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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses issued from the
bounty clerks office yesterday were.
Hicker awafford. q. and Agnes
Pleasant, s, both OF Tulns
Junnis Tyler - and Lilly Shram
20, both Of Earlsbour
Hernhard NJ Grotkop. ~ and vi.
niia c. Cruchfield. both OF Tula
A. J. Cooper So. and lima Short
10, both OF Bixby
Otis p. Albright 26. and Belle
Foreman. 20 both " Tulsa.
Jim Williams 32. and Eron Lynch.
"a. both OF Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
nrnerists Mo-, In cnnl,al.

OKLAHOMA CITY. March l.-
The Oklahoma Pharmaceutical aaao
citation Will hold its annual conven.
ton in this city April ., 10 and II.
The first two days will be devoted Ia
business while the last day Will be
gNcn over entirely TO entertainment
According TO Secretary w. Il. Jarrett
OF the state examining board. the
value of drug stocks has Increased
materially during the past two years
without detrimental effect 10 the
business.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
NeID State Charters

OKLAHOMA CITY March A.
The following charters were issu ed
today by Secretary OF State J. l.
Lyoni
Anti-Clino Leasing company
Chickasha; capital, $4,000; incor-
pcrators, A. W. Cooper, Chichasha
duy +. Shields II. q. Hines, Kansas
city
Georgia Petroleum company oh.
mnlgee; capital. $4,000; incorpora-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
RHEUMATIC PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
As Well as All Other Elk
ternal Aches and
Pains.

stop that suffering by applying
refreshing. relieving penetrating
|Rloan's Liniment. 1ts~ counter-irri-
tation quickly does away with swell
ings, Inflammation. stiffness. bruise-
soreness
You don't rub II ln-iust apply
and II pcnctrates. Clean. leaves no
murs. won't stain skin, Economical
too. Any druggist viii give you "A
very generous siSed bottle
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
Always Lead to pcttcr iicalth.

Serious sicknesses start In disorder
OF the Stomach and Liver The bes
corrective and preventive Is Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They pre-
vent Constipation. keep Liver and
Bowels In condition. No change IL
price, still '2Bc.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05
tors ]. T. French. J. w. Luttea. w
T. Robson, Okmuleee.

Il. Robson. Okmulfee.
Red Fox Mining, Milling q on Co.
Lawton: capital. 100000. incorpora.
tors, j. w Paynter, A. A. Snowhiil
A. l. Lund. Lawton.
Edwards Hardware company
Duncan. capital. $4,000; inoorpora
tors. Il. A. Edwards. III. T. Blake
v. w. Whisenant. Duncan.
Little Pirate OH a Gas Co. wes
Virginia. qualified TO do business ir
the state. The company IL capital-
tzed at 100000 and will invest
s2b goo in the state,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05

For age and want. save
while you may;
No morning sun lasts a
whole day"
Get what you can. and
what you can get hold;
'Tis the stone that will turn
all your lead into gold"
"Chuse thy Apothecary
with great Care and Wis
dom: he may he Interested
in an Undertaking Shop
down the street"
The govtknment says en-,
less.
Edison says sleep less.
The preacher says sin less;
All OF which leads me 10
say.
They that won't be coun-
selled can't be helped
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-05

by a rcgrettahle error. chapter
four OF Mr.. 0erard's book included
q reproduction OF the famous paint
ing The Conquerors, by Pierre Fri.
tel. This painting Is ascribed 10 the
Russian painter, Verestchsgin. being
confused In title with verestcha gin y
'PyrAmid OF Skulls Dedicated to all
Connuerors Past, Present and 10
Come
'Fritels painting which Il like
Verestchagin's In that II depicts the
horrors OF war, was exhibited In the
Paris salon Of iSa2 II Il owned
and copyriehted by John wanamA-
ker, by whom hll rights OF reproduo-
ton are reserved"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
8 MONTHS OLD
BABY HAD ECZEMA
On Face. Spread Rapidly.
CutiCura Healed.

