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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-07-20
Las fuerzas moscovitas han Iogrado
cruzar los Monies CarpatOs
Segun I'm despacho de Petrogrado, las tropas del
General Letchitzky amenazan la retaguardla
a~ustriaca en- esas montanas
Los RUSOS HAGEN OTROS Tres AvAACES
De IMPORTANCE EN- Ell FREnTE ORIENTAL

BrlssiIoff. el de Boehm-E mol; la
Sido cI memo castigado por "a oten-
silva rusa. Y despues de su retrada
lie pubno al principle de esa cam
pana. ha .ogrado mantener tlrme-
m.nte sus posicioncs contra los ata-
Ques de los rusos Y contener el
avance de eStos en- la frontier" IL
Galicia.
E.sta nucya retirada de las fues-
zas de Bochm-Ermolli. que sc ha mi
ciado no dcia por 10 tanto de ser de
gran importancia. pueS puede abrir
I'm uucvo radio de accioh a los ri
SOS para S,lS ataqueS del norte.
En- Ia Segunda de las regioncS Ct
tadas. los rusos han degrade posesio-
narSc de cuatro lineas PARTICIPATES Ga
comuuicaciones. que conducen u
Hungria. Este avance ha >ido hecho
a 10 largo de Ia carretera real que
uuc las p.azas de kiriibaba, Mariana
ros Y Szi%ct.
La cuptura de Baiburt. que iu&
81 Objective dc los rusos desput> lie
la toma de ErZerum. ha puesto fin
lie una mancra definitiva. de acucruo
cor "a opinion de los c~riticos militia
res rusos, 4 las probabilities de GXi-
TO de Ia campana turca de contra
~ofensiva que deSde hacia tempo We.
niam dcsarrol.aHdo los otomanos con
objetu dc rccuperar eI dominic CON-
plcto de Ia region de Trebizonda,
ErzcrUm.
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UNA DE LAS CAUSAS DEL FRA.
Case DE LA EXPEDITION
DE LA MESOPOTAMIA

LONDRES. Julio l9.-El prime?
Ministro Mr.. Asquith. en- un infor-
me que rindio hoy en- la Camara de
los Comunes ell csta capital. insi-
nuo que segun las noticaS recibidas
GItimamente de la Mesopotamia, ha-
bia algunas bases para la censura
que sc ha hecho de la conduccion de
las operaciones de esa expedition III
gicsa. manifestando que despues d.
ia bataha desC tesiphou,>en N0vieGl-
bre del aho proXimo paSado. Ell ge-
neral Sir John Nixon. comandante
Ell iefe de esas fuerzas expediciona-
rias en- ~aquella epoca, inform6 que
las medidaS medicaS que Sc habiam
tornado para IA preservation dc Ia
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LONDRES. Julio l9.-Dc acuerdo
con un despacho procedemte de Pc
u~ogrado ' rc"ibido aQui hoy. = -a-
be que los ruso~ han cruzado los Mon
ties CarpatCS y penetrado en- terrific
rio de Hungria a una diStancia de -
rias mi!las de la frontera o Cali
cia. Il m~encionado dcspacho dice que
.o> ru~oS estan ahora amcnaza"do IA
rctaguardia de los austriacos que =
ha.la en- dichaS montaiaS.
Fl a%vance de que Sc da cvcnta. ha
,ido hecho por las fucrZas de- gene
raj Letchitzky. que han entrado nuc-
vamente On actividad. deSpuGs De Va
rios dia> de reposo.
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Sc HAGEN MUCHAS APUESTAS
SOBRE Ell VIAJE DE REGRE-
SO DEL DEUTSCHLAND
r~r,irin E,crIsi,n nnra Ia rKENsA.

