Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-02 | Page 7 | Japan Buying up All Available Saltpetre

JAPAN BUYING UP ALL AVAILABLE SALTPETRE Sin San Francisco Jan Jun 1 who arrived by the tho liner Inner Nc lr c cho ko Ita today toda and und of or the tho steamer bring news of great Japanese activity at al tho tilt port of I In Chile They say that the Japanese government is I buying up nil all tho the saltpetre available In III Chile and also that great stocks Blocks of yucca which grows In great pro profusion fusion In hl tho the Bahama district near JIll are aro being icing sent by every to Japan A lino IIno of ot steamers of or about tons register huts hUH been beau put pUl on Ioleon Japan and und Iquique mid guts according to reports heard at pur ports la along tho Iho cast those steamers era aro full lull cargoes of saltpetre and yucca on overy ovoy trip Yucca Is III a II stunted form of palm with u a growing In the tho tho the product of or which contains cantina a IL large percentage of ot picric itch acid and Its sale sola use la is for tor the tho manufacture oC of powder the tho high explosive which wan used with deadly effect In inthe tho the recent recant yar ur with Russia