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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
DeutlNe Simmer
Qber den s. Hpril.
8erliner 3eitnng befaHen iid nit er-
item S%abrestag Der amertfant1d)en
&riegserflarnng.

True translation filed with the post
master at St. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Ct sI October 9Th, 1917.
SIM iteroam, 6. ApriI. = @iele
0eutl6e .3eitungen befailen iib in
Iangen Mrtifeln nit be1n erften Sab-
restag Ser ameritanii6en &riegSer=
fldrung un0 mande Oabon fo1nmen
5u oem SblutB, 6aB es meiier getpe=
fen m1ire, oie &riegserflarl1ng 81 ber=
nteioen.
9ead Mniidt ser Eaglide &1tn0=
ldo1 idapa1b fir Dea1tidlamo Die
lebte @offm11rg, SEN &rieg mutt Mme=
rifa 5l1 berbinbern, Tin BENT gleihet1
Mugenblif, IN 0em es nidt gelungen
NOR, sic @ieoertpabl 6es 8raii6enteti
@illpn meger ieiner authoritarian
@elinnungen at nerbiiten." Mfa1t
loue ieood) babel nidt pergelien, Dob
@err @illnn vbalo mieber nit ei11em
nel1en 6rie0enspori6lag b%erbortrel
ter mer0e."
uGin &uriuanb,"
Sic &rel155eitung i6reibt nnter a1=
0erem:
0us Sau6boot lpar ein gutter
@ormo116 fir SEN @intritt Der Ser
einiqten Stuaten in Ben &rie9 n1ro
mir lorqten fir oielen Gor1panO. St
lebte SEN Hrtiibenten Bilion 1T Die
Gage, feline mabren &rtegsgrllnoe
mirfl1ngspon 81 berbiiaen. Wtr ba=
ben sic, amerifaniide 5tinmn11g
oriinoilh miBperl tunoen. !.
Gos @erliner Sageblat glal1bt
nid]t 6aratn 0uB Sic merifanii9e
6ilie ser gntente oen Sieg brtngen
farrp 1t1rb fdbrt fort:
Sic ulette &eierbe."
uMmerifas mirtb16aftli6er Sci
1tauo bot 1einen 3endtb iiberldritten.
0ie @eldlagnobnre 6euti6er, otter
reihiidt11ngoriiher, bollan6ilder nno
lhtpe6iidyer Sdiffe nit einem Sc
lammtgebolt bon ru16 5tpei WeiIio=
men Sonnen 1teIt sic lete &elerDe Der
gntente 6ur, nit Ser %r1iere Eo11d)=
boote size gntente Ger i6lteBlt9e1
Groge gegemiiberiteben, Oh Ser geen=
bau nit 6en 0nrdp sic Sm1dboote
perur lodten @erluiten gleiden S6ritt
bulten farr1."
0ie Meier5eitltng gloltbt, 6aB Ste
2eiitunqen ser @ereinigten Stoaten
binter SEN @rmnrtungen Der Mn11er=
TEN meit 5uriidqeblieben iin6 nno tie
mth nidt erfiillen fon11en.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Seleqrammluediel ser bei6en aaiIer

S~elegrammiued)iel Ser beiben &aiier.
True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October sth' 1917.
81 fteroam, 3. Npri1. = Sn
elmer @iener 0epeide beiBt eS, 6aB
Settler @ilbelm in einem DanfeStele-
gramm an &ai1er Scarf BON Selter=
reid fir bie 8erIeiburg bon Sr6enS-
uus5eidnatngen on 6eutide @enerale
nmldBli6 Ser u@een6igung 6es gro
ben &ingens I'M Often" gelagt bt:
uS6 6anfe Dir 6aflr, 6dB gu g6otb=
menoigteit geidloiiener Ginbeit fir
Ole 26iung Der urs no6 beporiteben=
SEN Mnfgaben betont bait."
&aiier &arl ertpi6erte pie fo1gt:
nDie ouBeror6entliden @rfolge Der
Mrmeen, Ole nnter Deiner 6iibrer=
16aft liegreid b%or6ringen, miil1en
Gid nit be1on6erer @enugtbnung er=
fii1t bnbe1t. Mog alles, mas no9 be-
boritebt, nit bem Segen @ottes in
gleid)em Mabe erreidt merben nnb
inns etn baloiger e%brenboller 6rieoe
beibie6en 1ein."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11

