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The Western outlook., 1915-12-11

Those defensive works cannot even
be seen from the ocean, and 1t would
be almost impossible for any hostile
feet to destroy or capture them, be-
cause there Is really nothing above
ground to hit.
The landward defenses, now nearly
finished, consist Of series of formid-
able earthworks, and extend in the
form Of q crescent from Pearl Har
Dor on the west, where the naval base
is located, to Honolulu. From Homo
lulu to Diamond Head on the east
runs a mountain wall, affording
natural fertilization that can hardly
be surmounted by an enemy, in the
face Of the batteries of guns which
have been established on its highest
SUBMITS. The mortar battery in the
volcanic crater thus terminates the
line Of landward defense as well as
the line to the seaward.
The four mortars mounted In the
volcano are stated to have an extreme
range of nearly nine miles, and can
carry ACCURATELY loi 6iA LILIES. lACg
fire 12-inch shells weighing 700
pounds, and carrying loads of high
explosives. Within the last few
months they have been established in
the crater, and they are now ready for
business.
All the seacoast defenses are COM
pleted, and the guns mounted, except
one 14-inch rife, which will be
shipped to Honolulu during the month
of July. The carriage for it is ready
and In place. One million dollars
worth of ammunition is stored in mag
azines on the island, and the forts are
supplemented by complete system of
submarine mines controlled by cleo
tricity.
Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor itself Is a landlocked
sheet of water covering II square
miles, and with depth OF something
Like sixty feet over nearly all of this
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MADE HIS HOST LAUGH
GUESTS REMARK REALLY HAD
ELEMENT OF HUMOR.
He intended to Make Very Polite,
Sincere Compliment, but Used a
Somewhat Vulgar Syno-
nym for Food.

1T was in Chillicothe, O., that mac
my first glimpse into American his.
tory. The hard times did not prevent
me from buying A Brief History of the
United Stales,' the contents of which
| virtually devoured. My instructors
were my fellow guests at a comfort.
able boarding house.
Il would retire to my room, ponder
the annals of this modern chosen peo-
pie until / reached a passage whose
words proved too big for my mind to
grasp (Which was often the easel,
when / would go out and demand
light on the subject from the first
guest l happened to meet. A physi-
clans wife and the genial, gray-haired
proprietor of the boarding house man
ifested deep interest in me and were
ready to aid my strenuous endeavor
to become an enlightened American
citizen
The proprietor, who, believe, had
fought in the Civil war, would relate
to me events of that great conflict in
such a droll manner that my study
of history under his supervision was a
supreme delight
But the genial proprietor enlight-
ened me on other subjects than that of
the Civil war He gave me my first
real lesson in English on table man.
ners. One day he asked me, How do
you like our grub?'
What Is your grub, sir?' l asked
with a mischievous smile that
scarcely agitated his weeping-willow
mustache and thick beard, he said:
1T is the things we eat, you know. And
-and-it is part of good manners
to observation-disclosures way that we
like the grub, just to please our host
THAT was to me most welcome bit
of information. | had been greatly at
a loss to know how to express in the
English language my appreciation of
a good dinner. Certainly now / had
no longer an excuse to omit such po-
lite formality.
ut was only a short time thereaft-
er that ! happened to dine with
minister whose gracious wife served
for the occasion a bounteous and ele-
gantly appointed dinner. / could hard
ly wait for the proper moment to ex-
press my great appreciation of the
repast. When the moment came I
turned to my hostess with cheerful
dignity and said, Mrs. F., l have great
ly enjoyed your grub But when her
husband laughed so that he nearly
fell from his chair / suspected that
my instruction in table manners at
Chillicothe was somewhat detective
Abraham Rihbany In His Autobi-
ography.
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"a Gordon Bennett made a trip
80 in his steam yacht through
Il Ia the West Indies, and when .he
reached La Guayra he cabled
orders to the New York Herald to
run a series of articles describing
that part of the Caribbean as a cruis-
ing ground for yacht owners. Since
then a good many yachtsmen have
followed Mr. Benefits lead, but few
have got as much out Of the trip in
the way of excitement and varied ex-
perience as did Frederick Fenger of
Boston.
Accompanied by his wife and one
man crew, Skipper Fenger made a
cruise Of more than 5000 miles in the
specially designed schooner Diablesse.
Storms along the gulf waters, dan
gers of starvation and hardships Of
long hours at the wheel were safely
surmounted; suspicious of being Ger
man spies were finally routed; mu-
tiny on board was quelled, when for
few days added help was taken on
board, and at last, in June, 1915, the
little Elton schooner returned home.
Nothing very exciting happened in
the first part Of the trip except the
desertion Of the crew." who feared
to cross the gulf stream. Captain and
Mrs. Fenger managed to reach Bimini,
and continued to Nassau, where new
crew, In the person of one Jamaica
Fred was shipped, and he stuck to
the end.
Ran Against Revolution.
Il hoped to reach ST. Thomas in
ten days" said Captain Fenger, "but
first we ran into head winds and then
a calm. We were in a dead beat for
three and one-half weeks, except for
two nights. Off the coast of Haiti we
ran into hard blow, In which our
jibs were torn off while we were TAX
ing in sail We hove to under fore
sail, and the next morning ran in I'M
der the island at Port de Paix.
There we found revolution going
on. officers boarded US, headed by
the harbor master.
1--WE anchored with all our chains
out, and the officers took all our pa
pers ashore / was considerably wor-
ried, fearing that they would seize
the schooner. An American S0-foot
schooner yacht year before had
been fired on in the same locality"
They got away from Port de Paix
all right, however, and made their
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BOUT ten years ago James
Gordon Bennett made a trip
in his steam yacht through
| the West Indies, and when he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
METAL SHARES MAKE.
 MODERATE GAINS.
Stock Market Shows Im- prOvement Due to Profit
 able War Contracts

