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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
Senior Members of Tech
Basketball Five Given
Jerseys; Others Get "T''

Coat jerseys were awarded to the
Senior members of the Technical
High School basketball team at a
meeting of the advisory committee
this afternoon. The other men bers
of the quintet who will not gradu-
ate will be given the school 1T"
Those to receive the honor were
Manager "Dinty' Wear, Captain
Charley Pollock. Eddie" Harris
Lloyd Elmer, bud" Bell, "Haps
Lingle, Mountain" Wilsbach and
Carl Beck. ''Midge' McGann and
Rees Lloyd, substitutes on the. team
were given their class numerals.
Glass numerals were also given to
the members of the Junior class
which carried off the inter-class
basketball series. Those who were
members of the Junior team were:
Captain Rees Lloyd, "Scrunts" Hol-
land, Dutch" Miller, Red Hus.
ton, Jerry Frock, Lynn Cook and
cap" Smith. The election of a cap.
tain and manager for next season
was left 70 ra later date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
LOCAL UNITS in
NEARBY COUNTIES
Lebanon and Juniata Com
mittees Named by the Cow
ernor This Afternoon

covernor Brumbaugh to- d a Y
named two more local units of the
statewide committee OF public
safety and made rapid progress on
seIection of men for others through
ont the State. The units named were
Sor Juniata and Lebanon counties.
In addition the Governor appoint
cd the following additional MEM
bers of the State-Wlue committee on
public safety.
Beaver. Eugene S. Hopes, Bea-
ver: p. Nj. Moore, Woodlawn.
Lancaster, JOSH L. Malone, Lam
raster; l.. ]. Schroeder, Columbia.
pike, Philip Fulmer, Dingsman
Ferry, Hicks VanEtten, Milford.
Montgomery, Henry d. Saylor,
Pottstown.
The local units named were:
Lebanon-Samuel Fry, Granville,
rR. f. D.. Pa, Josiah Reinbold, On
set. r. D.; Elias Gerhard, Jones'
town; c. Grove Beaver, Fredericks-
burg; Joseph Painter, Myerstown;
Hiram l.. Illig, Thomas l.. Becker,
Sheridan; Ambrose Ebny, Bismarck;
Frank Dissinger, Campbelltown;
William II. Erb, Palmyra; Albert
Herr, Annville; Martin A. Reizen-
stein, Snydey Johnston, Lebanon;
Charles z. Weiss, Avoni Lloyd Wolf,
John c. Brown, John Jenn Brock,
Lebanon; Harrison Souder, Corn
wall; D. Mason Speck, Palmyra, r.
f. D.; Harry Kirst, Fredericksburg;
George d. Coover, Edward Spangler,
Myerstown; Paul Meyer, Campbell
town; NJ. L. Bachman, Lebanon;
Frank Hartz. Palmyra; II. H. Shenk,
Alfred X. Mills, Annville, Pa; James
II. F'rantz, John P. Longenecker,
Frank p. Hoffman, Lebanon; Carl P.
kaiSer CORNWALL. H c. Mover
Schaefferstown; Frank S. RAIDER,
Lewis w. Nagle, Newmanstown; Mil
ton Bomberger, Lebanon, r. +. D.;
Monroe Holstein, Richland; Samuel
Burgholder, Kleinfeltersville; Will
liam IL. Noggle, ReXmont; Frank L.
Hebron" Uhler, Lebanon; G. G.
Gingrich, Lawn; John r. Fertig,
Lebanon; David Dillman, West Leb-
anon, Lebanon; Harry Millard, Ann
Vile, r. D.; Charles F. Zimmerman,
Lebanon.
Juniata - Darwin C. Pomeroy,
Port Royal; c. c. Shellenberger, d.
Irwin Bashore, Miffiintown; H. II.
Barton, Pleasant View: James b.
McNIeen. East Waterford; Mrs. Hen
rietta Baldwin, Atifilintown; James
3. smith, Thompson; James B.
Smith, Thompsontown; D. b. Esh,
Spruce Hill; Josiah Dean, Academia;
J. Frank Barton, McCoysville; j..
Howard Neely, Miffiintown; Mrs. B.
II. Ritter, McCoysville; Mrs. L. G..
Headings, McAlisterville; John A.
Deckard Richfield Edward s.
Thompson, Thompsontown; Mathew
Rodgers, Mexico; Professor c. T..
Kaufman, McAlisterville; James w.
CroninCer, Port Royal; Mrs. ]. +.
Patterson, Mifflintcwn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
Baseball Stars Who
Are Open to War Draft;
Clean Up Both League.