oen Ef9 nnb fagte: u@s lit uuier
@runoiu, 1ubht an bem1elben Eii4
nit g%ngIdnherm 5u iibem." Ser Slime
riifaner ertpiberte, 6aB er Mmerifa-
ner, fein gngldnoer iet. Der Ginn-
lGn6er ertpiberte: SOS lit i6lieblid)
ems; Sic bdben genaa1 5tpei Winuten
s3eit, um iib 51 er%tfernen." Die Be-
iuder ~entfernten ii6 mum unter ben
@eleioigungen ser finnldn6ifden Of
fi3iere. Sc. Sario, Der Winiiter 6es
Meuberem Ger @eiben @ar6e> elm be-
fumnter @robeuti6er> fab IN Der Md-
I've, nrodte aber ongebli6 feinen Ser
l1td), Die Deiuder at idiiben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Sur Ginfabrnn8 Der Nros
btbttton III Snotana.

Scum lit altb SSn6iana troden: 6as
ltaatli1e 8robibitionsgeieb, 6as Die
&er1tela1ng, SEN @erfaltf, 6ns Ser
1henten 1ln1 Die @infrbr geiitiger
@etrai1,ffe, a1sgenommen fir meoi5i=
ni1de un6 religt01e 3tpefe, ~unteriagt>
tit mt Mnfang oieies Monats in &raft
Q~etrete1r. 0urnit lit 5und6it Die
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. @ntpidel1tng Bee
@hates labmgelegt, ia mebr als bas:
4uus bis iebt erreidt tpl1r6e, 1T 5er=
l6logea1 u1ro bamit 6ie @run6lage fir
cine meitere geoeiblide Gnttpifelun9
pernidtet. 0enn 6us miilen mir elm
fitr uQemal I'M M11ge bebalten: eS
banoeH iid bel ser @robibitionsbetpe>
glttrg ihlieBli6 nidt oorrm, OBJ gel
Itioe @etrGnffe bereitet urrb %getrunfen
tperoen - 6as lit nebenla6li6! -,
eg fragt iidb pb 6te Mrbeit langer
eSsabrsebnte 51pedlos gemadt nn6 ser
tpirtbidyaftlide Mufbau beS 2ut6es
fir sic 3uf1nft unmogliG gena6t
meroen ioll.
Mls einen Sa11pttr11mpf ipielen 6ie
@%robibitioni1ten Ole tSpur iamfeit aus.
sic erfIGren, BOB in Stoiana iabr=
Iih Is Minionen Dollars fir geiitige
@ettrainfe beral1sgabt miir6en: 6as
@5elb piir6e iebt geipart mer6en nto
f0onnte fir an6ere 3uede 5mr Seer
~penounq fomme1r. Sos lit natiirlid)
Elm Grugibl1rB. Sos @}e1o 1T feines-
peqs bloB 10 permtsgabt moroen nno
o11S 6em @erfebr berid1pl1ttDen> 'es
bot pielnebr 511r @rttpifelung elmer
qo11aen Mn5dbl BON @emerbe5peigen
qeoient un6 beribie6enen itarfen
&lolIen Ser 8ebolferung, Dor olem
Ben in onen nit Ser @eritellnng nno
Sent @ertriebe geiitiger @etranfe IN
Gerbin6ung itebenben @etperbe5tpeis
oen belh1ftigtem Mrbeitern Terote11it
rno 9ebensm0glthfeit geboten nnS
bamit ser gnttpideluna aler Der 9ez
benserbaltung bienen6en @etperbe
11rro @e1dafte geoient. 9as alles fam
IhlieBlid 6em @emeintpob 5ng11te.
Sic IS MiGionen baben olio reif=
li6 3inIen getragen. Gonnit lit es
iebt naturlib aus 11n6 51 gnoe. 9te
IS Wfinionen mer6en a%ller6ings rge=
1part," menn man ibr @eri6pir6en
o11s 6em Berfebr 10 nernren burt user
1part file itberbm1pt? W}an BORT 11td1
perge1Ien, 6ab 6iefe garnBe @arnt1te it'd
m1s fleimen 8eitrdgen eirer gat5er
Menge @erte 5nimmenie bt, Die gum
GbeiI tpie6er BON ben iebt labrngelegs
ten @emerben un6 @ei6aftte1 lebte11:
6aM ibr @r6ien1t fort, 10 lott itd
ond) boa 8u fparen6e @elo m Wobl:
qefanem o11f nit 1em @poren lit eS
aljo gi1ig, sic IS MiQio1en liro et11:
fah nidf borban6en. 9ie Brobtbi:
tionilter1 madem alio nit ibrenr
@m1pttrn1mpfe 1id 1tn6 Dent golfe ct
mus meis. @a1nonf1age!
3u ullen1 l1eberflni1e nitro es lc
pobl n19 IN Sn6iunu iebt niht an:
6ers tper6en o1s in dlen iibrigen: oe1
Brobibition berfanlenen 9taaten: oe1
beimli9e Gatff unb Dos Drogerlalte1
mer6en iippig mtfdieben nm6 Die Be:
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11