New York, July 2O.-War shares were high records for Bethlehem Steel at lss1a and American at 54. Other issues of this class were under further restraint. how ever Crucible Steel especially showing the effect of yesterdays liquidation. Vest inghouse, General Electric, Baldwin Lo- comotive and the motor issues yielded from 8 to 10 points in the early trading with some readjustment later. United States Steel was strong in the face of steady offerings and metal shares made moderate gains to the accompaniment of an increased domestic demand. The im- provement shown by representative rail- way issues seemed to have its origin mainly in more encouraging crop advices from western and northwestern sections of the country.
 Trading was most active In the first end final hours. It was in the later trad ing tht Bethlehem Steel and Can were at their best, most other stocks being neg lected. Cans rise was attracted by the unusual crcumstantial stories of profit able war contracts, which lacked con- firmation in authoritative circles.
 General financial news bore mainly upon the international situation. Exchange on leading European capitals was feature less, aside from some hardening of rates on London and an easier tendency in francs.
 The feature of the bond market where the tone was easier was the marked di- nninution of foreign offerings. Total sales (par value) aggregated sl.1Io,oo0
 Ifnited States bonds unchanSed on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce
 Wholesalers Selling Price) LemonsS44 Lettuce-slQ1.2 1.25 per box. Limes-15c@S1 per 100 Pineapples-sL50@2 crate. Peaches-sld1 Peaches. + bus. baskets. 15G25c. New Apples-sl0D1. .25 per hamper. Peanuts-51eQf6i1c per lb. Home Grown Tomatoes-40qe0c basket New Potatoes-75c per bu.; No. ? 5oc per bushel.
 Virginia Potatoes-Cobblers in 11-lt packages. g. Roasting Ears-15625c doz. Eggplants- -s1@1.5O. Alabama Onons-S191.2 crate. Northern Onions-Per 75-lb. sack, SIPS. New Cabbage-$1G15 Green Beans-Hamper, 50675c. Home Grown Tomatoes -40Q50c. Home Grown Squash-Per half-bushel ba sket 201S0c. Home Grown Cucumbers-Per half bushel basket. 25@5Oc. Lodon Layer Raisins-$.75 Watermelons-10Q25c Cantaloupes-$1. .50G1. .75. New Sweet Potatoes-$1.25 25 per hamper. Missouri Apples-$1.3 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling. S.eSc; receipts, 3529: sales. 325; stock, 167,S73.
 Galveston: Middling, S.75c; receipts. 3l2l exports, 1300 sales, 252: stock, 120 436 Mobile: Middling, s.1sc receipts, 1SO; stock, 14,623.
 Savannah: Mddling, S63c; receipts, 400; sales, 154: stock 70, 1Sl.
 Charleston: Receipts. IS: stock, 4364s. Wilmington: Receipts, 4: stock 4030s Norfolk: Middling, S:3sc; receipts, 240; sales. 10i; stock 4S,5S3.
 Baltimore: Stock 2070.
 Boston: Middling, 9.25c: receipts, 21; ex- ports. 160: stock 14,300
 Philadelphia: Middling. s.4oc; stock, 27s7 New York: Middling. 910c exports, 1900; stock. 253, ,406
 Minor ports: Receipts, 5O61; exports, 5s61 stock, 15,394.
 Total today: Receipts, 1s,574; exports, S62l: stock, 793 610
 Total for week; Receipts, 2i 615 exports, 1896.
 Total for season: Receipts, 1o,6s1 .e1s; ex- ports, S.231, BOA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
CLEARING WEATHER EXPRESSES WHEAT Big Fall in Value Through out Entire Domestic
 Belt

