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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
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tcOntinued From First Page.

tcOntinued From First PaEs.'
phis; William T. Simmons. III Collins
street, Binghamton; Luther Robinson,
Athens; Isaac r. McCarter, Knoxville;
Andrew NJ, Moody, Paris; Willie +.
Richardson. r. F. u. 3, Lswrenceburg;
Charles D. Switzerland, Pulaski, James
T. Hopper, r. +. d. 6, Jackson; Ernest
Bivens, R F. D. /, Provo; Louis J.
tanooga; Mack Gillian, Edison; Gilbert
c. Hudnall, st. Elmo,
MISSISSIPPI.
Died from wounds; Wagner Robert
H. Carter, r. F. p. l, Sumrall.
Died Of disease: Privates Hocum Nc
Clatchey. r.. F. d 2, Holly Springs
Virb L. Newell, Elizabeth
C. Kelly, Laurel; Private Felix T. Nor
gan (marine), Hattiesburg.
Wounded slightly: Privates Buck
Pickens, r. F. D. 1, Bay Springs;
clifton Brown. Tallula; Jack c. Payne,
Missing in action: Privates viii E.
Lindley. r F. D. 8, Macon; LAtrelle
Mcbride, r. f. D. 2, Columbia.
ARKANSAS.
Wounded severely: Corp. Claud T.
! llCllOIhs " = -. - LII Dur GIL 1
vate Nolon D. Thomas (marine), R,
F. D. 3, Okolona.
Wounded slightly: Lieut.. Thomas P.
Cruce, Sloan Springs: Corp. William
L. Keith, r. F. D. s, B~entonville; Pri-
Yates John w. Howton, Woodson
Eustace G. Payne, R. f. d. /, Ha-
vana,
Missing in action: Privates William
Clemens, McDougal; Hugh B. Mann,
J~ohnsonVille; Claude J. Dunn, Amity.
ALABAMA.
Killed in action: Private Harold C
Greer, r, F. D. 2, Montgomery.
Died from wounds: Private Robert
j. Sebastian. Birmingham.
Wounded severely: Lieut.. John Nc
Collum, Gallon; Sergt. Sam II. Blue
Elba; Privates Willie Ash, Flomaton
Thomas c. Blake. r. f. d. l, Jasper
George l.. Little (marine). Birming-
ham, Roland Orr, Tallassee; owen L
Taylor, Pratt City.
Wounded slightly: Lieut., Henry L
Griggs, Montgomery; Corps. George
Robinson, Plateau; Jack r. Downer
Robertsdale: Frank Hendricks, Pratt
city; James =. Keith, Cardiff; ETvir
Williamson, Clanton; Privates Charlie
Mcdonald, r. f. d. 2, Moulton; MAJ
Heldman, Birmingham: James G. Hor.
ton, Sunny South; Thurston Brayton
Mobile; John j. Mullins, Dothan.
Missing in action: Private William
G.. Leach, Union Grove.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
When Your Face
or Hands Chap

Get from your druggist a preparation
Of Lemon Juice, witch Hazel and Cam
phor, After cleansing, apply to the face
and hands at bedtime, It quickly pre-
vents and heals the worst chaps, II
you want a beautiful, soft. claar. white
skin, Just try this each night at bed
time. Keep II up ana watch In. re-
suits. A 96-cent bottle OF LEMON. OLA
Is what you want. Don't accept any.
thing else, II the druggist hasn't Il
ask him TO order II from his iobher for
you, or send F., 0, order to Hamhleton
Drug Co, s0S Madison, Memphis, Tenn.
10 cents extra by mall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
HOLT SAILS UPON BALTIC
TO ATTEND PEACE MEET