&1tmanie11 gefdmpft boben an oie
italienifde Grom ge1nel6et. @s miro
erflart, baB Elm @oritoB IN Stalien
immer nod o11genideinli6 mn n1f
giin3tiQeres Metter mnrtet. She bie-
iigen italienii6en Wilitdrfrititer
linb ser Mn1idh 6aB Der Mngriff an
ser @ebirgsfront erfoIgen miro.
5lieger beriddem 6ob Ole 0eiterrei>
6er groBe Gr1rppe1tforper bon Der
@iapelinie an Die @ebirgsfpont trms,
ferbsrt baben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Sdifffabrt u1trbe tn letter Wo6e
menin deiflG1fat.

True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress of October 9Th, 1917.
2on5o1,4. Mpril. = Cine plob=
Iide un6 bennerfensuertbe Mbnabme
in Sen ser britil9en Sdtfffobrt 6nrd
Minen ODER So16boote 5ugefigten
@erlniten moor in Ser bergangener
@o6e at per3ei6nen. Die britii6e
M%6uiralitGt beridtet, baB in Der um
80. MSdr5 abgeInufenen Wode mn
ie6s briti1fe 6au6elsbmpfer Der
qr0Beren @Iaiie BON 1900 Sonner
8ebolt o6er mebr, un6 iteben Der
fGeineren &Iaile BON tperriger ols 160O
Sonnen @a1Ierber6rdng1t11g ber1enft
tp1tr6en.
Stint 6iiffobr5e11ge pa1r6en gleid=
fails in SEN @r1n6 gebobrt. Me1ter
heiBt es in 6em 8eri9t Der Momiru=
litGt:
r95iinf5ebn britilde @an6elsi6iffe
ml1rhen erf olglos BON Solthbooote11
ortgegriffen.
,nnter 6en groBen, uls Derienft
Qen1el6eten 9ompfern befin6et ith Ell
ner, Ser in ser am 16. MGr5 abgelmt=
fenen Mohe Der enft mtroe; nnter
Sen flei11eren elm Shiff 6as in oer
amt 20. MGr5 obgelmtfenen Mode
berloren gtng.
vSn &Gfe EN- ser @ereintgten @onig=
reide fin6 IN ser ant 80. Medr5 ab=
oela1fenen @o6e 2416 S6tffe etnz
aetroffen; 2379 59iffe f1tbren ab."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
MmerifaniIder nnb britiider Offiaier
in Gin11anb b%e(ei1iat.

