TRANSCRIBER'S NOTEObvious typographical and punctuation errors have been correctedafter careful comparison with other occurrences within the textand consultation of external sources.Except for those changes noted below, inconsistent or archaicspelling of a word or word-pair within the text has been retained.For example: blockhouses, block houses; good-bye, good bye;reenlist, re-enlist; warships, war ships.p 10.'andmaintained' changed to 'and maintained'.p 10.'hereseveral' changed to 'here several'.p 12.'T. A. Sweney' changed to 'T. A. Sweeney'.p 16.'a. m.' changed to 'A. M.' for consistency.p 20.'Manilla' changed to 'Manila'.p 34.'to be be beaten' changed to 'to be beaten'.p 36.'somehew' changed to 'somehow'.p 47.'employe' changed to 'employee'.p 54.'utillized' changed to 'utilized'.p 60.'guage' changed to 'gauge'.p 69.'oocupants' changed to 'occupants'.p 71.'olock' changed to 'clock'.p 72.'in the the afternoon' changed to 'in the afternoon'.p 74.'envolope' changed to 'envelope'.p 79.'anothor' changed to 'another'.p 80.'oolor' changed to 'color'.p 86.'advavtage' changed to 'advantage'.p 88.'Boulè' changed to 'Boule'.p 89.'Backman' changed to 'Barkman'.p 97.'illuminatad' changed to 'illuminated'.p 102.'Sprinfields' changed to 'Springfields'.P 110.'Greenowitz' changed to 'Grenowitz'.p 114.'Khakir' changed to Khaki'.p 115.'Santiano' changed to 'Santiago'.p 119.'machette' changed to 'machete'.p 124.'round robbin' changed to 'round robin'.p 131.'suberb' changed to 'superb'.p 141.'recieved' changed to 'received'.p 145.'eht use of' changed to 'the use of'.p 148.'mpatience' changed to 'impatience'.p 157.'Lamoreau' changed to 'Lamoreaux'.p 159.'employes' changed to 'employees'.p 159.'Phillippines' changed to 'Philippines'.p 161.'chase of of the' changed to 'chase of the'.p 163.'Tomkinsville' changed to 'Tompkinsville'.p 176.'Frnak P. Jones' changed to 'Frank P. Jones'.