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The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-31

Within four miles of the richest copper mine in the world will be found this town of McCarthy on the Copper River X Northwestern Railroad, one hundred and ninety miles from the town of Cordova, ,Alaska:this Is the terminal of the C. R. & N. w. By. and where the Steam CTS from Seattle ply their reg ular trips. Four miles from Mccarthy are the World-rerOWned Kenne- colt mines, where men can find steady employment, where the climate is of the best the year round, sickness scarcely known, and wages gre good, so that money can be saved for the com ing day.
 A few miles away will be. found the Mother Lode Copper Mines, where wages and con dltions are good.
 Placer mining abGunds during the summerseason on the creeks adjlcent to Mccarthy.
 Oar city of Mccarthy invites you to come and see for your self, lolers are not wanted.
 Plenty of work is to be had
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-31

No trouble to buy - ch21o convenient, real investment - W@r Savings Stamps.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-31

How is the knitting Drog,,@> ng: Have you made a sock tla, week?
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-31
McHARTHY, ALASKA

The Buckle of the Copper Belt.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
GEN. PERSHING PRANE-
SA APIE LAIMEJIMUS.
Amerikonai paeme nelaisviQ
ir armotI!.

Washington, liepOS %. -
Apie naujuS amerikOnQ armi-
jos paSiSekimuS AiSne-Marne
fronte praneSa Gionai gen.
Per>hingo. PraneSime sakCma,
kad amerikonu dvasia stipri,
muSaSi su prieSininku narsiai.
AmerikonQ divizijos pasta
romiS keliomiS dienomis pa
Gm6 nelaisv6n suvirS 5000 vo-
EieGiQ, daugiau 100 armotQ ir
daugell apkasQ, mOrtirQ il
kuIkaSvaidziu. Cia nepriskai-
toni nelaisviai, kuriuos yra
patme prancuzai. Site atsky-
rimu turi pa6me nelaisviQ, ar
motQ ir visokios kar6s me-
dziagos didele kiekybe.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23

Su Amerikonu Armija, lie
pos 22.-Vokieciai jau anapus
Marine. Kada vokieciai d6jo
visas savo pastangas, kad at
muSti prancuzq-amerikonQ
kareivius j pietus nuo Sois-
sons, gen. Foch isgazdino vo-
kieGius pastatydamas didzia
kariuomene net nuo Chateau
Thierry Xxi Rheims.
81 ryta amerikonai valg6
pusryGius ant Marine kranto,
kuri vokieciai vald6 pirm "a
valandQ. 81 didi ataka smar-
kiai pletoiasi i didziausi mu-
81 pasaulyje. "
AmerikOnQ llnlJa nuo Cha
Ions Xxi scissors yra apie
Simta myliQ.
Amerikonai paskiau uzpuo-
le Sommelans. Atstum6 vokie-
cius vietomis nuo dviejQ Xxi
keturiQ kilometrQ. Paskui a.
merikonai prad6jo STUNTS
Siaurrytuosna. 81 ataka stu
mia vokiecius atgal uz upes
Marine.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
LAKUNAS ROOSEVELT
PALAIDOTAS.
zuvo jis nepertoliausia nuo
upes Marne.

Amsterdam, liepos 23.-
.Vokieciu spaudos biuras is
Berlyno patvirtino lakuno lei
tenanto Roosevelto mirti Mar
ne fronte. Biuro correspondent
tas pasiunt6 tokia zinia:
Liepos IA diena amerikonis-
ku lakunu skadronas m6gino
persilauzti per vokieciq apsi-
ginimo linija Marne fronte.
Smarkiam susir6mime, ku-
riam dalyvavo 7 vokieeiq LAX
stytuvai, vienas is amerikonis-
kq lakunQ atkakliai priesino-
81 Wis ir Wis stodamas atakon.
Sito paselmeje ivyko dvi-
kova tarpe jo ir vieno vokie7
ciq lakuno. Po trumpos kovos
pastarasis galQ-gale parblos-
Ike savo priesininka. Sitas su
lakstytuvu nukrito arti So
dziaus Chambry, uz 10 kilo-
metrq siauriuose .nuo upes
Marne.
Paskui patikrinta, kad tai
buvo leitenantas Quentin Roo
sevelt is amerikoniSko laku-
np skyriaus. Visi pas j rasti
daiktai paimti If bus pasiQs-
ii jo namiSkiams.
Jaunojo narsaus lakuno pa
laikai palaidoti su kareivine
pagarba toj paeioj vietoj, kur
nukrito.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
D|DEL|S SUS|R|NK|MAS
"DRAUG0" SERU PARDAV|NEJ|MO REIKALE
lVyks SiOj sGTedOj, EepOs
a d., 1918,
sV JURGTO PARAP. .sVETAINEJE BRIDGEPORT
AUBURN AVE- IR 80 Pl).

