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The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
Ex-diTideni.
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations 7iren below are for large lots Of Rood
marketable goods only. JC.rheTs prices are higher
Lower grades may he SOIL Tor less fNncy Eood'
Command higher pucss.
EGGS-Firm Nearly. y: Southern, 81.
BUTTER-Egiu ruu'. q; ElEin tub, 4li process,
81; store packed 2.
IOULIRY-I. hrTs TT n. n; roster. L
turkeyA 2aa; winter chickens. SlA5o: sTring chick
t-us, p1r n, Eal2: ducks pcr rb laals geese. pet
b.. l2al5: keats. young. each, f5aSo
DRESSED POULTRY Hens choice, pr n. -
q: chickens, Per n Gs3O. turkeys per 10. 2SssS
Jrcls. per h. IssD ROSTERS, per ID, rals; ssess.
per H., ISal5.
DRESSED GoODs-Pork, snail to medium, per
D., IS; heavy. Il.
LIVE sTOCK-CAlves. pSr H.. l4al4h
HAY-No. l timothy. I9uOa0Oo; No. ?. a0oAls.D
No. / mixed. I6oaI7 %; No. . Aooals.O.
GREEN CfOODS-Potatoes Irish, No. l, par bbl.,
AOaoU: Northern. per ~ bushel sack, 10; new
potatoes. PER b6. 9ohl0So; No. per b6L. sooa
800; new potatoes Tsr sack. s75a9.2; sweets, per
bbl. looa6oo; sweets. per basket l75aZ0; yams,
I5OSs.5o per bbl; string beans loosS@ per has
25eaSp: radishes, Ter IOo lsS2.p; cueunbcrs. PEI
crate lo0a3oO: eggplant, 30oa40O per crate; new
cabbage. per crate 50a7oo; beets, per bunch, tasi
Selery per doz. Ssa7j, celery. per crate, l8a2So;
rosnaine lettuce LooalO per basket lettuce. LooA
rs perShasket; squash Florida. l5oa2oo per crate
Florida tomatoes l5ea300 pcr crate, rhubarb l.soa
200 per 100 punches asparagus, No. J. l5os&5o;
nearly 50 per dCZ.; sTring onions, Z0OaZ0 per
lJo; onions Texas 225C2C per crate; green peas
l5oa5. 90 per basket
275; California oranges 250a3Oo: Florida oranges,
3s5aAa; grapefruit 35OSi00; stTaWoeITies loSls per
at. lemons, 375aL0l pcr hoN. pines ZISeS!@
SEEDs-Red clover ll.T5sl2S Fer buShel; alSke
clover, l225sl2D; crimson clover iLOAI-O; TIM
othy, sOoas,z5; red tor Ic.sAl3oo bluegrass. l.7sa
an, orch,-5 srsss ,na27s: white clover. 80 per
H.; alfalfa clover lSAIz par b. COW psss. &7saloo
pr Ibuxhsl
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. May 9.-Acc riding to reports from the
prairie provinces Of Canada, freezng weather has
visited that section Cf the Northwest and it is
feared by many n the trade that the plant will
suffer setback because q this experience and
that there is \ FEASIBILITY Of some damage beiug
shown. It il he hope q the wheat growers Of
the Far North that the weather from this time
forward will hs at least scasOnahle that the
spring wheat plant may grow rapidly and move ou;
= the wheat Of the carly killing frost late in the
summer.
Thcre ware declines in all of the grain markets
N The hard II trade today wheat losing 4a2 cents
Com declining Nal& NrnIS and oats was @alS
cents liver The trade in wheat was quiet and
ITics fluctuations were larger than would
believe on the small transactions in the July and
:. .utembsr. Ihrre we're disaruOintiuzly small uFc.
mgs of cDrr BY the country and this start d
general covering movement by shorts The supply
plAcrd IN sale hrc7rnr liberal under the advancing
rIica but toward the last liquidation was quite
heavy
III, condition Il tho growing oats plant is said
TO te unusually god and with a big acreage the
crop is likely tp sIrpass all preViOTs records.
The provision market was strong and much higher
on tn, report that the Belgian Relief Commission
was again in the market for mats and lard
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

