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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
9aS GIeno tm &tbirten.
Gin Stuff 1tn1 @i1fe aus Ben @efanse'
11enla9ern.

&ungernn6S 500.
Son 1teuem fommt aus Sen &C.
fongenenlogerr in Sen @in06en bon
@ibirien Elm Stuff UNI @ilfe. Die g5ab-
rung ser @efangenen, Defenders Die
Ser &ronfen nn6 S9ma6ltden, lit
ungeniigen6 un6 i@Iedt. Sc febIt
an o1em. 9ie @ei un6beit mn6 bas
9ebe1 bon Smnfen6en iteben auf benz
@pie1e. Sc muB Mbilfe gei@affen
per6en.
I3nfubr aus Mmerifa.
@ir baben @orfebrungen getrof=
fen, nm groBere Soften bon geeigne=
ten 2ebensmitteln in Gan 6rancisco
an5ufaufen un6 iofort on 6ie &ilfs=
aftion in Gientitn, @bina, ab5ui@i=
den. 9ieie @eieuidoft, I'M @erein
NIT 0em iGtpe6iiden mn6 umerifu1i=
i9en rotben &reu5 beiorgt 6ie Ser
tbeilrng in Sen beridie6eren @efan=
genenlogern. I'M 10 idnen alS m0g=
|li9 @ilfe at bringen, baben mir fir
16en erlten Mnfarf bon 2ebensmitteln
|$1O,0OO.OO ~orsgeiebt. @S miro ie=
|6od no9 be6euten6er Summen ben0=
tbigen, Inn bier @ilfe GIT bringen.
81 nfanfin China.
gieles BON ber1 mas notbig lit,
laBt ii9 nit groBem @ortbeil in
@bina onfaufen. Die ~@ilfsaftion"
IN Sientlin, sic iid felt @eginn 6es
&rieges ser 6iiriorge fir Sic @efan=
genen in gibirier getpiomet fat, bat
es rnternomme11, iopob1 Mnfauf mte
Quh 8e f0rber1tng bon 2ebensmitteln
5u be1orger.
|Bitte @iIfe.
STR babe uns reolid gebolfen, als
es ii9 6arum geban6elt but, &lei6er
un6 @ett5eug fir Sibirien 5n be-
idoffen. @ir men6en unS mie6er on
ale Menidenfreun6e: @ebt, mas SIR
entbebren f0nnt. 8ringt Spfer, I'M
geben gu f0nnen. Die Notb lit l1ner=
meBli6 groB. Sc ban6elt it@ um
MenIdenleben. Mu6 sic fleinite
@obe lit bon @ertb.
ebt9neII- 6ann gebt
|Sbr 6oppelt.
9e1tide 1nb Geiterreid-1tnearHde
@ilfsseiellfhaft,
|154 @ef &anbplpb-@tr., Chicago,
IN. Sci. Main $3.50.
@deds mode nrta1t 5ablbar an:
Oscar S. Muper, Sdabmeiiter.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
steife, ,uebe Mmsfeln gebeilt.

Dnrb S4mrer3et 5~ufamme1ge5o'
gene M1tsfeln, sic elmer grf1iGtung
ODER einem @rippenanfan folgen.
Imer6en gelin6ert uno befettigt burd
iM%ntpen6ung bon Slom1's Ointment.
|Sponnt Sic &n,1t ri4t, nod beritopft
|es 6ie 8ore11 tpie f9leimige Sulbe1
ober @fIoiter nno bringen raid Elm
obne Meiben. Mddt Cure Mer1sfeln
geIenfig nod uebungen, b%ertretbt,
sic @dmer5en un6 @eben 6eS @beu'
matismus, @euralgin, 21mbago,
@errenfnngen nn1 4uitfdunger nit
|@Ioan'S ointment. &anft beltte eine
|GIoidye. Sci onen Gpotbefern, 25f.
- Mn3.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
9euti6e &imoer int
&rie0e.

