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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Receip,s. 95. .332 bushels There
a good demand and prices ruled firm.
Quotations; Car lots IN EXPORT elevator SGoy;
prlces-No 1 red winter; $40; No. |,
30 j. red smutty, s2,sG: 40 :. red winter
hard winter, 81 80; no 9 red winter. gar
). sfs red nt winter Sc 81 no. s. SoLthern sRrins,
s.. 81: No. 3. hard winter. s.. 81: No. 3. red
winter. garicky $3.50; No. 3. red smutty,
81 20
CORN-Recelpts. 33sJ bushels. Supplies
were small. but there was very little de
mand. Quotations. Car lots for loca! trade
yellow. as 10 grade and location. 81 - ~
oATs-Receip,s. 2..l2T bushels. The
market was quiet. but prices were stead "
maintained. Quotations: Car lots. as to 10,
ca tion--Nu white. Som s0'7 c; standa I'd
white. T9ig a SOC No white 1sH 70 1oc
No 4 white. 771Tsc.
FLOUR-ReCeipts. l53. 350 lbs. IN sacks
Business was slow and prices were weak
Quotations: To arrive. per 1876 lbs, in Ss
10. sacks-Winter wheat, 100 per cent
flour. SiOHlO23; Kansas wheat 100 Pc
per cent hour slO.6OTl1
RYE FLOUR sold SLOWLY at former rates
We quote at $s.5O@0.sO per barrel In sacks
! "a to quality.
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INFLUENZA HURTS TRADE
Epidemic Causes Decrease il
MANY Lines of Business

