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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
SECOND INNING

Graham grounded out, Clark to Bern sen. Phelan struck out Cueto was safe on Jansens error, Jansen throwing wild to first, but was caught off the ba g after several throws by Glazner to Rernsen. No hits, no runs, one error.
 Bernsen grounded out. Phelan to Gra- ham, Smith flied out to center. South worth beat out bunt, Higgins throw ing to Graham Clark grounded out, Phelan to Graham. One hit, no runs, no errors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
 Philadelphia at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cooper Blanks Giants

Pittsburg, May 11-It was the first shutout of the season for the New York team today when Pittsburg defeated it, to o, and thereby taking the second game of the series with the visitors It was left-handed pitchers battle be- tween Cooper and Sallee.
 Score; R. H. E. New York ........... GOO GOO 000-0 Pittsburg .............. Oo0 100 1G*-2 9
 Batteries: Sallee and Demaree and Mo Carty; Cooper and Schmidt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
SPORTS EDITED BY R. r. M'DAVID. JR.
Whitey Glazner Was Too Much For Mike Finn's
 Mountain City Outfit
Barons Grab Series From Lookouts by to 1 Victory Cotton Topped Twirler Had Victory in His Sys-
 tenn From the Very Start of the Game

"Whtey" hard beat
  until Chattanoog' slugge Flag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York 6, Detroit ,. Washington i. Cleveland o. Philadelphia l, Chicago 0. St. Louis 3, Boston 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Yankees Take Second

New York. May 11.-A five-run rally
 in the seventh inning enabled New
 York to win the second game of the series with Detroit today to ,. Score: R II F Detroit ........ 900 301 001--5 q New York ....... 101 900 50*-6 2 Batteries: James, c. Jones and Yelle; Love, Russell and Walters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
FIFTH INNING


 Cueto walked. Democ sacrificed Cueto to second, but Cueto was tagged at third on an attempted steal, smith to Nc Donald. Higgins smacked hot one to Mcdonald, but he died at first, Eddie making a pretty play of the chance. No hits, no runs, no errors.
 Glazner struck out. Mcdonald struck out. Altenberg fouled out to Graff at third. No hits, no runs, no errors.
 SIXTH INNING
 Merritt binged to Bernsen and was out. Leach out on a >rounder to short, Jansen to Bernsen. Graff was given free transportation to the first cushion, Kerin evidently overlooking good one "Whi- tey'' steamed over in issuing the pass Flagstead sent one to Mcdonald at the third station and was thrown out at first. No hits, no runs, no errors.
 Duncan popped out. Merritt to Ora ham. Bernsen out, second to first. Smith hit safe over the pitcher through sec- ond Southworth slammed one through short to left field, smith taking second Clark beat out an infield hit, Smith SCOT ing, and Southworth taking third Jan- sen forced Clark at second Jansen dying at third. Three hits, one run, no errors.
 SEVENTH INNING
 Graham lined out one to Mcdonald, and Eddie killed him at first, it being a snappy play. Phe1an was called out OF strikes Cueto lifted high foul to Mcdonald. No hits, no runs, no errors Glazner registered the first out with a bngle to Graham. Mcdonald tripled to left field for three sacks, Cueto nlisjudg- ing the ball, which bounced over his head and rolled to the fence, and it is just barely possible that Eddie could have scored. but Haworth displayed good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
FIRST INNING

Leach flied out to Duncan. Graf was safe on a hunt when Glazner's spikes razed him to the ground and he fell. Graf was whiffed out trying to steal second. Smith to Clark. F1agstead flied out to Southworth, One hit, no runs. no errors.
 Mcdonald was out on a fly ball to second. Altenburg struck out. Duncan went out, Merritt to Graham. No hits, no runs. no errors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
EIGHTH INNING

Demoe lined to Jansen, who sacked the drive. Higgins lifted one to Billy South worth and it was likewise sacked. Mer- ritt hit a fast one to Clark and was out to Bernsen. No hits, no runs, no errors.
 Bernsen was called out on strikes. Smith fouled out to Higgins, while South worth elected Graham to receive his foul tap. No hits, no runs, no errors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

