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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Furnished Broom cot
tage on west Lime street. Apply Mrs.
P. M. Brown, 131 Boyer ST. 4-4-12tp
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-09
FOR sALE-ENGINE, ETC.

FOR SALE Hagen engine, pump,
tank, pipes; also pony. Apply to Box
1876, Tarpon Springs. 4-24-6t.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-09
RED CROSS NOTES.

In a letter received from Mrs. Ar
thur G. GUNNER, director of the wom-
ems bureau, Jacksonville warehouse,
to Mrs. L. S. Fernald, director OF
women's work, Tarpon Springs chap
| ter, A. r. c., is the following compli-
ment, concerning the allotment of five
yard rolls recently shipped from here:
sit is with very great pleasure that l
forward to your chapter the comments
made by the chief inspector, verbatim:
Correctly folded and rolled, really
about the most perfect fve-yard rolls
we have ever received in the ware
house." Mrs. GUNNER adds, "Con-
graulations.
Mrs. L. D. Vinson asks the Red
Cross ladies to please come and help
make 2x2 sponges, for which there is
a demand, while waiting for the cot
ton to arrive for the other work.
Mrs. George H. Northrop has been
officially appointed by the Tarpon
Springs Red Cross chapter as chair
man of committee to see that all
local draftees are provided with the
necessary knitted articles and COM
fort bags.
MRS. L. S. FERNALD,
Director Women's Work.
There is an especial need for gar
ment workers now while the chapter
is awaiting the arrival of the absorb
ent cotton for the split irrigation pads.
The ladies of the town or neighbor-
ing towns who can are urged to come
to the work rooms and help in this de-
partment at the present time.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-09
Vote for ]. Fl. Lancaster of Barlow, Fla, son of a
Confederate Veteran, for State Auditor

He born 1871 and has resided Polk county, Florida
for the past SO years.
public school years.
of Polk eight
food and drug inspector nearly four
He is business and has every inn
posed him.
He be Auditor.
is well qualified by age, experience
the position.
He will appreciate your support in the coming primary
He pledges if elected business administration State Au
dtor
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08
What the Threads Are For

current goes on with perfect
freedom.
No insulation ever used has
equalled hard rubber in ability to
resist everyday wear and tear. No
method Of conducting current
through the hard rubber has the
efficiency of the tiny threads. And
the combination is found only in
the Still Better Willard Battery.
LET us tell you more about this insu,
lation and the battery that u,e, it.
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(Continued from Page 11.)

Corps man from the field. Individual
Atudy will be given each case-as to
I social worth" and vocational possi-
bilities, as we'll as that by medical
and surgical specialists. Professional
men, nurses, and attendants from
Americas most noted civil recon-
struction hospitals have been added
10 the personnel of the Medical De-
ipArtment for this work.
taken from civil life into the Army
are now showing a death rate from
disease (S.e per thousand for the week
ending Mar. 81 below that Of men Of
military age GEO to 80 years) in civil
life, which the CENSUS Bureau gives as
81. The camps got under way about
September l and from that date
through the winter the death rate
varied from . to is per thousand per
year from disease. averaging just over
3 pei thousand per year-higher thar
the rate in civil life. The rate in civil
life by months is not available, so &C
curate comparison is impossible. 1t is
considered assured from the figures to
datc and the Army's experience mere
tofore that next september will show
fgurea for q year better than those IN
civil life for men OF military age. The
prevalence Of respiratory diseases has
now reached SO low a mark h a they
no longer constitute a problem, and
these diseases have been chiefly re-
sponsible for the higher death rates
during the winter months. The gen
eral health of troops is now excellent
and the percentage of men out or sick
report would be markedly low but TO,
mumps, venereal disease, and some
other ailments which ave practically
no death rate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08
Judge Advocate General.

