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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15
Another New r

Another New Town on Teyerbaush.
It is reported that The Connells.
ville-Fairmont Coal Company who are
opening a mine on loser Teverbaugh
will build two hundred houses for the
accommodation Of their miners. The
new town will be less than one mile
from Morgantown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

Lady Maecabees % Red Cross Work,
on Tuesday evening the Lady Mac
cabees after holding short session at,
their hall repaired to the home of
Mrs. Heath Jones on Jefferson street
and spent The remainder Of the even.
ing In sewing for the Red Cross.
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Home Mi,sionary Meetlru.

The Due Tea which was held yes.
terday afternoon by the Home Mis-,
tionary Society Of the Diamond st. NJ.
3. church at the church was very
Interesting. An excellent report Of
the state convention was read by the
delegate, Mrs. Cora Morrow. One new
member was added to the society also.
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More Coal Changes Hands.

The Brazil Coal Company of Fair
mont has purchased the Sewickley
vein Of coal underlying the surface Of
the Jacob G. Hamilton farm. It will
be developed in conjunction with the
Michaels coal recently purchased.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

FALSE TEETH-We pay as higli Cd
$3.50 per set for old false teeth. no
matter IL broken; also gold crowns.
bridge work. Mail TO Eernefss False
Teeth Specially, % Third St. Troy. n,
Y, and receive cash by return man.
el0.l5-26t2977
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From Grafton,

Mr.. and Mrs. George Burdess, Of
Eratton. were here yesterday en- route
home from Uniontown where they had
Intended the funeral services of Mrs
Burdess' uncle.
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WANTED = Old False Teeth. Don't
matter II broken. pay $500 to
$500 per set. Send by parcel post
and receive check by return mai.
L. Mazer, 2oo7 s. Fifth ST., Phflsdei.
phia, Pa. 11.15-2sks0ssi
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on a Huntino Trim.

Dave Thorn and Frank Baker left
on Monday for Petersburg, Grant
county. From that point they will
go on hunting trip into the noun.
tains in that Section.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

FOR RENT-Rooms for Hight house.
keeping. 427 Quincy street. Phone
403 NJ. f1-1s-3t 5000. :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

FOR RENT-Two rooms for light
housekeeping. s26 Virginia Ave.
l1.l3.3t 3093
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

FOR RENT = Furnished. rooms. In.
quire at COZ Fairmont avenue or
phone 1881. l1.9.tf.307S
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-15

PHYSICIANS WANTED Reeistsred
IN West Virginia for advertisinr or
fees. State remuneration desired,
qualifications and. telephone number
IN first letter. Address Physicisns,
care the West virgirian. ltdc:st; SOs5
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RooMs-FURN1sHED

FOR RENT-very reasonable, q wen
furnished room fof one person. Call
at 626 CASTOR Ave. 10-19.tf.2se5
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

COAL is KING-1,5oO acres on B. &
o. R. r. must be sold at once to
close up an estate. Price $40 per acre,
which is one.fourth It's actual value.
Address P. o. Box 355 Buckhannon,
W. Va. 1l-15-3t.s100
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LosT-Tuesday near =. NJ. c. A. pair
OF glasses in box. Return to High
scnooi Office. 11.6t12t-So5s
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WANTED

wANTED-old false teeth. DON'T
matter II broken pay $500 TO
$500 per set. Send by pareel post
and receive check by return man.
L. Mazer. 20o7l s. Fifth Street, rhiia,
delphia, Pa. 1o.12s26t2s5s.
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FOR sALE-Modern seven room,
brick residence. Inquire at Boz
30ss, West virginian Office.
1i-14-st,S0ss.
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LosT-Strayed or stolen from s15
W. Diamond street small pigs.
Any information regarding same viii
be appreciated. Umberto Sealise.
11-7.6t.3067.
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HOUSES FOR sAIE'

FOR sALE-6.room house with bath.
Big lot. Apply a25 JEFFERSON street.
4.20.ff Nh 2e2S
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lei ASSN ID NERIIsING 1
ONE CENT WORD CASH VITA oRpER
LOST AND FOUND

