davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
DECIDE ON SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Harding to Make Final De.
ciaion After ChristmAs.

Governor Harding to Make Final De-
eision After Christmas.
Des Moines. Dec. 24.-When Gov
ernor w. L. Harding returns to Des
Mo,nee after the Christmas holiday
he will have before him the question
Of definitely deciding whether to call
special session Of the legislature.
II the renlies Of the members of the
assembly indicate compliance with his
suggestion that only war matters be
considered, the session Will he called.
The governor in his communication
did not ask the legislators to pledge
themselves not to consider general leg
islation but did not say quite point
edly that II they were OF the opinion
that such legislation was to be brought
up there would be no such gathering
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
New York Produce.

New York. Dec.-24.
Butter-Easier; Creamery specials,
5065o creamery extras, As: extra
firsts, "A: extra seconds, 4l6 43.
Cheese-Firm: state whole milk
fresh, special white or colored, 231s a
pa; average fancy. %.
Eggs-Ffrm; receipts, 2,16o cases;
fresh gathered selected extras, e0@6l;
extra firsts, $3.50; flrsts, $685.: sec
onds, 52955: refrigerator special SO;
firsts, 371s @3sh.
Poultry-Alive, quiet; no prices
quoted; dressed, weak: chickens, 2od
So; fowls. 1914 627h; turkeys, 259s6.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
War Ia. Certifi-
Gates For All En-
ployes Durham Co.

The c. A. Durham Company, OF TINS
city, remembered its employees IN
most substantial. way and at the same
time, did patriotic act.
To every employee in the factory ana
offices, from office boy UP to depart
ment heads. was given war savings
certificate containing two or more war
savings stamps, each worth 20. Eacn
employe also was given thrift caro-
with o5 cent stamp attached, TO en-
courage the savings for children OF the
thrift stamps.
The distribution Of the Christmas
gifts was made today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
TMEs REPUBLICAN, MARsAILTowN IowA DECEMBER e 1917
Minneapolis Cash Grain.

Minneapolis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Lamson Bros. q Co.. 2oa
Masonic Temple: Phone 1881
Minneapolis. Dec. "a.
Corn-No. 8 yellow. 1.S0 Qd65; NO.
mixed, 1.5591.60.
Oats-No. white, 77@7s; No.
white. 75977,s; standard. 77h@7sh'
Barley-1,27@1,50; choice. 1S00n.57.
Rye--1.S341.S4.
Fiax-3.35h @3.39A. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Rance Of Chicago Grain Prices

Chicago, Dec. E7'
Corn-January opened at La ~ ;
highest, 1858: lowest. 1.25; cioseu
1.25H: May opened at 1.24; nlsnes'
1.25: lowest. 1888; closed, 1.24k.
oats-Decemher opened at ~ high.
est, 1854; lowest, II; closed, 1913; MAY
opened at 742; highest, 1873; loves
74ss: closed, 75A.
Probationary opened at 1885; hign-
est, 1855: lowest, 1925; closed, 1870
May, closed, 1880.
Lard-January opened at 24.s2; high
est. 24.s2; lowest. 24.15; closed, 24.lo :
May opened at 24.s5: highest, 2o.o- :
lowest. 24.55; closed 24.55.
Ribs-Jamary,. highest, 24.so; 10"
est. 24.2o; closed, 24.2o; May openee
at 25.O5; highest, 25.12; lowest, 24''''
closed 2465
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
wAeNER's MARKET REPORTS.
From Private Wire Of e. w. Wagner q
Co., Over "a East Main; Phone 1879.

Chicago, Dec 24.-Oats have advanc-
ed on failure Of the Dec. 21st and 22nd
bear attack, continued small receipts.
steadiness of corn near the maximum
price and indications of a fairly good
cash demand. Oats discount below corn
Is extreme and this creates buying
sentiment. Over the holiday an early
Wednesday bulge is due. Cash corn .
cents higher. Cash oats ~ higher.
Chicago cars today corn 300 oats ESQ.
Cash men report the car situation not
seriously changed.
Chicago car lot-Wheat, 80; corn,
23o: oats $50.
Northwest cars wheat-Minneapol
S77: Duluth "A; Winnipeg. 432.
Clearances-Wheat, $4,000; corn
$4,000; oats, none.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Close
To- Yes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Open. High. Low. day. t'rda
PEORIA CASH GRAIN.

