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las tropas aliddas con
un c~ontiagente de al
baneses CUE desembar-
co en- Sal6nica
Los griegos enDian protestGs
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RECORTE listed y guarde esta direction,
par8 que Sc las mue:tre d sus amigos '.in-
,ufren tic callOs, mczQuino3. Z.,otes y g.e-
nos de Ia )iel, con a.. en- ticmbres posfa-
les cue ms rcmiid, les mando q vuelta c.
correo. franco lie porte, una cai,to de Pc
NADIA Gonztlcz La meier del ulunro rars
esiGS Intermediates. Dcyuelvo ell dInero .
Ia persona 'lue sc cure y no SAGE.
ES|IR!DI0N GONZALEZ.
!. .. Boz - LAREDO. To:sS-
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Horoscope GRATIS.

Pideme tn horoscope y sabrss 81
signi de tn persona = la suerte de ss
porvenir. Eli Horoscope "a comunics
IA buene ventura en- Ell amor, ell ca
samiento, Ell juego = los negocios. En-.
viame 2 sellos y recibiras tn hos6sso,
20 gratis.
Prof. OSCAR RODRIGUEZ.
Gale D, No. IL.
Peeoioth, Marianne. Cuba.
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SANTA Fl i. sL3 G. y. DEPOT
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Nc. DE C0r2Cs Christi y Garlic
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4 81 -
AVISO A NUESTRCs &
-

; Los suscriptores de La PREM .
; 81 no deosn olvidar, cuando >
: cambien2 e,residepcia, darnos =
, ls direction que han tenido; = Ia o
que desean tener en- adelants .
pues sin este requisite no pode- E
. Eos sp6Rsr el esmb.o en- nuss- .
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est@ee
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ERierad as SccJrd-c!aSS matter February
e. 1855, II lie Postnfrce ~ >21 Nn!oniOs
TEX. urna- the at ~ March 3. 1879.
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ment" que 10 que la sido en-, toto.
Fl periodic de lacha en- los Balkanes.
Del tealr0 occidental de la guerra
no - han recibido informaciones de
gran inier6s, pues las actividades
miiitares se-han reducido a violen-
los cal0neos por ambas parties.
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Travis
NassS

- ?RENSA IS FL YerI6dico meNlCanC de
uayar et7ruiaei6n en- los EStadoS UnitrS,
y per 10 tantO, 81 mejor para los anuneian-
Us.
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ST S0spECHA OLE ESTE IL
BRSNDOSE IN G0MEiiE
IN Ell MAR DEL
NORTE
scr,irio Exclusive para IL rRENsA.

s~rriIriU Exclusive para IL RENsA.
AMSTERDAM. A@osto NotI-
ria> rerihidaS en- rsla cluIad. proce-
irnl"S dc la iSEa II0landcSa de Anne
land. harrn Sahcr QUE durante toda
Ia maNaUa de- hoy Sc La asiado oyen-
10 ua fuerlc caIon"o haria 81 nOrte.
Aunqur las in]lor1uaciones mencio-
ma Ia, no apuntan ci Ori-en del ca
l0Dro. 81 cree que las fiOLas de Ale
mania " IngIajcrra eSI@n librando
un nuevo rrmbalc IN aguaS del Mar
del Nurlr. La nolicia ha causado
SENSATION en- c>ta ciudad, dom
de 50 tiene la creeucia de que 70 ha
d" pasar mucho tempo sin que las
armadas De los dos pojerOsos impe-
rios s~osIengan oiro combate de ma
yor"S p~ropOrciones que 81 de Ju-
ian liza.
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Cuando neeesite libros en- espahoi
dfriiase listed a Ignacio L. Eozano.-
DI Doiorosa St-S. Antonio, Texas
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.icgeHs
40. t@.1e Housloa, "reo > oaraa
no t-De rogsrca ' p-n.os 10 "a.
costa. SO 4. II.
10. t2-pe Yolsuu y pua;os dc IA
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TO. ta5~oe Gcrrytila .d,a7.,. eSccT-
Salem:
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10. ii-para Yoakum ) ruatos = la
costa .2.HJ = ~.
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cepfO u GGTaiA-o.- .7:'5 q. n
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10. s-SaaSe' Express Dc Hrcy.
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Francisco SIS d. =.
so. f09-SunSsi Limited, para NUe"a
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No. -EasE Mail, para Sue,6
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No. @sIlssE Express, para san
FrSlrs-@0. $50 2. III
NO.. &c Sunset Express, para Nueva
CEiealS- O.. .li:jO p II.
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bIyIsION VICTORIA

