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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
STAFFS FAR FROM FRONT
Orders for trm.'s Movements Given by
Gcncrnis In Rrur.

Correspondence of Associated Pr"ss.l
THE HAGUE. February lG-The IA
voritc theme OF war artists depicting
a general surrounded by stan officers
fearful OF his safety while he watches
through his field classes from some
,minence within the ION" OF FIRE the
nuctuating fortunes Of his army-has
become obsolete. as far as the Ger
man army of the east is concerned.
Thirty miles from tho firing line,
along the far-extrnded battle front. the
various stats sit at their desks sur
rounded by ;opoerapncal maps and
photographs When "a lin" officer ar
rivcs from the actual front these maps
are supplemented by his reports and
tho latest photographs OF the cn"mNs
lines taken from an acropiane When
he returns he takes with him exact
orders FOR the next move. Tho brains
of the army are thus kept far from
any danger.
This machinc-likc ciiicicucy - dupli-
Gated in the organization OF German
rcar-guard combinations Already two
permanent railroads hay" been built in
Poland by the Germans. one To LODI
VlStula as far as the German lines
have been pushed. y through train
daily now is run between LodH and
Mons. the most distant points under
occupation in the east and west.
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FORMER PREMIER COMING
TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA, Febru-
airy 27-Alfrcd pcakin. former Pre-
,nier. is sailing for San Francisco. as
originally intended. to represent the
Commonwealth at the Panama Pacific
Exposition Although appointed some
time ago as president of the Australian
Panama-Pacihc Exposition Commission
MIR. Dcakin's plans to visit the United
States in that capacity were nearly dis
rupted by a controversy with the Minis
ter for External Affairs, Mr.. Mahon.
The latter charged Mr.. Dcallin with the
suppression of reports furnished by
Mel nielsen. permanent officer Of the
New South Wales government. resident
ut San Francisco. through whom the
commission conducted all it's affairs.
With the outbreak Of the European
war. 1t appears Nelson advised Austria
LAS withdrawal from the exposition on
account OF the expense. but subsequent
" recommended that. iuasmuch as Aus
traIia was committed TO the plan OF cx
hibiting at tho fair, il could not do
otherwise than proceed.
The dispute with Minister Mahon has
fually been .,uoothcd out. and Mr.. D"a-
kin will proceed To SAN Francisco. lIc
is probably ono of the best known OF
Australians to Americans. He is ono OF
the best public speakers In tho Com
monwcnlth. He was Premier when the
Atlantic battlcship fleet visited Aus
tralia q few wears ago. and he helped
largely to make that visit Il success. He
visited the United States when he was
young man to Investigate methods OF
irrigation. In view OF Australians de-
sire to attract American capital and
immigrants TO itself. his duties nj San
Francisco will be not merely confined
to the scope OF tho exposition, hut will
practically extend to the entire United
States
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AUSTRALIA is TAKING
WHEAT FROM ARGENTINA
Crop Failure In Tint Country md Small
surplus I'm Southern Hemisphere
Add 10 Hullisb Conditions.
/ Special to The Times-Dispatc

Especial to The Times Dispatch
CHICAGO. February 2I.-AuStralia,
which generally is an exporter OF bread
stuffs, is now taking Argentine wheat
in liberal quantities because OF crop
failure III that country. In addition TO
this buying. Africa and Italy have
bought freely OF late and the eXportable
wheat surplus OF the Argentine repub-
lie is being absorbed, and il is being
moved out as rapidly as vessels can be
secured. Cablcgrams received from
Rucnos Aires to-day said that the eX-
portable wheat surplus has been re-
duccd. one cable reported the amount
of wheat available there for shipment
at Ioio00,oD0 bushels, and another
cable placed the surplus at 92.000.OOO
bushels. The fact that the countries
France and Holland. are buyers OF
shows that those countries will be
obliged again to come to North America
for supplies. and that at no far distant
day, as the Argentine grain supply Will
soon be all sold
The Russian situation still hangs In
the balance, and the eXportable surplus
OF $50. 900, 900 bushels now held there is
not likely to come forward for some
time, although the cables OF to day said
that the allies are bombarding the forts
in the centre OF the Dardanelles, and
there is likely to he free shipments OF
wheat out Of Russia at no far dis
tant day.
The cash wheat trade In Chicago.
as we'll as the seaboard, in so far as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

