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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-26


5afer. - Martt itstig.
5eu. - Martt flau.
6opfsn. - Martt rubig.
Sdute. - Mdrtt fetis.
9eoer. - Martt feit.
porf. - Marft itstig.
Beef. - Wdrft ifetis. Wibbls Wsit
S10.30-$10.40; raffinirtss, ihtpad;
Continent $11.50; Souib glmerisa
$11.70; COMPOUND itetts.
Idla. - Martt rubig.
MOlls. - Martt itstis.
6ar3. - Martt rubis.
Serpentins. - Wlarit feit. Ma4ins
Barrels 47ae.
Reis. - Wartt iistig.
MOlaHss. - Wartt ruhig.
3uder. - Rober, Wartt felt; no
laiiss $3.50: Centrifugal $4.O4; rafs
finirtsr ffstig.
Butter. - Warht lei6t, unDerdns
bert; 3ufubr $500 subs.
stGfe. - Wlartt fsit. 1850 aiiten;
Specials 15t-15sc; fanen la
15t; Wiseoniin 152c.
Ger. = Martt iistig, unperdnbert;
3,840 aiiteu.
GeftiiseI. = Dr.iTeb. preis nies
Srissr; Wsisrn 8roilsrs. frifde IT.
25e; 5Gbne 13t-18ac; 9urteps IA
-23c: 9ebsnbes, unresslmdbis; NE
fern 5iibnsr 13i-14e; Sdbue 13a-
15c; 9urteI@ 16-17c.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-26

Cine bettere S4iloerung bes 2e6sus
in ruiiiI9er 9efansenf4aft als man
ionit gu Oernebmen sepobnt tit, sibt
folgenber 8rief sines Seutiten aus
Giga.
The sun., 1914-09-27

We have been invited by number
Of persons 10 become excited over their
allegation that because the Senate re.
fused TO pass the House river and har-
hor bill New York may suffer In ncces-
sary port bcttcrnents We remain
calm. We are unable to detect I'm n
programme Of national expenditure
omy any menace to worthy enterprises
here or elsewhere
Were the whole system Of log rolling
and back scratching which surrounds
the writing Of river and harbor bills
done away with forever-lt has not
becn--thc result would be- "a much to
the advantage of substantial improve.
mcnt projects. large and small. through
out the country as 1t would be 10 the
ruCketbooks of the taxpayers The
strlctlons Of natural possibilities and
commercial needs in the development
of waterways would work no injury to
New York or 10 the scores of other
cities with legitimate plans calling for
consideration.
New York has not been seriously neg.
lected by the national Government In
the past. II has suffered from its own
indecislon, shortsightedness and failure
to apply It's intelligence to the solution
OF its problems. Of late there have
been signs of new idea and now
vigor in It's treatment OF the water.
front and the approaches thereto. n
this idea and this vigor are cultivated
and strengthened the Federal authori.
ties viii he found amennble to reason.
The sun., 1914-09-27
DIR. Dcrnburg Continues Hts Pow
erful Appeal.

Those who read in another part of
THE Sun this morning the second Of
DIR. BERNHARD DERSBURG's important
statements will he confirmed in the I'm
preston that both in temper and in
method OF presentation he Is by far the
most effective of all the advocates now
writing OF speaking in behalf of Ger
many's cause
The present article is intended to
persuade the American people that II
will be 10 their commercial advantage
X Germany rather than Great Britain
prevails in this war. Or. DERSRURG's s
arguments are all legitimate, and the
tone Of his expression is SO moderate
and his line of reasoning 30 plausible
that 1t is not impossible he may lead
many American minds into that very
attitude of biassed immortality which
he warns us against or the sympathy
he for England as incapacitating the
United States for n mpdlatory role.
We shall therefore content ourselves
with saying that if Dr. DrRNRuRG's
spirit and skill and tact had directed
the unfortunate efforts of some Of tn"
organized and volunteer and individual
propagandi>,> who have undertaken tu
create in this country public opinion
favorable 10 Germany. he sentiment
here might he quit" different from that
of which they complain.
The sun., 1914-09-27

