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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-16
WASHINGTON NEWS -
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, the soldier can cast his vote by trans
hitting an executive ballot through
the mails as ordinary correspondence
Third. In no case will the War de
partment furnish 10 states or election
officials lists OF persons who have en-
tered the military service from such
ctates. Neither cen the War depart
lois or other election forms or litera'
ture which may be addressed TO sol
diers in service. However. when
qualified voters Of certain state are
known 10 be in the military service
rs members OF a certain organization,
but The organization address is IN
known. the War department will fur
nish such address upon receipt OF a
requested therefor from the state or
an election official thereof.
Fourth. The censorship now impOs-
cd upon every letter coming out OF
France cannot be waived in favor Of
mailed votes.
Fifth Where state laws require
that Oaihs be administered and certifi'
Gates made in order TO validate the
votes. officers will NE permitted. but
moi required. to administer such oaths
and MAKE such certificates; prOvid
cd. that this will in no way Interfere
with active military operations.
Sixth. Where the state laws require
the sending OF election commission
ers to take the soldiers vote the mil!
itary authorities will place al the dis
posal OF such commissioners every as
sistancc that is found compatible with
the exigences OF the military situation
In most instances, however. II will BE-
imprac,icable 10 permit commission
ers to take the vote.
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LAUREL POINT

Clarence Stewart, OF Mi. Norris
and Miss Ruth Fox spent Saturday
eyerins with Mrs. india Henry.
Mrs. Esther Hawkinberry, Of Barns
town. and Miss Sconi S,eveas. o.
FairiGOnt. are guests at the home o.
their grandparents. Mir. ard Mrs. Jose
ptus Jones.
Word has been received by the par
enjs Of JonN Cole the; he has arrived
safely in France.
Born unto Ralph Hess and wife a
son. on Wednesday, July 10.
The ;adieG O. the ". c. T. L. OF this
place were nicely entertained At the
home Of Mr.. sherman Lough on the
evening Of July 10.
Mrs. Martha Henry died AZ the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. J. ID.
Guthrie or the morning OF July 3. She
had been III for several months. She
was the daughter Of the late Elijah
Waters. HcY husband preceded her
TO the grave number Of years ago.
She was member Of the NJ. +.
Nutihh tloiu fdlAs hlAisoNbs AsN "~~
the mothre OF six children. Mrs. Rosa
lie T.chonor. Mrs. Harvey Stevens and
Mrs. J. d. Guthrie living. and the fol-
lowing deceased: Mrs. Perry Powell.
Mrs. William Powell and Elijah Henry.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home of her daughter BY Rev. H.
q. Jones. o. horgantOwn. interment
IN the Burnt meeting house cemetery
on Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
in charge o. jenkins & Brown.
Mrs. Virginia Henry. Of this place
has been visiting AZ the home OF he
son. Elroy Henry, at Georgetown, FOL
the past few weeks.
Mrs. Gertrude Barb and two chill
dron, Wilma and ANGEL. have been Wis
iting her old home near Mcclellan FOL
two weeks.
Mrs Jarrett Fox and baby spent
Saturday evening and Sunday will
Mr.. and Mrs J. ?. Fox.
J. T.. Jamison and family were Sun
day visitors ct the home OF J. z. Mar
tin
Miss Ruth Thompson spent The past
week with Hrs L;zr'e Anderson at
Falrmont
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Per-ensl-.

