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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
LOCAL BANKS BILKED
OF $4,000 CHARGED
Two Under Arrest Charged with
Working Confidence Game by
system ~ Drafts.
FORGOT TO PROTECT TWO
Made Deposits In Local Hanks, Drew
Drafts and Wir0d Money to Pro-
tect Them, u " Alleged.

Local banks were bilked out Of
sum of money said to exceed $4,000
during tho past four months by an
organized system, and two mon said
to be implicated In the affair are un-
der arrest charged with obtaining
money by confidence game.
They are Harry wagstaff and T. G.
Hethcrwick.
A third arrest In expected today.
Detectives have been working ON the
case for a week. and have finally
closed In on tho m9n said TO have
operated the scheme.
II ls alleged that some time ago,
men from1 Washington, u. G.. came
10 Tulsa and opened up an account
at two local hAnkA They immedi-
Rtely drew a draft on a party In
Washington and asked the bank to
get tho money. Al the same time
they drew out enough OF their de-
poaits TO cover tho amount OF the
draft, This money was then sent To
Washington 10 take care Of the draft
drawn through the bank. and OF
course, In due time, Was paid, and
the money put to thnir credit.
Another draft was drawn, and the
money checked out aud sent TO
Washington 10 rake care OF the with
drRwal This WAS continued until
the men had tha confidence OF tho
bank Tho same system was opcr-
nted In the other bank. and the con-
fidenco obtained there. Each time
tho amount Of money was promptly
paid al Washington.
Finally, few days ago, big drafts
for sums In excess Of $4,000 we're
drawn, through each OF the two
banks Tho men were given credit
on their accounts for the amount.
and u was Immediately checked out
but this tine the drafts went 10
protest and tho banks discovered
they were bilked
The system employed Is simple
one. and easy 10 work. hut tha plan
they used operated over such "A long
period that tho bank organization
had absolute confidence In the men.
-Four months is said to have elapsed
before the final deal was pulled Off
Wagstaff and Hetherwick were
booked for investigation yhen ar
rested but we're held on an informa.
ton filed yeaterday charging swim
die and confidence game OF 5000
from the Exchange National bank.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
FRAUD Is UNCOVERED
IN ARMY CONTRACTS
shoes. shirts and Othcr Soldiras' sup
plcs Come Mithin S,Opr of
Investigation.

WAsuNGTON. July 24--Fraud
and gross proftcorins has been un-
cotercd In many contracts for army
Shoes. shirts. leRgings and other
soldiers supplies ana equipment as a
result Of investigation by army intel
ngcncc and department OF Justice
agents. % was learned today
Information shedding light on
methods hy which manufacturers
were able to e,adr rigid inspection
tests and pass Inferior articles TO
nu government contracts H. under
stood to have boon gathered from
now roufcssous Of some OF the
eighteen ruIucuat contractors under
arrest ln Sew York charged with
brlhrr, fraud ur conspiracy.
Action win be- tAkon against tho
other manufacturers sortpidly as
spp.Ife proof ~ fraud ls developed
10 was said ln some cases officials
plan 10 give publicity 10 the prac-
tircs without undertaking criminal
prosecutions The reason for this, II
was explained. is that government
agents have evidence Of irreEularity
and profitecring I'm hundreds OF con-
tracts without tho subslnntta ting
proof on which conviction might be
based.
An outgrowth Of tho campaign
aguiust graft and fraud in army CON
Flpts. caused largely. 10 was charged,
hy The illegal system of negotiating
orders through commission fee
agents. ls the discovery that a mum
b,r pf ,fFIgsra IU the uUartCrmaH-
tcrs corps Responsible for placing
contracts continue Illegally to re-
crIyu rahr|cH from concerns which
employed them iu civil life
4 formal statement from the war
department today denounced as IN
tirry uufouudrd any infereuceH
tending to involve army officers In
accusations Of vrongdoiur Iu con.
ue,t'nu with the contracts for army
raIuroIfH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
BRITISH MAKE BIG GAIN
Beat Off Hun Attack and
Push Forward at
Vrigny.
POCKET BEING NARROWED
Strategic Gains and Long
Range Fire lmperil
Hun Positions.

