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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Sugar Market

New York, March 5.-The local market for raw sugar was firm again and prices were higher, although business was only moderate. The close was firm, with prices at 7-16c for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 5.46c for centrifugal and 4.59c for molasses, which represented the last sale prices. although there appeared to be nothing offered under 9-16c for Cubas. cost and freight, equal to 5.5Sc for centrifugal, duty paid. In refined prices were unchanged at 7c to Sc for fine grant, lated. The market for sugar futures was firm and trading was quite active, with closing prices to [ points net higher. Sales 29,400 tons. March sold from 543c to 5.60c, closing 4.54c; May, 4.61c to 46Sc, closing 4.64c July, 4.68c to 473c, closing 4.6Sc; September, 4.71c to 4Tc, closing 4.73c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 1Sc; receipts, 4s7l sales. 1899; shipments, 2297; stock, 46,32o Memphis: Middling, IT soc; receipts, 3111 sales, 2s7i shipments. $500 stock. 356. .OS3 Augusta: Middling, 1S.32c receipts. 63s sales. S19; shipments, 7S6 stock. 11S,o70. St. Louis Receipts, 2035: sales, 1888 shipments, |; stock. p. 704
 Cincinnati: Receipts. 75; exports, i; stock, 22.704.
 Little Rock: Middling, 173S: receipts, 17s sales, 5; shipments, 5; stock g, 056.
 Total today: Receipts. 1o.so3 sales, 1a,. 1S3: stock, T.71S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Metal Market

New York, March 5.--Copper firm; cleo trolytic spot and nearby nominal; second quarter, $33d35, nominal; third quarter, s3i@32.5O. Iron steady; No. 1 northern. ss4@36; No. ?, s33. .50934.5o No. southern, $3O. O.5O@31.5 .50 No. 2, $30@31. Metal exchange quotes tin strong; spot, $53. At London, spot copper, s139; futures, a136 los; cleo trolytic, a151: spot tin, a20o 5s; futures, 9200 5s. The metal exchange quotes lead firm, $9.50Q9.S7; spelter firm; spot East St. Louis delivery, 105s@11c At London, lead, s30 los; spelter, a47.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Spots

New Orleans, March 5.-Spot cotton steady, S7 points up. Sales on the spot, 4902: to arrive, none. Good ordinary, 16c;
 strict good ordinary, 16.50c; low middling,
 17c; strict low middling. 1725c; middling,
 17.50c; strict middling 17ssc; good mid
 ding. 17S7c; strict good middling, 1s12c
 Receipts. 1884; stock, 425, 473
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Mercantile Paper

New York, March 5-Mercantile paper. 4@4A per cent; sterling 60-day bills. $4.71
 commercial 6O-day bills on banks, S71; commercial 60-day bills, $4.70a4; demand, A751s; cables A.76 7-16. Francs: De- mand, $5.S5l4; cables $5.S4M. Marks: De- nland, eS4c; cables. 68ssc. Kronen: De- mand 1112c; cables, 11.15c. Builders: De- mand. 4Oasc; cables, 4O1sc. Lires: Demand, s7.SO; cables $.7S. Rubles: Demand, 27ssc; cables 277sc. Bar silver, 76ssc: Mex ican dollars. 5sc. Government bonds firm; railroad bonds steady. Time loans steady 60 and 90 days. S%@4 per cent; six months, 46J4A per cent. Call money steady; high, 21a per cent: low. 2A per cent; ruling rate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. \, change, New orleans Cotton Exchange
 New York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association
 Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments Qf spot cotton for delivery. Corresponds
 once invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

May-June. 11.2Sd; June-July, 11I4d July August, 11O6d; st-September, 1oS0d September October, 10.45d; October-No- vember, 10.30d; November December, 10.2Od; December-January, 10.15d; Jan
 uary- February, 10.12d; February Ma rch, l 10. 12d; March-April, 1O.12d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Kansas City Grain

| Kansas City, March 5.-Wheat: No. 2 hard. a.9s@2.o1; No. 2 red, $1.ss@2.O .O1. Corn: No ? mixed, s1.o41aa1 O1a; No. white $105@1. .051a No. ? yellow, s1.O6@1 0614. Oats: No. white, 621k@S3c: No. ? mixed, 60d62c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Naval Stores

Savannah, March 5.-Turpentine, noth- ing doing, B5sc; no sales; receipts, 27; shipments, $50; stock, 13114. Resin firm sales, 259 receipts, 46; shipments. 73; stock, 7S,720. Quotations: A, B, c, D, E., F, G, $6 H, l, K, M, se.2o; N, $6.S5; VIC, $6 40 to s645; wv, $6.7O,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
English Mnnev