LoST-Ladies small bracelet watch.
Reward If returned to SCOTS Jew.
elry Store 1i.12-4t,sos7
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. man to start
small mine. Write r. a. s. Box
100. City ii-iA'st.sosz.
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO. Nov. is. - Announce.
ments that the government would fur.
rish an Increased supply OF cars to
move new grain had much to do yes.
terdsy with bringing about lower
prices 81 the cern market. There was
nm unsettled close, III to tx down,
with December S1.19H and May
e11S5t. Oats declined Y to * net.
The outcome In provisions ranged from
setback Of Is cents to like ad.
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HELP wANTED-MArE

wANTED-Rodman. Can e. room,
500, Jacobs Bldg. Moncneahela
Valley Engineering Company 3
it;lottaoyf.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
Germany Is Assembling Every
Available Means to End
War During This Year
THE AGE LIMIT GOES TO 65
Those Formerly Rejected Will Now
be Accepted-AIlies Close in on
ST. Quentin-German Defend
ers Fall Back on Fronts.

Copenhagen. - Germany now is
gathering to the colors every avail
able man for a Supreme military eff
fort to bring the war to a victorious
conclusion in this years campaign
a goal which Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and his advisers consid-
er by no means impossible.
Without altering formally the Law
of military service the German au-
thorities have in practice extended
the period of service beyond the
forty-fifth year and are retaining
with the colors and in many in
stances for fighting duty men who
have passed this age.
For some time authorities, in a
combing out of men earlier pro
nounced unfit for service, have been
mastering men on the very verge of
the age limit, they have announced
that the necessity has not yet arisen
for legislation raising the age limit
to 65, as has been done in Austria
Hungary
Three Miles From ST. Quentin.
Paris.-The British forces in France
are gradually creeping up on the i'm
portant town of st. Quentin, consid-
cred one of the German strongholds.
To the northwest of the town they
are swinging their line forward, max
ing strides eastward.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

LONDoN.-Forty Americans, taken
to Germany on board the commerce
raider M6ewe have been held as pris-
oners Of war. according 20 a refugee
who arrived mo Copenhagen
BERLlN-Dr. zimmerman, tho
Kaiser's Foreign Minister. in a speech
fin the Reichstsg deplored President
Wilson's extraordinary roughness" In
breaking of relations ard said he con.
sidered 80 a patriotic duty % seek an
alliance with Mexico and Japan
WASHlNGTON.-Champ Clark wac
renominated In the Democratic caucus
for a fourth term as Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives.
LONDON-Martial law was deolar.
ed iu Spain by the suspension Of con-
stitutiOnal guarantees Paris heard
this was due 10 a threatened general
strike because Of the food shortage.
WASHlNGTON.-Food prices have
outdistanced wage increases, the Fed
eral Department of Labor declares.
PHlLADELPHlA,-Cround has BEEN
found I'm Red Cross surgical bandages,
70 was said by Albert 5taub. director Of
the Atlantic division OF organization.
TRENTON, N. J-Malor General
George w Goethals notified Governor
Edge. of New Jersey that he would aos
copt appointment as State Engineer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
HOLLWEG Defends
U-BOATS' WORK
Ruthless Submarine Campaign
Forced on Empire as Defense
Against Britain's Blockade
REFUSES TO MODIFY II
Never Had slightest Intentions to
Attack United States" He Declares
-Reiteratlng That British Block
ade Forced Submarine War.

ashington.-Germany has express.
ed again defiance of the United States.
This is one OF the salient features
OF the speech in the Reichstag by
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg the Inns
perial Chancellor as viewed by Off!
cials here The German Government
is unwilling to take any measures to
prevent war with this country and Is
seeking to place the responsibility for
war upon this Government. The
Chancellor's statement that Germany
does not want war is looked upon
here as being plainly intended for
home consumption.
Sitting the speech of it's fine phrases
there is seen here not the olive
branch but the sword unless this
country abandons its position.
German ChaneelIor's Speech
Berlin (via Sayville wireless)-If
war comes between the United States
and Germany, the blame will not b%
Germany's and Germany will bear
and overcome this"
This was the burden of a distant
defiant statement made in the Reich
stag by the Imperial Chancellor. DR..
Won Bethman-Hollweg in the course
Of a speech on the international situa-
tion, dealing chiefly with Germany's
relations with the United States and
Russia
There was nothing conciliatory In
HIS remarks regarding America; no.
thing which in any way could be in-
terpreted as the remotest "feeler" for
notable feature OF HIS statement
was that he spoke invariably OF tho
American nation" and the German
nation" not once referring to the I'M
perial Government" or the Govern
ment of the United States.
He asserted that unrestricted U-boat
warfare was forced upon Germany. by
the British blockade. He pointed out,
using the English words, that Presi.
dent Wilson and Secretary OF State
Lansing themselves had called the
British blockade illegal and indefens-
ible." Germany. he said. waited eight
months for the United States to make
England observe the laws of humanity
and international agreements
Then" he continued. 1--WE took un.
restricted submarine warfare into our
own hands. We had to do so for oun
own defense"
With regard to Russia. the Cham
cellor told the Reichstag that Germany
does not propose to lend her assist
ance to any movement that might
exist to bring Czardom back to power.
Nicholas Romanoff, he said, had
brought upon himself his own down.
fall The speaker added that this Rus
sian greed for land was what caused
the European war
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
VILLA BEATEN
AT CHIHUAHUA
Loses $50 in Killed and
Wounded and 500 of His
Men Are Captured.
CARRANZISTAS WIN VICTORY
Col. Mora, Intrenched In the Old
Cemetery, Repulsed Three Charges
by the Enemy Troops-Flank
Movement Was Successful.

