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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

THE BEST medicine w. Csn .zK.
&c d Yourself OF hnDo-s an
cleAr yorr co..- pierion. is Hood ssr
szparslls its a.so THE CHEAPEST.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Sodium cA,cr.oe or table saii Q
often the cause ct goat and otha
pains Use nothing but Cstharsol %
move The bowels A, Owl Drug S'9u
and Corner Pharmacy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
WORE MEN WILL Sc SENT
TO CAMPS SOON.

Lorsr county VII be called upon to
furnish 1es ne1 .o- the army during
the four-cAy 7e-sod beginning july
- The state VII furnish s.sso rnea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

FREE BALLOON-To each child IN
der twelve years c. age spending s
cents al our soda fountain Grays
Drug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

The army casualty list tossrGD,1
tsfnet = nance - q those 80
~s-s kid 4 sc-io-- The rxrs-e
co-S< lisf contained nineteen uzrss
E;xkf kilisd u .r-io--
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
( X = * = 3 xxS1N zEzz n I
3 Torics oF T-E I
3 TOWN AND STATE )
So HnHHExrx>sSspg
Minister Hun In
Auto kccioen.

NAr.or I Cochran travelling repre-
sentative Of Al orphans hone. was
seriously hur; IL Al automobile scc.-
seli neAr Chickxsh1 las. night Mr.
Cochran Was se,; TO his old hone in
Ie1nessee. beng accompanied by NJ
7 Snyder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

CATRl4-SOL for r<.sous sicIl heac-
aches. Corner Pharmacy ana Owl
Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

The stamp drive keep II IN mind
June 9S-next Friday. Be ready 70
sign the pledge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

In New Jersey they have discovered
. nsar beer with enough punch" 10
make an acceptable substitute
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Every time yol see woman knit
ting ask yorrsel. If yoa have pzld
your income tax.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

For q lame hack apply Chamber
iain's Lininent twice day and mas
sage The muscles OF the back over THE
seat OF pair thoroughly q; each sppli-
cation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
NOTICE

Tie Guthrie Lsun6-y ID compelled
10 advance psioes Is Der cent eoz,-
zsoci1S gans 1-fh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
RREEc

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled 20 the use for republication
Of al news dispatches credited 10 II
or not otherwise credited In this paper
and also the local news Published
herean
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
cclored schools Of cur CTR.

Roy Fasken has enlisted in the ser
vice and sold his Chandler agency TO
J D Van Hoo1er.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Shells are falling in Paris from 8
Fun that carries nor ethan seventy
niles rnons-osity unheArd Of. the
newest product os German efficiency.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

All o. the news is had news ex-
ct2t the courageous attitude Of the
fighting linz and al home.
The French realize that the des-
perate drive IS being made On Paris.
The English know that the point
of attack IS such iha, the Germans
asn sweep in another direction to
Calais. IL they choose
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25
EXCELLENT PROGRAM At
FAvER SCHOOL CLOSING

Lincoln school rendered 8 splendid
program al Favor high school build
ing Monday evening The exercises
We .-~s 1r % the standard Of sim
lar character in school work
wask marks 'the slose o. the
cclored schools OF our ci,y.
- .oacn-ag Q on SOFAS Of the work
2 he schools. the wsnciaal stated
dat tbs enrolment resched righ. !,
tsn a1fea. ma that a good size
eeald aa~ to high school fr,n
s.e Ling: that they had q fine war
=. e@ insisting OF corn and cotton
Ihey raised SIS and turned it over 10
tie 5unsor Red Cross cause.
He referred il hsgh terms 9. he
loyalty o. his fsAheers and also :ae
excellent school spirit exhibited
throughout TIE year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Baron sergis Kortf. another pas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Too late for regresting now. But
some time while the fighting goes on
let US hope ths, the story Of flying
machine success viii come from the
allies side.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Close enough 20 know. from minute
TO minute whs. is gong on. fas
enough 10 be sa.e. the kaiser watches
his aa;es: attack. right On the spot to
gather in the glory. he and his coar,
viii say. ell vas there, He did H."
Around him is drawn 5 circle thirty
kiiome,ers in diameter Within thst
circle. az which he Is the center. no
human being may come except al his
command. Every road is closed He
sl,s II safety getting the news-bsd
news thus far for the world of civili-
satior-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-25

Flying machines, If there were
enough OF them, could drill N.th dyna-
Elite every foot Of Thal circle in shich
he il isolated, and weed him out
Bas the machines are nj. there.
On the contrary. ii is on the Ger
man side that the flying machines
have been multiplied by ten And
nom Germany comes the boast. ~our
chasing and bat;le echelons, accust-
Oned 10 victory, maintained mastery
b. he air and attacked the retreat.ag
enemy columns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
NOTICE O sNI