Immediately before the war there
were 13 officers in the Judge Advocate
Generals once: now there are nearlN
200. There were then at Washington
4 officers; there are now 50. The vol
ume of work has increased ten times.
The department has called to its aid
come of the most able lawyers or IN"
country. They arc engaged not only
in the usual opinion writing, but mus
stand ready to administer what may
ba termed first aid to the legally
wounded, Scores of requests for ad-
vice reach the Office each day n
must be responded TO.
Not only does the bureau advise and
counsel individual members OF the
Military Establishment in the per
Torrance of their duties, but it is the
Immediate legal agency whereby the
Military Establishment itself is kept
subordinate to- the civil principles or
government and all OF its ACTIVITIES
kers confurnatiG to the law of the
LAND.
The Office of the Judge Advocate
General reviews the proceedings OF
every Trial by court-martial and makes
necessary revision in order that JUS
tice may be done every accused man.
It renders reports upon applications
FOR ]cleincney and all matters having
to do with the discipline Of the Army
It Riyes attention to miscellaneous
questions arising in the War Depart
ment. in the Army, which do not fall
specifically within the duties Of any
other division. 1t drafts all legisla-
ton proposed by the War Department
and all regulations and orders sub
mitted to the Office.
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Naval Operations.

On March IL it was announced
that American merchantmen would be
armed for protection against sub
marine attacks. Hundreds Of guns Of
the proper calihers were required, and
these had to he taken from the fleet.
to be replaced rs soon as possible.
Our naval gun crews were serving IN
merchant ships in the war zone be-
fore war was declarcd: and the first
enlisted man lost in service was John
Espolucci, Of Washington. D. c., who
was killed when the Aztec was sunk
on April 1.
The first officer lost. Lieut.. Clarence
c. Thomas, OF California, persisted
after the sinking of the Vacuum on
April IS. Every American merchant
man which applied has been armed.
and the %gallantry II efficiency of
these armed guards in their numerous
encounters with~attacking submarines
has upheld the best traditions of the
Navy.
When active hostilities seemed in
ievitahle. Admiral William S. Sims was
sent abroad to get In touch with thu
British n French admira!t;es and
and made commander of the CriteI
States naval forces operating iii
European waters.
! When the existence of a state OF
war was declared, April 6. the fleet
vas ready and was modified without
an hours delay. Warships that had
been in reserve were fully manned and
commissioned. and every available YES
sci was put into service. Large stores
of munitions and supplies and parts
for replacement of machinery and re-
pairs Ia bee naccumulated. Repair
SHIPS were equipped and ready to sail,
A fotilla Of destroyers was quickly
organized and equipped for foreign
service, sailing in April. the first CON
tingent arriving at a British port May
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OF war to the Bureau Of Steam EnEi-
neering involved not only keeping
ships In motion, but providing NEARLY
all of the accessories connected with
getting them underway and keeping
them in efficient condition, as well AS
for man. Of these activities which add
to the comfort and the health OF the
crew.
For instance. the Bureau is respon-.
sible for an abundant supply OF fresh
water, which in a battlesllip Is eQuiva-5
lent to the requirements Of a good
sized village. 1t provides machines
for the manufacture Of ice and for
cooling refrigerating rooms, SO that a
supply of fresh meat may be available.
| lighting Of a ship and for searchlights,
and electric power for hundreds of
purposes. embracing. activities ranging
from operating turrets to, turning ice
cream frce2ers. 1t heats a ship by
steam and through the intermediary
of electric hcatrs and supplies steam,
and electric power for cooking. 1t
tilating spaces not sufficiently served
by the main system of h ship, and all
kinds of electrical communication. in
Guiding a complete telephone service.
1t is responsible for The sanitary SER
vice of the ship.
1t supplies the machinery, wether
steam or gasoline, for the small boats
used for transportation between the
ship and shore. In order that ship:
may be able to do a great part OF their
own repairs, it provides q machine
shop with facilities suited to the par,
ticular ship, and in order to provide
for repairs beyond the capacity of in.
ldividual ships. it eguips special repair
ships, capable of executing work o.
large proportions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08
Training Camp Activities.

