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New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and R
M. Baruch Complete
Subscription List.
DELAY ASCRIBED TO
SELFISH OPPOSITION
New York Furnishes More than
One-Half Of Sl0O,0OO,OOO
Required from North.
From Tie Tribune Bursas. }

Washington, Nov. ~. Secretary Ne.
Adoo this evening announced the sue.
cess Of the cotton pool for rel.eyi,,
the cotton situation caused by the En.
rOpean war. His announcement fol.
lowed the last-minute subscriptions Of
Kuhn, Loeb d CO., Of Aew YORK. and
Bernard ". Baruch, formerly of South
Carolina. but now Of New York Al 3
O'Clock this afternoon. according to
Secretary McAdoo, the pool needed 40.
proxmately e5.UVy,OO0. Detween tia,
time and the Secretary announcement
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. subscribed $1,000
900 and Bernard VI. BaWch 81 900 600
thus competing the required amount
More than half the subscriptions Of
500, 1000. 900 received came from New
York CITY, the tOtal contributions Of
the metropolis being S53,000,0O0. The
additional $35, 100000 of the .oan will
be made up by the Southern banks de-.
string 20 participate in the pool each
cne desiring p loan being compelled 10
subscribe an amount equal 90 Is Der
cent OF the amount asked for them
selves.
Secretary McAdoo, In Announcing the
plan tonight, said that the completion
Of the pool had been de.ayed oy the
sols.b opnosition of certain tey,iis
y,,annfacfIrers and local Interests who
bove tried 70 defeat IL. but re declared
tbat the success of the plan had Al N
time been in doubt
McAioos Announcement
In making public the completion Of
the plan this evening secretary Nc
AdoO said:
OF am Crat.ied 20 be able TO ar
nOuncc the success Of the cotton loan
fund. Subscriptions lor ,re entire
5lOO.O0OOoO OF Class a cert .-ttes were
competed tnls a. lel"o'a. n.s assures
the success OF tae n.ae 10 -uen eS
,e'- a' D-iih' ."' 9.s.ss
sun3ct.Dt tO N.e 'es 'he
oV'v'''""V i@'" ASS
cefliIca'es VIII Do e'-. TOT Ioans
on cotton aJ SIX cents pound. me
full details of tac plan nave already
Lcc1 published, and Dc i- n0- necessary
20 repeat them here.
The fJN amount oL s'p.cf. o'i3l' o
Class A certificates made oy banks h
hon-co-,o" s,a.. FIT, I. H'
''-aaF' 10 ''~o-''
INC pan & ..- ,6o ~
p''O" ... ..l. .. 49,, ~,
l-''e eei ...... 49,
,he "e"o.e"'! >..... v..- ~
num- ~o'9 ~o'. .N, C.,y' 1..-.-4 "
f,ci.oea o-'''''oy' Va, ..-mo-,- of
.aI"oh' o" 80 ~ I'M ooo
So--N Dalo o,'','', ...,. a,,o,',,
mus CON ip''..'t~ -'.e -, '-,on..,
ne .ss, ,"e ~ f,r5 aro e,.ysn bv
.De0 "a IN. '.'S -.
'ecIe'"l! '1O'NN'0 ,......,
y. ,}'.,S'o 4. ,o... 800 ii;15e3
s'.-' - .U.s. irl.cs.o .5,ta
,a..so 900. .a9 a. ' '.sa1s,o- .. le...s
.oi 49, ... Total ...... t;..s.os
c.sta.i .... -.eE.oo9 Kgaa. lob .....
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
INFORMATION BUREAU.

rnouir;es relating to trade matters -
avid conditions should be addressed 20
the Editor Of the Puyers' Column
Question Kindly let me KnoT
through your paper where the tn-rq
store Of Gimbel Brothers IS located !
know they have one in Phiiiadeipn'a a'
v.eIl as the one here. Neckwsar' An
swer Milwaukee, Wis. ., RI. &c
Question Has Marshall flg!d, o39
chicago. bought out Lord & Taylor /.
Bnsybody. Answer-Not that we are
able to learn. r, .ho s,ring
be worn short or long? Charlo'l.e' ..
y c. Answer They will be shown IN
Fton effect. which is short.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
NOTES OF THE TRADE.