Nolgec is hereby given lhsf an lh.
rd day OF April, leiS black mafv
iaule yeafs ed. weight about Sap
ils height about IS hanas has har
ness marks and tan boh.d. pss found
in tho city ~ Guthrie and va taken
40 and safely Rep, Ia the possession
lhe Commissioner ~ ruhile sAfeiy
% The cl,y 81 Guthrie tor moro thar
sis daNs
vii on the ith day ol May, lws
ri The hour of O'Clock T. A. a. the
city Hall Guthrie. Oklahoma sell
said above mentioned mule a. the
highest and best bidder FOR cash And
uif 81 the proceeds Of said sale viii
pay an expenses Tor the eosss ~ eclg
lnK feeding. keeping and selling M,
SAID mule snd the balance shall be pni
into the City TrraSays IN the manner
provided bs ordinance of the city 81
Guthrie in such ra@as made aud nfo
,ldeI for
w n Mitchell.
Com. ~ Public Safety
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
FIRST Published IN The Guthrie nail
Leader May 1. 1879
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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W rs = ~" N"0 oNs
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'''.''' "'lN''N '''''o'a 81 '"
-'' 80 ".
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"'9'i'''n'' a. moran ana f'Hih
ana "h p'' pi'nh "N" ap' Ni''li"na
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

slc Wei AZ Billings
i,rafne oA a Uas 60 a anu
iGlu ty.f n So on ihs Reed
,-f,n. nanha uaafrR of section
fHtea west
The Caner un camiwny han shut
d8un 4 8n fe,i n AS fsst on fh
NeianA farm m the southeast cbeuof
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
A TEXAS WONDER

iNr ffkHH Wonder rnrr. AIHrff aHI
bladder ffHlhla fisfsIfsa zratfI fHr..
fatiff.. ssat aHf fsfas fiar4 fh4fmlffsfn
sHl iffrrnlIriI .fs - zoo lffnffa aaI hI.1
Hfr lu tafh man HnI uanIsn fi.siIItH.
b laasf tfeai.lea la fhii1Frn lf faf aHil
Hf fnHf druggist aAi le afHf IF uan nn
rfHfIIf ~ ~ % Flf smHI bottle IT, faU
anHfha' fffafmsnf Nnf idam ftlia p.
fsffsff Enra eenf far saarH fl.fI
fnsri1Is o. ~ naM lsal uftf 50
81 ifHis 81 sai1 ~ 1fnEzisfs
tdfsff Isr11. af
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
NOTICE or SALE OF REAL 1srAr1

Public Notice 8. hereby given that
a. 70 the 18th day oi May. 1873. ths
undersigned. as Attorney in TACT 81
al the heirs o. John Lewis. deceased
alil al his office IN Guthrie. Okla
Loma. Teceiye sealed bids Tor she lar
chase 20 the following described Real
Estate located IN Logan County. OK
iahoms. fo-wf. The Southeast guar
ter OF section %. Township ls North.
Range West also the South one
haif q NorthNest quarter 81 section
a. Township s North. Range 2
Nest. also iofs 81 anl q IN block g..
Guthrie. Oklahoma ana IN that sub
division thereof knoan as Capital
nnl
Bids will BE- received On said tracts
seuarateiy. each BID % be accom-
panied by a certified check 20 the
amount % 20 rer cent % the bid. as a
gdsrsntee that The purchase viii be
completed In case said bid is accepted
The said Dr. ?. G sharp hereby re-
serving the riFht to reject any or all
bids; bids 10 be opened BY the said
d. 4. G. Sharp at r. NJ. on said
day OF Nay. 1878.
DR.. F. G Sharr.
Attorney Intact Of heirs Of John
Levi. deceased
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

Crlplak paiua rum uaFaA fa'haFtlsa
arp ayolded by uNng GalAaFso'
evueeness ana 10 semper ars often
gansed by constipation Use ca,hs~s
aol Anl be- happy clear complexion
h saaea by she daly uss u caghar.
soi AT suFAaF Pharmacy and Owl
nua store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

Yale
Tho NataNa Petrol ram anf
hls oomniefei $50 . nu NhU IONS
fsfm ana y g. Masking leh
hlrhooI of barrett neen
given q shot
The Magnolia Petroleum company
second tesf on the Green fafm. In
srcflon 1N-is-c s. seven feei ~ enc
saHd and o. making about 81 harreis
7hc sand was found ai 1850 feet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

