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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Coal Gas for Heat
English Concern Uses Vast
Quantity in War Work

The use of coal gas furnaces ior an
healing. melting ard tempering me'S'
is increasing in England. says con-
sular report; Hadhelds, Ltd. consumes
entirely for war work not less Una"
500 O0O, 900 cubic feet Of gas per ah-
mum. A furnace commonly IN use
takes a load of four tons of cold steer
and consumes 1850 cubic feet OF gas AZ
hour. at COS. OF 4s cents per l'ovy
cubic feet. A ton of metal can De ~
duced in four hours, with eonsumF'
ton OF $50 cubic feet OF gas.
The advantages claimed Tor tne iuI
mace are that il is compact selt-eon.
taineS. mobile and economical. ~
space is required for ashes. and y can
he brought close TO the worker. IL r.
cessitates no special alterations in tns
factory. The temperature Is essnv
controlled, permitting the time r.
ouired for each operation 10 "
aednitely aseertained. - EnSinesF'as
and Mining Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Wake Up the Farmers

The farmer has been pampered by
politicians until he seems to feel he
is in preferred class. and. as ! said,
no doesn't want to buy Liberty bonds.
he doesn't want to fight. and he avoids
his income tax. IL is about time the
farmer should appreciate the position
in the country and help do his part IN
n war IA much for his benefit as Tor
those who are putting up the money
and doing the fighting for him. r. ~.
Hubert. president Merchants Loan
md Trust Company, Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
CIaHin Creditors
Paid $l5,65O, C93
Holders of Serial Notes to Ne
ceive $1,OS5.Oo0 Before
End Of Year

A report just issued by the Mercan-
tile Stores Corporation TO its notehold-
ers. who were the creditors under the
II. B. Claf n reor. anizat on plan, states
that IN to the present there has oeen
Maid to the Clahin creditors sl5,'oo,-
O9S. Of this amount s5.7S2,6l4, equal
to Is per cent of the original outstand-
ing claims. was paid b. the reorgahlLa-
ton COMMITTEES and $9.S61.479 by the
Mercantile Stores Corporation. -.
II is further announced that an add
tional payment OF sl,0c5 5000. viii soon con
Re made TO the holders or speciheu
serial notes, so that b. the end OF the
calendar year here viii have been PAID
in all Sl6.7l5,O93 TO the former Claim
creditors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
War Financing Is Topic
Many Bankers Will Speak at
Philadelphia Meeting

The American Academy of Political
and Social Science will hold meeting
in Philadelphia to-day and tomorrow
which will deal with the general sub
ject Of financing the war. Among those
VINO will speak at both tO-day's and to-
morrow's sessions are +. ". Taussig,
chairman Of the United States Tariff
Commission; Hon. John j. Fitzgerald.
chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
priations Of the House Of Representa-
tives; Oscar T. Crosby. Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury; Mortimer l..
Schiff and Frank A. Nanderlip; A. {.
Miller. OF the Federal Reserve Board;
Daniel c. Roper, Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue; the Russian Ambassa-
dor. Boris Bskhmetof; Andre Tardieu.
High Commissioner Of France TO the
United States. and Basil 7. Blackett,
Of the British Treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Dividends

Cumberland Pipe Line.--Annual dividend
% SO a share, payable December 10 TO stock
holders OF reco-d November 80. This IL an
increase of s. over the dividend paid year
ago.
American Radiator.-R Regular quarterly
dividend Of per cent on the common. pay
able December 81 90 sto kholders o. record
Ie-cmber y. and a.. per cent on the pr.
ferrcd payable November 10 TO stockholders
o. r. o.! November &.
Coat.n,ntsl Paper Blg.-ReCular quarterly
q. 'grr.. 70. D.. o.: .elt o. Che referred
aaI - pep cent o. the comuos stock 10
~. i.. tc..l ber - 20 stockho,atr. o r,t-
ord NOV. mbcr g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Money and Credit

