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MantRh.

When student members of the S. A.
T. c. get ready to dispose of clothing
and shoes. call W. H. Leebrick, 1894
Green or bring to 500 Walnut street.
L-31
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The kaiser would probably like to
call Kings y" now as children do
but the others in the game will not
listen to him.
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II. R. Clay. Former Tiger. Cited.

Lieutenant II. r. Clay of Fort
Worth, Tex. and end on the Tiger
football team of '13. has been cited
for bravery in action. according to
information received here. He is in
the aviation branch of the service.
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Following are more names OF
Columbians who subscribed for
Liberty Bonds of the fourth issue
in the Volunteer Days that opened
the campaign. Other names will
follow
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LABOR RECRUITING
(Couttnucd from Page ope)

and distributing labor in its locality.
ThrS" lu,r'!S will. If necessary. ask en-
rlnyrr% III noE-wHr workers In give up
labor t" me-! The needed requirements
for war purposes.
la urtl"- that each community may b.
fully protected. ruling hav" hr"rn issued
that nn labor shall h" transported out
&C AIRY community 10y tn" United states
employment service vii hnut the ap-
pruval If the state director. nor shall
any labor ~ removed hI' tn" srrvIc"
from IN" stat" tu anoIhrr without tn"
approval al The United states employ
urnl service at Washington.
While &"u-"sS"rtal Industries will ho
drawn upon 10 supply tho necessary
labor for war work. III" withdrawal will
l." conducted on an "puitahl" basis in
order /" protect thu individual employer
rs much ~ p"S>ihlr.
Farm labor Will hc protected, for the
Industrial program includes special Il
forts IL keep tho farmer supplied with
labor
This federal labor program docs not
At present apply in the following five
cases:
|. Labor which is not directly or in
directly solicited.
= Labor for tho railroads.
3 Farm labor. tn be- recruited in nc
rnrdancr with existing Arrangement with
department Of agriculture
:. Labor for nnn-war work.
:. Lnbur for establishments whose
ma Ninum force docs not exceed 100.
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RISING AGAINST THE
BOLSHEVIKI COMING

LONDON, July 81. - Information
reaching Stockholm, says the CORES
rondcnt Of the Times there. shows thai
tho Bolshev!k regime has come 10 t;!r
end If its tcther and that the Russian
InaSscS-workmcn and pcastnIs--arr
about to rise in arms against Eul$hcri.:
tyranny.
Official representatives of the social
revolutionary and social democratic par
tics in Russia, have arrived in Stockholm
says the correspondent and hav ISSUED
n remarkable appeal to the Socialists Of
EUROPE. They call upon the Socialists
Ia form an international commissions
representing nil socialist parties 10 visit
Russia and ascertain by direct inr"S'-
cation whether the Russian Socialists
are not right in declaring that the BOZ
s'lrrv!ii have brought widespread evils
OF Russia. destroying industr,G causing
universal starvation. dcSpoL!ca!ly o.
pressed tho people and are now concrTH'I
uily in rcgGining power at all coSs9.
The representatives are Rusannor l"r
the social rcvolutionarics and AXrl 10"
lur the social democrats. They repr"-
Scntcd their respective parties IN StorE-
holm in the summer of 1917 when an
aburtivc attempt was made to organize
an Intrr-SOcialst conference
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C..rnanv's apparently in"NhaGStlnir
-,,.,I,. or n,an-t0wrr-c:lnn"i, fodder. as
rhe Huns themselves Gail l'-tNSII.'
ore of th@ Increasingly mysterious PROV
lens Of this endless VIZ
where does it corr, from?
IN American g.ntlctn"n naInfd p'
r..,---n Usher Is reported L" nave ''''N'
81. I-njtr,, States senate that .'rcrlhLtE
11isificd her ncpu!aIon statistics iu'
,1rcnty wears preceding ri" war. IN
1"ft Sh.. had 81. rn'. 90" irhahtliutS IN
s:...,I OF the 6$. UhA. ~" Sl't ";tS Supp
-, i've. "tIindnuhur= gave th:S nl"r-
,,,tinn To my daughters when ttteE W. >
,.isi,in.- rim in t?i3.'' av.rS Mr. LSher.
II is, Indeed. Il True.
7. 10 vsry ,u-.rr&:i::; and easy cX-
rIanation ot tho i.'n Power ntySIe!S
Is az editor one" said {" r'is'eI:e W..
-m,., him tina, he knew ToSitNriE 'ha.
the world Was comm: :" an IN" ''>
L,r ), - .,upn~.aa;--lI tru".
II,,. fi,..i census S,c-y. % course. IS
vol roy. We have Ill heard x. anu
h..n ca.c. - h'lieT" II.
I lived N ii"rin a.: tu!rteen E%'E
Sntnehow l tiud IL ditt'cait 90 De-
tha, some suggestion Of sun = Eisa'i 'c
systematic Swi"Gir you'd n2e nv
lsaked out in Germany. The HITS TT
:. rarr,,lnl,s and 4 hyp"r-crtt!%as race;
E,fo-.. .hc war tanned tnstu tine Soc
Democrats wore not r"SH"c'"rS q o. -
c:,.i secrets ThcY. $n'''F"!'THt!. on -,
contrary. in exposing IT, II. ia'| H'l''
:: lively INTEREST III ht"w'N.; h"W man:
,rcpln there w~r> III Germany. II va -
Nd been $4,000. 600 inhabitants IaSt";ld
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bURLESON IN CONTROL
(Cont1uned from First Fage.)

