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SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.

Georgetown. Feb. 24-Funeral ser
vices for William J. MCGEE, aged CO
years, who died at his home at Brack
Ex, near Wilmington. Sunday after
noon, Of paralysis. took place in First
Methodist Protestant Church, :his
city, upon the arrival OF the noon train
from Wilmington, Wednesday. being
IN charge OF Rev. John T. Bailey. In
ternent was made IN Union cemetery.
this city.
In order 20 put an end 70 numerous
complaints that have been made re-
garding the use OF automobiles owned
by Sussex county. other than FOR
county work. the county commission
ers have ordered that IL the future all
automobiles belonging 20 the county
must be used only for business Of the
county.
Elwood Wheatley and Alva NJ. Brit
tingham. Little Creek district, were
married, Saturday night, at Laurel. by
Rev. w. l. Hoffman.
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OPENED MITE BOXES.

Mlddletown. Feb. 24-The Mis-
sionary Societies OF Bethesda NJ. f.
Church were entertained at the home
Of Mrs. John Z. CHM on Crawford
street on Monday evening. Mrs. Chm,
Mrs. Harry Black, Mrs Edward S.
Jones and Mrs. Charles Stewart being
the hostesses.
The mite boxes OF the Home So
scie;y were opened and found TO con-
tain s27. Mrs. V. =. Northrup's resig-
nation was accepted with regret and
Mrs. Wilbur Jump, first vice-president.
appointed 10 fiji out the unexpired
term. Mrs. Caswell read the annual
report Of the Foreign Society. Mrs.
Jump gave a reading and Miss Wise
and Miss Thomas gave a piano duet.
Rev. John Townley spent several
days this week in Philadelphia and at
tended the revival meetings led by the
Rev. John MacLean, the Scotch re-
YlYalist.
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FIJIS DROP SUGAR MAKING.
Price so Low That Company There
Cannot Make Operating Expenses.

Sydney. n. S. w. Jan. 15.-(By
Mail. THE Colonial Sugar company,
whose activities have been the main
stay OF Fiji for some 40 years. has
announced that the fall in sugar
value, on the worlds markets has
rendered 1t impossible for the concern
TO continue paying higher than pre-
war rates for cane.
Sugar grown in Fiji has TO COM
pete with the staple grown in other
tropical countries where cheaper la
Dor IS utilized. the wages in Fiji be-
ing more than double the scale else
where. the company stated The Fiji
Vancouver Sugar Co, decided TO close
its mill and estates in Fiji while an
other large sugar company, with head
quarters in Melbourne and estates in
Fill probably Will duplicate this ac-
ton soon.
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FARMER BADLY HURT.

Clayton, Feb. 24.--Wiiliam Gonce,
n farmer OF near Delaney's was badly
injured here yesterday by tho tongue
bolt coming out of the dearborn which
he was riding In, causing his horses
to run away. throwing him 10 tho
ground very heavily.
Mr.. Gonce had just delivered n calf
TO a local dealer when his horses be-
came frightened at passing loco
motive. causing them TO jump. thus
causing tho tongue bolt 10 come loose
from the axle. The injuredkman sus-
tanned a dislocated shoulder and other
bruises about the body.
Doctors Cobb and Harmonson were
called and gave medical attention.
after which he was sent home by a
neighbor.
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IMPORTANT ROAD WORK.

Sesford, Feb. 24.--It has been Of
ficially given out by the State High
way Commission that work on the ex-
tension Of the Seaford- -Bridgeville and
Seaford Laurel State Highways would
be begun next month, and that the
out by March is. The Seaford- Bridge
Vile road will be built from the edge
% Seaford to the corner of High and
Front streets, the concreting being
done on Front street, and the Seaford-
Iaurl road win be constructed from
the southern edge of Blades to within
about $50 feet OF the county bridge
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NEWS OF NEWARK.

