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Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Entrance Of Roumanla into War Causes
slump In Wheat. 80.

Chicago, Aug; 2s.-wheat prices crashed
bushel and closed excited with the lowest
point with sentemsssr a. satg 70 ht Ira
action Of Rumsnia in taking the field
against tho Austro German armies formed
the chief reason OF the market collapse,
threatened strike Of 100000 American rail-
way employees was undoubtedly factor TO
10 small extent. Corn finished Ike TO 2sc
down and oats off axe 70 2He:. In pro-
to a rise Of l5c.
Furious rushes to sell characterized the
wheat market, especially at the outset and
clared war was received before trading be-
gan, and made the opening SC wild that II
was more than fifteen minutes before the
tull magnitude OF the break in values could
with fear that Rumania's entrance into the
war would greatly hasten the opening Of
the pardanelles' nd would ,releass big Rus
sian supplies Of wheat to compate with ship
ments from America. 1t was also generally
assumed that the accession OF strength to
the British entente might easily mean an
Unexpectedly sudden ending OF the war,
Rallies that ensued after the early break
IT. wheat prices were based 'argeiy on
theories that such a Sensational downward
nlunge as had taken place In values was
not ALTOGETHER warranted and that some
question existed as to whether the widen
Sill" greater destruction of crops and crop
moving facilities This view. However did
Hot meet with general acceptance. and was
virtually forgotten when Just before the end
Of the sessior word came that fighting had
already begun on the Rumanian frontier.
The Generalization at the finish In ire
trading pit was certainly not lessered by
assertions that export buying totalled only
100000 bushels, demand having been evil
IDENTIFY checked as result Of the momentary
chance of breakdown In Washington nego.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Now York. Aug 2s,-Prime Mercantile
Paper--3h G3% per cent.
Sterling Exchange - sixty.day bills
sA7iA demand, st.76k; cables, ti.767-
sllver-4Bar, 66hc; Mexican, dollars. 81 NC.
Bonds--oovernment strong; railroad,
easier. ss
Time Loans-y-Easier; sixty days. 2&Qs
per cent ninety days. 2&93h per cent;
six months, az az per cent.
Call Money--Steady; highest, az per cent;
lowest, per cent, ruling rate, an per cent;
last loan, en- per cent; closing bid. per
cent; offered ct az per cent
~. s. ref, 2s, reg.os sM. K.& T. LIST 4s74
~. S. ref, Is. coupe M Pac. con. 6s.i0i Y
~. 9. So; reg. 1904 .Mont Power IS. 4
~. 9. U.s. cou.. loehN. Y. C, deb. IS Tia
III, s., Is, cou, - lloh (lseb) .10s v
Am; srpsitsrs esiosHN. Y. N. H, q II "
= cv as YsiioNSsS ps ss'';; il. siS
Angie. French Is s51No. Pac. ss..,,,S5B
Atcha gen: is. BAN Ore. $. l.. ref h.e2
Bait 4 Ohio IS. BOA .Pac. T a T. bs.lloS
Beth. Steel r. bs 100 " Penn. con- as. .lo4N
Gent. Pse. lstl,s; Penn; gen. AZ, .iol
Ches d Q. CAN. 81 Reading gen. d. o.
en-. & SUI. 6sIos5. ref. .7s-s1H
c. r. P, ny 50, Pac. cv, s. Id
Colo. u s, r.tbssSk So Railway Sc. ,l0i !,
X, O, {. ISL Pm. Pac. Is. ..seh
Erie gen. 4s.....7s .un. Pao cv, Is. ,ss 4
Gen. Elec ", 10i ~, s. Rubber 6s.l02N
ct, No, LIST thsis9 Y. $. Steel S.. ,l0b
Ill. Cent. ref, +s.ssh Wabash refts ctf.e1
X. c, S. ref Is. .ssI .west. Nj. CIV, Ss.iis
l. N mn, ,s.sstSD d. 4 r, @. ref 6s.s7i,
IBID, ssOered
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
OMAHA FUTURES.

