Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-12
vERDUN FIGHT IS CHIEF
TOPIC OF SPECULATION
Military Experts in Wall Street
Figure That French Will
abandon Fortress.
EFFECT WOULD BE SERIOUS
Unusual Strength OF German IN
change aud Weakness of French
Reflect Thoughts That Arc Upper
most in Banking Houses.
Ky HRnAnNN WALL.

~ BhoAINN W tlis-
NEW YORK. April il-Wa!l street is
tskirg tho nsh, az Nerdun very seriously
a-atr. and i, was rNc ON" absorbing topic
az speculation to-day Military experts 81
whom Their" arc several 81 the street. figured
that the French would abandon Nerdm'
within q weeN rrYsua. strength Of German
exchange ana weakness %; French. with a
sltshtll low e. range 81 prices for the Anglo
French non5> r"Heo,od ,nrr",tiv IN" th"wghis
iha; were upp.r'Dp>i in touhtue houses
since The s'"e., market IS not concerned
with questions Of conscience or statesman.
ship o- .Uati'" uu' Simply "itn problems II
,rniitt Ina, lsy. e., Ncrdun Icy H., French
woulg 20" "a SERIOUS Trims :" the stoei> market
The Ms Fgcu,n bond issue IS aNo,., ready
Genni,eiy for icar of diiii,nlty IN dtsp"sinr
Of it. y I:uss'op i"au is ais" ready tor no
Tha; woujd cav" al' the ,n"r" money free
for Speculation. hut "u Ia" ether hhn4. 1t
eud OF the way. n 'rcs" loans ar" houtcu.
,ho money wall re withdrawn from the spec
way through the oaurcrs into tho hands o.:
muuition makers an" nach 10 the Street
opimior Ina, a German. y. tury wouia tend
10 prevent "a break between tho United
ste,es and Germ ,,,a pa me i rr@Sp'''Te
Tho banking fraternity seems :" he mucn
Gsrmany. Those Who bei!ev" their WI hc
no break rely upon the tact chat fragments
found in the SUSSEX Wei" "i non. 'i'H 'hht
the ship. particularly as n" German sub,
marines have he'n known to hav" 'en,urcd
those tina, believe tina, g nrcal, will come.
say President Wilson has been c"nrlncc,i OF
tho impossibility of preventing surn thllE
for weeks and that this thought caused
him to change front on the question Of pre-
one OF the most prom,nen; men I'm the
street gave his reasons to-day why ho CON
s!Gcrs Cruviblc steel 10 DC m" OF III" best
jnvestr,cnt purchases now before tho pubic.
lie pointed 70 the terrible des'rucii"" "'
ports contain many illusions to tn" dcstruc-
ton OF factories ny the troops a. ,hcy anan-
con Il section In order that the "irtors may
This machinery !. composed OF innumGr'
se.e Pn PITY, anf %, "n!T t%,l are nov
made OF h.sh speed steel which .. a sp"-
cIalty a: The cructhl. Company When the
war is over. tho demand ;"r machinery ANA
thar /, is now. Thfs <a,, coupled with tho
kinds IN the United States which nec"sst-
'at"s q continual d"i"nnI i"r IiitSrnrsh
inrs lie pointed out also that industry IS
mol az careful with ms tools nov. due to
tcrini. as under ordinary conditions
cur expanding trade With south America
affects tho rs. OF machines ia Tins country
and through them IA" OUTPUT ~ high speed
opinion of mis- specialist constitutes e"
Strong argument IN favor III CrucihIe
NAV copper prices l"N' !lh' t'iN 'i''N W ''
the TACO 81 recent European orders is due
10 the iact t,rt England aud France have
merelE been GA,rii-'nt "r,"ms MA , 'S ,r
believed are not "utirely exhausted
II rs mIhly rr"h"h.' ,nnt rNH ."rS WI
Istinc options may" "NplrcH outs re:r"iniuE
;re't dong 80 nov y, "F"Si n", 10 ,nmh" ~
appear tha' ihey 'E" nnr6'hs ""mt,N'
orsum"rs more 'nau European govern
'n-nts.
,ns stree, that ~" Westinghouse company
mas pc"u seriously Handicapped in connection
IN ;rat department, The report goes that
" high class practical mac.unist and - t"r,
charge OF the work at Chiooper Falls Mass.
: -.re ~ unusual excellence has h""u d.
~elopsd hui oNins 70 !"rN OF ,""i"worh'
one repor; IL tina; np deliveries a. all nav"
been forwarded. An attempt to-day t" -,
some confirmation o. denial OF This n"m
the West.ashouse company Was ''nltIrss.
Inc russian eoye-umau; haI rejected no
rifles shipped by tn" Wcsunsnous" Neither.
fer INA, mater has the German govern.
l;erneco;, copper company according 20
SgT+sn: f955.'p MIMI t"H sp@nI p'T 3, as%
Tnis should nov DO .cu;ouudvt with TIE
Nothcr l.oi" compony u british Columbia.
made OF ta- propertE. ana 'hn' i nus been
isgn4 10 r@m,"im , h,E"tt .rn.-o. u1l.h AZ
nIloirs pf'cial continuation "' t"nn. Is
lacking
SEW Work. Apr Il E>ry,o. aluoe,s
e,tt!o4 u,"r ;o.days marEc;, 'hv yolwm"
uf dealings falling far u.tuw recent
Averages. Super0claIiy. dcn.ags w"r" again
rss'rictef hy he "ucer'Hinti"s -nFF"undinS
tur Gcveopf'-.uc- - G"rmsn> and M.Niv"
exercised -.tnl "a IroCerato interest. until to
wards the close. 'wh"n runors ~ "a" carly
'U,iir3aiurl' 90 Bcrliu gained CWrrcur>
and provoked trcsh pressure.
International prices we're mainly h"ucr
stocks supposedly under control vi pools or
oliGues. Advances wgr" IN ms" Issues
e"nccd mos; gains tn, only uo,.,n!" c>-
o"G''oue 30 'his tendency wci" 'rUc.blc
steel 'ShiDh jed ~, !ay's trading az Al
ts'roIae advance az 81. points to 90. and
Uy - =. now record. Chandler Motors
also scored new maximum az Co., mni
!nsersoh Rand achieved Il lii" distinction
$sw Hayon 'vas s!nEl"I ont for sal" dur
ms IN" az hours. declining To SOS, "n r.
por's 40 unfayoronic March earnings.
iouiFvil." and Nashville" Southern halfway
Ir"fNr7"a. aui Denver and RIO Graudc pro
Chicago and - Louis s'eoud Preferred ON
s!nGi" sale. tropi-d t. 90 10
Corp"Es. ana United states steel we're
n.imresro'.s,No 10 remA'ae1hlo ,raGe condi.
large ,oruer contracts ior cxpor,
Exchange IN Fari- made tnr now low
material change IN sterling
i2onds moved cnn'rsr,,y. The n,w cana
ci"r ,ouc-i"rr' i.suc Using q potr,, 10 -
while Anglo french IS manifested further
tinted state bonds var. uuchrnsrd On
,o; SEW ,Tosnh. Al Man,.e pane.
nsnd. SO mo can.s So. Al .rl~,
So. Ai"y!,an dollars -, ,;c..ar,,,,.,