Straits Echo, 1 June 1918

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVERTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANL THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. m $3O Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, Ist JUNE, 1918. Single Copy, lO cents. No. 126.
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      1370 1 mi M, LKMAID BRAK^ JWISSCONDES j and I THE EASTERN PRODUCE EXCHANGE. 27, Beach Street, at the corner of Beach Street and Church Street Ghaot. CAPITAL $120,000. Auctioneers Brokers. The 39th 4uctio<i Sale of Rubber WILL BE HELD On Monday, the 3rd June, I9J8. Auction Sales of Rubber held twice
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      20 2 jfc» ©^=<>^=*5^=>0^^0^=>0^=>0^}==>0^3= »< >^} :=> ::=,<l^} ifiijfcfjp Obtainable from all Leading Stores Throughout the Straits and Federated Malay States (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.)
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Autumn Meeting, 1918.
    1071 3 Proposed Programme. (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing.) NOTICE. —No amendments to this programme will he considered unless due notice ia given in writing to the Secretary at least seven clear days before the date of the Special General Meeting which >s fixed
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    The Guns in Action.
    1244 3 Natu illy tb° whole plot me rushes imI mediate into your mind flashing guns, I sweating gunners, and noise indescribable, I while around and about ths very earth is I pouting up id fountains of flame, dust and I moke, fountains whiob belch forth flying I
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    Cult of the God T.N.T.
    761 3 I Om shell faotoryj inevitably, is vsry much like another. The National Stall Factory I here is tbe asaal agglomeration of noise, activity, and deadly efficiency. Tbe essential I point of interest is that it was not designed in the first place for the making
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    How He Escaped.
    191 3 •‘TommtV’ littii Wat. Reuter’s special correspondent on the British front in the West tells the following little story as illustrating the spirit of the men i In a reoent night raid against our posts two parties of Germans, of twenty strong, and another of thirty strong, osme
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      195 3 Entries Close d5%hi wSS“ d wX.X. July, 1918. the First the 17th M Tn all Handicap Races for Horses or Special CoaHitlo* Regarding Haadlc p Commit tee divide the entries g«?SSSt conditions remaining the same. Provided the number of Entries jnsUty X Committee reserve the right todivide any Race in
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      52 3 Why It Hells. Chamberlain's Coagh fcemedy ia the largest selling ocagh medicine in the world to*daj because it does exactly what a cough remedy is sapposed to do* It steps the oeagh by oaring the oold, and dees it speed* ily and effectual It. For sale by all dis< p«a«anss
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      683 3 it interest you to know that Coagulatex '(makes as good rubber as acetic acid at only one third '|the cost? If the saving is enough attraction for you, please apply for a sample bottle (free) and try it without delay. CHEMICAL PRODUCT* Co.. 86, Beach Street. Outstation planters plsase write
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    “Face to Face With Kaiserism.”
    1876 4 Attre The Wai, No one but a fortune teller or profession* al seer dares to predict the condition of the world after this war. Only mere suggestions can be thrown out, shadows of prophecy as to what may come. Will the tide of emigration turn
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      711 4 nrc A jCm I~W \J \J P r> QCT OI/ 1C* P Crockery is getting scarcer and dearer. Get I i tZrY Ok Ullil y d\ OCA V l\sL*r% y 0Ur requirements while the price is right.' ff THE STRATFORD” Dinner, Tea and Breakfast Set made of white semi-proeelain ware,
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      90 4 Chamber Ulii Coagk Kerned? When you have a bad cold jou want a rrmedjr tbct «ill not only give relief, but e.*. feet a prompt and permanent cire, remedy that t» pleasant to take, a remedy that eon. t*in« nothing ju-ion* Chamberlain'*, Coßiih Remedy meets all ibae rrqairemente! It a<?ta
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      77 4 When Baby acreama there ia much to do to quieten him The poor little chap can not tell you what the trouble ia, but, moat likely, it la juat wind. Two dropa of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMENT CURE m a bttle warm water will pufc tne matter I nght and quickly
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      475 4 A tons the the t O LEjt. RSW“«» 367 B x 88 c l° Slr «<ti Echo, SINGAPORE AND FIRST CL\SS STEAMER t o nett register will be above ports on or about P^ hed for passeng’^r 11 ‘^^at.oa For passage apply to BODSTEAD Co, Agent», sale. Rubber factory »t
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    Penang Turf Club.
    543 5 A Record Year The half-yearly general meeting of the mcmbeia of the Penang Turf Club wn held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afterco >n. There were present Messrs. W. Peel (President) in the chair. Lino Kean Thong, E J. Bennett, P, C. Gregson, G. A. Hertford,
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    Hookworm.