"Draugo' seru pardavinejimo komitetp atstovu su-
sirinkmas turejo ivyk praetos seredos vakare Drau
go" Redakcijos kambariuose Bet kadangi centro ko-
miteto sastate vyko at1nainos odel susrnkimo ta
kara nebuvo
Dabar taigi sank;amas kitas susirinkinas sitan SUI
sirinkman kvieciaai BUTINAI ateiti au sustverusiu
kontetu atstovai r paVieniai lietuvia kaip is Chca
gos, taip ir is apylinku.
KvieGam ateiti visi tie katres tik rupi geros, ka
talkiskos spaudos platinmas ir venatinio musu etu
visko dienraScio pa7aikymas sitam susrinme bus pa
deti stprus paatai tolesniam pasekmingesniam veih
mui "Draugo' seru pardavinejimo reikale.
Daugelis "Draugo" seru jau isparduota, daugelis
parduodama Bet dar daugiau Q yra parduoti. Reikia
pasiskubnti mes konestui pako tk trys menesia Per
tuos iris menesius "Draugo Bendrovei yra reikalin
ga surnkti kaptalas, su kuriuo butu galma atsstoi
ant tvirtu panatu paddinti dienrasti r uztkrin jam
gyvenins per ilgiausius metus.
Kiekvienas lietuvis katalikas gall prisdeti prie
Draugo'' Bendroves nusipirkdamas viena arba kelis
serus Vieno Sero kama tik 10 doeru Kas nusiperka
nors vena sera tasai skaitosi "Draugo" savininkas
Kuomet s5rus lsgys ukstancifi zmoniQ, tuomet Drau
gas skaitysis visuomenes lefdziamas dienrastis
Ateikite sitan seredos susirinman Tenai bus vskas
isaiskinta - apie serus r kontesta Bus nuskt vel
kls vyrai katrie seru pardavinejimo darba smarkai
pastumes pirlnyn.
susirinlimo pradzia 73O vakare
CENTRO K0MITETAS
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23

VokieciQ artilerija mazai
tegelb6jo. Visas jQ muSimasis
buvo tik kulkasvaidziais. A
merikonQ lakunai tq iSaiski-
no, kada praneS6, kad vokie-
ciai vakar savo artilerija
trauke atgal. Tas parodytQ,
jog vokieciai zinojo kas is
tiks, todel, nor6dami apsisau-
goti, trauk6si atgal.
Amerikonai uzeme Sois-
sons-Chateau-Thierry kelia,
apie 20 kilometrQ i pietus nuo
scissors, ir ta vieta uzlaik6
per visas vokieciQ atakas.
Amerikonai, vieni, praeita
savaite paeme $500 nelaisviq.
Smarkus musis tesiasi.
Gen. Foch smarkiai sure
mia vokiecius is dviejq pu-
siq If vieno gallo. 10 veikimas
parodo, kad jis pilnai supran-
ia kar6s strategijas. ::
VokieGiai name, kad talki-
ninkai yra suvarge. Bet da-
bar yra priversti ta mint IS
savo, makauliQ iSmesti.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
MAIsTAI AUSTRIJOS KA.
RIUOMENEJE.
$50 kareiviu susaudyta.