~
True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October sth' 1917.
5tofboIm, 5. Mpril. - Gin
omerifanii9er un6 elm britiiher Of
fi5ier, 6ie urlGng1t 1en 5iibrer Der
fntnii9e1r @eiben @or0e, General
Meannerbeim, bei1t6ten, nad6em Tie
einen entlpreben6en Muftrag bon IT.
rem @eionoti6dften in Stodbolm er-
balten batten 1pur6en bet 6ieler Sc
Iegenbeit, mie Ser Correspondent Ell
ner lbtpe6i1den :3eitung BON STINT
la1r0 berli6ert in ibrem 9otel IN So
ia belei6igt. Der @orre1pon0emt fbeilt
NIT, 6uB er on einem benudbarterl
Sii6 iaB> als 6ie beioe1 0ffi5iepe in
Uni form eintraten, 11n6 81par 5u Ell
1per 3eit, als 6aS 2o6al BON fin1riiden
Offi5ieren oi9t beiebt NOR. Die 8e=
ll1der botter angebli6 geniigemo
3eit, um ibre Mabl5etten 5u beitel=
len, als elm finniider 0ffi5ter iid
ibrem Giide raberte nn6 ibmen Jag
tie, lire Mmpelenbeit lei nidt er=
miini9t. 9pdter erin6te Elm ar6erer
6inlGttber sos Srdelter, rDie Wo6f
ONT Mbein" 5u fpielen. Mne erboben
1idl ol1A Ser Mmertfa11er un6 Ser
@%ngldn6er, 6te offenbar einen 3u=
1ammemit oB 3u bermei6en in6ten.
Ser finnifde Sffi5ter, beiBt es
meiter in Ger @orrespon6en5, trat an
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Tlie9eriiberfaQe forbern aablretde
Shfpr

True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress of October 9Th, 1917,
Is 4
nj, 5. Mpril. - Wie
geitern bier in @rfabrung gebradd
u1tr6e, tparen sic SIiegeriiberfGne 6er
MGiierten anf @obGen5 urb &oln be-
lom6ers idredlt6. SSn &obGen5 muir
Sen 26 @erlonen getobtet nn6 100
bertpnn6et. Sic Decentralization 1p1tr=
Sc gum TbeiI 5eri1tort. Sic @iienE
babn1tatim in Srter tpl1r6e getroffen
unb groBe Mdangen Ma1nition ger
1t0rt. sSn @0In ml1r6e sic @iienbabn=
1tation beihdoigt nn6 iieben &erionen
tpltr6en %qet06tet 1tn6 60 bertp1ru6ef.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Mmerifauer anf BEN Maasb1ben.

WMeTtf1ttr u1T 0EH WtuuSDp1tH
True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October 9th, 1917.
Bei Ser omerifoniiden Mrmee, 5.
Mpril. = Mmerifuni16e Streitfrafte
bnlten iebt einem MbidniH m1f ben
moosboben 1iioli9 bon @eroun be-
5ebt. Gieie 8efam1tmafa1ng ma1roe
bette obeno 5uiarnrnen NIT Ser Ct
fIqrrng gemodt, bob Der Seine IN
6ieiem Midmitt nod einem befttgen
9otnborbement einerr mertfanilhen
Sorhpoiten iiberfallen babe.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
0enShes SelmpnppDl.

True translation filed with the post,
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
Anril II. 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress OF OCTOBER otn' l'A'
8ofbimgton, 5. Mprl: :
3miihen Deutihlm6 urto Hlr1ar1er
1T Elm ltebereinfommen geidlo11er
tporoen, unter 6em 9e11t1dlnm f11
sic Gnl1er BON SO Sabren 6as Del:
monopoI in Mnmdnien balt, 10 mtr>
6en 5toats6epartement aus Berl1r
gemel0et.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Ser @toat &aliforniert riib1nt itd