Epidemic influenza has decreased
business in the cutting up and piece
this city and vicinity. Attention is called
TO this in the weekly review of condi-
tions Of II. -. Dun 4 60. This report
says that there has very l;tle busi-
ness done the last week or ten days
owing to conditions Jobbers of woolen
and cotton goods say they are making
very few sales They all have sold
stocks on hand and collections at pres
en-: are SLOW. Retail lines have been
similarly affected in mems and women's
wearing apparel.
Continuing the review reports in part !:
The trade is also quiet among the
Jobhers of hosiery underwear and knit
goods. In the latter line collections
are unsatisfactory.
The iron and steel market continues
as heretofore 20 he entirely dominated
by Government demands. Plants are
all operating to full capacity though
the prevailing sickness has curtailed
production to a considerable extent.
The hardware line remains active in
all its branches, there being a demand
for all grades of material and II is
believed that the volume of business
done, also the profits received from the
same, will equal, IL not exceed, that
for several years previous Prices re-
main firm and collections good.
The electrical trade reports q good
specialties and other lines Manufac
turers are busy. largely on Government
work. JObbers and retailers are wei
employed. Prices are firm and Collec
tions show an Improvement
THE stove trade is busy in stapl,
goods and also good demand is noted IL
supplemental heating apparatus. Found
ries are operating to full capacity an,
jobbers and retailers are busy. Price!
are steady and collections fair.
The leather market continues activ
and there is a good demand for al
grades: prices remain steady with a
advance for heavy leather. Glazed XII,
manufacturers are operating on a limit" Z"
, scale: the difficulty in obtaining skin
/ has curtailcd the production.
shoe dealers report a good Volum
/ of business and collections satisfactory
! Millinery dealers report sales some
what less than expected, due largely t
| the epidemic.
I'm the lumber market conditions re
main about the same. Prices are hgl
and owing to labor conditions, the pr,
duction in some grades has fallen off ;
certain extent. Railroads are takin
almost the entire output of car lumbe
at the rate of $40 thousand feet.
The bituminous coal market cond
tions remain about the same and M
production has improved somewhat. a
though the labor conditions continu
to be unsatisfactory.
In the anthracite market there ha
been little or no change. Product io
however, has somewhat improved and
is understood that the miners in this lir
will be granted a wage increase shortl
which. no doubt, will somewhat chang
the prevailing prices"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
PHILADELPHIA-Call. G pc
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, oct l8-Swss exchange
made further downward progress in the
early dealings today, striking sos for
cables and 5.07 for checks. This is
about Q centimes under any previous
low on this movement and reduces the
premium to a little over per cent.
Guilders and pesetas were also lower.
the first mentioned at the lowest tgure
of the movement, AZ a for cable and 42k
for checks. showing reduction of the
premium over the dollar to about 5
per cent Pesetas were not under the
previous at 20.75 for cables and 20.65
for checks.
Scandinavians were heavy In tone
while sterling, francs and lire were
steady. Business was only moderate.
eo,ai"I 5emand sterling 4.75 7-1s. cables
4.76 9-l6: siXty-day bills nominany
4.73; ninety-day bills AL.
Franc cables 6.47h. checks SASS.
Lire cables 6.35. checks $50.
Swiss cables sos, checks 5.07.
Gullder cables 42%. checks 42L.
Pesetas cables 20.75, checks 2O65.
, Stockholm cables 1850. checks 20. 20.
Christiania cables 27.8O. checks 27.50.
Copenhagen cables 27.50. checks 27.20.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Tobacco Products Corporation. usual quar-
terly OF 81. so a share on the common stock.
payable November lS in per cent scrip
maturing November 10, 1920. to holders OF
record November g.
Taylor -wha rton Iron and Steel Company.
regular quarterly Of "a per cent on the
close October "a. reopen November I.
Massachusetts Cotton Mills, 81. so per
share. payable November TO stock Of
record October 10.
seaconnet Mills, quarterly OF s. a share.
nayable November I 10 stock OF record Oc-
tober lG.
0irsrd Fire and Marine Insurance COM
pany. regular quarterly OF per cent, paw
able October I 3 TO stock OF record October II
Philadelphia Trust Company. quarterly OF
. per cent. payable November as registered
October II.
Trenton Potterles Company. . per cent
on the nonaccumulatiVe preferred stock, pay =
able October 20 10 stock OF record October IL
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. oct. ls HOGS Receipts. 21.-
ssTwh sSShers OiS Sesvg yogisS .s isss SGF meGam ss
medium mixed ts DsfsiRE HsfsSy sht se'SsS
mis:35; pigs. si5@i5.75; rough, sl5.5o@
1855.
choice choice fsaals, pr!ms 6e' common ,s sHSa
d,p isss aoxs s R?ESsi!s 'HSh hS,sI
cannsr, and so,cs
sSs. .s$ ss$ Ssa Ssss
S"o'fe EooG choice S s aSSisas. S s"' "f "'''0"
SsTs tu Teps. ,lS q: lambs, shsIss sRal%s. n%S
sqis ssSi$ MEDIUM au 5000 s%Sf choice teed.ss
sll 5O@14; yearlings. choice prime. nl ,75m
Medium @ "sS% sSss shsss SSss H. 5ss. TssEs ssSs:
prime, siOa 1925.
,odd ritt.bursh Oct isM9Gs,ReesiD,s;
yorRers. sis.2sGis. 20; iieht yorkers. m siiS7S
'"f sHEEP Rif' AND III o0% %IAMBs--Reeetp,.. 1900:
CALvEs-Receipts, 200; steady; top, s1s.
eos Msss MsS. GsS,. 2si iiE4s9sfEs''R B. bs.
,I4ssSSSsii4isss: butchers. n7Si1,75; heavy
steers. sIl. .50nIs25: heifers SO. so q Is. so;
ssTs Sc gsi1:. 50 ssfa !Ssffrs and feeders
,,s shEER7seGslp's sMss .Siis S steady Lambs
East Buffalo. Oct, 1s.--cATTLE-.Re-
81 higher at 81 20.
HOGs--Recepts, $500; lO@I5c lower:
heavy. S1s. s.65G 1918: mixed and yorlxers
slS.50W 1898; light yorkers. Sl7. 75IlS2h;
pigs. sl7.hoIi7.75; roughs, si6G 10. ob
| stays. xl2m14.
SHEEP AND LAMBs--Receipts 1000
lambs Csc lower; lambs. siOql6.15 others
unchanged.
South Omaha. Oct. 1s.--HOGS1 Receipts.
1900 head.
CATTLE--Receipts. 1900 head.
SHEEP-Receipts. $500 head. Cars. 169.
Kansas City. oct. ls.-HOGS--Receipts
! 1000; lower. Heavy. sl7 25Ml7. rs: butchers.
sl7m1I.75; lights. l8I3M17. so: pigs, SIS 50
| CATTLE-Receipts. 1000: steady Prime
steers. sl1M 1913: southern steers 81. so u
1880; cows tddll 80: heifers. s7@l2.5O
sHEEP-Receipts; 8o00; steady. Lambs
| $0.5o ii 1880: ewes. sSG0.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

Clarence Parks, Thirty-third street
and Allegheny avenue. who was shot
during a quarrel with his father, the
police say, died today at the Samaritan
Hospital. His father. Hugh Parks, was
arrested. The quarrel occurred in a barn
near the home of Hugh Parks on We'd
nesday night. After the shooting the
elder Parks told the police he intended
20 shoot over his sons head merely 10
frighten him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