!" TrtE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sjr. In
your editorial article of Tuesday last on
the state highway cost and duration no
account rs taken Of the substructure. that
~ IN" grading, dltching. cuvert work
ana sub base, items aECrcgating about 60
per cent. OF the cost OF the roads. or
S6poO0O0o Of the 100000. 600. and this
work has been done well and will endure
beyond the life Of the bond
should superior road metal for vcar-
ing course or a better type Of construction
be finally evolved out OF tho many OK
periments ana the theories prevailing II
would stu he necessary to construct the
Suhs'ructurc. and in the way il is nov
constructed and ever has been constructed
even IN IN" days Of the famed and little
UNDERSTOOD Roman roads
hut there has been 50 much agitation
or I'll" subject Of road building, 80 much
asserted Of men and OF methods that Is
not so and never was 80, and is no, oven
believed 10y those who assert it, that the
false impression created makes IL doubt
ful II hearing would now bo given 10
q true and political statement Of the
facts. IoUN II Gopnn.,
NtRANy. September %.
The sun., 1914-09-27

miraculous way he had balance on
his letter OF credit: or how the Ma ssa
| chusetts Provincials. seeking to OBJ
struct the passage of British force,
were going to burn bridge, but fear.
Ing 10 deprive the state Of such noble
monument Of architecture Git was a
little wooden bridge with hand rnlls)
they merely stripped the planks off and
the brutal invaders had only to send q
swimming detachment across and re-.
pair the damage: In such little gusis
of irrcsponsihilty there is more of
LOWELL than biography. stealing pussy
foot along the graveled walk of re
spcctnbiity and the important would
find In ten centuries
HAWTHORNE, too. that Grand Sci.
gncur. that inaccessible. remote Fairy
Prince, that beautiful. silent. elusive
HAWTHORNE Not till you read his le,.
ters to his friend and publisher TICK
NOR could you get anywhere near him.
What Is II he says. something like that
damned mob of scrlbl,ing women? If
the sentiment bc reprohntr the express.
sion Is most engaging. lie has come
ont Of his vision and down from the
pedestal. Bored. in the Biographical
tongue shy" he has been seen az the
Saturday Club Cackle and NATuANtFL
were never congcnial to ench other.
Professor PERRY notes "the expprt-
ness Of Mr.. lIrNRY JAMES IN this field
Of concrete criticism" and il is being
displayed IN the portraits of the James
family ana their rriHtiOns. especially -.
the admirable WILLIAM and incidentally
of HENRY himself whose warikc ar
dorS. ~ well aS his holy satisfaction
at u monOcle and bulldog uf a New
Yorker among plcheian brethren i'm the
days when Henry was "law pill" are
pleasure to read ana remember. We
don't know TO how many volumes this
series Of James family portraits will
stretch or the far flung net of IIrNRY's
most convOlulc and Nrnndrian STYLE.
but there can hc nothing among them
more valuable than the picture Of the
elder WILLIAM JAMES the greatest "
the family. one cannot help suspecting.
and literary critic of genius. To him
the uninSpirc1 EMrRsoS was as amy
old woman in n horS" cnr' and his
view Of C,RLNIF Is refreshing.
But II takes malice 10 make q sfrik-
Ing literary portrait. Bilious TNM,rAs's
"Co'erdcc" Is perhaps the masterpiece
in that manner If man of genius
could know intimately the authors If
his time. quarrel with them al. and set
them down unspHringly. there would /.
I've III" only gallery of literary por.
traits worth having.
The sun., 1914-09-27
INTRI TVFfL SCALES.
Troubles Of n Traveller Anxious to knoY
His Weight.

To THE EptToR OF THE SrN-ST: Are
rfc owners Of tn" automatic weighing ma
chimes go plentiful IN all public places
under any legal or other obligations as
TO IN" accuracy of these devices
| frequently anusc myself by ascer-
taluiuG my correct weight on a number
pf these machines In the same building.
with widely varying results Not iufrc-
qu,ntly after thc cent is swallowed | Ind
the machine does not work AT all Last
night while waiting for a ferrybolt |
pltronlZcd four different machines iu tho
waiting room with the following results !:
No. /. l7G pounds no. =, l17ia 40 3,
10 No. 4. $50.
one Of these weights may have been
correct, at least rhree Of them must have
been wrong
After paying his money. is the patron
not entitled 10 know. within a pound, say.
his actual weight
Whose business is n To- see that tho
public gets what 1t pays for in this mat
ter?
II II Is anybody's business, why does he
not attend to II? AVoIRpUPoIs.
NEW YORK, September 25
The sun., 1914-09-27
Secretary Nctdoo and the Bank
uOlrdrrS.