The wheat market was extremely bearish
today ana closed from 4e to &c lower on
the September option.
December ruled from 4Hc to 7bc lower
and the May closed from &c to Sc off
Wheat carried the bulk of the trading
and there was very little interest In corn
and oats. .e.4..s. p 4
Corn followed wheat on the decline and
closed Inc lower on September and 2hc
lower on the December.
There was not much Independent interest
In oats and the market declined In sympa-
thy with wheat and corn.
September oats 1 VIC lower. December de-
clined 2xc and the May option closed about
2hc lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Cooper Returns from South
Without RequiSition

Cecil Calvert Cooper, fugitive,
charged with embezzlement of funds
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company has been lodged in the coun-
ty Jail by Deputy Sheriff Musgrave
after long ride from Monroe, La.
Cooper returned to Omaha without
extradition papers. He was arrested
in Louisiana on Geographic request
of Sheriff McShane.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Omaha Ranks High
From Standpoint Of
It's Healthy People

Health Commissioner Connell's re
port for the week ending SATURDAY
shows only three cases of contagious
and infectious diseases reported ii
Greater Omaha. This report is SEM
to the government health department
at Washington.
The three cases in question werc
tuberculosis. Last week was excep
tional and marks Omaha as one of thu
best cities in the United States from
health standpoint.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

s.. Louis. No. Aug. 2s.--csttle.-Reoeipts
10000 head: market steady; native beef
steers. s1,o09lo75; prime yearling steers
and heifers ss6oGi0.25. cows. S55o0TT5;
stockers and feeders. s5.30QSOO; Texas
steers. sS.SoGssoi prime southern steers,
100000; cows and heifers, t50@s.So;
prime yeariing steers and heiters. $500
s.eo; NATIVE calves, S6.oo@il.76
Hogs--Reeeipts $500; market higher:
pigs and lights, t7soGi1,oo. mixed and
butchers. tie.so@li.2o; good heavy. tll.lOg
ii.25; bulk OF sales. sio,so9li.i5,
sheep-Receipts, 1900 market steady;
lambs. 400 q 1885,. slaughter ewes. 5000
!2s bleating ewes. $1,000 io.ooi yearlings
Ss.oo@e.5o,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
J. A. Mcintyre Shows He
Is "Some Corn Raiser

J. A. Mcintyre just sells autos for
the pleasure he gets out of it. Hi
real forte is raising corn. He MAS
large farm a mile and half from
Pacific Junction and is now exhibiting
some corn stalks fourteen feet high.
which average two ears of corn to the
stalk, with the corn ten feet from the
ground
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
DR.. Frederick MiIlener
Is Divorced from Wife

DR.. Frederick Millener, custodian
of the Union Pacific building, ha:
been divorced from his wife, Jessie A..
by Judge Leslie. Dr.. Millenet failed
to appear in court when the decres
was handed down. The wife's maiden
name, Jessie A. Scott, is restored to
her. They were married in Saunders
county April 8, 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Minneapolis. MINI. Aug, ss--wheat--.
September. sl5i: December. sitsS: cash.
No. hard, {i.bT; No. l northern, S.5im o
LSb; No. . northern. sl.ts1i.Ss,
Flour-Fancy patents, ss.bS; nrst clears
1900
Bnrley-7se@ 400.
Rye--ti.lsGl2o.
Bran---t2i. 90 o $500.
corn--No, yellow. ssQssc
oats--No : white, ,tlM8tte
Enthusiastically.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

New York, Aug. 2s.-cotton-Futures
opened firm: October 1880: December,
II, ooc; January, I6.o2c; March, l6.lsc: May
lease.
Cotton futures closed steady; October,
t5.0c; December. 1850: January. 1850;
March, 1880: May, 1886. Spot quiet;
The cotton market closed steady at net
declfe of 20 to 2s points.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
siou. city 1--we stock. Market.

Sioux City. Ia. Aug, 2s.-Cattle--Re
eepts, 1000 head; market, no tone; beet
steers. s6754 1900: butchers S5.75G1!o0;
fat cows and heifers. s5.0o96.e0: stockers
and feeders, ;5.759Tio; bulls, stays ETC..
s5,259Z50. 49,,
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head market.
lower. light. f10.00Gl0.15: mixed and
butchers. Si0.eN9 1885; heavy. slo.SoqiO6o;
bulk OF sales. tl0.05I 1o,3o.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500. head
lambs, slo.30G10.60 Eft F., ..'..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

New York, Aug 2s.-Metals-Lead. $3.50
@s.75. spelter. quiet; spot. East st. Louis
delivery, $3.50 asked. Copper. Arm; cleo
trolytic. s27oO92S.oO. Iron. steady; No; !
northern, .sao.5O@2l.oo; No. 2, $2o.oog
20.60; No / southern, s1s.5o o 1000; NO. q
sls0o@ls.5o, Tin, Arm: spot, sss,oog to.oo'
Al London: Spot copper, fill; futures.
f1os; electtolytic. f12s; spot tin. fi72 lbs:
futures, flI3 lis Sd. Lead. $50 It's; speiter'
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

