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the world with high explosives and
low intrigue"
Concerning Americas part in the
war, Lane said:
I'VE are bent upon making war
with American vigor. If any one
doubts that let him look at the rec
ord of congress, which has come in
for so much of derision and reproach.
L presume to say that no other parlia-
mentary body in so short a time has
passed so great a volume of well con-
sidered and prophetic legislation as
has our present congress in the last
five months. We have supplied money
for our friends, raised an army of a
million and a quarter, inaugurated a
new industry-that of making aero
planes-revived a dead industry, that
of building ships, placed powers over
exports and prices, over industries and
placed resources in the hands of the
president, made laws to punish do
mest1c enemies, courageously placed
the burden of taxation on those who
can best bear up under it--this is a
record that no nation has excelled.
Military Caste Enemy of Liberty.
I'VE shall make war in earnest for
we know that if Germany wins the
world will turn aside from the system
Of law and liberty which we know,
and eXalt that military caste and sys-
tenn which is the historic enemy of
personal liberty. We make war in
France that we may not be compelled
to do battle here. Let Germany have
Canada or Mexico, or even Cuba and
we would go to our daily work like
the pilgrim fathers with our guns in
our hands.
You have asked me to say a word
about your duty as business men Let
me change that world from duty to
opportunity. If any American man,
business man. farmer, or official,
wants to know his duty let him ask
one of those sta1wart figures in
khaki, square-jawed heroes of a new
crusade. An appeal to him will an
swer all doubts as to what any of us
should do
Represents Business Men.
President Rhett of the chamber OF
commerce, opened the session with an
explanation of it's purposes. He said
it was called primarily that American
business have an opportunity of ex-
pressing it sentiments with respect
to the war and of declaring what il
intends to do in aiding to bring the
war to successful conclusion.
The delegates, he said, represented
100000 individuals. firms and corpor-
ations. He pleaded for a complete
crushing of military autocracy-
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Sept 1s-SToCKS-
Attempts by bears to uncover weak spots
and bring about renewal of general liqui-
dalton were responsible for a sharp hgeak
in prices. A number of shares sold at
the lowest on the current downward move
ment- Evidences of an oversold condition
subsequently caused short covering which
pushed up prices / to 3 points from the
lowest level. Steel rallied from 104 to
105%.
The bond market was easier. Liberty
bonds sold at 999S to 100.
Many of the active stocks moved within a
narrow range in the early trading today.
Bearish feeling was less evident in some
shares which have been under heavy pres
sure recently, but In other quarters sell
ing was renewed and the general move
ment was irregular. Bethlehem Steel SELL
ing eX-rights of / per cent was again
depressed. United States Steel opened at
fractional gain but failed to maintain its
advantage. Heaviness appeared in the
public utilities.
The Marine, St Paul, Mexican Petroleum
and Distillers' Securities were strong. A
block of $4,000 liberty bonds sold at par
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-CORN-Prediction of
frost brought material upturn today in
corn values. The government forecast
definitely indicated frost tonight in North
Dakota and there were unofficial prophesies
to which considerable attention was given
Recent declines on account of an apparent
ly ideal crop outlook seemed to render
the market unusually susceptible to a like
lihood of adverse developments. Opening
quotations which ranged from the same
$1-15A @1.153s December and $1.12A to
$1.12M May, were followed by an advance
of l cent or more a bushel all around.
Resumption of work at the two big in
dustrial plants grinding total of $4,000
bushel a day tended later to cause an ad
ditional advance The close was strong,
2Nc to $3.50 net higher, at $1.1S9s@A De-
cember, and $1153s@%, May.
OATS-Free buying on the part of big
elevator company gave strength to the
oats market A falling off in receipts
here tended further to lift prices.
WHEAT-Commission rates for handling
wheat received considerable notice, confer
ences were in progress looking to a restora-
ton of old figures at places where the
rates had recently been advanced some
what.
Offerings of wheat here were much small
err than yesterday and not one quarter
enough to supply current acquisitions from
millers. In Canada however, the move
ment much heavier.
PROVISIONS-Provisi hardened in
price with corn and hogs. The chief up
turn was in pork.
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HOLD WHEAT CROP
Farmers Wait for Higher
Prices, Bakers Assert.
Sam f. Mcdonald Makes This
Charge Against Them.