M1td) o1f Sic oel1tiden &inoer
mirft ser arieg feline 5datten. Mn6
Tie miilien e%ntbebren nno leloe11.
&iele ibrer 9ieblingSgeridte lino bon
ibrem Mittagstiibe Der bmnnoe11.
@ieIe ibrer friiberen @pielitunoen
miillen lie iett er1l1ten Yflidten mio-
men. l1no ibre fleinen Screen ban=
aer I'M Ous 2eben ibrer Sater al
ser 6ront. <.x
Gern opferu tic lire Set, INN it,
rem Miittern inn @eid)aft, int @artell
1tn0 ouf Sem 6eloe ST belfen. Ser
ner larnm1eln lie gid)eln, 8ubbedern,
aoltauicl, @rennebln, 9eeren aler
Mrt uno bunoert an6ere Dinge, Die
iett in Geutldlano foltbar gelporoel1
lino, uno MIR ol1rd @inoer in gent,
qenoen Meugen auiammengebra9t
meroen f0n1er1. Srt @ilmersoorf>
eiue1u Staottbeil bon Berlin, >pur-
SEN alein ourd Sic bonn Notben
&re11s pe%ranltaltete Sbitferniamm=
luna Is Milliore11 &irid= nno AZ
M}ilionen 8flaunrenfer11e, I'M gan-
aen 60 Millionen Sbitferne, groBten'
tbeils BON @fulfinbern, 5uiammer-
oetroaen. sSsl1 f11r5er 3eit fonnte
Siele Samn1elitelle fiinf nit &ernen
qefiiute giienbabntpaggonS Der Sel>
qetpinnung %5ufiibren.
gs lit gepiB lei6ter nno beql1e=
mer, einen Sbltfern arglos tpeg5l1=
1perfen, als i'm uuf5ubetpabren 11no,
tpie es Sic ainoer tbur1, ii9 tagllb
mad, ibm l1r15uieben, OBJ er ldom lal1=
Der trodnet. ltno gar einen giien>
bobnmaqqon banit an5ufiQen, erfor-
bert pieIe Mibe un6 i%orgfalttge
@lei1orbeit. DIT riibrenoer 8egei-
lterung, porbiloli6em gifer, betpl11'
6erun9slpiirbiger SbaffenSfraft ltno
sic fleiuen Observation-Disclosures
tbdtig.
Men1 MIR nidt fir biele Sauie11.
Sc oieler ain0er Ser barte Angenbl1d
fd1me, mo- lie paterlos in Ser Belt gu
riidbleiber1. @ie oft gei6iebt es, BOB
nnhrenD bes S6ulunterridtes etn
aino 5u idludsen anfdngt. Muf Die
eritouu1te Iroge oes 2ebrers fommt
es aus ser onoeren &inoer Wtu1ro,
ein menig 50gerno uno nnltder, ols
Iolte Sic S6tpere bes ungludS out
linen alien: Sem 8ater lit gefal=
Ien."
Giele 0ieler nnglidli@en ainoer
perliereu nit 6em &ater ibr 9etn1,
fir bas sic Mietbe nun ni9t mebr
oufqebradt, &oblen un6 2ibt n1dt
mebr be5ablt meroen fam. 9ie Wh1t,
ter, sic friib morgens CUR Mrbe1t
oeht un0 bes Mbenbs miioe nno per-
barmt nod @aule fomm, fam 1bre
&leinen nidt mebr nit bent gefpob1-
ten liebeponen S6ub umgeben. Wo
sic Me11tter franf lit un6 niM arbei'
ten fantt, foBt sic Geotb oie &t11oer
nod iddrfer an.
Grleidtert 6orum 6as barte sos
oieler &in0er! 9ur@ Sen &rieg. an
bent lie unlduloig, iino tie 1T o1e1e
seoth qeratben. @ebt @ner @derf=
Iein Sem 0eutiben &otben &reu5:
IS lit Ser Iermittler 5mii4en Sud-
uno Dielen ariegsmaiien uno =tpitt=
men. esn Current Namen mil es tie
fIeioen, ipeiien uno Dor &ra1rtbe1t
i6iiten.
goben fir sos 9euti@e @otbe
area5 nebmen nit ber5li@em 9anf
entgegen: sic b%efannten oentl@en
SiIfsgeledlhaften, 3eitnngen n1D
aonlulate, sic Geut14e Botl9att IN
@olbington o6er sic 9elegierten oes
Geutiden &otben &ren5es IN ben
Hereinafter Staaten, 1923 Broao=
pan. Seem Oorf.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

