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DOUBLING EXPORTS
. TO SOUTH AMERICA
Great Increase in Trade With
Latin Republics Shown in
Port Figures.
STILL BIG WAR CARGOES

The exports Of the United State. to
South America. according to figures COM
piled by the foreign trade department
Of the National City Bank, are about
double those of a year ago. October
exports to Soutn America were more
than $4,000, 900. against ss,75o.ooo in
October. 1914. September the exports
amounted to $4,000 900. as compared
with ss.25o.00o.
The largest gains in exports have been
made to Argentina, Brazil. Chile. Cru-
quay and Colombia. Those to Argentina
In October were s4s27.0O0. against
Si.SsS.o0 in October. 1914. and TO Brazil
S.,095,000. Is compared with 1892, 900.
b exports to South America for Sep
tenber showed AZ even more striking
increase. The exports In that ont to
Argentina showed an increase of more
than 100 per cent. those t. Brazil about
SO per cent. and those to Uruguay more
than 100 per cent.
Exports of cotton cloths and yarns.
manufactures of iron and steel. leather
and leather goods. tinplate and knit
goods IN increasing rapidly.
The exports Of wal material to the
Allies continue at a tremendous rate.
The shipments Of aeroplanes TO England
in the week ended December Is aggre-
gated $655.6sS, as against none In the
same period In 1918. The value of aero
planes exported during the current year
will probably amount to about s.. 900,
900. against less than s250.Oo0 In 1914
n less than 500. 900 in 1918.
Sugar is 10 being exported from the
United States In great quantities. The
ADvss~Aa FDs NhA r,Antr IL &c
show exports of more than so, 900. 00O
pounds OF sugar. valued mt approx.
mately s2.500,0 900. Reports from all OF
the ports of the United States show for
The nine months ended SEPTEMBER 80
s26. 200. 900 worth of sugar exports. Par,
OK this sugar Is produced under the
American fiag, but the greater part of II
is Cuban n Porto. Rican sugar, which
was brought here in a raw state. refined
and then shipped to Europe. The ship.
ments reported last week included
nearly $4,000. 900 worth TO Ireland
$4,000 to France. $4,000 to Italy and
$4,000 20 England.
The exports of horses for the Euro.
pean battlefields continue TO run az a
high rate. Port statistics show tina,
during the past week nearly 1000. oOO
worth OF horses was taken for export
Of which more than $500, 600 worth
was for France and the remainder for
England.
The value of the horses and mules en-
rorted during the current year will ap-
proximate s125, 900 600. of which over
half went to France, England getting
the greater part of the remainder.
Exports of explosives from the port
Of New York are running at the rate Of
approximately 100000 a day. If the
av~,nt. ,NA1l, a,l ,st,.
steel and iron intended for use at the
front are taken into consideration the
total will be nearly So 900, 900 a day.
Exports of empty shells alone reported
at the Custom House during the pas,
week amounted to 81 1000 zoe. smokeless
powder $500, 600. guncotton nearly ST.
100000. gunpowder nearly $l,25o. Oov
Dynamite. cartridges, fuses. &c. to.al
nearly 1000, 900.
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"C0PPERS"
War Trouble
To The Street, State and Wall:

Yesterday TUESDAY when First National vas very a,uye around SO. |
"tSSued':
Austria refuses. There will be a diplomats break"
The market broke-FWS National TO IS.
Every one. including Washington, denied.
again ISSUED:
Anyone can make riNakes-ony fools talk through their bonnets.
81 dislike to tissue, BAD news, but | must repeat: Austria refuss-there
will be a diplomatic breah~
NY pecnhnr3my peculiar confidential relations with many and different
corps OF the overthe-seas enemy.
Ny guess is that Autra-Gtrnany are a bit weary OF or absolute nm.
trahy and are about TO see how it will Workthe other way.
OF course my guess is no better than the other felows-proDablv q heop
worse than any other fellow S-but under present circumstances owe my guess
to the Street.
be removed one way o another before the boom ~ get permanently under way.
The trouble is fnanoiadom is overloaded with these War Stocks" When
the SUI shines they are deanty Observation-Disclosures, but the instant the weather
vane squeaks o' the coalhole makes a noise like a rat tooth grit, War Stocks
back sonlerSaut like Il Stannpebd drove of gaShoppTs.
You can't balance a bherbton collection Of speciMny grown. mammoth,
county-far pumpkins on a flock OF eydaShtpS at = Wall Street Tango Tang
without raising a Il OF a panic eNeryune II rams banana pedS
While am firm in the opinion that this Austrian incident will have no more
permanent effect OF the boom than an empty out at+ea butternnef rlJn would
on the course OF the tides, am equally rigid in the opinion that it will continue
to annoy the bulrtet until it has been finally laid at rest.
Because of todayS-ad tomoroNs Austrian incident, am going TO
again postpone my large "COPPERS'First National" advertisement and No. 4
of my series.
Experience has shown me that it is a waste Of good music to have the Sab.
bath School CHOIR "atlrg Ma-day carols from the public square grandtand
crcuSpraie day.
II the Austrian INCIDENT closes m way or another to-day. my d>ctisen,ent
will appear tomorrow Thursday.
In the meantime, all interested in First National and my new First National
Copper. Trinity Copper. Copper Process, etc. project may rest easy in the asynr.
ance that Whatever way te. Austrian incident eventiates. its result will be
"grHt' to the new project Mil"
THOMAS w. LAWSON.
IOstop n.pnlar 90 1D,g
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Collector Malone, Mt the port OF New York
In assessing duty on certain imported,
dental twcezers. 1t appears that the Gus
toms officials at Philadelphia have been
classifying this merchandise. under para
srnph 1875 OF the ariff act of 1918 as nip.
pers and pliers with duty at the rate Or
80 per cent. ad valorem, while at this
ooff IL Is tho practise to classify these
fweezers under paragraph i67 as. manu-.
features Of metal, With duty at the rate
OF but 20 per cent. ad valorem, on the
definition OF nippers and pliers as laid
In previous decisions. which limit
provision to articles having two lever
working on the pivot. The Treas
ury Department holds that as tire articles
in question are rtveted together at ono
end and do not have two lever handles
on a pivot. the practise OF tho
New York Collector In classifying these
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seems difficult, however, to secure OPP
lions on any large tonnage OF steel under
present conditions. Among the car or
ders recently placed Is one for 500 coal
cars for the New Haven, to be built by
the Standard steel Car Company. and
100 %gondolas for the Long Island. to be
constructed by the Pressed Steel Car
Company. The Long Island Railroad
has also placed an order for twenty
five trailer cars with the Standard Stee,
Car Company. while the American Car
and Foundry Company will build fifty
steel underframe box cars for the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk. and
100 subway cars for the New
York Municipal Railways. The New
York Central has distributed orders for
IO5 passenger coaches among o u diff
ferent manufacturers. including the
American Car and Foundry Company.
the Osgood Bradley Car Company. the
Standard steel Car Company and the
Barney & Smith Manufacturing Com
pany.
Among the new inquiries for cars is
one for fifty TAM car1 for the Chanute
Refining Company. another for twenty
five steel ore cars for the Bethlehem
Chilli Iron Mining Company. six postal
cars are wanted by the Wabash Rail-
road and five narrow gauge hopper cars
for the East Broadtop Railroad. The
Union Pacific IL reported to he prepar-
ing specifications for q large number of
box and stock cars.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works has
taken o. number of miscellaneous orders
for locomotives. including five additional
for the Chicago and Greay Western, five
for the Union Railroad AMI four for tho
Norfolk and Southern. Four other or
ders cali for five locomotives. The Le-
high Valley Ia In the market for hf-
teen switching engines, n the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western for ten
Nikado pnd seven Pacific ty1e locomo-
tives.
The General Electric Company has
nut out Inquiries for about 10000 IONS
Of pig iron for shipment over the last
half Of next year. Several other new
Inquiries for several hundred lots of
Mig iron came out yesterday for shipment
after tho LIST Of July. No additional
large contracts have been closed In the
territory east of the Allegheny Noun
tains but numerous small sales arc .e-
ported In the Philadelphia territory. II
is interesting to note that one lot OF SEQ
tons Of foundry iron has been sold for
shipment into New England at S23.5s
delivered. equivalent TO s:l at tho fur
mace for No. . foundry.
Blast furnace interests IN Virginia, Il
was reported yesterday. will cancel all
| contracts for pig iron that have not been
specified upon by the 1st of January.
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per cent. of diazo benzine with sdih per
cent. OF fustic extract, Which .materiaIs
undergo a chemical change, forming an ar
ticle known as wool yellow" The Asslst-
ant Secretary holds that from an lnNesti.
cation in the trade II IL found mat the
merchandise Is commercials known asa
coal tar color. Under a decision ny tns
general appraisers this article mas pecn
classified as an extract of vegetable or
lgin suitable Tor dyeing, coloring. stalm,
act of 1919. The Treasury Department,
however. Is of tho opinion that the 'ner-
chandiae ~ properly dutiabie under para
graph 90. rather than under paragraph ~.
1t was said yesterday that the importers
viii undoubtedly carry his Issue 10 tn'
customs tribunals for judicial determine
ton.
The Collector a, the port of PhIladc!pht'
was Instructed yesterday by the ircass
ury Department to follow the practise OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-29
IMPORT NOTES.