Coverts. poplins and gabardines are
being taken well on sample orders in
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Secretary McAdoo said that it was
not possible 90 give the names Of the
subscribers to the fund IN each OF the
cities to-day. tie sad, however, that
among the subscribers m New YORK
Cl.y we're J. = Morgan s. Co., the Va
t.onal City BANK ana the chase Ma
rIonal Ehnk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
WINCHESTER LADY
RECEIVERS JEWELS

Although the greatest secrecy was
tion with the reported robbery Of
over 500 worth Of jewelry from
prominent society woman of Winche~-
ter. Va last Friday in the local Main
street station, the truth of the AFFAIR
leaked out last night when 1t was
learned that the jewelry was reCov-
cred from a prominent Portsmouth
woman visiting in Richmond at he
time OF the robbery, by Patrolman
Hin, N'1o had description Of the per-
son suspected.
On Friday the handsome Young
Winchester society girl reported to the
police that her bracelet and two ia
mond rings. the three articles valued
in excess of 800 had been stolen from
her in the ladies' waiting room of the
Main street station where she was
awaiting her train. Detectives were
assigned TO tle case. but their effJi IS
to locate the guilty party were unavail-
ing, and no clue to the identity of the
thief leaked out.
1t is said that the jewelry was
stolen from the Winchester girl from
a small waiting room adjoining the
ItBIN Walking rum III tiiC Ittdt
station. While the young girl was
in this room only one person en-
tered. Unseen, this person slipped
the jewelrv from the washstand. A
friend of the Winchester girl, who
accompanied the girl to the station.
noticed the actions of this person.
( When the Winchester girl came from
the small waiting room she reported
her loss The unknown woman had
disappeared.
I On Monday the unknown woman.
who had evidently intended leaving
( Friday for Portsmouth, but did, not
( OH account of fear of being detected,
again went to the station to catch
a train for Portsmouth. Patrolman
Hill picked her out. He walked up
and addressed her, accusing her OF
stealing the Jewelry. She first de-
MED the charge and appeared high
/ ly indignant. a threat that he would
lcck her up forced confession The
/ friend of the Winchester girl WAS in
the station. She refused to prosecute
The officer took the Portsmouth wo-
mans name and address, but because
/ the matter was considered closed by
the police the names have not been
given out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
COTTON SENATORS
PLAN BOND ISSUE
To BUY STAPLE
Would Amend War Tax Bill
To Provide For Purchase
of Crop By Government

Washington. ID. C, Oct. l3.--The
senate today adopted the features CT
the war revenue bill which taxes beer
at the rate of $l.75 a barrel, and mn
posed per cent tax on recuhed
spirits. The beer tax was adopted
without the formality of a roll call.
There was considerable opposition to
the proposed tax on rectifiers-
Much of the war revenue bill was
gone over in the senate today and the
unobtected TO features agreed to. The
senator's from the cotton States have
practically perfected the amendment
WATCH they will offer to the b.. ter
relief OF the cotton planters. TIE
amendment authorizes the issue -
government bonds to the amount OF
s25o.ogo.0oo in denominations from
IS to sto0 to draw per cent in.eC-
est 10 mature In three years. These
bonds are TO be given to the cotton
growers in payment for cotton AT
price rot 10 exceed i0cents per poun1.
leaving the farmer 10 dispose of me
bonds in his own way. The amend
ment is designed to care for the sar-
MUS of vie crop for 1914. which, 1t -
estimated. amounts to 100000 haicf.
and To he carried over and applied. *
necessary. To the crops for iaf6-lI~ls.
Cotton production ia to be taxed W.
half of one per cent per pound TO e.
imburse the government against ANY
loss.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, Of
fered an amendment aimed at the To,
bacco monopoly. which provides sur
tax of 20 cents for each loco poun1s
Of tobacco manufactured in excess CT
400, 900 pounds and up to 5,ooe.oeo
pounds A sur-taS Of so cents is To- is
levied on all over 5000 600 pounds.
Senator Oliver. Of pennsylva MA a
publisher. offered an amendment I"
modify the stamp tax on newspao per
bundles. and providing in lieu OF 1T
tax based on sworn statements by pun
fishers at the end of each snonsa. "
is believed some cofnpror sse Will 10
reached as n substitute for the pro-
posed tax on newspaper packages.
The debate ON the war revenue bill
took a wide range today. Senator
Gronna. of North Dakota, charged the
Democrats with extravaganza in pub
lie expenditures. and Senator Martin.
Of Virginia, made a defense OF me
Democratic appropriation. which he
said would fall far below those mahe
by the Republican congress IL allow
ance were made for extraordinary app
preparations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
GERMANY WOULD
LEAVE FRANCE
BUT A SHADOW