2h per cent; last loan, 21k per cent; closing bid, 2A per cent; offered at 2h per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, March 5.--Wheat: No red, l $2. .05620 0S5x: No hard. s29o.0 .05; May.
 sls734 July. s1.551saa. .55ss. Corn: No. 2, ! a.o714; No. white. $1.oS; May. s1.0sas :;
 July. s1.o61s@1.o .o6A. Oats: No. 2 64c; No. white nominal; May, 691kc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

London, March 5.-Bar silver, 37 5-16d per ounce; money. A per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. SIS per cent; three months 51s per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. March 5.-Cotton. spot firm; good middling,, 11.S4d; middling. 11.74d; low mddling, 11.56d. Sales 1000 bales 700 for speculation and export. No receipts. Futures very steady. March. 11.S9d March-April, 1l.3ad; April-May, 1l27d;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Rice Market

New Orleans, March 5.-Rough rice was in good demand today and clean rice strong. Receipts: Rough, 5S25 sacks; millers, 5S25. Sales: Clean Honduras, s158 pockets; Japan, 21A pockets; blue rose, 1895 pockets. Quote: Rough Honduras, 3.5od4.25c; Japan, 3.25@3 75c; blue rose SC; clean Honduras 4A@5%c; Japan, 34@3%c; blue rose, sA@4ssc; polish, per ton, s32@ 35; bran, per ton, $23Q26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Bonds

Bonds
 U. S. 2s registered ........ 99 U. S. 2s coupon ....... 99 U. S. 3s registered ........ 1O0A U. s. Ss coupon ......-........ 10o1A U. U s. S 4s coupon ....:.......,... iosH Central of Georgia 5s ...... 100 Illinois Central ref. As .-.... 91A X l.. & N. un. As .............. '4s4 Seaboard Air Line adj. 6s 62A Southern Bell 5s .............. 99 9Ts Southern Railway 5s .......... 1OlA southern Railway gen. As 70A U. $. Steel os 105H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

ard defense are now being formuiaten- The wage earners of the United Stat~s will have to recognize their obligations to maintain institutions of liberty and justice, 1T they are to have part m directing the spirit and the methods that shall be adopted for the defense of our repuclic
 Some plan will be adopted. What ever the plan may be 1t will affect wage earners primarily. If in this formative period the labor movement shall clearly enunciate what part it is willing to take in defense of the republic. 1t will be in A position to have a voice in deciding the whole plan of national preparedness for de- fense, but if the labor movement should hold aloof and should refuse to pro- claim a constructive programme, Ill wage earners will be forced to accept conditions and methods determined by those who do not understand or sympa- thize with the aims or purposes of the labor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
METAL WORKERS INVOLVED

within the past few days critical situation developed, making 1t necessary for metal workers employed in govern
 ment navy yards to determine what at- titude they would take towards national defense. A conference held to consider l that particular problem found it neces- sary to discuss the entire situation. After the entire situation had been thoroughly presented and discussed 1t was the unan- inous opinion of all present that the la bor movement would lose a great op- portunity if it did not make definite statement as to how far it was willing to go in the movement for preparedness. l It was the sentiment of this conference that the labor movement must cooperate in the formulation of plans and that tho President of the American Federation of Labor ought to call a special meeting of the executive council; and also to call a conference consisting of the officers of all national and international unions and 1 departments.
 Tt was the judgment of all present 1 that whatever action the American labor movement shall take must be taken quick | ly in order that we may exercise a. benefient guidance rather than be forced l to submit to emergency measures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
Produce Market


 New York, March 5.-Butter firm; re- ceipts, 57s9; creamery, higher than extras 41s@42c; creamery extras, 92 score, 40x@ Ale; firsts, 371s440c. Eggs firm; receipts, 46SS; fresh gathered extra firsts, 341ac; firsts. 34c. Cheese firm; receipts, 2s25 state held specials, 26z@Hc; state held specials, average fancy, 260261sc. Live poultry unsettled; no prices quoted; dressed dull and lower; chickens, coarse and staggy. 1s@24c; fowls, 171x@2311c; tur- keys. 1s@34c.
 Chicago, March 5.-Butter firm; cream cry, 32d40c. Eggs lower; receipts, 690S cases; firsts, 291ac; ordinary firsts. 2S1z@ 29c; at mark, cases included. 27@2ec Po- tatoes: Receipts. g cars; Wisconsin and Michigan whites, $2.25025o; Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Colorado, $2.50@2 60. Poultry, alive. higher: fowls, 2oc; springs, Pic
 St. Louis. March 5.-Poultry: Hens, 1Sc; springs, 20c; turkeys. 24c; ducks, 20c; geese. 13@1Sc. Butter: Creamery, 4oc. Eggs, 2Sc.
 Kansas City, March 5.-Butter: Cream cry, 42c; firsts, 40c; seconds, 37c; pack ing, 361ac. Eggs: Firsts, 2Sc. Poultry: Hens, 1sc; roosters, 16c; turkeys. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
SITUATION IS CRITICAL

