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Exports OF refined sugar increased from
3s0,000,000 pounds in 1914 to 1,576,0OO,-
600 pounds in 1915.
The exports of distilled spirits in
creased 1000 per cent. Shipments of
barley showed an increase of rs per
cent, while those of bread and wheat
fell off. For some reason Africa show
ed n vast increase in imports of Ameri-
can wheat between 1914 and 1916. Rice
exports trebled. Thirteen million
pounds were sent abroad in last De-
cember alone.
Canada's commercial life has taken a
great stimulus from the war. Her
revenues are vastly more, and her inn
portations from her neighbor to the
south have almost incredibly increased.
She receives largo percentage of
number of our exports, often being next
to England in the amounts purchased.
France, frequently, is second in these
transactions. In the matter Of bacon i'm
ports from us Canada stands second.
and the increase in sales of this product
abroad has been almost three times the
normal amount during the last year.
In view OF the situation calling for an
embargo on some articles it is worthy
of notice that Holland received during
1916 enormous shipments of bacon, net
ting the shippers, in round numbers.
S14.000,O00. In the selling of fresh beef
the United States placed as much abroad
during the last month of 1915 as during
the whole year of 1914.
az
AS to decreases in exports. Cuba's lard
bill shrveled considerably. Her ord-
nary consumption of that adjunct of
food. brought from this country. meas
ures up to the extraordinary amount of
100000 pounds. the whole of Ger
many's imports of lard from us being
only half again as much. Less lard went
from these shores to Europe also. The
Falkland Islands sent US 81 worth of
merchandise in 1914 and We sent them
1925. whereas in 1916 we sent them
ten times as much.
Norway's imports from us-a subject
of interest now-increased IN the past
three years at ratio of 10 to 16, Swift
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quest of the Department of Commerce.
the tin-plate and tin-can manufacture
ers came to Washington to plan coop
GRAFTON in the conserving Of tin during
the coming season. The canmakers
agreed to withhold shipments until they
received satisfactory assurance from
customers that consignments would be
used only for conserving perishable
products of the season, and the plate
manufacturers agreed to refrain from
selling to those packers making up
cans for imperishable products. except
Tor army or navy usage.
Contracts for imperishable goods in
tin boxes are to be cancelled by whole
sale grocers, or at least suspended in
definitely.
American timed goods now control
new markets in the orient. in spite of
constantly increasing prices. 1t began
before the war, however, this brisk
business in new quarters. Few Ameri-
can food manufacturers there are who
are not represented In south China;
their canned fruits and vegetables con-
troll the market in Hongkong. once
port that was lined with German inter-
ests. Our preserves and jams have sup
planted famous British spreads" Our
confectionery, incased in tin and able
to Withstand the hot. moist air of that
part of the word, has been steadily Sc
curing a hold on Sing Lees palate.
Now, during the coming season, the
tin shortage on this side of the Pacific
demands that the Chinaman look to
neighbor nation for sweets of this sort.
The land of the rising sun Is. of course,
the chief competitor of the United
States in numerous fields of Mongolian
commerce, the cheapness of Japanese
labor and the consequent low price Of
goods creating wide demand among
China's poor for the handiwork pro-
duced among the cherry blossoms.
The extraordinary demand for dried
peas. beans. lentils. macaroni. spa
shetti and other non-perishable food
stuffs during the last eight months is a
significant example of the abnormal
shifting ofexports since the war began.
Various changes, decreases and in
creases. are sufficiently marked to merit
more than passing comment. Dried
peas. for instance. exported during 1916
brought the United States more than
$1,000, 900; in 1914 less than a million
dollars worth of both dried peas and
beans was shipped
Sugar Is rather scarce. The worlds
stock, not alone that Of the United
States. is being depleted. The Depart
ment of Agriculture only a short while
ago made direct appeal to the farmers
of the nation and the manufacturers to
make strides in the production Of sugar.
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moistened by its own energies and
rapidly covering itself with now sand
until its mafers hardly realize it's de-
velopment canned and bottled goods
from the United States have found a
foothold in the mikado's country, ~
we'll as other parts OF tho orient. There
has been demand created for Ameri-
can Ink. merchants in Toxic being the
importers. and the exchange of toys
has been increased between the two
countries. Soft drinks manufactured
here now reach Japan, and are consid-
cred novelty at afternoon tea parties.