PERSONAI-AH Men should Kno~
about the latest discovery In Kenifo
urinary SCI science Restores FORE.
imparfs vig0r. promotes gr0@f1
stops night losses without Effort %
your part. Ten reasons zhy nIen are
weak and their ss-honr relief Pre-
for stamp. Retailers Co. Toledo. Tfi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

FOR SALE We offer a Z room bri K
house with fine cave and good = "a
and fine lots. ~iih barn and shade
FOR only $3.50 rash We eold this pr.
eriy once Tor szzso n you want a
hone this r. the tine 10 bay. Doolsy
4 Armstrong Phone sss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
KANSAS CRY IisessocK

KANSAS CRY LIVESTOCK
noes:
Receipts Is.oos
Market. 5c lower
BAH of sales. si7 20 70 sI7ss.
Top price. fis.so.
cArrLas
Receipts lZooa
Markef strong.
Prime fed steers. So - TO ti7ss
Dressed beef sfeerr tIs = ie sc 81
Cozs. f71s 10 tItso.
SHEEP
Receipts. 7.eo0
Markei. steady.
Lambs. sIss0 % ~ -
resriings. sfsso 20 sl7oe.
wefhers. 1850 70 sl7se
Exes. SIS % 70 sfs75.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
DNN GRW kIIr~ kI\
IiI>lDI ~ a. isI

Says Matt Dahf Tvo descent
ants - The famous Dafy crodksf' lt.
in Pashaska Bryce Dary Crotef.
aged between 20 and - ~us RAISED ir
ne saddle an1 e.lucatei ia Coxb y
college 80 ls d4fs devil Dor
rider Bryce owns iofa ~ catii. g
Teras ard ir Osare cnunfY Okia
Oscar Dave crofkrif. AGED 10 rsfir !
irom che eorplnfhinF profession ~
~ years aro and has ever siHee he-r
making spurs in q f'4uhnsta hiaft
ssiih step Oeoar saii g raett 81
fh@ fighting blood ~ fae Hfaf Das 4
croffefi has ran cot 10 ~ rena.s
lnr drsfendanfs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

WANTED Anyone Who can give ma
any Information of ;he vhersabouf.
o. Charles = Cooper. please VII
-B. X care o. The Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

tae suiAofglea aaay aemana blrfa
ryfilHtAfe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

~HELr WIN ThE WAR; su,
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
WAN rs
CLASSIFIED
LOST AND FOUND

TAKEN tP-A black maYe mule, hy
the police. on April - owner can
have same by calling at police sta
ton. proving property and paying ex-
penses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
FOR EXCHANGE

FOR ExcHANGE-Gocd q room nod :
en- house and lots On the west
side for s rooms modern on the East
side. III pay difference. Dooley &
Armstrong. Prone sse
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
WAN rs
0AS
HxxExxggz gzxSx xKx \ a
n ANNOUNCEMENTS \
uEgmx xg 81 " " x u * n " : y

For County Commissioner, 2nd DIST
The Leader IS authorized TO an
uounce George purdem ot Guthie
township, as a candidate for county
commissioner. second district. sub
feet TO the Republican primary Aug
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01
DolnuS OF the Van Looms
NOW LET Us
SEE

0Gs
I'VE, LEFT OUR
r HiEkpS on
AE ROAD
cf- The AOJA-
CENT COUNTY
WITH BUT a
: SHORT TIME
TO aG T HA1k
= iNTO THEIR
nome COUNTY
TO GET tiARRler
AND SAVE TrEtF
EORTUNt
LET US F0u0l,
THEM
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

FOLEY CAIHAKiiC saBLEr~
- .sgzst J---l Las-1trr- 49, x-.A.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01