Assistant Secretary OF this Treasury An
drew J. Peters has written to Collector
Of the Port Dudley r. Malone instructlng
30 per cent. ad vaiorem, under paragraph
20, Of the tariff act Of 1918. on Imported
merchandise known as wool yellow" an
ago compound Of aniline and fustic ex-
tract. This order Ii dated December "a,
1915. and, the Collector Is advised to CON
of three-eighths of one cent per pound,
under paragraph 40 of the present law
until thirty days from this date. At that
leaving importers. IL dissatisfied, to their
remedy by protest. IT appears that the
article Ia an azo compound of aniline aud
fustic extract produced by combining 3i5
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THE SUGAR MARKET.
VRw Outct-Rcnnrd UNCHANGED
Futures Stcadicr.

The market for raw sugar was duiet WITH
No new business r%eDortcvl. althoush a sale was
r,a.te late on MONDAY OF tN.rt bass of Porto
RCus a. 80" Tor cen'r fIs al ~ test Tor first
half January clearance. Cuban sugars were
not hci~g pressed for sale, aud the market
vss quoted roinInally on the basis OF SSs"
cost and frelsht, equal 10 I SIC. Tor cent
~ test. ,iuiy taid. On the whole the market
showNd \ slightly stcadier undertonr, nntwlth-
s~tdisting more activity in the production IN
Cuba where ~sevsdy.Sevc~ ~C~utrals are nov
g%ririinz. oomnartd with fi'v.one a year aso.
hnod sugar was uuuinally unchanged al
5."jc. Tor fnt granula,ed.
The market for sugar futures was "a little
stsalicr. oulr- 10 moderate coverin; and In
th, ah~err, Of more than HIGHT Offerings.
P-ice changes We're not particularly I'M.
por7 ant, but AZ the end OF the isy were net
mn ha-.-d TO . points higher. Total sales
were 500 tons. Prices were
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Consolidated Exchange.

