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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-09-18
The Seward General
Hospital

desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests of this country with the facilities of this
institution for giving the latest devised methods
of nursing care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment Special attention given to
patients requiring genealogical treatments.
interchangeable treatments carefully follow
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-09-18

FOR RENT-Four-room house on 9Th
Avenue. See Cooper. IT
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
RAN ON GAMBLING.

Mexico City Sportsmen Have to Be
 Satisfied With Dominoes.
 Mexico City, March 23.-0ames of chance and skill have been pretty we'll banished from the cafes of Mex leo City which are strictly regulated. Dominoes. one of the favorite games among the Latin races which was played almost universally in the cafes here has been prohibited by or- der of the police. Dice also have been conascated.
 Practically the only game remains has no. other name than marking the paper" It is slightly complicat- ed tit tat toe, three in a row."
 The cafes and cantinas or saloons of the capital close at p. m. and remain closed until 6:30 p. m. They then reopen until 9 when they close for the night.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
STATES CONTROL OF SHIPPING FAILURE |. t--l
Liverpool Ship Owners Point Out
 Faults of System

Liverpool, March 23.-The annual report of the Liverpool Steamship Owners association, which Includes practically all the important ship owners in England, emphasizes the oeriousness of the shipping situation, and declares squarely that all the measures thus far taken by the gov Afnment are insufficient. The report insists that state management of ship ring has failed and must fail and ex- tfesses the opinion that only the most AfAdical curtailment of imports and aaalmilar radical limitation of the 5Amount of tonnage used for military Snurposes can save the nation from the 8most serious shortages of food and vi- ktal raw materials.
 Commenting on the appointment of aA shipping minister as a member of Ethe Lloyd George cabinet, the report 6Ays: 'srhe association welcomes the appointment of minister charged with the duty of seeing that the mer-s eantile marine is used to the best ad- vantage of the nation, and it will rem der every assistance in it's power to tAat minister. But the problem of lEoyiding the nation with it's essential Ghpplies of food and raw material Is @nly part of the shipping problem. The essential factors. the limitation of Imports. the amount of tonnage to be 4pvoted to purely military purposes. md the labor shortage can be dealt N1th by no one department. They
 5uet be faced and dealt with by the Whole war cabinet"
 Direct state management of ship sllng is impossible, says the report.
 yhe state is 50 bad a manager that
 G&ate control of the nations tonnage
 Would mean quick starvation. '"The 6eoociation views with grave concern (he growing number of British ships btAced under state management. The experience of two and a half years of iG1nr has shown that under state man.
 oment there Is constant and serious SastaGe. The conditions under which Gr overseas supplies are obtained. the Evoyage made, and cargoes loaded and fhischarged. are so varying that waste Eih carrying power can only be Ee6ecked through the compelling pow s1f of commercial pressure e-individual 2eoft and loss acting directly on all hose concerned whether ss traders. q 1kicowners or transport workers.
 Fanlts of sta4e lEansacssent. 4The inevitable rsanlt5 Of state sl1aaAssmSnt have bssa ssastese ef atl1Iss
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

F~~SS conditions is taken as 1oo
 "As the total shipping tonnage now available is insufficient to carry all that we are accustomed to import, the management we must have is that which will bring in the greatest vol ume of tho supplies of which we are most in need. Under normal condi- tions the oversea food supplies of the nation amounted to more than 16,- 900, 900 tons a year, while overseas supplies of raw material amounted to about 2e,00O,00O tons. To bring in these supplies, British and foreign vessels made upwards of 10000 voy- ages in the year. Notwithstanding the Reorganization due to the war. the extent of which 1t Is almost impossi- ble to exaggerate our supplies of all essentials and of many conveniences and even luxuries has been main tained. The whole reduction in our foreignptrade as regards imports may be shown by the following tonnage figures for six months prior to the war as compared with the six current months: Total tonnage. six months, 1914. 26.S00.000: total tonnage, six months ending January 31. 1917, 21,- 10o. .000."
 6nOU30 EIQCOUT0&c Nc0ITdlS.
 Discussing the states efforts to ex- ercise some control over neutral ship ping the report says:
 ''The association views with grave concern the action of the state in re- gard to foreign shipping. Under nor- mai conditions such shipping would be regarded as our competitor, but now it is essential to our existence as a nation that we should obtain the maximum of ocean carrying power under both the British and foreign flags. It must be recognized that while on the one hand. the enemy by his submarine campaign is doing his ut- most to stop foreign ships carrying for the United Kingdom, on the other hand. neutrals all over the world are in most urgent need of foreign ton- mage as they have been deprived in very great measure of the carrying power of the British ships upon which they relied in time of peace.
 ''It is inevitable that foreign ton- mage will accept the most advantage ous employment offered; therefore. to meet the additional war risks. the United Kingdom must be prepared to pay for their services above, and not below. the rates offered by neutrais. Any attempts to keep the fre.shts that tan De earned by foreign tcn1ia9s In
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

