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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16

prise for he has been in a critical con-
lition for some time.
At the last meeting of the board of
directors of the Tarpon Inn company
ne was reelected a member though it
was conceded at the time he was very
likely soon to pass away.
Mr.. Read had many warm friends in
this section. H, c. Clayton, we believe,
represents his interests in the Tarpon
Inn.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16
HISTORY Of THE PANAMA CANAL
COSTL|EST CANAL IN THE WORLD

The Panama canal, representing an
outlay of nearly 100000, 900, is not
only the costliest canal in the world
but the costliest and most magnificent
engineering project of the ages.
4'he cempaete. cost of the CANALS
5xssag xas ven 10 ee
made in checking the great slides, Is
1926 POI 900, which includes S20,053,
900 spent for sanitation and 700
for administration. In addition $780,
100000 was paid to the French COM
pany which failed in it's attempt to
sunder the two American continents,
and to the republic of Panama. This
brings the cost up to somewhat more
than 1915, 100000. Appropriations for
other purposes in the canal zone and
$14,6S9,873 for Notifications bring the
total cost of the tremendous undertake
ing to $394,65O,149.
Nor is this all, if one is not really
satisfied with these figures. 1t is all
that the marvellous project cost the
United States, but if one wants the to-
tai cost even higher, one might add the
$500 ,000, 900 squandered by the French
in their disastrous and colossal failure.
The canal is not yet upon a paying
basis, but that is largely attributable
to the world war, to the fact that the
great waterway has not been COM
pleted long enough to allow steam
ship companies to arrange routes, and
to the slides of earth which caused a
of traffic from September,
1915 to April, 1916. In the first fiscal
year, 1888 ships went through the
canal, practically three for each day of
the year. The tolls collected amount
ed to $4,343,3S3.69 The closing of
the canal while dredging off operations
went on during the fiscal year of 1916
caused falling off in the number Of
ships to 787 and in tolls to S2,399, $50.
Slides may again choke the water
way but it is not believed that they
will prove more than temporary diff
fculty. And with the close of the war
and the resumption of peaceful sail
ings, there is little reason to doubt
that the Panama canal will soon be
able to. pay the interest upon the huge
sum invested in it.
1t has been so often described that
it is unnecessary to repeat again the
triumphant story or to portray such
features as the Gatun dam and lake,
the great locks, the Culebra cut, or
to tell again the tale of the conquest
of the dreaded yellow fever. What IS
of more Importance to us at this criti-
cal moment Of world history is to re-
member the efficiency results that
were accomplished under the direction
of Colnel Cocktails. In three years of
thoughtful experimenting, the engin-
GERS were able to make one ton Of dy-
Mantle do as much work as two had
done before, and they saved $4,000 6
year by the simple precaution Of shak-
ing out cement bags. These are but
two of the countless instances. We
are face to face with an even bigger
job in efficiency and it is comforting to
look back and to recall what the army
officers did at Panama. i
Only three other canals for large
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16

For supporting wireless antennae s
New Yorker has invented balloon
equipped with an electro1ytic gas pro-
Queer to keep it at uniform height as
it's original gas escapes.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16
in the Air is Intense, Allies
Losins Seventeen Machines
in Recent Actions.

