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Connecticut western news., 1917-11-22
Asks Draft Boards Bills.

Governor Marcus H. Holcomb has sent a letter to the local and district boards requesting them to present their bills for expense as soon as pos sible. This, he says, Is in compliance with telegram received from the war department saying that 1t is desirous of closing out all accounts on the first draft as nearly as possible on the No vember account.
 The letter follows:-
 q have received a telegram from the war department stating that 1t is desirable that the fiscal administra- tion of the first draft be closed as nearly as possible on the November account current. To accomplish this you should have all vouchers for ex- penses incurred, including compensa- tion of board members and clerks aris- ing from both registration and selec- tion, presented as promptly as possi- ble, so that all authorized claims can be paid on the November account cur rent.
 Suitable individual acknowledg- ment will be made in the name of the president to each person who has con- tributed uncompensated service, ei- ther as a member of a board, clerk, examining physician, federal appeal agent or in any other capacity. Kind ly furnish me on forms now in prep aration, a supply of which will be dis tributed to your board immediately, a list of names and addresses of per sons who have rendered such uncom- Densated service"
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-22

Cairns on Public Health Council.
 Governor Holcomb announced the appointment of Robert A. Cairns of Waterbury a member of the state pub lie health council, to succeed to the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Fred Jackson of Hamden, who had been named sanitary engineer of the council. Mir. Cairns term runs to July 1, 1919. He is . water works engineer of wide repute. ..-a .ss.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-22
March to the Sea

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.


brokers the market opened strong on
This hardly expresses the
business when
with St Paul
Delaware Hudson opening up 2
movement TO follow
belief what the intention of the Af
the
o
shortem
withdrawal
which ruled time
consisted substantial declines
rallies the list
other
which dividend dis
Of declaring regular and extra dividend utah
companies
to S.
42 971S the 31as traded
from to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
EXTREME EDULLNESS'RULEST TRADING
ON PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE
Local Brokers Must Make Daily Report of Transac-
tons of 100 Shares or, More-Federal
Reserve Directors Chosen

Extreme dullness ruled trading on the
ihiladelphia Stock Exchange nearly all
tnroueh today's session. with virtually
no neNelopnent of special Interest to the
nndhclal district. Scarcely any business
was transacted during the forenoon.
everybody here waiting for some def
hite Indication as to what the New York
market was going to do. and most of
lne sales we're made following midday.
me uncertainty continued up to the
close ana as result there was stuite
an irregular tendency. with the majority
OF STOCKS recording small declines which
ioIloWed the course of the wall Street
list. ON the big board the strength that
followed the announcement of the sug-
gested control of railroads yesterday was
IN evidence for a little while. but later
profttaking and other causes brought
about reaction in many issues.
pennsylvania Railroad declined =. 10
iia : lchigh Valley gained 1ls points.
while Erie was off Is. Lake Superior
corporation was unchanged and Lchigh
Navigation advanced The traction
shares were inactive, but Philadelphia
Traction was on half point Philadel-
phia Electric was taken at Yesterdays
closing price and United Gas improve
ment picked up "A quarter Tonopah
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

SHIPPING ISSUES
STRONG ON CURB
Good Part of Buying Comes
From Sources Identified
With Industry
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.