Chicago. July 2o.-wheat underwent big fall in value today, owing to clearing weather throughout the entire domestic belt and as a result of the government weekly forecast promising better condi- tons in regard to the harvesting and movement of the new winter crop The market closed heavy. at 3iAo to 5%c net decline Corn finished MQ1c down to 1Sc up; oats. off. stc to 1c and provisions showing losses of 16o to 421kc.
 Bearish sentiment as to wheat prevailed from the outset, the general opinion be- ing that, because of good weather re- ceipts would soon show a material in- crease, and that the quality of arrivals would be more satisfactory than recently had been the case.
 Deferred deliveries in corn went lower with wheat.
 Oats gave way under hedging sales On the decline. however, cash transac- tons were heavy, including 100000 bush- els for export.
 Lower prices for hogs and grain brought down provisions. The break was checked by big export purchase of lard.
 Future quotations were as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
New Sweet Potatoes From South Alabama Are Here. Peaches and WatermelOns Continue to Arrive in Large Quantities

Receipts became heavy on Morris ave- nue yesterday, and trade quite brisk Prices on all commodities held firm.
 Watermelons continue to arrive in large volume, and it Is estimated there are now some 30 cars on the Birming- ham track awaiting unloading or recon signment. Though a full proportion of the melons sold here continue to come from Georgia. these shipments are said to be rather small, when compared to those of the Alabama product Several carloads of Alabama melons arrived on the local market yesterday and will be disposed of at fair prices
 Rockyford cantaloupes from points within the state are also being placed on the Birmingham market in plentiful supplies, and the quality this season is said to be exceptionally fine. A car of Georgia cantaloupes was also received here yesterday by the Douglass Bros company. This car contained 300 crates This concern also received a half car of new sweet potatoes from south labama The new crop of yams is now coming from all parts of the state in large volume Dooley yams are in sea son. and shipments continue to arrive from Cullman.
 Peaches grown in Alabama also con stitute big item on the local market Among receipts yesterday were lO9 crates received by Daring Bros. from Blount Springs. This shipment consisted of fancy Albertas grown by W. M. Dren- hen of Birmingham, who has a large farm and orchard at the springs. It will be remembered that MT. Drennen shipped solid car of peaches to Birmingham toward fha of Ia sf ment of Albertas received yesterday is expected to bring $1 per crate.
 The Georgia Alberta has not yet been placed on the Birmingham market to any extent worth mentioning. and the Alabama crop this season gives promise of rivaling that of the neighboring state in quality and flavor.
 W. A. Tremble of the Douglass Bros Produce company, makes the following remarks concerning the local produce market:
 Marked improvement was noted here in the produce market Tuesday, and re- celpts were heavy The indication is that business is beginning to take on new life along Morris avenue. The farm CTS and husbandmen of this state this year are putting forth great effort to produce record breakoing fruit and vege- table crops. and it would appear as though they were meting with excellent success Sweet potatoes, large and juicy watermelons cantaloupes, peaches grapes and varieties of grapes are being produced in adjoining counties and shipped to the local market and con sumption is proving heavy
 Among other receipts of produce from Alabama points yesterday were:
 Eight crates peaches. Jasper Il crates peaches, Empire; AZ hampers cantaloupes. Boligee; 13 crates peaches. Empire; 2 crates figs and of cantaloupes. Marion; Il crates peaches. Jasper: 8 cases eggs Winfield; coops chickens and cases of eggs, Sulligent; Il sacks Irish po- tatoes, Culman; 8 barrels sweet pota- toes, Cullman; coops chickens, Ord more; baskets okra, Oneonta; crates cantaloupes, Theodore; Il coops chick ems. Florence.
 Quotations for today follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
COTTON RECOVERS RECENT DECLINE
Downward Movement of Cotton Market Checked by
 Increased Demand

New Orleans, July 2o.--Cotton was de- pressed and had an easy undertone dur ing the best part Of today's session. but toward the close the demand increased, the market steadied and recovered much of the decline. closing at a net loss of l to 4 points. The bulk of the buying orders appeared to come from shorts who wanted their profits. Little bull support was fin evidence at any time.
 The market opened at the decline and in the early trading went to Il points under yesterdays close. This was the low of the day. Selling was stimulated by favorable weather and crop accounts, pri- vate reports of rain in Texas and uneasi- ness over the political situation. By the middle of the morning the downward movement was checked. scalping shorts buying on rather a large scale.
 Although local spot quotations were un- changed. there were reports that the in terior was offering cotton at concessions here, which fostered bearish sentiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
LIVERPOOL BUYING
 STEAD|ES MARKET
Recent Decline Partly Re- covered in Cotton
 Market

