davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
r 28th and for Two Weeks, McCabe's Place OF
SHOES, a, q, AND y UNDER VALUE

WEEK ago buyers visited great shoe markets
of St Louis prepared to buy, for spot cash. any bar
gain offers of reliable and seasonable footwear
a certain
search of the shoe manufacturing district resulted the
purchase of 5000 pairs of shoes
offered leaders special inducements away
market These have just been received
and look like better and bigger values than they
St. Louis
In addition special purchase lots we added about
5000 pairs of mems womens childrens shoes from our
own big stocks for the purpose of stock reductions
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E aR STOP
TO SAVE FUEL
,4etIl1nent Estimates 1900
900 Tons of Coal VIII
be Saved.

~ aAaGToN, Feb. 13.-EIim1na-
s. oesons third OF the present cleo.
Il J5ay stops on both urban and
sTurban lines. Is under considera-
- 81 the fuel administration as a
eaS Of saving fuel supplies. Ex-
80 estimate that enforcement OF
tiSe DIan would conserve more tnan
$4,000 tons Of coal per year.
- cfties stops would be limited 70
sa1t 20 the mile, and in suburban
istffcts to six On interurban lines
Ie etops would number not more
dsll Gonr to the mile.
iFTFnea times as much power Is re
mo-. the fuel administration ex-
lsTytR esy. 70 make an electric car
Ia than to nun a city block SIX
ailion stops, they say, would be done
sThs plan contemp1ates also = 70,
acdon IN the amount OF power USED
sons cities already are using the
edneed stop system
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I rome Bowie, Lewis Baer, Frank Boyd,
Alex. Brown. John Bell, Frank Bon
| dinelli. William Belaski. Joe Comon-
! ish, Willie Clark. Eli Gfsmanie, John
Culan. James Christian, Arthur Col
bert, Pete Chercreno, Steve Cermich,
Carmelo CarUors, Cecil Casio. Willie
Cooper, Bastista Cardena, Nick Ca
veIli. Francesca Cont0sani, on1er
CIestick, Logrand Carter, Planten
Greachie, AIonzo Golfer, Felix Gle
nix. Mike Coholovik. George Culcti-
amber, Anglo Casson, Henry Casey,
James Criss, Willie Franklin, Con-
triviu. George ChatmoH, Alex Cham
eek. John Wise Coates, Pietro Cival-
Ii. Clarence Clayton, Mike Caste,
| George Davis, Joe Duvenosky, AliZia
Durivia, Alvin Digs. Arthur Davis.
John Drzo. Stanley Dumsky, James
Dudley. Savere Davoni, John Den
mons, Stephen Davis, John EstfaG.
Baldhn Ferrill,. George Felix, Scott
Fowler, Igmazzitto Francho, G. E.
Floyd. Vincenzo Fueloy, Castaure
Granziomia, Henry Gavor, Willie
Grant, Claud Gibbs. Frank Gopgola,
Steve Gail, John Getsko. Charlie Gar
dner. Anda Cess, George Gastarich,
Thomas Harden, Frank Hatch, W. B.
| Hacker. William Hall, Nick Hooskip,
I D. ~
| Harrison, Calvin Hawkenberry, Gar
land Raymond, John Hickle, Nose
Henderson. c. A. Hall, Frank Ham
meroIe. Timefey Hoza& j. r. Ice.
| Austin Jones, Sylvester Jones, Ed
ward Jones, Charles Janison, William
; Jack, Ivan KaspaEoaick, Frank hirst,
Gus Karos, Stanley Kloclek, Louis
Kumbrick, Joe Kubas, John Keselo,
Mike Koursan, John Keres, Joe Krop-
chum, Thomas Kanzo, Sam Kozals.
! Grihody Korpenck. Andy Kucbach.
| Steve Kinyols. Mike kulish, Gabuel
/ Kerns. Charles Kalam. Otto heener.
/ Sam Kennedy. Dcmenick Lorella. Har-
! ry Lopa cbanski, Charlie Lociski, II.
B. Tough. Boles1an Lamak. William
! Lee. Sam Levchenk, John Luke, Geo.
! Walter Gilbridge, Giuseppe LANDER
to. Glenn Maschuls, Larry Markury,
| Mike Magner. Daniel MeleEm, Steve
! Mevin. Joe, Mostisuck, Clarence Nc
F; Coy. Tom Mitchell, Joe Narkovich.
i X. Marencina, Adam Matthew. Steve
! Markovich. Baker Morris. James Nit
! chelI. Elmer Mann. George Miller,
! William Meredith. Mike Miller. John
| Meadow. Joe Mekich. Frank Mogush,
! Nick Neon, Virgil McIntire, James
McClelland. Charley Minson, T. L.
| Miller. James Morelle, Anthony Nor
! ris, William Mccoy, George McDuffe.
Rich Nisely. Fred Nelson. Vincent
Ward. G. Y. Norris. John omulet,
Bruno Osnicki. Able ocrech. Joe Of
trich. Joe Olive Karnie Penzil. Tho
mas Pope, Tom Purich. Lewis G.
Park. John Polate. Colley Pitts. Andy
/ Plash. Jim Popovic. John Phillips.
! Jess Price, William Payne, julius
Ross. Nick Rodonick, Frank Ragoni-
Dor, Kid Reece, John Rice, William
Rogers. II. a. Reed. Joe Ras. Arthur
Richardson, Alley Runday, Thos. Rod
| dy, Thaderous Thompson, Joe Veig,
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VERY PLEASANT AND EcoNoM'

