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The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-06

summary of the work of the gun
division of the bureau of ordnance
shows 1t has been necessary to equip
10 large plants for manufacture of
mobile artillery cannon. The total
program oG the gun division calls for
an expenditure of nearly S2,000,000, 900.
The major projects have included:
Construction of smokeless powder
plants in face of the necessity of
doubling the present output. These
are now under way.
Expenditure of approximately 'S40,-
100000 for plant facilities TO manu-
facture artillery cannon. with an es-
innate that S3O0,00O,000 will be spent
for cannon alone within two years
after the beginning of the war.
Preparations for the erection Of
plants to extract toluol from the illu-
minating gas being furnished cities by
private gas companies.
Conservation of the supply of am
m6nium nitrate and acids and con-
struction at government expense of a
plant for the fixation of nitrogen and
its final conversion into ammonium
nitrate.
Construction, now undertaken, of a
gas filing PLANT TO cost approximately
81 100000 and five large shell filling
plants with a total cost of S25.000,000.
A special farm-service division is be-
ing established In most of the 100 Of
fees of the United States employment
service as one of the plans for meet
ing the labor requirements of the
farmers. Special field agents are be-
Ing sent into districts where acute
farm-labor shortage exists or where
unusually large numbers will be need
ed
A weekly bulletin will be issued in
which opportunities for farm employ
ment and the needs of certain districts
will be listed. Posters announcing the
location of federal and state employ
ment offices are being hung in post
offices, railway stations, and other pub
lie places.
All third and fourth class post Of
fees, of which there are 55,000 are
now authorized farm-labor employ
ment offices. During the harvest sea-
son In certain states temporary offices
will be opened in n number of cities
for the purpose of furnishing accu-
ate information as to where harvest
NAnds are needed.
A weekly report of farm-labor con-
'tons is being sent to the main office
Washington by all the branch Of
'cs and by many state employment
Jflices.
The use of gas as substitute for
snlina for motor trnctiOn lS incrpaS
The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-06

The Australian wheat crop for the
season of 1917-1S is estimated at 114,-
100000 bushels, compared with last
years yield of 152 ,565, 900. The 25 per
cent decrease is result of reduced
acreage and unfavorable conditions.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-06

AS a provision to maintain the sup
ply of gas in districts where 1t is ur.
gently needed for national work an
order has been issued under which the
use of gas manufactured or supplied
by any specific undertaking may be
prohibited in motor vehicles other than
those used by the undertaking itself.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-06

There are now $50 firms employed
in Germany In the manufacture OF
whole wood soles for new footwear
with an output of 100000 pairs weekly
Beechwood has been chiefly used, but
any hardwood with the exception OF
oak. will serve equally well.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-06

Since the declaration of war 1851
employees of the department of COM
merce have entered military and naval
services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Two Points of View in Life

Margaret F. Sangster in the Christian
 Herald
 I went to house party not long ago
 and met there a dear little old lady
 with fluffy white hair and sad eyes. q little old lady who had known the bangs of parting and sacrifice. who had loved and lost. And she said to me. with wonderful seeing look in her eyes: '"I wouldn't give up one of the sor rows that I have had to bear. l wouldn't give up one of them. They've been part of my very life.", I saw man, a very old man. yes terday His hair and his beard were white and his shoulders were bent.
 But I noticed that his face. when drew near to him, was curiously un- lined
 Somehow" I said to my companion that mans face doesn't match the rest of him. Somehow he seems bit wrong l He has the forehead of a child" 1 Probably" answered my compan- ! ion, he has the mind of a child. too and the reasoning power of a child A | face with no lines on it, an old face, is not particularly desira ble. It isn't only sorrow that leaves it's mark Though' and deep feeling and sympathy leave 1 their lines, tool"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Platinum, Iridium and Palladium Communicated
 by Federal Government