NJ. and Mrs. Russell VI. Stone. OF
Wheeling. are guests OF tbs former =
mother Mrs. Lille NJ Stone. in How
ard street.
John {. Ely spent the week end with
his parents in Cameron. .
Mrs. Glenn Toothman an dson. OF
Hepzibah. are guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
". II. Andrews in Clarksburg street.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. :. Jones and chill
Lien have gone to Salem for a visit
with Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Pratt.
Frank II. Mayors has returned from
q weeks visit with friends in Pitts
ou-sh. Pa.
John l.. Wells. OF Glover Gap. was
4 business visitor in the city yester
day
Mrs. Leonard Coleman has returned
10 her home in East Liverpool, Ohio,
alter a visit with her father. Owen No
Ian. here.
MS. George Ornduii. OF Metz. was
the guest OF friends here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Beall have gone
TO Elkins for VISIT Win t1eir IauSi'
tel. Mrs. Gilbert Ovefhoit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Shemwe,'. o.
Richmond. Va. are spending a ON
DAYS with friends here
Mrs ID. g Cooiing and sons return
ed SUNDAY from 4 few weeks VIII; with
Mrs. Gooding's paNn,s at Hundred.
Mrs Clara D!c'z mas returned from
visit with her daugiier. Mrs. Guy
" clayton. in Fairmoai.
Toward y. Aths. Of iieltsyillc, sid.
Is here for q few days visit vita rcla.
ives
Grs. ceneyieve Phillips and daush.
tors have returned from visit with
relatives ~ Wilnerlins r.. She was
accompanied hone By Mss Wary As
res Miles. her niece. for a visit here
W. II. Harveyeutier. OF Salem. Va.
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ChaJtaucua Closes.

The Warrington Lincoln Chau;auqua
c.osed successful six day meeting
Sunday evening with one OF the mos
interesting sessions OF the week. The
Van Vliet.Mathiesen Company fur
nished n musical program that was a
real treat. combined with the lecture
NJ Judge George d. Alden on "The
Needs o! the Hour rounded ont pro-
gram well worth the entire prise OF a
CLautau0ua ticket. While il has no,
been definitely announced. it is probable
that Warrington will have chautau.
qua again next year.
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From Louisiana.

Mrs. P. u. Quinn and sen. Joseph. Of
shrereport. Louisiana. have arrived in
Warrington FOR visit with the for.
mer's sister. MIR. 4. T. Parrish. and
family in Clarksburg street. After a
two weeks stay they will leave for
G-eersburg. Pa. and other points he.
fore returning south.
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III. .Yr M MEso2orAMlA.

"The Y NJ. c. A. Is the only place
in Mo7oDotamia where the s1en can
ct any home life in the evening"
Gays 81 srilliery officer IN that coun-
Try "In Bagdad itself great brick
buildings are now .yailab!e and ere
used 10: to accommodation Of men
end officer"
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rhc,, Il r,nrs Cstar-a IN ta.s section ~ -,
eoun;ry fhaa al othe. diseases Put trsetheT. arc
until tire ls7t few year. vas sn?I-red :" e
Llclrable For Q crest nany year. dort'7,
pronounced Il a local disease ard prcacri0sd local
zeal treatment rrOaounced q irclsable. ScieHee
las proven Cstarrh 20 ~ = ast.'uis9aai discase.
aud Therefore requires co-siigtsoaal trsaineai.
Halle CsfsrFh Csre. manufactured ~ 4. J.
Cheney 4 Co. Toledo. Ohip. IL the only Consiitu'
tionsi cure on tas rlerkst l. 4 taken iaiesna.ly
IN dosss from 10 drors 60 : to- Spoclfll II acts
dl-crtly On the bird ard mrcors sBrfsces Il
the sYsfen. Tscy oGfr ene hsndrcd COLES fos
aay csfe'h fails 70 CIV. send fof circulars AID
testimonials.
Addrr-,: y. : CHENEY : co. T'.eiS ohio.
SID ~ prig-isis. 80.
TIE uaTs ANTI giGs fos e0sf;lpati0a.
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WHEN YOUR BOYS roo BIC TO KISS