Peoria, Dec. "a.
corn-Receipts, eighty-six cars;
market 4 to IL cents higher: No. yell
low, 40; No. 3, 1.551s bid: No. 5, Las:
No. s, 1.4191.44: sample, 23.S test, 1.a9;
"a to 25.5 test, 1.37.
Oats-Receipts, twenty Eight cars;
market 292A cents higher; standard
1924: No. 3~wh!te, 20.
MILWAUKEE, CASH GRAIN.
Milwaukee, Dec. "a.
Corn-Five cents higher: No. 2
white, 1.e5@1.7o: No. 3 white. 1000
1855; No. 2 yellow, 1.70G1.75; No.
mixed, 1.s5@1.70: No. 3. 1.60g1.s5.
Cats-Standard, 79@?eA; No.
white, 7sA @79%; No 4 white, 7s@
7sA.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
st. Louis, Dec. "a.
Corn-No. 2, 1.S7; No. 3. 1865 q 1.6e;
No. 4, 1.5461.57; No. 5, LA; No. g.
1873; No. yellow, 1.73: No yellow,
III: No. yellow. Las; No. 6 yellow.
l.33;. sample grade, 100; No. white
LII: No. white 1.s9@1.7o; No. 4
white, 1.55@1.5s; No. white. las: No
s white, 1873.
h oats-standard s1@s1h: No. 3
white, soh @s1; No. a white. 80; No
Q, 71h@80; No. 3. 70: No. 4, 1871.
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.
Kansas City, Dec. "a.
Corn-No. 3, 1.4s.
Oats-No. white, 80.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Chicago Produce.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago. Dec. "a.
Butter-Steady; creamery, 5000.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 5,o77 cases;
at mark, cases included, 40q46: ordi-
nary firsts. 42a45; irsts, 1904.
Foultry-Alive, unsettled; turkeys
"a; fowls. 17@21, springs, 1917.
Pork-Cash nominal
Lard-Gash, ei.+5.
R.bs-Cash, 23S7G24.S7.
Rye-No. 2, 1s2I1.S2h.
Barley-1.40@1.5S.
Timothy-5.00G7.50
Clover-20.00@26 $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
THURSDAY, DEC. q
Beginning at 10 a. m. sharp. the fol-
lowing property:
IL HEAD OF HORSES-14

IA HEAD OF hoRSES-14
One bay mare, years old, weight
1900 sound; one black mare, years
old, weight 1400. sound: one sorrel
mare, 8 years old, weight 1400, sound;
one dark gray gelding. years old,
weight 1900, sound; one brown mare.
. years old, in foal; one gray mare,
3 years old. in foal. family broke SIM
gle or double; one gray mare, years
old: three yearling colts; one matched
pair of steel grays; one sorrel yearIlng
coach colt; three sucking colts; one
saddle pony. broke single and double.
a5HEAD OF cATTLE-25
Ten head Of cows, mostly mixers.
five giving milk now and two are
fresh: five head of heifers; three head
Of steers: one. good roam bull. which
is recorded; two Holstein heifers and
some small calves.
5O-HEAD OF HOGS-50
Fifteen head of brood sows; thirty
five head of feeding hogs, weighing 10
to 80 pounds; one Quroc boar.
1875 cHICKENS-Au young, mostly
Rhode Island Reds.
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
Acme binder: 6-foot Adriance now
er; Flying Dutchman manure spreader
good as new; Sattley corn planter with
120 rods wire; two new Tower slickers:
Dutch Uncle corn plow; Keystone disc;
Assertion drag: 2-section drag; James
VILE gang pillow; Goodenough sulhy
plow; 14-inch walking pillow; hay rake
Dam hay loader; Great Western seed
er: 4-inch truck wagon with triple
box: Moline wagon with triple ooN'
two Boss shoveling boards; hay rack;
Swift feed grinder; 40-foot King HAM
ilton grain elevator; disc cuitiVator'
new potato digger; new bob sled; Port
land cutter; some woven wire; three
sets 1b-inch harness: set single. strap
trace: set II. inch Concord harness.
set Of rubber mounted driving harness
good as new; set light leather nets;
three sets cord nets; fur robe, good
as new; 50-pound saddle; lot OF gooo
collars; Sharpless cream separator,
tank heater: hog oiler and half barrel
of crude oil; 15-gallon iron kettle, anu
other tools too numerous to mention
Some good cedar posts; about ID Or "
bushels white seed corn, picked helofe
tho frost. some corn in crib, about ~
TONS hay, wild and clover; 80 acres
stalks with a small straw stack
TERMS-AN sums of $40 and unoer'
cash: on sums over $40 credit OF il
months will be given on bankable notes
bearing 8 per cent interest from GATE.
All property must be settled for BEFORE
removal from premises.
Free lunch at noon.
Frank H. K1oppenborg.
J. W. GARIS, Auctioneer.
Melbourne Savings Bank, ClerS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
CHICAGO Potato Market.

