Saves Eggs Royal Baking Powder makes it possible to pro duce appetizing and wholesome cakes, muffins, cornbread, etc., with fewer eggs than are usually required. In many recipes the number of eggs may be re duced and excellent results obtained by adding an additional quantity of Royal Baking Powder, about a teaspoon, for each egg The following tested recipe is a practical illustration: qPONGE CAKE 1 cap sugar DIRECTIONS:—BoII sugar and water until syrup spins a thread and add to the cup water ttiffly beatsn whites of eggs, bsatlng until S sggs the mixture Is cold. Silt together thrss 2 tesspoons Royal Baking Powder times ths flour, salt and baking powder; . . Ait- beat yolks of eggs until thick; sdd a little p at a time flour mixture and egg yolks 1 tssspoon sslt alternately to whits of egg mixture, stlr- M cup cold watsr ring after each addition. Add Hi cup cold I teaapoon flavoring water and flavorln*. Ml* lightly and bake In moderate oven one hour. The old method called for 6 eggs and no baking powder ROYAL BAKING POWDER Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes, adds none but healthful qualities to the food. No Alum No Phosphate COUNCIL TO ACT ON ASH SURVEY AND COLLECTIONS City Should Do Work, Gross Says; Removal of Garbage Plant May Result Council will be asked in the near future to act on the proposed sur vey of ash and garbage collections, and later to pass on the question of municipal collections. City Commis sioner E. Z. Gross said to-day. Communications, have been receiv ed from engineers residing outside the city, asking for information concern ing the proposed survey. Yesterday Commissioner Gross was authorized to communicate with Farley Gannett, consulting engineer, to get an esti mate on the cost of the investigation, together with recommendations for disposal of refuse. May Remove Plant Removal of the present Pennsylva nia Reduction Company plant, near Wildwood park, above Cameron and Jiaclay streets; erection of a city in cineration plant to burn all garbage: auto truck collection of ashes, gar bage and all other refuse; early morn ing collections; strict enforcement of present laws as to size of recepta cles, separation of paper, tin cans and other wastes, are only a few of the SYRUP OF FIGS FOR CROSS, SICK FEVERISH CHILD Look, Mother! Is tongue coated, breath hot and stomach sour? Harmless "fruit laxative" best to clean tender liver and bowels. Mothers can rest, easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs," because in a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have ;i well, playful child again. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, and they become tightly liver gets slug gish and stomach disoruered. When cross, feverish, restless, see if tongue is coated, then give this delic ious "fruit laxative." Children love it, artd it can not cause injury. No dif ference what ails your little one if full of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea, stomach-ache, bad breath, remember, a gentle "inside cleansing" should always be the first treatment given. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 60-cent bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs," then look carefully and see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Com pany." We make no smaller size. Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup. H*** %•)—v 1 w 1 R. P. PRATT Eyesight Specialist 26 N. Third St. (Schlclsner Building) My new offices are thoroughly equipped with* the latest scientific devices for testing the eyes and fitting glasses in accordance with the most re cent advances in optometry. Reliable Service . I at the Bame reasonable prices charged at my former location. WEDNESDAY EVENING, questions to be taken up In connection with municipal operation of the work. "If municipal collections are ap proved, the city should be prepared next February to take over all the work. The present contract with the Pennsylvania Reduction Company ex pires then, and our experience has shown that about the only solution to the question will be to have the city take charge. "This will mean elimination of the present plant, which is admitted a nuisance, at least during the summer. Erection of an incineration plant will do away with this. Survey Is Needed "Although we have received no ap proximate estimate, I do not believe the cost of municipal collections will be so much greater than by private contract for the work. While I be lieve the present company is losing money because of the increasing cost of operation, that is no reason why thousands of people all over the city should suffer. "By careful study