The Germans with very large forces
Sunday attacked the British along the
Bapaume- Cambria road over a front
of six miles and fighting desperately,
succeeded in gaining a foothold in the
village of Lagnicourt, which lies
southwest of Queant, position of
great strategic Importance in the Ger
man line. Everywhere else along the
British front the Germans were re-
pulsed, according to the official report
from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
and their success at Lagnicourt was
not for long, as powerful British
counter-attack drove them out. Three
hundred Germans were made prisoner
and 1900 German dead were counted
in front of the British positions.
While unofficial reports say British
patrols entered the town of Lens, the
night British official communication
merely says the British, now are APP
ch;as The outskirts of the town,
having captured German dcfenses
from Riaumont wood to the eastern
corner of Cite St. Pierre, and also east
of Levin.
Ground was gained Sunday by the
British north of st. Quentin.
The French are violently lombard
ing the sector of st. Quentin and are
being answered spiritedly by the Ger
mans. The artillery duel continues I'M
abated in Champagne. Two attacks by
the Germans on the right bank of the
Meuse, in the Verdun sector, were re-
pulsed by the French.
May Abandon Belgium Also.
What may be Indicative of an inten-
ton on the part of the Germans to
fall back on the northern front of Bel
GUM is the fact that the Belgian
troops have penetrated into the town
of Dixmude as far as the German Sec
ond lines and found them unoccupied.
Over the entire Belgian front for days
there have been violent artillery bonn
bardments and before the advance on
Dixmude the German positions were
heavily shelled.
Fighting in the air continues in
tense. Berlin tells of the loss by the
French, British and Americans" of
seventeen airplanes. Sunday four
German airplanes were brought down
by British fiers and eleven others
were driven down. Ten British ma
chimes failed to return to their base.
The Paris war office reports that
French aviators in the last three days
of the last week accounted for twenty
FIVE German airplanes and a captive
balloon.
there seems to be a demand for more
than the supply can fill.
There are three restaurants here of
medium size and perhaps few very
small ones which we do not know of.
There is new Spanish restaurant be-
ing opened this week.
The population is conservatively es-
timated at $500.
Tarpon Springs is not a tourist
town, but is a substantial business
city which information you will gath
er from reading the few copies of The
Evening Leader which we are sending
you.
If you will only come here and look
over the situation we feel sure you
will locate.
Natal hay grows abundantly here.
We do not know about the market for
it. sel
Tarpon Springs is bound to grow
and grow fast for it has industries
which no other city can boast of-the
sponge gathering industry which
brings about a million dollars each
year to our city.
Lours very truly,
L. L. Lucas.
q
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16

"My heart is where the hills fling up
Green garlands to the day.
IT'S where the blue lake brims her cup,
The sparkling rivers play.
Ny heart is on the mountain still,
My steps return to thee,
Green-hooded maiden of the hills,
Lady of Liberty" u
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16

urges that the citizens of Florida con-
slider this matter from patriotic
standpoint and respond to the request.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16
GOING AFTER 4
new RESIDENT


Inc following letter was received
today unanswered:
Cuyahoga Falls, o., Apr. II, II.
Evening Leader,
Iarpon Springs, Fla.
Dear Editor:
Am dentist and intend to locate
IN ria. TINS rail-. wrote to Board OF
trade but did not receive much in
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-02-20

ior 2egationen5 Goncclli bar Iini.
Itereu ifaiict me og prrgtige 2ofo.
Ter ! 80 H1le 5obert.
On misunderstanding ling Dor
nTunes %tilIlut: : De par.tre iioite
gtonreoer isr S5ul er Der fommet ct
tort Antnl ur9e Ror0mPno neo iii
9oris Tor at itlioere euten ue6 Uni.
ueriitetet eller oeo iorifiellise Jog.
lfoler. llnioeriitet Sitipenoioter bor ri
ior 2iebllffet ire eIler lire ar Der, ui.
0ere ct %betragtelig Antol uulge iuri.
hiltc OF '~ilologife aanbioater; &lnit.
nerre begpuoer at fommc neoooer i.
gien, o. iPrIlG Ter oct no iii, of
Sanoel@buie / Iorge mere o. mere
lender line ungc WPuO bernso for
at lpre bonoe Sprog og auoet. 2or
al nPpre Ell entcIt Stng: lire uuee
@anfmplO ira artitiouiu er onfom.
met bio ior at IGrc frouif SproG o.
9anfuPier ii0eu Septem6er Nao.
ueo.
gr oct De "nne Siuier," iorl be.
dnuOer at trpffcS 90 aaereoc2 Zen
me Crieuteriug, - iom Ieroensfri.
acu tpingcr iclu port iierne Sano ino
puu?
Srsis SrsisIauO.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-02-20

