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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
AMERICAN owNERs MEET.

NDN NANDWNANEtNW
Chicago, Dec. 12.-American league
club owners met here today in one Of
their most important annual sessions
OF recent years. Although many prob
lens, most of them results of war
time conditions, were scheduled to be
taken up, no friction among the own
efs was expected and according to
Pres. Ban Johnson, the session will
end tonight or Thursday. The club
heads then will mark time pending
the arrival of National league owners
for joint conference, probably FRI
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
GOPHERS PIN HOPES
ON MIDDLE RUNNERS
Mile and TwO-miIers, and Relay Men
Hold Boards I'm Practice fer
Indoor Meets,
nv Associated Press. J

Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-Mtnnesota's
hope for glory in track athletics the
coming indoor season lies mostly in
the middle distance men. Coach Len
Frank is hopeful of rounding out a
two-mile relay team which Will give
q good account of itself in the Illinois
relays, and which will include Louis
Hauser and Bob Fisher as q nucleus
with the two other regulars selected
from Faus, Bennett, Putnam, Lysen,
Stevens Slxellet, McNaily and Swan
son. A mile runner of promise is Dave
Goode, last year winner of the fresh
man cup, but he must work on inelig-
Utility before he can start.
For the sprints Mara and Moses
have reported, the former expecting
10 20 for the hurdles also.
George Hauser, winner of second
place in the conference shot put last
summer, with AL Schroeder and Davis
will be the mainstays in the weights.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

New York. Dec. 11.--buttcr, strong
receipts 1910; creamery higher than
extras 505a "a ST. creamery extras t92
score) 4g1s ESQ: hrstB 40 40; seconds
40M Q435. Eggs. firm; receipts 4, 16g
fresh gathered extras 6Us extra firsta
$685. hrHts 55W57; seconds 52mE4s
refrigerator special marks STM W8Ss
do frsts 2eW14s state. Penuayl Vania,
and nearby western hennery. whites.
fine r. fancy 5000. do browns COO
So Cheese. steady receipts 1885,
state fresh specials z3G zs5 do aver
aEe run gas GA
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
CAMEL PREFAREs FOR 1Ols.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. l2.--John
Cancel, manager OF the Kansas City
club OF the American association, Is
rapidly lining up his players for the
1918 season. Jimmy VioS, who quit
the club last year because of q dis
pute over salary, Is the latest player
.Viox was q member of the Pittsburgh
Nationals for three years before GO
ing to Kansas City. He was hitting
more than 500 when he left the team
last season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

The most promising racing season
In the history Of Kentucky wound up
at Latonia recently. All OF the
tracks in the Blue Grass state made
plenty Of money. The stakes and
purses were more valuable than in.
1916 and some of the best horses in
training were seen under saddle. The
most noteworthy events were Omar
khayyam's victory III the Kentucky
derby and the wonderful mile run BY
the three year-old Cudgel. The rae
Ing prompted remarkable specula-
ton III the mutuel machines and also
served TO stimulate the breeding in
dustry. During all the trials and
tribulati0ns 81 the American turf
Kentucky has been allowed to en-
joy racing unmplesied
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

FOUR-RooM HOUSE for sale cheap,
or viii exchange for horses. Box
ISL. care Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
REFLECT TENER
national League Owners Hold Meet
lng In New York.

New York, Dec. 12.--John *. Tener
was unanimously reelected president
OF the National league for a term of
one year at its annual meeting here
Tuesday The club owners also de-
cided to meet at Chicago at the earll-
est possible date with the club owners
81 the American league
III is probable that the National
league magnates will leave for the
west Thursday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
vALUABLE RAoE HoRsE DIEs.

