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The Washington times., 1915-08-27
BOND DEMAND SLIGHT
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Majority Of Transactions In
Stocks Confined to Odd Lots
Today.

Rather listless trading in stocks. the
majority Of the transactions In which
were confined to odd lots, constituted
the activity on the Washington Stock
Exchange. There appeared to be prac-
tically no demand for bonds.
Stocks Of the American Graphophone
Company continued to attract a degree
OF attention, the common registering q
point advance on sales Of 10 shares at
So.
Capital Traction stock. yesterday one
Of the soft spots In the market. de-
veloped still further weakness. the sales
made being recorded on a scale down.
An odd lot of three shares brought s7!h
and a quotation lot sold at 87A, or y
below the low figure of the previous
day. The quotation prices dropped
from SIN bid. and s7% asked. to 81
and s7h. respectively.
Washington Railway and Electric
common stock also eased off Y Of a
point. but the preferred was bid up Y.
to s1A. and a total OF ten shares in
odd lots Of two each commanded ~.
The best bid for Washington Gas
stock. the market for which has been
quite dull recently, was 7oN, as COM
pared with a bid OF n yesterday.
The improved copper market sent
Greene-Cananea up ~ points to 80 bid.
The only other sales Of the day con-
sisted Of ten shares Of Lanston Mono
type at 10 andn fifteen at 75'.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
BIG MERCHANTS BACK
. TIMES IN CAMPAIGN
R. P. Andrews and p. T. Moran
Commend Crusade For
Saner Traffic Laws.
Continued from First Pake)


on regular routes, and persons using
the streets know where to look for
them. They make enough noise to he
heard, and only a deaf man would ven
ture in front OF one OF them.
Shopping In the davntown sections.
the wider use Of the various markets.
thus affording purchasers a wider
choice would he encouraged by street
car TRANSPORTATION that did not drag
along. business men pointed out
Special Complaints.
Special complaint was made in the
case Of the long hauls OF street cars
from outlying sections like Anacostia.
Georgetown. Mt. Pleasant, Petworth.
Brightwood. and the far southeast sec
lions.
1T is high time for a change in au-
tomobile speed regulations here" said
John Wineman. head Of the tailoring
establishment of wineman & Co.: ana
. prominent member Of the A. A. A.
Club. here.
Regulations should be. adapted to
the streets they govern" he continued.
There should be provision for faster
running on the streets running north
Thirteenth streets northwest, where
there are no street cars. and where
there Is very hight traffic.
Must Creep Along.
Business men who should be able
to 60 from their homes. down town
in a hurry are compelled to creep
along these streets. many times with
entire blocks free from any other
cars, teams or pedestrians.
"Fifteen or eighteen miles would
not be too high to permit automobiles
to run in a city with Washington 6
wide streets In some places twen-
ty miles could be allowed with perfect
safety.
Teach pedestrians not to cut dag
onally across streets. and make safe
ty, not low speed, the aim Of the mo-
torist and we will have better and
safer street traffic.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
MONEY PAPER THEFT
REVEALED BY FORGER
Chicago Crook Gets Commuta-
ton of Sentence for Aiding
Government SIeuths.

