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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

nished by the enterprise of the Clay
ton Ship and Boat Building Corpora
tion of Clayton, N. Y, operating a
plant on the St. Lawrence River, and
specially distinguished as the first to
complete and deliver submarine chasers
to the Brooklyn navy yard last year,
by using the passage from Lake On
tario to the Hudson River through the
unfinished canals.
The directors of this shipbuilding
company were so deeply impressed with
the feasible service of the new water
ways, by personal observation in the
fulfilment of their contract with the
Navy Department, that they began
building canal barges of their own de-
sign, carrying seven hundred tons each,
without waiting for purchasing order,
as they reported in an enthusiastic let
ter to the New York Board Of Trade
and Transportation.
100000 Tons
Can Be Carried
What can be looked for. outside of
this grotesquely stinted supply of
freight carriers, at the opening of nav
igation? Let it be recalled to mind
that the officially estimated carrying
capacity Of transports through the vast
new waterways runs up to 100000
tons for the open season, If the canals
are rightly utilized. This is certainly
a conservative reckoning, if three round
trips of freight carrier from Buffalo
to New York are made monthly in prac-
tice, as officially forecast, and If a sim
gle barge is loaded to the extent Of
$40 tons and over, as expert designers
calculate, in figuring the maximum ef-
ficiency in transportation within the
prescribed limit of draft, not exceed
ing 91s feet.
There is obviously glaring lack of
we'll designed boats at the start, and
the questions of pressing concern are:
What is the practical prospect of the
construction of new and suitable canal
craft, and what is available as a make
shift, until the canals are properly
equipped for use?
Few, If any. Of the present stock of
barges can show q net tonnage half as
large as the type of new transports
approved by the present authoritative
Committee on Inland Waterways of
the U. S. Railroad Administration.
And this type, providing. for carry
ing capacity Of 700 tons. is nearly a
third less than the original design for
thousand-ton barge scanal, which
may be realized at the end Of the pre-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
By P. w. Wilson
.aer;com Correspondent of The
London Daily NesUs

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CRUEL and critical con-
u fict is raging and nobody
n pays the slightest attention
a. finance. But his stern message
). Congress show that in the
so;nion of the President money has
:, this time grave Importance
rhich statesmen must not be al
,,vsd to overlook. Americans will
n well' to realize that tie war
n;obt have been over by now if the
r,st resources of their credit had
mt been put at the service of the
Allies last year. In the first twelve
ronshs Of your participation in the
struggle you contributed ten bill
Inn dollars. OF this vast sum you
.rent five billions on your own
rreparations. The rest you lent to
otber ,belligerents, and half of it
vent to England. This means that
ue became responsible for two and
half billion dollars of the Liberty
1oaus, raised here, link which
nav have great political influence
IN DAYS to come. In order to pay
interest, it will be necessary for US
to export goods for consumption in
America and perform other serv-
ICES, like providing tonnage. And,
n passing, l may say that of the
money which we now owe, only one
per cent has been for our own use.
Practically the whole of what we
have received from you has been
loaned again to allies, which means
that daring the period of your first
year in the war Great Britain was
financially self-supporting. What
America did was to relieve the
strain that fell upon US because Of
the claims of our comrades.
League of Nations
And a.Common Debt
In future, it is possible that
America will lend direct to other
countries, instead of using Great
Britain as intermediary. This will
cancel cur contingent liability and
greatly simplify matters all around.
When the war is over, I cannot
doubt that the whole problem of
these tangled obligations will come
up for International review and
there is much to be said for the
League of Nations establishing
common debt. Presumably, joint
guarantee will be more stable than
series Of separate credits, and this
fact alone will tend to keep down
charges for interest. Still more i'm
portant would be the safeguard
against war which would be as
sured if twenty-three sovereign
states were bound together not only
BY treaties but by common invest
ment, held by banks, corporations
and private individuals. I am all
in favor Of an international liberty
loan. 1t is surely an indispensable
corollary to an international army
and an international navy, enforc-
ng International law.
The Strong Must
Restore the Weak
In war and peace alike, the strong
Will have to help the weak, and the
strongest of all wilr be the United
states. Not only will Belgium and
Serbia and Italy and France and
Armenia need restoration, but a
more immediate case still is Russia.
About military Intervention in
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Child raining at Home
BY Mothers Who Have Been Kindergarten Teachers

