The Clinton News Record, 1919-7-17, Page 4Markets of the ' Woddd
Breedstuff,
Toronto, July 15, -Man, Wheat-
.No, 1 Nortitheln, $2,24311; No. 2 North -
.ern, $2.211/,; Ng, 3 Northern, $2.17%;
No, 4 wheat, $2,J1%, in store Fort
William,
American corn -Nominal,
Manitoba onto -No, 2 OW, 88%c;
No. 3 CW, 80%c; Ex. No, 1 feed,
:80%c; No..1 feed, 70%c; No, 2 feed,
75Yee.
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 77 to 78e,
.according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per
'cQQr lot, $2,14 to $2.20, 'No, 2 do, $2.11
t4 $2:19; No,' 8 do, 32.07 to $2.15 f.o ab.,
,shipping points, according to freights.
Ontario wheat --No. 1 Spring, $2,0$
to $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to $2,14; No.
do, $2,02 to $2.10 f.o.b., shipping
points according to freights
Manitoba barley -Nm :3 CW, $1.27;
No. 4 CW, $1.23; rejected, $1.18; feed,
:$1.18.
Peas -No. 2 nominal.
Barley -Molting, $1.18 to $1.22,
'nominal
Buckwheat -No. 2, nominal,
Rye -No. 2, nominal.
Manitoba flour -Government stan-
•dard, $11, Toronto.
Ontario flour -I -•Government sten-
, dard, $10.50 to $10.75,. in jute bags,
Torootc ..., w Nliidtreal, prompt:ship-
'ment. •
Millfeed-•-Car lots delivered Mon-
treal freights,. bags included.. Bran,
$39 to $42 per ton; shorts, $42 to $44
perton; good feed flour, $2,90 per
bag.
Hay -No. 1, $21%"to $23 per ton;
mixed, $18 to $19 per ton, track, To-
ronto.
Straav-Car lots, $10 to $11 per -ton,
track, Toronto,
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36
to 38e; prints, 88 to 40e; Creamery,
'fresh made solids, 49 to 40%c; prints,
.,49 to 50c.
Eggs -New laid, 40 to 41c.
Live poultry -Spring chickens,
broilers, 30 to 40c; heavy fowl, 28c;
light fowl, 26c; old roosters, 19c; old
ducks, 20c' young ducks, 283; old
turkeys, 30e, delivered, Toronto.
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade at the following prices:
Cheese -New, large, 32 to 32%e;
'twins, 32% to 83c; triplets, 33 to
.33%c; Stilton, 33 to 34c.
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 44 to
46c; creamery prints. 52 to 54c.
Margarine -36 to 38c. '
Egg's -New. laid, 44 to 45c; new
paid in cartons, 48c.
Dressed poultry-Snring chickens,
'60e; roosters, 25 to _30c; fowl, 45 to
50c; turkeys, 40c; ducklings, Ib., 40c;
squabs, doe.. $7; geese, 28 to 30c.
Live poultry -Spring chickens, 40
to 45c; fowl, 33 to 35c.
Potatoes -Ontario, f.o.b., track, To-
x0nto. car lots, 31.75; on track out-
eide, 31.65,
Beans -Canadian. hand -nick., bus.,
$,4.50 to 34.75; primes, .$3.75 to $4;
Imported band -picked, Burma or In-
dian, 33; Limas, 131 to 14c.
Honey -Extracted clover: 5-1b. tins,
26 to 26c Ib.; 10 -Ib. tins, 24% to 25c;
60 -lb. tins, 24 to 25c; buckwheat. 60 -
lb. tins, 19 to 20c. Comb: 16 -oz„ $4.60
to 35, doz.; 10 -oz., 33.50 to 34 dozen.
Manle products -Syrup, per imper-
ial gallon. 32.45 to 32.50; per 5 imper-
ial gallons, 32.35 to $2,40; sugar, lb.,
27c.
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked meats-I•Tanrs, med,, 47 to
48c; do. heavy. 40 to 42c; cooked, 66c;
rolls, 873; breakfast bacon, 48 to 56c;
backs. plain, 50 to 51e; boneless, 60c;
clear bellies, 41c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 32
to 33c; clear jleliies, 31 to 32e.
