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nesday after taking a portion of his
annual leave.
W. G. Ambrose was on the sick report
in the engineering and machine division
last week.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Branch of the National League of Gov
ernment Employees held its fifth ami
versary meeting last Thursday night in
the Womens Christian Temperance
Union Hail. A varied form of enter
tainment was furnished and refresh
ments were served. George L. Cain.
national president of the organization,
was the principal speaker of the even
ing. Thomas W. Alderton, president Of
the bureau branch, presided. Mrs.
Clara o. Byron was in charge of the en-
tertainment program.
Federal Watchman's Union, No. 1864,
held its regular monthly meeting in
Moose Hall March 16. The union is
composed chiefly of watchmen employed
|, i'll the bureau. Thomas W. Alderton
vas elected to represent the watch
men at the annual convention Of the
Maryland State and District of Co1um-
bia Federation of Labor to be held III
Cumberland. Md. April is.
a bill providing for an increase IN
salaries for watchlnen employed in the
government service was drafted at the
meeting and will be presented to Con
grcSS at the next session. Several new
candidates were admitted into the
union
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absence for several months in the IN
terest of his health.
George L. Conner. formerly super
iutendent of the vehicle section, has
been transferred to the office of the
second assistant, Post Office Depart
ment, his position in the city post office
having been filled by the promotion Of
Clarence T. Eullman from chief me-
chanic.
John W. cotter. finance clerk at the
11th street station. has been transfer
red to the division of mails. main office.
Harry L. Shilling was given a hearty
, welcome by his fellow clerks Friday
last, when he returned to duty after
being mustered out of the National
Guard.
John ". Payne. clerk in the division
of mails. is confined to his home on
account of Illness.
Farrand \. Walker, substitute clerk,
inquiry section in the capacity of
stenographer and typewriter.
Charles {. Mccormick, one Of the
most popular employees in the mailing
section Is very i'll at his home.
Fl. Il. Spencer and Anthony l.. Denni-
son, division Of mails, are absent on
sick leave.
IN spite Of the counter attractions
! III fhe way of inauguratious and war
7 crises, the bowling league OF the city
post office continues to hold first place
IN the interest OF the employees OF the
local office. Wednesday night. while
rolling with Supervisory team, Super
! intendent Of Carriers Clarence L.
. Schooley rolled a BIC set much to the
! surprise of his teammates.
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Aids to Navigation.

A notice TO mariners regarding
changes in aids to navigation in Vir-
einia waters of the nth district has
been issued. as follows:
Pocomoks sound-Tunnel Island spit
light TO be established, about April 10.
to be flashing red every three seconds,
fash. 0.S second duration, of ten candle
power, sixteen feet above water, on Il
red three-pile Slated structure, in
about one fathom of water. on the end
OF the shoai TWO and one fourth miles
2051a degrees from Guildford flats
light. On the establishment of this
light Tunnel Island Eas and bell buoy,
IS, and Tunnel Island spit buoy, !, to lie
discontinued.
Rappahannock river-TarpIey Point
shoal light TO be established. about
April 15, to be H. fixed red light, Of
about twenty candIepower. sixteen feet
above water, on 4 red thrce-pile stru"-
ture, in about two rathoms OF water,
about 700 yards II degrees from the
present position OF Tarpley Point shoni
gas and bell buoy, u, which will then
be discontinued.
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monotype Keyboard section the past

