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The Prescott daily news., 1917-08-20
ITALIAN ARTILLERY BUSY

Rome, Aug. 19.-"Since dawn yes terday," reports the Italian general headquarters staff, tour artillery. has been shelling the enemy positions from Mont Nero to the sea. Our flights of airplanes and airships have bombarded troops massed behind the enemy lines"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-08-20

The Ladies Home Journal for Aug ust is a good one-244.
 Show your patriotism by contribut- ing to the American Red Cross fund.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-08-20

Gutbr;ou uS n nil your drug store needs.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-08-20
ppESCOTT DAILY NEWS in' Published by rho News Printing Company

r.orad as second class mail mat
 November 4th, 1905, at the post 'es ae o+ Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
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FEWER SHIPS SUNK
Weeks U-Boat Toll is Big Vessels
Against 2f Last Week.

London, July 5.-The weekly sink
ings by submarines mines, an
nounced by the admiralty today, is the
lowest for the past month.
Fifteen vessels of more than 1900
tons were sunk. Five of less than
1900 tons were destroyed. Eleven
fishing vessels were lost. Sixteen YES
sells were unsuccessfully attacked.
The sinkings for the past week are
considerably under those of the week
before, which in turn were less than
for the period preceding.
Last weeks report showed a total
of % vessels sunk. OF these q were
of more than 1000 tons, against the
l 5 of this week. Seven were under
800 tons as compared with five re-
ported today The number of unsuc-
cessful attacks was %, in last We'd
nesday's admiralty report. Only 16
reported today indicates Il slump in
the entire submarine operations. The
distinct slump in operations in British
waters might be accounted for by the
fact that some of the submarines have
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TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, July 5.-wHEAT-wheat and
oats rose with corn. Advices that wheat
in the southwest had been adversely af-
fected by hot winds during the last week
were against the bears and too We're as
sertions that the North Dakota crop had
suffered from drouth. After opening &c
down, to &c up with July nominal and
September at s1.S4 to $1.S41S. the market
assembled to s1.s61a for September.
A further material advance ensued but
very little business was done traders
were awaiting developments in regard to
government control of the market. The
close unsettled, 5%c to Sc net higher
with July at 500 and September at
CORN-Soaring prices for corn today told
quickly of continued scarcity of supplies
and of urgent demand. Reports of beHe-
fetal rains in the southwest had only a
tive. Opening quotations which ranged
from &c off to sc advance, with July at
SLIGO and September at $1.49A to $15014
were followed by sharp general upturn to
subsequently, heavy buying hoisted the
market much higher. 1t was said that dis
tillers had been given to understand that
they would be allowed to grind all the corn
of which they had ownership on July Is.
The close was nervous at 2Ae to 53sc net
advance with July at S1:d21s to $1.62ss and
September 1.54 to s154M.
OATS-1n oats lightness of the July OPP
ton a notable feature. Houses with
seaboard connections were leading buyers
PROVISIONS-Provisio went upgrade
with corn and hogs. Pork led the advance.
Chicago Grain and Pork Market.
1.-THE range of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Trade.l
Chicago. July D.
-ClozeJ--
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U-BOATS AGAIN

decreased submarine tolls on mer-
chant shipping the past two weeks.
with only twenty ships sunk for the
eight the previous week. it was felt
here that Germany had called her
U-boatS from their usual work and
told them to get Pershing's expedi-
ton"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels indi-
Gated strongly that the navy depart
ment had been thoroly investigated
and that he had found there could be
no leak from that source inasmuch
as the orders were sent out in spe-
cial secret code and were sealed when
delivered to Admiral G1eaves of the
destroyer convoy. 1t would not have
taken a particularly efficient German
spy, however, to collect the news of
the transport sailing.
Probably Sent by Wireless.
The preparations and sailings were
we'll known in the American port from
which the transports sailed. There
are also sufficient open cable and wire
less routes whereby the spy could
send an innocent appearing message,
which in a pre-arranged code, would
notify Berlin of the departure of the
ships. Then Berlin could have wire
lessed her U-boats to Turk on the like
ly route and thus bag the transports.
1t is believed here this is what hap
pened.
The SPY hunt is going on carefully.
Meantime there IS talk of co-ordinat-
ing the various secret agencies under
a single head, in order to avoid dupli-
cation of effort or loose work, which
it is claimed, has resulted under the
present scattered system of several
independent groups
Hang EN- Shouts Chamberlain.
Washington, July 5.-"Hang the
German spies without ceremony" this
was the demand of Senator Chamber
lain, chairman of the senate military
committee today. simultaneously he
declared he had no doubt that spies in
government departments in Washing
ton are constantly sending informa-
ton to Berlin.
Following revelation that German
army and navy headquarters are get
ting a steady flow of military secrets
from the United States, as evidenced
by Berlin's war moves and publica-
tions in German newspapers, opinion
in washington resolved itself into a
concerted demand for exposure and
execution of enemy agents.
Recently it was openly charged on
the senate floor that there are 100.-
600 German spies actively working in
America.
TT is my belief that information in
| this country is sent to Germany thru
wireless stations on the east coast OF
Mexico and Venezuela" declared
| Chamberlain today.
The navy department has the facts
about those stations. When the
traitors are found they should be
strung up without the formality o.
trial bv inr>-"
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AID WASHBURN CORPS
Government VIII Bear Expense OF
Ambulance Organization.