Paris. oct An Clemenceau dc
votes Ills leader in L'Homme Enchaine
tfo~rler.v LHomme Libre) TO extracts
from letter just received from an IN
innate friend who IS an American dill =
lonat and who knows the kaiser PEI
sopally ard has been received by MIN
at Berlin. The letter relates con-
yorsation held by Count Won Bernstorff
a, the end of August with an import
ant American banker in the presence
VI several rich Beriners. one of VIA ,.n
just gave Count Won Bernstorn a
check for the German Red Cross. The
conversation is described as taking
place IN the smoking room of a casino
or hotel at an unnamed city, Described
adequately enough to identify 1t as
Newport.
The Berliner. the letter says, ask cd
Count Won Bernstorff what the kaiser
would take from France at the md
of the war The ambassador replied.
counting off the points on s1is fingers:
First OF all. the colonies of Mo-
rocco. entire Algeria and Tunis. Sec
ond. all France from st. Valery II a
straight line to Lyons, or more than
a quarter of France and having more
than 100000 inhabitants. Third.
an indemnity of $4,000. 900. 900.
Fourth, commercial treaty permit
ting German goods to enter France
duty free for twenty-five years with
out reciprocity; thereafter the con-
tinuation OF the trade conditions pro-
vided in the treaty of Frankfurt.
Sixth, the demolishing OF all French
fortresses. Seventh. the gift by Fran re
of three million rifles. three thousand
cannon and forty thousand horses.
Eighth. patent rights for German pat
ents without reciprocity for twenty
five years Ninth, France to abandon
her alliance with Russia and England.
Tenth, a twenty-five year treaty of al
lance with Germany"
The American writes: That's what
Won Bernstorff literally called the taS
German commandments AS to the
other allies, Won Bernstorff added,
Germany will buy Russia and will
finiba off England, then traitorohs
England will turn against Russia ana
both will call for our help against
each other. AS for France. she must
be reduced. sunk forever. and made
another Portugal or Turkey, even II
we have to kill 100000 Frenchmen
10 do it
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
fRE.yCH MAKE iDAANGE
49, IN BERRN-tt' BtI SECTION

Paris, Of; 13.--EspecisI emphasis
l.. lao t. both the official commu-
rsuncR issued nv the war office today
-,4gon the advance of tho allies lne
fn the region al Berry Nv ac which
is in the center - the southern bat
II, FROM. :. few miles east of Sois-
sens. This advance Was noted in the
afternoon Statement and referred 70
again H. the statement issued at 1880
tlAight, which was as follows;
.thcre > nothing new to report
beyond noteworthy advance in the
csstrlrt Of Rerry-Au-Bac
Y The afternoon communicate sum
,ued up the situation. after giving
some details If advances at various
FONTS THIS statement which also
ip.d Of the capture Of Lille by the
Cermans. follows
~ ION our left wing our forces have
81 umed the offensive in the regions
IN Hazehrouck and of 3ethun@
against detachments of the enemy
composed IN large part of cavalry
cosning from the front along Bail
leul. Estaires and LaEasse.
sf 1.-THE town of ii le held by Ter
ritor al de;achmen-. has been at
lacked and occupied by German
army corps.
ssg between Arras and Albert We
have made notable progress.
ION the center also we have made
fsTogress in the region vi Berry Au-
lac and we have advanced toward
Ecua.n in the west Of the Argonne
and north of Malancourt.
sBetween the Argonne and the
Mouse on the right bank OF the
Weuse our troops who hold the
Heights of the Mouse 10 the east of
Ferdun have advanced.
ITO the south of the road from
yerdun TO Metz In the region or
agreement we have gained little ter
titory on our right and repulsed a
German attack on our left
son our right wing, Vosges' and
Alsace, there has been no change.
ITO sum up, yesterday was marked
by perceptiEie progress on the part
Of our forces al various points on the
Geld OF hattie.
I'm Galicia the Austrian corps de-
feated in Gsllcia are endesvoring To
reform at :. point four Gilometers
vest OF Przemysl."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14

