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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
DRY GOODS MARKET
 BEGINS ID WEAKEN
Prices Firm as There Are Few Goods to Be Had for
 Future Delivery

New York, December 16.-The quiet CT tone in primary dry goods markets has been followed by weakening in. the prices asked for gray cloths and some few sheetlngs used for bag purposes Sales have been almost wholly made up of transactions between second hands and are due in part to the sea sonable reassortiEg of stocks by con verters. Mill agencies hold prices very firm as there are few goods to be had fer any early delivery. Tine immediate business in hand is tho rushing out of goods for spring. a great volume ot merchandise being on order. It was during the week that some of the larg- est mills making blankets and domets would not have more than SC per cent of a normal production to offer for the next fall season. due to the sold UT condition this year and the volume of exports in these lines. The lower cotton market has helped merchants to restrain further flight upward in prices. but as mill costs in labor and supplies have reached a very high basis and give little promise of an early change. there Is not a great deal of hope expressed that values can fall much in the near future. The movement of cotton goods, especially in heavy weights and in spring mer- chandise, continues very large.
 Prices quoted are as follows: Print cloths. 2g-inch 64x60s, Go; 64x6es, 55s c; 3Sh-inch 64x64s, SAc; brown sheet ing, southern standards, 12c; denims, 2.20s indigo. 21c; tickings, s-ounce, 20kc; prints, ec; staple ginghams, sKc; dress ginghams, 11Ac.
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New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans.. Mid%Iing, 18c; receipts 22s3; exports, 456o; sales, 900; stock. 4e2'- 405.
 Galveston: Middling, 1S.25c receipts, 10- 756;. sales, 800; stock, 429.S79.
 Mobile Mddling, 1Sc; receipts, 4B; stock, 15,099.
 Savannah: Middling, 1s.75ca receipts. 1547; stock, 221,506.
 Charleston: Receipts, S4S; stock 75,343. Wilmington: Middling. 1Sc; receipts, 2s7; stock, 48,614.
 Norfolk: Middling, 17.75c; receipts. ilss; sales, 581; stock, 113,511.
 Baltimore: Stock, core.
 Boston: Middling, 1s.6oc; receipts, 722; exports, 965; stock, S4o0.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 1S.Goc; exports, 206; stock, 819.
 New York: Middling, 1S.s5c; receipts. 357; stock, 147.s25.
 Minor ports: Receipts, sS2; exports, 6576; stock, 40,360.
 Total today: Receipts, 1928; exports, 12, BOT; stock, 1,56s637.
 Total for week: Receipts, 1s.2s3; exports, f, ,S07.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4,572,57o; ex- ports, 2,S06,3
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at prevailing levels. In fact it was said that holders were soliciting bids, but re- liners were inclined to hold off and await developments. Closing prices were nomi- nal at 4Ac for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 5.27c for centrifugal and 440c for molasses. The market for refined sugar was dull and unchanged at 715e for fine granulated, although some re- liners were acceping orders under this quotation.
 Futures were comparatively quiet with operators inclined to even up pending fresh developments in the spot market. Near months were little easier under sea ttered liquidation, while late months were steady on covering with final prices points lower to 1 point higher. Sales S956 tons; January sold from 409 to 4O4c, sing 4.05c; March 3.S4c, closing 3S2c; May, S.S9c to S.S6c, closing S.S6c; July closed 3,93c
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profits, not taken. vanish quickly Unless we'll protected action on either side looks dangerous. Lloyd-George sreech in the British Commons Tuesday is awaited with interest. The general inn pression is that it will be an absolute re- jection of Germany's peace proposition as at present understood. The temper or the allies is not ceaciliatory; Germany ability to continue the war for sometime to come Is admitted. The allies, however are apparently willing to sacrifice addi- tional blood and treas sure for the estab- lishment of peace that will be world wide and enduring for all time. Without assurances to trat effect and without loss of territory or honor we believe the al- lies will continue the struggle. The out come is conjectural, but we can see no prospects of ap early termination. Conse- quently nervous and cratic future mar kets are likely.
 The spot situation need not be affected by these conditions. The south is in a position to hold and should disregard fluctuations that in no way compare the value of the actual cotton. Seed oil was easier in sympathy with break in lard We have been bullish on oil, but be- lieve the situation is less encouraging for the bull side temporarily. We advise caution in the matter of purchase.
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E. F. Hutton,s Stock Letter

