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The sun., 1916-01-23
WANT MORE FOR U. s. BONDS.
Insurance Firms Say british Pur-
chase Plan DOesn't COmpcnsntc.

LONDON, Jan, 9--The plan of tho
Chancellor OF the ExChequer, Reginald
McKenna, for the purchase by the Brit
ish Government Of American securities
held in this country In order 10 steady
the exchange when necessary, is meet
ing with more than one practical diff
fculty,
The greatest objectors to the presen,
arrangements for the Governments ac-
QUESTION of the securities are the large
British insurance companies, who have
bought many American securities with
view to meeting remote future liabili-
ties. All that the insurance companies
care about IL the realization Of the value
OF the bonds on the date of redemption
the fluctuation OF the selling value not
concerning them in the least.
Mr., McKenna's idea, II It should lie
necessary to sell the bond, is to pay Ia
the hokcr the middle price IN New
York on the day Of sale plus 81. per
cent, The insurance companies. how
ever, reply with the objection that II
the bond Is selling below It's parity value
this fM per cent VIII not b adequate
compensation to them.
The sun., 1916-01-23

tion OF Germany's economic position will
he an extremely difficult task. 1t is
declared that Germany is already be-
ginning TO realize this. in proof Of which
statement the Observer quoted a re-
markable article by Herr Stresemann. q
member Of the Reichstag. which appears
in the monthly commercial organ Hdnsd
Bund The writer OF this article admits
the fact that Germany is precluded from
the worlds markets. and that therefore
after the war the raw materials OF
several important industries will fail Ger
many.
Foreign competition, says Herr Strese-
mann. will he felt even in the German
markets unless measures are taken ia
prevent II. A large number of German
business men advocate special impor,
duties. but Herr Strcscmann utters a
warning against such measure. and
emphasizes the necessity Of fixing for
certain period the amount of impor-
taton OF various goods,
VorUdcrtS. Socialist, combats this
view. /, fears an increase of price,
would result from a limitation Of i'm
ports and the period of dearness would
continue after the war. and that shoult
not be allowed under any circumstances
Germanys most important task, Il
says is to prevent any measure which
would have the effect OF raising tn,
prices of the necessities OF the people and
of increasing the cost of living OF tho
| working classes The IorTdcrfS depre
| Gates the optimism Of Herr Stresemanr
and other writers connected with Ger
! man industrial circles who assert tina
after the war there will he grea
demand for labor in Germany.
The sun., 1916-01-23
FEAR GERMAN PLOT
IN US. WOOL TRADE
London Dealers Think Great
ImpOrtatiOns Are Meant
for TeutOn Market.

LONpoN. Jan l0.--Wool prices, par,
ticularly Australian and New Zealand
being now at record prices in the
London market, English woollen manu-
facturers are convinced that America
Is buying wool in Australia and New
Zealand in order TO manufacture for
the German market goods which i'm
mediatcly peace is declared will he
shipped across in the tonnage at present
interncd in American harbors.
The Morning Post which has an i'm
portant standing In Colonial produce
circles, declares that American business
pSople see, or imagine. that the British
manufacturers are so full up with war
work for this country and the Allies that
they are unable to cope with home de-
m,nd, let alone amass stocks In prepara =
ton for the return to normal conditions.
"1hcy are strengthened in this view,
SAWS the Morning Post. ''hy the demand
i'm this country at present for American
goods. So, in addition to sharing in the
trade Of this country now, Americans
are running their mills at the highest
pressure with the object OF se urng the
most advantageous position In the COM
ing commercial war,
The Morning Post concludes that the
Government must endeayor to put a stop
To the export of the raw material fran
Australasia to the United States. THE
view Is strongly expressed In trade
circles" 1t says, that rcimposition of
the embargo on the export of raw
material from the Colonies and Great
Britain to the United States is IA neces-
sary step,
so far no definite action has been
taken by the British or Colonial Govern
ments, although there has been a tight
cning up in the matter OF granting
licenses to export wool--the only method
by which it can he obtained from places
under the British flag"
The economic situation that will OBJ
tain after the war IL the mos, anxious
tonic of business circles AT the present
moment, and great interest IL shown IN
the possibility or cehcrwise ~ Ger
many recovering her old commercial
prosperity
Although II may hc case of the wis',
b,ing father to the thou.ht, there q
a general opinion here that the restora-
The sun., 1916-01-23
SAYS HE saw KAISER'S
ORDER TO SLAUGHTER
Carlist Declares Call to Ruth.
less Acts Cooled His Pro-
Gcrmanism.