zane, Sagnp Sermon, ariitiaria, bar
liaclebeS iioeu ariaenS 9e1pnoelie
pict &c iaoreoe irnrIfe Soloot!r i'm
|Icie. oeI4 i Toris. oelS ion Giret'
tricc Tor etpor 0oipitoIer u0enior so.
p%coltaoen, ploere nloa npune$ Trf.
%uIic GohI % Snaeborg Steen.San.
len ira ariltianio, oe TO Ssitre 6rst.
uernc &ilteb ira NeraerL Ser poo Col
pctrieren bar uoicrt ct o~oerorbertliJ
Npatlg % lumuittlabco@illot Arbeloe,
Grf. Ncrthcllcn ira Norblano o. Den
uioriUrocoe @crdeuicrinoc 6rt. Sci.
ga @lu, Ser cr Sp0eplcier'fe ueo 800
i%Uitolet Nbbaut 0c Roueumont OK
y, men iom oliua bar opnnact Sea
tiiifut iom miIitGr Gbuu'isr, op iouI
huppla flerer lin Nmbulauceunln III
~ ira Dc uoiattc NirlpcpoIter ligH
bna Srontru Suu or bctorcrCt mc0
Oct Ironifc ariaator$
Ter flmne enonu pPret melet al
uTunc herneoc ira Ror6mPuheur@
%eir mnoer ariqeu; men @repct or
ullerebc bleuet Tor lunNt III Oiini,
tier Wcbcl &%nrl3ber1 iiIor %oor iu6
Nif mt Gqtelfob o. / Sen NuIeOninu
hclot etpar itprrc Noota9cl'cr OF
Setter Tor a%oloujcu2 M%tcNlcmmcr.
tor uUrc tIeuot ira G~aaSprc@icu 6or
ouril bar oct ~icIitabcliQc &ip purct
iuagootiom 9hIl belt ilocu NrIlen5
N~cgpnbcIic. Sclu Set uorifc Gel.
lfob2" trooitioncllC Suicidal oI 11bc
gfaiicit bar life imoct Stco &c to-
ire Ii0ltc Nur. Wiiuiltcr @c0cl hay
fIebt ct mt NCiIll NuH / NTrheocu
al Glpctc-puluoiet, og mn uopou
&%aorpartcu tommcr oItiau set norltc
WtiniitcrbOtcl til at iIuttc2 oin ira
% Muc sc %Tmiucriltt, buor oct bar
uUret initoIlcrct / iIcrc Mar. CQiud
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-02-20
Stambniet Ruienoal.

StambuSbcliooer Gbiitiau @eiS
Soil Hoiencroue, i~noebnpcr al 6ioei'
fomisict MoienOal / &uimbcreo, oeoe
npIig unocr ct Spbolb / aiobcnboon,
66 Nar ganlmcl.
Hoienbul Stanbus or opitooet pe0
Sammeuilutnitg al DC uOclige SGoc.
gaoroe Natteberg, Mel % Gem.
Gen isritnPpnte al biSIc er oct MT
prrcnoe SopcoiU0c, Dui8 Spgning
bleu opfert / 16G3-65 al Subpig
Noienfrant5. Sor benne bIep Soroes
goblet opbeiet til &aroni / 1913,
hiemfolbt peo bans 500 til aronen,
operbroge5 ienere i'll S%orlening gtor.
oea Stutbolber Sitlem @ibe og al
bpnbeoeS 1745 til Sognepreit til
Sane, titulGr 9iIfop gbparo 2onoes
mann De Hoiencrone.
gtf Soroegooiet oprettebes Ell
S%tonlbus, iom 1749 peo 9lrp til.
ialbt 2onoemann's Sen, WarfuS
@erharo Noiencrone, Diplomat %
banif.norif ltberrigsminiitcr, iom
opheiebcS / %friberreIig, iencre 9repe.
liQ Stano. 9aroniet tilialot / 1911
bans nGrneIte manolige Slpgt, So
milien Soil RoIencrone, iom beiao
oct neo friherrelige &ettlgbcocr %
Sitel inOtil 1887.
Sioen bar Soroego0iet, lom trent.
beles faloeS Saronict, ct Stan1bi5
for Wanosliuien, iom uobsoe / 1900,
off oereiter ODER til ben iibite @ierS
Seiter, SSru StatSraaoin0c @eiS.
bpia Spn ben mi aioebe S99e SIR.
Meis / 1902 arpet oet.
Stombllsbeiibber @ei5 eiterlaoer
Jig in9cn @prn, og @aroniet gaar MI
pper iii bans Sror, ben oonife Gano.
jur. @erbaro @eiS, iebt 1852. Sor
er lgiit.
Cen nGite arpeberettigebe er bans
pnare @ror, @oporb @eis, foot 1866.
Sau or imiolertib IigelcocS ugift, oq
peo bans Sgo pil "9oroniet" otter
gaa no al Slpgten @eis' Seiiboelie
Spem ser ga fol opertage ben ganlll
Gienbom maa for gicbliffet iigc8 al
pnre noeet uiiffert. Gn oanif So
Mile, @otticbalf, bar allereoe for
flerc Nor iioen qiort Baaitanb pac
at ppre blanbt DC berettigeoe, OF bol
/ oct norife Gigsortip b%eponeret fine
iormentlige Observation-Disclosures
elsie pil "a / i'm Sto bIi 8ienitant
ior nGrmerc iurioiif Grspelic.
Naor ole berettigebc Eerioncr el
beoc, ifnl Hoicnbal tilfal0e oct norifi
llnineriitct.
Gn mcrfelig gpal.
6or lofulficnOte 6olf ira Norbeim
iuno fan BET bape lin Suteresle a,
lpic citerfelgenoe, lom ieg bioiGt
fer eiter "SorO. $751;:
Gin 80 9lar CANAL 9lpIe pot
Nprbeim / &pam bart fabba no eli
Gag. Get par oct Seripnet pe0 ban
- lmfranlt at ban altIo par noft
til Nars fonlen - at ban bar len
SlaaS Gple: 8ranat, 8rapenitein
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-02-20
Sra Paroanser.
Stambnict Huicnoul. - TN 99.aarlg
Npal. - @amlc lsrn @ilbclmIcn.
- Girferan. - ltofur Stnpct. -
Saroanacr Siitpriclag. - IiItenS
Spaocnpt.

