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Jewel Tea.-The common stock ad-
ysnced pa points yesterday, to 75A
The company's report for the four
weeks ended December 80 last showed
sales Of s1,161,50 compared with
S74S, 63s in the corresponding period of
1913, an increase Of 5619 per cent
For the full year of 1916 sales totalled
s12,441, 82l, compared with 1924 1882 in
1915. There is s12,OO0,0OO of common
stock outstanding and 100000 OF Z
per cent cumulative preferred. The
initial dividend on the preferred was
declared last March. The company was
organized about a year ago, succeeding
an Illinois corporation formed in 1904
In it's balance sheet as of December 80,
1915, good will was carried as an asset
at s12,ooO,O0O.
Bethlehem Steel.-The meeting OF
the board OF directors OF the Bethle-
hem steel Corporation, scheduled to be
held to-day, has been postponed until
January %. Il Is persistently reported
that much larger disbursement than
the 80 per cent paid last year Will be
voted at the coming meeting It is un-
derstood that some influential stock
holders have recently expressed them
selves as favoring at least go per cent
on the stock. Bethlehem common has
been inactive OF late. II closed un-
changed at 40 yesterday. This COM
pares with a high record price OF 700
made last November.
Anaconda Copper. One of the
strongest of the industrial stocks yes
terday was Anaconda Copper, which
advanced ~ points, to 84b, on deal
ings of 13,400 shares. The frmness or
the metal shares as a group was based
on improvement in the copper market.
Anaconda produced 254,311, 900 pounds
Of copper in 1915. The company's
present capacity is estimated at 1885,
10000 pounds a year. On basi. Of
ascent copper, Anaconda's earnings are
estimated at upward of S2j share on
the SIG, 562 900 of capital stock out
standing. In addition to its extensive
producing and refining properties the
company owns 10000 shares Of In
spiration Consolidated. 30.S00 shares Of
Greene Cananea, and about 10 per cent
Of the Andes Copper Company, which
has under development a large low
grade copper property in Chile
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Other Cities

Massachusetts, Investigates Decline
in ecurities.-Boston, Jan. ia
bill was filed in the Legislature to-day
directing the Governor TO appoint a
commission to investigate the cause OF
the decline since November Z, 1912, In
the price of the stock of the New
York. rev Haven & Hartford and Bos-
ton G. Maine railroads, the Massachu-
sets Electric Company, Boston Ele,
waited Railway Company and the west
End Street Railway Company.
The commission is directed to con-
slider the advisability of making
changes in the laws with reference TO
the management of these properties
and to submit its report to the next
Legislature.
Boston Coppers.-boston. Jan. Ia
Trading in the copper shares market
to-day was dull and featureless. Prices
as rule held steady, cham Delng
mostly fractional and higher. Inc
close was generally firm. Ailouez' 60;
Copper Range, &c.
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Sub-Treasury. - New York banks
gained from the Sub-Tressury $4,000.
Silver.-Bars in London, 30 pence;
New York, 74% cents; Mexican dollars,
57% cents.
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Boston Bank Ststement.-The state
ment of the Boston banks showed an
increase Of 35,S14,ooo in loans and an
increase Of ,s,11s,OOO in surplus re-
serves. Deposits increased i7,659.OOo.
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Bank Clearings.-Tne days clearings
at New York and other cities:
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Gold to Spain.-Gold coin TO the
amount Of $4,000 was Withdrawn
from the ub-Treasury yesterday for
shipment to Spain.
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Bank of Russis.-The return OF the
Imperial Bank OF Russia for the week
ended December %, compared with the
previous week, follows Gin rubles):
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Gold Exports to Let Up

Bankers now predict cessation Of
the movement of Allied gold to this
country in the near future The heavy
influx of the yellow metal since the last
British loan was sold here has been one
of the factors making for easier money,
and has thus assisted in preparing the
market for the new loan.
Great Britain has provided ample Sc
curity for the forthcoming note offer
ing. Securities received by J. P. Nor
gan & Co., available for American
loans, are now said TO exceed $1,000
100000, an amount greatly in excess OF
that needed TO secure the new loan if
issued on the same basis as previous
collateral loans.
Sale Of French Acceptances
The syndicate. composed of the
Guaranty Trust Company, tho Bankers
Trust Company and William p. Bon
bright & Co., which made arrangements
last October to place $50 100000 at the
disposal of seventy-four French indus
trial concerns through the sale Of ac-
ceptances in this market, will begin
actual operation of the plan to-day. The
drafts out of which the acceptances
arise are drawn at three months sight,
with the privilege Of five renewals Of
three months each, making the life Of
the credit eighteen months.
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Finance Economics

