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New Zealand has planted nearly
80. 900 acres of trees since It began
afforestation work in 1886
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AWAIT HARRIS DECISION.
Inviolability Of Draft Paper Sc
crets Under Consideration,

Justice Siddons of the District Su :
preme Court has under consideratiet
the question of the inviolability al
draft paper secrets, which was raised.
Attorney Mason on behalf of Adjt.
Gen. Peter c. Harris, when the latter
was summoned before the court in
contempt proceedings for refusing to
lay bare the contents of an affidavit
filed under the requirements OF the
tended that all such papers are ex-
empt even from an order of the court
The court is expected to announce de-
cision early next week.
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HIT BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT.

Pieces of a shattered bullet from
the pistol of Private Charles O'Neill.
Company A. 303d Battalion, U. s. Tank
Corps, discharged by accident in the
smoking room at Union Station last
night, slightly wounded Stanley Zin-
sky, thirty eight years old. who was
waiting to board a train to go to his
home at Ganley, W. Va. He received
slight wounds to his left leg and toe:
His wounds were dressed in the emer.
sency room in Union station and he
went home.
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advertised Ivy
our friend"
Snusi.g

The cost of cold storage IS more
than offset by the Heightened lite
and beauty OF 50 furs and, iabrics
cleaned and stored by She Security
Method
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$500 FUR COAT STOLEN.

Mai c. T. Richardson. u. S. A.,
apartment 20, 1850 Connecticut ave
nue.. has asked the police to recover a
lady's sea1skin coat with rolling bea-
/ 'er collar and light blue lining, val
u ed at $500. He said the coat was
stolen from the Army and Navy Club
laAt night.
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SHuHtq.

Under guarantee against all risks
from time of leaving your residence
until delivered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13

ssS sI111R The Af8uo oxg00 ~
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lnGE DIRECTORI.
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ssrH MEN ATTENTION.
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VI meets the first Tuesday OF
s.ss each month Ut the Ameri-
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can Legion Hall. Third
~ avenue and Sixteenth
/. street. All ex service men
II velcome. Dan X. Brennan.
commander. D. B. Ber-
"a quist. sdjutant.
MASONIC.
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day Of each month q 7:So
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Rotary.
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lths sscond Monday Of each
month. q. a. Hailgren. cum
W msuuex; j. L. Hickey. recorder.
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~ M.AND CHAPTER NO. 200,
i ~ Haaseru SIA.-ReguiAr meetings
na Wednesday OF each mouth. W.
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Il, n. n. NAEy r. Kreis. secretary
u Hs6y evening. Nov. Is. B. l. ofhcert
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\ nanhen Of Inc order invited.
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FOR SALE

Good shipment Of northern Ohio
potatoes: also white stock. Also
carload of apples.
MEYER & HAMMER,
Formerly the Union Office. 18th ST.
phone 500, Ring One
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vAHrED-ro RKn1.s

WACTEO-TO RxNL
THREEk Oh -FOUR ROOM MODERN
apartment. heated. walking distance
from town. 1908 Forsy-hrst street.
J. 3. /. 6475.
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WANTED-TO BUY.

usED CASH REGISTER IN GOOD WORK
ing order. Rock Island Salvage Co.. 80
SAyenteeath street.
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WANTED-AGENTS.

AGENTS. MAKE $500 1 WEEKLY
selling hosiery. We guarantee $36 100
weekly full time, 75c a nhour spare
time. Experience unnecessary. Perfect.
wear Hosiery. Darby Pa.
$4,000 WEEKLY SELLING GOLDEN
Unbreakable Combs. Kind you can hit
with hammer. write factory for
wholesale prices. Ameroid Comb Co..
Leominstef, Nass.
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

O. TITLE PREPARED Oh
continual 70 date covering aAy real e.
tate in Tie county. Prompt End accurate
service 1t reasonable rates. Rock u
land Tttlo D Abstract Company: ". j.
6weeuey, secretary. 2OO-2l2 Ceatsai
Trust 4 0o~fnm Bank building.
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hN1GHT6 TENPLA8.
- STATED CONCLAVE o. kOCA
~. Island OOmmxnd,ry No. ~.
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BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES.

