TE ED STARTS CAMPAIGN’ No Less Than $100,000,000 Will Meet War Needs. APPEAL TO THE NATION Entire Country To Be Canvassed. Member Of British Parllament Describes Suffering In France. Washington. The greatest cam- designed to raise $100,000,000 to care gor American soldiers who helping districts to lend a the the a meeting and sands in tated by at larger already devas- launched sentatives of the War, Was of repre cities of the country Forty Cities Represented. More than 100 men and present from 40 cities and ing was indicate i "§ + ingn the cause women were the meet Re tho la and Ef forts operatic women be n and who will devote will h recognized leaders their entire attention for a tims War Conditions Described. Many of the suffering in France German rule brought of the audience. Ian Malcom, member of Parliament iting War ion, p machin- is behind the fighting to the work speeches describing the and Belgium under tears to the eves and of the Vi Commiss ctured the vast that care for tion that and populous comm brous t did not doubt the ery ines to the wounded, and the desola in the thriving unities ruin SUCCES reigns once whers He sa 88 of the (ier d he effort many has $0 raise the money needed LONDON SEES MUCH U. 8. KHAKL Over 1000 Persons Of American Army In Britain, from the ) have arrived in ill on An ted for a series NV Office offi Yar ecial- nr 1 bassador » and later separa with various sg rtained at lunch- Derby, Secretary OngIing now In DR. WAITE PUT TO DEATH. Electric Chair, Ossining, N. Y Dr. Arthur Waite wus executed at Si prison for the murder of his f therin- law, John E. Peck, Grand Mich. The of voung dentist walked calmly the Rev. A. N. chaplain of the prison. however, as he neared chair, but recovered nodded to the He faltered, quickly group of physicians, gembled as witneases. deal of being strapped into the chair and went to his death without a word of protest or good-by. Three shocks were administered within four min- utes FIRE LOSSES INCREASED. Were $44,000,000 Greater Last Yoar Than Year Before. New York.~The fire losses of the country last year totaled $214,5630,996, as compared with $170,033,200 for the year previous, an increase of more than $44,000,000, according to a report read at the opening session of the an nual convention of the National Board of Fire Underwriters here. The loss per capita increased as a result from $1.71 to $2.10 THE SUBMARINE Methods of Fighting U-Boat Menace Show Improvement. U, S. WAR CRAFT EFFECTIVE Playing No Small Part In Patrol Work—Teuton Predictions Of Hav- ing England On Her Knzes By June 1 Empty. London —The sinking of 18 mer chantmen of more than 1,600 tons i8 ment, Nine vessels of less Lh 1 an 1,600 tons three fishing vessels also Weil and sunk The For statement +3 American Units Helpec § N fethods Constantly improved fis subn BAN ON SOCIALIST PEACE State Department Refuses For Passports Meeting Stockholm rons at w th v6 the pre garded since by Germany KING GREETS AMERICANS Palace In London. London {ing George and Queen Marv, accompanied by Prince Wales and Princess Mary, received and welcome to the surgeons and nurses of America’s Initial detach ment the army, which will take its place beside the Dritish the extended a from shortly in American history as the first of its kind to take place within the walls of Buckingham Palace. TO BE PERSHING'S ADJUTANT, Major Hugh A. Bayne, Of New York, Chosen By War Department. Washington.~Major Hugh A. Bayne, a prominent New York lawyer, will be adjutant-general with Major-General Perashing’s division when it staris for the battle front in France, Major layne is a member of the Judge Advo sate’s OMeers’ Resarve Corps. PRISONERS OF WAR | Notice Served on Germany to Release Them. ANOTHER TREATY VIOLATED Relief Workers In Germany Who Re: maired To Finish Up Their Work Reported Among Those Detained. Americans Washington are detained as prisoners of war by Ger Belgium and by py Slate many, in in Germany, it announced Depart Wi ment May Annul Treaties ohabilit i BIG FIRE SWEEPS ATLANTA Confined To ness District Northeast, Cutside Of City Busi Atlanta, block ind destro finest home ny negro houses. 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DD. svcvvncnnvcnnnnncennnns Town and State ALTIMORE 13% @14« stern, $2.84 Contract red We \ Lorn | THE MARKETS || "o:* \ YY, nominal Standard white, 75 asked; ed a 1 {iC BBREQ thite No. 2 AE § $262.20 No. 1 $19: No. 3 mixed, $18@18.50; B, 1 : $17.50@ 18; No. 2 do, $13Q XN id cows, do, 413 @6. oxen, as to gual ity 6G8 to per Com. a 8 - pilin rd timothy 3 df hea HG $30@46 KANSAS CITY-—Hogs—Bulk, $15.45 heavy, $16.256@16.40; packers $15.90@16.30 light, $3.75@15 do, do to fair, do, vearlines, 50: ewes, i $1250@ { steers, $10@12.25; §R@12 $70 heifers, $80@12.26; stockers and : $2G10.50; ‘ COWS, irginia r Md sacked, 2 Va. and PHILADELPHIA 31@3 were no spot offerings and th egs—~Maryland, firsts, PRE “Ye Woe cold snap consumptio 24,00¢ O06 OF Pennsylvania and 32% @33c; Western West Virginia firsts Southern firsts, water lle, Ky., rose from in 24 hours to being “an i" 31% @32 4 1bs od t hare ¢ r hones % - are o 0 le ois Old hens i Ww houses small and over, . , a ‘ on equipped with meters t Go, to um, 23: do, lg the A as to 3 yellow, $1.98 $1.76@1.77; rade yell No. 2 white, ard white, 79@80, No 8¢ 76: No. 4 white, 77@78 Butter Western, packed creamery, fancy, specials, 42¢; exiras, 40@ 41: extra firsta, 39; firsts, 38; sec nearby prints, fancy, 43; average extra, 41442; do, firsts, 294 40: do, seconds, 38@38%; special brands of prints were jobbing at G49 Eggs — solid $10.80 current re Nearby firsts, case; nearby $10.50 per case, Western $10.80 per case; do, firsts, $10.50 per case; fancy selected, care fully candled eggs were jobbing at 40@ 1c per dozen. 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The government has about 35 district representatives in the more important agricultural counties of the provinge and apparent. ly intends to place a tractor at the dis- posal of each of these representatives, tor be used in assisting the farmer to of is proposed te acre and to keep the tractors going In Biblical times a person whose it was to compound oint ments was called an “apothecary” (Nehemiah, 3:8; Ecclesiastes, 10:1). by women “confectionaries™ (1. Samuel 8:13). * At night herds of bison used to as semble in a ring, the cows and calves inside, and the bulls standing guard sgainet the wolves. The British Bible Society in 180Y sent a religious impetus throughout the world by promoting the distridy tion of the Seriptures In a large Eastern city a bookshop especially for women is operated.
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