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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Metal Markets

Increased production of copper is
anticipated with more favorable
weather for mining operations. and with
improvement in the transportation SIT
uation, which the railroads are promls-
ing. some enlargement in supplies IN
the local market is anticipated: How
ever. he entire production in this
country between now and July mas
practically been contracted for, IN large
rart by The agents for the Allies, so
about the only prospect of any material
increase in offerings Of nearby deliye-
res. according to dealers, lies in the
possible resale of copper by consumers
who possibly may have overbought, or
in the release of some of the tonnage
contracted for by foreign interests.
Prices current for a rev Of the prih-
cipal metals and metal products, COM
pared with those prevailing at the cor
responding time Of last year, follow;
Current A year
Drfce ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
". S. Treasury Finances

Washington. March l0.-Condition o
the United States Treasury: Net bal
ance in general fund. $50, 333. 1853: tota
receipts, s2,287 ,087; total payments. S..
to9.83o.
The deficit this fiscal year is St69.
COG, e85. against a deficit of s55,772. 30i
last year. exclusive Of Panama Cana
and public debt transactions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Bonds

Trading in bonds on the New York
Stock Exchange Saturday amounted to
$685. 900, against s4,sO6.0oO Friday
s1.s64.O00 a week ago and sl,OS4,oOo
a year ago. From January l to date,
s22s,s 900, against s222,6s9,oOO in
1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Japanese Postal oaV'"s ;,

The total Of postal SAVINGS ~ .sl IS
on Deceu.b Der 81. 1916. was ~ -
The agure on the cOrre'pOn', a 80
in 1915 was siOs.aa4,6eS. w'le' .s
that in 1916 there was an '' '.,.rsi,I
ss7. 6a9. $50. II is estimated ss.;dr,r
70 consul General George h. sew ., u
that in March. 1917, me ,,,sps'
exceed the 2oO.q%.OOO yen ~
ooO) mark, according 70 ~
Advertiser"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

fancy. a6d2snc: white. average fancy. -eg
26tc: lower grades. 24izq2Sl-c; t~hs'
held. specials. 27L4 az nc: average fancy,
&c fresh. specials. 27c; average fancy; .o9
a6iac: single daisies. fancy. 26l2dz, &c
Wisconsin. whole milk. fancy, twins. held.
27s27i.c: single daisies. % !, az &c double
daisies. held. e6izd27i2c; fresh. 26d 20 &C
Young Americas. held. 26 y a &c: fresh. 2ee 4;
Oregon. triple daisies. held. 26'sn21c state.
skins, current make. choice, 2lc isir 10
good. 19tsM 2oi:c; lower grades lf@ ls'sc'
Eggs. Receipts. 1852 cases. Fresh gath
cred. extras. per dozen. COO extra hrsts'
2qiyc: tirsts. 29c seconds and lower grades,
2sGl 2Si,sc: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
Western. hennery whites. fine to fancy, $50
sac: ordinary TO good. 30fi SIC; gathered
whites. ordinary TO fine. STA 33c: Western
and Southern, gathered Vhites. sea Sic
state. Pennsylvania and nearby. hennery
browns. 31aI32c: gathered brown and mixed
colors. first to extra iirsts. % ism soc duck
eggs. Baltimore. asa isc: Far Southern, 70
N t5c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Building steel Less Active

Two large contracts Tor sen'l''ia'.
steel for export are on the pom
being closed. There is less set"V
steel building work, bat many ~
orders for manufacturing plant ''-
sions arc being placed. notSi'n''
ing the high prices. Shipyard iHPa y.
ments call TO- $1,000 tons more - =.
The pig iron trade IS eHe'''1' :,
prices from 81 to s. per ton /,
The difficulty OF securing ns'
contracts has developed ~, ,
spot market. Sales in the =, ~
the last FIVE days amounted " ,,,
tons for early and forward 'nlp- -
in all sections about 10000 ''''
sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Sugar Futures.-Cable advices from Cuba
reporting a less encouraging situation there
and the higher spot market here caused the
sugar futures market yesterday to be firm
advances OF cas- points. and on covering OF
shorts prices gradually worked higher. clos
ing at net gains Of "a 10 points. Sales
totalled 1850 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton
seed Oil