Lard -Pure, tierces, 860; tubs.
371,5c; nails, 873 c; prints, 39e. Com-
pound tierces. 31% to 82c; tubs, 32 to
3211„ pairs, 32% to 323/X; prints, 33
to 83%c.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal. July 1.5, -Oats, extra No.
1- feed. 91c. Flour, new standard
grade. 311 to 811.10. Rolled oats,
bag 00 lbs.. 84.25 to $4.40. Brar $43
to $43.50s Shorts, $45.50 to $46. Hay,
No. 2, per ton, car lots, $30. Cheese,
finest easterns, 29c. Butter, choicest
creamery, 54c, .Eggs, selected, 64c;
No. 1 stock, 4Sc; No. 2 stock, 42 to
44c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed,
321.60 to $32. Lard, pure, wood pails,
20 lbs. net, 38Vsc.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, July 15. -Choice heavy
steers, $14 to 31.4.75; good heavy
steers, 813,50 to $13,TG: butchers' cat-
tle. choice. A13.25 to $13.50; do, good,
$12.25 to $13: do, Med.. $11.50 to 312;
do. coo., $9.75 to 310.25; hullo, choice,
$1125 to $11.75; do, meal., $10.25 to
310.75; do, rough, 38 to 38.25; butch-
ers' cows, choice. 811 to 311.75; do,
good, $10.25 to 310.50; do, med., $9
to $9.25; do, coo., $7,50 to $8; stock-
ers, 38,75 to 311.75; feeders, 312.50 to
$13: canners and cutters, 34.50 to
36.25; milkers, good to choice, 390 to
3140; do., cern. and mel, 365 to 375;
springers, $90 to 3160; light ewes, 310
to 311; yearlings, $18.50 to 315; spring
lambs, per cwt„ 319.50 to 321,50;
calves, good to choice, 318 to 321,50;
hogs, fed and watered, $28,75; do,
weighed o17 cars, $24; do, f.o.b., 322.75.
Motitreal, July 16. -Choice lambs,
milk -
fed calves, $8 to $16; choiice'steers,
$12; others. 39 to $11; butchers' cat-
tle, 36 to $10 per cwt. for both bulls
and cows; canners, 34.50.
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INVITE EX -KAISER TO
RETURN TO GERMANY
A despatch froniBerlin Bays: -The
central office of the "League of Ger-
man men and women for the ,protec-
tion of the personal life and freedom
of Wilhelm the Second" at Gorlitz has
} addressed an open -letter to the ex -
,Keiser inviting him to return to Ger- I to Canada,,
many.
emmuleessamermemoexernaenrtrronsnamorsapartle
UST OF GERMANS
ALLIES WOULD TRY
British, Fz-ench, and I3elgian8
a ie,Subnlit Names of Those
Titogght Guilty of
Atrocities.
A despatch from London anye:•-The
Germans whom the British, French
and Belgians wish to put on trial ha -
elude: '
Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, for
deportatlond from Lille, Roubaix,
Turcoing and other places,
General von Maekensen, for thefts,
incendiarism and executions in Ru-
mania. •
General von Buelow, for the burning
of A$idehrie and shooting of 100 people.
Baron von der Daneken, bead of the
German political department in liras,
sels, who was concerned, in 'the mur-
der of Edith Cavell and Captain Fry.
att,
Admiral von Buelow,,for the burning
bility for U-boat outrages. Lieutenant Wilhelm Wernher, Com -
mender Max Velentiner and Com -
Mender von Ferstner, for sinking hos-
pital s2iirs.'•
Mayor von 1VIanteuffer, for the burn-
ing of Louvain.
Major von Bulow, for the destruct
tion of,Aerschot-and the execution of
150 civilians, `
General Olsen von Cassel, for 'cruel-
ties at Doberitz.
Lieutenant Rudiger, for cruelties at
Ruhleben.