From the opening on the Consolidated
stock Exchange yesterday there were IN
1ications Of profit taking throughout the
list, early bulges being taken advantage
Of for the marketing OF stocks, Bcst
prices for many 81 the leading issues wcre
those recorded at the opening or soon
thereafter This was true of Anaconda,
which was one OF the early features bc-
cause Of the dividend meeting scheduled
FOR later IN the day. That stock opened
At 81, up = of n noint from Mondry's
closing quo,"tlon. This was It's highest.
After the directors meeting. when II was
announced that the dividend rate had been
raised to SIX per cent, II sold as low as
s9i- closing ~ SAL.
United states steel common opened At
N5i., >. az = noint below It's closing
quotation on Monday earlv touched say
and then declined to STG,, closing M sTr..
Th"rn wer" n few special early advances.
Mexican Petroleum WAS a case Ia point.
II oprnel At loSh, w i Of n point from
Monday and advanced 10 ltoia but aiter-
word hroke sharOlv. dosing Mt 1918 its
Lowest. Goodrich Rubber was not"blv
strong. Ar@r opening 81 7Is and eHriv
4 iGis,
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Big STOCK ISSUE FOR
DRY GOODS MERGER.
Stockholders of Associated and
United Companies Hear How
They Will Share.
S5O.OOO.O 900 TO BIZ PUT OUT

The reorganization plan of the Asso-
ciated Merchants Company and the
yesterday. provides for the consolidation
Of the companies and the Incorporation
of another, to he known as the Assoc
ciated Dry Goods Corporation. under the
capitalization OF s5o.oo 900. OF this.
SEQ 900 900 will be first preferred stock.
SO 600. 600 second preferred stock and
s20.0 600. 900 common stock.
Under tho plan the first preferred
stock will be entitled to dividends at the
rate Of 6 per cent and the second pre-
ferred stock to dividends at the rate of
I per cent. Dividends on the first and
second preferred will be cumulative after
December I. 1917.
Holders of first and second preferred
stock of the Associated Merchants Com
any will receive n share Of new stock
for zach share of old and new stock
to the amount of 3 per cent. dividends
from April Is. 1914. to December I. 1915.
Holders of common stock will get hare
for share.
Holders Of first preferred stock OF tho
United Dry Goods Companies will get
new stock to the amount of 20 per cent,
Of their holdings and holders OF second
preferred will share at the rate of 10
per cent. with new stock TO the amount
of ! per cent. dividends from Tune ],
1914. to December /. 1915.
Under the plan the United States
Trust Company has been appointed the
depositary and Het Adm'nis:ratiekantool
Van G~ebroeders Boissevain en- Kerk.
hoven en- Compagnie Gevestied te Am.
sterdam has been appointed "a agent OF
the depositary.
due To Claim Failure.
The reorganization Of h two com.
panies and their subsidiaries comes ms
the result OF the failure of the ii. II
Clafin Company and the liquidation OF
the O'Neill-Adanls Company, which
caused an impairment of the capita
assets of the Associated Merchants Com.
pany. After a decrease in value of the
stock of that company the capital az.
sets OF the United Dry foods Companies
were also impaired. Dividends werc
suspended by both companies.
Cornelius y. Bliss. Jr., IL chairman
of the reorganization committee. The
following are members Louis Stewart
Samuel W. Reyburn. Gates ". Nectar
rah. Thomas Cochran and Theron $
Atwater.
The announcement sent 20 stockholders
of the two companies slys in part 'Th'
proposed plan of reorganization. IL car
rled into effect. ought TO permit the re
sumption Of dividends. The ownership
of the underlying companies by one com
psny instead Of two permits Of "a facilit,
of man cement and economies not posi-
BILE at present. II viii also terminate III,
ownership by one company of a large
l~nterest IN the other. and vest the prop
critics IN owe corporation controlled b!
the individual stockholders and by Civ
ing to the one company all the propertie.
! variously located will tend TO assure sta
bility OF earnings unaffected lay II sp.'
C!aI local condition.
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COMMUTERS FIGHT RATE RArsr
Protest to Z. e. &. Being prcpar.,
at Green wich, Conn,

