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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

factor was crop report by a leading auth
ority suggesting a total yield Of l1,000, 900
bushels NOR. In the United States this sea-
son than in 1916.
Wet, cold weather. did a good deal TO
make corn values soar GroYth conditions
were said to require instead both warmth
and sunshine Besides, the Beaboard call
showed Improvement, the country as rule
had apparently ceased selling and fall
Ing off In receipts was expected.
Oats had but little Independence. Offer
ings were scarce and export inquiry fair,
Higher quotations on corn and hogs lifted
provisions. Houses with foreign connee-
tons wero at times free sellers of lard. but
made no lasting impression.
Chicago Cash Prlces-Wheat: No. 2 and
No. 9 red, nominal: No, 2 hard, SECS; No.
.3 hard, s2.55. Corn: No. yellow, sl.52Is u
t.57Is; No. 8 yellow, tl.53g 156; No. I
yellow. $1.52, Oats No. white, SIX %
63c: standard, 62962hc. Rye, noninal.
Barley. sL1s@L5O. Seeds; Timothy $s.75@
500; clover, st2.o09i7oo. Provisions; Pork,
1886; lard. S21.5o92i.62A; ribs, s2O.62ls u
21.t2h.
Butter--Lower: creamery. S1Q4lc.
Bggs--Receipts. $3.50 cases; market un-
changed
Potatoes---Lower; new receipts. 30 cars;
Texas and Alabama, s3.i0@3.e5; Louisiana.
s3.00QSI5; old potatoes, s260G2S5; re-
ceipts, ears.
Poultry--Aliye. higher: fowls. 20c
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.


Chicago, June 1.--Eyidenoe OF export de-
mand at liberal premiums had bulish
Influence on the wheat market today. Prices
closed unsettled, &c to &c net higher. with
July at $1,9s and September at S1.ss Corn
gained s%c to INC, oats. h@tc to 1Ac,
and provisions 7c to 40c.
Strength In the wheat market received a
decided temporary check soon after the
opening. News that the port of New York
had been closed 10 all outgoing ships led
to considerable selling and for while
caused n material setback In values. Later,
however, when word came that the ban
on vessel departures at New York was
lifted sharp rally took place and atten-
tion turned largely to reports that for
elgners had made purchase at Kansas City
on a basis OF rs cents over the Chicago July
delivery. The fact developed also that North
American exports for the week amounted to
e,1s0.0o0 bushels, against A.54S0o0 bushels
the previous week.
1t was more difficult today to buy
wheat than heretofore has been tho case
at any time since the rules which have
restricted trading went into effect, bear
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations Of tfse Day on Various Leading
Commodities.

New York. June l--Flour--Unsettled
spring patents, si2.50G12.55; winter patents
n2.65 Dl2.90; winter straights sl3.l5@i3.40
Kansas straights tis.l51is,40.
cornmeal--ouiet; fine white and yellow
1856; coarse, 1896; kiln dried. sS.7o. nom
inaI
Wheat--Spot. nominal.
Corn--Spot strong; No. . yellow, si.s1%
C. /. {. New York. a.s s-
Oats-spot, firm; standard. 6SH q 69hc.
Hops-Quiet; state common TO choice
1915. 3oTS5c: 1915, s@7c. Pacific coast
1916 s@11c: 1916. 7S@sc.
Hides-ouiet; Bogota. 4Sbc; Contra
onds. 55c.
Provisions-Pork. firm: mess. $3.50; fam.
lily, $4,000: short clear, $42.O0944.0o Lard
steady; middle west, s2l75@21.s5.
Tallow-Quiet; city special. loose, iSisc.
Wool-Firm: domestic fleece, xxx Ohio
and Pennsylvania, 54V55c
Rice-steady; fancy head, s% qsc; blue
rose, s%c.
Butter--Unsettled; receipts, 1858 tsbs
creamery. higher than extras, 42A @ 43c; ex-
tras coz score), 4i%@42c; firsts, 40h @
II 4c; seconds, 3sis Q40c.
Eggs-Irregular. receipts, 22.074 cases
fresh gathered, extras. 3Sh @39c; fresh
gathered, firsts, storage packed, 37@5Sc;
fresh gathered, ftrsts, 3G@37kc.
Cheese-Unsettled; receipts, 11.s62 boxes,
including $3.50 in transit for export; state.
fresh. specials, 25iz @23xc; same, average
run, 23c.
Poultry--Dressed, steady: chickens. ESQ
soc; fowls. 1914 42be; turkeys, 1s@35c. Live.
firm; chickens, bro!lers, Al @ 43c; fowls, 2sc;
turkeys, 10000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
BEEF STEERS.