of our needs it should not be a difficult matter to arrange short routes for the men. provide auto trucks, and have general satisfaction with no mid-winter tie ups like the one just experienced. "A survey will be needed, however, to tell which system will be best. When the city. If it is finally agreed I to. takes over the collection work \ there must be no further trouble be- j cause of Ignorance of conditions and I how to meet them," Commissioner"* Gross concluded. TO CONFER ON INSURANCE City Commissioners will Confer probably to-morrow or Friday after noon with City Solicitor John E. Fox on awarding the contract for work men's compensation insurance. Al though a number of similar confer ences have been held, Council cannot agree on whether the State insur ance Fund or a stock company should be given the contract. OPEN BIDS FOR PIPE Bids were opened at noon to-day by City Commissioner E. 'A. Gross for laying an eight-inch sewer, connect ing the Reservoir Park golf club house with the city sewer in White hall street. Bids were received as follows: James H. Frey, $298; W. H. Opperman, $247; Stucker Brothers, $287. Hungry and Exhausted He Waits Week at Station For His Delayed Wife Hungry and almost exhausted from loss of sleep, John Porpotlck was laken in charge to-day by David Gold berg, Pennsylvania Railroad inter preter. Porpotlck has been watching night and day for a week for his wife, who is expected to come from Loraine, Ohio. She was to have reached Har risburg on February 29. The husband has had little food during his week of waiting. Ho has not been working, and his funds are about gone. He boarded in South Ninth street and worked at Steelton. He cannot understand why his wife j does not come to Harrisburg. j One week ago he wired $lO to Lioraine, Ohio. The money reached the wife, whose name is Mary, and she was to have left immediately. l3or potiok started his watch last Thurs day night. He has only been away from the station at short intervals since that time. Several times he has fallen asleep on a seat In the waiting room. His slumbers were short. To day he told Interpreter Goldberg that he was tired and hungry. Arrange ments were made to have the v/ife cared for if she arrives and the hus band will return to work after he lias rested up. MUCH COFFEE BURNS By Associated Press Amsterdam, March 7, via Indon Twenty thousand kilos of coffee, be longing to the Belgian Relief Com mission, were lost in a fire which de stroyed a storehouse at Hasselt, ac cording to the Telegraaf. A quanti ty of other foodstuffs was also burn ed. The Telegraaf says that two per sons have been deported to Ger many In connection with the lire. gisuRATED MAGNESIA For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Belching, Sour Stomach. Gas in Stomach, etc., take a teaspoon ful of Bisurated Magnesia in a half glass of hot water after eating. Is i safe, pleasant, and harmless to use and gives Instant belief from all forms of stomach disorder. Sold by G. A. Gorgas and druggists everywhere.—Advertise ment. COLONIAL Jfc Fri. & Sat. LABOR CAMP PLAN IS DISCUSSED j Prominent Contractors and i Railroad Men Meet Willi the State Board Today Representatives of railroad anil con struction companies maintaining tern- | porary camps for the housing of la borers, are to-day attending a hear ing conducted by the State Industrial Board in the Engineers' Club, for the j purpose of prescribing minimum standards of sanitation for all such j labor camps and accommodations and j temporary quarters. j This action is being taken by the j | industrial board under the act of as- | sembly of June 7, 1915, providing that l | such camps be inspected at the di | rection of the Commissioner of Labor j and Industry. The inspections are j made through the Bureau of Employ ment of the Department of Labor and I Industry. j Commissioner John Price Jackson, chairman of the board, announced last night that the board had ruled that employers must supply approved safety goggles or helmets to all em ployes engaged in specified operations I and that employes must Wear the gog ! gles or helmets while engaged in any l of these operations. The penalty for violation of the ruling, by either em ployer or employe, constitutes a mls ineanor punishable by fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprison ment of not more than one month, or both. j This action was taken by the indus trial board following reports that dur ing single months in 1916 accident re ports of more than two thousand eye injuries had been received by work ers, many of which caused a partial or total blindness. These rulings are pre- 1 liminary to