Philadelphia. May D.-BUTTBR-T market sd-
vanced , cents under fairly active demand and
srozRer outside adriees We quote. Wesfern
tolid- -paeked eeamery. tahcys- speeisls 4s: ertta
44a45 extra frsA, e. frssS q. secoiIds a.; nearby
fancy. q; AveraEe eztSAA Bs4s; hrsts. SaH: sec
onds 4iai2; special brands Il prints jobng At 5as
BGGS-The market uled firm and IS cent? p~r
cass higher under small supplies and a god demand
We quoss: In free eases, nearby hrsts IlsO per
Western ertrA hrSs Lao per- cass: hruss II " pe
oass; faey sseted fresh johbng 1t Eazal per dozeu
LIVE PoUBTRY-FOwls. TO quality, pr n
zH22; Ioosters, l6aI7: spring chickens. not Lex
horns plump. yeliow-skinned, weighing LaT9 pounds
apiecs, 3aS; White LeahOrus. WEIGHING Eais.
pounds apiece. Soao; ducks. Pekin, 2O12l; do In
dian runner. HAS. pigeons. old. per pair 2zS;
d.. young per pair. 1a2
DRESSED POULTRY-FOwls Y 20 ts,z arv-
TIcked. milkfed, fancy selected, -: welzhinF ns
and over apsece, Zj5S; do ~ pounds apleos "a: do
pounds Gpiece. zz2 Fowls In barrels fancy dry-
picked weighing ~ pounds and over apiece B:
smaller siBes ZG2A Old rOostsrs dry-pchsd. u;
Rossiing chickens. Western. dry-pieksd IN borss
weEhinE sal0 rounds per pair. za8: do. in ba1.s,
Weighing pounds per pair Z5a26: do. dry -pickrd
In barrels, weighing ssl0 pousds per pair. aaz;
o.. IN barTsh. weighing ppands Ier pair sszH
Broiling chickens Western. in ho1es. ssriFhing So
pounds. per pair. Hs32. Chickens weighing Sac
Broilers, Jersey, fancy. f5a5O; Do other nearby
weighing Iiza2 pounds spiecr l3aB Turk~ys re4
pound, fresh killed. Western b-st here Zisss er.n-
mon. 3a2s: squads. pr dozen. white weighing IIalz
pounds. 4z5stS; do. do. 9Ro pOands 560aI 70: do
DO, pOunds ss3 70; do. do. pounds 25OsZ7s;
Do. DO, 5lsh pounds l.Tjaz 20 DART lgs2Z ;
snail and No. ? 50alE.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NsE T1Tt May D-Oottnn tuned upward seain
aftsT showing weakness IN the sariy trading tnday
1nsru WV frrsh ftatufes in the late dealings
ard the demand seemed tn reTrpsent desire to ~
plaos long lines prior IN the publication Of the ~
Port o. the Federal Department Of Aziculturs on
O'Clock on Friday mornlng rather than the reflection.
q any new dsTeloEments OpsTatiOns today were
not lArEe. The sxchang5 here and that At New
Orisans Will be closed tnmcrUT.
Disappearing Liverpool cables and press ad-
nos u resistance to conscptOn caused uneasiness
a. the opening The early tnne was easy with
pricns to II points net lower. but after the call
u points were recorded in tho first few minutes
On the whole. hJwevec. the Tounls Of business
showed q tndency to taper of during the middle
u the morning with orders hettsT divided and an
unSsttled tone shown in the irregular fluctuations.
The MARKET dsvslopsd hrmsr tone In the
afternoon The market r1led generally strong in
the last hour. wurktng steadily higher On buyfnE
hT the bulls until July touched asa and October
MS and recOTeries Of n to 4S points from ths
muEnins low lsra. Ths closs was steady at .
net advance Of II TO 8 pointA
Fort receipts for the day wers B.lS bales com
pared With B.S9 bales last year. New York wars-
house stocks are 50 COS bales cuntrasted with Isl 80
bales a year ago. Exports for the day were 2 sls
bales including l6l0S bales 10 Great Britain and
$50 balss 70 the Continent. CeaIances for the
season to date aEEreEats L835i bales aEainss
seasun.
Spol hsrs quiet 10 points higher at q s. cents:
there were no sales; delivered cUntrac 100 bales
The sot Ertcs At New Orleans WAS steady - points
lower On the ha&s Of n cents for middIng; the
sales were / .s0a bslea
Rscolpts at New Orleans were avs bales; At
savannah. LeSA bales. and at st, Louis sIl bales.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
In the World of Finance and Trade
LIST CLOSES BUOYANT
WITH STEEL In Lead
Railroads Strong Motors Weak
and Coppers Inactive.

