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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

CHICAGO, April 7.-There was a ,,,
stantial jump in wheat prices TODAY nj
lowing the publication of the Goyernment.
report on the condition of the crop. showins
that 1t was much below normal
May scared to s2.14h, gain OF ~
cents over Thursdays closing price. anS
ended at s2.12hi, the decline resulting from
prohttaking. July sold up to $1SS% AZ
against Sl.75 y at the end of the day befors
yesterday, and September advanced to 81 :;
as compared with $l.6l4 at the last close
There was a steady and firm tone at the
opening, May starting at S2.07 to s20sH
an advance of &c; July at $1.751a to s17s
a drop of hc, and September at sl.SIS
to Sl.6Ol2, loss of NC. =
Some attention was given to the effora
by the Government authorities to increas.
the acreage of all grain, but more especi.
ally wheat, but leading authorities main.
tain that this country would have to raise
at least 2O,OO0,000 bushels additional wheat
this year over 1916 In order to make I'm
the worlds deficiency.
A cable received by the Broomhall Agency
direct from its representative i'm the Arpen
tine Republic said that reports had been
circulated there from a very conservative
source indicating that the Government will
make ruling permitting the shipment Of
wheat purchased before the recent decree
was promulgated and added that there was
probability of this bringing in fair ex.
portable balance.
The declaration of war against Germany.
traders believe. has been discounted. but
nevertheless prices eased after the opening
The report issued by the Department
of Agriculture placed the average condition
of winter wheat on April l at GA per cent
of normal against S5.7 per cent on De.
cember l last and 1873 per cent April l.
1915 and S6.2 per cent, the average condi.
ton for last ten years April l. The indi.
Gated yield of winter wheat is 43O 900, ,OOO
bushels against 4Sl,744,OOO in 1916 and
673,947 900 in 1915.
The average condition of rye on April
l was $50 per cent of normal, against
SS.S per cent December l last
The receipts az Minneapolis and Duluth
today were 721 cars, against $40 cars al
Winnipeg, 252 cars. compared with AL
cars; at Chicago, 61 cars, contrasted with
176 cars.
Corn started firm. advancing A@1sc
with offers limited and fairly good de-
mand The receipts here today were IA.
cars.
A slightly easier tendency was displayed
in oats, initial declines of h@ssc being
established. The receipts here today were
157 cars.
Leading futures ranged as folIows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

With business continuing remarkably ac-
: and profitable, the country's CONNER
+ mortality remains relatively moderate.
rencies reported to r.. @. Dun 4 Co.
nT the first quarter of 1917, exclusive
nnI<s and other fiduclary suspensions.
G1nG 3e25 and supplying liabilities of
"a ,oee This II the best numerical
- Tor ~ period since 1910. when there
111f 4>l1kea. and the sum OF money
~ - 1nr than In all years back
M zeclosed An indebtedness for
mcnths Of about @44.600. 900.
,1S3,7fe last year; 721s for
- ~ oppnsug quarter Of 1915
l10 oo{o< ~ record--and 4S2s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
BONDS
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, April THE market for
coffee futures opened firm today at an ad-
vance of 10 to IA points. Trading on the
call was fairly active. with sales amount
ing to $3.50 bags. Some of the buying ap-
peared to be for Cotton Exchange houses as
well as continued support from outside spec
ulatiYe interests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW, YORK. April 7.-BUTTER-Rece,n,.
SosS tubs Market hrm Firsts. 42h a Ss4c! nd
EGGs-Receipts. 1924 cases. Msrks, .
nrsts. s2K 6Ssx q. seconds. s2c: wbiesssu b5iessuisE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
CLEARINGS EXPAND AGAIN
Total for Week Is 20.7 Per Cent Above
Same Period Of 1916

There was further expansion of bank
clearings during the week ended today. The
total throughout the country was $6,015.-
476.395. against S5,246,739,9S4 last week.
and S4.9S4 ,46S,41S the corresponding week
of last year.
Details follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

West Penn Traction Company. usual ou.r.
tsrly Of per cent ON the preferred stock.
West Penn Railway Company. REGULAR ou.r-
ssriy s Of Psr csnt on its preferred stock.
United states Rubber Company regular ou.r-
terly Of per cent on the drst pTefsrred ana
e 81 .sssf ssff'ss IsscssS sssssss;S xssIi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Big Increases in Average and Actual
Loans, Deposits and Surplus