TfSEs lALL nAKEsp, ACckssORIEs
YoF bicycles. motorcycles. autos: "a
bicycles, complete. $3.50 (sll coloes).
Givo ssoees: liza Eass ThArd stEsot.
9O2.A-6-a EsR Second teEees. DavsnooGs.
Iowa. Fred ...sT 9uuDl1 30uA-
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y. q. n.
- 0dsR of Eagles.-Reguiar n9staaEs
- third Tuesday OF each moOtf
49, home, Fourth avenue "a
SsnS1sse stlSst. Frank Wich. W. ~
~soA asotesAk SECRETARY.
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PERSONAL.

Msl COMPOSERS OF VERSE OR
IS essss. 70 write me At once. Brilliant
!. Rsss.m. ~ for good talent. Address
CN,ss van Burcu. A6 Busn Temple.
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l. o. O. n.
SoCA ISLAND LODGE NO. 100. MEET
" nights first and third Mondays,
w AaaAs hail, l7l6 l-3 Second avenue, at
-. n. Dictator Hayes Aotfett: Sec J
v. Z. Davis.
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r ROCK ISLAND LODGE no.
06S, 4. r. 3 A. A.-Ststeo
AmeetinG first FRIDAY Of each
!; psnth. Otto P1iestsr. ". -;
4. 3, BoIlusan. secretary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Bullish crop
advices caused a further advance of
10 to 20 points at the opening of the
cotton market today, with active
months selling about 90 to 80 points
above last nights closing during the
early session. This carried July up to
IS. soc, and October to 36.25c, and there
was enough realizing to cause some ir-
regularity. Private reports of rains in
the central belt, and the report of
New Orleans authority indicating An
acreage about the same as last year
were the chief factors on the advance.
The official weather map failed to
confirm the private reports OF heavy
rains in the central belt but showed
beneficial rains In the southwest and
prices sagged off later in the morning
under realizing. July sold down TO
SAFE and October to 35.9Sc, or within
a few points of last nights close. Part
of the selling was in anticipation of
a bearish weekly report, from the
weather bureau which proved no~more
favorable than expected and was fol
lowed by a squirt Of covering which
caused rallies of six or seven points
early in the noon hour.
New Orleans and Memphis were buy
ers on the early afternoon advance to
So 60c for July and S6.28c for October,
or "a to 40 points above last nights
closing. The market turned easier after
2 o'clock and prices reacted several
points from the best.
Futures closed very steady at adj
vance of II to 81 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
FROM WALL STREET
Confident Tone Prevails in
Stocks at Outset, But Trad
ing Light in Volume.

NEW YORK. May 5.-A confident
tone accompanied the opening of todays
stock market. although trading was
again in relatively light volume Gem
eral Motors was the feature at an ad-
vance of points. Yesterdays favorite
issues, particularly independent steels,
also Baldwin Locomotive Atlantic Gulf
and International Paper were one to
three points higher, with moderate
gains amoil oils The request of the
railroads for increased freight rates.
which would add more than a billion
dollars to their revenues, was reflected
in the strength of Pacifics, grangers
and coalers.
The mid session was characterized by
extreme dullness and an advance Of
call money offered at seven per cent
The market was a traders affair with
irregular but moderate reactions from
maximum prices of the morning.
Oils lifted the market out of its rut
in the last hour. petroleum and Texas
company showing especial activity at
additional gains. BALDWIN and United
states rubber also were materially
higher. The closing was firm.
Range of prices on the New York
stock exchange, with previous closing
bids, furnished by Shepard q Gluck,
Falls building.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
BANK EARNINGS
SHOW INCREASE

WASHINGTON. May 5.-Earnings of
the federal reserve system this fiscal
year we're estimated at Si00, 900, 900 by
Gov Harding, Of the federal reserve
board, testifying today at the house
rules committee hearing on the reso-
luton proposing an investigation of the
administration OF the federal reserve
act. These earnings, Gov. Harding
said, would exceed by $4,000, 900 those
OF last year. which he said. represented
return OF 40 per cent on capital
stock
without explaining his statement,
Gov Harding told the committee seri-
Gus problems confronted the country in
the next six months. Referring to COM
plants of country bankers against the
universal par clearanCes order of the
reserve board, he said, such protests
were to the board like "feas TO dog
who must have fleas to know he is
dog Mr.. Harding declared he had no
objection to any investigation OF the
system or its methods that congress
may authorize. The resolution for an
investigation was not acted upon, the
committee awaiting further testimony
from state bankers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
ToMoRRoW's ESTIMATED,