CBy the international News service
New York. May 9.-Stocks closed
buoyant today under leadership Of U. s.
Steel. The railroads were strong with the
northwestern group as leaders Motors
were weak throughout the session and
coppers were inactive. Several special
ties showed strength and activity. Short
ly otter the opening a selling movement
OF importance swept prices down In all
departments OF the market The pre-
text was the Russian situation.
As a matter of fact the decline and re-
covery were both purely technical 1t
Is the practice Of pool operators after a
market has had substantial advance
to feel Il by making heavy sales. After
II has had what looks like a fair decline
the operators begin buying back to dis
cover how much OF a market they have.
They usually buy about half OF what they
sold and 10 by that time the price has
recovered to about the level from which
Il began 70 decline on their sales they
consider the test favorable and continue
buying. II was one Of these operations
that took place IN u. S. Steel today.
Russia can he used in this market to
advance prices as well as to break them.
If Russia stands frm Il means an earlier
end Of the war and that is bullish. II
Russia collapses II means that Japan viii
take SibsTa and develop It thus relieving
the United States Of the japanese ques-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Furnished by ". -. HIbbN Il

Furnished by ". a. HibbN Il 20.
SALES
Capital Taction. = At ~ IS A. -
WGshinEtOn Ian and TI7ls,. at 5iyN a. rs
al ~
t'Iapn Saczs 70 ~ I6
After call:
Capital Trscti0n - N.HO Al lLE
American Graphrph0Hs ~, SlO At l10-s $40 at
OTk
Washington Railway and Electric. Nd st u.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
LOCAL STOCKS INCREASE
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
New York Analysis Indicates Rising
Market. with Irregular Periods.

Slightly increased strength was no.
ticed at yesterdays session Of the Wash
lngton Stock Exchange. Capital Trac-
tion sold at 80 for small lot. Chaplin
Sacks stock changed hands at 15s. an
advance OF a point Washington Loan
and Trust Company stock sold on a
rising scale from 245 "a to 2l7. Capital
Traction IS were exchanged st lO2 Ia, a
slight advance. Two 500 Graphophone
IS brought 100 rs.
Union Pacific's gross increase for April
was 2,141,3OS; the net after tax increase,
was S627, $50; the four months gross in
crease, $,SS6.s45; the net, after tax de-
crease, S1,349.192
The following analysis Of the New York
market situation was received yesterday
by w. B. Hibbs & Co. from Logan &
Bryan, their New York correspondents:
Constructive endeavors were halted
during the forenoon as a result of the
overnight reports in connection with the
status Of things in Russia, but later
In the day and after the technical posi-
ton OF the market he I been improved
by much liquidation and speculative SELL
ing, the advance was resumed. The
Washington advices which strongly de-
noted much moderation in connection
with proposed tax levies provided an
incentive for the cliques w5rking on
the long side Of selected issues to be-
come decidedly active. There seems to
be little question but that the imitation
which has occurred in nearly all quar-
ters aside from the stock market win
exert q beneficial influence on security
prices, despite the day-to-day occurrences
In Europe. This is likely to be true,
more especially n corporations are not
taxed in degree that will tend to
hamper the ambitions OF corporate man
ayers Therefore, as the tax program
begins to assume tangible form, and
as the developments incident to the
hoating OF the Liberty Loan seemingly
having impressed upon the mind OF the
Administration the stern necessity Of
safeguarding corporate earnings, the
prospect seems to favor a rising market.
actuated by periods Of irregularity. such
as that experienced within the past few
days"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
THOUGH SHOT IN JAW,
HE CONTINUED CHARGE
Serbian Lieutenant Tells Of Heroism
Displayed by Servant.
N II -. Wn.hInrInn HcrIH

Special 10 Ths WAshineton HeraH-
London May n.-LeUt. Budimir Bro
6isch. a Serbian, who suffered six pune
lures from one burst OF shapnei IN the
Canadian attack on Vimy Ridge, tells the
story Of Tommy Hays, his heroic bat
man or servant:
We were IN the second wave" Bro
disch. former member OF the Royal
Northwest Mounted Police, said We
reached the FIRST objective and went right
through our first wave which was COL
lectinE prisoners saw Hays Just be-
hind me. where he believed a good bat
man should be. A minute later looked
back again and saw his face break out
with red-a bullet shattered his lower
jaw. I told him to go hack. but he
wagged his head and stuck. Shspnei
shattered my steel helmet and drove bits
Of Il into me Just then Hays began 20
droop. Blood poured from his Jaw. HIS
blood streamed down my tunic as I car
rled him back 10 the dressing station on
my shoulder. He's brave soldier"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. May 3.-wHEAT-Clossd sass.r M
: rcd spot, 2si No. 2 rcd Western SPOT "a
OoRN-Closed weak spot L6ys.
OkTS-MArket quiet Standard win. n hs
rsu. . yhaae 20 saA,h - : - - %sA'o1'
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NEW YORK BOND MARKET.
Furnished by w. b.
New YOrs. May =