NEW YORK. April THE New YORK
bank statement this week shows Dig IN
creases in the average and actual loans oe-
mand deposits and time deposits' ana a
heavy expansion in the surplus III po'"
cases.
Details follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
FINANCIAL NEWS
LOSSES OF TO POINTS IN STOCKS
TAKE PLACE IN WALL STREET TRADING
Market Is Unsettled All Through Short Session-Hesita-
tion Shown by Those Usually Found on Buying
Side-Covering by Short Interests
High Points in Today's Financial News

Stocks saod losses in au street Those usually buying side shoed
Gag0 Nay rsGchm Cotton Exchange not Session Ausd
shoed heag loans deposits and surplus
larger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO; April t. Hoqs--Receipts INN
head Aarket sirens 90 higher. Mixed ana Ana
~: :Ssss n $ !ls. lsSs.y
63g q = ~ p ~; sj1[ |';i;|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm. but demand was
only moderate. Quotations follow: City beef. in
sets smoked and air-drlcd Sac; western beef. in
sets smoked 3ic: city beef, knuckles and tend
ksMcckIes MclkaIos and tenders. smokes BOG beef hams,
S3hu32; nork. family, $i0.5Od0 d041; hams. y p
cured loose, 22l4 "a 23c: do skinned. loose. 23la 20
2lc: do, skinned, smoked, aii4 a 25c: other hams.
smoked city cured. 10 brand and average.
2tiiP24lf q hams, smoked- western cured, 40
24Ic; boiled. ,boneless, 37lac; picnic shoulders
bellies in pickle, according to average. loose.
23c; CO 7aKtast bacon, as to brand and average,
city JMod, 27i2c breakfast bacon, western
cured, a1i2 c. lard, western. refined. tierces 22c;
kettle rendered. in tierces. 22c; do do. in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Reccipts, 1874, $50 bushels. Specula
tiOn in all home grain Ccntcrs was strongly
bush and prices have advanced DC Quota
tions. Car lots. In export eevator-No. = red.
spot, 81. .2Ou22J No. southern red, S2.1SW
223. steamer No. = red. s.. l6n2.21; No. 3 red,
S2.lG@.,2l rejected A, $2l2m2.l7; rejected Is.
81. Os a. l3.
CORN-Reccipts. 7lOI bushels. Offerings were
light and prices advanced tic under fair de-
mand. Quotations; Car lots for local trade,
as to ocation-We Western No, yellow, S1.i5m
40: western No. I yellow 81. .i34 .ii western
No. ) yellow, sl.4i La; southern No. yell
oAfs-Rcceipts, 1Co73 bushels The market
ruled firm and higher under light offerings:
ouqtationls No white, 76g g51c; s'aGdard
white, I3@ 1ic, sample oats. 700o7lc. -.
l.OUR-Recaipis. 1850 bbls; and 1,sG2, 4!9
lbs. in sacks. Tnr market ruled firm and high
cr in sympathy with the sharp advance in
white. but trade waS quiet. Quotations, per
1875 lbs. in wood cotton or iute sacks about 25c
lessl: Winter, straight, $0:75@lO; Kansas.
60. patent $40 5oa io,75: spring: first. clear,
$3.50 a 10: do patent, S1O.2j a 065; do. favorite
brands. 81 80; city mills, choice and fancy
patent. Sll l.JO.
RYE FLOUR was scarce and 5Oc per ton
higher We quote s0a0.50 per Dbl, to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank oIear!nss today compared with corre-
Boston 100 ,as lss1s 500 ,ssissllsss7c
New YORK sss, $50 5?S eSS sss 4is9i aSs aSs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
MONEY-LENDING RATES

PHILADELPHIA-Call 3la per cent.
Time, 41s Q5 per cent. Commercial paper.
three to six months. Az @4% per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
DAIRY PRODUCTS

