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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES,

Washington Gas IS. $500 at 1861. 2
Capital Traction IS, 81 600 at 1O62, $500 at
1861.
American Graphophone IS. $500 at 102A.
Capital Traction, l at "a, % at S41a, % at
S41.. at S412
Washington Railway and Electric CON-, Is at
7sE. % at 7s1a, 80 at 7s1a.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., at
s3A. 1 at 1914.
American Security and Trust. 10 at 260B.
at 26O1s.
Mergenthaler, 10 at 1915.
Lanston, 20 at 1917.
After call:
Washington Railway and Electric As, 5000
S1&
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WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia, fair and
colder tonight; lowest temperature
about degrees; tomorrow fair and
continued cold; fresh northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair and much colder to-
night Tomorrow fair, continued cold {;
northwest gales on the coast, diminish
ing by tomorrow.
For Maryland. fair and colder tonight
Tomorrow fair and continued cold:
fresh to strong northwest winds.
For West Virginia, partly cloudy and
colder tonight. Tomorrow fair. con-
tinued cold
Tide Tables.
Compiled by the United States coast and
geOdetic survey
Today-Low tide, 1857 am and IL 3S
pm: high tide. Ara am. and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:49 am; high
tide. 5:lS am. and SAB pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose TIA am; sun sets
5:29 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7;13 am; sun
sets $50 pm.
Moon rises 30 pm; sets AIS pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
COnQ1L1OIl VI Iac w dleT.
Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature,
80: condition, 400. Daiecarlia reservoir
Temperature. 80; condition at north
connection. 300: condition at south con-
nection, 40. Georgetown distributing
reservoir = Temperature. 80. condition
at infiuent gatehouse. 40.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. Al;
pm, "a; 12 midnight. 2s; today.
am. %: s am, 16: u noon. 10; pm.
10. Maximum. 81, at IL noon yesterday;
minimum. Is. at s am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 40: minimum. &c.
arometer-Yesterday. 4 PM. 1856;
pm, 29.7S; 12 midnight. 1885; today,
am. $3.50; = am. 1898; IL noon.
1888; PM, 1884.
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HOLLAND IS WORRIED
ABOUT HER SHIPPING
Despite Views of 0ptimists on Latest
German Note, Officials View
Situation Gravely.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE. Thursday, February 1.
via London, February Holland is
facing with anxiety a future which is
generally regarded as black enough, al
though optimists are not lacking.
Those who are inclined to take the more
cheerful view point out that the Ger
man proclamation of two years ago,
that ships entering British waters
would be torpedoed, caused as great
commotion here as the latest German
note. but did not prove such a deadly
blow to Dutch shipping as was feared
at first.
ton is realized everywhere, as on the
present showing Holland, whose economic
life depends on overseas communication,
is cut off from transatlantic traffic and
sea connection with her colonies, which
means that the food supply Is gravely
menaced.
The danger zones of which Great Britain
and Germany have given notice overlap
each other west of the Danish coast line
in such way that ingress to the Atlantic
seems to be effectually closed.
The Holland-America Line, which or
dered back the steamship Nieuw Am
sterdam after it had sailed for New
York yesterday, has instructed it's New
York office to hold up all sailings to
Holland. There are thirteen Holland
America steamers afioat, and it is
hoped that those on the way to Hol-
land will return on their own initiative
to the nearest American port on learn
ing of Germany's intensified submarine
campaign.
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VIEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, February THE metal
exchange quotes: Lead-steady; Feb
East st Louis delivery, 9ts. At Lon
don-Lead, $50; spelter. f5S 15s.
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French Bourse Is Quiet.

PARIS. February 2.--Trading was quiet
on the bourse today. Rentes. 81 francs
25 centimes. Exchange on London. 81
francs 81 u centimes. Five-per-cent loan.
81 francs SO confines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02

The Alaska "bone dry" prohibition
bill already passed by the Senate. was
passed today in the House without
roll call, after an unsuccessful hght to
prevent its consideration.
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Tennessee "Bone Dry" Bill Signed.

ca, Ton 2 I've this morning signed
the pore dry's bill. which puts an end
to ali shipments of liquor as beverage
into the state after March /. Between
today and March l individuals may or
der one gallon for personal or FAMILY
use.
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Suspension Order Temporary.

