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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15

DE pc acum fostlll ministru dc
externc al Germaniei poa.e sd
dea nina GU scontcle Czernin 81
ambii sd caute alte ocupatii mai
,pric.nicc 81 mai Durable.
Mareie cartier ausu'iac cauta
- soldati curagiosi.
Vremile sunt foarte tulburi.
Mai Vinerea trecutaJ vazui cum
un ON curagios. GU Foaia Topo-
rului in buzumar. cazu in mpta
crincena en- siujmanul, inrosit in
balta slngelui sau, pc Detroit
Ave, IN Cleveland. Ohio. Pc cum
sd vedc cctitorii acclci ioi nu
sunt inflacarati de nici un pa
triotism. =
t'iupcrca de la Detroit, Mich.
numita .,Cumatra'' ci-ca este pc
Gale sd Sc cunune ziiclcs sacestea
Gu saracia, avind de mas pc mis-
Gotta 81 frate de mire girbaciul
rominilor de treaba.
Cite ouata trcbue sa asculti a
devaruri mari. Tn cetitor dim A.
llrOn. Ohio. nacajit pes sem
ne - he scrh un mare adcvar.
Am cetit, domnilpr raportul de-
sprc adunarea Ligei 81 am cetit
toate propuncrilc facutc de pre-
oti, ba am urmat Gu cetitul pi-
ma la donatiuni, dar aci mi-: a
mflat. am pcrdut urma prcoti-
lor Pc semnc dinsii nu mai stu
sa dea numai sa primeasca 81 sii
vorbeasca'' 81 sd mai zici ca =
IN parte - nu are Omul drep-
tatee
De bund seama cd D-tra nu
yeti Fl vazut nici odata pc trcca-
tori oprindu-se ip loc sa vada
cum ISL adjusteaza un barbat
jeratiercle de la ciorapi. Nici
nol nu ann vaZut dsa ccva. Oar
ian sd vcdeti daca ar ii sa faca
accl lucru 0 fcmeic pc strada. :.
Hei. d.. he'll. cum : ar schimba
situatia. :
In o rata lor. australienii
All prins LOO prisonicri. 500
mon in pima lui Marie nu fost
III stare sd faca rata ca asia.
G foalr saiarintele mai mint. llss-
mea asia cite odata, numai sa-
minta de la pomul Gu ,,fructul
oprit' nici odata nu minte 81 sd
prinde peste tot locul. Gel de la
..Cumatra'' spun ca char 81
in buruieni.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
Cresterea Dunarii.

Cresterea Dunarii. Zurich
Ziarele din Viena anlita ca
marble ploi cazute zilele accstea
,an cauzat umflarea Dunarii. ca
re a crescent la nn nNel ia care
N .. ajunE de trcizeci de AM. Re-
varsarile de apa All 'adus mari.
stricacium recoltelor mai GU sea
ma III partile de slls ale AIstriei,
in Tiral, Bavaria 81 Saxonia.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15

Austriecii nu primesc pc Ven
Below ca comandant. Roma,
~ Conform celor scrise de ziaruI
Epoca, Austria llu -yrea sa ac-
cepte pc generalul german Otto
Won Below ca SET comandailt al
trupelor austriece de pc frontuY
italian, din cauza c1 odata en- el.
,Germania ma va.llt lsa triniita ST
douasprezece diyizii dc armata.
ActoEii germani stunt il ssu-
ferintc, Stackholn. Com
form ytirilor pubfcate de ziarialI
Vossiche Zeitunrs din Berlin, din
aunarul ae 5000 sle actori VI
actrite din Hermania, ma jorifas
tea due D viatx rnizersbiIa w.
200 de dolari pc an, II mi, ma
eu seama It'll u femei sunt NJ
Insnfnf fate 81 nloarx de foanae.
s& ff ~ fyy9
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15

Inamicii La conferinta. - Lon
dra. = Mai multi barbati de stat
ABSTRACT 81 Gel1nani au tinut o
conferinta la Salzburg, pentru "a
ran5area unor mai str;nse rclati-
uni intre tarile Tor. Prima stire We
stea ca conferinta G de caracter
polite 81 militar, insa o a doua
Zicea ca este numai economical.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
o ncua boalE il Germania.