NEW YORK. Dec, 30.-Hamiiton Holt
was among the passengers sailing to-
day on the Baltic, He will represent
conference to be held in Paris during
the peace congress by delegates from
the American and European organiza-
tions engaged in promoting a league OF
nations, Mr., Holt Is the first official
representative Of the league to so
abroad on this mission. Oscar s..
Straus and other members of the peace
congress committee appointed by the
league, expect to sail in January,
In Paris Mr., Holt will also act as one
of the representatives Of the federal
councils of Churches Of Christ in Amer
lea, and Of the church peace union at
the peace conference.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
ARRANGE PARACHUTE
CONTEST FOR PLANES

NEW YORK. Dec, So,--An i%nterna-
tional parachute contest, intended to
bring about development Of a s%atisfac-
tory safety device for aviators, is be.
ing arranged by the Aero Club OF
America. according to an announce.
from Mrs. Louis Bennett, whose son,
Lieut.. Louis Bennett. was killed on the
western front. The clubshas appointed
a committee, among them Lieut. Col.
William Thaw, to draw up regulations
for the contest.
II an efficient parachute that can be
safely attached TO an airplane is de-
veloped. members of the club said, II
Ia probable that its use win be made
compulsory. They added that 1t might
also be used to drop mail at stations at
which the mail planes do not land.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
KILLED, FOUR
HURT BY EXPLOSION

Ell DORADO, Kan, Dec, 30,-Three
persons were killed and four were in
jured by an explosion In the plant Of
the Midland Refining company here
yesterday.
TOO much pressure In the "%evcheng-
err tank, a receptacle for cold crude
oil, from which 1t is conveyed to the
heating stills, is said TO have caused
the explosion. The tank. which
weighed several tons. was carried
through the walls of the building and
landed a hundred wards away. All of
the dead were employed at the plant,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30

There is no need of enduring the
discomfort that comes from a skin
Which itChes and burns, or is marred
by patches of eruption. Resinol Oint-
ment usually relieves itching at once,
and quickly makes the skin clear and
healthy again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-30
NJ l.
STANDS FOR
Mentho Laxene
Cold, Cough and Catarrh Medi.
cine for Young and Old.

You buy Il OF any well stocked drug
gist In 21a OF. bottle and take II In
teh-drop doses, or better yet, mix II
with simple sugar syrup, made by dis
solving a OF a pound OF granulated
sugar In a half pint OF boiling water.
II Is so easy 10 make a whole pint Of
cold and cough syrup that tens OF
Thousands of mothers make IL every
year for their loved ones.
All agree that this homemade cough
syrup is free from harmful drugs, and
that only 8 few doses are required for
each case, so that a pint may last a
family thu oughout the winter season.
For colds, catarrh, coughs, and hron-
chitis there is nothing superior for
prompt. lasting relief. Guaranteed by
the Blackburn Products Co, Dayton,
Chic, to please or money back. adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
TUNNELS TO LIBERTY.
Desperate Man Uses Poker to Burn
Way From Hqpewell Jail.

Hopewell, Va, March %. = Ben
Bracy, hold-up man and desperate,
sentenced TO Is years in the State
penitentiary, early yesterday burned
his way to liberty with reo-ho'
ooker Bracy used the poker to carve
an opening through the thin walls OF
the city jail, then dug with his bare
hands a tunnel in the soft earth, per
hitting him to crawl beneath the wal!
surrounding the Jail.
Chief Miles yesterday raped state
penitentiary officials, saying they we're
notified to come and get Bracy more
than a week ago as the ramshaek!f
city prison was unsafe for the keeping
of desperate criminals. Police OF
Petersburg and Richmond have beer
notified to be on the lookout for Bracy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
Scottish Rite Notice.