New York, Oct. lS.-October-Russel
bid Cone and J. Hartcurn offered.
Observation-Disclosures, Keiffer, Hyman,
Hagedorn. Kimball and r. Hartcorn bid
Hopkins, Brooks, Young and Schill offer
ed.
January-Watkins and Bartlett bid
Young, johnson and Schill offered
March-Hyman, j. Hartcorn, Bart
lett, Cassard, cone, Newman, McGhee
offered
May-Cone and Jones bid; Schanz
and Guild offered.
july Hartcorn, Finn. Bartlett bid !:
Guild, +. Hartcorn and johnson offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
VEGETABLES

Trade was quiet and the market ruled
weak under fairly liberal Offerings Ths
quotations were as follows: White potstoes
Eastern shore per bbl.. No. S4a5: No "
No. I. si0I.i5 No. p 50a Csc White not, !,
toes, Jersey and Pennsylvania per 100 lbs,
Green Mountain, No 81. 65 ~. so; Giants
Sweet potatoes, jersey. per basket. No. /.
I5as0c,; No, ., 4Oq6Oc. Sweet potatoes
No. .. i5O6l.75; cuIis. 81. Sweet po.
tatoes. Eastern shore. per bbl,, No. /. so'T5
a3: No. 2. 81: :I5M2. Lettuce. New Yorl,
bunch 10000. CucuElbers, New YORK..
York. per ton. sl2@l5. Onions. per l00-Ib'
bag, No. I. tiso@i.o5; do, do, No. ?. SIC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm with a fair job
bin. demand. Quotations We're as follows:
iic; western beef in sets. smoked. I7c;
city beef knuckles and tenders. smoked
and tenders. smoked. 4sc: beef hams. $50;
pork family. S53G54; hams, 8. p cured.
as7is c; do, do. smoked. 3si7 a 3si1 c; other
hams, smoked, city cured as to brand and
average, 36z q3Ti1 c; hams. smoked west
ern cured. 36is q d3iis c do. boiled. boneless.
bic; picnic shoulders $. p. cured, loose, 21c;
do. smoked. 2sc; bellies, in pickle, accord
con. as TO brand and average. city cured.
47c; breakfast bacon, western cured. 47et
city, kettle rendered. 90 "a 629isc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
Snspend Trading in Coffee Futures

New York. Oct. 1s.-All trading in
coffee futures was suspended TODAY by
the board of managers Of the New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange. pending
the result of negotiations with the Fed
erAl food administration at Washing
tom" An hours notice. IL was said,
would be given prior to the resumption
~ trading The exchange authorities
naId II had been deemed prudent to
take the action decided upon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

l!ght offerings and a fairly active demand.
Following are quota tons: New York. whole
milk fancy fresh; vds $50 sSts 40 sPscisls sS
Wisconsin whole-milk fancy. 33 a S31s C; do,
do fair to good ~ 2d32lec.
late decline, buyers showing very little in
terest Quota tions: Solid-packed creamery.
extra 5gc; hiEher-scoring good. 90 q 62c *
ira hrsts $50 5shc; hrsts. 54G57c; sec
onds. 81 Q53 fancy brands OF prints job
bing at a. a 8Gc; fair 10 good at 80 n63.
FGGS:-Were In good demand with an ad-
yancing tendency. offerings were light. QUO
tations: Free cases, nearby hrsts. tl6. 500
10 80 per standard case. current receipts,
k10 20 per case; western extra frsts, slO. 80
~ ia 80 per case: firsts $500 per case; in
ferior lots lower; storage eggs. Si2. ~ N IL. 80
per case as to quality; andled and recrated
eggs were jobbing at 60d dG2 per dozen.
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Liverpool Cotton

AiverpeoI. Octg 1S.--Spot cotton was
QUIET fcday Sales were 1000 bales
n|odlng 1000 bales American: receipts
go bales, OF which $4,000 bales were
I.1rIcaa Futures were quiet but
1&1r IN the early dealings Spot cot
was quiet. with prices steady on
1<1ie of an advance OF 3 points
{1dliug old contract at 23.asd.
more: American middiing fair.
mooG mIddinu. 23.std lniddling,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as follows:
(The first column gives the rates for
all periods up to and including the If
teen-day maturity, the second for a pc
riod of sixteen TO ninety days. The
third and fourth columns are the rates
for rediscounts of collateral loans Sc
cured by Government bonds or notes)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

New York. oct. l8.-Refned sugars
remained unchanged today, at 9c, less 9
per cent for cash Raws were unchanged
at 6.055c The international )mmittee on
Thursday purchased 10000 bags Cuban
for shipment early next month at 49S5c,
c & I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Chicago, Oct. lS.-BCTTER-Receip
4o9l tubs Market steady. Extra 55c: nrsts
3am 5tls seconds. y q52hc; standard
EGtiS-Receipts 5358 ca ses. Firm frsts
4sia u d0is G; miscellaneous. ~ % zoe; dirties
81 n 3lC,
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BANK CLEARINCS