Chihuahua City.-Francisco Villa at
the head of a cavalry force of $500
men made a determined attempt to
capture Chihuahua City. but was driv-
en- back with the loss of 500 prisoners
and $50 in killed and wounded.
The battery of Santa Rosa Hill,
the key to the city, which Villa took
by rush in his successful attack last
November, opened fire on the attack
ers. aided by a battery at the Central
Railway Station. Gen. r. Hernandez.
by a flank movement, broke up an
end of the Villa line and took 200
prisoners.
Col Mora, intrenched in the old
cemetery, repulsed three charges by
the enemy troops. The Villa prison
ers taken there raised the total to
500. More than 200 saddle horses.
three machine guns and quantity
of arms were captured.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

British troops have made another not.
able advance toward Cambrai,
northeast OF Peronne, while the
fighting on the French front further
south has come almost % a stand.
still.
Unofficial reports from the field where
the French are fighting say the
progress Of General Nivelle's troops
IN the vicinity Of ConcyIe-chateau
now firmly in French hands. con.
tinued nethodlcally, both cavalry
and infantry keeping In the closest
touch with the Germans and fore.
Ing them 90 hasten the speed Of
their retreat.
British forces In Palestine defeated
Turkish army Of 10000 men. takina
600 prisoners and capturing the
whole staff five miles from GAIA 10
the Mediterranean coast I'm an ad.
vance made 20 cover the construc.
tion Of railway.
Along the eastern front In Russia the
situation remains unchanged. the
Russian and Austro-corman armies
being Inactive owing 20 the ibav.
On the whole front the Allies are now
IN touch with the oerman permanent
line. lt is strong position. pre-.
pared az leisure and safe from shell
dr-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
500 CUBAN REBELS SURRENDER
orlente Province Cleared Of RevOIu

Oriente Province Cleared of ReVoIu-
tionists-Leader Still at Large.
Havana-Virtually all the soldiers
and civilians comprising the rebel
forces of Rigoberto Fernandez, in
Oriente province. between 500 and 500
in number. surrendered 10 Col. Varona
at Guantanamo.
The rebels gave up 10000 rounds
OF rife ammunition. 10000 rounds Of
machine-gun ammunition. and 16 dyn-
amite bombs.
Fernandez himself Is still at large.
The force that surrendered included
two and one-half squadrons of cav
airy, two companies of infantry. one
machine-gun section, one transport
section. and one hundred civilians. to-
gether with all officers and equipment
Of the troops.
Rafael Manduley. Liberal candidate
for the Governorship OF Oriente Prov
ince. accompanied by several promi.
nent men OF Santiago de Cuba, also
surrendered.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
Grantsville, W. Va, Thursday, April 5, 1917
Loyalty of West virolniahs.