    381 5 The vigorous measures that have been taken in India both curative and preventive against hookworm are being followed in Siam. The following excerpt from a report by Dr, the Government specialist who is of tho crusade against this invidious disease, should be cf interest to employers of labour on
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    King's Birthday.
    118 5 Oo the Kin*’* Birthdiy Monday, Jodb 3, the Chief Po*t Ofßc>, P narar will be closed at noon The Teleerspb Office will be open from 7 in. to 8 p.ro. Saving! B»rk ard Money Bracob will both be clot d and the Poatal Express will be issued in
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    The Produce Market.
    538 5 Qnthrit’i ReportSingapore. May 30. Tbe weekly Rubber Auotion which commenced yesterday disclosed a somewhat weak market, and, although tbe top prices are not much below those paid last week only the very beat of tbe lots on offer were taken at or near these prices, lots which
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    Ayer Kuning Rubber.
    181 5 Eights General to muting, Tbe adjourned eighth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate, Limited, was held at tbe Chamber of Commerce at noon to-day. There were present Messrs, C. W. Bat nett, in tbe chair, L. C. Brown, A. S Anthony,
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    Church Army Tents.
    50 5 SußsecimoN ListP- naog Tent N 2 previonsl? acknowledged $796 00 Mr. W. Dencan 250 00 Mr. J. W. Kennedy 100,00 Mr. W. Sim 10.00 His Honour Mr Justice L. M, Woodward 50,00 Csptain D. Bcott 50 00 Total $1256.00 R. P. PHILLIPS, Hon Treasurer, 9, Union Street,
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    38 5 The June Monthly Medal Competition 100 yards handicap tor A Class and 50 yards handicap (May) for B Class w II be held at tbe Bwiramioe Club tc morrow morning, 2nd mitaut, at 11-16 sharp»
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      475 5 FOR SALE. SECOND HAND FORD CAR in uae a few months only, almost as good as new, Priee $2,200 or near offer. Apply, X, e/e Straits Esho, JONG-KEENA (BLACK LABEL) FOR CATTLE AND POULTRY. As a result of the wonderful effects of Jong-Keena as a remedy for human ailments, the
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Dally oc $3O er annum. Outstatlon Post ge Extra. Ma Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 080. Printing Department 303. N:B. —All buainma
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    BIRTH.
    15 6 Huntsman. —To Mr. anl Mrs. Huntsman, at Bitu Gajib, ou M-y 29. a *;n
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    3RD BATTLE OF AISNE.
    420 6 There is new no doubt that the German offensive south-west of Lien has resulted already not only in the breaking of the line which the French held on Cbemin des Dames, but in a considerable eruption of the enemy in fotce te the north bank of
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    THE WAR LOAN.
    916 6 Nj time should be lost in issuing the new 8 raits War Loan, for, for some time paet t ere have bsen calls for bonds on this convenient and well-paying investment. The Attorney-General, who set ms more at home with legal drafting than with public affairs, rut
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    M. A. P.
    924 6 Mr, K. M, Coomaraswamy, who ba» passed the Bar Fm»l at tbe Middle T tuple, has arrived in the F.M.B. f om Eigland. The Bishop of 8 ngapore hopes to be b-ck in Singapore for one 3und«y at tbe end o June, but will not return finally
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    952 6 Thought lor the Day. TVae ate thy wonders, Lord of Power Killing and quickening, bringing dowi’ to And up to Heaven in an hour ell Making ohmie of a passing bell. We iay amiss This or that is; Thy Word is all, if we oou’d «pell. Q| Humt,
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      211 6 s* X NEW SHIFfflEHT OP Tri-scooped and Round Bodied RICKSHAWS. INSPECTION INVITED AND ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Prices on Application. mm TRADING CO., Penang and Ipoh. Telephone No. 664. CABLE ADDRE S PINCHONG, PENANG." nsc Prices that'll tempt slim purses This Season’s Newest Hats are here to-day. For Gentlemen, Ladies 8 Children.
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    41 6 DEATHS. Holloway.— On Ma» 28 h at 236 Gio* Ro Kuala Lumpar, Mrs. L J. Holluway» agfd 74. Gamblu —At tin Eu opean Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, oo Mty 29tb, 1918, John Gamble, of Bukit Par ja r g Es a'p, Jeram.
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  • THIRD AISNE BATTLE. Enemy Thrust Widening.
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      French Communiques.
      1397 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] L ndon, May 30 French states i —Tbe buttle continued uninterruptedly at night. Wa energetically held 'be western outskirts of 8 jiesooe where th9 enemy was unable to drtouoh, despite bis repeated attempt». Further south, extremely violent fighting purred in tbe repion of the SoissonsHarmentees road
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      Correspondents Accounts.