New York. Aug. 9s.-Evaporsted apples.
quiet; fancy. 7a7%o; choice, s6shc; prime.
6h 96Ac.
Prunes--rirm; CALIFORNIA;, SN9se; Ore.
gons, 70iic.
Aprieots--couiet. choice, l2R1sno. extra
choice, l2h q isc. fancy, iSk 8lshc, M
Pesehes--Quiet. choice, e&c: extra choice.
&c; fancy, INC,
Raising Firm, loose muscatels, sac;
choice TO fancy seeded. 7Ssci aeedless sA
ll0hc,
Liverpool. Aug ?s--cotton-spot. strong
good middlinE. 10000; middling, s.sto; low
middling, 9.6sc; sales, 5000 bales
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Cattle Market Strong; Hogs Weak and sheep
Market WAX .

Chicago, Aug. 2s,--Cattle-Receiprs. $4,000
head; market strong; native beef cattle.
Sc. 60910.e0; western steers. s6.404s.66:
stocksrs and feeders, s4.s0977o; cows and
heifers, 1885 q 800; calves. $s.6o9f.75.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market weak
at Saturdays average; bulk OF sales, 5000
@1l.00; light. $iO.509li.I5; mixed. $1,000
lilo; heavy. sI0.ooaf1.10; rough. 10000
1920; pigs. S7.40qs.5o- g.
Sheep and Lambs-Reeeipts. $1,000 head /;
market weak; wethers, ss.1047.60i ewes
s300a720, lambs, 1875 1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Kansas City. Mo-. Aug. 2s.--cattlo--Re-
csipta, 2i,ooo head; market strong. prime
fed steers, se.759lo.7s; dressed beef steers,
s7.bo9e.5o; western steers. s6.so9elo.
stockers and feeders ts7sds.so; bulls, s6.2s
$50; calves, ts.g0i1.oe.
Hoss-Rscsipts. $500: market higher;
bulk OF sales. sio.<oGioso; heavy. si0.2s@
1917: packers and butchers. sio.boQlo.so;
light ti0.3s0i6.so, pigs, ss.75@s6o.
Sheep and Lsmbs--Receipts. 10000 head:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

These sales were reported today
Wheat--No hard winter. ! car H'sA1s.
No; I, hard winter; cars. si,mn - t eeIs:
cars ;l.44; Q cars sltsh; No hard
winter, car, s13s; 1 car, s1,36: car Ns5:
car, sl3t Sample hard winter, cars
81. 80 No 2 spring, / car. s1.47. No. durunl
cars; sl.ss. No; 2 darura ny car
Rye--No. /, car. s11s. No 2, cars.
Barley-No. 8. Q cars. $500; car. &c. !
Corn-No white: cars. 7shc No. 8
white. cars. 7shc; as cars, 7sc. No
white; car, 7sc. No. white: ! car.
7sEc; car, 71he. No. white: aar.
re No yellow: / car, soc. No. yell
low. 1 car. soc: cars. 7sho: s.6 car. 7se.
Sample yellow: ! car, Toe. No. mixed: 3
cars, 7sc. No. mixed: Q cars, 7shc. No. 5
mixed car. 7shc; car, 7se. No.
mixed: Q cars, 7sc; l car, 7sc; car. 7tc,
osts--No white l car. axe STANDARD
Q cars, &4c. No . white cars. 4s&c;
cars, ishc; . cars. 4skc. No. white;
car. t3Hc: 2 cars, tsc Sample white
cars, 42hc: Q cars, Ahc.
Omaha Cash Priees--Wheat: No. hard,
s4sis dl,t5; No. hard. si.+SIs CITE; No.
1 hard, u.st%i3s: No spring. N.Hg
lt7: No. spring sl.4a9l;ts: No, drum,
7snc; No. I white. 7sa e7sHe; No, white.
7s07sAc: No. . whits. TIN 97se; No.
yellow. 7sS esoe; No. yellow. 7s9soe;
No. 4 yellow. 7sis @7se; No. yellow, $50
7s4e, No. yellow, 772 97se: No, Q mixed
| 7s97sAc; No. 3 mixed. Ts% @7sc; No.
mixed, 7sA97shc: No. mixed, 7s@7she;
| No 6 mixed, 7t@7sc. Oats: No. white. A
| @44Ae; standard, 43A 1i4c; No. white
| 43Kp43%c; No, 4 white. t39tShc, Barley;
Mating. 5000 800; No / feed, soasSe
Rye; No, gh.ls@t.is; No. 3. Ni7@1ls.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

