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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-10
gENGTH FOLLOWED
EARLY RREGULARTTY
IAN Reply Regarded as
.svins Opening for Further
niscussion.

,v ruiv tO.-Two things stood
wv iD.,i,, IN the trading on the
VI. Fomii,lps.ss In the short session to-
+ ads bkoham as the relative frmness OF
srket and the other ,,,,..s ,,,are
,radlng. Both conditions we o,e
p an The German reply 70 'ne .,O.J
lf fin,ted states. WINE tne t op,'i.S,, ~
# ue rsssed in some quarters that ny tne
Hs sA unsatisfactory, in thet tllis
20 Y rogld not likely agree 20 any
6anl9 ,sonosais made, 1t was heiu III III
q nc sot Il was satisfactory IN 'he
sasis ,ssouse it leaves the eontroYersy
rf'n' =. nrther diplomatic oiseussioi,' v''i..'
ria io' tba street thought the tenor
lsta, 'ev, W. was very concillatory, and
& ihe ~ rerfectly plain Germany does
lhN ~ draw us into the worid war
y vary encouraging, particular
This N-tAars who saw In II that this
n e op.sId .onId not get into the conhict'
country ,vas reflected in a larger at
and tns ~ commission houses. AT the
sendanoy ~ - was a fairly good demand,
ofsnlas W. uv largely from the short In
Fhicl ss.no s,ao,,s we're supplied on the ad-
itItft shero was sagging tendency,
fsntt anu .'Vt ,rregular. Foreign selling
. rih pi,s w. factor, but not OF as large
~ ess ne heretofore. 1t was
faqo....'Onsso so,yover. that these sales would
tslsnt' ~. sorne few days. or until pay
sallnuss ~ y. ,bs new British war loan have
'Ffnm ~, Most of these payments, 1t Is
'lsen ,ls nisoV s,lli he made In full by the goth
|tpected' WI w, 10
y the month .,, !.
.aned strength, Illustrating that large
l,.losts we're firmly back or 1t. me
.n-osd shares were prominent on the
VA being favorably affected oy gooo
w, w ,onorts. which will help the earnings.
|eyP a,osinr was strong. Steel ana Read
Tvs 80 The two buoyant spots, the Tor
W aiming an even full point on the day
WI WI m latter fraction less.
-. been the case for the last week
- IA 1meriean Coal Products came into
!. S,,snce ~ by an advance of 11i5 points
,@ IN connection with the rise in
Y %. ~ .,ook II was said that change In
sl.s. W. gsnent Is pending, and that certain
,a.sr.sta connected with the company will
~, IN oysr large block of stock at l60.
w. W.. EARNINGS are also given as the
-.nss tor the strength. The company is
'.1r.roIled by the Barrett Manufacturing
Company, Of Philadelphia.
After the close the real reason for the
.sysnep in steel was found, when the
MAILED tonnage figures were given out,
showing an increase of 4l3,59S tons in
iane as compared with the previous
smos.h The Street had expected an In
rrlsse Of 100000 tons or a little over,
~ hat It was an agreeable surprise.
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PROVISIONS

well sustained. Quotations: City beef. in sets,
smoked and air-dried 25q26c.: Western beef, in
sets, smoked. 25G20c.; city beef, knuckles and
tenders. smoked and air-dried. 2TG2sc.; Vest
eggn beef kuuckles and tenders, smoked. ZIG
&c. beef hams, S3l 632; pork family, S22D
22.oO; hams, S. +. cured, loose. 1aA4i4c
do, sklnned, loose, l3A413Rc. do, do.
smoked, l4aql4Ac. other hams, smoked, city
cured, as to brand ana average 145qpl5c.
hams, smoked, Western cured 14lb915e.; do,
boiled. bOneless, 23G2ic.: picnic shoulders 8.
J; cured, loose. 1lg4ql2c.: DE- smoked. 12A@
l2Ac; bellies, in pickle ace.vding to aver
age, loose. 12ha13c,: breakfast bacon, to
brand and average. city cured, 17Rlsc.; break
Test lest bacon, Western cured, 1581se. lard
do, tubs. lOIaa1ORc: lard. pure city, kettle
rendered, in tierces. 1OA@10Ac; lard, purO
city. kettle rendered. In tubs 1OlallONc.
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GREEN FRUITS