WALL STREET OFFICE: Telephones
Mills Building II Bread ST. Hanover 65l'
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'16- day paper.
The sun., 1917-08-18
VIII SON EAGER TO EXEMPT
MARRIED MEN FROM DRAFT
Crowders Strict Rulings Opposed President Agrees
With Weeks That Conscripting of Those
With Families Is Unwise.

be made up from some other source in
the event OF his being taken into the
army.
In army circles Il II said that the posi-
ton taken by Senator Weeks. which the
President indorees and plans to impose
upon the Department. is contrary to the
clear spirit Of the law and to the spirit
under which the law has been adminis-
tered to date. II Is asserted that exemp-
tions OF married men as a class would
be contrary to the terms Of the law and
therefore illegal.
Unsound Policy shown
Senator Weeks in his letter to the
President said in part:
Drafting married men with families
excepting in cases where marriage has
been entered into for the purpose of es-
Gaping the draft is economically an un-
sound policy. and 1t Is unwise from the
standpoint Of successful prosecution OF
the war to take married men as long as
there are sufhcient single men to meet
the Governments requirements"
After replying to Senator Weeks's con-
tention that aliens should be included ir
the draft whatever may be our treaties
with foreign countries on this subject
that this matter "is already interesting
the Department Of State" the President
concludes:
"Your point with regard to drafting
Of men with families is undoubtedly well
taken. and I have reason to believe that
II Is very much in the mind, at any
rate. Of most Of the drafting boards.
shall take pleasure In calling tho atten.
ton Of the War Department again to IT,
The sun., 1917-08-18
GERMAN SEA CRIMES
TO BRING REPRISALS
World Sailors Discuss Punish
n1ent for Brutality.

LONDON. Aug. l7,-'To consider the
crimes committed by Germany and sea
men of German U-boats," was the ofri-
cial description OF the purpose of the
gathering here to-day OF representatives
Of seamen's organizations OF several al
lied and neutral countries. France,
Italy, the United states, Canada, Aus
tralia, Holland. Belgium and the Scandl-
navian countries were represented.
J. Havelock Wilson, head of the Brit
ish Seamens Union. presided. In his
speech he said
at is not worth while calling on the
Government to protect. us, but the people
Of the world must do something for
themselves. The war will not last for
ever After the war the Germans again
will have to come among the seamcn OF
the civilized world. Then there will be
n great many accounts to settle.
"As seafaring men we should express
In no uncertain language our opinion Of
German brutality. Suppose the seamen
OF the world make up their minds that,
after giving Germany fair warning. they
will. Independently OF all Governments.
show the Germans that the seafaring
men Of all nations will not permit them
selves to be disgraced by working In n
boat in which Germans sail? Not only
will we punish German seamen, but
German shipownsrs as WELL"
The sun., 1917-08-18
ALLIES CLINCH
FLANDERS GAIN;
FOE EXHAUSTED
Germans Keep to Shelter
After Counter Attacks
Are Repulsed.
CANADIANS PUSHING ON
British Toll of Prisoners
and Guns Grows in
Lens Drive.
LANGEMARCK STILL HELD
French Victorious Near Steen-
beke River-St. Quentin
Cathedral Burned.
CANADIANS PUSHING ON
LANGEMARCK STILL HELD