rARIs, Jan. THE Mdtin prints the
former secretary and conhdant Of Don
Carlos and now a leading member OF
the Carlist party. the sympath!es Of
which are strongly pro-German:
II WAS at Frohsdorf when the war
broke out. I was then Germanophle
and was pleased over the prospect OF
German success, on which | counted ]
hurried to Vienna and the first thing !
saw was the secret document written
by the German Emperor to the Enper or
OF Austria to inform him of the order
given to carry on a war OF extermina-
tlon.
my soul Is bursting with grief.
wrote the Kaiser. but 1t is absolutely
necessary to put everything to hre
and the sword men and women, chill
dren and aged must he slaughtered (:
not single tree must be left upright.
nor roof intact With such
system OF terror. the only one to be
followed against people 80 debased as
the French. 1t is certain that the war
will not last two months, while by pro-
ceeding with humanitarian consider alton
II might he prolonged for years. ! am
having recourse. then, whatever II may
cost me, to this method, which, In sVite
of sprearances, will greatly diminish
bloodshed.'
"Such atrocious words made the first
breach in my admiration for Ger
many. A few days later Z read In an
evening paper a speech delivered by the
Kaiser to his soldiers In which he de-
clared that he had learned that two
French military doctors had entered
Metz and poisoned the garrison wells
with cholera microbes. Then ] under
stood that such man was not merely
cruel but a shameless liar and calum-
niatOr.
Il also had an opportunity Of learn
ing OF the grief OF the Russian Ambassa-
dor. who had told one OF his friends how
he had. In an interview with En-
peror Francis Joseph. declared his Gov
ernment ready to make important con-
cessions to avoid war
THE aged monarch had yielded to his
prayers and authorized him to tele-
graph to Pctrograd that all danger OF
war was over. The next morning the
Ambassador was hurriedly summoned
to the Emperor. who said that he was
Obliged to take back his word. as the
Kaiser wilhelm had telegraphed to him.
"R Austria II afraid. Germany fears
nobody, and to burn the bridges ] have
lust declared war on Russia
"This revelation compelled my con-
+ version. felt sure that the Kaiser
wilhelm, instead Of being the instrument
' Of God. was Inspired by the devil"
The sun., 1916-01-23

undertaking. and the Austrian ships OF
war. shclterng IN their home ports, no
longer enjoy their former safety since
their line of defence IL beginning to yield
at several points Thousands of mines
have been exploited, "A number of islands
occupied and most OF the lighthouses
signal stations and hlockhouscs de-
stroysd.
Once this great work has been com
plctcd brilliant results may he looked
for The naval commando in chief
adds the GiOrndic dJfdiin, would prob
ably find /, possible 10 telegraph an cN-
celent communicate every day hut he
refrains from doing so. In duc course
all will become known.
Although no really reliable figures are
yet available the Italian newspapers
state that the number of Austrian sub
marines accounted for in the Adriatic is
certainly substantial How the Italian
navy hunts down the L boats is shown
by the following incident related In the
RcstO del CdriinO by survivor OF the
steamer Port Said, which was sunk by
an Austrian submarine,
The Port Said, which was bound from
Genoa TO Somaliland. had on board 26S
persons, !ncludrr the crew when the
shin was some forty kilomcters from
Derna. in Tripoli. a submarine over 200
feet long and carrying gun suddenly
made lis appearance. The Port Said =
commander attempted to escape. but the
submarine opened fire and several shells
struck the steamer. which then stopped.
shortly afterward torpedo was dis
charged ami the Port Said was sunk.
But at this very moment two Italian
dcs,royers came racing up from no
where in particular. They lost no time
in getting to work with their guns, and
although the submarine sought to cs-
cane by diving she was not quick
cnoug, and was struck forward. She
Immediately disappeared. and there is
no doubt she was sunk. The sinking
OF the Port Said involved the loss of
six lives.
The sun., 1916-01-23
sp,cial Correspondence TO Tar srS.