Major von Goertz, for cruelties at
Magdeburg. - The brothers Niemeyer, the bullies'
of Holsminden and Clausthal camps,
who ;11 treated British prisoners,
General von Teeny, for the summary
execution of 112 inhabitants of Arlon.
General von Ostrowslcy, for the pit.
lege ot Deynze and the massacre of
163 civilians,
General Liman 'von Sanders, for
massacres of Armenians and Syrians..
Two brothers named Rochling, who
were arrested by the French in the
Saar valley. Vast quantities of stolen
machinery, covering nearly twenty
acres, were found in their possession.
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA
PLEADS FOR EX -KAISER
A despatch from Berlin says: -
Prince henry of Prussia, brother of
the former German Emperor, has now
come to the aid of the dethroned war
lord, and adds his plea to that of the
others for abandonment by the allies
of their project to bring the former
Kaiser to trial for his crimes against
mankind. -
Prince Henry, in a telegram to
King George begging him to desist
In the effort to extradite the former
MMonarch, pledges himself to assist the
King in bringing to light "the truth l
regarding the war and its conse-
quences.'
32,000 CANADIANS
STILL OVERSEAS
A despatch from London says: -
With the sailing of the Carmania on
Saturday with 2,496 troops and the
sailing of the Tunisian on the same
day' with 268 troops, • 255,418 Cana-
dians have been repatriated since the
date of the armistice. ,
The number of Canadians overseas,
both in the British Isles and France,
is now approximately 82,000. This, of
course, includes hospital staffs, pa-
tients, working parties in France and
permanent cadres and headquarters
here. Shipping has, been secured for
the return of the remaining Canadian
troops as fast as they are available.
Oxford Circus House, a supplement-
ary office to Argyll House, was
closed Saturday.
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tlzkrs 1N4,
E•uNPRIEs
KEEP THE TOWN SPIRIT ALIVE.
Is our town on the DOWN grade? Are things slackening up? Are the Weeds commencing to grow on• our
main thoroughfares? Do people shun our community? Maybe it isn't as bad as all that, And yet we feel that all
is not right, The bustle and bustle of business Is wanting. We don't get TOGETHER as often as we used to.
Each man is keeping too. close to himself. If this is so, our town needs a TONIC. We must G'ET AFTER our-
selves. We 'Must start a campaign in the interests of HOME TRADE, We mut keep our town ALIVE at all
costs. Even if It DOES cost money to keep the town spirit alive, it is surely money well spent. There's no use
in waiting. We mast make things HUM now,
BRITISH WON WAR,
MARSHAL HAIG SAYS
A despatch from London says: -
Field Marshal Haig, receiving the
freedom of Newcastle, deprecated the
tendency to minimize the British
army's achievements in the war.
"It is right to speak of our allies,"
he declared, "but it was the British
army that won the war; it was Bri-
tain that bore the brunt of the fight-
ing in"the last two years.
rI hope everyone will realize that
fact and stick by the .fellows who
fought and suffered and their depend-
ents."
Ratified the Peace Treaty to
Save Germany from Anarchy
A despatch from Weimar says: -In
the debate on the ratification of the
treaty- in the German National Assem-
bly, 1)r, Peter Spehn leader of the
Catholic Centre party, said: "We
agreed to the treaty under hard com-
pulsion, to save ourselves from an-
archy an& to preserve the Fatherland
from internal ruin"
Herr Kreizig, Socialist; Prof. Schu-
ecking, Democrat; Dr.eawb, Nation-
al Party, and Herr lCahl, People's
'Party; all spoke, violently protesting
the injustice of the treaty, the impos-
sibility of its fulfilment, and declar-
ing that the day of Germany's libe"ra- oppose fl to the trial of the ex -Kaiser
tion would come. is Lord Beresford, who says:
"It would revive support for him
CRUISERS TO ESCORT in his own country. At the present
nt the whole world regards him
PRINCE ON VISIT goa'discredited and eontempti'ble eow-
and who deserted his troops in the
A despatch from London says:- face of the enemy when the critical
Reuter learns thnt the warship Re- moment arrived, The trial could land
nown, escorted by two cruisers, will us in countless difficulties, with the
probably take the' Prince of Wales chance that the ex -Kaiser might suf-
fer no adequate punishment,"
From the Sunset Coast
ti (location for our people," commented
the Doukhobor leader, speaking at
Grand Forks,
Major John Ley Retallack, the ap-
pointee to the position of commis-
sioner of pblic utilities for British
/ Columbia, is clearing decks for ac-
tion.