Scrliciu EXCLUSIVE para Ia Pi,ENsA.
NUENA YORK. Julio I9.-Num =
roSas apuestas han sido .~coiocaGas
durante el diL de hoy en- Ia Bolsa dc
cSra ciudad. Sobre la >a!ida del
deutschland" de la bahia de Che-a-
peake y eli viaje de regreso de csc
submarine Il 81 puerto dc partida.
Las PARTICIPATES apuestaS son la
que * refiereH 4 Ia salida con eyiJo
DC loS caboS de Virginia. cStando era
zadas tstas en- una proportion de .
contra =. y Il a "uelta de dicha en-
baI caciou d Alemania. Siendo la rrc-
p]orciou de eStaS apueStaS de , cour.a
cinco.
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La TRIBUNA POPULAR
-,
Collection de discusses y poesias
(Scgunda Edicion)

FL llbro mas importantc en- su ge-
nero C0nticne una vasta collection
de ~discursos para fiestas patriqticas y
actos solemnes de Sociedadcs, como
anniversaries de Ia fundaeion dc Is
tas, ingreso dc sociQs, tqrha. dc. pose
sion, funerales, etc., 'asI como :docu-
mentos hist6ricos importantcs y bio
grafias de los heroes y personajes
mas promincntes de IL historic nacio-
nal. ,
Forma un volumen de 200 pagiaas,
ldornado con grabados.
Precio del ejcmplar: SO cen,a-o..
Pidase a: IGNACIO E. LoZANO.
'07 Dolorosa ST., San Antonio. Tex.
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La retirada de los teut0nes
del Llpa causa paniCo
en- GaliCia

L0NDRES. Julio l9.-Notlcia,
procedentes de la capital de Italia
dan tuenta de que Ia :etirada dc 10,
austro-alemaneS del rio Lira. al sur
Oeste de Lutsk. ha causado verdi
dero panico entire los habitamtcs de
Galicia. principalmente los de IDS
pobiacioneS >itUadas al noreste dc
Lemberg. ~quienes eStan abandonando
Ell masa. los puebIos y aIdeaS y de esa
region.
Respecto Il la retirada del gene.
raj Won Linsingeu i traves del LIMA.
los criticoS militares considerau tai
movimiento como la remocion del
ultimo ob>taculo para e. ava&ce dc
los rusos hacia Lemberg. su principal
Objective en- la presentc of"nsiva que
deSarrollan en- esa region del tea
tro oriental.
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Sc dice que Won HIndenburg
sera enviado al Teatr0
Occidental
,rr,icio E>rIu>i,o para IA rRENsi.

