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HOSPITAL UNITS ORGANIZED.
One of the Eight Red Cross Com.
panies Already in Service.

Eight naval station hospital units
have been organized by the American
Red Cross in response to a call from
the surgeon general of the Navy, ac-
eording to an announcement by Jesse
II. Jones. director general of Red Cross
military relief. One unit. with it's en-
tire personnel. already has gone into
service: three more are being modified
and others will be called upon short
1y Each unit includes five medical Of
fcers, twenty-one Red Cross nurses
and twenty-nine enlisted men.
THE relation of the Red Cross to the
Navy parallels its service to the Army.
In both cases the Red Cross furnishes
the first line medical reserve, recruit
ing the personnel for base hospitals and
other medical or nurses units. In the
case of the Navy the base hospital
units were originally somewhat
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Weapon Against Submarines.

Depth charges have been found the
most effective weapon against subma-
rines. the report says, and a large sup
ply of small bombs of that type was
available when war came A more pow
erful type has now been developed and
is being delivered to the destroyers for
use in European waters. The report
shows, also, that many other devices
for anti-submarine warfare have been
developed, such as "anti-submarine air
craft bombs, non-ricocheting shells.
heayy-projectile howitZers and smoke
apparatus" Details of these and other
devices are not disclosed
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Not Acceptable to United States.

In chapter in regard to the proving
grounds at Indian Head, Md. Admiral
Earl says:
THE project for a new site for an
auxiliary proving ground suitable for
long-range firing and fuze work has
not, as yet, been acceptable to the de-
partment. although it is necessary to
| have some relief in the congestion and
in the danger to life now existing at
| the present proving ground This recon-
mendatfon. that an additional site be
utilized. has been Incorporated in the
annual reports of my predecessors for a
been given to the problem, and all be-
lieve that the best plan Is to retain the
present ground for the major portion
OF the work and to secure an additional
| site for long-range firing. The fuZe-
testing situation has been aided in a
great measure by the hearty co-onera
ton of the Marine Corps. who are now
removAng from the target range at
/ Establishment of fuze butts there.
/ The urgency of obtaining addi-
| tional space cannot be exaggerated, 1t
is paramount Each day lost I'm the
| acquisition of the necessary land and
in the extension of facilities means
much more IN the efficiency of this
bureaus war material. The present
handicap is excessive. and the quality
OF the product cannot be reasonably
expected to be without many flaws. AS
one example, all high-angle Iarge-caI-
fber gun mounts are accepted without
q test at the required service angle of
elevation. Failures of heavy guns to
return to battery after firing. as well
as other defects, must logically de-
veiop with shipboard use
There Is real necessity of providing
| for railroad connections to the now
der factory. Despite the very best eff
| forts tho station could exert, but one
months supply of sodium nitrate has
| been accumulated. A wharf UP river
VIII relieve this condition in a meas
ure. but the delays. due to barge work
and tho ice in tho river for three
months of the year, render the raiIroa d
connection Imperative should the
plants capacity be increased. The bu-
reau recommends that Its output be
that there exists In the country a ca
pacity for the manufacture Of powder
insufficient to provide for the Nays
reautrernents"
Evening star., 1917-12-11

C. consigned to the Elm City Lumber
Company. She Is lying At the foth
street wharf to unload. The Decker ID
the first Of the North Carolina lumber
carriers to come to this port in about
three months. and will BE-. as far II
known. the last to come until next
spring. The feet of . dozen or more
large bay schooners that formerly ra-
regularly between this city and New ;
bern and other North Carolina ports
has gone into other lines of freight
ing, high rates tempting their owners
/ TO send them on coastwise trips.
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smaller than those organized for the
use of the Army.
typical base hospital unit, designed
to care for hospital of $50 beds, had
q personnel of III, including ten medi-
cal officers. one dental officer. forty Red
Cross nurses. twenty reserve nurses
and l0o enlisted men. The Red Cross
has organized FIVE of these units. two
OF which have been called into service
abroad. 1t has. however. been found
necessary to increase the capacity so
that each hospital can care for 500
beds. and the necessary doctors and
Evening star., 1917-12-11
Cold Halts q. S. Dredging.

The United States engineer service
dredge Capt. Talcott. employed for sew
eral months in Improvement work
along the Anacostia river under the di-
rection of the United States engineer
office at this city, was yesterday with
drawn from the work. She was
brought to the Army engineer service
reservation in the Washington chan
mel and berthed. 1t is understood the
big machine will remain in the harbor
until after the freeze is over, and
while idle will be overhauled.
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War Savings Committee
of the District of Columbia
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nurses arc being added to these units.
The Red Cross general hospital at
Pnfladelphia Is now being used by the
United States Navy. 1t contains $50
beds. The building was given to the
Red Cross for an indefinite term by the
.city of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1917-12-11
MANY DISPUTES SETTLED
BY BOARD OF MEDIATION
Federal Report Says That Fifty
Seven Railway Labor Issues Have
Been Disposed Of That Way.

