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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
LINCOLN.

This theatre has been having a good
run of luck since its re-opening and
the films are the best that money can
procure, high class productions. To-
day and tomorrow Charlie Chaplin in
his latest side splitting comedy, THE
dishonor system" will be given the
public.
Where, o, where is Trixie Smith?
Drake and Walker are in Detroit.
James and Stovall are in Cincinna-
IT,
Quintard Miller is in Chattanooga
for a day or two.
Mills and Frisby are remembered in
Nashville for their ingratitude.
Miller and Tyles were at Nixon's
Theatre, Philadelphia, last week.
Gallie De CASTOR with the funny
legs is with the Silas Green Co.
Irwin c. Miller and the Broadway
Rasters Company are in Philadelphia.
John Rucker will soon take the road
as chief fun maker in the "Oyster
Man"
Hear Frank Smedley, thelittle fell
low with the big voice with Silas
Green.
Don't fail to hear Bessie Edgington
Smith, the lady cornetist with the
Silas Green Co.
If any one knowing the where
abouts of Do Do Green, will tell us
we shall be thankful.
Richmond C. Puggsley and Will
Golf Kennedy Nashville products are
with the Silas Green Co.
Coy Herndon Worlds greatest hoop
roller direct from Metropolitan Vau-
deville house is with the Silas Green
Co.
Ada Rockhart Booker leading lady
with Silas Green Company, wears
some stunning gowns of the latest
style
1t is said that Ernest Hogan's play
"The Oyster Man." will be revived.
This play was written by Flournoy
E. Miller.
Silas Green's COrnet band under
the leadership of Prof jeff Smith will
give concert at Greenwood Park
Sunday at p. IN.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
THE BIJOU.

At the Bijou today and tomorrow,
VIM. S. Hart in "the Desert Man" In
the announcement of the play We read
Grim tacteturn sinister was the
was the rugged wanderer who BRAY
ed sun and sands in his search for
gold, he came upon village, the vii
lage of broken hope, they called it,
and when he decided to unpack and
stay on account of pretty girl, things
began to happen.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COL.
ORED TEACHERS INSTITUTE
MEET SATURDAY AUG. rs

The Colored Teachers of Ruther-
ford County met, at Bradley Aug. %.
This being our regular meeting day.
The meeting was we'll attended. The
enthusiasm ran high. The interest
was good and the program interest
ing from start to finish. Much bust.
ness was dispatched.
The subjects to be taught at the
next regular meeting were assigned
to the various ones. We are inviting
the attendance of all the teachers OF
the county to come and help make
these meetings what they should be-
r. T. Butler, President.
The Murfreesboro Sentinel
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FAILED TO REPORT, MAY
GIVE TROUBLE,

Columbia, Tenn.-The failure of
Sam Folk and Andrew Sewell to re
port before the local exemption
board caused their arrest here last
Saturday. These men were taken
to Lawrenceburg for preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commissioner.
Their failing to report, though small
and seeming insignificant, may give
them a deal of trouble.
The NIurfreesboro Sentinel
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
CHINA ENTERS THE WAR.

Washington has come in possession
of the knowledge that China has en-
tered the war. She, with Austria
Hungary, has declared war on Ger
many. China is the seventeenth ma
ton to enter the war. This decision
came almost at once insomuch as the
Pope Benedict appeal to the China
authorities until the last for peace.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
BEDFORD COUNTY COLORED
FAIR A SUCCESS.
Shelbyyille Tenn Aup

Shelbyville, Tenn, Aug 81.
The Bedford County Annual Color
ed Fair closed Saturday afternoon.
In point of attendance the fair was
well up to previous years. The live
stock and industrial and Agricul.
ture exhibits were excellent from
every stand point. Several hundred
dollars in cash premiums were given
away in the various exhibits. The
fair was a success in every particu-
lar.
-Murfreesboro Sentinel.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
TWO DROWN IN THE CUMBER
LAND RIVER.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 81.
While in bathing in the Cumberland
River, Isaac Winfield and Miss Nor
ris were drowned near this city Sat-
urday. They were in company with
several others who were spending
the day in a fishing party. They de-
sided to go in bathing. Not know
ing the stream so good got out into
the current and into an eddy and
thus they became helpless and thus
were drowned.
They were both of the best
families in our town. Their bodies
have not as yet been found.
The Murfreesboro Sentinel
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
STAR.