But there is an immediate, criti- cal situation which the labor move ment must meet at once. National constructive policies of preparedness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

A lecture on ''The Modern Ideas of Infectious Diseases wiK be delivered by
 pr. Ross Snyder before meeting of the Fairview School Improvement associa- tion this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

The Fairfield School Improvement as
 sociation will meet this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock. Important business is scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06

A meeting of the Ensley High School Improvement association will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. All inter- ested, in addition to members, are urged
 to attend.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
100000 AUSTR!ANS
 IN UNITED STATES
Statistics Show That One Quar- ter Are Citizens of America

WASHINGT T. C. Dec. H. Statistics compiled here since the dec lara,jon CT war on Aus,ria-Hunga~y show that there are over 7o0oee men over 21 years Of age who are enemy aliens within -ae borders e rEa Unit ed States
 Figures compiled by tn eCensus Bur, eau showed that in 1910 there were 57S.567 male subjects Of he dual mon archy in this country. and 1S5.524 for mer subjects who had taken ,ae oath Of allegiance 10 the United States and were becoming ua-urauz=d Tie num- Der Of alien women brings the total to more than 100000.
 Polish-speaking residents in 1910 the former kingdom now under the one-half 522151 came from lands Of the former kingdom no wun3er the foreign domination Of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Almost all the others came from Russian Poland. Austrian Poles numbered 329.41S. Ger man Poles 19Q.os6 and Hungarian Poles ,. 37.
 Statistics on The Austrian men in the United States show tha. Of to- tal Of SOS 847 approximately onz-solrth have become citizens of this country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
 ARE CAUGHT WITH GOODS Played Lively Tunes While Messages Were
 Sent Away

HONOLULU. Dee. 17.-While the German band was playing lively tunes to drown the wireless sounds aboard the German cruiser Geir, that was in termed in the harbor. and which relay ed messages between Germany and her agents in the United States and Japan. in furtherance of the plot to embroil the two countries in war. is made public today with the consent of the Navy Department.
 The plan involved the landing of Japanese in Mexico and Germans in Canada. This information was given the United States government daily thru other wireless used to take Hp such messages.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
BOY NOTORIST RUNS
 DOWN OWN FATHER

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17-Fred Wallace Of Porteryille. was seriously injured as result of being knocked down and run over by an automobile driven by his son, John. Wallace and his son were driving down Olive street 70 oYertake a runaway team. Wallace jumped out of the car to open Q gate 10 head the team into field when his son lost control of the machine and ran his father down.
 When the injured man was removed 70 a hospital it was found he had sus- -ained a possible .l-ature of the spine.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
ATKINSON HAWTHORN
 NUPTIALS

4 quiet wedding which came as great surprise, occurred on Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Episcopal parsonage, when Miss Matilda W. Atkinson. of Augusta, Maine, became the bride of Dr. H. J. Minthorn, of Metlakatla Alaska, Rev. H. H. Kel- ley officiated The bride, an old friend of the family, arrived from the east on the Prince Albert Saturday morning
 Dr. Minthorn has made his home at Metlakatla for many years. and is the father of Miss Mary Minthorn, teach CT of Domestic Science, who with Mrs. e. D. Schell, acted as witnesses at the ceremony.
 Dr. Minthorn and Mrs. Minthorn, left Saturday afternoon for Metlakatla where they will reside.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17

DETROIT. Dec. 17.-An appeal has 3sau made to the State Supreme Court by tha attorneys for the Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford. is major ity soekbol5er from the decision which Circuit Judge Hosmer of De ,roit. recently handed down in the p3dae-Eofd suit Judge Hosmer ruled that tha Ford Motor Company should disburse as dividends more than s1a.- d4aee5 which had been kept for ex: pa1s projects festersd by Ford
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
4 CANDLE IN
 EVERY WINDOW
 AND MEMBERS
 INEVERY HIM"
Motto for Christmas Mem- bership Drive. Workers Are Out Today For
 First Time