a>r" 1ofNh, l'eC. "
The curb market did not follow the
Stock Exchange lead to the slightest
extent. but trading there continued
wholly independent of the market move
ments on the board. The attention at
tracted TO the Government shipbuildlng
was the most prominent feature.
Transactions in that stock amounted
to about 10000 shares with good part
of the buying coming from sources iden-
titled with the industry and these inter-
ests absorbed the stock on an upward
movement which carried it's price to s u
The trading in Aetna was smaller in
volume partly because of the diversion
of interest To- United States Shipbuld-
ing. and that stock ranged from SIS
to sL.
There was some heavy trading In
General Electric rights at 3-16 ana
2is. Magma was weak feature, falling
from 46 to 40 on few hundred shares,
and Midwest Refining dropped from 113
to los on sales of 200 shares. Houston
oil was exceptionally strong in the oil
group, selling at 23ia to "a.
oklahoma sold at 6S, and G5s Mer-
ritt at 22a4 International Petroleum at
II and II "a. and Cosden at 67s and I (:
Nixon-Nevada was steady, with sales at
I 9-iG and I 11-16.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.--There was
little change in the foreign exchange
market in the forenoon, Italian exchange
continuing to show n heavy tone anc
there was further decline in Scandi-
navian. Spanish held strong at yester-
days advance. Quotations were:
Demand sterling AIS 3-l6. cables
476 7-l6, sixty day bills nomnally
4.71I, ninety-day bills 4.69ia.
Franc checks 5.739s, cables 5.7ias
Guilders checks 43ls. cables A.
Lire checks S.2i, cables s23.
Swiss checks All, cables 4.3O
Ruble checks 12,62, cables 1857.
Pesetas checks 2i.05, cables 2i.l0.
Stockholm checks 35. cables $3.50.
Christiania checks 32la. cables 33.
Copenhagen checks 80, cables $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Business in Securities Quiet Be
cause Of Admiralty's Report of
Ships Sunk Last Week

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Restricted by the
Admiralty's weekly report, showing that
16 British merchant ships of 1900 tons
or over were sunk by mines or sub
marines in the last week. business in
securities on the Stock Exchange was
quiet today. The markets were listless
with their undertone subdued.
While without feature. the gilt-edged
section was hard. Sales of the new
National War Bonds are progressing
rapidly. Russian descriptions were
'ominal and weak, being practically un-
salable.
Although feeling in the department
was cheerful, because of the improve
ment at New York. Americans were
idle. Canadians were duh. A pros
pectus for an issue of per cent four
year notes. at 9shs. of the Grand Trunk
Railway was published,
Ignoring favorable crop advices, Ar
gentine rails were heavy. Home lines
were cheerful. but the selling was slight
Continued betterment in the position
Of exchange caused . fresh advance In
BraziliRns.
Optimism was in evidence In the oil
group Mines ard rubber were slow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
NEW YORK, Dec. 4,


Fluctuations in the cotton market
were irregular today. but in tbe main
the tone was iirmer The market prob
ably reflected "A healthier technical posi-
ton, as well as a bullsh average on spot
news from the South.
II was reported that the French cot
ton commission had been purchasing re
staple from the local stock but the
rumOr could not be confirmed
The market was irregular up to the
noon hour. Offerings were well alb
sorbed on the early setback of some IL
or Is points by the continued buying
of trade interests and after selling early,
Liverpool turned "A buyer. The bulges,
however. seemed to meet increased Ii
quidation or realizing and the tone was
uncertain
Political advices seemed to increase
the tendency to even UP commitments
for over the approaching Government
reports, and the market seemed to
be tluctuatng between the selling of
old longs and the bulish view of the
spot situation.
The cotton receipts at the ports for
tn" day are estimated at $4,000 bales,
against 20,0G9 bales n week ago, 26,7O7
bales year ago and $3.50 bales two
years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The market for
coffee futures opened at an advance of 8
points, with trading quiet, September
being the only month In which there
was business.
The reported advance in the rate oil
Rio exchange on London and the con-
tinued steadiness of the primary mar
kets seemed to attract considerable at
tention in trade this morning. AS an
outcome OF negotiations concerning the
use of the German tonnage, seized by
Brazil. large credits have been acquired
In France and prospects for Increased
exports of coffee and other materials
from Brazil are supposed to be behind
the more independent attitude OF coffee
shippers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
RAIL LROAD SHARES DROP AFTER
VIOLENT ADVANCES AT START
Belief That Government Cannot Quickly
Operate Carriers Causes Less Demand in
New York-Other Stocks Gain
High Points in TOdays Financial Ners

York Erchdn1e,
but declines toorcd ended higher 1rdg
the Ucdkoncd IN
crchdngc United states on Doccn-
date
the preferred stock the common Bar Srcr
suuchnu nuucd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
MOUNTAINEERING RATES