Newark. Feb. 24.---At st. Johns r
c. Church, tonight an entertainment
will be given by the members Of the
Young Mems Club OF the church, in
charge Of Mrs. Anna A. Armstrong.
The program and decorations will be
suggestive Of Washington's Birthday.
Late in the evening cards will be play
ed by the grown persons attending
The club VIII give a dance at the Ar
mory next Tuesday night.
Newall Garfield, graduate Of Yale
University and grandson of President
Garfield. as a representative OF the
Bedaux Engineering Co. is doing some
work at the local plant OF the Ameri-
can Vulcanized Fibre Co. He was a
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MOVED HUGE TRACTOR.

Delaware City. Feb. 2a-The huge
l2-ton caterpillar tractor. which has
been at Fort du Pout for the past six
months. was moved yesterday 20 the
Pennsylvania railroad and will be
shipped TO New York. On account OF
tho had condition Of the roads. IL re-
auired three large trucks TO tow the
machine TO tho railroad.
As the bridge which spans tho Ches-
apeake & Delaware Canal Is unsafe
for more than ten tons. II was neces-
sary to half sink SOW and pump It
out under the bridge. 10 act as n pom
toCn.
The scow was put In position by the
men employed on the c. & d. Canal
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WILL GO TO PORTO RICO.

Newark, Feb. s4.--Aiajor Lathe B.
Row. L. 8. A. head OF the department
OF military science and tactics at the
University OF Delaware, has received
notice OF being detailed as senior in
structor of the r. o. II. c. at San
Juan. Porto Rico. during the coming
summer. He VIII sail from New York
on May %. Before returning to Della
ware. Major Row Will take a trip to
Panama and Will get back here early
in the fall.
Captain Roy Sparks, who has been
detailed TO the University OF Delaware
as Professor OF Military Science and
Tactics. VIII arrive this week. His
home IS at Oneida. Kentucky, and he
Cnly recently returned from Germany.
where he served with the Army of
Occupation
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GAVE FINE PERFORMANCE.

Newark. Teb. 24.--In Wolf Hall,
hst rlght, before a large audience,
the drssnat-c club. % Delaware Col
hsa and the women's College, Uni
Versity ~ Delaware. gave three play
Nts Al were well presented and
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience
made up larSoly of students and mem
h-srs % the faculty os the university.
The Inirssc HOr the plays was COM
posed by i. johnson Rowan. Della
waro College student. aad the COS
tuInos were made by members Of the
Dramatic Club OF the Women's Col
.,se. The three plays were: Sir
David Wears a Crown" "ImqcT-ti-
sicnce ~ the Creature. and two
Crooks and a lady Aiexandex
Blair of the Delaware College faculty
end Af.-r Wilcox q the Women's Col
,ege assisted n preparing the cast FOR
yhe plays
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SCARLET FEVER AT STAFFORD.

Seaford, Feb. 24.-To prevent an
epidemic of scarlet fever in Seaford
the Board OF Education has closed the
public schools until Monday next, and
the building is now being thoroughly
fun1igated.
Three cases Of the fever have been
reported, two Of which are now past
the danger point and on the road TO
recovery. Other precautions are be-
Ing taken and no epidemic is in sight
al present.
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Club. w. Irving Walker, J. Thomas
Smith. Charles II. Mckee. James -.
Newman, R. woodall Robinson, John
G. Smith. Walter Wright, and James
+. Brown. have purchased from the
piney Greek stock farm, in Cecil coun-
ty. the fine Percheron. stallion. Maxima
9s92s, which is reported TO be one Of
the handsomest horses on the Eastern
Shore. lie viii be brought 20 Rich
Neck The price is reported 10 have
been close to $1,000.
Mrs. Minnie y. Hadley postmistress
at Galena. has moved the Office into
larger quarters, having, g,rented large
room in the odd Fellows Building.
Old Kent Chapter Daughters OF the
American Revolution have elected the
following delegates TO the State Com
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LEwEs NOTES.

