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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06
HOW HUGE army
IS TRANSPORTED
Efficient Work Done by the Amer.
lean Railroads.
MOVED WITHOUT A H|1cR

Within a Week More Than 10000
Troops With Their Equipment and
Supplies Are Carried by the Rail.
roads Without Accident or Delay
Regular Traffic Not Interfered With.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06

supplying portable houses Tor the usa
OF the families which have returned
to this region.
I'VE are providing barracks to as
sist In the work of training disabled
soldiers, and We expect to establish
for them experimental agricultural.
stations.
we are organizing extensive work
for relief Of Bclgians, both children
and grown people, and In this connec-
ton, we ARE establishing warehouses
near the Belgian front In order that
we may be- ready to assist the Belgians
who may be liberated by change In
the fighting line.
I'VE are aiding the queen Of Bel
glum In her work for the children, and
are assisting In the support Of hos
pitfalls and other work for relief Of
Belgian soldiers
"ln addition We ARE bringing GER
tain number of children from occupied
Belgium into France where they may
be cared for.
ITO enable us 10 carry on our work
we have established large central
warehouses In Paris, and distribution
warehouses at Important points from
the sea to the Swiss border. In these
warehouses will be stored hospital
supplies, food. soldiers comforts, to-
bacco, blankets and household goods,
kitchen utensils, clothing, beds and
other articles for relief.
Two hundred tons Of supplies are
arriving In Paris daily, and l25 tons
are being rc.shIppcd to various branch
warehouses.
Warehouse Capacity.
"Our total warehouse capacity Is
10000 tons, and the warehouse per
sonnet at present numbers l25 men,
many Of whom ARE yoluntcers-Amcri-
can men Of education and business
training not eligible for military serv-
Ice.
"Our transportation department,
with personnel u about 400, handles
our supplies and furnishes Automo-
bllcs fur use In our work. II has an
organized force at every port In
France. and Is able to handle about
go tons Of supplies daily.
1--WE use 400 motor car vehicles,
80 OF which are trucks Of various
sizes.
In addition We are preparing to
operate motor bus line through swift
crland from Germany to the French
border To aid Ia transportation Of re-
vutrlos and exchanged prisoners.
I'VE opcrntr seven garages and
make all repairs on our own cars.
"Our transportation work is direct
ID by men experienced In tranSporta-
ton work IN America"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06
STRENGTH OF THE
warning POWERS
Statistics Show Huge Preponder.
anCe in Favor OF the
Entente.
WORLD HAS A GREAT TASK
To Nullify the Plans OF the Kaiser Is
a Large order-streneth in Wealth
and Man Power Of Nations
at War Compared.

New York The comparative
strength Of the allies and the central
powers is graphically shown by "The
Balance Sheet Of the Nations at War"
which has just been compiled by the
Bankers Trust company.
'"rhe world has great task still
before II In order 10 nulllfy the plans
OF the lIOhcnzollerns," says the intro
duction. "The task must not be BELT
tied, but II Is M least interesting to
see resources existing successfully TO
accomplish this task, provided that
the nations OF the world now opposed
10 Germany continue Ia cooperate In
tclligently and Loyalty until Germany
md her allies have beeG absolutely de.
feated and their plans OF world domin.
ion rendered permanently ineffective"
Figures showing. for both sides, the
combined area, income and interest
charge and cost Of the war In treasure
and men, are presented with the eXpla-
nation that they have been gathered
with great care from the best avail
able sources" and are believed to ere.
fleet with substantial correctness the
relative economic strength OF the op.
posing groups Of nations" although II
Is impossible to vouch for their abso.
lutte accuracy, -
Controlled by Allies.
The allies, including the United
States, are shswn, by this tabuatlon,
10 control 100000 square miles Of
the carths surface, or 9i.l per cent Of
the total area held by the nations at
war, AS compared with DOB 900 square
miles, or only 50 per cent held by
the TcntonIc combination The ag'
grreutc population Of the allies, cXclu.
Sivc of the large Asiatlc population
tributary 10 the British empire reaches
the huge total Of i73,250.OoO, or 1853
per cent Of the total Of warning peo-
pies, while that Of the central powers
Is hut l47,OoOOoO. or 23.I per cent.
Without counting Aslatics and Afri-
cans. the allies have available for mill.
tary service 9l.7O0Oo0 men. or, 1873 per
cent Of the total possible fighting men,
while the Tcut0nic powers can com
mand but 100000, or els per cent.
The number OF men actually enrolled
In the armies and navics NJ the allies
is 2l.4o0ooo. or CO per cent OF the to-
tai. while the enrolled military
strength Of the Teutonic allies Is H.
ocOO0, or "a per cent. AS shown by
the following table:
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06
PARENTS SHOULD HAVE
TWO NAMES FOR BABIES

