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CUBA ASSISTING
 IN MOBILIZATION
By Associated Press.

WNSuNCTO\. Aug Us. The wal department aunouao,J today thal the offer of the Cuban government to as' sist the United States in its war mobilization pjus hy providing a number of mobilization camps and training grounds for some of the Am, crican forces has been accepted.
 Tho department says that troops will be sent to Cuba for training as soon as the preliminary matters con ncctcd with the projcjct have been arranged but nothing will be given out relative to the number description or disposal of the men. This is for mlli- tarY reasons.
 Department officials express them selves very much pleased at the Cuban offer as it will provide con- siderable assistance to the mohiliza- tion plans.
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By Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-Oiltclals or the international association of ma chinists announced this morning that three thousand, four hundred mechan- les employed in three shipyards locat- ed in the vicinity of New York have joined in the strike of the shipyard employees.
 According to the same authorities, this bring the total number of ship mechanics on strike in this section to more than twelve thousand men. Nearly dozen ship building paints are involved.
 Although the government is making all possible effort to secure agree ments with shipyard managers which will relieve the conditions of winch the men complain. progress is slow ana there is every indication that the strike will extend to other Atlantic coast plants.
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MEXICAN RAiLROADERS
 THREATEN STRIKE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 MEXICO CITY. Aug. 18.-Rallroad men employed on the Mexican Inter national and Mexican Central Inter other roads running out of this city arc reported considering a walkout unless the management of the Vari- hour schedule and also cease send ing locomotives to the United States for repairs.
 The men claim that under the six hour working day at present in vogue their wages are reduced to q mini imum scarcely sufficient for their support in the present period of high prices.
 The men contend that a return to the eight hours will enable them to make a reasonble living wage with out demanding an increase of pay for the shorter work period which they are not inclined to do They also de- mand that Mexican mechanics be given the opportunity to make an cx-
 stence by allowing them to make re- pairs on locomotives instead of spend - ing much needed money outside of Mexico for work that can be done at home.
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GOVT MAY SEND TROOPS TO
 CURB l. ". ". ACTIVITIES

A number of high officials have in dicated their bchef that 1t will be necessary to send troops to Washing ton, Montana. Idaho and oregon 70 keep the war industries moving and check disorders if the Indi'q, :ialsts strike, which 1t is threatened will ha calied on August 20. attains serious proportions and t.o civil authorities are unable to meet the sitaution.
 The officials assert that the gov
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FRENCH AND BRITISH GAINING
GERMANS ATTACK F|ERCELY
 ON FLANDERS FRONT

against the point of the British salient which is slowly eating it's way forward in the region norh and northeast of Lcns.
 The capture of Hill 70 and the nanking positions along the Loos sec tor ltps gwen tb" British commander an opportunity to extend his lines far around the bclcagucrcd city of Lens and the British wedge has been steadily biting deeper into the Ger
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MORE MECHANICS
 JOIN SHIP STRIKE

The government plan involves the securing of agreements from both the shipvard owners and men and pro- vides that union hours and wages shall be paid on all work contracted for bv the government The majori ty of yard owners are willing to ac- cept the proposal in so far as 1t re- lates to government work but are op- posed in many cases. where private contracts are concerned.
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INVESTMENTS
 SHOW GREAT INCREASE
By Associated Press.


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Accord- ing to an announcement made hV the war department today volunteer re- cruiting has shown a somewhat sur prising increase during the past six weeks and the total number of war volunteers now listed are sufficient 10 bring the volunteer forc,3 to uore than seven thousand over and above the authorized strength.
 To date th1 to.Gl Of enlistments amounts to slight; over one hundred and ninety thousand, an increase of more than thirty thousand in the last six weeks.
 The unusual btlskness in recruiting continues and t IS expected that the total of war volunteers wil. soon reach well over the two hundred thou sand mark. Although the number of needed to fill rh ranks of the volun- teer forces. the department Is contln- uing recruiting end will organize ad- ditional units m .hc "3ns tiat suf- iicent men can be secured. Depart ment officials are greatly pleased v ith the somewhat unexpected develop ment and attribute it to n better un- derstanding of the responsibilities resting upon America as war par ticipant.
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By Associated Press.