Coffee Futures.-The market for coffee
futures yesterday was quiet with fuctua-
tions narrow and irregular. This suggested
more evening up for over the week end than
fresh business either way. and there was
nothing in the talk around the ring TO indi-
cate any change in sentiment Closing
prices were unchanged 10 . points higher
and sales were estimated at $500 bags.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Cottonseed Oil Futures.-The market for
cottonseed oil developed renewed strength
yesterday, and at the close values were sails
points net higher Total sales were 1900
barrels. There was good demand from
local shorts, while commission houses were
on the buying side, prompted by the strength
in the lard position. which appears 20 be the
dominating factor in the market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Sales. Open. hlsh- Low i az
1900 &C NJ Oil (apl 90 90 70 ~
900 &C 4 Co r. 1874 1oH2 !912 ..2iz
1000 'Cosden o & G. IS 15Ls - los
5000 'Elk Basin Petr ga efs - "a
1900 sEsmeralda o c Is
$500 Federal OIL. ia pa IS 3
300 'Int Petroleum. 12l2 va va l<L2
300 Kenova o APP n ~ % ~
5000 merritt Oil G. 24b7 2|L2 <5S4 -
1900 Met Petroleum. ga ga xIs "a
500 sM-C c o Il " 1873 1928 1873 1873
$4,000 'tMidwest OIL. II 81 II 90
5000 lido pref.
500 IN Y & T OIL. 2's 90 s KS
$4,000 'Okla OIL ..... 9ls IL W ",
$500 edo NJ ...... q "a "a "a
20o0 Okla Pr & r.. y Tvs -
5000 fOmar o & G.. 80 % %
1900 'Ossge-H OIL. Us =,
500 Penn Gssolcne.. liz ~
5000 5000 : :E,ss oa fo}ss -. ro3s ~
1900 Secur L 4 r.. oZ2 o2
5000 Sequo o & r.. las 1es lL2 ~
1000 Sinclair OIL. 5ess BOA oo1s 90
5000 'Un West Oil. e 20
$500 Victoria OIL. "a IA Ia Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Livestock, Meats and Provisions

Following are yesterdays Nprices, compared
with thoge Of year ago:
New Yorl esterdsT. yeH ago
live steers. best zoe .
H. .......-..... 1915 dSlf.60 M.2o G>9.iO
Di h. .! O'e' s'''' 10 49,. NJ .4H
I' is ''' ' o's' 1900 900 Nslsoo
LIZ Z ewes. 100 h. SIS Is g q. IS SO so s.g
Ld prime. 100 's' h.. .aOo q 800 HOO slase
Dressed mutton. 10. - % " ~ g -
Dressed lambs. H.. 10 e ~ - .Ie'z
HOGS 100 lb......l350 q i45 $50 9IicO
Dressed hogs bacon. ~ ,.
To. .-..........- .-.Ioi,I IL ..'.sA9,
Mos pork. bbl. $3.50 q $500 22.5o 1850
Moss beef bhl. 400 a $3.50 1880 1l9.5O
Lard Middle West, IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Daily Imports and Exports

Daily imports and exports of general
merchandise at the Port of New York
were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Orchard and Field
Hay and Straw

Yesterday. 4 year ago.
tFer toni per tom
' large bales les .s2o.oda2i.oo $4,000 -
No. clover mxd i45oSS ie.oo 2o.oog2t. 80
Rye straw. No 10000 400 14.oog 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Bonds
Consolidated Exchange

Unlisted. tsell cents per share.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Unit Of trade on this exchange, 10 shares
transactions and prices Saturday for the
1900 .ctf,.o etocLa folIoxv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Urgent Need Of Motive POsG