China's trade with US was much in
creased In both buying and selling.
Ordinarily. the great staples of Ameri-
can exports to this country. now newly
governed. newly tormented by internal
dissensions and ridden by habits of
the days Of Confucius. are. prosaically
enough. kerosene and -four. Sales of
these products have decreased 40 per
cent as a result of political disturb
Nevertheless. we exported vast
amount Of metals, American hardware
making much Roadway. also American
window and plate glass. Ready-made
clothing from this side OF the Pacific
leads in China.
The trade of the past two years 10
markedly different in the land Of the
Mongols. exports Of various foods to
the United states showing q steady tn.
crease. 1t should interest the studen'
Of commercial exchange. and really
every one who is fully alive in the
country's needs. to recall that much
rice and tin. the one food staple and
the other necessary for the preserving
of certain foods. come from China, and
that this last year has seen American
importations Of these articles increased
in volume. Peanut oil and ponress.
cottonseed oil and tea imported from
China had q wonderful increase. There
is no doubt but that China. South
America and the United States ara be-
coming closely bound through the
topsy-turvy changes in world COM
merce.
Our coffee exports In 1915 fell on
a!-.o-t so Der cent from the year before.
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year. We are making carholic acid, med
icines. refined creosote and long list of
coal-tar products. We have had to do
without potash for fertilizer. but we have
learned to make enough from kelp for
industrial purposes. We are gradually
learning to make the finer dyes. because
we appreciate the fact that the use OF
poor dyes for our exported textiles Will
make 1T possible for Germany to re-enter
her old market with even greater pres
tige than she enjoyed when she had to
quit Them
Uncle Sam and the far east have Joined
merce. once dominated by the Germansa
has largely been taken over by the United
States. We have been importing more
raw materials from our Latin neighbors
and exporting more manufactured goods.
That highly organized industry of the
Black Forest of Thudingia. Saxony and
other states of the German empire. toy
making. is one instance where the ad-
vance in manufactured goods has been
great. ToyElaking among the Teutons
was one of the best managed. best de-
veloped fields of commerce in the world.
The proposed embargo has had
somewhat tortuous career. Necessar-
lily. 1t is still largely a potential mat
ter as to the specific articles which
shall be prohibitive of export. In the
opinion of the average person. perhaps
the first thing to keep at home and
within our own warehouses is food
s.ufYs. but an authority in the Depart
ment of Commerce had something to
say about this:
UNLESS there is bad failure of
crops this year, an embargo on food
stuffs will not even be considered, since
we are under obligations to feed our
allies and they are the principal con-
sumers Of our exported foodstuffs. The
power of embargo asked Of Congress IS
not primarily to shut of exports of any
line altogether. but principally to en-
able the government to control the
trade with neutrals who are in posi-
tion to trade with Germany.
That one absolute embargo will very
likely be placed, however. is almost
certain, at least for a short period.
This is tin-plate. Exports of tin-plate
have had much to do with the present
shortage in this country. For the eight
months which ended last February we
sold over $I5.Ooo.o00 worth of such
plate abroad. whereas before the war
the sales for similar eight-month Pc
RODS seldom exceeded 100000. Much
Of the tin-plate is now going to coun-
tries that used very little of 1t hereto
fore. such as Japan. India, Argentina
and Cuba"
On the first day Of May, at the re-
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Sales of cheese increased from s61S.410
TO S9.700.000 Condensed milk leaped
from $2,000.000 to SlS,000.00o. in round
numbers. Cocoa sales abroad decreased
in great measure. while shipments Of
mutton climbed 60 per cent. Our sale OF
eggs increased 40 per cent. and butter
scared in It's advance. in 1914 the eX-
ports being considerably less than four
million pounds and. three years later
Tor the year. covering almost 100000
pounds, and bringing in ss.2oO.ooo.