LsEES9s
10. S0i-De Houston. Fort Lavacs.
Victoria Y CuerO. .7:G5 =. III
salem:
10 2e-PaTa CUero. Victoria, Fort
LcTcCs Y iICHs;oR. SIS :. m
Il. L. esd +.
S-Irs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
LEAD COMPANY PROFITS UP
L. s. Cartridge Companys Dehcit
Entirely Wiped Out

The National Lead Company reports
for the year ended December 81 last
net earnings Of s2.7l0,52o, against
s2,476,2e2 in 1914. After payment OF
s1,705,732 in preferred dividends, there
remained a balance Of Si,0Oi.l9f. equiv
alent 10 ass per cent on s2O.ooo,iOo
common stock, against 3.73 per cent
earned on the same stock the previous
year.
OF the operations Of the United
States Cartridge Company, controlled
through stock ownership, the report
said that a considerable deficit from
preceding years had been entirely
wiped out. II was announced that the
directors had appropriated 100000 for
a metal reserve and 100000 for liant
reserve. The purpose Of the metal re
serve is 20 guard against losses that
might arise from the company's opera
tions in tin and anthony.
Before the outbreak OF the european
war anthony was selling in the New
York market az from TO cents a
pound. Current prices average between
43 and 40 cents. Tin, which sold IN
June, 1914, at about 80 cents, now
fetchcs about 10 cents pound.
Therefore" says the report, 1T Is
clearly evident that a day Of reckon,
ing will surely come when values Will
begin to decline heavily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14

QUATS. Fla. az. 6niOc; TANGERlNts.
Fla. strap. ss.5eel s. King. Fis. strap, ~ 90
asa: oRANGES. Fla. box. siHs3.50 Porto
Rico. 90cfIs220. Cal. Sid s2.l5. GRAPh-
FRUIT. FiA, 6oN. 75eas3.50 Cuban, Nh
ss.5O Porto Rico. T5cIss Jamaica. sl.2Ssi
SIS: Nassau. 7ScQ $3.50: Isle of Pines. sls1
s225: LEMONS. Cal. box. sl.25GSe 10 ::
Sicily. sll0a $40; LINES. Dominican.
BIOL. s5Gs7. PlNEAPPLES. Porto Rico. Red
Snanisk hoy a. SrnSaS5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
War Stocks Get Under
Way, with CruCible Steel
Leading Feature.
BETHLEHEM STEEL
CROSSES 500 MARK
Street Hears Talk Again OF an
Increase in Norfolk & West
ern Dividend.

"War stocks" furnished about the
whole show" In yesterdays active
market. There was no mistaking the
vigor Of the move in this group, which
in many respects was reminiscent OF
the DAYS Of last autumn, when the war
contract issues were fairly boiling un-
der the stimulus of the speculative
fever. Whatever the merits OF the
sudden development in such shares as
Crucible Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Ameri-
can and Baldwin Locomotive, American
Car and Foundry and the Ike, the
Street viewed the days events on the
board with great enthusiasm. Custom
ers in brokerage houses wore the hrsl
real smile in weeks. and there were
many who thought the first stage OF
the spring rise and the resumption OF
the bull market had az last oeeh
reached. Activity was on the largest
scale since early February. when the
liauidsting movement was still IN prog
rose with a turnover Of around ne
600 600. share mark. Talk around the
Street when the advance was under way
snn.ared very bullish. 1t was admi,Ieo
tbst the nools were very active III mosl
~ IN. war stocks, but at the same tim
brokers who ought TO know spoke Of :
snbstantial increase in commission
house business. In fact, one broker
said the buying from that quarter was
nc largest in many weeks, il not since
The turn of the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
COTTON RECEIVERS
ON PEACE RUMORS
Although Reports Lack Founda.
ton Market Covers Early Sales
Pending DEVELOPMENTS.