Chicago, ILL.,. Sept 1S.-That the
farmers of the country are holding
their wheat in the hope that they may
vet receive higher prices is the charge
made by Sam F. Mcdonald, president
of the National Association of Bakers,
which is in convention here.
Mr. McDonald's assertion is backed
by the war emergency council of that
organization. In this council are many
of the leaders in the baking industry,
including Frank Shepard. of Boston;
George S. Ward of New York; Robert
Corby of Washington; B. Howard
Smith of Kansas City and others. They
assert also that they are doing every
reduction of prices but that the farm
er. by his reluctance to part with his
grain at the price fixed by the govern
ment is making this impossible.
Flour $12 Barrel.
Even at the price fixed the bakers
assert that flour will be at least s12
a barrel, which will place the con-
who under the present law may with
hold the sale of his crop. Mr.. Nc
Donald voiced the general opinion of
the bakers when he said:
when we give the farmer a guar
anteed price for wheat and also per
nit him to hoard wheat we are en-
couraging high prices. A guaranteed
minimum ought to be accompanied by
mixed maximum price so that stock
will be marketed quickly and not held
for higher prices" It was suggested
during the day that the food adminis-
tration would be asked to authorize a
nationwide fifteen cent loaf of bread,
the size of which would be uniform
turnout the country.
Farmers Have Kick.
From the farmers the complaint is
made that the country grain dealers
are grading No. l wheat as No. 8 and
that they are only getting $3.50 for
their product. Mr.. Howard B. Jack
son said that no complaint had been
made to the food administration be-
| cause of improper grading. He called
| the miller and grain men into his of
| flee today for a long conference but
refused to divulge the nature of it,
! Railroad men, led by Hale Holden
president of the Burlington railroad
are clamoring for the immediate
! movement of wheat. They assert that
i transportation soon will be tied UT
with the movement of coal and point
out that the eastern seaboard is al
most free of wheat and that the ship
ment of wheat SO far this year is fal
below the normal amount. If the
| condition continues along these lines
! they assert, our allies and our own ma
] ton will be asking for the movement
i of wheat when coal will be wanted as
| badiy
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AIR War KICKS
Northern Farmers Campaign
To Wipe Out War Profits.
Same Time Demanding
Higher Price for Wheat.

st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 1S.-With the
opening of a three-day conference on
the high cost of living, the Farmers
National Non-Partisan league today
began its big national fight to wipe
out war profits and distribute the bur
den of the war equally on all econo-
mic classes.
Every train brought hundreds of
farmers to attend the session. Sen
ators La Toilette and Gronna headed
the list of speakers.
President Townley answered critics
when he announced that seditious or
fisloyal utterances would cause ejec-
ton of the speakers; the meetings
are to be patriotic he and other league
0fficials declare. Early arriving del
egates. however, expressed frank dis
Satisfaction at the food administra-
lions price fixing program. Farmers
had expected SO wheat. They are pre-
pared TO cite figures that the basic
government price of S2.20 is below the
cost Of production.
Want Other Prices Fixed.
I'VE are willing to carry our share
of the war. and are willing TO accept
1920 for our wheat. only provided the
government fixes the price of flour.
farm machinery, fuel and other COM
modities," one delegate said.
Officials expect 5000 delegates.
These will represent three million pro-
ducers. making it, President Townley
claims. the largest consumers and pro-
test meeting ever held in the United
States.
Among organizations sending dele
gates are the American Society of
Equity. National Grange, American
Federation of Labor. National Market
ing association and the NonPartisan
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all manner of regulations and of con-
scription of property and income. He
urged that partisan politics be stopped.
IF It were not for the big business
organization of transportation, mining,
steel and lumber we would be at the
mercy of the enemy" he asserted. The
rise in prices and wages, he said, was
automatic, a characteristic of every
war;
with government financing con-
centrating money in the east he
said, the government should equalize
conditions by distributing war orders
to the west"
Reynolds, said he, believed Prus-
sianism was making it's last fight and
that the war would be finished in
much less time than has been con-
S1med thus far
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abuse its powers. was sounded by
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, today
at a meeting of federal employees
unions.
Lack of wisdom in directing its
forces might result in the collapse of
the great labor structure, Gompers
said, Just as the great military Prus-
STA must fall and as the car already
has been tumbled from his throne
Miss jeanette Rankin, member of
congress from Montana. and Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor. also addressed
the convention.
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REFORM SPAIN ARMY
Also Plan Industrial Mobilization
From Military Standpoint

