davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ENEMY LOSS 100000.
Austrian Prisoners Reveal That
Disaster Greater Than Believed.

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, July
10 (delayed) Evidence obtained from
Austrian prisoners indicates that the
Austro- Hungarian losses during the re-
cent offensive in Italy were in the neigh
borhood OF 100000.
Other reports made by captlves tend
to confirm accounts Of poor wheat and
potato crops In Austria. The condition
of these crops Is said to be particularly
bad in Bohemia, in the region of Pilsen.
Insistence by the German Admiralty
upon an Austrian naval expedition for
the destruction Of the nets in the
straits of Otranto. at the entrance to
the Adriatic, and for an attack on the
allied naval forces was responsible for
the departure from Pola OF the two
Austrian dreadnoughts which were tor
pedoed by the Italians in the Adriatic
on June 10. according TO information
CLEANED from prisoners taken by the
Italians in the recent fighting.
4. 1t is asserted by some Of the prisoners
that the second Austrian dreadnousht
torpedoed was the Tegetthoff (Vienna
admitted the loss Of the Scent Istvan).
They were unable to say what the ex-
tent OF the damage to the Tegetthoff
was, but said IT was certain she was
badly crippled.
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End of Peace Offensive.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.

Spectu tuOte DeSputcH 10 iHE sun.
LONDON, July IA diplomatic cor
respondent writing to the Daily Chron-
icle regarding Won Kuehlmann's resig-
nation says: at was a somewhat un-
looked for triumph for the Pan Ger
mans-uNiooked for by those who
thought the Reichstag majority would
show sufficient strength to keep the
militarists. For a few days the Kaiser
seemed to hold the scales evenly be-
tween the two great parties. but he
yielded. as he does constantly to
popular clamor.
at is not to be inferred, however
that the displacement Of Won Kuehl-
mann puts the militarists under obliga-
tons to Gen. Ludendorff Indeed there
are signs that Ludendorff does not al
ways see eye to we with the Pan-Ger-
mans. On the whole Won Kuehlmanns
departure Is matter of congratulation.
as 1t means the end of the peace Of
fensive.
THE Pan-German methods are brutal
and outspoken, but at least one knows
their intention. Won Kuehlmann, on the
other hand. often hid his meaning in his
words, which, while conciliatory and soft
spoken, frequently masked plans as
firmly bent on German aggrandlze-
ment as the most naked claims OF his
opponenta II Won Hlntze reigns in his
stead there is not likely to be much
change in principle but considerable
change in words"
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FRENCH WIN corey,
ON SCISSORS FRONT
British Also Improve Their
Positions in Sector South
Of the SOmmc.
RAIDS MADE ELSEWHERE
Germans Admit Further Re-
verses in Region East Of
Villers Cotterets.