Londonas, liepos 23.-Gau-
ia ziniQ, llad Cekijoj, Ungari-
ioj il Dalmatijoj pakile mails
tai tarpe tenai stOvinciQ ka-
reiviQ. MaiStus Sukelia Sla-
val kareiviai.
Manaros-Szjet nesenai buvo
sukile Gekai-slovakai karei-
vial. Is sukilusiQ apie 5000
suareStuota, gi $50 suSaudyta.
Tarpe suSaudytQ yra 150 Oil
cieriQ.
Kai-kuriuose apskriGiuose
siauGia organizuotos apsigin-
klavusios gaujoS. Tai Wis pa
b6gusieji sukiIusieji kareiviai
Jie dienomis neprieinamuosc
miSkuose II pelk6se slapstosl.
Gi naktimis pl6Sia aplinki-
MUS gyvcntojus.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
VOKIECIUS APEMUSI d.
DELE BAIME.
Su Amer. Armija Prancuzi

Su Amer. AfmlJa FranCuzl-
joje, Iiepos 23.-Vakar PAIN
ia vienas vokietis nelaisvis,
kurs esqs gyvenes Amerikoje.
Pas j paklausta, ka vokie-
GiQ kareiviai mana apie anne
rikonus.
ISpradziQ, jis sake, vokie-
Giai ignoravo amerikonus.
Juok6Si, kuOmet jiems buvo
Sakoma, kad Prancuzijoje a
merikonQ yra milijonas. Gi
kuomet gavo kailin, tai dabar
vokieeiQ kareiviai tvirtina,
kad, turbut, Prancuzijoje a
merikonq bus apie 10 milijo-
NJ.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
AMERIKONAI LAIMEJO
NAUJAS POZICIJAS.
Jie peraio per Marne rytuose
nuo Chateau -Thierry.

Londonas, liepos 23.- W.
vakar merikOnai per6jo upe
Marine tarpe Charteves IL
Bland, rytuoSe nuo Chateau
Thierry, il pa6m6 Barbillon
miSkQ, anot antoritetingo pra-
ne$imO. TaS reiSkia, kad tenai
merikonai pirmyn pasivar6
apie keturiaS myliaS.
VokieGiai Smarkiai prieSino-
81 prancuzQ per1iimui per
Marne, * pietinio ! Siaurinl
soma. TeGiau prancuzai po ar
tiIerijoS usnim pratiesa kelis
Titus il uztel6jo kaip bangoS
kitan SOnan.
NokieGiai vartoja labai daug
bombu Su nuodingomis dujo-
mis-.
AiSne fronte vokieGiai stOia
! pa&6IuSias kontratakas. Me
gina viSur atSiIaikyti. TeGiau
.jiem> nepavykSta Su kontra-
takomis.
PietvakaruoSe nuO Rheims
Seka paSibaiSGtini muSiai. Ten
prancuzai prOgreSuOja.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
SUTRUSKINTA SOSTQ
IPEDINIQ ARMTJA
Siaukiasi jis pagelbos is Siau,
riu.

Su Prancuzu Armija Pran-
cuzijoje. liepoS 23.-YokieGiQ
SoSto iptdiniS princaS Frede-
rikaS WilheIma> $aukiaSi pa
gelboS >avo giminaitio Bava-
rios So>to iptdinio, prince
Rupprechto. Todel Skaitiin-
COS vokieGiQ diviziio> IS >iau-
riu SimGiamoS apginti vaka-
RIM vokicciQ SparnQ, kari
amerikonai-prancuzai tru$ki-
ma ir Wis labiau >iaurina vo-
kieGiu zinomQ SoiSSons-Mar-
np-RhcimS EyIi.
PietuoSe nuo SoiSsonS Seka
pa$tIiau>ieii muSiai. Tenai vo-
kipGiai <utraukia >EaitlingQ
kariuomene II mtgin> SuIai-
kyti amerikonQ-prancuzQ brio
vimQSi. TeGiau paStarieii nuo-
lat pazan@iuoja il muSial ka>
vaIandQ didtja.
Amerikonai-prancuzai pal
ma daug nelaiSviQ. Daugiau
.iu yra, kaip paSkelbiama. Mes
Wis nauji burial lydimi w
pakalineS IinijaS. Didzima
nelaisviQ yra neSuzeiStQ.
KarGS koreSpondentai mate
tn neIai<viQ didziauSiaS ko-
liumnaS. Sake, Wis tai parink-
TIM vyrai.
TalkininkamS teke daug
dideIiu armotQ, kuriQ skait-
IiuS nuoIat didtja. TaIkinin-
kamS tenka paimti il daug
ammicijoS If kartS medzla-
COS.
AiSne-Marne talkininkQ
Sparno vadovauja gen. Man
Gin il gen. de Goutte, Pasi-
ware pirmyn apie s myliaS.
Kitoj puStj kylio prancuzamS
vadovauja gen. BertheIot,
kurS truSkina taippat visa vo-
kieCiu frontQ.
Prancuzai, amerikOnai II
anglai dirba kuodidziauSioje
santarvlje il su viSi$ku pa
Sitik6jimu.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
L1EPos %, 1918.