The Star offerings this week are
very refreshing, Monday. the Ameri-
can Girl" was shown to a good and
appreciative audience. Tuesday the
World features was given Thursday
Fortunes photo players, Friday is al
ways a special feature day with high
class actors and special music.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07

SWEET POTATO CROP is GOOD.
The Sweet Potato Crop is said to
be exceptionally good this year in
Rutherford County. Some are said
to be unusually large, many weighing
over two pounds.
-.Murtreesboro Sentinel.
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rived today. He will audit the &C
counts of the B. Y. P. U. Sunday
School Publishing Board. Prof.
Rodgers is high tone Christian
Gentleman and stands high in his
church.
The Murfreesboro Sentinel
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4th. This office was made vacant on
account of the Pro-German policies
of Constantine by the Allied powers
Alexander is said to have taken
the oath Of Office on a Bible handed
him by officiating Bishop of the Greek
church. The king assembled the
throne amid adeal of apploud.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Womans Missionary Society
of the Hopewell Baptist Church had
a very effective meeting Sunday even
ing at o'clock. A nice audience was
present.
The receipts amounted to $4.25.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
STANDING OF THE CAPITAL CITY,
LEAGUE.

Double header Sunday Sept. 9th
at Greenwood Park. Nationals VS..
Maroons, Black SoX, VS.. B. H. Swifts.
First game called at 2:30 O'Clock,
come out and boost the game.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07

ALEXANDER KING OF GREECE.
Alexander, a son of former king
Constantine and who is a nephew of
the German emperor took the oath
of Office as king of Greece on Aug.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
Dope.

NNAiS ou' anu OooSl lhS 6dLue.
~
Dope.
Those SoX sure did get to Mr.. Viii.
liams in tina teighth inning, seven
hist and five runs, that is some bat
ting and some running.
Those Nationals fans did make
some noise that game looked good
to them and they said that they could
Sc the penant on the Nationals flag
pole.
Big VinsOn of the sox pitched
great game, he only waved once that
was in the fifth inning when he gave
up four hits and two runs, he was in
great form.
If the umpire of the Capital City
League would read rule 1861 there
would not be so much wogging in the
game.
Black Sox.
The Champion Black Sox won from
those would be penant winners if
those Black SOX would quit, they
went down to the Athletic park Mon
day, Labor Day and played great
game. They were getting everything
that came in mile of them, they
had gotten four runs in the lead
when those Black Sox came to the
bat in the last half of the famous
eight inning when they made five
runs and won the odd ball game and
went home and had fine time at the
home of their President, W. A. Mil
Ter. w. A. Miller is looking at their
three silver cups and think of the
fourth one.
1913 As 7S9
Nationals 0 3 2 0 900
Black Sox 0 0 0 l O'05x
Summary: Three base, hits Myers.
two. Base hits: Carpenter, Stratton,
Charlton. Stolen bases: Carpenter,
Stratton, Jones and Charlton. Struck
out by Venson g. by Williams, 6. Hit
by pitcher: Vinson, 2. Left on base
Black Son 6, Nationals 7. Time of
game, 1870. Umpire, Grave Martin.
The SoX were of in their fielding
and three of the runs in Mondays
game was due to this Stratton was
ofl iii his fielding and made three
errors Fry was in no share 70 play.
but stuck to the game throughout.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
PROMINENT MAN IN OUR TOWN.
Special to the Sentinel.

special TO the SenJlnel.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug ~.
Prof. M. M. Rodgers, Of Dallas,
Texas, and Auditor of accounts for
the National Baptist Convention ar
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-07
l 2 3 4 5 6 SO
Nationals 010 p 900
Black SoX 0 O o 90