MAYNARD, Mass, Aug. 18.-Ac cording to authentic advices reach- ing here. the American sawmill unit number three, recently dispatched to Europe to assist in army operations, had q very narrow escape from being divered while crossing the Atlantic on the way to France.
 Two torpedoes were fired at the ship carrying the sawmill unit and it was due only to the faulty aim Of the divers that the ship was not de- stroycd. The reports place the scene of the attack far outside the limits of the German war zone and very
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man positions northeast of th" town,
 The British advance is in close proximity to th city p'Nugusto. In retaliation for their discomature the Germans arc councr attacking hcrcely over a front of three miles north of Lens hut have so far been unable to either stop the British ad- vance or den; their steadily advancing lines The fighting is described of mn usual intensity.
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B. 6. GOES
 DRY OCT.
By Associated Press.

VICTORIA, Aug. 1S.-With the pas sage of the much discussed prohbi- tion law by the British Columbia leg islature today, the provision was final ly placed on the anti liquor list
 The enactment providing for com plete prohibition in British Columbia will become effective October first.
 In spite of the considerable opposi- ton shown toward the bill in the earlier stages of it's progress through the legislative mill. the final vote was overwhelming In it's favor.
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By Associated Press.

PARIS, Aug. 18.-Backed by the huge array of British guns along the Belgian Flanders front, the French forces are making steady progress along the Tyres Bixschoote sector.
 Oficfal reports reaching the war office disclose that the French forces have again showed forward their lines along the Langemarcke- Blk schoote road, driving the Germans still farther back toward thelr orig
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ernmcnt manifestly cannot allow the Industrahsts to interfere with the war plans and must rigdly suppress they interfere with the industries en- gagged i,,--.ss.-~.t.,ts .,,s~~s''' s.ssfats.-a- mcnts of the country
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NOTICE.

There will be a special meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Feder- ated church at the lecture room Tues dav afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Spe- e;aI business. Large attendance re- quested.
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MANY INJURIES ATTEND
 SHAM BATTLE

inc mine were almost dIsmembered and others received severe injuries which may add still further To the death list.
 II is not definitely known how the "lcctrt charge MAS lr..nsmtt,sd to sAa.. s,,sn.-, vOtAcs, NSes lr'~ntfre t0 Fy- plodc on signal in order to acquaint the rocrtits Wut .eur of tEr coodi- tious of modern warfare.
 EullN a hundred men Hcr. In 'ha immediate area of tbo explosion and it is considered remarkable hat more vrrr mot injured.
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By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug .17--Adminis- tration officials regard 1t as q by no government will send federal troops to several of the northwestern states to keep the strike activities of the Induetpial Nar,sass af lssss World from interfering with the the industries di- rectly related to the prosecution of the war.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-18
By Associated Press.

LONDON. Aug. lS.-Press bureau reports this morning say the Ger mans are attacking the British lines on tn" French Flanders front with great ferocity but have been repulscd at all points.
 The German efforts are directed
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J, s. MILL UNIT
 NEARLY D|VERED

close to mid Atlantic.
 The wake of the two torpcdocs dis charged by the submarines was piain- ly seen by a large number of persons aboard the transport ship. After fail- ing to hit their mark the divers re- mained hidden and nothing was seen of them.
 Judging from the accounts of the incident. the Germans were evident ly lying in wait for the steamer and there is every indication that they had received warning of her sailing
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FRENCH FORGE STEADILY
 AHEAD IN BELGIUM

sitions cartured during the rlrst days of the week are consolidated and the French tenure is apparently fully sc- cured. ,.nrman attacks were resum . ed along inc Aisne river front last night but failed to shake .na French positions although conducted with strong forces and strong artillery as- eistance
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

made by the director of the School Of Phi
lanthropy, New York, school where training
for this work may be obtained:
"Our field includes head workers and their
assistants in social settlements and institu-
tional churches; Investigators for Federal and
state commissions, departments, consumers
leagues, child labor committees and bureaus
of research secretaries Of all kinds of societies
for wiping out disease poverty, crime, lgno-
rance, and for making places healthier to live
in; inspectors of tenement houses and factories;
probation officers, visitors for state boards OF
charity, and many, many other positions for
social betterment. Salaries for these various
positions are from $50 to 5000 MONTH"
Many cities have municipal research bureaus
which are willing to train young women whom
they consider good material" Some take
nigh school graduates, but girls with know
edge of college science, economics and sociology
get ahead quicker. The training varies from
six months to two years for this work.
Notwithstanding the fact that there are one
hundred thousand trained nurses in the United
States to-day the demand exceeds the supply,
because this profession now does not mean bed
side nursing in hospital or home alone. The
nurse is needed in all the forward movements
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

