, 1915-10-09

dollars; Mr.. SchWaD, OF the Bethlehem mu-
nltlO"s works, twenty five million dollars;
MIR. John Rockefeller ten million dollars; Sir
Ernest Cassel, five million dollars from funds
in the United States; Mr.. StiIlman, of the
City Bank five million dollars and Nh.
William Rockefeller five million dollars.
IT is estimated that the Underwriters
have resold over one half to the ultimate in
vestors. The success of the loan is unprece-
dented a, regards the entire operation and
otherwise.
The leading German bankers, Kuhr, Loeb
and Company, abstained MS a firm from the
the AngIo-French loan, alleging as a reason
Russia's anti-Jewish policy, but the minimum
amount individually subscribed by two of
the partners is put at one million dollars
each.
The Germans, perceiving the futility of a
protest, themselves offered "A German loan,
and it is estimated that they have placed
twenty million dollars.
The Stock Exchange and Bnnkers gener-
ally discourage wild speculation III war shares
III New York.
Advices from Washington state that Count
Won Bernstortf, the German Ambassador,
has written Mr.. Lansing that the Kaiser's
orders to commanders of submarines are so
stringent that any recurrence of incidents
similar to that OF the ARABIC" is considered
beyond question. According to the report
of commander Schneider, who sank The Cara
bic, aud the afidavils by him and his men,
the commander was convinced that the Ara
bic intended to ram the submarine, but Ger
many does not doubt the good fuith Of the
officers Of the Arabic in asserting that it was
not intended to ram the submarine. The at
tack by the latter was undertaken against the
instructions to the commander, and Germany
regrets and disavows this act and has notified
commander Schneider accordingly, and she is
prepared to pay an Indemnity for the Ameri-
can lives which, 10 Der deep regret, were lost
on the Arabic
This communication signifies that the sub
: marine question has been settled upon the
United States terms, the extent Of the Ger
m an concessions surprising even Americans,
London, Oct. 7th-Sugar in stock on the
End inst. was $4,000 tons. Last year $4,000
tons.
Censored at J0maica.)
London, Oct. 8th-A French official COM
nunique says: "Our action in the Cham
payne obtuined new results on Wednesday.
Our Infantry after strong artillery prepnra-
tron, captured by assault the village of Ia
hure aud reached the summit of a small hill
of the same name constituting a point of
support III the second line Of the enemy's
resistance, and we likewise progressed in the
enylrons Of the NNvar in farm. The prisoners
taken exceed one thousand. On the rest of
our front there have been only artillery en-
gagements, especially Intense in Artois III
the region of the GIvenchy wood and Hill
ll9, 10 the Argonne north from In Harazel
to the lie Pretre wood, in Lorraine near
L%eiDtrey, Reillon and BadonvwiIler, and in
the Vosges on the Metzeral ridge"
A German official statement saws: "a
French hand grenade attack on Il hill north
of Melville has been repulsed. In the
Champagne the French attempted to
resume the offensive on the front Of
their former attack with heavy artillery
fire which increased to the greatest inten-
sity IN the afternoon, the enemy hoping to
prepare our positions for storming in a gene
lal attack, and simultaneously he was get
ting his troops ready for an attack along
the entire front. Under our artillery fire
directed on the enemy's points of departure
the French were only successful at certain
points IL bringing their troops forward for
the attack, and whenever they advanced they
were driven bnck again with heavy losses.
Repeated rushes on the high road FROM
Sommepy to Souain broke down completely
north and northeast of the Beauseiour farm