Vakar siaute karstis. Te-
.cGiau praeita nakti kars6io
sriove apleido Chicago. Sian
die vesiau. Laukiama lietus.
Temperature vakar buvo 80
laipsniu, sakoma oficijaliai:
Bet vietomis termometrai ros
de If 100 laipsniq.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
JAPONIJA SUTINKA SU
SUV. v. PLENAIS.
Intervencija Siberijoje kaipir
pagaminta.

Londonas, Iiepos 23.- ia
ponijos diplomatin6 taryba
Sutiko Su pasiulytaiS S. ValSti
jQ plenais reikale talkininkQ
intervencijos Siberijoje. Tuo
tikslu pirmiausia i Siberijos
gyventojus bus paskelbta pro
klemacija, Sitoj bus paaiSkin-
ia, kad ,talkininkai Siberijoje
ina veikti ne su blogais no.
rails, ne su rusQ skriauda, bet
kad pagelb6ti rusams iSbristi
is dabartiniQ nelaimiQ.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
ATSAKYTAS BYLOS AT
NAUJINIMAS.
Mooney likimas yra guberna
toriaus rankose.

San Francisco, liepos 23.-
Vyriausias Californijos teis-
mas atsisake atnaujinti bylq
zinomo socijalisto-anarchisto
Mooney, kurs pasmerktas mi
riop uz bombos pametimq ir
zmoniu nuzudyma.
Mooney likimas yra guber-
natoriaus rankose. Nugalabi-
nimas paskirtas rugpjucio 23
d.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
VOKIEC|AI BEGA IS RHEIMS
SOISSONS PHOTO
KaizGriO SOStO jpNdiniS
SaukiaSi pageIbOs
TuWININgAI vISIP TFIITnNAMS PIIEkIA KALI
TALKININKAI VISUR TEUTONAMS PLlEkIA KALI
VOKIECIAI APLEIDzIA
KYLI.

PARYzIUs, liepos %
Siauriuose nuo Marne ir kitur
vokieGiai stoja kOntratakosna,
kad tue budu pridengti skait-
IingQju savo kariuomenes 10
Iiumnu pasitraukima. ReiSkia,
vokieciai apleidzia Soissons-
Marne-Rheims kyli.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23

Tageblatt gavo ziniq, kad
austrp premjeras, DR.. Won
Seydler ir jo kabinetas rezig-
navo. Sake, dabar supranta-
ma, kad imperatorius 81 kar-
tq jq rezignavima priims.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
REZIGNAVO AUSTRIJOS
KABINETAS.

