision
east d~esvanrciia recurrio a mi ma
DIRE: jovcn. rccia. muy guapa. En-
las rStribacioncS del monte CalipDo.
CaS>Ini Y LinncO. tcniamOs un reba-
Ito De ~oveiaS.... 70. icSde que pude
camlnar. acOmpailaba a. pastor en-
>tls andanzas pOr 81 campo. VA De
mayOrc!ta acOStumbraba a duedar-
m" sofa con 81 rrbaHo. V sofia l!cvaT-
10 a p~aStrar al monte Nifatr. BuenO:
pucs un dia. mlrntraS que 20 cstaha
I esperanto que brbicran mis- Oveii-
tas al las furntrS del rio kubam
de pr0nlO me azOt6 un Golpe de aqua
V me arrOj6 SObrc Ia cOrrientc. Isl
v%lcraS, Esc rio es muy impcLuoSo.
SuS aguaS paSarOn ~vclOCcs, hacienda
un ruidO infernal... Ago como ii
Niagara. La cOrricntc G; me llcv6
unOS mOmcntoS. Un0s gitanOs me
%SalvarOn: a los tres dias puiim0s
lfrgar haSta mi caSita Dc la cordille-
IA: pcrO. M madrc habia mucrLO
'leI Horaz"h' al cfeerllc iFa-ada por
al RIO. 70 rurdaba sofa IN al mundo.
ehNhccS csc Nie5o @Ilano que has
viSto me adOpt6 como hija V todos
clloS me prOclamaron rclna de los gi-
tanOs ruSOS. Dcji de llamarmc Flo
renlina para llamarme Alexandra.
Todos me a~cataron, me han mimado
mucho J "ntre c!ioS vvo fcilz: 81,
cr'"io feliz dcsdr haze diez . doce
amos.
-~CHliGuilla. SabrS uuc ESQ Que me
~rriaia> parere Tin cucntO de Las
Nil una Nnrhes".
-Si..... cucnfo, i: pun, IA rea-
liiai. >
" mn: v;,I, bacii.9
Pines NADIA. vaoar ,,d,ndo
.inr,nrn ,ndanjo Eiv;,os do Ios l.,
5i,,. u,o ,,,,o ,,,s.r, n
- ua,,o- ,,,o.r;i, ~; .odo D.,
=, roma; ,,rt. i, r-n,T,
.r,.s.| , u. ,3
no.,- H,. u,in;i..
r.,,5o t,os mass
Fl; ara. .o.,d, y ii,r,s al
runos ,moroe9
Alexandra cnfOrn6 los oios con
Il~risfrza. :
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-07
FL INGLES SIN MAESTRO
EN- 20 LECCIONES.

Esta obra, cGya mayor ven
taja eStriba en- tener Ia pro
nunciaci6n figurada en- caste
llan0. cs una de las que ma
faciIitan el aprendizaje de idio
ma ingies. Tiene varias f6rmu
las de conversation para Ia "
da diaria, = algunos modelc
de cartas usuales.
Hay dos Ediciones:
A Ia rustica Toe
E-nF8sado en- fla S22E
Phase ig=c.alGaa5a :;
ICNACIO E. LQzANO.
COZ Doioyosa s..
San Antonio, Tex
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-07
CuenLto del Dla
La reina de los gitanos rusos