when my baby was eight months
old eczema appeared on the side of her
face, and 1t spread rapidly. 1t first
came in the form OF rash, the skin
becoming dry with a chapped appear
ance. She was very cross and irritable
and she scratched and rubbed her face
almost constantly.
AFTER noticing an advertisement for
Cuticura decided to send for a sample.
| purchased more, and used one fifty
cent box of Ointment with the Soap
and her face was healed" (Signed)
Mrs. r. E. Kirk, 702 Jackson Street,
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 81, 1917.
When Cuticura has cleared your skin
of pimples and redness keep it clear by
using the Soap assisted by the Oint-
ment for everyday toilet purposes.
Sample Each Free by Nail. Address postcard
"Cuticura. Dept II, Bosten.''~ Sold everywhere
Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and Soc. Talcum CSC
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
BraeJ City NeOs

EIec. Fans, IS. Burgess Co,
Have Root Print It-New Beacon
Press
Reopen Surgical Class-The Omaha
chapter of the Red Cross will reopen
its surgical dressing department in
the Masonic temple on September 2
Concert I'm Elmwood Park-The
Gate City band will give a popular
concert Sunday evening at $50
o'clock in Elmwood park.
Captain Whipperman Overseas
Capt. Frank Whipperman has cabled
friends in this city of his safe arrival
overseas. He is assigned to Company
f, Sad pioneer infantry.
Lunch and Dance for Soldiers-Fort
Omaha soldiers will be entertained at
a social and dance Sunday night at
the Swedish auditorium. The lunches
will be auctioned off. Harry Cohen,
yiolinist, has arranged a musical and
dramatic program.
Robert Ostrom Reaches French
POrt-A cable has been received bv
Mrs. H. E. Ostrom that her son.
Robert, has arrived safely IT an Eng
lish port. Robert is the youngest son
of the late Henry E. Ostrom. He en-
listed in the signal service at Fort
Omaha and was sent to Camp Nor
rison, Va, early in the year, but was
later transferred to the aero service.
Dies from Accident-The BODY of
Arthur Ehleis, 25 years old. who died
in st. Joseph's hospital Friday morn
ing from injuries received last We'd
nesday, when he was crushed bv fall
ing sheet iron at the Union Pacific
shops, where he was emploved. will
be taken to Des Moines SATURDAY. for
burial. He was born in Germany and
had no relatives in Omaha.
Chest for Marager PaIm-Em-
ployes at Manawa park, led bv George
w. Adams, Thursday gathered at an
lntormal meeting and presented to
Manager and Mrs. Carl l. Palm as a
1918 season souvenir, a huge cedar
chest. Manawa park closes Labor
day. Septemf :" 2. Mr.. and Mrs
Palm live at 259O Evans street
Omaha.
L. p. Offices May Move-A re-
nent of the Offices of the
Union Pacific is being considered,
With practically all of the Union Pa
cit1c corporation offices here, the plan
is to get them all on one floor of the
headquarters building For his pur-
pose the eleventh floor is looked Ipon
v lth the most favor. If this floor is
taken over by these forces the railroad
otf1clals now under government direc-
ton will seek rooms on floors below. !
Fine fireplace goods at SunderIand's
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
$4,000 0MAHANS
TO REGISTER FOR
new ARMY DRAFT
Members of Exemption Boards
Make Plans for Huge Reg
iStration to Be Held in
September.