Tot au dat ceva in marce razboi, toti au iertfii
atAjertfit nimica in proportiune Gu aceea &c au
Adpnati-va la un loc, cercati sa meritati y
nobilci vite romanesti. Facet tot ce puteti 81
fringe nacazurile, sa stingeti suspnele 81 saa
din urma al tragediei neamnlui nostru
Stu, vor II 81 printre vol cobii rele, acestes \
carl clrtesc la toatc avinturile mari Astupati-lq
Gem inainte.
lar daca dintra conducatori, veni-yor la
he glndnl 81 sd propovaduiasca contra nadejdl
contra ,,Ligei Rationale" ., spuneti-le ~ 81;
81 daca nici atunci nu vor, facet palma punt |
ca azi nuncitorul romin este destnl de destep]
sindi Gu dispretul sau pc toti cei ce ar cerca s|
tele lui pcntru binele mare al neamnlni. Af1fe|
le americana, cereti intervenirea legii, pents
Il alta decit spioni vinduti lui Kaiser, pentE
trinmfnl marei democratic lunii, 81 imp
iDadtare al neamnlui nostru at1ta de ull1lt SRI
mere tragedie. % e ssss q sss| E|
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
INFORMATIUNI

Hrans Austriei. =. Amsterdam.
= Acum. Austriecii mininca
fleici de magyar. Ziarul allstlac.
Poster Lloyd scrie Cd un macelar
din Budapesta cumparat un
magyar Gu 100 de coroane. pentru
al taia 81 al pune in vinzare.
Macelarul mai avea 81 autoriZa.
tie speciafa de la autoritati.
Amiralul Vor Hintzo G denu-
init. - IIaga. = Conform celor
scrise de Stein. correspondence
din Berlin al ziarului Frankfur
ter Zeitung. amiraluT Won Hin
TIE 81 fost numit successor al
doctorQlu Won kuehlmann. A.
ceasta nu e chestic pentru care
sa Sc Intruneasca Reichstagul.
Nominarea lui Hintze este e vic
tcrie Pan-Germanilor. 81 sunt
lndoieli ca Won Heftling va mai
ramine in functic.
Eczena 81, nevralgia. - Lon
dra. Ziarul Daily, News scric
ca un padurar din Australia STA
botczat cele doua flee ale sale
cu numele Eczema 81 Neuralgia.
FL n ayea nici cea mai mica no
tune desprc insemnatatea aces
tor cuvinte. LIE vazuse scrise in
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
str'un ziar, u M mi lor ia pin.
cut nespus az. mplt:

3tr sun zlar, 81 Au}1etal lor ia plA- y
cut nespus ds mutt.
Taxares evreil4G 81 Gsr1nani&.
Amsterdam. Biroul de cores
.pondcnta, evreu, de Ia Haga,
scrie ca PanG isnanii. fac agi-
tatii pentru pua,erea unor take
as,rpra tutusor cvreilor din Ger
mania.
General italian caxut ir lupta.
Washington. 9 stire primita
de la Roma pc Gale oficiala a.
nunta Cd generalul Fadini, CO.
mandantul divixiei No. 80, care a
luptat croic III atacurilc dc la
Phve, cazut mort pc cimpul de
lupta. Gencralul a sfost omorit
de o ghiulea, care i-sa spart sub
automobil in timpul cind inspec-
ia pozitiile de la front.
Print japonez in Europa.
Toxic. Printul de coroana,
care in Aprilie trecut a implinit
II ami, 81 care Z sublocotenent
III marina japoneza, are sd VIII
tcze Europa in curind. Ziarelc
japoneze zic ca o astfel de mis-
care va avea un eject important
in >politica externa tarii lor.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
Antidota contra gazelor.

