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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01
Outbursts of Everett True.

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
CORN OFFERINGS
READILY ABSORBED
Buying by Important Interests
and Fine Crop Weather De-
velop Marked Strength
CHICAGO. Sept. -.

OdlCAdO, sept. ~.
With important interests on tho buying
side, the corn market developed great
strength today, following brief dip at the
outset when a few spectators sold be-
cause Of fine weather for the crop over
sunday. There was an excellent demand
from the beginning and all offerings were
absorbed readily \ break in prices for the
cash article failed to check the enthusla SIN
on the bull side. quite number OF men,
who returned from the belt, asserted that
damage from recent frosts was greater than
had been estimated.
An impression prevailed that important
developments were pending in connection
with the question Of changing the maxi
mum price and there We're private forecasts
of a cold wave with frost later in the week
The visible supply in the United States
is l,s05,000 bushels, against 1886. 600
bushels in the previous week and 4,4SS 600
bushels year ago. The market at Liver
pool was firm on lighter arrivals and small
world shipments for the week. \ general
strike has been declared on the railways
and piers IN Argentina
The high on December corn was $I.2Oa1
the low, Sl.1Tls the best on May was
Sl17a4, the bottom, $1.14t2. and the lnal.
Sll734 Sl.175s, compared with sl.l5 AT
the close Saturday.
Trade I'm oats was large and the market
was stronger, with the character Of the buy
ing good, in spite Of continuous reports
that exporters, are not purchasing The
visible supply in the United States is
12,657,000 bushels, against 1OSls,OO bush
els a week ago. and 36,533, 900 bushels a
year ago. The market at Liverpool was
easier on liberal arrivals. Shipments from
North America for the week We're e,774,-
600 bushels.
The top on spot was 81 lac the bottom,
lSa4c. and the close, 6lis Q6lc compared
with 69h G al the end Saturday.
The best on December was 5S7s the low
57Ssc, the final, 5s7s a 5Sa4c. against 81 re-,
the final price on Saturday. The high on
May was s2c; the bottom. 6Olac, and the
close 62Q6l7sc, against 6Olac at the end
Saturday.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
corn InpW delivery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

l., .,WHEAT-Rsceipts. s51O7 bushels. The mar.
s.,, tsw1 dSoNernment standard inspectionl-No
tSu 55e ~ No. 1 soft red SET; No . red
Nv; N9: soft red, 81 "a; No red 81 aa:
10, NJ sott red. t2.2l; No. 4 red, S2ie: 40
az reS. '@.lt; No, red, 81. 10; No. soft red
~ ios milling s2.lt: u, nj for export s. OF ;
TIrlHt tor export (see the Food Administrator
ss,nm .ouporatlon) White wheat relatively
''iuv prl'e a. red mixed wheat 2c on
rOh N-Recslpts. 524g bushels Spot offerings
a. iight and the market was uominallv very
~, ", u, quotations; Car lots FOR local trade as
,yssts 'on-Western No. yellow s.. 20 a Z. %:
Vsiia,' No; ., yellow, nominal; western No {
''''on' nominal; western No. yellow. nominal
Ia "a lS-Receipts. III, ,684 bushels The market
hr,lI aSh,,u urn end y higher. With demand readily
49,. unt the limited offerings outside advices
aeInssttr ohger. Quotations. 40. white. new.
,sG}L y W,hai'e new. 64ia a65e: No. 4 white. new.
e. FLouR-Receipts. 1000 bbls. and e3l. 7Gs lbs
IL. 49,; spot supplies were very small and
uuotaiesr market ruled firm under a sood demand
SiNS SiSN - a9oul 25c lessG Winter, straiaht, new,
10 80 lo.oOi Kansas, clear, new, SIC. 25e q
PS!!ent, Mi.50 1i.76; spring hrst clear, old
Ia -SV l-i 90, do. new, mill shipment, SIC. 90 "
g9, patent, old, spot Sl2 IS 3. 25; do, do
TTS osiI ~ q II 50i do. fsvorito brands, S13
n 7is'S2, eity mills. choice and fancy patent, si3
S6SS55's ga 20 regular srades. winter, straight
spot, according 10 ouaii,v
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
THE LOCAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENTS LOCAL
MARKET REPORTS

