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__|oFFICER OF LOST | CRUISER TORPEDOED m i ) Il.lllllllll“fllllnil i TOUNDS NET WEIGHT hfing' for a few daysand yourskin improve. There ing better *"CORN PRODUCTS REFINING CO. GENERAL OFFICES ~ NEW YORK. U.S.A. [T TT | - Since 1914 the flow Of gold has been 3| steadily toward the United States in payment for this country’s goods, un- til. one-third of the world’s visible supply of gold is held here. Net im- ports of gold have amounted in three years to $1,115,000,000 €nd in addition millions of dollars worth of American securities held abroad have been re- turned here in exchange for merchan- dise. Millions also have been invested in foreign securities' and government loans and the United States has made loans -to the allled governments amounting to $2,250,000,000 to the close. of the fiscal year 1917, “Three vears ago the suggestion that the United States would soon be a creditor nation received scant re- spect either here or abroad,” the re- port savs. ‘Now speculation is turn. ing dn our future rank among credi- tor nations. The fiscal year 1917 was the na- tion’s greatest year in foroign trade, Every woman wants a copy of the Corn due almost entirely to higher prices | . 7 T Products Cook Book, showing a hundred mé‘r:o.i t;‘I:::;r ’:&a;mml:: i = delicious and economical uses for Karo. fined to the United States, but are gen- You can get it—free—by asking your eral throughout the world is proved grocer or writing us. by the increases in the prices of im- ported articles,” says the report. i VAN CORN PRODUCTS REFINING CO. P. O. Box 161, New York 5 Exports in 1917 were valued at the ,("«lt\v{“‘_ New England Representatives e L dsinson e | (AN 660,000,000, The , : = INNEZ AHERN & CAHOON, 131 State St, Boston, Mass. Lieut. John K. .Rlchlrdl, U. 8. N, was one of the officers of the Ameri- can destroyer Jacob Jones who sur- vived when that vessel was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Britain Residents. . % ble is & slight ache or pain in R & sar e s e FISOAL YEAR 1917 4 — | ous ul ropsy, - gravel, A - . tht's disease. 'Tis well to pay at- ' i oot b | GREATEST IN TRADE i PR et Eegie of 2 : A = 2 i e e Plenty of Christmas Candy! ¢ign and. Domestic Science Y Y : b R R Make It At Home With Karo, the Great gl g gl on dlos American Syrup and— Save the Sugar el odmin Aol Ko "I IOW about candy and sweets this Christmas?” Millions, of mothers. DS anuis pevest;of he Fucedniof and fathers are asking whether “save sugar” means spoiling Christ- T : mas for their children. e answer is: : X RGiopsas jcomitias e, iyon davy. “Give the children their candy and save sugar as well.”. n:‘:”z?: Viltids sasomas, mairmess: T};ank.? to'thet}x:reiallth ccl:f India}:: Corn pfog;lc}:sdbifqé::rg : railway equipment and other construc- every ramily 1n e lan can ave a su ¢ e e Chostties chay el of our new business in South and And what wonderful candy it makes! N % oot i B Mg Delicious, wholesome, ‘foidant ‘creains” and'choctlates.: pacted 4 be permunent, espesiaiy in fudges, caramels, nougats and tafhee.k L § g raw materials and foodstufts from Learn the art of home candy making.: The candy recipes S Since 1914 4h in the Corn Products Cook Book will show you h'ov'lr Bl Make up a box of Christmas candy for. your soldier boy . in camp. It keeps fresh longer when made by the Karo recipés:’’ Every housewife should know the three great KARO flavors Karo in the Blue Can Karo in the Red Can (Golden Brown) (Crystal White) . The universal household syrup for waf- The syrup for cooking and preserving. fles, hot biscuit, griddle cakes and bread. Great for candy making. Karo in the Green Can : (Maple Flavor) Prepared especially for those folke who like the good old-fashioned maple flavor. For greater economy buy in large size tins Karo Yellow Jack is Delicious You Can Make It! Here is the children’s favorite home andy No sugar is used. Don't miss the fun of making real pulled candy. Directions follow. Boil one can Karo (Golden Brown in the Blue Can) thirly minutes. : Add ¥ ‘teaspoon bicarbonate of soda which has been rubbed absclutely smooth. Allow to boil, stirring constantly or it may burn, until brittle when tested in cold water. 