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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Cash QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
Sow York. May ~, 1914
GRAN.

WIFE AT-Tha focal erain exchange I'D
honor 600 the American sailors who lost tNF r.
lives in Mexico hr remaining closed Tor nait
an hour after tha usual tine for opening
Tho market responded much more readily 20
huliisb l1yic,s than 20 heatish, and prices
,erre nrh ciosug at tho top with net gains
of ,, 10 &c. Tic foreign uowg was also =
nclp 60 .ho bulls. as Liverpool was hru and
tho spot situation abroad Indicated continued
apprehension regarding supplies. IN inc
Local cteh market 80 hard winter
WI.at was quoted AZ 81 o2a,. r Now YORK
SO - rel. 81 03fa. Q = Z 10 arrive; No North
ern Duluth and 30 Northcrn Manitoba,
81 n3,i. + b anoat CORN Showed a firm
tone. and prices N tho close were ~ the best
az tho day wien net gains ~ z TO a. Tho
demand M times was active. ard the adj
tsncc was again attributed largely 70
weather conditions IN Argentina which 20
suited FRI continued strength abroad I'm tho
local cash market No yellow corn was
auoted az 44ikc. @ 10 arrive. OsTS-The
market was moderately active and nrmer In
sympathy with wheat and corn and inhu-
encad hy a decrease OF $500. 900 bushels In
tho visible supply. Cash market steady;
standard white. 44ia 10 f5c. No ., - 20
45tsc: 40 3. - 10 4iikc; No :. 43il 10 i4o;
ordinary clipped. 49, to 46c: fancy clipped.
- 10 4Tlsc. an elevator. RYE-Steady; No
western zoe. Now York export
BARI steady: mating, soc. I Buff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Why They Want tho Gold.

Russia always wants gold. Her wealth
and her army are the big sticks she uses
IN her vast programme OF territorial and
economic expansion. Menacing Austria
Hungary, China or Turkey, she persists
year after year in policies begun with
Peter the Great France is Russias mill
tary ally and she seems TO be thinking
both OF that now and Of her own internal
needs. The big flotation Of securities with
which she has been threatening the mar
ket for about a year really seems immi-
'nent. Her banks must be in a position to
finance it. Accordingly they are strength
ening their reserve in order TO be able TO
enlarge their loaning power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
satur
PROVISIONS.

Tn. market WIS without special feature.
although after an early decline prices at the
close we're steady. PORk-Stcady. mess
500 n 500 so: family. s23 r s25: short clear.
$40 5Og sci 80 BEEF-Quieti mess. slT0
SIS so: family. 800 $40. packet sisa Si9.
Easy: t2H Ti2Ac; pigs i2Hc CUT
MEATS-pietlsd bellies, l2a altael picked
hams steady, lac, TALLow-Barely steady;
LARD-steady: Middle West, 10 o5 q 10 i5c:
city. 9Ac. refined quiet: South America.
II 30c. Continent. 10000: Brazil. kegs.
INE--Quiet; oleo. sBus5c. city lard. iia
Q11hc
COTTONsEED OIL.
The market was under pressure OF iiqulda-
ton and early values were at new low rec
ords. The pressure was principally IN the
July position rs prices declined. stop los.
orders were uncovered. but In the afternoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
ELGIN BUTTER MARKET.

Elgin. May u.-Butisr here to-ay was hrm
al 20 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
PRICE MOVEMENT
In COMMODITIES
Crop and Export News
Send Wheat Up-Corn and
Oats Also Firmer.

Net gains for the day Of %d1o in the
wheat market yesterday were due mainly
to complaints that the Hessian fly and
the green bug had made their appearance
again. and that the crop had gone back
ward rapidly in some parts OF Missouri.
aided by bullish foreign advices and
big decrease In the American visible
supply. Corn was firm, and gained ssg7sc
on unfavorabls weather conditions In
Argentina, where a large amount OF corn
Is said to have been dampened by tho
heavy rains. Oats were nrmer on
large decrease In the visible and the
strength in other grains.
Coffee trading was dun and llstiess.
with a lack OF orders either way. Firm
ness in Brazil and some strength In
European markets. however, resulted in
an advance here OF about points net at
the close. after a day OF small price
changes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
THE METAL MARKETS.