VERY PLEASANT AND EcoNoM-
IcAL.
To wake up in the morning. after
having slept soundly all night, and
feeling fine, to be able to eat a hear
ty breakfast and 80 to your work
feeling fresh and fit and put in good
day without getting tired out or 'all
IN at night and then come home
with an appetite that would make
Hoover wag his head-isn't it a grand
wonderful feeling? But can you do
It? Most likely you can't.
II you can't do 1t now you can do
IN little while. By taking table
spoonful OF Hypo-Cod before meals
and at bed time for little while
you'll find that you can eat like a
healthy growing child, sleep like a
baby, and never be troubled with
headaches or indigestion, your blood
will become rich and pure, that weak
looking salIow complexion will be re
placed by a healthy color your weight
will increase considerably and you'll
find that your strength has practic-
ally doubled.
Hypo-Cod renews that old time
H'pep" and energy because it gets right
down to work as soon as you take it.
It cleanses the waste matter from the
system, drives out all poisons that col
Iect in the blood. clears the complex
ion OF pimples, etc. and gives you that
healthy happy feeling that comes only
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REVIEWS that OLD time
nPEP" and ENERGY
Hypocod the Great Health Builder Supplies the System
With That "Stay There" Quality So Nee
essarv to All.
essary to All.

froma strong sound system that is
working properly.
Hypo-Cod is not magic or secret
preparation. It contains nothing but
the very valuable medicinal extrac-
tives from fresh cod livers combined
with iron, malt, quinine, manganese.
hypophosphates. lime, sodium, and
aromatics. with dash Of sherry wine
which gives it that pleasant wine-like
flavor that IS really delightful. No
dangerous or transforming drug is
found in Hypo-Cod and the full for
mula is printed on every carton and
bottle label.
Children like Hypo-Cod and it does
them lots Of good, especially those
who may be weak, delicate, fral, not
developing properly and are always
feverisn and fretful. Just give them
a teaspoonful of Hypo-Cod four or five
times day and in little while you'll
find that they eat heartier, grow
stronger, their weight will increase
and they'll begin to develop properly.
You can get a large bottle of Hypo-
Cod for only S1.20. which contains
enough Of this splendid tonic to treat
the average family for weeks. Get a
bottle today.
Fairmont Pharmacy. Crane drug.
store. Martins d%uss tore. Holt Drug
Co.. Mountain City Drug Co, HAIRS
drug eEoS6S
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ted Z second test On the larr gins
IfarIn ana has GSs16 3 TOR . 15sllS5Ilr.-
rel puInper IN the fourth szEl6. IA tliE,
Oldest Of the producing countIe Wetzel
has as good or better show for new
production as any. In Spencer DIS
trtct, Roane county, the same con-
pany has completed No on the w S
Craig farm. It is a 6ve-barrel pump
er IN. the Big Intun sand.
On Straight Fork, DHvaI district,
Lincoln county, the South Penn on
Company has Hye5arre4 pumDer IN
the Berea grit at 40 13 on the EuEua
Griffith farm. In Troy district, On.
mer county the same Company las
drilled NO 4 on the Ptnkard Brannon
farm through the Big In3un sand. Il
