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The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
WASHINGTON pRnnnCE

Quotations given below are for large lots Of GOOD
marketable goods only. Jobbers prices are higher.
Lower grades may be sold for less Fancy Goods
con. nand higher prices.
BGGs-Ffesh, per doz.. 2ia25: Southern, Mas
BUTTER-Best prints. new. Ier lb. "A; do tub.
E; process. IS; store-packed. 2sa2.
LARD-Tub. pure. per h., 10; do. com
pound. liaIih; cottonseed oil. per nTe gallon can.
SIS.
CHEEsE-New York. new per n. alaS; nat
25a2S; Swiss. domestic. 32a35: do, foreign, B6asO
LIVE PoULTRY-chickens. per H.. 2saz; hens.
per h.. EaZ3; roosters. per h., H. ducks per h..
%; geese. per n, l5al6: keats young. II ms. aad
over. each, IS; turkeys. per h.. Na8
DRESSED POULTRY-Chickens, choice per n..
25aS; hens. choice. per D., 2Oa22; roosters. per d.
ISall. capons. Tbs.. each. per H. 2a3O; ducks
large per H.. %: geese. large. b. lsaeO turkeys
choice. per b.. 2sa30; dos medium, per n, e.
LIVE STOCK-CalVes, veal, prime per lb., Is
do. medium. nallh spring lambs. fat, lb. 1lal2
sheep. per h. 7as.
DRESSED GOODS-Pork small per H. Is;
do. heavy per h.. a.
GREEN GOODs-Beans. PER basket sOoas 90:
lima beans, Florida. per basket 5OOas 20; beets
Florida. per crate l75a3OO; Brussels sprouts. per
quart lsa2O; cabbagr. per 100 Ms. 7oOal0oO; do.
new. per basket l5Oa20D; carrots per box l2al 50;
caulfower. California crate. 20ca225 celery Florida
per crate. 3OOaiOO; cUcmhes. le- basket 3Ooa6 %;
eymblings. crate 3oOa]5o: eggplant. per crate 35Oa
40; kale. per H.. .00a225 lettuce Florida per
basket 1OOa450 okra. Florida, per crate, 5cOa5o0;
onions. per lO0h SICK. !0OOlll.OO; pas. Florida
basket 3OOas.OO; p"prers. crate 25Oal5O: potatoes
NIct'omick bhl.. 55Gt6 N; do, Northern sack 100
rutahagas. bbl.. 4.Ocd5Oo sweet potatoes. bb 350l
SEQ yams. per bbl.. 2.50a5.5o: spinach. bbl. 4.O0a
500; tomatoes. Florida, crate. 2oOa4Oo tuning box
5Oa.Oc
FRUITs-Apres. PER bbl.. 2.5Oas5o; grapefruit
per box 3O0alO0; lemons, per box. 350a400; oranges
per box California. 30Oa3.5O; do. Florida, aoOaiOo
pineappes, per crate 5.00a3.50.
SEEDS-Blue grass, per buShel. lso: clover.
alfalfa. per b. lSal6; do. alske. per ro.. lsa20;
red. per D.. lsa2O; do. white, per n. 8aAO;
saphing mammoth pcr n. 2oa21: COW peas, per
bushel. 2.Oa2.S5; timothy. per bUshel. 24oa2 20;
orchard grass per bushel 2oOs25o; red-top (herd 5
grassl. per n. llal2
HAY-nmothy. No. !. per ton. H.oOal5.oo; do.
No ?. 1900; mixed. lO00al2OO: car corn. new. per
bbl.. SIS; wheat straw per ton. 500; tangled rye
straw. per ton. Hoo; long rye straw per ton IIOO
red top. per lb l0al2.
HIDES Green. per n. 20; do. salted. p>- n.
%; do. dry. per n. 8a2l; horse hides each, 65Oa
100; calf skins, green. each. 3jOaI0O: lamb SKINS
uecn, each, 2.0Oa2 90
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
IEW YORK PRODUCE