The governments prompt order yes
terday evening to suspend all sailings
was only temporary measure, to re-
main in force until it is learned wheth-
er any ocean pathway is still open.
This matter was the subject of a con-
ference today between cabinet members
and representatives of the foremost
shipping companies, in regard to which
the following semi official note was is
sued:
THE conference discussed policies
and means whereby sea connections.
especially with the colonies, may be
kept open without coming into collision
with the belligerents. 1t also consid-
cred means of safeguarding vessels en-
route. Meanwhile the government in
vites ship owners not to permit their
ships to leave port without first con-
sulting the authorities"
Both the Amsterdam and Rotterdam
stock exchanges have been much dis
turbed, and at times panicky. This has
been especially the case with stocks
of shipping companies.
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AMERIcAN GRAPHoPHoNE CO.

PREFERRED DIN IDEND NO. 10.
A dividend tNo. 15) Of and three-quarte
U%G) per cent has been declared upon the
preferred capital stock Of the American Graphic
phone Company, payable February u. 1917, to
stockholders OF record at the close OF business
February l, 1917. Transfer books will not be-
closed.
ia19. asf e29 c. W. woDDRoP. Treasurer.
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Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND pRopuCE.

CHICAGO. February AFTER a eau
tious start the wheat market today. in
,fuenced by limited purchasing. scored
a moderate advance. Uncertainty at the
outset resulted from the critical aspect
of relations between the United States
and Germany Some of the more ven
turesome traders, however, took to the
bull side on the ground that the abb
sence of any rupture as yet between the
two countries gave hope that a break
might yet be averted Extreme cold,
endangering the domestic winter crop.
tended also to lift prices Opening
quotations, which ranged from ~ de-
cline to advance, with May at 1-62 to
1.63 and July at LAP to 1.431a were fol-
lowed by slight downturns in some
cases and then a hardening of values
all around.
Active demand from the seaboard put
strength into corn. The nervousness
which was evident yesterday seemed to
be entirely gone. After opening rs off
to u up prices made substantial gen.
eral gains.
oats rose with corn. Buying. though.
was light.
Support from packers carried pro-
visions upgrade. Offerings were scarce.
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Houston Exchange to Stay Open.
HOUSTON, T,

HOUSTON. Tex. February 2.-The
Houston Cotton Exchange today refused
to suspend auotatiQns. Spot quotations
were $1.5O down at ME close yesterday.
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Bears Busy at Opening.

London came lower and the bears
were busy right after the opening. the
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WALL STREET MARKET
CLOSES VERY SOFT

NEW YORK. February while the
stock market remains feverish and
price movements are cratic. there was
none of the panicky conditions in the
trade today that were in evidence so
much on Thursday.
Frequent liouidations in the last few
months have brought stock values
nearer a peace basis, nearer intrinsic
value. have squeezed the public out of
the trade and left no great quantities
of weakly margined stocks for the
guns of the bears.
Wall street always has had and al
ways will have its army of bears,
grown fat and prosperous on the unto
ward happenings. which are also the
unexpected and from clear well as
cloudy skies, and the manner in which
the element sells stocks is not always
governed by facts.
Financial Position o. Z.
Bankers and business men admit that
the situation is very serious. But they
also point out the fact that this nation
was never in better position financially
to meet emergency; that the corpora
tions in the Industrial field are all
strong. and that the railroads are far
from weak.
The fact that stocks are in strong
hands-that the public has been sold
out-was probably the dominant infiu-
ence marking the turning point in the
market Moreover. the bears were
nervous over the fact ;hat no further
slaughter of stop orders appeared and
they covered freely.
In some cases they were soundly
whipped. as in the case OF American
Beet Sugar. which they sold of to a
close at S2h yesterday, and which. in
the hrst hour today rose to 91h.
American Locomotive rose rs points,
and there were other good gains in the
list. /
Bears Busy at Opening.
London came lower and the bears
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House Passes Alaska DRY" Bill.

.Taken at pm. local time. February 1.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO, February 2.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; strong, 10 to Is
higher: bulk. 11.60a11.sO; light. 11.15a
11.70; mixed, 11.25a11.s5; heavy, 11.30a
1875: rough, 11.30a11.45; pigs. 9:50a
1915.
native beef cattle. 7.75a12.00; western
steers, 7.75a10.15: stockers and feeders,
6.00a9.10; cows and heifers. 5.00a10.25;
calves, 1o.00a14.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; firm;
wethers, 10.40a11.75; lambs, 12.15a14.60.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
REED on STRIKE BOARD
OFFERS MEDIATION IN U. .. IA.
soR TROUBLES.
President Appoints Commission to
Visit Pacific Coast and Other Cen.
ters Of industrial strife.
Western Newspaper Union New Service.

