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0 igton, March 22.-Every gov
at agency throbbed with activ.
ay, in speeding to the utmost
fection of all phases of the na
) preparedness program.
' 4, military and naval branches
9 Vrward the momentous plans
dapped out to complete war
elarations, vigorous steps
te ken' to build at once a mam
th air fleet, arrangements were
dt toebring naval enlistment up to
(ii'nmun, and plans were launch
or the formation of home guards
e11 cities and towns.
dets of aid and co-operation
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from governors and officials of lesser
rank, poured into the war and navy
departments. These messages gave
every assurance that within a few
hours comparatively all municipalities
throughout the nation will have made
ample plans for local protection
against the dangers of disloyalty.
The building as speedily as possi
ble of 2,000 new aeroplanes for the
army and navy, and provision for
4,000 more air pilots, was planned,
and arrangements made to rush pro
duction of aircraft' in all factories,
as well as to- standardize types of air
craft that may be needed for war
uses. Details of this program were
worked out at- a joint meeting of the
national advisory committee on aero
for Fletcher's
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titute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
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foreseen demands incident to human,
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iatrtics and 50 of the leading aero
>lane manufacturers of the country.
A select committee, appointed to
letermine the prospective needs of
he army and navy for the next two
>r three years, immediately will work
>ut the problem of apportioning gov
,rnment orders by types to factories
aving the best facilities and will
eek to standardize all materials used
n aircraft construction. The commit
ee tonight estimated that an army
>f 1,000,000 men will need 1,000 acro
>lanes; that the fleet will require not
ess than 200, and that 800 will be
iecessary to protect the coast defense.
I'o hasten the building of new air
nachines, the government will take
he necessary steps to mobilize all
mportane materials that encer into
iircraft manufacture.
Form Home Guards.
Secretary of War Baker applauded
uggestions which flooded the depart
nent from members of congress, state
md1( municipal heads, for imlmedliate
rganizations of corps of home guards
ni every city, town andl hamlet. These
rganizations, accordling to the planls
napped out tonight, will be recruit
d from citizens not available for ac
ive service in either the army or
avy to protect bridges, public build
rgs, railroads and munitions plants.
'he service given by the home
uardsmen will release the militia
rid regular soldiers.
Representative Bathrick, of Ohio, in
letter to Secretary Baker, suggest
d the need for protection for wvater
upply systems and other public
vorks, and commendled the plan for
tate of Ohio, City of Toledo,
L~ucats County, ss.
Frank J1. Cheney mnakes oath that
e is senior partner of the firm of
.J.. Cheney & Co., dloing business
n the City of Toledo, County and
state aforcsaid, andl that said firm
v'ill pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
)OLLIARS for each and every case
f Catarrh that cannot be cured by
he use of HlAlLL'S CATARRH! MED
CINE. FRANF J. CHIENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed
a my presence, this 6th (lay of De
ember, A. D., 1886.
(Seal) A. W. GLEATON,
Notary Public..
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken
nternally andl acts through the Blood
n the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys
em. Sendl for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by .all druggists, 75e.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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JITS!
Serges. Worsteds. Cas
)dels to suit youftaste
$12.50 to $27.50
JITS !
Ety Patterns
$3.00 to $10.00
e Best Makes,
$2.50 to $5.00
OXFORDS!
All Leathers.
). $5.00. $6.00.$7,
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WE ARE FULLY P
3umter
organization of home guards. He m
introduce a bill when congress c
venes to carry out the proposal.
GREAT HELL GATE
BRIDGE COMPLETI
Washington, March 22.-Passeng
travel between the south and Bost
and other New England points v
be made more convenient through t
completion of the great Hell Gi
bridge, over the East River at N<
York, which physically links the rai
of the Pennsylvania and New Hav
systems. It is expectedl that wvitl
a short time, through service betwe
Boston and Washington will be
tablished, thus eliminating the cro
town trapsfer now necessary at N
York.
Southern Railway passenger o
cials believe that in time they will
operating through Pullman cars, g
ing dlirect service betwveen Bost
and New Orleans, Mobile, Montgo
c'ry, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphi
Chattanooga, Knoxville and all i
portant points in the great cotton v
district of the Piedmont secti<
trains being routedl over the Souithe
Railway system to Washington, Per
sylva~nia~ to Newv York, throught
East River tubes to Long Islar
thence over thc Hell Gate bridge
:-onnect with the New Haven for Bc
ton.
Such through service would tend
[ncrease tradle and travel, both coi
ruercial aind tourist, between the soui
and New England. The Hell Ga
b~ridlge is one of the engineering ame
vels of the age and with the connei:
ig railroad tracks was construct
it a cost of $27,000,000.
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Ground Peanut Hulls of Value.,
Ground peanut hulls have been us
ror adlultering mixedl feeds, and a
also being sold separately as a dal
reed. In feed value they rank liti
iigher than cottonseedl hulls. A nmi
ber of farmers who have used t:
peanut hulls, report that they like
better than the cottronseed hulls. Whi
the groundl peanut hulls can be secu
edl at a~ reasonable cost there is no o
lection ' to using them in dairy c(
rations in place of the cottonse
bulls.
WASTE LAND ALONG
THE FENCE ItOV
Few farmers stop to think h
much land Is taken up by t)he fene
rhe fene ltsel~f tnae litleronam lE
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wants, and when you reach
is "chock .full of new Spring
rimers and
and -equirements
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00. $8.00.
Rir r CLOTHES" TROUBLI
REPARED TO HELP YOU.
Clothin
ay it is impossible to grow anything for
in- several feet on both sides of the fere.
The department of agriculture reports
that the ordinary rail fence occupies a
strip over twelve feet wide. About
iD 3,600 feet of such a fence takes up an
acre of land. Hedges take up a little
er more than the rail fence, the width
on varying according to the width of the
'ill hedge row.
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s- Birmingham, Ala., March 23.--Bids
as on 300,000 tons of coal from Alabama
aw mines in excess of regular orders have
been asked by the United states Gov
m- ernent for delivery on demand at
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While the request for the bids is
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it a part of the government's general
emergency plan.
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