For the first time since the start of
the war, Seattle and Victoria golfers
will meet on the Oak Bay links in com-
petition for the Biggerstaff Wilson
trophy,
Another link in the chain of provin-
cial labor bureaus, British .Columbia,
was recently established at Kamloops
by J. D, 11•IcNiven, Deputy Minister of
Capt. Alfred Carpenter, V.C., R.N,
presented 3375 to the Chidren's Aid
Society of Victoria,
Preliminary plans have been formed
at Victoria for the Interstate Realty
Association convention, to be held in
July.
Jack McGillivray, formerly of the
Klondike, a brother of Lady McBride,
ot Victoria, succumbed to an acute ill-
ness at Vancouver.
The New Era League at Vancouver
decided to send a letter to the Chief
of Police expressing their appreciation
of the work the police women are do-
ing.
A municipal delegation waited upon
Hon. T. D. Pattullo, Minister of Lands,
stating that the city of Victoria is not
anxious to go ahead with the National
I-loueing Scheme.
News of a rich gold strike In the
Atlin district of British Columbia,
surface dirt paying from 30 to 50 cents
a pan, has been brought by .a White
Horse resident to Vancouver.
By the appointment of Captain
Charles Tennant and Captain James
Falkuer, M,C., as travelling inspectors
of the B4O, Provincial Government
Labor Bureau Department, the or-
ganization ot that branch has been
completed.
Norman DeGraves, a lacrosse en-
thusiast at Vancouver, has returned
front France after several years over-
seas and is again assisting in bringing
the national game back in Vancouver.
The management of the Provincial
Exhibition 'plan to spend 375,000 at
New Westminster fn order to put the
grounds and buildings into shape and
Provide a prize list for the autumn
fair.
"In selling our land for returned
soldiers' settlement we would like the
'Government to. give us sufficient Ulna
to send -a representative to Australia
and South Africa to prepare a new
WOULD LEAVE KAISER •
. TO WORLD'S CONTEMPT
A despatch from London says: -In
the Ion List of prominent Britishers
WELL ls'f 400 L\' •
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31Bil re. Z. IAIT IV WI,
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[IGUESS 31.1E ISN'T'
COMIN 'SO, I'LL GO
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Captain Harry Black, of Vancouver,
who won the Military Cross overseas,
was given a warm welcome upon his
return to his native city,
A great reception was given at Van-
couver to the famous 7th Battalion,
lst B.C. Regiment, upon their return
from the front.
KING GEORGE SENDS MESSAGE
- BY AIRSHIP 12-34
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
The first British airship to cross the
Atlantic brought a message of good
wishes from the King to the people
of Canada, The message was address-
ed to His Excellency the Governor-
General, and reads as follows:
Buckingham Palace, June 28, 1919.
To IIis Excellency the Duke of
Devonshire, I{.G„ G.C.M.G„ G.C.
V,O., Governor-General and Com-
mander-in-chief of Canada,
I take this opportunity of sending
by the first British airship (R-84)
to cross the Atlantic a message of
good wishes to the people of Canada
from the Old Country._
(Signed) GEORGE, R.I.
.MONSTER PEACE PROCESSION
IN TIRE EMPIRE'S CAPITAL
A despatch from London says: -
'rhe peace procession on July 19 will
be the greatest in London's history.
It will be seven miles long, and, from
the route arranged for it to pees, two
million people will be enabled to see
it from the 'buildings and the streets,
as against seven hundred thousand
who saw King George's coronation
parade.
ENGLISHMEN TO DEVELOP
BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDS
r1 despatli` front London says: -
Lord Cowdray and others have obe
tained control of tine Cold Stream
testate of 13,000 acres and the White
Valley Irrigation System near Vernon,
B.C„ with the intention of selling or
developing the estate.