The theft Of a quantity Of tho dis
tinctive paper on which the Government
prints its currency and other securities
was brought to light when Presi-
dent Wilson commuted the sentence OF
a Chicago forger who gave informa-
ton to the Secret Service that enabled
goods. This ls the first case on record
where the Governments secret paper
has been stolen.
Officials pointed out however. that
the only limit to the value Of this pa
per was the amount for which coun.
terfeit currency might be drawn and
circulated.
The case came to light when a yeai
was taken from the three and a hall
years sentence Of JEFF Sharum. a,
Joliet. ILL.,. prison for forging none,
orders.
1t was explained Sharum. who escaped
from Joliet a month after he was in
carcerated there In 1918. and last yeaI
had voluntarily surrendered had giver
the Secret Service information that lee
to the recovery OF the valuable dis
tinctive paper.
Acting Chief Ferguson OF the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing said toda,
that a careful check showed the papel
had not been stolen from the bureau
1t must have been stolen. therefore
either at the Crane mills. while en- route
to the Treasury. or while in the custod,
of the Treasury Departments custodian
of paper at the bureau.
Secret Service officials have not dis
covered when or where the paper wa
stolen. Sharum. the forger, would no
divulge the names Of the thieves. con
fining himself to telling where the pape
could be found
Neither would the Secret Service di
vulge where the paper was found. othe
than to say that 1t was not found II
Washington.
There were 1000 sheets Of the pape
on each of which four notes Of any de
nomination between 81 and $4,000 Nigh
have been printed.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Plot of Vaterland
Goes Up in Smoke
Nothing Comes Of "Schneider's''
Warning About Biggest
Liners Destruction.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-several New
York reporters crossed over to the
toamy atmosphere of River street. Ho-
boken. Intent on paging a plot to blow
up the Hamburg American liner Water
land. snugly resting in a dock, puffs Of
black smoke peacefully curling skyward
from her middle funnel.
For the steenth time since River
street beer began to get fiat In the pipes
for want Of frequent tapping. some
body had heard somebody whisper to
somebody else that somebody ought to
be Matching a plot to blow up some-
thing. Hence somebody had sent this
cryptic note to several pewspaper Of
fees as the best way to press agent
any regular plot:
William Cox, Hoboken man. will be
at office Hamburg-Am line. a
Broadway. 8 this Thursday afternoon
TO see manager about plot to blow up
Vaterand from aeroplane in Hoboken
while seamen of boat are at beneflt
day.. SCHNEIDER"
managing director Of the Hamburg
American line. to ask him about II. Mr..
Mayer had a little cryptic note Of his
own. That was all he knew. he said.
benefit dance that he had been invited
to attend. No, Stree.
The only excitement emanating from
the river side Of River street was to be
a stereopticon lecture by Captain Witt,
Of the President Lincoln, in the Arion
Theater, Jersey City.
Therefore. the effort to page the plot
in Hoboken. 1t did not succeed, by-the-
bye. The Hamburg-American line gate
man had not seen anything more like
an aeroplane than a seagull. and any
how, II he had who would know II ?
Nobody. And the lines tug patrol had
not seen any baby subma rines shopping
around, either. And William Cox dis
claimed any knowledge of any plot.
And nobody knew who was Schneider" D."
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
TURK DEFEAT SEEN
BY SERB COLONEL
Expects BuIgar Aid-DecIares
100000 Germans Would
Be Needed to Subjugate
Serbia.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-will Constan-
tinople fall. or will the Germanic allies
save the Turkish capital for the Turks!
Constantinople will fall.
This Is the opinion Of Col. Jevrem j
Popovitch. Of the royal Serbian army.
now in New York on a special mission.
The report from Europe is that the
Germans and Austrians plan. now that
Russia Is disposed Of for the moment,
to relieve the situation at the Darda-
nelles. They will march through Bull
garia, II Bulgaria is willing; II bulgaria
is not. they will steam-roller Serbia.
Can It be done?" Colonel Popovitch
was asked.
Serbia during its recent comparative
military inactivity. has been preparing,
he replied. "She now has much larger
army than ever before, and one mucn
better equipped. on account OF wnicn
our people are very thankiui an1 20
obliged to the grosressisvse, indSsds un. o
free America. She has estaohsheu ui-
limited lines Of fortifications.
Needs 100000 Germans.
For these reasons and because Of the
unusual bravery the Serbian army and
the mountainous character Of the coun-
try, and with consideration for other
things which cannot mention, an
army which wished quickly to subju-
gate Serbia would have to have at least
500 600 men Of German quality, or l.2o.
THAT is not a joke. We know the
difference"
AS a military man, Colonel Popovitch
does not think the Germans can spare
that many men.
THE most important front of this war
ia the German Russian" he continued.
THAT Is where the war Will be decided
I, as a soldier. see being performed
there two actions - with ,nI exoeptionah, =
extra ordinarily rapid maneuverins. are
effecting strong pressure on the Rus
sian armies and the Russians with a
momentarly difficult situation are per
forming strategical maneuvering with
unheard Of genius. They are retreating
in time. They are saving their vital
power. their organized military strength;
The war cannot be enued until that vital
power is obliterated. Considering this
due to become even more dangerous 10
Germany in the second half of the war.
Expects Bulgarian Cooperation.
From what l have said. 1t Is logical
to infer that the Germans cannot spare
a large force for new operations In the
Balkans. 1t In my opinion that the OAR
danelles will fall long before any force
can get through to the Turks relief.
Colonel Popovitch is certain. he said.
that Bulgaria. through gratitude to
Russia and a sense of Slav solidarity.
will line up eventually with Roumania.
Serbia III Greece. That means force
OF lss . opposed to the Germans. he
i'd.
OF this armv,'' said the colonel.
y 40 90 are veterans of Balkan wars.
They would be led by officers who have
completed their military education by
rare and precious war experience.
Colonel Popovitch emphasized his as
sertions with gestures Of his left arm,
from which the hand had been shot
away, part OF his own precious war ex-
perience.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
MASON SAYS TRUCE
MAY COME SUDDENLY
First Informal Peace Negotia.
tions Already Under Way,
Asserts Expert.
BY J. w. T. MASON.