COPPER standard copper on tho M i,,la ak
change was dun ,g1i.h Is9ss7 ,5 Gay The le local
street market for copper was steady flrt
eiectroytic quoted at lac and casii ab =. =,
90 trot ana COS u 81 for futures -, q, o.,
TN steady; Neg YORK spot and , NAY s, IS
August. 3355asS.'5ci september ''''-7''
'L.tf!tD Quiet: New York spot. ss5sssSe' an, ana
East Il Louis 375dSSc. In London Iead
'SSipFr.TF,R quiet: New York spot. 5los52oc'
al 80 ~ Louis 495d5O5c. In London spell
tor closed at f2i = 81. :. a. . 80,
rIdsi market steady at SIS 2j@'i5 IS for 10
,.,,nhr,l Narthern, SlJ0Si5 81 for No 2 North
ern iii 75QSll5 . for No southern ana s4f '0S
81. Tor No sOuth efu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

Managers Of the Southern Pacific $50
10000 8 per cent convertible bond syndi-
cate announce that all OF the sleWo,WO
bonds that had not been subscribed for
by the Southern Pacific shareholders have
been sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

: FURNISHED by zimmerman e Forshay. wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.

FURNISHED by W. " Coler & Co.. IS cedar ST.
fAccrued interest TO be added
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.


New York. May II. 1914.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
ON THE CONSOLIDATED
Prices Rise Gradually-the Call
Omitted.

Prices rose gradually on the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange yesterday The
session was shortened by an hour and "a
half with the usual call of stocks
omitted because Of the funeral az the
sailors and marines who lost their lives
at Vera cruz
Reading failed to sell Under iG5. and IL
touched high Of 1888 Union Pacific
did not get above 1867, or copper above
72at. canadian Pacific failed 10 sell un-
der lg0ai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

Announcement has been made by the
imperial government of japan that ten
million yen Of the per cent loan bonds
internal Issue, were drawn for redemption
in japan on May 5, redeemable on May 80
in Japan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Railroad Earnings.

The following railroad reports FOR
March were made public yesterday
Western Maryland-Gross. $780, IN
crease. S31 4g6; deficit after taxes Sooi; IN
crease, S126. 77G. ,-eo,. soo.o..o
So ore. net after taxes. 3,405; increase, s24i9
Month of April
Toledo. Peoria & Western-Gross, SsI 96l :;
decrease, S5.522; operating deficit, SEQ; de-
rrease 81. SIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
LONDON WOOL SALES.

London May IA miscellaneous selection
~ n 81 bales was readily sold az the WOO
auction sales to-day Fine eFossbfeds an,
q,s,tros we're strong and from s % "a Per cent
nigbsr and we're freely taken for America
Ofher grades were IN sellers favor Following
are tHe sales New South Wales. 700 bales
a.o,reS a. lyd4as a. greaiy. sbdNls ga
oWecnsiani 40 greasy. st.dfis 1hd. VIC
,oria / 900. secured. Is 6isdg2s 81. greasy
ss.dGis psd. south Australia, ls9O, sre gre.
sirf5is Al West Australia. 800; greasy, giadi
a Tasmania 90: greasy, isnls tizf
New Zealand 8 soc; secured. iohdass S.d
greasy dais 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Pennsylvania Steel Change.

A resolution was offered at the annual
meeting Of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
many Yesterday to change the bylaws TO
provide for the election OF a chairman OF
the board. who VIII also be memper
of the executive committee and the di-
recting head Of the company. William
II. Bonner, who was recently elected
director. will fill the new position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Jacksonville Traction.

Gross operating revenue OF the JACK
sonville Traction Company for March
was s64.342, an increase Of s6,l22 over
March of last year. and net operating
revenue was s25.977, a gain of s2'6OS'
Surplus after operating charges and eX-
penses was s12,47s. $3.50 greater than In
the preceding year. For the twelve
months ended March 81 gross earnings
were s7o4,sss, gain OF t1SO,sO1 over
1913, and net earnings increased $es,7se'
TO s255,9SS Surplus over charges
amounted to 31o6.456, an increase OF
s42727
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Crude Oil Declines Again.

Pittsburgh, May 11.-Ten cents came OH
the price Of the principal grades of crude
oil when the market opened to-day, the
following being quoted by the purchasing
agencies: Pennsylvania crude. 81 80; Mer-
Ger black, 81 40; Newcastle. 81 40; Corning
Sos; Caben, 81 Al. Tho reduction In
Somerset was five cents, to 81 o. barrel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
oue,Ic UTILITY SECURITIES.
FURNISHED by II. f. Mcconnell Co.. 3
"a Pine ST.
FOREIGN BONDS.