This daily report IS sent out bV the
Bureau Of Markets Of the United States De.
pdrimeRt Of Agriculture Philadelphia
branch, tUith headquarters at 500-SIj H.
sprdnce Exchange Building. Ben Tele.
phone, Lombard m
CwholesaIe prices on large lots 10 jobbers
based on sales at the various railroad depotsj
FRUITS
APPLES, per barrel ,4o.I3 auartersl. Virginia
Sna Wgs yrs,P5r da.6 SSs Noswstc4S S
Greeninss. $3.50. York lmperisls i93o&t. DO
i grade. various varieties 81 5000.
BANANAS, per bunch uo-i6 dozsnl. roc q
tANTALogPEs., sCalltornl,, standard G5Ats
meionsG sos Soe; 90. 'colorados, per. standard
Srs'S s r $50 Hss sI meat sS pS5 Psy crate u d. per
SRABArPLEs oS64,rT sg'hel basket nearby
SP PE&Rs a1Ssl'p P,P SS:ssi 4s quarter peck New
YoGki ,Rariletts. No Il idnI.Soa2i g. No
Nou '9 DO Go PS So 9sr g i5o 'O'0O quarter Oe'N'
PEAcHES c9gSy Gsr "a Sush.i il,L basket 60
55s}f q 90 DO, extra fancy q 26i 90, Fox seed
basket TO- Ssw YoTs EiSsrtss and early GTswford
I5e {ii So Do PennsyilysiniIss Iron Mountain,
per R8SEsf SR;Ss sRis %S's ps@ crate New J,r
do T.H i5b sasFst 90 O'''' '''
40 AUCTION SALES SATURDAY
VEGETABLES
BEA\S, nearby, per tS-bushel basket (e-lO
SSs aHrts de-. iimaS, poc Ssi2S 'O'' 10 wax ''V
BEETS nearby. per ~unch. 2d8c.
CABBAGE. nearby, per q -bushel basket Il p
Is heads) 35T4Sc; do, New York, per ton,
CGRRoTs uesrby. per = -bushel basket,
55erfi do; sacked per 100, poor 7Sc: do
CORN nearby, per = -bushcl basket. so q 75c.
do, dlis, S2.l5d2.s5.
y. EGGPLANTs. nearby, per /" -bushel basket
U5-2O plants) 4Oa6Oc.
LETTUCE, per hex g. dozenN 81 26Q2.25
ONIONS, per l0O-ib. sack yellow. New Jer-
Ery New York Onto, Indians, Massachusetts
$3Ts25; DO. Calif9TnLa, $3.50 do California
hampers, 81. .25 q l. go.
PEPPERs. .nearbSi per ., -bushcl basket $40
F6rAToEs. Esstern sh:gs. q yirsinis $3.50
quarter pecksl. No. !, t3d 90. do, No ("
81 10 a $50; do, nearby. per - -bushel basket
t33 lhsD 80 n Soc: do, No, ,, 4a Il soc: do bulk
per bushel. various varieties. New Jersey and
PeunsylvHuia. t1.1Odt.3O
SWEET por4ToEs, Eastern Shore Of vir.
ginia. per barrel t8h-4O quarter pecks) No, 1
s. 75as.25 do, No. ., si,25qi.6 80; do few
higher; do. nearby, per y -hushsl basket $50
quarter pecks). No. I, ESOGs5c: DO, No >
1ToMAToEs, nearby. -ror. 5, :bushel basket
80 a G5c
pechs' yellow and white. 65@T5c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Deaths

AI.rRN.-on Sept. 81. 1917, MARY ROGERS
h.fnVed wife OF the Rev. William Y. Allen, Jr
~ ~ Aiichaeis Md, and daughter Of Cieory,ss
II. ana Annie Welsh Rogsrs, q Philadsiph}sse.
Reatyes and f1saqs Church s 'sd s6tb 60 requiem
ShsA n9s Philadelphia, TUESDAY morning. at 1850
o,eloSSae; .vsning from 80 to O'clock AZ bsr
nMs1rspnts' rssidence eO7 \. 34th St. PhilSdsphis
de' de'EhhiTaEN. sept 81. pr. THOMAS J. ALLEN.
son q late NishS.SSs NSsHSs Rhs snd a5s9et5 Allen
X. OF G, Invited to funeral. Tues. $50 a M
Ion0 4 nth 81. Solemn requiem mass Cburch
~ 0nr LADY Of Mercy 10 a. m. Int HOW
gspulehre Gem Auto funeral
9vbRNOID.-Sspt. II. CHRISTINE, widow of
ta6t JScob Arnold, aEed 6S. Relatives nj
2rdsnas Invited TO funeral services, We'd, 2 nv
Hin Gem, - -,
BkIeER. .=Sydesnaily al az a9 $500 hrsnkford ave.
rel Bsksr tnee Dungsn). ased II. Due notice
o' ai lVssp Vssssp'Isept. 20. ANroNIA RAsso. Ri.
tiVes and Friends Society OF ReEina MarFsrsi
Invited 70 funsral services Tues si5 a. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24