2ige iii Sul hupbe ri p%raftl't tolt
life ieet noget til Sintercn fer | @or.
Danger; Worferne lna bare, % etls
feltc Gage por &ciret belt paorltgt.
De iorIte SuIeoagc inccbe Oct Ilot,
oa hi bar iioen hapt SlGoefere, ont
cnb tarpeli9t NOT otter %ciene lang5
Stranoen.
Som leg ier bar nGpnt, er Oct
iorlpngit iprbi meb Den ganllc Sltlc'
turing; men life blot meo Ocnnc men
meb al ielifobelig Omgan8, nanr
f~roregncS cuoel oorpiSlc icItItQc
Somnlenfomiter / &c ioriticai8e 6or,
cuillaer.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-02-20

@Iaseple, Soritciuacple oQ Holloe
aapcIer Sci haooe oct Qicrnc meo
Oct ! gonlc Sogar, al Del pota Cur.
aplanc inc inn mco ileirc GpIcila9.
Eemc Iplen bar regelrett all ii St0
tuo Nor ! Srrt % tpilOc oct treble.
9faar set par Del Nari az ban Iflt
bero, bnr ban life goot % lift an
ole fem Slo9a Gplc lame for
Def bar meo &ino % Ser, Groit oA
lift.
Del QamIc IpIanc bar pit mclr
iorherbigc enn Del mmutcu2 | 10
Ntaotc.
Nten Elm 9lpIe inrle / Spebol bar
me bsprt bar Def onmorleiS. Nalr
Der alorig mcir cnr pao CT Stoa; lr
piot ne minnelt cr Der pota TO Gple'
iloQ / gpIcn. San fuller alto nee
Ell Sioo nm @ou0i onnofpart Nar.
Norbeim2s Iplcn heprOc iii Gore.
@rllfet iii lltitiitninacn. San ito
ci SODA liroer W}iolitolabuuget. ct
fer lltlfiitningcn - Tor Qooc 30 Nal
iioun - part ban tllbelranoc Slllrn
Srutet."
Gn 100 Iarius.
Sru SilbclmIcn / lllpit iuI0te zoe
glor Sen 290e Nouembcr. ! mango
Nor bar bun pprct NotcluGrtinov
poa Sponbcim pg bopoc Oct oller
bebite Sr0 paa iig. NcnOc@ MiettcI
par uOmertet, og bun tog Jig Al i'm
8ipiter, iom ON Def ituloc pore ben
oeS Slratnin9er ollciommcn.
Srl 9ilheImicn er Gntc cite,
2anobanoler NilbcImicn / @utfcn
Otter at bun bIep gnfc / $50
9(orene booze bun isrIt / bergen
men iIpttcbc iii lllpif / 1870.
airferan.
s @ronpinsfirfen, Der Iont be
fienbt ligger li9e ueo Sopcopcicl
gioe-SoiS, er nplig iorepct Sppcr
al 6attigbpSien
Sppen cler Spuene bapoe ta9et II
en- 8lasrlloe / aorpinouet, bporeite
De ontage5 peo Siplp al en- Stot q
hape fnact op @lasbespernc og Der
pao LET bonct Jig Sci ino / &trfcI
Get bar bare 9sSiernC, Ion pa
Itioolct. Ecn9einoboloet funoc DC
brcic Jig ON Ell t5-20 &roncr.
Smaanpt.
Sra GiOfjoro meooele&, at Stront
Iinien pao @aurocnC Sp9reio o
%if o. meget al Sereib er baonogj
pet I'll Embellishments. Er'
len er ira 2000 til 5000 aroncr ~
Maol Sorb. Get beOcr, at man u
lore &anbet ira Simoool@pnaorag(
/ SuueL til ircm moo @ereio.
Wtnn taller ogiaa on, at oct e
Equalization / l%lopinoing al SpQ
ningsiano. Weget al 2GgreiO o
Sereio Itgger, lom bcticnot, pa
San0.
s 1914 bIeo / 8ronpin polgt e
&omite, Iom ifltloe iorbcreoe Sprc:
telIe al ct gpgOemllleum. aomitee
har MI oi9iuet Den llotalelic, at .
Der fin6e5 meget al Aanllc Sager
9pgoen, Dor ser III optagcS ct fro.
tigt IrbeiOe Tor at iua &pgOemuicun
Sislae 9laoet "Sarbuugcr" bo
Sn9ierer Siloe IN. il. fisbt % iaa(
bannogipet oct meIte al Snnteiospa:
oraQet ira Reinsnosuonoet neb t
@ronsbnI. De bar o8ioa poa Saor
belle 8aa0raget opeiter Solcn Ilgc t
SelieItab, naor froregnes SeininQ:
elpen. SiIbalselpen or oQiou fisb
Otter bette ier oct uotil, at Der
oiSie Streg mart ioreitoar tore On
ueltnin9er.
Eua &eien 6iGre-&esicnool bc
Der / forrige Iar life ppret orbeioe
8rltnOen BERTH er Wangel paa u
h~eioSiolf. Stpffet, iom itaar igjcl
er ira HillIeitobiupet til Spaicnoa
Sroferer Cars StorouS / Sono(
bGOreoeS / iioit aibolote ScrreoSiter
meoe, i0et ban al Hcprpientunterl
onerruftcS ct imn9fillOt iorarbcib
SeiiPoe / gammel norit Still. Z
I'M Srofercr er, iiteoctior Storao
&.crcSr c>nnrhon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
HELD ON BRIBERY CHARGE.
Georgian Accused Of Offering $500 to
Physician.