Secretary Baker in April 1917. APP
pointed a commission on training
camp activities. A short time later,
Secretary Daniels appointed n similar
commission. Both were placed under
the craftsmanship of Raymond f. Fos-
dick. To supply the norma'ities OF
life to nearly 100000 young men in
the Army training camps and naval
training stations. and to keep the en-
.virons of those camps clean and whole
some was the twofold task.
Under the commissions the social
and welfare organizations that already
had begun work in the amp were
coordinated. These included the Young
Mems Christian Association, the Young
Knights of Columbus. tho American
Library Association, the Playground
and Recreation Association Of Ameri-
ca, the American Social Hygiene AS
ISOLATION, and the Committee on Pro-
tective Work for Girls.
! Inside the camps the task of pro-
viding social and ~rccrcational enter
Young MEMS Christian Association.
the Young Womcn's Christian Associa-
ton, and the Knights OF Columbus.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton huts, of which there are several
in each amp have come to be fix
lures in the life Of every soldier and
sailor. while the hostess houses which
have been built in the 50 National
Guard and National Army canton
ments by the Young Women's Chris
tan Association are the connecting
link between home Ind the camp.
But the commissions have not been
inactive in supplying entertainment.
Sixteen liberty theaters "a been
erected in h National Army camps
land Is more have been ordered con-
,structed in the National Guard camps.
Others will soon be placed in the nav
ial stations. Theatrical companies, or
;anizcd by the commissions, are tour
ing the camp plsyhouses and present.
ing standard theatrical successes.
Mass Athletics.
Mass athletics have been developed
in the camps for their ~recrcational
value and their bearing on lettering
the fighting efficiency of the men
Baseball, football, soccer, and boxing
arc the most popular camp pastimcs
Athletic fields have been constructed
in all the camps. At one in a south
ern cantonment IS eridirons have beer
laid out. Football games have beer
in simultaneous progress on each
r Through the Law enforcement Blu
reau and the Committee on Protective
Work for Girls vicious conditions arts.
ing from the concentration of thou
sands OF men at one point n the in
lux of womcn which naturally follow
them are being dealt with. They have
been aided in this work by the Play
: ground and Recreation Association
which has established so service club.
for the soldiers and sailors in thu
cities and communities adjacent tt
the camps and stations to care 70.
the soldiers and sailors on their Ida!
off"
There is not a ed-light district ex
listing today within an effective radiu
!, of any war camp, according to Chair
: man F'osdick.
The development of singing in tn
Army and Navy has been given specta
!, attention. Song leaders nave bee
,, Ia%ppointed in the various camps an
: stations. Sings" in which 5000 me
take part are not uncommon.
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WONDERFUL RECORD IS MADE IN SHIP BUIDNC WORK

placing armed guards op American
merchant, vessels sailing through the
areas barred by Germany.
On May 4. Is days after the dec
laration Of war, American destroyers
arrived at a British port to assist in
ratrollinx European waters. and on
the following day Admiral Sims at
tended IN allied war conference AZ
Paris. The first Of the regular armed
forces Of the United States TO land in
France were units Of the nAva, aero
nautic corps. June 3. Tho first con.
tineent Of the Expeditionary ForceA.
transported and conveyed by the
Navy. had been landed safely at q
French port by July 3.
The personnel strength Of the Navy
today is more than three times a
great rs on April s. 1917. This OK
table:
Strength Of tho Navy, March Is, 1913.
Enlisted
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Committee of Classification
of Personnel.

The Committee on Classification of
Personnel was authorized by the Sec
rotary Of War August 5. 1917. The
work Of the committee is thus spln-
married.:
A personnel! cr;cc for enlisted 1nen
has been established in each division
in this country and in several in
France. \. card catalogue system fur
nishcs lm. m~ediately available informa-
ton as to the educational, occupa-.
tional, and military qualifications OF
every man. With minimum clerical
work, this system has selected 1os.-
4s1 men for transfer out of the dtvl-
sions. largely into technical units in
the staff Corps. and many more for
transfer within the division.
Personnel systems. have also been
established in Coast Artillery and
0uarterma.ter Corps and in several
units Of the Signal Corps. Similar
work is underway for h Ordnance
Department.
4 central personnel bureau makes
possible tho proratinE Of requisitions
supply Of necessary men. To date,
acquisitions for 5s,7s3 men have been
handled here. and information has
been supplied concerning the occnpa-
tional Qualifications. At a given time.
of all the men in h several divisions
or depot brigades.
A qualification card for officers. fur
nishing a record of occupational, edu-
~cational, and military experience and
a rating by superior officers, has been
developed for all divisions in this
country in Coast Artillery and Quar-
termaater Corps. A similar system II
being planned for the Signal Corps.
A uniform system Of rating omeer.
has been established in all division:
in his country in Coast Artillery Anc
ouartarmaster Corps. A modified sys'
TEN 10 being developed for the sigma
Corps. The rating system was hrs
Installed in eight officers training
camps, first series to select candidats'
for commissions. It vas used as al
aid in selecting candidates for the las
!1Mcers training schools.
System OF Trade Tesla
To increase the accuracy Of select
Ing skilled workers among the enlisted
men. 4 system of trade tests has beef
developed. Exact and comprehensive
definitions Of the more than 500 differ
ent trades represented in the militar,
organisation have been brought to
eether in a 30o-paEe book. Trad
Specifications" Tables have been pre-
pared showing the detailed needs 9
each unit for skilled and semiskillet
workers. Work has been done in re
inning methods of selecting and train
ing me for special duties in the Navy
special service regarding selection o
Aviators, assistance to Provost Mar
shall General on the QUESTIONABLE, an
assistance rendered the Surgeon Gen
eral for general intelligence tests TO
enlisted men and officers.
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War Credits Board.