10y <A1SSNA4ANA AN1osg
Louisville, KY, Dec. 12.-Othello,
valued at $4,000, and one of the high
er grade OF selling platers for years
on Kentucky tracks, is dead. He was
found stretched out In ehis stall, and
is supposed to have been a victim OF
heart disease.
Othello was 6 years old. His sire
was Lithos, and his dam was Flash
of Night. During his turf career, he
had raced In Cuba, Canada, Mexico
and the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
LIVESTOCK
CHTCAGO ITVEsTOCE<.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Hogs, receipts
i ygSgO i st6S9g so oulk m,ssa SV si7 lss
1915: heavy $17.0OW1T75; rough
$1,000 017.20; pigs sl3.00@16.s5.
Cattle, receipts $4,000; weak; native
steers S7.25@14.50; western steers
$6.30M13.25; stockers and feeders
S6.I001O.7B; cows and heifers S5.1U0
II.2O; calves SS.50Ml5.50.
Sheep, receipts $4,000; strong; weth-
ers $8.90@13.0O; lambs s12.650 100.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
DULUTH RECEIPTS AND SHIP.
MEgNTs.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 12.--Elevator
receipts OF domestic grain: Wheat
I63,100 bu., last year 191,300; barley
$500 bu.. last year $4,000 rye 1000
bu., last year 10,100 bu.; flax $4,000
bu.. last year 4S.1O0.
SHIPMENTS: Wheat 62.700 bu., last
year 327, 400 bu.; oats 1000 bu.: barley
III. 200 bu.; flax 5000 bu.s last year
$4,000
Elevator receipts of bonded grain:
Wheat S, 400 bu., last year 1890 bu.;
shipments, wheat 1880.
Duluth car inspections: Wheat. Nos
] and northern 36; NO. 3, l.; other
spring n durum 5; hard winter 4 9TH
or winter al mixed rs; total wheat ~.
year ago 123; flax i. year ago % /;
mixed grain Il rye 2. year ago s bar
ley 8, year ago ~. Total Of all grains
T9, year ago 1855; on track IS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
WILL KNIT FOR RED CROSS,

The women Of st. Joseph's parish
will meet at st. Joseph's hall Thurs
meeting before the holidays and all
members are urged to attend. The
ladies viii will serve refreshments
are Mrs. A. Mum, Mrs. Edmund
Savageau and Mrs. G. w. Simmons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

MAKE PROFFER
Minnesota Coach offered Old Salary
for Three Years


Minneapolis, Dec. 15.-Dr. II. il
Williams, OF the University of Min
nesota football team, Tutsday was of
fered a contract to coach the 1918
Gopher eleven at $4,000. the same sal
airy he received in his last contract,
which ran foA three years.
Coach Williams said he had the
matter under consideration, and
would make his decision within few
days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
AUTO--MOTORCYCLEs.

SMALL, KisseII Kar Sedan body fog
sale; 5000, cost $1,000: fine condition.
p. NJ. Calkins Motor Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

Chicago, Dec. 12.--Corn, No. yell
low nominal; No. yellow nominal
No. 4 yellow $1.55@1.65. Oats, No. ;
white 1874 q77A; standard 77@77A
Rye. No. 2 nominal Barley, $500
1.55. Timothy, $5.00@7.5O. Clover
S20.OO@2600. Pork, nominal Lard
$500. Ribs, s25.50926.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
DTUsKEGON PRORABLY GUT.

~ = e--sss'*Sf.s
Muskegon. Mich, Dec. 12.--Muske-
gon probably will not lie represented
in the Central league next year II
that organization decides to open the
season. President Marsh believes that
minor league baseball should be sts-
pended during the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
ngINNHAPOIIs GRAIN.

unchanged; shipments S1,266 bills
Barley $1.21@1.52. Rye $1.S1@ 50
Bran $4,000 a. 1850.
Wheat, receipts LAG cars, compared
with 372 a year ago. Corn. No. yell
low $1.70@1.75. Oats. No. white T49
75h. Flax, $3.37@8.3s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
NINETEEN no GET LETTEns.

Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. 12.-Announcc-
meut is made that nineteen players
at the University of Nebraska viii be
awarded the official M and sweaters
for football work this season. They
are: Captain shaw. Rhodes Wilder,
Kositzky, Day, Duteau, Kellogg
EcheilenberE, Dobson, Hubka, Cook
Mcmahon. 0toupalik, Hiddei, Num-
kriemelmeyer, i Shaw Young ana
Teter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