The federal government will bear
all the expenses of recruiting and of
organizing the Red Cross Ambulance
corps, No. A, which is Scing organ
lied from among the students and
alumni of Washburn, according to
word received from the war depart
ment.
From all appearances the govern
ment is in a great hurry x complete
the organization of the company and
has promised to muster them into fed
eral service as soon as their organiza-
ton reaches it's full membership.
The government will stand the ex-
penses of clothing. supplies recruiting
and transportation.
In all probability the company will
be mustered into federal service with
in three weeks, provided recruits turn
in soon. They will probably be sent to
Fort Riley Immediately after being
mustered in, where they will be in
training.
Circulars and enlistment blanks
have been sent out to m o1e than 200
prospects among the former students.
Enlistment will probably lie comp1et-
ed within two weeks, according to DR..
c. H. Lerrigo, captain of the corps
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HIGH COST OF WAR
Clothing and Camp Equipage
Jump From 6 to 231 Million.
5 Million Blankets, 6 Million
Shoes On Army Expense Bill.

Was gington, July 5.-An idea of the
enorn rous cost to maintain America 8
fighting forces is given in statement
Issued by the committee on public in
formation today showing the relative
amounts expended in 1915, when the
country was at peace and to be ex-
pended this year.
Subsistence, for instance, which, in
1915, was supplied at the modest cost
of $9,s00,000 this year has been plac-
ed in the estimates at s13:. 100000.
Clothing and camp garrison equipage,
which year ago were made for &c.
100000, will cost this year 1921. 000,-
900.
Ordnance and store supplies which,
| in 1915, were furnished for only $780,
600 this year will cost more than
$106, 100000.
222 Million for Transportation.
Manufacture of arms this year will
cost more than $55,00O.000 The 1915
cost was $45O.OOO. Ammunition for
small arms which, in 1915, was had at
1915, 900, this year will cost $14S,000,-
900. Transportation which, in 1915,
was furnished at $4,000, 00C, this year
will cost S222,000, 600.
Regular supplies which, in 1915,
cost $1O,0OO,O0O, this year will cost
100000.
For aeronautics, $450,OOO was ap-
propriated in 1915, while $47,00O.OO0
already has been appropriated for this
year. This does not include, of course.
the administration big aircraft pro-
gram which calls for an initial appro-
priation of $3.50, 100000.
Among the items already purchased
are 100000 blankets, 37,OOO,0 900
yards of bobbinette, 100000 cots,
a 100000 yards of cotton cloth, 21,-
100000 pairs of shoes and 11,191.-
900 pairs of light wooden socks
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CELEBRATE FOURTH IN BRAZIL.
Manifest the Amity Which United
the Nations of tho World

Rio Janeiro. July 4.-The American
ambassador, Edwin v. Morgan, gave
a reception today at the embassy to
the American, French, British and
Brazilian naval officers and the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps Admiral
William r. Caperton, commander in
chief of the Pacific fleet, gave a ball
at the Diarios club in honor of the
Brazilian naval officers.
A. Noticia, commenting on the cele-
bration, says:
Brazil celebrated today as its own,
with a gathering of the entire people,
the anniversary of the Independence
of the United States, and manifested
without Limitation the amity which
united the nations of the new
world
Journal Do Commerce. says:
THE day opened a new phase for
America. The march of the soldiers
symbolized the power of determination
of the peoples
La Razon says:
To-day will be counted among the
most brilliant days in our diplomatic
history"
Correrio De Mania says:
1.-The United States can be proud
of the influence the date of its indie
pendence has had on the destinies of
humanity"
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PLAY FOR TWO PRIZES
Merriam and Humphreys Tied for Red
Cross Golf Honors.