LONDON. Aug. 17.--After a series OF
the most violent counter attacks last
night. in which they failed to win back
any Of the ground the British and
French took from them Wednesday and
Thursday except bare footing here
and there. strange quiet descended
upon tho German lines to-day. Ger
tainly they show far less ability to
come back than in any of the previous
big battles OF the war.
What attacks were made were de-
livered by the British and the French,
who were naturally fully occupied in
consolidating their new positions. The
most important of these vas by the
Canadians, who added to their holdings
above Lens and increased the toll of
their prisoners to 1,12o. 1t Is announced
that In this drive the British have cap
number of heavy cannon. About $500
prisoners were taken.
Germans Lose Their Gains.
During tho night three strong counter
attacks were delivered against the Brit
ish north Of Lens. The first failed in
the second the British were pushed back
little. but the Germans were unable to
hold their gain. The third was a COM
plete failure.
Up In their own sector, to the north,
the French repulsed heavy counter at
tacks and then pushed further east, near
the Steenbeke River. A vigorous attack
delivered against the French line near
the California plateau, in Champagne,
was beaten down by the French artil-
lery.
The Berlin report on the fighting yes
terday, which did not reach London until
tonight reiterates that the British and
French attacked on q twenty mile front
from the User Canal to the River Lys,
on the Belgian frontier. It declares
'the second great fighting day of the
Flanders battle was decided in our
favor" and, after admitting losses here
and there. adds by evening, after heavy
fighting. Langemarck and our lost posi-
tion were again in our hands,
Foes Claims Are Denied.
An official denial of these claims was
issued in London tonight. Langema rex
is still held by the British and has
been since its capture. No attempt was
made to retake 1t, British staff officer
reported who was in the village as late
as Il. VI. to-day. There was no fight
ing south of the Ypres -Menin road,
fully seven miles north of the Lys.
The German official statement asserts
that the British penetrated to Poelkap-
pele. mile and a half east of Lange-
marck. Concerning this the British offi.
cial press bureau says tonight:
The reference to Poelkappelle OBJ
viously Is intended to give the inn
preston that the British failed to
reach some imaginary and distant OBJ
jective, just as in the German official
statement Thursday il was implied
that the British objective on the Lens
! front was Vcdin-le-Nieil.
1t is sufficient to state that the Brit
! ish troops gained all their objective
rot only north OF Lens on Wednosd
! but also from st. Julien northward on
| Thursday.
The sun., 1917-08-18
TWO DOGS TEAR BOY
TO DEATH IN YARD
Animal Prowlcrs of City's
Streets Drag Prey OF
Fence at Home.

Two vicious mongrel dogs attacked
Ralph Protta, 9 years old. OF 2l5 East
15oth street yesterday afternoon and in
jured the child SO that he died In
Lincoln Hospital less than an hour after
Or. Berger had hurried the little fellow
to the institution.
The boy was playing in the back
yard Of his home. Between his home
and the house at 23s East 151st street
there is a fence and a small yard.
Ralph climbed to tho top Of the fence
to see why the dogs were barking so
furiously in the neighooring lot.
As he reached the top of the fence
one Of the dogs jumped for the LAD.
The dogs teeth caught the boys leg and
he was pulled TO the ground. Then
both dogs attacked him. One Of the
mongrels was a stocky. black animal.
The other was small, red brute. They
went for. their young victim just as two
wolves might have attacked a lamb.
As they tore the child's flesh he
screamed and a number Of neighbors
ran to his aid. They were not able to
check tho infuriated dogs, and Police
man Flanagan Of the Morrisania station
was called. The policeman climbed the
fence and made an effort to beat of
the dogs
He found both animals tearing tn.
little boys limbs. They had entirely
laid open the abdomen. Flanagan took
careful aim and shot the big. black dog
through the head. The ne!ghbors got
rope and tied the red dog.
Then Dr. Berger came with the am
bulance and made every effort to save
Ralph's life. He found probably the
worst case Of the kind that has ever
confronted a physician In this city
Within forty-fve minutes after the hos
pital was reached the boy died.
I The neighborhood Is thickly settled
chiefly with Italians. They were indig
nant and excited. Some OF them sem
for Assistant District Attorney Coher
and Lieut.. Gilday Of the detective bu
reau. When the officials came a sea arci
was made for the owner OF the two dogs
They finally traced the ownership Il
Iiberio Pecciano OF 232 East ISIS
street. After he had admitted that tn,
dogs belonged to him the man was taker
to the Morrisiana station, where he wa.
locked up on a technical charge O.
homicide. The red dog was also helt
at the station.
The sun., 1917-08-18
US. ORDERS SMOKE
SCREENS FOR SHIPS
Department Of Commerce Pre-.
pares Apparatus to Foil
U-Boats.