Londonas, liepos %. - Is
Copenhagen praneSama, jogei
rezignaves visas Austrijos ka-
binetas. ImperatOrius ministe-
riQ rezignacija patvirtines.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
Gen. FoCh'e strategjja nuveikia vokioCius

Praeita savait6 prasid9jo
su vokieciq ofensyva, o anne
rikonQ defensyva. Gi dabar
visai kitaip klojasi.
Vokieciai dar nesumuSti.
Vokieciai, teisyb6, yra nu-
gal6ti. Bet ne visai sumuSti.
Jie yra gresmingi prieSai, ir
stengsis uzimtas vietas atsi-
init. Talkininkai dabar stow
prizes baisia vokieciQ militari
mes maSSinos rustybe. Ia maSi-
ma yra didel6 ir stipri. Bet ne
tokia, kokia pirmiaI buvo.
VokieGip moralis stovis slip
neja. JQ armija mazinasi die
ma is dienos..
Talkininkq armijos moralis
stovis kasdien stipreja If pa
ii armija Wis dideja.
Tai-gi vokieciQ slmusimas
dabar liko tik laiko klausi-
mas. Kick laiko, tai niekas
negali pasakyti. Galime tike-
tbs, bet nebuti perdaug isiti-
kline.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
MARINE NUSKANDINO
NARDANGIA LAVE.

Londonas, Iiepos 23.-Ang-
liios kar6s Iaivas vardu Mar
ne nuskandino vokieciQ nar-
dancia Iaive, praneSta oficija-
liai. a
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
Horvath pazada pagelba.

Gen. Horvath, kurs nesenai
pasiskelba Siberijos naujos
vyriausyb6s galva, pranesa,
iogei jis nemanQs tenai veik-
ii atskiriai, kaipo diktatorius,
prizes .bolSevikus. Jis manqs
prisid6ti prize cekQ-slovakQ
veikimo il bendromis j6gomis
sutruSkinti bolSevikus, parsi-
davusius vokieCiams.
Prize talkininkQ veikimo ST.
berijoje prisideda If klnai.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
JURININKAI APLENKIA
GoETHE'o SToVYLA.

Uzvakar "VokieciQ Proto
Mistras" Lincoln parke vel
tut lauke IS jurininkq, kurie
turejo laikyti pikninka po jo
didenybes uzuoksmiu. Atgi,s
mimo kliubas buvo jurinin=
kams surenges pikninka po
garsaus vokieciu rasytojo
Goethe'o stovyla. Bet juriniil-
kai aplenke j ir nuejo prie
Altgeldo stovylos. Goethe-gi
didziame nuliudime ziurejo i
Diversey parkway ir Sheri=
dan. Bet pikninkieciq nemate.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
PREMJERAS SEYDLER IR
KABINETAS ATSISAKo.

Amsterdamas, liepos 23.-
Vokieciq laikraStis Berliner
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23

Policija istrauke uzsiregis-
travusio zmogaus lavona is
upes ties 29 gat., j vakarus
'nuo California ave. Pas il SUI
rasta registracijos korta, ku-
riojje pazymeta: 81. Kukjeta,
2506 S. Western Ave, No:
319, Class S F., precint 81, To-
cal division 25'i.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-07-23
HONDURAS KAREJE SU
VOKIETIJA.

Washington, liepos 23.-
Honduras respublika, kuri
dipIomatinius rySius su Vo-
kietija buvo pertraukusi geg.
IS d., praeita penktadienl
paskelb6 kare Vokietija.
Apie tai pranesta S. V.
valstyb6s departamentui.
Policijai praneSta, kad W.
vakar Chicagoje pavogta as
tuoni automobiliai.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
PRESIDENT ASKS
SHIPYARD PROBE
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION TO
FOLLOW If CHARGES ARE
FOUNDED ON FACT.
Encouragement and Reckless EKpendi-
ture Of Government Funds Charged,
Cost Being Doubled and Slow
Progress Made.