I'LL G1Vg HEiZ A
PIECE OF M't MIND
W1-lEM 'JHE LITS
V-1UM� FOR I<Etiv,I'zIN',
ML' STANOIN AROUND
LIKE THAT -
HOW BRITISH ARMY
IS DISTRIBUTED
Rhine ,Forces Total 206,000 -
France and Flanders 214,000-1
Large Units in India
and Egypt.
A despatch from London says; -
Reuter learns, in regard to British
forces overseas, that the army on the
Rhine numbers 206,000, and the army
in France and Flanders 214,000, the
latter mainly for salvage work and
also to supply the line of communica-
tion for the Rhine army, of which it
is to act as reserve in the event of
further hostilities.
There are 11,000 British troops in
Italy, including troops for clearing -up
purposes, and also a battalion forming
part of the international garrison of
Fiume.
There are, in India 44,000 British
troops, !besides Indian troops, includ-
ing 22,000 in the Caucasus, with the
object of keeping order pending the
establishment of peace conditions.
The recent troubles in Egypt and the
unsettllsment in Asia Minor necessi-
tate the presence of 96,000 men, in-
cluding 10,000 Anzacs in Egypt and
Palestine.
The Art of Talking.
The art of talking is rare, bat if one
has the least spark of talent it may
be improved. Time, thought, and con-
stant practice are necessary to de-
velop any faculty. We cannot hope to
learn music, painting or tennis with-
out practice, and so it is with conver-
sation. We cannot expect to talk well
in society if we are dull, silent teat -
turn at home. We must read the best
books to learn the fluent use of lang-
uage; we must learn to think and to
reinember, to observe carefully; we
must keep in touch with the events of
the day, not merely within a narrow
circle, ,but in the wide world. General
knowledge is necessary. Books, news -
Palters and magazines are within the
reach of everyone, An ideal conver-
sationalist is a conscientioue listener,
the first to see merit, the last to cen-
sure faults,
PEACE CELEBRATION DAY
IS SATURDAY, JULY 19
A despatch from Ottawa says; -
Saturday, July 19 has, been officially
fixed as a public holiday for the cele-
bration' of peace. The date coincides
with Peace Day throughout the Em-
pire.
Blake invented the stone -crasher in
1858,,and-Lenoine the steam -roller in
1859.•
WW1 O,ON'T YOU
MEET ME• LUCKILY
1 WAS TWO HOURS
L Al"E CR I WOIJLO
HAVE [BEEN eeTAMOIN4
THERE ALL THAT
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Tidings From Scotland
The Order of the Brltlsh Dmpira has
been bestowed on - Thomas Work,
Union Bank, Kirkwall,
The population of the city of Glas.
gow at the end of June last Was 00-
timatod to be 1,112,704,
The death has been announced of
Lewis Boat, one of the members of
the Caiinoustle ;down Council,
Provost. Maitland, of, 'Pain, has been
appointed oomtrtieeioner, and S1r T.'
Hunter appeaser, of that burgh,
The marriages in Du,,,dae for the
'Year 1018. numbered 1,269,"compared
with 1,204 in the preceding year.
Alexander Main, a ' well known
liteeateur, and a friend of George
Eliot, died recently at Arbroath,
Joseph Mackay, of the firm of Mac.
key Be Co., Edinburgh, died recently
at Bellavista, Duddingston,
Mrs. Margaret Johnston, who died
at Grindally, Isle of Birsay, Orkney,
recently, he'd attained the age of 104
years,
Lady Portmoueh hds decided to sell
Ouisachan, consisting of 22,000 acres,
including the famous doer forest,
Lieut. Robert Sinclair, R.A.F., son
of Mr, and Mrs. Sinclair, Fillyside,
Leith, was killed in a flying accident
at Cologne:
The death took place recently at
the parish ot2'orntoth of Captain Wil-
liam Mackay, lata of -the Army Medi.
cal Staff.