A revival OF peace rumors caused q
sharp recovery in the cotton market
here Yesterday. with the advance also
encouraged by bullish Southern spot
sdvicss and the appearance OF a moder-
ate demand from trade sources. July
contracts sold OF 20 ll.s6c early under
liquidation BY scattered buyers OF last
week, but rallied 10 l2.l6c and closed at
i2.l4c. with the general list closing firm
az net advance Of IS 20 10 points.
Judging from the talk around the ring
there appeared 20 be no better basis for
peace talk than in the case Of previous
rumors Of the same sort, but owing 10
the duration OF the war and its ex-
haustins efTee, on European resources
there was a disposition TO cover early
sales while waiting for further devel-
opments. Trade interests were also
buyers on the advance and moderate
Southern selling was readily absorbed,
with prices closing only point or TWO
or from the best.
Nervousness over international AT
fairs seemed 10 unsettle the early mar
ket. Prices opened steady at a decline
OF 3 points on March and from TO
points higher on other months, hue
quickly weakened under scattering
liquidation. There was also southern
selling. Which probably promoted ioes,
pressure. and the market broke some :
20 10 noints from Saturdays closing
81. I'll 4
erpool was a good buyer TO undo strad-
dies. while there was also moderate
demand from trade sources, and oner.
ings seemed TO have been pretty we'll
absorbed at the decline. The market
then steadied on rather better view
OF the Mexican situation and later be-
came hrm on the strength Of the stock
market, the peace rumors and bullish
spot adyices from Memphis and New
Orleans. July contracts sold up about
80 point. from the early low level and
into new high ground for the movemsns
which began at ll.44c for that position
toward the end OF February.
A good many complaints are coming
In from the Southwest owing 10 def.
cient rainfall. According to oficial
data the average precipitation for Texas
during February was less than one-tenth
OF an inch. comparing with a norma OK
nearly two inches. These data slso
show that precipitation for the last five
months this year has been the lightcst
since 1905 -0q. but the complaints
reaching the trade indicate that damage
TO grain may result in increased acre
ace for cotton. III the market was IN
fluenced by the d-outh news yesterday
il was probably from this standpoint.
Southern spo, markets a. officially
reported were Z points lower to 20
points higher. with the Southwestern
markets relatively firm. The largest
business was az New Orleans. where
there were sales OF 5.ls5 bales. One OF
the private wires received during tho
afternoon said German interests wero
buying cotton IN New Orleans. Exports
for the day were 7,lS7 bales, making
3,6S0,a7i 80 far this season.
Range Of price,:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
Russia's Needs.

Although negotiations for the new
Russian credit are still under way, II
would not be surprising # the thing
were closed up any day now. In TINS
connection "A booklet bearing on Russian
trade and finance, issued yesterday by
the Guaranty Trust Company, which
has been taking a prominent part IN
The loan negotiations, is OF interest.
ave doubt whether any other nation
is by training nearly as wen qusIlheu
- our own % assist the Russian people
in their work that lies before them"
savs the company "0ur needs of yes
,cydav are Russia's needs of to-day
and to-morrow-th building of rail.
roads, the furnishing OF power and
light and water transportation. the
const ,uction and equipment OF great
manufacturing plants and OF orgsnizs.
lions 70 devotion and turn into finished
nroducts the natural resources OF a
Vast area Of untold richness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

FEDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATE 20,
reier maturing Boz ton JAYS of isas' pef cent "
fl ninety days per cent
CALL MONEY opsned Al : pr cent. hIshest. .
per cent Lowest r.. per cent. closing. b.. DeF cent.
r-re~ al. q per ceni.
TINE MONEY ". rm RAGS. 2i.s2. per
cent f9r .kiy l.ys. q. Per lsr' fof uins,y daJs
pe- efr. Tor four Eve and sin months
MERCANTILE PAPER WAS steady Ruling ras.
10 I. per cent for besl nance, DanA acce2i amos
-@-i. psr Gems
CLEARING HOUSE TRANsACTIoNs--EI-
rhsngr-. ass go 800. balance. f-t'sse-4 IL
SUI treasury creditor 10 The amount " u b.
I-8.s-g
SUB TREASURY -N.s Yors banks los, 70 tue
Sub Ife.-uy i55t.0o0. al iosi sn-e Friday Ssel.-
FEprR,L RESERVE DISCOUNT RATES EIsE-
WHERE Boston Tor tsn days. psf osnt iof zen
f0 tll-fy days 70 10 90 ninety days. 4 fliadel- .
Cleveland. up 10 shy dSs. per oenii saw %
ninety days ga Richmond. w 20 nGey DAYS .
psr cent. Atlanta. W 10 n.asiS DAYS. yer esn..
Chicago. FOR ten dsys 81 p-r cent; W 20 'iiy
days 4 sixty 10 ninety days. "a -. Louis. 3 add
~ cent: Mians.pcs: " < ~ 9S'' =, f s5
csl'. siay 70 llney GAYS, ia $40 - ~ D,n..
81 ,st san Ffaucisco. Tor ten dsya. > per cent
thriy dsys. ga thirty to sIy days =. SHY 10
DO DOMESTIC KxcHANGE-sa Francisco. soc
premium. ~. Louis. 81 discount bid ~ pfem--.
BAIK CIEARINGs boston. exchanges ,a5.-
7lIo0 balances !2.isl. ssl Baltimore. exchanges
tssi6lIs. balances 81 500. O.I Philadelphia. "a
ehsasss ST ssT III. balances s. $50 ls9 Il. Lous.
s,eSsa.s, iiT. 5ss57i ha.ances t2.ls3.sSe
SILVER MARkET Bar silver 81 London wa
er1 unchsnsel New lofs ggota,iol. 5onc. de-
clre n ~. MEXICAN io..sr asa si7c.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. tendency ~ lie
u.Arset vas scIcsAst easier. Mafks sold doIn 10
ues inH a. 30. aal Tl'ilsa lt Al fle
r,o,e s-arins Wa barely scsdy Cable and .istt
rafes. Lonaol-Csb.o Afsf demand. Ala.
Parls-C ale. so. caecs, ,.s9i.. bs-ln-t abe.
RI. check. --t.. laly-ca4is 0i0. cae,s.
s16s. Holald-t abe. ~. theak. ~ ssss
cable. ig3. lec1. f.4. Gseece-Cs5e. - q
check 1870. say sld ninety dAy blI-s-Iondc..
l-lAcrs'. l.Ey a4is. s.i-it ninety daJs. tIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
MOVES TO END N. Y. C. SUIT
Roads Attorney Disclalms Illegal Acts
Smith a Witness.

Alfred II. Smith, president OF the
S,v York Central Railroad, was wit
s.;s yesterday before Justice Morschsu-
ser, IN the quit brought under the Sher-
nsn law 70 dissolve the consolidation
Of the New York Central and the Lake
seore railroads.
q. described tho electrifcation OF the
Nss York Central lines and the ex-
peaditures FOR other improvements, and
POKE 8, length on the dependency on
.seh other Of the Eastern and Middle
NAssssrn roads. The witness was ques-
nened on the relations between tho
nnss York Central and the Michigan
Nntral and Nickel Plate Road.
Alexander S. Lyman, general attorney
'sf TIE New York Central, moved that
ee tuit be dismissed on six counts,
srneip1lly on the ground that none OF
es sets Of The defendant company were
A,sal, and that those complained OF
go been committed ten years prior 70
%. t!ing % the suit.
'asliee Horschauser took the motion
.hssr AMUSEMENT The final briefs In
~. veneer case will be presented on
Ws ls,t Of the month. The hearing
"'a continue to-day az II o'clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
Mexico and the Market.

Traders sold stocks at the opening
Yesterday on the Mexican news. wherse-
ypon most of the issues directly a.
fected declined quite sharply, notably
Mexican Petroleum. American Smelt!ng
and Southern Pacific. For time the
suggestion of trouble contained IN inc
reported stand of Carranzs against
American invasion was viewed WIN
alarm. but the apprehension cleared
away later on the news from Washing
ton. That happened in the middle oil
The forenoon. and marked the turning
point in the market, for thereafter
prices rose vigorously. Strength IN me
war order stocks apparently was based
on expectation of more munitlon con
tracts from Europe and also the beliet
that the United States would become
big customer if the Mexican dIihcuity
assumed formidable proportions. a
rather serious view Of the whole mat
ter was taken in some quarters, one
banker pointing out that in his OPP mon
100, 900 men would be needed IN Mexico
before the thing was finished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
Crucible Makes New High.