New York. December I6.-Railroads are lower than they were number of years ago when they were worth very much less money than they are today, and this Is an industry that will not be hurt by peace. They will make more money after the war is over than they are making now proba- bly,, as they will not be as congested. They have too much business instead of too little. The banks like railroads as collateral They have an old. tried and assured market and this means much when money IS scarce, as 1t is today. We look for a big opening Monday in this group. Erie used to sell in the sos and c. & O. in the sos.
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Future quotations were as follows:
Produce Market

New York, December 16.-Butter, strong; receipts, 5334; creamery higher than ex- tras, 401a@4lc; creamery extras, 92-score, 10; firsts, S71s@3s1ec. Eggs firm; receipts, 333S; fresh gathered extra firsts, 50@51c; frsts 4S@49c; refrigerator special marks. fancy. S4G341ac; refrigerator seconds to firsts, 32@3Sc. Cheese, steadler; receipts, 676: state held specials, 241e; average fancy, 24@24iAc. Live poultry, strong; chickens, 20c; fowls, 2o921c; turkeys, 15@ 23c. Dressed. firm; chickens, 17@29c; fowls, 15@22c; turkeys, 1S630c.
 St Louis, December 16.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
 E1gin, H.. December 16.-Butter. higher, 9 tubs at 3S1sc.
 Chicago, December 16-Butter, higher: receipts 51SO tubs; creamery extras. 3Sc; extra frsts 37@3Tc; firsts. 34q35lac; sec onds, 221k1331ac Eggs, receipts, 1876 cases; market unchanged. Cheese. unchanged Potatoes, receipts. 20 cars, unchanged. Poultry, unchanged to higher; live fowls, lie; springs 17c; turkeys, live, 23c; dressed 2elAc.
 Kansas City, December 16.-Butter, creamery, 3915c; frsts. 371kc; seconds, S51kc; packing, 271ac. Eggs, first. 35c. Poul- try. hens, 1s1hc; rocsters, 121sc; tur- keys, 24c
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Reserve Board Statement

Washington, December 16.-Gains Of nearly $25,000 in net bank deposits and of more than S10,000,OO0 in reserves by fed eral reserve banks during the past week are recorded by the boards weekly state ment, made public today. The statement shows the banks condition December 15, as follows:
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates in vault $256, 900; gold settlement. fund, $177341, GOO; gold redemption fund with United States treasurer, $1.543,oo0; total gold reserve $435, 302, 900; legal tender notes, silver, etc, s7,9U7,00o; total reserve, $443, ,209,000
 Five per cent redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes, 900; bills discounted and bought: Maturities, within 10 days, $23,S17O00; from Il to 90 days, $5i, ,907, GOO; from 31 to 60 days, S52,11S003; from 61 to 90 days, $32, ,342, 900; over 90 days, S10S2, 600; total, s160 666,000; one year United States treasury notes, $11,167 000 municipal warrants, $11, ,195,000; total earn ing assets $225, ,676, 900; federal reserve notes, net, $19, ,50400O due from federal re- serve banks, net, s47,5S6,0o0; all other re- sources, $4656 GOO; total resources, $4, 656 600; total resources, S741 051, ,0O0.
 Liabilities-Capital paid in. s55,731 0o0 government deposits, $2S, 762, 900; member bank deposits, net, $643, ,136, ,000; federal re- serve notes, net, SIP, 606, ,000; federal reserve bank notes in circulation (not stated); all other liabilities, $S16000; total liabilities, S741,o51, 600.
 Gold reserve against net deposit and note liabilities 6S.3 per cent; cash reserve against net deposit and note liabilities 69.6 per cent; cash reserve against net deposit liabilities after setting aside 40 per cent gold reserve against aggregate net liabilities on federal reserve notes in circulation TOP per cent.
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Richard P. Momsen. United States vtca consul at Rio de Janeiro. In addressins the New York Rotary club, said Brazils imports were reduced In 1915 from cur tailed credits. Of s146,00O,00o importeds s47000,O00 came from the United states and sS1,oOo.O00 from Great Britain Ha said expenses of commercial travellers in BrazIl would be about double those in this country, collars costing 5o cents each and shoes SIP a pair. Hotel expenses are about double those of New York. I,aborers in the clothing trade get sl-5o Q day and live poorly Portuguese Is the language chiefly used.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 16.--The cotton seed oil market was easier under liqui- dation due to the decline in lard and on the less favorable prospects for peace in Europe. Closing prices were at IS to 2S points net decline. Sales. $500 bar rels.
 Spot, 12.15c bid; December, 12.29@ 12.60c; January, 12.22@12.25e; February, 12.20@30c; March. 12.13 @1215c; April, 1920 70 12.30c; May. 1928 @12.25c; June, 12.25@122Sc; July, 12.30@12.31c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Mercantile Paper

