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The Irish standard., 1918-07-06
News from Ireland

sentiment in the district.
Mullingar Trade and Labor Coun-
Gil have protested against the action
of Mr.. Coen, chairman, Westmeath
Co. Council, in refusing to subscribe
to the Defense Fund; calling upon
their representative on the Council to
not support his reelection to the chair.
The Westmeath Executive, S. F. have
selected Mr.. H. O'Neill, j. p, to op-
pose Mr.. Coen's reelection to the po-
sition indicated. y.
A scene occurred at the meeting of
the Wicklow U. Council on the read
ing of a letter from the local branch
of N. Foresters calling on the chair
man, Mr.. Davis, to resign his seat on
account of his action regarding a
resolution re CONSUMPTION sent by that
body. Mr.. Davis said he would com
ply with the request when his con-
stituents rejected him. A rather heat
ed discussion ensued, it being alleged
that an effort was made to keep the
contents of the letter from the mem
bers. The scene was brought to an
end by the chairman vacating the
chair.
The Carlow Nationalist" says:
Owing to his being officially connect
ed with the administration of the new
Franchise Register, j. D. MacCarthy
Clerk of the Crown and Peace for Co
Carlow, has severed his connection
with the Carlow Urban Council OF
which he has been member for a
number of years. That Mr. MacCar
thy would be loss to any public body
is acknowledged by those who appre'
ciate his administrative worth. AS
one of the Carlow Civic Fathers, he
brought his ability to bear on every
occasion, and his colleagues on the
Council and his friends in the Urban
District regret his severance from the
Council Chamber owing to the circum'
stances mentioned"
A favorable report was received by
Carlow U. Council from Mr.. Mean
drew, engineer, regarding the new coal
seam discovered at Rossmore, Queens
Co., about two miles from Carlow.
Mrs. Mary Vickers, Coolroe, Graf
guena-Managh, has lodged a claim for
80 pounds compensation against the
Thomastown, d. c., for malicious in
jury by the forcibly taking away of a
rifle, sporting shotgun and pair OF
field glasses from her dwelling.
A complaint that the windows Of the
Protestant church at Rathaspeek, Co
Wexford, had been smashed, which led
| to allegations of intolerance, was
found on investigation by the police tc
, be exaggerated, the damage being
.. three small broken panes. and the of
! tenders two 12-year-old boys
An Admiralty offer of 5000 pounds
! for improving Wexford bridge il the
County Council expended like sun
has been withdrawn on the GROUND
that the amount would not put thu
bridge in proper repair. A strike o
/ $50 engineers at the Millroad irol
works of Messrs. Pierce & Co., WEEK
ford, has been satisfactorily settlet
by the efforts of the mayor. The Al
| 1,;tro +;o,, Court which Investigated tn,
claim of 500 workmen at Ferrybank
Co. Wexford, has awarded them an in
crease from 7Ad. per hour to 91Ad
and a bonus of 1917 per cent.
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TRENCHES.

