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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Mrs. Wilson Reviews
Philadelphia Parade
$4,000 Women Working to Win
the War March Before
Presidents Wife

=, PHILADELPHIA. April 2o.-Mr.
woodrow Wilson came here from
Washington to-day and reviewed n na.
rade of $4,000 Philadelphia women Who
are working to win the war. Mrs. viii
sons train was nearly an hour lat,
having been delayed by heavy travel
from Camp Meade.
Tho Presidents wife was .accompa-
nled only by hor secretary and a maid.
Az soon as tho parade was over shc
returned to Washington.
IN the parade was represented every
tI organization IN this district
T Tis 10 l9porlnR Tor tho SUCCESS Of tho
Llpcrty Loan. Tho most conspicuous
group IN tho procession was a comnnrv
OF nfty Armenian women dressed in
deep mourning. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
The Loan Programme

Churches of all denominations will
hold special patriotic song service
to-day Oh their steps, after the
regular morning ceremony. The Lib
erty anthem will be included in the
programme. Sunday schools will
present the pantomime, Little
America"
The Liberty Coach and Ball rest in
st. townsville to-day.
Chinese clubs and organizations
throughout the city will take part in
"Chinese Days. celebrations. A
parade will form at Is Doyers
Street, at p. m, and will march
to Mott Street, where platform
has been erected and an elaborate
programme arranged. Members of
the Daughters Of China will So
licit subscriptions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

STA, but to every othe, country. The
same condition prevailed here after
the War of 1ndependence--the same
high cost of living. the same misery.
"That is why the loan is a great
democratic mutual insurance against
the high cost of living. Moreover, this
is the test Of the democracy's political
intelligence. And is it possible that
the great American democracy should
fail to pass the test?'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Won Hindenburg's Niece
Buys a Liberty Bond
Especial Correspondeuce1

, ST. PAUL. Mimi. April 2o-Mrs.
imam g. hathburn, piece of Field
marae s..S yon Ilindcnburg. of the Ger.
man "so Stat, bought G Liberty bond.
hov neh w., wireless to Berlin that
loyal American woman" ~ M Inn' u am
onrn told the bond salesman "a'n-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

most rapid to the continent Of South
America, will give immediate results in
intensifying commercial relations be-
tween Europe and the republics of
South America, Starting from Paris
and passing through Bordeaux, Madrid,
and the submarine tunnel, 1t will run
IN a straight line 10 Dakar one will
be able to miEl he journey frcm Paris
TO Rio janeiro in seven days, from
Paris to Montevideo ana Buenos Aires
In eight days; from Parts to Santiago
IN 10 days over the ~rrans-Andine line
which connects Chile ana the Argentine
republic. The time Of the present jour
ney will be reduced by about one-half.' -
There are three parts OF this project.
each stupendous enough, The railway
along the west coast or Africa. from
TanEier to Dakar, Is the least difficult
OF the three, and the one FOR which the
least trouble for the necessary capital
Is expected. Aside from THIS there Is
the tunnel under the strait, which is
estimated would cost ABOUT $50, 900, 900
and the building OF the port OF Dakar
for a great port OF entry, where the
first expenditures are put at S22, 0O0, 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
COTTON MARKETS
DAILY STATEMENT.
ToMoRRoW's
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Dec. lS.-The feature ia
the cotton market early today was the
issuance Of December notices estimated
at about 5000 bales. Previously This
month only 100 bales had been ten
dered but II vas reported that when
december sold up TO the 29-cent level
yesterday there was some selling
against which the notices were issued
today. The opening was steady at an
advance OF five to 20 points on reports
that the shipping board had allotted
four more steamers to the cotton trade
and active months sold about 10 to 80
points net higher during the first few
minutes, The unexpected appearance
Of the December notices had an unset
thing effect, however n the market
turned easier shortly after the call, with
December selling off from 2s. soc to
2o.2bc and January from 27.10c to 26. soc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
DOW JONES SUMMARY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Committee Of
American Mailing common stock
formed to oppose liquidation Of CONS
pany; special meeting called.
Economic questions are rapidly com
ing to front In discussions now going on
preliminary to calling OF interallied
conference and peace congress.
President Franklin, Of Mercantile Ma
rine, says there has been absolutely nc
hitch Of n kind in company's nego-
tiations for sale OF its British tonnage
to cause modification Of market value
OF issues,
Paris dispatches say Wilson confident
France will uphold his peace program,
predicted friction at peace table seems
now to be baseless, One OF most seri-
Gus problems confronting peace confer.
ence Is Russia's plight. Wilson confers
with French statesmen on subject and
definite policy on which all allies car
agree viii be taken up first.
Government has sufficient copper or
hand to supply army and navy for more
than a year. Surplus will not b
dumped on market
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
FROM WALL STREET
Speculative Issues Prominent
in Dull, But Firm Open
ing in Securities.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Speculative
issues we're the conspicuous features at
the dull but firm opening Of today's
stock market, while standard issues re-
NAMED In the background, Oils and
motor accessories, especially the rub
Der group, gained l to 3 points. Shin
pings and secondary equipments also
strengthened with coppers, the latter
rejecting the formation of the new ex-
port organization. Beet sugar and
tinued their listleSs and uncertain
curse.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