The Sox were of in their fielding
and three of the runs in Mondays
game was due to this Stratton was
of in his fielding and made three
errors. Fry was in no shape 70 play,
but stuck to the game throughout.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Negroes to Discuss
Their Part in War
Prominent Persons to Address
Sessions of National Asso-
citation in This City

The seventh annual conference OF
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People will be
gin three days session tomorrow in
the 18TH Infantry Armory Hall, Seventh
Avenue and 1921 Street. The chief
topic for discussion Is 10 be What Aid
Can Members Of the Negro Race Rem
der TO Their Country in War Time ,"
Many prominent persons interested
in the welfare OF the negro are sched-
uled 10 participate. Among them are
Moorfield Storey, president Of the con-
ference; Miss Julia Lathrop. head of
the children's bureau; DR.. |. Garland
Penn, secretary of the Freedman's Blu
reau of the NJ. +. Church; Oswald
Garrison Willard, Florence Kelley, sec
retary Of the National Consumers
League; the Rev. r. NJ. Daniel. of 81.
Philips Church; DR.. Charles +. Bent
ley. George b. Vashon, DR.. W. L. b.
Du Bois and l.. VI. Hershaw.
Mary White Ovington, the acting
chairman, said yesterday that the sub
jeets to be discussed would include
the welfare and promotion OF colored
members OF the army and navy. the ex-
tension Of colored Y. NJ. c. A. branches
in the war zone and in training camps.
and the enlistment Of colored persons IN
the Red Cross. She said during the
last year fifteen new branches Of the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
ANDREW J. MCCORMACK. Aqctionser'
REGULAR AUCTION SALE'
STOCKS ASD BONDS,
ADRIAN u. MULLER SON
OFFICE. no. 55 WILLIAM 81.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 90, i3l''