Appearance of Nine. G.uck In popular
Southern melodies
For the ladies accompanying The
bankers to Richmond there Will ne
served luncheon at 1880 TINS af'er-
noon at the Country club.
While the entertainment Will hold
The interest of many a large number
of the bankers. who have before thHin
many business matters of Importance
will find today's sessions OF the meet
ing calling for their undivided aites1-
ton
Welcomed This Morning.
Thous,, they have been In Ri>h-
mond, many OF them. since SATURDAY.
visiting bankers will not receive OIL
ficiaI welcome until this morning. me
convention will be called to order al
$50 o'clock and the invocation ny
Rev. DIR. Collins Denny, bishop of toe
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
will Immediately follow. Governor
Stuart. Mayor Ainslie and Colonel
John b. Purcell for the State, the city
and the Richmond bankers. respect
lively. will extend welcome TO the great
body. which now has in this city some
three thousand of its representatives
Arthur Reynolds. Of Des Moines,
president of the association. is schea-
uled to make the response. The al
| nual reports OF the executive offfee-s
and OF the sections will be heard dur
! ing the morning session AT noon
/ Martin w Littleton will address the
! BODY. taking. THE Will of r1e Pe3-
ple' as his subject.
This afternoons probably Will he
| the most interesting OF all the SEES
s,ons. the addresses of Governor Ham
lin and Congressman Glass on the fed
eral reserve board. with general dis
! .ussion to follow, being the features
| Tomorrow will bring the convention
To a close The morning session. 70
begin at $50. will be featured by IL
dresses and discussions on the agrt-
cultural and educational phases of tho
| banking world. being led by b. F.
| Harris, of che University of Illinois:
Logan Waller Page. President Edward
| X Graham. of the University of North
Carolina: DR.. c. G. Hopkins Of the
| University OF Illinois. and j. d. Eggle-
ston, OF V. p. I.
Final committee reports will be re-
! ceived tomorrow afternoon and Of
fcers will be elected. At 3 o'clock
James NJ. Beck. formerly assistant at
1 torney general of the United States.
| Will make his address. THE Case Of
the Lost Million"
The big feature Of the weeks enter
tainment will be Friday. when she
visitors will take the river trip 10
jamestown and Newport News and re-
turn by way Of the G. a. O.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
GOTHAM DEMOCRATS
WELCOME BRYAN

New York, Oct. 13.--As FIRST officer
Of the national administration under
only the president OF the United States
himself" william ]. Bryan came to
Brooklyn tonight to voice the official
endorsement Of the administration OF
the candidacy Of Governor Glynn and
Judge Gerard. and the Democratic can
dates for congress in particular. and the
party ticket in general throughout the
State.
To a crowd that occupied every seat
and every inch of standing room avail
able, and damned the stage of the big
Academy OF Music back to the rear
wall Governor Glynn. Secretary Bryan.
Chairman Fitzgerald. OF the house COM
mittee on appropriations; Thomas b.
Lockwoo candidate for lieutenant
governor. and other speakers. again
and again impressed upon an audience
Of almost 5000 persons that the Will
son administration expects an over
whelming victory for Governor Glynn
and the whole State ticket not only
because Washington endorses the tick
ct but as mark of appreciation OF
the past two years of Democratic gov
eminent.
The applause that greeted Mr.. Bryan
had just subsidized and he had barely
taken a chair beside the governor when
the first big merriment OF the throng
broke loose, Mr.. Bryan leaned forward
to small table and slowly poured a
glass of water from decanter. There
was litter throughout the house. and
shrill voice broke out In affected
establishment from the topmost gallery
What" exclaimed the voice incred.
ulously. secretary. are you on the wa
ter wagon again.
The rafterA ahOok.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
INDIANA BANKER
CONTINUED from First f'age).

companies. and wanted amendments
allowing their admission more easily.
He declared that savings banks, State
banks and trust companies should not
be treated like national banks. hold
ing that many of the restrictions
against them are unfair aud unjust!-
fable. He disclaimed any intention Of
rejecting upon the trainers OF the new
law. but contended that the law was
drawn chiefly for the benefit Of the
national banks.
The criticism OF Secretary McAdoo
were yelled. but no doubt was left In
the minds of those in attendance AZ
to meaning or the person to whom APP
piled. Mr.. Stevenson was the most
,outspoken in this regard. but others
had something to say privately. The
news OF the trend the meeting had
taken soon spread and attracted I
number OF members who had not been
present. Action on the motion Of Mr..
Wexler to name committees to confer
with the reserve board members VA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14