PARIS. July 24.-Highly
important gains by the French
and American forces on the
Aisne-Marne front are re.
ported in the official state
ment tonight. In the center
Of the line an advance OF
nearly two miles was made
Desperate engagements were
fought in the direction OF
Erieds and Trugny-Epieds,
which villages the Americans
again recaptured from the
Germans, To the north OF
Epieds, the Franco American
line is now beyond Courpoil,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
DEMOCRATS IND0RSE
SMITH FOR GOVERNOR
Ncw Yorker Is Named at lnoffi-
cinI Convention; Thrc-torncrcd
right In Primary Likely.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. y. ". july
a Subsequent TO recommending u
run ticket. headed by Alfred o.
smith OF New York. Democrats of
the state Informal convention today
paved the way for party harmony
after the primaries AZ result OF
the recommendation they faced "a
three -cornrred primary fight. unless
one or both Of the announced indie
pendent Democrat candidates. VII
Ham church Osborn aud William n
Hearst, withdraws his candidacy.
Both have slgnificd their Intention
ot remaining IN the contest until the
Votcs are counted ON primary night
The movement looking TO marty
harmony was led by former Judge
samuel Scabury who was responsi-
BILE Tor tho only discordaut notes of
the convention after MI Smith had
been lndorsed. he pressed TO Ynan-
lmous passog" his motion that N Mr.
smith were SuCrosgfm ian tho prlna
.ries 10 would be tho sense of the con
NcuuQp that the New Yorker re
reive the united support of the mart,
un the election campaign
~ was tho case yesterday vhep
Judge Scahury throw "a bombsbeI
INTO tho proceedings by forcing the
passage Of an auti-"trucklcrs" rcso
iution. 80 today confusion folIowed
his appearance on the floor Saving
that although he had tho Highest
respect FOR Mr.. Smith personally he
wished 10 support a candidate entire
~ free trCw .nny possible influence
Dow Tammanv hal or William pnn-
dolph Hears" ne cast his hair vot.
Tor Mr Osborn That was tho oniv
time Mr. lleurFts name was man
TONED publicly In the entire conven-
ton proceedings
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
Americans and French Smash
Through for Gain of Two Miles
RAILROAD SHOPMEN ,
GET WAGE INCREASE
N, Ndou Orders Wai--r ~ FROM Ii,c
tu Thirteen Cents AN Hour, 300
900 Ncu Nrr NffN, t,Si

NAsUINGIuN bHr - Wages
u. railroad HhupmUu were Increased
foo go cont. tu hour TODAY hy pircc.
fur GrurpI M"Ndup with proper
tIunII advances for assl. Ruis and
miscellaneous UIlHsUs BOO me. hunlcul
departments Tho ucv rates which
arc retroactive tp luff Ianulr. { are
from Coo lB cents au hour higher
thln wages pti1 these mon in most
shops SuJrr thg general wnro ad
Naur, allowed two months tEu h the
dIrr.tur general Iut ave son,whut
Ioss than tn, labor organizations
sought
Nogiuu.nF August 4. eight hums
will h' recognized ts standard
working daN, and overtime SurdRyH
and holiday work viii hr Paid for
at the rate of ono and one. half times
the usual rate Hack pay vii given
the men ag soon ss lt rJu ~ calcu-
lated
The adisnros apply 10 about 500
900 men ana apply fatty Co all sec.
tiuuH OF the country. despite local
difference prevailing heretofore.
Tho addition 20 the aggregate an
nual payroll is estimated as nearly
500 600 600.
Tho new scale or wages was. an.
\pounccd aH follows
NMarhiuisls. builcrmakcrs black
smiths. sheet metal workers. mold
ors and frSt-clUa electrical work
ors. 6S cents per hour
Car men ana second class clcc.
trirul workers. 5S cents per hour
Uolprrs. 50 cents per hour
ForouCn. paid ON hourly basis. o
cents per hour more than respective
crafts
Increase $50 per month. minimum
}laa and maximum $3.50.
New rates are retroactive "a Jan.
uarN !. 1918.
beginning August !. 1918 S-hoIr
day with time and ono-halr for over.
tmc Sunday work and seven spc
Gifted holidays
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
Lord GrOwing Tired
of Hun Partnership
Gen. March Believes