NEW YORK. February - Primary S"t-
ton goods markets have hceil generally quiet.
Prices on most lines h"ld aleady, hut ON
some al the Wide print cloth yarn goods
,hcrc hrs been a slight recession VARYING
from l-l6C Ia ',c yard STAPLE brown do
mcstics arc barely steady. Will" hlehCheh
cottous and printed goods hold irm VIDE
shccti'GS, sheets and pillow cases. and pill
low tuhin@S c"ntiru. irm- Sttpi" g'rg-
hams ere steady. Southern lines now htinG
held ceuc3.,liv at . cents against the low
puin, al sc .ast year. Dress rinFhams un-
dor = f"w brands being SOLD ~te"'iiy.
nut tho general trade in them il rot active
cotton duck continues in steady demand '"r
EXPORT for war purposes Duck for general
com Hn.rciai purposes continues generally
urict Retailers have been having wash
goods and white goods more freely for i'm
mediate ana nearby delivery. and me
printed wash fabrics. dress purposes being
pprtirUiary active. Agents handling ihe
host know. lines al mapped coitons are sat
:siied with the voumc Of fall business done
nut there other lines uusold and prices
continue N favor OF the buyer shipments
of goods ON old orders are fun and steady.
with frequent requests FOR anucipations Of
delivery. Prices ar" follows:
Print cloths 2>-inci ciN6is. @'sc. 1iNN's,
37,c; 3>iz inch GiN6is 3 l5-i6c and ici brown
ahectinGs, Southern standards. &C: deninis.
nine ounce. Re; tiChinGS. eight ounce li2":
standard prints. i5.c: staple Ginghams. t'tc;
dress GinEhams. "Lc.
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STOCKS CONTINUE QUIET,
WITH FIRM UNDERTONE
Not Single Issue Records Total
Turnover of 10000 Shares in
Whole Days Session.
spECIALTIEs SCORE ADVANCES
Equipment Issues East OF on Poor
Showing Made by Baldwin Loco
motive Company, With No Indica-
tons for Improvement of Business.
ny BRo,DAN WALL.

NEW YORK. February 27-Stocks were
quiet to-day. not single issuc recording
Il turnover OF even 800 sharcs There WAS
"a continuation Of the sim undcrtone rc-
Gentry Gisplnyed. ard fresh advances
scored bv Spcclaitics motor isSnes usual.
leading Maxwell Motor frs, preferred sold
u' to g. General Motors gnined : uoints.
ana Wilis-oI erland. 3's. Both Studehaker
ana Ioodrich advanced nominnily
s,ron report %, las, E"n, i"suits and
nave "nGoutaged speculation IN thes" ssmcs.
ana iurth"r advances are generally expected.
Transit. intcrhorouEh Metropolitan and
'"acionurr ON IN" disappointing showing
male hy California Petroleum.
S,""a Issues were steady and dan and
AntlRariated Equipment issues cn.eI 90
'tfcit foi IN" year ~ s.. 49, ~. ,O'rplraI
with q eurpius IN 1872 OF A-.2i;.J-j t,nIo~,i.-
lions "i any immediate Improvement in
niss"nri raeinc was nrn crossing =, on
we runor that iuany OF the Inference,
iiessFninF ne goin,rol OF The pron,rty mad
nuns that Kuhn. Loeb < 60 VIII hpre frce
plpns arc on foo, 10 "x,crd M" nates ,,,d
oi,nF about rl"nGH i."rgariznior w'h
ln,m.iiat" rtscssni"nJ ga ~" .,oci; Excel
lent c5or conditions on tho system are puI
=" lusiiig tho hope .hpt increased earning,
viii enable The new board OF IL cctors when
,y il ,%",is' o. :ren ,, eo1y u 5sR5s:eI:s
rneaia,~ aproa sor OUTSIDE funds ,,''''' '''
Missouri! Kansas and Texas was heavY
sies against shipments received from
Tn" arrival Of two mail steamer was also
market win Imcrcatod "i"rII,r~ 70, toreipn
account. Chesapeake aud OHIO convertible.
i'4s We're heavy. dropping TO o.
Banking CirolcS are dlsrOurarlup active
'p"oiio'ivc operations on the stock market.
-
and moderate trading were The features "a!
'"-dhy- session on tho Stock Exchange. The
owed 10y general dr,itnos ana ian u,rrycn
lose Amalgamaiea copper vas strongest
Ties ma." "nly fractional rhrng"s either
Foreign exchange ya, easier. ihe INTO Tor
London bills s,'ng slightly under ycs:cr
lays hnai W"tatieis. while iemIt'arces
si - ,N3r.'tl ne '"lnihs w'.h WI
gold mU"rt7 from C1nuap
W""k'y trade reviews refer TO renewed
sections j. ops ;,e TO be- s,iniulated b
thc nis' Indication, of spring weatner.
patches Of g pr2hshle Svl.s loan 10y Amer
'"an bankers rho amount mentioned l.
take the form Of Treasury ao,o~ y moro
nhceriui ION" ir"Naiiea. io l"Hdou.s iunr-
Than nominal
ably wouIl default On b. hond interest, ana
that rcCe!Nerahip proceedings would, o" i'm
htd bc.u ioreshaGoNrH
uni,cI ssa,es ner.s,srod >, JsyiIned !. per
cent on call. durirs he week.
NEW YORK. February 27-c,oslrs: Mer.
can'i'e ransr. SjHt Storing caehansc.
Go 5 ,@l 1sy I";I So: fGr s"G.-
'i"Ecrnncni honor. steady; raiirpri bonds.
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COTTON MARK E,TS