New York, December 1S.-Mercantile paper, 4@4A per cent; sterling e0-day bills. $4.711a; commercial 60-day bills, on banks. $4.71A; commercial 60-day bills, s471; demand, $4.755s; cables, 4.76 #. Francs, demand, 5.S4; cables, 5.S3. Marks, demand, 72h; cables, 72%.
 Kronen. demand, 12A; cables. 121s Builders, demand, 4o%; cables, 41.. Lires. demand, G.73; cables, 6.71. Ru- bles, demand, 90; cables. 30A Rar sil- ver 76Ac; Mexican dollars, 5SMc. Gov ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 1S.15c; receipts, 4e3i; sh pments. T152; sales, 1720; stock, 277, ,265. Memphis: Middling, IS. 50c; receipts. 329s i; shipments. 2952, stock, 299,421.
 Augusta: Midd,ing. 3sc; receipts, 1858; shipments, 1880; sales, 75S stock, 146,6s9 St. Louis: Middling, 1S.S7c; receipts, 3ss2; shipments, 3960; stock. S1,4T.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1891; shipments. 506; stock, 24S3O.
 Little Rock: Middling, 19c; receipts, 521 shipments, 1856; sales, 1856; stock. 53,604. Total today. Receipts, 15,sO6; shipments, T., ,456; stock, S33, ,286
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, December 16.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot. none; to arrive, 300. Good ordinary. leSoc; strict good ordinary, 17c; low middling, IT SOC: strict low middling, 7.75c s&mid- eling, 1sc; strict middling. ls.1ec; good middling, 1S.37c; strict good middlings t. .R2c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Naval Stores

Savannah. December 16.--Turpentine firm, 53@53Nc: sales. 234; receipts 456; shipments. PIT; stock, 2S,499. Rosin firm: sales, 2261; receipts. 1887: ship ments, 1908: stock. 91,702. Quotations: A. B.. c. D. B. $6.15; F. G, H. s6.20 I. $6.25; K. $e30; M. $6.50; N. $6.S0; VIC, $6.95; wv. $7.20.
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Coffee Market

New York, December 16.--The less Optimistic view Of peace probabilities served to unsettle sentiment In the market for coffee futures and evident fly stimulated the disposition to close out long contracts after the advance of about 50 points from the low level of Monday. Trading was not particular ly active at the start, but after opening to points lower, offerings increased with Wall street and commission houses heavy sellers. May declined to market closing at net loss of 14 to 15 points. Sales, S1,250. Closing bids: De- cember, S.28c; January, S37c; Febru- ary, 8.46c; March. S.54c; April. S.62c; May. S.69c; June, S.75c; July. s.S0c; Au- gust, S.S6c; September, s.91c; October S.96c; November, 9.01c.
 Spot coffee firm; Rio IS 95sc; Santos As, 10ssc Difficulty was reported in se- curing freight room with rates ranging firm offers received were mostly f. O.. b.. Brazil. owing to the uncertainties in this respect Santos As were quoted lat 9.40@9.45c, London credits, f. o. b..
 The official cables reported advances of 25 to 100 reis in the primary markets and an advance of 1-32d in Rio ex- |change on London. Brazilian port re- |ceipts, 56,oo0; Jundiahy. 45,OOO
 Live Stock
 Chicago, December 16.--Hogs: Re ceipts, 19,000; weak at yesterdays av- erage bulk $9.70@1o.10. light $s2O@ 10. mixed ss.55@10.2o. heavy $sS5@ 1925, rough $s.65@9.So, pigs $7.35@ 9.15.
 Cattle: Receipts. 600; steady; native beef cattle 's7 @1175. western steers $7 @10.25, stockers and feeders $5@81O, cows and heifers $3.s5@1O.1o, calves $S.50@12.
 Sheep: Receipts, 4ooo. weak; weth- CTS ss.s5@1o. ewes $4.75@s.5O, lambs s11@1s.35.
 St. Louis. December 1s.--Hogs: Re- ceipts, 75OO steady; lights s9.65 Q 1915. pigs sS@ 9.25. good heavy s10.20 @10.35. bulk s9.S0@1020.
 Cattle: Receipts. 1500, steady; na- tive beef steers s7.5o@la.75, vearling steers and heifers $S5o@1,.5o, cows s5 5O60S.5O, stockers $5.30@7.75, calves sG@12.
 Sheep. Receipts. none; market steady; lambs ss@13.25, ewes s5@S.75, ycarlings $9@11.25.
 Kansas City. December 16.-Hoss: Receipts. 1000; steady; bulk $9,70@ 1915. heavy s10@10.20. light $9.60@ 1905. pigs $S@9.
 Cattle: Receipts, 500; steady prime fed steers $10.50@12, dressed steers $6@S.75, cows $5.25@S.50. heifers s6 @10.50, stockers $60Ds.50. bulls s5.25@ 7.25. calves s6.50@11.25.
 Sheep: Receipts. 2O00; steady; lambs $12@13. yearlings $10.50@11.S5, weth- CTS $s50@9.50, ewes s7.75@9.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. December 16.-Wheat, No. ? red nominal No. 3 red nominal; No. 2 hard nominal No 3 hard nominal. Corn, No 2 yellow, a234@93c; No. yellow, 901a@ 911hc; No white 911sc. Oats. No. 3 white, s51@511ac; standard, 511sG52Hc Rye, No 2 nominal; barley, S5c@$1.20. Timothy, S35O95.50; clover, S12017 Pork, $2S; lard, s16.50a16.55; ribs, $1S.2o@13.70.
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Rice Market

