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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
COTTON SEED OIL MARKET.
FRESH SLUMP IN STOCKS.

FRESH SLUMP In SlOCkS.
New York, Nov. S.-The news from
Petrogad telling of the overthrow of
the Russian provisional government
precipitated a fresh slump in the
stock market today after an early
period of comparative strength.
Prices continued to melt away in
the early afternoon, additional losses
running from to points.
The break in Russian bonds was
accompanied by collapse In Russian
exchage, rubles being quoted at Is.
Decentralization swept the stock
market today when the news of the
overthrow of the Kerensky govern
ntelt in Russia reached Wall street.
Almost every stock of Importance
tunlbled and reached prices the low
est for the year and for much longer
periods.
Russian bonds dropped on the curb
TO the lowest point ever recorded.
Russian exchange was at new dis
count, italian exchange was the
weakest since the war and even Lib
erty 1-2s declined to the minimum
of 99.4o.
The selling movement continued
longer than two hours, at the end Of
which the market appeared TO be ger
ting support and a rally set in about
o'clock. Rails and industrials of
the higher class were 8 to s points
below lowest quotations of last week
when the stock exchange adopted
measures against short selling.
United States was the outstanding
feature. showing an overnight loss Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
THE MARKETS
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

New Orleans, Nov. Slower f1g,
ures on ginning than expected caused
m advance of Al to 81 points IN the
frst half hour of trading on the cot
ton market here today. The census
bureau returns showed an output to
October 81, of 7,15o.254 bales. which
compared with general expectation;
M at least 7,25O,000 while some esti-
mates ran as hirh as 1880 900.
At the highest of the morning
prices were Al to 81 points up. the
ppssian news caused strong reac-
60 aud at noon the Improvement
saoanted to only z to % points.
spot cotton firm, 25 points up. Md
dine 27.63. Sales on the spots 3,476
t. arrive GIG bales.
Y he market turned soft in the at
ternoon, an extensive selling move
ment being induced by the political
news. At / o'clock active months
were 10 to Fl points under yesterdays
close.
Cotton closed steady, points up
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
NAVAL STORES

Pensacola, Nov. 8.-The spi,
market was quiet at 40 IL with II
sales.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
CORN MARKET WEAKENED.

chicago, Nov. 8.-Prospects that
TIE government crop report this after
n IN would show a larger yield OF
corn than was indicated month ago
tended today to weaken the corn
market. Opening quotations which
ranred from the same as yesterday
finish to 1-2c lower with December at
1.18 3-4 and May 1.13 SD to lila.
were followed by material setback
all around.
Oats eased off with corn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
ANDREW BONAR MAKES
VERY HOPEFUL SPEECH

Manchester, Nov. 7-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor Of the exchequer, al
the war aims meeting declared Grea
Britain could look to the future not
only with hope but with absolute con-
fdence and said the British oversee
forces were more than three million.
"As for the submarine campaign" he
said 81 can say with certainty it j:
not going 70 bring US to our knees"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09

6 Ia points at 80 3-4 on the enor-
nous trading Of the intermediate ses-
sion. Dividend paying railroads were
3 to points under yesterdays fna,
figures.
In the wide range Of war issr !
the session extend from 8 to points,
while shippifigs and coppers which
featured the mornings brief period
of strength, fell back 3 to points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
JACKSONVILLE MARKET

Jacksonville, Nov. s.-The spirit
market was quiet at 461a with sales
of u casks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool, Nov. Cotton: spot IN
fair demand, prices easier. Coco
niddling 21.SS; middling 21.35; low
niddling 20.73; good ordinary 1878;
ordinary 1928.
Sales 1000 bales, including $500
Americans.
Features closed steady. New con-
tracts: January 21.41; March 21.21;
MAY 20.98.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

Chicag, Nov. S.-Cash and future
grain:
Corn-No. 2 yellow 2.19; No. 4 yell
low 2.15.
Oats-No. 3 white 60 1-2@61;
standard 61@1-4.
Rye--No. 2, 1T.
Barley-1.10@1.34
Timonthy 6.00@7.5o
Clover-1S.O0@24oo.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-26. 95@27.05.
Ribe-Nominal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
SAVANNAH MARKET

Jacksonville, Nov. 8-The spirit
market was steady at AZ with sales OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
MEMBER OF PERSHING'S
STAFF ~ A Suicide

Washington, Nov. Major Birds
eye B. Lewis, Of Mill Brook. fJew
York, attached to General Pershing's
staff, has committed suicide, the war
department announced.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
IA Men Missing From Yigi-
lancia; "a Of City of Mem
phis Unheard From.
CREW OF ILLINOIS
is LANDED SAFELY
Vigilancia Unwarned-City
of Memphis First Shelled
and Then Torpedoed.