New York. Tn soldat Ameri-
can, sosit intr i'm port atlantic.
pc un .vapor francez, "a spus ca
pc clmpul de lurta Sc intrcbuin-
teaza un fel de materic chimica
care nimiceste efectul ,gazului
imprastiat de gerinani peste tran
,eiele aliatilor. Acesta spune ca
acum nu maj c nevoie sa Sc poar-
to mastile, de gaz.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
Ajutor pentl4 Herhia.

Ajutor pentsH Herbia. Wa
shington. COnsilinl Crucei Ro-
sii din America a votat suma de
61.27S dolari pentru cumpararea
452 tone de alimente 81 30 to-
he de sapun, carl vor ii expe-
diate comisiunei de Crucea Ro-
sic Americana din Serbia. Hrapa
are sa fie trimisa la Salonic 81 Va
ii indestulatoare 9pentru 10000
de persOane pc timp de sase luni.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
MaruntiSuTi.

DE pe acum fost,ll ministru dc
externc al Germaniei poa.e sd
dea nina GU Scontcle Czerlin 81
ambii sd carte alte ocupatii mai
prie.nice 81 mai Durable.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
Lcrzii prusieni tin sedinta Sc

Lcrzii prusieni tin sedinta Sc
creta. - Paris. - In casa lorzi-
lor prusieni s'a tinut sedinta
secreta, de umde char functional
Ri 81 userii au fost 1nlaturati.
Sc zice ca in acea sedinta s'a dis
cutat excluderea printnlui Lich-
nowsky. = Printul Charles Max
Lichnowsky a .fost ambassador in
Londra la isbucnirea razboiului.
In luna Martie a acestui an ell a
dat spre publicitate un memo
randum prin care critica politica
externa Germaniei, blamihd
guvernul Gle inceperea razboiului
81 zicind ca anglia facut tot
ce la stat i'll pntfnta ca sd inla-
ture ostiIitatiIes Pfintul Sc afla
acum in Elvetia-
o ncua boal& Is Cermania. -
Amsterdam. 10 boala ivita de
curind in Gerinania Sc attribute
Upset de sapunk Pima acum, au-
toritatile sanitafe n an fost in
stare sa gaseasca It'll remediu
pentru aceasta maladie. Garcia
i-s'a dat nuna e dc ..tricofita"
81 afecteaza pi6ea 81 paqrrl.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15

Nunlai vol nu
je tilt altii.
llunniti fiji al
/ [||e|rcati 4 sd puteti
chinbati actul
Ell ale lloptii,
ile u s. tre-
~ va sclliIll
neanluluf si
I<la de drum.
enao ollstratlle
ntru d sti 81
llse llazuill-
autoritati-
estia lln pot
J inlpiedece
v av1nt de'
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
salvati din nina.

salvati DIN nina. Butte.
Mont. Sapte oameni, pc carl
Sc surupase 0 nina din diarictul
Pittsbure, an ,fost salvati de la
o moarte sigura de echipa tinnta
special pentru asemenca intim-
plari.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-07-15
Parisul onoreaza regii aliati

Parisul onoreaza regii aliati.
= Paris. Patru dintre cclc
mai importante strade din carti-
erul Champs Elysees vor purta
hume noui. Quai de la Conferen-
ce va purta numele de Albert :.
Avenue d 'antin Sc va numi Ave.
nue Victor Emanuel IL; Avenue
de FAlma va Fl cunoscuta sub
numele de Avenue George ", 81
o partc din Rue Pierre Charron,
va lna numele lni Petru / al Ser
biei. Placardels Il cn aouil9 hume
vor fignrs il y,i).l ". y ~ III II Julie
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
ice ON POTOMAC Is
THICKEST IN YEARS