WASHINGTON. IuN 2a-Gon.
crul March. chicf of staff. i'm dis.
cussirg With newspaper men to-
day tho allied offensive at his mia.
wHpk interview. said he thought
'ao partnership of "Me uui gott'
u being broken He said
.If is interesting fo note boz con.
uect.ru with thiH entire movement
the similarity hotn,ru tho AUS
f.Hu advance across tho riavc
The enemy h3Nur once gotten
committed Go 10. the floods came
ar1 rendered further bringing up
uf supplies difficult and hs re-
lruIf ..|I mote difNDnf. ana ln tho
nHIHn.. uf tho .ruuuf.r Offensive
th. STORM OF which Won have road.
concealed fHr mutrmut ut our
uHNa and mpdc tho .nrmH r1c.
uaHU. unaware or what was zoe
In. un IN seems thHl the Lord
has gotten rr.J 0f tho alleged
rsrtr,ran.r NJ Mo aund rov"
.TNr total 8fr1 iu tho Marine
sau.rl lost Nr fNo enemy during
tho p4#f woe. is about nrrrI fn the
area gained hv him in tho drive
In Flanders last April
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
VIOLENT GERMAN
ATTACKS STil.L INtt.

By Tho Associated Press.
Violent German ruuuIrr.attacks
and rear guard HutIuus Boo great
strength .uIl uI t0 serve tho Ger.
man hiEh command ps barriers 20
the a'yaueo ot lLs allied tsupus on
the -llHona. Rheims salient
True. they have aided somewhat
u slowing down the FAST Nu1or set
nt fhr allies a' the commencement
of tho offensive. hu' nevertheless ON
the three sides uf the now U-ahapod
battle front further important gaiua
have hccn made
Driving SLOWLY but surety south
of SoiHy0ua tho American and FrenCl
troops have pushed thsir tronI fur
Confined on PAGE SEVEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
OIL MARKETING IS TO BE
GOVERNED BY FUEL ORDER

WAsuINGTONJ July "a Ina au-
,.upctpg tonight an order Ip the
complaint or 8n oil company ut
shreveport Ia. chauing unfair
prnrticees by one ot .is e"mpcptors.
ihr fuel administration said 1t plans
tn issue after full inNr. iigaiion' a
rcncraI order rcguI1lnE me liHa,
practice OF OH marketing 'hi""bh'u'
ihe United states.
I'm tho Shreveport case 30 was d.
...t.1 that no allowances be made
toSretancrs on gasoline or kerosgnc
eepuns cent gallon and tina,
8rsyarc allowances should be AL
49, ~ to cous'gnccs on drum or bar
~ shipWcuts ~ also was decided
that mo- permanent equipment could
ho given or loaned to retailers and
that neither PREMISES nor equipment
should b' bought u. rented from
them
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
BRITISH LABOR WILL
SUPPORT WILSON AIM
Barnes Cables That Principles Laid
Down by President Win Favor
of Party.