New York. March 15.-BUTTER-Barely steady;
receipts. lO,5A Packages Creamery higher than ex-
tras. alag: creamery extras g score 40iSa4I
hrsts. SIta4O; seconds 35a37
EGGS Fimer receipts sos cases Fresh-eath-
cred extra hrsts D; frsts. Gaz14; nearby hennery
whltes fine to fancy 3laS3 nearby hennery browns,
9a3o
LIVE POULTRY-Firm; no prices quoted
DRESSEn-Quict. Chickens, lsa29; fowls lsaZ3IA
turkeys lsaA
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
APPROVE ELECTRIC DRIVE,
Battle Cruisers to abandon Old
'Gear shift"

The electric drive. about which a bittc~
controversy has RACED for months, will
I've used or Uncle Sans new battle cruis-
ers instead Of the gear drive. it was off,
cially announced at the Navy Depart
ment yesterday.
II was also announced that an agree
ment has been reached between the de-
Tartment and the Westinghouse Electric
Company and the General Electric Com
pany whereby those enormous plants
W. give all possible precedence TO naval
work
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NEW YORK MONEY,

New York March 13.-Money on call at the Stock
Exchange opened at "a Der cent; high, 2s per cent
low. per cent; closing. ga per cent. Most Of the
day's loans were made at "a per cent
Time money was quiet and without change.
Rates: 21sa3N. Ter crnt for sixty and ninety DAYS.
:d5t I-r cent for five and six months; industrial
leans l. per cent higher.
Mercantile parer issued in moderate volume
meeting with fairly good absorption. Rates IaII.
per cent for the best names
L,-r-
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Totals ..... SO $50 aye Totals...,.. 47s IS 5
WASHINGTON TENPIN LEAGUE
SOUTHEAST pUcKP1N LEAGrE-

Some cuttleHsh are so large that the
suckers, when stretched to their full
length. can encompass the girth Of a half
dozen human beings.
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.
SALES

Capital Traction SIS. $1,000 at l6
Potomac Consolidated s. SlCO0 at iOOl- 81 900 at
loCs. 81 COO at lOOA
Washington Gas. at IS. 10 at IS. 10 at 7s 5 ats
After call:
Washington Gas S. 500 at 1851
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HELP MANTED-MALL=
An Opportunity for employment By
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
For machinist and repairmen,
For white and colored laborerS Apply
Room 26l. Union Station. WashinRton. d. O

Room 26l. Union Station. Washington D. O.
YOUNG LADY EXPERIENCED AND LEARNED
to operate Powell sewing MACHINE; steady work (;
raid while learning. Apply @e 4 st. nw on fourth
floor.
LABORERs-NEW POSTOFFICE SHOPS, eth
and W ss. ne. Steady work.
WANTED-A POSITION AS 4 BREAD WAGON
driver. Write CLINTON l. MATTISGLY, Com
rany L. Third d. O. Infantry SOL I4th ST. ne.
THREE statesmen. MIDDLE AGE; STEADY
work with growing tire oumrany Just opening ten
new banches. Great opportunity for Advancement.
drawing account to start with. Tire experience not
necessary. Call STERLING TIRE CORPORA
TION l6l l4th 1t. NV
WANTED = FIRST-CLASS MECHANIC; FA-
miliar with standard constructed gasoline
Apply between and 10 a. m, MR. ABBOTT.
Record Auto Co. 63l Mass ave.
WANTED MEN TO DISTRIBUTE SAMPLES,
S.3 per day. Apply SOUTH CAPITOL GAR
AGE, 7:l5 a.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The United States Savings
Bank.