Tntil now there has been little rea-
son to find fault with the Washington
attitude toward the banking ana busi-
ness community in the emergency
which the European war has created
The latest uttcrHnccS Of Secretary Nc
NDoo hay" too mu"I of the dictatOrlal
and miuatury note which he was In
"lincd 10 strike last year when currency
legislation was being shaped.
By directing public notice rs he has
done. 10 the procliyity of interior banks
10 hoard reserves M this time and re-
strict credit, the Secretary of the Treas
ury may help 10 relieve money market
strain. The manner in which Mr.
MCADOo reported the discovery Of ex-
cesslye reserve accumulation in many
parts Of the country was not altogether
fortunate. however. and raised some
doubts as To whether or not he was
taking altogether the view he should
OF banking conduct. These doubts are
strengthened by tho notions which the
Secretary of the Treasury has expressed
regarding current interest rates on
loans.
There is all the difference In the
world between an unrea sonable denial
or credit and the grant of credit at high
interest when justified by the neces-
sity of discouragng expansive borrow
ing. Mr., MCADoo is likely to do more
harm than good by endeavorlng to es-
tabllsh the Treasury as the regulator
" the rate of interest. and II il to be
hoped that the chief financial officer OF
the Government has not SGT out on n
course calculated TO disrupt the salts
Factory concert that has 50 far pre-
vailed between the Government and
financial interests in dealing with the
conditions produced by the war.
The sun., 1914-09-27

markets it will have Just this much
IL Its favor and no more. that the
United States can concentrate all
its energies and resources on the com
petition, whereas England. being des-
perately involved in war, can only de-
vote n slight effort to her commercial
interests until the main struggle is re-
laxed.
The lesson indicated TO America is that
pf prompt action. persistency. study of
the new markets, and pliahility in
adapting our business methods To their
requirements.
The sun., 1914-09-27
BIG DAY AT MARKETS.

The fourth Saturday In the or.r
markets was satisfactory to hundreds ".
sellers and multitude Of buyers ~ Su'
day dinuers Borough President Mari
said that the volume OF business do '
was greater than at any other week eu
in the free market places.
Jersey city opened It's first munic.p.
market in Railroad avenue under ',
Pennsylvania Ralroad's elevated tra...
yesterday and the venture was a su"ccs
Farmers sold at both wholesale and re-.
tail. The following wholesale prices wcr"
quoted: Tomatoes. 8 crate Of twoHt'
seven quarts, carrots. - cents hushol &,
apples, 40 cents a crate; peppers, - cents
n crate: beans. Sl25 a barrel; corn, Sl1o
Il hundred ears choice apples. 81 q
huShcl; squash 81 cents hushel ari
cabbage. Si q hundred.
The following shows general narkc'
prices at Manhattan's open markets yes
terday: Apples, - cents FOR siNio,H
quart basket; Concord grapes CENTS for
two pound basket. grapes. TokaH4 b
cents a pound. peaches ~ cents for
siXtccn quart basket; muskm"lou- thrc"
for % cents; boets three lunches for
cents, celery, 10 cents n bunch, cahhac'e
= ana cents: caulinowcr. and lO upnis
cucuWhcys. three for cents. egg plant
cents each. green corn. %, cent.
dozen, lettuce. Il cents, lima h"lu- NO
quarts for - cents onions, seven pounds
for 10 cents. pcpnors. riN FOR % rr''-
potatoes seven pounds for 0 ocu'- sW''
potatoes two pounds for ccuta. s'r.
beans, cents q quart, tomators, 10 s.n'-
a quart turuips, yellow, p 'cutH, large
fresh brown eggs 30 cents dozen. Nl..a
lcghoru, ~ and a. cents dozen, butte.
print - cents pound, lamb. sprrE. '|
and 90 cents e pound, headquarters. a
cents; bacon, % and 90 cents q pound
The sun., 1914-09-27
TriniirOtolurnr.