NEW YORK. July 2t.-Tho state
ment that BntiHh labor Ia behind
promier Lloyd George in his recent
declaration that uermany "ean have
peace tomorrow IF SHE Will ac-
cept President Wilson's formula for
the future government OF the world,
In contained In a message 60 the
American people from George A.,
Barnes. labor representative In the
British war cabinet The message,
made public through the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy
follows tn part;
Although there has been no spe-
ciflc declara ton by any prominent
labor leader on tho subject Of the
prime minister's address tO tho
American troops on July b. there can
be- NO doubt that his endorsement "
The war uimH ss ald down by frchl-
dent Wilson has met with general
approval throughout labor ranks m
Great Britain
"It is gcusrnly fclt that " the
allied statesmen could make as
clear fu the German people a. Tres
ldeut Wilson has made u throughout
the war and uH Nj Churchill dld
boo such striking language on lndc-
ppudcnpo duN, that GcrWnnys OK
lslsneo aa uu organized ostato would
hr ua safe in the hands ~ "A leuEu"
OF ngtIons o.. the existence OF Great
Urtaiu and tlrr United states the
war might hr shortened by months
10 npt br years
.lt may Doe said without exuggcra,
iIou chat the general mass ot the
working t,Hases of this country
while there has been no definite
abatement 90 that effect have tacitly
approved the statements OF the
prime minister u January lBsL
closely followed by the announce
meur or prcaidont Wilson and again
D., tho declaration of war aims ot
fht British Labor party
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
TEN OF CREW ARE KILLED
All Passengers Are Saved ;
Was Manned by Grew of
Over Five Hundred.
WAS MAKING RETURN TRIP
Carried Between Seven and
3 Eight Thousand in Trans
port Service.

b., The Associated pr.ss
AN lRlsu PORT. M0udu uF
- Tho riant White Star liner Ju..
sl-ia has been turpciocd onG uuN
'ho Juauch was formerly tnc butch
steamer statondtm. which was taken
'ycr bv tho British government on
phe stocks ul Belfast when She was
ucaring completion She was a ycS
eel OF 32.s3l toms gross
30 passengers were lost and only
Ton OF the crew wviH hIllod. IdS
first torpedo struck the cnE,ucruom
and tho ship then stopped. Several
other torpodUcs were fired but only
Two Of the missiles ware effect
lNy.
Tho st6r, OF the fight between an,
German submarine and the JuauOIa,
n DO could bc tool, wuulI uhhn ono
OF the finest stories Boo the annals ui
bnti-suhmarinc warfare.
Nothing which has occurred in
oonuectinu with the sinh ing ul th"
former White star liner gives naNN
mon cause for mNriviuEs over ih'
submarine war. Tho d'i'hs'N'
measure and methods indicate 'hN'
the entente naval forces can "'N l> p
be counted on To- make the enemy
pay dearly Tor every "'''Hp' "'
makes.
Thc Iuaticia. reported sunk. ap.
par,nuy somewhere off INC coast OF
Ireland. was rrturulue tn an Amer
l,an port after delivering lLiEf
contingent az American troops, u
vas learned here.
NEW YORK. July The Jd'.
tvta with her gross tonnage OF
about thirty-fVo thousand tons. vas
tte sScond largest steamship SUNK
dSJD<nE tho war The Brittanic %
Mi ito star liner OF 5000 tons gross
sunk In the Aegean sea Ia 40
moor. 1915 The LusltRnia vas
vi about thirty-two thousand tons
'ilioialH OF the Holland
NN', Tor which tho Justicia waa built
ana 10 which the ship would have
reverted after the war, aaid today
snr was valued az $4,000 900. and
was built tu bo ono OF tho finest
passenger ships iu transatlantic
service she was supposed 10 bJ as
nearly unsuitable Hs modern thip
construction would make her Jtrr
crew consisted OF about five hunIvd
and she was equipped 10 carry be-
tween seven thousand and qEht
thousand
ON her last trip FROM am Atlantic
uurf tho IustiCu was commanded
bt Cant A. O.. S. Namhlctun and
carried ucurly ten thousand troops
con. .dsrshlv n cvccss' of hrr rated
,splu.fy. and % la.OOO-ton cargo ohu
was a. trlply-tDrcw, turbine dr'Nou
vessel capable Of rs knots and had ID
dounie bottom fore and AFT with all
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
Munitions Workers Go
on Strike in EngIand

LONDON July 24-A strike a,
munitions workers began at Birm.
inghsm al IS o'clock this pvonins
The hour me dav workers finishrb
their work and when The night shif,
was to como ON duty. according fo
Dispatch lo tho Central News from
birmingham
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
The Weather.