Sn @ulamb iin6 in Ben letten Sa-
gen iiebenmn65man5ig englif4e n1to
frmn50iiide Spio11e perbaftet mor6en.
Ius iin0 6ie @erf5euge, NIT ipelden
6ie NQiierten nod 6em Muslpru6e
IoD6s@eorges fir Ireue un6 @Ialt-
ben ml1ter 6en 8olfern fampfen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

Der M11nitionsgraf sdmab prablt,
er babe beltte in Bethlehem Die groBte
&unonenfabrif Ser 8elt. @roBer als
gflen. 8ir f0nnen 6as mi6t be1r-
tbeilen, aber 10 piel lit getpiB: Glen
lit in gbren grob gepor6en, 8etble-
BENT 1idt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
Sen Memiabrsgr11f bes 8abernf6'

Den WenjaIrSgritR beg Ba9erntos
niqs 2u6tpig an sic I'M Sel6e iteben=
ben boperiiden Gr11ppen ioaten oie
Mniierten ii1 birter sen @piegel
lteden: r@en11 Ser Sein6 sic &anb,
6ie ibm ben Grteoen bietet un6 bie
mir linn int @etpuBtiein unierer
@ruft entgegengeitreM baben, oa1st
i9IGgt, tper6en mir SEN Grie6en az
er5tpinget tptlien." Sos lift gut
baprii1 geiprod)en, 1,nb gut baprii9
lit INNER gut be1ti9 getpeien.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
9(ubrem @hite, Der ehemaIioe ante

Nn6rem 8btte, Ser ebemali9e an1e-
rifanii6e 9oti9after m 8erliner
@ofe, be5eid)net SOS @ere6e> @ng=
lan6 f0nne un6 tper6e 9eutiblam6
beiiegen, als fin6ii6es @eidnpab.
l1no Mbite lit fem 5reun6 9euti6=
LANDS, ion6ern Elm 5reun6 Ser MQi=
ierten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

Sic Gntentelamber tuo1lem Ben 8op<
fott Mber aue Gr5eugniiie Ger bel1t>
iden &unlt berbangen, aber Die CT
5eugnilie Ser 6eutl6en &riegsfunit,
Die 6euti6en Siege nn6 ibre Nie6er>
lager, per6en tie nod tpie Dor bin5u-
3unebmen baben.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10

the minds OF a number of local bank
ers as to whether the statement
should be dated Saturday. March 3, or
Monday, March 8. At the Comptrol-
ler's office It was stated that the local
banks would have to use Saturdays
figures, since they were the same as
those of Monday, but that the state
ment must be dated March 8.
Since Saturday is a heavy checking
day on the banks, and is the day in
the week when deposits are at their
lowest ebb, local bankers complain
that because Monday was a holiday
and therefore afforded no opportun-
ity for the usual Monday deposits.
the date Of the call Is unfortunate
for them
Other national banks throughout
the country were open Monday, they
say. and have the usual Monday de-
posits to offset Saturdays losses,
while local banks must report Sat-
urday's figures. One OF the larger
national banks, reports a difference
OF more than 100000 in deposits
Saturday, March 3. and Tuesday.
March 6. Had Monday not been a
this $4,000 would have been
received that day and could have
been included In the statement.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
Reserve Boards Attitude.