Since the federal board OF mediation
and concliation was organized four
years ago interruption of interstate
railway service by labor disputes has
been almost negligible. says the re-
port of the board presented to the
President last night.
THE law does not require the board
to make annually or otherwise an Of
fetal report the statement says. but
in view of the extreme gravity of the
railway situation, and because the re-
lations between the railroads and their
employees are b prime factor of that
situation, 1t is thought proper to ac-
quaint you with the results accom-
plished.
In four and a half years, the report
continues, there have been a total OF
eighty-four disputes, which threatened
all classes of employees on every rail-
road in the United States and connect
| ing Canadian lines, but in less than
[ half a dozen instances has there been
cessation of train movement In these
cases the disputes broke out suddenly.
before the board knew they were i'm
| pending, and in each case a settlement
was effected quickly. In no instance
| has strike followed the Intervention
of the board.
| Settlement has been effected in the
| main by mediation, it is pointed out,
/ 3ifty-seven cases having been disposed
| of in this way. Seven have been
solved by combined mediation and
larbitration, eight by arbitration. one
Iby congressional action tthe threat
ened general strike for an eight-hour
day., three were settled by the parties
! themselves, three are under arbitra-
tion, four in mediation and one re-
mains unsettled.
Satisfaction for All Sides.
| Agreements effected by mediation
have been found to be more satisfac-
| tory to all sides than any form of arbi-
tration. the board finds.
| THE reason for this Is that a settle
ment in mediation is a voluntary set
| tlement by the parties themselves,
brought about by the aid of the board, .
the report says. There is no decision
against either party. and neither OF
them suffers defeat The indispensable
service in which they are engaged goes
on under conditions to which both par
| ties have agreed, and this largely In
sures those harmonious relations be-
are so essential to working efficiency.
| The present law may not be ade-
Iquate for dealing with controversies of
nation wide extent, or even those
| which affect large sections of the coun-
| try under abnormal conditions, but it
seems to be the best plan yet devised
for bringing to a peaceful settlement
the disputes which most frequently
occur, and which otherwise would be
likely to result in serious consequences
to the public"
Evening star., 1917-12-11
Lumber-Laden schooner Arrives.

Laden with more than hundred
thousand feet OF pine lumber. the two
masted bay schooner Ruth Decker ar
rived here yesterday from Newbern. y.
Evening star., 1917-12-11
NAVY DEPARTMENT
HITS WAR STRIDE
Annual Reports of Bureau
Chiefs Show Interesting De-
tails of Warfare.
U. S. FIRMS PATRIOTIC

| Glimpses of the great activity of the
! Navy Department to meet wartime de-
mands are shown in the annual reports
| of the bureau chiefs OF the department,
publication of which began today, al
though military necessity forbids an
lnouncement of many things done. Fea-
| ture Of the report of Rear Admiral
Earle. chief of ordnance, is the fact that
American industry tas shown high pa
| triotisnl and that prices quoted the gov
ernment on war supplies under the
competitive bid system have been lass
| than similar figures obtained before the
war. Admiral Earle says this has been
particularly true as to explosives.
Shell-making facilities of the coun-
try are now SO great the report says,
that the department has placed con-
tracts for all it needs and there are
still many plants not operating Ter
lack of orders
The greatest shortage has been in gun
factories; but large number of new firms
have entered that work and January or
| February of 1918 will see deliveries begin.
Admiral Earle expects to provide all guns
the naval and shipping board plans re-
quire. with but little delay.
Evening star., 1917-12-11

80. 3. Nloses 8 Sons.
ana lltb St<
The Linen Shop
Art work. Gift
Ms @ @ ] iFnss % s ss ng age s n 'so so soe sVSs " sensible | popular prices
Special
\ Fancy Bask vantyB and
and tptrcovered novelties
French Vases and odd novelties Worth up to $500
Special ST. Each
Imported Satin Tapestry
Eacht to
Desks Writing Pads Baskets for all rooms
Special Eacht 70 $500
and CandyB
and ] gs 1as % vny M 's @ & oRs se kos so . a,ss Of imported novelty fabrics
solid Special $3.50 s4OO
make Special CSC slso set
Fs ] and Fn lore @ sovs & in1ndsa % oGT % Bk d ne m a
ali and the 10000
Hand Embroidered Linen s Sets Tea and Luncheon Sets Table Covers and
IinenTb blecoth handone doe
EIemsthch Pure Tea andI
Hensttc Pure
standI
Como Possible to
% mill samples & odds and and % ends I'll They 1 ss lime I Fins Mt m
Pure lambs nneds5 to
of
sezs 2 s4so % s9s @ 5000 % @ 90 s ss Inc s Vs "
seauope Bedseads equaed
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Expense Total Huge.