the domestic science schools offer courses of
from one to three years, with the tuition aver
aging from $50 to SIS year.
But in choosing an institution for study 1t is
best to make sure of one whose diploma is
widely recognized, because the requirements of
some are so few that they are Disseminated
against in states where the schools demand
higher standard
But either the Federal or your State Commits
siOner of Education can advise you about this.
If you reach the top in this work you can COM
mand salary as high as $4,000 year. This
amount is paid trained dietitans in many mod
ern philanthropic and educational institutions.
Because you are good housekeeper at home
you cannot go forth and seek the position of
housekeeper in any school, charitable or private
institution unless you can show diploma that
you are fitted for the work. The first question
asked you will be: From what school did you
graduate?' All such places are now conducted
on business basis that is just as clearly de
fined and outlined as any commercial business.
Many colleges are training women for this
work free, while others charge a small fee.
The visiting housekeeper is new field in
municipal housekeeping. and many cities
employing them in their efforts toward social
betterment. And in these days, when many
women are so absorbed outside of the home,
girls are finding remunerative work as organ
hers of households Many kinds of practical
knowledge are necessary, but primarily one
must have unusual common sense in order 20
know how TO systematic these homes without
head. Therefore colleges and schools are Civ
ing training in this in the course on household
administration
HIGH CLASS SECRETARIES SCARCE.
If you ever want to get beyond the IS and
$40 a week class in the secretarial field you
cannot expect to do so on no more training than
the short courses of few months which are
offered in many schools.
The head of bureau of occupations for
trained women says:
"Our greatest demand is for trained secre-
taries-and the supply is inadequate. We need
women who have broad foundation of train
ing in semitic management, accounting pub
Lefty methods, all of which fit them to be finan-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

occupation bureaus, the trade
wind which carries girls toward self-support
is sweeping a wider area every year. 1t breaks
down the doors of many homes which few
years back thought themselves secure againstit.
When thrown upon her own resources what
does the girl want to do? So often comes the
answer: "Oh, something"
Perhaps she has been to high school, or per
haps through college, but what has she learned
when it comes to getting COB? What pains
have been taken to equip her so she will not
have to take "just anything?
Some sort of life purpose is really necessary
very early. 1t is better to have some goal in
view, even if it is changed afterward.
Many girls are asking themselves:
What special or technical training must /
have; how and where may l prepare; what
does it cost in time and money; what oppor-
tunities are open if make good, in some Of the
less crowded and newer positions open to wom-
en?"
1t is easier to decide on a future course if one
knows something definite about it.
WIDE DEMAND FOR WORKERS.
The field of "home science is widening every
year, but there is no place in it for unframed
women. Some now in the front rank Of this
profession lack a scientific training-having
made up for it by practical experience and self
education-but their successors Will be expected
TO have a substantial scientific foundation. The
era of picking up" an education has passed.
The supply Of trained dietitians is not equal
to the demand. So much value has become at
tached to the subject of nutrition in the last few
years that now they are found not only in hos
pitfalls, but in hotels, in dining rooms Of col
leges, schools, clubs, and in the lunch rooms of
stores and factories, as well the commercial
lunch rooms and cafeterias which are spring
ing up everywhere. Many pure food companies
employ dietitans. They are found in diet
kitchens, where people on a specially prescribed
diet may obtain scientifically prepared food, and
the number of teachers of dietetics, in both
public and private schools, is increasing every
year.
The girl who thinks Of this as life work
should take in her high school course biology,
physics chemistry and economics as prepare
ton for the advanced course which many Of the
state universities and colleges offer. Some have
a four-year course leading to degree. Many Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