Der @taat &alifortten rib1nt ftd
elmer Sub BON &oliteiner @aiie. Die
in 6reibig Sage1t 1897 Aron Ufl9
gegeben bat, ruebr als MON iemnls
BON elmer Sub bat erlangert fo1t11err.
Wenn 11n1ere m%eIlffffltn6tgen Boltttfer
es b0rer1, tperben tie mddttg gege1
ltorte nei6ii6e @mpftnoa111ge1t a115lts
ffGmpfen bnbeM
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11

Madeniens Mrmee jekt in Stalien,
True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
April II, 1918, az required by the
Act of Congress of October 9Th, 1917.
@afbington> 5. Ipril. -SSn
mtliGe1t 8eri9ten aus &om miro
Ole @erf6iebumg aler 0iterrei6ii6<
6eut16en Streitfrafte, 66e friiber I'M
ter 1elomnr16aa bon MaGenlen in
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11

Mbpnniert a1tf ben rMprbftern."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT OFFERS,
$500, 900 IN ONE-YEAR 6 P. c. NOT
Sold to Yield Per Cent and With privilege of
newal at 7H-Tradng Is Dull on "a
Local Exchange

Dullncss continued IN trading a,
Philadelphia stock Exchange TODAY 4
only a few home issues showinr y
momentum of consequence. I.aks
neriOr Corporation was the most 49,
and. although IL closed II little NJ
last nights closing quotation. a.
unchanged most of the day, thereh.
dicating that the report Of busine.s .
the last six months showed abou, ~
was expected.
There was a fair turnover of psr,..
vania Railroad. which lost n ous..'
and Reading declined moro than a ~
Philadelphia Electric was unchsn''
Rapid Transit trust certificates ~
only sparingly dealt in. and werc ~
at last nights closing price aft.s
ing off = United Gas Inns
mcnt did not show much actiyltv
lost 2, to 60. the decline followir.
announcement of the company's b,s Y
year note issue.
steel common was fairly active .
was off. following the trend In e
York. the nervousness on the New Y,
exchange due to the sinking ~ I
transport Tuscania and other disc,'
ing news having large innuenc.
arbitragc shares in the local mart.,
Baldwin advanced Il point on ss,,.
sales, after opening lower. hut MIA
steel which, IN its preliminary rs,,
for 1917. showed net profits of sgi 4
503. Il gain Of more than $1,000. .OOn /,
1916. did not appear on the tame, J
Liberty Bonds were irregular
limited transactions. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07

Announcement was made today OF an
offering Of s7.joo.oOO United Gas I'm
provcmcnt Company 6 per cent one-year
notes. dated February !, "if, when and
as issued" by Drexcl & Co.
no definite information as to the use
to bc made Of the large sum of money
to he procured In this way was forth
coming at the time of the announce
mcnt. except that II was stated that the
cash would largely be used by sub
salaries.
The notes arc offered on per cent
basis, with the privilege Of extending
them for another year on n "a per
cent basis.
The announcement came as surprise
to tho financial community. This IL the
first time the company has made such
an issue and IL has no bonds Of It's own
outstanding. having indirect obligations
on subsidiary companies.
The company has done its financing
mostly by stock allotments. thus placing
its securities directly with it's sharehold-
ers and not through banks. Present
markc, condition would have, Of course.
put u stock issue out of the question.
Explanation of the need Of 50 much
new capital at this time is understood
to he principally the requirements Tor
completing various operations of sub
Sidiary companies already underway.
and also to provide for the needs of the
next year or two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEw YORK. Feb THE decline in
Italian exchange. that has been a dally
occurrence for several weeks past made
further progress this morning. french
and Spanish exchanges were heavy
otherwise there was absolutely no fea-
ture to the limited trading.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling A.15i&, cables 4.I6 To-
sixty-day bills nominally i.7lI, ninety
day bills 40.
Franc cables. 5.7OL. checks 5.12h.
Lire cables S.5S. checks $50.
Swiss cables $50, checks AL =.
Guilder cables A, checks 43ia.
Pesetas cables 2i.l0. checks "a.
Rubc cables nominally 1874, checks
l3.
Stockholm cables 33is checks 33.
Christianja cables 32A, checks 3la4
Copenhagen cables 81, checks 30is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
STATE FUNDS INCREASE
Comparison With Last Years Period
Shows Gain of Million and a Half