gc to the United States by way of the Pacific and will return to Ox-
 ford in October, 1918. The party
 will probably include the following from the freshman class: l.. W. Eau cett. Tennessee; L. Johns, Wisconsin; C. V. Easum. Illinois. W. [. Finger. Mississippi; Rex Miller, Kansas: Dou- elas Miller. Colorado: N. D. Scott. Iowa; 8. M. Keeny. Pennsylvania; B. V. Nash, Missouri: and R. L. Grismer, Vermont; E. B. Naugle. Texas, has already gone out.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

loss of ocean carrying power. and therefore the imports, if these be re- duced under state, management by only ten per cent.-and judging by all past experience 1t might we'll be re- duced by twenty-five per cent. and up wards, the nation would be faced with immediate shortage of essential sup plies. privation and panic prices. Weighed against such perils. the sav- ing of freights, even if cargoes were carried for nothing, is a negligible factor. s
 ' ITO satisfy military demands since the outbreak of the war, about one- third of the British mercantile ma rine has been devoted to purely war purposes. One-third of the British mercantile marine has a carrying ca. pacity in ocean trade, in the course of a year of -upwords of hfty-five mil- lion tons weight of imports and ex- ports. It is manifest that If the re- maining two-thirds had been utilized under military control, the nation must have starved long ago.
 "It is no reflection on the officials of the state that they have been unable to build up an effective organization. Their task has been an impossible one. They have obtained and welcomed the advice and assistance of business men. but it is idle to imagine that depart mental management. either with or without such help, can ever exercise over hundreds of ships the kind of controlf which the shipping companies, with their highly trained and special ized staffs must exercise over tons of ships if the maximum of carrying power is to be obtained.
 Under average conditions ship spends half her time in port loading and discharging, and thus there Is on every voyage the risk of heavy delay. The avoidance of undue waste in these operations Is at the root of the effec- tive use of all ship-carrying power. To secure this the energy and enter prise of the ship owners and their staffs at home and abroad are taxed to the utmost. There is only one Brit ish steamship company that has un- der its control more than 100 vessels, and among the big British lines the average number of vessels under 8 single management is about twenty Among the 'tramps' here are few com- panies or firms having more than 12 vessels. With this form of man. agement the shipowner is kept in the closest possible touch with each ves- sel on every voyage. and also with the requirements of the shippers and re- ceivers of the cargo.'
 Neutral Bottoms Necessary.
 Touching on the subject of shipping under neutral flags. the report says:
 "The cardinal fact of the situation Is that after satisfying war demands. the total shipping available in the world is not sufficient to carry the cargoes demanding. to be transported. It must be realized that we are In. great measure dependent on the car rying power of vessels under foreign d44s. Under peace conditions, the
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

Tonight sure! Remove the liver and bowel poison which is keeping your head dizzy. your tongue coated, breath offensive and stomach sour. Don't stay bilious. sick. headachy, consti- pated and' full of cold. Why don't you get a box of Cascarets from the drug store now Eat one or two to- night and enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever ex- perienced. You will wake up feeling fit and fine. Cascarets never gripe or bother you all the next day like calomel. salts, and pills. They act gently but thoroughly. Mothers should give cross. sick. bilious or feverishs They are harmless and e1ildrsn love them. f.as's z = = !. ' '.ss x
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
GOING 10 INDIA.