An immense amount of work was
performed at the gun factory at the
Washington navy yard and many
economies effected. A large number of
guns were manufactured. many more
were refined and rebuilt. including
fourteen-inch, +welve-inch, ten-inch
eight Inch. fve-inch, four-inch, three
inch. six-pounders and one-pounders
The gun work was badly handicapped
during the past year on account of the
non-delivery of gun forgings which
made it necessary to use number of
the large lathes in the gun shop on
miscellaneous work for other shops
The total expenditures for labor We're
$6.097.S3I. and for material were s5,-
1Si.343. The increase in the number of
employees was 2.o47. The average daily
pay roll was $23,20s.76
During the year large quantity of
new machinery has been installed in all
the various shops, with resulting i'm
provement in increased output and
economy.
"A large increase in both buildings and
machinery to care for the greatly IN
creased output necessary for the war
has been recommended. and the plans are
under way SO that when funds are avail
able the work will proceed rapidly Ad-
mira1 Earl says the great advantage to
the Navy of this large plant has been
shown in hundreds of ways since the
mobilization of the feet.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
Don't you think Miss Yellowleaf
is rather slow?"
"She must be. 1t has taken her
forty years to reach twenty-five"
AMERICAN GLASS IN CHINA.

Most of the window glass import
I'd into China at present is of Ameri-
can manufacture, instead of being
the product of Belgian glass works,
as before the war. The United
States also supplies the larger part
of the plate glass imports, says Pop
ular Mechanics, and would supply
practically all of both grades of
glass. according to our consul gen.
eral at Hongkong, if freight rates
from this country were readjusted to
meet those from Great Britain.
Large stocks of Belgian and Brit
ish window glass were on hand in
Hongkong warehouses when the war
came. and it took year or more to
deplete these stocks and open the
market for American glass, which
was sent to China in large quantities
in 1916.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
Road Notice.
First published Oct. II, 1917

First published Oct. II, 1917.
State of Kansas, Meade county, IS:
To Whom il May Concern:
Take Notice, That legal petition signed
by ]. w. Adams and other kousehelders Of
CimarTon Township, in said county, has
been presented to The Board Of county com
missoners, praying for the location of a
public road as follows;
Beginning at the NV cor of sec. 1854 80,
thence east one mile on sec. liue 10 the ne
cor. of sec. 10 "a 80; olso commencing al
the Sc cor. OF sec I6-34-3o thence one mile
east to the sw cor of sec I5-34-3o. said
road TO be 10 30 feet wide.
And that said board has appointed John
Ballard, sam Burgett and M { Banker
Viewers, who will meet at the point of begin.
ming Of said road, as petitioned for, on the
zo, day of Oct. 1917 at o'clock P. NJ. and
proceed TO view said road, as law directs, al
which time and place all persons interested
may attend and have hearing. In case said
viewers fail to meet on the day designated,
they may meet the following day, as provid-
ed by law, without further notice.
Witness my hand and the official seal Of
said county, this 4th day of Oct. 1917.
w. w. Pressly county clerk.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
"RIMeERs" FOR NOTED MEN
There Are Number Of SerVitors IN
New York Who Are Mistaken for
Prominent Personages.

There are any number of servitors
in this town who are "ringers" for
men who are constantly in the pub
lies eve, writes a New York CORE
spondents of the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. For instance, there is a
waiter at one of the Fifth avenue ho-
tells who is frequently mistaken for
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
of representatives. Across the street
from the hotel is footman who is
employed by department store, who
resembles Chauncey N. Depew 81
much that passers-by often stop and
take a second glance to convince
themselves that it is not the we'll
known peach" as the Bowery
termed the after-dinner speaker.
And on the McAlpin hotel roof d
waiter who is ringer" for Oscar,
,he well-known maitre d'hotel, was
mistaken for the real person.
"Why, good evening, Oscar said a
visitor who was entertaining some
friends at dinner. al had no idea
YOU were here now." yes, for sew
eral years, sir was the reply. The
visitor then saw his mistake. "You
are a dead ringer for Oscar
Tschirky; did anyone ever tell your
'"Yes. sir; quite often" answered the
waiter. "My name is Oscar, also
Oscar Schmidt. But l haven't
reached the prominence of the other
0scar-yet."
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
Road Notice.
First published Oct. II, 1917