not long delayed. but 1T was not unul
late in the afternoon that the savings
banks section named the committees.
Chairman McCarter, of the trust COM
pany section, will act this morning
Blacklisted Banks.
There are at least half dozen
other bankers who. saying nothing az
the meeting, could, II they wcu'o.
tale unfold that would sound any
thing but pleasant in the ears of Secre-
tary McAdoo. They will talk among
themselves freely and to others tney
at times give expression to remarks
not altogether complimentary, out as
for allowing the use OF their names
there issabsolutely nothing doing
These are few of the ofhclais OF
the banks placed on the blacklist py
Secretary McAdoo on the charges oil
boarding money in the present times
Of financial stringency. Whether the
charges were tustifiable or not, these
bankers are Of one opinion about IT,
They all plead mot guilty" some
angriiy and some with an aggrieved
air.
One of the "blacklisted'' bankers
explained that his reserves against
$10,000,000 were only per cent. The
balance OF the 38 per cent reserve he
was accused Of "hoarding'' was on de-
push al ShAtd6Ot q ItSCitCs tllSs III use
in the great crop movement imminent
He was unable to see that that prac-
tice constituted ''hoarding' in any
sense OF the word. Others had sim
liar explanations and all who talked
were agreed that they had not been
treated fairly.
Accept New Law.
The bankers were unwilling to be
quoted for publication because they
did not deem 1t the part Of wisdom to
air too freely their views OF the secre-
tary Of the treasury and a member
OF the federal reserve board.
Among the bankers generally there
Is a disposition to look with confidence
to the operations of the new board.
There has been some criticism OF Its
interpretations Of the law. resulting
once yesterday in an explosion at a
Joint meeting Of two sections. but on
the whole the new law Is accepted as
A long step forward in banking and
currency reform and hope Is expressed
that the wide discretionary powers OF
the federal reserve board will be wise
.fy applied
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
SAYS COTTON CROP
CONTINUED from First Page.)


vance. knowing that the price will
not be forced lower next year py en-
accumulated crop"
Wants Details OF Wade Plan.
Mr.. Wexler was not willing to COM
init himself on the Wade plan, saying
that Southern bankers wished to know
more OF the details before accepting
or rejecting 1t. However. he made
1t plain that curtaiiment Of the crop
10 a condition precedent to the sue
cess OF any plan. in his opinion.
"Other benefits than the solution
OF the present problem viii accrue II
curtailment by county organizations
Of cotton growers be decided upon"
he said. THE farmers will be taught
that diversification Of crops Is more
profitable than clinging to one crop
every year, the boil weevil may be ex-
terminated and bankers will learn that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
GERMANS CARRY
WAR into POLAND;
THREATEN WARSAW
Have Possession Of All Country
West of. The Vistula-. Rumor
That Lemberg Is Recaptured

London. Oct. f3.-OfYicial an
uounce,nents from Vienna and
Berlin. which arrived here TO-DAY,
state that the Germans and Aus
trO-Hungarians arc now in pos
session OF all of Russian Poland.
which lies west of the Nistula
: river
Pctroarad remains silent upon
this point.
The official Berlin statement,
coming by way of Amsterdam,
says that the Rnssiaps have been
swept back to the Vistula river,
and the only point held by them
In this district Is Warsaw. the
capital
From The Hague comes the rumor
sent from Berlin. but not official, that
Lemberg in GaIicia has been re-
captured by the rcjuvenated Austro-
Hungarian army. and from Vienna
cones official word that Przemvsl has
lcen relieved and that the Russian
atmies operating in Gaiicia nave
been driven back to the San river.
This is the official Berlin statement:
After their expulsion from East
Prussia and the Russian armies were
pursued across the frontier. The CEN
ter of the German military operations
Ia now Poland. The whole OF Poiahu
west of the Vistula is now in GermaH
possession. the Russians occupying on
ly Warsaw.
The few kilometers lost by the
Germans in Russian territory near the
East prussisn frontier were of little
Importance. as it was never intended
definitely to occupy or govern SUI
walkt.
cit is not true that the siege Of Os-
sowiecz has been abandoned, as the
fortress was never hesieged. During
our retreat to the East Prussian from
tier our troops nowhere were defeated
but on The contrary. repulsed any at
tacks of the Russians"