      933 7 Correspondents Accounts From French Headquarters. London, May 30. 7.50 a.m. Reuter’s correspondent at French Headquarters (on the afternoon of May 29) says the battle oontinues with great intensity, On both flunks of the German advanoe the enemy is pushing ont steadily towards S issooa and Biims. Fighting was proceeding thia
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      Haig’s Despatches.
      202 7 London, May 30. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We completely repulsed a night attaok at a strong point north-west of Feat abort and carried out a successful minor operation in tbe neighbourhood of Merris improving cur line slightly. A raid near Looon yielded prisoners. London, May 30. Sir Douglas Haig
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      From Various Fronts.
      283 7 From Various Fronts London, May 30. An Italian oommaniqul states i British aeroplanes tombed the 6nemy naval base at Oattaro dropping a ton and a half of 1 explosives. One maohine was lost owing to damage bit the aviator was saved. London, May 80 In the House of Commons Major
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    GENERAL WIRE NEWS.
    678 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] i Japan and the Allies. London, May 30. Tbe Daily Mail Tokio correspond to says that Baron Goto states that neither J;pan nor the Allies made a proposal as regards intervention in 8iberia, but Japan will sympathetically oonsider such a proposal if aod when it
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    POLITICAL NEWS.
    635 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] la the House. Londor, May 30. In the Hobbs of Comm ins Mr. W. Joyrson H ck-i M P. for B entford, asked A r e the Government satitfi d that B itish 1 prisoners of war are no longer forced to work immediately behind tbe
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    Outside.
    68 7 Tbe following articles will be feud oar ontaide page* 3. —Tbe Gnu* in Action. Colt of tbe God T. N. T. 4. 4 *F»ce to P*ce with E'iiuiatn." 4. —P* nang Turf Omb. Toe Prodaoe Market. Ayer Kuning Rubber. 8,—Op'nm Seizure New Shipyard Offensive Singapore T*. M'ociog L«ne. The
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    Opium Seizure.
    1103 8 Four Chinese Charobd. Ia the Police Coart before Mr. 8. H. Langston yesterday afternoon fonr Chinese Darned Cherg Sin Pan, Ng Tan Pian, Cbu Wan 8«m and Mo Siong were charged with being interested or concerned in the importation of opium. Mr. V. G. E/.echiel, Superintendent of Government
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    Singapore vs. Mincing Lane.
    251 8 Comment would be supeifluous, so we jast quote this gratifying evidence that Singapore is being recognised as the bead centre of the rubber industry. It is from a ciroular issued by the famous Mincing Lane firm, Messrs. Lewis and Peat i—- Owing to tbe great increase
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    Rubber Crop Restriction.
    159 8 A j dot-meeting of the Local Committee cf the Rubber Growers’ Association and the Standing Committee of tbe Planters' Association of Malaya was held on the 29th when after considerable discussion tbe conclusion was arrived at that, on tbe information available, the statistical position so far as
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    55 8 The following programme of music will be played at the Golf Club this evening at 5 45 pm. 1 Selection The Belle of New York Kerker 2 Galop Champagne Lumbye 3 B>lection Tbe Mikado Sullivan 4 Waits The First Violin Witt 5 Highland Schottische Marie Stuart Fruhliog
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    ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH.
    118 8 Fibst Sunday Aytbb Tbinitt, Junb 2. 8 00 a.m. Matins 8 30 a.m. Holy Commanion 10 30 a.m. Mitins (Cbineee) 5 00 p.m. Children's Service 6-00 p.m. Evensong Hymn 512 Response* t R b°rts Psalms i XII A XIII West XIV Flintoft Magnificat j 48 Nunc Dimittis
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    Fillis’s Circus.
    86 8 Tbe entertainment given last night was, as on each night that it has shown during the short season that it has been heie, thoroughly good and erj ivable right through. Tbe matirei this afternoon and to-night’s performance bring the visit of the Circus to Penang to a close.
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    P. V. R. C.
    19 8 Owiogfo th* HJ-.day the Club Shoots advertised for tLc 2ad &od 3rd Jane m ««ooelled.
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    New Shipyard Offensive.
    322 8 This Yrae's Task. The new eff jnsive of the Biitish shipyards should now be opened in earnest. The Admiralty, by means of the charts of losses and replacements published, have at last really told the nation a great deal, and every odo will congratulate them on the
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    German Awfulness.
    232 8 An Attempt to Blow up Nhw York HotelHow German agents in New York attempted to blow up the Anaonia Hotel while 7to American officers of tbe Atlantic fleet were being entertained by the civic authorities is told, says the Shanqhai Times of May 4, for the first time
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    The Padre’s Difficulties.
    378 8 (To thb Editor of thu Times). Sir, —Many of us will eoho your Correspondent's objection to oar being dressed op with a sword-belt and a captain’s stars. The garb is particularly absurd for those middle-aged clergymen who were selected by the lord lieutenant of the country and
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    The Making of an “H.P.”