Wakhlngt0n.--inv Investigation by tho
department of justice Of the American
International cOrpOrations const rue
ton Of the governments big fnbrlcat.
Ing steel shipynrd at Hog Island. Pa,
was ordered on February II by Presl-
dent Wilson with u view To criminal
prosecutions II the facts develop more
than reckless expenditure of govern
mcnt money.
AT the same time Chairman Hurley
OF the shipping board indicated that
the corporations contract for building
the yard and ships might be cancelled
which was taken 10 mean that the gov
eminent might take over the yard.
This step has been urged by members
OF the senate committee investigating
shlpbulldlng.
Charges of mismanagement and a
reckless spending of government funds
nj Hog Island have been made freely
before the sennte committee. wit.
nesses have testified that the yard
for which the shipping board Is put.
ting up all the money, may cost twice
the S2l,O0O,OOO carried In the original
estimate. The slow progress made IN
the construction Of the yard and re-
ports OF loose management prompted
Chairman Hurley three weeks ago to
put In full charge Of the work former
Rear Admiral r. A. BOwles. assistant
general manager of the emergency
fleet corporation.
Mr.. Iiurley's threat to cancel the
corporations contracts was contain. d
In n letter TO Admiral Bowles directing
him TO uncover any Irregularities and
notifying him that Attorney General
Gregory had been requested to deslg-
nate Il special assistant to assist him
Admiral Bowlcs was directed to effect
u more economical management, but
was asked to await the senate com
mlttee's report before announcing any
program of action,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
GAINS MANY NEW MEMBERS.
Red Cross Adds Approximately 17,5oo,.
900 In the Recent BIG Drive.

Neutrality-suspicious. now available
on the Red Cross Christmas member
ship drive show total enrolment of
23,l75,O00, or - per cent of the pop
ulation of the United States.
or this total the Red Cross had
about 6,O0O.OOO members before the
Christmas drive started, so that the
gntn from the drive was approximately
100000 new members. The central
division, ot which Chicago is the head
quarters, leads the other twelve divi-
sions of the country in the number of
new members enrolled Christmas week.
by divisions, the gains were as fol-
lows: Atlantic. 2,SOO,OOO; Central, g.
Go0,oOO; Gulf, SS4,0OO; Lake. $500 900 f..
Mountain, 276,OOO: New England. gro.
coo; Northern. GlS,OOO: Northwestern,
E&,oOO; Pacific, 32T, 600: PENNSYLVANIA.
l,G0,O0O; Potomac. $4,000; Southern
$4,000; Southwestern, 3.25O.OOO.
From the fourteenth division. COM
prising all of the territorial. insulnr
and foreign possessions Of the United
States, the new members added num-
hcred 4S.OOO
Cnprecrdcntly unfavorable weather
prevailed during the drive. So that the
showing Is considered exceptionally
good Final figures are not expected To
change the foregoing estimates to any
considerable extent
One of the chief benefits autIcIpatsB
FROM the emil r-ed membership Is tha
addition ot thousands ~ active work.
'rs 10 Red CrosS chapters where sun
plies are being prepared for our arm,
ana navy and the military forces ana
civilian populations ~ the allies.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
UNSUITABLE SHIP
OEFIES SUBMARINE
MAIDEN VOYAGE OF VESSEL
WHICH MAY SOLVE SUBMARINE
PROBLEM BEING PLANNED.
Without Convoy and as an Open chal-
lenge to the Germans, the Lucia
viii Endeavor to Make Trip
Across the Atlantic.

WashingtOn.--Th first non-sinkablc
sea going ship, the Lucia, achievement
OF American genius, will load this week
and leave for Europe She will be
without convoy at any stage of the
voyage. She goes as an open chal-
lenge to the German submarines TO
prove that she Is invunerable
No other test has been made or will
be made OF the efficacy of her multi
pliclty OF air-tlght and water-tlght
cells. Her trial trip and maiden voy-
age VIII be II def TO the U-boats or the
most practical test possible of their
craftsmanship.
1t has been intended to make test
OF the Lucia in drydock, but 1t was
learned Sunday from John A. Donald,
Vlce-president of the emergency fleet
corporation and shipping board com
missioner, that the drydoCk test bad
been abandoned for drastic trial In the
proving grounds of the danger zone.
Inventor to Oversee Loading.
William II. Donnelly, marine engI-
neer of New York, and inventor of the
non-sinkable construction of the Lucia,
VIII have complete charge of the load
ing OF the vessel, Although the Lucia
Is fitted with 1900 of the water and
air tight cells, permanently attached to
the frames and deck beams and other
available spaces of the vessel, about Is
to 70 per cent of the cargo space must
be packed with additional numbers OF
these buoyant boxes. Mr.. Donnelly
personally viii supervise this final
phase of the safety equipment.
The Lucia, 0OOO-ton vessel for
merly belonging to Austria, was requi-
sitioned for the purpose, and expert
ments We're begun. Only recently.
after about four months of test and
trials, the new equipment was com
pleted.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
ONE MAN TO HEAD ARMY,
Supreme Dictator of Operations Latest
Plan of War Department.