Chicago, Dec. "a.
PotatoesA1Iigher: receipts 80 cars.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan,
bulk-1.S5@2.0 5.
Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan.
sacks-1. 90@2.10. ...s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Haspers.
The Knights Of Columbus in the
vicinity OF Hospens raised s1,720 in one
day for their army fund. The MEM
beers are intensely patriotic and loyal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Haviland Receive. Commission,

Willis B. HaViland, son OF Mrs
Grace King Haviland, formerly public
librarian in this city. has received the
commission Of first lieutenant, accord
ing to word received at and sent ou'
from Washington. He and twenty-th three
other Americans were given commits
sions as majors, captains and firs'
lieutenants on recommendation Of Gen.
eral Pershing. Haviland res oeen
member Of the Lafayette escadriiie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

P0VIIInos 700 !.
The little son OF A. Puhrmand Of
Paullina fel a few weeks ago and broke
his collar bone. He had not fully re-
covered from his accident. when he fell
from his high chair the other day and
broke his collar bone on the opposite
side. Evidently trouble never comes
single handed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
cb;eaoo Cash Grain Close.

Chicago Cash GRAIN SIose'
Chicago, Dec. "a.
Corn-No. yellow, nominal; NO.
yellow, nominal: No. yellow, LOO y =
1865; No. yellow. 1.459l.o1; NO
yellow, 1.2591.5o.
oats-No. 8 white, 1880; standard
7s4sOA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
RUSS FREleHTER IMPORTS GUNS
Arms and Ammunition Found on In
COMING Vessel.

A pacific Port. Dec. 24.-Federal Of
flcials today found packages Of ammu-
milton, several hundred rifles and a
number Of bags filled with revolvers
buried in a cargo Of hides in a Russian
freighter. Officials said the cartridges
found in the ammunition packages con-
tanned slugs such as used by the Ger
mans on the eastern front.
The consignment was probably an.
tended, It was said, for the i. W. W.
or for the use Of raider in the Pacific.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Mrs. A. J. Hanson, of Indianola, came
Saturday to visit at the home of hes
daughter, Mrs Glen F. Richards. Rev.
Mr.. Hanson comes this evening. Mr..
and Mrs. P. c. McCracken, OF Pack
wood, the former sister of Mrs Rich
ards, came today to visit at the Rich
ards home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
w.bst.r City.

Nfsbstsr City.
& Sheriff Nelson took into custody
John c. Buffer and William Butter,
charged with illegally bringing intoxi-
eating liquor into the state Of Iowa.
Each man carried two suit cases, the
four Of which contained eight gallons
q whiskey in gallon giaAs iass. Both
buffers were this morning put under
bonds Of $3.50 each and their Hearings
~ for nsxt Neek TAufrday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Market Sale
At Green Mountain
Friday, December 18th.

At 1880 A. M.
Horses, cattle, hogs, chickens,
pop corn, barn, hen house, and
other articles too numerous to
mention.
Bring anything you have and
we viii have a place for you.
The Ladies' Aid will serve
warm meals at all sales.
Leroy H. Thompson, Mgr.
]. r. Manship, Auctioneer.
Green Mountain Bank Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Thursday, December Il, II
Sale to commence at 1880 a. m.
+HEAD OF HORSES