1t is estimated that throughout the
winter wheat belt, rs per cent of the
fall blowing has been finished and
that seeding will begin in many local
tiles during the next week.
Generally pastures continue in good
condition and the range is in fine
shape for the fall and winter graz
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

| it is in good condition, a condition
that it is expected to hold during the
balance Of the growing season, which
is now nearing an end.
The condition of corn on the sew
eral divisions OF the Burlington, fig
ured on a basis OF 100 per cent for
perfect crop, is as follows, the conf
parison being made with the previous
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
81. Louis orain Marke.

red. si.BsQl.ssn; Ne. . hard, si.ts0i.Ss;
September. si.toh: December N.ttA o
iNH.
cern-No. O. stKe: No. . white. sax 0
sBAe; September. $40; December. rake.
oats--No .. tfhc; No. a+white, &lh
@tbc.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Savannah. Ga, Aug 2s.-Turpentine-
stssSy' i2Sc; sales s6 bbls; receipts sos
bbls: shipments, 81 bbls; stock 1854 bbls;
rosin. arm; sales 1859 hbs; receipts, -,t77
bbls; shipments, so bbls; stock 7s,lss 6bls;
Quote A. R. 1856; C. D. $500; z. $500;
F. s6.l5; G. ss25; H. $3.50; X sS.Se;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, Aug, 2s.-Wheat--spot, No.
Manitoba, ,l5s; No. 3, las lid; No. red
western winter, lbs,
Corn--Spot. American mixed. new lbs Sd
Flour-winter patents, AIS.
Hops-ln London Pacific coasD. "a 1ssQ
IA
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Cattle--Recepts were very large this
morning, the run amounting to 4s6 cars, or
1900 head, the largest Of any date since
November 20. when sic cars were received,
Chicago having broken 25Qs0c on the
choicest cattle last week. with medium to
good kind soc Qtl.o0 and in some cases
81, as lower. buyers were rather slow TO take
hold, feeling that this market had not
broken sufficiently to be in line with other
selling plants. As result they started to
pound prices. making the market slow to as
much as i09i5c lower on some kinds.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

London, Aug. 2s,---American securities
were firm.
silver--Bar 81 li-16d per ounce.
Money--4% per cent,
Discount Rates--Short bills, bS96% per
cent, three months, 6S 0b& per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
FARMERS FLOWING
FOR WINTER WHEAT
Corn Holds It's Own Except in
the Eastern Part Of the
..-r State.
BEYOND DANGER OF FROST

According TO the crop report of the
Burlington for the week ending Satur-
day, the week was dry one so far as
Nebraska was concerned. There were
few scattered showers, but nothing
approaching general rain. The heav
lest precipitation was up the Republi-
can river valley and out beyond Nc
Cook, where the rainfall was three
fourths to an inch. However, the re-
port indicates that dry weather now
is what farmers desire, as it gives
them an opportunity to finish up the
harvest and finish the cutting of hay,
which is we'll under way.
The Burlington's report indicates
that all through the south half of Ne
braska corn is beyond any danger of
frost, and that further north it is
rapidly approaching that stage and
that with ten days more of dry, warm
weather, the crop will have been prac-
tically all matured, so far as Nebraska
is concerned. -,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Hans Neble to Build Home
On the Fl. Crook Road

Hans. Neble Saturday bought q
splendid site for home on the Fort
Crook road, where he expects to erect
a magnificent residence. The tract
is most slightly
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

New York. Aug. ?s-cotton goods and
yarns were strog today. Tiekings advanced
y cent q yard. Leading brands OF wide
shsetinEs advanced 8 per cent. Dress goods
were firm and active, raw silk was steady
and burlaps wsr frmsr
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