western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson do
termined to take q hand in adjusting
threatening labor disputes In the
mountain and Pacific coast regions Of
the country. Declaring that he had
heard with concern Of charges OF mis-
conduct and injustice made by EN-.
ployers and employees against each
other, the President In q public state
ment announced the appointment Of q
special commission to represent him
In bringing working arrangements.
particularly for the period Of the war.
which will put an end to disturbances
that might be disastrous to the coun'
try In the world conflict.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson IL made
chairman Of the Presidents commits.
sion. which Is directed to visit the
governors Of states where labor DIFF.
ficulties exist and to offer It's services
on behalf Of the executive. Other
members Of the commission are: Col.
J. l.. Spangler OF Pennsylvania. Yer.
ner z. Reed of Colorado. John II.
Walker Of Illinois and E. P. Marsh Of
Washington. with Felix Frankfurter OF
New York as secretary.
The Presidents action is especially
directed to the strike Of shipworkers
on the Pacific coast. which the Ship
ping Board has had In hand with some
prospect OF successful settlement.
Notwithstanding the hopeful pros
poets. the President is said to have
been impressed with the necessity Of
seizing the situation with firm hand
before labor discomfort can spread too
far.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
BRITISH PUT DOWN eARRAGe
FIRE AND GERMANS USE GAS
TRYING TO REGAIN GROUND.
MEUSE BLOWS COSTLY
AiRMEN MAKE RAID ON LONDON
As FRENCH RouT GERMANS
AROUND vERouN.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London. Sept, 25.-Violent attacks
by the Germans against the new
French positions northeast OF Verdun
were repulsed Monday. the Teutons
sustaining heavy losses in killed and
wounded.
Later in the day the crown prince
hurled two attacks against Bois la
Chaume. only to be repulsed. On the
Aisne there has been only artillery
activity.
There has been no great infantry
activity In Flanders. The German fire
is reported heavy on both banks Of
the Scarpe. east Of Arras, around
Lens and northeast Of Ypres.
On the Riga-Dvinsk sector the Rus
SLAMS continue their efforts to drive
the Germans back toward the Dvina.
Petrograd reports the capture of Ger
man positions near silseme.
Another -Gtrman attack has
been repulsed by the Italians near
Trent.
Airships raided London and the
English coast towns. Several persons
were killed and many injured.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
mlehaclI. to Give Nav Peace Plan

Copenhagen. Sept. :t.-Dr. Michael.
In. tho German imperial chancellor.
Will discuss tho Belgian question ana
German peace conditions In u speech
ncxt Thursday. according TO the Nou,
este Nachrichtod OF Munich. Tho chan.
ccllor will declare. tho newspaper
says. that Germany Ia ready to rc.on.
tablish Belgian Independence n the en-
tento powers agree TO restore thu
German colonies and TO give up "tholt
policy OF territorial and economic con
quest"
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Perseverance,.


Sheriff Wheeler Of Bisbane, the Ari-
xona patriot who deported 100 anti
war agitators. said at a banquet In
Phoenix:
II got the best Of these rascals b.
the employment Of perseverance. In
the police world you've got to have al
the perseverance Of q BOozer.
"Boozer. you know, was crossing the
continent on the limited. and one night.
after too many high balls, he tackled
me in the smoker. and told me long.
long story about his domestic troubles.
'The next morning. headachy and
sober. he came to me again and said
how mueh he regretted his confession
Of the evening before. and he hoped
the facts he'd revealed would 20 no
farther.
"'Oh. that's all right said !, I never
listened to you. old man. and haven't
the least Idea Of what you said
swell. that night the chump turned
up in the smoker again. drunker than
before. and he sat down beside me.
and laid a heavy hand on my knee and
said:
snow. then. durn you. You said you
didn't listen to me last night. 10 I'm
goin' TO tell you the whole story Of my
acknowledgements over again.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
conore.. Appropriate. sao,ss,. .7oo,7s4

washingion.-Sinco December. 1916,
or In little more than ten months.
the Congrcna OF the United States has
authorized the expenditure by tho OK.
ccutivc departments OF s20.65i. ZOO.
73t.33. This 10 for the fiscal year bc.
ginning July 1 last and ending July 1.
1918. with finni enactment of tho war
revenue bill, probably this week. Il
will have authorized the raising OF
revenue. by taxation and bond issue.
amounting TO approximately ti6.so5..
045.t60.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
WORLD WHEAT cRo7 INCREASES
Gain Shown In Yield From Principal
Countries Reporting.