LONDON. July 1.-THE nibblins OPP
erations under Gen. Foch's direction
were continued last night and early
to-day. the French enlarging their gains
in the outskirts Of the forest OF RetS,
and the British improving their posi-
tions east Of villers- Bretonneux.
The French captured the village OF
Corey, including the railroad station
and the chateau and farm of St. Paul
In raiding operations at Maisons-de-
champagne the French took q dozen
prisoners.
The Berlin War Office announces that
lively artillery duels took place be-
tween the Aisne and the Marine. and ad-
mits n reverse In the region southeast
OF Scissors. Following are the official
statements:
FRENCH tNIGHT--A reconnal-
sance in the neighborhood OF Bus
, siares enabled us to bring back hVe
prisoners and one machine gun.
During the month OF June our aerial
sauadrons brought down $50 enemy
airplanes, seriously damaged ISL and
set on fire thirty-one captive balloons.
Our bombing planes dropped more
| than COO tons OF projectiles.
FRENCH (DAY)-1n the course OF
] the night French troops enlarged their
| gains in the outskirts Of the Forest OK
| Retz. Our troops took possession or
| the entire village Of Corey, the rail-
road station OF Corey and the chateau
and farm of ST. Paul. Fifty prison.
ers, including one officer, remained in
our hands
4 =, ~
| gion Of Maisons-de- Champagne and an
| unnamed hill resulted In dozen pris-
| oners being taken by our troops.
BRITISH CNIGHT)-A few prison.
ers were captured by us last night
| northeast OF Ypres without casualties
! to our troops
During the day Australian troops
| entered the German lines In the neigh
borhood OF Ocrhs (0, penetrating TO
considerable depth, and brought back
| more than seventy prisoners and
! number OF machine guns. A few pris-
oners have also been taken by our
patrols on other parts of the front
BRITISH CDAD-we improved our
positions slightly during the night east
of Nillers- Bretonneux.
| Yesterday afternoon and last night
successful raids in which we captured
were carried out by us in the neigh
borhood OF Merris and Festubert.
The hostile artillery has shown some
activity against our positions astride
the Sonme.
GERMAN tNIGHT) - Throughout
Thursday there was moderate fighting
activity. which revived frequently in
the evening. A strong advance by the
enemy northeast Of Bethune was re-
pulsed
There has been lively artillery ac-
tivity between the Aisne and the
Marine. Partial attacks launched by
the enemy from the Forest of Nillers-
Cotterets pressed back our posts in the
| Savieres region.
Five American airplanes of a squad
ron OF six, intending raid on Cob
lenz. fell into our hands Thursday.
The crews were taken prisoner
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GERMAN SNEERS FOR
U.S.. MEN AT FRONT
Military Expert Says Numbers
Don't Count, and He Doesn't
Believe Baker, Anyhow.
By TIE Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, July l1.-Newspapers in
Germany have published the figures re-
Gently given OF. by Secretary OF War
Baker as to the number of Americans
sent overseas, but heretofore they have
virtually refrained from making COM
ment on the subject, apart from some
sarcastic caption like American BLUM
The only expert military voice heard
SO far is that OF Lieut. Gen. Won Ar
denne, who in long article on Tues
day In the Dusseldorf Ndchrichten COM
forts his German readers with stale ar
guments to the effect that he does not
believe the figures and that numbers do
not count anyway. He says:
President Wilson recently announced
that 1000. 900 men were under arms.
Secretary OF War Baker says only 700,-
900 now are on the Continent. while a
French army commander figures that
only one ninth Of that number are at the
front
In fact only two or three divisions
so far have made their presence felt. The
rest has been occupied in building rail-
roads, factories and ammunition depots.
1t is however no matter Of quantity. but
of quality.
The formation OF an American army
operates under far less favorable con-
ditions regarding the equipment and
armament, proof OF this being seen In
the drilling of recruits without rifles
and guns. The wholesale manufacture
OF flying machines has produced very
small results.
american troops have been mixed
with French and English units. as was
shown by the repeated attacks neal
Chateau Thierry, A million soldiers
need, according to Secretary Baker. four
million tons That these are unaVail-
able is shown by the course OF the
U-boat war and it is also proved that
they cannot be provided by the building
of new ships. America cannot send q
really imposing force inside OF two OF
three years Whether they would be
morally valuable is doubtful
Gen. Won Ardenne concludes his ar
ticle with some alleged statements by
American prisoners sbouS the art
ficiaity OF American war enthusiasm.
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derstood by 80 per cent. OF the people.
The German language also has been In
troduced into the schools. whtfc1he Dor
pat University has been Germanized.
by means Of INSCRIPTIONS penalties
consisting Of heavy fines, penal servi-
tude and shootings after trial by court
martial. the Germans have suppressed
free speech and political activity. Those
newspapers which have been allowed
to continue publication have been COM
PEELED to publish pro-German propa-
ganda. Prominent Esthonians who mod
estly protested against the oppression
have been arrested"
In conclusion the declaration protests
against Germany "plundering the coun-
try. selling foodstuffs to such an extent
that the native population is left to
starve while German soldiers are per-
mitted daily to send double rations to
Germany"
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UNION PLEA FOR MOONEY.
Delegation TO Warrington I,
Make Last Appeal for Aid.

