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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
DON SILVER CUP
FOR PENN CARNIVAL

PhiIadelphia, Pa. Feb. IA soTlu
silver challenge cup has been donated
nv an a.umnus of the University OF
Pennsylvania for the one mile relay
at the annual Penn re-
lay carnival. The trophy will be
known as the Mike Murphy cup, in
memory Of Pennsylvania late track
coach. 1t is not perpetual challenge
cup, but will become the property of
the college whose athletes win it five
times. Harvard. Missouri, Chicago,
Pennsylvania. Princeton and Dart
mouth have already entered teams in
this event. The races will be held
April q and 20.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
CHECK FRAT MOVE.

New York, Feb. 8 Claims advanced
by the White Rats, an organization Of
vaudeville performers, of jurisdiction
over ball players, constitute the hitch
which has kept the baseball fraternity
from being granted charter by the
American Federation Of Labor, 1t was
stated by a national union onicial
Tuesday.
The White Rats. it was stated, OBJ
jected to another body s getting char
ter which they say infringes on their
plane of labor. President Gompers OF
the A. F. of l.. said correspondence
was still going on between the frat 40
the federation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
INTRODUCE RACE BILL.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. s. - A bill
providing for the pari-mutuel system OF
betting at race meets anG creating q
commission Of three members to super,
wise racing in Missouri was introduced
In the senate Wednesday by Senator
Casey of Kansas City.
The commission is permitted, under
the bill. to license legally organized
racing systems at rate OF $l,ooo
day, not exceeding twenty DAYS wear
The bill was sad to be similar to the
system In Kentucky.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
CY WILLIAMS WILL
NOT SIGN CONTRACT

Chicago, Feb. 8.-Outfielder Cy viii.
liams of the Chicago Nationals has de-
clined to sign contract at the terms
offered him, President Weeghman an
nounced Wednesday Williams is a
member of the baseball players fra.
ternity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Feb S.-Live stock: Hogs
Receipts, $4,000: estimated receipts to-
morrow. 10000: market slow, generally
sc under yesterdays average: bulk
$1215@12.a0: light. s11.70@12.25: mix
ed, s11.S5612.40: heavy. s11.s5 q 12.40;
rough, $11.s5@12: pigs, s9.7o@1o.9
Cattle Receipts. 1000; estimated
receipts tomorrow, 1000: market steady
Native beef cattle, s7.9o@12.25; western
steers. s7.9o@1O.30: stockers and feed
ers, s6.10m9.35: cows and heifers, Soils
@1O.50: calves, $1O.25@14.50.
Sheep = Receipts. 5000: estimated
receipts tomorrow. 5000; market firm:
14.45.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
ASK MATCH GAMES
BETWEEN CLUBS

The Burlington Golf club has writ
ten the secretary of Ottumwa Country
club, asking that the local organiza-
ton when making up the summers
program arrange for match games
with Burlington in golf and tennis as
we'll. The river city club would like
to have the Ottumwans go in force to
Burlington some Saturday during the
Varm weather for a match and prom
hes to give a return date to Ottumwa.
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New York Prod uce.

New York. Feb. Market
steady. receipts. 1901: creamery extras
45a45lac: firsts. 37l2 d4+c: seconds
35m37c.
Eggs-Unsettled: receipts, S.5Os;
fresh gathered extra firsts, 41@47 &c:
firsts. 46646i.c: refrigerator seconds
to firsts. 41@42kc.
Cheese-Firm. receipts 1899: state
held specials, 25A da51sc: do average
fancy. csc.
Live poultry-Firm: chickens. 214
211Sc. fowls 23I24c. Dressed-F'irm
chickens. 100 2sc; fowls. lsd24c: tur
keys. 20@S4c.
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Car lot receipts: Chicago-What. 45
cars, with Of contract grade: corn,
113 cars. with OF contract grade: oats,
"a cars with "a of contract grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Mime
apolis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
459 cars, compared with 427 cars last
week, and 462 cars the corresponding
day year ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
THE RETAIL PRICES.