.Par value $50. TEX dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

Edward Earl, president of the National
Nassau Bank, recently absorbed by the
Irving National Bank. has been elected
a vice-president Of the latter institution
The Irvings gross deposits are now over
sG0COOOO0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

Liverpool cables: spot I'm good demand; saics.
1900 bales; speculation and expert, ioy'
1924 Futures opened quiet. = 10 ~ POINTS
lover; closed steady unchanged 90 - points
hlaher MAY. 607al: uav-Jtre. s1id; juno
July, $500; July August. .. ti.l: AuEusi SIP
teuher. C.C'd; ScDtemher-CctoJer, 6l-ielt t'-
toher- November. G.39isd: November Dcccinber'
s26d; DefembeT-January and January cp-
ruary. 6.9id: February March, 6.4igd. March,
April SGD. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dhii; CLOTHS
quiet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Astoria Light and Power.

A 100000 mortgage made by the
Astoria Light and Power Company to
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company.
securing an issue Of 5i5 per cent fifty
year gold bonds for like amount, has
been fled in Jamaica, Long Island. This
mortgage covers all the property owned
by the Astoria company and also the
property Of the former Citizens Mutual
Gas and Light Company Of Long Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
COFFEE.

Early news seemed a little promising, Euro
pean markets being higher than expected and
private reports from Brazil said that the
Rio and Santos markets were firm. The local
market which did not open until n o'clock
out Of respect for the marines who were Killed
at Vera cruz. was inactive and price changes
were gerry narrow. At the close tho market
was steady. with prices points net higher,
and sales FOR The day amounted to 1870 bags
Hamburg was y pfennlg higher. The Rio
market was 70 refs higher. while Santos spots
were unchanged and futures were unchanged
10 an advance Of q feis Cost and freight
prices were unchanged 20 slightly higher, with
sales OF highly described Santos IS at tl2 10
and ~ az 81 i5 while fs and So were offered
at II cents and Rio u. s. 80 10 s. Spot
Local contract pricesi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

New orleans. May 1.-THE cotton market
was dull and heavy. Favorable weather re-
ports forced prices 20 about Saturdays level.
The close was steady, unchanged TO points
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
NEW YORK PRICES.
INTERIOR RECEIr
sFiBOiRD CLEARANCES.
flour AND MEAL.

Flour quiet with buyers taking occasional
lots TO keep I'D their assortment Spring
winter patents 81 50dsi 50. spring clears q l5Q
80. extra No l winter 50 et03 Sc: No 50 80
50 co. Kansas straights 81 25aA 80; fancy
spring patents s. 40Q6 RYE FIOUR-Quiet;
fair to good % 50Gs3 IS: choice 10 fancy, 50 500
SO 20. CORN MEAL-Steady: kiln dried 50 IS.
BAGMEAL-Steady; fine white and yellow.
81 35ah 40: coarse. 81 yDasi Is. FEED-wes.ern
steady, bran to arrive. 100 10 sacks, s26 10;
standard middling, t25 10; -four do. $50: red
dog. $50 90 all rail; city steady: hulk sec 90,
sacks. SIS 30, nlddiiug SIS 50r3o 1 red dog
S3l oil meal, s3las3l %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
Louisville Gas and Electric.

Tho Louisville Gas and Electric Com
pany reports that during the week ended
April rs ten industrial gas contracts
were secured. covering an estimated an
nual consumption OF 5.40o. 900 cubic feet.
together with electric power contracts
aggregating eo-horsepower. The COM
pany has negotiations under way for the
displacement Of several power plants.
Members of the commercial department
are now making a house TO house con-
vass of the city for the purpose OF pre-
pairing an electrical and gas record OF
each house and business block In the
city. Fifty-six house wiring contracts
were recently closed. making n total OF
626 since the start OF the campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

The protective committee for the first
mortgage bondholders of the New Or
leans, Texas Mexico Railroad an
nounces that deposits exceeding 90 per
cent Of the s2S,5SO,O0o bonds outstanding
have been received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings OF
Various Corporations.

The California Railroad Commission
has rendered a supplemental decision
authorizing the Pacific Light and POWER
Corporation TO issue si23s.o0o forty
year per cent gold bonds. the bonds 70
be sold so as to net SO. Proceeds or TINS
Issue will be applied TO retire notes held
by II. +. Huntington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
INACTIVE YESTERDAY.
INDUSTRIALS.