bGFTER-'rhc msr&ot ruled nrm, with de-
mahu rapidly absorbing the limited offerings.
quotations; Western. solid packed creamery.
fancy specials, 4Tci extra, 45 q 46c, extra nrsts,
tsncy, 49c, average extra. 81 Il 4sc. hrsts, 44p
bling at 62a56c.
EGGs-Fine new-laid eggs were scarce and
nrn, with demand fully equal to the offerings.
puotnuonsi FREQ casrs. nearby. hrsts, Sl2.03
per standard case; current receipts. Sl2.3O per
extra extra nrsts, Sl2sC per case: hrsts. sl2.So per
case seconds 1905 a li.2A per case. fancy
dozen
tHEESE-Demand was fair and the market
ruled .nrm under light offerings. Quotations:
New york full. cream, fancy. June. 2B% q 2Ic;
specials higher; do. do. fresh made, best. 2Gi4
%Eot5 90, az; ehoige. 25la 026c; do. do. do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
VEGETABLES

Choice stock sold fairly and values generally
ruled firm under moderate offerings. quotations
$4,000; No; 9, sl,5o@2.4O; white potatoes,
$50: white potatoes, Jersey. per q -bushel bas-
ketINO & 10 Soc; All, ENSi;, 600 soS; . yhite tI
white potatoes, per bushel Sl2Oal .35; sweet
potatoes, North Carolina, per bbl.--No. l. 81. 10
q 3; No. =, Sl.2J i,7J; sweet pota toes, Eastern
shore. per bbl.--No. /, ts6s.75; no. ., 81. 25G
Los ,swest golatoes, Jersey per :, -bushel bas.
York. per bunch, l0a zoe: lettuce, New York.
per box. Haa25; cgeumbers. New, York, per
t20V25; onions, Jersey per v -bushel basket,
eOc a 81 25 onions. Jersey, per hamper 81 q l. 90;
onions orange County. New York, per hamper,
N.l5q1,75; onions, Orange County, New. York,
per lOO-lb. bag, i2,T5@3.2s: onions, Ohio and
Callfornia per lO0.lb. bag. s8.bOa4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
FRESH FRUITS

The market. was generally firm. with demand
fair. quota tions: Apples. Pennsy lvania and
Xrsinis per SSiETTsl--jSpatesn, stSeei AlSxan-
Heayty N.5oq56g GrimSss Golden, S4G $50;
Sw69kSynGgsef ymr M%q9 ,SSSthyToest yo 3resning s9&
o. summer Rambo 81, so a 3; Blush, t4@5. Az
Duchess, .a64.59; BALDWIN. as25Ga4,5o Ap.
piles, nearby, per hamper, DOC 81 %; do, do. per
= .bushel basket, 2Sc q N.2a. Lemons. per
box. &2,5Oa $50. bananas per bunch. soc %
I5O. oranges, California, per box. S2Hi 30.
pineapples Porto Rico. per crate. S346, Grapes
Delaware. per 3-pound basket. S6p lBC: do. do.
per l5-i7,pound basket, BOG 7Gc; DO california
Tokay per crate, In2.lO: do, 30. Mslagas, per
crate crate g. @l:5o Pm4%m2si -!CsiitorP!G. Grand
crate, 7jc@ $40 Cantaloupss. California and
Colorado-Standard crate, sl.23Rl,e5; pony
crate. 81 fiat crate, white meat. 20 a soc white
rinds. $3.50 $50. Peaches, delaware Mary
land, Virginia ana West Nirsinia. per crate
n,g5g22S; O.. neisw4re and M@arlisS!nd, @ per
per bushel basket, 75c0 LIP do California
per box, 50c0sl. Pears. Deawsrs and Mar
n,2oa2. 80 90. New York. Bartlett: per bushel
barrel, SAGE DO, California. Bartlett per box,
berries Jersey. per crate, Sas5d275.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Sept 24-The foreign eX-
change market was quiet.
Quotations follow:
Demand sterling 475la aud cables
4T6 7-I6; sixty-day bills nominal AZ,
ninety days at 40.
Franc cables 5.7sSs, checks 57SS.
Lire cables ia checks 7.76.
Swiss cables 4st, checks 467
Guilder cables AZ y, checks ~.
Pesetas cables 2Sa, checks 2Slt,
Ruble cables l7&, checks i7h,
Stockholm cables S4.lO, checks $3.50
Christiania cables Sl.l5, checks $3.50.
Copenhagen cables 81, checks S0,7O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
POULTRY