A meeting of Washington Memorial
Lodge of Perfection, No. Z, will be
held Friday evening, March y. l9lS'
at 73O for the purpose OF con1errihs
The fourth and sixth degrees.
On Monday evening, March % tn3
fourteenth and fifteenth degrees VIII
be conferred. Tuesday, March 70 the
eighteenth degree. Wednesday even
inc. March 27, the thirtieth degree
and on Thursday evening, MarcA -
the thirty-frst degree. Artef vi,
close of the work of the thlrtE-tiES'
degree the Maundy Thursday oahque'
will be held and the mystic llgnts eN
tinguished. Ali members and vlsitihs
brethren of the Rite are earnestly re
quested to be present at these meet
ingS.
F.W. LATHAM, X. c. C. H.,
69-f Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
Passed Over Veto.

Richmond, March 22.-CIose to MIC
night last night, by vote OF 20 .
ILL., the senate concurrcd with the
hoyse IN Agreeing to the compromise
with the governor on the appropFsa-
ion bill.
Senator Map? summarized the siu'-.
stfcn Wien he declared thai not one
SINGLE dollar had actually been save !
TO the state outside Of the pitlful sun.
If 1900 saved in denying splendid'y
deserved increases in salaries o.
splendidly deserving state officials.
and that even this paltry SAVING was
practically offset by the cost of BRING
ing the general assembly in session
again. rhe vast sums for ROADS allc'
schools remain away beyond what u
wa. the intention of the assemh 70
vote for them, and deep cuts nave
been ma le in appropriations for .nst!-
tut;ons which the general assemo':
will have to make up Sor two years
hence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
Illinois Man Sent to Penitentiary For
Thirty Years.

Urbana, H., March 22.-Walter
Robbins was found guilty yesterday
Of the murder of 14-month-old Will
fred Chesley and sentenced to 80
wears in Chester Penitentiary.
Mrs. Goldie Chesley, mother OF the
child, whose testimony convicted Rob
bins. now goes on trial for the same
murder
Evidence presented to the jury
showed Robbins caused the baby's
death by slow torture covering Pc
riod of several months. He was ac'
cused of throwing pepper IN the
childs eyes, burning it with hot
pine and finally beating it to death
The woman, because Of her failure
to interfere, is charged with com
plicity
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22

The Educational Conference of the
Eighth Congressional District of the
State is being held in Manassas this
week, and owing to the lack of sub
stitute teachers the Alexandria schools
arc closed today to allow the teachers
to attend. Among those from this city
in attendance are Professor s. A.
Wood, Miss Angela Nevitt, Miss Mel
lie A. Payne, Miss Dickert, Mrs. c
E. Bandy, Miss Graves, Mrs. Ballard,
Mrs. Benoist, Miss Iden, Miss Mary
Payne. Mrs. Greenan, Miss Willie
PAYNE, Miss Moran, Miss Julia Davis.
Miss Eva Cowling, Mrs. Crigler, Miss
Burnley, Miss Leslie Cox, Miss Mon.
cure, Miss Elizabeth King, Miss Lesis
Beattie, Miss Annie Beattie, Miss Mary
Grigg, Miss Ethel McCorkle, Miss
Mary Douglass, Miss Reeves and Mrs.
Charles A. Strauss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
PLAN TO RAED NEW YORK.
Germans Asserted to Have Sub.
marines Built for Carrying Collap-
sibIe Airplanes.

sibe Airplanes.
New York, March 22-A prediction
that Germany would soon attempt alr
raids on America was made by Col.
E. A. HaverS, u. S A., retired, iii an
address at a meeting at the ParF
Avenue Hotel. He assured newspaper
men his information is correct.
Germany is preparing to attach
New York by airplanes," asserted
Col. Havers. THE enemy has recent
y completed ocean-gong submarines
each designed to carry ID coiiapsib!e
,irplanes. These planes will be cap,
,ble of l40 miles an hour and will oc
equipped to carry $50 pounds of cN-
plosives. According to my informa-
ion, it is. intended to send the sub,
marines to points within 300 miles OF
New York, where the hNing machines
ire 70 take the air
= Colonel Havers said his statement
was not based on imagination. hui was
warranted. by reliable information h:
i1ad received from private sources at
Copenhagen.
Il know that my information has a
foundation of facts Colonel Havers
declared to newspaper men. Ger.
.nsny;i is. planning to start raids here
as soon as the weather is settled and
suitable for The venture"
Col. Havers insisted that this
threatened danger should not be 10
norcd. and that proper measures toi
lefense should be taken.
1t also developed that the big gas
and electric lighting companies oi
New York have arranged for insur.
ance in excess of $50,000,0OO covering
Commandment from the air or the sc;
md other forms of war risk.
For several days representatives .!
! large brokerage firm have been en-
ragged in placing these risks with var
,us companies, the amount involved
being so great no one concern woul,
assume more than a comparatlvel!
! small portion of it, leaving the iie!i
open practically to every company ]:
the business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION.
Large Hole Torn in Show Window 0!
King Street Confectionery.