Bewes. Feb. 24.---rhe NJ. Il. Church
at Nassau gave concert. Wednesday
night, which proved very pleasing.
Charles Kelly, Jr., of New York City,
a nephew OF James Kelly OF Lewes
died Tuesday in New York OF innu-
enza. The remains will be inferred in
the Presbyterian cemetery here, today,
on the arrival of the train.
Joseph G. Luke and Chandler Hen
Erickson OF Wilmington are visiting
friends In Lewes.
Miss Margaret Atkins went to Sails
bury. Nd. Wednesday. to attend a
dance.
Miss Mary Lofiand OF Georgetown
il guest or Miss Margaret Atkins.
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NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Continued Success Of Carnival
by Guild Of ST. Thomas p.
e. Church. Newark.
LAUREL PUPILS GIVE PLAYS

From Every Evenings Correspondents.
Laurel, fNo. ss.-Ilast night. In the
auditorium Of the new high school
building, pupils OF Laurel high school
presented the four-act play, Farm
r0iks," as the fourth number OF the
l,>.cum course which they arc giving
to raise cunds 20 purchase athletic
,.l,iipmcnt and material FOR tho school.
Cast OF characters; Philip Burleigh,
Haymond Matthews; David Weston,
Aldcn Warrington; Amos Goodwin.
James Marvil; 'Tsi1ah" Finn, Norman
warr; Thomp~n. Edward Baker;
r1ora Goodwin. peulah Thompson: /:
Mrs purie.gh, Mary Allen; Grace
purleigh. Elolsc Rodney: Sarah Good
win. Emma Ralph: Mrs. peasley.
Elizabeth Hobbs; Della Slocum. Nor
ma Russ,i. Professor William L.
'~sscrnor had charge of IN scenic ef-
fccts.
That the play was well received ny
the audience was evidenced by the
irhcra! applause Miss Rcrntce Hast
sngs. English teacher OF the high
sr-hcol. and graduate 81 Women .
College. University OF Delaware. di-
rcctvss the play with skill and success
nurlng tho intcrmiSsion, the au-
Silence was delighted with numerous
sAonra and sh0ruscs, presented nv the
'high school pupils. Professor NJ. +
eStine, during one OF tho intermissions
snncunccd that the rcCeipts of the
c.vnlng totslled nsos'e than enough tC
d,frRy ths cNponsos OF tho entire
Syceum course and thanked all present
por the hearty interest they manifest
~ ~ the production. lie also an
copncod that the next number Of the
courso. tho Metropolitan Glee Club,
would DC held IN the auditorium Of the
high school building. next Wednesday )
evening March !.
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ference which NETS AZ the Belveder@
Hotel. Baltimore. March Ig snd 17i
Miss $. y. Stuart. Mrs. william RI.
Brown, and Mrs. William q. smvthe.
The delegates 20 the Continental CON
gress, which meets IN Washington
April ig. are; Delegate. Regent, Mlg,l
IS. r.. stuart; oittrnotcs. Mrs. II. ~,
Simmons. Mrs. William r. Brown
Mrs. Louise E. Barrett. Miss Deborah
Jackson. Mrs. JOSEPH, Perkins, Miss
Elizabeth Wickes; Alias Francis B.
Morris. Mrs Esther Smith. Mrs. r. s..
Bottomly. ana Mrs. J. l.. Smith.
Lovers of the Chase had n most ex.
citing and enjoyable fox hunt wed
Besday morning IN Rich Eeck. The
chase lasted for moro than i've houra.
when the fox was finally killed.
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DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City. Feb. 24.---The launch
willou. owned by Harry NiclSle, was
drydocked. yesterday. and win be re-
paired and painted before tho open
ing OF the shad flshing season.
Or. and Mrs. w. w. Ellis WIFI en-
tertain at dinner. this evening, Miss
Thompson. Miss Griffith and Miss
Phillips, teachers in Delaware City
Public School
The ladies OF Christ y. Il. Church
VIII hold a bake in TESTERS drug
store tomorrow morning from 10 TO
.l2 o'clock.
Henry Winchester has gone 20
Baltimore. where he viii participate
in trapshooting tournament to-
morrow.
Mss Madeline Ellis OF Port Penn, a
student Of the Delaware City Public
School. has won the State prize of a
solo medal and SIS tor finishing first
in the essay contest on How TO Make
Highways Safe"
Herman Johnson went TO Whining
ton yesterday. where ne intends 70
purchase grocery store.
The I. w. It. Social OF Port Penn
will meet Tuesday evening at the
home OF Mrs. Walter Yearsley.
Miss Mary Lang is spending week
with her niece. Mrs. Joseph Brooks. OF
Philadelphia.
Miss Maria Collins IS spending two
weeks with her niece. Mrs. Robert
/ Qugley Of Wilmington.
The Ericsson Line boat Anthony
Groves, Jr.. started making regular
trips. yesterday, after being extensive
| " repaired at Baltimore.
Rev. J. c. Mccoy will hold the fourth
quarterly conference o: NJ. Z. Church
Of ST. Georges on March .. in the
parsonage.
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NEW LOCOMOTIVE MEETS TEST.
Steam Turbine Said 10 Show Savings
I'm Operating Costs.