SesV SbVWu ssVso FsbsSspAs
Countries Reporting.
Washington. - The worlds wheat
crop this year for the principal coun.
tries which have reported. including
the United States. Il 1865, ,4ss. 900
bushels. an increase Of 3.3 per cent
over 1916. according to reports from
the International Institute Of Asricul-
ture at Rome. made public by the Do
partment Of Agriculture.
The worlds barley crop is 464.2ss.-
900 bushels. an increase Of "a per
cent: the rye crop. S9.s50.000 bushels.
an increase Of 1O7 per cent; the oats
crop. 1895. 900 bushels. an increase
Of 1s.s per cent, and the corn crop.
3.17S.sS6.000 bushels. an increase Of
fS.s per cent.
Algeria. the latest country to re-
port. shows wheat production Of ss..
11b.00O bushels. an increase Of l.9 per
cent over last year Her oats crop ia
18.s46.000 bushels. an increase Of 44.2
per cent. and her barley crop 33.20s.-
900 bushels, decrease Of ~ per cent
The state herald., 1917-09-28
VIII Use Liquid Fire and Gas.

washington.-The American armies
In France will meet the Kaiser at his
own game. Liquid fire and gas will
be brought into play against the en-.
emy. Plans for new organizations to
undertake this type Of warfare were
completed and announced officially by
the War Department. Engineer rcgi-
ments will be trained on the project.
Ing OF gas waves and the use OF liquid
fire. One regiment 40 trained will be
included In every division,
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Argentine Navy Moblli.ed.

Bucnos Alrcs.--Mobiliration OF the
Argentine navy has been ordered at a
rendezvous thirty seven kilomctcrs
from Buenos Aires. There is also un.
usual military activity in the republic.
Although this Is ostcnsibly due to tho
general strike. high official said that
the general staff has Its eyes open to
other necessities" A general strike
on eleven Argentine railroads began
Monday. Traffic has been absolutely
paralyzed on nil railroads except
small government lines In the Interior
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Fix SUGAR Price =, gioht Cents.

Food administration and beet sugar
men agree to wholesale price Of TIC
u pound for sugar. Retail price will
be about i2h pounds for 81. Retail
price for beet sugar in Denver Sept.
20 was II pounds for 81. Price OF cop.
per is fixed by agreement at 23hc,
&c under prevailing market. Farmers
In Oklahoma are feeding wheat to
hogs because Of dissatisfaction with
price fixed by government.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Sends ul.Ima,um to Germany

Buenos Aircs.-Thc Argentina goy.
crnmcnt has sent nm ultimatum to
Germany. In It's note the government
demands n formal statement from the
German government OF its attitude
toward the behavior OF its minister.
Count Won Luxburg. and repetition
of the promises made respecting Ar.
gcntino shipping. In connection with
the Toro settlement.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Peace When America Achieves Aim,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the Ger
man reply to the Pope's peace pro.
posal Senator Lewis Of Illinois. the
Democratic whip Of the Senate. de-
clared In u vigorous speech that no
peace is possible until America has
achieved all her war aims. He as
sailed German perfidy and delivered q
stinging rebuke to the pacifist propa'
gandists. declaring they are "befoul
Ing their own country"
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Costa Rica Gives Germans Passports

San Jose. Costa Rica.-The Costa
Rican government, by an official act
Friday, severed diplomatic relations
with Germany. Passports were hand.
ed to the consular representatives OF
Germany here and the Costa Rican
legation and consuls in Germany
were recalled.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Said FI.oler Widow. Body eshume,

Wilmington. N. C.-That the body
Of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham. for.
merly Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler. has nj.
ready been cxhumed. Its vital organs
removed for analysis and the body re-
inferred. is the substance OF n report
current here. Neither confirmation
nor denial OF the report was obtaina.
Bile from local health officials.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Revolution by 100000 M.leont.n.s.