EXCHANGE SALESkOOM,
nos Ia AND rs NESEY STREET.
r.or Account OF Whom II May Concern.
III shs Clinchheld Coal Corpn. COM
10000 Northern States Power Co. G"
sl.loo KCntacky Utn,ie, Co. ist Mtg. So.
$1,000 kansas CITY Rys. co. I'd Mtg. 81
$1,000 Cur,iss Aeroplsne & Motor cOrpn.
%, Notes, 1922.
III shs. Kansas city RVS %. common
80 shs Kansas City Light Power Co
$1,000 Chicago Elevated Rys. Co. So EE-
tended Notes. 1919.
100 shs. Pathe Freres Photograph Co
20 shs. Pathe Freres Phonograph Co.
prefd. go
$4,000 port Lobos Petroleum Co, Ltd.
Original Coz Notes.
set. 900 Chicago Elevated Rys 60. 90
Notes. 1915. uneNtended.
2255 shs Standard Plate Ice Co. pretd.
9S5 shs Standard Plate Ice Co. COM
mon.
263 shs. Buffalo. Lockpor; & Rochester
RS. prefd.
4ss Sis Buffalo. Lockport & Rochester
Ey. common.
500 shs. Eastern Mausoeum co.
200 shs Eastern Mausoeum co.
500 sh-. Eastern Mausoeum Co.
% shs Just Process CO., Syracuse y. 7.
134 shs. Scranton Anthracite Coal Co.
2275 shs. Holmes Mining g. Development
500 shs Duny-Powers Co. prefd.
3.i43 sns Gulf. Mobile & Northern r. r.
co. common.
2.o25 shs. Western Pacific r. II. corpn.
1850 shs western Pacific R. r. corpn.
prefd.
81 shs. Greenhut Company. Inc Is:
prefd., Series II. V. T. G. and S1l6
scrip.
IS shs. Greenhut Company, Inc, %
prefd. V. T. g. and !s.5s scrip.
sh Greenhut Company. Inc, com
mon V. T. c. and S,s5s-lo,ooO Of
one share.
1876 45-IOO shs. Diamond Company 1s
zoo shs. Compressed Air Co. common.
7ss shs. Kinemacolor Co. Of America
1913 shs KInemacOlOr Co. OF America
prcfd.
200 shs. Union Bank OF Brooklyn in liq.
1i.I59 shs. Alaska Gold Mines Co.
$500 shs. Kenslngton Gold Mines Co.
$1,000 Kensngton Cold Mines Co. l year
p. C. Conyt. Notes
2.lo0 shs. Peerless Truck & Motor Corpn.
3,24O shs. Ann Arbor r. r.. Co. prefd.
5000 shs. Bsgdad Copper Co.
2i6.O00 shs. The. Nellie Mining Co.
500 chs. The Manigotageu Mining
Development Co, Ltd.
1880 shs. Iurdock Mining Milling Co.
S26,23666 Denver & Salt Lake r. Il. lst
Mtg. p. c. Bonds, 1913.
6l5 shs Denver & Salt Lake r. r;
Certfs. Of Beneficial Interest and
siO.33 scrip.
5000 shs Thanhouser Film Corpn.
500 shs. Chalmers Motor Corpn pretd.
2.2jO shs. Chalmers Motor Corpn. com.
$4,000 Yumur Rail 81 Tramway Co. lst
Mtg p. c. BIDS. 1859
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
u. S. Export Trade
Drops S55,OoO,O0O
During November
Gold Imports for Month
Only $3,OOO,OOO; Silver,
$9,OO0,000
IStaf Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-The export
trade OF the United States showed
slump Of S55,OOO.OOO during November
as compared with the previous month
the import trade remaining about the
same. at 1921 100000, according to fig
ures made public to-day by the united
States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
The eleven months ending with NO
vember record exports valued at $9'oos'-
100000, or approximately S70O,OOo'ooo
greater than for the corresponding
period Of 1916. The import trade oil
the United States during the same
period, valued at s2,725,OOO,OOo, repre-
scnted considerable increase over the
imports for the eleven months period
of 1916, valued at S2,1S7,000,OOO.
The excess of exports over imports
amounted TO s26S,OOO,OOO in November,
1917, as against s339,OOo,OOO a year
ago, or a decrease of approximately
S71.OOO,O0e. The excess of exports
during the eleven months ended No
vember 80 last amounted to s2,9i4,-
200, as compared with s2,773,OOO,O00
in the corresponding period of 1916, an
Increase of s141,OO0,OO0.
Gold imports during November
amounted to only 100000, against
S47, 100000 a year ago. and gold ex-
ports amounted to s7,OOOOOO in Novem-
ber, 1917, and s26,OOO,OOO in 1916. Dur
ing the eleven months ended with No
yember. gold imports amounted 70
S535, 100000 and exports to 1857, ,OOO,-
O00 leaving an excess OF imports Of
sl6S, 100000 in 1917, against S399,OOO,
900 in 1916.
Silver imports during the month
amounted to s9,000,000, considerable
increase over previous months, while
silver exports fell of to less than So
900, 900. For the eleven months period
the silver imports amounted TO S47 ,OOO,-
600, against S29,0O0,000 a year ago. and
the exports were valued at S74,OOO,OOO
in 1917. and s62 100000 in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
STORAGE NOTICES