On account of the fact that C. NJ
Merriam was out of the city today,
George Snyder. potentate of play at
the Country club, was unable to ar
range a p1ay-off between him and
Horace Humphreys for the Red Cross
prizes offered by the United States
Golf association and the National Red
Cross for the tournament played on
the Country club course Wednesday.
Merriam and Humphreys both made a
net score of 81.
The best scores made in the play
were as follows: Merriam, rs, handi-
cap Ii: Humphreys. ga, handicap II !;
H. E. Leman, 80. handicap %; w. w.
Strickland, 81, handicap %; Frank
Crane, 80, handicap 20; H. S. Nor
gan, 81. handicap 16; A Fassler, 81.
handicap 10; Ilif Felix. 81. handi-
cap 10; J. H. Cooper, So, handicap II !:
Arch Cat1in, 81, handicap Is; ].
MohIer, 81, handicap Is.
George Snyder this morning mailed
a draft to the United States Golf as
ISOLATION for s101.50. the amount CO..
1ected from the players who partiei-
pated in the Independence day tour
nament.
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade-i
Worlds shipments of oats last week were
1901 600 bushels, including 4,24S,000 bush
els from America.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Monday were i, 192. 600 bushels of wheat,
1900 barrels of flour, $4,000 bushels of
corn wheat and flour combined, IN mil
lion bushels.
worlds shipments of corn last week were
2.349.000 bushels, compared with 1922, 600
bushels in the previous week and 3,541 900
bushels year ago. America shipped 611,-
600 bushels.
Worlds shipments of wheat last week, as
reported by Broomhall, were 1.143,000
bushels, compared with 10,613000 bushels
els a year ago. Shipments from America
were 7,956,OO0 bushels. including 2.124000
dom received IL million bushels Ar
gentina shipped All. 600 bushels. India &c.,
600 bushels and Australia 1,7S0000 bushels.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Topeka Board OF TradeJ

Chicago July 5...The Chicago. Tribune
says: Weather conditions over the south
west are expected to influence corn prices
to large extent. Drouth conditions have
already hurt the crop badly in Texas and
the. crop is beginning to suffer in Kansas
and Oklahoma The last day or so tent
peratures were not high in southern
Kansas but there has been little rainfall
and the crop is badly in need of moisture.
While rain Is needed in southwest to save
the crop in the big surplus states; there
has been plenty of moisture and the crop
is regarded as about two weeks late. Con-
sequently warm growing weather. lie
necessity.
At the present time the cash market is
exerting more influence over the market
than the weather conditions, but any I'M
favorable crop developments are expected
to be reflected in the December option.
large extent by the strength in corn but
the rapid disposal of stocks has been a
disquieting feature for the bull. Standards
in store are four cents over the July and
no deliveries are likely of old oats while it
is questioned if there are any new oats
received in time for delivery In any guam
tity. Crop news is favorable except In
the southwest where there have been
losses due to the extremely dry and hot
weather.
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is own CENSOR
But Baker Says Censorship Sys-
tenn viii Be Changed.
Delays Associated Press News
by Sending 1t to Capital.