sBuTTER-The market ruled firm under light
ss DAY we're t Ge ns cMs % ,SS
's9ef 4ae sstTs
ePass ssGaG pss rss faay Csc s
Sass Gssns 54s special fancy brands of prints
Nsay psr ease nearSy
iSeGs Der sS.o psr W,sasrm " o extra fists
per DOZEN
g cHEEsEMEansy good ruled firm under
anS ia good heS 2ss psfa sS SO a5
POULTRY
LIyE-The market was quiet on account of
the Jewish holiday and showed no ,quotabe
2ac Stacy roosters, ls@aoc; old loosters.. ID q
s SnF % 10 ssa Sna qualify aft @
old per pair. as@3oc; do, young. per pair,
rh6 h6KEssER was well cISpnsa and firm
selected :; do wsishns AZ bs Rs"G and 'eHss oyeT
Sfs@ aGS ss s FS~s SS aPSf h S6s s' ansS az
ddgypsksd, weighips Az lbs and over over apiece. piece.
sIn, dry-pSsfsds n boxes WsishiRs SOLO fSs
R ~:sSds is sSS ss p:: e SsI 81 FL. a. Ss
en- sssksns wssisSa xsshIas II:
per pSr. 2iSslc; do mixed dshias siaes. oyg IgSaoc; D
wsashSs ss s. sss sasS9se ss ws.f .s
Sar saSss. old
WRie 2s ao weshlPs WaIssna Il y lbs lbs per dozen
:.ssSS ss$S$ n: pss ssr s.
@2.eo small and No. 50cQsl.
FRESH FRUITS
The general market was ouiet o,a ,....
I'M Important , change, ,o o0uotations: Apples per
!; ansradsd ,sSss@; SSTa SEeanlnsoo Mo- No. sag 2
sIFsSS:s'srR HsT Ssr sosy
81 SoFiss ssSS Ssg SSS! 1sSa
ESo per dasSSsRs FsTss esss
s:sIy sssy ssf
Strawberries. Florida per qt.. % @ soc.
VEGETABLES
steadily on choice stock sse' Ths qSots. %sss
Ho ,,Ss %eits pSsssssss new FiqTids bar
sssss eeS!ss0'i PsliSSs? sSSs ss sssd
s, S'sss9's 55ss5;; ssp % Splss:s
psr crate sF asmpsr spinasSS sSSSsNSS do
barrel 2sS$so ds. Tess:. per hs%psr h6ass'. ,PsS
Ca fSsrSs PEP gsc er.ss sssr;sii
sSs' 8, s.ss fS:'ss. Sss. ssii si
is':. isi's: 'E's ~sSss ssiiss;I; sissss;gI:;:
ketS s2gs Tomatoes. Florida. per crate. so
oso.. t;oS Asp1rssus southsrph h Rss dozen bunches-
Hu:Sioon. Der ark ssib Ssssss sSS'is sse4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

Total sales, II ,661 shares. .cOmpareu VIII VIII
s55O shares last saturday; this week. 63.'oS
sunTes; last week, q. $50 shares.
BONDS Net
High. Low. Close. chge
1000 f.eh Val en-
iIas 'O3 O0h 09h 9ok .''''
$4,000 Penna Co
gen 4ias. 07M o,7s o'9s - n
1000 phila co en-
5s ..... 9t 81 0f .,..,
1000 do 1st 5s 1O2 102 l0@ r "
5000 Phiia Elec
new 5s .1os ioi% 1oih r u
1000 Welsbach
Co 5s. 9S 08 0S .....
Total sales, Si69O0. compared with Si5,OoO
last SATURDAY,; this week, s560,O0O; last week.
1891 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

The following precipitation 0n ,,.a..,
MAS, WAS reported; ,0f at Toledo. ID at 1PihteO PitessO
III ~ ha,,at hiio a. Hieveland. .0l at Sheridss
at Omaha, ' ' DoS "o'hes, .16,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
REFINED SUGARS

| The market quiet but firm. Refners'
| list prices on extra fine graEulated. 7.25c
powdered: 35e; confectioners'. 7.l5c: soft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
TONOPAH STOCKS
Cotton Statistics

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE statistical posi.
tion OF cotton is a. foIlows'
TessI Visible vel. wsss wssk yssr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
Local Reserve Bank Statement

The condition of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia at the close of busi-
ness on April 4 compares as follows with
the previous week:
RESOURCES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

fs&al sales. q .4so, ,ooo compared with 81 .ssS.-
- isst satardsyi this week. ssO.s7s. 900, last
1rnL ol6, ,lb3, 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

Total sales, s47,sOO shares, compared with
282 900 shares last Saturdays this week 3, 1854 :
800 shares; last week. 3.375.90O shares.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
Hatch siIkworms In New Way.