HARRISBURG, Feb The state
mcnt of the Treasury department of the
amount of general funds Of the Com
monwcalth of Pennsylvania shows the
total on hand January 81. 1918, cXclu-
sive Of moneys appropriated to til" sink
ing fund. to he si065,265, as against
S6,5G2.5 November 80 and s3,j9s,7S7
January 81 1917,
OF the total deposits of $i5o6,26j,
Philadelphia institutions hold $i6l,s57,
as against si.55i,i29 November 30 and
S995,s91 January 81. 1917,
The following are the amounts Of
general funds on deposit in Philadelphia
institutions
Corn Exchange National Bank. $56.-
S64: Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. s9O.259; Federal Trust, $4,000
Frankford Trust. $1,000; North Phila-
delphia Trust. $4,000 Quaker City Ma
tional Bank, s264,734; South Philadel-
phia Bank, 10000; Second National
Bank, $4,000. Total, s461,S57.
The amount of sinking funds Of the
state on deposit January 81, 1918, totals
s651,l10. of which Philadelphia instt.
tutions hold S6610, distributed as fol.
lows; Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, S661O,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
INCREASED ACTIVITY ON THE CURB,
WITH TONE IRREGULAR ALL DAY
Peerless Motors the Most Prominent Feature-Mines
Reflect Greater Outside Interest-HoustOn Oil
Again Claiming Attention
NEW YORK, Feb. I

There the curb,
the the
attributed
j1s while
weak dropping rom to
13 l3 Explosives
a o
>
the independent
ng in a o
selling off 2Oia
trade IN ona a al a a o
The ks spe
cial
add o holdings
NxoNevada IA was the
70 some
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
TRADING IN OATS
ON LARGE SCALE
Good Buying and Considerable
Covering by Sellers of lndem-
mites Strengthens Market

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
CHICAGO, Feb. nsettied
tonight aud Friday. with rain Friday.
DAY; somewhat warmer In south tonight.
Wisc0nsin-lnsettied tonight and Fri
day; probably snow.
day. with snow In north and east tonight.
Iowa. nsettied tonight and Friday,
with rain or snow Friday.
North Dakota-('lOudy tonight; warmer
IN extreme east and colder In extreme
west.
south Dakota-Partiy cloudy tonight;
colder In west; Friday, unsettled aud
colder.
Nebras ska--Iair toniEht somewhat colder
n west; Friday. unsettled aud colder.
kansas-Fair. with continued mild tenn
rnture tonight; Friday. unsettled.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY fal tonight aud
Friday; colder tonight and east of the di-
vide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-07
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

American Cotton oil Company, regular
quarterly of ! per cent on common, payable
March I to stock OF record February 10.
THOMPSON -StaTrett Company. regular semi
annual OF per cent on preferred, payable
April I to stock of record March -
Ianston Monotype Company, regular qua r.
terly OF ~ per .cent. payable February rs
to stock OF record February rs.
Savoy oil Company, regular quarterly of
3 per cent, payable March 20 to stock OF
record March l5
40 Oociated Dry Goods Corporal ion. divi.
dcnd OF i,9 per cent on FIRST preferred and
~ per cent on second both payable March
Crescent Pine Line rompany. regular quar-
terly OF II cents a share. payable March 4.
" stock OF record February II.
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW yORK--Noncy on call opened
at per cent high. ); low. 4 last, 4la :;
closed 4Niis: ruling rate u per cent.
The Offering of s5OO,O00,0OO Treasury
certificates Of indebtedness and the Gov
ernment's new loan outlook afford an
explanation Of the recent nominal char-
acter of the time money market.
Business today was again quiet ana
rates were unchanged at per cent on
industrial loans and ji2 H6 per cent on
good mixed securities.
Prime bank acceptances are somewhat
less inactive than of late. Rates are uh-
changed at ~ M3"i per cent Tor prime
,nmeber bank bills.
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CHICAGO, Feb.