from the nurses because Of these small
privileges, however. They desire it as a
means OF obtaining better hospital dis
cipline. Just as the women of the
Spanish American war hoped for a m
In the Regular Army SO that their
work might be more efficient, the nurses
now ask the further step necessary in
order to make their authority resnected
ny their hospital assistants, who are
rrivates and commissioned officers.
- have been quartered near a Cans.
dian hospital and have met many Of the
nurses writes an American girl. "How
! wish we could have rank in the Arn,w
the way they do 1t makes a great az,
ference. The Canadians tell us the same
thing" >'o e''''o
I'VE managed to get along at first I"
writes another, but our nurses cannot
40 1t now. / believe, for the sake NJ
efficiency and discipline, our Army and
Navy nurse corps must be given rank {"
These requests from our own nurses
o"e",rha, added to the Endorsement Of
nursins heads IN this country, may re-
suit ~ making the Army nurses the first
GERS. o'i-
Their rank. Of course, would no+ an
title them to any military autho,t.'
but only to authority in hospitaI mo;
ters. and In them as subordinates Of tho
Army doctors. Yet even such stn,,
would be symbol Of trust in that
Judgment and ability and our prlde IN
their accomplishment ."
Canadian and Australian nur...
wearing their uniform OF second M"w''
tenant--or UP TO tho rank OF mn d.
are saluted by privates.
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cover at an advancing foe or by pa
trolling parties making night raids.
About the same shape as q lemon,
only several times larger. 1t has a
body Of gray cast iron scored with
deep grooves. The effect Of a hand
grenade of this type 10 Identical with
an explosion Of shrapnel the deep
growing on the body Of the grenade
causing augmentation upon Its ex-
plosion and making 1t an extremely
dangerous weapon, effective at from
sixty to seventy feet. the body shat
tering into more than 400 pieces.
In addition to the body, the main
parts Of the grenade are what are
known as the "Bouchon" assembly,
detonator and explosive mixture. The
"Bouchon" consists of tube screwed
into the end Of tho grenade body.
having = projecting head. The tube
projecting head holds the printing
cap In place over the primed end Of
the fuse and casing which con-
tains the firing spring and the
striker. These last are hinged on a
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promised. ordsrs rave bonn placed
1vr more than en.c00.000 had gren-
AIDES. OF the $4,000 persons now on.
gagged in their manufacture q con-
siderable portion are women. It 10
said that In ono factory In the middle
west the majority Of the woman work.
err are members Of the social set.
OF the four types Of hand grenades
In general use, two are constructed
TO Inflict injury or death upon the
enemy either by the force exerted by
the explosion charge or by fragments
Of the bursting grenade. These are
known a. offensive and defensive
grenades. The third type is known a.
the phosphorous grenade and Is used
In laying down a dense smoke bar
rage for purposes Of concealment,
The fourth is the gas grenade, which
emits suffocating gases. The two lat
ter types are known a. chemical
Grenades.
OF these types, tho most powerful
10 the defensive type. and 10 the one
most generally used. This grenade 10
used only when 1t can be thrown from
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who was less seriously wounded stood
by. assisting the doctors in the oper-
ating rooms, her sweater hanging in
torn strips from her shoulders, and
even her wrist watch splintered.
Her service In this war has won
for the woman nurse permanent
place III the military establishment
Of the United States, and much
larger place than she has had before.
Plans to give her the additional dig
nifty Of military rank are already
being formulated, and have been in
troduced in Congress by Senator
Lewis and Representative Raker.
II the Lcwis-Raker bill should pass,
American nurses, like their Canadian
and Australian sisters. would become
would receive, as do the nurses Of
our allies. the little attentions that a
grateful government grants them in
order to make their difficult tasks as
easy as possible. These courtesies.
sometimes small in themselves. mean
a great deal by way of heartening
and cheer to the tiher nurse some
where in France"
u
For instance, when the British
nurse must travel a British orderly
carries her luggage She receives Of
fcers' travelling quarters and, in tho
hospital, officers sleeping quarters
American nurses, on the other hand,
carry their own luggage, take what
seats are left after the officers are
cared for. and sleep In dormitories.
The request for rank does not como
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pin and are 80 placed that the spring,
when released, will drive the striker
against the primer. This spring and
striker are kept cooked by an operat-
Ing lever which hooks over the side
Of the casing and extends down along
the outside Of the grenade body. It
Is held In place by a safety pin with
a ring attached.
The grenade Is safe until the OPP
Grating lever 10 released. Even after
the pin is removed. the grenade can
not function a. long as. the lover 10
held against the body Of the grenade
by the hand Of the thrower. 1t IL
only after tho grenade is thrown that
by releasing the lever. 1t springs up
and thus brings about the explosion.
which is timed to take place within
1--WE seconds after the lever IL re-
leased. Hand grenades are thrown
in the same manner as an athlete
puts the shot"
Tho offensive grenade differs from
the defensive type both in it's COM
position and its purpose. The Of
fensive. grenade is used at shorter
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II\ 7