Summary: Two-base hits, Allison, Has brook, Hargrave Sacrifice hits, Allison. Cruthers ?, Aragon, Fentress. Stolen base. Bues. Double play, Cruthers to Slattery. Struck out by Cavet 1, by Fentress 4. Base on balls, off Cavet 1, off F'entress 9 Left on bases, Mobile 5 Memphis g. Time. 40. Empires, Brett enstein and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

just Tn sight Of the flrst cushion.
 "Whitey" was at home to all the Chattanooga outfit for one hour and S5 minutes and everyone that faced him received a warm reception. It must have been through sympathy that the Barons gave the Noogans a pair of scratch infield hits to go with the tiuke Texas league that Graf placed behind third base, upon which he registered the only run of the afternoon, as sisted by the sacrifices that followed.
 Just for the fun of the thing "Whitey' walked quintet of the mountain village boys. and mercilessly slayed their rescuers in each instance, or had Red Smith to shoot them off third like clay pigeons as they seam pered towards home. "Whitey" was in rare form, and it was q bully good game from start to finish-with accent upon the finish.
 Eddie Mcdonald might have been broken all to pieces if he had been glass, following the set down" that he received when he fielded a hard chance off Flagsteads stick. The old wise boy laid the wood to one for three sacks and scored later, and in every other instance played q star game at the third corner. Merritt did not walk man, hut he was hit freely by the Barons for nine safeties, and was un able to keep the hits scattered
 The game in detail by innings fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

There are five hints in the United States The marks are: co, for Carson City; o for New Orleans; S, for San Francisco; D, for Denver. The coins. from the Philadelphia mint are not markked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
NINTH INNING

Leach flied out to Altenberg Graf sent one skyward to left field and Duncan killed it, while Flagstead tapped one to short and went out at first. No runs, no hits, no errors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

The manufacture of porcelain pyro- meter tubes is new industry
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PERSONAL.

wANTED-LADY GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS
inside ten days will give use of stateroom and
pay war tax on railroad ticket in exchange for
assistance in helping mother care for children
r. MAYNARD PETERSON. East Falls Church,
Va. Phone Falls Church SILL
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WANTED@One more white families for
farm work; good wages. houses. gardens etc !;
must be practical farm workers; location, six
miles in Maryland from Washington, d. C. Ad-
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BUSINESS MAN will invest from 81 900 to
SO, 900, with services. in any established apd
paying business; bank references given. Ad-
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fee oOs
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A GILT-EDGED OPENING
FOR A YOUNG MAN.


FOR A YOUNG MAN.
We can make room for a young man who is
out of the draft. Must be settled and steady,
possess initiative and personality and have ex-
perience as a bank clerk.
Good salary to begin with new and thriving
bank, offering chance Of steady advancement
and located in the most elite and healthful
section Of the District.
This is a chance in a thousand. All appH-
cations confidential.
Write fully. addressing P. o. Box 1908.
BARGAIN-Lunchroom, downtown: expensive
equipment; hw.h.; owners in draft; price,
81. $50; long lease.
Special-Rooming house near 9th and 81 SITS.
NV; INV. heat; Is rooms; rent, $35; sacrifice
at 500.
Rooming house-15 rooms, near 10th and N.
Y. ave.; all rooms furnished; rent. SCI; price,
81. $50.
Rooming house, near 10th and Eye; Is rooms.
several baths; h.w:h.; price, s.. 500:
Rooming house, 20 rooms; rent. SO: bargain
at $1,000; terms.
Rooming house. near 18th and Mass. ave-, "A
rooms; splendid furniture; rent, $50; long
lease; price right.
Rooming house, SIS rooms; near 18th and K
sts.; opportunity for right party; price, 5000.
Boarding and rooming house, 20 rooms, near
10th and X sts.; one of best propositions for
money asked in city; price. 1000.
Bowling alleys and poolroom, 14th st. loca-
ton; owner with government, will sacrifice;
make offer.
cash buyers. List your place for sale and save
'''' MARSHALL BUSINESS BROKERS.
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T OPEM/ RJIYS JEIY. co. n. $3.50.
LOA>I.SA sos 9th stn.w.
GOLD. SILVER, nThN10NInc
PLATINUM. JEWFLRY. b1AMo1NDO
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BOOKKEEPER. man or woman. Chief Clerk,
8 Jackson pl. NJ. 5000. Branch 9.
CIVIL SERVICE COACHIN+Private instruc-
ton; no classes; charge, s.. complete; BY mail
II preferred. Call or write 1923 Mount Pleasant
St Take Mount Pleasant car to Park I'd, walk
one block west. 24s
COLORED MAN or woman to do cleaning :;
salary. $50 per month. Apply to Manager, Pei
ham Courts, 2115 p st. NV. 22s
COLORED COUPLE, cook or housekeeper, fur
mace man: day Job for man; good wages two
excellent rooms best opportunity in Washing
ton. 1916 22nd D. w. Phone North 1881. 22s
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EVENING STAR ROUTE in
the northwest section; good OPP
portunity for the right man.
Apply Circulation Manager.
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OLD GOLD. SILVER. ETC.