Chicago. Dec. 12.-Butter. higher:
receipts SASS tubs; creamery extras
4Ss extra firsts 46047l5 hrats 500 45t
seconds 3sM8a. CHEESE. steady daisies
2AM MNs horns 2bM 026; Americas
25K a 26. twins 23@2s4z.
Eggs, firm: receipts 1895 cases;
hfsts 5000. ordinary firats AZ a A69Ss
at mark. rasaes included, As1 ~. Poe
tatoaa. receipts IS ears; UNCHANGED.
Poultry. alive. higher fowls 1z@ "a
1nFtmRN Re.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
nIII.WAITKEE GRAIN.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 12.--Corn. No
yellow $1.75@1.S0: No. white S1.7g
a i.SO; No. 8, $i65@1.7O. Oats. stand
ard 1874; No. white TN 978; No.
white Tx @T8. Rye, No. 1, $1.S3h.
Barley, mailing $1.40@1.53; feed and
rejected sl.30G Lao: Wisconsin 9l.42@
l,53. Hay, unchanged
Close: Corn, May S1.19%; Jan.
S1.21%. Oats. Dec. 75& May TIN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

south 81 FauLs MInn.l Dec t.
1878 q 17.15: bulk 1885 01T.00.
Cattle, receipts 1000; heifers slow
and lower: steers $5.b0@1A50: COWS
and heifers $B.76014.00s stockers and
feeders, weak and dull, $500 a 1900.
sheep, receipts 500; steady; lambs
98.00016.O0s wethers $1,000 1900;
ewes s00m10.75.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
LEMIs nuMPs RuasIAN.

(By Assoclated Press.l
New York, Dec. 12.--In the Interna-
tional wrestling tourney here Tues
day night, stranger Lewis lAmeri-
CAM defeated Ivan Linov f(Russianl,
and Yussom Hussane (Balkan) threw
George Mannich (Serbian).
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'TOOLATE,' FLINT
TELLS The men
Continued from Page IL

Continued from Page IL
board that they were broke" and
wanted to get out of Fargo and the
cold as soon as. possible for Camp
Dodge, both being drafted men on
the deferred quota
Il don't care If / disobeyed the
government ruling" said the clerk.
He furnished them transportation
and that they viii leave this after-
noon. eff the government does not
like my action in this case. am will
ing to give up my Job as clerk of the
draft board. 1t is up to the gov
eminent to take care OF its unem-.
ployed drafted men made SO By the
conscript act"
The clerk stated that another
drafted man, out Of employment
since September. because OF the
pEoerastinatiOn on the part Of the
government to order him to Camp
Dodge. is w. #. Hoppe OF Fargo.
Mr.. Hoppe has been coming TO
my Office week after week and stat
ing his situation TO me" said the
auditor II promised him that !
would send him to Camp Dodge
over the Northern Pacific Thursday
afternoon and ! am going 70 stick
tony word"
Not since the new selective draft
REGULATION was announced by the
war department, permitting regis
trants not in the deferred quotas TO
enlist. has an official war order been
received in Fargo recruiting of
fees from any Of the central stations
which Is significant Of the fact, say
local recruiting officers, that the
central offices are as busiiy rushed
with work in their work as the
The NAVY.
A. Il. Hanson, Fargo.
Leo II. LeNitre. Fargo.
g. II. Hansen. Fargo
r. Loveiace. Fargo
81 I'll. Isoweiace, Fargo.
Mandus H0ltQuist. Medina. M ~.
John y. johnson. Medina ~. u.
John =. hetiand Lake Preston. S. ID.
David ks 6rightVllh Bisbae. IN. 81,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
MOORHEAD ROWLING LEAGUE.
standing OF Tenn.
Games This Evening.
era mas crFaadFfTaH

The Peterson Mercs broke into the
win column on the Comstock alleys
Tuesday evening, trimming the
Schranz Autos two OF three, and pull
ing them from hrst place. Peterson
had a big game In his second try, and
was high pin with 1913. The scores:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12
EAST SIDE NOTES

John Corneliussen was visiting
farmer from. Kurtz township yester-
day.
A verdict for S29765 was returned
by the jury in the case Of ID. A.
Thomson VISA the c. T. Welsh Co. This
was the amount claimed by the plain
tiff to be due him for hauling gravel
and other material for the paving
contractors.
c. G. fainter, an old resident of
FELTON,, was a Moorhead visitor Tues
day.
A son was born on Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Stillerstrom, Moor
head.
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Jones was observed 10 be paying
no attention to his instructor, who
was telling large class in agri-
culture how to protect plants from
frost, so the instructor said sharply:
Zones, tell the class which is the
best way to keep the March frosts
from the plants"
plant. them in April, sir" was the
ready reply.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-12