NEW YORK. Aug. T.-Premier Vivi-
ami. Of France and the British foreign
minister. Sir Edward Grey. have an
swered In entirely different moods. the
tentative peace suggestions which are
coming from Germany.
The French prime minister's reply is
a vague reference to Frances resolve
to fight until Belgium Is freed and Al
SAGE and Lorraine are reconquered. Sir
Edward Grey goes much further than
this patriotic generality With that in
sesses in such large measure, England s
foreign secretary discusses the German
demand for freedom of the seas. and ad-
nhits It Is fit subject for negotiation:
peace England has taken since the war
began.
Wants Universal Peace.
Sir Edward links the demand for free
dom Of the seas with counter-proposal
for limitation Of armament. and with a
suggestion for universal peace.
Germany must be bound by pledges Is
we'll as England. says Sir Edward. Ger
MANY also must abandon any effort to
collect a war indemnity from the allies.
and must not attempt to impose her will
on the world-which means. In all prob
ability. that peace terms cannot be die
tated by Germany. but must be made in
a general agreement.
While not reiterated by Sir Edward
Grey. England will require the evacua-
ton Of Belgium as part Of the price of
peace; but tha future status Of Alsace-
Lorraine must be a secondary matter
for the British Empire. II France can
not recover her lost province by herself
England would scarcely be justified in
killing off her own male population to
make territorial gift to the French.
Arousing Little Interest.
Premier Viviani's declaration that the
war shall continue until Alsace and
Lorraine are Won is not. in all proba bill.
ity, arousing much interest in Berlin
The speech was addressed to the cham.
Der OF deputies, which Is growing rest.
less under the strain of an indeesive
conflict. rather than to the German for,
eign office. But Sir Edward Grey's
statement Is altogether different. II
address to the reichstag, and that fac,
alone makes it of great importance.
The British foreign minister does moi
adopt a tone which repels future public
exchanges between himself and vor
Hollweg. Unquestionably Il
can be said that the first informal peace
negotiations are now in fact under way
termediaries, they are taking the form
OF public statements delivered by re
sponsible ministers Of England and Ger
many. Each nation Is cautiously sound
ing the other. After the first extrava
gances have been brushed aside. a com
tice may reveal itself as suddenly a,
the war clouds gathered last summer
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby. fresh. 233Ac Der dog.
Southern, NG22c per dos.
CHEESE-New York. new. 1874 per lb.: rat,
lsc per ID.
&c Der ID process. 24tsc per ID.
LIVE PoULTRY7Hens l+c per lb. roost-
ers. lie per ID; I've turkeys lSalsc per lh,
LIVE sToCK-yeal calves. best. loc
Der ID; heavy. sas1tc per lb; fat sheep,
ta41bc per lb; spring lambs. 7t1c per H.
KREY. PRICE .& CO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furnished by
Taylor Wadel,Potatoes n,b per barrel
beets. SIS per 100 punches.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Wants Public Schools
For Public Gatherings