Indianapolis Ind. - Because
parents haven't always got a
name for their baby when Il is
born. the state OF Indiana Is
spending $50 a month more
than necessary. according TO DR..
J, N, Hurry Of the state board
OF health.
''rhe state Is spending about
$50 month In writing TO
homes, from which physicians
have sent In reports Of births
without the names Of the babies
attached.
Parents ought to have two
names ready. one for . boy and
one for a giri. Sometimes both
can be Used"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06

The aggregate national Income q
the allies is placed IA So, 1,OUDO.OW
and the Interest charges each year a.
1881 10000, which Is 4.6 per cent u
the income, while the combined in
come of the Teutonic alliance is est
mated to be $4,000 100000 and inter
est charges Sl,97O,OOO,OOO. which Is
lis per cent of the income.
Regarding the cost of the war Ia
Bile Is presented showing that the al.
Hes have spent S72, 2DO,OOOOOO, or 64.l
per cent Of the total cost Of all warrinp
nations. while Germany and her allie
have spent 800 800, 100000, or 35.9 per
cent.
In killed, wounded and missing the
conflict has cost the allies sIJ2, 90
men, or 5S.7 per cent Of the total hu
man losses, while it has cost the cen
trail powers 6,30l ,773. or Alb per cent
of the total Of l5,294.729 for last Sep.
TENDER
sheet 1t is pointed out that, while the
pxact figures are not available, II Is
wellknown fact that the surplus
food producing sections Of the world
are practically controlled by the en-
tcnte allies, either directly or through
their control Of the seas. The same Is
true, to great extent, Of territories
producing metals and coal
Japan has not yet been an active
factor In the European theater Of the
war" comments the pamphlet. at
has. however, effectually guarded the
Pacific ocean. II has enrolled In Its
army about 100000 men, out Of an
effective man power Of l0,5OO,OOO. The
entire army and navy, as well as the
unenrolled man power, may be said to
be still In reserve.
"Whlle Russia has nominally about
5,OO0,O00 men enrolled In its army and
navy, II still has an enormous reserve,
AS the total number Of men available
for military purposes aggregates
around 3O,OOOOOO.
Russian Situation Grave, -
1.-THE extreme gravity Of the present
situation In Russia Is, therefore ap-
parent, especially when II is borne In
mind that II Germany can gain con.
trQl Of Russia or force a separate
peace with Russia, even II Russia re-
manned thereafter simply neutral. It
would be possible for Germany to draw
therefrOm mn enormous quantity OF
foOdStuffs and the raw material for
munitions ~ war. On the other hand,
II Russia can be kept In line with the
entente allies. II would seem that the
Tcutonic allies must he compelled tn
rapltuln'c, Mt reasonably early date,
from sheer exhaustion.
"Whilc considering the danger
points we must not overlook the fact
of the vrulcnce Of the Teutonic sub
marine campaign. II is impossible,
however, to present figures In this con-
nectiOn which have statistical value.
"The fact should not be lost sight OF
that Germany now controls Belgium,
northern France. Serbia, Boumania,
Montenegro, and large portion OF
Poland, having combined population
Of about 323Oc,OOO. II is true that
men OF all these nations are serving
In the armies OF the entente allies,
and that Belgium is maintaining an In
dependent army OF moderate size. The
control OF these countries, especially
Belgium and northern France. has
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06