IoxpoN, Jan. 1O.--A craze Of opium
s,r,kin- and the extensive use OF other
drugs. including cocaine. heroln and
ether. has recently been taken up by
London women of means and many in
scciety and actresses MS well.
Eagerness to alleviate the terrible de-
c,.ssion caused by the war has led many
cultured women to seek the consolation
Of drugs. and this desire has been cul-
,iya,ei and exploited by ring COM
posed largely OF Americans. who main
. tain opium dcns on luxurious scale In
y tue West End.
VThe activities Of the ring are not con-
dred to England II is serious busi-
ness organization, worldwide in its rami-
fcations. Managed by half dozen prin-
cipals il maintains established AGENCIES
throughout the East, particularly In
China and India, and also all over the
United states. with headquarters In New.
York II IL largely imported into New
York BY means OF personal smuggling.
one Of the favorite methods OF smuggling
Il TO conceal the opium In tins con-
tanning moving picture films, which are
not likely 10 be opened or TO be even
under suspicion. These films are shipped
(, certain firms who also conduct film
Grading agencies. but the drug scheme.
as may he imagined. is the hugely profit
able side Of the venture. These opiumed
films So THE SuS correspondent is in
formed. have been shipped in large guam
titles to New York and up to the present
have escaped detection.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 5.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at decline of 6
points to an advance of l point near
months being easier in response to a de-
cline in Liverpool over the local holidays.
Prospects pointed to rains in the eastern
belt, however, while houses with Liver
pool connections were fairly active buy
erS OF October and the market soon
nrmed up on covering or a renewal of bull
support July advanced from 1872 to
l2Ss, or about points above the closing
fgures of Monday, while October sold up
to 1902 and December to 1919 or s to 7
points net higher.
Private cables said the Liverpool mar
ket had been unfavorably affected by
buils reselling and reported a bearish
local sentiment which was attributed to
freer offerings of spots. Spot houses here
were moderate buyers.
Futures opened steady-JuIy, r. 70: Oc-
looer. !2.93; December 1914; January,
1918; March, 1884
Reports that storm warnings had
been issued for the coast from New
Orleans to Pensacola, and that the
Wind mad risen to a velocity of about
eighty miles an hour at the latter point.
We're followed by an increasingly active
demand in the cotton market toward
midday which sent prices about 16 to IA
points above last nights closing fir-
ures, with October selling at 1313 and
december at 1890 Demand tanerad
on around this level, but offerings re-
NAMED small and the market was
STEADY during the early afternoon with
IN point or two of the best
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
c. F.. Bunch. to build garage in al
lev between Fairmont and Euclid. n
street and Sherman avenue north
west. architect. r. s. Simmons;
builder. C f. Bunch: estimated cost
$3.50.
w. f. Barker, to buiid dwelling at
southwest corner of Farragut street
and Piney Branch road; architect
Arthur B. Heaton: builder. F. l.. Wag-
ner: estimated cost, $4,000.
Williams e Smith. to build six dwell
ings from 3101 to Bill Georgia avenue
northwest: architect, L. T. Williams
builder. Thomas A. Jameson: estimated
cost, $4,000.
Rrightwood NJ. F.. Church, to build
church at 726 Jefferson street north
west; architect, n. r. Grimm: builder
w A. Kimmel: estimated cost; s19.S91
John r. Chesley, to repair dwelling at
1897 18th street northwest: estimated
cost 5000.
Mission board of Brethren Church, to
18th and E streets southeast; estimated
cost, SIS.
G. T. Smallwood to repair store at
S19 f street northwest: estimated cost
$50.
A. P Myers to repair dwelling at 1431
33d street northwest; estimated cost.
5000.
Zion Lutheran Church. to repair
building at 1925 9Th street northwest;
estimated cost, SIS.
Grace Baptist Church. to repair
building at 9th and D streets and South
Carolina avenue southeast; estimated
cost, $50.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
EXPORT REPORT SHOWS
LESS GRAIN, MORE MEAT
Trade in Foodstuffs in May $10.-
GC0. Go Below What It Was
IN May. 1915.

