The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22

Q.-WilI the Editor kindly tell me what is meant by
the ''Seven Seas'
A-The phrase "The Seven Seas" has been current for
some tlmewa SO current when Kpling unversaized nearly
twenty ago denotes all great waters of EARTH He
usually divides into seven parts the pare the Allan
tic Pacific. and Indian Oceans cover large arae as
the North and South Atlantic the North and South Pacific
the Indian the Arctic, and the Antarctic Oceans 1t
interesting to note that Roman Italy had SEAS the
claim of salt agoons about the mouth of Po separated
from the Adriatic by strips of sand embankments The
agoons were in ancient days much extensive than
and the Septem Maria afforded continuous means of
internal navigation from Ravenna to Altinum
O.-Wha is meant by technical education?
A-Generaly speaking technical education in the
training offered civil engineer engineer an
electrical engineer electrician &C., practical
details CT knowledge for following the socaed
"techncal professions 1t is thus quite distinct the
classical general academic training of the ordinary college
courses leading the B. A. degree The
for such specialized technical education and popularity
such training at the day, against academic
CLASSICAL and scientific education Of say years ago.
is due the increase in industrial and actvies
the day. the manufactures, inventions and
OF various kinds that have made technical education first
possible and then necessary for young
O.-Who declared the first paper blockade in the
present war?
A.-From the moment Great Britain entered the war;
August l, 1914 effective blockade of ports
except those the Baltic in fact On January
2 1915, the German Government Communicated foostu
1t the British contention that this made impossible to
distinguish between food shipments intended for the German
army and foodstus intended for the civil population
Germany. In retaliation for the British attempt "starve
Germany Germany announced unelentng submarine
warfare effective February 49, 1915. This was in fact an
attempt submarine blockade of Great Britain was
proclaimed such and March 1915 Britain
announced that would conhscae all goods of presumed
enemy destination, ownership orgin This pesupposed
lawful blockade. The United States asked if lawful
blockade had been established Great Britain baked
calling by that name but declared blockade would
be enforced That is the somewhat curious situation.
O.-What is the strength of the militia of the entire
United States?
AThe total strength of the organized militia of all
States including both enlisted and officers was as
reported by officers making Federal inspections in 1916,
January March, 1872 1874. The strength of the National
Guard in Federal service &c. 1916 7O4 The
official designation of the organized militia in all the but
Massachusetts, Delaware and Virginia. has been the National
Guard Nevada has had organized militia. The new
army law provides that The militia of the United States shall
consist of all bodied male citizens the United States
shall have declared
their intention become citizens of the United States
shall be than IL years age and except
provided, than As years age and said militia shall
be divided into three classes the National Guard Naval
Militia, and the unorgarzed militia. The National Guard
shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia between age CT
l8 and 49, and of commissioned officers between ages of
and "a years. The law further provides that the number of
enlisted the National Guard shall increased each year
in the proportion of less than SO per cent? until total
peace strength of less than 800 enlisted men for each
Senator and Representative Congress shall have been reached