BUrfrsou's statement. I have assumed
possession, control and Supcrv i$iuu at
the telegraph and telephone systems Of
the United States Until further motto"
tho telegraph and telephone companies
will continue operation In tho ordinary
course OF business through regular
channels. Regular dividends heretofore
declared and maturing interest on bonds.
de benturcs. and other obligations may
be paid in due course and tho companies
may renew or extend their maturing
obligations unless otherwise ordered ~
the postmaster general.
All officers, operators ard employees
Of the telegraph and telephone COM
panicS will continue in the performance
Of their present duties. reporting to the
same officers as heretofore and on tn"
same terms OF employment. Shonid
any officer, operator ar employee d"S!r"
to leave the service he should give mo-
dce as heretofore to the proper officer.
II earnestly request the loEal c"-ulrr-
alton Of all officers, operators and en-
pl0o.es. and tn public. in order that Ia"
service rendered shall not only be maiH-
tanned at high standard. but improved
wherever possible. 1t is the purpose 70
coordinate and unity these services s."
that they may be operated rs a rational
system with due regard 10 the interests
OF the public and the owners. nf tn" pro-
ert les.
NO chansrs will be made until after
the most careful consideration Of all IN"
facts NEhcn decmnd advisable TO max"
changss announcement will hn made
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Of Is, 300. goo there could have been $50
Social Democrats in the Eeichstag. in
S;r:fG OF 10. And ] cannot imagine
Hind.nburE taking American young
ladies, "harminE rs tn" Mt3&c2 CSnel
ii. ,!s,rlsS= are. into his confluence on Il
r,l:ttt,,r Of such overwhelmingly VI ga
.,,.,rlus ~ the German General StE1 3
Imminent plans.
It Cannot Be T-ue.
No. Personally l lind the explanation
Of The Huns seemingly h"ttor5lGss Wei
Of Mau-l'"w"r in tht: preamble - tho
Itind.n:,4rS Mass Levy law OF NoTcin-
/. Every male German from the
complexion cr has 11ta ~ the Gompic-
ton If his 10th year, IS IN 5" far as ne
has not been summoned I" s"rflc" WIN
the armed forces. liable % patriouc
auxiliary service during the period OF
the wa.
.. Patriotic auxiliary service con-
S!s;S. APART from S"r.:"" III G"VcrtH:cne
n!.ic...r ard Other official institutions. IN
particular Of S"rTlc" IN var industry, III
;l.;rlcultET>. in the nursing OF tn" SICK.
aud in or;;;:niznt .onS of every Kind OF an
rrOnolnic character connected with tho
war. -. we'll as in 0tlicr und"rtaH kings
which IL" i:1mr,liatc!: or indirectly oi
in:DrrtnnCc for conduct Of the war or
nr,,yi%i~n If the requirements Of the
people.
Livery. r,nn up to 60 4 soldic---in tho
trenches. III the *h"lt factories. on the
farms. IN the hospitals. or on actual war
work OF $"uie klni--tfcr"in- 1t strikes;
III" IS mainly I" b" found tie solution OIL
tn: German Mnu-l"S%r puzzle
lii. Kaiser faces r& III superior
Strc:rth H..Ca;;Sc H." German "aT-'na-
hire do not a,iow om" solitary scrap
Of u%cfu! human strength |" +" wasted
except uu III" business of war.
i',rIScirntIp nhIs>turS AID exempt
-!'or-ti,a-3S!;in are unknown III
Germany IN either pc2r" or war.
EilGy's Onc-IegScd N:achnc GuNners-
am assured taa; i.ud"nd"rtf HhlrtoES
thousands of unn-l"gEcd or Cn"-aru'ed
run in the t,id. 'Th"E have oe";l '''h''he
- work !narhtn.> guns. There hre cnunt-
i.,sy other l,,Ehs - work. II" has dlS-
covered. that t1cE can 90. even thH'uSii
crirrlcd [ am not advocating such Il
krartl"ss procedure y" worthy OF Allicu
emulation. | nHi;- chronicle It as we'll
1Ithca,icttc;! and si::;:!itc;tut biz OF IN
formation.
FINALLY. W" should not forget that
! th""":r German generals hssr e Ggts',
n.anc"rl on many fronts. thc%- have often
directed the operations and slau@htc- OF
u"r-t;crman divisions. .tustr!ahS hun
;,ariam% Turhs ct,i Ea't;ars HAY" h'>cn
driven into d"i-c> nf battles by MacHch-
son. for example. but tn"s" nav" '"|
:anp",i G"r;aan man power
Til" most prr$uaS!v, estimate of Ger
t:lan,.'S remaining ti:;ilti:= m'.tarial that
7 h1"n ::""r--2'!hlish'd raE!S III JunS
in Il prominent E'c"ciNc!;l newspaper
:ty"r .ir Huns arri!;,hi" man power NJ
:, 90. m"" The estimate is base on i
tu::;l number If C;"rninr. moh;!l::"d Sin"''
1914 AZ I".Gnm. """, g: ";"m half arc
.qiI "a HAY" been i"t'A.t"!% pat out 81
. u: ;"r.
.i,lll;.r! .hg; Gc"fn:tm% ;h"u had 9.nh" :
r6a :.,I-i:iil" ;i:":It'La- Mon. AlnWlNE
:nr .a.jy!t,"n'' of zoo G"6 during m"
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EarlT ErEliEh Report.