Flour and feed Graham flour. per
sack. 6Oc; corn chops, per cwt.. s2.s
shorts, per cwt $o20: bran per cwt.
$l.S5; corn per bu.. si.s5: hay. per cwt,
75m85c: straw, per cwt.. 4Hn50c: meal
per sack 35c: corn and oat chop. per
cwt.: $3.50: corn chop. &c lbs. 45c; oil
meal per cwt.. S2.75; wheat flour. pei
sack, old wheat, so40@295: "a .b. rye
flour s145
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 45@5oc: countrf
butter 35643c.
Eggs-Candled. 4sc.
Storage eggs-43c.
keya dressed. 3s@ioc: dressed hers %
25c
Fre., and Salt Fish.
Frozen. not fresh caught-Salnlon
l6c H.: halibut, eOc; red snapper
lec lb.: white fish. 1sc: smelts, zoe.
Fresh fish-Cattish. zoe; bass. csc:
trout. zoe: halibut. 20c; salmon. zoe:
i've Holsters. rs cents Per r.: broiled
Holsters, Coo each: white ifs 20c H.:
crabs. hard shell. 15c each: soft she'll
soc each: perch. 12kc: shrimp, zoe H.:
fresh mackerel. 4oc each; shads. soc
each: shadrocF. 40c pair: frog legs. 25c
pair: Spanish mackerel. 40c each: fresh
herring. 1bc: white fish. 30c: smelts
zoe: Blue Point oysters in shell soc doa
Salt fish--Mackerel, 1O@35c; herring
Norway. for csc: cod 101o0c; lake
fish pail. zoe; salt mackerel. 1o@25c:
salt white fish, 10@35c ID; salt cod. 10
625c ID: smoked sturgeon, csc ID: nm
an haddie. ID. zoe: Holland herring. pail
s125; salt eel, CSC b.: pail anchovites
$1s25,-':ss ~ ss-=E. l.I+SE# ~gRSS r.F.
Smoked f,sh-white fish. eo@25c h.:
sdrdines, 5@25c: spiced sardines. 3 foi
l0c: box cod 12k @20c. fancy smoked
bloaters 3 for Csc: smoked homeless
herring. 25c h.; smoked herring, CSC
h.. stock fish. soc; Kippered herring,
3 for csc: hafbut. o5c h.: smoked stur-
genn. CSC ID.
Select oysters. 75c at: standard oys-
ters. soc qt.: county oysters. at. Soc.
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas. &C pound: lemons
soc: oranges, 2O1s5c; apples. 300
Csc; Valencia oranges 2oe165c: apples
Is a soc PIX: watercress. Zoe: kum-
quats, 3S64oc; Spanish Malaga grapes
Csc: Nellis pears. doZ.. 40c; grape fruit
eA 615c: tangerines, 45c doz.; straw
berries. qt. c5@s5c.
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures cabbage. per
ID. lee: Michigan cabbage, lee; toma'
toes ripe 25@s5c: parsley. 5 and Zoe;
mushrooms s5c h.. green beans. 25c:
horse radish 1Oc: beets. h.. &c: lettuce.
35c h.: egg plant. 20 to 25c: cauliflow-
err. 10@35c: oeets per bunch TIC; tur-
nips. soc -, potatoes. peck. soc: per
head lettuce. 10 to IKE: sweet potatoes
s 1-3c: Brussels sprouts box 45c:
French endive, h.. 55c grecn peas. Ssc
lb. 12hc: Michigan cabbage, Ice: toma
toes CSC: radish ~ a 15c: shallotts
nips, soc peck potatoes, peck soc; pei
sc; potatoes .bu.. $50.
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Omaha Cash GRAIN

Omaha. Nebr.. Feb. S.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. . hard. $l.I1M LIZ.
Corn-No. 2>white. 95k m9S&c: No.
yellow. 95A ds5Ac; No. 9. s5A m951.c.
Oats-No. white, 53h @5Slac
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k.nsa. City Cash Grain.