New York, May @-Frm 2:5O y. m TO closing
hmerican-FUrggu SeCIri'iss Is ................ So
Anglo fIenCh 70
Frerch Republic -
Jananssa pts-................ r,
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore, Nav EGGS Market q, sdv. Mar
lAnd. PcIisylYsuia and nearby fr,t~. s. Eastern
S1cre MARYLAND and Virginia frytz X: Western
tOfiol hrsts, - West Virginia frsts =. southern
Moth Cardinal irsts. -
BCTTER-StI aTstCf. q ira. s01E. ft,ts saafC.
e1tra sAH; fists $40 Bk cks ? ryg ertra
9an hrsts $50 DAIRY Truts Mar land pcnB-
tyIVauiA and Virginia. cNtra. gasI. arsiA EsaG
stoTe pscked. frsts. 2st29 Rolls MARYLAND and
rennsyItania hrsts, 2sz3o: do. West Virginia Grss
saJa.
LIVE POULTRY -Priccs pe- pourd rplss. other
wise stated. Chicken, winter lhs and urdeT 55sp;
Tpring, ~ 70 ~ Bs.. f2lE do. p and ls-a Isal9:
do. old hens. heavy. n. p. d.. small medium. 4
q; do old rrn~ters. D.. i1ai3 Ducks. EDuuE M7s-
cDyy and monsTei n. IS. Do, guInE white PckuEs.
n. I6aT. do. Indian Runners o.. I6aT7 do
puddle. ehoics. fat. rsls. d.. small ror N-
.Oa5
VEGETABLES AND GRLLN FRJ MS ratrroe,.
white. WeS; "a Msrylard and Trur.-, Isal.a husasI
25ay 70; New York Sisfs hushsI gga. e.. E-strrr
Shore MaryItDd and NirRiD.s NJ z gUaa = Do.
nearby. bUshs ds0E. l0aa = ~eg. II.r.sg. rrIrra.
bbl.. 9s0alo &C d.. seconds. IrI -.T7E. O 1. ham
PER. In hsl, 2Ja2i5 sEs,'s. Ea.r.rf ~aure Nlr-
Eiuis. yeliOWs. bbl i-Cat0O. E4sfe-r ~r,rs Via y
and and Delaware. bbl.. Sos o. hamper. hz.k.t
? az: vans. arg. brgh'. snaru.a ra.-.I 5ea5:
spples, New Nork state " rh.. i0C.5.5C dr.
80 .. hbL. S6oa-.'5' asar-Grss. N1r,'znd anh vrr-
gnia. No ]. dozen. Lsz2 =: do. y. I5la' q:
leans Fl1rids. green. basket. pa n do pssrL
basket. lga!@5 Do. uHE. hasEf. g-sr..-. Tr. ts
Florida. bunch. 4se cabbage Florida. cralo Goa
20: do. ,Irtyik. b,rrsl s'cz5 n &c.. rh.rle-.uu.
crate. 1Gas.aO. CeieTy. F'U.da ne- crate 'Wa
IT5. cicuuHers FLORIDA hsIe' so. egzr r'srts
FloFids. crate. 2O0a2ys; ETsre'rGr. Florida as q
size. boy. 25s3@O hors~r0dssh. rarrGr. hr, O. 1ol
Is: Eals NlH0Ik har-el. InoaI.g. Trtgr. Nth
carolina. Basket. LO1al59 DO. Nrgu ma. hasEr' "a
Is; uUl"as TsIas. new. crate e01-g-. d..
sIrinE. per TO- Pa2 %. peas 81 -ida hssk-f %
2eo: Do. North Csrohra. bssser l5Rlga0: To-.
psrs Fonda. rate 251a-.00. ra5.,hes N,sf.IA but
tons lask.'. 25a5O. do. long -r1 haskr --sl 70
rhubarr. nearby. 100 bInches. I5lzZO9. zrsnach,
N1Tfrlk. barrel .sa25Q; DO. native. busbcI bon
$50. squash. F7nrds. crate -5sl5O. stravb-T.
res Eas'eru shore. Virginia Qgsrt. lOalg: d..
Rarpahsnnock quar- -sI0: d.. NyrH Carolina
Q-7-,. lOaI3s tnulJnes FiuTida carrie fancy ri?e
l.75aZ 80: do. do chnloe. csrr,T. I-s1aL5s do do
oTGiusrl. LnolI n
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OIL SECURITIES.
rissed by W. W. E.serday 4 Co.. Inc.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