psny, which has applied for the con e
c%esslon. Wv N"'
NJ Bressler's report TO the congress
on clVll engineering puts. the main
points OF the plan briefly
1T sufficcs to glance at a sphere 10
see at once the privileged situation
from the point Of view Of world traf-
nc or a tunnel under the strait of al.
braltar which in Joining again Eurono
ana Africa would bind the transconti.
mental lines OF Asia ana Europe with
the t~Dans-Sahara and trans. African
lines IN construction or projected,
Thus at a not distant time one will
ne able, passing through the tunnel, TO
traverse three cOntinents without cross
ing the sea. OAe VIII ne able to 20
from Petrograd, from Picking even. by
railroad TO Morocco, From Brussels
one VIII be able to take a train which
VIII go to the Congo IN five DAYS, from
Paris the trip to Senegal win be made
N three days, from London, once the
tunnel under the channel Is finished
It VIII be possible to go to the Trans.
a a in seven days without a change OF
trains.
THE new route, the shortest and the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
Direct Route,

The Paris Dakar route, however, Of
fers much more TO the mind OF the
manners than the opening up OF Africa.
imnortant as that is to France with
her large African possessions. II would
provide the most direct route from the
centers Of Europe to the great 1000
markets of South America, and even to
the panama canal and the lands OF the
far east reached through that water
wsv. From Dakar to Pernamhueo. the
most easterly port Of South America
is only i,7i5 miles, a trip OF Tour dAys
by steamer. The rail part Of the Jour.
npy from Paris to Dakar, about 2ibO0
miies-less than the distance from New
York to San FranciscO-is estimated at
three DAYS. Now II Is seven by sea,
The Journey by rail from London to
CapetoWn, Of about $500 miles, Is esti-
mated to take eight days. the Lon"
don-Cape Town journey would be but a
little longer than the present trans
Siberian line,
The project for the Paris DakaF
route has been worked out by French
engineer, Henri Bressler, Rnds when 1t
was presented to the French congress
on civil engineering last spring It was
fayorably reported by that body, II
has been recommended to the French
minister Of public works, and some pre-
liminarv investigation has been under
taken hv the Spanish government, The
railroad. 1875 miles long along the west
border OF the Sahara desert, connecting
he North African port Of Tangier with
the kew mort Of Dakar, has been taken
IN by q great French railroad com
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
Hides and Wool.
I O MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1s,-Hogs,- re-
ceipts, 1000; steady to loo over, Bulk,
s17.00d17. 80; heavy, SIS, 90@17,40; lights,
81. 759l7,S0; pigs, Sl2,00Gl5,00.
Cattle, receipts, $4,000; no ~Southerns;
steady TO strong; prime fed steers $1S,0 90
620. 90; dressed beef steers, 81. 00@
1900; Southern steers. Sc, 90:
| cows, $5.756140o; heifers, T,00614.25;
stockers, $TooGl6.0o; calves, $1,000
1878.
sheep. receipts, $500; weak; lambs,
$12, 0od1 90; yearlings, sl0,5o@l2oo;
| wethers, $9.00m10,50 so; ewes, SS.0019.40;
stockers, $6,50Gl7,00.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. lS,-Hogs-Reeeipts,
| 81, 900; l0616c lower, Lights, l 6,50W
| i7.40; pigs, sl2, 00G l6, 90; mixed, s17.2S
| qI1.60; heavy, $i74o6l7@; bulk, H7,iS
FCattie-Receipts, $500; steady. Ma.
| live steers, S1i,50ml $50; yearlings and
heifers, s9,b0I16 90. cows, .$T50@12.6o
stockers, ss.bo@12,0o; southern steers,
| $40. O06l1S00, lows and helfers, $500
| is 90; calves, s375Gl7.60
Sheep-Receipts, $500; steady. Lambs,
SIS, 001ls. rs; ewes. $s.oo99,0O; Gamers,
| SIS, 90 q 800.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
PREMIER KNUDSEN LOSING
PRESTIGE IN PARLIAME N