The severe break in stock prices
caused no perceptible change in the po-
sition of the call money market at the
Stock Exchange yesterday, the ruling
rate being 4 per cent, the same as on
the preceding day.
In the market for fixed date loans
based on brokers' Stock Exchange col
lateral a firm tone prevailed. Banks
continued to restrict their offerings
Rates on loans secured by industrial
collateral were held at 5ls 10 per cent,
with not much business doing. Loans
On mixture OF railway and industrial
securities were quoted at So to ga per
cent.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with year ago. were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
New York
Commercial Failures in Oct'

Commercial FAILURES IN UcIoOer--
Commercial failures last month, as re-
ported by K. &. Dun & Co.. numbered
LOSE and involved sl2.Sl2,0l2 OF la
bi'ities. IS against 800 rcverses in Sep
'rber for l1,903,05l. October re-
is the smallest number Of monthly
failures in over decade, and the
lighte,. indebtedness, with one eXcep-
ton. since 1909.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

In order to effect greater economies
in coal and electrical energy Swiss
shops are to be closed at 7 p. IN. Cine
matograph and variety theatres are to
be closed twelve days a month. Hotels
and boarding houses will be allowed TO
heat only % per cent Of their rooms,
or in exceptional cases 80 per cent.
Mountain hotels will be exempt from
this rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
thursday, Norember I, 1917

United States Steel common, the
leader in the most violent break wit
uessed during the current movement
II stock prices, sustained loss dur
ing the day of nearly 7 points. "A,
9314, the low point for the year, tn
issue was just $26 a share above t.
high level Of 1914, when the steei
trade was in the dumps, the stock
holders faring thinly, and prospects
for better times apparently remote
And the course of Steel common diff
fered not a whit from that of nearly
all other securities in which trading
is active-standard railroad stocks,
the safety of which is not open to
question; prosperous industrials,
even high grade bonds, have suf-
fered the same way. The funda-
mental explanation is to be found
in the tremendous REIMBURSEMENT
which is under way, but at the mo-
ment the trouble is unreasoning
liquidation. Investors and specula-
tors alike, quaking with vague fears,
have sold securities without regard
for intrinsic worth, with the newt
able result that quotations have IN
many cases gone below real values.
One of Wall Streets great bankers
was asked for his opinion of the
situation. and he answered that
speculation was dangerous, but one
who would buy and pay for good
securities and keep them could do so
with supreme confidence. To believe
otherwise, he said, was to exhibit
lack of faith in ones country. And
that is the plain truth about the
stock market.
The belief that short selling Is
largely responsible for the slump per-
sists. 1t may not be well founded;
probably short selling has had very
little to do with the great shrinkage
of values. 1t could hardly have
played more than a minor part.
Nevertheless, so long as the matter
is open to question, 1T should be
thoroughly Investigated, and the
governors of the Stock Exchange
have acted wisely in taking meas
ures to check up the borrowing and
lending of stocks. In that way they
will be able to tell with reasonable
accuracy what influence short selling
is exerting on the market. If it
seems necessary to stop short selling
they can do it most effectively by
prohibiting the lending of stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

The following table shows what
happened yesterday to the better
known and more active railway and
industrial shares. Comparison is
given between the high quotations Of
1916 and 1917, and the low yester-
day, with the net change for the day;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
urrent

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money in terms Of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling al, say. si.75i. The intrinsic
parity is s4s65s per pound Thus, you
or that dollars are az a premium, which
is owing 10 the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
Try for pounds with which TO settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
News Digest
Foreign

London Money Market. LONDON,
Nov. Money, per cent. Discount
rates: Short bills. 4Ss per cent; three
months bills. AZ. per cent. Gold pre-
MUM At Lisbon. 5000.
The Connecticut Brass and Manuiac.,
urine Corporation has sold soOO'OoV
two-year per cent convertible notes
to Lggett & DreXel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

l.low. American bankers have sus-
pended al dealing in German and
Austrian exchange, so that daily quota
tions for either marks CT kronen are
no longer available.
Quoted doiiars to the psund.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Commercial Paper.-Only a relativ,