All paths lead straight to the Red Cross. in Ketehikan, in Alaska, in the 17aited States. This is the National Week for the Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive, for 10000 600 new members The average number of members in the United States is aI0ut l0 percent of the population. ile,el4Aan's average is 90 percent. and before this drive is over, the average will be loo percent
 HarFay M. Stackpole. chairman for tue Christmas Drive, has divided the c.t" into districts. Each district is tu rave 2 Captain, who chooses three or tour helpers. who will each can Ya $ part of the Captains district, so that all will be asked to join or to renew their subscription for the year 1g1S The Captains and their dis trcts are IS follows:
 Districts and Workers
 .Irs. w. C. Dibrell has been assign ed the Hill district from the Post office up, thence west, and east as far as the courthouse. Mrs. C. M. Tay- fer has Indian town to the New Eng land Dock Mrs w. B. Sharpe has the Creek loop. as far as the Grant Street totem. Mrs NJ. J Bugge has charge of the Charcoal Point district. and Mr. Tom Gardner has the New town district from Thompson's store to Charcoal Point. Messrs. D. w. Hunt. ]. II. Davies. NJ. s. Dobbs and Rev. H. II. Kelley, J. w. MacKay will canvass the business district.
 Four Minute Talks
 Arrangements have been made with the management of both Motion Pic ture Theatres to have 4-minute Red Cross and War Talks during the first show. about o'clock for the next hree or four nights and the arrange !nents will begin this evening. Rev II. II. Kelley, chairman of the local Chapter will speak at the Grand, and Attorney Chas. H. Cosgrove will speak at the Dream Speakers will be chang ed each evening.
 Metakatla Drive
 Miss Mable LeRoy, Government nurse at Metlakatla, during her visit in town, made application to Chairman Stackpole for supplies for the Christ mas drive at Metlakatla. The School teachers are also planning on form ing 8 Junior Auxiliary at the Govern ment school They hope to. get 125 new members.
 Devotes Vacation to Red Cross
 Mir. Tom Gardner, of the Forestry office. has applied for his annual vaca- ton of two weeks, which he is devot- ing to the Red Cross and has charge of large district where he will can vass for members.
 Taxi Drivers Help
 The jitney drivers and Taxi owners of the city have notified MT. Stack pole of their desire to help and have offered to carry the Captains and their helpers to the outlying districts of the city and to help in any other pos sible way. All are doing their share in true First City style. Hurray for our town
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
BRITISH SUSTAIN
 HEAVY LOSSES
 THE HOME WATERS
Eight Merchantmen, Che British Destroyer and Five Armed
 Trawiers Lost

LONDON. Dec. 17-Four German Destroyers carried out successful raio the British waters early last ..-di day morning; sinking eight merchantmen, one British destroyer, and five armed trawlers, and damaging another trawler. Such was the an nouncement made in the House of Commons late today by the first Lord of Admiralty. Sir Geddes. The ships were part of a convoy bound for Nor way under five British ships. An in quiry is now in progress as to why the protecting forces were not present at he time
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
INTERN E. Y. GERMANS

NEW YORK. Dec. Ion the order os John (. kHoX. assistant |. s dlssrie, Attorney, Otto JHlius Markei. 3 German writer and lecturer and Hans Scengel artts, and eartooHiss have been iuzerned on Ellis Island for gAe period of the war. Stengel was eoaueeed with ehe German publtca, ton. the Zeppelin, the name Of which aas changed 10 Ealen Spiegal when the United States entered the war. Under one Of his cartoons was the statement:
 The tae- that Il per cent Of the drafted maa claimed exemption shows ao4 beautiful :s the war enthusiasm e. tae great American people
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
GERMAN BUSINESS
 INTERESTS FOR PEACE

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-It is the general opinion Of resident diplomats which opinion is shared by many Am ericans. that Germany's commercial manufacturing and exporting interests are now engaged ill bringing to bear upon their government their influence for peace The pressure is said to be coming from every source.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
TINS WANT FCODSTUFFS

LONDON Dee 17-Thru The Swed- i=h press, a number Of Finnish food commissioners, have issued an appeal 10 the Scandinavian countries for help says dispatch 10 the Exchange Tele- graph from Copenhagen. They say the situation is desperate; that Fin land is unable 10 save itself and that thousands Of families must starye un- less help arrives soon.
 T. is reported from Haparanda the dispatch says, that Russian soldier or ganizations have seized large quanti- ties of food and have completely cut of imports from Russia into Finland
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
TO ALL ASSISTANTS
Juneau, Dec. t5, : r. NJ.

