The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

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A statement from Superintendent
York says that there was between go
and 80 pounds of pressure at the time
Of the fire, but on account of the several
streams it was cut down considerably.
Evidently the pressure was low, very
low and this should not happen again.
Is SPAIN GOING TO WAR ALSO?
Lisbon, Portugal, April 25.-The har-
Dor if Lisbon has taken on a distinctly
navaI aspect since Portugal entered the
ranks of entente allies. Off Commercial
across the broad entrance of the FasIs
Battery in New York, two lines of de-
stroyers have been drawn up clear
square, which corresponds with the
The long black hulls of the destroyers
are SO close togethre that at half-tlde
they swing at anchor broadside toward
the sea, almost touching, and presenting
double line of batteries pointing off at
the German submarines dartlng along
the coast.
But Lisbon feels secure against an
enemy attack by sea, for besides the
double lines of destroyers, ready for de-
tense or quick sortie, there are cruisers
and gunLDats with steam up, and back
of them the big land Notifications ON
both banks of the Tagus, rising on high
terraces and presenting semi circle
of massive stone fronts topped with lines
of heavy guns. And besides these land
and sea defenses pretty solid barrier
against the German feet bottled up In
the Kicl canal.
When the British naval commission
visited here a short time ago still an
other naval defense was devised and has
since been put into execution. This Is
q, heavy steel net extending clear across !
the channel leading from Lisbon to the
sea This can be lowered at stated IN
tervals for the passage of commercial
traffic. But when in position 1T IS not
only only bar to submarines, but any
which venture near it are hkefy to be
caught and held in it's meshes.
There are two German submarines
which appear to be keeping a pretty con-
slant vigil of the nearby ooast' How
thew are provisioned and equipped Is
mystery. They have not done much
damage to large merchant ships, but
rive their special attention to the smaller
,raft and the fishing fleets. It has Prac-
;icallv put an end to the coasting trade
and a rood share of the trade of Oporto
las been stopped. The shipping to Eng
and and France is also greatly curtalled.
This is adding to England's food danger,
or much of her fruits and vegetables
md most of her wine was drawn from
Portugal. |
Portugal is feeling the pinch also, it ,
,eing cut off from a supply of coal from
he Cardiff coal mines, and in having
is supplies of fish cut of. Coal has
zone up to $37 and $40 ton, and is SO
carce it cannot be obtained at any
,rice The normal price is about 81 a.
on. Besides the arrangement OF domes-
ic heating and cooking, and the misery
aused to the poor, the lack of coal is
proving a serious menace to factories, s
aifroads, tramways, and the heating and
lighting of public places, hotels and
heaters. The government has sought to
the. situation by reducing the
lights in the streets, extinguishing all {
ichting at an early hour, and advancing {
he legal time by one hour SO that people
will get up earlier and live more in the I
laylight.
With a. long seacoast Portugal has al
vays had such an abundance of fish as
o feel proof against any lack of meat
,r other foods. But with the subma-
ines stopping fishing, the normal sup
,lv of fish has suddenly been stopped
md the price has doubled and trebled
until the poor are unable to get the
Isual supply of fish on which they de-
'ended Four fishing boats were sunk
within the last week.
The war is making itself felt in many
ther ways. Most of the young men J
ave been called into military service, >,
s the small peace footing of the army
as now been increased to war footing :
f several hundred thousand men, includ