market lower; lambs. ss75GIo.25; yearlngs,
s1.25@s.0o; wethers. .0o4760; ewes, 1856
QTa5. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Hogs--The week opsns out with con-
tinuation OF last weeks light runs here
though Chicago was we'll supplied today.
Local offerings were estimated at nfty-fvs
cars. or $500 head, being 500 heavier than
last week and slightly larger than year
ago. but only about half as large ae for
tbs same day two weeks ago,
Early reports from TIE Windy city indi-
Gated, II anything. weak tendency, though
prices were quoted steady. At this point
buyers were unable to hold prices down,
the market opening active at unevenly
higher prices. On Individual sales advances
OF all the way from q nickel TO i5c were
noted. packers being bought mainly at a
6@loc advance, while the fair to good
kinds OF mixed hogs to shippers were
quoted as much as i01i6c higher in some
cases. General market was about a dino
higher than at the close Of last week ana
fairly active at the advance. bulk Of the
offerings selling before O'Clock
As was the case on Saturday. there were
no real good shipping hogs here and tops
failed to so above 1910 though It was
freely predicted that something desirable
would sell quite little better than that.
Bulk, however. is the highest 1t has been
since 1910, landing at $1,000 1880 today
Representative sales, 55
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Omaha. Aug. 2s-Bank olearings for
Omaha today were $s,s5o6sa,oi and for the
corresponding day last year s2.s5s,247.Ss.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
RECEIPTs-CARS.
HL H.

the Union Stock Yards, Omaha, for twenty
four hours ending at o'clock p. m yes
t6Fdsys
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. gs.--.whea,--Cash,
No, 2 hard. .l,A6n 0l.6o; NO. rsd. 81. SOC
i,63i september, sl.SIAi December. sl,3sh
May, ti.taA.
white. slAe; No, yellow. sac; September
7sko. December. Tihei May, Use.
oats-No, white. isis 0tTc No, {
mixed. $50 CSC,
Butter--creamery sseI fissts, sec; sec.
orda, abe. packing, 2iAe
Eggs--firsts, 26hc
Poultry--Hsns, lse; ROSTERS, ilei broil-
ers, lsbe.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations Of the Day on the Leading
Commodities.


New York, Aug. 2s.-Fiour--unsettled;
spring patents, 3s,so@S55: winter patents.
1855 97so; winter straights, s7.s0V765.
Wheat--spot, weak; No. l durun.
$1,S6h: No. . hard, SISSY: No. l northern.
Duluth. sl.67: No, northern, Manitoba,
sl,66. {. o, b. New York,
corn-spot. weak; No. yellow. es%c,
c. l. Z. New York.
osts--Spot, weak; standard, SAVE .s-
HAy--Stesdy, prime, $3.50; No. l. si25;
No. 2, si.loSil6: No. 5, si.s5; chipping
tIS0Gs,0o,
Hops--steady; state. common to choice
1915, io1l7c; 1914 S@7c; Pacific coast
1915, 10<o; 1914 7Qsc,
Hides--Steady; Bogots, s2A @ 3so; Central
America, save. ". +.
Leather--Firm; hemloek hrsts, SIC; sec
onds, 36e >
PorS--Firm; mess, $4,000 1850; family.
se250@2S.0o ,t
Lsrd-wsak middle west. si&ab@lLsS
TRllow-Firm: city, nc nominal; eoun-
try, IN 4sAc; special, $50,
Butter-Steadier. receipts, 1854 tubs
creamery extras s2A 0s3c; nrsts, s0,s q
size; second, esh q soc. 49,.
Eggs-steady; receipts, 1886 cases
fresh gathered extras. rns, $50 sAe; extra
hrs@, $40 s2c, hrsts, eoasoo.
Cheese--strongi receipts ii60 boxes
state, fresh specials, LIN Use; state fresh
specials, average fancy, l7nc.
Poultry-Aiive. firm; no prices quoted
dressed, frm; chickens, 239si fowls, ITO
22he; turkeys, 3SV32e.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29
Corn Shows Slump.

On the Omaha division Of the Burl-
ington, the crop report indicates that
corn has hardly held its own, though
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-29

Persistent Advertising Is the Roa
to Success.
, 1916-11-18
Censored at Jamaica.)

Copenhagen, Nov. 15th.-Doctor Hindhede
in the course of his remarks regretted that
Mr.. Jackson had not been summoned TO APP
pear before the Commission, who certainly
could have ptoftably examined HIM, together
with former Governor Eelweg Larsen.
The Commission examined editors Wiizan-
sky and Kalko, in a judicial manner, Mem
Der of the Landsting, LAWYER Godskesen,
acting chairman. Both editors refused % au-
swer questions about their informers for sew
erul articles concerning the West Indies, and
the Commission decided not to enforce the
information, although it had the legal right
to DO so.
Mr.. jackson having telegraphed protesting
at not being summoned, the Commission re-
piled that his personal examination was i'm
possible, because the commission ends on the
twenty fifth instant, but it has placed $500
Francs at his disposal, for te!egraphlng his
answer to certain points, if he wishes.
, 1916-11-18

only by the Government as a whole. 1t is
anticipated that the correspondence which
brought nbo III the request for The MINISTER'S
resignation will be made public immediately.
1t must first be submitted TO the Governor
General.
st. Lucia, Nov. 14h-The Legislative
Council has voted 5000 for the relief of suf-
ferers by the recent hurricane in the Virgin
Islands.
, 1916-11-18
censored at Jamaica.)