To rHr EDITOR oF THE SrN-ST. with
reference to the article on trintrotoluol In
this mornings SuN. may call the attention
OF your readers to the fact that this IL
neither n new nor German invention In
an article I'm TUE SrS OF February Q the in
ycntor, NJ. Henry Turpln, a Frcnchman, who.
by the way. also invented melnite. de
scribes this explosive by III" name trinltro-
toluene. and gives the date Of it's discovery
az two years ago" Under the latter name
II Is TO be found In tho New standard Die
tionary described as "a illuminate Of the
nitro substitution group tSee explosive ,"
Il is stable. smokeless powder, known also
as tollte ana trotyl Triuitrotolucne con
talus no nitrOcelulose. and there are no
changes IN composition mp to temperature
Of ll5 degrees and no danger of soontaue-
Gus combustion until tho temperature reaches
$50 degrees. II can hr kept In magazines
AZ "A temperature Of from so TO 70 degrees
In bnllistic power 1t Il equal to that ~ ex-
lsting powdc-'s requires only three days to
manufactures and It's cost is much less than
other powders Of similar character.
JoUN DAVIDSON.
VALLEY Co1rNGr, y. y September 2b.
The sun., 1914-09-27
The South American Trade Pros.
pcCt.

In his speech at the South American
trade conference held at Buffalo on
Friday. Mr.. EDWARD AIRrs directed nj
tehii"n +" m element in the situation
which has been too generally ignored.
I'm The first cIation over the new oupor.
unity for our commerce, II has been
assumed that we should have the nj
vantage II non-compctitive field i'm
Latin America during the duration Of
''ir war, England's success IN clearing
'n' S"il routes to a very great extent
"f dangers To her commerce has dis
PEELED This prospect.
'"rmnnN asserts that the main cause
of British hostility to her is CONNER
clal jealousy. II Is mt least true that
British business will take the fullest
advantage of the war 10 regain whot.
ever ground She may have lost I'm 70.
cent years In controlling the trade Of
the world. Having proctlcalIv emf off
Germany from the markets which shc
had been 50 SkiIfu.y dcvcoping. Eng.
land will, no doubt. make hho r,os,
strenuous efforts to retain Them FOR
herself.
As the matter actually stands Amer.
lean trade VIII ho obliged 10 fight
earnestly AMI inteillg"ntly for whnt.
ever advantage it * to gain from rho
war II will have only minor advan.
fascS II any in fields now controlled
by England, In Germany's favorl;c
The sun., 1914-09-27

l. "a vel to remember that Governor
G"YNT has not taken up any dogmatic
position upon tho use Of brick made
by convict labor from local material for
state roads. What he asked and re-
celvcd from the Legislature last sprlnp
was relatively small approximation
for experimental purposes Mr.. NELSON
!. lFwlS Is apparently aware of this
His criticism ls that the "shale bricks "
as he calls thom, are uncertain and not
well tested, This Is the precise reason
why the Governor urged a test. in tho
hope that they might provide roads Of
long durability a. moderate cost. TIE
idea IL in the experimental stage. but the
experiment seems to be worth while
trying.
The sun., 1914-09-27

70 TuF EprToR or THE SuN--Sir, A
correspondent lauds the achievement Of
tho stock Exchange in the practical set
tl"n"r Of its outstanding contracts At
tho time Of its closing. praising II In Its
various phases. The most important
demonstration is that Of the utility Of lis
Clearing House system, Of which | was
the originator and demonstration Even
that Is hut "A portion Of "A system which
II applied at this favorable time will re-
suit i'm even greater benefits to the ex-
change WILLIAM V. CARoirN.
NEW YONG Sentemher %
The sun., 1914-09-27
PLAN CENTRAL KITCHEN

MoNTCLAIR, y. j.. sept - AutomohIr'
bearing hot soups and Other conc oomli1ris
Of an appcti1iug dinner viii soon be- runulrE
through the street, of Noutolalr supuviuE
the mcmbors of The first Cooperative Kitchen
society IN IN" United States. The I|Hn 10
establish a central kitchcu, which wu- ai
>aucrd year ago by Mr.. II \ l"ouhnu-"I
and other women Interested IN the solution
of the servant problem, IL about 10 become
reality.
The sun., 1914-09-27
Protest FROM the Five Cent Cirnr.