About 10 O'Clock this morning peo-
ple on King street, between Pitt and
St. Asaph, were startled by an ex-
plosion. Pedestrians stopped ana
looked in every direction for the place
whence it came, but were unable &c
locate it or the cause.
Louis Shuman, upon examining ms
show window, found hole almost
large enough for a mans head to
enter on the east side. Glass mac
been scattered over a gray OF cream
puffs which had few minutes De1ore
been placed in the window; also upon
travs Of freshly baked cakes.
In these perilous times, when Ger
man agents are supposed to be poison
inr food as well as placing broken
GLASS in the same, it became apparent
to the proprietor that the garbage car
sbould receive the fruits Of his eNpen'
diture and toll, SO the trays were
dumped into this receptacle.
The origin of the explosion is sti!
mystery, but it is supposed tha'
# was bv a railroad torpedo which az
automobile truck had run over anf
exploded. No part of the con'rivance
however, could be found nor an!
particle of the splatter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22

The new Chamber of Commerce
meets tonight at 1880 o'clock at tbs
Elk's Home. New bylaws to cover
the more modern form of organiza'
tion will be submitted and an election
of directors will be held.
Colvin Brown, field secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, will address the meeting fol
lowing the election. He is an effect
i've speaker and has been the guest OF
honor at many commercial organlza-
ton banquets throughout the country
The meeting tonight is of great i'm
portance because the effectiveness OF
the Chamber Of Commerce during the
next year will depend largely upon the
type o: men elected to the board
The committee on charter and by
laws met Yesterday at the Chamber OF
Commerce and approved standard
form of bylaws that was submitted.
This form has been used by number
of organizations having the bureaus
and members council. The new by
laws will have to be approved by the
meeting tonight before they take
effect.
The final work in the membership
canvass is being done today. Fort!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
BLADENSBURG FLOODED.
BrancI, of Potomac Overfows Flood.
ing Entire Town.


Hvattsville, Md, March 22.--No'
since the Johnstown flood when a ma
ior'ty of the inhabitants of Bladens'
burr were compelled TO live in thf
second stories of their homes, has the
water been as high in Bladensbure
as was last night. The flood is due tc
the overiowing of the eastern branch
of the Potomac river which .partl'
allv surrounds the town. Rain. whlcf
has fallen continuously since late
Wednesday night showed no signs. o.
stonnirc last night and the water /:
rising steadily. Il it continues tt
rain, boulevard will be impossible to-
morrow morning. The trestle on thu
e. sctric railway over the northwes
branch that empties into the eastern
branch is nearly under water.
The food is nearly four feet deel
on the boulevard in Bladensburg ant
several trucks and passenger auto
mobiles are stranded waiting for th'
water to recede. Paint branch, nea'
College Park, has overfowed and tn
high water threatens to !nterfer'
seriously with traffic at this point.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
WESTERN DRIVE now ON
British Chancellor Announces With
drawai of Outpost Troops From
/ Part of Line Lightly Held.