The Military Cross has been post-
humously awarded to Captain Edward
Ramsay Milne, formerly of Klunaber,
Montrose,
The death is announced at. Foun-
tainhall road, Edinburgh, of William
Oliver, well known in Edinburgh bank-
ing, circles.
The Military Cross has been award-
ed to' Capt. David Robertson, son of
W, E. Robertson, Inverleith'Row, Edin-
burgh.
The Military Cross has been award-
ed to Lieut. P. i'v, Mactavish, only son
of Mr.,and Mrs. P. D. Mactavish, Inver-
ness.
. • The death has bebn announced of
David Henderson Naismith, J,P,, a
well-known agent and factor of the
city of Edinburgh.
Arboatlr'e honor roll contains the
naives of 500 killed or died of wounds,
equalling 25 per thousand of her popu-
lation.
Liedt, John W. Thompson, Royal
Garrison Artillery, who died of pneu-
monia, was a son of Rev, Robert
Thomas, Penicuik,
Cadet William Robertson, Camer-
ons, a native of Briclalg, Dingwall,
holds the D.C.M„ the M.M„ and a Rus-
sian decoration.
Lieut. Alex, McL. Aitken, Cana-
dians, who has been awarded the Mili-
tary Cross, is a .son of itIr. and Mrs,
James Aitken, Leith,
One of the oldest residents of Bal-
la.chraggan, Alness, passed away re-
cently in the person of William A.
Gair, at the age of eighty-one.
OCEAN LINER
STRIKES ICEBERG
Grampain Saved By Prompt Ac-
tion of trier Captain.
A despatch from St. John's, Nfld.,
says: -Two men were killed and two
injured when theAllap� liner 'Gram-
pian, Montreal for Liverpool, collided
with an 'iceberg off Cape Race on Wed-
nesday night.
The killed and injured were mem-
bers of the crew, who were a -sleep
in the bow of the ship when she
struck. Virtually oli the passengers
w ere awake, but although there were
more than 500 womenand children
aboard, there was little excitement
and no panic.
That the Grampian did not suffer
the fate of the Titanic, with consider-
able loss of life, is 'believed to have
been due to the decision of the Captain
to strike the iceberg bow on instead
of taking a glancing blow on the side.
The ',berg, which was very large, was
encountered 45 miles •off Gape Race,
in the early evening. When it was
sighted through the fog it was too
late to clear it, although the ship was
proceeding slowly.
The Captain said that -he realized
that a glancing blow which would
tear through file ship's side would
sink Iver. The course was changed
and the Grampian struck the ice
mountain squarely head on. The en-
tire forepart of the ship was smash-
ed in above the water line, the stem
being driven back nearly 40 feet. The
vessel was undamaged below the
water line, howeverec as the portion
of the 'berg which she•struck proved
to be an overhanging shelf..
The two men killed were stewards.
Their bodies were • caught in the
mass of wreckage of the bow and
had not been recovered when the
Grampian came here, The steward
and stekef who were injured by
pieces of wood torn loess in the col-
lision were not seriously hurt.
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R-34 WONDERFUL
WAR MACHINE
RiVALB Illi 81gE ALL BUT VERY
LARG88T OCEAN LINERs,
Giant British DJriplbie Recently COM,
pleted Trans-Atlantlo Flight From
Scotland to Long Island.
The 11-34, which recently made a
trans-Atlantic flight from Scotland to,
Long Island, U.S.A.., and her sister air-
ship, the 1•t-33, are the world's greatest
dirigibles, The war brought them in-
to being, for they originally were de-
signed to out-Zoppolin Germany's
Zeppelins, and bring death and des-
truction to^German cities, When they
'Were. building It was reported that
they would be the flagships of a gi-
gantic fleet of air -craft that would be
launched on a tremendous air raid on
Berlin. For this prpose they were
equipped with openings through which
four 800 -pound bombe and sixteen of
120 pounds could be dropped, while
on the upper structure emplacements
were built for batteries of eight guns,
The sudden end of the world's war
put a stop to the plans for a raid on
Berlin, and the architects of the dirig-
ible turned their attention to remodel-
ing their craft for peaceful purposes.