An Improvement in the manner Of
Matching silkworms has been perfect
ed by japanese growers. Egg cards
are immersed in diluted hydrochloric
acid for five TO ten hours just before
they are Matched. In a fortnight or
II days after the immersion the eggs
are perfectly Matched, and worms that
are stronger and more healthy than
those Matched in any other way may
be seen coming out Of the shells.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
Recounized a Master.

Nat Goodwin's opinion upon the pro.
duction Of realistic pathos in comedy
may be accepted as academic. Mr..
Goodwin said: Il used to rcCite Good.
by, JIM until l heard Riley do it.
Then / asked heaven to forgive me.
and tried 1t again Booth
Harrington, I'm Golfers Weekly.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19

Jan Kudrna a Frank Hala ode
Ii do Yankton v htery, kde budou
prohlidnuti a pax odjedou budto
do Aberdeen anebo Sioux City
kde budou vfad6ni do pravidelne-
no vojska.
We m9ste Yankton Sc V nedeli
%. dubna Dude odbJvati velka
vlastenecka slavnost ma kterou byl
pozvan guy. Norbeck IL JIM vyni-
kajfcf fecnici. Mayor Wyman
kazd6ho I'VE by Sc suGastnil.
Velka kolna ma cestafske stroje
jenz stoii vedle elektrarny, byla 2
uterka Ma stfedu vetrem nahnuta
asi osm palcu, II die naseho nahle-
du, nebudeli co nejdffve ~srovnana
Il niue snadno elektrarnu poskodi
Ii.
Starry Josef Novotn5 minulou
stiedu, kdyz SO vratil Z velke schu
re G. n. 5. mel slab5 zachvat mrt-
vice, avsak doposud Sc vykfesal to
lik, re zadna cast tela neomrtvela,
take lie ocekavati, re Dude opet
zdrav jake Dive.
DIR. Blizek Sc vrdtil We stfedu 2
Omahy kde byl S Janem Novot-
nym, kterS pred nedavnem mel
chfipku, Cd ktere dostal zapal MOI
ku, take mu teklo Z usf. Tamni
l6kafl jsou toho nahledu, re Sc "a
nejaky cas- vyleci.
ri. Jos. M. KoGera a jeff diva
maly synove, jenz bydli Kelley
Mont, sem pfijeli We stfedu IA
navstevu k pfateIum. Pi. Kote-
rova nam sdeliIa, re Sc mali dobfe
v Montana, kam Sc pred Gtyrmi
roxy nastehovaly, IA dobfe Sc jim
tam vede,
Name nyni velkou zasobu Una,
mych Nyal lekd ktere nevahame
odporuciti vefejnosti, neb vine 70
uspokoji. NyaI l6ky jsou vyrabe-
ny vzhledem k jakkosti, nikoliv
hojnosti. Zkuste je, zarucujem je
Tabor Drug Store. Adv.
Mestskd volba jenz Sc odb5vala
v Il cry Sc vyznamenavala velkou
skromnostf. totiz ze 123 registro-
vanych yOlicu, pOuze rs Sc dosta.
vilo k volbe. Novf messti ufedni-
CT, vysledek to volby jsou: Jiff
Trunec, dGvernik v prvnfm dist
riktu; j. A. Wagner v druhem;
j. f. hostel We tfetim; Robert
Vauk, pok ladnik; Jos. Vaith,
klerk; Homer Beeman, ASSESSOR; L.
j. Mari, smircf soudce.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
Beware of AdiectjVes,

Many Of us are victims of the adj
~jective habit. Like oil habits, it grows
and grows and leaves its votaries more
helpless than before. "Beget all with a
temperance" said the great poet. And
before him there was another who
said: "Let your communication be yea,
yea ; nay, nay: for whatsoever Is more
than these cometh of evil."-Toledo
Blade.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
Heavy Vote.

81 have estimated" says Herman ].
Pink, the scientist, chat If all The
bard-boilcd cggs in America ca&r
their solid vote for n presidential can
didatc it would take :wo years to
count his plurality"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
UD In the Air.

The frlgate bird Is capable of get
ting up a speed Of 90 miles an hour
with hardly a movement of It's wings.
The greater part of its life is spent
I'm the air.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19

Zaslete vast smetanu do nejbliz-
sfho Il nejlepSiho trhu. Platime
47c a platime express. Heating
Creamery, Yankton, 5. ID. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-19
D0MACl zPRAvY.