Heavy decreases of breadstufs but
marked increase in meat and dairy
products. featured the May foodstuffs
export trade Of the United States. COM
pared with that Of May last year Sta
tistics issued today by the Department
of Commerce showed breadsturs ex-
ports had fallen off $4,000, 900 while
meat and dairy products increased So
100000 and mineral oils showed an in
crease Of 5000 900. Total breadstuffs
and meat exports for May amounted TO
s1l1.1.5.e25. an increase of SIS 900 600
over that month year ago. For the
eleven months ending with Nav these
exports aggregated SI-I23.f73.ss4 q de-
crease of $iy.32f. III from that period &
aggregate last year
The falling on in this class Of export
trade during the eleven month period
was due principally to "A reduction of
sl12. ."he,0nn in the value of wheat sent
abroad. si2.p16.G in corn and $40 =
0oo. 600 in -four Gasoline. naphtha re-
Siduum, fuel oil. lubrIcstiug oil etc
showed ar Increase of Sc. .H0n 200 while
fresh beef exports rtvrea Se.d Ss 600 600
bacon exports 1000. .0Du and ham: aud
shoulders 81 f.cnn. n"0 and pichIed uor.
ss.ooo990. Lard showed a loss of 81
600 GOO 80
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Furious Gale on Gulf Coast.

NEW ORLEANS, La, July 5-A
wind and rain storm, with the wind
reaching a reported velocity of eighty
miles an hour at Pensacola. and sixty
or more at points west of there on the
coast. swept in from the gulf this
morning. Apparently the storm Is
rapidly moving westward.
Telegraph companies reported that
Pensacola was cut off at $50 o'clock
this morning. Wire service all along
the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts
was interrupted
Shipping at Mobile suffered and
docks at Fort Morgan were destroyed
The wind was high at New Orleans
early this afternoon, but no serious
damage was reported.
Rains extended all along the coast.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
POTATOES WORTH MILLION.
Norfolk and Vicinity Counting on
Mammoth Crop This Season,

NORFOLK. Va. July 5.-Tidewater
Virginia helps considerably to feed the
millions OF inhabitants of New York
city. Up to July 8 total of 737,171
barrels of potatoes were shipped from
this section. More than one half of this
number were shipped to New York city.
Probably 250,0oO barrels will be shipped
before the season closes.
New York also draws heavily from
this section for its cucumbers cab.
bages, onions, lettuce. beets and other
vegetables The shipment of cucumbers
to New York during the month of
June was S4.246 barrels and 1886
baskets.
The potato crop alone from Norfolk
and the surrounding section will bring
over $1,00O,00O this year. 1t has been
a great season for potatoes
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Hit by an Electric Car.