CHRISNANIA, Dec. 1S.-Dissatisfac-
ton with the rule Of Premier Gunnar
Knudsen reduced the number of seats of
his supporters from so to SIS in the cleo
ton recently held. 1t is believed the
reconstructed after the new year, bel
cause it no longer controls a majority
of the members of parliament. 1t Is,
thought the premier may form a coali3
ton with the socialists against the OPP
posing party, the right, which now
controls SO seats,
One Of the acts of Knudsen's admin
istration was the enactment of a pro-
hibition ordinance. The majority Of
the electors is said to favor deciding
this question by a referendum.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
GRAIN MARKETS
Removal of Administration
Restrictions on Grain Trad
ing Has BeariSh Effect.

CHICAGO. Dec. lS-Considerable
weakness in the corn market resulted
today from a notice issued by the food
administration that practically all war
rules governing the grain trade had
been Cancelled. AS the exchange reguIa
ton, however, restricting the amount
of speculative dealings by any single
interest still remains in force, the food
administration notice had only a tran
silent effect. Opening prices, which
ranged from hsc off TO &c advance,
with January $i.36 to $1.36$s and MAY
$l,35 10 $1.35&, were followed by a
material setback all around and then
by a rally.
Oats sagged with corn. After opening
unchanged TO sc up, with January
INC to INC, the market underwent
a moderate decline,
Provisions averaged lower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
LOOK GIRLS, BETTER
WRITE HIM ABOUT IT

MANCHESTER, Eng, Dec, lS.--De-
scrihlng the celebration Of peace in
hondon, the Guardians London corre-
spondent writes.
"Another incident was that a very
large. plain American officer, with two
short. plain American officers, marched
up from Trafalgar square to Leicester
square kissing every girl they met,
.the leader shouting, Next, pleaseI.
Before they got to the square they
had n following Of = dozen unkissed
girls drawing their attention to the
fact"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
ALLIED AIR RAIDS, CAUSED
INTENSE FEAR IN BAVARIA

LONDON, Dec. 1s,-Fear of air raids
by the allied forces is believed by the
royal air force to have induced Bavaria
to condemn the German rulers who
brought the empire to disaster.
1t is pointed out that the Bavarians
realized that the aerial invasion might
begin any day or night The collapse
Of Austria, it is stated. sent a cold
SILVER of apprehension through the Ba-
varian cities. whose inhabitants dread
ed the terror and tragedy of the war
fare they had waged and Wanted.
The people Of Munich realized that
their great war factories were doomed
and that perhaps hundreds of working
people would be killed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce,