Aside from the distribution Of e.
tracts for. 6s,332 tons Of heavy n
BY the Pennsylvania Railroad "
pany. orders for only 10000 rails ~
taken by the mills. but fully Nv
tons are pending for domestic and r."
eign shipment in 1918. No RAJ; "
available for 1917. and one Essier''S
has been compelled TO purchase w
tons Of relaying rails 20 cover ufF''
needs. The demand for motive %"
is extremely pressing; orders ~
just been accepted for l72 Locomotive
from domestic roads and Can'f'
lines have ordered twenty in the "
minion. Only a few orders Tor q"
and bridges were placed.
The Bethlehem Steel Company "
just closed another $l3,0OO,0Oo ~
contract covering more boats FOR y
Cunsrd Line. Domestic shipopl'''
have bought 10000 tons Of plates
shapes, and 10000 tons have bees "
for export 20 Japan and FRANCE :"
tracts are pending for over 900"
Of marine steel to be delivered - D"
and 1919. Provision is being ns''
expedite government work in pr"
wards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Steel Products
Are Selling at
Record Prices
Big Demands from Rail
roads and Shipbuilder
-, Feature Trade

Extraordinary advances in the pru
of rolled steel products from day y
day during the last week demons'n'
clearly the unusual pressure upon "
steel mills for all kinds Of ma'Hs
and indicate that the capacity OF n
various plants is being contracted 'o'
over the last half of 1918 and the mrs
half of 1919. The principal advances
In prices include 81 per ton on wrosr
steel and iron pipe, 50 per ton on l'f'
section rails, 81 per ton on soft ~
bars, $40 per ton on structural sTc
and SO per ton on tank plates To
prices now prevailing OF bars, li'r
and shapes are the highest Of rs'''.
exceeding the maximum prices esas
lished in 1899 by sl7 70 $32 per y,
Merchant steel pipe is now at the ils'
est level since February ! 1900 Tier
are no official prices for marine shsr
and plates, but independent mills h'H
advanced asking prices $40 per ~
Eastern Pennsylvania mills also ~
asking 500 per ton more Tor tank plate
than is the Carnegie Steel CompnI
The latter company has also sdyi'x
warehouse prices at New York s. p
ton on bars, plates and shapes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

OatS.-rhe oats market was dominated By
the action of wheat and corn. prices EASING
of from a firm opening and closing with net
losses Of sc 20 re. The local cash market
vas firm. standard quoted ~ I5M l5 &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Railroads
Standard Oil Subsidiaries

Open. High. Low. Last.
!. 36A 36l ? 36l4 36la
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
DRAMA LEAGUE PLAYERS
TO APPEAR In SATIRE

A pantomime, with costumes and make
up OF the players fashioned after the
ultra-modern art as depicted on maga-
zine covers, will be one Of the novel
ties offered when the Drama League
Players present four one-act plays. all
written by Washington authors, tomor-
row evening at the Wilson Normal School
assembly hall
The plays also will be given on Thurs
day and Friday evenings. there being no
performance on Wednesday evening.
"Fe, Fl, Fe, Fun was written by
Bertram Bloch, director Of the players
Trains" is by Evelyn Won Emig; The
Brink Of Silence" by Esther Galbrath
and "Coranda's Woolng," by Mary A
Kirkup.
In the casts will be Frederic B. Wright
DetIow Marthinson, Henry Delan, John
B. Tuttle, Elsie Agnes Lancaster. Mary
Minnix. Julia Chase. Laura Vessels Ell
ton B. Taylor. Dorothy Pasch, G. A
Lyon, Ralph Hayes, Edwin P. Ludwig
Louis Howe. Maurice Jarvis, Arthur b
White, Charles ShutterIy, Bennet Mead
Alfred Harding, Dorothy Wood and Ada
Howell
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
GEN. HARVEY And STAFF
INSPECT D. c. GUARDS
Pleased with Showing of Men on
Patrol Duty.