AS a part of the general demonstra-
lions to be made by labor unions July
IS for the purpose OF protesting against
the scheduled execution In California
of Thomas Mooney. under sentence of
death for completely in the now famous
San Francisco bomb case. New York
unionists will send allegation to
Washington. The Central Federal ed
Union. the Brooklyn Central Labor
Union, the United Hebrew Trades and
many other organizations will take part
in the movement.
1t Is planned TO stage a dcmonstra-
tion in the square opposite the Capitol
and to hold mass meeting. with W
Bourke Cochran as the leading speaker
in theatre near the White House
At the same time meetings will be held
In various other cities In New York
Dudley Field Malone will he the chief
speaker at the Carnegie Hall session
The delegates to the Washington
meetings will present memorial to
Congress and the President asking that
the Federal authorities use their In
fuence 10 get new trials for Mooney
and Warren X. Billings, who was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
same case.
President Wilson has already asked
the Governor Of California to exercise
clemency in Moneys case.
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ESTHONIANS PROTEST.
Assert Germany Has Taken Pos
session of Their Country.

STOCKHOLM, July 11.-Representa-
tives now in Copenhagen Of the Estho-
plan Diet and Government have sent n
strong protest to Germany against Ger
mnay's occupation policy and oppres-
sion in that Baltic province. Mr.. Nor
ris, the American Minister to Sweden,
has sent to President Wilson a copy Of
the protest, which declares:
Despite the assurances of Count Won
Hertling, the German Imperial Chan
cellor, and the terms OF the Brest-
LitOvsk treaty. Germany has established
"a military dictatorship in Esthonia. Be-
fore the entrance OF German troops
Esthonian troops had reestablished or
der in most districts. but the Germans
disarmed these troops, suspended the
Government, removed the administrative
organs in the towns and country, took
all the functions into their own hands
and created advisory committees COM
posed of German residents, who do not
compose more than per cent. of the
population.
German has been introduced as the
offictal language. although It IL not un-
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GERMANS NOW 60 BAREFOOT.
Warning Issued to Public to Ban
shoes and stockings.

LONDON. July live warn yon to
20 barefooted," is a notice to the Ber-
lin public published by the German
clothing department, as quoted In an
Exchange Telegraph despatch from Am
sterdam to-day.
We notice" continues the warning,
that recently many people have been
going about shoeless and stockingless.
This IL a holy example which every one
must follow. Unless our stocks OF wool
are to go to waste the practice must
become increasingly popular, otherwise
compulsion will be resorted to-"
The newspapers. adds the message.
recommend to school children and stu
dents not TO fear ridicule. but to set
the example of going barefooted.
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WEST FRONT QUIET
AS STORM RACES
Fine Weather Ends and Air
Forces Operations Arc
Restricted.
INITIATIVE WITH ALLIES
Germans Have Forces Masscd,
but Allow Warfare to
Reach Standstill.
by PERRY ROBINSON.

gpscial Cable D,spafch 10 TIE ScS from The
yans,. T,u..
Copyright, 1913: all rights rescr,ed
WIN 'rh p"''e" N""' 'N
July 1.-THE long spell or nne weather
seems to have broken at last. Yester-
dav ana ,o-dav were very stormy with
49,, 81
high gales ana severe 'huhoerstorh's
over all parts OF the front. A good deal
OF rain has fallen. hut the ground is still
,,
se"e'"'s uiS'
Except Tor short intervals the weather
has been very unfavorable for aircraft
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FOE MAY DINE OFF HOLLAND.
Cows by Thousands. Food by
Thousand Tons Demanded.