lNNnGN. July ;I.--i'E" German avii-
lrI$ Displayed considerable activity Icy;
uii,ht ~ Ia" region Of Mrrris. III IN"
l'l"'.'!':s frunt. taken y"Si'rlny ny inc
Australians End ~ tho N"mm"i $rc;"r.
ihr war uGfir" Hnnriln'"I in-Gay. II
also WIS a";Ivr on both sides Of tn"
S,mm".
i'rr"urnrrs were taken in radS ana
rarrrI r't,"unt"r& III tn" Lens region
aiu! nrr;E "f Ii.'!hunr.
Tin. :.ar"m''mi follows:
"S..y"rlI Irri S,NrC"S W"r" captured ny
rs ,iurinr th.' ui"h, in successful rHinS
and pair"i encounters in III" n"iGhh"r-
hrnl "f l.,ns. u"riii If ii"thun". ard en-
tn" northern s"'tur If "ur front. n
hrStrl" raI'iiH: rHrtN NH% driven OF ~
cir iirr .rG'hW"EI 81 La l:HS*"".
,Thr -r.my artillery has h""n a"-
tive. on both Sii"> i tn, SuInui" anu
has shown ""usd"rnhl" activity about
Morris and in III. k"mn"l $rCi"r.
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l.0NnQN. july &i.-.\llh"uEh INC A.
li"i cams dur,:,,; Inr last q hours may
- IN %;,,Iii. :"!,n. # th'nt Eai hen ~
""'"iInGi% S,sH.'.,"nl. tiEThnES III
front IN France. Til" rh;"f i"aIurc IF
tn" recent nighttime. ii" says. Is M
French ;sdIIi,,.. from pu!r!y-l." ma
t'H|. whi"tt carried tn" vILIA%'S al
G"rrd l;u",y Hui 't'ugny ami $:'"it l''''
E"riunus IF If III. Eut,. -: Ch'.i:u"n' !.
T!.iS hlii vas center If my re-
Si>lancG aivmE In" western side or III"
salient
German guns $l;unt"d on tn" hutt"
or thal;n"E. hrI n"''n able 1" rhk" 'h''
Sn,S%um.s-t hr'.lu Thi"rry almost aH
far as Nillmuninir" ami hurl Il cross
iirr upon IA" advancing ff"n"h '.nH
American iru"i,~ III III" valley of Inc
Hurru. Th .lr" h HOW ~" ahl" IL
ha"raSS from ,iI.s hiil tho .''"rn: re-
tir,rr,rni and should BE- ALL" /" clear
tn. arrl. h.:v,..m tn" S"j2Son'-r ii%i"aG
Thi.rry r"GL and tn" railroad between
G-l,!.y-l -, 'hnirau and FISin"S. ana
hr,rr mgrh r",';cd assistant" 4" th''
Americans IN tn" Wiling" If S"rInS"S.
I, ", -. = easily ta:.k /" 'al:r IN"
Nestle. frr..~t. In; Ih"r" are &li"riaiiN"
,4..,,Iil tic. ~ IA" comparatively open
ground Ia IN" wr.;; ward. Th" rli!r'Ah
...!,gi, j" IL" E".' Ia In" tur"q valley -
in allied hands. Th" CORRESPONDENT
writes:
'''rh, on"ru% lray certainly plum" hum
Saif IN hl& rrl'F. nIrnt according - plan.
bat u can scarcely h. H"r"ritIIiE tn pam
thu. u" ~; hundreds If ton" Of am
m'Mi;'nn behind HIM. There is AS y&I
M crrrrj,Iinn - th" on"rn"u$ HSnrcS
iu which ih"s.. l"&,."s IN materials "l
var VIII rG: when III" vast numbers
If Gih'is actually captured ar" Hll"'!
~ tn. millions - ah"llS "vp|"h'1l either
hy hmso'f - hy tho allied iir". som"
id"a of his los may l." canned. Tn
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Great Sum to Be Spent
For Army Warehouses

