The quick recovery in March ex-confirms the opinion that the decline was solely the result of Wintering and not of a shortage in labour due to military calling up of men. Future shipments will be facilitated greatly by special steps taken by the British and Netherlands thorities for extension of shipping ring a large part of the available tonnage for rubber. It Soviet Profiteers Sentenced to Death Moscow. May 15.
Twelve enrployces of state food coonerative societies have been sentenced to death following conviction on charges of speculating in wines and candy. resulting in a loss to the 1158 R. of U.S. $500.000.000. according to an nouncement broadcast esterday b the official Mossow adio.
Twenty five other employees of the coope:
ves were sentenced to varerms of imprisonment on similar "es. the radio broadcast added.—United Press.
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