AMSTERDAM July 1l.-According to the
Telegraph Germany has demanded from
Holland 10000 cows 5000 horses. 10. 900
tons of cheese. 900 eggs. Is tons OF
fatty products, large quantity OF poul-
try. 5000 tons of sugar and 100000
hides, In addition Germany also wants
a certain amount OF quinine, while from
the Dutch colonies an additional credit
of 1000, 900 forms monthly Is desired,
The newspaper says that the demands
were made by Germany as a result of an
inquiry in the country districts of Hol-
land by a swarm of economic spies and
are to be met before questions OF Ger
man counter concessions can be consid-
cred.
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5 OFFICERS HELD BY ENEMY.
War Department Names Capttves
in German Camps.

WASHINGTON. July Thames OF five
additional officers OF the American
army held prisoners in German camps
were made public to-day by the War
Department. They are:
At Camp Karlsruhe--Capt Joseph
Frederick Williamson, Sebastopol. Cal. :;
Lieut., Blanchard b. Battle, Column
bus. Ga.
At Camp Salzerbad, lower Austria
Lieut.. Clarence NJ. Young, Mineral
Springs Hotel. Alton. III.
At Camp Rastatt--Lieut. Burr w.
Leyson. ia State street, Boston, Mass,
AT Camp Meue-Lieut, Paul F. Baer,
1904 Maud street, Fort Wayne. Ind.
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CONSUL PADDOCK SAFE.
Arrives In Teheran From Tabrix
with Party of Americans.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE safe ar
rival in Teheran, Persia, OF Gordon
Paddock. United States Consul In Ia
briz, was announced to-day by the
State Department, Paddock left Tabriz
more than month ago with a party
OF Americans and Europeans whom that
city was threatened by Turks. who
afterward seized the American consul
late there and sacked an American hos
pital
With the Consul, 1t is believed are
virtually all the Americans who had not
previously left Tabriz.
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Aeronauts Must he Pilots.

WASHINGTON. July 11.-Only officers
who have qualified as junior military
pilots will receive hereafter appointments
in the Military Aeronautic Division I'M
der ruling to-day by Major-Gen. Kenly.
director OF the recognized air service
There are many officers in the non.
flying branches OF the service which i'm
cludes all administrative and stan work,
and plans are being formed to require
the officers now on such duty in WASH
ington to learn to fly. A flying field il
now being established near the city.
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YANKEE SHIP SINKS U.BOAT.
Lake Forests Guns victOriou. in
Two Hour Fight.

A German submarine wi ich attacked
the American steamship Lake Forest
1900 miles off Cape Henry while thu
Lake Forest was returning from re.
cent voyage TO Europe is believed To
have been sunk by the steamships guns
after a two hour running fight. according
to information Received yesterday in
marine circles.
Capt. Herbert r. Q. johnson. United
States Naval Reserve officer, in com.
mand of the strip. has been commended
to the Navy Department for having
sunk the C-boat say officers associated
with him in the Naval Reserve,
The Lake Forest was formerly the
War Fox. and was taken over by the
United States Shipping Board on TO
great lakes soon after she was launched.
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BRITISH DOWN Is IN AIR.
Four of Their own Machines Re-
ported as Missing.

