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I MAMAtf p o s t . r a » s r o « T , n . y „ F r i d a y , J u l y b , ip i f ? n * s OUR TRADE FLEET NOW 27371 SHIPS Department of Commerce Gives First War Statistics. GUAM IS A LOYAL ISLAND Voluntary Universal Training Helps Very Materially In Ameri canisation. They am very ennlly pathemfl n* the tide ebb* and flows on the nnndy benrhoa about the Island.—Scientific American. SECOND ONLY TO BRITISH Merchant Marine e f America N6w 10,000,000 Tone—002 Veeeele Built In Last Five Monthe—Single Month’s Growth In 191* Equate Whole Num ber Launched In 1914—Now Reckon by Deadweight tonnage. The nteady growth of the American merchnnt marine in all claaaea of ves- aele hna been revealed for the flmt time nince the war began In atatletlca from the department of commerce. They ahow that In the flmt five monthe of thin year there have been built In thin country and oflldally numbered by the bureau of navigation a total | of 629 veeaela of 087,065 groaa tone. The merchnnt fleet of the United States now amounts to approximately 10,000,000 gross tone, not Including 1 merchant craft under control of the army and net# as transports and sup ply ehlpe. At the beginning of J a n uary 26^242 merchant vessels of 9,858,- 224 gross tons were flying the Stare and Stripes on trips across the Atlan tic with food and munitions, Into the Caribbean and Pacific with American products for foreign customers and on the lakes and rivers of this country ae part of the nation’s domestic trans portation system. Includes New Veeeele. This tremendous fleet is second only to the merchant tonnage of Great Brit ain. It Includes all new vessels built under the direction of the shipping board and thousands of other ships, smaller In tonnage but greater in c ar rying capacity, which play so large a part In commerce and the maintenance of a favorable balance of trade. All merchant vessels are required by law to register with the bureau of navigation of the department of com merce and to receive an official Iden tification number, before being per mitted to fly the flag of the United States. The number Is awarded when the finished ship Is measured for gross tonnage capacity, which Is the content of the ship In terms of 100 cubic feet and yie internationally accepted meth od of expressing size. The shipping board, building exclu sively cargo ships, has adopted dead weight tonnage as the medium of com puting new tonnage, deadweight capa city being the actual weight of cargo and bunker coal which can be carried. Indicates Fleet's Size. The deadweight tonnage of a cargo ship Is about 50 per cent greater than Its gross tonnage, but In a passenger vessel Is less, because the space Is oc cupied by passenger accommodation. The former German liner Vaterland, now the Leviathan, has a gross ton nage of 54,000, but n deadweight capa city of only about 5,000 tons, which Il lustrates why, In dealing with all types of ships, gross tonnage, or the actual size regardless of the space allotted to cargo, has been chosen Internationally as more truly Indicative of the size of a fleet. Tbefh has been a steady Increase In new ships this year, the May tonnage being three times as great as the Jan uary output, and greater than the whole output for the year 1914. In the first montfr of 1918 there were 67 Snips of 64,759 tons given official numbers. In February 84 ships of 117,601 gross tons were numbered. March saw a notable Jump In the pro duction of small ships, numbers being awarded to 138, the tonnage being 147,- 145. The record In April was 165 ships of 103,050 tons, and In May 185 ships o f 194,465 tons. How far the people of the Taclflc Island of Qonm have progressed In the process of Americanization Is Indicat ed In the current Issue of the Guam News Letter, copies of which have re cently reached Seattle, Wash., the Post-Intelligencer of that city states. The Island, which Is our cable outpost for the Philippine Islands and the ori ent, Is governed by Capt Roy 0. Smith of the American navy, under the over sight of the navy department. Cap tain Smith seems to be developing a very ardent brand of Americanism among the Island people, who are known as Chamorros and have a strong admixture of Spanish blood. The News ^ e tt^r describes the cele bration o f Washington’s birthday In Guam, to which the people flocked from all parts of the Island, coming by launch, owing to the absence of any Island highway system. The proceeds of the various enterprises, amounting to $1,270.66, were donated to the Red Cross, and we gather that the program of amusement was purely American. For Instance, the \hot dog\ stand realized $108.94; Butler’s soda, $158.