Ellos habian diviSado el automd-
vii deSde lcjoS y tueron sa!iendo de
las arpoSas Y mugrIentas tiendas de
campala a rccibirnOS. primero un
burn mOzO cSbcltO Y hueSudO. con Z!
roStrO c~hOrreandO pOr abundoSaS y
lar@aS barhaS negraS como Ia cndrl-
ma: dpspuGS. un viciO grcilOsO con q.
andar lcntO. el cuerpo ~cnc0rvado Y
Ia rabrza de profcia: en- scguida dos
chicucIOS COmplctamentn desnudos:
4 POGO. una Vlcja muy nr.ra Y rugo-
"a. con TN "rhurumentol' en- los
brazOs. por ultimO aparccleron en-
lazadaS por Ia cintura. Nina. AIeXan-
dra Y Mara. Las tres :itanaS mas
hrrmoSas Que hay baio 81 ciHlo....
Las tres muicrcs mas bcllas que pO-
dds imaginarOS.
FL aut0m6vil So habia detenldO
cn Ia carrcjcra Y nOS0trOS dcSccn-
diamOS pOr una rmplnada Srnda
haSta llc-ar a Ia hondonada dond"
cSiaba arampada en- la orilla del rio
Y frrntr Il la casa de campo. cara
vana cam" ruSa.
Micntras tanto 81 grupo haDia idG
rH aumcnto y aluri Undo pcdazo
h. rihrra llamaio La Nirgcn del
Puerto aparecia pIa=ado d" gitanns
Y -itaaaS de- tniaS las "dadeS. En-
;rr elias 81 adivinaban bellisimas Y
rcntilr> zagaIOnaS De catOrce Il quln-
cr amos. de oioS nogrOs Y mlrar apa-
Sionado Y que la mugrr y los andTa-
JOS No las dciaban csiar en- Ia plcna
poSrSii1 de su hrrmosura. T0do~
>urio>: nuy sucioS. muchos drScal-
ln> ' tStantaS completamcnte deS-
nudoS.
Al llrgar Paco AviIa Y 20. AleXan-
ira. Nina Y Mara vinieron a nues-
lro cnruentro.
,.or:a, ,,s.od,s
49,. ,,'..nI., ,orc,.f, rro,
~
nos ~rrprochd Nina.
Nn nD ,-4y IL, AiSru,narmo nyrla-
~ =.
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-07
sTarietas PosGales Mexicanas
Vease a continuation la lsaa de postaIes mexicanas de
yenta en- la Liberia de Lozano.

Tarjetas bordadas en- seda, con Ia
Bandera mexicena = IN letrero alu.
5iyo:
Una tarjcta .......... 30c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07
The doing eUu to dvoid an eUiI
Cannot be good.
-Coleridge
EARL KITCHENER,s DEATH

TNARL KITCHENER'S death is a
T. staggering blow to England, but
not nearly so serious from the
standpoint of its effect upon the war
as it would have been two years. or
even one year, ago.
At the outbreak of hostilities Kitch-
ener was perhaps the only man in
Europe who realized the herculean
proportions of the task confronting
the Allies. He it was before the war
was two weeks old who warned the
empire that 1t would be a long war;"
foreseeing that it would last at least
three years, and probably longer and
that millions of men would have to be
thrown into the field If the onrush of
Germany was to be stopped.
His critics have said that Kitchener
was better soldier in the field than
an administrator of military affairs at
home, and perhaps that is true. But
no one man and few groups of men
did for England since the beginning
of thespresent conflict what Kitchener
did. AS war secretary he faced sit
uation that would have driven to de-
spair a less determined and resource
full man. Bickering politicians stood
between him and the development of
a mighty army in few months, labor
disputes threatened to ruin his plan
for the organization of the whole
country on a preparedness basis. How
well he succeeded against all the
almost overwhelming odds is demon
strated by the fact that England has
now more than 100000 men in the
field and that only a day or two ago
the English war office notified munition
makers in the United States that Great
Britain is now able to make all of it's
own shrapnel and almost all of the
shells of larger caliber needed for the
gigantic force in arms.
Recently there were indications that
Kitchener's great task had been ac-
complished, that he had lived almost
to the extent of his usefulness in the
Office which he had long honored, and
that the people were growing restive
under his administration. He was
snatched away to immortality at per-
haps what was the very zenith of his
career. At all events, he will go down
in history as the man who built wall
of impregnable military strength be-
tween his country and the invader and
he died, no doubt as he would have
chosen, in the service of his nation
and in response to the call of duty.
His fame is secure and his reputa-
ton untarnished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07
CERTIFIED SERVANTS
By Frederic ]. Haskin