Commercial Paper.-OnIy relatively
small amount of commercial paper was
placed yesterday. Lack of interest in
commercial discounts continued and
rates were unchanged az 5ia to 50. per
cent
Official rates of discount for each Of
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

Below is given the current exchange
value Of foreign money in dollars and
cents. together with the intrinsic gold
parity. as calculated by the United
states Mint:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Building at Standstill

, Building, he finds, is practically at
standstill, except in those localities
where important factory extension has
taken place in connection with war or
ders. Uneasiness prevails over the
prospects for fuel and transportation,
although the carrying of merchandise
has been handled fairly satisfactorily
thus far. Mr. Jaw continues:
Foreign trade. despite the incon-
yenience of embargoes. Is holding up
well, exports being sati' Glory IN vol
ume and at extraordinary high prices.
Heavy business with Central and South
America has compensated for de
creased shipments to Europe.
"There has been substantial IN
crease. both in value and quantity. IN
the manufacture Of machinery. caused
principally by government buying.
Equipment ic bought conservatively as
required for the handling of business
in hand and existing contracts.
Railroads Purchases Small
Because of high prices, the rail
roads have not for some time past pur-
chased their usual requirements OF
equipment, and there is apprehension
that the heavy service which Is now
being rendered. unaccompanied by re,
placements which in normal times would
be considered essential. may later re-
salt in impairment of service.
Reports throughout the district IN
dictate that satisfactory crops have been
harvested and that the farmers are
very prosperous. The early frost, oc-
casioned no widespread or serious dam
age. Reports this month indicate gen
erally satisfactory collections, though
with occasional important exceptions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

Holiday Abroad.-L0NDON, Nov; l.
The Stock Exchange here was closed
to-day on account OF banking hohday'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Bank of England Statement.-LON-

DON. Nov. Holdings of gold coin
and bullion by the Bank Of England
increased s4S6,635 within the last week.
Public deposits showed an increase Of
f3.7S9.OCO The proportion of reserve
TO liabilities is now 1890 per cent,
against 1870 per cent last week.
Changes shown in the detailed state
ment, compared with week ago, FOL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Oil Wells Increase CITY. Penn.

Oil Wells Increase.-OIL CITY, Penn,
Nov. IA new high record in the
completion OF oil wells was established
in the month of October in the fields
covered by THE Oil City Derrick's" re
port. There were 2.40S wells completed
during the month. an increase of 1863
wells over September This compares
with 1871 wells for August. The in
crease was principally from the mid
continent field. the other divisions
showing a decline. New production,
Notwithstanding an increase in the
number OF wells, was AL lS barrels. a
decrease Of 3,73i barrels compared with
September.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Var Industries
Producing at
Capacity Limit
Uneasiness Felt Over Fuel
and Transportation
Prospects

Farreaching business adjustments
are in progress. while general activity
in this reserve district continues, with
production at the limit of capacity,
says Pierre JAY, chairman Of the board
Of the Federal Reserve Bank OF New
York, in his October review of bust
ness conditions. The slowing ~ OF IN
dustres not essential to war needs
Mr. Jay says, is being accomplished not
so much through tightening the de-
mand for their products as through the
difficulty in obtaining supplies and
holding labor in competition with those
industries watch are stimulated By the
vital necessity for speedy production
of war materials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Other Cities
Data nm PARKING House Products

Rates on Packing House Products
Upheld WASHINGTON, Nov. l.
Rates on packing house products from
South Omaha, South st. Joseph and
kansas City, No, to California ter
minals we're upheld to-day by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Com
plants of packing houses were dis
missed.
Standard Oil Back in Kansas.
PEKA. Kan, Nov. IA special decree
handed down by the State Supreme
Court to-day permits the Standard Oil
companies OF Kansas and Indiana 70
engage in the production Of oil in this
state.
Under journal entry in the old
custer suit against the Standard the
companies OF Kansas and Indiana were
prohibited from engaging IN the oil
business in Kansas as producers. To-
days decree permits the companies TO
become producers as well as retiners
and distributors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Bank Clearings.-The days clearings

sub Treasury. - New York banks
gained from the Sub-Treasury 100000.
Silver.-Bars in London, 4j9sd, down
sd; New York, S9&sc, decline Of i,c;
Mexican dollars. G8i2c, of &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02