TULSA. ruiy -
Maximum 90 min'
muu a so % "
vIrIs partly cloudy
precipitation 20 ~
OKLAHOMA for
Thursdsy. unsettled
.noarrs cooler in
rarthwett portion
FridAy probably
tovrr,. cooler
LOUISIANA fo'
Thurtday Esnernll
.sir continued hugh
.,mpersturrs ln
ls rruerallF fzir in
.sntb cloudy 400
.ral fhoweff ln Tho
ortH portion
ARKANSAS to'
THursday paril1 y
Ioudt Ftiday uN
.stlIrd VoAther lccaI
showers. cooler iu th'
..fIHwFtt uurtINn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25

rAeT TWAS Tburdau rsurr''ly ls,'
ror...,I bush temperature f"oa{ .I
rra. Nr. tu south cloudy a-' ,,S
-n.a... iu uorff portion. cooler ~ '''''
e... portion ..,.uv
cloud. local shower, snd cooler 49,,
rs.HarfI, r1day unsettled, local '''"'''
and .un.rr on north Poruon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
Liberty Loan Campaign
to Start September q

WASHINGTON. July 90 Tho
treasury virtually has decided Co
mold the tnurl Lihcr.y i,lu cam.
rti-n On 'hr thgco weeks period ID.
tween saturday September gS. and
saturday October ~.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-11-08

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SIN troneies- fg1 can have 4 csssr.
ne1iiny SKIN ~ using a lst,Ie Hrr.o'
ocsAarlefi a. arg drug ssrre lor a. ~
extra large bottle 1t siloo.
lesn0 generally removes pirnries. hsck.
n~sa% hio:rfieS. Eczema, and rsrgxo,ru
srA makes the skin clear ard h@alsAv
zesiao . a eleanl p<netSatiss. srt,ser.,s
i'qla'd- nestlser sticty nor grease and sss,rs
hutni12. u g easily applied ami cos.s =
sways dependable.
ls< Z ". kss Ca. c,evsis>. O.
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w. B. MORRISON

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t~is Lire tince ss9
f1esper1e-s r yre.srltsr Deaiss. Mar.
4facturers Cstrieater. Depends BE
Ser.t.e pf1rnrt Deliveries
TFgEW RfTERs
CASH REGISTERS
ADDING MACHINES
40 charsrrsi 81. Co s.is chsisti
y. a.. take Liberty He1la III 100
ctats .. the a.l4ry.
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WEATHER SUMMARY
DEPARTMENT os AGRICULTURE


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CALLER
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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-09-19
lIIlIIIlll