London, March lS.--The sinking. of
the American steamships City of
Memphis, Illinois, and Nigilancia was
announced today. Fourteen men from
the Ntsilancia are missing, as are some
of the men from the City of Memphis.
The crew of the Illinois landed safely.
The City of Memphis, in ballast from
Cardiff for New York, was sunk by
gunfirc. The second officer and Is men
OF the crew have been landed. A pa
troll boat has gone in search of the
other members of the crew.
The Illinois, from London for Port
Arthur, Texas. In ballast was sunk at
o'clock this morning. The Vigilancia
was torpedoed without warning. The
submarine did not appear. The captain
and the first and second mates, second
and third engineers and 20 men of the
crew have been landed at the Scilly is
lands. The fourth engineer and 13 men
are missing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
Losses
Claimed For
Submarines
Berlin Says 7Sl,50O Tons of
Enemy Shipping Was
Lost in February.

Berlin, March 16.--By wireless to
Sayville.-Merchant ships Of an an
gregate gross tonnage of 7Sl,5OO were
destroyed in February as a result of
war measures Of the central bowers
the admiralty announced today.
The statement follows:
In February 36s merchant ships of
an aggregate gross tonnage of 7Sl, 500
We're lost by the war measures of the
central powers. Among them were
2s2 hostile ships with an aggregate
gross tonnage of $4,000 and neutral
ships or an aggregate gross tonnage Of
lS1.5OO. Among the neutral ships, CT
were sunk by submarines. which Is
1876 per cent of the total in February,
as compared with 20 per cent the av
erage Of neutral losses in the last four
months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
ERONlE NES[E
CHAUlkS AND6O
VILLAGES TAKEN
British Advance on 45-Mile
Front to Depth of Nearly
Ten Miles.
FRENCH TAKE NOYON
ADVANCING II MILES
String of Towns Taken by
Allied Armiesas Germans
Retreat Further.

The important towns of Peronne,
Chaulnes and Nesle and more than so
villages have been taken by the Brit
ish troops on a front Of some 45 miles,
King Georges men are continuing
their pursuit Of the retreating Ger
mans. At some points incursions into
German positions were to a depth of
10 miles. The operations were carried
out on a front running from Arras to
Chaulnes.
Taking up the operations south of
Chaulnes. the French troops recap
tured their old positions In Roye-
Noyon road and including the i'm
portant town of Noyon. In this region
the French have penetrated more than
IL miles through the German positions
toward the town Of Ham. To the
southeast the entire first line of the
Germans, including the villages of
Carlepont, Morsam and Nouvron Vim
gre, were captured by the French,
while northeast of scissors, Crouy has
been taken.
The armies of the Russian Grand
Duke Nicholas are pressing the Turks
in the Lake Van and Sivas regions in
Turkish Armenia and in Persia in op-
erations which have as their objective
the cutting of of the Turks who are
being pressed nOrthward by the Brit
ish in Mesopothmia, where the Otto
man forces are in full flight, accord
ing to the British war office.
Several engagements of more Or less
violence have taken place on the front
In Russia but no important changes
have occurred. In Macedonia strong
attacks by the French have been re-
pulsed, according to Berlin, and at
tempts by the ententes troops to gain
an advantage north of Monastir also
failed. Austrian attacks which met
with failure are reported at several
points on the Ausrto- Italian front by
the Italian war office.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
FRENCH GO FORWARD
ON 37-MILE FRONT