NIW YoRh. February :7.-An carly de-
'pu" III cotton WAS followed hy ,nodernt.
rtllies and the cl"sc was very steady ne;
points lower tn point higher.
Appr"h"nsionS that cotton might b" mad.
'pntrattnd seemed to hc largely r.sponsi-
III" for III" selling movement The ak
around the Hoor to-day reflected fear ,hat
even if this were not done som" measure
might be adopted which would rr.atly re-
Stri't future shipments to Germany "r Aus
tria.
the market opened at IA decline OF 10 :
points. and later sold Hhou: to points not
lower under scattering local liquidation ana
New orleans selling.
Trad" interests buyers on the de-
cline, aud prices later recovered most OF the
loss on covering. which probably was FRO
iu"ird by the comparatively heavy spin
n"rs takiEgs FOR the week. Closing pr,,es
Wcr" practically the best ui the week
NotwithsiandinC predictions at u de.
creased export movement, the amount OF
cotton on shiplOard awaiting clearance nt
he clOPe oi business yesterday WAS Al OH
bales or nearly S9,0p bales in excess OF the
amount at the same time last week
Cotton closed very
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THREE

fantry. has been sentenced to death
here by French court ~tial, whtch
found him guilty OF pillaging whils
under arms. OF arson and OF Dispatch.
ing French wounded. Among evidence
against hin was his own diary. FOUND
on his person when he was made pris-
Oner last September:
Nogelgesang denied he had killed
wounded men. but admitted the other
charges. and declared he was acting
Nnher orders.
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sion. even of the cid standing army.
il that now even soldiers have be-
come religious.
Rarely do the men go into the
trenches until they have offered prayer.
heard OF several different companies
that would not go into battle until
after prayer. the men even insisting on
their colonel leading them In prayer"
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Ni;W ORLEANS. February Fear that
England might add cotton TO the contra =
hand list caused much selling and a de
viinc IN The future markct to-day. Cover
Ing OF short cotton by hears who wanted
"a realize profits over the week end kept
tho tone steady, and caused complete re-
'nNcrS. The close IL net loss OF TO
points. At The lowest the trading months
w"r" points under Yesterdays close
Briis were nervous because OF the situa
tinn abroad and exporters were said "a have
Withdrawn from the market TeleEram.t
ron the inicrior OF the belt said rcstrIc-
lions on shipping were having an untavor-
able effect
Cotton futures closed: March 79,: Nav
sic: .dly, A3G; October. SCI; December \ 20
spot cotton quiet. unchanged Sales on
The spot. 30, bales: To arrive. ?.ij bales
Middling, as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