Hogs--on opening rounds prospects were
for another sharp advance In prices. Chi
uago was reported as strsng and bWi0c
higher. and on the strength Of this anu
local run that was no. very large shippers
filled their moderate orders at prices that.
white uneven, were generally full dime
higher. As was the case yesterday. nearly
all tho hogs that went to shippers wero on
the light order.
Peekers were out to hold things down.
ard II was pretty we'll along In the morn
ing before sellers were able TO get bids from
killars that were any better than steady
In the end most Of the packer buyers raised
their hands and filled their droyes at prices
that were fully a nickel higher. but they
paid the advance under protest, and there
was a weak undertone to the trade all
through.
One OF the big packers never did better
hts early bids. and on the close. with up.
ward OF twenty-fivs loads left over. other
buyers had filled their ORDERS he carried
his point, late rounds being slow ut figures
that were not bit more than steady with
yesterday. The general market was around
So higher. Bulk sold at sl5,abG15.7o, sew
eral loads reaching the latter price, which
was also tho days top. Moro than half Of
the Monday and Tuesday break has been
made UP. but values are still right close 10
1be lever than last weeks close. Common
hogs have been slow sellers all week and
show the most of the break, being fully zoe
lower than last Saturday, while the better
grades are In many cases no more than i0c
down,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
PIGS.
a2.10s-


sheep-There really was not enough OF
any kind on hnnd TO make a market All
three loads were Of mixed natives, and
nothing was here on which TO base COM
parisons, The market was nominaliy called
about steady at the weeks decline. Tops
out OF one bunch of native spring lambs
sold at $500, but nearly half OF the bunch
was sorted out at $1,000. Other native
sprngers sold as high as sl77S
No ycarlng lambs were offered either
clipped or in the wool, A few clipped ewes
that came IN with springers brought s11.60
and some rather plain wooled ewes sold at
si3+0o on yesterdays close culs out of
one bunch OF California spring lambs sold
70 feeders nj stAs5, and today somc light
thin native springers went 10 feeders at
1850 Two cars OF California feeders were
forwarded yesterday.
The break In prices this week has been
just as phenomenal as the advance which
preceded t. Compared with the high time
towards last weeks close medium to good
kinds of sheep and lambs are fully $500
lower, while there has been even more Of u
break on the palmer stuff, some OF which
Is selling fe.s0 lower than at the high point.
The siumt has been general, hitting all
grades OF stock. and being In force at all
the western markets. This decline Is season.
able. though 1t has been little more se-
we're than usual. owing 10 the fact that for
a time the market got clear away from
buyers and staged a runaway, with the re-
suit that packers were buying their stuff
ii a loss Eastern dressed mutton trade con-
tinues slow. and at this weeks close clear
ance Of dressed mutton supplies Is reported
as very poor.
Quotations on sheep and lambs. Lambs
shorn, sl4s5a 1900. spring lambs, $500 q
1890. spring lambs, culls, si0.00Q 1900
lambs feeders. ste.ooGlt76; yearilngs
shprn. sie.004 1875; wethers, shorn. $ii.5t
qpissa ewes shorn. sio.50ati.76; ewes,
cuiis. shcrn. sso0qlooe.
Representative safes;
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
81. Louis Live stock Market.

st, Louis. Mo-, June 1.--cattle--Receipts,
22oo head market steady native beef
steers. S760@13,00; yearing steers and heif.
ers, $s.b0@I3.00; cows, s6,0o@11. 90; stockera
and feeders, $s.00@i0.00; prime southern
heifers. si25@s.o0 prime yearling steers
and heifers. $3.50 o 1900; native calves. $500
@14.60.
Hogs-Iteeeipts. $500 head; market high
eri light. sih.i6G16.sb; pigs, sl0.0011%50;
mixed and butchers. si5,45 fp1b,95; good
heavy. sib.s5 9i6.oo; bulk Of sales. $i5.45Q
1890.
Sheep and Lambs--Recetpts, 1900 head
market lower; clipped lambs, si4,00G1b,0o,
clipped ewes, s96oW12,Go; spring lambs,
$1b,0 gis.00; Gamers. s5.00@6.0o.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