no JoIfN ROSE. MRS. W. ~ GALE.
Fsfats. og Miss r.. Bradley, Mrs Z. n
Julien Estate OF Mrs. FANNIE y. f'hnsl'
Thos A. church. william r. Cn. mar nIs' ~.
A. s Chftenden or Baroness Casteih, Ats.
o. L. Jewell. Miss Eugene simon. yohn
iIeukei. Mrs II. G.. Appleton. Mrs. INNS
Groeulaw Robinson. Miss NJ hegye os ~"
H w Itttell. Estate of Mrs florehes ~
Mary a. Knapp. W. p. louns, Ass a. a.,
trude Flower, NelU-Adams Co, hs'
g. *. Laird. =. a. HiN Mrs NINA ~
Bronson. Edward keatluS, p e.
e. c. Jenkins. simpson Cra"toId ~.
Har-y 4. Pearcc. Miss Kate q. oven, ,..,.s' s,i,s
4. Benitcz Mrs y g. Laurie. =. ., SSssa
Ing. r. ". Wsrburton. Arnold Ihinou' h,s
Harlem Furniture Co., kalmus l5fos, -
Mrs. s 81 Mason. Frank Mac Manns; W, ~
Brown. " "a McEute". Airs h. n, Do.sn,e,'
Mrs Sarah s. Brown, Mrs e. bensy.tt'
Mrs W q. Thompson. Mrs A.ha
r. G. NssI John + Deyinr, Aiss -. ~. .
slogan. Mrs Marie T.. hardeman. IlSVh IlS.,h
Co. Mrs y J.. Walkup. Mrs. =! L1osn .s'l
q Wilson. g. Y. Fookts Erwin r ~
Mrs Susie Norrrl.. Mrs A. Biatche', ~"
Lucille George. Mrs. q. \. DonsheIv' w.,
Clarence Fisher. Clinton s. Martin. ~.
and each of YOU are hereby n0uhed ihas
the time for the payment of our iien W. ".
the property hereinafter drscriDed hes hs..s
expired. after due uo-icc Thereon nao 81
given YOU. We ,siu cause such properly, ~
VIE Household Goods. Personal Efrc'ss 80
Merchandise. stored .n the Co.umbiA sso,
age Warehouses By you or in your - "a
tor in which you may have an interest," -
be sold st public auction. according 20 "a "a
statute in such case made and ptosi..'s.e
az nos co and 81 West 61th 81. on saw,
day. January t2th, 1915 az lp.5p A.;
and n the sale thereof Is not coWp,'s,
on said date the same VIII bs continued
the same place on each and every SsiSIss.i
thereafter. beginning az 1880 a. A'' e"''
the sale ls completed ,..,,,e
COLUMBIA STORAGE WAREHOUSE
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Charter $lO,OOO,OOO Shipyard

Shpyards will be operated by the
American Shipbuilding Corporation Of
Alexandria, Va, which has been in
eorporated with capitalization Of
slOO0O,OO0. The officers named are:
President. Colon II. Livingston. presi-
dent Of the Washington & Old Domin-
ion Railway and the Chesapeake &
Potomac Steamboat Company, and
vice president of the American Ma
tional Bank. Washington. d. c.; vice
president. b. W. Morse; vice-president
and secretary. B. G. Higley; treasurer,
II. +. Morse, each Of New York. Charles
W. Morse. William GugGenheim and
G.. W. Loft. each of New York; Robert
Jackson of Concord. y. H.; Davis FL
kns, Of Washington. and K. Lancaster
Williams. OF Baltimore, with the Of
fcers named. are the new copany's
directors Manufacturers Record.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Spanish Importers
Oppose Recoinage
@ Of American Gold
Bank of Spain Gradually In
creases Discount Rate
on the Dollar

/, connection with the Spanish eX-
change situation the following letter
written from Barcelona, Spain, and
published in Commerce and Finance"
presents some interesting facts about
dollar-peseta exchange:
"May l rectify an assertion which
has circulated in some of your best
financial papers referring 70 the dol
lar-peseta exchange and the bank Of
our country?
at is that one Of the causes of the
undervalue of the American money in
comparison with the Spanish money
was the low price paid by the Bank
Of Spain for your gold coins. In fact,
ever since the beginning Of the war,
our national bank has gradually in
creased the discount at which they
have bought American dollars.
referring to this matter it must
be pointed out that the Bank Of Spain
receives at their full representative
value any gold coins belonging to the
Latin Monetary Union so that any
one who imports one Louis will get
pesetas 90 for il. As regards the
coins of the nations that have not
adopted the same standard as that
Of the Latin Monetary Union they
cannot circulate in Spain. for the
reason that their representative value
does not agree with any Of our coins;
but the law has provided that any one
who surrenders them to the Spanish
Mint can have them duly returned to
him in Spanish money. So that ef-
fectively, we also pay for them at par.
"But the importers of dollars from
the States have never been willing to
have them recoined into Spanish
pesetas, for the reason that this opera
ton takes some long time, and they
only cared to close the transactions
in the shortest possible period, in order
to save interest and be thus able TO
make fresh imports. They could do
this, with pretty nice profits, as the
bills on the States were selling at a
big discount in respect to the peseta,
by reason Of the United States having
become the bankers Of the Allies, and
kept an almost fixed value Of s4.76
per pound sterling. And the Bank
of Spain simply adjusted their buying
price to the rate of quotations on bills
against the States. If the Bank Of
Spain had always paid for the dollar
at its par value, the profit would have
gone into the importers pockets; but
the quotations on American bills in
the Spanish exchanges would not have
advanced Apart from this, every one
knows Of the food Of gold which has
poured into our national bank, even at
the discount above referred to-"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
100000, 900 Needed
For Farmers Loans
Banker Urges Extended
Credit to Avert
Calamity
[SpecinI Correspondencel ]