Hest steers -. to Sc: medium to good g.
10 ~: common to fair. 5i2 10 60. best heircrs
p 10 -; medium TO good. -! To CO.. com
,noa I" iair. "a TO ~; best cows 5i2 to 6:
.n"biuni u good. -. to a.; common to fair.
- |" 20: best oxen, to 60. common TO
iaiT. -. 20 ~. bulls. ~ TO :. vcais. I" ~.
iltHs. 10 :. COWS and "alvcs, go 10 10. hes,
hog -. light -. TO ~: SOUS -uI stays
~ T. =. best sheep. -: to So; medium, To-
to"J' az I" "a. common To fair. 3IG to ~;
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SuItnn's Sister Is Dead.

AMSTERDAM tvia Iondon). Fcbru-
airy 27.-The eldest sister OF the present
sultan OF Turkey. Djemilc Sultana. is
dead. according to u Constantinoplo
dispatch, She was born In 1913
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NEW YORK iHnDuCE MARKET

NEW YORK. February a7.-Raw sugar
nominal: molasscs 30: centrifugal. ~
refined steady. Butter and cheese steady.
Coffee, spots quiet: Rio No. q ss.c: Santos
No exc
rottonseed oil was steady In absence of
selling pressure, closed to points net
higher. The market closed steady spot
rs, bid: March. GSc6s6as: April G SafI;.a::
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RICuMoND STorK MARKET

~ '|Hh.H u IlNTVU = 20.
Richmond. Va. February .; ms
STATE SECuh.fir.s. BID Asked
Va. -. Ola e. and Il. iH3. ...... ssL,
Va. Centuries, :. 5. <. and r.. So, s;i.
STREET HY. STOCKS Par. Rid Asked
Va. i.wy. ANA Power Co.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Niluntic Coast Line. com. ION q
t'hesa peakc and Dhio....... - =,
Norfolk and Western con-. ~ To-
SeshoHrt Air Line pid..... IN s.
S-IhuaTi ar L!Lc com. i,p y
$"uihcrn kailwa. Ifd...... lri T.
southern hallway, CONF. iN) lfi.
HNNE STOCkS
central National Bank. ~ 49, IL,
TRUST COMPANIES STOCK
hid Dominion TrIs, Co... l,y Io) -,
Ma. trust 10 ................ lJJ IL,
NIScElJ.NN
Na-car. Chemical. ptd... :6l 81 s.
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SEW Noltk. February 2T-To-day's orcr-
inf. wns quiet with Tho trend Of prices IT.
regular S'"v,r, Mining was under pressure
aud declined 10 - OIL stocks wcr" ,,c,.-
oiaHy nrT Staudard or of California
orcT"" 80, 90 somprrci with last nights
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NAVAL. STonES

SANANNAIi. Ga. February 2--Tu-pen-
ln". laiiu .; salcs ~ casks: receipts >?
'rsts. shipments = casks. stocks 77S.c
ask ii"sin. firm. sales. i.iSl barrels:
iplF. ~ barrels. shipments, LIS barrels:
stocks. '-t2-f barrels. quote: y, r. 2.-i.
O. - T. S"2is: =. -. ;.15: II 3}7i.: l.
II * 80 NJ, Tor: y. =" VIZ, j.ij:
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
nRN GOODS.

SiN YORK. February 2-.-Co,tor good.
w." Tdiei auo steady to-day BUrlaus wcr"
llfSt.r Linens nuu dress goods wore al
NancinS J"Hb@rs r"pprtea good trad. I'm
nit" ANA wash goods
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GERMAN SENTENCED TO DIE
French C"urt-Mnrtiai Finds Him Guilty
of Many serious Charges.

iENNES. FRANCE. February 81 Cvia
farisl. Cart Nogelgesang, German
soldier OF the Twenty Saxon In
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PETERSBURG; PEANUT MARKET

= -
rLTiKSBtRG. VA. February 27.-S,."n-
'sh- fHrmers' stock Market steady AZ .l.c
Dor hGshHl NirEiuiaUs: Farmers stock
M-rke' steady lH"oy Jumbo. $40 per pound.
:An'v hgnGpokeG. $40 per pound; cN,r,
primo. "'.c per pound. Smelling stock. -.
!. 70 pound
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

CHICAGO. Tcbrunry - Whc1t today
scored a substantial advance. News that
roriv vurShips mad forced a pnSstg" many
,ni'oS al, the Darlrnell"s aid not reach here
until after trading hours Prices closed
Mains vorc. ..oru. %, ~ 2'-s' -. oats. Il. to
,L-.l,L. NM mrnNisinrls ~ ..l- ,nnts
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CMICAGO LIVE STOCK MAKKET.