(Shippers must place Gamblers Ger.
tifiCate in each case Of eggs,)
Eggs-Fresh, 65Q67c; storage, 500
Butter-Elgin creamery, pound prints,
7Oq 72ci country butter, 35G42c; reno
CheeseScream prints, 4Oc.
Poultry-Chickens, springers, small
34q36c; large, 259SOc; ducks, 26@2sc;
hens, alive, 20q2ae; dressed, 25Q26c;
ROSTERS, l5Gl7c; geese, 23425c; tur-
keys, alive, 3O@32c; dressed, 36Q4oc.
Rabbits-Dozen, $2.0043.50.
Dressed Hogs-Pound. 20Q21c.
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box, SO. 0O66.5 so.
0ranges-Fiorida and Louisiana, SAFE
$500.
Bananas-Pound, 5h96c.
Dried Frult-Evaporated apples, 11h
q15Ac; peaches, lSh914hc; prunes,
Apples4Barrel stock: Missouri and
Virginia Yorks, AS, SIOO@S.0O; Ben
Davis AS, $5.5096 90; Ganos, AS, IS. SO
G7.00; Winesaps, IS, 5O99, so; New York
Greetings and Kings, AS, 37.509&.5O;
boxes, $S,o0Q45O.
Grapefruit-Box, S4.O0@t6O, IA
Cranberries-Pound, 159lSc.
Groceries.
Meal-Cream. Dbl, basis loO-lb. sacks,
$50; 50-lb. sacks, $3.50; 25-lb. sacks.
$3.50; lob. sacks, 1910; burlaps, soc
extra.
Coffee - A~rbuckle's roasted. case,
Memphis vasis, $25.55; roasted, bulk,
per h., l6G2lc, green, common ordi-
nary, l7@lSci prime, 2OQ22c; fancy, Is
Ql9c; Java, 2SQ32c,
Sugar Standard graduated cane,
9.50c; clarified, none.
Flour-standard patent, 24-lb. sacks.
Rice-Imported, pound. S@1lc.
Grain and Feedstuffs.
.oats-White, dray lots, sic; mixed,
chops-Per ton. less than car lots,
SEQ. 100.
on aes-T ssS.S55 No. less i. ts .ss.oo G'E No. l0's !,
s36, 90; car lots, 81 per ton less; alfalfa,
choice. nominal; No. l, $4,000; No. 2,
$SS. 90.
Vegetables.
Beans-Navy, per lb., l2@14c; Lima,
per ID, lac.
Peas-Callfornia blaek-eyed, per ID,
new, sac.
Onions-.Cwt., sacked, white, 50 0oD
$50, reds, $2.0O92.25; yelloWs, $2,259
$50.
Potatoes-Cwt, all varieties, $2.250
Sweet Potatoes-Home grown, Nancy
Hall, bu., 81. 25@l. 80.
Cabhage-Northern, cwt,, $2.00M2. rs.
Ceiery-Kalamazoo, bunch, 45@60c.
Cucumbers-Dozen, s ,00@2.25.
Eggplant-Dozen, $2.506s.00.
Lettuce-Crate, $2,0012.25,
Cauliflower-Crate, S2.75q3.00.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Resular, 27lhc; ex-
sugar,Cu Meats-standard hams,
36G3SC.
Bacon-Fancy selected, 4S954c.
Lard-Hog lard. 30Q32c: best grades
of compound, 24e.
Cooking Oil-Per gallon, Sis In bulk.
Cottolene- Per case, $lS, 7Sml4,45;
%snowdrift. s1s o5@1a.sO; crisco, SlO,26G
1885.
Hides and Wool.
Hides-No. l. green, sailed, lsq1sc;
partly cured, l7GlSc; green l5Tlec' No
grades. damaged, culls,, half .gricei
dry flint, 2s@SOe; dry sailed 26a27c.
Sheenskins, 81. 00Gs.0O; shearlings. II
T25c; g~oatskins, 50ca$1.00.
No. l horse hides. IS, oo16.0o: No. /.
horse hides, .StOo95.O o. Clues ant
No. / tsllow, lbqlsci No, 2 tallow
l2allc; beeswsx, s5ttsse; ginseng
si0.6oai2 90; Golden Seal, s 4.OoS5.o 90. '
Wool $50 Clean, unwashed, 64965ci
hurry, unwashed, a0Gt5e; tub washed
75GsOc; bury, washed, S5dSoe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
FRANCE PROJECTS
PARISTODAKAR
RAILROAD ROUTE
Proposed Railroad on West
Coast of Africa Would Link
Cape Town With London
Via Madrid.