Washington, May 14-An platinum, iridium and palladium held by reiners some importers. manufacturing Jewellers and large dealers has been eommandeered by the government. The price fixed is s105 per troy ounce.
 The price fixed for iridium was ST! an ounce and for palladium si05
 Manufacturing jewellers may use 25 pei cent of their present stocks for commer. cial purposes by signing a waiver of all claim for compensation from the govern. ment by reason of the requisition.
 Delivery to the government of manu- factured platinum now held or controlled by jewellers will be waived, provided they sign a waiver of claims similar to the manufacturers waiver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
A SCOUT HIKE

Recently scout Troop 1S with Scout master Bowman, took their fourth hike of the season. This time their blanket rolls and ample commissary supplies showed that they were out for an ar- night camp. From the end of the Elge- wood car line they took an eight-mile hike to the permanent scout camp ing grounds.
 It was the first real hike for most of the troop and they were soon to learn the first law of hiking: that is that all the hills you climb are long and steep and difficult, while on the other side descent is a comparatively short and easy one Now the curious fact about this law is that it is just as true on the return trip as when going out. The hills seemed to have reversed themselves during thS night. They also found out the second law or hiking: that the last mile as indicates by the natives is always twice as long as the first
 Some declared it was even greater than that Just before reaching camp the route was across an eight-inch foot fog, some eight feet above the creek some of the scouts with the safety hrst ldea got astride and "cooned' it Iacross. But the scoutmaSter, in the exuberance of youth. was walking care lessly across, when about half-way his foot slipped and he lost his balance. Now he thinks q great deal of his bal ance assd he immediately jumped into the creek after it. He readily found it in about four feet of water. Wading out he tried again, and taking better care of his precious balance, crossed in safety.
 Arriving at camp fires were soon start ed and typical scout meal cooked. Here they learned the third lap of hiking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
The Sack of Louvain

Brand Whitlock says. in Everyhody's, that some of the scenes he has been familiar with in Belgium simply appan the imagination. Those who read his description of Louvains fate will un- derstand his point of view
 All over the city the soldiers began firing wildly at the facades of the closed houses the people ran to their cellars in terror; the soldiers beat in the doors, turned the people into tho street. shot them down. set fire to the houses. There were riderless horses galloping about; mad, blind. demoniac rage seemed to have laid hold on the Germans, and they wont through the streets, killing. staying, burning and footing, torturing and massacreing. and for three terrible days the vast and awful tragedy wGs enacted
 "The people were assembled in walls of burning houses; marched
 streets that were strewn with the dead bodies of men and of horses, the women and children weeping scream ing. imploring, and the soldiers com relling them to walk with their hands up or making them kneel, or run, or kicking them, or striking them with their fists or with the butts of their guns, herding them through the streets in the midst of the smoking ruins while other soldiers, with wine bottles under their arms, went reeling past crying out at the captives Hund, Schwen! Schweinhundn
 And so, for another day and anoth- CT night the madness went on, the murder the looting the sacking the riot and the burning and the lust; with l soldiers pillaging the houses. bearing l the wine in great baskets out of th, cellars, to be guzzled in the street while men and women and chiidrer | were shot down and their bodies left | to lie in gutters, or on the smoking ruins or thrown into foul cesspools.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Lord Reading has received official information that the telegram sent through Ottawa did not emanate from the British war cabinet and is totally at variance with their views. Lord Reading is officially informed that the statement contained in it was made without knowledge of the prime min- fster or of the British cabinet"
 There is still much speculation here over the origin of the mysterious an nouncement, which reached Ottawa as part of the official war summarv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
DEATHS

Mrs. Katherine Barrett-Aged 49 years. died at the residence, 4019 First ave- nue, yesterday morning al Q o'clock. The remains will he shipped to Odenville Ala, tonight at 6:30 by I.ige Loy. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