More than $4,000 men will register
for military service in Omaha and
Douglas county when the govern
ment calls for the registration OF all
men from IS to IS years of age.
Members of exemption boards who
met Thursday in the Office of Elec-
ton Commissioner Moorhead esti-
mated that $4,000 men will register
in this county in the September roll
call.
Plans are under way for conducting
the registration. An executive COM
mittee which has been appointed
plans to establish 100 polling places
in Omaha and IS outside OF Omaha
so that every registrant will be able
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
South Side Brevataes

Mr.. and Mrs A. Cressey have gone to
Estes Park Colo, on a vacation.
Mrs g 1,o,,n, ,,as oa,,,d - po,,,,
Ford cola nv ~, deoth 30 n, W i'0sN'
u'"." Vi " "ep''e"'
LOST st-Scotch collie dog. Return to S4lC
nreNel ann! ana receive reward. Fhone south
-Vet
Mr.. and Mrs. Grother are entertaining as
their house guests Mrs. s. X. Weir and
two sons Of Cedar Rapids. la
A p StryIIer sacratarv or Tho Omaha
Live Stork syrhangn Tafurnad ,estnrdn", r'
from trin tn Wsshipg,on ~
;, John hldgWay' petty officer. on board the
tnlted states snip Nebraska, was at home
on lour Gays THROUGH
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hughes and Miss
Jane Hughes, David City, are guests at the
John Hughes home, Fort Crook boulevard
,reIenbono so,,h ooo orA o,dor sa -,
Op1a or Tasatnnada tbo haa,the,T ra,sash,ra sa
I,ma Reyarara doIiyarod tn ,,o,,r ras,danaD
Omaha Revnra,,e 90
Kew and Mrs, {. G. Wilson OF Grace
Methodist churrh returned from visit with
friends out IN the state.
Rev, Robert l.. Wheeler has gone 10
Sarpy county with his family to pass a
few days with friends at Bellevue college
He will leave the last of the week for
MaryviIle Mo.
rh., burial ..o.,.;l,,,, e,,. .ho ,o.. NJ, a.,
Lar.t vii, ~, hal1 =, =, a. Stt' ,a''
tro,r, +tG praj,a, g no,r,nl, 1I,,I '"' 1"'
D.. - ~ wiIson ntti .rnaI cu1,,,
,,,orniro fro,,, Iis r,,r,$ cao" ,,nthnIin,
,brrcb nn "a ,,.truntiortrt -, ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Mayor Smith Hears That
Kapek Is Married Man

Mayor Smith believes that if Ed
ward F. Kapek, the subject of a .et'cr
he has received from Nine. Proignard
of Clermont, France, is of Pleasant
Dale, Neb., kapek will have diff
cult time explaining his present affair
of the heart. The French mother
wrote to the mayor, stating that Kap-
elk has been making love to her
daughter and she wished to know
whether he was married or single
The mayor examined the records
at Lincoln and learned that an Ed
ward F. Kapek of Pleasant Dale is
attached to the 86th coast artillery
corps now in France. He also learned
that the Kapek he investigated has a
wife who is now with her parents in
Niagara Falls. N. Y. The Niagara
Falls young woman became war
bride about year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
COP SUSPENDED
FOR ) DAYS BY
CITY C0UN Gil
Mayor and Witness Argue Char
aCter Of Hold Complainant
Had on Post When Of
fjCer Made Arrest.

Policeman Hans Boegh was sus-
pended FIVE days without pay by city
council, following hearing OF
charges that he arrested Mrs. Emma
Rosenfeldt, has North Twentieth
street, without due process OF law IN
the form of warrant.
On the night of July 70. Mrs. ABE
Walk. 1928 Paul street. and Mrs
Rosenfeldt engaged in an altercation'
said to have been caused by jealousy
due to the employment OF MIS-
Rosenfeldt and Mr.. Walk in pack
ing house, =,
Boegh was also charged with using
unnecessary force in arresting Mrs
Rosenfeldt who held to post OF
her porch with arms and limbs. hree
DolIccmen were required to get her
tot he patrol wagon. y,
"She had a scissors hold on the
post" said Dan Cahill, witness.
You mean Stecher hold" inter-
posed Mayor Smith.
Commissioner Zimman told the
council that he believed the tlve-day
recommendation of Commissioner
Ringer and Chief Dempsey did not
meet the requirements OF the case;
that he believed the policeman should
be dismissed from the service tor
making the arrest without a warrant
and for rough treatment of a woma:
Boegh denied the charges OF
abusive treatment. Mrs. Rosenteldt
admitted that she retarded the et-
forts of the policemen to place her
in the patrol wagon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24