PARIS, Dec. is. tsPL)-Berlin 10
Bagdad as a great railroad trade route
for the benefit Of the central powers
is no more. While the railway will
remain and be developed and com
pleted, it will not be as a German en-
terpise nor serve the purposes Ger
many intended. It was a daring under
taking IN railway construction and fol-
lowed the even greater !abors OF the
Russian trans-Slberisn system.
Now the French are seriously on
sIdering a railway development on 3
vast scale. and one which is more start
ling in it's possibilities ami in the
changes II would bring about. II Is
called the Paris Dakar route n u
would link the capital Of France WITH
Dskar in Senegal, the extreme west
erIv point Of the African continent II
involves for It's complete realization a
tunneling Of the narrow but ~e1traordi.
nsriiy deep channel Of the strait OF
Gibraltar. Lines projected across the
sahara would link this system with the
partly built Cape-to-CRiTo route, n
with the Dover Calais tunnel in opera,
item the traveller from London could
visit the farthest south OF British pos
sessions without leaving dry land.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON,

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1S.-Cotton spot
fair, % ,5sd; good middling, 1850; mid
ding, 81 ED; low middlng, 2o.l7d; good
ordinary. 1860; ordinary, lS.t2d. Sales
500 bales, including 400 American. Re-
ceipts As, 800 bales, all American. Flu
lures closed steady; December, 20. 75d;
January, ls,50d; February, 1916; March,
7,59d; April, 16.55d.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The Central State National
Bank,

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 10. 1918.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of this bank for the election Of
directors and for such other business
as may properly come before the meet
Ing, win be held in the directors room
OF the bank, corner Madison avenue and
Second street, Tuesday, the l4th day Of
January, 1919, between the hours OF II
am. and l pm.
R. T. CRENSHAw, Cashier,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
NEW E COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Discontinued
reports of large bookings Of ocean
freight room by exporters put the price
Of cotton higher today by from 90 to
IS points in the first half hour Of bust
ness. Wet weather in the western belt
was also regarded as being a help to
values.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length Of day, . hours, Is minutes.
Sun rises Thursday at 1908.
Sun sets Thursday at 4.51,
Moon rises Thursday at ITO p. m.
Last quarter moon on 25th.
Morning stars, Jupiter, Saturn.
Evening stars, Venus, Mars,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY, Dee, 1S.-Butter and
poultry unchanged,
Eggs, firsts, Gle; seconds, 47c.
Pota4oes, unchanged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial, being Sc
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based or the last known sale
and bid.
RANK STOCRS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

Fourteen women were among the
candidates nominated recently for the
British parliament. They include Miss
~Christabel P%ankhurst, daughter of Mrs,
leader; Mrs, Emmelie NPethiek Law
renee, joint editor of Votes for Women;
Miss Mary Macarthur, secretary Of the
British Women's Trades union, and
Countess Georgina Markievioz = of
Dublin.
Countess Marklevicz is a Sim Feln
leader and was one of the most promi-
nent figures Of the short-lived Irish re-
bellion. Miss Pankhurst has been &C
tive in the British militant suffrage
movement more than ten years, In
for a political offense and thereafter
figured in the ~harassing of Premier
Asquith.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
UNION STATION
Southern Railway
I'm H. IN


Depart
llAttle heek ana Hot spinss EXPRESS .., Il OF nm
Menhhts, MariAnna and Helena Express 7 so am
Arkansas and Little Rock Local L..t.-.,. 500 am
81 Louis, Chicago and Eastern Express 500 rn
sunshinesS peeial -Littla Rock. Dallas. Fort
Worth Houston and San Antonio p, 10 Sc pm
ARRIVE.
Sunshine sraelal-~Lille Roak, Dallas. Eoyt
Worth Houston and San Antonio, -. 30 am
thieaso' 81 Louis and fastern frprcs 900 am
ATkahsAs and Little Roch Local .,.s,... las nm
Lttle hook and Hot Springs Special %, 500 pm
Mem nhis, Mariana ard Helena special. 10 pm
=
os,tsr Belt, Arrive
Ne t--Fnon Dallas. For Worth, Waco
and San Ahtonio .,,.,....,,,-,.... st5 am
No 2-Arkankas and TEXAS Fast ExpnNa, As nm
Depart
70 i--Y@t MAI Tor Texas ,.t,,r.,., s5s ain
No s-Fsf TuAFkans. Dallas. Waco For
Worth and San Antonio .,,..,.,,.... 800 pm
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