Kansas City No. Feb. S.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, sL73@1.7s: No. 2
red. $1.72m1.76.
Corn-No.-2 mixed 9sm9shc: No. ?
white, 9S1a @99c: No. yellow, 99la Ms1.
Oats-Market II to 1c lower: No. 2
white. 57d size: No. mixed. 56151c.
Rye-S1.44.
Hay-Unchanged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
BRIEF ITEMS IN
SPORTING EVENTS
TOM GIBBONS WINS

Milwaukee, Feb. 8. Tommy Glib.
bons was given the newspaper decision
over Bob Moha in their ten round mill
here Wednesday night. In the eighth
round Moha carried clear lead. He
showed flash of his old time form
and Knocked Tommy around the ring.
He held Gibbons down in three other
rounds. but the remainder of the fight
was the ST. Paul boys.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
TO rRAININ TEXAS.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Feb. 5. The
Milwaukee American association team
will start training al Lake Wichita,
near here. March IL. according to
contract closed Wednesday. One thous-
and dollars was raised locally to help
defray the clubs expenses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
St. Louis Cash Grain.

St Louis, Mo-. FEB. S.-The casH
grain market follows:
Wheat-Lower: track. No. 2 red,
s1se: No. . hard, s177m1s2la
Corn--Steady: track, No. 2. 81: No. 2
white. S1.O1@1.O1k.
Oats-Steady: track. No. . 551 ac: No.
2 white, nominal.
Rye-Steady: No. 2 nominal
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chicaao Cash Grain.

ChICugo VISIT 0TdITI'
Chicago, Feb. s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, nominal; No red
Silly: No. 2 hard, nominal; No. 3
hard, nominal.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. $1.01A 1.02A I:
No. 4 yellow. ss@$1: No. white. nom
inal
Oats-No. white. 54A q 55c: stand
ard. SAX @56c.
Rye-No. 2. nominal; No. 3, sl.S2.
Barley-$1m1
Timothy-s3.50@ $50.
Clover-s12@17.50
Pork-$29.50.
n Iard--$16.22
Il, Ribs-$15@15.65.
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Chicago Live Stock: Closing.

Chicago, Feb. S.-Closing live stock
market:
Hogs-Receipts today. $4,000: esti-
mated receipts tomorrow, $1,000; mar
ket fairly active. 5G10c lower than yes
terday's average: bulk, $12.106 1890;
light. sl1.65@12.2O: heavy, Sl1.Sa a
10 .: mixed, s11.s0@1235: rough. s11so
OLE.
Cattle = Receipts. 1900: market
steady; top, s12.25.
Sheep - Receipts, $1,000, market
strong: top, $11.75: lambs. $14.45.
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Feb. s.--Closing
grain:
Wheat-May. S1.73A; July. s1.SsN.
Cash: No. l hard. sLs1A M1.S3A; No.
l northern. $1.74A @1.77A.
Corn-No. yellow, 9SA 699hc.
Oats-No. white, SIX M52Ac.
Flax-$2SoA @2.S6A.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha. Feb S.-Live stock Hogs
Receipts $4,000: market lower: heavy
s11.65m11S5: light s11.40T 11.75; pigs,
s975m1075: bulk. $11.50m11.10.
Cattle-Receipts, $500: steady: ma :
tive steers. sSm115o. cows and hei1ers
s7m9.25.
Shaeu = Receipts. $500: steady:
yearlings. sIO.75I12.50 wethers. $3.50
Ml05O: lambs, S13m14.o5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
HOGS WEAKENED BY
SHIPPING SLUMP

Chicago, Feb. s.-Falling off in ship
ping demand had a weakened effect to-
day on the hog market.
Comparative scarcity of cattle at
other western points tended to uphold
cattle quotations here.
Sheep and lambs were not over
Overplentiful,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
MRS. HURD LEADS GOLFERS.