Use of public school buildings
throughout the country for public gath
erings Is urged by DR. Clarence A.
Perry in a bulletin issued today by the
United States Bureau Of Education.
Statistics gathered from forty-ive
leading cities in the United States by
there were moTe than attend
ing evening functions in the public
school buildings Of those cities.
Not only Is the effect Of these meet.
ings wholesome upon the individual
DR.. Perry declares, but they are ar
uplifting factor In a community.
Men will not tolerate in a public
school performance they might wit,
ness without protest in other places. -
Dr. Perry continued. For this rea sor
DR.. Perry thinks the movement to use
the school plant for social and recrea
tional purposes 10 destined to purify al
we'll a. popularize amusementA
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
DIE As TRAIN
GOES OVER BRIDGE

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Aug. T.-Crashing
through a weakened bridge. a north
bound Santa Fe train or Prescott was
wrecked todav at Dale creek, seventy
miles from here Four were reported
killed and twelve injured.
The wreck resulted from weakening
Of a trestle following a cloudburst.
The locomotives passed the trestle
safely. the Pullmans remained on the
track. but the smoker crashed through
to the river.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Burglars Hold Up Women,
Get $115, Overlook $500

JOHNSTOwN, Pa, Aug. N.-Two
burglars who covered Miss Jennie
Leahy, eighty-one. and Mrs. George
Kerr with revolvers and stole $ll5 In
gold from the home of Thomas Doran.
near Wilmore. overlooked $500 which
was concealed In an old trunk.
The women. who are relatives Of Mr..
Doran, were alone In the house and sur
prsed the burglars In third-foor bed
room.
Mrs Leahy was escorted to the base
ment by one Of the burglars. while Mrs.
Kerr was locked in an attic stairway.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Landed Two Bass With
One Bait in Single Cast

HASTINGS. Mich. Aug. N.-To catch
two fsh at the same tune with the
same tait was probably an enjoyment
that old Izaac Walton himself seldom
enjoyed hut that is the pleasure which
c. ]. Beck. of this city, experienced
while casting In Long lake. When
Beck's bait dropped among some weeds,
two black bass seized II at the same
time. They fought savagely until the
delighted fisherman landed them. One
fish weighed one pound. the other one
and cne-ouarter pounds.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

loosens the corn from the true flesh.
easily. and then makes It come clean
or" AZ hours ends corns for keeps.
1t makes the use of tape. corn-squeez-
ing handages. Irritating salves. knives,
scissors, and raZors really look ridicu-
lous. Get rid of those corns quickly,
rrely, painlessly.-just easily with
"Gets-It." For warts and bunions, too.
It's the Goth century way.
Pc bc,te e s2d sen ny direct s arussSfs ss E.
Lawrence e. Co.. Chicago. Sold in
Washington and recommended as the
worlds rest corn remedy by O'Don-
nell's Drug Stores, Peoples DruG
Store and +. @. Affleck-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Waiter Divides $50.

PASSAIC. n. j.. Aug. N.-Joseph
Weinstein. q waiter in the Rockaway
Beach Hotel. sent $25 to Joseph Werger.
q keeper in the county jail here
ago at Rockaway. and while eating
oysters nearly broke a tooth on what ne
thought was a rock He turned It over
to Weinstein. Tho waiter took tho rock
which turned out to be seed pearl
He sold II for $5O There were stories
printed about It and they made Vein
stein feel so bad he just couldn't keep
all Of the $50.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
He Refused.