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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

third clerk in minor court officials
Office, house with two stories, but
small and low; garden with only one
tiny pathway in it.
Why were they so set against her?
All! She knew only too we'll! Because,
in her poor dining room, with its tar
nished furnishings, there was that lux
ury pretentious and insulting "a
piano. And because she, whose dresses
were worn shiny at the shoulders, per-
mitted herself, monster of pride, to
make issue from it, like the sparkling
jets of fountain, the hidden and
limpid sources Of harmony.
Husband Asked
Her to Play
When the war had carried her hus-
band far away--to some Shiny trench
on the Meuse-she had wished that the
house should remain silent. The piano
was closed. But letters arrived from
the front, calm, joyous and almost all
of them containing this supplcation:
II beg of you. my own, play every
evening-as you used to play before
for me, for me only.
"You see, when the night falls, there
rises in me vague feeling charged
with souvenirs. Like wave it seeks
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

will strain even the boundless wealth
OF America to the utmost. Now,
therefore, is the time for sacrifice.
1t is really astonishing tina. with an
income tax under collection, with a
hundred and fifty millions subscribed
to the Red Cross, and with about
four billions put into the third Lib
erty Loan, there should still be, on
the whole, q buoyant tone in Wall
Street. 1t shows that in this four
years of war America has. up to the
present, accumulated money, and the
danger is, as the President points
out in his statement on thrift, that
people will purchase unnecessary
things. The industries of the nation
are already overburdened. High
taxation will tend to relieve them by
diminishing the power of the people
to indulge in luxury. In England
we have had precisely the same
problem, and / have before me fig
ures which show that our great
stores in the West End have made
money; that is, higher dividends dur
ing the war. Mr.. Bonar Law is
therefore increasing taxation in this
one year by $40 million dollars
this not reckoning levy of II per
cent or one-sixth on the purchase
price of luxuries, the proceeds of
which impost cannot be estimated.
Money Only Half
AS Valuable
Great Britain makes up her ac-
counts from April l Of one year to
March 81 of the next. In the cur
rent period we expect to spend fif-
teen billion dollars. Of that sum we
shall raise four and half billions,
Or between quarter and a third by
taxation. These colossal figures are
perhaps a little misleading, for to-
day the purchasing power of the SOW
ereign in Great Britain is only one
half what it was before the war. A
little grocery store, run on coopera-
tive lines, of which I was chairman,
used to take $500 a week, but has
now a revenue of $1,000. or just
double-this under a scheme Of food
rations which reduces consumption.
One of the penalties of war is the
small value that we get for our
money. Bear in mind that America,
like Britain, is building up enor-
nous assets, among which may be-
mentioned huge shipbuilding plant,
and immense investments in rail-
ways. There are hints that with
you as with us the Administrator
may have something to say about
telephones and telegraphs. Anyway,
the financial sponsibilities Of
Washington are developing rapidly.
So also are those of Germany. In
March Of next year she will have a
debt of forty billion dollars. Inter
est alone will cost her two billion,
and her total annual expenditure
will be at least three and half bill
ion dollars in time of peace, if she
escapes without paying an indem-
nifty Her present revenue is less
than one-half Of this sum, and every
year she will find herself nearly two
billion dollars ON the wrong side.
The necessity for taxing her COM
mercial and territorial aristocracy
will probably throw the Kaiser into
conflict with those classes on which
his throne chiefly depends.
The British budget is in all con-
science drastic enough, so l should
think will yours be, but at least we
have this advantage over Germany
that we pay as we go, instead of
postponing the inevitable day of
reckoning.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

along the old boats must heavily handi-
cap the comparison with movement by
rail--which would otherwise be highly
favorable to the new canal transporta~
tion.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