HAGERSTOwN, Md, Jan. 16.-The
ice is heavier on the Potomac this
winter than during any winter In
many years. and the stream is prac-
tically closed its entire length In
the upper regions the ice is thick
enough TO hold two-horse and four
horse teams and automobiles.
Unless the ice gradually melts and
passes of in the current there Is i'm
minent danger. old rivermen at Han
cock and williamsport say, when the
carly spring freshets occur. Precau-
tions are already being taken against
such an occurrence and also to pro-
tect the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from Cumberland to Washington.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16

for refusing to work last Sunday VIII
be reinstated, it was said. Their sum
mary discharge brought on the walk
out. the union men said last night al
their meeting.
The adjustment was arrived at last
night after all day conferences WIN
the president of the tnternationsi
union. William II. Johnston, ana rep
resertatives OF the plant the war
Department acted informally as meal
ator between the two factions.
JP. Osborne. representing the labor
men. viii confer with the plant Off
cisIs auout the schedule OF pay for
overtime on holidays and Sunday
The cutting down OF double time 70
time-and-a-haIf brought on the strike
according to the union.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
WAR DEPARTMENT
MEDIATORS SETTLE
STEEL LMEN'SST

Fear that work for the United
States Government would be delayed
II the zoo machinists on strike did
not adjust their differences with the
Washington Steel and Ordnance Com
pany brought quick action, and today
The first shift of strikers returned to
work.
The eight men who were dismissed
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
No Quinine in
This Cold Cure
"Pape's Cold Compound"
ends colds and grippe
in a few hours

Take "Pape's Cold Compound"
every two hours until you have
taken three doses. then all grippe
misery goes and your cold VIII be
broken. II promptly opens your
clogged up nostrils and air passages
Of the head, stops nasty discharge
or nose running; relieves the head
ache, dullness, feverishness- sore
throat, sneezing. soreness and stiff
ness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow
ing and snuffiinE. Ease your throb-
binE head-Dothing else in the
world gives such prompt relief as
"Pape's Cold Compound" which
costs only a few cents at any drug
store. 1t acts without assistance
tastes nice. and causes no incon-
yenience. Accept no substitute.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
Band Concert

BY THE I. s. SOLDIERS HOME BAND
ORCHESTRA, AT STANLEY HALL
AT $50 O'CLOCK
JpfIN : NJ ZIMMERMASN. Director.
MY Country TITS Of Thee
March The Aeroplane' - hr1hA,I ~
Overture. Comrades I'm Arms .GruehNeiy
Idyl "Rnve d'Amour ii.S
Fantasia Song Of the Old Folks Lake
Fox Trot "BuzZIn' the Bee -. WenGiinG
ysIse Movement. Sing Ne Loves Lul-
labye" - - Elo -
Sarensde The wooinG Hour. -zamecniE
t,nsIe ..Sbe Never Kissed Anything
But the Blsrney Stone" ...--..-,;. Hart
The Star-SpanEied Banner.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16

This editorial from the New York World contains a
powerful If unp leasant warning. Such open threats
against the South be deprecated But the Souhs
plan to impose its local prohibition plans on the North
are also to be deprecated.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
EDITORIAL FROM The new YORK WORLD

Statesmen of the South should not let prohibition
fanatic or AntSaloon League threats blind them to the
danger of making the Constitution ridiculous. It will be
too late to think about this regret AFTER the thing
has been done Editor The Times.
The Washington times., 1918-01-16
Democracy Betrayed By The South

dAhdeXV of the shuindte State espWidH
ha be
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uhem
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ruimeHm
nnbarnH hdemnnbrd male dne w
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nhfed
nceHeH sAdnnEta taonwh
HHegtd tdneg
ngnng hdeeyS affairs
JEFFERSON
nsn
United and practically OF the
RudaB Hihaet turned
nNet
PERSoNAE
GOVERNMENT REGULATES
PERTAINS THERETO
the Republican
sasnaben
NeMeC ma,
mtmadgn Gap
Heneve p
tuaun Hy m
Ovhnheyd dhateN
Sndng teE
Hhe p%h S sfqs h Of pro
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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03
FOOD THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW
YEAR