Being RebuIIt-hundreds Of Children
Cared For.
In response TO n request by Henry
D. Dawson, chairman OF the Red Cross
war council for complete report ON
the work being carried on by the Amer.
lean Red Cross in France the follow
Ing cable has just been received from
t..' Paris headquarters Of the Ameri.
can Red Cross.
I'VE have Just completed gift OF
bwO,rO francs To needy sick aud
wounded French soldiers aud needy
families Of soldiers.
We have established twenty dis.
pcnsurics IN the American army zone
10 cure Tor the resident civilians and
10 improve health conditions In thnt
section before the coming OF our
troops
we are providing u dental ambu.
lance at u port In France for tho use
Of our soldiers aud sailors, and have
organized a nurses service Tor Ameri.
csl army Use
"Our hospital distributing service
sends supplies 10 3.i.J French military
hospitals and Is laying In q lnrse stock
for future needs. our surgical drcs
ing service su, pile. 700 French hos.
pItuls and is preparing immense sup.
pies for our own army
20 Many tan,eens opeta,ed
Nv, are ug,rnt.us Mt Nh, front line.
In ru.oyrr,iInu with the French Rcd
Cross. ten ,ant,ru, and mr.. rr,pnrlup
L. establish ts,u,, more.
we ar, uprrn,.u. SIX cnut,rus for
u.s. Of French soldier, ut luportsn,
nlIVhy c,ui,r- .vnrr, ,, s,r,, uh,ui
5000 soldiers II duy. md ur, pIuunlns
many more.
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with the French. We nrr serving rnor.
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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06
RED CROSS IS
DOING A GREAT
WORK IN FRANCE
Dawson Receives Report Of Ac.
tlvltieS of Organization.
GIVES 100000 F.T0 NEEDY

Twenty Dispensaries Established to
Care for Resident Clvilians-Sup.
plies Furnished TO 3,423 French Mil.
tary Hospi,als-Wreeked Villages
Being RebuIIt-hundreds Of Children
Cared For.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09

Difficulties Of the railroads i'm the
natter of securing new equipment
/ to handle the enormous volume Of
freight which they are being called
Uron to move seem almost inSur-
mountable. The equipment companies
have already taken orders for about
ali the cars and locomotives for
which they can promise reasonably
prompt delivery. Now the situa-
ton is aggravated by the fact that
government requirements of steel are
SO large that the roads are having
tlouble in getting enough steel plate
even to repair their equipment In
this connection a statement issued
Yesterday by the Southern Pacific
company is of interest. Ii says:
The Southern Pacific is striving
bv every means in its power to Sc
cure new equipment in accordance
with its big building programme,
and has even taken to constructing
/ locomotives and cars in It's own
Western shops out of home mate
rial, but steel remains the big diff
| ficulty.
"The situation relative to the sup
ply of plates for repairs to loco
motives, cars and for new equipment
i becoming more acute. The gov
comments programme for the coming
year, it is said, will require about
100000 tons Of plates. The capa-
3 city of all the plate mills is approx
mately 1,850,000 tons.
THE subcommittee on materials
and supplies of the American Rail
way Association reports that the
railroads of the United States will
require for the coming year approx
imately 275,000 tons of plates for
repairs to locomotives and cars. The
new equipment now on the books will
require not less than '275,0OO tons.
AS railroads everywhere are trying
their utmost to get new equipment
- meet the nations needs, the de-
mand for plates will considerably
exceed the supply. 1t is pointed out
that the government will have to
make more concessions in its re-
quirements for delivery to enable the
demands of the railroads to be taken
care Of"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Monday. October s, 1917.