Enid. okla.-A revolution of 2.00o..
300 malcontents. nationwide In scope,
backed by the I.w.w. and forty.eish'
affiliated organizations including the
Working Glass Union. In which II was
planned to apply the torch to small
cities. shoot officers Of the govern
ment and domoralIxe communication
was planned for July 27 last, according
TO the Testimony OF VIII Hoover
state witness In the trial OF eleven al
legged anti-draft agitators from cen
tral Oklahoma.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Mrs. lansing Head, An,I.su,,r,o,,,,,

Wnshlngton.-Mrs. Robert Lansing,
wife OF the secretary OF state. has nc.
copied the sccretaryBhlp OF tho Na.
tionai Association opposed TO Woman
Suffrage. Tho organization In headed
by Mrs, James Wadsworth. wifc OF the
senator from New York.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Mon,an. Men F.II to Join Army.

Butte. Mont.-of 400 men examined
and certified for service In the new
national army by the city exemption
board and summoned to appear for
roll call Mt the city hall preparatory TO
leaving for Camp Lewis. American
Lake. wash. 225 failed TO appear.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Food Riotlne in German ci,le..

The Hague.-Serious food riots.
which are being Quelled with the ut.
most difficulty. have broken out In
the German cities of Cologne. Dussel.
dorf. Elberfeld and Dortmund. accord.
ing to adviccs from the German from.
tier. A military guard has been
placed over the food stores In the
cities mentioned.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Steel Plant Raises Wages.

Johnstown. Pa.-The Cambria Steel
Company. employing approximately
$4,000 men. posted notices announcing
a general increase Of wages averaging
10 per cent.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
Blast Skaters Irish War Plant.

London.-An explosion occurred In
n munitions factory In Ireland. Il was
officially announced by tho British
war office. Nine persons were killed.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
War Credit. Bill to President.

Washington. - The $1,000. .0O0. 900
war credits bill conference report was
adopted by the House, and the meas.
ure sent to the White House for tho
Presidents signature.
The state herald., 1917-09-28
TELLS OF DEADLY CULTURES
FOUND IN GERMAN LEGATION
TURNED OVER TO U. 9.
GOOD FAITH BETRAYED
TEuToNs PLANNED TO SPREAD
DISEASE BEFORE oecLARA.
TIoN OF WAR WAS MADE.
Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Sept. 24.-How Ger.
many "shamefully abused and ex.
plotted" the protection OF the United
States by secreting in the German
legation at Bucharest. after the Amer.
lean government had taken charge
Of Germany's affairs at the Rumanian
capital, quantities of powerful explo-
sives for bomb plots and deadly mic
robes. with instructions for their use
In destroying horses and cattle, was
revealed by Secretary Lansing.
1t was another of the series Of Mr..
Lansing's disclosures Of German In.
trigue. made public without comment
In the same manner A. the Won LUX.
burg kilograms. which have brought
Argentina to the verge Of war with
Germany: the Won Eckhardt letter
from Mexico City and the Won Bern
storff telegram asking the German
foreign office for authorization to
spend $4,000 to influence Congress.
The latest story is told in \ report
to the State Department from VII.
liam Whiting Andrews. secretary Of
the legation at Bucharest. and . let
ter from Foreign Minister Porumbaru
OF Rumania.
Parcels and boxes taken into the
German consulate At Bucharest With
display Of great precaution aroused
the suspicious Of the Rumanian gov.
ernment. On Aug. 81. 1916, the even
ing prior to the date Of Rumania's
declaration Of war. some Of tho cxsss
were taken to the German legation,
located in a different building from
the consulate.
Convinced that the boxes were not
taken away from the legation by the
German diplomatic mission on its de-
parture from Bucharest. the Ru-
manian authorities later ordered the
police to find and examine their con-
tents. The police communicated with
American Minister vopicka. then In
charge Of German interests. who re-
luctantly assigned Secretary Andrews
to observe the search.
Fifty-one boxes were taken from
the ground in the garden. Fifty Of
them contained each Q cartridge filled
with trinitrotoluene saturated with
mononitrotoluene. among the most
powerful explosives known. onefifth
Of each one being sufficient to tear
up = railroad track.
In the other box were bottles OF
liquid found to be civilizations OF the
microbes Of anthrax and glanders.
II bore n seal showing II came from
the German consulate at Kronstadt.
Hungary. and inside was found
typewriter note in Germany saying:
in closed a. phials for horses and
I for cattle. To be employed as for
merly arranged. Each phinl is suifi.
cient for 200 head To be introduced.
II possible. directly into the animals
throats: II not, into their fodder.
Please make n little report on the sue.
cess obtained there: in case OF good
results the presence Of Mr.. Koston
for one day here would be desirable"
Foreign Minister Porumbaru accom-
panied his letter with documents &c
prove the origin OF the. boxes and their
contents