WARRINGTON, Aug. 17.-Apparatus for
creating smoke screens for protection
from submarines is to be provided soon
to every American merchantmen enter
ing the war zone
Details are withheld, but a Depart
ment OF Commerce circular Just issued
reveals that preparations are being
made to use not only smoke producing
boxes but smoke tunnels and phosphorus
for supplementing such apparatus. The
boxes. TO be dropped overheard at the
approach OF an enemy, will be issued to
each ship by the Navy Department as q
part OF its naval armament. The more
elaborate stationary funnel contrivancel
are being made by private concerns and
ship owners have been asked by both
the Navy and Commerce departments tc
purchase them direct.
So far have the plans advanced that
booklet has been issued to ship owners
describing the best kinds OF smoke pro-
duc!ng apparatus and giving directions
for Its use. II is taken for granted tina,
long series OF experiments preceded
the step, and although officials refuse to
discuss that phase OF the matter, II Is
apparent that they expect important re-
suits In the direction OF making the seas
safe for merchant shipping.
'lne department OF commerce., says
Secretary Redheld's circular announcing
the step. regards this matter as OF
great importance for the protection OF
our merchant vessels"
Use Of smoke apparatus to blind sub
marines is not in itself a new feature
of sea warfare. but until now no such
elaborate steps have been taken to EN-
ploy that means Of defending merchant
men.
Few merchant vessels could simulate
without special apparatus the great
smoke screens produced by destroyers tc
protect themselves and hide the move
ments OF other units Of the fleet. but II
has been pointed out more than once
since the war began that such a screer
would be one Of the greatest possible
projections for merchant vessels en-
countering U-boats.
Whether tho Naval Consulting Board
had a part In framing the Department:
policy for smoke protection is not re-
vealed. Its members have been at worb
for months on various contrivances fol
combating the submarine.
The sun., 1917-08-18
GUNS .SPEEDED BRITISH.
Flanders Barraec Fire Called Most
Accurate of Mur.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE ANp BEL
GUM, Aug 17.-Evdence continues to
multiply from both the prisoners and
British officers of tho wonderful efficacy
of the British harragc IRE yesterday
mor. ing on the north cud of the British
line H. Belgium, where the advance was
so successful
The correspondent visited the cas-
ualty clearing station for the Lange-
marck region and talked with Il British
artillery observation officer who was
wounded, He said
81 have seen much modern artillery
work. but frankly | never dreamed
there could be such perfection achieved
in n barrage fire as We accomplished
Thursday morning. ! was stationed in
an advance post where ! could see tho
full effects Of our fire on the Lange-
marck region. While | directed the
firing of the guns in the rear ! was
amazed to see what our gunners could
not see
AT the jumping off hour, which was
4:40 O'Clock, tho British batteries
dropped barrage in front of our ia.
fantry for the advance. 1t was as
though solid curtain Of steel had been
dropped before our men, 1t moved
forward with the mechanical precision
OF clockwork. All our gums broke out
with such a hurricane OF fire that / was
stunned with the effect
II tried 10 say something to COM
panion standing beside me but could
not make him hear my loudcs, shouts.
so deafening was the thunder from the
breaking shells Tho barraee moved
forward with such accuracy that our
infantry was able to keep quite close
to 1t without danger. for there was no
waverng OF the barrage line,
The sun., 1917-08-18
SHAKEUP IN BRITISH CABINET
John Hodge Chosen for Minister
of Pensions.

LONDON, Aug. 17,---John Hodge. Min
lister OF Labor. has been appointed Min
lister of Pensions in succession to George
cSicoll Barnes, who was appointed to the
War Council to take the place or Ar
thur Henderson Other changes an
nounced officially tonight were:
Minister of Labor, George H. Rob-
erts Minister of National Service. A. c.
Geddes Parliamentary Secretary to the
Board OF Trade. George J. Marble.
The new Minister Of National Service
Is Brig Gen. Geddos, n brother OF Sir
Eric Campbell Geddes, First Lord OF
the Admiralty, He has been Director OF
Recruiting, but under the Ministerial
pledge that recruiting should pass into
civilian control he drops his military
rank on entering the Ministry OF Ma.
tional Service, which will have charge
Of recruiting,
The sun., 1917-08-18
SHOES GROWN IN GARDEN.
Iowan Tells How to Make EN- Out
of COrnstalks.

Thanks to the discovery Of an Iowa
man who landed in New York yesterday
every amateur farmer can raise his own
shoes In the back yard garden, and there
really isn't any reason why shoes for a
small family can't be raised in a large
window box.
This distressing news for the gentle
men who are getting SIS a pair for the
sandals for which we used to pay IS in
the days before kings and emperors and
such got to pulling one another's hair
over in Europe comes East through j
NJ. Dinman Of Storm Lake, Iowa.
When Mr.. Dinman put one foot on the
brass rail at the Majestic yesterday said
foot was encased In a shoe made Of q
combination of plain cornstalk and slu-
cose, 1t was nifty tan shoe that looked
like the sort one sees IN the show win
dows along Broadway
He said he had been experimenting
with his process for six years, and hat
finally made It work, The cornstall
composition shoes can be made for $2,5(
n pair.
The sun., 1917-08-18
NORTHCERMANLLOYD
AUDITOR ARRESTED
Ficks Lived Where He Could
Visw Nslu York Boy.