LllE-The market was quiet, but steady u3-
Ger moderate offerings. Quotations ranged as fol
lows, lows ESowls, as 10 quality. 23R2Tc: roost.
fTs lNWGOci spring chickens. not Leghornh
plqmp' SySelow skinned. weighing Ia &C. lbs
apiece, 2dh2Ic; do. do smaller sizes, 23 q 25c
white ieEhorns, 30 n 2lc; ducks. Pekin, 81 422c
90 Indian Runner, i1@2Oc: do, spring % % 28c
APIECE. 600 70c: do. smaller. sizes 4ba Soc;
Eunees old per pair 45d5Oc; pigeons, old
per pa!g e Q 25S& do. YOUNG, per pair 200 22c
DRESSED - Fine desirGbie-sized stock was
we, well cleaned W and nrm,; The quotations
dry'plcked, fancy selected, 31e; do. weighing ~
opS ahd over apiece, 3Oh c. do. weighing lbs
do Weighing 8 lbs apiece, 81 a asc. do, iced,
IN bhls. fancy, dry y.plcksd, weighing Az lbs.
annd eyer apiece. SOC: do, weighing { Ips, apiece
2p@2Ot q do smaller sizes. 30 q 27c. old. rooSt.
ers d dry picked 22e;, broing chickens. weighinE
ginia, fancy 80 Gaze other nearby, % q 2sc;
eids weStssrn, SSqS,c; roasting chickens, western
fScsh-kllled, iced per N. western, beet here -
SQUADS per ,doSssg, S,, white weiahing OLE lGs;
Iss ner geE.6 geF do1.SR $500 49, do EeshnE lbs
dozen ;2,0OG 2e0i do, do, weighinE .s@s1 lbs
dO small and No. . SOC df 81 40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
PROVISIONS

mere was fair jobbing inquiry and values
CVire ,nrinly held. Quotations are as follows.
-. Deei. IN sets, smoked and air-drisd. 33c;
HsSSEtIITn beef. IN sets, smoked 33c city beef
Stes'e[n StsI r. beef knYSkles and tenders, smoked
-, uSet hams, $50 432: pork. family, t46 q
$500; ss9; hams 8 p, cured loose 26Is q 27c. 40
sssn ssnned, loose, ~ 27iS c: do, DO. smoked % q
Lrr1N, other hams, smoked. city cured, as to
Trand yr.Htd ana average 2lis q csc: hams. smoked
W WWes'ern cured. 27b 92so; do. boilod, boneless
- plCh.S shoulders s. p. cured, loose, gle.
40, smoked 22s; bellies IN pickle according 10
snd loose 3lci brehkfast bacon Is TO brand
S5S. S5s'9En AZ SfHre; ssS iord western. refined, ,es
ssrSSfreG IN tes 2Te. do. pure city kettle rem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
MONEY.LENpING RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call opened at
4 per cent; high, 4 low. 3a4 last, 4
closed, 3% "a ruling rate, per cent,
The time money market was quiet. Very
little business Is being done in mixed coll
lateral loans Rates are nominal, 81 d5%
for sixty days; . - a g per cent for maturi-
ties from ninety days TO six months As
above stated, lenders are indisposed to put
out funds over into January Of next year,
Prime bank acceptances are unchanged al
4SI "a per cent for ineligibles, and SA q3l4
per cent for elgibles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
More Gold Withdrawn for Export