(By the Federal Food ADMINISTRATOR
If you have been saving food half
heartedly, begin the New Year right
by abiding by the requests and plans
of the Food Administration.
There are 10O,O0O.OOO Of us. Imag-
inc the food saving If each of us con-
served a pound of hour, six ounces OF
meat, twelve teaspoons OF sugar ana
a reasonable amount OF fat week for
this New Year of Nineteen Hundred
and Eighteen.
Whether there will be another war
time New Year for the United States
depends largely upon your efforts and
mine. Make every day Food Saving
Day and an efficient, well-fed army
will win the war for US.
Mark every day on your 1918
calendar as Food Conservation Day"
Then observe them.
Join "the service" in January, save
food, and abide by all requests for
volunteer service asked by your Gov
ernment, and we will wiD the war.
If you save a slice of bread a meal
for the year Of 1918, you will have
contributed by your individual ef-
forts more than one-fourth Of bar
rel of flour to the Allies.
The Germans are mobilizing their
greatest army of the war for stu
pendous drive on the western front,
according to news dispatches. Let
us, who are here at home, mobilize
in the greatest food saving drive OF
the war and back up our soldiers who
will stop the Teutenic wave.
A New Year Th0ught-"Food is
Ammunition-Dont Waste It."
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03

meet Mrs. Vaughn Bryant and little
son, Motly Bryant, who are coming
from Kansas City to make their home
here
J. H. Longwell. a student In the
College Of Agriculture, left this aft
ernoon for Camp Pike, Ark, where be
will enter the Third Officers Train
ing Camp.
Charles E. Miller left this afternoon
for Urbana. ILL.,, to enter the Aviation
Training School. Mr. Miller is the
son of Dr.. and Mrs. Walter McNab
Miller.
C. E. MCGEE, who has been with the
Wells-Fargo Express Company here,
has enlisted in the quartermaster's
department Of the U. 8. Army and
will be stationed at Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Lewis C. Cook, who until her
marriage on December 81 was Miss
Sybil Whittle. of Columbia, will con-
tinue her work in the University for
the first semester.
Mrs. ]. r. Jordan of Columbia Wis
tied her daughter-in-law, Mrs. r. B.
Jordan, at the home of DR.. w. H.
Hickman at Mexico, Mo-, Monday and
Tuesday. Mrs. r. B. Jordan left
Tuesday evening for st. Louis, where
she will join her husband and they
will make their future home.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03
THAT LINCOLN STATUE

Whether a statue should be an
idealized, poetic representation of a
man or whether 1t should be true to
life, even to the point Of ugliness,
seems to be the point of discussion
concerning the statue Of Lincoln made
by George G. Barnard. which Charles
P. Taft, brother Of former President
Taft, ordered for presentation to the
British-American Peace Centenary
Committee.
The Barnard statue is said to be
"veracious picture Of Lincoln at his
worst" The neck is long, the body
ungainly, the position awkward,
though characteristic, and the hands
and feet out of al proportion to an
idealized figure.
Much criticism has been directed
against the statue. Artists and sculp-
tors say that 1t is caricatpre, lo-
seph H. Choate, who was personal
friend of Lincoln's, and Lincoln's
own son have said that it does not do
him justice. Others maintain that it
is a true characterization Of the great
man who came up from the ranks Of
the common people.
No one will say that Lincoln was
handsome. His homely, honest face,
however, showed great strength Of
character. 1t is evidently this quail
ity that Barnard tried to catch in his
bronze.
st. Gaudens' statue of Lincoln has
been suggested IN place of the Bar
nard statue. One could scarcely say
that the GaHdens statue is true pic
ture of the great man who guided this
country through the crises of the
Civil War. 1t is more picture OF
how artists conceive such a man
should have looked.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03

taste, boil five minutes and add ]
tablespoonful of parsley.
Puree of Pea.
Heat " can Of large American
peas; press through colander. Add
a pint Of milk; salt and pepper.
Cream a tablespoonful of butter with
one of -four and stir in Boil ten
minutes and serve at orlce.
Corn Soup.
Boil " can Of corn in " pint of
water until the corn is tender; pour
in a pint Of milk and stir in 1 we'll
beaten egg. Cream a tablespoonful
of butter with one of flour; add salt
and pepper and mix in slowly. Let
boil five minutes and serve at once.
Puree of Beets.
Press 6 boiled beets through a
colander. Cream together a table,
spoon of butter and one of flour; add
salt, pepper and dash of grated nut
meg. Let a pint of milk come to
boil and stir in above mixture, add
beets. Boil five minutes and add
tablespoonful of lemon juice and
tablespoonful of sugar. Serve hot.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03
CITY AND CAMPUS