- 50; knock the cat down, $112.07; the moving picture show, $75.90; the Jit ney dance, $45.60; wheel of fortune, $350.10; lemonade stand, $72.03; base ball game, $16.40. From all sources the Red Cross received $1,500, and subscriptions were given for $60,000 In Liberty bonds. More than this, the Island militia had Its first parade. Some time ago Governor Smith put Into.effect a uni versal military training law at the re quest of the people, this being the first portion of American territory In which such a law has been made effec tive. There are 1,000 militiamen, the government supplying guns and am munition and the regular khaki uni form of the United States army. Seven per cent of Guam’s population is In the mllltla, a t which rate, If we of the mainland kept up with the Chamorros, we should have on army of 7,000,000. The flags and flours of the parade In duced a treraenduUd enthusiasm In the populace. The Reckless Girl. Mrs. Mamie Colvin, New York’s re cent prohibition candidate for con gress, said In a stump speech: “But there’s another side to this question. If liquor on the man’s part causes divorce, recklessness on the : woman’s part causes It also. “I one# knew a girl—she’s divorced today, of course—who was warned by a friend: Tf you marry that man, I warn you, my dear, that he’ll lead a double life.* *1 \ ‘Well,’ said the girl, recklessly, *lf I don’t marry htm I’ll lead a single one, and that’s worse.’ \ yr-^'-a- To Remove Splinter. To remove a splinter from the hand, fill a wide-mouthed bottle nearly full of hot water, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. Thrust the Injured part over the mouth and press It slightly. The flesh will be drawn down and shortly the splinter will be exposed under the action of the steam. This method Is far better than the commou and dangerous practice of pricking the flesh with a pin or knife point The usual antiseptic solution should be ap plied. Artificial Landscape Targets. Most .voting men are dty or town bred. Hence few of the soldiers of our uof1vir.nl army have s clear Idea of distances In nature. As many of the runtobmtnts have not been placed amlu ecenory like that which marks men are likely to see “somewhere In Fronco-* or \on the way to Berlin,” artificial landscapes are provided on which they can practice.—Popular Sci ence Monthly. LEGAL ADVERTISING- At » Tfrm of th# County Court of Nen- »au County, hrld at Mineola. N moau County, on the 18th d*y of June. 1918. Present: Hon. Lewi* J. Smith, County Judge, N mmiu C<iunly. name to pe- 8th In the Matter of the Application of Ada L. for leave to change her Ada L. Brown, Upon reading and filing the annexed tition of Ada I.. Lader, verified the day of June. 1918, prayln* for leave to aume the rttune of Ada L. Brown, in place of that of Ada L. Lader, and On motion of William Austin Moore, at torney for aaid petitioner, it ia Oniered that aaid Ada L. Lader be, and •he hereby ia, authorited to aaaume the name of Ada L. Brown, in place of her present name on and after July 15th, 1918, provided that within ten days after the entry of thie hall have order she thereof to published according to law in The Nasaau Poet, a newspeper published in the County of Nassau, Ste that within titiontition York, th ten days after First War Stamp Bank Built. The first building In the United States to be erected as a war savings stamp bank has been built at Oklahoma City, Okie. Every piece of lumber and article of furniture going Into the bank have been donated by business firms of the city, and the workmen erecting the bnlldlng were paid In baby bonds. The building stands on one of the downtown streets and Is devoted exclusively to the sale of war savings and thrift stomps. and provided also the entry of thie order she ahaJl have caused rein and an affidavit of pul to be filed and recorded In the off)< of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, and that after the aaid requlrementa are compiled iaid petitioner m u st the pe herein and an affidavit of pub lication fte r the said requlrementa are eompli with, the said petitioner m u st on and after the said 15th day of July, 1918, be known by the nam e of Ada L. Brown, which she la authorised to assume, and by no other LEW IS J. SMITH, County Judge of Naeeau County. Built for \leap-frog”! Boys* clothes made to tand strains. The finest fabrics! Quality—identic with our men's clothes. E v e r y t h i n g m e n an d boye wear. mail o*t)i*e riUeSD R o g e r s P e e t C o m p a n t B r o a d w a y B roadw a y at 1 3 th SL \The a t S4th 8L F o u r B r o a d w a y C o rners” F i f t h A va at W a r r e n a t 41st St. N E W YORK C I T Y GIRLS WANTED F O R SHELLS TO USEFOR BUTTONS p e r m a n e n t p o s itio n s A Species T h a t Is Abundant In New Zealand Can Be Used to Ad vantage. According to Information which has been furnished by the depart ment of Internal affairs nt Welling ton, the Trochua