NEW YORK. Sept 2I.--Gold coin to the
amount OF 100000 has been witidrswn
,rom the sub,reasury but iI destination
has not been disclosed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
LIVE STOCK CLOSING PRICES

head; tomorrow. 1900 head. Market slow and
iOo higher than Saturdays average. Bulk
iiT odie; heavy ti7.GOdi0; rough. $1,000
C'%STTIE -- Reoslpts. 80 900 head. Market
steadv 10 zoe lower, 3lTS5.
sHEFp-RecciptH "a. 900 head. Market weak
mostly is q 25c lower, ti2. so. Lambs as.
SOUTH OMAHA. Sept 24.-HoGs-RecsiDts
'SSSxfTrLE-Rseeipts. $4,000 head. Market 10 20
-'s 'ssaIPE4EP-R.teipts, $4,000 head Market steady.
lambs slow to 25c lower.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. "a. - CATTLE - Re
ceipts 80 900 head. Market 10Q25c lower
Hods-Receipts, 1000 head Market closinE
iVS VSsHEEP-Recelpts 1900 head. Market slow
ESQ lower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
CBICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-EGGs-Firsts S7ls %
STS @: ordinary hrsts, 20 q 26h c. miscellaneou
eases returned, - S6hc; miscellaneous, cases
- oslo extra alters, t2c; cartons, 43c.
BUTTER--ENtras, 43c; extra nrsts, 42ig c.
Rrsts Al 6b41ia @; seconds. SEQ 4Olsc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
GranuIated suears unchanred

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.--Renned sugars
enenanged, with the American Company,
stional and Warner Companies quoting
I've and the Federal Company and Arr
+afhie Brothers e.50c. Last sale m spot
oahan raWs > soc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Corn Inew delivery
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK. Sept. - 4-BU1TER--Receip
SO1G tubs. Market arm. Extras, 44n c; no
EGGS-Recepts, 9I2e cases Market weak
Extra hrsts, 42944c; frsts, 39ig W41lSC, no
other changes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
IN NIENInKIAM

STRAUSS.--Gu loving memory of WAITED
=. STRAUSS, VINO uep@Fteu ms ms ne sept. "a
1914. MS MOTHER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24

PHILADELPHIA-Cat per cent time
| 5a5% per cent Commercial paper three
| 20 four months 5k@5Ia per cent; six
months, 5is q5% per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

,vI he market ruled FIRM, with a fair demand.
w. quote on basis OF S.4oc for extra nne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24

returned
Hail.
States
o
Like bulk
robbed
the Creek
labor Of 621 cents an hour with time and half for overtime beyond eight hours
and double
generally Kalamazoo
a n
m farmers. formeIy deposiog.-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
BANK CLEARINGS
BAR SILVER

~, ,.-. ,...,,, TSssE Is.E ~ isSS ,,SI.Tf icy
London 'penes) So % 81 IS ssH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Price Fixing Delay Felt in Ell Paso

E Paso Tex said Robert kakaue vice president of Kaue
+
n
eed
n the mir and anil
FL
had
The
s
Of 10
in
PaSesq of
lthoug the Il
subscribed
of
to 5 a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
AFTERMATH OF WAR CONVENTION
OF AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN
A Few More Personal Interviews on Business
Conditions From Various Parts
of the Country

PROSPEROUS conditions throughout country industry
LEDGER by delegates to the
WHau ne review OF III Of Of
prominent in varied
value land
the
represented che of
which Rochester, n $ the center
the harvest
which turned out
not serious one he said The
operations according
picso abor
Up to recently Of
commission TOOK the $
other a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Sharon, Pa, Industries ActiUe

Of
halon, Pa a,wasad a d. delegate to
of
especially The Savage
all the Wth
getting $3.50
mechanics $3.50 a hours
sof
beo All the
N
IN the majority
big not
exceeded
$4,000 Many sharons wealthy
utns through Ce'e@u anu
credit
Tons sSS paid In cash
vicinity the high prices have made
the farmers prosperous"
Referring said ns he hoped they
would not let patriotism dehone judgment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
EUergtIlina Satisfactoru at Memphis. Tenn.

s g. Anderson OF Memphis
OF National Chamber
conditions in Of
materially
mpoyedare negro
the
the banks stn more
Price Nne does not an the
coal from Kentucky and Tennessee
extent responsible
but the
North said Mr. Andens
be
THE big plantation
tley he
Lumber according to Mr. Anderson industry Memphis which boasts
hardwood
Referring the who has the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
General Outlook in Northwest Excellent

Doy vice. idento of
of ST. Paul Mimi
he
than keptp pace Wi living
all which bumper,
beena also back
but he believes the
s a
anthracite
the big mil
Banks largely
is
in OF
the recent state Fair
. something like an mte exhibition said Mr. Doty
mot
look said Mr. o
response for the on oan'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04
HAVE SHAM BATTLE
no BE STAGED At THE FAIR
GROUNDS SOON.
Soldiers Are Busy Digging Trenches
and Preparing for Sham Bat
tIe-Have Orders 10 Stay
Here indefinitely.