LONDON. July 1.-THE official com
munication on British aerial operations
issued tonight says:
on July 10 seven enemy machines
were destroyed by US and six others
were driven down out OF control
Four OF our machines are missing
Heavy showers interrupted the
progress of aerial observation and
photography, but nevertheless a good
deal of this work was accomplished
whenever the sky cleared. and In ad-
d!tion ten tons Of bombs were dropped
by us on different targets. Rain pre-
vented flying at night
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much reduced that they had to he wit,
drawn. One company or the Sr,r,
eighth reserve regiment shrunii In heh,.
ing strength to forty-two men out of 4
total OF 100. A company OF the l1i,,
Regiment was similarly reduced +,
seventeen men.
The whole OF the 1S7th Division uas
taken out of the line because it had
ceased to be effective and the liar
Division could not be relieved becaus.
the relieving troops were incapat,a
Whether the aggregate effects Of ,bs
disease are enough to interfere with ~,
general plan is a subject of great into.
est. but one must be careful in dravne
differences from the old subject Of ,;cf,
man difficulties.
Regiments From East
Some regiments on the eastern front
have been disbanded and the mon
drafted for units In tho west We re-
Gently took prisoners some men who
were acting as observers in alrplaues
who said they were 80 employed becaus,
of the shortage of officers.
The Thirty-second German Division
had heavy losses In the Bailleul sector
and instead Of making these losses cool
-
ganized on a two platoon basis We ha,e
discovered many things pointing IN
similar direction. 1t would be mos, TN.
wise, however. to draw too large infer.
cnces. especially as the GERMANS are
past masters in the art of economzng
man power.
In the Somme battles OF 1915 IRE.
dicted that the time would come when
the German army would fight prac'l.
cally as machine gunners, and as mat.
ter OF fact one sector attacked July wa,
defended by zoo machine guns in for.
ward positions. all of which were can.
tured or destroyed by our tanks and H..
fantry. The whole war. in fact. il
tending to become more and more me-.
chaaical. with tanks machins guns
fame throwers, airplanes, gas and Ike
devices to gain the greatest results With
the least number of men.
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YM.C.A. WORKERS PUNISHED
Face COurt-martiaI for Trying 10
Evade Censorship.

PARIS. July 1.-Two American Y. NJ
c. A. workers have been found guilty
and sentenced to confinement by a gem
eral Court-martial on charges of at
tempting to evade censorship regula-
tons for receiving parcels, letters and
photographs for delivery to relatives
and friends in America of members OF
the American Expeditonary Forces
On their release they will be sent
back to the United States
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formation of a Lithuanian State. the
German military government has closed
many Lithuanian schools and suspended
the official newspaper because of its criti-
cism Of the German military control.
A similar situation exists in Esthonis.
where che Germans have dsarmed
Esthonian troops, removed the local gov
ernments and made German the official
language,
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Q ARMY FLIERS FALL TO DEATH
Two Others injured when Planes
Drop to Ground.

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, July l1.-,Sec-
ond Lieut. Harry j. Ross. an instructor.
I'm a fight was killed to-day when his
plane fell at Cali Field. His home was
in Philadelphia.
Lieut., Sigurd A. Emerson. the other
occupant of the machine. was not seri-
ously injured. The plane fell only 100
feet
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What Is Morale?

1t is made and sustained by warm
bath, hot meal, cheering cup, a smile
and handshakc from Y. NJ. G. A. score
tary in France working heroically amongst
our soldiers-giving them all this-morn.
ing, noon and night-n the trench and
behind it wherever soldier needs help
and comfort and the kindly interest of
Big Brother doing Gods work with a
mans heart and hands.
The sun., 1918-07-12

BELLEvILLE, H., July 11.-I.ieut. Lee
C. Giddings OF Duluth. MINI, an in
structor. was killed and Cadet Edward
c. Darlington of Washington. d. c., was
severely injured this afternoon when an
airplane dropped 500 feet at Scott Field.
near here.
The sun., 1918-07-12

PARIS, July IL Havas Agency -.
President Poincare spent yesterday with
the armies along the front. visiting the
troops lighting in the Marine. Ourcq and
Asne sectors.
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You Go to France

for this great service to your country:
We need 1900 business and professional
men over draft age, of character and
ability, to go at once.
Come! Our boys in France arc calling
you: Duty and practical patriotism should
impel you onward.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-06

higher learning shall be down to a
minimum. a.
i In this connection Judge w. F.
Thomas. of Valdosta, who has been
here. in the last few days attending
the supreme court, is preparing soms
statistics to show that young women
at the South Georgia Normal College,
state, institution located at less cost
per student than at any similar college
was not a state institution in the
-, state.
This college is reaching a great
many people who had not been reach
ed by the older institutions of the
state Before its establishment there
was not state institutions, in the
three-fifths of the state south of Macon
Economy and efficiency are the watch
words at the South Georgia Normal,
and everyone of the 1923 girl students
is being trained in the practical side
of life.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-06
NEW MACHINE WILL
MEASURE GASOLINE
LIKE CASH REGISTER

