!§■ members still comprise but about '. one-half of one per cent of the popu lation of the Soviet Union. I , j The Soviet Union is celebrating •the completion of its first dirigible | built by Soviet niechanictjsjn 'Lenin grad. Following the Soviet habit of .naming its airplanes, factories and ; institutions by somewhat fantastic | titles always bearing the word “Reel” | the dirigible has been christened in jlm nor of Jts builders “The Red j Chemicat |ind Rubber Working”' j A modest beginning. ,-<. . i I gßr ' .: ■ ' 1 '.V ||B m ‘4a < • mm I mm 1 1 H i mm ■ ■ ■ ■H . ' ■ jiß • SBil''' ■ ■ ■ . ■ !#« v Hjß - sssib BB ■ |®tß . I B|B - BH' gg§B IVtt CfckiM MOnK&.'flNS «JITH I ( Vi 6 E*JS. Fo«- AwN WOOR- y/HA. > ITHINVcSOMEtHINfeIS f \ C- .VftONfe U)*TH THE. ) ( OUW v ‘ *e \ A HA.6vib.TO' j nol{ ne:o make ) ■-'.j m 4? cc 4 -ULISM^ 188 i~oy c —' . ■ v —' [H .n-^YS^e BB > ''-^>YTy§fcjgb I .cfg J’’: JUUUS SNEEZER 8 WHAT ARC VA DOIW' %-• -■"> Nom,9vuost r*vepi| IXWIM6 Z suppose! JmiwolN' pU-If 1 _>« >/'i.A. |mv owAf • / iitS&rJ iIOUSINESSI “• 7jLT|V . f:sP ’ Mr, I.Knowltt The whole damage wbm*amount lo more than J 250.001 I'LL READ tT TO you, fn Ac - J t<- 4. *,£ My DEAR, MR. \ / VOO OOM'T K.NOVJ C\p /v*) e !9Z6. by Kin, Feature. S; r.dic.te. Ir.c . Cn.t Bntu t.tki* M/ LA&D, LIZA V "N ,?*A G/WTCHA REMEMBER ) (oivE- AO I THE: LAP/'S KWMtV / i against the curtailment of one of the special privileges which wade their employment pleasant. Until now every .employee of 'A ifttorg” received a monthly bonus of twot bottles of wine. Looking ov r er their books, the directors found that ,this agreeable custom cost the company about $12,- 000 a year, and when Djerjinsky put out his now famous economy order,, the free drinks were cancelled. More than GO‘,ooo German war prisoners died and are buried ,in Rus sia. Untfil now theii* graves have re ceived virtually, no- A representative of the German War Grave Ocwnmission. Herr Hornung, has juL* arrived in Moscow with the purpose of establishing a cemetery service for the (German dead. In connection with his arrival #it is recalled that the British have had more than usual difficulty in caring for the graVss of their war-dead in Russia. So forceful is the Soviet •* » t.i i 4. _. . . r BtfT- WHATS THf WE'LL VA SEEu /DEA Os THE PICK? OUR. GROCER.IS 1 It—. , —GIVIN* A LOT OF * STUFF AWAV TO .1... || ml . WfJTT (NOORE, BRIGHT ( ( k THIN 6 TOE. \\ fx S BUVCK INK /> HMT ea wiw ,\\ v knC>W f ( THM- CHO©ocetor. J (OA.ueoHeTDe-1 v ' s — \TPOOBt-E e IT’C MAC’S INNING SUITING THE JAB TO THIS ACTION ~f'r\E-$ t \ CC/ViES* 1 *IHE- RSP.EARrAU J C ; x :; m| 'f*\?fr • *.«*s *** ™ *• .- . feeling against the British that there was great trouble in finding work men to associate even with dead Englishmen. DO YOU WANT TO SEE v ! FRENCH CAPITAL. AGAIN? Legion Members* Can Go to France at “Rock Bottopi” Price for the J&27 Convention. I>9 you want to renew your ac quaintance with Paris? Would you like to trek over the battlefields of France and see the changes since you were there? Then plan now to attend the 1927 Legion convention in Paris." The ,Chaflotte Observer covers the case like this: • • A chance to renew your youth with the American Legion! You overseas men, join the second A. E. F. Hock your watch and buy your share of France. Leave the United States in Sep- rs Mis'i 1 ?' ' “SICILLET - OB , rACLLQ. TILUt - VES, Mi AC. f £cT3N ..... ..—... you cam Sil Vos' k( M SOUSJcI£ THAT TVvl ) ,\l V( )£ sH«jtW f Live A J ’U fe jhove. no \y /T yfrrTTx, t BEYOND RELIEF IIM^! 5H °-^jjj^ ?/<* |q:t> b> NfV,tt * Ptl r «tu» &-rvu/Uc~ Crt»i Bnum r, = Kt ‘ n~***d (THE CONCOKD TIMES But— as x said before,! ' —bns ™ e h - f Jffrn bck? a - < / 1/C>OWT f BUT- \ ■ ( u)»th me - i'll. ) V ? hnve mis \ ? tember, 1927, for a thirty-day vaca-1 tion m Europe* Rock* bottom ex penses will be as low as $175. 1 • Paul Rousseau, of the local post, lias been made the France travel officer for the state and he has' in teresting information for Legion men who are interested in making the trip. It is tUe plan of tlie Legion to take with them members of the Legion and Legion Auxiliary, up to 15,000. ltaiiroads have agreed to haul le gionnaires to and from theite homes for half price, steamship lines are al lowing them the freedom of their finest liners, and the French govern ment has reserved all hotel aml pen sion space in Paris for t'iie conven tion. Hie North Carolina quota is lim ited and all are urged to put in their applications at least a week before the date when the reservations will be opened, which is November 15th. Applications must be accompanied HC’AI ARt VOu? PD V_\\CE TO COME* UP AN6 fcE£ \ y' you OVJ&R.. THE vajeGwvGjoO ' 7 fi T* ;.- WjS • \'L.L Vj IRE VCSU* f * | \L 6 &j£- ) U&f f S* ‘W*.l—^ r \ » < i ‘XOSifift fOK WliCO jgjfev •. {V&IHS. SMS SAiD. .V JJp) P | "eoov HEAvß^ij ; CDff-,6-TcOTgi: 7-jjj . ~ by fifty dollars and, for the eonven-j ienoe of local members, the France tiavel officer has made arrangements* with the Commeireial National Bank ! to handle weekly payment accounts for Legion men. Applications, which are due on No vember loth, must be covered by SSO cold cash, or a transfer certificate from the official bank. In the case of a Legion account!' the interest on the money will con tinue to accumulate in favor of the ’■ depositor, whereas if he puts up the' cold eash ; he loses this. No one in France is permitted by law to earn more than $20,000 \i year, as an unforeseen consequence of tlie recent tax bill voted by -the gov ernment. The United States possesses forty per cent, of the world’s railroad mile age. 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