Paris. March 1S.-The advance of
the French troops continued today be-
tween the Avre and the Aisne along a
front of about 81 miles. according to
the official communication issued by
the war office tonight. French cav
airy entered Nesle. In the direction
or Ham on the Somme river. the
French forward movementr cached a
depth of about 12H miles.
North of Sossons the French have
occupied Crouy and in the same dis
trict have taken the villages of Carle-
pont. Morsam and Nouvronvingrc.
The afternoon communication said
the German rear guard were unable to
delay the French who defeaeed them
and pressed forward energetically.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

paralysis Of the nations transporta ton
system must be prevented at all costs.
First Int1nnatIon.
The first intimation that the strike
was to be called off was given to the
Associated Press by an official of the
conference committee of railroad
managers soon after the letter author
izing whatever concessions might be
necessary had been sent to the medi-
ators.
1t had been necessary in the mean
time to awaken the brotherhood chiefs
and summon them from their own
hotel to that at which the conference
was held. The joint committee which
Is working out the details Of the
agreement Is expected to adjust tech
nical details of the application of the
basic eight hour law in such a way
that it will be satisfactory to both
and freight employees of the
railroads.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
"GREATEST VICTORY
SINCE MARINE BATTLE
French Regard German Re.
treat as Far-Reaching.

Paris, March 1S.--The French regard
the success on the front from the An
ere to the Disc as the greatest since
the battle of the Marne. 1t is consid =
cred not merely Il local success, but a
veritable strategic retreat forced up
of which will probably not be revealed
for several days.
This Is the first occasion since the
armies have been established on the
western front that French villages
have been evacuated by the Germans
and occupied by the French and Eng
lish. Bapaume Roye. Lassigny and a
large number of villages in Picardy
and Artois which for two years have
not seen French uniforms, now can wit
ness the tri-color of their country and
the flag of their allies.
The victorious entry of the French
into Roye on the heels of the retiring
Germans was marked by striking In
cidents in which 500 liberated citizens,
participated regardless Of danger. The
inhabitants met the French soldiers
shouting "Vive la France"
Women hugged them, while old peo-
pie grasped their hands. Tears were
in the eyes of all when suddenly, a L.
year-old began singing the Marseillaise
which was taken up instantly by the
population. On rushing waves OF
soldiers Joined in and it was to the
stisiins Of the national anthem that
the French outposts left Roye, press
ing the retreating Germans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
"a Onheard From,

Queenstown, March 1S.--The .Ameri-
can steamer city of Memphis was tor
pedoed according to information re-
ceiVed here, by Il German submarine at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, The
ooats. Three of the boats with 33 sur
NlN"rs we're picked up by n steamer at
o'clock in the morning and the men
nave been landed. The other boats
with "A aboard are believed to have
been picked up. The captain was In one
of these boats.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
TORPEDO BOATS MAKE
ATTACK ON ENGLAND

London. March 1s.-German torpedo
boats shelled towns along the kentish
coast early Sunday morning, and did
little damage, according to an official
issued today.
Some enemy torpedo boats and de-
stroyers approached the Kentish coast
at 1885 o'clock Sunday morning. They
fired a number Of shells at certain Of
the coast towns.
There were no casualties. The ma
terial damage was slight, one occupied
and two empty houses being hit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
NEW OFFENSIVE ON
MACEDONIAN FRONT

Berlin. March 1S.--Via Sayville.-
violent fighting is in progress on the
Macedonian front, where the entente
forces are continuing the offensive
recently inaugurated. The following
official account of these operations
was given out here today
Strong attacks made by the French
between Ochrida and Presba lakes
were repulsed. A violent struggle for
the mountainous district north Of
Monaster brought no important sue
cesses for the enemy. The dominating
heights, which weer attacked also dur
ing the night. are firmly in our hands
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

There is a wide disparity between
the official German figures of the de-
struction OF shipping in February, the
first month Of unrestricted subma rine
warfare and the figures given ont IN
England. 1t was said authoritativcly
In London March 3. that in February
German submarines sent to the bottom
In round numbers 490, 900 tons of shin
ping. No mention was made of ships
destroyed by mines.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
VOTERS TO NAME
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR CITY FORCE
Five Men Seeking Place on
Final Ballot at Primary
Election Today.
BRECHBILL'S POST
WANTED BY OTHERS
Present Commissioner Has
Four Rivals for Place
on City Board.
THE TICKET.
For councilman
John Brechbill,
w. H. Dennis.
S. H. Longiey.
Charles Martinson,
S. G. SWigart.
S. G. Swigart.