New York, May 2.-Some one asked
Ban johnson if baseball would "suf-
fer through selectlve conscription,
and he instantly resented the word.
Approximately PA men in both big
leagues will be drafted if the call
goes out before the end of the sea-
son. One hundred and thirteen of
these will come from the American
League and 101 from Governor Ten
ers circuit.
The fact that the American League
clubs, for the most part. are being
drilled constantly will have little ef-
feet, for what they are learning in
baseball drilling camps would be only
a beginning to the instructions they
would receive in big army encamp-
1nent.
The only hope for a respite seems
TO lie in the fact that mobilization at
the camps probably will not begin
until September, when the baseball
season is rapidly drawing near the
end. A month might be granted the
men to finish and then report. The
worlds series might suffer badly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
Liberty Loan of Two
Billion Dollars Will
Be First u. S. Offering

Washington, May 3. - Secretary
McAdoo has announced that the first
Offering of bonds authorized under
the war finance law would be a S2,-
100000 liberty loan" issue, open to
popular subscription at par, and that
subscriptions would be received till
June Is next. The bonds will be
dated July 1, and will be ready for
delivery on that date.
Although many organizations in
addition to the banks of the country
will be utilized in floating the bonds,
the twelve federal reserve banks will
be designated as central agencies in
their respective districts, receiving
subscriptions, delivering the bonds,
and caring for other details. The
proceeds of the issue will be deposit
ed in as large a number of banks
throughout the country as practic-
able, and will be withdrawn gradu-
ally.
Interest on the bonds will be pay
able semiannually on January ! and
July 1. Details as to their denomi-
nation, it was announced, will be sc
small as to place the bonds within
the reach of every investor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR
NEW CHURCH ON HILL

A public meeting will be held next
Tuesday to take up building plans
for the new Methodist Episcopal
Church which is to be established
in the Northern Allison Hill district.
coin School Building. State and Six
teenth streets. District Superintend-
ent Norris E. Swartz will speak. Pre-
liminary work will be rushed SO that
building operations can be started
by July 1. 1t is estimated the church
and grounds will cost $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03

Only rs to sell but good stylish
Cheviots and Cassimeres, in snappy
Spring Norfolk models, 13 to IL
year sizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03
LTOX RUGS-All Sizes and Beautiful Pa

$3.50 Wool Fibre Rugs;
9xl2 it.; all good Spring
Medallion Pat CE OK
terms. ........P0'S0
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

courthouse tower, where a flag was
waving.
Whats the use of putting a flag up
there?" the man questioned. THE
wind will whip it to pieces"
Eyes, but the winds the only thing
that can whip it" was the others
quick reply,
-O-O-
nLEcEAIIIT RIAnII
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26
TAKES A STRONG WIND, TOO

When the Spanish-AmeTican war
broke out, in April, 1898, two Irish
men were at work on new asphalt
pavement, being laid in a Washing
ton street, when one stopped han
ding his pick and glanced up at the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26
HARD TO TELL

Little Gertrude's father had an
swered her questions patiently, but
he was becoming exasperated. Final
ly she said:
What do you do at the Office all
day, daddy"
Daddy's patience gave way.
"Oh, nothing" he said.
Gertrude pondered over this an
swer for a moment. Then she re-
turned valiantly to the charge.
But how do you know when you
have finished? "lshe asked.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