Rhodes Scholars to Extend Y. M. C..
 A. Work i'm Far East.
 Oxford. Eng, March 23.-A dozen or more American Rhodes scholars are planning to go to India in June if not prevented by war with Ger many. They will engage in teaching or in the Young Mems Christian as- sociation work with the Indian and Mesopotamianarmie
 After ten months service they will
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

employment of foreign vessels was business convenience, but with the war demands, 1t Is now all absolute necessity. The following table shows the extent to which our imports of food and raw materials have been. and are now being carried in vessels un- der our own and other flags:
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

the United Kingdom trade below the rates that are being offered in the in- ternational freight market plays di- rectly into the enemy's hands by les- sening our essential oversea supplies"
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
IT'S YOUR LIVER
 YOUR'RE BILIOUS. HEADACHY, SICK

Don't stay constipated with breath bad, stomach sour or cold Enjoy life! Lven your liver and bowels tonight and
 feel fine
New Britain herald., 1917-03-23

{ ~The inevitable re4sslt1 Of state jSanasennAnt nave beer slastese 1et11e,i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
EVELYN MELLON.
THE LADY WITH AI.ur

once upon time there was n rreot
war between Russia and England In
INuSSia there were no hospitals or
nurses So as fast as the soldiers were
they fell or lie in damp house, where
the floors were wet. The men beCnn
to die as fast as they were wounded
ono or the mon knew n lady by the
name of Florence Nightengale, who
was nurse. Ho wrote her a letter
asking her to come and nurse the
wounded When the young lady cot
tho letter she did not waste n moment
but got az tho money sho could and
band OF women and started on tho
several months there was a great i'm
provemcnt. Every night before she
went to rest she would take n Iamp
and go TO each one OF her boys beds
and SEQ II they were comfortable and
happy.
Our honorable Woodrow Wilson is the
president OF the organization of the
Hcd Cross association. We should all
thank God for tho organized work OF
service with tho ambulanccs and hos
pitfalls near at hand. We nlso have dogs
who find the wounded and go get the
doctors to come and take them to the
hospital. When tho American soldiers
started for France there were many
Rcd Cross nurses on board. When n
signal was given that German U-hoat
was In sight twenty-five shots werc
fred from the American ship and
thirty from the German U-bont AS
shot 1t sunk thc U-boat and glanced
back and killed two nurses. DO you
not think they were bravo for going
out on the first ship that started for
France? And / think they and all other
Red Cross nurses deserve great honor.
ROSALIE ALLEN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26

Extra! Big New York millionaire
gets murdered by the Camorra or the
Black Hand; police on case. Extra"
Hearing these words. James Mullen
leaped to the door, bought an extra and
read what amazed him. Arthur Stovall.
one of New York's many rich men, and
one OF the best men in New York, had
been murdered, thinking everybody
was good. nobody was mean. Arthur
Stovall was good man ana had done
more for the poorer class than any
other man.
ut is time for mo to begin my de-
tective career now. if any time"
thought Mullen. He read the paper
for final notes on the case and started
for the Stovall residence to explain
his mission and begin.
Reaching the Stovall residence, and
after being announced to Mrs. Stovall,
he found her to be very hoSnitable
lie explained his mission to her. and
she became very interested, although
she had engaged a detective OF the
New York bureau under Captain Stone
In the midst of one Of these conversa-
tons the telephone rang. Mrs Stovall
answered it. and to her amazcment it
asked for Mr.. Mullen. Mullen answered
The telephone replied: James Mullen,
do not enter this case" Mullen hung
up the receiver In Amusement. Leav-
ing the house of the Stovalls, he came
to the corner in time to see a black
hand strangle very pretty girl. whom
James recognized as his sister
Who is the Black Hand?
Chapter two next Sunday
GRAYSON ADKINS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
Editorial and Literary Department
PROUD OF OUR MEMBER.