Pinehurst, N. c.. Feb. s. Mrs, Dor
othy Campbell Hurd. Pittsburgh, led a
field OF nearly fifty players in the quail
flying round Of the ST. Valentine golf
tournament for women here Wednes-
day with card Of IS. Miss Gertrude
Thurston o. West Hampton was sec.
ond with 101
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. H.. Feb. s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchanged to 1c lower: No. 3
white. 81: No. yellow. 991s 6s1 No. 4
yellow, 9S@991ac: No. 3 mixed, 99E a
81: No. a mixed. 9SG991sc.
Oats-Market y lower: No. 3 white.
SAFE: No white, SIC.
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Primary Movement.
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Feb. S.-Produce market:
Butter-Market higher; creamery. 81
M41c.
Eggs-Lower; receipts. 1914 cases:
firsts. 42c: ordinary hrsts. 400 4lc: al
mark. cases included, 40M Ace.
Potatoes Receipts. IS cars: market
unchanged.
Poultry, alive--Market unchanged.
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kans.. civ Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. s.-Live stock:
Hogs-Receipts. 10000: market lower:
bulk. s11s0a12.o5: heavy, s12.2o@1 1890;
light. s11e0@12: pigs. s10@11.4o.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000: cows. $500
$50: heifers. $7ml1; calves. $7@13.
Sheep = Receipts, 5000 market
steady: lambs, Sl?.5om14.25: warnings
$12m13.25: wethers. S10.5oM ll.50;
ewes S1OmlO9O
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RECRUITS ARE SIGNED.

Boston, Feb. s. Herbert ]. Pennock
a pitcher and Oscar Jenkins an out
fielder. sent their signed contracts
Wednesday to the Boston American
league baseball club
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-09
LEWIS STOPS cRAvEs

New York. Feb. s. Ted kid"
Lewis. English welter weight, stopped
hld Graves in the ninth round after
vicious battle. Graves wsaadraps@A.
four times in the first round.
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St. Louis Grain Futures.

St. Louis. Mo-. Feb. s.-The grain
futures:
Wheat-Lower: May. S1.69ss July,
S1.43A.
Corn-Higher: Nav. s1.oOlA: July
99a4 I997sc.
Oats-Lower; May, sac
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St Louis Live Stock.

ST. 7 ouis. Feb. 3 Live stock;
Hogs-Receipts. 14,500: marfet lower
lirhts. s11.9O@12.o5: pigs, s9m1l: mix
ed s12M1'.4n: heavy. $4,000 IL Az
bulk. s12@ 1885.
Cattle - Receipts. Z O00; marke'
steady. native beef steers s7.5Oml1.75;
heifers. ss.50m11.5o: cows. S5.50as
calves. S6m14.26.
Sheep-Rec eipts. 500: market steady
lambs. $12.-5M14.75.
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New York SUGAR.

New York. Feb. S.-Raw sugar: Mar
ket firm: centrifugal. 4S9: molasses,
400
Reflned-Market steady.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. S.-Produce:
Butter. Eggs and Poultry-Market I'M
changed
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St. Louis Produce.

st. Louis. Mo- Feb. s.-Poultry-Un
changed except turkeys, FAC: ducks
l9c.
Butter-Creamery, 40c.
Eggs-Unchanged.
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New York Money; Closing.