AMT NATURE WONDERFUL? F.
A Snob.
A snOb is a person whose head re-
sembles an inflated football, only the
swelling is caused by. fat. After kid
ding himself into believing he's a half
a dozen prongs higher than the, rest
of us until he actually believes it he
horns in with the real Havana, 3 for
a casenOte class, and regards us as
has not, the for a jitney scrap-fling
crowd. He labels us the masses.
You know the type. Breaks his neck
to say hello" to them that is, and
has, and when it comes to us Ordi-
nary ones he does a flagpole with his
hose and passes us up like a plugged
nickel. Y'know, doesn't want to
know us and the sooner done away
with, so much embarrassment re-
heved for him. Well, Anthony, we
should get insomnia. Y'know Mr..
SnOb, bend an ear earthward, to class
you with regular guys, you're not
quite what the hole is to a dOughnUt,
so pinch yourself, roll over. You've
got a paper mache foundation.
Voices from the gallery. Hooray!
Hooray! Speech! Speech! Author!
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

mas. Y quiero explicarle 81 relaci0n
en- 81 asUnto. 4 fin de que listed me
procure los datos que ncccsito, 10 que
no ha de serle dific:l.
-TOdo cuanto pueda hacer...
-LO sc, mi buen amigo ...
-PueS csc SInas, del que seria pc
Sado hacer Ia historic en- este momen-
20, tenia interts en- proporcioHarse
un niHo, y 0 ayud& de III complete,
que yo busco... ion! no para entire
CARLOS I Ia justicia, este listed SECURE,
Fues ESQ no me incumbe... Sc ha lie
valo el hijo de esa mujer. un nino de
corta edad, apenas de algunos meses.
Le-ouy eScuchaba con 81 mayor in
teres, como 81 uN pYesentimiento lie
advirtiera que Sc veria mezclado EN-
este misterioso hecho.
e. senior Gilbert continue:
-Stnas est; hoy preso; SC halla-
ba desertado c@ando viva aGui. en-
Argel, en- casa del senior Speraudien,
Y fue reccnocido por I'm sargcnto del
go. de Inca. regimicnto 4 cue habia
pertenecido, y denunciado por ell.
Reclentemente Sc ha celebrado Ell Con
Sejo de Guerra, en- Lyon, po- el que
ha Sido condenaGo q tres aHos dc pri-
sion.
-iESta, pueS, en- Argelia, en- I'M
penal?
En- el presidio de Birkadem.
FL habil industrial hiZo sus ave
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

dadas de cs.a clasc habrl de fo:mar-
Sc cl numero del proGrcso humane.
y Ia prodig1lidad y el desprendi-
mientc del alma joven. que no We cla
ramentc. pcrquc eS demasiado fUer-
te para SUS vioS, IL luz &c Ia r"Ncn-
tina .ibertad cue lie inunda. no Sc de
tienc ante los calculos, a~chaques de
las cos.umbrcS v%iejaS a~mo!dadaS en-
cl tenor ' en- Ia provision De 10 que
viene adelante Y templadas = influen
cia dc laS duioroSas lccciones dc In
experienced.
La j.vcntud cs afecta 4 briilar. i
cmp~ender, = acometer imperttrri;a;
que sabc que llev& muchos amos de
lante para enmcndlr sus calculos, CO.
Iregir los crrores y reparar los fra.
casos cor txitos que no haran s%2ntir.
n! eI tempo Dc-dido, nj "A activiaad
consumida.
Y con el plcno deSconocimiento del
dolo; cor Ia absolute seguridId de IA
buena fe. no bur!ada todavia; 0 Il
sinccridGd no acostumbrada a Ia III
cha; Va esa ju~ventud por el mundo
pr. digando sonriSas, estrcchando ca.
rinosamente las mano que le ticAden
por dondeqLIe-a, cXpresando sus
mas iTtimcs pensamientOs y mostraE
do. sin pensar.o, u propias debili-
dades para que por ALI Ia ataquen, Ia
~vulneren. Ia incapaciten, Y, de eman-
cip2da ' Iibre, Ia conviertan en- cs-
clava dc nuevas amb;ciones.
Mexico Sc nallaba en- tai case.
Joven. con ell corazon lleno dc
amor Il Ia Independence, con el alma
p"cn&da de los mas hermosos ideales
de libertad Y de progreso; valiente
hasta ia tcmeridad Y digno y noble
hasa el Quijotismo; cubierto dc he
ridaS, GcStrozado Y sangrante; GUAM
do Sc lie habl0 de dar fin q Ia que
IRA, pe@o i base del rcconocimiento
H. 81 iI'!Cpcndencia, tondi0 Ii manO,
tremuia todavla por cl uso de Ia Is
PaSa 4 il ~. plaza, col. ;a.)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12
c6mpiice dc! roho del niHo de IL Mou-
XLEIL
Ia EVASION