Father-Why don't you come back to
your own home and start a paper and
help mold public opinion?
Impatient Journalistic Son-Public
opinion around here is moldy enough as
II is-Farm Life.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

This table shows that even before
the war the United States was making
vast strides in overcoming British
ascendancy in foreign trade: In the
twenty years from 1875 to 1895. for in
stance. British trade increased only by
creased $500. .ooo, ,ooo In the twenty
years between 1895 and 1915 British trade
Increased $779. 900. while American
trade increased 1850 1oo,0 900. or more
than a billion dollars above the British
gain.
Total British foreign trade In 1914: the
high record year. was $sosS. goo. which
years record for the United. States.
Leaving the war aside. therefore. offl-
cials point to present American trade
records as an evidence that the United
States has been steadily advancing to
world trade leadership.
The great Industrial development OF
the United States during the century
is illustrated by the increase In ex-
ports Of manufactures. In 1921. the
earliest year for which figures are
available. exports Of manufactures
were valued at 5000: 900. In 1915 they
aggregated $l16s. .ooo. 900. exclusive of
foodstuffa
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Just the Reason.

Judge (of divorce courO-Aren't you
attached to your husband?
Plaintiff-Certainly. came here to
- detached.--Boston Transcript
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
"Gets.lt" for Corns,
sure As Sunrise I!
Any Corn, With "Gets-It" on It, Is
an Absolute "Goner!"

Yes. it's the simplest thing in the
world to get rid Of a corn.-when you
use "Gets-it." the worlds greatest
corn ridder. Really. it's almost
pleasure 20 have corns Just to see them
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Bonds,
Today's Sales.

Capital Traction. 36e11. 26@sH.
Washington Railway pf. c0s2. a@e1
2d82, 2qs2 2G62.
Graphophone COM. lo1e2.
After call-Lanston Monotype, l0@7t
l5616A
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
j, s, IS LEADER IN
EXPORTS TO WORLD
For First Time in Its History
America Is At Top Among
All Nations.

The United States leads the world as
an exporter for the first time in Its
history. an official statement by the
Department Of Commerce today sets
forth.
A 30 per cent decrease In British ex-
ports during the nrst year Of the Eu-
ropean war and an increase Of II per
cent in American exports In the same
period placed the United States In frst
place.
Total exports from the United States
In the fiscal year 1915 aggregated 2,76s.
GOO, 900, as against 32.170. 100000 for the
United Kingdom.
American exports In the hscal year
1915 included domestic products to the
value Of 81. III. .2OO. 900. against $232s TOO ooo
in 1914. and foreign products $62, .ooo'
against $34. .s0o, 900 in the preceding year.
British exports in the same periods In
cluded British and Irish produce. u,
IA, 100. 900 in 1915, against $2.557. 200 600 In
1914, and foreign and colonial produce.
s42s, ,ooO, 900 in 1915. compared with 1885,
500, 900 in 1914.
The following table, from official re-
ports on file in the Bureau Of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, reviews the
growth Of exports from the United
States and the United Kingdom at
twenty-year intervals during the past
century:
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs 4
Co. membsrs Of New York Stock Exchange
Hibbs Buildin>
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Chicago Cattle Market

Furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co.. members
of Chicago Board Of Trade. Hibbs Building }
Beeves-6. <0dl0.06 cows and heifers r. 50d
80: stocks. S7dS.N: Texans. IS. 756s.30.
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Echo sc l'Ouest
MINNEAPOLIS. lie 80 Juliet 1916
Entered at the Post Office of
Minneapolis, MINI, as second
class mail matter

Toutes lettres, correspondances
etc.. doivent etre adressees CONNIE
snit:
Echo DE L'OUEsT,
Minneapolis, MINI
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@eU.C. F. C..