When he's growing ruf-ani slender
when he's rough. because he's terder,
III legs and struggling 70 escape his sunday ~
When he's shy. but quick OF QrarTels.
And mercalal in his morals,
And his voice both suggestive o! the foghorn ard tc A
Then there's something whispers u
That your boys too big 20 kiss
Ne 10 atl your loving laddie.
You ar still his dong daddy.
But there's something aImoz awkward he comes 70 our
And you somehow zee his place is
In his mothers soft embraces.
And thoazh hin all the learn 20 show les
Something goa whispers this
That your boys 100 big 70 si-3.
Turning 10 his elder sister.
Glad the subtle change has missed her.
And she's still the developed darling tia. "a
L0 the boz Is standing by you
And. half curious. I ycr
With looS where ilisl tolerance beats bs
And his hcrdy loo. Gays this
That your boys too biz o. k.-.
So continuing and changing.
Nor, familiar. estrsn.ag.
And trampirg the tender DAYS yol fGa'-
Soon neshboring maiden hnds hin.
Ces3 gismorous glance ard binds him
DTcrs him At her chariot wheels. and the;
-. hi1g ten her his
1T Jour boys TOO big TO kiss.
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TEACHING THE BOYS
HOW TO FIGHT HUNS
Zone parts Of the Training
\ Are Far From Pleas.
4 ant.

y HOULT. ". We. July 15.-Jss D.
Bowman has received q letter Isom
bis con. Clarence, of the 9th Co. Coast
ARTILLERY, Fortress Monroe. Va. which
.oscFlbes. in detail The method OF gas
mask Instruction. Tire letter which
Din be filed with the CLERK OF the
ounty court as requested is as fol
I1Ws:
Don't worry when you do no; hear
I1om me for few days. II is 50 much
@Ibo same thing over and over here.
nat there is way little TO write as a
|suel thing. The reason did not
|Tits was that I lest my stamps and
|1d no money to buy more with. We
not paid Saturday and ! am ali right
|aain.
We had something cut Of our rou.
Inc last week and I am going to try
ID describe II. :, vas two days
|ourHe IN gas defense. Each man was
.ivon 4 mask. all the same size. which
Eas pretty hard for the large men.
ID they III pretty tlgnt when they
re the right size.
We frat had two hours instruction
md drill In the proper way to adjust
ne mask Il suppose Iou have read
INSCRIPTIONS OF the American style
mask. II yoH have not. l will describe
4 h my hext letter. Next We had a
Ino hour lecture about gas, BY l..
second lieutenapt.
The Oatire afternoon wa devoted to
.IIll N the adjustment Of the mask,
nom both the slung and alert posi-
ions: also IN testing for gas to see
d TIE air II clear.
Ihe second day We had a few min.
|los 1rilL the time test l adjusted
~ mask from the alert position. in
~ seconds. and from tho slung posi-.
non IN eight seconds.
Then We had q relay race between
re 5lh and 9th companies. Each man
|Ilor being touched had to adjust his
mask before starting 10 run. The
|Inih company won as usual. Then
e had . lecture By q Canadian cap.
/IIn Who was wounded. aud Is not fiji
~ TIE firing line. and is giving gas
instruction. He told Us about the diff.
IleoAt gases and their effects and
.loWod us masks Of the different war.
I|ng nations.
4 After dinner We went 10 the gas
|1ambor. They filled IL with ZACH
|lnaL % tear gas. which does not
IN but affects the eyes. II pains and
makes them water badly. and. IL ex-
I1Io1 b Il very long. swells them en-.
|'Ioly shut.
We pit On onr masks and went in.
Ne stayed about five minutes and
|0IIo1 on our masks before leaving
|nl W ola not stay long after taking
I1m Oh. lt.was Q comic scene. Ev.
~ nan b the company from the ola
|1D sergeant 10 the faweSt recruit
.IIh tears running down their
|I11h1s We rot few breaths OF fresh
10, thon put on our masks AGAIN. This
ma they fiiled the chamber with
|||uIIDo gas. 20 strong that two
breathe would be sufficient to Kill a
IN. We stayed In about five min
||lA WhIie IN there each man raised
be side q the face piece and looSod
re nose clip slightly. then shifted
||htly, % We would know what /,
|DElIed me.
Amer We came out 'hey exploded 2
mailed shell OF lachrymal gas 80
1t ~ Gas blew towards Us. We
~ n hurry 10 &c; our masks on be
|.lo 4 rot b NJ. After that We turn
n cur MASKS and called II good
Unl end the money for lodge dues
: soon - ! get 10 the pOstoi!fce.
CLARENCE
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On Auto Tour.