LUNDRES. Julio l9.-Iuformcs
| recibidos en- esta capital dan cuenCa
de que Ia firme preston ejercida con
ira los alemancs por los aliadoS, en-
c. tcatro occidental. esta preocupandJ
hondamcntc a los jcfcs milltarcs tea,
tones. Y aun al mismo Empcrador,
quicn segun Sc dice, ha liamado al
Mariscal Won H]indcnbUrg. para tcnea
una ~confcrencia con q en- e. tcatro
occidental. en- dondc actu2lmentc -
e]ncucntra cl Kaiser.
La information anterior SC cor
ticue en- un menSaje procedente de
Amsterdam, en- ell cual Sc agrega que
deSpueS de la conferencia. eS pro
bable que ell famoso eStratega tell
ton quede con el mando supreme de
rodoS los ejercitoS alemancs Y austria
COS. tn eli tcatro occidental.
La venida de Won Hindenburg al
teatro occidental, pondra freutc i
frentc d los dos genios militares dc
mayor relieve Ell la presente que
ira: cl hGpoe.de los Lagos A~azuriaHoz
y 81 vencedor:de Won Kluck en- Ell Ma
ne. FL general Joffre, jefe supreme
de los ejercitos aliados en- Ell teatro
occidental, Sc ]encuentra actualmen-
te Ell Picardia, en- donde ha revistado
= SIS tropas,
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LONDRES. Julio 19.-Una terri
hle batalla Sc inicio anoche en- IN fren
te dc mas de dos millaS dc extension.
e. los a~lrededoreS del villorrio de Lon
gueval. que Ell reaIidad no es va mas
que un monitor &c ruiras. Y Ell los hos
queS de Deivi.le. que han Sido de Los
mas bombardcados durante Ia preser-
x oten>iva angIo-francesa.
FL campo de accion de esq BAHAMA
- ha}Ia al norte del rio Soma. Los
alemanes estan dirigiendo todoS SIs
~eSfuerzos Sobre el nuevo freBte in%ljs
cen Ia esperanza de rccuperar e. Vi
~llorrio Y .oS boSques de referencia
que fueron c~apturadoS por las fueT-
zaS b~ritanicas mace diaS.
e. primer ataque de los teutones
Sc iuici0 preciSamente al obscureccr.
Durante Ell dia estuvo cayendo ma
lIuvia i~nceSante ' >oplando I'm fue"te
viento Y sin duda dehido q este. los
alemanes r~etardaron 81 ataque hasia
Z! obscurecer para hacer Greer a los
ing.eseS que por el NAL tempo apia-
Larian >uS operacioueS para otr& oc.I-
sion. e. tempo nebuloso impidlo du-
rante Ell dia que la artilleria insle-a
entrara en- acci6n. aprovechandose los
alemanes de esra circunstancia para
preparar ~ go,pe.
En- Ia tarde Ia arti.leria a!emana lie
grueso caljbre e~mplazada e. "a terrc-
IA Inca al o~riente de Longueval. ahr;6
III intense fuego sobre las p~osicioucs
ingleSaS. Infinidad de granadas de Il
eran poder explosive e~,tuvieron c.
yrudo en- las trinCheras ineleSas. Los
deStrozoS cauSaGoS por esJaS ' las e.
peSas nubes de hume y gases asfiXiag
tes. i~mpidierou Il .oS ingleses darse
cuenta del movimento de les teUto-
nes. ]QuieneS ~protegidos por ~ ar.i-
Ecria Y ocu.toS por las nubes de hu-
mo. ~avanzaro" 4 paso de carga sobre
"a posicioues de los briJanicos.
POGO deSpueS &c trabG una terrible
lucha cuerpo d cu-rpo a 10 larg" Ge
Jodo e-e frentc, !ucha que para hoy
en- la mamma auu no sc decidia. So
gun el parte Official rendido por {. ge-
neral Haig al MiriSterio de la Cue
r-a.
(. mcncionudo iuforme habla DC,
MAJ tempo que ha estado reinando en-
csc frente de batalla. y que ha obs
truido graHdemente las operacioueS
de los ingleSeS. Tn parte anterior. {,
comanG%ute britanico habia informa-
10 dc uu avan,e Importance. heck.o
Dor los in%lese> en- uu frente De dos
t~crceraS parties lie milla. al norte de
Ovil!er-. durante e. cual avance lbs
t~eJcones fueron deSalojadoS de Va
rias poSicioneS fOrtiflcadaS- habiendo
Terdido ademas. numerosos prisious
roS : una regular cantidad de mate
MAJ &c guerra.
Al sur del Soma. como en- {. frea-
K ingles al norte de dicho rio. los ale
names eStau dc~Sarrollando una Seri.
de coutra-atuques. en- un ~esfuerzo pa
"a recuperar e terreno perdido en-
eSaS regioueS. \ este efecto. ell IL
forme ofjcla, aleman publicado aver
en- Berlin. dice que Biaches, La Mai
soHuette, ~Soyecourt y Barleux. sc Id
yam de nuevo en- poder de los teUtp-
mes: pero ia. a~severacion Sc MEGA en
Ell informe official frances.
LOS INGLESES ADMITEN LA
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%NEGOCIAClONES CON
LAS QUE HA PR0HlBIDO
Ell COMERCI0I NGLATERRA
EN- LA lISTA. PUBLICADA EN- L0NDRtS.
FIGURAN VARIAS CASAS CONFER
GALES DEL {. De TEXAS
:rrvicio Exclusive para Ia PEENsA.