Yesterday. Year ago.
DO 81.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-24

ssss sssss ssssS .
LOCAL WAR NOTES d"
Sen. Lewis urging sale of small war
bonds.
200 iackies left Great,Lakes station
for east.
Odd Fellows plan to aid soldiers
families.
Wfnnetka citizens formed war
emergency union.
Red Cross seeking membership Of
100000 in Chicago.
Only two navy recruits obtained in
Milwaukee last week.
1900 naval recruits will parade
Dewey Day." May 2.
400 men sent to Jefferson Barracks
FOR regular army training.
600 members First infantry were
guests at Ringing circus.
Twenty-three students at North
western ~" have enlisted
Mrs. w. E. Mason, wife of con-
gresham, out for. conscHption.
10 lllGltlBClS VI BOllClildll uIIGI
society enlisted in body in U. S. army.
Chief Schuettler will have book of
rules for home guard ready this
week.
Atty Max Kirchman, SIavonic
leader in Gary, wants to join T. RS
army.
U. S. will open army warehouse in
Chicago for purchase of army sup
plies.
Edw. E. Barclay, 316 N. Austin av.,
appointed capt in officers reserve
corps.
Spanish War Veterans got so
promised recruits in Woodlawn cam
paign.
Factories preparing to engage
women workers if conscnption bill
passes.
Boys of 10 will now be accepted in
national c11ord without cODcaDf Of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-24


put that boost over for him.
1000 homes of aliens will be
searched for weapons and explosives
beginning today.
Gen. Joffre and Premier ViViani,
members of allies CONN, will come to
Chicago for visit.
Medical officers reserve corps
plans recruiting campaign among
Illinois physicians.
200 apprentice seamen at Great
Lakes station left for three months
course at Newport.
Women's clubs and societies will
cooperate to mobilize women of
Illinois for war service.
Prof. Harper, U. of c., warns
against fake German revolution to
gain Russian sympathy.
J. Baines, cousin of Amos Baines,
II Latin, member of British army,
killed somewhere in France"
Army dept appealed to business
men to loan them IS clerks for army
training camp at Fort Sheridan.
Evanston Roman Catholics raised
$4,000 fund to care for families of
Evanston boys who have enlisted.
J. Ogden Armour, John v. Farwell,
John q. Shedd, Prof. JUdsOn and 9TH
ers will form Chicago Council of
Natl Defense.
Capt. Kenney told art students
who are working on army poster
contest for $500 prize that all posters
must be in by May Is.
Any member of United Order of
Boxmakers and Sawyers, Local No.
1, who enlists will be kept in good
standing in the union.
Govt spy hunters ordered North
Side physician and Northwest Side
real estate man to report at Office Of
Hinton Clabaugh today
Isadore BreaVerman, member 9TH
infantry, l. N. G., accused. of desert
ing wife to join army, stripped of uni
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
BRITISH ADVANCED
OVER 45-MILE FRONT
Chaulnes and Peron-
ne Occupied by Them, and
They Have Also Taken
Possession of so Villages
Advance Has Been as
Deep as 10 Miles in Some
Places, British War Office
Reports

Paris, March l9.-The French, closely
following the retiring Germans, re occu-
pied Guiscard last night and at several
points reached the railroad from Ham
to Nesle. the war Office announced to-
day. The troops pushed along the ma
tional road to St. Quentin.
The occupation of all the ground be-
tween the old lines and the Roye Noyon
road from Damery as far as Lagny
height was announced by the war office
in the following report last night:
Between the Avre and the Disc our
troops made important progress during
the night. All the ground between our
old lines and the Roye-Noyon road. from
Damery as far as the Lagny height, is
now in our hands There were rather
spirited engagements with portions OF
the enemy rear guard which terminated
to our advantage and did not impede our
The pursuit continues north
Of the Noyon road.
I'm the region OF Rheims and north Of
Seicheprey there were patrol engage
Several attacks on the Calone
trench COST the enemy losses without
any results for him. Prisoners remained
in our hands"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
GERMANS LEAVE POISONED WELL.
Other Sources of Water Supply They
Filled Up Before Retreat.