Copyright. 1918. bu ASSOCIATIONS,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

In war and peace alike, the strong
Will have to help the weak, and the
strongest of all wilp be the United
Ssates. Not only will Belgium and
Serbia and Italy and France and
Armenia need restoration, but a
more Immediate case still is Russia.
About military Intervention in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

followed carefully throughout his stay there and throughout his convales- cence, and everything possible is done to see that he is kept in touch with home,
 Emphasis is placed particularly on one point-that information gathered by the Home Communication Service shall b eabso1utely correct and clear, and shall be transmitted with the greatest possible promptitude. It must be borne in mind, of course, that all lines of communication between Flu rope and America are at present over burdened, and military use of those lines of communication must not be interfered with; but, aside from this consideration, the Home Communiea- ton work of the Red Cross takes pre- cedence over everything else, and no unnecessary delays are permitted,
 The work Of the Home Communi- cation Service in England is just start ing, but already nearly 260 reports weekly are being made to Washing ton and through Washington, to the families in America of men in Eng land. In all the camps the soldiers are informed that this free Home Communication Service is available They are told where they can find the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
PLAZA

Risl1ing the chance of being called "press-agenty," we are going to use the superlative in describing. the bill we saw at the Plaza last night and say it was the best we have seen in that playhouse in several years and that's saying a great deal.
 The Mccarthy Sisters, neither over 12 years of age, had a singing and dancing skit that would have been credit to many of our big vaudeville stars.
 Sally Rice Cohen and company came next with a skit entitled Just Divorced and, so cleverly was that dialogue put together and so admir- able were the characters portrayed that we enjoyed every minute of the twenty minutes it ran, thoroughly Jeanete Childs, d Beautiful little songstress had number three spot on the list and, to prove, dear readers, that she was exceptionally clever, let's tell you that our hands are still smarting from applauding her. Her Charlie Chaplin number, that Italian number and that closing "rube" num- i Der were worth walking miles out of | your way to hear and see. The Imperial Quintette featured the bill. Theirs was an operatic sing l ing offering that fairly took the house by storm, but we couldn't bring them back for an encore. Perhaps they sang themselves out. The scene from 'Il Trovatore' was admirably done and the ensemble harmony made your blood fairly race through your | veins.
 Francis K. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in "A Pair of Cupids,' was the l big screen attraction and the re- mainder of the bill consisted of the 1 Allies Official War. Review and a single reel Lyons-Moran comedy that was also worth mentioning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
HOME COMMUNICATION SERVICE
 BRANCH RED CROSS WELL KNOWN