NEW rOTN "OVcy' O'Os'VSs
New York, Feb. S.-Mercantiie paper
40.
Bar silver-77Ac.
Mexican dollars-59hc.
Time loans-46sA
Call money-High. SO: low, pa !:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

themselves as capable as the correspond
ing people in England.
1.-THE marshal was asked: Would tne
troops we send serve as an American
unit?
HE replied that this could not pc
answered because it was a matter 10 De
dealt with by the Secretary of War
When asked to tell of the devotion OF
the French women in the war, so as 20
give an idea of what the American women
might be expected to do. the marshal salo
the influence of the women can be enor-
nous in giving moral support by wrlting
to the soldiers cheerfully and encouraging
them to bear with all the hardships aho
perils of war. They can help them also
materially in all sorts of ways.
when the first winter came upon the
French army 1t had been Impossible 10
make sufficient provision for the men:
The marshal appealed to the women OF
France to help their husbands. brothers.
sons, and all through France women SET
to knitting sweaters and socks Ana
not only the French did it. but Amer
lean women helped. too. in the same
way. Their help was deeply appreciated
and the marshal wished the newspaper
men to say how warm their apprec1a-
ton was. He also wished to thank the
American women for their great inter
est in the ambulance work. They never
Stacked in their Efforts
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NAVY NIGHT" CELEBRATED.
President Wilson Sends Message to
Patriotic Assemblage, New York.

NEW YORK. April 30.-Patriotic mu-
sic and addresses were features of a
Navy night" celebration at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last night. The
affair was held under the auspices of
the women's auxiliary naval recruiting
committee.
kilograms were read from President
Wilson and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels thanking the women for their
service in aid of naval recruiting.
The prompt recruiting of this first
line of defense is of literally vital i'm
portance." said the message from the
President, land 1 am glad to assure
those who are taking part in the meet
ing this evening of my deep apprecia-
tion of their patriotic interest"
Addresses were made by Rear Ad-
mfral Nathaniel r. Usher, Martin w.
Littleton and others. Nine Louise
Homer sang The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and Miss Julia Marlows and E H.
Sothern recited patriotic poems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
LOOKINCYOUNC
It's Easy-If You Know Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must watch
your liver and bowels-there's no
need of having a sallow complexion
dark rings under your eyes-pimples
"a bilious look in your face-dull
eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor
will tell you ninety per cent of all
sickness comes from inactive bowels
and liver.
DR.. Edwards, a well known physi-
clan in Ohio, perfected a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to act
on the liver and bowels, which he
gave to his patients for years.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for caIomel, are gentle in their
action, yet always effective. They
bring about that exuberance of spirit,
that natural buoyancy which should
be enjoyed by every one, by toning
up the liver and clearing the system
of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color.
1Oc and Csc per box.
All Druggists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY DIMES.
Washington Branch of Massachu-
sets Institute Has Social Evening.

Members of the Washington Society of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
held an informal dinner at Tea Cup Inn
Saturday evening. Fifty persons were
present, guests of honor being ]. w.
Litchfeld. IS, chairman of the alumni
committee on the mobilization of Tech
nology's resources and DIR. George f.
Hale, 80. chairman of the national re-
search council
Motion pictures were shown OF the dedi-
cation of the new technology buildings at
Cambridge. Mass
musical program was furnished by
the societys orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Time Necessary for Training.

Would the marshal prefer to have
our regulars there?
Marshal Joffre considers the prob
lem far too difficult to be solved with
out mature consideration.
"The marshal was asked how long a
period of training was necessary to
form a new army.
HE replied that no definite answer to
such a question was possible. First. the
war office alone really knows the exact
conditions Second, the example of
England may throw some light on the
probable time it would take. STAFF Off
GERS necessarily are only slowly pre-
pared. But subordinate officers can be
trained with considerable speed when
such fine material as the English is
concerned. The American army would
probably develop even faster. as it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
WANTS j. S. FLAG
ON BATTLE LINES
Marshal Joffre Says France
Hopes for Cooperation of
Republics in Present War.
TALKS TO NEWSPAPER MEN