Henry r. Ffcke. employed by the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany a. an auditor at a salary at $40
. month since that company stopped op-
Grating It's transatlantic passenger SER
vice. was arrested last night by tho Fed
erai authorities.
Ffcke lives at 1894 Bay street, Staten
Island. In q district which commands a
view Of Fort Wadsworth. the Narrows
and New York BAY.
Capt Koenig of the German merchant
submarine Deutschland was great
friend Of Ficke, who was chairman Of
the reception committee when the sub
marine arrived In American waters last
year. F1cke 10 charged with being a
danrsrous alien. He IL In the Raymond
street jail. Brooklyn. but will be taken
10 Ellis island to-day.
The sun., 1917-08-18
"Sun" Tobacco Fund
Passes $4,000 Mark

THE total Of THE SUN To-
bacco Fund for Our Soldiers
in the Trenches is above $42, 900
this morning and still going
strong. The number of regular
contributors and group givers in
creases daily, and more individ-
uals and organizations are ar
ranging benefit Entertainments.
Don't forget that next Wednes-
day is Smoke Up Day, when each
Of the S65 United Cigar Stores
in the greater city will give s
per cent. Of its gross receipts to
the fund. In addition the first
100000 United certificates de-
posted in boxes in these stores,
beginning that day, will be turned
over to the fund in cash at two
cents each.
The repositories in the Schultz
Cigar Stores start to fill up with
Mutual certificates and coupons
as soon rs they are emptied. All
these contributions help. Also
you may leave orders in these
stores. $500.
The fund employs no agents or
solicitors. The story of yester-
days progress is told on the fifth
page.
The sun., 1917-08-18
Special Dsspatch 10 TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-President Will
son has come into conflict with Provost
Marshal General Crowder on the policy
to be pursued by local and district ex-
emption boards in passing upon cases Of
married men or men with dependents
drafted for the military service. Provost
Marshal General Crowder has ruled that
dependency exemption claims shall be
allowed by local boards only when such
exemptions are necessary to prevent de
pendents from becoming charges upon
the Government.
married men should be exempt as q
class. Should the Presidents interpre-
tation Of the conscription prevail thou
sands OF cases where claims for exemp-
tions have been disallowed by local and
district boards may have to be reopened.
Wilson ana Weeks Agree.
In letter to Senator Weeks, Massa-
chusetts, made public to-day, President
Wilson agrees with the latter that draft
ing Of men with families Is unsound and
unwise, and concludes: II shall take
pleasure in calling the attention Of the
War Department again to It,"
This action was received in army cir
cles with surprise and amazement In
view Of recent rulings by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, which in effect in
structed local and district boards to
grant exemptions on pleas of dependency
only when the contribution of the drafted
man to the support OF q family cannot
The sun., 1917-08-18
GERMANY URGED
T00BEY POPE
Cologne "Gazette" Says Peo.
pie Have Will and COur-
age for Peace.
Special Cable ,DespascA to Tur Sun.

Spect01 Coose 1Despdtch to THH SUS.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Opinion in Ger
many outside OF Berlin regarding the
Pope's peace proposal IL generally pes
slmistic. The Cologne Gasette asserts
1t has no right to reject the proposal. but
It believes the German Government
should entsr the path indicated by the
Vatican. II adds:
ment have the win and the courage for
peace; the Entente people also earnestly
desire It. but the enemy Governments
are dominated by the fear Of peace, as IL
proved by their refusal to grant PASS
ports to delegates to the Stockholm con-
ference. The Pope's proposal 10 thus q
test Of which side sincerely desires
peace"
The Cologne Peoples Gasette. a
Catholic organ> says:
The Pope's voice has made the
deepest impression. We can only hope
that despite the obstacles the road to
reconciliation Of the nations has been
paved by the new appeal"
Some OF the papers assume that the
note. which was already known to the
belligerent Governments, 10 one reason
why the Entente Powers opposed the
Stockholm conference. The Frdnkjnrter
Ansetgsr says:
III the Pope recommends peace on the
restoration OF the past, that is a matter
for discussion. because in that case Eng
lind and Japan must carry out the re-
integration Of overseas territory; other
wise Germany must renounce her will
ingness to do so. II only European re-
integration 10 proposed this In q one
sided condition. We therefore hope
Germany viii demand all round reciproc-
ity and make her acceptance Of the con-
ference dependent upon her enemies
adoption Of this condition. The media
tion proposal need not be rejected. but
the aims must be clarified"