The War Credits Board. which acts
on financial advances to aid contrac-
tors for supplies for the Army. ha. a
personnel Of II officers and 2c civil
ians.
Total advances approved by the
board from November 20, 1917. to
March -, 1913, Ire 14s.Ss2,423.23.
Amounts advanced to contractors for
supplies cannot exceed 80 per ent Of
the contract price. Interest is charged
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08

The w~ar-servicc exchange answers
inquiries of persons desiring to serve
the Army. II informs the Department
of Labor Of the needs which the War
Department has for mon. The COM
mittcc began work with a personnel
of 10 members. At present its per.
sonnet numbers ga. The appropria-
tons and expenditures Of the COM
mittee have been as follows:
Total appropriation for all work.
SIS q, 900; expenditures, $1oo,64l.
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l.. Since that time U destroyers and
various other vessels have been active
in the warfare agains submarines. n
our forces in European waters have
been continually augmented The Ell
ncient patrol maintained by the allied
navies, the policy Of conveying ships,
and the arn,ing of merchantmen have
resulted in q marked decrease in the
number of vessels sunk n a decided
increase in the destruction Of enemy
U-boats.
Transport System.
Upon the Navy devolved the task Of
organizing and operating the large
transport system required to carry our
troops overseas for European service.
Within a month after the President
had announced that United States
troops would be sent to Europe the
first contingent had been organized,
and all it's units we're safely landed in
France before the Fourth OF July.
These included a force of Marines un-
der Col. (now Brig. GEM Charles A.
uoyen,. which is serving in the Army
under Gen. Pershing. Since that time
q constant stream Of troops and sup
plies has poured across h Atlantic.
In spite of attacks by submarines. not
= single American transport has been
! sunk or the way to France. One, the
] Antilles, was sunk. returning. One,
the Finland. was torpedoed, but
reached port under her own steam.
The Tuscania was a British transport
carrying American troops The trans
port service was organized and has
been operated under h direction OF
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, who was
in personal command Of the first ex.
petition, which successfully repealed
an attack by submarines.
1 In spite OF the difficult and danger.
Gus service upon which they have been
engaged, but two naval vessels have
been sunk by enemy U-boats--the de-
stroyer Jacob Jones. torpedoed Decen1-
her s, and tho patrol vessel Alcedo, a
converted yacht, sunk November o.
1917. The small destroyer 'Chauncey
was sunk in collision with a British
transport. The Cassin was t~orpedoed,
but reached port under her " steam
was repaired, and returned to service
Soon after the beginning of the war
the United States took over most OF
the patrol Of the western Atlantic
Our thousands Of miles of coasts have
been guarded against enemy attack
and m protected against Ger
man raiders. A squadron under com
mand of Admiral William +. Caperto!
was sent to South America and wa
received with great enthusiasm at Rio
'Montevideo, and Euenos Aires. whicf
cities it visited on invitation from tn
, Governments Of Brazil. Uruguay. ant
), Argentina. After Brazils entrance
into the wal the Brazilian Navy coop
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eng or auxlllaFE oFahcneS
Mt time they were called I
into service at beginning OF
a !!
Naval Reserve force Gap
proXimatelE) .......... 10000
National Naval volunteers. 10,069
Coast Guard approximate
ly) 4'ooV
clarcd: |
Regular Navy ........... 1s1.1s7
Naval Reserve force. ..... 1910?
Marine Corps ....,...... c6,3o6
National Naval volunteers. 5.a26
During the first year OF the war the
Hospital Corps has . increased from
800 to more than 5000.
Mechanics employed at navy yards
and stations have increased from
1000 other civilian employees at navy
yards.
Civilian employees in the Navy De-
partment have increased from 700 to
1900 ard 1900 reservists are also on
duty in the department.
There are now l.327 midshipmen at
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
the Naval establishment is more than
425.0Qo.
The estimated total expenditures Of
the Naval establishment during the
first year of war are given as follows:
Disbursements. $9s4.0 00. 900; outstand-
my obligations, $s87,0eo,0 900; estimat-
ed total, $1,SS1.O00,0 00.
Total estimated pay of the officers
and men of the navy during the first
year of war was s125,ooo,ooo Monthly
pay is now on the estimated basis of
81 200. 900. In April, 1917. Navy pay
was approximately 100000 per
month.
Compress has made the following
naval appropriations for the fiscal
Act Of Aug. 20. 1915. ,s12.ess,oso.2s
Act of Mar. 4, 1871. 516.4s1,Se2.os
Act Of June is, 1870. 514,so5.o33.s7
Act of Oct. s. 1871. 561,4se,0z3.5o
Total 1905, 6z0,91s.70
Appropriations pending:
Urgent deficiency bills 66,321,672.oo
Naval appropriation
In the pending urgent
deficiency appropria-
ton bill. authority is
contained to incur
obligations to the
extent OF ......... 34,264.0Oo.o0
Total appropriations,
real and pending .ss,sss.sos,5s1.7s
The total expenditures Of the Navy
from the date Of its ESTABLISHING int in
1894 to 1916, inclusive, were $3.ss5,-
1so,5s1.77,. only abou $34. 100000 in
excess Of the appropriations. real and
pending, since August 20, 1916.
The activities of the Navy during
the wal year just ended are summa
rized in the following authorized de-
partmental statements, in 10 far N
such information may at this time be
published without revealing military
secrets Of value to the enemy:
Bueau of Steam Engineering,
The task presented by the first yea.
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NAVY