| monotype Keyboard section the past
week.
Frank Porter. compositor in the docu-
ment shand) section. has been granted
eight days leave, beginning last 1hufS-
day.
Charles Bush OF the m"uotype key
bord section, who has been confined
to his home on account of illness for
! two weeks. has reported for duty.
Appointments, separations. transfers
etc, in the government printing office
for week ending Wednesday have been
announced as follows
AppointmentS-Ieo \. MonaSol,
linotype machinfst in charge rein
sta ted; Henry 2. Ewing, skilled laborer
reinstated; George S. Ball linotype
machinist. reinstated: James K. john
son. linotype operator, reinstated; jay v
Trammell counter, reiustated: Charles
Kershenbaum, messenger boy, relh-
stated; Homer NJ. Mohr, linotype or
, orator. reinstated: William j. Selma be-,
book binder. reinstated. Leo l.. c2rr1co,
messenger boy. reinstated; Nin u.
Chase, proofreader reinstatcd; Danlei :
HerzoS, caster helper, reinstated; Dewey
Esaias. messenger boy. reinstated;
Ellis l.. King, caster helper. reinstatcd; +;
George W. Hockney. clerk, reinstated; !;
Louis j. Benner, skilled laborer, rein
stated. and James a. Oellett. COM
positor. 30 cents per hour. transferred
from Department of Agriculture.
Separations-Char II. Rockwell ana
William II. Yeager, temporary COM
positors; Frank VI. Doyle, temporary
clerk; Emanuel Simms. unskilled Ia
borer. resigned: Charles j. Anderson,
tr.. and Raleigh N. Black. compositors
resigned. and William {. f. Waller
linotype operator, resigned
Transfers, etc.-EVerett ;. White
more, linotype operator in charge. 6J
cents per hour, to linotype machinist
90 cents per hour; Carl Van White
pressnIan i'll charge. 10 cents per hour.
to pressman. 80 cents per hour: Robert
S. Morris, maker-up in charge. 63 cepts
per hour, to maker-up. 80 cents per
hour; John ". Edwards, Helper, 80
cents per hour, to helper, 80 cents per
hour; Charles j. Anderson, jr., linotype
operator, 60 cents per hour, to conf
posftor, so cents per hour. Leon L.
Leach. linotype operator, 90 cents per
hour, to compoSitor, so cents per hour;
Charles W. Mcdonald, probational mes
| per hour; Miss Ida NJ. Lyeth, clerk, $50
per annunl, 10 5000 per Annuna, office
of superintendent of documents; Henry
\. Roehn, linotype nachirlist il charge.
65 cents per hour, to linotype machinist,
30 cents per hour; Miss Beulah Y.
Douglass. pressfeeder, % cents per
hour, to 2Il2 cents per hour; James
Spruceba linotype machin1st in
charge. so cents per hour. to % cents
per hour; Aloysius T. Costello. messen-
ger boy, 10 cents per hour, TO skilled
laborer. 20 cents per hour; Harry r.
Christie. assistant foreman. $1,000 per
annum, TO pressman, 80 cents per hour:
Gustave B. Diers. reader, 50 cents per
hour, to monotype keyboard operator.
| 30 cents per hour.
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in the west gun carriage shop during
the past week.
The following have been called TO work
in the boiler shop during the past week:
Edward kelso, Herbert Carllart, IL. q.
Dietrich and J. f. kerney-
Riven RUIZ, macbinist of the west gun
carriage shop. resigned the past week TO
accept similar employment in fhiladel-
phia, Pa.
The following promotions We're made
III the forge shop recently: NJ f.
Bolger and w. c. White. from furnace
men at 5S44 to steel workers at s4.0S
per diem; Isaac Wright and James
Craig, from hammer runners at $500
to blacks smiths at S3.2S per diem, II.
Blumer and i. Esline. from helpers at
S2.56 to hammer runners at Se.sS per
diem
\. Jamouacc, machinist. was trans
fe,red from the miscellaneous shop to
the west gun carriage shop during the
past week.
W L. Simpson and c. q. Woitz. help
ers in The boilershop. are reported i'll
at their homes.
Thomas Kinney. machinist, was
transferred from the torpedo shop to
the west gun carriage shop during the
past week
Herman Rosenbaum, ma chinist, in
jured his hand the fore part of the
week. After being given first aid at
the dispensary he was sent to hos
George Richards. machinist of the
west gun carriage shop, has been
granted a weeks leave.
William Thorpe, machinist OF the
west gun carriage shop, is spending q
week of his annual leave al his home
at Alexandria, Va.
The following committee is arrang
ing a "getto-together-d dinner" Of civil
service retirement workers at the Ma
tional Hotel the evening of Thursday.
March %, 1917. under the auspices of
the joint retirement committee OF the
naval gun factory: r. II. Alcorn, H.
ternational Molders. No 2l5: c. Eder
Reed. Federal Employees Union, No.
1852: w. II. Smoot and F. W. Lee.
Columbia Lodge of Machinists, No. ia:
c. Il. Cross. Ordnance Lodge of Machin-
lists No. a5S: {. A. Chism International
Blacksmiths. No. 217: ]. D. Evans. In
ternational Boiiermakers. No. $50: T. o.
King. Patternmakers Association Of
Washington and vicinity: c. W. Tay-
lor, Washington Navy Yard Helpers
Union. No. 1875: c. c. Love- Leading
men and Quartermen'S Association; L.
p. Hudson. Joiners' Association of the
Navy Yard and Indian mead
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the mterna-
tional Association of Machinists. No.
80. met Tuesday evening. \ substan-
tial donation in money was made for
Railway and Electric Company. After the
close of the business session an enter
tainment was given.
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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