The United States Savings
Bank.
At Washington. In the District of Co..
Iumbia, mt the close of business
March 5th, 1917.
l. Loans and discounts (except
those shown on b and c). .N5.7e0
iotAI loans ....-..............115,799 ,799 60
Notes and bills rediscounted IL 5000
7s4,ao %
: oHerdrafts. secured and unsecured..... 853
4. Bonds. securities. etc., in
cludfng premium same. ,S23l 0f4G
Other bonds to secure pos
tai savings deposits, ,........ 10000
1854 OF
% Banking house ........................r 1900 70
Z. Furniture and fixtures ................. S4l .
8. Other real estate owned. HsF 81
o. q Due from national hanks. s6s65s@ 6
Due from banks other than
hauonal ..,................... E9 e8 6
- 1ss, ,ir cl
10. Exchanges for clearing house..... s'7ss @
Il CHECKS and other cash
Fractional currency, nickels
and cents ................... 424l
r. 4e6 IS
ID Lawful money In Vault............... 307 3
Total. sa2,o63 80
LIABILITIES
H. Capital stock paid in............... 100 90 %
~ surplus fund .......................... F.OOO OO
o Undivided profits ............Ssa1N
Less current expenses in
terest. and taxes psid....... 4T0@
3.5l2 IS
Due to trust companies and
savings banks ................. q $3.50
9.s55 80
- dividends unpaid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l5W
Demand deposits
q Individual deposits subject to check 2s2ll5 6
8 Certificates Of deposit duo in less than
% days ............................... $3.50
q. Certified checks Observation-Disclosures. 7S So
D. Cashiers checks outstanding ........... 1852
90 Postal savings deposits. 1851 %
Total demand deposits.
Items 3. 3. 2. .. .. 80
81 and 50 ...................S S93. 5so 66
Time deposits payable after 20 days
or subject TO 20 days or more notice.: gi6 80
D. Other time deposits. s52.5il 70
Total Of time deposits, Items
-. 81 and 3o..................SS7i,2S IS %
Total. x2oe3 50
%. Liabilities for redscounts. ........... II, 500 90
District of Columbia. City of Washington. S.:
l. WILLIAM r. DE LASHMUTT. Cashier Of the
above named bank, do solemnIy swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief WILLIAM R. DE LAsHMUTT.
Cashier.
Subscibed and sworn to before me this 18th day
OF March 1917. c. D. RADCLIFFE.
(SeaLl Notary Public
C0rrect---.teSt:
WADE H. COOPER
WM. T. DAVIS
WILBUR H. ZEPP,
r. A. DORE
OHAs. A. GOLDSMITH,
W. E G. PENNY,
OSCAR BAUM.
WM D. BARRY
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, DisTRiCf
Of Columbia, March 10. lNi.-sealed prupoak v1l
be received At the ocice Of the Secretary of ne
Board Of CommiaIione1, Room 5oe. Diarc Buid-
ing. until O'Clock p. N, MARCH q. Iai, fur
installing steam heating sgstens In the Johnsoo
School. at Lamont and Hiatt streets n0thvcst-
Ako Al No. Precinct Police Station, 90 New
Jersey avenue, between ID and Z streets northges.
and at Engine Houses Nos. Q. and n. loztsd.
respectively. Massachnetts avenue, bstscsB
Fourth and Fifth streets northwest; on street.
between Ninth and Tenth streets northwest, and at
LSnsdon. d. c Blank forms Il Iroposal sDedha-
tions plans and all Necessary information may be
obtained from the Chief Clerk Engineer DepaHt~
ment, Room 4H. District Budding washingtoo.
n. c. deposit Of FIVE doIlhrs win be required
from hdders 70 insure the retum of plans and
FledhcatiOnA OLIVER p. NEWMAN LOUIS
BRowNDow. O W. KUTz. Commissioners. d. q
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LOST

LOsT-DIAMoND CLUSTER RING, PLATINUM
setting. on Monday afternoon at or in vicinity OF
Army and Navy Club. Moore's Gallery Swan st-.
between 18th and nth, or 1st and o sts Most
hberal reward. Call FLETCHER. Apartment N'
the burlington.
Losf-LADIES GOLD WATCH; DIAMOND IN
back: case 2b6s6. l0 Rhode Island ave. nv.
Reward
LosT-WOULD THE PARTY WHO FOUND
ladys Docketbook on 18th St car Monday evening,
March II and was kind enough to lose checks and
receipts from same be condescending enough to re-
turn purse, with contents (not mentioning the
money, to MILTON SCHOOL, 18th and II sts
Owner would appreciate this consideration.
LOST = PAIR OF EYEGLASSES MONDAY
night, along route Of Washington Railway and
Electric Comrany. Finder please address BOX rs.
Washington Herald
LoST-BETwEEN lsA ST. NV, a MADISON
p., and l7l7 Srd st. ne black velvet bag. contain
ing one small watch with chain pair lorgnettes.
Reward II returned to lS24 Il st.
LOsT-SATURDAY NIGHT, SILVER MESH
hog. Liberal reward II returned TO MISS MAMIE
KLUG. 30 East Capitol 81.
LOST-K. 4. FRATERNITY nm SAPPHIRE
and diamond setting, In the shopping district,
March Is. afternoon. Substantial reward. Return
to 27Ol 18th II.
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FOR EXCHANGE-FARMs