T. run Enron or Tue SUN--Sr, So my
poor little Old nickel cigar has 20 stand an.
other drag to pay FOR democratic admins
trntion of economy
Nothing doing No moro smokes cant
afford 49, + T. pIrcurn
tCUANroN Pa. September o6.
The sun., 1914-09-27

Nord has been received here thar
Nnpl HAND, the dcposed sultan of Tur-
Key, las sent warning 10 tho Committee
"' mon ana Progress that Turkey VIII
De lost II sh" takes up arms against Rus
sla.- P'rogrud d'Npdtrh
The same conclusion seems to have
the Uranium OF that roni,I
IRE eater ENvER hey.
The sun., 1914-09-27
The Greatest Nan In the Ini,c,I
states.

TIA" readers of Il popular aud vir-
tuuuS magazin" have voted on the Dor
tcntous question: "Who is the greatest
man in the United Stltr>:" ana the
returns are all in. OF course Tufo-
DoRE RoosNEIr is first and the others
are nowhere. lie has nearly twice as
many votes aS anybody else" He
should have been marked "horS con
courS. lie l. not II man. he is "A col
lection Of men. III" should have been
ruled off the course.
To the inventive productive genius
of THOMAS ATvN EpIsoN WAS given
second place. President WILSON ran
third. with about onc-thrd the great.
est number of votes cast for" Mr..
ROOSEVELT At the actual polls Mr..
WILSON runs better.
An abstraction called Mr.. Ordinary
citizen was fourth. only II few votes
behind the President Wundn'f the
comic character of this unfit ballot
nave been marked enough without this
reflection Of comic caricaturef Mr..
BRYAN was fifth. We should have cX-
pecie1 second money for him. Henry
FORD was sixth; BoOKER r. WASHING.
TON. the late RoBEET MARION la Fol-
LETrE and LUTHER BURRANK were tiled
for seventh place" Most blessed. love
lleSt and juStest Of all hallotlngS. AN.
DREW '\RNEGIE. Billy SUNDAY and
JndS" LINDSEY Whose resplendent
name Is spelled wrong by the ma razinel
were tied for eighth place" Thus. at
last, llumor hunks with Justice
The sun., 1914-09-27

MIcAJAH WEISS, who has Just died nt
Monticello, y. Y, at the ripe age OF ia.
never used tobacco, although he took
glass of whiskcy whenever he felt like
IT, which of course was not often and
hahltually, or MrCAIAIi would have been
gathered to his fathers long ago.
The sun., 1914-09-27

The report that FRTz KREIsLER. re-
Phrd"d by some Judges as the greatest
OF living violnists. has been wounded
In the arm should bring "A letter of
anxious inquiry from YsAYE. whom the
generous KRElsLEH has hailed as the
master Of ms all"
The sun., 1914-09-27

London orice Emngham House. Arundel
street strand
Paris once. Rue de Ia Michpdiere. on
Rue du Qustre S'ptemhre
Washington officc. iIlbbs Building
Brooklyn ofnce ios Livingston street.
The sun., 1914-09-27

Great Britain has kept faith with Ire
lahd ana ireland Will keep faith with
Great Britain-JouN REDMoNp.
ANA JoHN REpMoNp has done as much
as any man to rally Irish Natlonallsts
To IN" col"rs. The Conservatives un-
dcrstand HIM better now.
The sun., 1914-09-27

GABRIELLE p'ANNrNzIo's arrest as a spy
in Paris was not an outrage when one
considers that he looks like a peram-
bulating mystery.
The sun., 1914-09-27

Illinois fight the big issue. SAYS 7. r.
HcGdlinc
Ihat's all very well for the present.
nnt liS higness the day after election
VIII depend altogether upon who wins.
The sun., 1914-09-27

Published daily, including sunday. by the
sun Printing and Publishing Association at
20 Nassau street In the Borough Of Man
haitian. New York. President and Treasurer
william g Ueirk. i5O Nassau street: Vice
PRESIDENT, Edward =. Mitchell. l70 Nassau
street. Secretary, T. Luxton. i7O Nassau
street
The sun., 1914-09-27
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All checks money orders SC. to be made
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The sun., 1914-09-27

Arthur WALLAcB PEACE.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
MYSTIC BOUND SCHOONER
 LOST OFF ISLES OF SHOALS
Two of Crew Were Drowned m At-
 tempt to Swim Ashore.