The idea developed yesterday in the
New York financial district that some
mighty good missionary work had
been done by certain big bankers
with the Federal Reserve Board in
the matter of getting the latter to
come out strongly In favor of the
investment OF American funds In for
eign government securities.
In q statement last fall the board
created the impression that IL was
opposed to such investments, but Il
now announces that its attitude was
misunderstood, and that II not only
does not object to such investments,
but regards them as "a very import
ant, natural and proper means" OF
settling the balances created in our
favor by our large export trade. and
that there are time when such loans
should be encouraged as an essential
means OF maintaining and protecting
our foreign trade. The board adds
that its statement OF last fall was
merely to warn against the undue
employment of bank funds In the pur-
chase of foreign loans and not to de-
cry the merits Of foreign loans as
Investments.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
THE COTTON MARKET
Armed Ship Decision Gives Good
Tone to This Commodity.

NEW YORK, March IO.-The de-
cision of the President to arm all
American ships has cleared the atmos-
phere in the cotton market which
opened quiet but strong this morning.
The sentiment expressed in the trade
is bullish on the argument that all
available American tonnage will now
be set in motion.
Prices were steady at the opening
up TO p points ind May gained II
points, July \, and October in the
first thirty minutes. The short In
terest is small although there was
some professional short covering this
morning while buying came from
Southern interests. A revival OF trade
In cotton goods with Mexico from
where, II Is said, is coming a con-
tinually increasing demand, is coupled
with optimistic week end news froHa
Fall River.
Little rain fell in Texas during the
week, but elsewhere there has been
satisfactory precipitation generally
while Alabama reports that wet
weather has delayed farm work con-
siderably.
Several OF the new Bedford cotton
mills are reported to be seriously af-
fected by the embargo declared by
RSitain on shipmnts of cotton from
Egypt and Great Britain. A consider
able quantity OF Egyptian cotton due
the mills IL held in Liverpool, and the
mills face the possibility OF being un-
able to secure raw material to cover
goods already sold.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
TRADING LIGHT AND C0NFIN-
ED TO BONDS.
American Graphophone Com
pany 6's Were Principal Sc
curities Dealt ln-Potomac
Electric Company and Trac-
ton Also Active-No Bid for
Washington Gas-Mergen-
thaler Easier Today.

Trading on the local exchange was
light today and was confined almost al
together to bonds.
American Graphophone Company SIS
were the principal bonds traded in.
1900 selling at 101E and 1o2. and two
small bonds selling at 1o1S- A Potomac
Electric Company consolidated sold at
10OA. and a 500 Traction s changed
hands at 16. Other bonds attracted
little attention and there were few price
changes resulting from the regular call
There was no bid for Washington Gas
Company IS, although the bonds were
offered at 1061S. Railway As were offered
at S07S. with sos bid, showing q tendency
to stiffen since yesterday. when the
bonds sold freely at S0H-
Mergenthaler Linotype stock, which
attracted interest yesterday, was cas-
Ter today, with 1921 bid and with
the offering 1646. Lanston, which
also was active yesterday, was quiet
today, with u bid and 741i asked.
Washington Gas stock was strong
er today, the bid being advanced from
761s to 76h. The only sale resulting
from this advance was a five-share
lot of the stock at rex. Quotation
lots were firmly held at II.
The week, as a whole, has been a
very dull one on the local exchange.
The records show total transactions of
$29. 800 in bonds and 257 shares of
stock.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
COMMERCIAL BANK MOVES
Taking Over Temporary Quarters In
Westory Building.

