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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-10

The following have been passe
upon and classified by the local board
January 7, 1918.
Franklin Thurston Began, class
Henry A. E. Hawkins, class 8.
Belton West, class 1.
Douglass Beatty, class 4.
Abe Galloway, class 1.
Noah Wines, class I.
Jno. Irby Pruitt, class 1.
Walter Vaughan, class I.
Leonidas Bard Noel, class 1.
Jim Fletcher Glenn, class I.
Russell Parham, class 4.
Jim Long, class /.
David Lyles, class a.
Wallace Hughes, class 2. E
Hallas Leland Baldwin, class 1.
Lewis Gregory, class 4.
Walker Renwick class A.
Robert Long, class A. Il
Frank Lee Afford, class 4. x
Manuel Lyles, class 4.
John A. Sims, class a.
VIM. H. Vanderford, class 1.
Hoyt Horn, class 1.
Harold Eugene Sullivan, class /. |
Gillian Thomas, class 2.
VIM. Fletcher Pruitt, class 2.
Frank Farr, class 2.
Robert Little, class a.
Talley Griffin Martin, class 1.
Richard Pendergrass, class 1.
Omego Skidmore Brock, class !
Jim Conner, class 1
Frank Garnett, class 1.
Lawrence Cuthbert Hollingswot
class 5.
Claude Miller, class 1.
TRIMMER Robinson, class 2.
Vanard Dawkins, class 1.
Lawson Gregory, class 4.
Mark Andrew Bates, class 4. 4
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I' Z. 1NSllyJ
Member of Local Board,