The following plate printers received
temporary appointments in the bureau
OF engraving and printing during the
past week Harry NJ. Ashton, William {.
OBrieu, William T. Grant, Harry j.
LusbE, George l.. Manchler Thomas e.
Walsh, William p. Hutton, George Ii.
Adams Henry {. Becker. Carol B. Du-
gan. Milton NJ. Norris. Daniel j. Noonan,
Michael T. Nadigan and Lloyd Prather
John l. Brenner was appointed as
skilled helper in the bureau last week.
He was detailed to the examining di-
vision.
Miss Emma N Sparks and Miss jamie
E. Tayenner have resigned their posi-
tions as plate printers assistants at
the bureau.
has Resigned.
MISC Bessie y. Fisher resigned her
position at the bureau during the week
She was employed in the stamp per-
for&ting division.
Mrs. Georgia Eidsness and Mrs. Eva
Williams have received temporary ap-
pointments i'll the bureau examining di-
vision.
Alexander l.. Mcmillan, chief cleo
'iiFidh III lue engineering ana machine
division, who has been absent from
the bureau for several weeks owing to
illness. is reported TO be improving
Charles ". Hudle. pressInan in the
surface division. was on leave of ab-
Sence during the week past.
Suffering from the effects OF a re-
cent injury, Charles W. Falvey Of the
surface division has been confined to Il
! local hospital for the past three weeks.
Miss Mary Shehan OF the surface di-
&c, -
sence for one week.
Is. +. Peed OF the bureau guard force
| was compelled by Illness to leave his
duties last Monday at noon.
Thomas W. Alderton of the guard
force was on leave last Tuesday and
"Wednesday.
Gustavus Y. Graft is enjoying two
weeks of his annual vacation. He is
employed in the surface division.
Samuel Elder, machinist in the engi-
neering and machine division, left
Washington Tuesday night for San
francisco, Cal, where he will do some
installation work for the Treasury De-
partment A number of his friends in
the engineering and machine division
were at Union station to see him off
and just before his departure presented
him with a box OF cigars.
William Davidson reported for work
in the engineering and machine di-
vision last Thursday after an absence
of two weeks on account Of illness.
Bert Shaffner, machinist in the engi-
neering and machine division. was on
leave the latter part of the week work
ing his farm in Maryland.
Clarence BuSSius has been appointed
elevator conductor in the bureau. Prior
10 his appointment he was employed III
The engineering ana machine division.
Clinton PerryEo was absent from the
engineering and machine division sew
eral days during the week past because
of indispoSition
William Nightingale is confined to his
home on account of illness. He is en-
ployed in the engineering and machine
division.
neering and machine division last We'd
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NAVY YARD.