a safety code on eye pro- | tection for all industrial operations to be formulated immediately by the in dustrial board. The members of the board participating in to-day's action were Chairman John Price Jackson, Mrs. Samuel Semple, Otto T. Mallery, William Young and Dr. A. L. Garver. Whether minors under eighteen may bo employed in wholesale liquor es tablishments is a question that will be considered by the board at to. pub lic hearing to be held at Pittsburgh at a date not determined. The child labor act of 1915 prohibits employ ment of minors in retail liquor estab lishments and further specifies that minors under eighteen may not be employed in any other occupation in jurious to health or morals as such occupations shall, from time to time, after public hearing, be determined by the industrial board of the Depart ment of Labor and Industry. A ruling was also made that no boil ers shall be admitted into Pennsylva nia after January 1, 1918, which do not conform to the Pennsylvania boil er code. This time limit was allowed to admit boilers contracted for prior to June 1, 1916, and will not permit the shipment of second-hand boilers into this State. Harvester Company Declares It Should Not Be Dissolved By Associated Press Washington, March 7. —Hearings on the government's antitrust suit to dis solve the International Harvester Company were continued to-day by the Supreme Court. Three hours is the time usually allotted by the court for arguments, but in this case, owing to the importance of the issues involv ed, the time was extended to eight hours. In opening the case for the so-called "Harvester Trust,"" 'Edgar A.- Ban croft, of Chicago, contended that the proportion of trade controlled as compared with competitors, should not cause dissolution unless the; de fendants exercise actual and harmful repression, which is denied. Court Closes All Bars in Coatesvile and fc Dowingtown For Cause West Chester, Pa.. March 7. ln an extended opinion covering several type written pages, Judges Butler and Hause, of the Chester County Court, is sued a decree and order making abso lute the rule to close the four hotels in Coatesville and the two in Duwning town for violation of the laws. The decree says that the rule grant ed in these cases is made absolute and the retail liquor licenses are revoked as of the time when notice of this order Is served upon thm. which is directed forthwith. Deputy Sheriff Crlswell so soon as lie received the orders left for Ccatesvllle and Downingtown and made service. Arkansas Suffrage Bill Is Passed Finally j I>ittle Rock. Ark., March 7. The I Arkansas House of Representatives yesterday, by a vote of 54 to 27, finally passed the Biggs suffrage bill, which gives women the right to vote in pri mary elections. Governor Brough an nounced that he would sign the bill at a suffrage mass meeting. Jewett Wins Republican Nomination For Mayor By Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., March 7.—Com plete but unofficial returns from the 140 precincts In Indianapolis front yesterday's primary show that Charles W. Jewett was nominated for mayor on the Republican ticket by a majority of 906 over Lew Shank. The unofficial vote was Jewett 15,014; Shank, 14,108. Shank announced last night that if he were defeated for the nomination he would run on an independent ticket. Dick Miller, who had no op position was nominated for mayor by the Democrats. | KNIGHTS OF ST. GKORGE INSTALL NEW BRANCH | The officers of the Harrisburg | branch, 168, Knights of St. George, re turned from Dallastown after install ing branch 269: John Czerniski, dis trict deputy; Joseph Waldschmitt, past director; J. P. Bckenrode, vice president, and Augustus Waldschmitt, secretary of Harrisburg were the in stalling officers, assisted by Supreme President Joseph H. Reiman, of Pitts burgh; -the Rev. Father Ehrhalt, of Dallastown and Lorenz Weidman, of Altoona. The Initiation was conferred on a class of thirty-flve members. TREASURER YOUNG SPEAKS BEFORE STATE SOCIETY State Treasurer Robert K. Young to-day addressed tlie luncheon of the ftate Society at the Harrisburg Club |on the State Treasurershlp and Its I Duties. The talk was an interesting j one, as Mr. Young was formerly chief of the co-ordinate department of the | Auditor General. The society will have .a dinner on April 12, at "which a portrait of the Governor will be pre sented to him by his staff. Dr. John Price Jackson is chairman of the committee. HAJRJRISBURG tjjjjflfl- TELEGRAPH PATRIOTISM IS WATCHWORD AT ROTARY DINNER Ladies of Club Arc Guests of Members at Delightful Function Patriotism Tile- Mute in the unit of the \a , tloii, the elty the unit of the State and the home the unit of the city. Therefore, true patriotlnni heglUM, like chnrlty, at houie. A* the eraMh of the Empire rum ble* at our Katfß, HP Mhall put on j the armor of Faith, the Ahleld of I ItlKhteouNueMN and the nuor(l of JUM ! tlee. Then with the motto, "One God, One Country anil One Home,** we ahall take M knightly inspiration from our KIOHOUR American woman hood. look Krlm Destiny squarely In the face and commands "Smile, you Sou of a (• u II , Smile.