Is a gasser in that formation.
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591-Dayid ATlie Thomas
592-John Zachar1ah Vincent
596-Giayoni Gatti
602-Grover Spragg
606-Gusieppe Nicola Ferrass
607-Leslfe B. Robinson
60S-Car1 Henry Gedel
6O9-Alphonso Basil Murphy
616-Albert julius Girod
61S-Foster r. Level
623-Fsrancesco RaQuanto
625-Cyrus Snyder
631-Steve Maxinisiaed
641-DarreI NJ. Linn
644-Virgil Calvin Kincai1
646-Thomas Bennett
656-Ord Jones
65s-Isaac Hupp Clel1and
659-Zellan Taught
661-James Woman
667-Riziero De Ariano
673-Wm. Henry Whistler
676-LaFayette Vincent
688-AmoS Socar Little
6S9-Loretto Beauki-
6S0-Esteu Glenn Sturm
651-Manard Earnest Hays
693-James Soiagg
s92-oral Morgan
695-James Underwood
69S-Harry Luther Keener
701-Earl Sylvester Albert.
79S-Jas. Joseph Hoban
710-Samuel Allison
There are approximately 200 men
who have registered and who are un'
der the jurisdiction of the county
beard that have never been located
Their questionnaires have been re
turned to the office of the board at
Warrington, the mail carriers being
unable to locate them Until they re-
ccive their questionnaires and return
them properly filled out the draft
board cannot classify them. Every
< an registered has been sent a ques.
tionnaire and if he does not receive
ii. he. and not ;ile Graft board is to
blame.
Thinking that many of the 200 men
who have not received their CUES.
tionnaiIe have reasons to be placed
III deferred classification, the board
is awaiting a few more days for them
to call at the office OF the draft board
for q QUESTIONABLE. II they do not
report within the next two or three
days, they will be placed in Glass l,
regardless of their position in life
and their names will be given TO Po'
lice authorities.
For the benefit OF the delinquent
the following lis: OF names IS printed,
all Of whom will be placed in Class
1 before the close of the week:
Neal Adders. Joe Aleski. Charles
Albaguht, r. P Andrews. Guy Aoich,
Giuseppe Anvallo, George Antinaskf
WiIbert Ammons, Martin Archer, Dou'
slas Alexander. Charles Anpoum
Domenici AmmendeIia, Eusch Bailey
Alfonso Bilcultz, Sam Bose, John
Brajkevich. Gueseppi Beltri, julius
Bark. Mike Bralich, Adolph Brugis
itch, Frank Brown. Sherman Brown
Oscar Bleroit, Harry Bennett. James
Brady, Elmo Blame. Lewis Bradford
Frank Buzzard, Albert Boggess, Je
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OIL and Gas.

Late compilations in the West Viz
infa dIeds show nothing better than
Git bumpers. Their size reflects the
fficu1ties operators have to contend
th 81 trying to build M their pro-
Gnction. Not more than two compa-
sizes operating in the West Virginia
ffalds are in a position to increase
their production at the present time.
Grant district. 'Wetxel county. the
South Penn on Company has com0ie-
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John varnois, David o'yictar, Rocca
Virello, Biago vietrie, Peter Winston,
George Williams, Theodore Williams,
George Washington, Richard Williams,
G. D. White, Arthur Ward, Charlie
Wash. James Walker, James Wash
ington, William Woods, Nath Woods,
Samuel Yaskstas. Sam Zank. Willie
Wilson. Tom Kirk, Alex Cawki, Mi
chael Zeleuznik.
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NOTICE.