AT the next regular meeting OF Co
lumbia Lodge No. ia ]. y. of NJ, the
regular business will be suspended and
the meeting turned over to the enter
tainment committee for a social even
ing III honor of Mother Jones, the re-
nowned labor leader, who derotes her
time looking after the condition OF the
mines, being an organizer for the
United Mine Workers Of America, in ad-
dillon to her some other prominent
speakers will address the members.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the ]. a. of NJ.
of this city will also be present, and a
splendid musical program has also been
arranged by the committee consisting
of John &. Byers, chairman: Edw. Il.
Nussear. George s. Hid, w. w. Eliit
and ]. Z. w Waterboro.
e. r Gibbs a former machinist Of the
tool shop, WAS rc-employed in MS iof-
lncr capacity Thursday.
James CathcN OF the west gun cal
rage shop Is spending 4 week. $ leave
at his home in this city.
Z. Gordon Cooper chief engineer ot
the yard, has returned from Il trip to
Oklahoma. where he went on important
business.
Z. q. Watts. nIachinist Of the see
ondary mount shop, resigned last week
to accept similar employment else
where.
Frank Bolrannon. nl.tchiuist OF the
west gun carriage shop. is reported to
be i'll at his home on Congress Heights.
Columbia Lodge, No. ia. L. \. OF NJ.
is contributing the sum OF si25 weekly
to the support OF the street car strikers.
Other trades also contributing
splendid sums, considering their mem
bersh!p.
Frank \. Sha1ser and Fred Moore. ma
chinists, we're employed in the west gun
carriage shop during the past week.
q. n. W NaterbuFH. Il tooltnaker, who
has been i'll for several days, has re-
covered sufficiently to return to work
Thursday.
John Dade. machinist Of the west gun
carriage shop, is reported to be ill at
his home at Brentwood. Nd
George Barber, machinist. of the
erecting shop, accompanied his son TO
New York and placed him in q hospi-
tai. where he underwent d serious
william Fisher. machinist of the
west gun carriage shop, is enjoying
several days leave. during which time
he is breaking in his new Buick six.
w. X. Blankenship, master mechan-
ic of the forge shop, and p. Z. Mckin-
ney, chief chemist of the yard have
to proceed to Philadelphia. Pa: Phil
lipsburS. n. j.: Harrison, N J.; Bridge
port. Conn. thence to Chicago. ILL.,;
Gary. Ind; Pittsburgh. Pa; Harris
burg. Pa.: Burnham, Pa. and Detroit,
Mich This trip is official business.
w. H. Scott, machinist. Of the west
gun carriage shop, is enjoying a week
of his annual leave.
George +. Boyer. a toolmaker. was
called to work in the tool shop Wednes
day.
F. B. Queen. machinist. of the west
gun carriage shop, is spending two
weeks annual leave at Newport. Va.
Federal Local, No. 2l7. International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers,
held regular meeting i'll it's hall Mon
day evening. At the conclusion OF bust
ness social session was held. OF which
refreshments and addresses were the main
features.
George Holt, machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, is spending weeks
leave in the city.
Thomas Crompton. toolmaker,
called to work in the tool shop Monday.
L. H. Cronson was appointed messenger
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Clarke e. Sons Pier Being Rebuilt

In preparation for the storing Of
large quantities of cord wood and rail-
road ties on 1t, the pier OF L. a. Clarke
&. Son, at the foot of 10th street south
vest, is being rebuilt. Broken piles are
being capped, new strinEers laid ard
when the work is completed the pier
will have a new platform Many hun
.ired tons of heavy ties and pine aud
oak wood will be stored on the wharf
during the season just opening. frepa =
10 a number Of piers along the river In
preparation for the summer trade. II
l. stated that practically no damage
was done the wharyes down river this
winter by the drifting ice.
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Fewer Trips to Colonial Beach.

Following the going dry of Virginia
in November the managers of the
Colonial Beach Company, which
operates the steamer ST. Johns between
this city and Colonial Beach, Va. have
been in doubt whether or not TO con-
tinue the service. AT a meeting of
the directors of the company this week
it was determined TO put the ST. Johns
in service again this year. but only
four trips each week will be made 10
Colonial Beach, instead of six as in
past years
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CITY POST OFFICE.

