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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
Bank of England Statement

London, November 23.-The weekly
statement of the Bank of England
s'sp s. following changes:
a;i reserve, decreased $4,000. Cir
calasipm tnereased $4,000. Bullion, de-
creased 1888. Other securities, de-
ei#ansA f1.a99. 900, Other deposits, de-
Ecteaaea ki57,000. Public deposits, in
ol'e@Aaa <J5e@2 ,000 Notes reserve. de-
iareaSe1 $500. Government securities
E0nehaAs*sf
The ffppef&ion of the banks reserve
81 Naaiflty MS week is 1856 per cent;
ll.s4 @%k was 22.54 per cent. Rate
s0t lnu0lr per cent.
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Cbas. Fa;rchilds & Co.'S Letter

New York November 23.-(Specia)
Liverpools sensational weakness today.
regarding which little or no authentic in
formation could be obtained, supposedly
on account of cable censorship, had an
unsettling influence on our market today.
After opening declines of about % points
the market showed a tendency to rally,
but the spn zas sffNrt lived and fur-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
Metal Market

New York, November 23.-Copper firm;
eleetrolytic, first quarter s32. 50@3S. 80;
second quarter, $S1@3S Iron steady and
unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin
strong; spot, $45.25@45.75. At London, spot
copper, 9144; futures, f139; electrolytic,
f164; spot tin. 919t los; futures, G193 los
The metal exchange quotes lead 7.15@
7.25c; spelter strong; spot East st. Louis
delivery, 125s@127sc. At London, lead ESQ
los; spelter, G5S.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, November 23.-Spot cot
ton quiet and unchanged; sales on the
spot, 200; to arrive, $40; good ordinary,
1850; strict good ordinary, 19c.. low mid
ding. 1850; strict low middling, 1890;
2oc; strict middling, 2019c; good
2O.37c; strict good middling,
26 &c; receipts, 67S6; stock. 463,171.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, November 2S.-Wheat. No. 2
red nominal; No. 3 red. $1.7S91s4; No.
hard nominal; No. hard nominal. Corn,
No. yellow, 97d9Sc; No. yellow 921a@
941ac; No. white. s21sd941zc. Oats, No.
white, 571l95SKc; standard, 5S959c. Rye,
No. 2, s1.51: barley, 90c0s12S Timothy.
SO. 25@5. rs: clover. s11@15. Pork, $3.50; lard.
1852; ribs, $1425G14.75.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
Rice Market

New Orleans, November 2S.-Rough rice
today was easier and clean steady. Re-
ceipts: Rough, 13,746 sacks; millers, H.
1886; clean, 44S3 pockets. Sales: Rough
Honduras, go sacks; Japan, 3d. clean Hon
duras, 596S pockets Japan, 504; blue rose.
1852 Quotations unchanged.
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Avery's Letter

Further liquidation, very poor Liver
pool and lack of support by the bulls
all combined to sell cotton prices off
again today.
it looked at one time as if the market
had been fairly well liquidated but near
the close another sinking spell closed the
market at nearly the low prices for the
day. McFadden was said to be the active
bear during the day and Castles was said
to be letting the market take care of it
self. There was the usual rot about cot
ton being headed for New York for de-
livery on December contracts, but 1t fell
rather fiat.
Spots sold off at the various spot CEN
tiers and 1t is quite possible the decline
may go further until some of the ire
mendous loads of both spots and futures
are lightened and the price becomes at
tractive enough to invite fresh buying for
the long account.
Prefer to look on until the outlook is
a little better defined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, November 23.-Spot cotton
weak. Good middling, 12.23d; middling,
12.13d; low middling. SD Sales, 5000;
500 for speculation and export. Receipts,
1920. Futures weak; November, II I'D !;
November-December, rod; December
January, II rod; January February, II. 7Sd !;
F'ebruary-March. 11.S4d; March-April,
1921 April-May, 11.97d; May-June.
2.02d; June-July, 12.02d; July-August
II ODD; August-September, IL. SD; Septem-
ber-October, 11.03d; October
November December 10 SD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
Naval Stores