Madrid. Sept. 18.-At a cabinet
meeting held last night it was decided
to create two new regiments of field
artillery, seven battalions of garrison
artillery and seven battalions of
heavy artillery.
1t was decided also to appoint a
special committee to draft a plan of
industrial mobilization from a mill
tary point of view
Eduardo Dato, the premier ex-
planned that these reforms were not
undertaken in any military spirit.
They were, he said, only a part of the
army reorganization scheme which
was one of the principal features in
the government policy of reforms.
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COLLISION AT SEA
Tank Steamer Sinks After Crashing
into Liner-Latter Reaches Port.

Paris, Sept. 1s.-The tank steam
ship Bouvet was sunk in the Mediter-
ranean on September IL. being in col
lision with the French passenger liner
Orenoque of 3,33 tons gross. There
were no victims.
After colliding with the Orenoque
fire broke out on the Bouvet followed
by an explosion, the ship sinking with
in quarter of an hour. The OrenoQue
managed to reach the Algerian coast.
Available shipping records do not
contain the name of the Bouvet. Pre-
Sumably she was French tank
steamer
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fering and were to permit the kaiser
to retain his irresponsible, autocratic
powers. all the advantage of the ex-
change would rest with the Hohenzol-
Terms This is the stake for which
The kaiser is now playing. But the
plan is unavoidable. With America
In the war the Hohenzollerns won't be
allowed to beg off simply by return
ing the loot.
- Decides to Abandon All Claims.
Amsterdam, Sept 1S.-In connec-
ton with the report published in the
Tages Zeitung that Germany had de-
cided to abandon all claims to Bel
GUM, the Koelnische Volks Zeitung
says: I'VE too have received similar
information. from which it may be
concluded that last week a decision
about Belgium was reported in con-
formity with the English views
Matthias Erzberger, clerical center
member of the reichstag speaking at
Biberach on Sunday, said;
THE foundation of peace must be
no conquests of any kind. We are ad-
vancing with long strides toward such
a peace-peace built upon the basis of
the reichstag peace resolution"
Foreign office Makes Denial.
Berlin, Sept. 1S.-The German for
eign office in a statement given to the
Associated Press today denies stories
newspapers to the effect that the Ger
man government has indirectly COM
municated its peace terms to Wash
ington or that WilheImstrasse even
had sent out trial balloons for the pur-
pose of sounding sentiment in the
United States
The German foreign office further
informed the Associated Press that the
rumors were promptly discredited on
the strength of the peace terms ascrib-
cd IN
fact that there was no occasion for
Germany to address the washington
government in this respect.
The assertion made by Matthias
Erzberger. the clerical leader in the
reichstag. that Germany's note in re-
ply to Pope Benedict's peace proposals
already was on its way to Rome also
was denied in official quarters. The
Centre leader informed his electors to
this effect in the course of two meet
lngs which he addressed in Wurttem-
berg on Sunday.
Don't Consider 1t Seriously.
London, Sept. 1S.-Even if the Ger
man note to the vatican, as German
conservative newspapers seem to fear.
indicates a REIMBURSEMENT to Pope
Benedict Of the claims of SUPREMACY
IN Belgium heretofore held, the Brit
ish government will not regard that
action as paving the way to peace.
a high official who declared this
view today remarked such action
would be very small paving stone. u
Fails to Name Successors.
Amsterdam, Sept. 18.-G arm a n
newspapers received here today attach
Significance to the German govern
ment's failure so far to appoint sue
cessors to Civil Governor Won Saudi
and the Assistant Civil Governor
Baron Won Lutz, of Belgium. None
of the newspapers here attempt tc
speculate on what the delay signifies
however.
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BUSINESS GROWS UNEASY.
Banker Demands Government Make
Known Its War Price Policy.