I869-Herbert Maserbia Edens,
Union, 2251.
29O-John Rogers Renwick, Blair, R.
1, 1852.
399-Leonard Boyd Sims, Union, R.
2, 2253.
132s-John Sylvester Ross, Jonesville,
1854.
1753-John Moores Keck, Union,
2255.
821-Seigers Morgan, Carlisle, 2256.
448-Clarence Jones, Sedalia, 2257. |
673-William Sheerfield, Buffalo,
225S.
464-Irvin Norman, Union, R. q
2259.
730-Clarence Davis, Buffalo, 226O
112s-Doctor Otis Wylie, Lockhart,
2261.
1O89-James Samuel Miller, Lock-
hart, 1862.
1672-Arthur Fullwood, Union, 1868.
110-Hamp Kelly, Santuc, 1864.
512-Joseph Pierce Mayes, Jones'
vile, R. 2, 2265.
2251-Rosa Norris Sims, Union, 1856.
1s8O-Claude Daniel Finley, Union,
2267.
894-James Barlow Kelly, Union, R.
a, 226s.
37O-Clarence Byers, Cross Anchor.
R. 1, 1869.
1124-Elmur Morris Williams, Spar
tanburg, S. c., 2270.
898-John Lewis Lawson, Kelton, r.
1, 2271.
1558-Dectar Frederick Horn, Union,
2272.
L1S41-C'nrde William Cain, Union,
2273.
1259-Joh nHenry Fowler, Jonesville,
2274.
1253-Joe Sic Foster, Jonesville
2275.
143-William Earl Bates, Carlisle,
2276.
14SS-Ben Foster, Jonesville, 2277.
120-Arthur Sartor, Santuc, 2278.
434-Johnnie Glenn, Sedalia, R. 2
2279.
256-Jackson Stewart, Carlisle
228O.
221O-Henry Lewis, Union 22S1.
2294-Russel Gist, Augusta, Ga.
2292.
621-Seabrooks Kitchens, Buffalo
22S3.
66O-Ollie Lowns Ponder, Buffalo
1884.
14O2-Wallace Gregory, Jonesville
22S5.
, 1060-Thomas Oscar Hill, Lockhart
22S6.
2176-Thomas Humphries, Union, r
, 4, 2287.
, 1203-Johnnie Dawkins, Union, r
5, 22sS.
485-Clarence Yarbough, Union, r
c 2, 22s9
I 2-Russel Archie Hughes, Meador
2 2290.
= 2048-Jesse Earnest Thompson
s Union, 2291.
= 264-Belton Thompson, Carlisle
e (dead) 2292.
f 1088-William Sylvester, Lockhart
I 2293.
e 215-Jim Jeter, Carlisle, 2294.
|, 5O0-John Wesley Hyatt, Jonesville
IL R. 2, 2295.
n 385-Shannon Clarence Grady, Sc
d dalia, R. 1, 1896.
e 1418-Willie Littlejohn, Jonesvillt
e 1130-John Ernest Austin, Lockhar,
r 22e8.
e 1681-Starks Jennings, Union, 2299.
It 3-William Biley Keasler, Meadol
2300.
r 2285-George Davis, Union, 1901.
E. 1157-Julius Pendergrass, 1902.
IS 710-William Jesse Tent, Buffalo
lie 1908.
4 1793-Solicitor Beatty, Union, 1904.
r, 678-John William Want Smith, D
lie taray, Union, 2305.
n 118-Leroy Otis, Santuc, 1906.
2148-William Thomas Cunningham
~ Union, r. 5, 2307.
I'd 1473-Will Thomas, Jonesvilla, 2309
ne 1895-William Aubrey Fowler, Unio
" 2309.
be 7O1-Frank Garfield Vess, Buffal
or 2310.
ch 5o8-Joseph Uaton Lamb, Jonesvill
he r. 2, 2311.
ye 5O5-Clifton Carlisle Lancaste
ms Jonesville, R. 2, 1912.
194s-Benton B. Johnson, Union,
ms 1, 2313.
to 737-John Gist, Buffalo, 2314.
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22O-Reuben Jeter, Carlisle, 2317.
813-John Hunter, Jonesville. r. 2,
231s.
3O4-John Briggs, Whitmire, r. 2,
2319.
1169-Cordoza Smith, Lockhart, 1920.
876-Boyce Garner, Kelton, r. 2,
1921.
13S4-Martin Eldridge Fincher. Sc
dalia, R. 1, 1922.
188-Jess Emerson, Carlisle, 1924.
956-Walter Jeter, Union, r. s.,
1926. \
2O9s-Lotten Lemons, Union, 1926. 4
471-Hizzie Rice, Sedalia, r. IL
1927.
2180-William Henderson, Uniong
1928. !
689-Lonnie Norman Summer, RUIZ
falo, 1929.
2160-Willie Fincher, Union, r. q,
1880.
69s-Homer Forest Wright, Buffalo
1881.
261-Dozie Thomas, Carlisle, 2232.
907-John Wallace Sprousc, KeltoE
R. 2, 1888.
133O-Jesse Sanders, JonesvilIe,
1884.
172-Lee Conner, Carlisle, 2335.
1733-Joseph Elbert Henderson,
Union, 1886.
191S-James Munroe Gregory, Union,
1887.
2OO-Oscar Hill. Carlisle. 1888
William Norman Beatty, Sc
dalia, r. 1, 2339.
192-Arthur Gregory, Carlisle, 2340.
233-Willie Uyles, Carlisle, 2341.
2O93-Hunter S. Harris, Union, G342.
977-Jim Rice, Kelton, P. 2, 23i3. .
796-Curtis Franklin Gregory, Buff
falo, R. 1, 2344. n
221s-Ben Neap, Union, 2s45.
: -Thnnna4 4..Albart.--.C Carn, Gsjop,
2346.
57s-Claude Henry Caldwell, Buff.
falo, 2347.
1662-Clyde Yarbor, Union, 234s.
2O3-Claverao Jennings, Carlisle
2349.
1S70-Oliver H. Edgar, Union, $3.50
611-Billie Robert Inman, Buffalo
1851.
403--Lawrence Starner, Gross An.
Choir, R. l, 1852.
19G-Aesop Anderson Hill, Carlisle
1858.
2205-Richard Jones, Union, 1854.
jeremiah Jones, Sedalia, 1855
Eddie Marlborough, Gross Keys
r. 2, 1856.
Robert Pelham Colson, Union
1857.
Samuel Lowe Summerberry
Sask, 1858.
Francis Blair, Jonesville. 1859
Luvin Gore, Santuc, 1850.
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"Procrastination is the thief OF
time, and also Of ones reputation.
Friendship thrives where sincerity
abides.
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sleeping Is done; generally the men sit
around. smoking Tags and seeing who
eon tell the biggest lie. Some Of them,
perhaps with their feet In water, would
write home sympathizing with the
spovernor" because he was laid up
with 81 cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work In Wool
wicb arsenal. If man should manage
TO doze off. likely as not he would wake
with a start as the clamny, cold feet
of a rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
the sentrles In the trench.
Just try to sleep with belt full of
ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenchlng tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with tin hat for a pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cooties" boring for oil In your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil Of
grimy human bodies and smoke from
Juicy pipe being whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes turn in
the trench for a rest.
While In a front-line trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
/ The "cootles" take advantage Of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy swears vengeance on them and
mutters to himself, "Just wait until l
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back"
Just before daylight the men turn
to" and tumble out of the dugouts. man
the fire step until 1t gets light, or the
welcome order "stand down Is given.
| Sometimes before "stand down" is or
dered, the command five rounds rap
Id" is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly as
possible five shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck with
the emphasis on the "duck). There Is
a great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all Off
! first, because the early bird, In this In
stance, catches the worm-sort of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catching
him unawares.
We had a sergeant in our battalion
named Warren. He was on duty with
his platoon in the fire trench one after
noon when orders came up from the
rear that he had been granted seven
days leave for Bllghty, and would be
relieved ut Ave O'Clock to proceed to
England.
He WIS tlckled to death at these
welcome tidings and RECALLED his more
or less envous mates beside him on
the fire step with the good times in
store fer him. He figured it out that
in two days time he would arrive at
Waterloo station, London. and then
seven days bliss!
At about five minutes to five he
started to fdget with his rifle, and
then suddenly sprlngins up on the fire
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Resolutions of Respect