DlAMONDS, platinum bought.
ABE ABRAIIAMS, p has n 9Th ,R ~.
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STENOGRAPHER-
SECRETARY WANTED
Salary, $50 to S11O, according to
ability. Apply by letter to
American Library Association,
Library of Congress, or phone
Mr.. Dickson. Main 2727, br. 1872.
TELEPHONE OPERATOR
wanted; $50 a month and board
with day off a week. Apply
chief operator, Harrington Hotel,
18th and E.
TELEPHONE OPERATOR. to operate small
hoard. do occasional typewriting and make
herself generally useful around an office: good
salary to girl of initiative and ability. Reply,
stating experience and qualifications. to Box
244-A. Star office.
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Roy Ia young xfri 30 wort IN shipping ROOM
Pleasant work, good pay. Apply Room II. Bliss
ling. 10
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS.

BOATS AND ACCESSORIES.
MOTOR BOAT, SOFT; glass-cabin cruiser;
fully equipped; electric lights; sacrifice. Phone
North 1331-W
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POSITION as secretary to ex-
ecutive by competent young
woman with five years secreta-
rial experience; formerly with
congressman; salary, 81, 300. Ad-
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20*
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YOUNG WOMAN wants position as secretary
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OWING - dc oeaEcfey n inhof IN e1Ds41g
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IN all Qualities: suitable for autos. J. @.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

A CHANCE TO BUY good paying general
merchandise store in q nearby suburb OF the
District; no competition; an old established
trade; selling on account Of Illness, Address
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SEE ME for Your broken windshield. sedan.
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STENOGRAPHER. first-class, desires perma-
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NORTHUMBERLAND work; 60 cents per
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WAITRESS position. morning and evening. by
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WORK. evenings. by capable worker; under
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ONE DRESSER. one washstand, one bed; cook
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ar: S1l. 34l9 Nichols ave.
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$500 Will BUY STOCK AND FIXTURES
of refined ladies business: established Is years,
netting from 81 500 to 5000 per year. Owner
retiring.
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FEMALE DOMESTIC.

By AlDDLEAGED woman. position as house
keeper for one or two gentlemen or small
family; is good cook; best Of references; coun-
try or suburbs preferred. Address Box 157-A,
Star office. 2Os
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Turner & Clark,

EVERYTHING IS MOVING ALONG FINE
and dandy and buying boom. but see the
cash we are paying out in big stacks for mems
faces attest the sincerity of our offers and
people sell to us and glad to do so. Write or
phone. JUSTH'S OLD STAND. 619 u.
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PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER; l REPAIR
windows, door locks, all kinds Of inside re-
pairs, all kinds Of furniture repairs. SMITH
PARTON. ODD Indiana ave, NV. 20s
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DADDHSEV[NIN(
AR TALL Ell
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
RoSE-BREAsTED GRossEAk.