Ross Wadsworth has been en-
pIoyed as subscription agent Of
The West Virginian and Farmers
Free Press and he Is authorized to
receive payments on subscription
accounts ard make receipt for
them.
Fairment Printing & Publishing
Company.
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NoTIcE Of SAG OF CITY
PROPERTY.

Nv virtue of the decree Of the Inter
mediate Court of Marion county. "ess
Vir1;nia- entered on the 18th day OIL
I. January. 1918, in a certain cause there
IN nending in which ]. Andy SnloeE
Vas Dlaintiff and r. Wynne Hail ana
others we're defendants. the under
sfpned Special Commissioner viii OF
fer. for sale and will sell at pupnc
auction to the highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House OIL saI t
Marion county, on the 18th DAY or
| MARCH, 1915, at the hour OF Two
o'clock 3. m. on that day, all the foiio"-
ing described real estate, toW1t: All OF
that certain real estate 1orne[ y!
owned by Wynne Hall and Nasht1 Nv! ~
HaJI- and conveyed to them by WI
liam D.. Straight and VIE by oeeo uSt t;
cd the 26th day Of November, 1910, ana
recorded in the office OF the Clerk OF
the County Court of Marion county
Wcst virginia, in Deed Book III. page
1eS. the same being described as stu
ate in the city of Fairmont, and as con-
sistipg of two parcels described as foi-
lows: -. 80
FIRST Parcel: Beginning at the cor
ner of an alley and Wheeling street
and running along Wheeling street
distance of "a feet TO a corner OF lot
baIoneinr to w. ]. Eddy and others,
thence with line OF said Eddys 1ot
&c feet more or less to point IN q
line of a lot formerly owned by Okey
4. Eddy, so feet distant from Chicago
street. thence 34.5 feet to the line OF
said lot formerly owned by said Okey
]. Eddy, to said alley, thence along
said alley 81 feet, more or less to the
beginning.
Second Parcel: Beginning at cor
ner of an alley 10 feet wide and also
corner of lot heretofore DESCRIBED
and running with said alley w. A de-
grees As minutes E. 81 feet to post
thence N. degrees E. 30.5 feet to a
stake, thence S. So degrees 45 minutes
W. 49 feet to stake, thence along the
line Of said lot heretofore descr1oed.
n. 6 degrees 10 minutes W. 32.6 feet
TO the beginning, excepting the coal
and mining rights and privileges there
unto belonging.
Terms OF Sale.
Said property will be sold on the
purchase money, or as much more as
the purchaser may elect to pay, cash
in hand on day Of sale; one-th1rd
thereof in one year from day of SALE
and the residue In two years from day
OF sale. with interest on the deferred
payments from day OF sale until paid.
HARRY SHAW,
Special Commissioner.
I, w. S. Black, Clerk OF the Inter
mediate Court OF Marion county, West
Virginia. do certify that the above
named Special Commissioner, Harry
Shaw, has given the bond in the penal
ty of 100000 required by the decree
Of sale mentioned in the above notice,
with security deemed sufficient
W. S. BLACK,
Clerk OF the intermediate Court.
Feb. 13-2o-27 March 6
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WANTED-Girl for general house
work. 407 Sixth street. Phone
1o33-M. 2511-St-3SS7
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WANTED-White girl Tor general
homework. Country girl preferred.
225 Watson Ave, or call phone 97-R.
2-11ltf.33S3
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HEIP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-Woman to help cook and
take care Of small boarding house.
Write at once stating age and salary
desired. Address Harvey Whipple,
Wyatt. W. Va. CO Gen. Del 1887
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FOR RENT-Furnished house; SIX
rooms in good condition $500 per
month. 9O6 Hawthorn street.
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FOR SALE-5-room cottage with bath
near High school Apply 525 Cole
man Ave 2lS5t.3390
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llEcElu WORD