Kingston, JAMAICA, November l6th.-Na-
tional Committee for Relief on Belgium.
Special Children's Day fund. West Indian
appeal. Advices to hand from London nc
knowledge the receipt OF the following extra
donations to the above fund. From ST. Vim
cent 92.6.O, from Trinidad f257.O.0 The
grand total now stands at 92,964. l6 3.
London, November 14th-The Official bnl-
letin issued tonight reads: The village of
Beaucourt rAncre is in our hands. The
prisoners reported to date number consider
ably over 5000, and MOI are coming IN. To-
day a local advance was made east OF the
Butte de Warlencourt, and practically all our
detectives were gained. Some 80 prisoners
We're taken III this area.
Washington, November 14th.-The United
States has not, and probably will not, JOIN
with Spain, the Vatican, or the Netherlands,
in a protest against the deportation Of Bel
gians into Germany, it was officially stated
here today, and reports from abroad to that
effect were declared untrue. The Uni ed
States VIII preserve its independence Of nc
tion in this case as in the many Others which
have arisen during the war. The admins
~tration is much concerned over the deporta-
ton, but has not yet taken otficial action.
Paris, Nov. 14th.-The British attack now
in progress in the Ancre region was proceed
ed by Jour days of intense bombardment, and
began in a dense fog, says "La Liberties"
correspondent at the front. The British, he
SAYS, did not at first fire q shot, and were not
perceived until they were upon the Germans.
Rising from a creeping attitude when a few
yards from the German trenches they chaEg-
ed with loud burrahs. The French officer
who was present said he observed, with as
constituent, the progress the British troops
had made. Every man, says the corFespon-
dent, seemed to have a separate mis-
sion, aud when he fell another man went after
the same objective. At the village of 81, Pierre
Divi N, where the fighting was exceptionally
bitter, the British delivered ten assaults and
a whole German battalion, according to the
writer, with the Major commanding, laid
down their arms. According to this CORES.
poudent, the average depth Of front pene-
truted by the British is from 1000 to 1920
yards.
Paris, Nov. 15tb.-An important German
counter~otfensive beg6nA at 6 O'Clock this
morning against French positions south of
the Somme, between Ablaincourt and Chaul-
mes wood, after three days of intense bonn
bariment. The Germans attacked desper-
ately, the War Office announces, using
burning liquid. The official announcement
says the. Germans were repulsed everywhere
excepting east of Pressoir where they reached
a group of ruined houses.
Berlin, Nov. 15th.-A German naval aero
plane on Monday night raided the %aeroplane
station at st. Pol near Dunkirk, northern
France, the Overseas News Agency says. Seve-
raj buildings are reported to have been struck
by bombs. The a~eroplane returned un-
harmed.
Berlin, Nov. 15th.-North Of the Anere
river the British attacked ceaselessly yes
terday with strong forces. To-day's official
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
HARDWOOD ID PUT
 IN IMPROVED PLANT

A few years ago Fred A. Kirkwood, at that time known as the boy elec- trical wonder, started an automoDhe electrical repair and service station on North Central avenue, and soon became the state agent for the Will lard Storage Battery company. By virtue Of his adaptability to automo- bile electrical equipment, he soon be- came known throughout not only Ari- zona. but the entire southwest as a remarkable expert. During the past few years he has developed the busi- ness from a one man shop until today he is employing seven expert cleo tricians At present he is working on the rebuilding of his place, materially extending floor space and installing q lot of new cabinets and shelves. A beautiful new front office and shop office is being built.
 Mir Kirkwood has long been the Willard service man, and now has taken on the service station work for the Westinghouse Electrical ManufaH- turing company; together with that company's auto electrical equipment parts. self-starters. lighting systems, lighting and ignition equipment. The new shop which is about completed, increases not onlv the capacity for doing business, but increases his 1 equipment and parts capacity in the Willard battery department just five times. He will also carry comrlete line of headlights, spot lights, dim mers. and in fact all accessories that are in any way connected with any automobile electrical system.
 The rear of the building is being
 extended, and concrete floor space