Kansas City, No.. June 1.--Cattle--Re.
ceipts, 1900 head. market steady; prime FED
steers. sle.60@1t.3o; dressed beef steers
s1o,oo@12s5; western steers. ss.oo@134o
cows, ss60@1ioo; heners, $s.5oGi2,25
stockers and feeders. $500 @1o.7s: bulls
$500 q 1926; calves. $7.o0@i3.2b.
Hoss--Receipts, 5.f00 head; market high
er; bulk of sales, $15.25@f6,so; heavy. si5.st
ep1600; packers and butchers, $3.50 1880
light. sl5.00@1b,60; pigs, s1s.00@1a26.
Sheep and Lambs---Reeepts, 600 head
market steady: lambs. s1f00@1s.O0: year,
lings, s12.0o@i5,oo; wethers. slt,ooQ1i5o
ewes. $iO.50Wl250.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

, When the Bride of Mystery
examined the line of toilet ar.
ticles and drugs at Green's
pharmacy, Sixteenth and How
ard, she decided right away to
trade there. She can telephone
for anything she wants.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

New York. June 1.-Sugar-Raw quiet;
centrifugal, 5.96c molasses, Bose. Re-
fined steady: fine granu1ated, 7.50qS.ooc.
Futures were easier earlier under scat
tered liquidation prompted by the uncer-
tainty as to the final outcome of the pro-
posed tax at Washington. AT noon prices
were 2@4 points lower.
Closed easy at 4@9 points lower; sales
1s,2oo tons; July. 5.o7c; September. 5,17e
December, 5.02c.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

Chicago. June 1.--Cattle--Receipts, 1000
head; market firm; native beef cattle,
$9.25@l3.70; stockers and feeders, s7.40@
1860; cows and heifers, s6.25Q l1.75; calves,
$9.50@140U.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 heaa market
firm, 15c above yesterdays average; bulk
OF sales. $3.50 1900; light. $14so@1a9O;
mixed. $1535G1so0, heavy s15.25@16.o5i
rough, $1525@15.s4; pigs, $10.5OQll75.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head ,
market weak; wethers. s10.0O@1290; ewes,
s9.2591s.a5: lambs, s1o.75@lb.1o; springs,
$12.5O@l7.70.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

New York, June i.--Cofree--The market
for coffee futures was quiet again today
with fluctuations correspondingly narrow
Discussion Of the latest tax proposal evil
IDENTIFY created no fresh interest. fThe mar.
ket opened at q decline OF points. The
close was net unchanged to points lower
Sales, $3.50 bags: June, s.0sc; July, S.13e
August, s.1sc; September, s,22c; October
SAFE: November. s.32e; December, s.37c
January, S43c; February, S,49c, March,
S54c; April s,6oc; May. s.66c.
Spot, dull; Rio rs. I0Ac; Santos As, 10hc
No Santos offers were received In the cost
and freight market, but Rio Is were said
TO be held at shc. American credit.
The official cables reported no change ir
primary markets, except Santos futures
which were unchanged TO 25 reis lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

Hay-Receipts continue steady and de-
mand fair; market is quiet and draggy:
which has caused prices to so lower on al
grades Of prairie hay.
Choice upland prairie. ss0.oO92l.0o No.
1, $4,000 1000: No. ., s14oo916.oo; NO. >.
SIS. 9O9l10o No. midland, $4,000 @2o 70;
No. Q, sI3.00Gt6.OO. No, lowland. slS,ee
@1ioe; No. 2. $s.oo9lo.oo; No. 3, HeoV
$50.
Choice Aifalta--s24 OoG25.Oo. No 1,
saS00@2400. Standard, $2o.00@2l.oo: NO.
2. s17.0Oq 1900; No. 81 sl20o914oo.
Straw--oat. sS.009S.50. wheat, N'oV9
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

Minneapolis. June 1.--Wheat--July
s21sk; September sl.s2. Cash: No l hard
s2,73h; No. northern, $2.5sH g2.63A
No. 2 northern, $2.4Sh @2.5sA
Corn--No. 3 yellow, st52h @1.54ia
Oats--No. 3 white 60@6ic,
Flaxseed-$3. .06 Q312.
Flour--Unchanged,
Rye-s23002.32.
Bariey-o9c q s1.42.
Bran--s27 700@2s.00.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
Turpentine and Rosin Market.