The Commercial National Bank ID
moving this afternoon into its tenn
porary quarters on the ground floor
Of the westory Building. Fourteenth
and F streets, which the bank will
occupy until completion OF the new
building which is to be erected on
the site Of the old Commercial Bank
building.
The quarters in the westory build
ing have been remodeIed and equip
ped to meet the needs of the bank.
I'VE will be somewhat crowded on
Saturdays and on other rush days"
President Clapham said today, 'but
the Inconvenience will be only tenn
porory. We had to get temporary
quarters as near our old site as DOS
sible and the westory building was
the best we could do. Everything
has been done In preparing the tenn
porary quarters to insure the COM
fort and convenience of our patrons.
and the conduct OF business in the
normal way"
While vault facilities have been
provided In the Westory building to
accommodate the daily cash used by
the bank each day. the banks collat-
eral and reserve cash will be deposit
ed in the vaults OF some other nearby
bank. President CE&pham said. II Is
believed That vault space will be pro-
cured In either the Union Savings
Bank. which Is just next door to the
old Commercial building. or In the Mer
chants Bank. near Fourteenth and F.
Much of the stationery. books, files
and other material already has been
removed. Everything will have been
transferred to the new quarters by
tomorrow night. President Clapham
stated. and the bank will be ready for
business Monday morning at the US
ual hour. 1t is expected that II will
be about a year before the new build
ing Is ready for occupancy.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Eigin print CSC: EIzin, Iac; pro
cess 7sHasc: store nacked gS0aoc
EGGS-Nsarby. 2sds7c: Southern. &c
POULTRY-Live hens. per H.. 22a23c. roos-
tiers. per III. lee; turkeys per Ib. 2eff3nc.
spring chickens. per H., 2s92Sc: ducks, per
ID. 2od:2c: geese. per h.. ls6isc: keats,
young each. todt5c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens rhoIce mar
H., 25c; chickens. per lb.. 2sdesc; turkeys
per H., Hd32c; ducks, per H.. e0c: mos
ters. per n. lie: geese. lS6e0c
GREEN FRUITS-AppleE. new mar hhl
So 500 s.5A: Der box 81 o0fr 50: caIirorrI1
oranges. s. e75d3.2 25; Florida oranges. p.Ea
100 per box: lemons, per box a 5O4fI "a.
grapefruit s2.75a375.
vEGETABLES-PotatOe Mccormick, Der
bbl.. Ss.oosf7 90: Western. per ~ bu. sack,
SEQ: sweet potatoes, t30off5o 90; string
beans. per basket, i4Gs: peppers. per crate,
81 5O6iI5o: carrots. per Do1. u.25f1i so: okrn
per crate, ts5odI 90: radishes per 100 Ss %
600; cucumbers. basket. s. scat. 90; onions
per 100 ID. sack. .. s.Oo71O.Oo: egg plant, 50 500
l.5o per crate. cabbage, new crop, per bkt
81 O06 90: beets. per bunch. Id6c; celery
per doz, S5cdti 90; romaIne lettuce, 81 oai 80:
per bkt.: lettuce, u.0d4.OO per bkt: Gran.
berries. per bbI.. H.Oofts 90: per box, 81. .O0a
so: squash, Florida. - 20o92 so per basket,
81 .50feOO per crate; Florida tomatoes 81 zoo
100 per crate: caulinowsr. California, 81 $50
100 per crate; celery. Florida per crate SaO
G4.O0: California. t6.00d650 per crate: new
beets. {2.OOI3.00 per crate.
DRESSED AEATS-Pork. small to medium,
lb., l6Isgl6c; heavy. H., ilc.
LIVE STOCR-Calves, l4c.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
Stocks Strong and Active In Outside
Trading.