New Orleans. December 16.--Rough and clean rice continued steady today, with quotations unchanged. Receipts: Rough. 2Ss2 sacks; millers, 2Ss2 sacks; clean, 36,O13 pockets (including 32,219 pockets for ex- rort) Sales: Rough: Blue rose, 1900 sacks; clean, Japan, 6C2 pockets; blue rose 109 pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. December 16.--Cash wheat. No. ? hard. $1.62@a.67; No red. $1.67. Corn, No. 3 mixed, S8@S9c; No. 2 white, Ss1sc; No yellow, S9c. Oats, No. white, 54d541sc; No. mixed, 54c.
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Her Failing
From Life.

TOI1I IIIIt.
 First Modern Girl--I can't quite make up my mind about Doiiie. There's some thing queer about her.
 Second Modern Girl--I'l tell you what it is-she has an effeniinate streak.
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Dry Goods Market

New York. December .16-Cotton goods were quiet and were barely steady in gray goods lines. Yarns were steady Burlaps tended higher. Linens were very firm. Knit goods were firm Demand was steady.
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English Money

London, December 16.--Bar silver. 36 13-16d per ounce. Money, "A per |cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 5 E c
 B per cent; three months, 5 F @59s per |cent.
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St L.nuis Grain

St. Louis, December 16-Wheat No. 2 Ted, s1.7oQ17s1a; No. ? hard $1.63@1. 721a |; December, $L61A. Corn, No. ?. 91Nc; No. 2 white 911ac; December, 92c. Oats, No 2, 52c; No. white, 54c; December, 51c
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Atlanta Reserve Rank

Atlanta, December 16.--The weekly state ment of resources and liabilities of the Atlanta reserve bank for December 15, is as follows:
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates: Geld settlement fund, 8, ,4o7, 900; per cert redemption fund, s257, .29; held by the bank, $5,59S, 4s452; total, s19,25S, 262.S1 Bills discounted: Commercial paper, $7,655, ,33S.15. Investments: United States bonds, $2.534- 000; municipal warrants, S406,349; total, 2,94o, ,349. Due from federal reserve banks, net $1,227. .645.S7; all other resources, $79S,- 5S2 CT; total $25, ,SS0, 179. 10
 Liabilities: Capital paid in, s2 4S0,000; government deposits, $3,669. Sl2 80; reserve deposits, net, s16OSe,911; federal reserve note liability, $3,5 ,S95; profit and loss, s1295. .59; all other liabilities, s11326 6l; total, $25SS0,179.1o.
 Federal reserve notes issued, s25 399, 430; federal reserve notes on hand, 2,205; federal reserve notes outstanding. s24,427, 225; gold with federal reserve agent, $20. s7S 33o; net liability federal reserve notes. g. 548 S95
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Bonds

Sugar Market
 New York, December 16.-The local market for raw sugar was dull with re- frers indifferent to offerings which were
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hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, \ change. New orleans Cotton Exchang, kNew York Produce Exchange. Assctist- Members Liverpool Cotton Association 3rders solicited for the purchase and Ne of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for lure delivery. Special attention and
 feral terms given for constgnmsnts of
 E cotton. for delivery. corrsspond-
 V invited.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. December 16.-(Special.)--In the last few minutes of the session com mission house sold on order about 10000 bales of May, breaking prices some 1d points from the ruling quotation when the order was received. Of this decline near ly 10 points was recovered after the close. Previous to the report of this or der the market had been fairly steady at about 10 points lower than yesterday; transactions were not on large scale. the local trade who are bullish and look for a revival in speculation being the buyers, with a slow liquidation from out side buyers.
 The buying by the local jobbers left the market without buyers in the puck de- clines at the close. Exchange brokers here state that it is with great difficulty that war insurance can be obtained; a fact which seems to be interfering with the demand for export
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Chas. Fairchilds & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 16.-(Specia0 The cotton market today opened easier. Prominent uptown interests were sup posed to have been early sellers and March eased to 30. It then rallied to 5l Just before the closing q prominent broker executed big selling order in May. which carried the price of that op- tion down to 1S.37c, while March broke, 1S.19c. The curb, however. was higher. May selling at 1S.5Sc.
 These are hard markets to forecast. When looking strongest they apparently should be sold; contrawise. when weak est, they should be bought, but moderate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-01