Savannah, June 1.-Turpentine-Marke
firm, 4O%c; sales, sos barrels; receipts, 2sS
barrels; shipments, 546 barrels; stock on
hand. 12176 barrels.
Rosin-Market firm; sales, 933 parreIs'
receipts. 766 barrels: shipments, 4.16S barr
rels; stock on hand, 63.S94 barrels. Quota.
ton. b. s5.s0@5.65; D. s6.75@5.SO; +, s5,so;
G. H l. $500; X, $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

cattle--Receipts we're small this morning.
only fifty-six cars being reported In. which
is hardly enough to make a real test OF the
market. For the week receipts foot up 49,
I25 head. the smallest for number Of
weeks back. but still almost 1000 head
larger than year ago. The prices paid
today showed little or no change, the mar
kst generally being quoted fully steady with
yesterday.
Quotations on cattle; Good TO choice
beeyes, si2.4o@1s.s5; fair to good beeves,
sl1.40UI2.40; common to fair beeves, si200
oil 40: good to choice yeariings, st1.76W
1856; fair to good yearlings. tii.0eat2.oo:
common to fair yearlngs, si0.06@il.00;
good to choice heifers. s10.260lf.2b: good
10 srholce cows. se.76@i0.75; fair to good
cows, ss,75@s.75; common to fair cows,
$f.e01s75; prime feeding steers, 10000
1I.oo good to choice feeders, 5000 G10, 90;
fair to good feeders. ss,5o@s.75; common to
fair feeders, s7.o0Gs60; good to choice
stockers. sa50qt0,5o; stock hefors, $3.50
1850; stock cows, sf.oo@1o,oo; stock calves.
Nbo@ti.O0; veal calves. Sa,oo91i,0e; beef
bulls. stays, etc, ss,J0@l0,2b.
ReurhNqntDtiye Hnlna.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

New York. June I.--cotton--Future.
opened steady: July. 2i.7sc: October. sl,25ci
December. 2l.S6c: January, 2l.s9c: March
2t.bSc.
Cotton futures closed steady; July, a2,i5c
October, 2l.o4c; December, s2,05c; Jan.
uary, 22.00c. Spot, steady; middling, ss65c
Liverpool. June 1.--cotton--Today Is /
holiday on the Cotton exchange.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

a3i00i third quarters and later, s2s.Soq
$500. Iron, firm and unchanged. TIN, un-
settled at s62.25@63.60.
At London-Copper: Spot. 1886 futures,
f24s los; electrolytic, f142. Tin: Spot, f24s;
futures. E246 los. Lead: Spot. $50 los; fu-
lures, f?9 los. Spelter: Spot, fSi; futures
fb0
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

ST. Joseph, No, June 1.--Cattle--Re-
celpts 400 head market steady: steers,
ssoo@ls.oo; cows and heifers. $500 @ls.5o,
calves. ss.0O@l250
Hogs--Receipts, $500 heads market
1oc higher; top. $500; bulk of sales, slS.lo
R15.f0.
Sheep aud Lambs--Receipts, 800 head
market steady; lambs. $4,000 1900, ewes,
ss.00di2.25
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

"Have you ever visited the
new delicatessen, 1906 Farnam
and noticed what wonderful
things they have to eat? am
going to feed Jack on their
pies"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

steady: lights. sl5109lS.2o; mixed. s15..5
dI5.4O; heavy, s15.40915.75; pigs, $1,000
1850; bulk Of sales. si5.20@l5.40.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 500 head !;
market weak,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
sIoux City live stock Market.