"and it never will be passed until the victory is won"
 Lord Reading spoke at some length on the announcement sent from Lon don to Ottawa Sunday night to the effect that American troops would not be used on the battlefields until the United States had complete and pow erful army in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

stated by that old Greek hiker, Zenephon, many centuries ago. Hunger is the best sauce" Never was food so delicious as their dry bread and greasy bacon Roll ing into their blankets alongside their chosen buddfes. the wearied scouts began to WOO tired natures sweet restorer on the bare bosom of Mother Earth
 About half were game enough to per sist in the woolng till they won out. but the majority gave 1t up as bad job and proceeded to make a night of it About midnight some went fishing and returned with snapping turtle as their sputl Here they learned another hik- ing law, that the daylight table "6Q m u- uets make an hour" Is all wrong. Some of those hours of wakefulness were tvu or three times that long They verified this fact by frequent calls on the scout master to know the time
 About i o'clock some of the older ones. under the leadership of Patrol Leader Reed Preston, prepared an early break fast aud went to the Cahaha river to tsa. Cuty the scoutmaster had the nerve to take the morning dip, pernaps because he knew from experience that the water was not so cold as it looked. Later he found fine swimming hole. just deep enough 10 be safe. and all took a swim, making good progres toward the swimming test for second class scouts.
 X part left early, under Patrol Lead CT Preston Hassler. to see the auto races. The rest waited for dinner and another swim. Most of the troop are yet ten dertoot scouts and unused to such long hikes, but tney stood 1t well. Where all did we'll, perhaps. it were not fair to name one. yet we cannot help not-
 ling how Marion Mcdowell, one of the smallest and youngest led the process sion and seemed t;reiess. The last mile coming pack farmer came along with his Ford and took us all to the cal
 me It was 1910 model. but we got there and voted it the finest machin, out. c, F. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

So far as can be learned no offIcla partment to explain the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Formal Repudiation
 Ottawa Story Sent
 To British Embassy
Lord Reading Gives Out Statement That Tele- gram From London to Effect Americans Were Not to Be Used Now Was Not Off, cial and Warns Against False
 Optimism

Ottawa Can. May 14.-The statement that it had been de- cded American forces France until they had be- complete, powerful, sesupportng American army incorrect and due to compation according to statement received from the British government by the Canadian government and made public today official news
 Washington 1Formal repudaon the through
 
 until complete the British embassy Lord Reading the bassador, authorized the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Accused Girl Acquitted

Richmond, Va, May l4-Luelia Foley, the l4-year-old girl who last week shot and killed Mrs. Mark Alexander, was Iaequitted in the juvenile court today. The girl who is the daughter of William T. Foley conteuded that sae shot Mrs. Alex ander to save her own life after being attacked by the woman. Alexander, hus- ban of the dead woman. testified he had seen his wife attack the child some months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
PEOPLE ARE WARNED

New York. May 14.-Warning to the people of America against false op- timism in the war, especially as re- gards the great battle in Flanders was sounded by Lord Reading, British high commissioner to the United States, in addressing the New 1ork City Bar association here tonight.
 s"The crisis is not passed" he said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
CONVINCED OF MISTAKE

CONVINCED OF MISTAKE
 "When I saw the statement" he said, q was convinced-indeed l knew that there was some mistake in the announcement. I did not hesitate to say so before I could communicate with my government. I have heard from my government today and it stands undoubtedly as the fact thar the communication which was sup posed to have emanated from a com mittee of the British war cabinet, never originated in the British war cabinet at all. and never was even seen there' All the sentiment that was there ex- pressed is at variance. and utterly a, variance. with the views not only of my government, but let me add also of the French government. and, may l be permitted to add, of your own ad- ministration.
 q confess that I would like to say just one word with regard to your blame attached to them. They are quite right: they were quite. right in assuming that it was document which did originate from the cabinet at home. The whole explanation of it -I agree not a satisfactory one-is that there was a blunder commit C q by someb body at home who was charged with the duty of sending out the com munication-and in some way it was issued by him: it was sent to Ottawa and in Ottawa they were quite justi- fled in publishing it as it arrived and equally. your press was justified IT publishing it as they read it.
 The fault is a fault with us al home. and I say that in case any one should think there had been any errol committed here. For once it is clear as I trust it has been made clea, that there was no foundation for tht change which was stated to have taktr place.
 T trust that it will also get rid o 1 the optimistic feeling which was ere | ated by that pronouncement. Heavot knows, I should only he too glad .. would you if we could say that tn, 1 statements there were true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Too Much of a Good Thing