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 25.-Unless
Congress extends the credit of the
government in the amount of s20O,0oO,-
900 70 the Federal land banks, the
farmers Of the United States face a
calamity, according to statement
issued here by Z. G. Quamme, presi-
dent Of the Federal Land Bank Of
St. Paul.
Of the credit desired, s100,000,O0O IS
needed at once TO pay approved loans
TO farmers and S100000.000 to form y
revolving fund TO handle loans dur
ing the course of the war.
If this money is not forthcoming, ac-
cording 20 Mr. Quamme. thousands Of
farmers, particularly in the Northwest,
will face expiring notes without means
TO meet them.
The Federal Land Bank issues bonds
secured by high class farm mortgages.
The original plan was to charge farm
ers per cent interest and sell Az per
cent bonds. the difference paying the
expenses of the farm bank. But with
interest increases the charge to farm
crs was increased TO 5i2 per cent, the
banks doing business on the same mar
gin as before.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Court Stays Fare Increase
Action Of Rochester Lines
Halted by Order

ROCHESTER, Dee. 25.-When the
Public Service Commission of the Sec
ond District meets tomorrow in
Albany to consider the application of
the New York State Railways for per-
mission to increase the fare of its
Rochester lines from 5 to 6 cents. an
order staying proceedings pending ap-
pication of the city for "a writ Of
prohibition will be served.
The writ was granted on Monday
by Supreme Court Justice Adolph j.
Rodenbeck, of this city, it was learned
to-day.
The order will bring into court the
question Of the jurisdiction Of the
commission in the Rochester case,
which is disputed by the ci.y on the
Ground that a franchise agreement
fixes the fare in Rochester at cents,
and that the act passed TO annex the
village Of Charlotte to Rochester,
PASSED after the Public Service Com
missions law, fixed the rate of fare
for all trolley lines in Rochester at
= cents.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

ish harbor facilities without paying
harbor dues. But public opinion in
Britain demands much more than that
The Paris confcre zee declared for the
restoration Of the mercantile fleets Of
countries suffering from acts Of de-
struction; and pLblic opinion demands.
and means to have, replacement of the
ships sunk By submarines. ton for ton.
The three million odd t.1s at Ger
many's disposal will hardly suffice to
pay her debt.
Seamen in Bitter Mood
Every month that she prolongs the
war that debt grows, and every month
British opinion hardens. As is well
known. many now demand the use Of
Britain's supreme weapon, a veto for
term OF years on German ships using
the ports of the empire That would
ruin half the German marine out OF
hand. Complete veto may not be e%-
pedient. for several reasons; but the
British people are resolved that. at
any rate, German ships shall not again
use the ports Of the empire on the
same terms as themselves and their
friends.
Naturally. the government has not
spoken; it is not yet time; they do not
know what kind of Germany there
may be at the peace. But the seamen
have TO be reckoned with as well as
the government, and they are very bit
ter over the murder Of their comrades
by German submarines. The seamen's
conference held on August Il, this year
in London, representing the seamen
Of the principal Allied and neutral
countries, resolved that unless the
present methods Of submarine war
ceased. they would refuse in future TO
sail in any ships carrying German sea
men, and suggested calling on all dock
labor in the world to refuse to handle
German ships in port after the war
II they choose to carry out boycott,
no government can stop them, even II
il wished.