Sioux City. Ia. June 1.--cattle-Receipts,
$500 head: market for killers steady. stock
ers slow; beef steers. $s50@1S.25. fat cows
and heifers, ss.0O@1125; Gamers. $3.50 @
500; stockers and feeders, $7b0010.00;
calves, ss.oO@1s0o bulls. stays, etc. $3.50
@l0.50; feeding cows and hetfers, $500 %
a.25
Hogs-Receipts. 10000 head market
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

New York. June l.--pry Goods--Clotn
markets were very strong today. The de-
mand for fine goods was better and fino
wash goods advanced. Wool markets were
very strong.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

st. Louis. June i.-Wheat--No. 2 red,
s2.s5; No. hard, s2.65; July. s1.97k; Sep.
tember, $l.s4.
corn--No. 2, s1.56; No. Q white, sl.57;
July, sl.44&; September. $3.50.
oats--No. and No. 2 white. nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02
Kansas C,tv c,.,, M.rp.,

Kansas CitN June 1,-Wheat-No. 2 hard
S2,5502,63: No. red, s2.5292G2; July
$2.02. September, s1S1.
Corn--No. . mixed. si.50@1.51; No.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-02

Chicago closing prices, furnished Tho Bee
by Logan n Bryan, stock and grain brokers.
316 South Sixteenth street, Omaha:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
EXTRA DIVIDEND
ON STEEL STOCK
Stockholders Are Urged to Contribute
to the Red Cross Fund - Big
Loan Subscription.

NEW YORK, June 13.-In addition
to subscribing $25, 900 more to
the Liberty loan bonds, bringing its
total up to $50,0oo,0o0, the United
states Steel corporation yesterday de
elared an extra dividend Of ! per cent
on the common stock to enable stock
holders to contribute to the 100000
600 fund which is being raised bv the
American National Red Cross for army
purposes.
The dividend action was taken, it
was explained, by Chairman Gary at
the request Of many stockholders and
the dividend checks will be sent with
statement of the circumstances which
influenced the action Of the beard of
directors. He said, however, that "the
disposition Of the dividend will be left
entirely with the stockholders in ac-
cordance with their interest and pa
tflotic instincts.
Chairman Gary announced that q still
further subscription to Liberty Loan
might be made "'if it should seem nee
essary in order to dispose of the total
amount Of bonds to be placed bv the
government within the period ending
next Friday
The board Of directors also took ac-
tlon in respect to the regular quarterly
dividend due to be declared on the
last Tuesday Of July, adoptin. a reso-
luton that il was the sense Of the board
that an extra dividend of 3 per cent
Of the common stock be declared on
that date in addition to the regular I Il
per cent on that issue and the / 3-4 per
cent on the preferred. The 3 per cent
extra dividend Will be the same as was
declared for the previous quarter.
# all the steel corporations common
stockholders contribute their per cent
dividend. the Red Cross will realize
about $5,500,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF PAPER SUPPLY
Trade Commission Makes This Recon-.
mendation Lack of Competi-
tion Makes Situation Serious.

WASHINGTON, June l3-Pooling of
.newsPrint paper and importation under
"a government agency for distribution to
publishers at price providing fair
profit to manufacturers was recommend
ed today by the federal trade commission
in report on its investigation of the
paper industry conducted during the last
year.
The commission also suggested that the
government seek to induce Canadian au-
thoritics to establish a similar agency to
cooperate with the American pool
I'm letter transmitting The report to
the senate the commission declared that
II he 1916 consumption of print paper is
equaled this year the cost to consumers
will be Sl05,000,000 an increase of
S35,o0o,0 900 or 30 per cent over 1916 and
that one half of this increase represents
additional profits to manufacturers. The
situation is serious and likely TO reach a
panic state in a few months because OF
lack OF sufficient competition among pro
ducers, said the commission
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
FLOWING UP MANY
ACRES OF CORN
Continued Rain Seriously Affected
Sweet Corn Fields - Baxters
Supplied with Tin Cans.

The abnormal rains Of the past several
weeks have done much damage to the
corn fields especially those planted to
sweet corn, i'll the way of causing the
kernels to rot in the ground In all
places the growth has been retarded. in
many places only a small part of the
corn planted has come up and in some
places the termination has been so slight
that the land is being plowcd over and
made ready for re planting
Baxter Brothers of Brunswick. Me,
who own q corn canning factory in West
Minister and another in Brattleboro. put
in % acres of sweet corn Of their own in
Westminster this spring, in addition to
the acreage promised by the farmers.
The termination was so poor that their
foreman, George Hail. is plowing up
about % acres, which viii be re planted.
In one respect Baxter Brothers are for
tunate. They have on hand an ample
supply of tin cans to take care of this
years product at all their factories.
They secured the supply before the mar
ket conditions for tin cans became acute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
COUNTY SLACKERS
TO BE ROUNDED UP
Sheriff Transmitting Orders to Town
Clerks to Check Up Registration
with Military Census.