From the Christian Herald.
 How a Solomonic Corean magistrate treated gambling offenders is told in a letter from Missionary F. $. Miller of Chungju, who writes Magistrate Kim is a rare official. When he forbade gam bling and group of gamblers were caught he took them to the mar ket place, had a mat spread for them, gave them a pack of cards and some capital, and told them to gamble now to their hearts content. When lunch time came he told them they liked gambling so much they would not wish to stop for lunch, At supper time ne made the same sympathetic remark to the amusement of the gathered crowd. The sun set and the market CTS began to leave for their homes and peddlers to gather up their wares lut Mir. Kim generously gave ser want some money and told him to buy pack of candles enough to last all night When the culprits saw the can- dies lit, they began to plead for de- liyerance and promised to move from the country if he let them off this once. On that promise he let them go. and four weary, hungry, sinsick gannb- lers ran for the nearest inn and die appeared the next day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Ed Cobb-Aged 42 years, died al 8 local infirmary Sunday The re- mains were shipped to Sulligsnt. Ala. last night by the Johns Under taking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Between 1878 and 1898 when the Spanish American war broke out there were only 12 instances in which the torpedo had been used in actual warfare. The Russo-Japane war m 1904 afforded many opportunities for the use of this deadly weapon of de- struction. and Whitehead's invention caused great havoc. The combination, of the submarine boat and the torpe / had iss first real trial in the presen war.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
Fresh Shucked Oysters DaiIv

Delivered in Sanitary Bottles to any mart
OF the city By Pint, Quart, and Gallon.
Also Fruits Of all kinds. All orders re-
}. A. BROWN, els Severn Avenue Fast.
port IL you miss wagon en- street. Can
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
ITEMS FROM
IGLEHART STATION
NewSy N0ses And Pertinent Personals
Gathered By Capitals County
Correspondent

Now as the wea her has changed TO
near snow" there are but very few
people coming into the country
Mr.. VIM. Cochran. OF Baltimore,
spent a few days last week at Sher-
wood Forest. as he is now president of
the Community company. with Mr..
George Evans as superintendent After
the New Year. more building of bum
galows will start.
The Wonder Workers entertain
ment was certainly fine last Tuesday,
and great credit should be given, not
only TO the players, but TO their di-
rectors.
meeting on Friday, December 6. at
the Governors home. for the organiza-
ton of local Y. W. c. A., and every
one should attend, men and women.
Christmas gree ing have been re-
ceived by Mr. Henry Viking from
Private Leroy G. Newlin. of the 18th
Co., 3rd Air Service in France. in the
shape OF hand embroidered handker-
chiefs made in France. He says the
men are all in good health and look
ing forward for peace which they OK
pect soon, and then home"
Mrs. Brice Worthington, of Sunny
Banks. spent Thanksgiving in Wash
ington as the CUES. of her sister, Mrs
Merkins, as she received word that
her brothers from the south were ex-
,pected
Mrs. Thomas, of Annapolis, was the
guest on Sunday of her sister, Mrs.
George Evans, at Sherwood Forest.
DR.. Richard Hogue, of Baltimore.
and Mr.. Lovejoy, of New York spent
Thanksgiving their bungalows at
Sherwood Forest. They enjoyed the
time hunting although there was
nothing but rain nearly all day.
The children have given up buying
Thrift and War Stamps, and have
joined the Victory Club that has been
formed at School No. 10, at Iglehart.
L. NJ W.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
MRS. E. w. P. LOWE DEAD