Strvici0 Exclusive para Ia PIiENSt.
LONDRES. Julio ~. La Gaccta
Official publica en- $u. numero de
aver una Iista de las negociacio"eS
Y empresaS raiicadas en- los i;stsdoS
UnidoS. con as cualeS queda prCrI.
Dido Il los Subditos ingleseS. eniTar
en- negocioS de cualquiera naturaleza.
e. decir. que han sido ~colocadas di-
chaS cmprcsas en- Ia lista negra. por
considerarlaS como enemigas dc In
glaterra.
Entire dichaS negociaciones figu-
ran las SiguienteS casas cOmcrciale>
cstabiecidaS en- Ct Estado de Texas:
II. Kempncr, Cotton Exchange. Gal
weston. Texas and Texas Export and
Import Company de Galveston.
Las demas negociaciones radical
das en- 'diversaS ciudadeS dc los Is.
tados Unidos. comprendidas en- Ia
"-'"' 'N" "' HS"'V'''
Ne" lork Phlllp baur company.
Beer S"ndheImer and Co., Simon.
K. Blumenthal OF zimmerman and
Forshay. Herman Botzow of o. c..
kanSow ana Co.. BraSh and RotheaS-
'e'n;; Maurice bunge OF Mclean and
Enpt'o- .lf pT,.i, # pr,-.n .,I
uen''eS' All DuIlh Of DF"Sch ana
-, conI."hm;h nai..
Cornor, coL., br;d. Tborn,i. Con,
panv. G~arvenhorst and Co.. CARL
Gruonau and Son. Oscar l.. Gubc!-
Charles H,rdy. HazancIoyer and Soc.
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Horoscope GRATIS,

Pideme tn horoscope = sabras 81
'lgni de tn persona y la suerte de tn
porvenir. Ell Horoscope tie comunica
"a buena ventura en- el amor, Ell Co.
:amiento, el juego y los negocios. En-
Tiame 2 seilos y recib;r&s tn hor6sco-
po srattg. s -HJpaaW
Prof. OSCAR RODRIGUEZ.
Gale D., No. II.
Pegolotti, Marianso, Cuba.
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AVlSo A NUEsTRo3
SUSCRIPTOREa

Los suscriptoreo &c La PREM =
SA no debca olyidar, cuando :.
> eamblen De Residential, .darnos i
Fla direction que han stenido Iyils Q
> que desean tener en- adelante +
. pUes sin este requisite no 'pode- 3
, raos sDotar Ell cambia en- nues- :
. tos Ebros. o
20
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LOS RUSOS HAGEN IMPORTAN.
TIES AVANCES EN- Ell TEA
TRIO ORIENTAL

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anomiro 4. .ns ,osiciora. los tell
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hECOhTE listed y CIlrdr cda direction,
para que 80 las mucs'rc 4 Sus amigos aus
SUIFrn dc calips, H"DlciuGS, ZIEOics V graz
nos de la picf. rOn IN. cu iicmbrcs pSsla-
les que me Fcniia, les manic a vucIta de
"ofreo, franco dc porte. una cajila DC 20
fnad1 Gonzalez Ia mrjyr del rmtindO para
eslas Intermediates. D"vUrIvO ri dinero a
Ia persona que So cure Y no sane.
ESpIRIDION GONZALEZ.
p. Q. auY Is. LAREDO. ,n.as
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SalUd de las tropas. eran completa-
mente satisfactOrias.
Al referir este, el Primer MinistrC.
uno de los diputados exclamG: mi,
les murieron."
Mr.. ASqu.th, continue lucgo SUI
informe manlfestando que noticias
cXtraoficiales Sc recibieron de aquc-
LA region. las cuales indicaban uE
,estadG 'ndUiv diferehte Ie. los negocios
al que informaba ell general Nixon,
por 10 cual Sc orden6 una investiga-
ci0n. La comlsion ,nombrada para csc
efecto. ha informado que TODD 10 po-
sible eSta ahora ~haciendose para me-
ierar auuella situaciou,
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Entered as ~Second-claSS matter February
f.. 1919. A. The P~oStof:!r" a san .AnJOnlo.
Tex. under The Act or March 3. IS.s.
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Travis
INlsvs