From a staff correspondent of the As
sociated Press. British headquarters in
France. March 70 tvia London So rap
id became the pursuit of the Germans re-
treating in the Ancre and Somme sectors
to-day that the British cavalry came into
play after restless months Of waiting and
longing. II has been s. wonderful sight
to see the cavalry squadrons moving to-
ward the front for several days past
They have included some Of the crack
English regiments. looking very grim and
business. like in steel shrapnel helmets
and equipped with gas masks.
The fine drying weather of the past
three days has helped the pursuit. which
in some places has reached solid ground
that has been little damaged by she'll FIRE.
II was officially stated yesterday that
poisoned wells we're found in the village
Of Barleux. southwest Of Peronne. which
was occupied by the British in the wake
Of the retreating German gsrrisons- This
serious accusation Vas made in a report
bv the British doctors on ah analysis Of
the water. The British test all waters
in occupied territories n order 20 sale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
WELL KNOWN VETERINARY.
DR.. ]. c. Parker Died at st. Albans of
Streptococci.

st. Albans, March l9.---Dr. j. G.. Par
ker died at 6;30 o'clock last evening at
his home on North Main street after a
five weeks illness, which started with
septic sore throat, strptococci develop
ing
DR.. Parker was born in Plymouth,
England, Aug "a, 1868, the son OF John
and Eleanor Mary Parker, He came to
Montreal when he was nine years old,
was educated in the public schools and
Also took a threeyear course in the fac
ulty of comparative medicine at Mct5ill
university, graduating in 1897 with the
degree of ID. Y. S.
Soon after. he located in st. Adams
He was president of the Vermont state
board OF veterinary registration and ex-
animation. He had tested many thous-
ands of cases for tuberculosis for the
state cattle commissioners being the
state tester for this section. He was a
recognized authority on horse breeding
and had handled many high. class horses
for the market at the st. Adams Vet
erinary hospital on Pearl street.
In March, 1888, he married Rebecca
Thorne of Mooers, n. Y. She survives,
together with one daughter Mrs. L. c.
Robinson of Rutland; also two brothers,
S. H. Parker of Proeston, Ont, and +.
p. Parker of Montreal. Mrs Parker is
slowly recovering from serious illness
and Mrs. Robinson, who has been at the
Sherwood sanitarium for about two
weeks for septic sore throat, will proba
bly, be able TO leave there in few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
ONE MORE CASE
Of Infantile Paralysis Makes Total OF
Six in Waterbury.

Waterbury, March l9-As far as can
be remembered, even by some of the old
er inhabitants, yesterday was the first
Sunday that some religious service has
not been held in town. Churches at the
Center were closed. as well as at the viii
lage. and the White Memorial Sunday
school at DuXbury Corners.
Because of the reported spreading Of
the infantile paralysis through the books
OF the Waterbury public library, the
trustees have taken especial pains to ex-
anime the files and they find that only
one family which is stricken with the
disease has had out any books since the
school year began. Since Kenneth Som
erville's return from Montpelier. he has
had two. which have been taken away.
This story. like many others in town,
seems without foundation.
The condition Of Mark Dillon, while re-
naming serious, has some encouraging
symptoms.
In the Woodland family, another slight
case developed last week. The first one,
the boy. Johnnie. with facial paralysis.
was so light as to he hardly recognized
ss that disease. The second case, that
Of an older sister. is in the hip and also
seeuns's light case
This makes six cases in the vicinity.
The little Finnegsn child Is improving
each dsy. while the others. except Mark
Dillon remain very comfortable.