Mrs. Esther Winder Polk Lowe.
widow of former Gov. Enoch Louis
Lowe. of Maryland. died Sunday after
noon at the home of her son-in-law,
Francis De Sales Jenkins, Baltimore,
after an illness of five weeks. death
being due to the infirmities of age
Funeral services were held today at
st. Johns Catholic Church in Freder-
lex, Md, The Rev. Father Kane offic-
iating, with burial in the historical
cemetery of that town
Mrs. Lowe, who was in her ninety
fifth year, was the oldest child of Col.
James Polk and Anna Maria Stuart
Polk, of Princess Anne, Somerset coun-
". She was woman of remarkable
magnetism, and, in her youth, was
considered to be one of the most beau
tiful bellies of the period. In this re-
gard it should be mentioned that when
the Hungarian patriot, Gen Louis
Rossu h and his suite visited Annapo-
lis, Mrs. Lowe entertained the disting-
uished party. Afterward, Madame
Puisky, upon her return to Hungary.
wrote a book, entitled, Red, White
and Black" in which she asserted that
he three most beautiful women that
she saw in the United States were the
daughters of Colonel Polk-the Mes
danes Lowe. Gorter and Briscoe.
At the outbreak of the Civil war,
Governor Lowe, who was a staunch
Confederate, in order to avoid arres.,
was obliged to fee from the State and
establish home for his family in the
South, where they remained through
out the conflict Mrs. Lowe survived
her husband rs years.
Mrs. Lowe is survived by three sons
and three daughters. The sons are
Paul F. Lowe and Vivian Lowe, who
live in New York, and Louis Lowe, of
California. The daughters are Mrs. e.
Austin Jenkins. Mrs John NJ. Stubs
and Miss Esther Lowe. Another
daughter, Mrs. Francis de Sales Jen-
kins died last June while residing in
Switzerland.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Persons calling for advertised let
ters, should mention that they were
advertised in The Evening Capital,
and give date, December 8.
Mems List-Cassius Barnes, Fernan
L. Belary. Capt Geo. H. Helrie, Frank
Matthews, Harry r. Meredith, Maur-
ice M. Moore, James MacGregory, Tom
Palmer, Pearson Sunderland, Alder. j.
Sibel, F. Scott.
Womans' List-Mrs. Martha Brown,
Mrs. j. A. G. Davey, Mrs. Mabel
Folkes, Mrs. Martha Heren. Mrs.
Maria, Mrs. Lila Midciff, Mrs. Hayden
Richardson, Mrs. Ralph Sewall.
T. j. LINTHICUM,
Postmaster.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
E " E MN G c H A T
Alb UT EOPL E

Mrs. Paul d. Bunker, wife of Col.
Bunker. u. s. N, is visiting her moth
er. Mrs. Beehler, fancy avenue, Muir
ray Hill
Mrs. Langfield, wife of Lieut.. Lang
field, U. S. n, is confined to her home
by illness.
Miss Eleanor and Miss Virginia Mu-
Ian. daughters of DR.. Eugene Mullan.
Public Health Service, U. S. A.. of
Staten Island, n Y, returned home to-
day. accompanied by their grandfather,
Commander Dennis Mullan. IT, S. N.
Mrs. J. F. McAIakin has been visiting
Baltimore.
Mr.. Leon Strauss. proprietor of
The Fashion" Maryland avenue. is
spending this week in New Kork, on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Carryl Bryan, of War
dour, have closed their residence. and
have taken apartments at The Shir-
ley" Baltimore. for the winter.
Miss Elizabeth Jessup, of Carvel
Hall. spent yesterday in Baltimore.
Mrs. ID. E. Fordyce, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Westphal, has joined her hus-
band, who is stationed at the League
Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Nellie Ennis, secretary of the
Home Service, has been attending the
Institute of the Home Service in Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Pugh Baugh
have returned to their home on the
Severn after visit to New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
WILL OBSERVE BRITAIN DAY

The congregation of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church will OBJ
serve Britain Day on next Sunday,
December Z. The pastor, Rev. DR..
Burgan viii preach on the theme,
THE Worlds Religious Indebtedness
to Great Britain" There will be spe-
cial music.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-03
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
rs A BIG FAVORITE

Charlie Chaplin met wit a grea. re-
ception yesterday afternoon and night
at the Republic theatre. and it seems
that the people never grow tired of
wa ching his funny antics.
MIR. Miller of the Republic reports
that the demand for seats was so great
that he was unable to accommodate
all OF the requests for tickets and was
compelled 10 turn large number of
people away. he also states that he
will make arrangements TO bring the
picture back to Annapolis in about
two weeks