Bank clearinss today compared with cor.
responding day last two years:
iais l9l5 1910 o,
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. Oct. 1s.-The market for
coffee futures opened firm today, With
buyers offering full maximum prices. but
with holders of contracts showing no
disposition to sell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are quotations for INACTIVE
stocks listed in the Philadelphia STOCK
Exchange and In which there were no
transactions today. The price given ~
the last previous close
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FRESH FRUITS

Demand was fair for choice stock Of most
descriptions, and values generally were
vel sustained iullowS: Apples New
York per bbl-Wealthy. S3M so; Alexander
Si@O; Fan rippin. S4m5, snow, SIm
.; Maiden Blush, Stm5: Hubba rdson
S4d5; Gravenstein, SO. 80 a 80: Twenty
ounce, Sl.5Om5.25; Greening, SANS; various
varieties. S3M4. Apples, Pennsylvania and
Virginia per bbl-Grimes 81. 500 :. 80: King
$500; baldwin, s+M5; Ben Davis SO. 5OOd 1 :
York Imperial, SIn475: Jonathan S5a \;
Apples, per q -bushel basket. 4Oc "a 81 rs;
do, per bushel basket. 75cfSl5 50. Crabap.
pies Der &-bush"l ba sket. 81. 5OdDaf5 Ap-
pies, Western. per box. SAGA SO ounces
New York, per bbl.. S6mS: do do, per busheI
basket. S2@3 3. Pears, New York Seckel pe r
bbl, s7wl", Pears New York per bushel
basket-Seckel 70: Beurre Rose, S3dp
9 90: Flemish Beauty, s2I2.5O. Pears Cali.
fornla, per box, S3@5. Pums New York.
per lour'quart baskct---Relne Claude 90 a.
| zoe; Damson, 500 zoe: Blue Gage asa 65c
| tlums, New York, hanson. per bushel SO AZ
| ~ Plums California, per box SI@2
| ir1nes, New York. per four-auart basket,
| iOu Ooc 'runes. Northwestern Italian, per
oox slu ~ Lemons. per box, s6aIO
| iruit' per boy, s5@s Plneapples Cuba n
per crate, $40 $50; do, Porto Rico. pei
bushel box. s.. 5o@s.25, Grapes, DeiawS ar, +,
Concord sdg28e; Delaware 3Sa sse; "a
bssket-coneord. sl.15@l25 Grapes Csii
fornia. per box, si.T5a4 Cantaioupe. Coi
orsdo' Honey Dew. per dat crate. 50 s5s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW YORK--Call money opened,
lending and receiving, mixed collateral
at 8 per cent and on industrials at Y
per cent.
The market for time money continues
monotony of dullness. the only business
consisting OF renewals on a moderate
scale and an occasional new loan. Rates
are 'pegged" at SAT r. per cent for good
mixed and 6R per cent industrial col.
lateral.
Call loans on prime bank acceptances
ruled at 4 " per cent. There is. as in all
other financial markets. very little In
terest In prime bank acceptances beyond
a moderate degree of activity in the
shorter naturities
Rates are unchanged at IA a 5-l6
per cent for eligible member bills. 4 u
m4S per cent for nonmembers and "a 5
per cent for ineligibles.
Prime mercantile paper is duh at 6
per cent minimum discount figure.
PHILADELPHIA-Call. G per cent /;
time, So. M6 per cent. Commercial
paper, three to six months. 546 per
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Financial Briefs

The New York Subtreasury lost S40-
000 TO the banks yesterday. making a
cash net loss since Friday of 100000.
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POULTRY

crate but ample offerings At recently revised
prices. Quota tlons are as followe: foNe,
not Lesherns. according 70 quality. sz0
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