Savannah, November 23.-Turpentire
firm, 4shc; sales. 245; receipts. ESQ
shipments. %; stock, 20,s15. Resin
firm sales, 1852; receipts. 1910; ship
ments, 67S; stock. S4,764 Quotations:
A. B. C. D, e. F. $6.35; G, 6.42k: H.
$6.45; 1. $3.50: X, $3.50; NJ. $S.6T3s; N,
$3.50; WIG, 81 WV. $40.
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st. Louis Grain

st. Louis, November 23.Wheat, No. 2
red, s1.S691 .sS; No. 2 hard, s1.ssd1.94; De-
cember, s1.s2. Corn, No. 2. 961sc; No. 2
white nominal; December, 941ac. Oats,
No. 2. size; No. white nominal; De-
cember, 571sc.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, November 23.-(Special)
A demoralized condition of affairs in
Liverpool our cables stated, was due to
the liquidation of stop orders of some
large speculative accounts In a small mar
ket, which resulted in a decline there
of some 80 American points. Naturally
the pressure came likewise upon this mar
ket, which absorbed a large amount of
cotton on relatively much better basis
until late in the afternoon, when rumors
were current that a large trader was SELL
ing not only a large line of stocks. but
also a large amount of cotton here the
market again broke, closing barely
steady.
Spinners bought some cotton on the de-
cline Many also bought who think after
such a sharp decline in Liverpool, with
conditions regarding the crop unchanged
from a bulls point of view, that rally
will occur in the Liverpool market to-
morrow.
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Mercantile Paper

New York, November 23.-Mercantile
bills, &.71h; commercial, 60-day bills on
banks, s4.7o%; commercial 60-day bills,
A.701a demand $4.75a.; cables, $4.76 7-16.
Francs: Demand, $5.S4A: cables, s5S31s.
Marks: Demand, 6s7sc; cables 6S 15-16c.
Kronen: Demand, 11zc; cables. 12c.
Guilders: Demand, 4OBc; cables, 41c.
Lires: Demand, $3.50; cables. s66S. Ru-
bles: Demand, 30%c; cables. 31c. Bar
silver, 73Ac. Mexican dollars, 56Hc. Gov
ernment bonds steady; railroads bonds
irregular. Time loans strong; 60 and 80
days and six months, 31@3az per cent.
Call money strong; high, Az per cent;
low. 3 per cent; ruling rate, 81 per cent;
last loan, 4 per cent; closing bid, 31a
per cent; offered at per cent.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, November 23-Wheat, No.
Q hard. $1.S5Q1.s9; No 2 red. s1S3@1. So.
Corn. No. 2 mixed, 95@951ac; No. white,
96697c; No. 2 yellow, 951k@96c. Oats, No.
2 white, 57A@5Sc; No. 2 mixed, 56@57c.
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Creamery Products

Wholesale Selling Price.)
Creamery Butter-SSc; process butter,
36c; oleomargarine, 15@23c; country but
ter, 25c.
Full Cream Cheese-2Sc.
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Fish

Perch-S1ac.
Salt Water Trout-12Ac.
Red Snapper-1214c.
Gray Snapper-sc.
Mullet, &c.
Spanish Mackerel-121k@15c
Shrimp-121ac.
Sheephead-S1sc.
Virginia Croker-6c.
Pompano-30c.
oysters-Eastern select, s1.75 gallon, me-
dunn, $1.50.
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar, $3.50 cwt. f. o. b.
Birmingham.
Choice RECESS so per cwt.
Fancy Rice-s6 per cwt.
Extra Fancy-$6. so per cwt.
Grits-$2.25 96-lb. bag.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
H. F. Rachman & Co.'S Letter

New York. November 23.-(Special 1.-The
decline in futures the past three days has
purified the market technically and bear
holders have sold hundreds of thousands
of short contracts locally, New Orleans
and Liverpool, to break the market.
Southern spot holders are selling abso-
lutely nothing at the decline. The ginning
report shows exhaustion. The final gov
eminent estimate, two weeks hence, in
all probability will prove extremely bull
ish, the Indian crop as well as the Egyp-
tan crop being reported small. Egyptian
cotton advanced 700 points in Liverpool
Monday. The world unquestionably faces
famine in cotton and in spot, in our
judgment, will not reach it's extreme high
price before August next year. Futures
in New York are now selling 100 points
below delivery, basis of southern spots,
and we think should be bought now for
material advance in the immediate flu
ture. The Amoskeag Manufacturing
company announced today an advance
of 51a cents per yard in mapped goods.
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Meats

Extra Ribs-16Ac.
Rib Bellies-17Ac.
Clean Bellies-171sc.
Smoked Bellies-19c.
Breakfast Bacon-2292Jc.
Pork Loins-171ac.
Pork Shoulders-15c.
Pork Hams-17c.
Skinned Hams-22c.
Hams-Reg., 2oc.
Pork Trimmings-15c.
Pure Lard-19c.
Open Kettle-19%c.
Compound-15c.
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Dry Goods Market

New York. November 23.-Colored cot
ton goods continued to rise in the primary
markets today. Staple prints were adj
vanced R-cent a yard. Reports were cur
rent that it may be necessary for some
wooden goods plants to cut their produce
ton in order to conserve the supplies Of
wool until the next domestic clip.
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Hubbard BrQs 4 Co.
Square.