Jos. V. wagner Dyl We scnuzl
okresnich komisari v iterF.
Thos. Wagner 2 Lesterville byl
zde navstevou V ned6li.
G. +. Blachnik SER pfijel 2
Yankton We stfedu ia ravsteyu k
synIm.
SdeIuje Sc nam, re feka Nilsson
ri vystoupla a re niziny jsou zapla
veny.
Okresni auditor Maus a Henry
Hokuf Z Tyndall byli zde "a OBJ
chodem v nedeli.
\. |. Freidel a jeho m~anzelka
cd Parkston byli zde n~avst6vou II
pfatel pres nedeli.
Kupuju vejce a platim vzdy nej-
vysSi trzni cenu v pen6zfch. j. f.
Mikolasek. Adv.
Red Seal bflou a pravou zitnou
mouku koupite vzdy We farmer
skem eIevatoru. Adv.
Jill Ptak a jeho rodina Sc minu-
~ Lyden nastehovali do sve move
residence We meste.
Pf. Jana Kortan, ST., byla v pom
deli navstevou u sve dcery, pr.
Jos. Mikoty Yankton.
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
Ma prodej. belohub6, p%lnokrev-
ne byGky rocnf pc $50 kus ma ma
prodej w. S. Harrison. Adv.
Pf. j. j. Blachnfka a jeff dive
dcerky odjela do Scotland We SITE
du Ia kratsi navstevu k pfateldm.
Eman Blachnfk z Wagner travil
zde zatatek tydne navstevou. Oh
chod fotograficky pry i'm jde do
bfe.
Karel Hubacek, ktery navstevo-
val skolu v Grand Island, Neb., Sc
vratil do sveho domova minulou
SObotu.
Pi. X. j. Marrova sem pfijela
re Spencer, Iowa, minulS ttvrtek
ma navsIevu ku sv6mu synovi, L.
J. Marrow.
Prodej domaciho nabytku Ema-
ma Pekafe u A. j. Novaka Sc Dude
odbyvati sobotu Ohio. Pfectete
81 ozn&mku jinde.
Albert Vlasak dial podzemui ma
drzku ma gasolin pred zavodem
Jos. Skorpik & Co., a Dude proda-
vati gssolin.
Pranf, zehleni Il domaci prace
vykonava, pr. Benz. Jacobs. Kdo
by praci podobnou potfeboval,
necht Sc pfihlasi. Adv.
Ochotnicky sbor Sokola sehral
"Vodni Druzstvo" v Lesterville
minulou sobotu a v nedeli v Dan
tie. Ma obou mistcoh navsteva by
la slusna.
Jan Novotnf byl wat do Oma-
by do leteni We stfedu DIR. Blizkem
a j. NJ. Petfikem. ODemocnel ma
chfipku 2 Gehoz Sc vyvlnul zanet
mozku.
RoIniku, Wis re nyni mnzes OBJ
drzeti vec ia postroje lacin6ii nez-
Ii je opravovati! Nyni jest cas-
koupiti, a dale pfineste he mn6
spravk.y. G. w. Root. Adv.
Jan +. Hostel prevail fizeni
zdejsi posty pondeli. B}vaIy
postmistr Novak Sc hodla S rodi-
nou nejaky cas- usidliti v Nlinnea.
polls a pax Sc odstehovati do Ka-
nady.
Minulou nedeIi rano mezitim co
F.. }. Beran IA jeho manzelka II
TIL male dftky vjizdeli do mesta,
kone Sc jim "a C'asLkovJm zavo
dem neteho lekli a splasili sc.
VSichnf byli vyhozeni z kocaru a
,nt,h ,ok uhSnaI inrk ON a byl 81
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
COSSACKS ARE
IN HUGE REVOLT
Koledines and KornilOff Head Up
rising, Say BOlsheviki.
HAVE MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS
Proclamation Asserts Troops Have
Been Ordered to QuelI the
Counter Revolution in the
Don Region.