WANTS
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE
Buy Liberty Bond and back our beys
FOR SALE Automobile worth
>sseeo for s50oeo J q Hall
FOR SALE Ford passenger tour
ing car 1919 model, sasooe, good
one D Van HOOKER
Iron SALE My home at $40 Norih
capitol boulevard Phone ses or
call d, house Adaic NarAio
4 FOR SALE No. 70 Remington type
writer bought IN January. used
very litile Address A. T. c.. care
.eader.
FOR SALE-i room house, gas. fine
woll water. stable and 4 lots. well
located. near hospital Low price for
NIaaa "a. IL a
FOR SALE swcel potato and tona .
plants Rhode Island Red eggs Tor
incubation. cane and kafflr corn seed
Phone L-545 Freeman Frai, Farm
FOR sAi.E-S!cilian Batiereup Eggs
Great layers Prize winners; IS
legs s2oo Miss Nellie iloitzland,r,
Route No s, Box sa. Guthrie. Okla
T QUITTING housekeeping. must sell
az once high grade mahogany plano
and bench. phone or seel B.. pay-
mai az Patterson a paymal unit Co
TOR SALE one 1916 Ford roadster
with new top good tires engine just
overhaulcd and newly painted az .
bargain s525. 1915 licenses paid
GcTiaeh Bros
FOR SALE OR TRADE Make ns au
offer on lots ~ and IS IN Block %
Be yeas Second Ada 20 Gatsre. Ob
laioma Trust Company Oklahoma
a " Oklahoma
fFCR SALE Root co Bee supply
Free catalogue Early vegetable
pla nts waite Rock eggs. 10 egg.
Si5o Guthrie Bee supply Co. Phone
Ills Il G. Box .. Guthrie. Okla
ron SALE Tomato and cabbage
Giants arc ready Tomatoes 30 cents
cabbage se cents psr 100 weatas
is zine for setting 2ois West Wa
ner Phone csc. The Barber co.
TWO SNAPS Eight room modera
house. lots close III Aiso s-rooa
modern house. good repair. suitable
fof railroad people Terms Roy
kneeland. rs IL West oklahoma A.
ron SALE Trauspianfed planf-
Leading varieties of tomafoes. PCT
pere. egg plants and sweet pota'J
plants Phone L-s55 for price, vori
Green House. south Dis -ion Sire.
FOR SALE-A good 3 room house
near University. with large bass
meni. eistern city water. two lo's
barn and hen house. yard and chicken
fenced Priced right II taken a.
once Phone 27I.
FOR SALE We offer a room bries
house with fine cave and good = sii
and Z fine lots. ~i'h barn and shads
for only $3.50 rash We sold this pro-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

ISSURASCE-4isve sou increased
your insurance 70 correspond with
the ipcrezsed cost Of material and
merchandise, II not. better see rs AZ
oncs. Dooiey and Armstrong Phone
sss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-01

foR sALE-A good 2 room house
near University with large bass
ment. eistern. city water. two lot
barn and hen house. yard and chicken
fenced Priced right II taken a.
once Phone 27f
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
Mss BREAD TICKET
ISSUED EACH MONTH

ticket It is good all over the coun-
try.
At the end OF your stay you re-
deem your passport by turning in the
control card" However, yoh do not
yield the bread ticket until you take
the train to cross the border. Nothint
could be more complete than the
Swiss system Of bread rationing.
Ii you keep house" other neces-
sites are to be had in much the
same way as bread.
A universal ration book has been
devised by the prefect OF police at
Geneva which will probably become
the national book. Each leaf Is dt-
yided into numbered and lettered
SQUARES. For instance. the first leaf
is pink. the squares numbered to 50
and lettered with an "a" The second
is yellow, similarly numbered ana
stamped with 3D." and so on.
Some Of these leaves are already
in use, representing milk, butter,
lard. sugar, cheese, etc. The re-
mainder are in reserve and at any
time the canton of Geneva thinks 1t
wise to ration its inhabitants on
ANYTHING, ali that Is necessary is TO
announce in the space reserved In
newspapers for ration announce
ments.
beginning (such-and-such date)
the gray leaf will regulate the chocS.
late ration. Coupon No. 1 series u
may be exchanged on that day Tor
so much chocolate per head.
In the direness Of her needs, htIe.
neutral Switzerland may yet solve
the rationing problems for the war
ring nations,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
le Neutral Country May
lave Solved Problem of
Feeding People.

William Philip Simms, United
rress Staff Correspondent
4hNhl, Switzerland, Feb. II. (By
l-t allied countries had adopt
ue swiss system OF rationing a
and half ago, the present prob
OF tonnage would scarcely exist
taey could afford to give the u
the laugh.
re the national bread ticket as
Example:
y after my train crossed the
ler, 1t pulled into the station at
A gendarme handed me a
card with 25 and so gram
Rons attached, good for 45O grams
eao-tne ration for two days.
as was the temporary card. With
s a printed slip calling atten-
70 the police regulation that
one must register at the city
Wherever he stops, wi4hin twen-
ur hours after his arrival In
nen you register. you leave your
port ON deposit and in its place
.e gwen a control card" and a
hent bread ticket containing
,uns for 225 grams of bread daily
remainder of the month.
man, woman and child in
Neeiand has his or her bread
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
ONE YEAR OF
WORLD WAR
United States Enters Twelfth
Month and Finds Neutrals
Swinging Into
Line.
MANY TIES ARE BROKEN
Ruthiessness Has Resulted In Friends
Of Germany Breaking
With Her Con-
stantly.
MANY TIES ARE BROKEN