S-HEbD OF HORSES-S
One roam mare, II years old, weight
400; one roam mare, 10 years old.
weight 1850: one bay mare, 8 years old,
weight 100; one brown mare, 6 years
old, weight 1900: one blind driving
mare, u years old, weight 1850; one
bay gelding. coming years old, weight
1900; one colt, coming ? years old; one
last spring colt.
7-HEAD OF CATTLE-7
Three cows, one Will be fresh in
April; three yearling he!fers;, and one
heller calf.
A nice flock Of White Rock chickens.
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
One 6-foot Mccormick binder: one
14-inch gang pow; one sulky pillow;
one walking pillow; one riding corn
pillow; one surface ploW; one 3section
harrow; one Rock Island disc; one
Mccormick hay rake; one l-horse gar
den cultivator; one hand corn shelter:
one tanning mill; one abnd cart; one
grind stone; one anvil; one wise; one
hand drill; one cistern pump; one set
of nearly new work harness; two sin
gle harnesses; one wagon; one 2-seat-
ed surrey; one single top buggy; one
bob sled; one 5-foot Mccormick now
err; one pair Of horse blankets; II and
16-foot ladders; some seed corn hang
ers; one 6-foot hog self-feeder; some
carpenter tools; a lot of bolts, etc.
One straw stack; stalk pasture: one
power washer, almost new; one kitchen
cupboard; one Estate oak heater: one
15-gallon stone jar; twenty bushels Of
potatoes. Articles in household goods
ton numerous 70 n1ect!c1.
Free lunch at 1880 a. m.
TERMS-All sums Of $50 and under.
cash; on all sums over SO a credit
Of IL months time will be given pur-
chaser giving note with 8 per cent in
terest and approved security. All prop
erty must be settled for before being
removed.
GEO. Il. CODY.
OWEN WHITE, 'Auctioneer.
e. L. GUILD, Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Mrs. Herman Giese and son Thomas
left this morning for Peoria. where they
will visit with Mrs. Giese's sister. Mrs.
Charles F. Woods. They will also visit
with her sister. Mrs. Charles Schaffer,
at Pekin, H.. before returning in about
a week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Mrs. A. o. Medhus. OF Dillon. was in
the city Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
PUBLIC SALE

Having been drawn in the selective
army draft I will hold a closing-out
sale two miles east and one mile south
Of Melbourne. and two miles west and
one mile south Of Van Cleve, on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Fred L. Ward left Sunday evening
for a weeks visit with his parents, Mt.
and Mrs E. L. Ward, in Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

DR.. Pauline Hanson arrived home
Saturday evening from Eagle River
Wis. where she has been with her hus-
band for seven weeks making Improve
ments on land they own there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Derailment of an NJ. g. st. L. freight
train at Hampton early this morning
delayed the arrival of south-bound
passenger train No. 10. due here at
$40. until nearly noon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Representative Cattle Sales.

Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City, Dec. 24.-Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today. 1900; mar
ket higher.
Beef steers .........- s.oo@13.oo
Fat cows and heifers. ..... $500 s.e5
Calves r.. 7.50@11.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Closing Out Sale !

As am leaving the farm will sell
at public auction, one-half mile norlh
Of Conrad, the following property
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Frank H. Kloppenborg'

]. W. GARIS, Auctioneer.
Melbourne Savings Bank, ClerS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
zHEAD OF CATTLE-7

Three cows, one viii be fresh in
April; three yearling he!fers;, and one
heller calf.
A nice flock Of White Rock chickens.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04
Charles Harper Died Suddenly.

This community was shocked Sun
day when it was announced that
Charles Harper had died suddenly OF
heart failure at his home six miles
west of Adrian, aged 81 years, 2
months and IS days.
Mr.. Harper way born in Hunting
ton county, Indiana, July 10, 1866. In
1867 his parents moved to Cass coun-
ty, Missouri, where he grew to man
hood. On January 1o. 1890, he was
married to Miss Alice Balgum of
Burdett To this union three children
were born, viz: Florence, who died
in infancy; Mrs. lnez Mudd and
Helen Harper, who reside near
Adrian. In 1893 Mr.. Harper moved
to the farm where he died. He is
survived by his wife, two daughters,
a grand daughter, Milma Mudd; one
brother, Jas, of Adrian; four sisters,
Mrs. Minnie Gillogly, of Squirrel
Creek. Colorado; Mrs. Will Kenneda,
of LaGrand, Oregon; Mrs. Ida Core
and Mrs. Sam May, OF Drexel, be-
sides wide circle Of friends.-Adrian
Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04
GUARD MERGER ORDERED TO
STAND
Essential to Early Movement te
France, Baker Told Gardner.

Washington. Sept. 3o.-Consolida-
ton of national guard regiments from
different states is in some cases es-
sential to the early dispatch OF ma
tional guard divisions to France.
For that reason the policy of consoli-
dating guard units as military re-
quirements direct will be carried our,
despite protests received from state
authorities.
This was the impression gained al
the War Department following the
visit of Governor Gardner of Mis-
sourui to Secretary Baker to lodge in
person his objection to steps taken
by army officials with regard to the
Missouri National Guard. He. will
see Mr.. Baker again today, but there
is no prospect the consolidation pol
Icy will be modified ,..
Governor Gardeners main objection
was to the consolidation of the
Fourth Missouri infantry and the
Third Kansas Infantry to form reg
iment in the national guard division
to which assigned. The main point
raised was against the dividing of the
Second Missouri Infantry into three
machine gun battalions and trench
mortar battery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04
ALIEN ROUNDUP NIPs WAR
PLOT
Plan to Wreck Machinery in MUM.
tons Shops Thwarted.