has gone forth from the
surgeon generals Office and which is
being rapidly answered by the Red
Cross, whose enrolled nurses form the
reserve for the Army and Navy to
draw from In time Of need.
Florence Nightingale, who first
convinced army off1cials that women
could take care of sick soldiers better
than men. was grudgingly allowed a
little band Of forty-one volunteers,
including some Roman Catholic sis
tiers. With that group she went to
the Crimea and reduced the death
rate among the. soldiers from AZ to
3 per cent.
Since then women have nursed SOL
diers In other wars. In the civil war
and in the Spanish-American war de-
voted and skillful women left COM
Portable homes to share the privation
Of camps so that sick and wounded
boys might have at least the comfort
Of woman's touch to ease their SUI
fering. But all Of them went as mem-
bers Of voluntary organiEa tons and
not as part of the Army. The Army
nurses then were men.
Today over 10000 women are menu
bers OF the Army Nurse Corps, serv-
ing under orders as strict as a SOL
diers. taking pot luck as the soldiers
do, working for the good OF the cause
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Who, as federal inspector OF military
Hospitals, In urginE military rank
for Army nurses.
under conditions always difficult and
often dangerous.
One story will illustrate the spirit
OF the army nurse.
Two nurses were recently wounded
by the explosion OF a bomb from an
enemy airplane. They were sadly
shocked and suffered intensely, yet
they stuck to their~posts.
Then one Of them was struck in
the face by pieces Of shrapnel. some
Of It cutting her eyelid. Another
fragment from tho same bomb de-
stroyed forever the eyesight Of her
companion. Then the latter was
forced TO give up.
But all night long the one nurse
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In the equipment of patrols for the
control otno mans land. the grenade.
usually the defensive type, plays a
vital part. The only arms soldier
usually carries on a night sally over
the disputed terrain is his revolver
and grehades. Rifles are useless, be-
cause they are noisy and they speedily
become SO clogged with dirt that they
cease to function. A man crawling,
front Of him in his Fight hand. cannot
only advance easily, but his weapon Is IN
no special danger of becoming fouled.
Patrols, upon Unexpectedly meeting an
enemy PATROL generally first throw ono
grenade apiece and then rush f Or
majority of the German bombs are
timed. and that If the allies patrols
rush" they usually pass the enemy
bombs before the explosion occurs.
While little danger exists at ten
feet from one of the German potato
mashers," almost certain death re.
suits II the victim is standing about
twelve yards from grenade, such as
is used by the allied forces.
In. the development Of the grenade
such as as are used today along the
western front. great strides have been
made since the use Of old tin cans
and waste material for shrapnel. Yet
the grenade remains a missile that de.
mands the utmost care on the part
of the person handling 1t, that 1t may
not be inadvertently discharged with
consequent unintentional loss OF NE.
In bringing the grenade up to its
present degree of development 1t was
necessary to consider many things. 1t
must be the proper weight, so as not 10
strain the arm. 1t must be the proper
shape, that it may fit the hand. III
detonated by hand. as is the moro gen.
eral method, the device for this pur.
pose must be accurate to the highest
degree. If detonated by impact, the
grenade must be so delicately bal.
anced as to detonate upon its impact
with water. snow, soft earth or any
material it may hit. The successful
grenade must fragment upon its ex-
plOsion into the greatest possible
number OF pieces; must have the
power to penetrate dugouts and other
obstacles; yet must he safe for trans
portaton purposes and cheap to manu-
facture.
Yet the grenade remains dangerous.
No man Is allowed to throw them
without previous training, schools OF
instruction having been established
In the cantonments in this country.
Abroad. the men must pass through
the School OF bombing" before they
use this potent factor in the war.
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A MEXICAN enterprise 10 solving
~ many Of the problems OF the
n production OF war materials.
In Ohio there Is Q business
establishment which, prior to
the war. manufactured pop.
corn machines. Today that same
arm IL turning out hand and rife
grenades by the hundreds Of thou.
sands. In the east there IL q large
nrm OF jewelers.. with an imposing
store on Fifth avenue. that also has
gone into the manufacture Of the deadly
missiles Of the grenadier. Those are
merely two instances connected with
the manufacture Of grenades in this
country. an industry absolutely un.
known In the United States before
our entrance into the war. but which
since that time has developed to the
point whore more than $4,000 per-
sons are engaged In the manufac-
ture. with . monthly output Of moro
than 100000. which IL steadily In
The grenade IL centuries old 80 far
yet today the grenade that IL used
In the lighting across no mans land
represents the highly developed
product Of but four years. The
shaped death-dealer into the enemy
trenches 10 sending the product Of
scientific sndeavor, equipped with
time fuse. shaped to insure perfect
balance and capable Of annihilatinR
an enemy. 0renades Of the early
In the trenches BY tho men them.
selves, made OF whatever material
waS available and supplied with an
= ordinary fuse.
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Woman Nurses a New Factor in u. S. Army