Our exports of wool have trebled in
three years. and the Department of
Commerce Is somewhat alarmed over
the increasing dihiculties in the way
of getting Australian wool. as we do
not have enough without help from
and other countries. This. of course.
refers to manufactured wool. Imports
Of manufactured wool. such as dress
goods. rugs. etc. have steadily de-
creased. until now we are receiving
only one-tenth as many fabrics for
in 1914. these largely from France and
Great Britain.
Cotton exports in 1916 had advanced
until the enormous sum OF half billion
dollars was realized from them by
American shippers. This refers to
parel made from cotton and sent abroad
reached u high-water mark in the
profits netted. Argentina, Chile, Colom-
bia and other countries in South Ameri-
ca receiving manufactured cotton cloth
to an extent OF several million dollars
in value.
Said an authority in the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce OF the
Department of Commerce: I'VE have
been preaching the advantage of SELL
ing more and more manufactured
goods. such as textiles, machinery AID
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E1HE embargo provision of the
espionage bill giving the
III President general authority to
IA :. curtail. or cut off entirely. such
exports as are deemed advisable to re-
tain strictly for our own usage has
passed both houses of Congress. with
slightly different amendments, and, sent
10 conference of the judiciary commit
tee. pas there been agreed upon In de-
taiL according to Senator Overman,
ranking chairman of the committee.
Before this article is published the
House and Senate will have gone
through the formality of acceptance OF
thes1reasure and the utilization OF its
wide power made possible, was the
added statement given out in the judi
ciarY committee room.
..dn,~iew of the embargo upon certain
exports. reading up on our foreign
trade of the past three years becomes
QUITE absorbing. Germany's absence IN
commercial fields has so shifted and
turned the tides that bare STATISTICS, II
dwelt on and compared and prophesied
concerning. become interesting to the
Se-fe5t bookworm and the man In the
street alike.
visions of strange lands and of ancient
customs being turned topsy-turvey by
changes of trade, and there Is the
shadow of stalking hunger. the crime
of.avarice and the hopefulness of de-
Oeit.
- =
6 Chinese hair Is being cut of and sent
to America. bicycles are bought in re-
turn. and motor cycles travel along
roads where srinnins idols have kept
watch for 5000 years.
One ancient village In Chinese terri
Tory is in process Of a reincarnation
through its modern-minded mayor. who
has adopted American clothes, removed
his Black and prideful queue, purchased
a consignment Of bicycles. and is having
tda- -snake-shaped highways transformed
INTO broad pixies for the future arrival
Of inexpensive automobiles.
German dyes were cut OF in the orient.
then1the British dye substituted failed. and
now, American dyes and chemicals con-
cerpea with the making of dyes are de-
veloping trade ION the road to Manda-
lay" This necessary development Of
some of our rather insignificant chemi-
cal Industries has been boom" said one
government ofYicial who follows such
THINKS very closely.
We were too prone to depend upon the
dyeworks of the Teutons. Strides have
been made In this field during the past
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ate demonstration of faith and the de-
sire for peace. Not only from Tore
del Passeri and Rocca Morice, but from
little settlements dotting the Abruzzi
for miles around the homely cottages
wound their way to the spot where
they are digging frantically for peace.
In different parts Of the mountains
one may see these believers, candles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHRIS
TOPPER PEARSE CRANCH. BY

J.eorora craneh Scott Illustrated
boston: Houghton MifIiin Company.
With scarcely book nowadays that
ia not. in one way or another, colored
nv the fact of the great war. it is like
drifting into some quiet and untroublcd
haven to read the letters of Christopher
Pearse Cranch, who, as American poet
anf artist, Travelled about Eurcre, in
wiling his soul and comminglins his
thoughts and dreams with those of the
other artists and poets of the latter
mart of the last century. Here are
notes and lettings of loiterings in all
The picturesque corners of Europe, with
intermediate returns to America. where
delightful records are made OF New
England adventures into transcenden-
toIism along with the Emerson group
OF philosophers, into the current move
ments of literature and common thought
with ready returns to Europe for
second and third Toya se-ten whole
years of European life to enrich the
fertile soil of this personality. Apart
from its indisputab bile worth as COM
plete and well considered record of one
mans 1ife. this biography forms. ke-
sides. the story of a rich and ample
neriod in the development of the Spirit
ual things of life.