1920. Last wk. 1919
Galveston &c. 2,5OOd3'OOO 2,627 1920
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05

NEW ORLEANS. May 5.-After a
decline of 10 points on July in response
TO a lower Liverpool market than due,
the price of cotton was lifted strongly
today by buying based on a private
bureau report showing the same area to
be planted to cotton this year as was
planted last In the first hour Of trad
ing prices advanced 20 to So points. but
al this level the buying slowed down,
plainly because of expectations OF ia
vorabie crop reports from the govern
ment for this last week. July fell off
10 3S.l0c. and reacted to IS 46c,
While the weekly crop reports were
considered to Indicate fair progress over
the belt, on the whole they were not
favorable enough to cause much SELL
ing. Following their reading, July fell
off to a net decline Of 6 points and
October eased off until it stood only 10
-3nts over yesterdays close, but eff
fective support was given the market
and the selling movement did not per-
sIst Late in the morning prices were
? points under to q points over the
final quotations of yesterday.
The demand increased and early sell
lers brought back their cotton Late
in the day the market was at its high
est, standing rs to IS points over the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
REPLOGLE STEEL Is
TO BE INVESTIGATED

NEW YORK, May 5.-The stock ex-
change, through its committee on BUSH
ness conduct, today ordered an investi-
cation into dealings on Replogle Steel
one of the most active issues now dealt
with on the exchange.
No reason for the investigation was
given, but it is thought that the extra
ordinary activity of the stock has given
rise to apprehension ofAa possible cor
ner such as was said to exist In Stutz
when trading in that stock was sus-
pended Replogle is reported to be con-
troled in part by the same interests
which dominate the Stutz Motor COM
pany.
All members of the exchange have
been requested to submit to the secre-
tary report of the purchase and sales
or clearances of the stock between
April | and May 4, inclusive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed steady and
unchanged. Middling 42c, Sales, 400
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
COTTON REGION SUMMARY.

Temperatures are still above normal
in the northeast, where they are slight
ly below normal. Maximum tempera-
lures were 80 to 80 degrees Ovcl the
western half of the belt anG 6S to 81
degrees over the eastern lalf.
Mostly light to moderate showers oc-
Cured in Arkansas, Northeastern Tex
as, extreme Northern Louisiana, West
ern Tennessee, Mississippi and South
ern Alabama, and locally in the South
Atlantic states.
Heavy Rains-Alabama; Evergreen,
10. Mississippi: Waynesboro, 10.
Special reports from the Oklahoma dis
trlct are missing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05

MIGHTY ensemble Of the choice offerings of used auom
,o.. "e' ~ "9NN ""'O"'
fT the Shrine circus lot Madison avenue opposite Forrest pa
to 9TH inclusive 1t unique showand anyone cont
used car it affords the opportunity of selection without
$4,000 fence
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
Memphis District.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

ST. LOUIS. May ,--Cattle-Receipts
sis.S0; bulk, sl1.ooGIs.Oo; w yeariings
steers and heifers steady; Gamer cows
steady at $4.5O@5;6O; bulls and calves
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; 25@35c lower
than Tuesdays high time; top, $3.50
bulk light and medium weight, $l4.75@
1910; bulk heavies, $14.00414.5O.
Sheep---Receipts 300; lambs strong to
1890; bulk. S17.5O01sOo; top, $l225.
CHICAGO, May Seattle: Receipts,
5000; light and handyweight steers
and she stock strong to 15c higher.
Heavy grades slow and steady bulk
$S.75@l0.50s- gamers and cutters most
ly, $5.25Q775; calves slow and steady;
few above $1,000; stockers and feeders
active and firm.
Hogs: Receipts 10000; 15c to 25c
sg9e b TGP 81 ;5G no bulk light 6 SSsr
$1365914.5o; pigs mostly, $1S.75q145O.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900, half Of re-
ceipts were direct; early sales steady;
best lambs held higher.
LOUISVILLE, KY. May 5.--Hogs;
pounds up, $l4.oo; 100 to 225 pounds,
$500; pigs. $1l.5e@1s.OO; throw-outs,
$1050 down.
Cattle: Receipts. $50; steady to
strong. Heavy steers, $12dO@l30O;
beef steers. $S50@12.5O; heifers, $500
0130O; COWS. $$475Q11.OO feeders,
$S.O0@11,0O; stockers, $7.50@1025.
Sheep: Receipts, 100; slow. Spring
lambs, $500; fall lambs, $1,000; sheep,
$1,000, down.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 5.-Cat-
tie, receipts $500; steady; beeves. $500
q 1925.
Hogs, receipts 800; 1Oc to 15c high
err; heavy. $13.50Q1375.
Sheep, receipts 1000; unchanged.
Lambs, Sl2,00QlS.00.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
GRAIN MARKETS