.L.i .PRENSt e. ei peri1djr0 mrNicano de
mlay0r circulation Ell los EStado> tnidO>'
Y por 10 iantO, FL meior para los anuncian-
ties.
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c!l:sI9S VICTORIA

DO. ,30i-pe Houston. Por: Layarl.
- Victoria : Cue-O. .5."5 l. IN.
Salem:
No SUs-Para Cuero. Victoria. Fort
Lavaca y Houston. sis 4. III.
NJ. r. and +.
Salen.
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PaSa e la pan. GO. c.. le,}
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
NO LONGER WELCOME
Pedestrians Find Ankle Deep Siush
Anything But Poetic.

May the patron saint OF the small
boys who prayed for snow bless them,
for surely the pedestrian who endeavors
dodge between the vehicles at busy
downtown crossing through the slusi.
does not
or course the small boy cannot be
really and wholly blamed for the fall
OF snow. but he In the logical goat.
II In he who shouts and throws snow
balls that md their way down your
neck.
The poet who wrote about the snow.
the snow. the beautiful snow. never
had 20 wade through siush that ooxed
over the tops OF his rubbers and soaked
his feet The same poet has never
been splsshed by soft dirty snow
thrown from the wheels OF an auto
mobile that misses you by inches.
No one objects to the snow when II
IL falling. before II has had time TO
become so disagreeable. but one pre-
fers many things TO wandering about
through slush. getting splashed by au-
tomobiles.
The small boy 81 to blame
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
RIVER AGAIN CLEAR
Thin Ice Breaking UP Fast on the
Potomac.

The thin ice which covered the Po-
tomse river from shore TO shore yes
terday. IL nearly gone today. Break
ing up In cakes. the loo 10 floating
down stream. melting as IL goes. Only
very quiet parts OF the stream, near
the shore and sheltered from the
wind. have any smooth Ice. and that
so thin the slightest weight breaks
through.
The frst real freeze OF the year,
which covered the Potomac. with ice,
threatened to stop navigation. came
Tuesday, following exceedingly low
temperature during the night. One
or two small boats were frozen in. and
had to obtain the aid OF a tug before
they could break away from the Ice
trap. The larger boats. however, had
no trouble In forging through the
weak obstruction.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
INDUSTRIAL LIST is DOWN
FROM 2 TO 8 POINTS
Presidents Note to Belligerent
Powers Cause for Pressure.
Losses In Steel and Copper
Groups Are From 2 TO q
Points-Equipment and War
SpeciaIties Particularly Hard
Hit.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-A violent
selling movement carried the indus
trial list In todsy's early stock mar
ket down to 4 points or more,
caused by the unexpected news OF the
Presidents note to the belligerent
MOWERS on the subject OF peace, and
the purposes sought for in the con.
tinued struggle.
Wall Street at once interpreted this
communication as another step toward
peace In the near future with the re.
suit that those who had over extend.
ed accounts fastened to sell, and thus
forcing considerable liquidation as n
result of increased margain require
ments and the elimination OF weak
accounts. Efforts were made with In
different success to support the mar
ket In the first hour.
United States steel opened $4,000
shares at 1o4h to 1851. az to "a
points or, later rallying to some ex'
tent. but still under pressure, LOSSES
in the steel and Copper grorps were
from to 4 points.
The equipment and war specialties
were particularly hard hit. Crucible
Steel losing from six to seven points,
American Locomotive ave points: Y.
=. Industrial Alcohol over eight
points. The Mercantile Marine shares
were erratic. The common lost over
two points at the opening and recov-
cred n point or so. The preferred
was strong ut the opening. and later
advanced to y. "a up.
The railroad list was forced down
point or so Mt the outset. hut
quickly recovered to fractional ad-
vances over the previous closing.
An individual shipment OF 10000
600 from Canada was forwarded to
the Philadelphia mint.
Today's apetstIoas.
Quotations today up to 1880 o'clock
were as follows:
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.