Savannah, Sept. wv. r. Brown,
Of Summit. Emanuel County, was
yesterday afternoon held for the fed
eral grand jury under a bond Of $2,-
600 for an alleged attempt to bribe
DIR. d. d. Smith, of the Emanuel
County military examination board
DR.. Smith states that Brown sent
him word he would pay him $500 If he
would declare his son physically unfit
for service in the army. The doctor
sent for the sheriff of the county, con-
cealed him In his office and had Brown
repeat the offer in the sheriffs' hear
ing. The matter was reported to the
authorities and the arrest and prelim
mary hearing followed. This is the
first instance of this kind reported ir
this section Of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
EXPLOSION IN ARSENAL.
Three WOrkmen Killed and Twenty.
three Injured at Frankford.

Philadelphia, Sept. S.-Three work.
men are known to have been killed
and twenty-three injured by an explo-
sion in the Frandford arsenal here.
According to statements by the work.
men the explosion was accidental and
caused by the carelessness Of 4 work.
man. The blast occurred in a small
building where primers for three and
six inch shells and small arm car
tridges are dried. Fire followed the
explosion and spread to other build
ings. Shells were stored in these but
prompt work of employees saved
them. One of the injured may die.
All but five were able to go home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
swEzDlsN FOOD OF GERMANY
lret Di9etches Fr'm Argentine
y 1esun.hed ~ sweedish Minister.

NashhaGton. Sept. Slow swed-
- leustion In Argen....a is acting
= lhs, secret mears Of communication
hpewsen German charge at Buenos
Airss and the Berlin foreign ONCE
= revealed In official dispatches made
pus'io BY tho state department These
neesasss were despatched from Bu-
saes Aires by the Swedish legation
- their own oficial messages to the
stookholm foreign once. They gave
the dats'' Of sailing Of vessels and d.
rsotions for, their. destruction by SUBJ
mssinss. The message was obtained
frem Count Luxburg. the German
.chssGs ~ -ths time. Among, other
things he recommended that Berlin
not acce.is q the demands Of Arsen-
tina. that Germany should not sink
any more Argentine ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12

I 1sYs Q% Ppsssstyes wan, Opt. o.
I Cpae(ansdN an Trouble begins

- --.T y
chattanocsa. Sept. 7.-street car
'epssAtivss lsft their cars In q body
promptly st : O'Clock tonight, Cars
we're left standing at points where they
happsnsd to b at tho strike hour
with the exception OF Market street.
= police order having changed plans
Of stTcksre TO this extent
Serious disordtr broke out immedl-
atsiy following the street car strike.
ths arse car sent out with strike
breakers being assailed and the men
sAAly beaten up by sympathizers.
Thrss Of the injured strike breakers
we're ruahed 70 the hospital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
TO SOLVE MEAT PROBLEM.
Packers of the Entire Country Have
Agreed to Plan.