and again lower. Other fruits were generally
steady, but quiet Quotations: Apples. new,
Georgia, per crate s14175 lemons, per box,
S1d1.T5. oranges, Florida, per box $263. 80;
apples per erate-Porto Rice 81 50a2 so; Flor
ida, 81 506l2. 60i cherries sweet per h.. So
per carrier, 81. 50a2i eLfrants. red. per qt,
hfDTe.; strawberries, New York, per Qt., lao
1sc: blackberrias, Delaware. Maryland and
New Jersey. per. Ct, bdec.; gooaeberriss per
At. 808e.; huekleberriss. per a.. saIfc. (;
raspberrles. red, per pint 2is6hAc. cantaloupes.
Georgia. per standard crate. s1a1 2b; DO.
North Carolina, per fiat crate, 25a40c. water
melons Florida. per 100 s25a35.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTTER. There was no important
change in the situation. Wholesale trade was
quiet as usual on the last day OF the week.
quotations: Western, olid-packed creamery,
fancy specials, 30hc.; extra, 2SAc.; extra hrsts,
27l542sc,; hratsi 2fo.; seconds. 25q20c,i nearby
prints, fancy, BE. average extra, 29qB1c.i do,
talr To good, 26Q2To.; jobbing sales OF fancy
prints 36G3Dc.
EGGS.-Thers was fair demand for fine
fresh eggs and values we're steadily main
tatned, but unattractive invoices had to be
moved out at best rates Obtainable. Quotations:
In free cases. nearby extras, 24o. per dos. i.
hTsts, S5s0 per standard case; nearby current
receipts, S5.5 per case; Western extra trsts,
so per case; hFsts, S5.b5 per case fancy Sc
per dOz
CHEEsE.-The market was quiet and un-
changed. Quotations: New York. full cream
fancy, new. 15A4l6c.; do. do, fair to good
new, l4AQlbc.; do, part skIm9, D9l9c.
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NEW YORK CURB
COTTON AT NEW Low FIGURES

NEW YORK, July l0-AIthough cot
ION opened steady this morning. with
priees 10 points higher, the showing
was considered disappointing, in view OF
the action of the market at Liverpool.
There declines of y TO point were
shown. whereas losses Of 81 TO 7 points
mad been expected Further liquidation
was In evidence here and Wall Street was
on the selling side Traders bought.
Weather conditions continued generally
favorable.
Heavy selling appeared around II
o'clock which sent prices tumbling to
new low levels. The close found futures
down Is to % points under last nights
dua1a
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POULTRY

LIVE.-Fowls were in small supply and
values were we'll maintained. Chickens were
quiet and unchanged Quotations; Fowls
broiling chickens. fancy not leghorns, weigh
Ing 1ha2 lbs apiece. 22424c.; broillng
eepis9ei i7821e brollllg chickens. isghoEns
Weighing lhu2 lbs, apiece 1SQ20o.: broilng
chickens ieghorng weighing iqlh lbs. apiece,
l6glIe ducks Pekt1, old, i4R15e.i do, In
dan Runner, old, 129l3c; ducks, young, ac-
eording e size, 15d11e. pigeons, Old per
DREssED.-onsrings, OF .hne stock were
Was only moderate. Quotations Fresh-kiIlsd
poultry, fowls. II 70 box, dry-pcked. fancy
selected 1oc. Weighing 4h95 lbs. apiece
is1se weighing ass4 l6s apiece. lsl5c. Weigh
apiece, l4la8f5he.: -packed-westen AZ
los, and over Apiece 1Tlke. do, smaller sizes.
14q1fc. old ROSTERS, dry-picked. 12e.i broiling
chickens, Jersey fancy. 3oa32c,i other nsaTby'
fancy, 25d3Oc. Western, weighing 1h@2 lbs,
2492dc, do. weighing 191a lbs, 2i923e.i
spring ducks, l6q1To,i squads, per doz,, white,
Weighing II 10 ~ lbs. per doz., S3,e0n4,60
while, weiighing 9 20 10 lbs. per do5. $sq3 5o'
white, Weighing lbs. per dOz S2 55d2 63i do.
lbs. per doz., s2.10G2 90; do do, 6G0ls lbs.
per doz.. Sl,e09Le5; dark si.5041.65; small
No p 81.
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Sales in philadelphia
Yesterdays
BONDS.