Fred Bihr went to Mexico today.
Mrs. w. T. O'Rear went to Browns
this morning to visit.
/ Kirk Hays left this morning for
Fort Riley.
H. S. Daily went to st. Louis this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Coleman left
this morning for their home at Ben
ton, Ia.
N. P. knight, VINO has been visit
ing here, left this morning for his
home in Lawrence, Kan.
Miss Rachel Edwards, a student in
the University, left this morning for
Centralia to spend a few days.
Prot. and Mrs. Edward Linton, who
have been visiting here, left for their
home In Washington. D. c., today.
Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell left this morning
for Kansas City to visit Mrs. Frank
Mitchell.
Miss Pearl Hudson left this morn
ing for Fulton, where she attends
William Woods College.
Earl Foster, a student in the Uni
versity, arrived this afternoon from
his home at Forker, Mo.
Professor and Mrs. Selhert returned
yesterday from q visit In Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Miss Jeanette Howard returned to-
day from her home at Palmyra, where
she spent the Christmas holidays
Miss Estelle Hickok, secretary to
President A. Ross Hill, is in Hot
Springs, Ark, visiting her brother.
Prof. H. L. Kempster left today for
St. Louis, where he will speak be-
fore the st. Louis Poultry Associa-
tion.
Marion Schlotzhauer arrived this
Afternoon from Jefferson Barracks on
a short furlough. Mr.. Schlotzhauer
was married to Miss Dorothy Schwabe
on December II.
T. S. jerks, Government inspector
of Army supplies, left today for st.
Louis after comforting with the Of
ficials of the Hamilton-Browp Shoe
Factory.
Vaughn Bryant, assistant to Dean
Mumford, state food administrator,
went to Centralia this afternoon to
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03

his neighbor ss himself. And the
next day he may take advantage OF
the financial distress of a fellow cit
izen and foreelose a mortgage Oh Ills
property. An ordinary example OF
camouf1age.
A student who has been too busy
the night before playing a social
game with his friends may go to
class with the results of his room
mates study copied for his own. And
when called upon, he gets credit for
work that is not his. An example Of
educational camouflage.
A young man of ordinary circum-
stances, who should be helping to
support his widowed mother may
throw away his weeks wages in
showing his friends how liberal he
can be. Nothing is too good or ex-
pensive for the young lady of his
choice. An example of social camol-
f1age.
The young lady delights her lover
with frills and foibles. leading MIN
to believe she is the woman for
whom he has sought so long. Put
she has never learned to cook, ard
furthermore detests the iiea Of hav-
ing to manage a house. A horrible
example OF personal camoufage!
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-01-03
THE NAVY IN WAR

Secretary Daniels brief recital of
the achievements of the American
Navy since our entrance into the war
inspires a renewed feeling of con-
fidence in our men and ships. With
out disclosing secrets which would
be Of value to the enemy, Secretary
Daniels indicates some of the things
which have been accomplished, thus
pointing to other things which can
not be revealed specifically.
We know, for example, that upon
our entrance into the struggle, the
submarine, then at the top of its de-
structiveness, was brought to a
pause, and that it has steadily de-
creased in its menace until now it
can only be considered as a pest.
Just what part the American Navy
has taken in overcoming the U-boat
cannot be definitely known, and the
Navy Department is making no ex-
traVagant claims; Dut tne supHid-
rine's decline dates, roughly, from
the time Of our advent into the fight.
In the nine months since our
declaration of war we have also sent
an army to France, and to the Navy
is due credit for having protected our
men and secured safe passage for
them to the shores of France. We
do not even know the size of that
army, but considering the difficulties
which had to be overcome, the ac-
complishment was noteworthy. The
quietness, the efficiency and the
promptness with which the men were
transported to France constitute a
splendid chapter in our naval annals.