Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08


Naxaire. but the trouble Is that this
story is SO up-to-date that we are
! asked continually not to give names
!! yet. For example. the big American
swiss government and recently tor
pedoed. flying the American ny (never
mind where). 10 given no name or own
er's name in the dispatches. affirm
play Of the stars and Stripes in Nantes
l6t. Nazaire harbors: but
Going down the Loire from Nantes
by invitation with American business
men and others. entertained by local
chambers Of commerce and municipalt-
tfes), they gave US gala lunch on the
river steamboat. The chef who pre-
pared 1t came up In his white duck suit
and cap and made US witty and
worthy speech in response to the &C
clamations of chamber of commerce
notabilities OF two republics. (True.
this cook was the famous Prevot OF
Nantes, rich man who owns his own
restaurant and has passed his uni
vsrsity baccalaureate.) Well. the next
moment we passed the good American
! 8. 8. California, $4,000 tons. wheat and
steel, half unloaded at st. Nazaire and
Waking the remainder up to Nantes. no
the flag.
''Who owns herr" asked.
Etlenns Rio. st. Naxaire ship broker,
0quirmed with o vague and apologize
gesture, but he remembered my ques-
tion. Later, as we toured the big port,
he pointed out three cargo liners. be-
tween 1900 and 1900 tons. belong
ting to the France-Canada s. S. Com
Dany, Ltd. which. in spite of its name,
ts known to all to be q powerful New
Work concern: and. about this moment,
We rejoiced to see Old Glory dipping
70 us from four great flve-mast sailing
ships around 5000 tons apiece. and
modern beauties.
New York" he admitted freely. THE
: one you're pointing to il the Single
ton-Palmer. 1000 tons. the first of
them to arrive here. II you'd like to
, 20 aboard and speak with Capt. Bull
Later we did speak with Capt. gul-
lock, who said very simply: DO not
quote msv For the moment we were
interested in q quantity of other Stars
and Stripsa For thirty years in Eu
rope had never seen such a sight,
and. historically. it would be as safe to
cay nifty.
WHAT'S thatNand that?" we asked.
Again tho men Of Nantes and st.
Ssazaire squirmed evasively. I think
That Mayor Beilamy Of Nantes squirm-
ed: also Mayor Brichaux of St. Ma
Eaire (and president Of it's chamber
: In Brosse. the millionaire miller. and
Maurice Tournadour, editor of La
Mouette. and Deputy Delaroche-Ver-
net of the Loire-Inferieure. And this
81 what they answered:
They are two powerful American
concerns receiving railroad material
from America, and they always have
three or four big cargo boats in port
here at the same time. You had best
not name them at this moment"
whats that?'
TT is for tho credit special. the in
Ster-allies. or the French government.
5ust rs you please to call it," was their
sAtisfying answer. They unload $4,000
tons per month, always occupying i've
or six berths. discharging day and
might
= cAnd xfasr' (Ag1an I picked the
i0mbleun)
THAT II the attendance. All the
bales of cotton you see piled up in the
streets are brought by those ships
from America There are three. four,
I'VE. six. always in port
II you ind this tantalizing and slim
ulating, how would you feel in the
cluttered-up streets OF St. Nazaire,
where the good American passes from
mystery to uplifting tand back again
while humping up against mountains
Of crates marked: For export-syn-
thetio Phenol." -'Evaporated Milk. :"
"'Diso Harrows" "Corned Beef. Chi
oAgo'i The Tube and Packing Com
pany. canatoharie. N. Y" and-how
remember them? I'm getting mixed.
warehouses, yet new warehouses are
being run up daily. 1t overfows the
Docks into the sidewalks and over the
sidewalks into the streets. There are
spare parts" and transport wheels:
and big machinery Grated up, with city
names like Cincinnati. Milwaukee,
Pittsburgh. Phiiadelphia, St. Louis
bales like old photographs Of New
Orleans and Memphis
have mentioned the deep question
Pong . mysteryl Of the United States
Tavy.s base In France and where the
Amsfican troops are to be landed. and the
enscts thereof on those and other French
ports as to big American business.
Al through the earlier part Of tho wal
Nazafre- Nantes received almost the
Sndre British army. 1t was not certain
chat Paris could be held. ana 4 more
northern port might be dangerous So
Nantes,st Nazaire handled practically
SsSty SAAn8s laval DAse, troop TRANSPORTS
artillery. tractors. motor lorries, sanitary
service. mules and horses from America
Then, when the victory Of the Marine had
grown to certainty that even Calais could
be held, the British moved up to Hayre
and Bologne; but Nantes-St. Naxairt
had given Its measure.
The Britain regret the rich and oapable
district today. for many reasons. Nantas
et Nasaire II not only vast modern DOR,
district, but . shipbuilding center. which
turns out dreadnaughts and cruisers Uk1
the Diderot, Condorost and Lorraine. bui
could transform and arm the pesaenee,
liner Provence, after having ort0fnallI
built her engines. They took Us to ths
steel works Of Trignac Il was INK
Bethlehem. Pa. Up the Loire, at Nantes
other shipyards were building destroyer,
and cargo boats in full war. and certain
Nantes rolling mills, transformed to mu.
milton factories, are turning out gtan,
shells with lAthes from Cincinnati 20 &C.
curate (and the French steel 30 good,
that the elastic 'curls'' Of shavings OTTER
nneasure 200 inches, without effort to keel
ff1em from breaking. picked up one
ID the refuse Il measured 100 inches
fhsee q not Job Of repair, essen
04ng. rsdttfng or building Of the heav.
Sale Meaoanef1-maftt3mA. military Q,
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