New York, July 2o.-A further decline was partly recovered in the cotton mar ket here today, with the close steady at months and of to points on later de- leveries.
 Cables were better than due, ana rne weather map failed to show rains in the southwest talked of here late yesterday. but after opening at a decline of l to f points, the local market eased off under continued liquidation and southern sell ing. Private predictions for showers in Texas were not entirely confirmed by the official forecasts, but there were private reports of rains in the northern part of that state, while weataher condiytions elsewhere In the belt were reported favor able.
 After selling off to net loss of to 10 points, however, the market steadied on Liverpool buying, presumably to undo straddles. and prices later rallied to practically last nights closing figures on a little demand from reactionists. Trading became quiet late in the day and subse- quent figures were irregular, without any particular change in the general charac- ter of the news.
 Part of the southern selling noted dur ing the early trading was attributed to spot interests. but offerings from this source were too small to indicate any fresh development in the spot situation. July was relatively weak under a little scattering liquidation, and trading In that position will end at noon Friday. There were a few complaints of deterioration from southern Texas, but most of the private crop reports reaching here during the day were favorable. and a prominent travelling expert reported excellent pros poets in northern Alabama and nerthern and eastern Mississippi.
 Port receipts for the day. 13S74 bales: United States port stocks, i9S.996; exports today. 8621 making S.244,1SS bales so far this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, S.55c; receipts. 300; shipments, 2561; sales, 266; stock. 6s.747
 Memphis: Middling. S75c; receipts. 90; shipments, 125S; sales, 100; stock. S3.9S
 Augusta Middling. s.50c; receipts, BOT; shipments, 234; sales. S96; stock, n. .562.
 St Louis: Middling s5sc: receipts, g01 |, shipments, 901; sales. 52: stock, 1927O.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 210; shipments, 12l i; stock. 1S326
 Little Rock: Midding. $500; shipments B. sales, 3: stock, 970S
 Dallas: Middling, s.15c; sales, 26.
 Total today: Receipts. 2406; shipments, 507S; stock, 266, 634
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
TO KEEP METALS
 OUT OF GERMANY

London. July 20.-(5:02 p. m.)-To keep metals out of Germany the Brit ish public has been requested offi- cially to pack food sent to prisoners of war in Germany in cardboard or wooden boxes. If the provisions are such as usually are put up in tin boxes or cans they are asked to sub stitute glass or earthenware.
 Tin exports already have been pro- hibited to the Scandinavian countries and to Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, July 20.-Closing: Cotton spot in fair demand. Prices steady. Good mlddling. 5.4id; middling. 5.14d; low mid ding 46Sd. Sales. 5000 bales. In cluding 7400 American and 800 for speculation and export. Receipts 5000 bales. Futures closed quiet and steady. July, 5021hd i. July and August. 5.021sd; August and Sep tember. 5.061xd September and October b.141ad; October and November. b.21d; No vember and December. 527d; December and January, 6.32d January and Febru- ary, 5.361sd February and March. 5.41d; March and April 5.46d; April and May. 5.491sd; May and June, 55od; June and July, 5.551sd; July and August, 5.5s1hd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Hubbard Bros & Co,sLetter

New York, July 2O.-(Special. ) Pending a clearer outlook upon po- litfcal and an adjustment of the la Dor troubles here the market Is ner- vous and fluctuatlng on transactions with no defined future. Reports of oc- casional rains in Texas caused local selling which the uncertainty of tho situation makes restless and covering quickly follows. The usual midsum- mer doubt is intensified by the cloud cd outlook but the market Is fairly steady at the slight decline from yes- terday and awaits developments. Trad ing is local.
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261sc: higher scoring. 27G271sc firsts, 241. Q26c: seconds, 2394c. Eggs steady; re- ceipts, 29,794; fresh gathered extras, 24dp 25c; extra firsts. 22923c; firsts, 2O0Mc; seconds, 1S419c. Cheese weaker; re- cefpts, 12,695; state whole milk. flats and twins. colored specials. 14a4gdbc; state whole milk, flats and twins. white, 14s @14%c; colored. average fancy, 14xc; white. average fancy. 14@1<Ao. Dressed poultry steady; western roasting chick ems. frozen, ,sGe2c; fowls, fresh iced. 13h Q17c; turkeys, 15@16c.
 Chicago, July 20-Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged; receipts, 12,135. Pota- toes unchanged; receipts, 30 cars.
 Kansas City, July 20.-Butter. eggs and poultry unchanged.
 St. Louis. July 20.-Poultry unchanged Butter unchanged; creamery, 25hc. Eggs. 1lc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Hubbard Bros. & Ca.