Chicago, Sept 8.-The packing in
terests of the entire country have uni
ted In a voluntary and officially sane
toned plan for solving the meat prob
lem. 1t was announced after n con-
ference of packers here. The plan
will be kept secret until 1t is laid be
fore Herbert Hoover on Wednesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12

Washington, Sept. S.-Treasury Of
ficials in carrying out the provisions
Of the presidents proclamation re.
quiring a license for gold export viii
not place general restrictions, it was
stated today, upon the export Of gold
in the settlement Of legitimate trade
lanes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12

A world war cannot stop Carolina
politics. Nor Georgia politics. These
things go on forever.-Augusta
Chronicle. If the two States the
Savannah divides produced as much
food as politics, they could feed all
Germany's enemies and the subma-
rines also.-Greenville Piedmont.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
Next Weeks Weather.

washington, Sept. S.-Generaliy
fair weather. with seasonable temper
atures. preceded by showers is fore
cast for the South Atlantic and Gulf
States during the week beginning to-
morrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12

A belated husband told his wife
that he had been detained somewhere
In Charleston" Which shows that
CharlestOnians indulge much in war
talk. k.--CharlcstOn American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
THE SOLDIERs HAZARD.
Statistically the Mortality and Injury
Chance is Not Bad.

An interesting statement on tha
chances of death and injury to Amer.
lean soldiers to be engaged in En-.
rope is contained in an article writ.
ten by Roger w. Babson as a part
Of the regular statistical reports ot
Babson's Statistical Organization. The
article considers the soldiers chance
as a strict statistical proposition. It
says:
Clients whose sons and friends have
been called under the recent draft
should get considerable comfort from
a study of the mortality statistics of
the armies in Europe. OF course it
is very difficult to secure reliable fig
ures. but we understand that about go
men per thousand are being killed.
and about $50 men out Of each thou
sand are wounded, although most of
these wounded return again to the
trenches. This percentage of casual
ties is not high. OF course it can not
be compared with the normal death
rate in peace times, which is about 8
per thousand for the ages Of the men
at the front. TIE great loss of pre-
vious wars has been from disease. This
has been very largely eliminated.
Some claim that man at the front
today is less liable to disease than il
at home working in city.
The mortality is very much less
today than it was at the beginning of
the war. The gas and other hideous
forms Of attack are being well ham
died at the present time. Men who
are sensible and careful can we'll pro-
tect themselves against these things.
Experience, both in the protection of
the soldier and the care of the wounds
ed, is constantly reducing the death
rate as the war progresses. With the
exception Of wounds obtained during
charges, which of course are very dam
gerous, most wounds are in the arm
and shoulder which can be easily
healed, or in the skull. The skull
wounds are naturally serious. Am.
putation of limbs is very much less
than in previous wars.
The mortality varies considerably
with the different branches of serv-
ice. A man who is connected with
the heavy field artillery is no more
likely to be killed than il in the en-
ploy of our railroads, but the fellows
engaged in certain other branches are
in much more danger. 1t is also said
that the mortality among certain
classes of officers, such as lieutenants.
sergeants and corporals. is proportion
ally very much greater than among
privates. 1t is very interesting to see
how much greater the mortality is
among volunteer corps than among
drafted men. If the Roosevelt volun-
teers had gone to the front, the NOR
tality among such a body would
doubtless have been very high.
We believe that the drafted man
who goes as an ordinary soldier, tak-
ing his Judgment with him and leav-
ing his enthusiasm at home, is not
only most effective, but is fairly sure
to return in better physical condition
than when he left. or course, during
the one or more days a month that
it is his turn to charge. he is subject
to great danger, but the rest of the
time, with reasonable precautions, he
is. statistically. almost as well Off al
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
PRESIDENT TAKES VACATION.

or for Short Cruise on tho MayflOwer.
New York. Sept. S.-President and
Mrs. Wilson boarded the Mayflower
here for q cruise i'm New York waters
The president Is keeping i'm touch
with Washington by wireless.