William B. Dent, foreman of The
vacation.
Frederick Il. Spensier, who returned
recently with the National Guard has
resumed his duties as letter carrier at
Chevy Chase branch.
Orvilie A Grove. formerly Of the
Post Office Department, has been as
signed for duty III the division of mails
as stenoerapher to the superintendent
of carriers.
has returned to work after an illness
of six weeks.
Substitute Carrier David s. Dawson
has been granted leave of absence for
one week to visit his home at Berkeley
Springs, w. Va.
william T. Grant. night foreman of
the carrier section. has returned to
work after an illness OF ten days.
Ernest l.. Greer, letter carrier, has
resumed street delivery work after
having been temporarily assigned to
office duties on account of his health
Substitute Carrier James s Fraser
returned to his duties at Takoma Park
station last week after a short vaca-
ton.
The following letter carriers are ab-
! sent On account Oh SlthNcSS. NJtDTSt
e. WinkeIman. Richard T. Donovan,
jr. John A. Ryerson. Seymour NJ. Jones.
Henry c. Nails, Eugene L. LongIey and
Substitute J. G. Thorp.
The Letter Carriers uniform COM
mittee awarded the contract for fur
nishing the summer uniforms to the
local carrier force to the Utica Uniform
Company, Utica, y. Y. The Penn Car
ment Company, Wiiliamsport. Pa. was
awarded the contract for furnishing
lot tta, ly-ia ND if,yt .,f
the special delivery messengers.
A. r. McQuin, carrier force, has re-
sumed night office work at the main
office, his temporary assignment as car
rier at the Chevy Chase branch having
been discontinued.
Clarence Nohe, division of finance,
has been granted extended leave OF
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National University Law School
Notes.

The annual meeting of the Alumni
Association will be held at the Univer.
sity Club the first week in May when
many graduates from all over the
United States are expected TO attend
The Alumni Register Is being prepared
for publication and viii be ready for
distribution To those present on this oc-
GdSiOn.
Election Of officers for the Samuel +.
Miller Debating Society will take place
At the school building tomorrow.
The yearbook or annual publication
of the graduating classes is about TO
go to press. 1t contains articles by the
editorial staff and individual photo
graphs of the faculty and students.
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day, in the form of vase of jonquils.
Is as u S.
Companies + and G of Eastern High
are to give q dance at the Cairo April
10.
as q: = =.
c. Albert Parker was in charge of
the alumni activities in connection with
the Business High School lunch Tues
day and Wednesday. The alumni gave
excellent support, 1t IS stated.
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Need of backbone" and moral cour-
age to say mo" at the proper times
was advocated by Ted" Mercer in an
address before the boys of Western
High School Wednesday.
"rhey need to form some character
to help them resist the temptations
which come to all" said Mr.. Mercer
THE best time to form this character
is right now in high school"
Mr. Mercer delivered an address along
similar lines Thursday at Tech and
Friday at Business.
s. Il i i
Children from the fourth to the
eighth grades are now enrolled in the
coaching school held Tuesdays and
Thursdays at $50 O'Clock in room Ii
at the Wilson Normal School. in con-
nection with the community center
work being carried Oh there under the
auspices Of the Parents League Of the
third division. Mrs. Edwin Elicit is
the secretary in charge of the coaching
school
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Mrs. Hamlin +. Cogswell, wife OF
the director of music, is to speak before
the Mothers Club of the Parents
League Of the third division Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, on Mile
stones Along the Pathway Of Music. J.
Plans are now being made for opening g
additional violin classes at the center.
The girls gymnasium classes are to
give an exhibition April 3 al $3.50 pm.
to which the parents and others in
terested are invited.
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Campfire Girls of Eastern High re-
ceived n lesson in wood-blocking at the
home of Miss Bush-Brown yesterday.
ss Sc ss s.
Members OF the Wireless Club of
Western High are now learning the
code and practicing receiving messages
The club meets each Tuesday and Fri
day.
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Or. Joseph A. Murphy, chief medical
inspector of the public schools, was a
speaker at q recent meeting of the
Monroe Home and School Association
outlining the qualifications and duties
OF the school nurse.
Miss Robinson. n teacher in the Mon
roe School, smoke on "Horne Garden
ing" Miss Penelope Holmes and r. W
Schicck gave a musical program.
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90 %
othcerS or the 1our-yeaf June grad
uatiug, class Of Business High were
elected Friday afternoon, as follows;
president. James wilkes; vice presi-
dent, Miss Esther Flather; secretary
MISS Catherine a. hileriane; treasurer
charles Berlin: editor OF the year hook,
MISS Mildred Llebermann.
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SiH u 10 give d uaiLce a' Dytf :, April
Moving nirt,r.s, t3iyeu nj tbo a.,,-er,, :
mtnt rife range At Winthrop, Nd, were
dlSpi&yed before the boys Of BusiueSS
Frid&y.
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XII, SIiIIe, ~, ;D,.t ittosi ~ toL' @
a,a5 ~, 49, .;..,t niits toii S"ucator /;
..iu nas oeen distributed 70 colorec
s'u4etLtS az ia thls city:
wiz never orlnS disgrace upon
my race nE any unworthy deed or dis
honorable act; VIII live clean, de-
Evening star., 1917-03-25