Whereas the great Reaper, death
has again entered our Grange home,
and with his sickle, removed from our
number one OF our charter members.
Sister Susan Webb, from her earthly
home
Resolved, That We realize that our
Grange has lost true friend. a cheer
full and jealous worker whose utmost
endeayors were exerted for the in
terests OF Canaan Grange No 239; one
who will be missed b. d large circle
Of friends
Resolved. That We tender our sin
cere sympathy to the nus band, who
has 50 tenderly cared for her, and
point bin 10 One who has said | will
never leave thee nor forsake thee
Resolved, That our charter be drap-
ed for thirty days; that a copy OF the
resolutions be spread upon our rec
ords and copy sent to che Independ-
ent-Reporter and one sent TO the hus-
band
MABEL n. HARRIS
CLARA Z. MOODY
MAUD NELSON
Committee on Resolutions
Canaan, Maine, March %, 1918.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

whereas Bernard Romeo of Skowhe-
gan in the County of Somerset and
state Of Maine by his mortgage deed
dated oct Il. 1916 and recorded in
Book 334 Page 276. of Somerset Coun-
tY Registry OF Deeds conveyed to me.
the undersigned George u. Steward
three parcels of land viz two parcels
conveyed to said Steward by Leon
Mason by deed dated May 2S. 1898 and
one parcel conveyed to said Steward by
Fred y. Getchell by deed dated No
vember IA, 1904, the first named deed
being recorded in Somerset Registry of
Deeds. Book 264. Page 81 and the last
named deed in Somerset Registry of
Deeds Book 272. Page 1873, this mort
gage being given to secure notes rep
resenting a portion of the purchase
price.
And whereas, the condition of said
mortgage has been broken. Now.
therefore by reason of the breach OF
the condition thereof. l claim a fore
closure of said mortgage.
Skowhegan, Maine. March IL, 1918.
3wf1 GEORGE D. STEWARD.
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would stop to cough, cough, cough. but
1t was good illustration of Tommy's
cheerfulneSs under such conditions
A machne-gnn officer entered the
dugOut and gave me II hard look. !
sneaked past him, sliding and slipping,
and reached my section of the front
line trench. where ! was greeted by
the sergeant, who asked me, "Nhere
in -- ave you been?"
| made no answer but sat on the
muddy fire step shivering with the
cold and with the rain heating in my
face. About half an hour litter
teamed up with another fellow and
went on guard with my head sticking
over the top. At ten O'Clock | was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
ton on the fire step. The rain sud
denly stopped and we all breathed II
sigh of relief. We prayed for the morn
ing and the rum Issue.
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lover the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Ganne, Serving In France
cCopyrlght, 1917. by Arthur Gay smpey)
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

Suicide Annex.
l was In my first dugout and looked
around curiously. Over the door of
same was little sign reading sui
eide Annex" One of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called Suicide Ditch" Later on
learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the "Suicide
Club"
That dugout was muddy. The men
slept In mud, washed In mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. had never before
realized that SO much discomfort and
misery could be contained in those
three little letters, M o D. The floor
of the dugout was an inch deep In
water. Outside 1t was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came a drip,
drip, drip. Suicide Annex was hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. 1t was about twenty feet
below the fire trench; at least there
were twenty steps leading down to 1t.
These steps were cut into the earth,
but at that time were muddy and slip
perry. A man had to be very careful
or else he would "shoOt the chutes."
The air was foul, and you could cut
the smoke from Tommy's Tags with a
knife. 1t was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square
cut timbers. while the entrance was
strengthened with sandbags. Nails had
been driven into these timbers. On
each nail hung a miscellaneous assert
ment of equipment. The lighting ar
engagements were superb-one candle
In reflector made from an ammuni-
ton tin. Ny teeth were chattering
from the cold, and the drip from the
airshaft did not help matters much.
While / was sitting bemoaning my
fate and wishing for the fireside at
home, the fellow next to me, who was
writing a letter, looked up and limo
Gently asked, Say, Yank, how do you
spell 'confiagration'?
| looked at him In contempt and an
swered that did not know.
From the darkness in one of the cor
ners came thin, piping voice singing
one of the popular trench dittles en-
titled:
Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit
Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile"
Every now and then the singer
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SKOKHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