Total sales. 5T06 shares. compared with G6i0
shares last Saturday; this week, 1917. 1886 shares;
last week. %, 20S shares.
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RECORD MunleIpal BOND saIes

sales Of municipal honda In the United
States Ia June amounted 20 StO4. T59, 6i2, which
was the largest volume ever sold In a single
The next highest record Is April, 1914, when
the municipal bond sales aggregated Sio3, 224, .
074
Ia both those months the high aguFes were
reached by including New York city bond
coo Geo Ia april last year,
Ths June total Of an sales compares with
sA4 408 7aT In June. 1914. For the first six
months OF this year the municipal bond sales
aRaIsEated S3l2. 2so. .o40, as against 1881 557, 3
IN in the corresponding period OF 1914
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1890 to IL A. M.
II to 11:3O A. M.

700 Amer Gas 6 Electric bs....,... SO
nWVu NchdInE limp Aa ....-............. Wv
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VEGETABLES

Potatoes were weak under liberal supplies.
other vegetables were without Important
per bbL-Ho. j. 81; No. 2 4OG6Oc white po-
tatoes, North Carolina. per bbl-No. 4. T5a
g0e. No. 2, aQ4aoc. onions Bermuda, per
crate, 500T5c. do, Jersey. per a-huBh.
basket 25d85e.i DO. Eastern Shore. per ham-
per, b0ubae.. eggplant, Florida. per box 81 as
H2; DO, Norfolk, per crate = boa3; cueum-
bera. North CAROLINA. Per R-phl. Basket 900
d0c. Do. Eorfnik. per M-hhl. basket 1aaa0c
DO. Norfolk per bhi u 2a4i so corn North
Carolina per efate zoe ak4i peppers. Florida.
haazat 81 2aal-I3s asparagus. per bunch. So
16e, 1anzhroofna PSF Alb. basket. 6ee 81 @.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-10

Commercial failures this week in. the
United States we're 1896, against $50 last
week. and 2a3 last year.
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WOULD AMEND RESERVE LAW
Attorney for Labor Council Says 1t
Has Dangerous Teeth"

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-That Congress
should amend the Federal reserve law as
soon as possible was one OF the conclu-
sions drawn today by ex-Congressman
Fowler, attorney for labor's peace coun-
Gil. from the charges his organization
filed Friday with the Reserve Board.
At present Fowler asserted the law
has entirely too many dangerous
teeth" which must be pulled before the
countrys financial system can rest on
an honest basis.
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK. July 10. - BUTTER-Market
dun and weak. Receipts 6009 packages. Ex-
ira, 27RG2sc. higher scoring, 2sh420c.; State
dairy 2Td27lsc.; imitation creamery, 22h423c.
EGGS-Market high grades steady. Re-
ceipts 1913 packages. Extra hrst, 20a2ic,,
regular packed FIRST. 1Shd1nlbc.. regular
packed; nearby whites, 2R62Sc.: mixed color.
isa23c; nearby browns, 24d25c.
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seek Continuatlon sehool JOE