to register at some place near hi.
home.
H. G. Moorhead has mailed letter.
to all who assisted in the registration
work in June, 1917, asking them to
again volunteer their services. Many
interpreters will be needed to help
with the work.
The governor designated Election
Commissioner Moorhead to supervise
the taking of this registration. An
advisory committee was selected with
one representative from each exemp.
ton board as follows:
Local board No. l, Henry F.
Meyers; local board No. 2, J. J.
Breen; local board No. 3, T. F. Eng
lish; local board No, 4, Moses Camp
bell; local board No. 5, Charles Fos-
ter: local board No. 6, Wayland
Mapee
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Civil War Veterans Have
CHARGE of Miller Funera

Funeral services for Franklin d;
Miller, "a years old, who died
Wednesday at his home, 2456 Patrick
avenue. were held Friday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock at the North Side
Christian church. Interment was IN
West Lawn cemetery. Mr.. Miller
was a veteran of the civil war. The
services at the grave were IN charge
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
He is survived by his widow, four
sons, Bert, Clint. Hiram and Forest;
three daughters, Mesdames Lulu
Hoffman, Effie Dinuzzo and Mabel
Stocking, and two step-daughters,
Mesdames Lawrence D. Crlzer and
Ada Roesch.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
CLIFFORD WOLFE
HELD PRISONER
Son-in Law of DR. Donlad Mac
rae of Council Bluffs Be-
lieved to Be Alive in
in Germany.

Clifford Wolfe, son-in-law of Dr.
Donald Macrae of Council Bluffs, re-
ported missing in France, is not dead
as feared by his relatives. but is a
prisoner in the hands of the Huns
somewhere in Germany.
Mrs. Weston. sister of Mrs. Ma
crae. last evening received cable
gram from Dr.. Macrae, saying:
All evidences shows Clifford is a
prisoner"
Mrs. Weston Immediately forward
ed the message to Mrs. Macrae and
her daughter, Mrs. Wolfe, who are
at Fort Sill. Okla, with Lieut.. Donald
Macrae
Details of the capture of Clifford
Wolfe have been furnished in letter
from Lieutenant Lee of the ambulance
corps TO which young Wolfe was at
tached. He says on the night of July
IA, the opening of the big Hun often
siHe, Wolfe had been sent to listen
ing post near a French village. He
was accompanied by another Ameri-
can boy.
Soon after they had reached the
post the Hun bombNdment broke,
and Lieutenant Lee says that words
are incapable of describing the ter
rors of the bursting shells and all
of the other enginery of Hunnish de-
vising.
He says when the Americans ad-
vanced in the morning they found
no trace of the men. The village
was also completely destroyed, and
there was not \ living human being
left alive in it. The conviction then
was that the Two men in the post
had been obiterated. DR.. Macrae
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Million Pounds Of
Sugar Nebraska's
Share for Canning

Nebraska's September allotment OF
sugar, 1000 900 pounds, for canning
and preserving purposes, vii be ap-
portioned among the various ~oun-
ties on a population basis, according
to announcement of the federal food
administration. This has been ncceS-
sary to get an equitable division of
the sugar during the coming m )n.h.
Should the demand of suga. for
canning purposes exceed the allotment
of any county. provision will be made
by the Omaha Office to meet the re-
quircments. as the food administra-
ton desires all fruits and vegetables
to be canned. However. addit onal
allotments by counties can be Sc ured
only through the Omaha office, but
the allotment will be distributed by
the county food administrator.
Douglas county, the most populous
county in the state, is apport;oned
l35000 pounds
Thursday Oscar Alien. Douglas
county food administrator. out
further check on sugar for canning
and preserving by requiring appli-
cants for certificates to state what
they were going to can and also
whether the fruits and vegetables
were on hand. Some have been get
ting sugar, it develops, for use j.. the
future. To equitably distribute sugar.
Allen is requiring the use of sugar
within a reasonable time and is ask
ing those who anticipate canning later
TO get their sugar when they are ready
to use it. There will be sufficient
sugar at all times, ANNOUNCES Allen,
for canning.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
SOUTH SIDE
William Adams, Pioneer
in Cattle Business on
Omaha Market, Dies