] London, Aug. 6.-The Home Com 'munication Service" branch Of the American Red Cross work, which has already become well known in the United States, now has it's own de- partment at the American Red Cross Headquarters in London, occupying an entire floor at 40 Grosvenor Gardens, under Captain Herbert Peterborough. He commands a large staff of work CTS and "searchers' who are station ed at various points throughout Great Britain where they are in constant touch with camps and hospitals where American soldiers are to be found.
 Relatives at home of American sol diers in Europe desire information of many kinds about the men. The aim of the Red Cross Home Communica- tion Service is to see that all these in quiries are promptly and adequately answered. This work has many pha- ses but the most important is that which deals with inquiries about men who have been wounded or taken sick. The Red Cross aims to keep in con- stant touch with every American hos pita1 case and to see that the fullest reports on each case go forward promptly to the anxious relatives in America: The soldier in hospital is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
LITTLE BENNYS NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE
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Ma had a berthday yestidday, pop saying to her at brekfist, We'll, moth CT, you're getting along in yeers, as the old saying ixpresses it. But cheer up, I'm getting along with you. As the grate statesman sed, United cigars and divided we fall.
 I don't see mutch sents to that, sed ma. It's low pun on the name of a well known chain of segar stores, and awt- ent to be repeeted in the presents of ladies, sed pop, enyway, I wish you a happy berthday and may your shadow never grow stouter.
 How old are you today, ma? I sed. | If anybody asks you, tell them you don't know, sed ma. Meening she woodent tell me, and this aftirnoon I bawt a berthday present, for her, be- ing a sent cake of pink soap smell ing ferther than eny of the 10 sent cakes, and my cuzzin Artie came er- round vile I was tying a big card on it, Artie saying, Wats you going to rite on the card? and I sed, I'm going to rite, Vile there life there's hope, so heers some soap, to ma frum Benny, meny happy returns of your betrh- day, Benny Potts.
 Wy don't you rite down wat berth day it is, wy don't you say, Meny hap py returns of your 69th berthday, or watever it is? sed Artie.
 I don't think shes 69 yet, I sed, and Artie sed, We'll then put 59, that sounds like a good age. Wich I did, writing on the card, Vile there's life there's hope, so heers some soap, to me rum Benny, meny happy reterns of your 59th berthday, Benny Potts. And took it in the setting room ware ma was playing yewker with about s other ladies and handed it to her and all the other ladies looked over her lshoulder and started to 1aff like eny- ithing, saying, Hee hee, 18th berthday, that's good one Pawieen, hee hee And ma laffed too, ony not as injoy- ably as the other ladies, saying, This is very sweet of you, Benny, now run out and play. Wich I did, thinking C., proberly must of made a mistake in the age,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
ALLIES WAR REVIEW
 IYONS-MOR.AN COMEDY

Special Representative charged with the work in their district, and are en- couraged to make the fullest use of his services. In the hospitals, the rep resentatives of the department are in daily touch with every American pa tfent sick or wounded, and frequent reports on his progress are made to headquarters.
 Captain Peterborough came to the Red Cross from great business house in New York, where he was a rec ognized expert on filing systems and business methods. For the statisti- cal branch of his London office he has developed a comprehensive system of indexing and cimpilfng, which will en- able instant reference to the hospital history of any one of thousands of American soldiers. The system will be expanded indefinitely as - need arises, and inquiries from relatives or official departments regarding sol- diers in this country can often be an- swered from these records within a few minutes of receipt If necessary this first report can be supplemented by the departments ''searchers" and if possible by an interview with the man himself. -.-,S
 The work in the hospitals in Great Britain is complicated by the fact that a large proportion of the American hospital cases must necessarily go to British hospitals, scattered all over the British Isles. For instance, American troops are taken i'll in transit or at points where they are brigaded in small bodies with British troops, as in the case of the numerous Aviation units. These men are taken to the nearest available military hospital, whether 1t is British or American. But even if they are in a British hospital, Captain Edenboroughs representative is at hand, and follows their cases just as carefully and comprehensively as | if they were in a purely American in stitution.
 l On a recent day, for example, the Red Cross records showed that there were about 1000 American soldiers in hospitals in Great Britain, a large number of whom were in British hos pitals. In each of these cases the Home Communication Service depart ment has a complete record with a de-
 scription of the patients illness or
 wounds, and the address of his near
 est relative in the States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

town in less than five hours. Seven teen thousand were cleared from a port of debarkation one afternoon re gently, and 1000 or 5000 followed the next morning, The entire lot had been hoved to a rest camp, bathed, fed, entrained, freshened up gener- ally and dumped down behind the lines five days later,
 English railway cars win high praise from American officers, Where as in America thered are but two en- tranees---one at eithe rend---EnElish cars, Yankee officers say, seem built especially for ease in olading columns of fours,
 ''The way Of the Tanks has been paved with socd cheer, They are aired and exercised aboard ship, but they land with a great craving for open air and wide spaces. They get this in an old town which is one of the beauty spots in England, A ser ies of great tent villages receive them. and they come fresh from hundreds of showers into supplies of clean clothes and tho warmth of English entertainment that is varied and con- tinuous. A very few days finds them entraining again for port,
 "AR English General commanding one of the ports of eubarkatian is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
POLES