Brig. Gen William e. Harvey. COM
manding the entire organized militia OF
the District Of Columbia, was guest of
honor yesterday when tho citizen-sol-
diers at the Fort Myer camp and along
the Conduit road on guard patrol eel
ebrated their first real "at home since
they were called into war service.
Gen. Harvey and party rnotored all
along the line that is being guarded by
the four companies detailed on Conduit
road to protect the aqueduct that sup
plies the city with water. He later Wis
tied the camp at Fort Myer.
Gen. Harvey expressed himself as ex-
ceedingly well pleased with the quality
of service the command is performing
and he complimented his rcSimental
STAN on the excellent condition Of the
camp.
The officers Of the Third Regiment
were still in the dark yesterday as to
what service the other two battallons,
remaining In camp, will get. It is prac-
tically established now in the minds of
officers that the men will remain in
camp for drill and further instruction
in military tactics, possibly relieving
the Second Battalion for patrol duty, In
case OF need. No orders were received
yesterday from the department Of the
East.
Removal OF the ban on enlisting r1en
for the regiment was grounds for the
speculation that the government Is now
ready to go the limit and call out the
mounted organizations shortly.
Members Of the two batteries Of field
artillery, two troops OF cavalry and the
Signal Corps have been on edge for the
last several days, expecting call to
arms. All that the command can say
now Is that the days for this eventually
are numbered.
Relatives and friends OF the militia
men visited camp and the Conduit road
outposts in abundant numbers yester-
day. The driveways were thronged
with automobiles and pedestrians jour
neying to and from the encampments ell
through the day.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
FIGHT FOR LARGE CROPS.
Speaker Tells How Reclamation
Projects Are Aiding.

Fight for inCreaserd crop production
for ourselves and for humanity might
well be the battle cry OF America at
this time" said w. I. Swanton, OF the
reclamation Service. in an address yes
terday morning at the Peoples Church
in describing the economic and CO.
operative work being carried on ty TINS
bureau OF the Department of the Interior.
TT is expected that the value Of crops
on the government irrigation projects
will be between $25, 600 and 100000
this year" Mr. Sawnton declared, and
every effort is being made to have all
land possible placed under crops as soon
as conditions are favorable and the life
giving water is furnished to the land.
at the present time there are over
100000 persons on the farms or in the
project towns, development has beer
rapid and. as a result of this work, from
an economic standpoint. tate has been
added to the Union" said the speaker.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
Io-ssf
LOCAT, MENTION.

George & CO., Outftters TO Men & Boys
at 80 7th St, close Saturdays at p. m.
Norris-Suits French Cleaned, S1.0O Up.
Steam pressing, S5c. 710 eth St NJ. 11S7.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
Purely Personal