uRsEs and VI more nurses.
We want them to the tune
Of 1000 a weekw
This is the plea which
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Record of Stock and Bond Averages
t5y The Associated Press)

IBy eAMoc.oed Press
impulse responsible
its ehargic
idly within limits while peciaes displayed
heavness
with trend, but
moderate selling of
ascribed failure
contracts covering rental,
Such issues Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Reading Baltimore
Norfolk Western,
Pacific preferred fell back to
United States Steel
financial making
a
turnover.
oils odd
interest, although Sunatra made of Il points
The days noteworthy development
"a
without influence in time funds, rates holding
the
notably
fraction Old United States bonds
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Produce Markets-Current

Butter.-Receipts were 1880 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras.
per lb, ASK @454 extras (92 score),
44Ac; frsts (sS to 81 score), 43A
@441a; seconds (83 to 81 score). Al
q 43c; thirds, 39@401ac; creamery,
unsalted, higher than extras, 4614 q
471zc; extras. 460 46Ac; frsts, a. T.
gas iac; seconds, agate; state dairy,
tubs, finest, Al &c; good TO prime, 42G
44c; common to fair, SIG Ale; reno
waited, extras, 40G 401ac; frsts, 39G
SO I2c; lower grades, 35038c; imita
ton creamery, frsts, 37Q 3sc; ladies,
current make, firsts, 36G36lac; sec
onds. 35c; lower grades. $50, S4c; pack
ing stock, current make, No. l, 81 q
35c; No. 2, SAC; lower grades, 3l@
33 1ac.
Cheesc.-Receipts were 2,s23 boxes
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02

tinues large and no increase in the
supply is noted. Spelter is as dull as
1t has been for long time and has
an easier tendency as regards prices.
Current prices for the princiral
metals, compared with those prevailing
year ago, follow:
Current year
price. ago
Pig iron. Besse-
mer, Pittsb'gh $3.50 $500
Copper, electro
lytic, ID -. '.2s -2ea4 q .3ola
Tin, lh. ....... .95 .633a
Lead ID. ...... .os 1-2o .1os4
spelter. East St.
Louis, lb. go. .o8 osis
Government price.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02

The copper market was unchanged
yesterday The trade is awaiting the
outcome OF the conference to be held
by producers and the War Industries
Board on Wednesday next. Then the
price to be fixed for the metal after
August 1 will be discussed. Recent
contracts have been for small amounts
of metal. it is stated. The lead situa-
tion was unaltered. Tho demand con-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Live Poultry

Broilers.-Colored, via express, lb, 81
M40c; white legnorns, 500 CSC; West
ern, freight, CSC; Southwestern. SEC;
Southern, Sec; fowls, express, 32@33c;
freight, 33c; old roosters, freight, 22c;
turkeys, freight or express, 2s@30c;
ducks, 27d28c; geese. zoe; guinness,
pair, freight, 85cN 81; pigeons, old,
pair. freight or express, Soc; young,
4OM, SOC
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
> II s { e n a nc e
Cereals