came down from the bridge and shook
hands with me,
After this they did not haze me
much. This was the beginning Of a
certain reputation that had in the
navy for liSt-work Later on | had q
reputation for swimming, too. That
first day they began calling me
"Chink,H though | don't know why.
ard it has been my nickname in the
navy ever since.
It Is a curious thing, and | never
could understand it, but garbics and
marines never MY. The marines are
good men and great fighters. aboard
aud ashore. but We ea~bics never INV
word for them, nor they fer Us. tn
shore leave abroad we pal I'D With
foreign garhies, even but hardly ever
with a marine. OF COURSE they are
with Is strans N easc We have s. scrip
,etth Il liberty party on some foreign
>hia-thes cannot keep out of tiSht
any more than we Can-but after it
is oye- they are on their WY n enae
ard We on ours.
t3tt 4 Il T. tttH- Va '4tttts-' INV bstts=
in tie navy That You cannot figure cut
the reason for. and l think it IS be
cause sailors change their ways 50
little They do great many things
ia the navy because the navy always
has done them.
kept strictly ON the job aS a fire
man. but | wanted to get into the gun
turrets Ii Wis slow work for long
limo. Ind In serve as second.class
fireman FER four mouths, frst-cla>s
for eight months and in the engine
room as watertenlcr FOR a year.
Then. after serving on the l. s S.
Des Moines as a gun-Ioader. l was
transferred II the Iowa and finally
worked up to n Gun-pointer. After Il
time got my c. =. O. rating-chief
petty officer. ar>t-clasS gunner
The various nayies differ in many
Ways. but most Of the differences
would not b. noticed by any one but
sailor. Every sailor has Il great deaf
NJ respect fer the SWeleS and Ner-
Vestaas and Danes, they are horn
sailors aHa are very daring but. e
course. their uayleS are small. The
Germans We're atNaya known n clean
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-09-19
CHAPTER II.
The War Breaks


After serving four years ana thtec
months in the L. 5. navy. received
an honorable discharge on April II,
1914. l held the rank Of chief Petty
officer, frSt-casS gunner. 1t is not
uncommon for c0rhieS 20 lie around a
while between enlistmeuts-they like
n vacation as much as anyonc-aud Il
was my intention TO loaf for a few
months before joining the navy again,
After the war started. OF course, /
had heard more or less about the Ger
man atrocities in Belgium, and while
| was greatly interested, | was DOUBT.
ful at first as te the truth of the re-
ports, for knew how news gets
changed in passing from mouth 10
mouth, and | never was much NJ a
hand to believe things until | saw
them. anyway. Another thing that
caused me To be interested in the war
was the fact that my mother was born
in AlSace. Her maiden name. bier
yieux. is well known in AlsaCe. | had
often visited my grandmother in St.
Nazaire. France, and knew the coun-
try. So with France ut war, II was
not strange that | should be even
more interested than many other
garbieS.
As have said, I did not take much
stock in the first reports Of the Huns
exhibition of kultur, because Fritz is
knowa as clean sailor. and | figured
that no real sailor would ever set
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-09-19
GO BE Co&TINUEDl
Something 10 Greet" About.

Persons casting about Tor something
to worry about may take pleasure In
recalling from Tho Little Minister"
the manner In which self-styled simple
folk In Scotland regard the northern
llghts-"the devils rainbow" Master
Luuny called II. II saw ii sax tines
In July month" he said, "and it made
me shut my cen. You WAS ont admir-
ing II. dominic. but can never forget
that II was seen IN the year II just
aiore the great storm. ! was ony a
laddle then but mind how that awful
wind stripped n the standing corn i'll
the glen IN less time than we've been
here nj the waters edge. Il WAS called
the deil's bosom. Ny fathers utmost
words To re was. It's time eueuch to
greet, laddie when you see the att
rora horculis.'" Master Luuny WIS
greeting" DER the drought then but
twelve hours later the Quharjfy WAS
ont Of It's hanks. washing ont the corn
and with years store e. wool on its
crest VAS dashing CIT to sea.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-09-19

sailors: that is as in our navy and
the British. their vessels We're ship
shape all the time. and were run as
sweet rs clock.
There is no use comparing the vnrl-
ous navies as II which is hest; somc
are better At one thing and some 81.
another. TIE British navy, of course.
is The largest. aud nobody Vii deHs
that AZ most thtns- they are teraeieh
least ef nj themselves; thcY admit
IT, Eut there is one plucc where the
navy Ct the United States has 1t ali
ever every ether navy on the seven
seas, aud ttat is guuuery. TIL Arra#
iran navy has The best guaae1s IL
tie world And DO not let .a5hadE
ted you different.