Governor John J. Cornwell has
issued a statement directed to all
the people of West Virginia, urging
that any indifference in the present
war crisis be supplanted by real Amer.
ican spirit. He says:
'The congress has reconvened to re-
ceive a message from the President
of the United States. The last con.
gress, through the action of a few sen.
ators, withheld from the President the
power he sought and which should
have been given, to protect the lives
OF our citizens, their property, their
right and above all the nations honor.
The new congress will certainly act,
for public sentiment has already made
itself felt, but i'm order that the senti.
ment OF the people of this state may
be known, and that the President and
those who surround and aid him may
understand that West Virginians are
behind them in this, the greatest mo-.
ment Of our country's history, | urge
all patriotic organizations. G. A. r.
posts, all camps OF Confederate Veter,
ans, all commercial organizations,
boards of trade, chambers of com.
merce, rotary clubs and other civic so.
cieties to hold special meetings and to
pass resolutions pledging their sup
port to the President and the general
government in this crisis.
Let the spirit of Indifference and
disinterestedness that prevails in some
remote sections give way to loyal vir.
lie Americanism. Wire the resolution
to your congressman and to the pres.
ident and spread the spirit Of national.
ism abroad. The days ahead may be
trying ones. There must be unity of
action, unity of sentiment and unity OF
purpose.
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"GARDENINe PATRIOTIC DUTY"
U. S. Agricultural Official Urges cul
tiVation Of City Lots.

U. S. Agricultural official Urges cul.
tiVation Of City Lots.
Washington.-As a patriotic duty
city residents should transform their
yards into gardens and farmers 80
diversity their crops as to make each
section self-sustalning. says a state.
ment Issued b. Carl Vrooman. AS.
sistant Secretary OF Agriculture.
The great need IN wartime. Mr..
Vrooman said. would be a surplus
OF wheat with which the nation could
feed its allies He also declared the
acreage OF beans and peas should be
increased TO augment the resources
OF protein. which, In time OF emer-
gency could take the place OF meat
for human consumption. Two or three
crops Of some sort should be raised
during the coming summer he said.
on every vacant square foot In the
cities.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
VILLAGES TAKEN FROM GERMANS

London.-Three additional villages
have fallen into the hands Of the Brit
ish and French troopg operating
against the Germans between Arras
and Scissors in France. One village
was taken by the British and two by
the French.
Lagnicourt. situated about six miles
northwest OF Baupaume. fell into the
hands Of the British, and Folembray
and LeFeuille. in the Bassee-Foret-De
COucy region. at the base OF the Sal.
tent that has been driven into the
German lines at La Fere. are now in
the hand OF General Nivelle's forces.
French raiding and bombing opera.
tions continve on the remainder OF the
front. although there also have been
violent artillery duels on various sec
tors. especially east of Dixmude and
Steeistraete. IN Belgium
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LANSING SENDS STRONG NOTE
Repeated Violations of, Treaty and Of
American Rights.

American Rights.
Washington.-In the strongest com
munication sent to Germany since the
war began, Secretary Lansing has ad-
vised Berlin that the United States
as seriously considering whether or
not the treaty of 1928 and the revised
articles OF the treaties OF 1885 and
1893 have not in effect been abrogated
by the German Governments fragrant
violation OF their provisions"
The State Department fatty rejected
the efforts OF Germany to secure
alterations and a reafirmation OF The
treaty, declaring Germany's disregard
OF international law and the comfy
OF nations and her repeated violations
OF the treaty Itself had made further
engagements with Germany OF no
avail. The violations OF American
rights at sea, and the treatment OF
American citizens in Germany, we're
cited by the Department as the NOV.
ing reasons for refusing to negotiate
a new protocol
The activities OF plotters already
discovered and the certainty that
more are 90 follow, has not shaken
the official belief that the majority OF
the Germans will remain loyal.
Whether the treaties may be con-
sidered abrogated through Germany's
action VIII depend upon the State De.
partment's view as to whether Senate
approval is essential There is doubt
whether the Department alone can
reach such decision.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
PLANS for Million Men.
LATEST MARKETS
PIttsburah