Mr. and Mrs W. u. Charlton and
III. and Mrs. Ralph Charlton left d
few days ago by auto for a visit with
relatives al points in Ohio and other
nearby states. Before returning they
will visit Charles NJ. Charlton. who is
in the L. 5. army cartonment at Camp
Lee, Virginia.
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Rsv. Stewart Enlis,s.

Rey. Glenn ". Stewart. Of Farming
ton Lett Mann ng,on Saturday evening
FOL Baltimore. lid. from which point
lie will leave in few days for Paris
Island. South Carolina. having enlis,
ed ia The L. 5. Marine service.
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From navy.

Loren Ilildreth. a member OF the
Hospital Corps OF the u. s. navy and
stationed at Newport. Rhode Island. is
here Tor a visit with his mother. Ms.
allie Hildreth. iT Marshall street.
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Bumstead' sWOrmSyrup

A SAFE aAG sue Remedy for Wcrng.
Etcod Iho test for 50 years. IT NEVER
PaxxS. To ehiidss1 3t n en angel CT
mercy. YLBA0AHT 70 TAKE. no
sicKzEEss. 70 PHXsgc fEEDSD. crs
bottle hes Filled Ia voFEs. an drnc-
gis,s sra general stores: ~ By nal lee
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Ero-, Flo-.ds

iir and Mss. II. $. AHA. OF Orlando.
Florida. are Ee-s fo- 4 fer wec5s' visit
At ;hc horne ~ the f'ym -rt mother.
Mrs Elizabeth Athl. in Clarh5burs
street.
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MANNINGTON


John Carder. an empl1ye oi fine
Charlton shoe slop. las sJa' 20 his
,cme "a Fairm9n;. Nir. CgrLcr has
been III for several days past.
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and J r Bandy. OF Roanoke. Va. both
prominent oil operators. are in lsa
city on business.
Mr.. end Mr.. H. J Matthews ara
guests OF friends In Pittsburgh, Pa. for
lew days
Charles = Kun Z spent the week end
AZ his home IN PruniytOTn.
Mr.. aad airs. David Ia plan ami "a =
dren and Miss Jaf.e spent the We y
end with relatives IN Pit, sburzn. Pa.
ar. ard Nlrs. C.,,is Hudson and son.
Ceion hudson. OF 81 Marys. Ohi1. are
guests .: Mrs. ILLUSIONS siste-. Mrs..
riverd z. Hamilton. in Jefferson
street.
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To Beatty Avenue.

Mr.. and Mr.. A. q. Clayton are moy-
h.g into the Stewart property in Beat
~ avenue formerly occupied by Ii. J.
Matthews and family.
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ne eiamese government tss ron
Ilfgfed 4 civil Seryice college AMI a
1Io1l kciiccl into q university e. p-o.
l - lnSlruelion IN all the higher
|Ilnchos % education
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Charles Ne,sH. OF Rurgeltstowu,
Pa. has accepted p position at the T.
L. Sturm store In Buffalo street, this
C.ty.
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ENEr IArHERI

Five ;iorssrd sticss OF shavina
SOAP won't / noae shipment from this
count-y u ths Y. II. c. a. In France
for the American soldiers.
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Too e,r.rul.

How arS you 1etting along with YOU,
|rinol
" I've planted the seeds two
~ doaD and defy the neighhors
'rkons 70 al them up. -DrGoA Fra
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Liquors can BE- soiiciled itno tablet
form by . method French chemist
has invented.
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were separated. Well must ciosc.
I en- SIN a. \. 7. o. 722 but II We
move q VIII be a. p. o. something
else. but IL ycu write 70 ,2s will get
Il the same.
HoWArD MORGAN.
Battery r. l47;h Field ARTILLERY.
American Expedi,ione-y Force.
Don't abhreyia;e A. =. 7. There arc
Australians Eyp 21itoaar: Forces. al
rican. etc.
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Copyright. 1915. y. Z. \.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24
SHIP BUILDING IN CHARLESTON,
Charleston to Complete $2O,OOO,O0O
Worth of Ships in Ten Months.