GREENwrcu. Conn, Dec. oS.-Comn,
tiers living in Greenwich are preparing =
petition to be presented to tho ln,s,'
state Commerce Commission pro,es,Inr
against the proposed advance in ,ha
monthly communication rate between he's
md New York.
II was announced last week tina, ~
New Haven railroad had decided Ia a.
,abllsh a 5000 monthly figure so-
Greenwich, which is s1.5j in excess a,
he present fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
Bryan Second Man
on Early Returns

LINCOLN. May t-tspecial relegram.l
-Four precincts out Of twenty-one IN
Lincoln reveal Charles W. Bryan second
man on the city ticket Indications are
Mayor r. c. zehrung win be defeated.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
Pascual 0rozco
Threatens to Take
Warpath Again

FL PAso. Tex. May 4-Genersl Pascusl
Orozco, leader Of the anti Madero revolt
and later a military commander under
former Provisional President Huerta.
last night disappeared from the American
border near Fsbrens. Tex, and lie be-
lieved TO have crossed into Mexico. This
Information was contained in a telegram
received here late last night from Pabens.
where Orozco with three companions was
seen earlier yesterday IN an automobile.
General Marcio Carraveo. former lieu
tenant under Orozco. who has been Nv
ing in FL Paso. last night also could not
be located.
The reported disappearance Of orozco
and his former lieutenant and the report
received here from American troops OF
the border patrol of heavy firing last
night near Guadalupe. Mexico. opposite
Fabens Tex, was taken in we'll in
formed circles here 10 indicate the possi-
birty OF an inefpient counter revolution.
The firing lasted two hours. There was
no report of tho crossing, however. OF
and large number u men Oroxco. a
political refugee for the last two months.
had been living in San Antonio
Francisco /. Madero. who in 1911 in
stituted his revolt against the Diaz
regime. crossed into Mexico at the same
place orosco is believed to have crossed
last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05

ways in political circles. but the censors
have forbidden the transmission OF ali
comment. Correspondents are permitted
TO say. however that Prince Won Buelow
made new proposals Sunday night 20
Baron sonnino. These proposals we're
submitted 20 the cabinet ministers. who
will hold another council today
The press is unanimous in declaring the
abandonment OF the kings trip 20 ouarto
has in no way altered the government
decision. A semi-official note. couched
In vague terms. says
''Italys attitude cannot undergo any
change from the kings not going to
Quarto."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05

WASHINGTON. May 4--CSpecial Tele-
dard. Thayer county, Nebraska, Frank
Z. Genereaux, vice NJ l. Allsman. re-
signed; Sybrant. Rock county, Nebraska.
Don F. Sybrant. vice f. e. SybTant, re-
signed. Haydraw. Mead county. South
Dakota, Mrs. Adelaide Norris, vice II.
II. McKeighan, resigned Hoamer, Ed
munds county. South Dakota, Florence
r, Dudley, vice j. F. Geeslin.
tablished on June is as follows: South
Dakota, Huron, Beadle county, route No.
4, length thirty-one miles, families eighty
route No. 1. length ISL miles, fami-
lies t06.
The postoffiee at Thelma, Garden
county, Nebraska, has been discontin-
ued: mail TO Antioch.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
Memorial is Held
for Judge Mcpherson