Cotton Merchant Square. nj
~. Members otton Exf
change. New Orleans SUttvn Exchange
New York Produce Exchange. Aseoctate
members Liverpool Cotton Association;
Orders solicited for tho purchage and
|$sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oillfor
future delivery. Special attention And
liberal terms given for consignmspts o.
spot cotton for delivery. Correspond
snce invited
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ar Market

ggk ovember 23-The mar
FSN gar was dull and cas-
Aiss0f y. There were only
NHtSa tgs of full duty sugars
pf with refiners again
inaiiNsiate - fferings of Cubas.
Nase Were SC. cost and freight,
9f faW s ki,T with the full duty
'peafSs TIC clsH was easy at sc for
'sl'.is naSt ans -eight. equal to 6.02c
ts@xs d 5.15c for molasses.
iAafN@g 9us refined sugar was
~ Nv4AenAed at 7.5oc for fine
Antlalea
su#4 there was a de-
fFAMe e. 0t points in SYM
&NS1E@ lsier spot market,
VatS tNsS ed on covering,
u spsakeq fafts Of unfavorable
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lglish Money

inraeM vember 23.-Bar silver,
~ r. ounce. Nancy, Az per
eelsF Nc1na rates: Short bills, 51a %
peF rrstt rec months, 5M @5% per
seAt
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Hides and TallOw

dealers Buying Offer.)
Green Salt Hides-23G24c.
Half Cured-23d24c.
Green Hides--Fresh, 22@23c
Dry Flint Hides-36@37c.
Dry Salt Hides-34@35c.
Damaged Hides-Half price.
Sheep Skins-25c@$1.2 rs.
Horse Hides-$1@5.
Angora Goats-25@30c.
Ginseng-Wild, S..
Colt Sl1ins-45@6Oc.
Sherlings-15Q25c.
Goat Skins--45@60c.
Kid Skins-10@15c.
Hog Skins-25@@50c
Tallow-5@Sc.
Beeswax-25@27c.
Washed Wool-40@43c.
Clear Unwashed Wool--30@3Sc.
BURY Wool-20@22c
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Mrs. T. H. Miller, who has been the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Alex Cecil, a
has returned to her home in Selma.
During her stay she was delightfully."-
entertained
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-05

Miss klyoko Kachl, nineteen car
old descendant of me Of Toklo's lead
ing families. believes that Japan
should have the opportunity 10 dance
The latest American dances For
several months past she has been in
Ssu lranciSc- learning the bunny
hug the "toy trct' and other simi
lar terpslchorcan revoluionlzers
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Preparedness

extends throughout every branch OF the business OF w.
Jenkins Sons Music Co. preparedness to protect the best
interests of every customer and every customer in
highly pleasing and satisfactory manner Quality at right
prices the of this jenkins Preparedness
program. Every piece of merchandise offer possesses
the fullest measure Of reliable dollar for dollar value It
the best the market affords at the price and that price
is the very lowest consistent with its quality. With our
large comprehensive stock prepared to satisfy the
most eyacting tastes Nctroas, Pianos Panolas Musical
Instruments and Accessories in all the latest styles An
unlimited variety to select from Back of this quality
price and stock preparedness Superior Musical Se
ice. Musicay educated and competent saespeopIe who
advise and assist YOU in making the best selection
jenkins Preparedness Has Been Years and Years the
Building.
We strongly nrcnched than to give the Best
Value for the Least Money.
Come in or Write.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-05

NuI .. Gou mw. .'n. n..N
... H.... .N h..n found
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
LEFT MACHINE;
NO CLUES FOUND

Another automobile owner left his
machine standing on the street with
out locking it, and another automobile
theft has been reported to the po-
hce-the fifth within less than D
month.
L. E. Swallow Of Cambridge City
notified the police Saturday evening
that his Marion roadster was stolen
from in front of the Y. NJ c. A. build
ing, North Eighth street Every eff
fort to secure trace of the missing
car have been unaviling so far.
The stolen machine was 1910 mod
Ell painted green. 1t had two Goodrich
smooth tread tires on its front wheels.
The rear wheels were equipped with a
Kelly-Springfield smooth tread and a
Firestone smooth tread The right fem
der Is considerably dented A reward
Of $25 for the recovery of the car has
been offered by Swallow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
RICHMOND PEOPLE
GAIN regulations