Charleston, Jan. 3-Charleston
has a contract to build sixteen 1900
ton steel ships for the government,
at a net cost of s20,OoO,c00, within
the next 10 months. This is the
biggest thing in the shipbuildlng
line that appears on the South Caro-
liam seaport's horizon at this time.
The Southern Shipbuildng Corpor-
alton, operating under the Whittelsey
patents, is the concern which has
obtained this. contract from the
government, and it's engineers have
already begun work at Charles
ton on the site for the plant. lnas-
much as the Southern Shipbuilding
CORPORATION is said to have con-
tract of which time is the essence,
with penalties for delay, it is be-
lived locally that the work of actual
construction will be commenced just
as soon as the company finds it
possible.
The largest private plant in Char
lesion at this time is that of Walk
& Murdock company, which is al
ready equipped to build and repair
vessels up to 1900 tons, but which
now has under construction a float
ing drydock which will be the
largest commercial drydock on the
South Atlantic coast and will ac-
commodate nearly anything in the
coastwise trade. Satisfactory pro-
gress is being made on this drydock
at the company's yards on Cooper
river. The plans include construct
ing basin 450x100 feet in overall
dimensions, capable Of handling
vessels of 1900 tons or more. The
dock will be of wood and steel con-
structed in sections to permit making
the dock shorter or longer. The dock
sides will measure 43 feet to permit
the entrance of vessels drawing %
feet of water. Vessels 500 feet
long with S0-foot beam will be accom-
modated. In addition to its other
activities, the Walk & Murdock COM
pany has under construction a large
order of ships boilers.
Shipbuilding has been in PROCESS
steadily at the Charleston Navy-yard
for a considerable time, with i'm
portant results, but needless to say,
no details of this work can be given
at this time.
Charleston is looking forward
very eagerly to the coming of. the
Southern Shipbuilding Corporation,
which announced that it will employ
at least 5000 men in the beginning
and probably as high as 1000 later
on, and that it will establish itself
on permanent basis for work after
the war as we'll as now. The South
ern Shipbuilding Corporation ex-
poets to get it's fabricated parts
from the Birmingham district The
Manufacturers Record.
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WORK THAT TELLS
Plenty Of It Has Been Done Right
Here In Bamberg.

Plenty Of It Has Been Done Right
Here In Bamberg.
To thoroughly know the virtues OF
a medicine you must investigate its
work. Doan's Kidney Pills stand this
test, and plenty of proof exists right
here in Bamberg. People who testl-
fed years ago to relief from back
ache, kidney and urinary disorders,
now give confirmed testimony-de-
clare the results have lasted. How
can any Bamberg sufferer longer
doubt the evidence?
z. Dickinson, jailer, Rice ST., Bam-
berg, says: 81 was subject to severe
backaches and my kidneys didn't act
regularly. The kidney secretions
were unnatural and irregular in pas
sage. got Doan's Kidney Pills at
the Peoples Drug Store and they
benfted me greatly. They regulated
nv kidneys and removed the lame
ness and soreness in my back.
NO TROUBLE SINCE.
Over three years later Mr.. Dick1n-
son said: "The cure Doan's Kidney
Pills made for me some years ago is
still lasting. My back is now
strong and my kidneys act regular
IT,"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tha'
Mr.. Dickinson had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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IN SIBERIA.
The Bright Spot a Child in Exile
Made.