C. L. George, forty years old. of Seat
Pleasant. Nd. was struck by an in
coming car of the Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis line this afternoon
shortly after . o'clock. and so severely
injured that physicians at Casualty
Hospital hold out little hope for his re-
covery. AS soon as he was taken to the
hospital the physicians amputated his
left leg IN an effort to save his life.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Hogs-Receipts.
10000 head; weak; bulk, 975a9.s5:
light, 9.60a9.95; mixed, 9.55aI0,05..
heavy. 9.50a10.O71s; rough 95Oa9.S5:
pigs. s.o0a9.4o.
cattle-Receipts. 22.ooo head: weak;
and feeders, 5.75as.S0; cows and heifers,
3.75a9S5: calves. S.50a11.75.
Sheep-Receipts. $1,000 head; weak:
wethers. 650as.00; lambs. $50.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispa tch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, July 5-Wheat-
F1rmer; spot No. 2 red, 1.O4A; spot
No. red. western. 1.06M; July No.
red. 1.04 Is: steamer No. red, s4M
receipts, 27,750 bushels; exports, 132,-
0oe bushels. New southern, by sample,
7oas7; new southern. on grade. 1.O4
Corn-F'irmer; spot contract, 85Z
July. S5A; receipts, 1879 bushels; ex,
ports. 137,143 bushels
Oats-Easier; standard white, asa
4sk; No. white, 44a44h; No. white,
42a42A; receipts, 549,ss4 bushels; ex-
ports, 319,434 bushels
Rye-Steady; No. . western, export,
1.o3; receipts. l2,71s bushels.
Hay-Quiet; No. l timothy, 1880
asked; No. ! clover, mixed, 190Oa1950
Grain-Freights, steady; steam to
Liverpool. per quarter. IS July; picked
ports, per quarter. Is cd July.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July 5.-Wheat-Spot No.
Manitoba, los 3d. No. 2, los Sd; No. 2
red western winter, los I'd. Corn-Spot,
American mixed, new, 9s Sd.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 5.-Cotton-spot
easy Good middling, Sill: middling.
I.95; low middling, 7.79 Sales. 5000
bales; for speculation and export. 500
bales. Receipts, 200 bales Futures
very steady. July, 1885,. July and Au-
gust, I-s3; August and September,
$50 y: september and October, 776
October and November, 772: November
and December, 7.69; December and
January, 7.67; January and February,
I.65 Y February and March, 7.s5;
March and April, 7.65; April and May.
July, 1852.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Railway is. $500 at s2h
Potomac Electric Cons Js. 81 900 at lO1A
Capital l(fraction, % at sJi., 20 at S5A.
Washington Railway pfd., % at s1h
Washington Gas at 16I,.
Mergenthaier 10 at lGi.
Lanston. 10 at 81. J at ST. 10 at 81. at
81 y. 10 at 81 a. at 81. u at 81. 10 at 81. 10
at -. 10 at 81, 10 at s., at So.
After call:
Capital Traction Js $500 at 1O7
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s, 81 900 at l0lA
Potomac Electric LIST IS. 81 900 at 1885,.
Washington Railway As, 81. 600 at sla4 s., 900
at sI&i.
Washington Gas ! at 49, 10 at 76
Potomac Electric Cons. Js 81 coo at 1OlIh
s. 600 at 1DIja.
MaSNln.fnn Eail,car r,fh l ut 81
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Corn Prices Strong.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 5-Flour-Quiet; !;
ents. 5.10a5.35; winter straights, 4.90a
500; Kansas straights. 5.15a5.30.
Pork-Firm; mess, 26.0Oa26.50; fam
lily, 2s.o0a2s.5o; short clear, 24.o0a27. 90.
Beef-Steady; mess. 17.50a18.00; fam
lily. 19.0Oa2O.0O.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 13.40a1350
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, open
kettle, 4Ga50.
Hay-Earely steady; prime, LAS: No.
l, 1.4oa1. .42h; No. 2. 1.25a1.35; No. 3,
1.05a1.15.
Enthusiastically; Bogota, 32ha33; Gen.
trail America, 32k.
Leather-Firm; hemlock, frsts, 81;
seconds, 36.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Real Estate Transfers.