France cherishes the confident hope
that the flag of the United States will
be flying on her battle lines soon, Mar
shall Joffre yesterday told the American
people through Washington newspaper
men.
Declaring that victories sure to be won
by soldiers of the two republics, fighting
shoulder to shoulder for liberty, will
hasten the end of the war and tighten
the links of affection and esteem which
have ever united France and the United
States" Marshal Joffe gave official voice
to the expression of desires by other
members of the mission that this coun-
try send soldiers to France.
The marshal. replying to questions,
said he DENIED it advisable to send one
American unit al time to France rather
than to wait for the complete equip
ment of a big army, because of trans
portation problems. He said, too that
he did not think Americans now with
the French army should be withdrawn
to serve under the American flag, ex-
cept possibly few specialists who
might be useful in developing the train
ing of the new American force He paid
hearty tribute to the valor of Americans
now lighting in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
introduced by M. Hovelaque.

Emile Hovelaque. general counselor
of the mission. addressed the CORE
spondents briefly, and then said, And
now. gentlemen. you will see Gen.
Joffre."
The marshal entered. accompanied by
Lieut.. Col. Jean Fabry, 1.-The blue devil
of France" his chief of staff, and other
officers. The newspaper men fell back.
waiting for a formal introduction and
a speech Instead Marshal Joffre said
he wished TO shake hands with Them
and they formed in line, and as intro
auctions were translated the marshal
remarked about sections of the country
their newspapers covered. These re-
marks were translated for some and
with others who could speak French
the marshal chatted for a moment.
The famous soldier wore his uniform
with a blue jacket, bright red trousers
and leather puttees. On his visit to
Mount Vernon he wore two large sill
yer stars, one that of the grand Cross
Of the Legion of Honor of France, the
other the cross of Bath, given him by
Great Britain.
Then the marshal took from the
pocket of his jacket two typewriter
sheets of paper and began to read in
French. He bowed his head a little as
he read, holding the paper where the
light from a window behind him would
strike it best His voice was even and
soft, yet such was its quality that per-
sons standing in the far corner of the
room were able to hear every word.
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American officers Competent.

American officers, he believed. were
fully competent to train American men.
and he gave it as his opinion that an
American army would develop rapidly.
Marshal Joffre received newspaper
men in the morning before he and other
members of the commission started to
dent Washington at Mount Vernon.
Newspaper men had their impressions
of the officer materially revised. How
he got the name of "Joffre the silent
and a reputation for a sort of grimness
they were unable to understand.
A certain likeness to former President
Taft, remarked upon because of the re-
semblance shown in his pictures. also
is borne out in his genial good humor
and extreme democracy.
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Guests of Gen. Scott.

Gen. Scott. chief of staff of the army,
entertained Marshal Joffre and mem
bers of the military section at dinner.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, entertained Admiral
Chocheprat and members of the naval
section. while Breckenridge Long, third
assistant secretary of state, gave
dinner in. honor of the civilians at
tached to the mission.
Late last night the French mission
through the State Department, gave
out the following statement, covering
the questions asked Marshal Joffre and
the answers made by him:
The following questions were asked
of Marshal Joffre:
rs it advisable to withdraw Ameri-
cans now on the field of battle and
form an Independent American corps?
Marshal Joffre said he did not think
cans who are at the front; it would be
better they should be used for any
units which might be sent to France.
Marshal Joffre thinks 1T would be of
the greatest Importance that the Amer
lean flag should be seen in France;
every one would then feel that you
were there. But this does not apply
to certain specialists who might be
especially wanted here; they would be
useful in developing the training of
American soldiers: but. in his opinion
Americans already there should stay
there He thinks. now that the battle
is raging, every energy must be added
to forces already fighting on the French
front, and that is why Americans al
ready in France are needed to help the
fighters there.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
directors of the Washington 69c Permanent
Building Association will be held at the office
of the association. No. SO = St NV. on We'd
ncsday, May ., 1917. Polls open from 10 u. m.
60 pm. l.. G. OSTERMAYER, Sec'y.