BUrTER-Eisin print. ssHe; Eisin. sske.
process. s5os<e; store packed. aosee.
EoGs-Nsarby. tsotte; Southern. togt2e.
cHEEsE-Nsw York State. factory. nsv.
foosie.
PouLrRY-IIye hens. per h.. iIGisc; roos-
tiers. Der h., i20isc; turkeys, per h.. aSeesc
spring chickens. per h.. isgseci ducks. per
h.. I7sissi yssss. per h.. iSeise; hsau.
DRfssEp PouLTRY-Hsns. choice. per
H., $50 igc: chickens, per h., ugeoc; turkeys.
per H.. esa5oc: ducks, per H., isq2oc. roos-
tiers, per h.. iSc, geese. lSc per ID.
GlC-dN SRUIrS--Apples. new. per bbl..
q. sogS.O: per boa, ti.Oous.bo: californis
oranges. t.ooqs.oo: FLORIDA oranges. asa
1aoo boE; lemons. per bon. 81. 5Ht.s. pears,
per boz. iScgt2. u; grape fruit. ts.ooos.se
yEGETABLEs-rotAt Mccormick. per
Dbl, t.ocaLD; Western. per 2h bu. sack.
t.so9LTSi sweet potatoes. tl.ssos.So; strins
beans. per basket. n.7b02.so; peppers. per
crate. noogs.oo; carrots. per box. SOC. u.oo;
ts.ooa+.oo; cucumbers, basket. sa.OoalSe:
onions. per ioo-lb. sack. u. 26p+S5, egg plant,
t2.50ns, 90 per crate; new cabbage. Noogt. 50
per 100 lbs. beets, per bunch. s9to; celery,
per doz.. 3Dcqu.oo; romaine. lettuce. t.oo0l. Is
per basket lettuce, tl50a2 so; per basket; cram
berries per bbl.. 81. 50q 90: per box 81 $50 80
squash. Florida. G.5o0aoo per basket 81. $50
?. IS per crate; Florida tomatoes, s. Oo4. 80 per
crate.
DRESSED MEATs-Pork, small TO medium,
H.. l2ql3c; heavy, h.. lie.
GAhE-Rabpitr No. !, per dox.. ~. Ovut 90;
No. 2. per doz.. Ns0q2.00.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
&c. C. APP0INTEE FOUGHT
Confirmation OF w. M. Daniels op
posed In Senate.

Opposition to the confirmation OF
the denomination OF Winthrop NJ
Daniels as member OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission has appeared
in the Senate.
A night against his confirmation is
on, and while II Is expected he will be
confirmed. the opposition Is made up
of a group of vigorous progressive
Republican leaders, and they intend
to air their views in executive SEES.
sion.
Opposition to Mr.. Daniels grows
out OF his rulings as public utilities
commissioner OF New Jersey, and be.
cause he took a position In the Ad
vance rate case which shippers and
Representatives OF State commissions
regarded a. hostile.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
Church Xmas Treat.
KILLED PLAYING SANTA
Mechanic Breaks Neck In Attempt
to Cut Christmas Tree.

nan EFFORT TO get "a real Christ
mas tree" for hts wife and I'VE little
children. who waited impstisntiy for
him to return. George Hayho. brick.
layer. OF Mt. Rainier. Nd. fell from
the top OF a high cedar Yesterday,
sthntly.
The father had promised his chill
- otsain a tree for them as the fam.
ily sat about the open IRE Tuesday
night. Yesterday he went out alone.
He was brought back TO the house by
neighbors, dead.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
OPEN TO VISITORS