Stockholm, Sweden. Feb. 24-B'ol-
lowing the recent visit to Sweden of
Samuel NJ. Vauclain, president OF the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, several
engineering experts have been study
ing new form Of steam turbine To-
comotive and have expressed salts
faction with tests made. II is under
stood this may lead TO some sort of
cooperative plan with the Swedish
locomotive works, probably with a
special view TO entering the Russian
field with new engine.
Tests OF the so-called turbo-con-
densing locomotive are said TO have
shown large savings in operating
costs
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GOOD WORK AT FIRE.

Richardson Park. Feb. 24.--Quick
work on the part OF the Five Points
fire squad with their apparatus pre-
vented tho destruction by flames Of
tho bungalow OF John Reaurn at
Fc est Park. shortly after 6 o'clock
this morning. The fire. which was duo
60 defective wiring. started in n par
uuon and was discovered by the fam
ily.
Cusde Banta of Oak Grove sum
moned the Five Points, tho Cranston
Heights and tho Elsmere fire COM
panies, Tho Five Points machine was
the only one 10 go into service, how
ever. Mr.. Reaburn having the blaze
under control on the firemen's arriv-
a.
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nEIMkR FIRF-FIGHTERS.

Delrnsr. Feb. 24.-Delrnar Volunteer
Fire Co. has been re-orga nized and
positions have been assigned as fol-
lows.
Company No. chief. J. I. Nc
,aine. assistant. NJ 3. Sherwood: noz-
yieraen. W. II. Aydelotte, Alton Wilson.
L. ID. short. John j. Journey. W. b.
White. Lewis Adlz,n@. 4. L. Cook. c.
NJ. Nelson; rluEmen. W. V. Hearth
way. II c. Kirk. W. Marv!i. 3. II.
March. r. r. Vincent. !. =. Green.
Company No. Assistant chief.
DocA Hea-n: nozziemen. c. J. Calhoun,
n. G.. Hofneister. J. X. White. Lands
Wilson. Samuel Philips. J. II. Conway
~. c. Gray. l. e. Hayman: plug1nen
L. L. Hsst1nys. d J. Parker. J. +.
Brown. =. NJ Stokes.
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NEWS OF sEAFORD.

sseaford, Feb. 2z.--H. ". King. mail
clerk on the Cambridge & Seaford
railroad, has been compelled to lay OF,
owing 20 a badly injured arm, which
hc received while Transferring mai
from his car 30 the mail car OF a main
line train. His place IS being filed
by A. Q. Lewis pf Philadelphia.
W. Howard Turpin. secretary OF the
Merchants Association Of Soaford, left
yesterday for Pittsburg. Pa where ne
v.n attend the nfty-elghth annual
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ROADS IN BAD SHAPE.