CHICAGO, February 2..--iIogs.. strong:
bulk $G.50MsG.G5; light S,i5nfG1l; mixed. $40
mS6..t: heavy. 81 1866: rough. SG.i5Msc.3);
pigs. $..S5N$S'i. Cattle. slow: native steers
So.o)u$9l1o: cows and heifers, $3GGqSI5);
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York

sNti"s. Stock
AlliS-Chalus.rs "
AiiiS-chalmcrs. pfd. 49,.
$500 AmalEamatcd Copper
Am. Agr. Chem, com.
300 Amer; Beet Sugar. com. :.
500 American Can .
90 American Can, pfd
100 Amer. Car and l'dry.
700 American Cotton OIL.
700 Amer. Hide and Lea. pr.
American Linsccd Oil
i00 American locomotive -.
700 Amer. Malt CO. pfd.
100 American Smclting ...
American stuff. com.
zoo American Sugar
500 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co
American Tobacco, com.
American Tobacco. pfd.
400 Anaconda Copper .
zoo AtChiSOn
Atlantic Coast l.inc.
y. G. l.. OF toun.xil T. G.
500 baltimore ana ohio
100 bethlehem Steel Co. com
Bethlehem Steel 90, pr,l
800 British Amer. Tob. co
brooklyn Rapid Transit.
100 Central Leather. com.
800 Canadian Pacific |
100 California Petroleum 80.
w mesa f'bk' ana ONO
thic;g" Great Western q.
700 Chi. Great West. pfd
100 Chi, Mil. ana -. Paul
Loo chino Copper .....
cruciblc Steel COR. com.
trucibie Steel. pfd .
90 Colorado Fuel ana Iron. +.
Colorado and Southern ..
Consolidated Gas .
100 corn Products. com ....
pen. and RIO Gran, com.
300 Erie. LIST pfd
Fed. Min. and SIN, PA
lph-Gcncrdi Electric .
800 Goodrich. com. .....
zoo Great Northern. pfh 80.
Loo Great Northern ore CTS
Illinois Central -
800 Iiterhoro- Met.
700 lntcrbO:o-M"t pfd. .
Int Harvester. com 49,.
Mo-. NI.,rin. MD
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ca!yg. i5faJHst5' Sheep .icady. sheer
800 SGD; y"irlings. :TG1nis.51: lambs SIS
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R:CHMOND PHODJCI. MARKET.
NiC;esnlc Quotations.

:rG!N. Fesruary 5-nu,,er. :, cents
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Open. High Low. Close

spot cotton, quiet middling. uplands. 80;
No
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Dried I'ruitS.
rmC\Go GN\IN M>KKET.
rly Levy Commission co..

VI \ IT Il 7. u ''IsN III I'T-Ns--
Cu'umc u'-ls'C-ipis very h"itN..
mn ..mh uns"ttlel-
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

ny Frn"cT u ToWpKins.J
RichmOad. Va. February "a 1915.
DARK HIklED
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.o. August. .e,1i;1 septetnber, : 3i,..4 :
october. ,,la: =. total sales. - 20 barrels
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r,c,,,,o%D GRAIN MARKET
RIC,,MoSn Hay MARKET.