London, March 22.-By employing
masses of troops, supported by 2
great weight of artillery, the Ger,
mans appear to have penetrated the
British front line at certain points be-
tween the scarpe and Vendeuil, says
Reuters Limited, correspondent at
British headquarters, telegraphing
last evening.
"Our counter measures have not yet
developed" the correspondent adds.
"Therefore it is difficult to define the
position. Apparently the enemy's pur-
pose has been to launch converging
attacks upon the two fanks OF the
Plesquieres salient in the hope of cut
ting it off.
"There are unconfrmed rumors that
the enemy has employed tanks"
The German attack against the Brit
ish lines yesterday was on larger
scale than any made thus far during
the war on any part of the western
front. Andrew Bonar Law, spokes-
man of the Government, told the
House of Commons today.
"Our outpost troops" he added,
shave been withdrawn on one part Of
the line, which was very lightly held
"This was nothing more than was
expected, and was in accordance with
instructions. There was nothing in
the nature of surprise about the
attack"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
NEGRO HAD WHISKY AND DIRK
Was Fined $50 ard Costs for Carry.
ing Unlawful Weapon and Held so'
Grand Jury on LIQUOR Charge.

A colored man giving his name as
Charles Fl. Jones, and claiming Lynch.
burg as his home, was arrested By
Town Sergeant Wine between l. anc
| o'clock one night this week, nea'
the coal bin, and when a search was
made of the man, he was dispossesseh
of ten pints of whiskey and murder
GUS dirk knife. The man was seer
skulking along the railroad right Of
way in suspicious manner, and when
Sergeant Wine ordered hands up nc
did not seem disposed to obey orders
but Instead attempted to draw nj
knife. A look into the muZzle OF the
officers artillery caused him to change
his mind. He was arra:gned before
Mayor Wagener, who fined Jones $o'
and costs for carrying an un!aWf'l
knife, and turned him over to tn
county for grand jury inVestlSauos
upon the charge of. violating the pro
hibition law. Manassas Democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
SHIP YARD MEN STRIKE.
Quit Jobs at Buffalo Paying From So
To SIS Day.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 22.-One
Thousand men employed at the plant
of the Buffalo Dry Dock Company
struck yesterday because of differ
ences with executive heads of the
plant. About 600 men remained at
work when the others left the yards
"The government wants the ships
and w2 are trying to get them out,
said President Edward N. Smith
"some of the men evidently object to
the efforts to speed up"
The men on strike it was said, were
receiving from S. to SIS day
At a meeting last night the strikers
voted to continue the strike and to
submit their grievances to the United
States shipping board. The men
charge improper methods of supervl'
sion by the company executives. Nc
question of wages is involved in the
dispute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22

members of the canvassing teams met
this morning at the Chamber of Com
merce, went over the final list of pros
poets still unsigned, and will endeavor
to reach the $50 mark at the meeting
tonight. The total number of men,
oers signed up now stands at TT.
The following are the new members
signed up since the last report in the
Gazette: Corby Baking Co., Inc, s;
William H. Duncan, l; Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., 3; J. Thomas
Cook, /; Safety First Manufacturing
Co., l; D. J. Wohlford, J.
The number CT the committee work
ers that reported for duty this morn
ing was extremely gratifying to the
leaders in the campaign. No serious
effort was made to have them report.
it being left to each man to report if
he desired. When almost two-thirds
of the workers reported for duty, it
meant to the leaders of the organiza-
ton that there is new spirit OF serv-
ice back of the reorganized Chamber.
President Payne desires that there
be a large attendance tonight so that
those who have not decided upon the
bureaus may do so, and also take part
in the elections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
To Mine Coal in Virginia.