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME OF ACRES
with handsome srooSn hoose Containing ever
modern ccnvenience and good a new: all kincs q
farm buildings, BEAUTIFULLY shaded lawns fertile
garden poultry Plant With incUbat1Cs and broodezz
farming implements. etc. all kDd under cultiu-
ton ard orchards exert snail shaded Srrezm in
rear; 100 fruit tres; situated cut on BGltirnorp
Boulevard, rear trolley ard steam -oaiE in hghssi
ard hest section: 5000. VII take city proTerty
not over 500 clear. pN-t payTncut, with baIanc-
to Be arranged.
GEORGE G. WALKER
KenGs BLDG. IIth md G Sta
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District Of Columbia City OF Washington. S.:
|. II. Il. BYRD, manager of the above named
hank. do sOiemny swear that the above statement
is true to the best Of my knowledge and belief.
II. b. BYRD. Manager.
Subscribed and sworn TO before be this 18th day
Of March, 1917.
tsellJ H. L. oFFTTT Notary Public
CorreEt-AtteSt:
HENRY L. BLAIR
t4,ANK 8 BRIGHT,
l.. C. STRIDER,
H. b. BYRD,
Directors
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FOR SALE-HORSES.

THREE BIG MARES AND -FOUR HORSES,
suitable for farm work; two delivery wagons "a
eth st. NJ.
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HORSES AND WAGONS.
FOR HIRE-HORsE AND WAGON FOR ANY
kind Of business By day. week. or month. GEN
ERAL LIVERY Co. rear s37 Pa. ave. nv. N. lla.
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PERSONALS.
THERE IS 4 VERY STRONG IMPRESSION
that mean business when we call on you and
that's 30 We are now the best buyers Of mems
worn clothing shoes. etc We use more stock
Phone us to call. IUSTHS OLD STAND. 6ls D.
NOTICE: Artificial teeth ana second
hand Diamonds and Jewelry bought
LOuis Abrahams, sI5 C. op. Pat. office.
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SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE,
FOR RENT-TYPEWRITERS

TYPEWRITER RENTAL SERVICE
North 2SL Zol lSt st Nv. formerly q RAndolph
place. Monarcns rented NB pr month; month";,
A.5o; months. q 50; No. Rsmingtons g; L @
Smiths. G3 and E-D.; Underwood. Rsminstona,
50. Reductions paid OF months IN adVancs.
Rebnilt typewriter for aIe.
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EDUCATIONAL

PiTMAN. GREGG AND GRAHAM SHORT
hand Touch typewritiug. business and Civil SerT
ice courses in rhargs Of former Civil Service e1.
sminer. individual instruction. THE DRILLERI
llO1 n. Y. ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-17
WILLYS PLANTS TO
 ASSIST UNCLE SAM
Auto Manufacturer Wires Wilson Of fering to Put All His Factories
 at Presidents Service