Bid. Ask. Bid ASK
nj. e. Tr3i5 $50 / y Y Trans. ~ 81
do nref. los lO7 Puebla G. X. 2l, q,
pa FOB new 92i4 2ei- SAVOY OIL o.: -. -
Houston Oil. - i Ster Cum e.z -
int u n Gifts g.. "a Tob Prod pr. S3is ssh
Il sn Tire pf 12e 1877 Unit cigar st. 26ia So.
= " coal s 100 40 do pref.......1u 1l5
Mann Trans. II u I'm Pac rights % 81.
WsTconi Of A 81 ~ WHY'S OVer'd % b5
80. pfI II 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
MIN | NC.
BONDS.

81 900 Can p 81 notes 1884 1895. 1881. loaA
il 900 Western Fac 5s.. 6oi, 6o9. eo's IDS
sodd lots. tsells cents per share. tex dividend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12

sglts VARIOUS maturitles. 1879 "a. 425u4lo basis
.Coupons interchangeable. tRegis;ered. fCou-
nrns sRegistered and coupon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

Sales in this market yesterday for for
eign account amounted to about 500
shares on balance.
T. Stewart Foulke formerly with Gil
bert. Elliott & Co.. has become associ-
ated with Didrichsen & Co.. Of "a Pine st,
Tho s,seoooo first and refunding per
cent Georgia Railway and Power bonds.
purchased by syndicate headed by
Drexel G. Co., will. It is reported. be Of
fered at s2la and interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27

means. Formerly it cost SO to pro-
cure marriage license properly
stamped by the government. The cost
is now S., and the archbishop of Can
terbury hopes to have it lowered to
$3.50 through the withdrawal of the
stamp tax of the government.
German officials presented to the
young women of the empire the slight
chance they would have for matrimony
after the departure of the soldier
sweethearts, and called attention to
the pension paid to war widows for the
support of themselves and their chill
dren.
Nearly 100000 recruits are quartered
in camps scattered throughout Eng
land. This new army of Kitchener's
probably will not be sent to the con-
tinent for at least six months, unless
some unexpected calamity arises. All
the men in the army who have not had
previous military experience are less
than 35, and majority of them are I'M
married.
Many weddings are occurring daily at
the various camps, and new recruits
and their sweethearts are often much
distressed to find that under the Eng
fish law one of the parties to mar
riage must have resided in the parish
in which they are married for at least
fifteen days. The archbishop of Can
terbury has suggested that this OBJ
stacle be removed by statute
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
WISE SOUTHERNERS

years the
members their church into organization ordanng
bishops time the
white Metodsts have the church maintain
institutions Institute Georgia AMI
Institute, Jackson
all the delibeave bodies Southern church
ministers
deserving promotion, found it in their
the the colored ele
bishop privileges
rights
resening
white church and for themselves
It southerners viii
others following
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
Wanted to Know His Fate.

OF the criminal court, London, the
acoustic properties are not so perfect
as they might be, and there is a decid.
ed echo from the walls. Some tine
ago Judge Rentoul sentenced a pris-
oner to six months hard labor. When
the Judgment was passed six months
hard labor" was echoed from the back
of the court. The prisoner turned to
the warder by his side and inquired
anxiously: Are these sentences to
run concurrently?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
FIRST CARRIER BOY OF RECORDER
STILL 1REASuRERS old XMAS. ADDRESS

Thirty-five years ago, when Ameri-
Gus was a smaller city than it is to-
day, when the Times-Recorder was a
smaller paper than it now is, and Mr..
Hugh L. Mize, a prominent and es-
teemed citizen, was a smaller "boy"
than he is today, he laid the foundation
of an ample competency by carrying
the paper, as did other lads of his
years, to patrons here. 1t was a pc
riod in his career which he still re-
calls with pleasure.
The paper-then just the Recorder
was published weekly by its founder,
Col. Merrell Galloway, and young Hugh
Mize, then a lad of dozen summers,
earned his first dollars as a carrier.
Yesterday Mr.. Mize brought to the
Times-Recorder Office well-preserved
copy of his first carriers address," a
handful containing a Christmas greet
ing and copies of which he sold read
lily to all subscribers along his route.
That was Christmas, 1879, and Mr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
CLOGGED NOSTRILS Open At Once,
HEAD GUILDS And CATARAH VANISH