First published Oct II, 1917.
State of Kansas, Meade comfy, ss:
To Whom il May Concern:
Take notice, that legal petition signed
by Love Graham and other householders of
Mertlla townships, in said county, has been
presented 10 the Board of county cemmis-
sioneIs, praying for the location of public
road as follows:
d Beginning at the sw cor. of sec. Iz-3I-3o,
thence east one mile 10 the sc cor. of 1881
2o, thence north q miles on sec line as pos
sble to the ne cor. of sec. 3o-3o-29, thence
one mile east TO the ne cor. Of sec. 9-3o-2o
west of the 9th p M.
And that said board has appointed Otto
Borth, y. w. Pennington and Theron Rex
ford, Viewers, who will meet at the point Of
beginning Of said road, as petitioned for. on
The z9th day of Oct. 1917 al , o'clock P. NJ.
and proceed 10 view said road, as law di-
rects, ot which time and place all persons in
terested may attend and have hearing. In
case said viewers fail TO meet on the day
designated, they may meet on the following
day, as provided by law, without further
notice.
Witness my hand and the official seal of
said county, this 4th day of Oct. 1917.
W. w. Pressly, county clerk.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
NOTICE OF SPECIAL RURAL HIGH
SCHOOL ELECTION

FIRST Published october II. lSl7.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 10th day of
November, 1917, special election Will be held
within the proposed rur al high schoel district al
the School House in Copeland Of Gray County,
commencing at eight O'Clock a m. and closing
at six O'clock y. M, for the purpose OF voting mp
on a proposition OF establishing and locating
rural high school district and voting bonds for
the construction g high school building. said
rural high school district to I've comprised Of the
following territory:
Beginning al the NE corner Of Section "a, Twp
y, Range 90 thence west on the section line ten
miles to the NV corner of Section p, Township
y, Range 81, thence south on the section line
nineteen miles TO the SW corner of section 2l.
Township 30 Range 81 thence east ten miles on
the section line t. the Sc conner Of section "a,
Township 30 Ran. 30, thence north on section
line to the place OF beginning.
All Of Copeland Township, Gray County, and
the following sections located IN LOckpOrt,
Township. Haskell County; 2l, y. "a, "a, %, u,
n, 2S So a. IS, 20, Twp. n, Range 81; ], > ;. 4,
q. 10, H. H. 13. Ia, Is, 10, 2l r. 2, "A. 2s 20, 81
28 80, "a, IS, 70, Twp. 2S, Range 81; ], 2 80,
10 II, Y, l3' u, IS, 10. n, p, q, a. 25 2s
33 "a, IS, 80, Twp 29, Range 81; /, b 3. 9, 10,
H. II, l3, Ia, IS. 10 2l b. %, "a, Twp. 80 Range
81. And all Of the following in Meade County,
Kansas: 2. 4, s. 7, g. g 10, II, Il, l3 IA, Is,
10, II, 49, 10, 70. 21 p, 3, ~, Twp. 30, Range so
The electors residing in such territory will
take notice that there will he submitted at said
election the proposition for establishing rural
high school district OF the territory described
above, and the further proposition for the voting
Of bonds in the sum Of Twe"ty Thousand Dol
lars for the purpOseu uf constructing high school
building upon the follow inC-described site:
Lots /. 3. 4. 8, 7, s, g. 10. IL, j. in Block TO-
Copeland. Kansas. according 10 The recorded
plat thereof Gray County. Kansas.
That saia special election - called and held
under and by virtue Of the provisions Of chapter
3ll of the Session Laws of Kansas Of 1918, as
amended by House bill No. 5S6. of the Session
Laws Of Kansas Of 1917
Dated this LIST. day Of October. A. D. 1917.
Y. 4 Bver
Edwin Benton
q. Rennie
Attest: Board Of Counts Com.
Il. N. Hildebrand, County Clerk.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11

First published September 18th, IeI7.
In the Probate Court of Meade County.
Kansas.
IN the Matter of the Estate of John II.
Randolph, Deceased.
10 all creditors Of and other persons inter
ested in said estate:
You are hereby notified that | wish to
make final settlement of the above. stated
estate, and, having filed my report in said
Court, will on the eighth day of October,
1917 at the hour of ten O'Clock A. NJ. in the
In bate Court of said County, in the City of
Meade, Kansas, present said report and my
final account TO said Court, and also nv
claim for compensation as Administrator of
said estate, and for attorney fee and expen-
ses incurred in the administration of said
estate. and ask 10 be discharged; and at the
same lime an application will be made to
said Court for an order finding and adjudp-
ing who were the heirs, of the said deceased
Dated this 18th day of September, 1917.
II. Llewelyn Jones, Administrator.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11