'"The rose-breasted grosbeak," said
Daddy, rs a very useful bird, and at
the same time an extremely beautiful
bird.
Mr.. Red-Breasted Grosbeak wears
black and white, with handsome vest
of rose color and under his wings he
has the same decoration. Mrs. Gros-
beak is not so handsome. She wears
brown frock, and looks not unlike her
cousin, Mrs. Sparrow.
They have some fine relations, too
there are Mr.. and Mrs. Blue Gros-
beak, and there again Mr. Grosbeak
Is very beautiful. He wears a deep
blue suit and his shoulders are trimmed
with chestnut-colored feathers. Mrs.
Grosbeak Is of grayish brown and gray
ish white, having the top side of the
first color, and the bottom side of the
second color.
Then there are the Evening Gros-
beak family. Mrs. Evening Grosbeak
is paler than her husband but their col
oring is not so different from each 9TH
er as in the other members of the
, Grosbeak family. The Evening Gros-
beaks are of brown and yellow with
touches of very dark brown and white
tipped wings.
And we mustn't forget the Pine
Grosbeak family. Mr.. Pine Grosbeak
is of wonderful shade of red, while
Mrs. Grosbeak is of yellow and gray
in her coloring.
hn cIaa IL o., ~,
winter and are not afraid of the cold.
In fact they are not afraid of anything
and they trust people and let them
come close to them. They have low,
warbling voices and whistle in a beau
tiful, clear fashion.
1.-THE Evening Grosbeaks have very
large bills and eat many seeds, berries
and insects as you may imagine. But
they can sing and whistle, too.
"The Blue Grosbeak family sing, too,
In nice warbling fashion of their own,
which is little like the song Mr.. In
digo Bunting sings, but Mr.. Grosbeak's
Is little stronger and louder-a little
more of song. They probably like to
sing songs that are somewhat the same,
as they are both blue birds and so
have the same taste in color and in mu-
sic.
"But it is of Mr.. RoseBreasted Gros-
beak that I want to tell you, for he is
not only beautiful. but, as said, he is
very useful.
"And he can sing, too! Oh, how Mr..
! Rose-Breasted Grosbeak can sing! He
chirps in low, deep and lovely tones
and he sings from morning to night
in the most glorious manner.
J But he does a great deal else be-
side singing. He helps the farmer and
/ the owner Of the orchard.
YES said Mr.. Red-Breasted Gros-
beak to his mate, many. many years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
Rolled
Oats

This Il the time of year when Rolled
Oats are in the greatest demand, when
stocks are largely exhausted and the
manufactured product Is not available
from the new crop until late in the
Fall. To overcome this condition that
seems to occur annually, we, have or
dered from our st. Louis connection
over $4,000 bags Of Rolled Oats and
have placed them in the hands Of the
New England wholesalers and grocers
at price that will enable the consumer
TO purchase a bag Of Rolled Oats at a
price consistent to the feeding value,
much less than any other product for
human consumption. 90 w
We suggest every family order a 90
pound bag Of Rolled Oats from their
grocer. Rolled Oats and Cream of
Maize are considered the best substi-
tutcs TO use with wheat -four A person
can do much work easier by eating
Oatmeal than by using any other cereal
or meat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
SEND MORE FOOD OFFICERS.
Will Help Ration Pershing's Men and
Protect Their Supplies.

WASHINGTON, July 30-Surgeon Gen.
Gorgas announces that twenty addition
al nutrition officers have gone to Europe
at the request of General Pershing, to
supervise the rationing of the soldiers of
the American expeditionary forces and to
introduce methods further to protect the
food of the forces from waste, spoilage,
and contamination
This brings the total of such officers
now on duty in Europe to twenty-nine.
The first six of these specialists went
abroad in March. Their work is declared
by General Gorgas to have been so salts
factory that in few weeks more were
asked for
'The investigation made by these men,
said General Gorgas, resulted in improved
mess conditions, both in camp and in the
trenches, and demonstrated the necessi-
ty for continuous supervision, hence the
recent sailing of the twenty
Gone of the principal problems facing
these men is the adjusting of the present
garrison ration to current needs. This
ration was fixed long before the present
conditions of modern warfare, and ex-
perience has shown that adjustments must
be made in order to feed the troops sat
is'actorily without waste or spoilage'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
HEYDEN WORKS SEIZED.
Chemical Plant at Garfield, N. j.,
Owned by Germans.