HARRISBURG. Pa. July 10,-Prof NJ.
b. King. OF the Bureau OF Vocational
Education reports that nearly ESQ
teachers have applied for instruction in
the summer training schools in prepara-
ton for work IN the continuation schools,
to be organized In Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and other centres January l. IN
compliance with the requirements Of the
new child labor law. The quota Of 800
will be in by July 15, when the list
closes, Professor King believes.
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Keeping in Touch with Home

You never quite forget the home toWn,
even on the most enjoyable vacations Keep
In touch with hosne affairs b. sseina 10 lt
that your fayorlte newspaper follows soa
wherever you 90. Gotlfy the Evening Ledger
before you leave Z send your pager g fea.
specify ihe eaillea desired.
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LIVE sToCK QuOTATIoNs

CHICAGO. July 0-HOGS.-Receipts. 10 900;
market DC. higher; mixed and butchers so 300
I GO; good heavy, S6.Iha7 Az; rough heavy
bulk ST.O5dIi0,
CNTTL TLE.-Receipts, 100; market steady;
beevos, STm10.40: cows and heifers, SO. .35670. 90
Texans So ma 40: calves s750Gt1.
SHEFP.-Receipts. 1000: market weak; na-
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LOWER BANK CLEARINGS
lev Orleans Only City to Show an
Increase.

Hih the exception OF New Orleans.
sark rlearings of the large cities of the
country were lower this week, due largely
% he fact that Monday was a holiday.
Philadelphia showed the largest decrease.
BINS ~ per cent. The total clearlngs
% The week were S2,S6l, ,019, 1874. against
,iAfS In the same week last year.
falling off of 1874 per cent. Details
'Eanus.
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Reeeirer for NE Company

TRENTON, July 10--Appllcation for re-
eciver Tor the Trent Tile Company, manufae-
tufers ol artistic tile, and capitalized a.
500. GOO. was made 70 Vice ehanee&l.qr & haeksa
Istnieson ana James I. sllyers, onieera oi
~ company. They aiiege the company haA
M money 10 meet ohngatQns- Ice thah-
eallar Haekaa appointed Thomas II 1hroEp
fsfsnorarv receiver. The company did f3QA oo
6tiainasa annually until latelgs ApoaA ~ eaaa-
pIoyes VIII y aAseleA
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PORT OF NEW YORK
Steamships Arriving Today
Steamships to Leave
Movements of Yessals

Str. Maine 9Br);, for Philadelphia, steamed
''sr str. Puebis tMex3 for Philadelphia. arrived
str cloth!lde Cnneo tNor.l, for Philadeiphla
steamed from Port Antonio July D
slr Joianda al Gioraio (Ror). for Phlladel-
phIa 10 steam from Port Antonio July IL
str Poneranian lbri D GlaEEoW for Phila-
delphia. arrived e. Halifax Iuly
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--.IELs EAsTERN TARIFFs

July I0.-Ths Interstats
as5s .s...isalan ss..lan today Cancelled tariffs of
81 SSttaE east Of the Mississippi
nss seF ealo. which aought 20 abolish
a4 kaa allowances 10 fap line ane
Industrial plants.
- = declined 70 permit the large
+ Is7saa 1s2tlNs the smaller lines of q
derived from traffie h which
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UNTITLED STEEL TONNAGE
SHOWS HEAVY INCREASE
Amount of Orders for June Jumped
413,598 Tons.

An unexpectedly heavy increase in un-
filled orders was reported by the United
States Steel Corporation for the month
of June. The total orders on the books
June 30 were 4.87s195 tons, a gain over
May of 41s.59S tons.
On June 30, 1914, the total untitled tom
mage was 4,032,s57.
Today's figures compare with previous
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First Bale of New Cotton

HOUSTON, Tex, July 1O.-.The first bale
Of new cotton crop has reached here from
Iyford, Tex. II weighed 506 pounds. and sold
for Sl.32 per pound. The bale was shipped TO
the New York Cotton Exchange. The cotton
was cassed middlng fair.
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
.syy Decrease in Average Loans
and Reserves.