** That was the foreword on the pro gram of the annual Ladies' Night of the Harrisburg Rotary Club last even ing and it was carried out in every feature of the elaborate and delightful entertainment, which was, by the way, the most successful in the club's long history 'of such affairs. The dinner, with which the evening began, was served at 6.30 in the ban quet hall of the Masonic Temple. The big room was decorated In red, white I and blue. Hundreds of flags were fes tooned and draped about the walls and hung from the ceiling. In front was an elevated stage, directly behind the j speakers' table screened from the view of the diners by immense American I flags as curtains. At a proper time, j to the tune of the "Star Spangled Ban- I ner" and the cheers of the guests these curtains were swung aside, revealing a beautiful figure of Betsey Ross in the act of making the first American flag. The scene was worked out from a fa mous historical painting and formed the central figure of the decorative scheme. The dinner hats of the guests were all in red, white and blue, as were the table decorations, while hundreds of red, white and blue baloons filled' with illuminating gas floated above the ta bles half way between floor and ceil ing. "Spffchm Uiirreil" President Howard C. Fry presided, and at the outset informed those pres ent that "speeches would be barred." Nevertheless C. Floyd Hopkins did man age to work in a few remarks on how delighted the Rotarlans were to be hosts to the ladies and he promised more dinners, excursrons, motor trips, ! picnics and luncheons as the year pro j gresses. The dinner began with an in vocation by John Yates. l'atrlotlc Songn During the course of the festivities ! cabaret singers led by a violinist sang | patriotic songs, with the guests joining in the choruses. Each lady present received as a souvenir a handsomely engraved silver candlestick. The din ner favors were all of a patriotic na ture and the program covers were American flags with the Rotary seal in the lower right handi corner. Ruther ford was caterer. Captain George F. Dumb, in the name of the guests, presented President Fry with a very, very large watch (not gold) suspended from a very, very heavy chain (also not gold) to which was attached a very, very big potato (all gold.) Mr. Fry said he was very, very thankful, but if the committee didn't mind would it take back the watch and give him another "potato? The committee declined. After the minner the room was cleared of tables and President and Mrs. Fry le'd the guests In a grand march, which was followed by dancing. Miss Lemer's orchestra played. The arrangements were in charge of _tHe following committee with P. G. Diener as chairman: Andrew Buchanan, Arthur H. Bailey, Pressley H. Bailey, Charles M. Forney, C. Floyd Hopkins, Ell Hersliey, George F. Lumb, S. S. Rutherford and C. L. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Bacon, Cameron L. Baer, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 11. Bailey, Mr. and P. 11. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ham mond, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Bass, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Black, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bogar, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. 8011, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Raidabaugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. William Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bratten, Mr. and Mrs. |L. M. Bricker, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bruaw, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Carey, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Consylman, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cotterel, C. C. Cramford, Mr. and Mrs, Preston Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Crowell, Jr., Mr. t.nd Mrs. H. K. Curll, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. Clark E. Diehl, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Diener, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Froelich, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Doehne, W. S. Essick. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Forney, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. i Fry, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Griffin, Mrs. William J. Tate, Dana Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Haehnlen, Mr. and Mrs. A. ii. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamme, D. D. Hammelbaugh, Mr. and ' Mrs. John Heathcote, Mr. and Mrs E. N. Hershey, Mr. and Mrs. C. A Hibler, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Hocken bury, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Holman Mr. and Mrs. C. Floyd Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. James, Mr. and Mrs George H. Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jobe, Mr. and Mrs. C. Harry Kaiii. Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. J. B. Kemper, J. H. Kreamer, Mr. and Mrs! F. 8. Lack, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer e' Dawton, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lewis! Mr. and Mrs. George F. Dumb, Mr' and Mrs. R. H. Lyons. J. F. McLary, Jr., W. R. McCord, Mr. and Mrs James P. McCullough, Mr. and Mrs! A. L. McElheny, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Millar, E. B. Mitchell, Clarence H. Funk, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moul, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Musser, F. B. Musser' Miss Gertrude Musser, Miss Cassandra Musser, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Myers Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Olmsted, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Orr, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. M. Raker F. E. Ridenour, W. M. Robinson, Mrs. D. W. Sohn, Harold Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Romberger, Mh. and Mrs. J. W. Roshon, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Ruther ford, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Saussaman, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Scott, Miss Leona Scott, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shumberger, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Starry. Mr. and Mrs. Gus M. Steinmetz, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Todd, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Stevens, Dr. and Mrs. II A. Stine, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wal ton, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Weaver, Mr and Mrs. George E. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Whittaker, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Wildman, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Witmer, John Yates, Mr. and Mrs J P. Yungel, Miss Irene Martin, Miss Sara Deneliey, Miss Alice Wallis, Miss Jone Yates, Miss Catherine Cranford, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross Morton, Miss Catherine Hammelbaugh, Miss Eliza beth S. Knox and Miss Margaret Evelyn. Esalck, Dr Hibben Who Will Speak at C. of C. Luncheon Is Preparedness Booster Dr. John Grier Hibben, president of Princeton University, who will ad dress a membership luncheon meeting of the Harrlsburg Chamber of Com merce at noon at the Hoard of Trade Hall, Friday, is one of the foremost advocates of preparedness. He is taking much interest in the formation of milltury units in schools and colleges, and was personally re sponsible for the formation of a stu dent regiment at Princeton. He was instrumental in securing the services of Captain llintzlemanof the regular army as instructor in military tactics. Dr. Hibben personally announced the assignment of the officer to Princeton and asked lor recruits. Eight hundred and ninety responded to his first call. Dr. Hibben's talks on preparedness are widely quoted and he has prom ised to summarize some of his most i ecent speeches on this subject in Friday's talk. Former CliaiiilKTsburg Pastor Dr. Hibben was graduated from Princeton in 1882 and later from the Seminary. For a number of years he was pastor of the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church in Chambers burg. and in 1890 was elected to the faculty of Princeton University. While there he taught psychology, logic and philosophy. In 1911 he succeeded Wood Tow Wilson as president of the University. During his many years an instructor, professor and later as president of the University he was voted the most popular man on the faculty. J Extraordinary Opening Display'and Sale life of Women's and Misses' Fine $35.00 and $37.50 Sample Spring Suits A purchase of a hundred fine, smartlv tailor- f\ cd, LATEST SPRING SAMPLE. SUITS /A K/ ( \ —in many instances only