'Remove from fire and add one teaspoon lemon juice. When cool ' enough to handle, pull until a light yellow. Twist two strands together and cut into desired lengths. exports showed an interesting feature in the growth in sales of completed manufagtures, $2,944,000,000. The "y tendency to increase imports ef raw materials and decreamse purchases of finished manufactures made a strik- ing contrast on theé other side of the ledger. “There has been 3 progouneed ten- dency,” says the repomt, “to buy direct from the original source of supply in- stead of through middlemen as here- = - tofore.” P z 0 $84,000,000 to $111,000,000 and to |the United States, Europe took second |as the Latin-American division has Most of the exports went to Burobe, | 4erica from $28,000,000 to $53,000,- |place in_ selling goods to the Unted |stimulated trade with American re- Mllltlgl'aph Letters consisting in the main of army sup- | gg9 i " {States. Imports of $766,000,000 from | publics, Fac-simile of Typewriting done in plies and foodstuffs, but tremendous | ~" 4, interesting fact recorded in the 'North America during the fiscal year 1, 2 and 3 colors with signatures increases wore made In eammerce | ...+ iy tngt war has not stimulated 1917 were greater by $166,000,000 s —— Letter Heads Printed. with Latin-Amerids, the ¥ar Eaat and | o104 of raw materials, which are |than the imports from Europe. The remote parts of the world which for- CREAM FOR GATARRH needed at home and which it is diffi- | increase in purchases from North | e e o trage bion | CUlt to ship owing to the war although | American countrles was aue largely to OPENS UP NOSTRILS CONSERVE is the watch- word today—in having US launder for you, waste¢ is elim- i inated In the use 'of - soap, COOLEY & TROUP, croris - starch, fuel, etc. You ALSO conmserve thosc very items—your energy and your health. Yowll ke THOROUGHLY . pleased with OUR LAUNDRY BERVICE—vyour trisl bundle this week will prove it. Call ' valuable ! Usion Landry Gorp, i 266 ARCH ST. the Bureay is organising to aid Amer- can manufacturers to retain after the war; and which Burwell 8. Cutler, chief of the Bureau, says can be done despite the United States becoming a belligerent, adding: “Tt is confidently sxpected that our trade with South America, the Far East, South Africa and with Australia will mot be too seriously interfered with and that we may reap in the fu- ture the benefits of having cultivated those markets so assiduously and in- telligently during the past few years.” Exports'to North American coun- tries increased from $529,000,000 in 1914, to $1,164,000,000 in 1917, a gain of 120 per cent. Shipments to South America more, than doubled, rising from $125,000,000 to $260,000,000. Exports to Asia increased more than three-fold, from $113,000,000 to $380,- § §000,000. Sales to Oceania rose from exports of cotton showed a recovery to $548,000,000 after the depression in the market during the first two years of the war. For the first time in the history of Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APP] cannot reach the L.{E?'flliom ?i’s:;‘:e’. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in- Quenced by constitutionai conditions, and in order to cure it Catarrh ‘What produces such wonderful results In" calarehal condl: fione.. 8end for testimonial A 77, CHENEY & GO Bros. Toledo, Q. Fills for coustipation, ' the greater value of sugar purchased from Cuba. Imports from South America. and Asia showed a gain of 100 per cent. over 1914. “ In order to retain the advantages gained by aggressive business methods and honest dealings, the Bureau ls engaged in efforts to furnish reliable data on all commercial subjects and also to ald American commercial ac- tivity in every foreign field. The corps of special agents employed to investi- gate specialized lines in various coun- tries has been doubled and now num- bers 26. Their activities have extend- ed into South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Oriental countries. Much information has been gathered and assorted by the Bureau for the benefit of American manufacturers. A separate division for handling Far Eastern affairs has been organized, to promote commerce. with nations there ells How To uick Relief ;'mm H::l—Colds. 135 Splendid! In one minute your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffing, blowing, headache, dryness. No struggling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh will bé gone. Get a small bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm from your druggist now. App'y a little of this fragrant, antiseptic, healing cream in your nostrils. 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