4 bulIish construction was placed
upon the sinking of the transport Tus.
cania by operators in oats today and
trade was on a large scale, with the
market strong. There was good buying
by commission houses and also consiS-
cradle covering by shorts and sellers
of indemnities.
Light offerings from the country and
belief that any enlargement in receipts
would bring about a revival of expert
business also helped the bulls. The East
is bare Of supplies, ana those who ia
vored the buying side maintained that
there = no probability of accumulation
at the leading centers.
No shipments were expected from Ar
gentna for the week, Private cables
noted continued good inquiry by inn
porters at Liverpool.
March closed at the best, at S3Ac bid,
its low was 50 sc. yesterdays last price
was s2ltc, The top on May was S07sc.
the low 79iac and the close SO% c,
against 79ssc, yesterdays last price.
Offerings of corn were moderate and
the market was firmer. There was
good buying by commission houses
Milder weather and prospects of rain or
snow are expected to break up country
roads and thus, in a measure, offset the
improvement in conditions on the rail-
roads.
Receipts were disappointing. Mills
continued to pay fancy prices for high
grades. Crop advices from Argentina
were favorable. and 1t Is thought that
the yield there will be ready for move
ment by March 20. Shipments from that
country for the week were estimated
at 100000 bushels, against l,146. 900
bushels last year.
May finished at the top at si255s its
low was sl.25h, Yesterdays last price
was sl.25h.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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MINING CKS-CContinuedD
BONDS
Licensed to Trade With Cuban

Tho War Trad" Board has granted "A
general license to all interested persons
in the United States tc trade with. or
on behalf Of Nicolas Castano y Ccpctilo,
of cicnfucGos, cuba, until October |,
1918
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BANK CLEARINGS
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO. Feb. T.--EGGS--Rocoipts 100
,ascs Firsts. 53m53la g: ordinary hrsts. ~
a a2c: miscellaneous, eases returned. i9M
5li2r: miscellaneous, cases included. 80
iOi2 g: drtics. i3diiC; checks. iOm i2C.
RUTTER--Rccripts. 629. 900 pounds. Ex-
tras i9iRc: extra tirsts, iSla n 100; nrsts.
i6G iSc: seconds. i3l2 a i5C; ladies', ASA
asia process, Az sc; tubs, 3lia O.
prints. 52i2
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Total sales, 63. 400 shares, compared with
SIG .OO share. YESTERDAY; thus far this week.
4 geo, 200 shares; same period last week,
99G, 100 shares.
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INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange and In which there were no
transactions today The price given Is
the last previous close:
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. THE market for
coffee futures was fairly active on the
start today with continued liquidation
by outside interests. first prices showing
losses of s to ~ points
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COTTON IRREGULAR:
SENTIMENT BEARISH
Traders Find Nothing in
News to Suggest Real
Change in Situation

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK. Feb The following
Temperatures were recorded in the cotton
belt this morning:
Forth smith, 3s; Knoxville. 40; Okla
homa. ~; abilene and Little Rock, ~:
Thoma willie and Charleston. 10; thntta-
nooEn, Nashville. Augusta. ttanta and
Wilmington. ~; shreveport, Macon. Sa-
Nannah aud Jacksonville. so; Memphis. ~:
Mont gomcry. ~; Nicksburg. Pensacola and
Meridian. SO; Galveston, 5S; New Orleans
and san Antonio, 60.
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

+ . NmW YORK Feb. 7--BUTTER- Re-
& - 11'fs ss3b tubs. Market easy Seconds "A
I&tn< p<her rrsdee unchanged.
#Izl/1 y n<ccipta. 35H cases Market uI.-
11xlras. 57@f 5s<. extra hrsts 81 u
r. S,s g ! s s,sssaT; 3 sSs: n,ssS ss%s.s. esi:
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LAWRENCE E. BROWN & co.
1915 REAL ESTATE TRUST BLDG.
JNNEsrlGATE a. ADJUST PARTNERsHIP
CORPORATION DISPUTED ACCOUNTS