On March IL, 1877. the Navy began
to arm merchantmen in response to
the presidents order that the United
States would meet Germany's notice
Of Unrestricted submarine warfare by
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n,,ne layers, tugs, and other aMx,ai
MINIS NINE TIE repair of the 100 internea
aries, = SHOPS whose machinery had
Ses%a damased by their crews a
,more than 100000 tons to our avaan
ahle naval and merchant tonnage NJ
provided pss ,ran iGs sse Which, SaHs have been in
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Grated with our vessels In Inc zpae1o'
OF South American waters.
Patrol Service.
The taking over Of some 500 crais
OF various kinds and their conversion
the types needed has PROVIDED us
with the large number Of vessels r.
quired for transports, patfol serv.co'
submarine chasers. mine sweepers'
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Hartford
RIlIEl BROWN ARBTTFlR
VIII Be Third Man in Ring at Big
Boxing Benefit.

New York, July l5.--Bill Brown,
dean of American fight referees,
heads the list of famous arbiters who
will Officiate in the many star bouts to
be contested in Madison Square Gar
den tomorrow night. Brown volun-
teered his services yesterday, and
Manager Private Bill Wellman
promptly accepted. Others who will
referee are Jack McAulitfe, retired
and undefeated lightweight champion
of the world: Kid Mcfarland and
Tex O'ROurke, who will appear in sol
der uniform. The former heavy
weight contender is stationed at Camp
Upton.
All of the principals who will APP
pear in the feature contests are i'll
town, putting on the finishing touches
to their training. The list consists of
Jack Dempsey, Billy Miske, Benny
Leonard, Willie jackson, packey Nc
Farland, Jack BrittOn, Joe Lynch ana
Dick LOadmun. The men are matched
in that order. 1t is by far the best
programme of bouts arranged IN this
city in years and record king
crowd is expected to attend. The pro
ceeds will purchase athletic equip
ment for the New York soldier boys
in camp.