Los 0chG dias de prisiGn que hab;a
sufrido Si:yano SGnas, hab%ln he
cho naccn en- su mcntc rchc!dcs rea-
samicntos.
ri d~e:graciado habia qce4ado So
mctid0, Il pareccr, sin murmurar,
con prendiendo que seria arrollaio
pnr IA formidable fuerza de una au-
toridad armada contra q, pero ape
mas Sc VIZ SOLO en- In celia Ia rabia
Hen" de laSrimas sus ojo5.
FrEsaba en- las personals que csta-
ban l"jos de Il y lie las que ha&ia
dc estaf separado tanto tempo,
GQUc scria DE- Rosclina -.
Esperaha sus noticias para estri-
birle Y al ver cu..nto 80 re;rasliJan
no saba que pensar lie aqIcl silenelo.
No ignorapa que cntoHccs nc 20
Lia conun.carse con ella: no podia
nacerla saher IL. q mas CUE tvr,,sI
amigo Y apo lcrL!o lionnafolS, ore
sin duda cons"s;Eria autOrIHacitn "a
ra visitarle: prro este senior. ipoltia
If a Birkadem:... "
Senas no lueria escr;b!Ile por.ile
saba que su carta seria leida;. hu-
biera querido hablarle, pero aun su-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

bajo n au;orjdad I que eStaban So
me:.1os = Ie ofrccen perspectivas II
-uc@&5 En- toGo cuanto es ~necesario
43e cr,pcead.n para SUI prog.eSo '
Il ~cspieGdida poslci6n 4 que estan
ll&m2to5. MAZDA importa que los re-
cHlscs monetarios faiten. Su credito
eStH sobrc ;oda reticencia Y 81 capital
so5re ;oda ambici6n de- intcres: 10
al" conviync Is 9rotcEer 4 Ia nu2va
aerEoEaiidaa que Sc indcpcnde De TODD
PIAZZA cooperar Z hacer dc ella
vn@ aueva 'Iridad de libertad = de
yroyreSo; cue del aumento de uni
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

cnt0nces.-t Tendra listed alglir am;
90 cue nos tcnGa al corrientc de 10
que csc suieto kace CIR 81 penal?...
Porque listed dehe tcner corocinien-
tOS entire Ia justici militar.
No ne teniGo tempo dc ccncccr
muchos camaradas-contcst6 LcrcuX.
-pcro yo buscarc I'm medic de To-
g:rar csc ohjeto valiGndOme Dc ai2u-
nos licencIados Que iran ap resta1
servicios al 20 battalion dc Africa.
al que me he Ga i~ncorpcrar cuando
termine el permiso que para segulr
mi plcito me han concedido.
-Querria saber. cuando llcgue cl
ntomento. 81 tiene probabilidades de
obtener indulto.
No hace falta saber mas CUE CO.
mo Sc porta... Este listed t~ranqu'lo:
lie promote enterarme.
Me hara listed un gran ta'or.
porque asi tcnGrG tempo de avlSar 4
uu!9n debo hacerlo antes de que Sc
l. ponga ell libertaG.
Roman Gilbert tomaba asi precau-
clones contra c~ualquier eventualidad.
En- muchc tempo no tenia que te-
mer NADIA de Silvano SGnas.
Saba que TODD habia terminate en-
tire cl nreso Y Ia hija lie Sptraudicn,
tenia ell re.nedio de deshacerse del
amante de Rcselina 81 alguna vez
fuera peligloso a U planes, Y espe-
raba, en- fin, llegar a descubrir ell
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