S3c: White I.eghorn. fowls. 900 SIC: spring
chickens. not l.eghorns, according to quli-
nv ~ a. 35c; White Leghorn chickens al
to quality. 30G3lC: ROSTERS, 2i9?5c:
dnchs, Pekin, 2792Sc; do. Indian runner,
70 " .Uc; suineas, young, per palr-Welgh-
ing IL a. lbs, apiece, ,sl0i.35; smaller
sizes, OoWS5c; guineas. old, per pair, 75T
soc; pigeons, old per pair. 80 ly 35c: do.
young, per pair, % a soc.
DRESSED POuLTRY:-Was in fair re-
quest and firms with supplies were cleaned
up. The quotations follow: Frcsh-klllcd
fowls, In bbls.. dry-pcked. fancy selected.
3sc: weighing ~ lbs. and over apIcrr
S7'2c: smaller sizes 33 a 37c: old roustrrs
dry-Picked 2si2c; chickens. Western. fancy,
weighing Ia NJ lbs. apiece. 81 a +UC weigh.
Ing lbs. apiece and over. 35c; weighing 3is
lbs apiece. 33c; weighing "l2 a 3 lbs. apiece.
~ a 3.c; spring ducks, Long Island and
Pcnnsylvanla s0et +0c SQUADS. per dozen.
White' weighing ll@ y lbs. per doz, SSI
80; do. weighing 9MlO lbs per duZ. -
90 do, weighing : lbs. per doa.. s6 "a
NO; do, weighing lbs. per doz., 81. i0a
.; do weighing Gn6i7 lbs. per d02 s3d
dark; fl.5O@2.50: small and No. .: 81 a
old, 80 a 75r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

OfIicials of the Pullman Company, in
Chicago. state they have no definite in
formation regarding the report that the
Government would award them a con-
tract for building 5000 airplanes. cost
Ing $100,000.000. although negotiations
were under way at one time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

Ex dividends-Ansconda. .; General Mo-
stake Mining. = du Pont de Nemours Pow
stake Mining, y; du POnt De Nemours Pow
der Corp. = Consolidated Coal Company
of Ma-vland. ~ Burns Bros. pref. IL,
b. y. Goodrich. 2ls S. II. kresr,r 40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

RAILROAD EARNINGS
BIJFFALO. ROCHESTER AND
PITTSBURGH
1918 Increase
.,a ,,,eel, Oct $780, J52 0.OG4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Germantown Trust Com
pany these four retiring directors were
re-e1ected: Henry l.. Davis. William q.
Foulk, Samuel Mason and Henry II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18
REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

The market was quiet but firm on bs sis
OF DC for fine granulated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

BAR SILVER
\. Y Nts) 1.Oiia l.0lh 1.Ol u LOIS s5is
L'don (pce) 40ia 40ia 49h 40A 42tz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-18

South Omaha. Oct. 1s.--HoGst Receipts,
1900 head.
CATTLE--Receipts. 1900 head.
SHEEP-Rccepts. $500 head. Cars, 169.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-27
DID HAZARDOUS SERVICE
 IN CARRYING MESSAGES. Norris w. Ryley Travelled SheIIed Road Several Times in 36 Hour Battle.

Thomas W. Ryley of New Haven, formerly of Mystic, has received the following letter from Lieutenant Site man, who has recently returned to this country to instruct. in which ref erence is made to the excellent service which is being rendered by his son, Norris W. Ry,eys of Battery E, 103d Field artillery, in France, and who has many friends in this city, where he was at one time an assistant dyer at the local branch of the U. $. Finishing company:
 With the Colors.
 June r, 191S Dear MT Ryley:-
 Your letter of June 11th I received today. I remember Mrs Ryley and yourself very well and I was glad to hear from you.
 Norris was on detached service with a 95 nm. battery when I left France {May 6). He was serving under Lieut. Davis. This battery was made up of men from all the batteries of the regi- ment. Norris was serving on the tel ephone detail of this battery on the 20th and Fist of April. The telephone wires. had been cut by shellfre and the only way that the battery com mander could keep in touch with the c. o. of the battalion was by runner That means man to carry written rnessage to the c. o. Lieutenant Davis asked for a volunteer and Nor ris immediately responded. He acted in this capacity all during the attack, which lasted 36 hours. He made two or three round trips to the posS of command of Major Chaffee over a road that was being shelled all the time. For performing this service he was recommended for the D. S. C.. and in my opinion and in the opinion of all the officers he deserved it. We are all very proud of him, and I know that Mrs. Ryley and yourself are He did all kinds of good work during that 36 hour period, work that was beyond the call of duty, but 1t showed that he had the stuff in him. He has been recommended for promotion and with out doubt he will get it.
 This battery is only temporary duty and he will soon reioin his own battery, if he has not already done so l I saw him the day that I left the front and he was looking fine and feeling great, so tell Mrs. Ryley not 1 to worry about him, as he is all right 1 We'll, Mir. Ryley, I guess I have given you all the news that can ex- cept to say that the R. L batteries are making a great name for them selves and will be heard from very often before this war is over I have letter citing the whole battalion and will have copy made and mail il to you. as I know you would be | pleased to read it.
 Sincerely.
 LIEUT.. J. H. SHERMAN.