NEW YORK-Noney on call opened
at per cent, high 4, low 3l2, last "1e,
closed 3i2 Z, 1, ruling rate BE per cent
Time money today showed little
change from previous quotations. The
ruling rate was around 6 per cent for all
maturities. Call money was slightly
stiffer than on Wednesday, this being
attributed as due in part To anticipation
on the part of the Government of $780,
600, 600 Treasury Certificates which ma
ture on December Is, but which are be-
ing paid off today.
The renewal rate was per cent, as
against az per cent on Wednesday
There has not been very urgent or
active demand for money for some days
past because of the stock market. In
dustrial notes have been substantial,
but It Is stated that all time demands
have been met at rates not exceeding
6 per cent
As a matter of fact, while there has
not been a very large volume of time
loans, IL is stated that funds have been
available for those desiring to secure
over-the-year money at reasonable rates.
PHILtDELPHTA-C 8 per cent I;
time. 5G5A per cent. Commercial paper,
three to four months, 5L dI5H per cent /;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia STOCK
Exchange and In which there were no
transactions today. The price given Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Appleton Company Pays Extra

BOSTON, Dec. 6.--Thc Appleton Com
pany has declared the regular semi
annual dividend of per cent and an
extra dividend of 3 per cent, payable
December 10 to stock of record Decem-
ber 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Financial Briefs

The Nashville (Tenn.) Railway and
Light Company reports for October
gross earnings of S2il.324, an increase
of s5325 over the same month last year
Net for the month decreased s4957.
Twelve months gross increase. $s4,0O6,
with net for the period decreasing $780,
5s7.
Gross earnings of the Bangor (Me)
Railway and Electric Company during
the month of october were $79.19l,
against s77,173 the same month last
year Twelve months gross increased
s57.32i, with net for the year increasing
s1Ss7,
The Commonwealth Power, Railway
and Light Company system (Michgan)
reports gross earnings for October of
sl763,S94. This compares with SLABS
$50 the same month last year. or an
increase of s305,514. Net for the month
increased S1699. Twelve months gross
Increased S2.630,ss6. while net for the
period decreased ss4,4O5.
The New York Subtreasury lost $780,
900 to the banks yesterday. making a
cash net loss since Friday of $22.501. 900.
The application of the Commercial
| Trust Company for admission to the
! Federal Reserve system has been
formally approves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.
Dealings iu corn today were the small
est in long while and the market was
irregular although changes in prices
were slight offerings were not large,
but the demand also was limited being
confined largely to some covering by
overnight shorts. Commission houses
disposed of long stuff.
In the main, the trade was tlmid
about taking the selling side, but az the
same time was rather inclined to view
the technical position bearishly. There
was "A moderate increase in receipts.
The high on January was Sl2l u,
the low $l.2l and the close $l2lhS bid.
compared with S1.2laS, the final quota
tion of yesterday. The best on May was
s1197s, the bottom Sl.19 and the final
Sl.19a, ul.l9Hs, against $1.1o3s, ycster-
days last price. The high on December
was s1.25, the low $l.2Yi. and the close
S1.25, compared with Sl.25 ., the final
uuotat ion of yesterday.
Oats also were irregular. The start
was strong but the crowd was long ana
alues recedcd on liquidation of long
stuff and an absence of new business
buving. Trading was limited. Sentiment
on the whole remained bullish on con-
tinued light arrivals and heavy require
ments abroad.
The high on January was 75'sC. the
low 74Lc aud the close 757s a I5ai",
COMPARED with 75C, the final quotation
of YESTERDAY The best on May was
72Iac, the bottom lSsc aud the final
7oia a 723sc, compared with 123sc. yes
terday's last price.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
TRADING IN CORN
ON LIMITED SCALE
Offerings Are Not Large and
Demand Is Confined to Gov
ering by Overnight Shorts
GRAIN RELT WEATHER FORECAST