Toledo, O., February 16.-(Speclal) John N. Willys, auto manufacturer of this city, has telegraphed to President Wilson pledging his support in the pres ent crisis and offering to the government the use of his immense plant at Toledo and is subsidiary plants as well as the plants of his allied companies if their facilities are needed in connection with the pending difficulty or later eventuali7 ties.
 The Toledo factory controlled by MT. Willys is one of the very large individ- ual plants of the country. occupying 10S acres of floor space, and employing ap- proximately 1s00O men. Twenty thou sand men are said to be employed in the subsidiary and allied Willys properties. The telegram to the President read as follows:
 You have my sincere and loyal sup port and cooperation in the present crisis. On behalf of the Willys- Overland company and it's subsidiary and allied companies including the companies con- trolled by me, I desire to extend to you their various plants and organization for the use of the government if needed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-17

have more to work for if they were a part of the new scheme He was strong on a standard grade of goods, a brand that the company could stand behind at all times and recommend.
 T. B. Tanner, member of the firm of Tanner Bros, made a practical talk on his experience in raising vegetables, and gave ssome concrete facts and figures on what could be expected from an acre of ground. He said there was no doubt but what the farmers in all sections of the county would cooperate in the new can ming plant when given correct figures as to what they would be paid for their products delivered at the door of the can nery. It was his opinion that the new undertaking would pay.
 After several other short talks by diff ferent persons in the audience, the names of all farmers present were taken, to whom information will be sent as soon as plans and final figures can be calcu- lated and put into readable form. A com mitte is now at work on this phase of the question. It is expected to hold several community meetings about the county and inform the farmers what they can expect. It was the general opinion that the scheme was feasible and that Bir- mingham would shortly see the com mencement of a factory for the canning of vegetables and potatoes with a capae- ity of 15,000 cans daily. There seemed to be no. doubt as to raising the capital required to start the plant right.
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lands enemies. The British blockade and the "rationing'' of Holland and Scandinavia will continue as before, and a new list of articles which can not be imported into England will be published shortly in order to save cargo space and prevent unnecessary expenditures.
 SHIPPING LOSSES LESS
 The falling off in the rate of daily destruction by submarines to few thousand tons has made a great inn pression here, and given rise to specu lation as to whether the return of sub marine fleets to base or the success of British precautions is chiefly re- sponsible
 Dispatches from Ambassador Pen field at Vienna are awaited with par ticular interest because of press re- ports saving the ambassador had broken off negotiations" with the Austrian foreign office and Ameri- cans had been ordered out of the coun- try There has been no official con- firmation of either of these reports. As far as the state department knows, the ambassador still is presenting the views of the American government in regard to Germany's submarine policy to which Austria has adhered, although final report from him showing a break with Austria to be inevitable is expected at any time.
 The council of national defense con tinued it's work preparatory to mobli- zation of the nations resources during the day. Offers to turn over indus trial plants to the government in case or war are still pouring in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-17
WHAT TO DO WITH DRUNK
 MAN PROVED A PROBLEM
Lively Scenes Along Streets Around Tuwer Hotel Created By Actions of Bbuous Young IndividualLMatter Finally Settled by Athletic Youth-At-
 tracted Big Crowd

A big crowd at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street had lively argument late yesterday afternoon over what is the best thing to do with a drunk man.
 It was brought on by the fact that a husky, clean-cut and athletic young fel- low had just hit one so hard that blood was flowing like Niagara Falls
 Its a shame to hit drunk man." said one.
 He deserved it." said another
 He is not responsible; he don't know what he is doing" said third
 Neither does mad dog" said the fourth. Somebody had to stop him..
 The "irresponsible' was a nice looking young chap of about 25, but he was the worst case seen on the streets of Bi7- mingham in many a day.
 He first attracted attention coming down Fifth avenue from the Terminal station shortly after o'clock He was taking the whole sidewalk and doing a lot of reckless talking at every step. At the First Christian church he apparently said something to lady, for she ran up the steps and hid until he passed on..
 Several men were walking in front of him down near the Tutwiler He said something to one of them, apparently a foreigner, and the man turned and said Shut up''
 The irresponsible" thereupon hit the surprised foreigner squarely on the nose and the blood flew. The foreigner wanted no further argument and went across the street
 Nothing much happened until the Tut wiler corner was reached Two messen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-17
Germans Are Hampering
 Belgian Relief Work