After College, What?" is the title
of small advertising pamphlet which
has recently been published by Earl
ham college.
1t contains the history of seven
recent Earlham graduates who have
made great successes.
Four of these seven are Wayne
county people: Miss Florence Shute,
of Richmond, now head of the music
department of Peabody high school,
Pittsburg; Carl ". Alderman, official
representative of the United Press as
ISOLATION in Berlin, covering the war
news for 100 leading newspapers of
the United States; Clifford Crump,
Greensboro, now instructor in math,
ematics and astronomy in Carleton
college, Northfeld, Minnesota, and
Bernhard Knollenberg, Richmond, who
is now with a firm Of international
lawyers in Honolulu.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
WORK FOR CHURCH
SAYS REV. HINCKLE

Extracts from the sermon by Rev.
Milo S. Hinckle at East Main street
Friends church yesterday:
May God open our eyes today so
we may see what it means to be
disciples of Jesus and to make us
worthy of the name of Christians
The resources of God are promised
only to those who follow the program
of God. The size of a life or an organ
ization is measured by it's under
takings.
IF we do only the small things, our
lives are measured by the yard-sticks
of small things. Most of the money
kings of today began life with small
things but they were not content to
stay there.
TOO many churches travel in a
circle. Having found the real life we
must use it and give it to others.
When we have found Christ our work
has just begun. An ideal attained is
then too low-get it up; keep busy
day and night"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
WOMEN DEMAND
RIGHT To VOTE

CHICAGO, June 5.-"Give us our
rights or face political oblivion"
That was the ultimatum enunciated
today in no uncertain manner by the
5000 delegates on hand in attendance
upon the first women's political con
vention of an organized character
ever held in connection with a
national nominating convention.
Every state in the union was repre-
sented in the gathering which opened
in the Blackstone theatre and over
flowed into the corridors of the hotels
that line Michigan avenue.
The morning session was devoted to
the acceptance Of credentials and the
other preliminaries of perfecting an
organization. The delegates from all
of the states were registered but only
the women who come from states
where they can exercise the right of
franchise, directed the professions of
the gathering. The women made it
very plain that what they were here
for was to insist that the Republican
national convention recognize that the
suffrage question is a real national
issue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
HERE MOTORISTS
ARE new RULES;
AVOID ARRESTS

For some time the Richmond police
department has been quite lax in the
enforcement OF the laws and ordi-
nances pertaining to the operation OF
motor vehicles, but last week the lid
was clamped on and screwed down,
and from now on, Chief Goodwin said
today, trouble awaits the motorists
who do not observe the letter of the
/ law. Just what the police department
/ expects of motor vehicle owners is
/ outlined in the following list of rules,
! issued today by Chief Goodwin:
When manufacturer or dealer sells
a car, the purchaser may use the mum.
| Der plate of such manufacturer OF
dealer for Is days. The purchaser,
however, must make application i'm.
mediately for license number, and as
soon as his number plates come he
must put them on his car.
Until July /, 1916, manufacturers or
dealers not having sufficient number
plates on hand may given purchasers
number plates of like size as now
used, with the manufacturer or deal
eFg' number thereon, made out OF
some strong material. These to be
displayed until the purchaser gets his
own number.
Number plates must be kept clean
from grease and dirt.
Manufacturers and dealers must not
use such number plates on cars for
private use or for hire. This shall be
effective after July 1, 1915. -
Motor cycles must have one number,
autos two numbers, displayed front
"a
conspicuous place.
Autos and motor cycles must have
lights on a half hour after sun set and
until half hour before sunrise.
Machines must not be left running
on public highways with no attendant
in car.
In approaching street car where
passengers are getting on or off autos
and motor cycles must slow down, and
come to a full stop If necessary for
safety.
Autos and motor cycles should
make square turns at all street inter
sections, the same as at Eighth and
Main
Reasonable speed ordinarily is:
6 miles in turning corner where
view is obstructed.
10 miles in business district.
Is miles in residence district where
closely built.
20 miles in residence district where
not closely built.
Where the ownership Of car is
changed, other than by a manufac-
turer or dealer. the new owner may
use the old number until the new num-
Der comes, but not to exceed Is days,
and in addition to the old number he
should display sign on his car new
number applied for
After July /, 1916, it shall not be
sufficient to run car or motor cycle
with only a sign license applied for
on such car or motor cycle. There
must be a number on it
- Every person driving an auto for
hire, or as the employe OF another
must have a chauffeur's license. This
applies to test cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
RECALLS LOST,
STORY is toll D