POSITION wANTED-FEMALB.
| ~~~S~~~~~~~~--~~~--~~~
WORK by day or hour. Phone S37s-M
WASHING wANTED-PhOne 21sO-J.
POSITION as cook in hospital or small
/ hotel Write 1B0, care Forum.
MISS o. A. ANDERSON, public ste
nographer. So 5th st. N. Phone
SS4S-W
practical NURSING wanted: can
/ give best of references. Phone
zaes-J.
EXPERIENCED stenographer desires
position now or after Jan. !. Write
1855, care Forum.
FIRST CLASS experienced stenoEra-
pher, with knowledge OF bookkeep-
ing, wants position. Phone 1897 or
| 3619-W.
HELP wANTED-
MALE AND FEMALE.
s~---s-~S-~~-S~-~~~~---~s~
GOVERNMENT war positions open;
clerical work. men, women wanted
$50 month; list free. Franklin lnEti-
tute, Dept. 33O X. Rochester, N. Y.
WANTED - stenographers, typists,
bookkeepers, to register for full or
part time employment BUSINESS SeTv "a
deLendrecie Blk. Phone l011.
MEN AND WOMEN learn barber trade
in the oldest and best school In
northwest; diplomas granted, tools
given, positions waiting, catalog free.
Moler barber College, "a II. Nicollet
Ave, Minneapolis, Mimi.
BOARD AND ROOM.
BABIES TO BoARD-Phone f2F5.
BOARD AND RooM-11l Sth 81. s.
HOME cooKING-S5 weekly. 224 5th
St =.
BOY wants place to
work for board and room. Phone
1861.
-FoR RENT-HOUsEs AND FLATS.
MODERN. furnished fats 40 9Th st. >.
FURNISHED FLATs-702 sra St n.
Phone 1921.
sIx-RooM HOUSE. modern except
heat Phone 2567-W.
DANDY and Groom furnished bats;
reasonable. Phone 1928.
MODERN ROOMS AND FLATS, cen
trail, cheap rent. 10t 3rd st. N.
FIVE-RooM HOUSE for rent. us list
81 n. Lights and gas ~ house.
TWO OR 4 ROOMS for rent; house all
modern. 40 18th Sc. n. Phone 2407.
THREE ROOMS, with bath, Tyler
building. Annie Dwight Tyler.
phone $50.
apartment, as 1-23
Roberts st. The Haggart Const /
Co. so Broadway.
HOUSE for rent: ughta.
gas, cistern. Inquire az 204 1st Sc.
81, AT0orhead. or Telephone t3a1-J tor
THE WHOLE UPSTAIRS. furnished
for light housekeepingi hot water
heat, All modern. 9Th Ave. NJ. +.
Phone 5061-W.
FOR nENT-We have houses IN All
parts Of the city. ranging ia price
from $40 20 S75 per month. See NJ. g
Lane Co.'S 600 Ms ~ Ave.
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DEFER DECISION.


New York, Dec. 1.-THE 1nterna-
tional league, in annual meeting here.
postponed until Feb. ~ a decision of
the question of suspending playing
for the season OF 1918. The Buffalo
club franchise was declared forfeited
for non-payment of salaries.
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STOCK statesmen. ATTENTION.

If you are a real live wire
stock salesman, We can use
you. We want men of ability
in this line with genuine ref
erences as to past successes.
and reserve the right to in
VestiEate their references full
Is. II you cannot meet these
requirements, we have no
time to talk to you, and ask
that you do not waste your
time by answering this adver-
tisement. You will be given
stock to sell in a now Going
Concern, one which Is now
manufacturing one of the
very best lines on the market.
and q line that is better than
that of our competitors. II you
can answer the above re-
quirements and wish 10 make
quick money, write enclosing
references, and arrange for
an appointment. Write Box
15s, Fargo Forum.
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Want AID Rates
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Advertising unaer tie
Considerations.
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POSITIONS WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE,