L'excursion organlsee par les
Branches SO ct 20 est chose du
pass6 ct laisse un souvenir des
plus agr6ables aux personnes qui y
ont pris part. 545 personnes
6taient fraternellement r6nnies
pour passer une agreeable solr6e.
LIE Rev. Pere Vinas, chaplain
DIES deux societies 6tait present
ainsi que ses visiteurs les deux
Rev. PAres Ri6s. Au moins 100
personnes de Minneapolis ont YOU
lu t6moigner par leur presence de
leur bonnie amiti6 pour leurs soci6-
t6s-snurs.
La fanfare "Bisson" a r6pondu
largement au d6sir DIES danseurs.
LIE comit6 d'organisation qui Sc
composait de Nine B. Patenode,
MN. Arthur, L. I. Alexandra ct lie
DR. Martineau, m6rite certainement
des 6loges; tout a etc parfalt.
Nine Agnes L'Esp6rance 6tait
~tr6soriere pour la Branche IS. M.
Alexandra, tr6sorier pour Ia B. 20;
CONNIE tou]ours M. Pierre La Bos-
si6re 6tait au premier rang pour
alder a la rentr6e des excursionnis-
tes, ainsi que M. Eischers, Arthur
Patenode ct Lonis Foussard.
Mines Divine Gagnon, Catheri-
ne Gagnon ct Georg. l.. F%oussard;
MN. George Duchesne ct Paul
Bruelle m6ritent de chauds remer-
clements pour lie zele qu'ils ont de-
ploy6 4 cette occasion quoique ne
tant nj les uns nj les autres dams
le comit6.
En- resume, merci q toutes les
personnes qui ont contribu6 au
success.
LIE success, social ct fnancier que
nous venons de remporter, nous
de promettre une excursion
du meme genre chalue aimee.
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BECKER Va A

On nous rapporte, ce matin, la
nouvelle que Chas. Becker, lie su-
rintendant de police de New-York,
soupconn6 d'avoir inspire I'assas-
sinai de Rosenthal, joueur de pro-
f%ession, ma pu obtenir un nouveau
process ct doit en- consequence SUI
biz, CO matin meme, la peine capt.
tale a Sing Sing. La ]econ qui
Sc d6gage de &c process memorable,
qui a d6ja envoy6 quatre person
mes q la chaise 6lectrique, est que,
81 bien organise que puisse etre lie
crime pour Sc proteger, lie trans
gresseur de la loi dot subir, tot
on tard lie chatiment reserve a ses
m6faits.'
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Installation Publiuue. "A,

I uDll4UCs -au
della de 200 personnes assistaient
a Installation des officers de lU-
Mon FRANCHISE, lundi lie - Juliet
ecoul6. Un orchestre. au grand
complet compose de IA musiciens
await etc retenu pour la circons-
lance ct, au son de la "Marseillai-
se' tous Sc lev4rent debout par
respect pour la noble France qui
en- CO moment Sc defend noblement
ct courageusement contre des en-
nemis acharn6s. L'ex-pr6sident
P. j. Bigu6, installa les nouveaux
officers ct souhaita la bienvenue 4
tous, ct remercia tous ceux qui
avaient r6pondu q l'invitation de
cette soci6t6. AprAs l'installation,
il pr6senta .le no uveau president,
Jos. LabissonniAre, q assistance
en- demandant aux membres de
.bien vouloir lui bonner leur sup
port dams les assemblies, alors
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Au moment de METRE sous pres
Sc, la presse associee nous apporte
la nouvelle que lie Coroner de Chi
cago, aprAs enquete minutieuse a
recommand6 aux grands jur6s, la
mise en- accusation pour meurtre
sans generalization des officers
suivants: VIM. H. Hull, g6rant de
la compagnie de navigation Chica-
20 ct st. Joseph, proprietalres du
bateau Eastland, son capitalne
Harry Peterson, son ing6nieur en-
chef. j. M. Erickson, l'inspecteur
DIES bateaux, Robert Reid. j.: =.
Eckliff, du meme bureau ct VIM.
X. Greenebaum, g6rant de la COM
pagnie de transport, Indiana.