Crucible steel was easily the fea'ure
of Yesterdays whirl in the war spec
ties Starting at So. the stock rose ~
the afternoon to 90, new high tor tne
year and the best price reached since
October. This compared with high
record Of 1O97,. established during the
September move in Crucible. Accord,
inc 10 the GOSSIP of the Street. the pool
onerating in the stock is still gong
strong. Yesterday the crowd dealing IN
that issue was the largest and most
sctivc on the exchange floor, and me
Isv's turnover in Crucible was around
iii 600 shares, oyertopplng nlI 1od
States steel. which had around loo;ooo
shares TO its credit. \ rather peculiar
condition exists in the market for Cru-
chile. according to the traders. hey
saw the floating supply Of the stoeh'
normally very small. has been much re,
duced bv the gradual accumulation OF
recent weeks. vet there IS very good
trading market, and the person VINO
either wants TO buy or sell Cruciole can
do so without the danger OF iorclnH tne
took I'D or down on himself. TINS -
quite a difference from the situation last
fail. when Crucible was hopping up ana
down a point or two at every transac-
fiOu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
Delegates of Belligerents
to Meet in Paris March
II to April 10.
PROPOSE EXTENSIVE
COMMERCIAL ENTENTE
Rates. Contracts. Patents and
International Clearing House
in Programme.
By YVES GUYOT,
EI.hla,t. 81 Public werks. Edltor "L'ASue,
Eeonsmlaus Of Flsanekr..'

by Gable 70 The Tribune
Paris, March l3.-From March II
to April Is there will be an interna-
tional commercial congress in Paris,
in which there will be thirty mem
bers representing England, includ-
ing fourteen from her colonies.
Premier Asquith, however, has been
wise enough to say the English gov
eminent will not be bound by any
decisions of the congress.
They have set themselves a big
task, the programme including an
entente among the Allies on all
legislative measures intended to
regulate commercial relations among
belligerents, the execution of con-
tracts, collecting Of debts, seques-
tration Of property and patents;
second, measures against German
commerce during the change from
war to peace; third, the repairing
Of the damages Of war; fourth, the
reduction Of postal, telegraph and
telephone rates to q minimum In
favor Of the Allies; fifth, agreements
on international freight rates; sixth,
an international patent bureau; sew
enth, regulations for commerce with
Allied colonies; eighth, International
corporation laws; ninth, reduction Of
the circulation of metallic money
and the establishment of an inter
national clearing house; tenth, in
ternational trademark laws; elev-
enth, international bankruptcy laws;
twelfth, laws on loss and theft OF
stock.
Most of these plans present great
difficulties for agreement.
II will be hard for France to boy
colt Germany after the war without
closing down her own industrials, as
France takes more than five million
tons of coal from Germany yearly.
Moreover. how can freight rates be
controlled without affecting neutrals
as well as Germany.
In regard to controlling false
trademarks that would mean, for
example, that all the eau de Cologne
would have TO be made in Cologne,
which would be good for Germany.
Many think this congress is pre-
mature. as it starts argument at a
time when there is great need Of
unity of action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
Norfolk & " estern.

Less than two weeks ago Norfolk &
Western common could have been pur-
chased in the market at ia. YESTERDAY
the stock sold above 10, touchlng ~
90 cIos;nr the dav q shade down at
I1es.. Yesterdays top price was the
best since early January, when u
reached 1225. on rumors OF an increase
in the dividend. The same rumors are
again in circulation, and the report IN
~ Street is that Norfolk will 20 on an
annual dividend basis of 7 per cent a. at
the directors meeting next month.
Earnings have been running IN reGen !
months at an annual rate OF around 10
~ csnt and better. A large proper
lion of the roads traffic is in soft coal
and the company has naturally benett-
ed from the activity in that field
Shipments Of bituminous coal have AZ.
tanned huge proportions ~ 49,
months. Settlement Of the labor trou-
bic between the bituminous operators
and miners has also helped Norfolk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
BALTIMORE STOCKS.
Tobacco Profits Growing.

The Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com
pany in rs annual report, issued yes
terday. showed total profits for 1915
amounting 20 1888. 449, a gain of ST.
402 .2ss over the previous year. After
allowing for payment Of interest
charges and preferred dividends there
remained q surplus OF s5,723,+l0. equal
to 1851 per cent on f2l ..96,4O0 com.
mon stock, against 20.07 per cent
earned in 1914. In view Of the i'm
provemen. in earnings, the directors
declared an extra dividend Of 4 par
cent on the junior shares.
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Msrke, steady. No 2 Western. Sl.Oi i
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