Atlantic City. Sept. 1S.-George M.
Reynolds, president of the Continental
and Commercial National bank of
Chicago, in a speech at the convention
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States here today urging that
the government make known immed-
lately its war price policy, declared
business would be injured by harsh
legislative measures. Talk of too
strict a regulation of business, he
said, was causing uncertainty and I'M
easiness in Industrial circles.
stability and fairness in law and
regulation" he said, will enable bust
ness to get its bearings and put its en-
tire strength back of the president.
Uncertainty, the mother of fear,
breeds timidity. halts business and if
not removed, results in depression,
Big Business Safeguard.
He pleaded with the people to aban-
don their prejudice against big BUSH
ness and asserted that no nation could
Withstand the shocks of threats, of
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U. S. GUNNER PRISONER
Locate Another of Campana Gun
Crew in German War Prison.

Washington. Sept. william AL
bert Miller, Chicago. member of the
gun crew of the Campana, sunk by a
submarine August IL, has been locat-
ed in a German prison camp at Blan-
densburg, it was officially announced
today.
Four other members of the gun
crew, including Captain Oliver, of the
Campana had been previously located
in German camps. Miller's mother is
Elizabeth Grebeck, SS45 Burley ave-
nue., Chicago.
The Campana was sunk August 6
after a gallant fight in which she en-
tirely exhausted her ammunition and
had to give up.
AS a result of that experience the
supply of ammunition on all armed
ships was doubled.
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CANADIAN LOSS SMALL
In Fierce Lens Battles, Colonials Lost
1856 Including 907 Killed.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 1S.-During the
last two weeks of August in the ter
rifle fighting around Lens, Canadian
casualties were astonishingly small,
according to figures made public to-
day by Sir Edward Kemp in the house
of commons. The total was only
1856 of dead, wounded and missing
-907 killed; 313 died of wounds;
6,183 wounded; IL taken prisoner;
died as prisoners; 145 missing and 20
died of disease.
The small casualty list attests
strikingly the excellence of the British
barrage and preparatory fire in pro-
tecting its troops.
In an effort to minimize her own
heavy losses at Lens, Germany report
ed the British loss there as 100000
dead, wounded and missing.
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BISHOP TO LIQUOR MEN
QuayIe Long Has Desired to Addres:
SaIoonmen, He Asserts.

St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 1S.-Bishop
Quayle was informed by telegraph at
Baldwin, Kansas. this afternoon of the
invitation to address the St Louis Ii
quor dealers which Mr.. Pensay, pres
ident of the association, said he would
extend to him. and was asked if he
would accept.
The bishop replied that he could
not say definitely whether he would
accept until he received the invita-
ton. but the opportunity to address a
liquor dealers convention was one he
long had desired.
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Chicago, Sept. 1S-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market strong, 10c above yester-
days average. Bulk of sales, SIT GOO 1855 /;
light, $17.106i 1855; mixed, $17.100J1s IS !;
heavy. S17.o6@1S.65; rough, $l7.00@1T. 20 !;
pigs, S13.00@1725.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000. Market weak.
Native beef cattle, S750017. IS; western
steers, $670@15.50; stockers and feeders,
So 5O@11.OO; cows and heifers. $5.15@1290 /;
calves, $12. 506l 1925.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market firm.
Wethers, $9.OO@12.T5; lambs, Sc. 50Q1S.40.
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis 211
Duluth 312; Winnipeg $50.
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were 1926. 900 bushels. Including 2.4sa.ooo
bushels as flour. Argentina exported 49,
600 bushels, India 10000 bushels and
Australia 100000 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas city
decreased %. 40f bushels last week and now
amount to $4,000 bushels eotn. 12.Jt9
bushels, decrease $500 bushels cats. 1oo,-
100 bushels increase 1S2.4S4 Bushels. no
kafir: rye, 27.767 bushels. ineifease 1892
bushels; barley, 80, 233 bushefs.l increase
o0.395 bushels. A year ago stf2cks were
II, 314,972 bushels of wheat .4k4 bushels
of corn and s69,029 bushels of otzts.
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End Virginia Freight Strike.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 1S.-The Sea-
board air line freight clerks strike in
progress ten days, ended today when
the men returned to work under an
agreement to accept a contract to be
drawn up by G. M. McWade of the de-
partment of labor. The railroad will
grant concessions on special points at
issue, principally the wage question.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FINISHED by the Topeka Board OF Tra