William Morcock, son OF E. W. Nor
cock, OF the Government Printing Office.
who was recently graduated from the
United States Naval Academy, has been
assigned to duty aboard the L. s. s. Min
neapolis
Frank T. Wittenbers has been ap-
pointed a fireman in the office OF the
Postmaster General.
Edward ]. Garrahan has resigned his
position in the Postoffice Department
H. H. Bennett, inspector in the Bureau
Of Soils, has returned from a trip
through the South and Southwest.
J. c. Jenkins, jr., Of the Depar artment Of
Labor. has been appointed natUraliza-
tion inspector with headquarters in New
York.
Miss Ida Dennis. Of the Department of
the Interior, has received promotion.
Louis Bernette, OF the Department OF
Agriculture, has been detailed TO the
Southern States for investigation work.
Frank NJ. Vennman, OF the Patent Of
fee. has resigned and moved to Cleve-
land. Ohio.
Clarence S. Durand. OF the Census
Bureau. has been promoted.
John B. HynaI has received an ap-
Eointment as first aid miner in the Bu-
reau OF Mines.
Ernest B. Brown, copyist in the Gen
cral Land Office. has been promoted.
Clarence Henshaw is visiting relatives
in Havre de Grace Md.
Walter Ferber. just discharged from
the National Guard on expired enlist
ment. has enlisted in the United States
navy as second-class printer. and is as
signed to the navy yard here for duty.
After a weeks recruiting campaign ia
local theaters. Chief Yeoman J. Franklin
Jackson, of the MayfIower, was given
shore leave yesterday to visit friends III
this city.
Miss Norma Johnson has just returned
from New York City. where she spent
last week with relatives
Lieut.. Thomas CottrcIl. lately gradu-
ated from the Army and Navy Prcpsra-
tory School, has left Washington for
Fort Leavenworth. Kans.
Lieut.. Walter Kehoc. graduate of the
Army and Navy Preparatory School. ar
rived at Fort Leavenworth yesterday TO
begin his course for line duty.
Paul Miller. formerly of Washington
and now an employe of the customs ser
vice in the Canal Zone. is in this city
on a visit
T. c. Parsons. of the Government
1
assistant foreman of the monotype sec
tion.
J. Yablonsky, of the Postoffice Depart
ment is on leave Of absence.
Mrs. B. c. Baker. of the stamp divis-
ion. Postoffice Department, has been
sick for several days.
Miss Josephine Gloetsner, of the De-
partment OF the Interior. has received a
temporary appointment in the Geological
Survey.
]. c. Mcdowell, of the Bureau OF Ami
NAL Industry. was at Frederick, Md, on
official business last week.
Mrs. Lorenzo Starr Browne, of Wash
ington, accompanied by Miss Annie Pot
ter. of Annapolis, Nd, are visiting
friends in Birmingham, Ala
Thomas F. Cowhard. who spent the
winter travelling in the South and Wis
tied In Washington for several days, left
for Huntington, W. Va, Friday.
]. N. Norcross is registered at the
Great Northern Hotel, New York City.
Miss Eleanor Bingham will give an in
teresting lecture on the Twelve Famous
Masterpieces" this afternoon at 4:D
o'clock at the Club of Colonial Danes,
l727 X street. Tea will follow.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
DUST FOREIGNERS, TAKE JOBS.

Toronto. Ontario. April 15.-After an al
tercation with a foreign" gatekeeper at
the plant Of a motor factory here yestsr-
day, Lance Corporal Charles o'Brien, in
valided home from the front, led nifty
other returned soldiers in a raid on the
factory. They turned out more than q
score Of foreigners they found employed
there.
Not only was the action Of the raiders
pproved by the colonel commanding the
amp of returned soldiers, but he also
btained the assurance Of the factory
manager that hereafter returned soldiers
ill be preferred in giving employment.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
PEACOCK ALLEY, BEWARE
SNEAK Thief IS BUSY
Rafles Takes Handbag and Jewels of
Woman Guest.

A sneak thief with society manners
worked fashionable Peacock Alley" the
New Willard's promenade lounge, yestcr-
day. and when Mrs. Bessie A. Bar
raClough. a Los Angeles society womaIL
stepped across to the weighing scales. he
picked up the following valuables:
A Roycroft handbag, a Japanese purse,
$50 diamond ring, a 800 diamond
lavalliere. a ring of California gold and
: everal other jewels of less value Mrs
Barraclough had left her 7-year-old son
to guard the collection, but the youngs-
ter wanted to see his mama weighed
and in the meantime the thief was off.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland-Fair today !.
Tuesday unsettled and warmer, probably followed
by rain gentle variable winds.
yiruiDiaeFsir today; Tuesday overcast. probably
rain in north and west portions; gentle variable
winds.
In the Atlantic States fair today will Be followed
by unsettled weather on Tuesday with pTooabS
rains by Tuesday night.
No important temperature changes are indicated
for the eastern half d the country during the next
4s hours.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight 20; a. m, 8; a. m. 50; a m
33: sA m IS; 10 a. m, ~; Il noon, 90; p. m,
81: p. m, s.; p. m, "a: D. m, 2; ~
p m, 80.
Highest, 81; lowest. 3
Relative humidity-s a. m. 5S; p. m. q;
T. M, s..
Rainfall "a p. m. to p. m.), O.
Hours Of SUNSHINE E.2
Per cent Of possible su shine, 4.6
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, a.;
lowest "A.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