Newburyport, Mass, Aug. 30.-Cap- sized off the Isles of Shoals in q storm last night, the schooner Pearl Nelson was thrown on to the beach here to- day, with five men 1ashed to her hull and rigging. Two were drowned in their attempt to swim ashore. The other three saved themselves after a hard battle with the breakers. The schooner was lumber laden, frO5- Lu- bee, Me, for Mystic, Conn.
 The drowned were Capt Joseph Crossman of Passport, Me, st former skipper. n years old who was cook of the Nelson, and Mate Gus ET:cson a native of Finland.
 Capt. s. A. Triton of Lubec. master of the schooner, and John Ericscn and Ednes Chutes of the crew are the sur vivors.
 The Pearl Nelson left Lubec Wed nesday.- Last night when off the Isles of Shoals she sprang aleak in north . east gale, the water gaining 50 rapidly that the pumps were useless. 4 heavy sea capsized the schooner and sayeral of the crew barely escape7 being caught beneath the sails that wee flat tened on the water, but all manascd tc regain the tilted deck There they lashed themselves until the wreck drifted into the breakers here. when they cut themselves loose and jumped into the sea as the only means o1 escape.
 The schooner, which is 8 years old will be a total wreck
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
GERMANS PENETRATING
 FURTHER ON RIVER soMME
British and French Have Resumed a
 Vigorous Offensive Movement.

Paris, Aug. 90, by Way of London, $40 p. m.-According to the Liberte, the Germans have penetrated a short distance further on the river Somme. The British in conjunction with the French left. have resumed a vigorous offensive. / Further west the French troops have checked the enemy's ad- vance guard. At the other extremity of the line on the Mouse the French are offering a strenuous and success nearly the whole front.
 The Liberte says:
 Our offensive succeeded on our right, but was checked on our left. The Germans gained ground as an nounced toward La Fere. At any rate we hold firm and even under attack a sure sign of the confidence of our army"
 General Lacroix, former command er-in-cfief of the French army. con siders that the Germans are taking great risks In lengthening their lines of communications "One step gained by them in France is step lost by thew against Russia" he said My
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
DESPERATE FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG THE AUSTRIAN FRoETIER
Russians Took 5000 Prisoners in op-
 erations East of Lembers.

London, Aug. 30, 11.40 a. m.--Des- perate fighting continueS along tre Austrian frontier, says an official state ment issued at St. Petersburg and telegraphed here by the correspon lent of Reuters Telegram company.
 Tn East Prussia" continues the Rus sian war office, the garris1ns and Actresses of Thorn and Graudenz (ea.st of the Vistula) are taking part with large number of siege gdr.s. V e have taken 5000 prisoners in the op- Galicia).
 Near Podgorz Gust south of the Vistula) the enemy lost 5000 lnan and we captured four guns, a number of caissons of ammunition and II ne guns abandoned by the Austrians when they crossed the Zolokia- North of To na- cheff we took 1000 prisoners and sur- rounded and defeated the Hungarian 18th division of Tomacheff, en .iro regi- ments surrendering.,
 The enemy is making his principal efforts in the direction of Lablin Gin Rissian Poland, 95 miles southeast of Warsaw, where the fighting is ferce |"
 Grand Duke Nicholas, commander in chief of the Russian army, dcrlares says the correspondent, that the Polish sokols, in view of their disloyaI cor duct and their use of explosives ard fat-nosed bullets, have no ciaiu to be treated with magnamity and there fore will be considered not as combat ants but as criminals under tho mili- tary law.
 The Russian newspaper anno :nces that the German railways are prepar- ing to transport troops from their western front against Russia