ricuacionc5 Sill pGrd;da de morcnto.
Y habia sabido, sin IN n,cacr diff
cultad. d6ndc estaba Ell amante dc
ROselina.
-Birkadcm esta muy cerca dc Ar
gel-indic3 Lerouxc-hay apenas al
90 mas lie dieZ Kilometres.
ST; va 10 Sc; tambitn proyecto
il all! uno de cstos di2s, 81 no tcngc
condensation 4 una carta que he d.
rigido-Iijo Gilbert-Pcro he aq>i
10 que Quiero pre%uEtar a listed So
brc ese senior SGnas 4 quien no quie-
re perdcr de vista. listed, que ha
pertenecido al 4 j~1sticia militar. de-
be saber este. iTiene probabililad
Ies er indultado antes dc terminar Sd
condena? sCuaEdo puede este ocu-
rrIr; 81 estl en- 10 possible?
- Queria listed que frese indul-
tado pronto?
No; al contrario: pienso pcncr-
me a clio 4 fin de teacr tempo dc
averiguar antes que sea puesto en-
llbertad.
-Aun t;ene listed mucho por de-
lante; no ruede ser Dropuesto para
una gracia 0 reduction dc pena, 81
cs que Sc porta bien, antes de haber
cumplido, per 10 menos, Ia mitad de
Ia condena.
ESQ aIn nos da mas de dieclo-
che meses.
= Cuando ha sido c~ondenado?
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

ccf.;o c,asrifn DO nrcofntfr Cri"n
;r,r., or TO-. .I...;n,os -, avar.
poro,. ire. n.,,r Ia. c~,nd;la,,r.
.t"o', Tres personals d!>''"-~S ' '''
.''o MAJ" F'u"'"'"'' -,
90 '''''' w ">
-, :
:, '|''"S 80" '""'"'
-" '"' Ia "'3.
; P''f"s "'E' '" '"'
Wi" I.PP
80
lose; Nigucl Gomez ha clido pri-
s]ioncro do Menocal.
solo faith uuc Ia~ranza caiga en-
manos dc Villa ! 'tutti contcati.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

dos riaos -. mi querido amigo! he
@siai % one ne sabido, indagando. pa
. >aiisfaccr IN din Su deseo. 10 que
hab.l SiGo del hijo de Antonio Gallo;
uno lie 10, dos ninos HI sido robado
en- casa dc Ia nodriza.
,Imposible!. critic Leroux.
que aun no saba 81 afectlrse 0 rego-
,~;iarse con ii noticia.
20" QUEEN?
-Fgr aIguien I quien no conozco,
2ao que ob:a. 10 Sc, por cuenta de
sc &juas lie que oS he hablado.
= no * h. enccn5rado q csc nj
Ho?
No: todaS las gestiones practi
'aoa; fueron inutiles. el golpe Sc ha
,:aco Il" mano maestro.
Roman Gilbert. que jamas pronun-
ciaba n paIabra mutii, no Gregg
necesa.io decir I 81 amigo qIe como
ciA el par2acro del nino robado en- Ma
zargUeS.
La nodriza eStaba deSolada; ha
debiGo volver i casa del coronel sin
Saoer que era Ge su hijo; Y hoy e. J.
Sunto eSJara sobreseido, como Sc di-
e en los juzgados. es decir, que solo
81 azar puede aclararlo, o el concur
SO de alguien que tai veg aparezca
algun dia, y con quien no Sc habrd
ccntaGo, que permitira que Sc sepa
10 que de 81 ha hecho el ladr6n. Por
este guerra 20 hablar a listed de Sc
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12
ccrca de tres.

Face ccrca de tres.
-Entonccs ann no le llcea el tur-
no. Los estaGOs de propucsta-cX-
rlic6 ell sarGenCO,-nO Sc forman mas
cue dos vcces nj ano; en- 10. de abril
Y lc. de octubre; cl ana venidero, en-
este ultimo mes. air no habra Sufri-
do Stnas h mitad de ST. pena; no
pucd" ser, pues, comprendido en- cl
cuairo dc &racias hasta el ano ST
guientc Y 81 Sc incluye no obteadra
q benefieio hasta ocho o diez mess5
desruGs.
-Bueno: admitamos one asi sea.
.D5nde IRA despucs del preside?
Sc mandari de 4 un cuer-
20 de ejcrclto.
IA un regimicnto?.. EN- Fran
cia? -.
I'm Frlncia 0 en- Argclia... 4
mi regimcnto de I".fantaria, puesto
quo desert0 del 20. de Inca.
Y anadij LerouX:
-~-Pero 81 durante SUI estancia en-
el penal, coniete faltas graves, no
zolamentc no sera propuesto para
eSa gracia Y cumrlira su pena has
n 81 final, sino qre; ademas, al IL
bertarle. lie cnviaran q I'm battalion dis
ciplinario-
Informadn va del porvenir que es-
peraba a Senas, ell cantor atn de-
seaba otra cosa de su amigo.
He aQui 10 que 20 querriaAdijo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-12