William Adams. one of the old
time traders in cattle, died Tuesday
at his home, 2o25 South Tbirty-secr
ond avenue. He had had as much to
do VIII the upbuilding of the dairy
business in Omaha as any one in the
trade. He was good Judge of dairy
cattle and did much to help poor
dalrymen get a start He was GO
years old and had been a dealer in
cattle at the yards for about Is years.
Funeral services were held Thursday
at the Dodder chapel. Rev. Titus
Lowe othciated. Burial was in West
Lawn cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Union Labor to Protest
Coming of HagenbeCk Show

The city council once refused a IL
cense to the Hagenbeck show billed
for Omaha September 2, Labor day,
Then it about faced and voted to
grant the license. Now the Central
Labor union has entered a protest.
The protest will take the form of a
picket line.
When the circus comes to Omaha,
out on the grounds, men will be sta
toned by the Central Labor uniSn
and persons will be requested to reN
main away from the show.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Omaha Boy Scouts Are
To Try for Sea Scouts

A dozen boy scouts have applied
for admission to the first troop OF
sea scouts in process of formation:
The charter has been applied for and
will be granted soon. Uniforms and
equipment are expected soon there
w. L. Hackett, scoutmaster of
Troop 3,\will be boatmaster OF sea
scout Troop No. /. Mr.. Hackett has
had four years experience in the navy
Bows admitted must be IA years old
and must have merit badges Ill llfe--
saving and swimming. No actual
water work is done the first year, the
ship being built on land.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Cosgrave, Former 0mahan,
Goes to Work for Uncle Sam

P. H. Cosgrave, who for NUM-
Der of years was with the Union Pa
cific in the Omaha shops and who
later went to the Southern Pacific as
master car repairer, has cast his lot
with the federal railway administra-
ton. Mr.. Cosgrave was called to
Washington and when he returned he
brought with him the commission OF
supervisor of car inspection and re-
pairs for the zone including Cali
fornia, Washington, Oregon and Ne
vada. His headquarters will be in
San Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Aviator Killed in Fall,

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 25.-Lt.
Samuel II. Topping of Binghamton,
n. Y. was fatally injured and Joseph
d. Gary, student aviator, sustained
broken leg at Park field today when
their airplanes went into a tail spin
and fell 400 feet. Lieutenant Topping
died an hour later. The accident is
attributed to engine trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Goddard Made Chairman
Of Salvation Army Drive

R. C. Goddard. president of the
People's Coal company, has been
named general chairman for the Sal
vation Army war fund drive for
100000 during the week of September
9. He at once called a meeting of
the campaign executive committee
for yesterday afternoon, when chair
men of subcommittee were named.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24

has been untiring in his efforts to OBJ
tain definite knowledge of the young
mans fate, and the message last
night is taken as absolute conhrma-
ton that he is still alive. whatever
his condition may be.
Wolfe is a son Of Mrs. Joseph Bal
drige of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Obituaries

JOHN NJ. MELCHER, 81 years old,
died Thursday at the home of his son.
F. w. Melcher, S19 North Sixty
eighth street. Mr.. Melcher was born
in Germany and came to the United
States in 1S49. He came to Nebraska
in 1865 and settled in Cunning county
moving to Omaha S years ago. He
is survived by two sons, Burial will
be in the cemetery at West Point.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Hal MCCOrd in Rochester
Hospital for Operation