ChicaEu NJ. - HOGS Rccrip.s 500 slow
70 cents ruE.- ,.--, -la. aveTaEr Bun Is "a
so: light -.m.'r5 3d. mixed. 'cloal5-5 heavy
I5O1aI6-- rr.g. '-ne.-.lr. u.g. 'o.-algE.
CATTI.E U-.rr.- 90. SLOW Nsti,r hr cst
tie O. Eal7-G -.-. p. a,' f,o,iars -SraI0-5. GUNS
and hcif-rs. 6-aw " r.res. IoTHliSC.
SHEEP R,ysir.- -rnn. weak Werhp-s. la0s
lI25. lambs lc--s'sa 10 sfrIras 'i-5aC q
P,tsrr-rh "a Ma. d" Hogs Rscerrts ~
lower H.arfrs 'fr.- e. hravr va-krr' Is yo7
1901: hslt vortrr-. .Tau-T. rtEs. -g-saI4cc
SHEEP AND LAMBS Rnr.T's 81. lower
Ton sheep. IFS. .r0 'rD.rz .5m.
tALNES Re-ar.rs 30 rraIs. ToP. GO
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
NEW YORK MONEY.

NV Y0rk. Ma y Nnry rn call az the S,o~k
E>rban=' "Ts.ned AZ ; D-r ceut. algh. 3 per cent.
i.w. % I.r cent. Hio.s. . , ~ crnt Ms of tie
daY's loans made ~ rsT rrrt
Tim. mOuey was pzarucalh unchanged. ne IN
ased demand lately notsd c0ntiu 30. TaTp wee
sufficient - ring, 70 NEE. CsrrgIt rr. urrrn~His
Rats mixed c'llats-al were quoted o.; }ffEa ~
cen, for sixty days Fsaf'. pr cent Tor nlu.ry daus
4-siA per cent f~ frr and ~ unu'hs ON in
dUstzial cnilaursl the ra'e quoted A. sr,ragr &
= ps- cent higher
Msr-lnuln Darsr vas dull lr' sfsrl3 o. tone 4
moderate aw0sl0t Il desirable .ass- wa srsr.-
Rates, pa- and -hss frr III f-< rrafu-r.tsz
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
New N0-k. Nav -. Trisy's Cips1~g r7trs = y
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
SOUTHERN SOCIETY TO MEET.

Cards are cut ror an important buEi-
ness meeting Of the southern Society OF
Washington for Tuesday evening at the
Willard Hotel ARRANGEMENTS will be
at the meeting for the social
courics.cs that a~s to he shown by the
society to the Confederate veterans and
navy who will he in the city next week
Following the business session there viii
Doe dancing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

Washington. April 13.-Rear Admiral
William S. Sims, president of the Ma
val War College 1t Newport, whose
arrival in Great Britain has been an
nounced in London private dispatches,
was sent there to act as an intermedi-
airy between British admiralty officials
and the navy department in the work
inc out of the problems involved in
participation by the American navy in
the ranks Of the Entente Powers. His
mission was admitted at the navy de-
partEent today after news Of his safe
VOYAGE had been received. The admiral
also is charged with the duty of keep
ing the department fully advised as to
the conduct of the war and of supply
ing such information as the navy needs
in preparing itself for the tasks ahead.
Conferences between the French,
British and American naval officers.
now in progress here, are expected to
produce an early agreement for con-
certed action between the naval estab-
lishnent in addition TO the duty Of pa
trolling the Atlantic in this hemisphere
already assigned to the United States.
Before his assignment to the Naval
War College. Admiral Sims devoted
much time TO the study Of naval en-
gagements in the European war.
To Admiral Sims, the American nav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