Sheriff G. f. Mann started out this
morning under orders of Governor Hor
ace F. Graham. transmitting orders from
Washington, to apprehend forthwith ev-
cry man in the county who is between
the ages Of II and 81 and who failed
Ito register OIL registration dav.
Orders will be given at once to all
town clerks to check up the military
census in each town with the registra-
tlon returns as the basis for beginning
widespread operations. The sheriff al
ready knows of several Young men who
will find themselves in the tolls and sub
jcct to the decision of the federal gov
crnment as to what will he the ultimate
disposal Of eases Of failing to obey the
federal mandate to register.
United States Marshal A. T.. Carpen-
ter has not received yet any definite
orders regarding slackcrs, but he antici-
pates that he will receive orders which
i will explain what his part of the work
of rounding them up viii be and what
method of procedure. in disposing of
their eases will he adopted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
Certain That Great Britain
Will BE Finished in Next
Two Months
REICHSTAG LEADER
CHEERFUL PROPHET
Convinced That Owing to Submarine it
VIII Be Unnecessary to Endure An
other Winter of War - England Is
Compared TO a Bulldog.

COPENHAGEN, June Is, via London
England is given less than two more
months OF life by Herr Won IIcydebrand
Conservative leader in the rcich,tag. la
speech to his electors he quoted Ger
man admiral a. saying, we hope. YES
We are certain that in two months at the
most the condition Of the English will b.
such that Great Britain will be finished. -
Herr Won llcydcbrand had asked the
admiral whether hc believed Germany
could win complete victory through the
submarine campaign. The admiral'- con
lldcut reply was used by the Conservative
leader to confouud "doubtrr, and luke
warm individuals found among the Ger
man masses who are questioning in in,
crcasing degree the political and military
cllicaey of the ruthless submarine war.
fare.
Herr Won Ilcydcbrand also gave warn.
ing against hope of a separate peace with
Russia aud Il consequent easy victory
over Gcrmauys other opponents, uwill-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
AMERICANS PAY RANSOM.
Mexicans Held Up Two Mining Men
for 81 800

FL PASO Tex, June 12-Donald
Best and Alexander Stroud, mining men
of FL Paso, are free, after having paid
s 300 as a ransom to Mexican bandits
who made them prisoners last week,
near Chihuahua City. Best is manager
of a mine fifty miles east of Ahumada
and Stroud is employed by him.
Twelve armed Mexicans, led by man
who called himself a colonel. told them
they were prisoners and demanded ran
som. Best came to FL Paso, got the
money and took it back.
Advancing up the Conchase river,
Francisco Villa captured Santa Rosalia,
eight miles southeast of Chihuahua City,
on Monday. A passenger who arrived
here from Chihuahua City said that
sixty dead government soldiers and POO
wounded had been brought back to the
state capital following the fight Villa
also occupied Mequoi, a small town
! forty miles from Santa Rosalia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-13
Man Who Refused to Regis
ter Gets Eleven Months
and Twenty-nine Days
PLEADED GUILTY
WHEN ARRAIGNED
Said He Did Not Think It Was Right
to Register Sicilian Who Did Not
Understand Law Went to Jail for One
Day - He Is Willing to Sign.

NEW YORK, June l3-A peniten.
tiary sentence of l | months and % davs
for not registering under the selective
draft law was imposed by United
States Judge Chatfcld in Brooklyn to.
day on Herman p. Levine, school
teacher and college graduate
This is the first prison sentence i'm
posed for this ofrense, as far as is
known here. tie had pleaded guilty
When arraigned he was given another
opportunity to register Il do not think
it is right and | refuse to do SO. = he
SAID. lie is % years ola.
Benjamin Mongo, % years old, a 81.
Gillian by birth, was sent to lail for one
day for failing to register lie said he
did not understand the draft law and
when it was explained to him expressed
his willingness to sign and to fight if
called upon.