sician in the case, when privately con-
lsulted, was in no position to shed any
light without violating the ethics of
his profession. What he knew about
the servant had of course been di-
lvulged under the seal of professional
secrecy. Later it came out through
other channels that the girl was suf-
fering from grave and infectious
chronic disease, and she was prompt
ly discharged.
A somewhat similar case which oc-
CURED here was that of a nursegirl
who was i'll with tuberculosis. Strange
ly enough, the real nature of her all
ment was never suspected until it was
far advanced-so far advanced that
she died in six weeks after losing her
position. OF course, she had been
taking care of the children long after
the plague had firm hold of her sys-
tenn. Such hidden chronic cases would
be impossible under a compulsory in
spection system, and even under the
present arrangement which leaves it
optional with the employer whether
she has her servants examined or not,
lit is her own fault if she allows a
source of infection to threaten her
home, and the remedy is always with
in reach.
The servant inspection system here
| is the outgrowth of an ordinance by
commercial handling of food products
in Montclair has to be examined every
three months. This In turn grew out
of the milk inspection system, which
is in force over practically the whole
country. MontclaiI's food inspection
machinery is very thorough; it pre-
sents many features OF interest to any,
one who follows the increasing super
vision the community is exercising
over the life of the individual.
Montclair is in a peculiarly favor
able situation for municipal expert
ments. 1t is largely a commuters
town, where most of the men, with the
exception of a few thousand foreign
born laborers, go down to New York
every morning for the days work. AL
so, Montclair is about so minutes from
the ferries and the Hudson Tube,
which means that 1t is well over an
hour from most of the Office buildings
which in turn indicates that Montclair
commuters are of the class that does
not have to punch time-clock at 8
a. m. In other words, 1t is a pros
porous town, with none of the prob
lens of capital and labor, of domi-
mated voters, of dollar politics general
ly 1t can go in for progressive mu-
nicipal legislation without regard for
party lines, and try things out on a
small scale that might be regarded as
too disturbing and revolutionary in
more complex civic communities.
Thus the Montclair Board of Health
were discussing the milk inspection
system. Somebody suggested that 1t
was illogical to INSPECT milk and not
ice cream, which is made from milk
or cream and almost as liable to
transmit infection. Having taken the
first step, there was no place for the
logical officials to stop. If ice cream
is inspected. why not bread? And II
bread, why exempt cakes and candies
And If you inspect a baker how can
you consistently refrain from inspect
Ing the waiter and the Ice man and the
clerk who wraps up your cream puffs ?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07
YUAN SHI-KAI

TINE death of Yuan Shi-Kai must
have produced quite as much
satisfaction among the guiding
forces of Japan as the drowning of
Lord Kitchener no doubt did at the
court of Berlin.
Yuan, who had much to do with the
overthrow of the Manchu dynasty in
China and the establishment of the
republic of which he was president at
the time of his death, was for years
the most powerful opponent of Japa-
nese policies in China. He was at once
forceful and resourceful and stood like
rock between the interests of China
and the encroachments of the jana
nese. So much was he disliked by the
ruling powers of Japan that when he
would have abandoned the republican
form of government for a return to
monarchy, with himself as emperor,
Japan threw her weight against the
proposal and was largely instrumental
in forcing Yuan to abandon the idea;
this notwithstanding that ordinarily
Japan would have preferred that
China be ruled by monarch.
Yuan made many enemies as well
as friends. He was fighting for his
political life at the time of his death.
Rebellion had been raging for months
in some parts of the vast domain over
which he ruled and was spreading
rather than abating. Yuan was the
biggest obstacle, apparently, in the
way of internal peace. 1t is not un-
likely, therefore. that the stomach
trouble" of which 1t is said he died
was superinduced by poison admins
tered in medicine or food. That used
to be typical Chinese way of getting
rid of an Objectionable figure in high
walks and it is not likely that the re-
publican form of government has
changed Chinese official life much be-
meath the skin.
Yuan's death may bring about i'm
mediate peace. but the ultimate effects
are not so easy to foresee. His was a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-07
Making the Navy Ready

[From the New York World.J
The total appropriations carried by
the navy bill as passed by the House
aggregate $270,O0O,O0O. This is more
than twice as much money as was
ever appropriated for the navy under
any single year of the Roosevelt adj
ministration and double the amount un-
der any year of the Taft administra-
ton. The Senate should do better and
add two dreadnaughts to the program.
What is being done in other re-
spects to make the navy ready for war,
Admiral Benson, chief of operations OF
the Navy Department explained to the
graduating class of the Naval Academy.
He said that his bureau had acted on
the rule of 100 per cent. efficiency for
men and ship; that in the last few
years 1t had been necessary to reor-
Ranize the navy from the bottom up;
that the communications system had
been modified; that measures had been
taken to develop the submarine and
aviation service; that provision had
been made for the use of reserve ships,
with adequate crews of highly trained
men. in breaking quickly volunteers in
time of war; that the mobilization of
naval reserves and training cruises for
citizen volunteers had been arranged:
that advance and submarine bases had
been planned, and that cruising pro-
grams for the fleet had been prepared
and carried out strictly on schedule.