WASHINGTON, July 3o.-seizure of
the Heyden chemical works at Garfield,
n. j.. second largest corporation of its
KIND in the United States, with exclu-
s1ve right to use many valuable German
patents, processes and formulas. for the
making of salol, sodium salicvlate. sac
charine and other y-products of car
belic acid, was announced YESTERDAY by
Alien Property Custodian Palmer. The
plant will be opened for the govern
ment, Mr.. Palmer said, and the patents
and formulas Americanized
The Heyden works, which did bust
ness of 81 100000 last year, were taken
over, the custodian said, after an
investigation by Francis P Garvan. di.
rector of the bureau of investigation
in the alien property custodian IS office
revealed that it was owned by the
Chemische Fabrik Won Heyden of Rade
beul, Germany, the largest chemica
company in the world, and that al
effort to conceal the real ownershi,
had been made in 1916 by George 81
mon of Brooklyn, n. Y, representative
of the German company, aided by T
Elicit Hodgskin, an attorney of New
York city.
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Why Women
Dread Old Age

Don't worry about old age Don't
worry about being in other peoples way
when you are getting on in years Keep
your body in good condition and you can
be as hale and hearty in your old days as
YOU were when a kid, and every one will
be glad to see you
The kidneys and bladder are the causes
of senile Affections. Keep them clean and
in proper working condition, Drive the
poisonous wastes from the system and
avoid uric acid Accommodations. Take
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
periodically and you will find that the
system viii always be in perfect work
ing order Your spirits will be enlivened
your muscles made strong and your face
have once more the look of youth and
health aaittt4 rag4o4aa 4aami -
There Is only one guaranteed brand oil
Harlem Oil Capsules. GOLD MEDAL
There are many fakes on the market
BE sure Won get the Original COLI
MEDAL Imported HARLEM OIL Capsules
They are the only reliable For sale b,
all first-elass druggists.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

The organization of a new tale COM
pany with a capitalization of 100000
TO carry on a business in Washington
county towns is another reminder of
the wealth that lies in our Vermont
hillsides Tale mining and copper min
ing are becoming two of the important
industries of the state Big plants are
in operation in Granville, Rochester,
Johnson and othey towns reducing tale
to the toilet powder which is in use in
homes all over the world. Within a
few years Vermont will become the
big asbestos producing state of the
union. We have the deposits in the
mountains of Orleans and Lamoille
counties and perhaps elsewhere. Yer
mont is already at the head of the
states in the production of marble and
granite, ranks second to Pennsylvania
in slate and is coming forward with a
rush in turning out tale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
Little Benny's
Note Book
by LEE rArE


Pop was IN the setting room smoak-
ing and thinking with his feet up, and
sed, Pop can | ask you favor?
Meny ask but few receive. sed pop.
Meenlng ! Good if i wunted to, and sed.
VIII you get me pen nife, almost all
tie fellows, pritty neer, have got pen nifes,
and | amt
Perhaps you're the Exception that proves
the rule, sed pop
Sir? ] sed. and pop sed. Nuthing, and
l sed, Well, can |, pop: VIII yous
My sun, sed pop, let me tell You lit
tie story and perhaps after you've herd
it you will look at the subjeck with diff
trent eyes Its story about little boy.
Jest your size, named Artchie Cowhop,
and he asked his father so awffen for a
pen nife that finally his father, whose
last name, by the way, was also Cowhop.
got so tired of saying no that one day he
sed yes jest for a change, and thus. be-
ing a man of his werd, he had to buy
Artehie pen nife One day Artchie was
/ wawking to and fro sharpening pencils
and ferniture and things with his new
pen nife, and SUDDENLY he bumped into his
crate granfather, whose name also hap
pened to be Cowhop, and it was the ferst
time the old gentleman had ever bin stuck
with a pen nife, and so, not being use
to it, it killed him. And now how do you
feel about it2
Jest the same, / sed, because / amt
got eny CRATE granfather
So You amt. ! never thawt of that, sed
pop. well, perhaps if YOU ask me awfiin
enuff | mite get tired of saying no too
Wlch I've asked him more times ALL
ready but it hasent bin awffn enuff yet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

Switzerland, the little country that
has worked so hard for the last four
years to keep ont of the war and not
get involved, still finds that her nation
al debt is growing at mighty pace.
Up to, the close. of 1914 her debt was
l46,000,000 francs Now it has reached
745, 100000 francs. The backbone of
the Swiss federation is the import duty,
which is steadily dwindling from month
to month. In the last peace years this
revenue item brought in sj.14 millions,
in 1917 52.2 millions and in the first
quarter of 1918 only 90 millions. 1t
is estimated that the revenue for 1913
will be less than half of that of the
last peace years.