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-WarehouS.
construction. completed or In process "t
building. planned 20 facilitate the. Spc""!
handling Of materials at storage points
for the use of III" army, involves an ":>-
nrndiIuri, of apprnXmatcly Sis. 5000. Qua.
tn. war department today announced.
When completed tho projects Will pro-
vide about 33.S00,00o square fc"t Of
warehouse space. additional whaFr'
and piers and improved harb"r
depths n various points.
with few exceptions the war depart
nrnt announcement, says the projects
are permanent structures Of concrete.
brick and steel The building is bong
done under the supervision OF the con-
Structinn division Of the army.
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British Fight We'll.

T0NrO%. Iuly %l.-M"nday's ATTACK
ON tn frost Gust of 0ulChy-l."-t hatraH
in wli"h Grand Ruzry and TN" lutte"
t'hlIr,!nn, wrr" rariur"d WIS carried
n,Li :" i:r';i-i, md French divisions. tn"
Er!ti.:h arr"-,l ng /" Il French staff 81
ifr"r. h.ar:Nr III. hardest part OF tl'
work and GghliuG brilliantly. says 'h'
GO ~. g'"n'l.r; "t tn" I'aily NEAL Wan
III. i':r:I"h ARMIES.
'Th" I:r'ii.h" tho correspondent
writes. "w"rr "n III" left Of The tr"n'h
rrrinu ~ u flank guard on S"na"f
.vh...i tn attack begun. TIL" dlNiS'rlS
irri uiih Sirung resistance. hui INC
ISr.... IN reached their ohjrrtivcs.
"un III" second day IN" Frt'ish mad"
the CHI" nttn"k III" french mis- TIM
netting as Il flank guard. TN" hTInSh
"I,ir..tiv" 49, tn" lin" Of heights beyond
Grand E.2"y in which tn" Germans
,,.r, wailInr - # sitting ON n balcony.
I'm tn" carly morning tho attack wont
forward most satisfactorily. the Brit
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Call for Loyalty.