Three of five candidates for the one
vacant place on the city commission
will be eliminated today in primary
election. The two candidates receiv-
ing highest votes today viii win places
on the ballot at the regular city elec-
ton next month.
The II city polling places will open
this morning at o'clock and close at
6 o'clock. Despite indications of ia
vorable weather a light vote is ex-
pected, for interest in the election has
not been very great.
John Brechbill, present city COM
missioner, is seeking re- election. OF
the four men opposing him only one
has appeared before in municipal poll
ties. w. H. Dennis was a candidate
for the police commissionership a
year ago. The three others are men
for long time prominent in Mis-
soula affairs.
While the field of the new commits
sioner will not be prescribed by statute
he will undoubtedly be placed in
charge of the street and public parks
department. That Is the function
Commissioner Brechbill now performs,
and the other commissioners will
probably maintain the present lineup.
The candidates whose names appear
on the ballot today have expressed
their platforms fully. They may be
summed up as follows:
John 6rschbiil-"The present coun-
Gil is working harmoniously and
efficiently: why make change now ~
w. n. Oennis-"Beiieves that a true
economy avails when a public servant
earns his salary and above, rather
than In trying to save the municipality
a part of it by filling a subordinate
position
w. n. longley-'I have the best in
terests of the city at heart j..
and il elected it will be on the plat
form of a plain. common sense busi-
ness administration"
Charles A. Martinson Believes
that the city is entitled to the same
service from officials that these same
officials would give to their own husi-
ness"
8. G. swioart-"In a city the size of
Missoula there is no reason why the
commissioner of public works should
not be the city engineer will
act as city engineer, thereby saving
that salary"
The Polling Places.
The polling places in the II city pre-
cincts today are:
Precinct No. prescott school. cor
ner OF Harrison and Elm streets.
Precinct No. 2-Missoula Theater,
East Main street.
Precinct No. City hall. Woody
street.
Precinct No. IN. p. Cash grocery,
corner of Rose avenue and First street.
Precinct No. 5-Whittier school,
Worden avenue.
Precinct No. 6-Bottling works, Alder
street.
Precinct No. 7.--Lowell school, Sher-
wood street.
Precinct No. s-Patterson building,
South Higgins avenue.
Precinct No. 9-Roosevelt school,
South Sixth street west.
Precinct No. 10-Knowles building,
South Third street. west.
Precinct No. 11-Deakin's grocery
store, Cottonwood street.
Precinct No. 12-Paslay residence,
corner Arthur and South Fifth street,
west.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
TURKS PUT TO ROUTE
BY BRITISH TROOPS

London, March 1S.-The British army
in Mesopotamia has put the Turks to
rout, it is officially announced. On Fri
day afternoon the whole enemy force.
consisting of remnants of three Turk
ish divisions. says the statement, was
in full flight in the direction of Samara,
rs miles west Of Bagdad.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

Peronne was one of the strongholds
of the Germans on the France Belgian
front. 1t is town of about 1000, on
the SOmme aid is of strategical i'm
portancc ean account of its railway and
high road connections.
From Arras to the Disc, where Ber-
lin reports the withdrawal is being
made Is about SO miles. The capture
of Bapaume and Royc was announced
yesterday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
GERMANS CLAIMING
ORDERLY RETREAT

Berlin, March 1S.-Via Sayville.-
Systematic retirement of the German
troops between Arras and the Disc on
the French front is announced by the
war office today. Peronne, Noyon,
Bapaume, Roye and several other
towns have been abandoned by the
Germans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

Cut out the picture on all four sides.
Then carefully fold dotted line l its en-
tire length. Then dotted line 2. and SO
on. Fold each section underneath ac-
curately. When completed turn over
and you'll find a surprising result. Save
the pictures.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
Shelied and Torpedoed,