Cattle - Good to choice. s11.756
1900; medium to good, S10.5O011.15;
tidy, S10.50@I110; common to good.
TAT bulls, $625@9.5O; common to
good TAT cows, s5.0O@8.75; fresh
cows and springers, $25.OO0 90;
veals, s95O@13.5O.
Hogs-Prime heavy S15.6O@15.75;
medium, s15.6O@15.65; heavy York
ers. Sl5.50@15.65; light Workers.,
Sl27S61375; pigs, $t150@12.50;
rougbs, S13.25014O0; stays, $1,000
1900.
Sheep - Prime wethers, $4,000
1889; good mixed s11OO@11.75; fair
mixed, $9.50010.50; culls and com
mon, SB.5O@75O.
Wheat--M May, S1.90%.
Corn-May, $1.16.
oats-May, 61Hc.
hutter-Prints, S60361kc; tubs, 45
@45Mc.
Eggs-Fresh, S2QS2Hc.
Chicago.
Cattle Native beef. ss10012.9O;
stockers and feeders. S6.7O60
cows sb.75@10.s5.
Hogs ~ Bulk. $14S501515; light
Sl425@15.05; Mixed. S145O015.05;
heavy, S1445@15O5; roughs. s14.450
1880. Pigs. s1050013.25.
sheep Wethers, s111bwI2.75;
ewes, SS.90M12.25; mixed. 5000
1910; lambs. s1250@15.10.
Buffalo.
Cattle Shipping steers. $1,000
1915; butcher grades. ss.OOb11 so:
cows. S5O0W1000 Calyes-Culls to
choice, S5.0O015.5O.
Hogs Workers.. $15.25015.6O; pigs,
slS19Wl425; roughs, S146O01435;
stays, S115O01250.
sheep Yearlings. st1OO01A25;
Wethers, S12O0012.5O; ewes. $4,000
1t75.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
Assessors Are Instructed.

Instructions have been issued to as
SCISSORS governing assessment of oil
and gas properties by w. S. Hallanan,
state tax commissioner, in which he
explains that there is no such thing
as an assessment on an oil or gas roy
atty The land owner, where there is
no separation in the ownership of the
surface from the underlying oil and
gas is assessed for the land in fixing
the value of the land, the value of the
oil and gas or all. If the surface of
the tract of land is owned by one per
son and the oil and gas by a different
person, then there are two assess
ments.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
MExIcANs KILL 2 ENeLIsHMEN
Manager and Cashier Of Oil Company
Victims of Bandits.

Galveston, Tex.-W. H. T. Bucking-
ham, general manager of the Aguila
Oil Company, on the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec, and his cashier, named
Bannerman, both British subjects,
we're killed by bandits at Nanchital
according to information brought here
by passengers arriving from Mexico
on a tank steamship. Buckingham's
body was hacked to pieces.
The passengers also reported that
a reign of terror had prevailed for
several weeks in the oil fields near
Minatitlan, in the State OF Vera Cruz.
and declared it to be the result Of
German influence.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
FLlERs DROP DEADLY CANDY

Poisoned Sweets Found on French
Territory, Newspaper Reports.
Paris-The newspapers OF Besan.
con say that German aeroplanes are
dropping ON French territory objects
quite inohensive IN appearance. but
which are in reality OF the utmost
deadliness Candy containing germs
Of epidemic diseases. fatal TO any per.
son eating &c. and handbags and pock.
etbooks filed with dangerous expio.
sives. which detonate on contact. have
been cast down
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
PUSH IRISH QUESTION

Chancellor Tells Commons Govern.
ment Seeks Quick Adjustment.
London.-Discussion I'm the House
OF Commons elected from the Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer the statement
that the government was deeply con.
cerned and working hard" to bring
about settlement OF the Irish oues.
ton at the earliest possible date.
John Dillon. acting Irish leader I'm
Commons, again warned the govern.
ment that no time must be lost In
solving the problem.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
England Gives Decision.

Just as soon as he is elected and
qualified, the term of a member OF
the board of education begins, follow.
ing an election to fill the Office for an
unexpired term. This is the gist of an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
E. t. England, at the request of NJ. p.
Shawkey, state superintendent of free
schools. Replying to a request from
Martinsburg, the attorney general
holds it as his official opinion that a
circuit clerk is not. by virtue OF his
office, required to make advance col.
lection OF the fees of a divorce com.
missioner. In answer to the question
raised at Concord. Mercer county, the
same official says that the petitioner
should pay the initial costs incident to
getting damages from the county court
for sheep killed by dogs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-05
BRITAIN NEEDS SHIPS BADLY

Shipping Paper Fair Play Declares
transportation Is Near standstill.
Berlin. via Sayville. wireless.-Ac-
cording to the British shipping paper
Fair Play" IT has become extremely
difficult for England to obtain shi1s
from neutrals. so that ocean transpor-
tation has almost completely stopped
on account OF lack OF tonnage.
The Journal declares that the most
important problem. is that OF reach.
ing an understanding about the insur-
ance Of neutral steamers. because
otherwise It will be extremely hard
to find sufficient tonnage. since many
ship owners even decline to carry out
their old contracts.