Consolidated returns of l26 large
railroads for August, just issued by
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. present, in some respects, a
striking contrast with those for pre-
ceGing months this year. For one
thing, they reflect the influence OF
the recent rate advance upon the
earnings Of Eastern carriers. In
snjte of an increase Of $342 per mile
in operating expenses on the 33'oo2
miles of road from which reports
have been received, net revenues
from railway operations amounted
to 1855 per mile. gain of S29' or
"a per cent. The returns are,
therefore, fully up to expectations
as far as the Eastern section is con-
cerned. Likewise, the Southern
roads report a good net increase.
The Western lines furnish a sur
prise. however, in that their reports
chow a substantial decline in net.
Operating revenues continued to eX-
rand. AS in other sections, but so
much was charged off to expenses
that net dropped TO 1898 a mule,
compared with s414 a mile the year
before. At first glance it seems
difficult to explain this unfavorable
showing. The Western roads have
had to face rapidly mounting costs
due to high prices for labor and
materials, but the same condition
applies with equal force to carriers
IT. other sections. Examination Of
the returns, however, discloses the
Fact that the increase in operating
revenues was relatively much small
or in the West than in the East and
South. and this probably accounts
for the loss in net. As long as the
volume of business handled was eX-
landing at the extraordinary pace
vi ich has been witnessed in the past
year or more the carriers had a
substantial offset to rising expenses,
for the reason that up 10 certain
point they could save larger per
ccntage of additional revenue. For
example, a road carrying four-ffths
OF capacity, with an operating ratio
of 20 per cent. might handle 10 per
cent more freight, with an operat-
ing ratio for the additional traffic
of perhaps 80 per cent. Beyond that
Point, as their facilities became
overloaded, expenses would tend to
increase so rapidly that the operat,
irg ratio would become abnormally
large. The profit per unit Of traf-
fc would tend to fall, and, conse-
quantly, the aggregate Of profit
could be maintained only by hand
ling many more units. Expenses
of the Western roads have been
increasing at q rate much faster
than the rate of increase in operat-
ing revenues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Breadstufs Exports Grow
August Figures Show Gain OF
$1O,OOO,OOO

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-August ex-
ports Of wheat, corn and mineral oils
decreased to a marked extent. while eX-
ports of oats doubled and fresh beef
recorded 500 per cent increase, the
Department Of Commerce announced
to-day. The great bulk of shipments
wen. to the Allies.
Breadstufs to the value Of $4,000
600 were exported during the month, an
increase of slO,OOO,OOO over a year ago.
Cotton. leading the list in value. record
ed a rise of $33 100000, TO s63,OOO,OOO.
although the quantity shipped 459.667
bales was only per cent greater than
in August, 1916. Five million bushels
Of wheat were exported, as against H.
90 900 bushels year ago. Meat and
dairy products worth $24,5O0,0OO Nere
exported $5,O00,000 increase.
Total exports Of breadstuhs, meat
and dairy products, cotton and cotton
seed oil and mineral oils, were sl55,
576,6l2, as compared with sos, 1881
in August. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Crop Prospects
Less Favorable
Than Month Ago
Wheat and Corn Show De-
terioration, but Yields
Will Be Large

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-The October
crop forecast of the Department OF
Agriculture, issued to-day, is less ia
vorabh than the one put forth month
ago. chiefly because frost damage cut
the corn crop down about 100000.
The indicated aggregate yield of the
principal grains is about three million
bushels below September ] indications.
II is. however, still in excess of early
forecasts, which predicted a disastrous
failure. The latest estimate IL thai
the yield Of spring wheat will amount
TO PAP. 400, 900 bushels. compared with
the forecast Of 25O,30O,0O0 bushels
month ago and the 1916 harvest OF
l58,142,0OO bushels. The yield OF all
wheat is placed at 659.8OO.000 bushels,
which is just 2O,OOOOOO bushels more
than was garnered last year. This -
n subnormal crop, but fortunately IT IS
supplemented by the greatest produc-
ton of corn in the history Of the coun-
try.
The estimated yield Of corn exceeds
that Of 1916 by 627 800 900 bushels ana
is greater by nearly 1O0,0O0,000 bushels
than tho bumper harvest OF 1912.
Indicated Yields Of the various crops,
basod on October conditions, are
compared with the 1916 harvests in the
following table. The figures are IN
bushels except where otherwise noted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09