one, two or l(\[ fj \. <\ three of a kind. They are particularly attrac- At I /fk N \ tive to those who strive for individuality in 1 \ \ dress. Our special sale price $553.00 z' \ \ Our buyer has just made a special purchase \V~-A \ " of fine Serge and Silk Dresses. J < \ \ \ VJ*- 66 Serge Dresses, values up to $35.00: /|k k W Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 8, 9 yN. J/\ and 10, for $152.98 / J\ Silk Dresses values up to $37.50, while they / ? | l\ Special Blue Poplin Spring Suits, values I !l I I \ $14.98. Opening price $10.98 / If I A charming line of extra size and between size I !I f / I Spring Suits and Dresses for stylish stouts. A gen- I I erous sum of five dollars off on each big size Suit and Dress —just to introduce our new department ~~f\ for stylish stout women. —SECOND FLOOR V Large Size Coats for styl- \JB Opening Sale Price 998 New Spring Model Coats at Opening OXE W OUR STYUSH AI, 1 KUATION Special Sale Prices For Thursday, A ITERATION S I i \N ns _ ~ . „ . J ' WAXTKI) AT ONCE popM e n Cia suu l s ack 510.98 " Tnday and Saturday Dre^ P at Pl . ,n . ... 55.98 Investigation will reveal an Opening Sale of Ladles' $3.75 Beautiful Crepe de Chine DO QQ Outer Wear that's worth the attention of any woman. Waists for ooJ Spring Suits for $1.50 Heatherbloom Petticoats * * IQ Onyx Hose, 79c kind, CH r fol ' ollj7 for $2.50 Skirts; 50 left, in brown, blue and (1 QQ p .u.co„* M . si.oo "Ms ii~|{ i;°.?rr. $2.00 • • • • • • • Crepe de Chine Wafsts, dj j QO sl.2a House Dresses n at ' for *7OC SouA at jjj This Is Orange §B §jjg Eat Oranges for Health m CTART today to enjoy this great, annual fruit festival. This is Orange week everywhere, and Saturday, March 10th, is National Orange' Day. You can buy '' 1 11 delicious, healthful Sunkist Oranges at special prices all this week from almost any dealer. Order a dozen now, or better, buy a box. Uniformly good orange# uch as Sunkist will keep. Sunkist O ran get are juicy, firm, and practically seedless—uniformly good oranges. They come in varying sizes and price*. Ask that your Sunkist be f ■ B gL-J delivered to you in the original clean, crisp tisane wrappers which are stamped t ■ z "Sunkist." . ISJT'T", * 1 ' a California Fruit Grower* Eaehanca. A COpsrathrc Non yajs=~~ —- pfflt OrftnitlM ofMIO Cktwin, Loi Aacelca, California. fzESSSSSmI E Sunkist . ■v Uniformly Good i" CgfeTJ MARCH 7, 1917. GERMAN HOSPITAL! WORK CONTINUED American Unit Returns to Mili tary Base Despite Break in Relations By Associate J Press Berlin, via London, March 7. The American physicians' expedition under the direction of Dr. Edward F. Nip pert, of Cincinnati, lias returned to its base at Deutsch Eylau, where it will continue its work under the direction o£ the New York committee. The German military authorities were very cordial 'in their insistence that the Americah units continue their work and have given a written assurance that the members will be permitted to leave Germany whenever they de sire. The American unit stationed at ' Naumberg lias discontinued its work there alter donates its model hospital equipment to the municipality. V. S. TRANSPORT DAMAGED By Associated Press Seattle. Wash., March 7.—The United States transport Dix, which left Seattle last Saturday for Manila, and which suffered an accident to her steering gear when 360 miles south west of Cape Flattery, is returning to Seattle to-day under her own steam. WAR RISK RATES ARE INCREASED Jumped Four Per Cent. Despite Added Protection Against German U-Boats By Associated Press New York, March 7.—The steam ship Carmania, of the Cunard line, which arrived last night from Liver pool, is equipped with the best sub marine defenses carried by any mer chant vessel that lias reached this port. The Carmania is the first ship hero to show the smoke screen ap paratus recently invented by the Brit ish admiralty. In addition, to this device she carries a naval 6-inch gun with a range of eight miles. Scarcity of tonnage and the uncer tainties of the submarine situation caused an increase in freight and in surance rates to-day. According to Bear Admiral Brad ley A. Flske, U. S. N. t retired, the sea j going commerce of the United States can hope for no real protection by i arming merchantmen. The primary I defense effort, he told the trustees of the American Defense Society at a dinner yesterday, should seek de velopment; of the power of the United States on the sea. Officers of the United States navy. Admiral Fiske said, were a unit in favor of arming merchantmen, but. it must be re membered that submarines operating on lite surface were more than a i match for merchant ships. 11