"aShington.-A supreme director of
operations is to be created for the
American army.
Announcement of this was made ON
February - in a lengthy statement
issued by the war department in ex-
PLANTATION of the recent reorganization
OF the general staff into five divisions
Under the reorganization plan" tho
statement reads, "a permanent direc-
Tor oil operations is to be named. This
officer will direct the operations Of
NIL branches of the army. incIudinr.
TANK and gas service. recruiting. mohi.
ilzation, movements and distribution oP
troops, construction plans and prot
ectS. assignment of equipment over
seas priority, decision as to campsites.
environments and posts and personnel
At present Brigadier General III .srva,.
IS acting for the general stan in mis-
capacity" ms
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
RADICAL CHANGES
ORDERED BY BAKER
SECRETARY OF WAR ANNOUNCES
REORGANIZATION OF GENERAL
STAFF OF THE ARMY.
Five Divisions Are Formed to Have
Charge Of Various Branches of
the Work.-New Methods Will
Fix Responsibility.

Washington.-A general reorganiza-
ton of the general staff Of the army
was announced by the war department
on February 10. The new plan provides
for five main divisions. Each division
VIII be under an assistant chief of
staff. The chief of staff and the war
council are to cooperate in the general
administrative duties of the general
staff.
The sweeping changes provided for
nave been under consideration by Sec
rotary Baker and his chief advisers for
several weeks. The secretary stated
mat reorganization of the depart
ment was In progress on his first ap-
pearancc before the senate military
committee after the investigation Of
the conduct of the war was instituted.
The reOrganizatiOns of different di-
visions and bureaus of the general
staff will continue.
The names of officers who are to oc-
cupy the positions provided for in the
scheme were not given out. The nam
of Edward Il. Stettinlus, recently APP
pointed surveyor general of supplies,
comes under the third, or purchase and
supply division.
The duties of the chief of staff Will
be taken over soon by Major General
Peyton G. March, ordered home from
France to succeed Major General Bid.
die, assistant chief of staff, who has
been acting chef in the absence of
General Bliss. For the present Gen.
eral Bliss will continue to hold the
title of chief of staff while representing
the United States in the supreme war
council abroad, and General Marcn
Will be designated acting chief
The general reorganization of the
staff is viewed In some quarters as Il
result of the congressional agitation
for Il war cabinet and Il munitions di-
rector. At the war department it is
declared to be natural outgrowth Of
the rapid development of the war pro-
gram.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
TRIFLE "ABOVE THEIR HEADS
Mystic Letters on Invitation to DlnM
Had Been Misunderstood by
the Invited.

He had just been made vice pres
7ent In charge of production Of BIZ
manufacturing plant.
ED, now that you're vice presldeu
In charge of the producing end 70
should get all your foremen togeth,
and talk things over" the presider
suggested. Invite them downtown
dinnsr and have an evening with theI
Issue invitations. Do the thing up
style"
The new vice president thought II
bully idea. So he got out the invih
lions and arranged for a big feed. A
the bottom of the invitations he place
the usual "please respond" stuff.-R.
V. p.
Days passed and there were no n
sponses. Vice President Ed decided I
and out why his foremen were NO
coming to his party.
What's the matter with you fe
lowsT he asked one of his foremeI
I've invited you to dinner, and no
a man among you has sent a wor
about 1t. Didn't you see that R.
V. p. at the bottom of the invita
tion?"
Eyes, l saw that" one foreman ii
piled. "Of course we're all cominl
but us fellows thought that r. S. '
P. stood for Recently Selected Vic
President"