Cotton Mercnants, Hanover Square, N. Y. Members New York Cotton Exchanee
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. sale of Cotton and Cotton Soed Oil forr future delivery; Special attention and spot cotton for delivery. CorresponS. once invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Mercantile Paner

New York, July 20.--Mercantile paper. Sg3la per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, $4. II. 60: demand. A.76.40: cables. $4769O Francs, demand 556lh; cables, 5.55H. Marks de- mand, s51R; cables, S13s. Lires, demand, 6131a; cables, SIS. Rubles, demand, a2; ca- bles, S2h Bar silver, 47ssc; Mexican dol lars, S6%c Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds easy Call money easier; high, per cent, low 11a per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan, per cent; clos ing bid, 11s per cent; offered at per cent. Time loans easier; 50 days. 2h per cent: 90 days, 21b per cent; six months. 3@3h per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, July 2o.-Spot cotton quiet, unchanged. Sales on the spot. 2l5: to ar rive, 50. good ordinary, 662c: strict good ordinary. 7iSc; low middling, 7lsc. strict low middlins, s.26c: middling, S.6sc, strict middling, S.SSo good middling. 9.2oc; strict good middling. 9.57c. Receipts, 3529; stock, i67,S75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Flour and Feedstuffs
(Wholesale Quotations.) ]

Self-risng flour. $6.65; Tennessee flour, &. 45; Michigan flour, s74o; Idaho flour, $e.7S; Indiana flour, s6 65; hard winter wheat flour, s6.76; shorts. $33; pure wheat brand. s29; c. s. meal, 71s per cent s29; Cremo meal, S26; c. s. hulls, s10 ton; No. timothy hay. s25 per ton; pea green al- falfa: western, s22. and southern alfalfa. Ts; mixed feeds, per ton. s35; oats. per bIshel, CSC; Texas oats. 63c; corn, per bushel. s1 .05; cornmeal s1.9O per two bushel sack chops. $1 .95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Meats

Crackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs-1lc. Bellies-nAc. Butts-15c. Pork Loins-17c. Neck Bones-4c Breakfast Bacon-1Sas6c. Spare Ribs-9c. Regular Hams-17c. Skinned Hams-l7c. Pure Lard--912c; compound 7%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Coffee Market

New York. July O-The market for cof- fee futures opened at unchanged prices to decline of points under a little selling of March by one of the more prominent local buyers. Otherwise there was practi- cally no business except for some switch ing. but prices were gradually offered down in the absence of demand with the close 5 to points net lower. Sales, 67oO. July, 7.05c: August. 6.95c; September, 6S3c i: October. 6.87c; November, 600c December, 6.93c; January, 6.97c; February. 70tc; March, 7.06c; April 7.1Oc; May, 7.15c; June, 7.20c.
 Spot quiet; Rio No. T. 71kc: Santos No. 1, 9ssc. Cost and freight offers were about unchanged for Rios and unchanged to a shade lower for Santos grades.
 The official cables reported no change in the Brazilian markets or in the rate of Rio exchange. Brazilian port receipts, 7,000: Jundiahy, 55,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Dry Goods Market

New York July 20.-Cotton goods mar let more active today. Print cloth higher. Mems wear openings for spring are sched- uled for tomorrow. Jobbers reported spot business quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Rice Market

New Orleans, July 20.-Rough rice was steady today and the clean grade quiet. Quote: Honduras. 300Ql4.0 .05c; Japan, nominal; clean Honduras, 4G41ac; Japan, 414c. Rice, polished per ton. $2S@30; bran, $26Q2S. Receipts: Clean. 2O.410. Sales, TOO sacks rough Honduras at 405c: 3455 pock- cts clean Honduras at 4Q41sc; 12O pock- cts Japan at 4Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
Naval Stores

Savannah, July 2O.-Turpentine firm. 3911d40c. Sales, 763; receipts, 112i; ship ments, 12s; stock. 2,6Se Rosin firm; sales. 1923; receipts, 3157 shipments. 2s72: stock. 105, ,33s. Quote B, s2.s5dI2. 90; D, s313o5: F. s3.05dS.10: F, $315Q3 .2O| G, H. s32O; |, s. 221s :, K. $365; M. s425 N, s5 1oa5. 20; we, $6.15a6.2 .25; wv, $6. 4OQlS.45