CHICAGO, May Embarrassing selling
pressure together with lack of support
led to decided weakness today in the
corn market Better weather counted
as a bearsh factor and so, likewise,
did renewed notice taken Of strained
financial conditions. Opening prices
which ranged from &c decline to lc
advance with July $l6SA to $l69A and
September $l.60i4 to $l,61 were followed
by a material setback all around and
then something of rally.
Subsequently covering by shorts
brought additional upturns, The close
was nervous at &c net decline to lc
advance, with July SISSY to $l.6S2s and
September sl6OA to $780,
Oats weakened in sympathy with
corn After opening lac to 1lac lower
with July 9l%C to 92Ac the market
continued to sag.
Provisions reflected the decline of
grain.
when some firmness developed in corn.
---Close---
Open High Low Today Prev.
May -. 1888 1872 l;Sl4 1874
May &C.. I.SS IA14 l.SSIlA Lay 1,sS2%
Sep. -. 1904 1.6l l59A 1904 1918
5 sS$ e: ~ 81. ~: TX :2s~
Pork -
} H5E . s,.ss $3.50 ss:.5 ; ;t:5S &c: :'::S
5 Hhy sos 5 5SsS so oi3 s assS 81! !S7S
July > 1912 Iss q, Iss7 1889 50 IA <
CHICAGO, May Cash wheat not
Gor3-No. > mixed, 1872; No yell
0ats|No. ; white, s113hdI16; No,
3 white. $l12k01.l5.
Badley-$1 59l2 a lSs.
Timothy 10000 ll.J0.
clover Sced-$25. OOG3j.0
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-$l990.
Ribs-$l715.
KANSAS CITY. May 5.-Close: Corn,
May $L73&; July, $L5Sas; September,
KANSAS CITY, May Cash wheat
steady 30 / hard, $3O0m31 O; No.
hard, s995u3OS No. red, $2.9l@293'
C Corn steady. No. . mixed, sl76m ! 80;
No. > white, SlS5; No, . yellow, $l.S2l2
oats unchanged; No. 2 white, 81 II;
no > Mixed, s107q los; No ; red $l'O9
q til.
81. LOUIS. May 5-Wheati No. 2
red winter, $2.96' No. ) red "'h'er'
va Gorr. No. . yellow. si.92; No. yell
low. $ls6ml.s9. May, $lA: July
$1.7l;H. ~ ruLi,.
$.l4; May, $ll1l9, July. 9t12c'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05

closing quotations OF yesterday jan
uary was the strongest month and 1t
touched 1892.
Spots closed steady at decline of SO
points -Middling, 40.25c. Sales on the
spot, 1884; to arrive, 100 Delivered
on contract 205.
Futures closed steady at advance of
5 to SIS points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
Close
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Contracts CoIsed steady al advance
81 points to unchanged,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
BANK CLEARINGS.
BOND CLOSE.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Final prices of
Liberty bonds today were: avs. 9O.2S:
first As, $3.50; second As, $500 first
Ans, $3.50 second AIS. So. 90: third AIS.
s9.l2; fourth AIS, 1864; Victory SGs.
1894; Victory AIS $500
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05

yellow tinged $50 to $50 points low.
er; yellow stained, 700 to $50 points
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-05
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May 5.-Cotton spot
good middling, 26.l3d fully middling,
2713d; middlng, 25.SSd low middling,
22.5Sd; good ordinary, 198sd; ordinary,
1S38d; sales 1000 bales including I, 800
American; receipts none Futures
closed steady
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
ASKS FOR NEGRO VOTE
Notice In Seventh Ward Urges Them
Auainst Wares