DR.. Roy r. Dappin has receiv
ed a commission as Second Lieu
tenant in the Veterinary Re
serge Corps. DR., Dappin has
been IN Meade but a short time,
but during bis short stay has
made a large number of friends
who will be glad to learn OF mis-
good fortune.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11

Mrs L. o. Webb delightfully."-
entertained number of her
friends at her home at Missler
last Tuesday. Those who were
fortunate in being present re
port a most pleasant day. Those
who were present from Meade
were: Mesdames H. E. Hoon,
Mort Wilson, D. B. Villa ms,
and f. d. Kimber.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11

G. M. Brown, owner of the
Red Front Variety store, left
Monday for North Yakima, Wash
ington. Hereceived message
from his sister, Mrs. Minnie B,
Fletcher, who is a widow, and
since the enlistment of her only
son in the army, has been alone
on her farm near North Yakima,
stating that there was an out
break of the l. w. WIS at that
place
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
cUPID's CODE.

He-I understand You have been
attending an ambulance class. Can
You tell me what is the best thing for
a broken heart?
Shc-0h, YES. Bind up the frac-
turcd portions with a gold band.
b&the with orange blossom water and
apply plenty of raw rice. Guaran-
teed to he well in a month.
Meade County news., 1917-10-11
A WORLD OF entertainment

1t should be understood by all those
who attend the International Wheat
Show and Food Conservation Congress
that there are scores of separate and
distinct features and the show has
been so planned as to allow the visi-
tor to have every possible opportunity
to see everything.
Roaming through the vast exposi-
ton halls, viewing the auto show,
model dairy, agricultural products ex-
hibits, horticultural display, a maze
of industrial booths enlivened by the
bright lights and gayety of special at
fractions, the art exhibit, the food
economics demonstrations, the farm
loan bank exhibit, the oil and gas
show, the women's fancy work and
culinary departments, and attending
the educational features such as the
moving pictures and lectures,-the
natural gravitatiOn is toward the gi-
gantic, cool, arching Forum, with its
tremendous spaces and distances,
where the great HippodrOme daily
holds forth.
Here the visitor may find seat and
find relaxation from his walking tour,
and enjoy the choicest products of a
nationwide search. Among the fea-
lures are:
Singers Midgets, comprising "a
tiny Lilliputian actors, actresses
singers, musicians, riders, acrobats
and comedians with 20 little ponies
and the two smallest elephants alive
Their entertainment will include
every form of circus, stage and hippo
dromic art.
Rhoda Royals trained elephants, a
wonderful company of educated mon.
sters under the guidance of the famed
Dolly Castle.
The famous Pirkinoff Russian Bal.
let, one of the greatest dancing acts
ever presented in the West.
Rosalind, the queen of equestrians
and her milk white Arab steeds. Hel
fame is national and she has beer
featured in the big magazines.
Carl Eugene troupe, Europe's great
est ground acrobats and tumblers, il
amazing feats of somersaulting in
termingled with marvellous tricks O
acrobatics.
The Chicago Grand Opera Quartet
rare combination of beautifully
trained voices in operate and popula
selections.
The Flying Valentines, a sensation
al casting novelty, introducing won
derful feats of hand-to-hand castinl
on apparatus in mid-air.
De Coma & Cornella, comedy aero
bats. in a medley of splittin,
gymnastic tricks.
Seven Bracks, a remarkable troup
Of acrobats, performing with lightnin,
agility and grace.
Ebenezer, The Ham Tree Mule,
up-to-the- minute feature, with Nc
lntyre & Heath. This is a scream
and you will never tire in telling of il
Royal Kealaki Troupe, Hawaiian
singers, dancers and instrumentalist
direct from the Victrola Recordin,
Theatre, in quaint Hawaiian seleC
tions, introducing their famous Hull
dances.
Fisher Sisters, high teeth aerialists
in a wonderful display of aerial gym
nastics, bewildering the eye in haz
ard, skill and daring.
Kahn6wski Brothers, head and han
balancers, new and startling feature
Zertho's Unique Animal Novelty
the largest troupe Of canine actor
playing in this country, direct from tn
New York HippodrOme. These canin
actors perform feats never before &C
complished in animal training.