The Teachers Club room. at COZ
Eleventh street northwest, will be
open TO visitors this afternoon after
o'clock. stationery OF the club will
be on sale to teachers at that hour.
Tomorrow the club will be open
from 10 a. m. to noon and from to
p. m. Teachers who have not been
able to avail themselves OF the cour-
tesies of the club are invited to do so
during these hours.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
YOTEON RAISE FOR
DC. CLERKS TODAY !
House Expected to Pass Ap-
preparation Bill Before
NightfaII.
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snnrnvsa Su appropristlon PHI.
a 10 per cent Increase 10 emniovss re-
ceiving less than 81 200, and a Der
cent increase to employees receiving
'''" fi'<oo 10 Si'ooo inclusive
Exceptions Are Made.
As drawn. the amendmept exemot.
from IN. ..,.r, ...a.- .,.,
az. '"po' VI
~ et ponce, hre' ana pubic
ooi departments ana those draw
ing subsistence allowances. How.
ever, u Is proposed that IL a clerk
WIN q subsistence allowance re.
ceives less than $1,000 he may be
given per cent Increase despite
supsistence.
rms amendment, framed by the
rage subcommittee OF the Appropria-
lions Committee, 10 open TO amend.
ment.
MI Page said the police and fire
departments and the public schools
had been omitted because there were
specific salary increases in these
branches either last year or this.
Mr.. Mann and other members init.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
STOCKS TUMBLE,
DUE TO PEACE NOTE
war Brides" Hardest Hit in
Nervous Market
Today.
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attributed this to the fact that he has
close Washington connections.
Today Baruch bought. to cover his
short selling OF yesterday At the
two-dsy break ranged from six 60
more than twenty .five points. Baruck' =
margin for prohttakins was n wide
one, according to reports current In
the street.
German Broker. Busy.
The German crowd OF bankers and
spectators were among the promi.
nent bears. and according TO street
reports. had advance information yes.
terday regarding the Presidents In.
tention to send a message TO the bell
ligerents
The losses were materially increas
ed during the nrst nfteen or twenty
minutes. but the ticket Jagged far
behind transactions on the floor and
anxious spectators " ere never
assured that their orders TO sell at a
given price could be carried out.
Soon after tho market opened Indus.
trial Alcohol showed a nine point loss
at 90. Rails generally were not 80
hard hit as InduEtrials, but Reading
showed a point loss at 1854 and
Union Pacific was down -. at 1894.
Crucibie increased its loss to eight
points. selling at 81. Coppers genor.
ally apt o.. Coppers generally showed
drops OF two to three points.
Anaconda sold down I to . at u
and ~,
on opening sales Marine common
broke ~. to -, while preferred
opened y up to y down at sss to
81.
The Washington times., 1916-12-21
HELD ON CHARGE
OF STEALING AUTO
James E. Ready, IS, Of AIexan-
dria, to Face United States
Grand Jury.

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 2i.--At q pre-
llminary hearing before United state.
Commissioner Louis N. DUFFY yester.
day afternc on. James Il. Ready. aged
eighteen, was held for the United
states grand jury on a charge OF
stealing an automobile owned by Ken.
meth Dove, at Occoduan, several
months ago. lie In alleged to have
used II In making a trip to the North.
and was captured at Scranton, Pa.
The theft having occurred on a Gov.
eminent reservation, he was turned
over to Deputy United States Marshal
william 4. Schoeni. OF this city.
Considerable Interest IL taken here
In q case just argued in Richmond
In the United states Circuit Court. on
appeal In a suit for $4,000 damages
brought by Mrs. Virginia McGuinn for
the death OF her husband, Henry Nc.
Quinn, who was killed in an aoefdent
at Edsalrr station, Fairfax county.
On tris lof the case in the Federal
court In this city last January. the
Jury awarded 5000 TO the plaintiff.
The attorneys for Mrs. McGuinn are
Lee 4 Harlow and Charles Bend.
helm. II. b. Tunstaii. of Norfolk, and
Moore, Keith. McCandless a. Hail. of
Fairfax, represent the railway com.
pany.