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Mar. THE clos
ing month of Americas first year IN
the war finds many neutrals slowly
swinging to the ideals for which this
country answered Germany's chal,
1enge.
The iron policies of the Teuton
masters toward Russia, the continued
ruthless sinldngs Of friendly nations
vessels on the high seas, have al
ready broken the ties Of friendship
between Germany and some South
American neutrals, and threaten the
bonds with many others. Reports
from Holland and Scandinavian coun
tries today show them incensed al
Germany's action in Russia--particu'
larly at the peace forced upon the
deceived people. The Teuton action
there, following that in Belgium,
northern France, Serbia and other
Balkan states-and now threatened
against Rumania, is gradually show.
ing the other neutral nations the great
danger In German military domin-
ance, should she win the war.
Torpedoing OF ship laden with
wheat for Switzerland by the Ger,
mans caused great indignation IN
that country. according TO extracts
from the Journal De Geneve OF March
3, received here today.
sTt has been made known to us
that some thousands OF tons OF grain
left America" says the Swiss paper
"OlIt of this total OF 1000 tons OF
wheat and 1.100 tons OF flour nave
been sent to the bottom OF the sea
a,r, Hernan sailors
"Switzerland not only has to suffer
the loss of these foods that are SO
necessary to feed her population. but
the loss of the ship which she had
chartered herself. At the moment
when Germany in so insulating a
manner gives us to understand that
she win soon be able to furnish
wbeat from the Ukraine this torped'
Ding. rightly or wrongly, will be IN.
terpreted as most odious poi1uca'
maneuver."
And as the German menace IN Rus
ain grows, South American neutrals
are growing closer and closer to the
great struggle, South America would
he directly affected by a large mill
tary movement by Japan In Siberia
because of resultant Increased trade
with Japan.
Japan would need more supplies
and would have less tonnage because
she would need her vessels for trans
port service between Toxic, Vlad
iyostok and other ports.
German ships with total capac
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
BEHIND
IN GRAIN EXPORTS
Owing to Lack Of TonrS 8
America Is Not Sendje.S
Enough Food toe :
Europe. IS
TWO SIDES OF jTURE
Sunny Side Shows Many Submarines
BeIng Sunk and Ship
Building on the
Boom.
TWO SIDES OF yTURE

LOuiCeQ FTeSS Leased wire SerVlce.J
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Due
chiefly to lack Of tonnage, America
Is falling behind in grain shipment to
the allies at the rate Of five million
bushels month.
The situation is giving food admin
istration officials concern now that the
question OF rail movement Of food
stuffs is being solved. Meat shipments
are reduced to make way for wheat,
troops and supplies.
The submarine continues to wreak
havoc In shipping.
1t will be August before many OF
the ship yards are running full tilt,
as some of the eastern plants are still
under construction. On the west coast
1t Is estimated that July will see the
plants going at a maximum.
Official figures show that ENGLAND
last year constructed 100000 gross
tons of shipping. the United States
1904 900 and other countries 100000
! In that period Germany sank an esti-
mated tonnage of six million gross.
american ship production this year
has been estimated as high as 5000,
600 tons, but the best obtainable es
! Inmates now indicate that two and 6
half or three or four million gross
tons will be the mark. English figures
are not obtainable here, though esti
mates place her output at 2,50000t
gross tons this year.
Thus It will be seen that submarine
destruction at last years rate would
still outstrip the production.
| The above gives perhaps the gloomy
side Of the picture.
The sunny side of the picture Is
thus
A1Ierican-allied naval efforts are &C
counting for many submarines-as
many as Germany can build. And, i'm
provement Of devices used In anti
submarine work Is having an effect in
rounding up the U boat.
Furthermore, destroyer production
Is actually progressing very we'll and
with the increase of the destroyer pa
trolls, the q boat work will become
constantly more difficult.
August is the generally accepted
date at which the submarine menace
will begin to wane. That Is the time
when ship production will begin to be
heaviest and by that time destroyer
efforts will be improved materially.
However, the months between now
and August are destined TO be trying
Tonnage is short, compared with the
crying need for it to supply the allies
to ship our own forces and to keep
them supplied.
Once past this period, better sailing
Is ahead. American ship production
next year will be well ahead of de-
struction, according to all estimates
The only question Is:
What do the next few months hold
In store in the general war situation
Some idea Of the present difficulties
Is obtainable from the fact that In
February the United States shipped
$50, 900 tons Of grain to Europe where
as its goal was 100000 tons. Conser
walton here is showing up well for the
United States has shipped 100000
bushels above its normal exportable
surplus in the past eight months.