CHICAGO. Dec. q. - Illinois--Fair to-
night colder east and south; Friday un-
settled and somewhat warmer.
Mlssouri-Inir tOnight. warmer extreme
west and colder southeast; Friday un-
settled.
WisconsIn-Inir tonight, colder south
east and warmer west; Friday unsettled.
MinEesOta--Pnrtly clOudy tonight, with
snow south and warmer east and south;
Friday colder
Iowa - Partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer tonight. probably snow west: Fri
day probably snow. warmer ioutheast
North DakOtn--SnOw tonight and prob
ably Friday. ,,lder north and west with
cold wave; colder Friday.
south Dakotn--snow tonight and prob
ably Friday; warmer east tonight; colder
Friday.
Nebra ska-Snow tonight and probably
FRIDAY: warmer t0niSht; colder west and
central friday.
Kansas-t nsettlcd tonight aud friday.
CORNER tonight In extreme EAST cold west
Friday.
Montana and WyOminC-Srow tonight
und probably FridcS; colder Friday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

Total sales, ASS. 400 shares, compared with
S33. 800 shares yesterday; thus far this week.
2,lIG,6 600 shares; same period last week,
1,372, 200 shares.
.Ex dividend. Crucible Steel pref. l%
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
IEGAL ADvERrIsEMENrs
DnnscroEY OF ACCOUNTANTS
"a 0eorus X. Watson. G. p. A.
Go0r. Real Estate Trust Bldg.
2DIIo TAX REPORTS
ky julius Kayser Company

SORK, Dec. s.-The directors
> xayser Company have declared
= 6lvtdend Of I per cent on the
stock In addition to a regular
1ividsnd OF per cent. both
rnHsry TO stock Of record De-
ne reGular divi4end places
~ a. v-per-cent annual basis.
~ Z pr osut previously.
cplK 4lvi6end of *
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Totat sales. S3I,i5O. compared with sSs.
$50 yesterday; thus far this week, SIoS'ooo'
same period last week. St23,35o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Official rates Of discount for each of tn
twelve Federal districts are as follows;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

PHILADELPHIA-Ca per cent I;
time, 5 515% per cent. Commercial paper,
three to four months, s 4 a 5 Y per cent !;
six months, 5ia 45A per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

tQuotation given is yesterdays close.
Total sales, 6961 shares, compared with
IA, ,836 shares yesterday; thus far this week.
II ,OGt shares; same period last week, 2i,5S3
shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
New York stocks and in which there
were no transactions today. The price
given is the last previous sale:.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

Total sales, 81 AGA 900. compared with
~. .985. 900 yesterday; thus far this week,
st6.2a1 900; same period last week. SILL
O0O. 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
German Socialists in
Stockholm Only Hopeful

Stockholm, June 4.-The delegates Of
the German majority Socialists to the
Socialist conference here have arrived,
headed by Philip Scheidemenn.
The Germans come hoping for the
best, but with no great optimism, to
Judge from the words of Herr Molken-
buhr. veteran member of the party's ex-
ecutive committee. To a correspondent
of The Associated Press Herr Ebert
Molkenbuhr said:
81 fear that pace will not result from
the Stockholm conference, but the
whole world wants peace, and we come
to see whether there is any chance of
securing it here. Even if we do not
succeed, we shall perhaps at least have
kept the peace movement alive
The German leader was told that the
Dutch and Scandinavian delegates did
not consider that the rehabilitation of
Belgium came under the term indem-
nity. and was asked what was his attl-
tude on this question. He replied that
that was probably one of the things TO
be adjusted at the general peace con-
ference. Herr Molkenbuhr denied that
the Germans had any part in bringing
about the Stockholm conference, and
added: But if the Americans, English
and French will not believe the asser-
tions Of the Dutch members they will
NOT believe us either"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
o,..ian Commander, Who
succeeded Grand Duke
Nicholas, Resigns
Con. Gurko Also
Changes Position
Goes to Southwest Front to
Fill Place Made Vacant
by New Chief