Nheat.-Prlvate crop reports received
yesterday give quite a clear intimation
as to what may be expected by the
government report next week. One
authority makes the winter wheat crop
o93, 100000 and the spring wheat crop
100000, 900 bushels, or total of s00.-
100000 bushels, while another crop ex-
pert places the winter wheat Weld at
o92,500,000 and the spring at t318, 700, 900,
or a total of oil 100000 bushels. The
last government report made the win
ter wheat crop 557,3o0,O00 and spring
333, 100000, or total of $4,000 900
bushels, while last years total crop Of
Doth winter and spring was 651 500, 900.
The report showed that while there
has been slight falling off in the in
GIcated crop of spring wheat, thrashing
returns have revealed larger yield of
winter wheat than expected Receipts
at primary points were again large,
and stocks are accumulating despite
the tact that millers have bean very
active buyers Of cash wheat in the
" est to fill a big demand for -four.
and there has also been a very large
Europe.
Corn.-Private estimates on the corn
crop gave an Indicated yield Of from
3,00S, 100000 to 3,017, 900 900 bushels.
compared with the government figures
last month of $3.50, 600, 900 and last
years final crop Of 3,159 100000 Some
further damage reports were received
from the Southwest, and the Oklahoma
State report made the condition only
39 per cent, compared with 80 per cent
last month and 49 per cent last year.
These reports caused quite active buy
ing at times during yesterdays ses-
sion, ard as sellers were inclined to
be cautious the market developed
strength and closed with net gains of
&c to 21sc
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York close. close ago
Com; No yellow sias74 siSS74 s24sIs
4aSsis 5sSsssD.r ...:... 1874 7.sz 15a7s 15a5ss
Oats = The oats market was only
moderately active, but prices were
firmer IN sympathy with corn, closing
with net gains of u to 1Ac. Private
crop estimates indicated yields of l.
4o9,000,0OO bushels to 1.419,00O 900,
SOAipGIeN WIN IdSC HONIn s govern
ment figures of 1,436.617 900 and last
years final crop of 1887 286, 600. These
figures were about in line with ex-
pectations and some very favorable
threshlng returns of late have given
the impression that the crop NAV be
larger than predicted. Country offers
Of new oats were again liberal and re-
ceipts were larger than last weeks.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close close aoo
Oats, No. 3 white. 81 80 aoL.
Chicago:
August .......... e94 .seH2
September ........ 6eIa 6s .eoI,
Rye.-Market steady.
Yesterdays Previous Y.!r
New York close close ago
Cash. No. 2 West S1,71 Sf.7o $50
Flour ara Meal.-Quotations were:
days Previous Year
New York: close close. ago
Flour, MINI, spg. pats114o st1.4o s13.75
Cornmeai. yellow. gran 40 40 .s.25
Rye -four. choice ..... 1855 1865 1900
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Fresh Poultry-Dressed