"Children in the exile districts
seem grotesquely misplaced, yet
there were many" writes Fortier
Jones, in the Century. ':Sometimes
the gendarmes' magic would lift a
father from his too liberal flreside in
Russia, and set him down without
the humiliation of a trial in the glor-
ious Narym solitude. Not infre-
quently his family followed him in
order to share the new life, for as
elsewhere, fathers are loved in Rus
sia. Particularly among educated
men the continual, unrelieved lone
liness tended to bring on insanity.
l knew one fine business man, mil
lionaire of Kieff, and direct de-
scendent of Rouget de Lisle, whose
little daughter came into exile with
him to save him from this dreaded
loneliness. She was fourteen years
old, and they lived in a dreary viii
lage by the great river, in log cab
in with pink chintz curtains and a
piano. She was a winning little
thing, with happy, brown eyes and
long curls, and to all appearances
was no whit worse for her exile eX-
istence. The fascinating life of the
forest was familiar to her, the birds
and flowers, and her father cared
for her French and history. What
a bright spot she was in that wretch
ed place, and what a curious life for
a little girl whose illustrious fore
father had composed the 'Marseil-
laise!' Her mother, who joined them
later when her health would permit,
and they had gained permission to
live in a town on the railway, was
a sister of Nine. Curie."
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Neither was Correct.

"Yes," said Swagger, this is a
SAPPHIRE in my ring
"That's where you are wrong" :"
said his friend. THAT is called a
saffire.''
''No, sap-hire.'
well, we'll go to a jewelers. and
ask him to settle the argument"
Said Swagger to the jeweler,"I pro-
nounce the name of the jewel in my
ring SAPPHIRE and my friend pro-
nounces it saffire' Now, which of us
is correct?"
Neither" said the jeweler. Il
would pronunce it glass. Puck.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-25

Lieut.. BonsaI made a record trip from Philadelphia to Washington in hours and 15 minutes, with mail.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-25
TRYING TO CUT A
 WAY OUT AT ZEEBRuGGE
German Efforts to Overcome British
 Distractions.

London, May 24-Having failed in attempts to blow up the two concrete laden ships sunk in the entrance to the Bruges canal at Zeebrugge. the. Germans are now engaged in cutting away the piers in an attempt to out flank the obstruction. Photogra phs taken three days ago by British naval airmen show this, and they also show how completely the canal entrance has been blocked. So the Germans have adopted the expedient Of removing the piers on the west side of the canal in order to make a large enough channel fer torpedo craft and other vessels larger than submarines to pass out to sea-
 The photographs, which have been viewed at the admiralty by the Asso- ciated Press. also show that German craft in the canal are headed west ward. indicating, according to the ad- miralty, that they are evidently trying to pass out by way of Ostend, where the canal entrance is not blocked as completely as at Zeebrugge. It is doubtful, however, if there is enough water at the Ostend outlet for even the smaller boats to get to sea. Pho tographs made there by British air men show that the depth of the water at Ostend varies. a depth of as low as four feet being recorded
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-25
GERMANY HUSTLING TO
 MAKE DECISIVE BLOW
Before American Armies Can Be Brought Into the Field, Lloyd George Says.

Edinburg, Hay 24.-That Germany is straining every nerve to strike a de- cisive blow before the American armies can be brought into the field, was the statement made by David Lloyd George. the British prime minister, in an address on the occasion of his be- ing rendered the freedom of the city of Edinburgh.
 The allied commanders, who knew best what the prospects were, he add ed. felt most confident about the re- suit.
 Mr. Lloyd George said that while the United States was rushing Its men into France, the present strength of those armies was not the equivalent of one-fifth of the fighting strength which was gained by the Teutonic all lies through the collapse of Russia.
 The premier was most optimistic as regards the submarine campaign of Germany. He said while the menace of the underwater boat had not been entirely removed, the allied nations now were building ships faster than they could be sunk and that the unre- stricted submarine warfare might be disregarded as a vital danger by the entente nations.
 The prospects of using the entire force of the allies were very bright said MT Lloyd George. in discussing the united command of the entente armies in France. He sounded a note of warning during his address as to Gernlany's peace proposals, saying the Prussian autocracy did not intend to bring. the war to an end. until it's basket is as full as it can hold"