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms LOT
light Housekeeping between 9tn anu
9Th street, Walnut Ave. 2-9-tI-SSI3
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WANTED-Lady cashier and book
keeper. Must have fairly good edu-
cation. Apply in own handwriting.
Address box 1891, West Virginian.
010.Sf.2S0O
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FOR Sale

FOR SALE-SeVeral loads manure,
r. c. Glass, phone 2sS-J.
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at Factory Employment Office. The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Akron. Ohio. 2-l3-15t.340O
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FOR RENT = Furnished house. SIX
rooms, Fairmont Ave. Cou1isete IN
everv detail. Apply P. o. Box 462.
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WANTED-Young girl to assist with
homework. Apply 524 Fairmou1
Ave. or call 1871. 2-12-3t2393
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ment work. Positions open to girls
between the ages Of 81 and IS in good
physical condition. Steady, profitable
work FOR those wishing to avail them
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FOR SALE-Four room house and two
lots for sale in Norwood addition to
Fairmont. Address Albert Walls, Fair.
mont R D. 8. 2-l25t.S394
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-22
Opportunities in Colorado.

Willard Plessinger, formerly of
this county, writes from Jules
burg, Colo, under date of Au-
gust 18th as follows: Il have
been in Julesburg Colorado about
seven years. and like it fine. |
thought | would tell you and my
friends thru your columns, that
this is certainly one of the very
best agricultural countries / have
ever seen; in fact it is a top
notcher.
The crops are generally very
fine. Wheat and small grain
run well in yield, and land that is
level, and close good towns, can
be yet bought at figures that one
average yield of the land will
pay the buyer his original pur-
chase price. We raise all kinds
Of grain and hay here-medium
altitude, good water. and schools
and in all as good as one may
desire.
'The land is cheap; some for
more than $50 an acre, and a few
nice pieces for less. | know OF
one quarter for $40. 1t is really
high class in every particular.
Il thought | would tell you
this, so that my friends, who
might be looking for a new re-
liable home, where they can get
ahead right now, might read and
come out and buy it.
Anyone wishing any of these
bargains should come and buy at
once, for | am in the draft and
will be gone soon.
Yours truly,
W. R. PLEssINGER.
Advertisement
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-22

In the above stats tics, we find
the average attenda' ice per school
in the county to be eighteen pu-
pills.
The average att endance of one
school in the cou nty was as low
as four pupils. Others had an
average attend; nce of six.
We feel that every child born
into the WORLD has q right to an
education, but we feel also that
any child sp' '4ndfng it's school life
in a school Of only four or six pu-
pills lacks irnmeasurably the ad-
vantages arising from child as
soclatlon as web as from the
spirit of rivalry which is always
essential to the progress of a
child in the acquisition Of knowl-
edge.
wish to thank the Depart
ment of Public Instruction for
courteous treatment and valua-
BILE help given during the year,
and, especially, to thank DR..
Schaeffer for his efficient ser
vices at our county institute
which contributed 80 largely TO
make it one OF great merit anti
success.
Respectfully,
J. EsiERY THOMAS,
Cou, lty Supt,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-22
A World War.

The declaration of war by the
Republic of Haiti on Germany
brings the number of powers
arrayed against that country,
If Rumania and Russia be counted,
up to twenty-five. AS for the
population in a state of war it is
estimated they number 1,200,
100000, which means that far
more than the half of the worlds
population-1, 800, 600, 000-is in
volved in the struggle. Of the
land area of the globe 80, 900, 900
square miles out of a total of So, :
10000 square miles is involved,
though only 100000 square
miles is actually in the fighting
zones, and the greater part of
this battle lies in the Near East
East and Turkish territories of
the Ottoman Empire. AS far as
can be ascertsined, five per cent
of the peoples at war are under
arms. 1t is an interesting fact
that the percentage in Germany
is higher than that of any of the
other belligerents and amounts
to ten per cent.
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Topics for Fulton County Minis.
terial Association 1852.