If the nostrils; penetrates and heaIs
the inaamed, swollen membrane
which lines the nose, head and
throat; clears the air passages; sto 70
nasty discharges and a feeling of
cleansing, soothing relief comes i'm
mediately.
Don't lay awake tonight strug
Cling for breath, with head stuffed,
l,ostrils closed, hawking and blowing
Catalrh or a cold, with its running
hose, foul mucuous dropping into the
throat and raw dryness is DISTRESS
ing lut truly needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear. Hooks Phar-
macy. adv;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
SCHOOL AND CIVIC LEAGUES IN VIRGINIA

SCHOOL AMI. CIVIC LEAGUES N VIRGINIA
In Virginia there
lied the country
working conjunction with the
department education.
social club school beermen assa
tan and chamber of commerce set country
holding meeting elected meetings
are monthly leading spirit all
according interesting bulletin just issued by the Unit
community education for
practical citizenship rural conditions needs
musicals spelling bees and other social activities
primarily
meetings The Cooperative Education Association sends to
questions health good roads and bet
reading has been established based text
bulletins the
College Agriculture Upon the
the members awarded certificates
training
through activity community
the leading the
school, year good meeting
miles
improvement school itself u.s. the chief
1928 the collectively raised $780,
which libraries pictures pianos window and
improvements.
a parsely City county,
facilities build
furnished with few chairs and table, and the
supply teacher
finally building erected
lie raised by the high schools
Virginia built in just this
Cooperative
bulletins
members Of these which
professional
o methods o meeting them.
recently
this time
Americas
through eptomized report
follows
represents
public paths
munties how they may help themselves
Enlightened public sentiment community
bring improved living conditions.
Community
ncant going state than the building these
community country neghborhoods
In mill village schoofed Pitsyvana
2 members is holding meetings of social
homes
children splendid organiza
"Empora Greenvie
precincts
Emporia conducting public health
walks, also organized a Boy Scouts association
Eat Aide the league will put lights
with others build community hall At Mddeburg the civic
the :ennis
stop
epidemic
report
liar taking
the following
o association:
Text Book From Kitchen
Improved
Poultry Raising
tons"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
In One Minute Your Stuffy Nose and
Head Clears, Sneezing and Nose
Running Cease, Dull Headache
Goes.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm"

Try "Ely's Cream Balm"
Get a small bottle anyway, Just 70
try it-Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up air passages of the head
will open; you will breathe freely;
dullness and headache disappear. By
morning! the catarrh, cold-in-he%d
Cr catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the
1mall bottle of "Fly's Cream Balm"
II any drug store. This sweet
fragrant balm dissolves by the heat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27

Mize still keeps his carriers greeting
as one of his most treasured possess
sions.
Hereafter it will be framed and
given place of honor in the library
of his handsome Lee street residence,
there to be treasured as a valued SOU
venir of his boyhood days.
Besides Mr.. Mize, there are many
others who occupy places of promi-
nence, wealth and distinction, who be-
gan their career as carrier boys for the
Times Recorder. Two of these COM
mand the finest battleships in the
United States navy. Others have
achieved distinction in the law and the
halls of legislation; others still are
at the heads of banking houses and
business enterprises, where success
has ever attended their efforts.
And the Times-Recorder is proud of
every one of these former barefoot
urchins. They possessed the stuff that
men are made of, and only needed the
opportunity to develop it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
Rule for Success,

To escape criticism do nothing, say
nothing, be nothing; go in your hole
and pull the hole in after you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-27
England Urges Her Recruits to Wed;
Like Germany, She Fears For Birth Rate

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Aroused by the
positive steps taken by Germany and
Austria to protect themselves against
a falling birth rate and the telling
death rate incidental to the war, Eng
land is now encouraging the marriage
of recruits soon to go on foreign SER
vice.
At the suggestion of the archbishop
of Canterbury, the diocesan bishops OF
the Church of England have made
marked decreases in the fees charged
soldiers for marriage licenses, and
clergymen throughout the island are
waving their personal fees.
In Germany and Austria fees for mar
riages were waived entirely where
soldiers and sailors were unable to
ray, and in many cities clergymen mar
ried the warriors and their sweethearts
in large companies where the hasty de-
parture of troops made it impossible
for separate ceremonies to he held.
Gold wedding rings were done away
with and iron rings substituted for
the ceremony. Then the married wo-
men who already had gold wedding
rings offered them as contributions to
the war fund and replaced them with
rings similar to those worn by the war