NEW YORK. March 1o.-In the first
hour OF trading in the outside market
today stocks were strong and active.
though from the high sales there were
fractional reactions. but no issue
showed any large loss. The oil shares
were active.
Midvale Steel was firm. advancing
above IS. the highest on the present
move, and there was renewed strength
in American Sumatra Tobacco United
Motors was strong at the opening and
advanced nearly a point, but the stock
reacted on fairly heavy transactions and
all CT the gains were lost
The copper stocks. among which Butte
Copper and Zines and Magma were the
most active. sold higher. but Butte re-
acted a fraction. Among the war stocks
there was little activity, but the general
trend Of prices was to higher levels.
Bonds were active and also firm. The
foreign governments were inactive in the
first hour.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, March 1O.-Wheat
frmer, March and Spot No. red, $2.02;
No. 2 edswestern spots, S2.O6; steam
er No. 2 red, S1.s6. Receipts, s5,6Ss
bushels. Exports, none.
Corn-Firmer, March and spot
mixed, S1.1sS; April, Sl.1sh; No. 5
yellow, $1.1S%. Cob corn. $3.50 per
barrel. Receipts, 121 ,904 bushels. Ex-
ports, 237, ,05O bushels.
Oats-Firm. Standard white, 74hc:
No. 3 white, 74c. Receipts, 81 ,237
bushels. Exports, 4S6.233 bushels.
Rye-Firm. No. 2 Western, export,
S1.66d1.67. Receipts, 30,S36 bushels.
No exports.
Steady. No. I timothy. $500:
No. I clover mixed, $500 and $3.50.
Receipts, b6 tons.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Brightwood Park-John c. widmaysr
ct al to Mary A Stein, lot 500,
square 32o7, SO.
K street southeast, between Half and
First streets and First and L streets
@. E Grinder ct al to william
c. Sullivan, lots 10 to II, square
north of 500; also sublots Is and II.
square north OF 743. 81
Petworth - Harry s. welch and
Charles d. Sager, trustees, to Frank
lin E Fletcher, lot 3s, block 81.
$3,05O.
Ellaston terrace-wade Goodwin ct
ux. to Waldo N. Ward, lot 80,
Highview-william s. Phillips ct ux.
to Theodore and Clara Cook, lot
IS. square 1861. $40.
Twelfth street southeast, between d
and E streets-w. Clinton Ensinger
to William A. Halliday, lot 104.
square 101S, $40.
Rsno-William d. Payne ct ux to
Charles A Jones, lot II, block 9,
SO.
Third street southeast, between NJ
and N streets-Fanny A. Fullalove
to United States OF America, part
original lots Is, 16, and 3, square
TO, S4040.
1852 to 1855 Third street southeast
Peter G. Sauer to United States OF
America, original lot 8, square so1,
$4,000.
saul's sAddition-Albert G. Ruff, ct ux..
to Sarah z. Bsrkman, lot 81, square
270e, $40.
Wesley Heights-Alden Knight, ct
al, to Mary E. Knight, lot 1, block
8, 81.
Ayo-.L n-t-A.-o1a rh-,- - WI.
Inc, to Clara C. Bell; lot IS. block
2. SO.
1914 Third street southeast-Anna NJ.
Shaw and Isabel s. Miller to
United States of America; lot 33.
square sol. $4,000.
1919 Third street southeast-Anna NJ.
Shaw to United States of America;
lot -, square S01I $4,000.
1924 Eighteenth street northwest
Sarah E. Cox to Charles H. Soran.
part original lot 81. square 107. SO.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
SHORT SESSION SHOWS
ASPECT OF ANIMATION.
Impulse Springs From Wilson'S
Decision to Call an Extra Ses-
sion Of Congress and His De-
termination to Arm American
VesseIs-SteeI, Copper, and
Shipping Shares Are Most
Active.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-There was
an aspect of animation and buying
initiative in today's short session of
the stock market, which is rare in
Saturday trading. The impulse
sprang from President Wilson's de-
cision to call an extra session Of Con-
greSs and his determination to arm
American merchantmen.
II is probable, however. that these
causes gave alarm to the short in
terests ard impelled them to hasten
to cover rather THAI that the attract
ed any considerable amount of out
side buying
However, that may be, business
was quite spirited at times and price
changes. with few exceptions, were
on the upward side. The setel, cop
per and shipping shares were in most
active demand and advances ranged
from 1 to and points. Elsewhere
in the industrial list prices varied
within more or less narrow limits
with numerous strong and weak
spots among the special ties. The
railroad list was both neglected and
narrow.
Sentiment throughout securities and
financial circles Is decidedly cheerful
since the publication of the Federal
Reserve Boards statement concerning
Investments in foreign loans. Bank
ers heartily approve the boards con-
sistent efforts to correct the impress
sion of the November statement
Not only does the new attitude tend
to clarity the atmosphere, at a criti-
cal time but II will have the effect
NJ ffpo he nf this
try, both foreign and domestic.
Further discussion is heard of pos
sible foreign loans, with particular
reference to a French fiotation of
800, ,000, 900, details of which are
looked for next week.
Following the rush to cover in the
early part of the first hour, q move
ment doubtless induced by q desire
to. even up accounts over the week
end, in anticipation of buliish devel-
opments next week, trading subsided
and the general list was less forward.
In some cases, however, further
gains were recorded, particularly the
motor stocks, which continued to ad
vance under the lead Of General Mo
tors. Despite the especially vigorous
demand for United States Steel, the
steel and copper shares in general In
the later trading ruled frRctionally
below the top level of the day.
Meanwhile the business of the coun-
try continues good despite railroad
difficulties and the shipping tie up.
Bank clearings this week totaled $5.-
472,511.54O at an increase of 23.S per
cent. New York clearings increased
163- per cent For February, clear
ings aggregated S21 $3.50, ,495. .636, a gain
of 1872 per cent. A further shipment
of Ss,00O,O0O in gold from Canada was
announced. The foreign exchange
market was generally nrmer and
quiet. =
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
PRESIDENT INVITED
TO GREET GUARD
Baker and Scott Also To Be
Asked. as Tribute to Re-
turned Soldiers.