But their plans were again Inter-
rupted in June when the war clouds
gathered again as reports gained
strength that Germany would refuse
to accept the Allied peace terms, The
R-34 'was ,swiftly put on a war basis
and started on a elevate. pt 2,000 miles
over the Baltic and the Garman coast
region. She carried no bombs, 'Atlt. -,
equipped with rapid -firing guns, ewopt
over the enemy's territory ata low al-
titude, her enormous shadow giving a
grim promise of the possibilities of
the future.
Rivals Ocean Liners.
The R -34's birthplace was Inehin-
nan, a little village neer Glasgow, In
size she rivals all but the very largest
ocean liners. Her length is 040 teat,
her beam 79 feet, and from the bot-
tom of the' lowest gondola to the top
of the gas bag, measures 79 feet. Her
measurements are very closely those
of the liner Adriatic, and if .she was
stood on end she would overtop the
famous Singer building in New York
by 27 feet. Two million cubic feet of
gas are Imprisoned in the balloon,
whose resemblance to a monstrous
fish is heightened by the fact that it
is painted silver colored, proved by
experiment to be the most successful
for resisting the action of the sun in
expanding the gas bag,
The driving power of the airship is
supplied by five Sunbeam motors with
a total of 1,000 horsepower, sufficient
to give a speed of close to 70 miles in
favorable weather. To feed those mo-
tors the airship carries between 7,500
and 8,000 gallons of gasoline, weigh-
ing sixteen tons, and giving her a
cruising radius of 4.900 nautical miles
or considerably more than the dis-
tance between Europe and America
and return. Her lifting capacity is
59 tons, of which 211/2 tons is dis-
chargeable weight, or weight which
can be disposed of from the ship.
Five gondolas are swung from the
gasbag, connected by a 000 -foot plat-
form. In these cars there are com-
fortable accommodations for the crew
of thirty, with sleeping quarters for
half that number. Radiators on top of
the motors supply them with hot water
and electric stoves assure them of hot
meals. Communication with mother
earth is provided for by a wireless
equipment with a radius of 1,500 miles.
USES OF SEA WEEDS.
Harvested For Fertilizer and Dried
For Winter Fodder,
A good many of us think of sea weed
as perfectly useless ocean growths,
Somewhat like our garden weeds. As
a matter of fact, sea weeds have many,
many uses. They furnish food for the
fish, the sante as grass and herbage do
for our cattle and sheep, And many
of the smaller fish build their homes
almost like our birds -in the floating
island of sea weed. They also keep
the water pure.
Sea weed of a certain kind used to
be much in demand, as it contained an
alkali used in the manufacture of soap,
but this is now obtained from other
00ur00s.
Sea weeds are used by farmers along
the coast for fertilizer, and in the tall
it is interesting to see them gathering
it, often driving their teams far out
into the water, the horses plunging
back with a load of the glistening
stuff.
Some oe the -hardy cattle ot Ireland
and Scotland thrive on dried sea weed
as a winter fodder. There is a species
of sea weed that grown along the coast
of Japan from which glue is made, and
the Chinese use sea weed to glaze,
their umbrellas, lanterns and screens,
The Brighter Side.
The statement • was recently made
in a London newspaper that men bear-
ing the sears et battle were usually
long-lived, and an arresting state
ment made the other day by Lieut;
Colonel T, E. Openshaw bears out this
007. According to this statement,
a Man who has lost a leg is more like-
ly to attain old age than a man who
has not, whereas It he has lost both
eyes his chances of long life are still
further increased.
The reason is simple to follow, The
heart carries tate blood to tate extr y
mines, and Ota work is reduced and
term of nativity increased by the ab -
cameo of limbo. Our lame heroes welt
find it hard to believe • the colenol d
final assertion. Ife declared that 1p
Was absolutely and demonetrabiy tri
that a man who had lost both lila leg
could bo a bettor swhrtnner than befoi
till 1080,
tthra tree o11:M03011gei' cars and -cont.
rnerelnil trucks in cities and comrtrly
diefticts hes .displaced many m111fo
of halm,Tliis is an enemata sa*
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