posed to continuous enemy fire" He
does not however, define the military
meaning OF the word Continuous"
There is no doubt that Won Bis
sing is carrying on the deportations re-
CARELESS Of everything. Though pro-
tests have been made TO him by vari-
Gus influential public bodies through
cut Be GUM on the ground that natural
law and international law are being
violated, Won Kissing has turned a deaf
ear TO all. When he does recognize one
Of these bodies he falls back on the
old defence that there is no connection
between pledges given by German
authorities on various occasions and
the depcrtations. He argues that un-
employment - caused by lack of raw
material, which is the result Of the
Allies blockade, but he ignores Eng
lands offer % permit importation Of
raw materials if the Germans give
guarantees not TO commander them
for their own military use.
The Belgians feel that the only rem
edy lies in neutral nations, and that
Germany will yield only when she con
sideTs it poor business to tlout neutral
opinion. Belgians look TO the Amerl-
cans. who have assisted them so boun-
tifully ever since the enemy occupied
their country. They hope for immedi-
ate help.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-01
CUT IN POTATOES
ONLY CHANGE IN
GERMAN RATIONS
Present Food Basis To Be- Re-
tanned for Winter-Oils
from Unutilized Sources

Berlin. Nov. 20 via Londan. Nov.
30) delayed. The Germans will 20
through the winter without change in
their present rations Of important
foodstuffs, except reduction in the
potato ration. according 10 authorta-
tive information furnished The Asso-
ciated Press on the food situation from
the War Nutrition Bureau.
This shows that while supplies al
various times would in themselves per-
haps justify an increase. II has been
determl med 10 adhere 10 the present al
lowances OF $50 grammes Of bread daily.
$50 grammes of meat and 90 gra.nmes
Of fat weekly, and $50 grammes CT SUI
gar monthly, and use any surplus.
either accumulation or reserve, for the
hard laboring classes, such as miners
and foundrymen.
The grain harvest shows an excess Of
5000 900 tons over last year, but two
years experience has proved that the
present ration is adequate and that u
will therefore be unnecessary 10 in
crease II.
Oils produced from home grown
sources, such as beechnuts. sunhower
seeds, fruit pits and similar products
car, for the same reason, not be used
for the general civilian population.
although considerable stocks from
beechnuts alone. for example. 500 900
quarts of salad oil, have been gained
from these hitherto unutilized sources.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-01
SERBS ARE HURLED
FROM RUIN MOUNTAIN
Fail in Drive on Summit of Peak
East of MOnaStir

London. Nov. 30.-Violent fighting
centres or Ruin Mountain, which
dominates the Bulgarian lines back Of
Grunishte, eighteen miles east Of
Monastir in the bend of the Cerna
River. For days the Serbs. holding the
west slope of the mountain. have been
attacking desperately to take the sum-
NIT. Now Berlin announces that the
attackers not only failed to reach the
crest, but were driven from the west
slope.
Near the village Of Grunishte six at
tempts by the Allies to break through
the Bulgarian lines met with a de-
cisve repulse, according to a delayed
statement from Sofia
The Allies have carried out an air
raid on Prilep, their immediate OBJ
jective in the Serbian drive. and TWEEN
ty-fve miles northeast Of Monastlr
several bombs were dropped on the
town, Paris states. One aviator bonn
barded the town of Radolouvo, killing
two women and two children, says the
Bulgarian report.
northwest Of Monastir a hostile ad-
vance failed" the German statement
SAYS "rhe Serbians were again driven
from the west slope of Ruin Mountain,
near Grunishte. The enemy in the last
few days had repeatedly attacked III
vain the summit Of this mountain.
There were no important develop
ments yesterday on the front of the
army Of the east" Paris announces.
"Rain and fog are hndering opera
tiors. Our aviators have dropped a
number of bombs on Prilep Tin Serbia,
twenty-five miles northeast Of Mon
astir1 "