nlloticus, common ly found in Queensland and the South Sea Inlands, does not occur In New Zealand; but other sheila which nre found In these waters might be used In the manufacture of buttons, especially the paua, Hallotls Iris, and the toltol, Ostraea sulcata. They are not at present used for the manufac ture of buttons or for similar uses, but both occur In great numbers on rocky coasts near the low-tide mark, the paua being much the commoner. Since these shells have never been sought for commercial purposes, there Is no way of ascertaining their cost the method of disposing of production, market, etc., but It Is understood that to learn the glove business; good chance for advancement, to steady workers. P A Y W H I L E L E A B N I N G JULIUS KAYSER &C0. North Park Avenue Rockville Centre Long Island GETS BROTHER TO RECRUIT Agent From Canada Had Not Seen Him In Twenty Years. \Why don't you Join the army and do your bit, friend?” said Sergt. llarry Black, on recruiting service for the British recruiting mission to a man standing Idly on a corner In Minne apolis. \Beg pardon, but Is your name Black?” was the stranger’s answer. \Yea It Is. but you are a stranger to me,\ retorted the sergeant. “I may be a stranger, but I am also your brother,\ was the reply. After the first Interchange of expert- j encea gone through In the last twenty years of eeparatlon the brothers stalk ed Into the recruiting headquarters and the civilian brother made uppllca- : tlon for enlistment and was accepted. BRITISH OFFER GRATUITIES Men Promoted From Ranke to Re ceive Grant of $256. Important concessions to noncom missioned officers and men who receive temporary commissions are announced In a new British army order. Men promoted from the ranks will receive a grant of $250 tor the provi sion of k i t and uniform, and thow who Sign an undertaking to gerve at least two years after tbeffitraalnatlon of hoa- till ties will receive a further outfit al lowance of $687. If an officer ceasee to serve wlthla {fiat period the allowance of $687 shall 6# deducted from the gratuity or re tired pay due to him, b a t If be should die bsdore the end of the war the ■SB be tredlted Se bis estate. M els Y ou r T elephonb C ompany K eep t h e L in u O pen roa W as Woaa Hours Suburban Long Island waste 35 hours a day of operating time and the use of equipment, by calling “ Information” fo r numbers correctly listed in the Tele phone Directory! T h i s l a b o r a n d e q u i p m e n t i s needed for war work and it can be saved for this purpose if subscribers will always look in the Telephone Di rectory for numbers before calling “ In formation.* ’ for important war messages, will you please make this an invariable rule for yourself and your employees; DO NOT ASK •'INFORMATION\ FOR A NUMBER UNTIL YOU HAVE FIRST LOOKED IN THE TELEPHONE BOOK AND FAILED TO FIND IT THERE Thrift — Good fee you end good for Uncle Sam. Buy Thrift Stamp*. H ilt Yeue TkuruoM C owamt Kair r e * Line O rta aoa W*a W<*s I The Sign 0 /Service Gasoline Motor wide variety of mixtures is bein£ sold name “gasoline.” The best way to be sure that the tfasoline you buy measures up to quality standards W SeSA-L 1SOCONY1 MOTOR lASOLlNfl is to buy from the dealers listed be low. sell only SOCONY —uniform, pure, powerful. Look fo r th e White and Bhee So-CO -ny Sign. The Sign of a Reliable Dealer STANDARD OlLCaEN.Y. and the World's Best Gasoline DEALERS W HO SELL SOCONY MOTOR GASOLINE HEW L ETT P. HAUSER A. L. ADSIT WOODMERE W. JUCHS C. C. HIGGINS CEDARHURST R. P. STAKELUM HANLON BROS. LAWRENCE SKIDMORES GARAGE E. L. WESTERN ELT G. PETTIT fc CO. F. BASSETT INWOOD F. N. DAVENPORT A CO. FAR ROCKAWAY N. V. SMITH D. A. STARKS J. S. & J. R. CHAMPAGNE ARVERNE LENOX GARAGE SEASIDE MORRISONS GARAGE JACKSONS GARAGE LATHAM GARAGE VALLEY STREAM PARK INN GARAGE CHARLES HOMAN LESLIE'S GARAGE W. RAUSTEIN E. KRODER J . T. MOHR LYNBROOK CENTRAL GARAGE WADE'S GARAGE JANECK'S GARAGE FIV E CORNERS GARAGE H. W. FIESLER A. BUSBY ROCKVILLE CENTRE GARDNER'S GARAGE C. E. EDWARDS AGCO TAXI CO. NASSAU TAXI CO. GOODWIN MOTOR SALES CO. ti. C. PEARSALL G. I). COMBES P . J. MARRAN C. CLAUSEN BAST ROCKAWAY EAST ROCKAWAY GARAGE S. 8. RHAME W. WAGNER OCEAN SIDE OCEAN SID E GARAGE S. EDWARDS LONG BEACH NASSAU GARAGE BALDWIN LEIGHTON'S GARAGE FLAHERTY'S GARAGE A. MAYER A. MILLER FREEPORT G. BENNETT SMITH A. SOPER GOLDBERG'S GARAGE R. HENNBLOTTER G. E. SEAMAN EAGLE GARAGE FREEPORT SUPPLY CO. J. C ARC H IGH T. A. CRONIN W. S. SOUTHARD ROOSEVELT C. MILLER A. MARINO CHATATWAY & SMITH HEMPSTEAD W. A. OLIVER CORNWELL BROS. S. RESNICK H. W. KETCH AM MONARCH GARAGE G. B. GARAGE & MFC. CO. W. JENKINS E. O'CONNOR GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY GARAGE G. S. MONK GARDEN CITY ESTATES GAHAGE NASSAU GARAGE T F. ROCHE WALTERS RUBBER CO.