petrograd, Wednesday, April IL
Via London. April 13.-Thn arrival in
pctrostad today Of Madame Catherine
Breshkorskaya, was the occasion OF q
dramatic gathering Of veterans OF the
former revolutionary and terrorist
times to .ive her al enthusiastic =
emotional welcome. All P~etro2rad, IN
fact. turned u to acclaim the Grand
mother Of the Revolution ON her nom"
coming from Siberia. where she had
rassed 4 of her 7% years in exile. \ vast
crowd. waving red flags, singing
tho Marseillaise extended down tn"
west end Of the Ncvsky Prospekt ~
far as the Nikolaicvsk railway station.
When Tie Associated Press cores
pondent arrived he found tho crowd
trying 10 storm the station to which
were admitted only veteran Nihilist.
ana a deputaticn from the ministry of
justice. headed In Minister Of Justice
Kcreneky. together with delegations
of welcome from Petrograd. Moscow.
ana norpat universities and high
schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Catherine Breshkovskaya
Arrives at Petrograd
AmidEmotionalW
Entire City Turns Out to Acclaim "Grandmoth-
er Of the Revolution on Her Return from
Siberia-Welcome Takes Place in Gorgeous
Railway Suite

AT the suggestion of NJ. kerensky the
reception committee adopted a plan
unique in Russian history for the well
coming Of Nine. Breshkovshaya-a plan
symbolizinS Russia's transition from au-
tocracy to democracy. The welcome took
place in the gorgeous suite in the railway
station called the Imperial Reception
which under the old regime We're
used only for the reception of royal per
sonages The large drawing room in this
suite, which had been the scene of meet
ings Of the worlds most powerful mon
archs, was now the gathering place of
the worlds most extreme Democrats. So
cialists and Republicans.
AS the train arrived. the crowd again
attempted to storm the station, crying
Lei us see grandmother" The militia
quoted them. explaining the danger of
a crush and assuring them they would
all he allowed to participate in the vel
come of Nine. Breshgovskaya, who was
eager to see all her grandchildren and
to be seen by them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
To Use German Ships

First among the German ships to be
put into active service will be W. of
the fleet OF % lying in Philippine har-
bors. The insular bureau OF the war
department has secured permission
from the treasury department to has
ten repairs on the machinery Of the
two vessels least damaged by the
crews and it is expected that within
two OF three weeks, the ships Will be
loading manila hemp to be rushed to
the United States to prevent a failure
of the supply of binding Irvine for the
farmers for the crop of this season.
While the exact sum to be requested
of Congress for the uses Of the shipping
board in building up the American
merchant marine has not been disclosed,
it has been estimated that before the
campaign of wooden shipbuilding has
been completed it will have cost APP
proXimately $225, 000. 900. After the cab
met meeting it was said that every
possible means Of putting additional
vessels in the transatlantic trade to
convey supplies to the Entente Allies.
and thus render the German submarine
campaign ineffective. will be sought out
and utilized.
If any vessels can be spared from
the Pacific they will be brought
through the Panama canal and set to
work between eastern ports and Europe.
Every %shipyard in the United States
not actually building war vessels will
be given contracts for merchantmen
and encouragement will be given for the
establishment of new yards and the
enlargement Of old ones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Argentine Ship
Sunk==Inquiry
Will Be Made

Buenos Ayres, April 13.-The Argentine
sailing ship Mont Frotegido has been
sunk off The European coast, according
to an official announcement made here
today.
The announcement was made by the
minister Of foreign affairs, who said he
had received official information to this
effect,
The government has ordered a complete
inquiry into the sinking of the ship.
The news created a great sensation in
Buenos Ayres. According to the news
papers, the ship was sunk by a German
submarine.
1t is announced that the ship was twice
fired upon by the guns of the submarine
and that one member of the crew was
wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
HOWARD B. CAKES
DOVER, A SUICIDE

Foxcroft, Nc, April 13.-The resi-
dents of the twin towns we're shocked
late Wednesday afternoon, April II, to
learn of the death. by suicide. Of How
ard B. Oaks. a we'll known resident of
South street. Dover. Mr.. Oaks in TAX
a piece of rope attached to a beam
about his neck and stepped off the chair
upon which he was standing. His body
was found some. time later by his wife.
Mr.. OaAs was well known throughout
Piscataquis county as an auctioneer,
which vocation he has followed for
some time. Besides a wife he is sur
vived by his son. Sumner P. Oaks. and
a daughter. Mrs. Reuben E. Hoyt. He
was about SIS years of age.