My Dear Girls and Boys.-I don't
know whether you have noticed them
or not. but several cartoons have ap-
peared in local paper drawn by no
less person than our former club mem
Der. Nicholas Drake. He has a real
talent. and his cartoons have been very
favorably commented upon everywhere.
knew the club would be SO pleased
and proud to hear of Nicholas's sue
cess. am just as proud of 1t as 1
can be. Some OF these days maybe
wo Will pick up big New York paper
and hnd one Of his drawings in it,
Won't tho T. D. C. c. members be
pleased?
Ono member writes to know If she
can come and sec me at the Office. I
am always delighted to have the club
members come and see me. for then I
can really know them and understand
their work 30 much better. The club
is just like a big family. and we are
all SO interested in each other. An
other member wants to know about the
prizes. They are generally books or
pencil boxes, and are won by good
and faithful work.
YOUR EDITOR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
A STORY.

Once upon time there was a crippled
boy named Dabo. His mother and
father were dead. He had to sell
papers for his living. One day, when
he was selling papers, he thought he
would look over one. AS he was look
ing he saw where a girl had been
burned, and II someone would let them
take piece of their skin and nut on
this burn that the girl would get bet
ter Dabo told his brother that was
helping him sell papers that he had
to go away a little while. He told
him he might be gone three DAYS or
more and for him to take care of his
business. Dabo ran through the crowd
with the papers in his hand. He went
In the hospital and gave the doctor
the paper. and Dabo said: "I am
ready, and the doctor said son,
you might have to have your leg taken
OFT. Dabo said: "My crippled Lee
isn't much good to me-" The doctor
SAID: You might die. my SON. but n
you want to you can" He took Dabo
In and put him on little table and
tne girl on the other side Of him. and
All the children would bring flowers in
and put them all around them. and
sometimes they would look at each
other and smile.
ITO be continued)
Written by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
THE RED CROSS.

at tho Geneva convention in 1864. 1t
was proposed by Henri Dunant It's
object was to care for tho sick. the
wounded and the dying soldiers.
any ono carrying Il Is under an inter
national treaty, free from attack. Tho
Rcd Cross flag Is n rod cross in field
Of white, while the Swiss flag IL q
white cross on a field OF red.
Clara Barton, president of tho Amer
lean National Red Cross, extended tho
work OF the society to care also for
those suffering from famine. fires. pes
thence, etc.
The Red Cross Society is doing a
port Of every one. we should thank
Henri Dunant for proposing II.
MARGARET HOPE THOMAS.
(Ase, nine years)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS.
CHAPTER II.

All Of the men fred, and about six
Indians reeled in their saddles, then
toppled to the ground. The Indians
halted in surprise, then they retreated
back into tho woods. The white men
then got up and chased them. Tho
Indians halted In the woods. jumped
off their horses and got behind trees
and began to IRE at the white men.
The white men. at word from their
commander. also got behind trees and
hred at the Indians. There was a fierce
battle. and finally the white mon came
off the victors. and when they got home
they received loud cheerings by the
people OF the village of Clayton.
(THE END)
Composed by JOHN III. LYONS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
LITTLE EDITH.

One day. as poor little girl. named
Edith was walking in park, she
found pocketbook and opening It.
She found that II contained $50. So
the next evening she bought a paper
for ! cent. and looking in the lost and
found column she found the name Of
the man who had lost 1t. So that
night she went TO his house. and told
him she had found the money. so she
gave II to him. and he said. What is
your manner and she said, Edith
Jones'" SO no asked her if she would
come and live with him. and she said.
Yes" SO she lived happily ever
afterwards
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
LITTLE SUNBEAM.