'CArnes slsning car passenger only
PASSENGER leave Al 5 pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

Ne FROM Dallas, Fort Worth, wAco
and San Antonio ,,.....,...., 6!iS an
No i-ArtansAs and Twm Fast Express 7 20 Pm
Depart
20 I-IAst NAL Tor Texas 'z..,.tt,,- sb6 an
No, S-For TbKArkanA, Dallas, Waco, Fort
Worth and San Antonio. ......, 4; 90 mn
Nashville, GhattaRscaa 4 g. louIs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
Vegetables.

Dry Salt Meats-Reeular, 27hc; ex-
ira, 27hc.
Sugar-Cured Meats-standard hams,
36@3SC,
Bacon-Fancy selected, 4S954c.
Lard-Hog lard. 30Q32c: best grades
Of compound, Fac,
Cooking Oll-Per gallon, $1.75 In bulk.
Cottolene.- Per case, SIS, 1914, As;
Snowdrift. SIS. 05@13.sO; crisco, SlO,26@
10 81.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

psny which has applied for the cor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-31
SHOE REPAIR SHOP
AT CAMP is LIKE A
COMPLETE FACTORY

Camp Kearny, San Diego, CAL, Oct,
31.-The shoe repair shop here, which
is under the jurisdiction of the con-
servation and reclamation division Of
the quartermaster department, re-
Gently has been reorganized along
lines in vogue in factories. All shoes
intended for repair travel in a
straight line through the shop, going
from one machine to the next In reg
ula order and without "back track
ing"
The capacity of the shop now is
over 1000 pairs a day. Shoes are
ster1llzed as soon IS they come in for,
repair, a feature held necessary when
they are to be re-issued to another
soldier than the one turning them in.
as often is the case. In putting on
new soles. the most FREQUENT repair,
both nail, and Stitch methods are
e h first re-sole always ia a
seWed one, but subsequent ones are
nailed because it has been found that
driving a needle through the edge Of
the welt weakens it too much for a
third series of needle holes not to in
ture the shoe.
Shoes turned out here now are re-
freed and re-shaped, so that to all In
tents, and purposes they are new
SHOES. having lost all vestige of the
m1s-shapfng given them in their first
wearing.
Luther j. Evans. formerly a Cali
1ornia shoe manufacturer. now In
spector- organizer Of shoe shous for
n quartermaster department. re-or-
/. ganized the shop.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-31
STOCK MARKET =
RALLIES TODAY

New York. Oct. Sion the Stock
Exchange today, on early rebound,
the more important industrials and
equipments comprising the war group
rallied with United States steel and
oils also scored further gains but rails
made an Indifferent showing aside
from the consistent strength of South
ern Pacific. Much of the Improvement
was sacrificed in the second hour
when fresh selling forced United
States steel down 2 points from its
best, other leaders reacting to a like
extent. Before midday however, fresh
support vas seen in steels and other
prominent issues, the market then
irmer tendencies all around.
Further heavy selling of popular is
sues attended the active opening of
today's stock market, UnitedI States
steel bearing the brunt of the move
ment at a decline of a large fraction.
High grade rails also reacted, Can
adian Pacific losing 2 points. These
recessions were balanced by a five
point rise in Mexican Petroleum and
advances of l to 2 points in marine
preferred, American smelling, General
Motors, Texas company and Peoples
Gas. BY the end Of the first half hour
most losses were fully restored, steel
rallying 1 Ia points.
Shippings, oils, tobaccos, fertilizers
and distilling issues infused fresh
activity and strength to the market
at midday, showing gains Of l 1-2 to
5 points. United States steel rose a
point over yesterdays final price and
rails and coppers continued to inn