WHITE NIGHTS. And Other Ruxstnn
Impressions. BY Arthur Ruhl. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Petrograd, Moscow and kiev are the
bi-h points from which Arthur Ruhi
draws impressions of Russian life in
its present fronting upon war ana
revolution These are not war pictures.
Rather are they pictures OF the ordl-
nnrv features of Russian life upon
which the extraordinary scenes and
situations caused by the war have been
superimposed. one gets many giimpses
~ the ha bits Of normal days through
The general disarray of the war time.
over this big. loose. easy-going foun-
dation are sketches OF troop trains.
hospitals soldiers heading r. t9 ,ma sar .ne
uard bosnitals aud of little matched
Villages turned to military uses OF one
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rubber goods. We ought to use our
raw cotton here at home and sell only
the manufactured product. We ought
70 import directly from the original
source such raw material as rubber
and then export the finished product.
through miGdlemen in Europe.
The real trouble is that high prices
abroad tempt us to sell more than we
can conveniently spare. But a. to
foodstuffs. our allies are taking most
of that. and II is now our duty not to
consult our own convenience too closely
in dealing with them. We can spare
a part of practically all staple foods.
For instance. last years wheat crop
was comparatively failure. yet IL
amounted TO more than 10000 900
bushels, or more than six bushels for
every man. woman and child in the
country. which, / should say from my
own experience. would be more than
enough. The same can be said Of al.
most every line.
AN absolute embargo on foodStuffs
to Holland. Denmark. Norway. Sweden.
Greece and Spain would be the most
serious thing that could happen to
them, but, as you know, ! don't be-
lieve absolute embargoes ara contem-
plated. The plan. / believe. 10 to
ration these countries SO that they VIII
not be able to export to Germany. Al
countries. are now greatly dependent
on us for oil. as the Russian and east.
ern European supplies are shut or"
Asked what country was. the moEt
dependent upon us for foods, this Az.
thority answered. England" 81. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

JANE" covers
an experiment in matrf-
mony. Jane Judd. gen.
eral utility girl among
the men and women Of
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CINDERELLA JANE. By Marjorie Ben
ton Cooke. author of "Bambi." etc.
New York: Doubleday. Page Co.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
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or another sort. One sees the Russian
war prisoners here, and on the other
hand there is a refreshing change to
the record of Russian cotton kings
patriarchal care of his workers. fpr
whom he has built modern village Of
the most advanced type. One gets q
look. too, at the Moscow theater with
its new dramatic ideals and practices,
with a touch also toward the present
literary activity and tendency. But, in
the main. these are impressions that
have to do directly. or indirectly. with
would be so in the face OF this alb
sorbing and possessive fact. Mr.. Ruhl Is
a delightful writer of the easy init
mate type. with an. eye for ALI sorts
OF characteristic things and a keen
awarencss OF the essentials OF the Rus
sian temperament The book gives. In
this uncommonly pleasing fashion q
broad outlook upon the whole field OF
contemporary Russia.
RUSSIA's MESSAGE. The People
Against the Gar. BY William Eng
lish Walling. New York: Alfred A.
knopf.
with present conditions in Russia that
the expression Of his rounded view%
possesses the realism of daily news
dispatches rather than the slower
process of book -making. He has made !
use, to some extent, OF previously pub !
lished articles. but the present volume
is built mainly on recent personal con.
tact with the movement of which he
writes In explaining the impossibiiity
of putting all Russia in single book.
or doing more than to glimpse the
crimes of the government. the writer
takes the Jews as his central theme:
Not because l consider that their per-
secutions are any worse than other
peoples in Russia, nor because they
are more important than other nafon.
alities, as for instance. the Tartars ana
Poles, but because they have them.
selves been selected by the government
as the center of the whole persecution
system" In a forecast running true
to the present crisis. which occurred
after his book went to press, the
author makes the final assertion that
there can be no question that the over
whelming majority of the educated
class of Russia is devoted heart and
soul to the revolution" Added to the
text interest are many photographs OF
scenes. customs ard types.
