ENGLAND IN NEED WAR METAL
LONDON, July 29.—Tlio interest the British
government has recently taken in the threatened
shortage of zinc (spelter), marks the first of a series
of moves which the new Ministry of Munitions plans
to secure a steady flow of supplies of the so-called
war metals.
The great hulk of England’s supply of zinc
used in cartridge cases—came, before the war, from
(formally and Belgium. There is no lack of zinc
ore, it is said, but the smelting works of this country
have not been adequate to cope with the supply.
Meanwhile zinc has been advancing by leaps and
bound's, rising from a before-the war price of $11M
a ton to the recent quotation of nearly $’>7.'). Since
the intervention of the government the price has
fallen back to about $475.
No difficulty is anticipated regarding nickel,
which is a war time essential in the manufacture of
steel and for other purposes. The sources of supply,
New Caledonia and Canada, are in the hands of the
allies, and the position is comparatively simple.
Lead comes from the United States, Spain and
Australia, and with the seas open, it is expected that
all the supplies needed will be forthcoming, although
prices have recently advanced' sharply.
Antimony, which is used to harden bullets, was
formerly imported mainly from France, but that
I country is now using practically all it can produce,
| and England and Kussia are obtaining their supplies
from the Ear East.
Copper comes to England from the I'nited
States, Chile, Spain and Australia. The main difli
eulty with this metal is in regard to the price, which
has risen in price from .$.'!()() a ton a year ago to
recent quotations as high as $410.
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ROTTUMEROOG, Netherlands, July 29 At no
other place in Europe is there better opportunity
than on this island of observing the beginning and
the end of the German airship ami' aeroplane expedi
tions which have recently become so frequent to the
English coast. Rottumeroog is the last and most
easterly of the long string of low lying sandy islands
skirting the north coast of Holland and then continn
ing along the German coast. From its lookout sfa
tion, in charge of the Dutch military authorities, may
be seen day after day flights of German “Tahuen”
or “Doves” as the flying machines are called, com
ing out of or going into the mouth of the Ems and
from Borkum, the first of the German islands, or
even passing on their way to or from the island
fortress of Heligoland or Wilhelmshnven. Sometimes
a Zeppelin, or perhaps a squadron of these Dread
naughts of the air, will skirt the coast liigli up in the
clouds just outside of Dutch territorial waters, bent
on attacking British war and merchant ships if op
portunity offers in the North Sea.
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OF
SHEFFIELD, Eng., July 29.—The chief medical
officer of the Government Board of Education has
notified the Sheffield school authorities that the gov
ernment regards the medical inspection and super
vision of older schoolboys as a matter of supreme
national concern. In the event of a long war, lie
points out, boys who are now about 14 years old may
become the source from which recruits for the army
will be drawn. Their physical well-being is there
fore of utmost importance.
It had been proposed to discontinue the school
medical inspections here for the duration of the war,
owing to the shortage of physicians.
AUSTRIA TO CONFISCATE
1915HARVEST OFWHEAT
VIENNA, July 29.—Although Austria lots no
fear of an insufficient harvest, and although condi
tions even now are improving to such an extent that
the notably bad bread is being rapidly bettered,
plans are already being considered for the confiscat
ing the 1915 harvest of wheat of various kinds to
avoid' high prices super induced bv speculation.
It is proposed to create, from the present war
flour control commission, a state organization, into
whose hands the entire confiscated crop would be
delivered, and whose members would divide the
flour evenly and equably. The fanners are not at
all averse to the confiscation of the crop and the
establishment of a uniform price for their product,
but they oppose the central organization plan, and
prefer that the flour pass into the control oT the dis
trict commissions. It is only the members of the
produce associations and bourses who oppose the
confiscation and'uniform price ideas.
FRENCH GRAVE REVEALS
A SMALL WINE CELLAR
COLOGNE, July 29.—When the German army
moved in and took possession of Laon last fall they
found a curious shortage of wine in a section of
France where wine ordinarily is about as plentiful
as water.
Then one day a French shell landed inadver
tently on what appeared to be the grave of a French
soldier, and its explosion was followed by the sound
of breaking glass. Tin* Germans investigated and
found' that the “grave” was in reality a small wiiu
cellar. The French had merely buried their wine
and erected a cross to disarm suspicion.
A careful scrutiny of the numerous “graves”
around Laon kept tin* hospitals supplied for some
lime, but eventually the supply again gave out.
MARRIAGES IN LONDON
INCREASED J THE WAR
LON DON, July 29.—A London registrar reports
that the number of marriage licenses now being
issued is nearly four times the normal. This is
borne out in part by statistics which show that
during the past three months there have been 4,(MX)
more weddings in London than were held during the
same three months last year. The bridegrooms
include men home on leave from the trenches, men
from the training camps, and men about to enlist.
The officials make matters easy for them, in deserv
ing cases, by reducing the usual fee-.
BRITISH SCIENTISTS FiND
LONDON, July 29.—The skeleton of a mam
moth, one of the largest ever found, is being disin
terred near Chatham, in the south of England, by a
a staff of scientists from the British Museum.
The creature was about 13 feet high, and the tusks
measure nine feet each. Isolated bones of the
species have been discovered in England before, but
never a complete skeleton.
Great care is exercised in excavating the bones,
and' as each is uncovered it is cased in plaster of
paris and removed to a warehouse. Some of the
bones are so heavy that it requires four men to lift
them on a truck.
AMSTERDAM, July 29.—The story of the Ger
man cruiser Emdon is being told to audiences in the
principal German cities in a lecture by Lieutenant
von Mucke. lie led the* party of tin* Kmden’s crew
which escaped and made its way around Asia and
across rl urkev to Berlin, and he has proved a groat
success as a lecturer.
LOS ANGELES SHIPS
TWO AIRSHIPS HOLLAND
LOS ANGELES, July 28—Two
hydroaeroplanes have been delivered
lo Holland for the Dutch East Indian
service. Holland is developing there
an army of 40,000 men In her colonial
possessions and a militia of t.R.oOn
men.
LAST OPPORTUNITY |
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The past year’s work on our prop
erties to Port Wells have demon
strated beyond any reasonable doubt
that we have a mine which will be
come a big producer. We desire to
extend to the people of Cordova and
our friends this opportunity of secur
ing a small amount of the stock be
fore Dr. Chase departs for the states
where he will secure the equipment
necessary for the operation of the
mine. We have secured a lease on the
Nugget property which adjoins our
other holdings. This gives ns plenty
of available high grade ore to Justify
tail! Installation. In offering this
stock it Is our desire to keep as much
as possible in Cordova.
The Cordova Mining & Developing m.
W'. H. Chase, President.
Enquire Oeo. Dooley.
Cordova, Alaska, July 23, 1915.
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