Juneau. Dec. h, r. NJ. To Progressive Miner. Ketchikan, Alaska. Please give publicity to the follow ing:
 AM registrants who have changed po5tollice addresses since register ing should immediately communicate with local boards having Jurisdiction of their cards, giving present ad- dresses. so quesdonaires will reach them without delay. Registrants are bound by law to keep them selves advised of all proceedings in respect to them and failure tc do so may result in their losing their right to obtain exemption or dis charge.
 By direction of the Governor.
 J. T. HUNT.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
THE GOVERNMENT
 MAY DRAFT ALL
 NEEDED MECHANICS
The National Prohibition Will Likely Pass The House This
 Evening

WASHINGTON. Dec l7.-Anybody Vho can build ships. or do any other kind Of mechanical labor needed for vaging war. and who are to be drafted in the regular order. may be set to work under military supervision and discipline: Provost Marshal Crewther announced this morning. This would probably eliminate the drafting of labor by the government
 \ canvass Of the leaders of the house of representative this morning. in dicates that the National Prohibition amendment will pass the house late this evening
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
IS
 SHAKEN UP
 BYTHE CHIEF
:! !eW q, 0i Police Makes A ChaDaa 16O Slackers
 Put 5.!..3aar Arrest

SEATTLE. Dec 17.-Joe Warren the new chief of police shook up the department this mornin and made many changes; among which Inspec- tor Powers was made Captain while Captain C. G. Bannick was made In spector.
 Two hundred and sixty suspected slackers and other persons of seditious tendency and lawless characters were arrested i'll a raid last evening by federal agents assisted by the coun- v authorities. The chief of police has decided 10 rid the city Of those law6reakers as a first step toward e. 1ainz up the city
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
A PACIFIC PORT. Dec. 177.-E

A PACIFIC PORT, Dec 17.-E. A Christensen at Washington. D. C. las wired that four wooden steamers operating from this port have been purchased by the French government fer S2.o000o0 MT Christensen ob- taiued the consent of the government for the sale Of two Of the ships he owned. the Edna Christianson and the Bob5art C. Sudden The other boats transferred were the Ryder Hanify and Lucinda Hauify owned by John R. Hanify.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
GOVERNOR TO SET
 PRICE OF SILVER

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.--It is all uounced this morning that the govern mem in the near future will establish the price q. silver an ounce. Today Secretary NcAdooo is holding con terence wilh large number of silver mining men ; series of conferences have been arranged, which will take place from day to day until an agree ment has been reached.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
C. B. h.,,. .niS ACQUITTED
 OF MUnDER
Prosecution Tried to Con- nect Defendant With
 German Activities

CONCORD. \. C.. Dec. 17.-Late Saturday evening. the jury which heard the evidence in the murder case in which Gaston E Means was accus- ed of having murdered Mrs Maud A. King. a wealthy New York and Chica. go widow. returned a verdict of Not Guilty"
 Means was employed by the murder ed woman as a business manager and the State devoted it's entire time in tracing Means financial operations wiht the purpose Of showing that he was using the securities of the dead woman and her mother for his own benefit and thus establishing a motive to support the murder charge.
 During the course of the trial evi- dence was produced to prove that Means was a representative Of the German government in this country. \ raid on his apartments was made in New York with the above result.
 John R. Todd. Chicago broker. testihed that when Means opened a margin account in cotton with his firm last January he said he had ad- vance information or the contents Of the forthcoming speech Of the Germ an Chancellor in the ReichsJag. pro duced book in which he said was .he telephone number ot Captain Karl Bey-Ed. former naval artache Of the German Embassy a1 Washincon, and mentioned the Hamburg,American line as a 'sorr Of reference" Means lost s350o0 when cotton prices drop ped the witness said.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
ARMISTICE SIGNED

BERLIN, Dec. 17-Armistice ! :. between the Bolsheyikt govern i
 ment Tor Russia and the Teuton- l < ic Allies was signed at Brest Lit l > evsk. according to an official com l 2 municatiou given out this morn 1 -s ing. The armistice is enective ! ' from today at noon and will re- I ! main in force until January Ii. i !. 1918 < + PETROGRAD, Dec 1.-The -r terms of armistice forbid the I + transfer of troops any place; and l < no increase is allowed on any !
 F Rnssian front. The troops may E fgaternize and an exchange of 1 :: -.5lii between sunrise and sunset i < is permissible; according to the r agreement. I #
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-17
FIND TEMPERED "SPUDS'
 IN PORTLAND YARDS

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec 17-Pota- toes. with small punctures in them have been found in the front yards ot several homes in this city and have aroused the suspicion Of city author tics. l. is believed 10 b. an attempt 10 poison the residents. The samples have been taken to the city labora- tories where they wlll be chemically tesred.