Show ws ED EDITORIALS IT NEW S' CY ORLEANS The ORLEANS The great orT of or organizing the Worlds World s Panama exposition will wiil soon bo be started The exposition will be held in n New Orleans In 1915 1015 or 1916 in celebration of oC the completion of or the tho Panama canal PEKIN The Tho Tho Chinese government proposes to raise a n. foreign loan lonn of or about for forthe forthe or orthe the purpose of oC erecting and equipping new arsenals and for the tho construction of the projected railway from Crom Pekin to Kalgan LONDON LONDON Or Organs LONDON Organs ns are arc to be supplied to British warships warships warships war war- ships carrying chaplains Pour lour new cruisers ers are arc to have them m at once It is thought that the thc organ will give gl a amore amore amore more impressive setting to the dally services on board shin I than the accompaniment of ot tho the ships ship's band hand WASHINGTON No No less than yards of oC ribbon will be required to furnish the material for the various service badges and emblems authorized to bo be issued b by bythe bythe the war department some time ago These rh se are for Cor or service service ser ser- vice in tho the Spanish h war the Filipino Insurrection the China expedition the Civil IJ war and the Indian wars as aswell aswell well rell as for or the certificate of merit and the congre congressional medal Each badge hadge will have distinctive ribbon in accordance with a a. color scheme adopted some time lime ago TOo The distribution of or the ba badges will be begin in p probably about aboul Sept 1 NEW V YORK Lewis YORK Lewis M. M I. I Haupt engineer has contributed contributed contributed con con- to the Manufacturers Manufacturer's Record an extensive and convincing review of the project to connect the Mississippi river with the South Atlantic coast const b by linking the navigable nav nay rivers ers In this territory with a series of or Intermittent canals Mr Haupt demonstrates as havo have others other the absolute feasibility of or the tho plan He lie shows from rom government reports reports re reports re- re ports that the route of 1508 miles from St. St Louis to Brunswick is cheaper shorter and more practical than un any other mooted plan contemplating an outlet from the Mississippi valley with its teeming interests to the Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic coast |