NEW YORK, July 10.-Considerable
Iscrepancy was shown between the ac-
Eal and average figures in the weekly
|atement of the Clearing House banks
the five-day period Average loans
e s31,9S1, 900 and average deposits
.mpcd over fourteen millions with an
.uease in bonds of S23,965,0SO.
Actual figures showed loss of ST.
Hsfs0 in reserves and a decrease of
Ia eight millions In loans, The total
ans were s2.54S.15s, 900. with total de-
los.,s of S2,495, $4,000, time deposits s125,-
'sl 900 and an aggregate reserve Of $780,
3lA6eA Details follow:
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SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today

Str. Dominion CBr) Liverpool. merchandise.
American Line.
Sir. Grecian, Boston. passengers and mer-
chandlse. Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tlon Company.
Str. Gienmount Br). Baltimore, ballast.
Charles NJ. Taylors Sons.
Str Tredegar (Br), New York merchandise.
Galley Davis & Co.
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COTTON STATISTICS

rhe statistical position Of cotton is as fol-
lows: ht.,,.at, asst ,,s.tf .azt year
Visible supply 555 les 85S 4S s9s 5sS9 eS9 955 955
III sight July o. .15 osa lso ID, oose lA,f22,sf2
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REFINED SUGARS

The market ruled steady, but trade was quiet.
We quote retners list prices: Standard gran
ulated. 0,I5c.: extra fnO Branulated 8,1Oc,
powdered, 620c.i confectionery A, &C.,; soft
grades. Z OES35 $40
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8lflDENDs DECLARFD

finpang, Inc. regular quar-
At On preferred. .navabta Az
II Eeeoid July ~
ssasz Trust COMPANY. regular
aaly 2o -
AqWaans. regular quarterly
sksHls Aazazl j = alaaa 81
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mINE FIRE LOSSES

Fire losses IN the United States ana Canada
during June aggregated sl069a. ESQ, compared
With 429. .34s. 600 a year age. For 5lz months
ended June 30 the losses were saoi k9A ,0uo ln
1918
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German Bank Gains Gold

L.0RpON. July ia dispatch from Berlin
zaYs that the statement of the Imperial Bank
e Germany, issnsd July 7, shosa "a neFsasa
81 zola 81 3.aal. eoo marka-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-10

The Illinois Public Utilities commission
has approved the Chicago and Western
Indiana issue of 1891, 1922 first refund
ing IS and 900 Consolidated mort
gage IS, and supplemental lease between
the road and Chicago and Eastern IL
llnois and others.
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RAR SILVER

NEW YORK July 1O.-Commercial bar
silver was quoted at 4TM cents Mexican doll
lars, Soh. Bar silver in London was 22A
pehce. up i pence.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, July 10.-Although trading con-
tlnued quiet n better feeling was displayed
the Coffee Exchange In the early dealings.
First prices showed slight advances all around.
Further gains were scored at the close,
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PIIRLIC UTILITIES

The May gross earnings OF the North
ern Ohio Traction and Light Company
were $685. ,s2s. an increase OF s2s7; net,
sis2 Oos; increase, s77s; from January J.,
gross. sl,42L674; increase, $2o,754i net,
s62s. 907; increase. s1s,9Os.
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BANK CLEARINGs

Bank elsarings today compare with corre-
spending day last two years.
1915. 19t4 1913
Phila. ... .s2b. .Tib.b5l S2b0Ol 259 SCI, ,7es $50
Bo5ton . 2T, col ,3O1 90 s96 si0 25,B72, $50
New York. 3OO.85s,s4 299967,143 288 12577l
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: Reserve Banks, plscc1cnnf Rates
FnREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, July 10.-Forelgn exchange
market was quiet. with demand sterling un-
sterllng Francs. Marks. L4res;
5,sGisf Demand ''.'. ..,..., li6g 6S5 siniss S,05
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RATES FOR MONEY