President Wilson will be invited to
attend the reception and celebration
at the L street armory on the night
OF March 21 in tribute to the District
National Guardsmen who served on
the Mexican border. p. T. Moran and
William F. GUIDE, former presidents
of the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce, have been named as a COM
mittee to extend the Invitation to the
President
Invitations also will be extended to
Secretary OF War Baker, Maj. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott, Chief OF Staff and d.
recting head OF the army, and MEM
bers Of the Senate and House COM
mittees on Military Affairs. The Dis
trtct Commissioners already have sig
nified their intention OF cooperating. 3.
In extending to the citizen soldiers
the welcome OF Washington residents.
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey. COM
manding officer of the District Ma
uonal Guard, will be one Of the
speakers.
Guardsmen to Parade.
Details Of the big demonstration,
which includes a parade of the
gusrdsmen down Pennsylvania avenue
from the Treasury building on the
night of the reception, are fast being
completed.
The finance committee, headed by
Henry Lansburgh, has enlisted the
aid of Washington newspapers In ap-
pealing to the public for the neces-
sary money to provide the reception,
and gratifying responses already
have been received. Donations Of 81
or less are being received, the total
sum already pledged amounting to
S23s.
The illumination of Pennsylvania
avenue on the night of the parade
will rival the attractive lighting OF
the thoroughfare during the inaugu-
raj period. e. c. Graham, chairman
OF the red fire and parade commit
tee, Is devising q spectacular display
OF colored light.
The program at the armory Is not
yet completed, but the Third Regi-
ment Band will give some special
numbers under the direction OF Karl
Schaffer, and patriotic songs will be
sung by q chorus. Dancing will be
the concluding feature Of the pro-
gram
Jobs Wanted for Men
With the muster out. Monday, Of the
District Guardsmen still in the Federal
service. the special committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce will
begin actively Its campaign to assist
the soldiers in procuring positions In
civil life
Winfield Jones. chairman Of the Nat
lonal Guard committee Of the chamber.
has called a meeting of his committee
for Monday noon In headquarters at
Twelfth and F streets northwest
A conference with Commissioner of
Caminetti. In charge of the
division Of the Department
Of Labor. was held this week by Chair
man Jones, and the active cooperation
Of the department was assured