The following list down to the retail
market shows what the farmers mas
expect generally from the local deal.
ers for farm produce
Eggs 40c per dozen.
Butter-35c to 42c per pound
Cheese-24c to 26c per pound
Potatoes-s170 per bushel.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes
$500; pea beans, $500.
Chicken-20c TO goo
Round Hog-21c per pound.
Beef-Ox beef, IL to 15c
Wool-63c per pound
Hides, green 10c per pound; sheep
pelts $500 to $3.50; hides, trimmed
and cured 12c; bull hides, green,
under so lbs, 10c; over so lbs, Sc,
No l horse hides with name and tail.
$500 TO $3.50 each: calf skins, 33c 70
35c, green bone l-2c per pound
RETAIL MARKET
Eggs-45c per dozen, fresh.
Butter-45c to SOC per Id.
Cheese-25c to 30c per ID.
Sugar-Gran. sugar, best quality, 10
lbs. for 800: brown, II lbs.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, soc TO soc.
Squash-6c per Id.
Potatoes-$200 per bushel.
Green Apples-20c to 25c per peck
Onions-5c per ID.
Lard-Domestic &c; compound Csc.
Poultry-Chicken 30c to 35c per ID.
Salt Pork-32c by the Dbl, 200 lbs,
$4,000.
Hominy Meal-$360.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $13
and 1880; Winter Wheat Patent, $12.
Corn-s4.00 per 100 ID. bag.
Cracked Corn-s400 per bag
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CHAPTER X.
1.-THE Days Work"

/ was fast learning that there is a
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although it is badly upset at
times by the Germans.
The real work in the fire trench
commences at shutdown. Tommy Is
like burglar, he works at night.
Just as 1t begins to get dark the
word "stand to" Is passed from trav-
erse to traverse, and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting of two men
to a traverse, mount the fire step, one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or to inform the platoon off,
Ger Of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land. The sentry Is not allowed to
relax his watch for a second If he is
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders, he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the ex-
panse of dirt in front of him. The re-
mainder of the occupants of his trav-
erse either sit on the fire step, with
bayonets fixed, ready for any emer-
gency, or II lucky, and a dugout hap
pens to be In the near vicinity of the
traverse, and If the night Is quiet, they
are permitted to go to same and try
and snatch a few Minks Of sleep. Little
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brought up from The rear. Sleeping n

brought up from The rear Sleeping n
then In order unless some special work
turns up.
Around 10 80 dinner shows up.
When this is eaten the men try to
amuse themselves until tea appears
at about four o'clock then "sfand TO"
and they carry on as before
While In rest billcts Tommy gets up
about six In the morning washes up.
answers roll call, is inspected by his
platoon officer, ana has breakfast. At
8 :45 he parades (drils) with his com
pany or goes on fatigue according to
the orders which have been read out
by the orderly sergeant the night pre-
viOuS.
Between II 80 and noon he Is dis
missed, has his dinner and is ION his
own for the remainder of the day,
unless he has clicked for a digging or
working party. and so II goes on from
day to day, always looping the loop
and looking forward to peace and
Blighty.
Sometimes while engaged In n
"cootle' hunt you think. Strange to
say, but II Is q fact, while Tommy is
searching his shirt serious thoughts
come to him. Many a time, when per
forming this operation, ! have tried
to figure out the outcome of the war
and what will happen TO me.
My thoughts generally ran In this
! channel:
viii / emerge safely from the next
attack? If do will skin through the
following ore. and so on? While your
mind is wandering into the future II
Is likely to be rudely brought to earth
by Tommy interruptlng with, whats
good for rheumatism"
Then you have something else to
think Of. VIII you come out OF this
war crippled and tied into knots with
rheumatism, caused by the wet and
mud of trenches and dugouts? You
give 1t up as bad Job and generally
saunter over to the nearest estamnet
to drown your moody forebodings in a
glass of sickening French beer or to
try your luck at the always present
game of house" You can hear the
sing-song voice of n Tommy droning
out the numbers ms he extracts the
little squares of cardboard from the
| bag between his feet.
Ito be Continued
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tumbed of the step, fell into the mud
at the bottom of the trench, and lay
still In huddlcd heap with bullet
hole In his forehead.
At about the time he expected TO ar
rive at Waterloo station he was laid
to rest In little cemetery behind the
lines. He had gone TO Blighty.
In the trenches one can never tell
IT is not safe to plan very far ahead
After "stand down" the men sit on
the fire step or repair to their respec-
tive dugouts and wait for the rum Is
sue" to materalize, Immediately fol-
lowing the run comes breakfast,
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|CLITI4 Schedule, Pass
|s za1# enger Trains
In Effect January 20, 1881