NO. S19 STH STREET NORTHEAST
Jacob PerSinger to Thomas F. War
rem. lot %, square 911; SO: stamps,
$3.50
THIRD AND NJ STREETS SOUTHEAST
w. Locke Rockwell to William L.
Rockwell and Joseph NJ Avery, ex-
ecutors lots , to s. square 500; SIS.
CHICHESTER-Ella r. Moore ct vir.
Thomas F.. to Washington Burrell.
lot II. square 57s8: $40; stamps, ST.
DRIDGE-Frederick A. Linger ct
uA.. to Albert q. Rowzee, lot l6
square 4340: $40: stamp, 81.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
WOOD TAKES PRECAUTIONS,
Orders Virtual Quarantine of Gov.
ernors Island Against Epidemic.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood today ordered what is virtu-
ally quarantine of Governors Island
because of the infantile paralysis epi-
demic. By the commanders orders no
children are to be permitted to visit the
island and the soldiers there will not
be permitted to visit their families un-
til further notice.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
American Bullion Restored

Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City reported TO the state Department
today the return by local Mexican au
thorities at Manzanillo of all of Amer
tcan-owned gold and silver bullion.
worth about 100000. which had been
seized Return of the American prop
erty was ordered by the de facto gov
ernment following a protest from the
State Department
Evening star., 1916-07-05
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, July 5.-The troni-
cal storm in the Cuff of Mexico and
fear that it would work inland and do
damage to the growing crop caused
cotton during the first half hour ~
business on this market today. The
tone was quiet but steady
Futures opened steady. Opening bid.
July lZ6o;' October. 1916 December.
1891; January, 1901: March, IA %
ask ed
Evening star., 1916-07-05

Thursday.
The tropical disturbance. after
somewhat rapid movement northwest
ward across the Gulf of Mexico ap-
pears to he approaching the eastern
Louisiana coast, and easterly gales
have set in along the northwest Flor
ida and the Alabama coasts. Caution
arv advices regarding this storm were
first issued on Sunday. and storm warn
ings were ordered Tuesday evening
Except in the gulf states pressure
has risen generally and temperatures
are moderate except in the nortnern n
plains states where they are rather ms !"
for the season. Thundershowers contin
ued in the south. and there We're alsu
showers in New England. the lower
Missouri valley and Washington. Else
where the weather was fair.
Rains will continue in the gulf states
but over other districts east OF tHe
Mississippi river generally fair weather
will prevail tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures will not change ma
terially.
Tide Tables.
Todav-Low tide. 534 am. and 5:56
pm; high tide, 1909 am. and ll;42
pm.
b. So o. M, nlen tue, LIZ aim
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:47 am; sun sets,
7:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:41 am; sun
sets. 1887 pm.
Moon rises 9:39: sets 1922 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at . pm. yesterday
rmometer-Yesterday: pm. 81
S pm Is u midnight. 50. Today
a M, 63: am, 6S; noon. -; pm. 49,
Maximum, 81. at pm. yesterday
minimum. 60. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum so; minimum, ga
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: pm, 2s;s4
S pm. % Sc; 12 midnight: 1898. Today
am, 29.95. am, 3o.02; noon. 1904;
. pm 1905.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
WALL STREET MARKET
SCORES SHARP RALLY
Opens Strong, Weakens and Makes
Second Recovery, More Extended,
on Peace Prospects.
Mexican Petroleum Leads Gains in
IndustriaIs-Rails Develop
Strength.

NEW YORK, July Stocks respond
ed to the more favorable Developments
in the Mexican situation and other
hopeful auguries with series of sub
stantial gains at the opening of today
market
Specialties like Studebaker. Baldwin.
Crucible Steel and Mexican Petroleum
advanced l to points. with similar
gains in the shipping shares.
United States Steel was the only issue
ITO register wide" opening, a single
block of 1000 shares changing hands at
S6a to S6h, against Mondays closing
price of S6L.
Important rails were strong, Cana
dian Pacific gaining y.
Texas Company rose , points and
Maxwell second preferred 4.
Evening star., 1916-07-05
Senate Democrats to Hold Caucus.

Democrats of the Senate will hold a
caucus tonight to consider the legtsla-
tive program for the remainder of the
session, with a view to bringing about
an early adjournment. A fight fs ex-
pected on the administration shipping
bill. to which there still Is strong oppo-
s3tion.