A notice bearing the printed sigma.
ture Of William G. Yearsley, member Of
the Seventh ward committee, has been
circulated among the negro voters Of
the fourth division Of the ward, warn.
ing them not to be bluffed into support.
ing the Wares. as 1--WE have the Mayor
aud police with u.s."
1t is addressed '"To My Colored
Friends and Voters of the Fourth Di.
vision of the Seventh Ward"
The notice follows:
Dear Sir-T hear that Magistrate
O'Brien has sent for some Of my col.
ored friends and tried to persuade them
to support the dead Ware ticket. Don't
let him bluff you, as We have the Mayor
and police with US. O'Brien has lost
control OF the prisoners In this district,
as the hearings will be before another
magistrate, and we can serve you.
IAN friends invited to meeting next
Sunday, May 16. 3 p. M. at ,1016 Pine
street. Vote for the men on the other
side Of this card" 2,
Wednesday night Lieutenant John
Duffy. who has been In charge OF the
Nineteenth police district for several
years. was transferred. and his place
was taken by Lieutenant Mcbride
Magistrate o 'Brien, who was elected BY
the largest majority polled by any mag.
istratc except the late Jimmy" Briggs,
is holding hearings for the Nineteenth
district. at Twelfth and Pine streets.
Magistrate O'Brien smiled when
shown the notice. but would make no
comment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
{. |. HERR chosen
BOOKSELLERS HEAD
Lancaster Man Elected at Final
Session of Association
at Bellevue -Stratford
PLAN ADVERTISING PROGRAM

Winding up the business sessions OF
their twentieth annual session. ut the
Bellevue. Stratford. the member Of the
American booksellers Association
elected officers to serve the ensuing
year.
The new officers follow: President.
Eugene L. Herr. OF Lancaster. Pa.
first vice president. Louis A. Keatipg.
Of Brooklyn: second vice president
Vernon NJ. Schenck. OF Boston: third
vice president, the first woman ever
elected to Office in the association. Miss
Madge Jennison. president Of the wo.
mans National Book Association
secretary. Frederick G.. Melcher. OF
New York. reelected: treasurer, John
G.. Kidd. Of Cincinnati.
Two persons were made honorary
members of the association. They lwere
A. Edward Newton. a local author and
collector. and Miss Bessie Graham. di
rector of the Philadelphia School OF
Bookselling.
Two resolutions were adopted. One
authorized the executive committee tc
60 ahead and organize general adver
tising campaign. to educate people tc
read more books. and the other au
thoriZcd the executive committee TO co
operate in n campaign to encourage the
giving Of books to children.
4 banquet tonight at the Bellevue
Stratford will conclude the convention
Speakers will be Captain Kermit Roosc
welt. Joseph Pcnncll. Edward J. Cat
tell. Edward Streetcr and Edward New
ron
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

assumption that had there been |. =
OW. 900 soldiers in France by March.
1918. the war would have ended four
months sooner. Mr.. Daniels said. and
completed the reasoning by assuming the
tonnage losses Of 1917 prevented carry :
ing that number Of troops overseas bv
that date aud that failure Of the Amcri.
can navy to 90. operate heartily in the
first mouths Of the war resulted in tho
heavy tonnage losses.
1T is not necessary to wander far
into the realm Of statistics or technical
questions to show the absolute falIacy
of Admiral Sims's claim" Mr.. Daniels
continued.
''Hc Informed the committee that tho
net tonnage available for tho Allies NAV
]. 1917. was 27.O00. 900 tons. II Is d
matter Of common knowledge that on
May ]. 10lS. the tonnage was less than
on May ]. 1917. Testimony given nv
Admiral Sims would indicate that tbc M
net loss during the year was about
1000. 900 tons. This is probably suf .
ficiently close estimate for practical pur
poses:
Now. then. owing to the tonnage
losses of 1917 and the early part OF
1918 the net tonnage available 10 the
Allies had been reduced from q 900 OO0
on May !. 1917. to q. 600 900 on NAV
!. 1918. Yet II is admitted by Admira,
Sims that in the spring Of 1915 Amer
ican troops were Transported to France
at the rate Of nearly 3O0, 900 a month,
or more then ten times the rate tC
which he said transportation had bccr
restricted in 1917 because of tho do
struction Of tonnage. This simple fac,
refutes absolutely Admiral Sims's state.
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