Broilers.-Fresh, dry packed, IL to
box, Western milk-fed, 10 to 10 lbs
to dozen, Id, 45Q46c; l8 to "a lbs,
4o'g46c; z5 to 30 lbs. .43@44c; corn
Ted, 10 to Is lbs, 41G43c; Is to "a
lbs, Ala 43c; 25 to 30 lbs, 41M42c;
Southern, corn-fed. 10 to "a lbs, 41G
43c; broilers, fresh, ICED, barrels,
" estern, milk-fed, 2 TO 212 lbs per pair,
ID, 42443c; to lbs, 42G43c; corn.
fed, 2 to 2I2 lbs, 39G4lc; 3 to 4 lbs.
39@41c; Virginia, milk fed, 3 to lbs,
43G4oc; Philadelphia and Long Island,
fancy, TO lbs, soc; to 21z lbs,
Io(a 8Oc; Pennsylvania, to lbs 450l
46c; Long Island. scalded, 9 to 4 lbs,
40d42c; Michigan, scalded, to 4 lbs,
ego 4lc; Western, scalded, 2 to 4 lbs,
39fa 4lc; Southern, kegs, dry packed,
corn-fed, 10 lbs, 370 39c; Southern
and Southwestern, barrels, scalded. 81
la39c: fowls, fresh, boxes, dry packed
N lih-ted, fancy packs, Western, so lbs
9f and oyer to dozen, 86c; 48 TO 56 lbs.
36c; 43 to Al lbs. 35c; 36 to ~
lbs, .34c; 30 to 35 lbs, 33c; under
30 lbs, SIC; fosIs, fresh, boxes,
corn-fed, Western, 60 lbs and over
to dozen, 35c; q to So lbs. Csc:
43 to At lbs. 3412c; 36 to AZ lbs, 33lsc;
80 to 80 lbs, 32c; under 80 lbs, 310.
81 1ac; fowls, fresh, dry packed, bar
rels, milA-fed, fancy packs, Western,
dry plc4sd, lbs and over, 35 5iac: 4
lbs, 35c; Il lbs and under, 33c; South
western, dry picked, barrels or kegs,
; to. lbs. each. Csc; Southern, corn
fed, 3 lbs and under, 3103I 12c; fowls,
fresh, barrels. iced, dry picked, prime,
lbs and over, 35c; 4 lbs, 35c; az
lbs, 33 12c; lbs and under, 31Ac;
scalded, prime, mixed weights, 34hc;
old cocks, fresh, dry packed, boxes or
barrels, dry picked, No. I, 27hc; ice
packed, barrels, No. /, dry picked, 27c:
scalded, ESQ 261zc
Spring Ducklings-Long Island and
Pennsylvania, ID, 36c.
Squabs.-Prime, large, white, dozen,
S3.50@8; dark, $2@ $50; culls, s10
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no responsi-
biity for the accuracy authenticity of curb
market quotations. Transactions and prices
Thursday were reported as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Other Oil Stocks

Shares Open High. Low. Last
2500 s+Am Ventura. IL 13 II 12
ys9S s9S :Rs5nsts s59ssWSo g a a,4' 20 20
20 Cosden & Co. SIS 6sa e5s o3s
1O0 Crystal (ap) :. 15s 15s 1as 13a
1000 Drillers Oil .Is "a "a "a
1000 "Fed Oil .... 2H4 2I4 2Is 24
2500 'Glenrock Oil. 3za 3zs 37s
1000 Houston Oil. 70 70 76 70
45SS 1899 .ImD .T11snd d0o 3 oi + 81 81 81 81
1000 1000 HS!fd Mdwess ss'f0 Oil 1o1 90 100
$40 midwest Ret. 115 115 113 ia
100 *TNor Oil 49,. so 81 so 81
1000 |1okla Oil, com "a 2 " 2 2,
5000 Okm P & R.. 334 324 32s 3Ta
5000 fOmar o & G.. % % II 27
$40 'Penn-Ken Oil. 5Xs as 5
1000 Penn Gasolene. u ~ "a "a
500 *+Red r Q & "a ~ a. "a
100 *Sap 0 & r.
1893 7SS sss .sea GO : R; s cp = z i :
200 *Stanton OIL. rs ia
800 ~Tex o & R.. So 3 s. So
10000 *4Tux Star o. ga 2
500 'Vic Oil. n st. 3Is 3Is
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton
seed Oil

COFFEE FUTURES. - Yesterdays
market was considerably more active
than for some lGtle time past Call
prices were unchanged TO q decline of
point, but September liquidation by
outside longs was active. and lower
levels were quickly reached, the close
being l to Z points net lower. Offer
ings were absorbed by trade interests.
who bought on scale down. The
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Yesterdays Transactions in Listed Stocks


share 8 o n payment.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Commodities
Ind u s trial
Metals

For Cotton Market Report See Page 10
New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Orchard and Field
Xu,+J
Hay and Straw
. year ago.
Y yesterday
(Per toni

- large. bales. .s2e. .oo03o 90 sao.oo@22 so
No l clover mxd % .OO025. 90 17OOS51 "a m
Rye straw. No. I 17ooGD1a0O f4O00f5 90