London, March 1S.--The American
vessel City of Memphis, which left
Cardiff Friday in ballast for New York
was sunk Saturday. When she left
port the City Of Memphis had the stars
ana stripes painted on both sides. She
encountered a submarine about
o'clock Saturday evening. The German
commander ordered the captain of the
steamer to leave his ship within Is
minutes.
The entire crew entered the five
boats and the submarine then fired a.
torpedo which struck the vessel in the
sarboard side tearing a great hole.
The steamer foundered within q fow
minutes.
During the night the boats became
separated and at o'clock Sunday
morning three boats were picked up by
patrol vessels and landed. These boats
contained 80 men. mostly Americana
Hope for Others.
All the officers were Americans. Tha
officers believe the other boats will be
rescued.
Third engineer Thompson of the CITY
OF Memphis said the submarine fired
a warming shot for the steamer to slow
down and subsequently signalled for
her to stop and for the crew to aban-
don the ship.
Ten or eleven shells were fired at the
vessel which began to sink. Then fol-
lowed terrific explosion which caused
the vessel to tremble all over and
winthin 20 minutes she sank, stern
first. The crew suffered q great deal
from exposure during the night,
Flew American FLAG
knowing he was in the danger zone,
Thompson said the captain kent thu
American flag, which was yards In
length, flying at the masthead, Nobody
aboard seems to have expected an at
tack.
When the ship had been destroyed"
said Thompson, 'the German COM
mander approached our boat and asked
for the captain, but none Of our lads
answered him. He then went from
boat to boat until he found Captain
Borum. who briefly conversed With
him.. I do not know what was aid.
"The weather was not bad but there
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THE WEATHER

Tomorrow-Fair. fresh west.
eriy winds.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-14
125 INCREASE SEEN
 IN H0LBR00K STORE

The Holbrook establishment of Bab- bitt Brothers, where a large wholesale mercantile bushes sis done, is expect ! ing an increase in its business this year of 125 per cent over that of last , year.
 The Holbrook store was established in January 1915, in an old frame build-g ing The Babbitt policy of meeting all demands of the community soon in~ duced this business to grow. It has grown so rapidly in fact that the Hol brook establishment has just recently enlarged into modern structure, and during December a year ago a second addition was made to the original building.
 The growth of the Babbitt Brothers at Holbrook has been both rapid and steady. The management writing a few days ago said:
 We commenced operating here in an old frame building in January of 1915, and our business has been in creasing right along. If our increase in business continues for the balance 1 of the year as it has in the past nine months, We will show an increase over last year of approximately 125 per ] cent.'
Arizona republican., 1917-11-14

on one trip, was s26.35 cheaper than the charges would have been had the shipment been made by freight The time saving was anywhere from three days to a week.
 On mile trip from New Bruns- wick, N. J., to Troy, N. Y.. Q 5-ton Pierce-Arrow truck averaged 51h miles per gallon of gasoline and 111e miles an hour running time
 A 2-ton Pierce Arrow truck, running to Narberth, near Philadelphia, aver aged 5S miles per gallon of gasoline, despite the fact it had to go through an average of six inches of snow the whole distance.
 The Crew Silk Finishing & Piece Dye works, of Paterson, N. J., runs it's 5-ton Pierce-Arrow truck from Pater- son to New York every day, averaging about fifty miles. >
 The Babbitt- Poison company has been advised that Pierce-Arrow truck owned by F. s. Koons, on five days a week averages 100 miles day, hauling cigars and stockings between Boyer town and Philadelphia. It Is loaded both ways, and very seldom goes into the garage empty, a jack being put un-
Arizona republican., 1917-11-14

peal of the government follows:
 The use of motor trucks for short haul Is necessary to release freight cars for long haul. Railroad cars have been frequently used in cities to transport goods only few
 blocks. In Europe today motor trucks are used in many places for all haulage under forty miles. Now that our demand upon the railroads is so great, no time is to be lost in making use of the opportunities presented by motor trucks.
 Advices received by the Babbitt- Poison company from the east are that the largest firms, using Pierce-ArroW trucks, are making successfully anG regularly trips between the largest cities, doing hauling that only a few months ago was done wholly by the railroads.
 Cheaper Than Railroad
 Stern Brothers, for instance, are making the run from New York to Al bany and return, a distance of S4i miles, in actual running time of thirty hours. This is an average of 111s mile: an hour. The total cost, including everything, such as gasoline. oils chauffeur, hotels, etc, Is s51.65. This