a LUMNI of Central High School
"a are planning to give W. II.
u Posts play. Never Say Die"
n April 20. The leading roles are
to be taken by Miss Madeline
Merkling. Miss Mary Minni1 and
Thomas Chapman.
sg AZ ss ss
Thirty-fve girls of Business High
School were enrolled in a class in Red
Cross work opened at that school Mon
day.
as * sa as
Henry \ Berliner. IL, of Washing
ton, d. G., has been selected at the Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology as q
member of the junior boat crew. AL
though the institute has always had In
terest in rowing, it has been somewhat
at a. disadvantage. With its removal to
the new site on the bank Of the Charles
river basin, however, interest has
greatly increased.
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Officers of the Carbery. .Pareut-Tesch
er Association were elected as follows
at recent meeting: President, Mrs.
Henry Knock; vice president, Mrs. Bu-
sey; secretary. Mrs. George E. Smith,
and treasurer. Mrs Charles Rice.
Dr.. Harry \. Ong, physician in the
SCnooII OF the seventh dlNlSlcil ucli'
cred an address on the health OF school
children. Mrs. Samuel Surleigh Milton
sang, accompanying herself upon the
ukalele and later upon the piano. Tea
was served
Charlie; W. ocl<stadt entertained with
dramatic selections at the school re-
Gently, when the children of the eighth
grade were hosts to their parents.
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Miss Helen Lockwood, a graduate of
Eastern High School, has attained high
scholarship al Wellesley College, ac-
cording to word just received here She
has received the degree of purant
scholar in the list just published.
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''Signs OF spring" were present at the
Evening star., 1917-03-25

Miss Amelia Koch, sixty-t~o. for for
ty-seven years companion to Mrs
Elizabeth Wild, who celebrated her
ninety-eighth birthday recently, was
round unconscious from gas poisoning
ct Baltimore, dying later.
Evening star., 1917-03-25
Beautiful Spring Flowers.

Choice homegrown flowers and bloom
ing plants in profusion at GUIDES, 1914 F
advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-03-25
Lot of Work Remains to Be Done.

Il believe the government has prac-
tIcaliy put an end to any hope of ulti-
mate success on the part of the rebels
but the government troops will have {,
lot of work cut for them in the eastern
part of the island before it is entirely
pacified. There are still many maraud-
ing bands of rebels operating through
that section, burning and stealing.
The Cubans don't let the grass grow
under their feet when they catch any
Of the rebels. It's firing squad or a
hanging within the next few minutes.
We ran on lot of dead bodies while
driving around the country Just before
we left tamaguey. Nobody took the
trouble to burr them or pay much at
trntiou to them.
Just before the rebels left they went
TO the Jail and liberated 200 prisoners.
fitted them out with khaki clothes
which they took from one of the stores
and turned them loose with arms.