Official word was received today
frem Colonel Rowan of Topeka, stat
ing that Company II would remain in
camp here until further notified.
With $4,000 men in Camp Doniphan,
the government can not risk delay
IL the work there by permitting any
disease to be carried among the men.
Or. II. p. Mera, company physician,
and Lieut. A. f. Harrison regimental
physician both state that the boys
are well but il may be that the dis
ease has spread thruont the company
and some of the boys will break out
later The government requires that
the men be kept under quarantine 10
days after a disease is apparently
cured and word to move will prob
bly, be received after this time is
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04
THE END TO A WAR HERO"
"Sergt. u. G. Breckenridge" is Now
Convict Raymond Hischoff.

To the dozens of sympathetic per
sons in Abilene who listened IN tears
to the tales of German atrocity as
tod by "Sergt y. G. breckenridge,
late of Princess Pats own, who spoke
al the NJ. =. church here, il might be
matter of interest to know that
Sergeant breckenridge does not exist
any longer. In California milittry
prison, laneuihes Raymond Bisch-
off until a short time ago the famous
Sergeant Breckenridge, gassed five
times. wounded fully as many times
and foster father Of a little Belgian
girl This marks the end Of an inn
perfect man
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04
TEN KILLED IN LONDON RAID.
Many Leave city Nights 10 Escape
German Airmen.

London. Oct. 3 Ten persons were
killed and 80 injured in Monday
nights air raid on London. says the
official statement by Lord French
There has been a big influx OF people
into town outside Of London since the
recent moonlight air raids. and at
many places difficulty al first was
experienced in providing acoOmmoda-
iions for the visitors During the
first few nights many 81 the poorer
people. who emigrated from the me
trcpolis. slept in the open. but since
Then the authorities have made ar
engagements for sleeping quarters for
them in public buildings.
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The city commissioners are trim
ming the trees on West Third and
other streets, trying to improve the
appearance of the city. The soldiers
have taken possession of the limbs
ihat are cut from the trees and will
use them to cover the trenches. Aft
or everything is completed and the
iair grounds look like regular bat
tie field, the company will be divided
into two divisions and sham battle
will take place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04
TRY TO GET a HEATING
SYSTEM AT FUNSTON SOON

Camp Funston, Kan, oct The
failure Of the worlds biggest man
ufatturer Of iron pipe and fittings
TO get the necessary materials here
on time for the completion Of the
Il eating system has caused Capt Fred
J Herman constructing quartermas-
Ter. to buy fittings in the open mar
ket Capt J S. Smith left here last
night for Kansas city, where he will
buy slightly more than 81 600 worth
OF fittings to be shipped immediate
~ by express The lack Of material
has continually held up work Oh The
heating system and unless certain
fittings are available at once more
delay will be caused All Of the arti-
les needed can be purchased in Kan
,as City, whore they are carried in
stock
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04
TANKS" ARE THE ONLY
NEW THING IN WARFARE

Paraphrasing an old saying, war
is mother of invention. That's why
the English invented the tanks
They found that the soft flesh of
man offered too little resistance to
German bullets. They also learned
That to win the war they must take
their men to the German trenches.
rhe tanks" were invented to pro
tect the men.
These superdreadnaughts Of the
battle field we're first brought into
battle Sept. Is. 1915. They made
their way toward the German trench
cs splitting fire and bullets and in
action and appearance resemble the
mythical dragons of old The sur
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-04

rrise of the Germans was complete.
Their shells ratified harmlessly off the
SIDES of the uncanny monsters like
so many pebbles. There was nothing
left for the disconnected Huns to do
They surrendered
Pictures of these remarkable
tanks" are soon to be seen under the
auspices of the Reflector al the Lyr-
ic theatre. Oct. 9. They We're taken
by the British government and are
Inc first of the real war films to be
shown in America A portion Of the
receipts 90 to the war ambulance
fdnd.