New York, Sept. 27.-Pfans tc
wreck machinery in munitions max.
ing shops in America at the bidding
Of German agents in Europe are be.
lieved by the police to have been de.
feated through the arrests of about
100 Germans and German sympa-
thizers in raids which began here last
night, and continued today.
This morning the aliens, each
guarded by detective, were taken to
Ellis Island, where it was announced
they would be informed, probably for
the duration of the war.
Nearly all the men arrested arc
mechanics. A number are employed
in munitions plants and on navy con-
tracts. In the possession of some
were found quantities of carborun-
dunn in pulverized form-a chemical
used to destroy delicate machinery.
The men know one another, had held
various meetings, at which police and
Navy Department agents were pres
ent, unknown to them, and had been
under surveillance for many months,
according to the police.
The suspicion is held that the car
borundum reached here from Ger
man agents in Scandinavian couil-
tries. Emphasis was placed on the
discovery of this chemical, some of It
in the form of lead pencils, in pos
session of German courier in Nor
way some months ago. This agent
admitted, according to police infor-
nation, that he had been sending
carborundum to Germans in countries
at war with Germany.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04
Arthur Radford Dies IN Kansas CITY

H. ~ y ~
Arthur Radford, formerly a. resi-
dent Of this county died 1t the gener-
a hospital in Kansas City, Friday
morning, Sept. 78th, of typhoid fever.
He had been at work for q constitute
ton company at Parsons, Kansas.
where he was stricken with the fever.
He returned to Kansas City, where
he had been living for some time.
He became worse and was sent to
the city hospital by the people At
whose home he boarded. His father,
o. J. Radford, Of Bentonville, Arkan-
sas, was notified and went to Kansas
City and remained at his bedside UNI.
til he died.
He was born in this county April
10, 1896. He resided in the county
until about five years ago when he
went west and engaged in railroad
ing. Besides his father he is sur
vived by two brothers, Raymond Rad
ford, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
Arnold Radford, Of Junction City,
Kansas.
The remains were brought to this
city Saturday morning and Sunday
afternoon were taken to the cemetery
at Spruce, where funeral services
were held and interment made.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04

The following appointments of in
terest to Bates county folks were
made at the conference of the NJ. E
church at Joplin last week: !.
Carthage District-W. F: Wright
superintendent. Carthage. No.; Alba
and Mount Moriah, w. R. Dalton;
Amsterdam and Amoret, Thomas
Spencer; Anderson and Goodman, G.
w. Pool. Avilla. G. A. Moss; Butler
Ito be s9pplied); Butler circuit. Ito
be supplied; Carl Junction. J. f..
Owen; Carterville, J. c. Kirk; Dun
veg, Ito be supplied);' Foster and
Virginia, R. N. Jones; Golden City. Z.
N. Faurot; Hume, c. H. Ocheltree:
Iantha, c. o. Crockett; Jasper. J. w.
Moore. Joplin-Byers Avenue, w.
R. Nelson; Central Avenue, E. H.
2Sapp; Chitwood and Zineite. Ito be
supplied; First Church. A. d. Ball.
r Lamar, Charles A. Waters; La,
Russle, R. E. Bourquin; Liberal. c.
S. Alsbury; Moundville and Milo, w.
o. Miller; Nashville, o. c. johnson;
Nevada, G. c. James; Neosho. Ito be
supplied; Oronogo and Neck City,
Winkler; Rich Hill. III. v. Grampf;
Sarcoxie, F. o. Moore; Seneca, r.
v. Howell; Sheldon. Robert Smiley;
Sturgeon, J. w. Manuel; Webb City,
Ito be supplied); Wheaton, R L.
Bowers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-10-04
Foreign Trade Increased.

Washington, Sept. 2o.-Exports OF
merchandise from the United States
in August were 488 I-2 million dol
lars, us 1-2 million more than in July
and FL I-2 million less than in August
1916. =,
Imports last month were 27I mil
lion dollars, 46 million more than m
July, and 46 million more than in
August, 1916.
Excess Of exports over imports
was 217 1-2 million dollars, but not
withstanding that favorable balance
the months exports of gold were 46
million dollars. In August last year
there were net gold imports of 20 Ia
million dollars.