(PaSa n il ~. plaua, col. ia.)
Evening star., 1917-04-11
The Battle of Arras.
r,tional emergency

. The British advance east of Arras
! continues The number of German pris-
oners has increased and the number Of
guns taken by the British mounts to a
figure that shows this to be one Of The
important actions Of the war The cap
ture of these guns tells the story of the
strength and swiftness of the advance
and the depth Of the penetration of the
: German position. The heavy loss of
prisoners and ordnance should preclude
the use on the part of the Germans of
the phrase strategic retirement in con-
nection with this engagement The les
son is that the British by superiority of
fire, numbers, organization and spirit
quickly broke down the force opposed
to them. Positions valuable in COM
manding the country to the west have
been taken from the Germans with seri
Gus losses of men and material, and
those positions are as valuable to the
British in commanding the country To
'the east Us they were to the Germans in
commanding the country to the west
As the depth of the advance increases so
does the menace to the whole linden.
burg line.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Munitions.

The creation Of a general munitions
board which has been announced by the
council of national defense marks one
OF the important steps toward putting
the United States on an effective war
basis. 1t is the practical application of
one of the lessons taught by the pres
ent war, and which lesson has been
learned by the United States through the
experience of other nations 1t is ex-
planned that "the. establishment of this
board creates machinery for a govern
ment department of munitions headed
by a member of the cabinet if the con
duet of the war brings the need" and
that "activc military and naval partici-
patton in the conflict, many believe, will
produce that necessity" Directly upon
the entrance of the United States into
the war it was reported that the estab-
lishment of department of munitions
with seat in the cabinet was under
serious consideration by this govern
ment, and that the creation Of trans
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Need for Ships.

The taking over of the Austrian ships
interned in the ports of the United
States increases by very considerabl
tonnage that which can be made avail
able for sea service. Enlarged ship
ping facilities are one of the needs of
the hour for those nations which are in
arms against the German empire and it's
allies. Putting into commission the
ships taken by the United States from
Germany and Austria would be long
stride toward replacing that tonnage
which has been destroyed by Teutonic
submarines. Railroad embargoes and
dock blockades in this country have
been due to insufficient ships for carry
ing American supplies to Great Britain,
France, Italy and Russia More ships
would be great AID to the general
cause. Shipyards throughout the Brit
ish empire, the United States, Japan and
other entente and neutral countries arc
working at capacity in building new
SI4iFS. II Ids bttil ltlIpI ttu illdG lHp
program of the American shipping board
for building great fleet of wooden
ships has been approved by the Presi-
dent, that construction will go forward
without delay, and that feet of 1000
vessels of from 5000 to $500 tons each
is contemplated. The putting to sea of
the late Teutonic ships as soon as they
can be repaired and made serviceable
would be master stroke against the
Teutonic coalition. Many of the ships
were damaged by their crews before be
ing taken over by this government, but
how seriously they were damaged and
how much time vii! be required to make
them fit for service are matters on which
the public has not been informed
Evening star., 1917-04-11
The Boys.

Where are the boys of awhile ago.
The boys as bright as the springtime
glow,
Whose laugh was an echo even yet
OF the mothersong that was softly set
To thoughts unspoken that only start
In the wondrous depths of the Mother
heart;
The boys who were ready for thoughtless
play!
They have changed somehow. They are
men today.
They are men, As the dawn turns into
light.
Their youth in moment has taken
And they stand before us the hope and
pride
OF the land whose future they must de-
eide;
And their elders must toll with a patient
will,
And self denial and strength and skill
Doing them honor as best we may,
The boys of our hearts who are men to-
day.