Clayton. Feb 24.--Roads in this sec
ton are almost impassiblo in many
places, due TO the recent thaw-out
and heavy rains.
Many OF the stone roads arc found
to be full of frost and are bursting
out in places where the heavy snow
banks were during the recent snow,
believed 20 be due TO the frost es-
Gaping,
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BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZED.

Milford, Feb. 2a.-Permanent orga-
nization OF the society known as the
Brotherhood OF the NJ. Il. Church of
Milford was completed. last evening.
when the following officers were elect
ed; President Roy Pettyjohn. Vice
president. George Townsend: treasur-
er. Vernon Benson; secretary. Mr.. G.
Downing. There were about $50 pres
ent and the promoters feel very much
encouraged.
The organiaation, which is n social
one. is for the male members OF the
NJ. L. Church and those that feel In
clined 10 affiliate with the organization
After tho business meeting refresh
ments were served.
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True Blue Supper at Grace.

The True Blue Triangle Boosters OF
the Young Women's Christian Asso
citation viii give a hot baked ham sup
per at Grace church house Thursday.
March 2, from $3.50 TO 7 p. m. Tickets
may be purchased at the Y. w. G. A.
or Grace church house or by calling
Miss Helen Guyer. 1164.
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SCARLET FEVER AGAIN.

Newark. Feb. 24.-Owing 10 another
outbreak OF scarlet fever the local
high school and the eighth grade Of
the grammar school was closed today
10 be fInigated.
Among the new cases OF the disease
are Herbert Henning. James Watson
and Elizabeth Milliken. students at
the high school. and Stanley Wilson
OF the eighth grade
Several small children in tho fam-
iiy Of Lewis Fisher, on ElSton Road,
also are III with scarlet fever and
there are said TO be several other new
cases spread over the town.
Several OF the school teachers have
also been 81. but It has been learned
none OF them have scarlet fever.
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PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION.

Seaford, Feb 24.-Washington Camp,
No. ], p. o. 8. of A, of this town
held Washington birthday exercises
in the camp room on High street,
Wednesday night, and the hall was
packed 10 capacity with members and
their wives and sweethearts.
The hall was very artistically dec
GRATED with flags and bunting and a
patriotic atmosphere peryaded the
whole building Following q very en-
tertaining and instructive program a
delightful collation. was served. a pro-
gram was given.
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spanning tho Nanticoke river between
Scaford and Blades.
This viii mako about half mile
road construction on tho Heaford side
OF tho river and about three quarters
OF milo on the Blades side. 1t will
also leave about $50 feet unfinished
road from tho end OF tho concrete on
Front street to the bridge. This Cup
on either side OF the river is being
left open until something definite Is
done toward the erection OF tho new
bridge which is TO span the river.
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GAVE THEATRE PARTY.
Seaford, Feb. "a.

Seaford. Feb. "a
Miss Helen Turner jefferson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jefferson.
gave theatre party at the New
Theatre, "Wednesday evening, TO about
forty or her friends. ia honor OF her
birthday anniversary. Following the
theatre performance Miss jefferson
took her friends to Wright's leo cream
parlor. where chocoplcs. homemade
cake and candles were served.
Tho party was chaperoned by Miss
Claire Coulter, Mrs. Monroe n. Adams.
Mrr. Ethel Ross Graham. Mrs. Wil-
liam k. Morgan. Mrs George w.
ElZey. Jr, and Mrs Frank jefferson
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A. j. WRIGHT Is BETTER.

Clayton. Feb. 24--Andrew !.
OF Blackbird hundred. who resides
near here and who has been suffer-
Ing from effects of blood poison I'm his
face for some time. duo TO having
picked a pimplc on his forehead, carly
in the winter, is reported rs much Inn
proved.
Mr.. Wright IS we'll known in this
section. having served several terms
in tho General Assembly from Black
bird hundred. and was very active In
getting appropriations passed by that
body for tho stone roads Of this
vicinity.
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Fx.Goyernor Miller in Panama.