Washington, July 5.-Secretary
Baker. today issued statement ex-
planning the operation of the war de-
partment censorship over cable dis
patches from France dealing with the
American troops, saying that the
present arrangements are temporary
and soon will be supplemented by a
method that will not delay delivery.
Pending the complete organization
of General Pershing's headquarters in
France the statement says, with
the arrival there Of correspondents ac-
credited to represent American news
papers, the temporary arrangements
by which cablegrams from France
dealing with American troop move
ments are transmitted to the war de-
partment here for distribution will be
continued.
! "It is in the interest alike of the
army and newspapers to afford GER
tain reliance to the propriety of the
publication of messages from France.
The arrangements are temporary and
will be replaced.
Censor News Already Censored.
Washington, July 5.-The war de-
partment here continues to censor
news dispatches from France which
have already been passed by foreign
censorS.
II C01IeClS 1HCOIID1US at
New York to Washington, where
they are censored ard turned over to
the Representatives of the press asso-
Citations and newspapers to whose New
York offices the cable MESA ges are
addressed. The Associated Press ac-
counts of the Fourth of July ce1ebra-
ton in Paris were among the dis
patches thus DETECTED and delayed
1t is understood that George Creel
is soon to visit New York to make
some different arrangements. The
press associations and the NEWSPAPERS
were not notified in advance of Score
tary Bakers plan of DETECTING incom-
ing cable MESA ges to Washington.
Pershing to Have Censor, Too.
The censorship arrangement to be
set up by Major General Pershing, it
is understood, will cover British or
French publications regarding Aneri-
can troop movements as we'll as dis
patches to this country. Mr.. Baker
added that it might be found necessary
to supplement that censorship with an
additional reading at New York in or
der to make certain that every press
or personal dispatch had been read to
prevent information of value to the
enemy from leaking out.
Neither Secretary Baker nor Secre-
tary Daniels would express opinion as
to whether word of the departure of
American transports had been trans
mitted to Germany in such time that
a U-boat trap had been laid.
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New York stock Market.

Wall St.. New York. July 5.-SToCtt KS
Automobile issues and accessories actrd as
a drag on the general list. Studebaier
registered an extreme loss of over fiE
over thirty points in the past few weeks.
New York. Airbrake. reacted five points and
minor equipments yielded to moderate PR g.
sure Early gains were largely forfeited in
the more uncertain trend Of the dull and
narrow dealings although oils anu utilities
extended their advances and copper
strengthened an increased demand. IT.
regular Improvement set In again at noon.
Railroad bonds developed greater firmness
and the liberty issue sold up to 100 500
for regular lots.
Resumption of trading after she holiday
was accompanied by general firmness In
most of the leaders and speculative issues,
motors again proving the exception Equip,
fnents and shippfngs were in fair demand
at gains Of 1 to 1k for Baldwin locomotive;
Marine preferred. Atlantic. Gulf and West
indies Ohio gas and Sinclair oil. To-
baccos supplemental their gains of the early
week and Industrial alcohol rose four
points. Rails and metals were frachonally
higher with United States steel.
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OLD time SUMMER
Continued from Page One,

.04 of an inch for the last twenty-four
hours. Other stations in the state re-
ported no moisture and no clouds with
no wet weather in sight.
The highest temperature recorded
for this date was set in the books of
the local weather office as the hottest
day in Kansas in the last thirty years.
The mercury climbed to 107 in 1911
just six years ago, and then took a
sudden plunge to normal marks 1t
was the end of one of the hottest and
driest seasons Topeka has ever seen.
The low mark recorded for this date
is 50, in 1890.
The river this morning was still
stationary, registering 81 feet.
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Kansas City, July 5.-WHEAT-Cash
market m SC to 15c ,o soe1 o. No hard ara
s5o ooa 5o NO No. g. :" si95 S4ss o' w.
CORN-Market &c to Sc higher. No. 2.
mixed. $I75k@1.76; No. 2, $175@A; No
?. yellow, S17611s; No. 8, nominal.
OATS-Market lie to 1hc. higher. No. 2,
white. rec No. 2. mixed, I1uI3c.
RYE-S1. 9502.00.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3. 4S613. 30
HAY-Market unchanged to lower Choice
timothy, .$16.00@17.0o: choice prairie,
$500; choice alfalfa, $2100.
SHORTS-$1. 9J612. 25.
Wheat receipts ca cars.
close. hs July. s2.1o; Sept, SIS.
CoRN-Ju1y, $1T1A: Sept, $1-539s Deck
81. 153s az May, $1.13A.
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U. S. REGULARS
to,ontlnued from Page One,