London, February 16.-While restoring American control to the relief work in Belgium, the Germans still are hamper ing the work by restricting the move ments of relief ships and their cargoes. They have cancelled the safe conducts for those vessels, reports received here say, and have absolutely prohibited the transport of vessels or merchandise be- tween Great Britain and Holland.
 The Germans permit vessels to ap- proach and leave Rotterdam by the North sea route, but this passage way is so full of British and German mines as to be almost impracticable.
 The purchasing activities of the com mission overseas, amounting to 100. 900 tons of foodstuffs monthly already has been suspended for fortnight. Obstruc- tions raised by the Germans have held up 160,00O tons of foodstuffs. Under ex, isting conditions the suspension means more than 75,0O0 tons has been lost to demurrage and other charges on detained ships exceeds 10000 pounds sterling and increases at a rate of $5000 daily.
 London, February 16.-With the excep- ton of. the difficulties incident ito the holding up of it's shipping the operations of the American commission for relief in Belgium are proceeding as usual The German action in ordering Amer jeans from the occupied territories was so promptly reversed that the work was not interrupted.
 The German authorities made no at. tempt to detain the relief delegates even when the order for their withdrawal was issued, and every facility was offered to enable them to leave the country with out molestation The report that Brand Whitlock, American minister to Belgium. had been compelled to lower the Amer ican flag at Brussels was received here, but was not confirmed, and on the other hand, the news reaching relief circles here from Brussels gives no indications that Minister Whitlock is not carrying on
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ger boys on wheels said something to the staggering man and he started after them. As he came back on the sidewalk he was using such language that a crowd of" ladies waiting for a car scattered to the various hotel entrances like a flock of cartridges.
 At the main Twentieth street entrance to the hotel he grabbed man by the coat lapels and spun him around.
 In front of the hotel tap room a fat negro nanny was waddling along. Seiz- ing her around the neck he gave her spin, all the time keeping the air blue with his calls upon mIngs sacred and mundane to witness what he would do if his hearers didn't like it.
 large crowd was watching him by this time, including all classes of citizens ex- cept a policeman. The young fellow was getting more and more reckless until near ithe Searight- Reese store at Fourth ave- nue. Here he hit at the aforementioned young athlete and met his Waterloo. One of the men who maintained that it was wrong to hit drunk man picked him up and led him across the street and shortly afterward a policeman appeared.
 As the officer led the bleeding figure toward the jail alley the crowd was still debating whaS they would have done in to hit man who doesn't know what he is doing.
 It is claimed that some of the blind tiger varieties of drinkabes will make a rabbit spit in a bull dogs face
 The nice looking young man, when he sees this account of what he was doing late yesterday afternoon, will probably be willing to testify to the correctness of the claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-17

Members of the subcommittee appointed yesterday to complete the examination Iof brokers statements went to Washing
 ton this morning, mass of statements
 being sent there for examination.
 The prime purpose of the "leak" in-
 vestigation, MT Whipple went on to say,
 was to, show whether sufficient money
 could be made by means of advance in-
 formation to warrant anybody to take
 the risk of bringing a government official
 to give it to him.
 The "J. L. L.'' mentioned in testimony yesterday was definitely established to- day as being Jesse l.. Livermore, we'll known speculator. The testimony showed { that "J. l.. I4.'' was carrying at the time of the "leak" $7,OOO,O0o or $S,OOO,00o short interest, accumulated during several weeks preceding the peace note. Oliver
 Hartman, broker, the witness who told
 of this account, refused to divulge the
 owners name, although some inferred that it was Iivermore. MT. Whipple said that Mr. Livermore telegraphed him to- day from Palm Beach that whatever ad-
 vance information he had in regard to
 the peace note came from a Chicago tele- gram posted in brokers office here. MT.
 Whipple said there was no evidence to connect MT. Livermore with the 'leak' it., self.
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and Cernay, was the scene of the German successes. Most of the ground gained was contained in the MaisOns de Champagne farm and on Hill 1855, which lies about one-third of mile south of the farm. The latest French official statement declares there was no infantry activity there. Berlin's supplementary report mentions no further activity in Champagne.
 Except for raids by British. French and German troops at var ious points along the front in France and two small engage menfs in Galicia, there has been no important infantry action on the battlefields. Official cOmmunica- tiOns report much aerial activity on the western front.