Ono day n little girl OF tho Sum
beam Society. started out to bring sun
shine to people.
She went into her flower garden and
gathered bunch OF flowers. and took
them to a flower loving old lady, that
was blind.
Little Sunbeam asked the old lady
II her eyes could not be cured.
The lady said that they could be
cured II sho could go to tho city hos
pitah- But" she sighed. II havo no
money Little Sunbeam begged her
father. who was tho surgeon to cure
hcr eyes free. Tho next time they met
the lady was full OF thanks to little
Sunbeam for getting her eyes cured.
Little Sunbeam kept up this good
work until she died In India Of a.fcyer.
beloved by the natives, whom she had
told Of Jesus.
(Original)
49,. EDITH MARY AGNER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
A TRIP FROM BARLOW TO DuRn,S

When I was spending my vacation in
West Virginia. 1 decided to go to a
town about two and onc-haIf miles
from where 1 was at. The place where
was staying was called Barlow, and
was going to Durbin
My aunt and sister went with me-
On our way we saw rattlesnake
which almost hit me. We tried to kill
him. but did not, so we let him alone
We had not walked but a little while
before we saw another snake When
we reached Durbin we did some shop
ping and caught the train and came to
Barlow. 1 had a fine time walking
there, but oh. that snake!
RUBY MOORE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
Puzzle Department
A CHARADE.

My FIRST Is in for. but not in law
My second Is In son. but not In rum.
My third Is In road. but not in load.
My fourth Is In ton, but not in gun
Ny NTH is in you. but not In who.
My sixth Is In nut. but not in cut.
My seventh Is in sond, but not in ran.
My whole is something l would like
to have worry much.
ELMER MILLER. JR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26

Send Articles on
Dear Editor,-I
T. D. G. c. for 4
you the answers.
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Franklin. go Rec
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print this In ne1
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In printed. Trul.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
CANE.
A CHARADE.

My first is In r, but not in rat
My second Is in U. but not in uncle.
My third is in T. but not in tar.
My fourth Is in III. but not in hat.
My whole Is my first name.
RUTH QUISENBERRY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
THE WEEKS Pn1zEw1NNERs

E. Walker Turner. Box 1877, Cor
louisville, Va.
Charlotte Anderson. Roseland, Va.
Norvel G. v. Crump. r. F.. D., No. 4
city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
A TRUE STORY.

A little boy writes to this club: "I
saw ice set down in the dirty alley."
THOMAS FRANCIS GREEN, JR.
Six years old. 1915 Park Avenue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
Governor Refuses
to Let Les Darcy Fight

Albany, N. ", March 2.--Brandng
Les Darcy, Australian pugilist, as
Stacker, Governor Whitman today d.
rected the state athletic commission to
prohibit him from entering the ring at
Madisan Square Garden in New York
City, Monday evening for bout with
Jack Dillon.
The members of the athletic commits
sion conferred today with the governor
and Immediately notified Grant Hugh
Browne, president of the Garden Tower
corporation, under whose auspices the
Darcy-Dillon fight was scheduled, that
Darcy will not be allowed TO appear in
the ring Monday and win be prohibited
from taking part in any boxing contest
in the state.
Darcy, SO am Informed, is a runs
away from his own country" said tie
governor "In disguise and under an
alias, he left his native land because
he was afraid to fight in the cause for
which his fellow countrymen are sac
rificing their lives He prefers to give
n brutal exhibition, at some Personal
risk for a purse of 100000"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-02
TEN TONS OF SMELT
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
Pacific Coast Fish Sold for
Six Cents Against Atlantic
Sixteen

New York, March 2.-The New York
cific coast smelt were dumped onto the
market here today in a continued at
tempt to force down the high price Of
food. They were sent into stores in
Manhattan and the Bronx where they
began vying with the aristocratie At
lantic kind The western fish are sell
ing at six cents a pound and the At
lantic IS offsprings are trying to bring
16 cents for the same sixteen ounces.
When smelts are gone, the mayor Is
food commission is going to offer q
ton or so of hominy. Also 100000
pounds of Brazilian beans are going
to take whack at the food prices.
Herbert Hoover, chairman for the
commission for relief of Belgium, out
lined plan of feeding New York 4
poor. He declared stores should be es
tablished through which food, purchas
ed at low prices in huge quantities
may be distributed to persons holding
tickets. The tickets, he said, should
be issued by body of investigators
He expressed the opinion that there il
plenty of food for every one in tn,
country with a great deal left over.
Organization, he declared, is tn,
solution for the problem.