POSITIONS WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE.
~~~~~~-~-~~~~->~~-~-~--
EMPLOYERS furnished with compe-
tent office help for full or part time
employment. Business Service Dept.
Northwest Audit Co, 4l0 deLendrecie
Blk. Phone 10ll.
POSITION wANTED-MALE.
~~~-"-~~-~--~~-~~-- ------------~~-~---~~-~~~~s
CARPENTER WORK. all kinds. Rass.
phone 975.
PRINTER, with all-around experience
in country shops, wants position.
Address la, care Of Forum, Fargo.
WANTED - Position by two-third
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ter work; also handy otherwise: have
a few years experience. Write or
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YOUNG MAN. with business college
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MEN AND WOMEN learn barber
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logue. Modern Barber Colleges,
Branches, 100 Hennepin Ave, Min
neapolis, 3S3 e. 18th st., Saint Paul,
20 " E. Superior St., Duluth, MINI.
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To take charge of small telephone
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furnishes free 4-rOom h0lse connect
ed with office; $50 subscribers on
lines man hired must furnish own
household goods, livery hire, do all
book work, collecting, line and phone
repairing, furnish own operator; take
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statesmen.

WANTED-Gas tractor and threshing
machine statesmen for North Dako-
ia; $3.50 per month and expenses to
men that can make good. Huber Mfg.
Co, Fargo, N. D.
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The Fargo Forum Want AID Page


FOR ANYTHING IN THIS LINE. see
@. II. Froiing. SOS Front ST.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-04
CARRY A sIx.ToN BUILDING
Squad Of $50 Soldiers Move Structure,
~ by "a Feet, Without Aid Of
Any Machinery.

Carrying a six-ton building, without
the aid Of machinery, or other equip
ment, was one Of the unusual tasks per-
formed by $50 North Dakota soldiers
when they were on the Mexican Dor
der, according to the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The frame structure
that was moved housed the army Y.
NJ. G. A. at Mercedes, Tex, and meas
ured " by "a feet.
Because its site was undesirable, II
was proposed to hire contractor to
move the structure to n new location,
but the army engineers devised plan
by which the men themselves could
perform the task and so save money.
They estimated that with $50 soldiers
helping, each would have to carry less
than 80 pounds. Accordingly the build
Ing was well braced and its walls pro-
vided with runners. Since there was
no floor the men we're stationed along
oil four walls, inside as well as oct,
each soldier standing next to a beam
inserted beneath. At the word Of
command they lifted the building from
the ground and marched away with It.
to a site 200 yards distant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-04
Candles We. Electricity.

The Society for Electrical Develop
ment, anxious to encourage a wider
use of electricity for lighting, has pre-
pared figures showing 1t is much cheap
er than candles or kerosene.
A recent test of six candles showed
that for i cent only 2y68 candle-power
hours were obtained. If electricity for
lighting costs cents for a kilowatt
hour 20-watt lamp can be lighted for
90 hours for 8 cents. The efficiency OF
a 20-watt incandescent is q candle
power for LII watts. Thus a 20-watt
lamp will provide about II candle
power. 1t will burn so hours for
cents, or $50 candle-power hours will
cost o cents. One cent will buy 94.4
candle-power hours, or 35 times as
much light as can be obtained from q
candle for / cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-04
CIGAR AS OPIUM SUBSTITUTE
Aiding In Redemption Of China, Where
Natives Are Now Frequently Seen
Smoking Their Cheroots.

The cigar is doing a large part in
the redemption of China. 1t is no un-
common thing to see a native smoking
his cheroot, which promises to enjoy
the favor once bestowed on opium.
The import of cigars into various
Chinese ports has been greatly on the
increase in the last few years, and now
amounts to about $350,000 annually.
OF this trade four-fifths normally is
through Hongkong. There has been
marked increase in the quantity of
Dutch-made cigars used in South China
and other portions of the Far
East during the last year or more,
where, for various reasons, Philippine
cigars have been losing in favor.
Previous to the outbreak of the war
In Europe considerable quantities of
cheap cigars were sold in China and
the Far East through German firms in
Hongkong, and q German cigar fac
tory was operated in Hongkong for the
manufacture of cheap cigars for the
Chinese trade and also for export to
Europe. This factory is still operated
under Chinese control.