NEW YORK.. July 3l.-Th""'"rr y.
Vail. president Of ths American Eel!
Telephone company. to-day ISSUED Il
statement To all employees Of ~" i!"Il
lines asking them I" con;inu" I" Sh"M
their finest sons Uf uhlirHt:on and
loyalty and fidelity 20 :hc publ" So
vice" under government control wh:rh
begins Tonight at midnight. lir'' Ia
have displayed in the past. IT." $ta:''
mcnt wa iss.ucd after Il r'""tii:; i'l.!
by the corTlpany's Officers TO discuss CO.
ttauatinn uf thoir duties under lhr I" |.
cral regime. It WAS indicated that II
was expected that tn" c"IGp2ny'$ =.
fairs would run Atom: virtually; ~ usual
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A10Ghcr Vinu

pAEIS. July 3l.-Fr"nCh aerial OBJ
Servers. says. tn" Matin. report that
thor" AFRO Signs behind III" present Ger
nan haiti" front of preparation tor 4
cor: mutation 1T the rCrir"nrnt north
ward. The enemy is destroying much
material and hiG fires have H""n seen.
The newspapers generally point out
fhHi the fi:htinc Tuesday WAS marked
h: brisk but vain enemy react ions. rh6y
h"l;rv" that ~" German line of re-
siS'rnr" hIs been reached. although the
a!l'"s ".,rr ahI.' I" make additional gains.
Several military Experts i" not h"-
li"v' hat th' G"rn"nS havr VT reached
;li. rI,d of th"i- retiring movement. Tho
+. he DE- I'lriS says III" Germans have
thrown iiVs reserve divisions into the
E'chrin%. r-""irE thu nmr';anr" the
r:"rTnrn r"rnmari places on maintaining
its present position, which is equally
good FIR ,,':. ~. 80 or defensive.
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AMERICAN JEWS JOIN
LEGION IN PALESTINE:

NEW YORK July 31.-Safe arrival in
Palestine Of the first two contingents -!
the American Jewish Legion was an-
nounced tonight By The Zionist organ
Z,lion OF America Recruited last
Spring the Jewish regiment enrolled III
London and arc already on the firing
line with the British forces near Jalra
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ish carrying tho first lines and woods
cas-, Of the road and takIn; Grand
Rn&"y. E"ur:m"uN. however, was very
strongly held. tn" enemy being deter
mined Ia maize 4 stand there.
al 80 o'clock another attack was
made the British advancing over open
ground slipping gradually up la the
"ncrny's balcony p"Sitiun. The french
describe this attack AS particularly
brilliant.
"Thc advancing line was black with
tho SILok" IF burst shells. but the
Troops gained tha woods and some or
tn" important heights 10 tho north.
whore they ar" now holding the line"
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Still Holding Lines.

rARTS. July %l.--Strong German re-
action Thursday shows. IN the opinion or
French military experts, that tic enemy
is determined Ia post ponr q retreat 10
TN" N">l" ~ long ~ possible. notwlth-
Stand!n:; thr waStHEc in man power ;hat
policy involves.
Tn" Germans yesterday. according 10
Marcel iI;Itin in III" Echo dc l'arls.
thr"w in five or their best reserve d.
visions in counter attack between
F"r"-"n-THr,!"nuis AMI EnnchcrcS with
out arrrcr:ali "ff"rt against either
tn" krrnCh ur Americans.
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astutc american ambassadors INSIDE"

uSuTtN. -
Let US allies watch out for ono 81
cantic r1enacc-that Germany, t"n"-
lifting from allird prrcras;inat'"n IN
Russia. may mobilize. arul and lead IN"
battle against us the limilc$s man
roost porteutous possibility which the
future hoIGs.-By the lnt"ruaii"nli
News Burcau. Inc. Boston. MaS".
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County Boys Classified

The county men nf tn" June 1918
registration have been classified by the
county draft board rfficiHls. The CLASH
ucr;jEn puts III mon in class one:
twelve in rlas.: two: ono in class three:
five in class four and fix" in class FIVE.
nlIing out the total Of IA men register
4 Al
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out success Enemy partial attacks
mar EumiSny tSoTthca&t Of Fillr-ru-
Tard"uniS broke down.
During Tho last few days "" have
captured more Than 4.m"0 prisoners.
This incrca"cd III" nunI!'r taken since
the l5in To more than :i,n0u.
"IcStrrday We Shot down !? ar
planes
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BERLIN. July @1.--tNia London.)- -
"Quirt r"..:n.G :hrrughrul tn" Gn% along
the hM;;!":r"ur. says the official state
mont from general headquarters this
rNnnlnE.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-05
HUN TREATMENT ()F
 ITALIAN PRISONERS
Life in Austrian Concentration
 Camp Intense Hardship