Hal McCord of the McCord- Brady
company has gone to hospital in
Rochester for an operation, 1t is
said that his condition is serious and
local medical men could not diagnose
his ailment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Delivery of Municipal Ice
To Start Next Monday

Ammonia was turned into the coils
at the municipal ice plant Friday Af;er-
noon and ice is expected Monday
morning Deliveries to the iitney ice
stations will be started Monday aft
ernOOr
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24

Washington Aug. 23.-(Special Telegram)
Rudolph Adams has been appointed post
master at Amelia Holt county, Neb., vice
B. Anderson resigned; Jennie ]. Swartz
Dixon, Gregory county, S. D., vice H. L.
Prinn, resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24
Nominations Confirmed.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The senate
today confirmed the nominations oi
IL major generals and a. brigadiers
sent to the senate yesterday by Presi,
dent Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-24

ID ICH Silvertones, Tricotines, Cab
N ardines, Men Swear Serges,
Broadcloths, Tweeds, Velours, Pop
Inns and Unfinished Worsteds,
Suede, Duvet-du-Laine. Many are
generously trimmed with attractive
furs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-02
Lonely Lad Gains
Home in u. S. Navy:
Honored IL, De- e

The following little human interest
story appeared in yesterdays Great
Lakes Bulletin as it appears here. It
is a sailors tribute to sailor-and to
the service;
"kentuck" had no home until he
came to Great Lakes. And there he
found what he termed "all a man
could ask for" This included "A bed,
square meals and a square deal if a
man did his bit. "Kentuck" said he
never would leave The navy. because it
was his~tirst hon And he never will,
because "Kentuck's" body now lies in
maintained for homeless sailors who
die on the station.
"Kentuck." or Albert witt. fireman,
third class, tho few knew h'r" by his
right name died last week. wed
since his enlistment as II niger
for the grounds section OF public
works.
One brother survives-yet he may
never live to get the allotment given
by the governments insurance-for he
is fighting on the otl.er side with the
American Evolutionary forces.
~ 2ntUck." who was the victim of a
disease that is now battling the medi-
cal forces of the world. led a lonely
life from the time he was years old,
when he lost his parents. He drifted
in makcshft life that faces any boy
who is left without relatives ard
friends who could start him on the
right path.
He rode the bumpers to get to a
city in Kentucky where a navy re-
cruiting office was located From there
he was sent to Great Lakes in a Pull
man. which convinced ''Kentuck" that
some good fellows were running the
navy.
The little discomforts that many
men accustomed to the luxury OF a
home complained OF in detention were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-02
YANK SAILORS AS NURSES.
Care For Wounded czecks and Slovaks
From Eiqht at Nikolsk.

Vladivostok. Sept. Shy Mail)-
Wounded Czechs and Slovaks. victims
Of the fighting north Of Nikolsk. were
the special charges of the officers and
men of an American warship prior to
the arrival Of the American Red Cross
contingent from Toxic. They were at
tended by the ships doctor. fed by the
ships steward and waited upon day and
night by the big hearted sailors.
When the need became apparent Ad-
miral knight ordered a nearby ware
house empticd OF its contents anIthere
he improvised hospital. Several Of
the more serious cases had to be re-
moved to marine hospital for special
treatment. They begged to return to
their cots in the ware house and to the
ministra tons of the "Jackies". The ef-
forts of. the latter to Guido one another
in showing kindness TO the wounded
men was touching. They gave up their
beds and pillows to them.
When the Czechs arrived they were
naturally in a filthy and ragged state.
The sailors provided them with sheets
in which to wrap themselves while
they, the sailors. washed their tattered
garments. The ships officers were
deeply moved by the devotion Of the
men and listened good naturally to
obviously manufactured pretexts put
forward by the sailors to go ashore
and look after their charges.