Felix Rush, "rube'' comedian, heads a great aggregation of talent in ''Crosby's Corners," at Polls theatre. The act opened yesterday for a three days engagement Its wholesome down east comedy immediately took with Bridgeport audiences, and the fact that all are talented instru- mental musicians scored another hit. The scene laid in fire-house is pro- pitious to the plot, and incidentally the table scene is entirely an oddity in rube comedy "Crosby's Corners" is worth while
 Another big feature which will i'm pei attention from all photoplay low CTS is Ace High" Tom Mix, the famous William Fox star, will be seen in the leading role. It is an adven- turous western drama laid in the Canadian Northwest where the mounted police that made a world wide reputation for daring are sta tioned. It is sensational in it's eli maxes.
 Also on the screen the last episode of ''The Eagles Eye'' shows clearly the many reasons why America had 10 enter the war IL IS LuFuuHS III the extreme and among the best epi- sodes of the entire series
 The Od1cial War record, as dis played by the Hearst-Pathe News, offers scenes that are martial. The 104th regiment being decorated for bravery in France, marines in train- ing, England's women war workers, what they wear and how they are military trained will appeal to all women. In America many other views are offered besiles the veteran of the track, Pop Geers," in a thrill ing race.
 The cycling Bruneetes are worthy from their daring exhibition of stunts the comedy and their graceful riding
 Edith and Eddie Adair have a nov city comedy sketch. A girl and a. fel- low in a shoe shop with the police booking for a handsome woman coun- lterfeiter, gives plenty of material upon which to work. They make the best of it.
 Jack Norton, in comedy talk, song and a dramatic recitation, appealed to his audiences. He has some nove' stuff.
 Kaufman and Kaufman, two clever dialogue artists, give the latest turns to conversation. For live wires they excel. The live ones here may no miss this bill with impunity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
SHOWER BATHS
 FOR SOLDIERS

Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 6.-Soldiers on |troop trains when passing through Ra- leigh refresh themselves from a hot and tiresome journey with shower baths free of charge. A building con- 1tadning one hundred shower baths a few yards from the railway tracks, has been built with funds raised by popu- liar subscription, at a cost of approxi- mately s7,OO0.
 Governor Bickett, several weeks ago observed that many soldiers who stop ped here for exercise and refreshment displayed evidence of suffering from the intense heat and he appealed to the citizens of Raleigh to subscribe to a fund for bath house. Within less than a week enough money was con tributed. Besides making cash dona- tions, business houses gave liberally I in material and labor.
 In addition to the baths the build ing contains large dining room which is capable of seating two hundred men. Local Red Cross workers say they can within one hour, supply food to a train of five hundred soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06

outspoken in ms praise of the spirit with which tho doughboys chamber up the gangways. It has been neces- sary frequently to remove almost by force men who are i'll and would not report the fact because they did not want to. be left behind"
 Another correspondent of the Weekly Dispatch says that during the past week the people of Wales had an opportunity of welcoming thousands of American troops. Car diff, Swansea, Newport, Barry, have celebrated their arrival, all the in habitants turning out to extend 8 warm and enthusiastic welcome to the soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-06
Americans Making Transport Record
 For the English

London, Aug. 5.---"over English railroads in country strange to. them and under unfamiliar conditions, the American officers directing the trans portatien of troops to the front are making records today surpassing the best that has been done in the states,'' says the Weekly Despatch in describ- ing the feeding and rail transport of the American armies arriving in Eu- rope. :,
 "On July nineteen trains, with a total of 220 coaches, carried 1G,e50 men from an American camp in six hours
 Twenty-Five thousand men have been entrained and transported. from one