p.,rograd. June General Michael
ueyief. commander in chief of the
,.,.;an armies, has resigned. General
,i.xis Brusilof, commander in chief of
y, armies Of the Southwestern front,
-, been appointed to succeed him.
General Gurko. commander on the
T,s,ern front, replaces Brusilof on
IA Southwestern front.
General Alexief was appointed COM
lander in chief on April 10. soon after
ne retirement of Grand Duke Mich
alas from that post. General Brusiloff
,sesntly resigned from his position as
commander in chief of the armies of
the Southwestern front, but withdrew
his resignation after a conference at
Psirograd.
General Brusiloff won fame with his
,snpaign in Volhynia and Galicia last
year. Breaking the Austro-German
line in many places, he captured many
rites. drove the foe back from fifty
n one hundred miles, and took $4,000
p,isoners. besides much war material.
BE is generally looked upon as Russia's
ablest military leader
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Germans Seek Use
Of u. S. Money
AS Trouble Fund
Banks Warned to Scruti.
nize Transfers to Latin
America

Washington, June AT the request
of the State Department the Federal
Reserve Board has warned member
banks of the Reserve system that Ger
man interests in Latin America are
seeking to obtain American funds for
fomenting trouble in this hemisphere,
and that all transfers of money TO neu-
trail countries on both sides Of the At
lantic must be scrutinized carefully.
"The board is advised" says circu-
lar letter sent out to the banks, that
the State Department is anxious that
bankers throughout the country should
be warned that they should scrutinize
most carefully every application made
to them involving the transfers Of
funds to neutral European countries,
which transfers seem intended to give
aid to the enemies of this country,
either directly or indirectly.
"The board is further advised that
the State Department is interested in
banking transactions between this
country and Mexico or other Latin
American countries. as there is some
evidence that alien enemies, operating
either as individuals or through the in
strumentality of an American corpora
ton. or otherwise, are DESTROYS OF To-
menting trouble between this country
and other republics of this hemisphere,
and in order 10 further their plans they
must rely upon financial assistance
through the form of credits opened IN
their behalf in this country.
at is, of course, true that many ac-
counts held by banks IN this country
for the benefit OF alien enemies resi-
dent in countries adjacent TO the Unit
ed States are ordinary commercial ac-
counts. and up TO the present time the
State Department has disclaimed any
disnosition to interfere with the free
operation of such accounts, being in
terested only in such transactions as
may appear TO the bankers who are
requested TO facilitate the same as
being of a suspicious character
The board suggests that each banker
scrutinze accounts held by his bank
for any resident alien enemy and re
port to the board any suspicious trans
actions. The cooperation of trust COM
panies. state banks and private bankers,
as we'll as express companies and tele-
graph companies doing banking bust
ness in transmitting currency or
credits. is asked by the board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Russia Holds u. S. Reply
Until Allies AnSUer

Petrograd, June at has been
learned that the publication here Of
the rejoinder Of the United States gov
eminent to Russia's note respecting
the aims of the United States in the
war is being deferred pending the re-
ceipt of similar replies from Great
Britain, France and Italy.
A dispatch from Petrograd on May 3
said the Russian Provisional govern
ment had sent to the Russian repre-
sentatives in the Entente Allied cOun-
tries a note assuring the Allies that
the change in the government OF Rus
STA could not afford a pretext for any
slackening on the part of Russia IN the
common struggle for all the Entente
Allies.
The note said the government deemed
it to be its right and duty TO declare
that free Russia did not aim at the
domination of other nations, at depriv-
inc them of their national patrlmony
OF at occupying by force foreign terri
tories. but that its object was to es-
tablsh durable peace on the basis
of the rights of nations to decide their
own destiny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
German Press
Is Suspicious of
Stockholm Plan
Austrian Socialists Only
Serving Entente Interests,
Says One Paper

The Hague, June 1.-The German
newspapers are beginning to express
suspicious of the Stockholm Socialist
conference. Some of their comments
are:
"Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung"-
"The Austrian Socialists are certainly
only serving Entente interests"
"Deutsche Tageszeitung" -"Under the
cloak of democratic principles Eng
lands interests are being served"
"Kreuzzeitung' cannot see how
the Stockholm conference can bring the
desired peace any nearer
"Koelnische Zeitung"- "Our Social
Democrats are following in a difficult
track in going to Stockholm. The long
programme of the conference. with its
undigested theories and its treatment
Of the questions of Alsace-Lorraine and
Poland, which we have long since set
tied, is full of traps"