Trains Leave skOwhegan Week Days
sos a. m. for Waterville. Belfast,
Bangor, Oakland, Kineo, Pennington
Strong. Bigelow. Rangeley. Lewiston.
Augusta, Brunswick, Portland and
Boston.
11.35 a. m. for Waterville. Oakland,
Pennington. Lewiston, Augusta.
Brunswick, Portland and Boston.
100 p. m. for Waterville, Belfast
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft, Ban.
gor. Mattawamkeag. Augusta, Bruns-
wick, Bath, Portland. Boston.
Trains Leave skOwhegan Sundays
Si5 a. m. for Waterville, Burnham,
Pittsfeld. Bangor Augusta, Bruins
wick Lewiston, Bath, Portland and
Boston.
Trains Arrive Skowheean Week Days
500 a. m. from Waterville.
1888 n. m. from Waterville, Belfast
Pittsfeld, Harmony. Dover and Fox.
croft. Bangor, Bucksport. (Mondays
snly) Oldtown, Oakland, Bingham
Pennington, Lewiston, Augusta
Brunswick, Bath, Portland and Boston.
500 y. m from WaterVille. Belfast
Dover and FoXcroft, Bangor. Bucks
port, Bar Harbor, Calais, Oakland, Au-
gusta, Lewiston. Brunswick, Portland
and Boston.
Trains Arrive Skowhegan sundays
11.05 a m. from Waterville, Pitts
field, Newport, Bangor, Augusta, Bath
Brunswick, Lewiston and Portland.
DC. DOUGLASS, General Manager
M. l. HARRIS. Genl Pass. Agent.
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The Corporate title of this Company
beginning January LIST. i0ls, Will be
AMERICAN INSURANCE co.
German American Insurance Co.
of New York
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

Waiting, Lerchen g. Co. OF Detroit, rep
resentine a syndicate of bankers. have
been awarded s2.s70 900 city OF Detroit
school 4s. The bonds have been approved
by the Capital Issues Committee and their
legality by Charles b. Wood.
NJ. ]. Hosy d CO.. members OF the New
York Stock Exchange. have moved to -
Broadway.
Andrew w. Rslston, formerly associate
manager. has been appointed manager of
the statistical department OF the Standard
Statistics Company. Inc, He succeeds Rob
ert Z. Hovey. who has gone abroad with
the Red Cross.
The Gulf States Steel Company report
for August shows net earnings Of 3;2,2<0
and n not operating income from January
20 August 81 OF n,+75,s27.
The following state institutions have
been admitted to the Federal reserve sys-
tenn; Federal Title and Trust Company.
capital 5000, 900: First state Bank. sApi-
tai $4,000, Security Trust Company. 5000,
600; American Bank of Commerce, tgso-
ass: State Bank Of Chatham, $500
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Gulf states Steel,

The net operating earnings of the
Gulf States Steel Company In August of
$72,24o were in way disappointing,
though the fact that earnings had fallen
behind last years good figures was
known In circles close to the companys
management The total net income for
the eight months ended August last OF
sl,4T5,S27 indicates that this years
operations will not be as profitable as
last, when $2,S71,+79 was earned. but
the explanation OF the poorer showing
indicates that Gulf States Steel will not
find II difficult to make up for lost profits
when peace returns The directors of
the company said that the company sus-
pended It's large export business as well
as Its domestic barbed wire business in
order to meet the requirements OF the
Government for hard steel products,
which Gulf States Is not especially
equipped to manufacture probably. The
business substituted for its ordinary
lines Is restricted as to prices, and in
addition the company has experienced
some trouble with its skilled employees
both In the matter OF increased wages
and loss OF many Of its most experienced
workers,