London, Dec. 10.-A proclamation
to the Russian nation has been is
sued by the Russian government
(BolshevikD announcing that "Ka-
ledines and Korniloff, assisted by the
imperialists and Constitutional
Democrats, have started a revolt and
declared war in the Don region
against the people and revolution. ."
The proclamation adds that the
Constitutional Democrats and bour-
geoise are supplying the revolving
generals with scores of millions. The
workmens and soldiers delegates
have ordered the necessary move
ment of troops against the counter
revolution and issued DEGREES author
izing the local revolutionary garri-
sons to attack the enemies of the
people without awaiting orders from
the supreme authorities and forbid
ling any attempts at mediation"
Petrograd, Dec. 10.-The nine
cen allied military missions which
eft the general staff just before
General Dukhonin was killed are re-
ported to have been at Regotcheff on
heir way to Kiev. It is expected the
will proceed to Jassy with
he junior officers remaining at
fogiliev.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
FOOD PRICES ADVANCED
1S PER CENT IN YEAR

Washington, Dec. 10.-Large in
creases in the Wholesale prices of
many important commodities in the
United States during the year have
been reflected in the cost of living
to the consumer, figures issued To-
day by the department of labor show
Farm products increased 1873 per
cent in price during the first nine
months of the year, food advanced
1875 per cent, clothing 1913 per cent,
fuel and lighting IA per cent, metals
and metal products 242 per cent,
lumber and building materials 26.7,
drugs and chemicals 416 and house
goods 1913 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
GASOLINE TORCH EXPLODED;
CAUSED DAMAGE OF $4,000

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Fire which de-
stroyed government warehouse on
the South Side today with loss OF
100000 was started accidentally by
the explosion of a gasoline torch.
The torch was being used by an
electricians helper on the third
floor. He dashed out OF the build
ing and ran home, leaving the police
and federal authorities to round up
a number of Austrians, in the belief
the fire was an enemy plot"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
COMPANY H MECHANIC CHOSEN
TO GO TO FRANCE AT ONCE

Ray Lackey, mechanic for Com
pany H at Camp Doniphan was chos-
en- to go to France with an ammuni-
tion train. He formerly worked for
P. C. Redman and is we'll adapted to
the position as truck driver in the
ammunition train. He tried to join
this division at Fort Riley when
he was in Abilene, but the division
was full at that time. With Robert
Seeds home, this leaves only las
men in the Abilene company
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
ABOUT PEOPLE


Wilbur Nicolay went to Kansas
City.
Ray Hollinger of Chapman was il
the city.
D. A. Engle was in from Moonlight
on business.
August Timm of Woodbine was q
Reflector caller.
Mrs. B. F. Jury of Holland was in
town shopping.
Mrs. ]. R. Wilson of Carlton was
in town shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Engle we're
in from Navarro.
A. C. Bertschinger of Hope was in
town on business.
DR.. ]. C. Entz of Hope was a pleas
ant Reflector caller.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Olson of Up
land were in the city.
Paul Hershey went to Talmage for
a three weeks visit
Mrs. o. E. Crawford was in from
Moonlight shopping.
]. ]. Minick of Sutphen Mills was
in town on business.
Noak Zook of Buckeye was bust
ness caller in the city.
Miss Edna Wallerstedt of Talmage
was in the city today.
William Romberger of Talmage
was in town on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Kohmann of
Elmo were in the city.
L. S. Marsteller of Industry was a
business visitor in town.
o. Woodson of Chapman made a :
business trip to the city 6
Mrs. Emma Fulton was called to
Industry by the serious illness of her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murphy are
home after wedding trip to Kansas .
City and Excelsior Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Ackers and d
Mrs. F. j. Murphy returned from
a two months stay in Lincoln, Neb. u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
DIARY A PERMANENT RECORD
MADE ON SCENE OF ACTION

A Diary fixes the time and place
of important, pleasing, tragic or hui
morous events. 1t is the most i'm
portant record in the life of an in
dividual. Diaries, in the great war.
have become most popular. books
second only in demand to English
thought after a trip to the front
caused a publisher to return and
seek to meet the demand for these
two books by producing combina-
ton of the two.
Such book has now appeared and
the newspapers of the United States
and Canada are lending aid in its
distribution. 1t is called The Sol
diers- Sailors Diary and English
French Dictionary and meets en-
thusiastic approval where ever it is
seen.
81 shall see that every man in my |
troop has one of these books said
a captain of cavalry. Every man
should learn French before he cross
rs the ocean and If he is as alive
rs a soldier is supposed to be, he
will want to fix definitely in mind
he exact date of every important
went in this war"
The Soldiers-Sailors Diary and
Dictionary is being
distributed by the Reflector See adj
ertisement for "details. The book,
While soldiers necessity, proves
invaluable to everybody.