Call. Time.
Philadelphia ..,..,.,..,s,.,.. 83R44 34Q4
New YORK ..''''''s'-s''''''' 51aplA SAH5A
Boston ..r..'-s"ss'.'-s's'-s A. i5h44
Chicago ,,t,.,' 49, ,ii.,,, ~, l.. 5Agt tgfth
adelphla, SAGA per cent.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

his name to document which will
change TIM map of the world and bring
forth a new nation, but he's too drunk to
get there, and the independence Of the
colonies is lost forever. This picture Is
also creation OF fancy, but let the
moral lesson sink deeper into your hearts.
Now and then, when he had been out
chopping wood in the rain, John Hancock
may have taken a nip to keep the chills
on but never on any other occasion. He
didn't need whisky to back up his pat
rtotism. He had a cold water hatred of
tyranny, and when the time came to up
set King Georges apple cart he picked
up a goose quill and wrote his name in
letters which stand out like red paint on
a white door. Half a pint of colonial
corn juice down behind his vest would
have untitled the great patriot and left
America a dependency.
My friends. 1 am not here to rail at
distillers, howl at brewers, or shout at
saloon keepers. / am not begging YOU
with tears in my eyes to shun the flowing
bowl and not pound your wives or wal
lop your children. l am not going to
spoil your sleep tonight by holding up the
horrors and mysteries of intemperance.
simply say TO you that for a steady all
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

around drink cold water tops everything
else. and when judiciously mingled with
buttermilk and root beer it produces
patriots. poets. philosophers and states
men. Try it once, and you will take no
other.
;ome of you have read the story OF
G n. Putnam and the wolf. He with 9TH
ers tracked a savage wolf to her den. our
picture shows you the general coming up
Just as the wolf is entering her den.
There were a dozen other men in the
pursuit and they said il would be death
for any one to follow the wolf further.
WHO talks of death" demanded Put
nam in voice of thunder. stand ASIDE
and l will enter the den.
=" Beware! she will destroy you"
d" 1 have made up my mind and nothing
can change it"
And while the timorous men drew back
scended the path and was soon at the
mouth of the den. The growls OF the
wolf caused most of the men to draw
away, but Putnam looked up with a
smile and then calmly and deliberately
crawled into the lair of the ferocious
beast The struggle was short. AS she
dashed forward to attack him he fired
and killed her dead. and amidst the
greatest enthusiasm he reappeared drag
ging her dead body after him. When the
people gathered around him and called
him a hero the young man raised mis-
hand for silence and said:
''It was nothing. but il you would WIN
victories you must drink less whisky and
more buttermilk."
we will. We wilI"' they cried. and
few brief years later America was free.
You have read the story OF Valley
Forge and its dark days. When Wasn-
ing1on went into winter quarters at VAL
ley Forge the patriot army was in rags,
unpaid. discouraged and almost ready to
disband. As the cold became more In
tense the suffering was awful. and as the
barefooted men walked about in the
snow they left tracks Of blood. There
were days and days when the only ra,
tions served out were frozen turnips and
corn meal. and every night scores OF sol
dieTs were frost-bitten under their
blankets. Washington witnessed the
vent It. At length when human nature
can endure no more. private soldier ap-
peared before the general and said:
You live on roast turkey while we
starve on frozen turnips. II you do not
divide with US we will not remain In
My friend replied washington. as
tears came to his eyes, Il will gladly
divide my rations with you. Here is your
And he handed him a piece of slippery
elm which he had been chewing for "a
ger When. the soldier saw that the
great commander had suffered most Of all
he humbly craved pardon for the mutin-
Gus talk, and going back to his com
Men. our dearly beloved general is
perry elm for his. Let us follow him to
victory"
And thousand men followed him. and
he led them against the British and won
such great victory that no one longer
doubted tha Issue.