Sept. 8. Annual Outing.
Oct. 6. The Religious Training Of
the Children, in Democracy.
Rev. w. V. Grove.
Nov. A. The Social Message of
the Eighth Century Prophets.
Rev. Edward Jackson.
Dec. 2. What Should the Church
Learn from this World War;"
Rev. Hugh Strain.
Jan. 6. The Time of the Gentiles,
Luke 21:24"-An Exegesis. -
Rev. j. L. Grove.
Feb. a. The Sphere of the Church
in Legislation. Rev. c. F.
Jacobs.
March a. What Should be the At
titude of the Church Toward
Missions During this Crisis?-
Rev. W. j. Lowe.
April l. What Constitutes an
Efficient Sunday School?-Rev.
E. ]. Croft.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-22
Sisters of Soldiers may 60
Abroad For War Work.

The following memorandum
has been authorized by the War
Department.
On representation of response.
BILE heads of the Red Cross, Y.
M. G. A., and other allied bodies
who are doing war work in France
that they are unable to obtain a
sufficient number of women as
workers, the prohibition by the
War Deparcment, concerning the
granting of passports to rela-
tives of officers and men in the
United States Army, is modified
so as to permit the use of sisters
Of soldiers as workers under the
following conditions:
~ The Conditions.
First. The sisters must be
duly accredited members , of one
of the regular authorized organ
izations.
Second. Each must be par
ticularly qualified by training for
the position she is to fill.
Third. That she is sent to
France as a worker and not as a
relative.
Fourth. That she will make
no efforts to visit her relatives in
France, whether sick or well.
Fifth. That the organization
to which she belongs will make
itself responsible for returning
her to America in case she VIC
lates these rules.
Sixth. That if she marries an
officer or soldier in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces after
her arrival she will automati-
cally be sent back to the United
States by the organization in
which she is serving.
An agreement has been reach
ed with the heads of the organ
izations affected to submit to the
headquarters of the A. E. F. in
France, for approval, lists show
ing; the numbers they recon-
mend being sent, and those ac-
tually sent will therefore be
based upon the calls of the heads
of these societies in France.
PEYToN G. MARCH,
General, Chief of Staff.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-22
Concerning Our Submarine Losses.

Doubtless if we could read the
German newspapers we should
find long dispatches from the
country (probably written in the
offices) telling how all the peo-
pie of the United States are in a
state of perfect terror because of
the U-boat ravages along our
coasts. Perhaps it would ap.
pear that we are so alarmed that
we are willing to end the war,
seeing that communication with
Europe is cut off. .
Now the truth 10 that the peo-
pie have taken the losses along
our coasts 30 lightly that they
pay scarcely any attention to
them. OF late several steamers,
lightship and a dozen of the
mackerel fleet have been sent to
the bottom, but no excitement
has prevailed. Not a transport
nor a loaded munition ship has
been hit. The game is hardly
worth the candle to the Germans.
At the same time it would be
some consolation if our naval
vessels could manage to clear
the coasts of these pests. They
are as aggraving as Jersey mos
quitoes and do relatively no more
harm, 1t seems certain that
there must be somewhere in the
Caribbean or the Gulf a relief
station, or else a mother ship is
somewhere at hand to furnish
these boats with supplies. Un-
less the visiting U-boats are
much larger than any known
they cannot carry enuugh-tor-
pedoes to keep them on the Of
fensive for many weeks.
Suspicion still points at Mexico
as being in some way RESPONSE
BILE for the continuation of the
submarine in our waters, but
there is no proof. Since the re-
cent victories of the Allies there
seems to be change in the off
cial attitude of Mexico toward this
country. So long as the Ger
mans seemed likely to win they
could do as they pleased in Mex
leo, but now it appears that Car
rama has seen the handwriting
on the wall and is disposed to be
friendly to US. This may have
some effect on the U-boat cam
paign. philadelphia Inquirer.