Mary G. Gilmore, - years. Columbia Hospt.
Beckman Du Barry. IT., Is, st. EnzsbethS Hosp
jules Guthridse. g. 1852 R ri. nv.
Elizabeth B. Davis, a, Zl2 First s. NV.
Harry Miller, S. tuberculosis Hospt.
Joseph BulloUgh, G5 sibley Hosp;.
COLORED.
Annie Blocks, s. ProVidence Hosut.
Ralph Nash, p Providence Hospt
Earnest Edwards 81, II y st. Sc.
VIM. .WsshingtsD, s. Washington Asylum Hos-
HELEN Green. J months. u Hope ave. se.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE

Paul G. and Mary A. Ziehl, boy.
VIM. r. and Annie T. Pruitt, Eih.
Vincent and Gilda NJ. LAnsillotti. bog.
Gland W. and MAdge Lane. boy.
Frank A. and Nelly L Gibbons, Eirl.
Francis W. and Clara B. Esterline. girl
Arthur ]. and Lila F. Diver, boy.
Eek NJ. and Sarah DesrmAn, boy
Herman NJ. and Virdie A. Bierley. boy.
Robert O. and GenevieVe Amman, boy.
.CoDORED.
Homer and Teresa Nee, girl.
Richard and Henrietta Mitchell, boy.
Cliff and Sarah Lane, boy.
jefferson and Sarah Freeman, boy.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16

By crossing certain fiber plants in
the Philippines an excellent grade of
artificial silk of much strength has
been produced.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-07
Hunt for Missing Link

Frau Leonore Selenka of Munich is
one of the three foreign delegates TO
the recent cOnvocation of the Amed-
can Association for the Advancement
Of Science in New York is on her way
to Orotava, Teneriffe, one of the Cam
airy islands, where she has established
station for the study Of the psych-
olOgy Of the ape.
Frau Selenka hopes by her work in
Teneriffe TO establish some Of the con-
illusions reached during an expedition
TO Trinil, Java, in search of remains
Of the pithecanthropous, or ape man,
popularity known as the missing link"
Frau Selenka is bearing all the ex-
penses Of the new work I'm Teneriffe as
memorial 10 her husband the late
Prof Emil Selenka, who was a dis
tinguished student Of the structure of
the higher apes. The studies Of the
apes at Teneriffe will be carried on
without the knowledge of the beasts
themselves.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-07
Price of a Tree

The owner of an apartment-house
was ordered to pay $65 for a maple
tree which he ordered cut down, not
knowing that it was city property. Elk.
pert testimony determined the cost OF
replacing the tree.
When a tree is felled and cut up
into logs its commercial value is cas-
fly calculated, but the worth of a
standing tree-especially one within
the city limits-is hardly to be deter
mined, except for the very practical
purpose of penalizing its destroyer.
The early settler, with the forest to
contend with, proceeds to clear the
land about his home, so that not q
sapling survives. Towns in the midst
Of what, generation ago, was Mich.
igan's timber belt, are treeless, OF
practically so, and summers sun and
winters wind find no obstruction tC
their violence. Yet in cities trees are
appreciated.
1t must be that our eyes were in
tended to receive more green rays than
any other, since trees are turf are alb
solutely necessary TO save any prospect
from bleakness. Every tree in Detroit
is precious, and it is reassuring to
learn that one cannot be felled with
out due action from the authorities
Detroit News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-07
In Northern France.

II is strange and terrible to visit
Paris, and no one can be happy, but
to one who has loved France il is far
worse to visit the lovely northern
country There is here a sense Of
emptiness, as if terror still hushed the
normal cheerful noises of mankind.
The people of these regions have lost
everything; their houses are burned /;
their animals, even the rabbits, are
gone; their farm implements are
shapeless pieces Of grotesquely melted
patched shelters, and in the houses
built by the Society of Friends, or
mass themselves in some nearby viii
lage that escaped destruction at the
hands Of the crown princes retreat
ing army. After a time in this silent
country one gets the sense that de-
struction is normal, and tears start to
ones eyes at the sight of an unde-
strOyed French village smiling in the
sun. So changed are all values that
i could feel nothing strange in the
words of the woman who told me,
Fortunately, my husband is a hunch-
back. MARY Heaton Verse, in the
Century.