The manufacturers Record oi
March 1lst announces that Goa!
land in Dickinson county, Virginia,
will be developed by the Virginia
Elkhcrn By-Prodncts Coal Company
of Huntington, West Virginia. The
company was recently incorporated
with a capital of 100000 and is plan
ming a daily output of one thousand
tons.
. II i 10 be sincerely hoped that tht
enterprise will prove successful s.
thai the people of Virginia may have
sorethin.. besides merely black DIR
to rurn Text winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
HOLDING GBACK GERMANS
British Artillery and Machine Guns
CT Swarths in the Teuton Ranks.
London, March 22.-"We hold the

LUIlQOH, MaTCc e. hS iioiu VII
enemy in our battle positions" Field
Marshal Halg announced today.
CBattle positions" are the defenses
directly behind the first Inc trenches
Haig's statement would indicate that
the German penetration has been limi-
ted.)
z With the American Army in France,
March q. (Evening).-America i
trooos at dawn today went over the
top N wooded and fog shrouded
sector for the second time within
twelve hours, entering the German
second line trenches. They were ac-
companied by French units. They
found no enemy troops and returned to
their lines in twenty-five minutes at
ter cleaning up the German trenches.
With the British Armies in France,
March %. (1:15 a. m.).-British
troops, with their customary GOODNESS,
bobbed up after the German barrage
of gas shells and high explosives at
the start of the big enemy attack ana
met the first rush, wearing gas masks
and cunning the advancing
waves. Hand-to-hanc fighting was
frequent. British soldiers occupying
the strong points in the line fought
it out with knives and bayonets.
The Germans hurled their storm
troops against the British right flank,
following brief bombardment on a
forty-five mile front. They came on
in thick waves behind a smoke bar
rage.
British artillery and machine guns
cut swaths in the enemy ranks.
German preparations prior to the
attack were stupendous and were car
ried out with the utmost attempt. at
secrecy, Haig, however, knew what
was happening. His airmen reported
every new ammunition dump, railway
line, strategetic road, or airdrome as
soon as they were commenced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
HAS GERMANS DIARY.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills Brings
Along Proof of Atrocities.

Baltimore, March 22.-The Rev.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, successor
of Henry Ward Beecher at Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, has in his posses
sion a diary taken from Eitel Anders,
captured German soldier, that IL
illustrates the success of the Kaiser
and his war staff in teaching murder
and arson to the men Of the Hun
army. This diary will be placed on
public exhibition when DR.. Hills gives
his lecture on "German Atrocities, "
at the Lyric next Monday night.
It reads, part, as follows: eve
crossed the Belgian frontier. Every
thing was pillaged and burned, not
one of the hundreds Of houses was
spared. We then arrived at the town
of Wandre. The inhabitants without
exception were brought out an shot
They all knelt down and prayed, but
that was no ground for mercy. A
few shots rang out and they Tell o2cN
into the green grass and slept for
ever. 1t is real sport. In happy
mood and high, spirits, ETC., etc, we
passed on and cleaned up Mons and
burnt the houses"
This is only one of the many hun
drods of records. affiiav.ts, photo
graphs, ETC., Dr.. Hills brought back
with him to prove the truth of ms
statements.
His lecture is said to be one Of the
most dramatic, vital and interesting
stories o. what Hun frightfulness
really means that has yet been told
1t will be copiously illustrated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-22
RAILROAD BILL NOW LAW.
President Signs Measure Providing
For Federal Control.

President SlpnS measure iiofiuihS
For Federal Control.
Washington, March 22.-The first
act of Director General McAdoo yes
terday after President Wilson signed
the railroad bill, which provides
$500 ,00O,O 900 revolving fund and pre-
scribes basis of compensation to the
owners during Federal operation, was
70 issue an order restricting railroads
capital expenditures to extension ana
betterments absolutely essential un-
der war conditions. Inasmuch as the
Government has now undertaken
largely the financing of improvements
and nurchase of new equipment, the
order will serve as a SAFEGUARD s. ;tq ;5 5he
big working fund. !. !.
The signing of the bill opens the
way for the railroad administration to
proceed with necessary extensions,
with the negotiations of agreements
on compensation, and with other
forms of fnancia! assistance to the
companies.