of the day. There is the school nurse, the dis
trict nurse, factory and department store
nurse. nurse in doctors Offices, nurse in the
army and navy 1t was the nurse working side
by side with the doctor who vanquished yellow
fever in Panama. Then there are Red Cross
nurses for peace and war, and the field IN the
town and country nursing service OF the Red
Cross is now rapidly developing.
The best training schools require high
school certificate for entrance, and the more
girl knows of biology, bacterology, chemistry,
physics, hygiene, household sciences and sociol-
ogy the easier she will find her training work
So it pays to emphasize some of these courses
in high school.
OF course knowledge Of Latin helps when it
comes to knowing medical terms. The coveted
r. N" after ones name means four-year
course, but many nurses are satisfied without
this and for them three years in the term. As
a rule the training is free, with board and
laundry, and some hospitals allow small salary
to girls in training. A nurse in private prac-
tce commands S25 week, some specialists
more the salary for workers in the public
health field varies from $50 to $75 a month,
with $3.50 for the director.
AS pnySlcdI training Is no" uetndHueu III oil
the graded schools, high schools and normal
schools, as well as playground and recreation
centres, the number Of teachers needed is
yearly on the increase.
But,contrary to the general belief, the train
ing for this work is not Insignificant, and there
is wide choice of schools in which the student
may be fitted for the work. The courses aver
age from one to three years, though some col
leges have made the course four years and con-
fer degree. AS rule the tuition is from
500 to $3.50 year. The salaries for positions
range from $500 to $4,000 year, though the
average is $1,000.
The Playground Association of America,
with headquarters in New York, needs many
workers, and can give good advice to where
to train.
OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE.
The day of haphazard library work is past.
The modern library large or small, is systema-
TIED as thoroughly as the modern business eS-
adjustment But here also is the field increas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
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cial secretaries in big organizations and insti-
tutions. We need women who can qualify as
executive secretaries-and such positions mean
administrative responsibility, though they
usually carry a salary of not more than $4,000
or $4,000 year. We need organization secre-
tares for the innumerable commissions, boards
and societies being organized almost daily in all
branches of life. and social secretaries who
must be just little less than mistress of the
home. And invariably does the employer in
this latter case insist on a college degree.
81 would say to any girl starting in the
secretarial field: Specialize if you want to get
anywhere"
There is practically no limit to the money
value of these kinds of secretaries and many
colleges offer four-year training courses.
THE NEWER PROFESSION OF SOCIAL
WORKER.
Merely to be sorry for the unfortunate does
not prepare a woman nowadays for the many
positions in social service work which this same
official Of the occupation bureau says comes
next TO secretarial work in its demand for
trained women.
You can form some idea of the number OF
openings it offers from the following statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28

ing, especially in the line Of childrens libra
rians, whose work lies wherever children are
gathered. in the children's room Of the library,
in the school, the playground, etc.
Graded schools high schools and colleges as
well as factories and commercial houses are
demanding trained workers. To enter most
library schools one must have a high school
education, and, if this work is in view, il il
we'll to take French and German both The
courses range from one to three years, at about
SIS year for tuition.
However, the higher positions demand col
lege graduation as we'll as a library training,
but the remuneration is proportionately higher,
heads of libraries receiving as high as sS,OOOs
wear, while from $500 TO $1,000 is all the
women without this training can command
Several state universities and other colleges
have postgraduate courses which lead to :"
degree of Bachelor of Library Science. In the
majority of large cities the Libraries offer
free training of six months to girls who have
high school diplomas and then pay them $40 a
month for the remainder Of their two and three
year courses.
"There never was more call for workers IN
the field for design than there is to-day" says
the head of one of our largest schools of design.
in designing for the trade many women md
much profit in designs for printed fabrics
drapery materials, wall papers, ollcloths, car
pets and rugs, lace curtains, tablecloths, ere
tonnes, etc.
MANY wholesale houses employ their own
designers, but there are a great number Of
free lances' in this work, the profits being reg
ulated by the amount of time the worker gives
to it. Newer lines Of this work are stage
pageant and festival designers, while there are
number of women doing what is techncalV
known as general designing, which inciuoe'
book covers, illustrating, mural decorating
stained glass work, labels, trademarks, mono.
grams and the like OF course, some sort o.
artistic ability is prerequisite for success ID
this line"
The courses are usually two years, with tu'
ton ranging from $50 to 800 year. Interior
decorating is seeking more trained women; ar
chitects, decorators department stores employ
more each year.
There are opportunities everywhere LOT Wv
girls who are willing to prepare for them
But they should remember before they s'si'
into the business world that they must na''
something to offer in return for the salary inc;
desire. A plunge into the world Of dollarssn.
cents unequipped, unequal to the demands y
possible employers, is the reason why so nan'
girls fail to get anywhere, why so many
down before the Juggernaut we call "D'''
ness"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
Bv MARY HAMILTON TALBOT

" girl out of every four, be-
tween the ages of sixteen and
twenty-four years, living in the
country and smaller cities,
worked for her living when the
last census was taken. Accord
ing to the records Of various
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