    692 8 It is a curious fact that the two biggest war engines the Birmingham area is producmg—the tank and the giant aeroplane—are both made by firms which bifore the war were engaged in the manufacture of railway rolling stock Yon retch tbe shop* in wbioh the
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    P.G.C. Tennis.
    305 8 Thursday's Plat. Men’s Doubles A —Syer and Winfield owe 30 v Sdlar and Chambers owe 15 unfinished Rutlsy and Woitlock owe 3 v Waugh and Goldie owe 30 unfinished. Men’s Doubles B—Hogean and Ez*chiel scr beat Harvey and Nieol owe 1 9—7, 6—2; Tryner and Davies owe 4
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    Order of St. John.
    361 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Appeal to German Order. London, May 31. The Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England has prepared a solemn appeal to the same Order in Oermany to exert its tafia* enoe to the Kaiser and his Government and end the sinking of hospital
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    The Week's Events.
    158 8 SATURDAY} Jcnk 1, merce, 12 noon, Penang Bisley Scudat, Jew* 2 First after Trinity. Mohdat, Juki 8 Town Band, Esplanade, Government Holiday. King's Birthday (1865). Cricket—P. C. C, f.R C E.pl.n.de, WiDKMo.r, Jen, 5. Town Band, Esplanade. Price, of W.l„ Lodje, 9 p, m '5 30p. m
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      127 8 LAST DAY IN PENANG FILLIS’ CIRCUS DATO K RAM AT GARDE MS. To-day at 5 p.m. 'FAREWELL MATINEE Haif Prices Prevail for all age*. To-nUht at 9 15 p.m, GOOD-BYE EVERYBODY Monster Double Programme of all that is Brightest and Best. Col Fillis heartilj thanks the public their past support.
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    SHARES.
    2337 9 a s DiTidui VS No mb* ef ’3 i. Vast. 2 g Capital 8bar<. D c e -2 Bb issued. m S 8H -w '3 last fiuaneial year. for earroo* yoar. m i tOB»C8—••LLAR SHAKE*. f ste f eta IPO* 1 ir i»)D IP 1» 6' l»l6 mv i
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      234 9 p s s i I I y v Motor Cars Motor Cycles, (1917 MODELS) For Immediate Delivery MOTO< CARS:— Oakland, Maxwell, Briscte, Pullman 'and Chevrolet. Equipped with High-teusiou Magneto, Eleotrio lights, Electric Horns, and Seif Starters. Five or Two deater. MOTOR CYCLE3:“ilarley Davidson”—that beat the World’» Heoord.—Twin or single Cylinder,
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    Prussia Wanted War.
    1116 10 rarifoa Liomrowsrr s R*v*lxtio*s No more important disclosure has been made regarding tbe diplomacy ushering in' the Great War than the publication of a private memorandum by Prince Licbnow sky, formerly German Ambassador to Great Britain. It not only gives a valuable insight into the Prussian method
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    The American Press.
    519 10 Finally, writes Ian Hay, there is the most potent influence of all—the influence of the Press Let it be said at once that the American Press as a whole has conducted itself, from tbe time of An erica's entry into the war, with an ability and patriotism
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    Paper-Making Materials.
    288 10 The Board of Trade have made an Order I under the Deforce of the Realm Regulations I entitled the Paper-Making Materials (Home I Produced) Older, 1918. The Order, says The Timet, provides that on atd after April II no material product d or collected in the United Kngdom,
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      66 10 Sharp attacks of coolie are very preralent in th a trying climate, and it is well to know wbat should be taken to overcome the trouble Here is the knowledge to act on: Qta bottle of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. and take a teaspoonful every three hours. >peedy relief will
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      118 10 I SI Since the Began The Allied Governments Have Bought Over ROYAL TYPEWRITERS To Equip their New Annies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter, —the machine that makes big organizations complete. STOCKED IN BRIEF, POLICY 8 FOOLSCAP SIZES BY tHE SOLE IMPORTERS: HOTTENBACH OS., AND
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    German Jugglery With Trade-Marks
    830 11 Posters on the walls begin to urge ns to remember that the oily drnmmer who will call after the war to entioe ns te bay German goods will be none other than the man who raped and burned through Belgium and the North of Franoe. It
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      147 11 AB C OF ESTATE SUPPLIES a| TO PLANTERS AND DEALERS. A Study of the following will Greatly Benefit You. Acid 99 o/o Glaoial Guaranteed 1-CarbnH Wire —Genuine American Make Pans—Blue and White Enamel 18 in. by 9 in. by in. ;15 in. by 10 in. by 4 in. Cary Box
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