Trials and Tribulations of a Base
ball Manager" will be one chapter in
the autobiography of Gene Bowman,
manager of the RECALLS, that is, il
Gene ever decides to write one.
Yesterday at noon Bowman's clan
the Rexalls-left via truck for Pales-
tine, o. The team got lost in the scuf-
file and it was 4 o'clock before Pales-
tine was reached.
The game itself brought out the
worst of the Rexall's troubles. The
Buckeyes showed ability to fathom
darkness better than the Quakers.
The Ohioans won, to ?. The Recalls
got back to Richmond in the wee
small hours of night. The result Of
the invasion is contained in the fol-
lowing figures:
R. H. E.
Recalls ....... 900 o2o o0o-2 10 3
Palestine. .... 900 030 21x-6 IL 8
Batteries-(R) Hartman and Harter;
(P) Walls and Stevens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
GRADUATE NURSES
ENTERTAIN CLASS

The Graduate Nurses of Richmond
entertained the class of 1916 of Reid
Memorial hospital in a pleasing man
ner Saturday evening. A banquet of
five courses ives served at 1880. Dec
orations were in pink and white. Edi-
son music entertained the guests dur
ing supper.
Those present were Misses Edna
Vokes, Mabel Wilcox, Bessie Moore,
Bertha King, Mabel Orner, Marjorie
Mayhem, Harriet Bell, Huldah j.
Smith, Audra Fisher, Nellie Stevens,
Margaret L. Kennedy, Mary Garland,
Indianapolis, Wilma Wallace, Edith
Springmeyer, Mary Seeman, Fanny
Cunningham, Hasseltine Wilson, Maud
Heath, Indianapolis, Ona Stonecipher,
Mrs. R. D. Morrow, lilo Erect and Eliz-
abeth Henderson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
RAE GIVES SERMON
|. TO KNIGHT TEMPLARS

Rev. ]. ]. Rae preached a special
sermon yesterday morning to the
Knights Templar, who attended the
service at the first Presbyterian church
in body. About fifty knights were
present. Seats were reserved for
them in the central part of the audi
torium
He that would come after Me, must
deny himself and take up his cross
and follow me- The foregoing was
the text
These are the conditions that make
a knight indeed
I'm all ages and under all conditions
the spirit of these words has made
men willing to suffer and bear and die.
For these principals the Knights
Templar exist -
Christ would lead those who come
after Him to the possession of char
acter, to the glory of leadership and
to the exercise of the highest inf1u.
ence."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
CANDIDATE PLEASES
REID CONGREGATION

Rev. ]. S. Hill of Martins Ferry,
O., conducted services at Reid Me-
mortal church yesterday.
The Rev. Mr.. Hill is one of the
progressive new ministers who is be.
ing considered for the church, and he
pleased exceedingly we'll, members OF
the congregation said today,
There are two or three more candi
dates to be given trials before the
congregation takes a vote upon its
new minister, B. B. Myrick said to-
day. Mr.. Myrick said that minister
probably would be selected within the
next three weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-05
LONDON CLAIMS
ENGLISH FLEET
WHIPPED FOES

LONDON, June 5.-The German bat
tie cruiser fleet has been reduced to
three or four units, if not less, as a
result of the naval engagement in the
North Sea Wednesday.
AS late official reports are received
it becomes more and more evident
that the British fleet won a decisive
victory over the German high seas
fleet
At least eighteen German of wal
are now believed to have been de,
stroyed. aggregating 113,435 tons.
These include two battleships, two
dreadnaugh battle cruisers, two of the
latest light cruisers, the Wiesbaden
and Elbing, light cruiser of the Bos,
took type, the light cruiser Frauen.
lob, nine destroyers and a submarine.
The night duel between the Brit.
ish battle cruiser Invincible and a
powerful German ship, whose identity
is uncertain, was worthy of the tradi,
ditions of Nelson, says the Daily Mail
The two ships fought like bulldogs,
all the guns roaring a fast as they
could be loaded and fired
Within half an hour after the bat.
tie began both ships had been set on
fire and the flames that lighted UP
the gray superstructure played upon
the great volumes of black smoke that
belched upward from the barbettes
as the mighty guns were fired in
salvoes. It was a fight to the death
for both ships went to the bottom. Ad-
miral Hood went down with the In.
vincible. his flag staff. and both men
of-war disappeared with their flags
flying.