worlds shipments of oats last week were
4 .32I 600 bushels, including 4,011 900 bush
els from America.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Yesterday 23i, 900 bushels VI
wheat. 10000 barrels of flour no corn, 1885,
900 bushels of oats; wheat and flour com
bined. 1913 900 bushels
Worlds shipments of corn last week
were sos 900 bushels, compared with 100000
bushels the preceding week and 3,f23,OoO
bushels a year ago. American shipments
were $4,000 bushels
Worlds shipments of wheat last week,
as reported at Liverpool were 1905. 900
bushels, compared with 6137.O00 bushels
in the preceding week and 10,730.000 bush
els a year ago Shipments from America
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about to restore to liberty Adolphe
Max, the burgomaster of Brussels, ac-
cording to report received by the
Amsterdam correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph company from Ber-
lin.
Recent dispatches from Germany
have said that Burgomaster Max was
seriously i'll in prison at. Cole, Prus-
sian town twenty-three miles north of
Hanover. and that King Alfonso of
Spain was intervening in his behalf.
The burgomaSter was arrested at
Brussels on September %, 1914. for
his irreconcilable- attitude" according
to an announcement made by the Ger
man military governor of Belgium.
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Il BILE; cables A. SIG Lires demand.
t.66; cables, I-65. Rubles. demand. 161a !;
cables, 165s. Bar silver I031a. Mexican
dollars, 81. Government bonds steady. Rail-
road bonds easy. Time loans, firm; 60
Gays, 90 days and six months, 51aW6.
Call money, easier; high, 3 low, 3 +; rul-
ing rate, o; close, 3 offered at 81; last
loan, 3D.
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New Bishop at Denver.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-The papal
legation here today announced APP
pointment of the following bishops:
Rt. Rev. ]. Henry Then, Lincoln,
Neb., to lie bishop at Denver, Colo,
and Rev. John j. Cantwell, San Fran
cisco, to be bishop at Los Angeles.
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VILLA CONDUCTS RAID
Report Loot Taken From U. S.
Ranches Given to Hungry Mexicans.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 17-Francisco
Villa and his bandits raided a few
small hamlets along the Durango line
Sunday, according to reports received
here today. Most of the booty was
given to the poor, the reports said.
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New York, Sept. 1s.--MoNEY-Mercant title
paper. 5MA Sterling 90 day bills. 4-72
commercial GO day bills banks. 47115
commercial 60 day bills, 4I1Ss; demand
H47515: cables 4.7e ZIG. Francs, demand
stag, cables. 57s1z- Guilders, demand
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New YORK. Produce Marked.

New York, Sept. 1S.-BUTTER-Marke
barely steady. Creamery higher than ex-
tras 44% M45hc.
EGGSMarket unsettled Fresh gather
ed extras, i5fd46c.
CHEESElMarket strong State fresh
specials, 25&c.
POULTRY-Dressed. firm.
POULTRY-Live, uncertain No prices
quoted.