You see what you get and get what
you pay for" Under this slogan new
invention has been put on the market
and is now being introduced in Atlanta
by George w. Nicholson, one having
already been installed. The inventor.
j. H. Brady, has a number of success
1ul inventions to his credit and the
present one bears the stamp of an.
prevail of high officials in several of
the eastern states.
1t is likened by its promoters to a
cash register which records every
thing put into it and everything taken
out, save that its calculations relate
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-06
REHEARSAL WOMANLESS
WEDDING TUESDAY EVENING

Ihere will be rehearsal of the
"Womanless Wedding" Tuesday night
tomorrow at the School auditorium
at s o'clock.
The following men who are to take
part. are. urged to be present:
o. T. Cover, Frank Bartholomew, A
F. Churchwell, Judge U. v. Whipple
Judge E. F. Stroller, T. ]. Durrett, w
L. Robuck Oscar Heard Chas E
Brown, Judge D, A. R. Cfum, j. w.
Biyins, Judge Max E. Land Ten Mes.
bit, Jerry Slade, Bonnie Brown. ]. l..
Minis, DR.. w. w. McCcllum, E. B.
Mann, D. Holmes. Monroe Hunt, DIR.
w. L, Edwards, G. B. Wilkes, w. II.
Dorris,J. M. Diffee, George Morris,
Cecil Jones, B. H. Palmer, Judge w.
p Fleming, c. D. Terrell, Homer Bar.
tee, Cowdry Brown, Will Brown Rus
sell Fem, Gladstone Fleming, Jake
Sheppard, Nelse King, DR.. Kendall,
W.. S. Catchipgs, T. E. Coker, G. T.
Christian, R. R. Harris, John Church
we'll, w. H. Cunningham, j. B. Taylor,
Prof. w. B. Nicholson, Prof. Donohue,
Ed Vinson, ]. ]. Williams, J. C. Hold
err, Barnie Dunlap, C. c. Cleveland,
E. F. Tyson, DR.. T. E. Bradley, L. A.
Parker, c. E. Sanders, A. C. Fraseur,
E, L. Kiker, c. NJ. Mcmillan, w. H.
Mckenzie, c. M. Mckenzie, Lewis
Hancock, Cliff Montford, DR.. Elliott,
M. M. Fakes, Bob. Harris, Fred Hard
er, LumMcKenzie, Mayor Gordon
Jones, j.. E. Lindsey, DR.. A. L. Nc
Arthur, T. NJ. Coker, Edgar Fletcher,
DR.. M. R. Smith, Dr. J. A. Ward, DR.
A, J. Whelchel.
RlToRY, AT LEAST. AS FAR BACK
Now don't you think Judge Whipple
will make fine DIR. Howard Shaw
and wont Mr. Bartholomew. Mr..
Heard, Mr.. Diffee, and Mr.. Brown
make dainty little flower girls? Can't
you Just see their pretty little full
frocks, pink socks and dimpIed chins
And do guess who's going to be the
bride and groom.
If any names of those asked to take
part have been through. mistake left
of this list please come anyway as we
need you and wish you to take part in
this play. II
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-06

to gasoline instead of money, and in
the handling of this precious fluid, ii
maintains the same degree of accurate
registration as the modern cash regis
ter and has the same advantage over
the old way of measuring gasoline as
its money recording counterpart has
over the old-time cash drawer.
The secretary of the state of Illinois,
after an investigation by the bureau
of standard weights and measures, re-
ported that a million dollars was lost
to consumers in Chicago in one year
by the inaccuracy of gasoline measur.
ing pumps. 1t is explained that when
these pumps are new and full meas
ure is given out. but that when the
valves become worn there is a gradual
decrease in the quantity drawn at each
turn of the handle
The new invention presents a guage