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perialism. Here Is sketch OF the birth
Of social Russia. a glimpse of the duma
In its relation to this new birth, a
picture of the army under the influence
are portraits OF one and another of the
men who have been instrumental both
as obstacles and as projectors in the
tremendous current movement. The
book is a sweeping summary of the
immediate past. picture of the mani
fold tides of the present and a sanely
considered outlook upon the future.
The whole is a vital and brilliant sur
vey that by its personal grasp of the
situation communicates to the reader a
vivid impression of the present mo-
mentous sum of Russian affairs.
AMERICAN PICTURES AND THEIR
PAINTERS. BY Lorinoa Munson
Bryant. author of What Pictures to
See in America etc. New York:
John Lane Company.
To supply concrete basis for this ex-
position Of American painting Mrs. Bry-
ant has gathered into the volume in hand
over two hundred reproductions of pic
lures by American artists. These form
substantial groundwork upon which, in a
comprehensive and uncommonly well or
ganized view. the author defines the i'm
portance and dignity Of American art in
comparison WIN the dTl VI GoTopt ToHt
this source, too. she makes objective dem
onstration Of the drifts and tendencies of
painting in this country. The purpose OF
the study is not that Of criticism. Rather
is 1t designed TO give the story of the
growth of painting in America, to furnish
a sketch of one and another of the artists
who have contributed significantly to this
growth, and to sum up the present of
American art with an outlook upon its
future Mrs Bryant's knowledge of the
subject makes the book one OF value, just
as her pleasing personality in writing
makes il one OF unusual interest. The
book is Of special point to those who,
knowing the subject in detail wish for
wide survey of it in its unity. as 1t is also
who are looking for an organized basis
for the study of the history of American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

Our coffee exports In 1915 fell of
a..--.o-t so per cent from the year before.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
TIMES FASHION DEPARTMENT
GIRLS DRESS.
By Anabel Worthington.

1t had TO be, of course, that Fashion
would favor the small girl just as she did
mother, and make her new spring dress
vita vest and a separate belt and show
the panel front effect so that life would
be really perfect.
The fronts of the plain waist are Tapped
over the surplice vest, so as to give
tie onal closing: the strap trimming just
below the collar gives added attraction TO
The vest In light tone. The sleeve is easily
full and may be short with band finish
or long with a wristband cuff of material
trimmed with bands of contrasting goods
to match the square collar. A two gore
plated skirt is joined at normal waist
hi where the separate belt is arranged:
fine belt has its sides heightened to form
pockets. the pocket opening being bound
with satin.
Light weight wooden goods, serge. gabar-
dine, poplin, linen or cotton weave may
be chosen for this model In linen or cot
ton piping of contrasting color goods
will be as effective as the silk or satin
trimming on a dress Of wooden material
If you really want TO 'dress up your
daughter at small cost, buy the pattern
and copy this simple frock.
The dress pattern No S,162 cuts in sizes
6 TO u years. To make in size s requires
S15 yards SO inch material. u yard 36
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
HOBART

Squire Matthews Is still Improving IN
health
I Mrs. c. o. Johnston who is i'll with
pneumonia. is reported to be improv-
ing
There will be preaching service sun
day evening at the Unitarian church
by Rev. Millar of Chicago.
Rev. Forsgren will speak at the
Swedish NJ. E. church Sunday.
A. Londonderry who has been in Flor
.da for the past year and was called
home by the serious illness OF his wife,
Will return to Florida Friday even
ing. Mr.. Londenberg intends to move
his family to Florida IN the near fu-
ture.
The Pennsylvania Company is install
ling telephones IN the local offices. In
the near future they will use phones
for dispatching trains.
It is reported the Gary. Hobart &
Eastern Traction Company will be sold
at public sale by the sheriff on March
l.
A number OF Hobart members at
tended the installation Of officers Of
the Gary commandery Thursday even
ing.
The Priscilla club met Thursday with
Mrs. c. C. Nitchman.
The Catholic Ladies' Sewing club met
Thursday afternoon at the church club
rooms.
The Whist club met with Mrs. Geo.
Brimmer. Thursday evening.