Rome, July 5.-Arnaldo FraccaroIi, correspondent of the Correre dclIa Scra, of Milan, paints a disagreea ble picture of Austrian prison life. based upon reports from Italian invalids recently returned from Austro-I Hun garian concentration camps. FTe points out that c1ly a brief stay in an Aus trian prison camp has been sufficient to open the eyes of those few who let themselves be captured, thinking "that they would end the Wit, by their own defeat" Of these prisoners who had surrendered willingly an Ita ljan officer who had spent some time in an Austrian prison is quoted as say ing:
 If these soldiers could r5turn to our front and have a rifle in their hands each of them would be worth ten brave soldiers One month iH Austria teaches one to love Italy passionately with all ones heart and might"
 "In the Austrian concentration camps, says Arnaldo FraccaroIi. "oflicers can exist only with the help of their own resources. But the common soldiers are treated worse. They have not enough to eat. They perish, langui$h and become weak ened Strong and healthy mon arc so reduced that they hardly have any strength left. In the prison camp of Mathausen there died last winter from thirty to forty men each day. Of what? From lack Of nutrition.
 Tn Mathausen every morning at ten o'clock the trumpets give the sig nal It is the funeral hour. There are funerals every day. The dead cur dead soldiers-are being stripped completely of everything and placed two in Coffin---if there are any collins.
 "On their arrival in the concentra- ton camps the soldiers taken prison CTS are being stripped of everything clothing, linen, helmets and shoes.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-05
SPRINGFIELD BANK
 IS HELPING FARMERS
Mass. Federal Institution Loans
 Over Million in Connecticut

The Federal Land Bank of Spring field reports d total of 3572 applica- tions for odns since it began busi- ness, for an aggregate amount of $1O,~ S97.253. The distribution of the appli- cations among the eight states of the ! district is: Maine, $807,524; New , Hampshire, $164,505: Vermont, $926,- 137; Massachusetts, $1,857, ,985; Rhode Island, $lS0,560; Connecticut, $1, l 54,- 445; New York, $4,55S, ,582; New Jer- sey, $1,247,515. The loans so far completed amount to $3,30l,193.
 Commenting upon these figures President Leonard Robinson said, Apart from the fact that it SilenceS for good and all those who maintained that the federal farm loan system was not needed in the eastern states the real significance in the operations of the Federal Land Bank of Spring field lies in the distribution of it's business throughout the district. The impression seems to be current that because the bank is located in Massa
 chuSetts it is purely New England institution. But this is far from being the case. New York with $4,55S, 5S2 f state. It represents 42 per cent of the total business of the bank, The two states outside of New England- New York and New Jersey-ac ctually furnish B per cent of our business, while the six New England states fur nish AZ per cent. +.- :2zr.
 Ut is not in, the loans made that the service of the land bank to the agriCulture of the district solely con SiSts It's indirect service is more far reaching. When money is scarce, as it is today, the first to feel 1t are mort gagors The reason for that is per fectly obvious. The shrinkage in the value of securities makes the mort
 gage practically the only investment that can be realized on without incur ring an actual loss. The result is in
 Varia bly, that the mortgagOrS, Wheth- CT they are owners of city property or farm property. are called upon to Iiquidate at a time when conditions are least Favorable when condftlonS least able to do so. Knowledge that the federal farm loan system is here to provide capital for agricultural development, to create standard forms of investment based upon farm mort gages and in general to stabilize the farm mortgage situation in the coun- try has served to allaN the panlcky feeling in mOrtgagOr and mOrtgagee, and has resulted in many d mort gage being permitted to remain that otherwise would have been called
 When asked about the progress
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made by the National Farm Loan as- sOciatiOnS of the district, Mr. Robin son said: "Our associations are slow ly but surely getting into their stride and into the spirit of the thing. We now have S6 associations chartered and 37 in the process of organization making total of I23. The largest association is the First Worcester County x. F. l.. A.. of Worcester. Mass, with a membership of 5S and loans amounting to $I52,625. Tho average for the district is 20 mem bers with loans amounting to $3S,- 967 per association.
 "Thc accumulation of business which confronted the land bank be- fore it actually had q chance to build up it's own or2Anizutiun has interfered somewhat with inc hunk Dcrfccting it's machinery. This accumulation is gradually bcin& disposed of and the banks machinery is running more smoothly. We have been closing loans at the rate of about $500.000 H month for the last few months We are now prepared to handle q larger VOL ume of business which should he in creased to about $1,000,000 a month before long.