n, s4.7s6.5l5 common stock, againSe
s22 so a share earned in the previous
yo,r on 81 600 900 common stock
New OH Companies. The aggregate
capitaI stock authorized during the
month of September in the form"''o"
NJ new companies to engage IN the nc
velopnent Of the oil and gas INDUSTRY
amounted TO $4,000. 900. according 10
a compilation made by "The Journal OIL
Commerce." New capital nut into such
corcerns in August totalled slO6,S9o'-
zoo There were forty companies or
o,nized in September. against my
nine in August and forty-two i" w
Since the beginning OF the WI" nv
authorized capital stock OF neW ,o on
companies amounted to Sl,ioo'ooi''oV'
Of which nearly 60 per cent was III
vested during 1917.
kennecott Copper. - Production OF
.o,ror in the month Of September
totalled 100000 pounds, compared
with 7.I4s.OOO pounds in August, 3,5So,,
GOO hounds in Julv and 5,o48 ooO
nounds in June. Output in September,
1916. totalled 100000 pounds.
Braden Copper Of copper IN
increased $4,000 pounds
over the previous month. total produc-
ton amounting to 5,34s,000 pounds.
Production in July was 6,O5O,o0O
pounds. in June 100000 pounds, and
in September. 1916. 100000 pounds
were produced.
s. s. Kresge. Gross sales for Sep
TENDER amounted to S2,3Ss,643, an IN
crease Of 1876 per cent, compared with
the corresponding month in 1916. For
the nine months period ended Sep
TENDER 80 sales were Sl9,962,Ol7, a
gain of 1899 per cent over the CORE
spending months of last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Relevant Facts
,ates for British Treasury Bills In

Rates for British Treasury Bills IN
changed. J. p. Morgan & Co. yester-
day fixed the rate Of interest for this
weeks offering of sl5,OOO,OoO British
Treasury bills at roper cent, the same
as last week. No effort will be made to
press the sale Of these securities, IN
view Of the prevailing higher rates for
commercial paper. 1t is estimated that
close to s9O.OO0,OOO of the bills has
been disposed of in this market since
the arrangement was made TO retire
Great Britain's floating debt IN TINS
market in this way.
Standard Milling Company. - Net
profits of this company for the fiscal
wear ended August 81 were sl,66S,2s7,
compared with s1,437,s45 for the pre-
vious wear. The balance, after payment
Of s3s9,l52 in preferred dividends, was
s1.279.145, equivalent to s26.72 share
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
German Plans to
Restore Foreign Trade

from he Hamburger Esssts Ndchrlchirs
august s.
The German Economical Society FOR
South and Central America has Just
held meeting in Hamburg 20 diseu"
ways and means for rebuilding Ger
many's foreign trade quickly after the
war is over. IL was the opinion Of the
society that an export bank should A."
established Immediately. TO be ready I"
take the field when the opportunity ar
riyes. Such bank would not compe"
with already existing banks. but would
simply assist them. With the aid Of
this bank Germany would be IN a bet
ter position to sell abroad in lsrgs
quantities such articles as chemicals
and potash. which the entire world
needs
1t was question for discussion
whether the present system Of central
lied imports should be continued
Much was said against IL. for system %
OF free import trade was said 70 onet
greater inducements for the display Of
private initiative The present Centrh
Purchasing Bureau central Einkauir
gesellschafD is not TO be left unerltF
cised.
There was a proposal for the esiae
lishment of price control Office, whose
duty IT would be to fix the prices whlea
might be paid for different import ar
tlcles.
Much was said in favor OF a goysns.
ment economic bureau, which shou.s
be presided over by representatives o.
shipping, manufacturing and traH'
One Of the most applauded suggestlo'.
was that of instituting a goyernmts,
bureau of foreign trade. which mIsD
become centre of trade informati''