Former Governor Charles r. Miller
started today on a business trip TO
Central America and the Panama Ca
nal Zone. He will return 10 Whining
ton May !.
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What most city governments need
j. a little uncivil service reform--New
York Tribune.
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Oilgrain. brown and tan calf, and
glnmetal in English lace and hlucher
styles in good variety. Triple army
trench soles that are very heavy
and serviceable. Many waterproof
styles included.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-01-23
10 USE AIRPLANfS
 IN POLAR SEARCH
{By the Associated Pressl


 Seattle, Wash, Jan. 21.--Final pro- visioning and equipping of the ex- ploring ship Maud, in which Captain Roald Amundsen, noted Norwegian explorer and discoverer of the South Pole will resume his interrupted Arctic expedition next May, is being completed as the stout little ship lies in the land-locked waters of Lake Union here.
 The most important oI the Maud's equipment, in Captain Amundsen's opinion, will be the two airplanes, purchased in Norway and shipped here recently and which will be used in the making of extensive geograph- ic surveys for a thousand miles on either side of the vessels track through the northern seas. The pri- mary purpose of the expedition, which is operating under the aus pices of the Norwegian government, is to study the movement of the Arctic ice pack, the effect of ocean currents, magnetic influences and other phenomena of the polar re- gions. The airplanes, Captain Am undsen expects, will be of great value in this work. He said that he would probably use them to reach the North Pole should his plan to drift past the pole with the ice pack prove not feasible. A wireless equipment installed aboard the Maud will be used to broadcast a message when he reaches the top of the world.
 Captain Amundsen expects to strike immediately into the outward or northern drift of the ice as it leaves Bering Sea next spring, and to swing with the northeasterly current early in the summer
 With the explorers will .be Captain Oskar Visiting, sailing master, who stood at his side "on" the South Pole; G. Olonkin, engineer; Dr. H. V. Sverdrup scientist of the expedition, two Norwegian aviators and crew of six Siberian natives who joined the Maud in 1920.
The log cabin Democrat., 1922-01-23
FROZEN NORTH FIGHTERS APE STONE AGE TACTICS
K arelians and BOlsheviki in Finland Stalk and Hunt, with Mod
 ern Rifles.
(By the Associated Pressl

Helsingfors, Finland, Jan. ?. (By Mail. )-Only the use of rifles and machine guns distinguishes the war fare now in progress between Bol- shevih troops and Karelian insur- gents in the Arctic forests in Rus sian karelia from the prmeval stalking and hunting that the wild things of the northland have waged against each other in this frozen land for ages. (Karelia is a section of Northwest Russia bordering on the White Sea extending into South eastern Finland.
 The Karelians, hunters, fishermen and trappers from childhood, know the forest trails as well as the wolves, who here outnumber the hu- mans. fur-clad like Eskimos, wearing snowshoes or skis, they dash through the frozen land and in the long Arctic nights bounce u- their similarly clad Bolshevik foes
 Reports of this guerilla warfare which have recently reached Hell singfors indicate that in many n- stances mo quarter" has been the rule on both sides.
 The insurgents accuse the Bol- sheviki-who in this case are also kareians, but Red army men-of stripping their prisoners naked and dropping them alive, through holes chopped in the ice of the lakes which dot the forests. They freeze to death even before they drown, for some days the cold has been so in- tense that to expose bare hand to the frigid air meant frozen hand in few minutes. The Bol- sheviki present similar charges against the insurgents.
 The karelian revolt began late in October. but the Russian soviets did not begin active operations against the karelians until the latter part of December
 The territory actually occupied by the insurgents consists only of about 10000 square miles of sparsely set tied frozen wilderness. with total population only of about 10000 per sons. Raiding bands. however, have dashed on snowshoes hundreds of miles from the occupied territory to the Murmansk railway, which runs from Murmansk to Petrograd and have blown up several bridges, thus