(C.ontinued from Page One.
allies is The cause of Justice: That is
why the celebration of the Fourth OF
July has taken on world characle
this year Before today it was fe'te
week ending yesterday, and twenty
of the independence of the UNI ted
States. 1t has become a fete of the
independence of all nations"
Walter Berry introduced the
France. Ambassador Sharp, in his
address, pointed out particularly the
unity of the American people IN this
war, we ct as we'll as east General
Pershing proposed the health of the
French a rmy, which was drunk stand
ing.
A Fren oh Port. July 5 Passed by
American Censor) Attic tb e Amer
lean expe dictionary army is to leave
the latter part Of this week for its
permanent training camp behind the
firing line, it has started intensive
training here
The training consists of marches
and trench practice. The Inhabitants
here are thrilled daily with lines of
troops traversing the streets headed by
bands.
Hundreds of troopers bathe daily in
the cold sea near the temporary camp
and the daily baseball games are a
feature of camp life.
MILITARY anu naval ponce pdlIOI the
city, maintaining strict order.
Arrival of the last group of trans
ports carrying horses, automobiles and
supplies was announced today.
The Americans have also turned to
building operations. Today practical
" all of the cantonment buildings had
been enlarged and a number of new
ONES erected.
Medical headquarters today declared
that the health of the American army
is excellent. There are a few scat
tered cases of humps and measles
but no serious illness.
Y. NJ. G. A. Opens Building.
THE American Y. NJ c. A has for
mally opened its building at the camp,
fur uishing room for reading, writing
and entertainment.
The last bit of the cargo brought
over for the troops was unloaded
This last Bit was a big shipment of
American mu1es--army mules The
army commanders apparently saved
them up for the last. they being the
hardest job of unloading. The whole
population of this town watched the
process with huge amusement and
there were frequent comments that
the powerful punch of, the Missouri
product was about the sort to be ex-
pected from anything American.
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1oDASAMUSEfENTS

oRPHEUM-william S. Hart in
wolf Lowry"
IRIS-Wa7lace Reid and Myrtle
Stedman in THE World Apart"
Marguerite Clark in Wild
flower"
GEM-"He1l Morgan's Girl" a story
of the Barbary coast of Can
fornia.
BEST-Motion Features.
GARFIELD@Park amusements.
RYSTAL-Motion Features
For details, prices. ETC.. see adver-
tisements on page 10 OF the State
IOnFMMl
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TRAINING SCHOOL HERE
Artillery Officers to Receive Instruc.
ton in Topeka Soon.

Training school for the artillery Of
ficers of the Kansas National Guards
will be opened in Topeka Monday
night. The school will be opened to
both commissioned and non-commis-
stoned Officers of the state organiza-
lions, including all artillery COM
panies outside of Topeka as well as
Battery A.
Among the enrolled student Off
GERS will be several enlisted men from
wichita. The school is being ar
ranged for by the guaFdsmen
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TROLLEY CARS CRASH
-Four Passengers May Not Recover, 13
Injured, in Ohio.

Toledo, O.. July 5.-Thirteen per-
sons were injured, four of them SO
seriously that they may not recover.
as the result of a rear-end collision
of two Toledo and Indiana interurban
cars at Stryker early today. Three of
the injured suffered amputation of
limbs. while the leg of another was
mangled.
The cars were running in sections
and when the first stopped to release
passengers the other crashed into it.
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THREE-I WILL QUIT
Old Minor League Is Unable to Stick
Out the Season.

Chicago, July 5.-Three-I lea que,
one of the oldest in the country, will
close its parks Sunday.
A general lack of interest, owing to
the war, has caused a loss of $25, 900
to the organization, President Tearney
said today.
The league is composed of Peoria
Rock Island, Moline. Rockford
Quincy, Alton. Bloomington, ILL.,, and
Hannibal No
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been shifted from their former field
of operation to watch for American
transports.
Only One Sunk During Week.
Paris, July 5.-The italian govern
ment announces that only one Italian
merchant steamer, eight small vessels
and four fishing banks were sunk by
submarines during the week ended at
midnight July l, according to a Havas
dispatch from Rome.
During that period, $40 merchant
vessels cleared from Italian ports and
6lO vessels arrived
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Chicago, July 5.-HOGS-Hog receipts
"a 600: market strong Bulk, S14.90615.75
light, 144Od15.55: mixed, s1i.G5a1595 +;
heavy, S14. 55I1600; rough, S14.55M 1915
pigs, S11.00O1425.
CATTLE-CattIe receipts 10000: market
firm Native beef cattle. ss.35G 80
stockers and feeders S6.40Mp.50: cows and
beifers. s5.40M11.s0: calves, $1050G 1928.
SHEEP-Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady wethers, s7.T5@ HOO; lambs.
SIG 0OG 1915.