Richmond. Va. February -. 1915
lowing are the quotations on the Rich
Hay Exchange:
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
PRIZE CREW TAKES
over WILHELM. ma
Case is Causing Great Embar-
rassment To the British
Government

FALMOUTH. Eng. Feb. ia
British prize crew today has posses
sion of the American steamer VIII
helmina whose cargo OF foodstuffs "
consigned to Germany.
IL 10 understood that when the
prize court considers the case the
American ambassador will be present
at the hearing. William T. Brooking.
manager OF the export department OF
the w. L. Green Commission Co.. OF
st. Louis. owners Of the cargo. In on
the ground. armed with affidavits
showing that the Green company for
years maintained general export
business In Hamburg. and that II Was
In order to prevent the loss OF that
business that the cargo was shipped.
The food. his documents set forth,
was to be sold to the civilian popula-
tion of Hamburg. II will be claimed
that the suggested forfeiture Of this
cargo Is fiagrant violation Of all OF
the principles OF international law.
There Is no doubt that the Wilhel-
NINA matter Is greatly embarrassing
the British government, which has
sought In vain TO avoid having prize
court pass upon the case, because
an embarrassing precedent may be
set up,
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
COL. CASGRAIN LEAVES
FOR TRAINING CAMP

ColonelSurgeon II. r. Casgrain. OF
Windsor, with his star Of orderlies.
left Wednesday morning, at $50. over
the Canadian Pacific. for London. Ont.
to join other units from various parts
Of Canada. The Windsor contingent
will be part OF the stationary hospl-
tai attached to the second Canadian
contingent. which win be sent to
France.
The three nurses who have volun.
teered for the service from Windsor.
Miss Marie Askin, Miss Myrtle Field
er and Miss Nellie Gerard. will remain
in windsor until further orders. II
is expected that they will not be ask
ed to join the contingent until Just
before embarkation.
Col Casgrain was presented with q
gold wrist watch by members Of the
windsor club. Tuesday afternoon.
Border chapter, Daughters OF the EN-
pirt, presented each man with khaki
handkerchief and knit scarf, while the
city council provided pipes and tobac-
co. Most Of the scarfs were knit by
Mrs. Joseph Hawkins. No. 14s Stan
ton-ave., Detroit.
Col Casgrain Is brother OF +.
Chase Casgrain. postmaster-genera Of
Canada, and Attorney Charles w. Cas-
grain. OF Detroit
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
5000 BOYS BELONG TO
SAFETY FIRST SOCIETY

A. membership of more than 5000
'boys of all ages. races. creeds and
conditions of life. has marked the FIRST
six weeks Of the campaign inaugurat-
ed on New Years day In the Y. M. G.
A. by the boys division OF the Safety
First society Of Detroit. The number
is expected to. more than double dur
ing the remaining nine weeks OF the
winter. As many as thousand boys
have learned the 12-line Jingle that
constitutes the password and become
members Of the division In single
week.
First prixe--a pair of skates--and Q
gold button have been awarded to Ben
Waterstone. No. 387 Hastings-st.. for
having secured 10 members who In
their turn secured 10 new members
for the division. Each of the hun.
dred memberships was credited to
young Waterstone's account. A gold
button and season ticket to the big
league baseball games were awarded
to David Ritten, No. Ats Beaubien-st..
for saving secured 10, members who
in their turn secured 10 others apiece.
Boys who have secured 10 members
each are Bonnie Warren. No. 313
High-st. east; Harry Eldredge, No
181 Bagg-st-. and Harry Borovits. No.
2S2 Montcalm-st. east. They have
been awarded silver buttons, which
will be exchanged for gold buttons
when their 10 members have secured
10 others apiece.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
FOUR CHILDREN BURNED
WHEN POWDER IGNITES

Benny Josciclski. years old. Of No.
1895 st. Aubin-ave., was badly burned
about the body, Tuesday afternoon,
and Lewis Newton. OF No. 1919 St.
Aubin-ave., John Karsiewicx. 10. Of
No. 1901 st. Aubin-ave.. and John
Brosh. z, OF No. 1859 st. Aubin-ave.,
were painfully burned about the
hands. arms and legs, by the ignition
Of some white powder which some old
er boys had stolen from freight car
and given to the youngsters. The
Joscielski boy Is In the Children's Free
hospital, in serious condition from
burns.
The others were burned when they
attempted to aid him. when his cloth.
ing was ablaze. the powder having be-
come ignited In his pockets.
Water thrown on the boy had no
effect, and .Berny's rescuers had to
beat the flames OUT with their hands.
! Police turned the case over to Capt.
Charles Breault; OF the juvenile squad,
and he will make thorough .investi-
cation.