RED OAK. la. May t--(Speoiai Tele-
Rram.)-The entire afternoon session of
district court was dispensed with today
to give wny for the memorial services
OF the Montgomery county bar. held IN
respect to the memory OF the late Judge
Smith Mcpherson OF this city. The serv-
Ices. which were simple and impressive.
occupied the greater part Of the after
noon. during which time there we're
short addresses by a large number OF
local attorneys. as well as several who
came from neighboring towns. all Of
whom had known Judge Mcpherson as
a Judge and friend.
Many townspcople were present at the
services aside from the attorneys and
court officials. In the course Of the
program resolutions OF respect we're
passed.
Among the friends Of the late Judge
who came from neighboring towns we're:
Senator G. O. Saunders OF Council
Bluffs, Judge W. 8. Lewis and Clyde
Genung from 0lenwood Earl Ferguson.
c. II. Barns and @. b. Jennings OF shen-
sndoah. $. J. Mccord Of ciarinda. Judge
e. p. Woodruff OF Gienwood, who IL
presiding, was among the speaker. as
we're also Judge Lewis. Senator saun-
ders, Attorneys r. J. Hysham. r. w.
Reeson. f. p. Greenlee. Ralph Pringle,
p. W. Richards and W. c. Ratoliff.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
ITALY'S ENTRANCE
INTO WAR DELAYED
Refusal Of King to Attend Dedica-
ton Of Garibaldi Monument In
dicates Change in Situation.
KAISER MAKES NEW PROPOSAL

ROME. May 4.-Cvia Paris. >
The decision Of King Victor Emman-
uel not to take part in the ceremony
Of the unwilling OF the Garlbaldi
monument at Quarto Dant Elena is
being commented on today as a step
Of great significance.
The presence Of his majesty at the
unwilling had come to be regarded
as tantamount to a declaration of
war. Now the change in the king S
plan is regarded as meaning that par
tlcipation of Italy in the European
conflict again has been postponed.
The hope Is being entertained by
the pacificists that the efforts OF
Italy to arrange a peaceful solution
Of It's problems may ultimately be
successful.
Will Not Leave Capital Now.
Tn view OF the International situation
the king and his ministers cannot leave
the capital 10 be present at the unwilling
Of the Garibsldi monument at Quarto
oahA A@iShas Ndh AHH AtAN oI Nnt note
issued after the meeting OF the cabinet
yesterday. Its publication produced a
profound effect upon public opinion.
Abandonment Of the plan for the par
ticipation Of King Victor Emmanuel and
high government officials in the eere-
monies attendant on the unwilling Is be-
heved 20 have been the result Of the call
made by Prince Won BueIow, the German
ambassador. on Foreign Minister Sonnino
Sunday night. The details of this con-
ference are supposed TO have been pre-
scented at the meeting Of the cabinet, the
call for which was not issued until yes
terday morning. The ministers assem-
bled two hours later and the council
lasted four hours. All the ministers ar
rived promptly except Minister OF Justice
Orlando, who was absent from Rome.
but he returned In time to take part In
some Of the deliberations.
Immediately after the council closed
Baron Sonuino, who called on the king
before the session opened. went TO the
consulate, where the first secretary Of
the German embassy awaited him. After
receiving a verbal communication from
the baron. the secretary FASTENED TO the
Villa Malta, the private residence Of
Prince Won Bueiow, while Foreign Min
lister sonnino called on the king for
second time.
These events are interpreted in many
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-05
AUSTRIAN GAINS
IN GALICIA BIG
FEATURE OF DAY
CONTINUED from Page One )

tConunued from rage one.
which the Turks met the landing Of
troops
Russia Is again cooperating in the
attack on Constantinople by renewing
bcmbardment OF the Bosphorus forts.
italy Holds Diplomatic stage.
Italy IL occupying the center % the
diplomatic stage. but there is little in
the way OF authentic news from Lon
con Latest information L. that negoti-
stions between Austria and Italy, after
being broken off as the result OF a dead
lock. have once moro been resumed.
The crisis in the Chino-Japanese nego-
tiations IL attracting much attention
here. The press discusses the cortro-
versy with reserve. although this Ltti-
tude does not conceal the fact that
there is considerable unesslness over
the situation in the far east
French official Report.
PARIS May i.-The French war office
this afternoon gave out a report on the
progress OF hostilities reading:
There was a German attack yesterday
evening on the British front to the north
OF Ypres. The Germans we're driven back
by our allies
I'm the Argonne near Bagatelle we de-
livered an attack which resulted in the
gaining OF ground"