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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11


Clellan to Fort Oglethsrpe.
We are prepared to do general cleo
trio welding on all machinery parts
on aay kind of metal. Charges rea-
sonable and work is guaranteed.
.Winn's Garage. tt
Miss Martha Johnson and Mr.. Ed
Pittman, of Douglas, were visitors in
! Our city Sunday.
Rev. J. w. Connors and family OF
Sycamore spent the weekend in Fltz-
gerald with friends.
Col. J. H. Dodgen spent Sunday in
Ashburn.
Miss Madge Paulk, Of Osierfeld,
was the attractive weekend guest of
Miss Lillian Dorniney.
Mr.. Wimberly Wilson has returned
to the University of Georgia, after a
short visit to his mother, Mrs. Cora
B. Wilson.
Mrs. ]. L. McCarty has returned
from Macon.
Mrs. T. S. Price was up from Doug
las shopping Saturday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Observation-Disclosures, Re-
lieves Rheumatism, Sprains, Neural
g1a, etc. ded Ap4
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11
Dealers
Dodge Brothers--Hupmobils
COLE MOTOR co.
u. p. c, NOTICE

The U. D. t.,'s viii hold the regular
monthly meeting 81 tbe home of Mrs.
J. E Turner, on Friday afternoon,
March IS, at $50 o'clock. Mrs. f. X.
Farmer will have charge of the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Z N Mnnr, Sec
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mr. Lennon Bowen was a visitor
to the city Saturday from Triton.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mrs. E. N. Davis will entertain this
week in honor of her house guest
Mrs. Hubert Wise. of Jacksonville
Mrs. George Rogers and dauehter
Mrs. George Paulk, were visitors in
tic city Saturday on business.
Break your Cold or L3Grippe with
re" doses OF 600. dsdAp4
Mrs. J. c. Brewer has returned from
a short visit to friends in Douglas.
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Mrs. F. W. Nardin and Miss Rob-
inson, of Ocilla, were here Saturday
shopping.
Miss Lillian Maddox, OF OsierGe1d
was in the city Saturday shopping.
Full linc Of Ford repair parts made
by the Ford Motor car company at
.,Winns Garage. If
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Mrs. J. M, J. Luke, Of Camp Cor
don as visiting relatives fn' Fitzgerald.
Mrs. w. NJ. Martin and Messrs.
Bruce Martin and Dorsey Oliver Fave
returned from Americas, where they
were called on account of the serious
ILLNESS of Mr., Dorsey's father.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Cooper visited
his brother at Ashburn last week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mrs. r. NJ. Mann, Sec.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mrs. T. S. Price was up from Doug
las shopping Saturday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11
Drs. Holtzendorf
and Turner
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Upstairs, next door to the
National Drug Company
PHONE 81

Miss Mabel Campbell, of Eastman.
spent the weekend with her aunt,
Mrs. E. J. Dorminey.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mrs. ]. L. McCarty has returned
from Macon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Miss Martha Johnson and Mr.. Ed
Pittman, of Douglas, were visitors in
Our city Sunday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Mrs. J. M. J. Luke Of Camp Cor
don as visiting relatives IN Fitzgerald
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Rev. J. w. Connors and family OF
Sycamore spent the weekend in Fitz-
gerald with friends.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Full linc Of Ford repair parts made
by the Ford Motor car company at
-,Winn's Garage. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Miss Madge Paulk, of Osierfield,
was the attractive weekend guest OF
Miss Lillian Dorminey.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-11

Col. J. H. Dodgen spent Sunday in
Ashburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
STOCKS SUFFER
 MORE REVERSALS  U. s. Steel Was Under Persistent Pressure and
 Closed at Loss

New York, April 13.-Stocks experienced another moderate reversal during the
 early part of today's short session. the
 war bulletins precipItatlng further lqui-
 dation. Equipments and a few standard
 fndustrials and rails yielded all the way
 from large fractions to 1h points, but rallies just before the close effaced these
 losses to a considerable extent
 ' Actual net gains of variable propor- tions were scored by Midvale Steel, Cen ztral Foundry common and preferred, To- .szbacco products, United Cigars. American Sugar, American Ice and Stutz Motor s~ssUnited States Steel was under persist @ent pressure, but threw off it's heaviness at the end, closing at loss of a small : fraction
 V Bonds were irregular, some of the for
 eign issues again hardening, while do- @mestic rails and industrials were mixed. svSteadiness marked the smaller dealings in liberty issues. Total sales, par value, @ Aggregated S2,475, 900. Old United States
 bonds ranged from quarter to half per
 cent higher on call during the week. The bank statement reflected the enor- < rnous shifting of funds incidental to the new Liberty Loan, actual loans expand ling by almost iiss,000ooo, reserves of zmembers in the local federal bank mean @swhile showing an increase of $22,5oo ,o00 Excess reserves gained about s2l, ,5O0,eoO Restoring the total}to the largest amount z since the early part of February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
LIBERAL RECEIPTS
 SEND DOWN CORN Oats Go Off in Sympathy. Provisions Slump on Large Warehouse Holdings

Chicago. Aprfl ts.-Prospects of lib- eral receipts brought about sharp breaks today in the value of corn. Prices closed nervous, ss@3Mc net lower, with May st.2T and July s1.50ss to $1.5ols. Oats underwent setback of %c to l $ @1%c c net The outcome in provisions was unchanged to 17c down.
 Liquidation, short selling and lack of demand were evident factors in the corn market throughout the day, and seemed to be checked but little if any by the usual weekend adjustment of trades. A decreased increase of the car supply in the corn belt was said to be visible, and it was added that the quality of receipts continued good.
 Under such circumstances. the down. ward course of prices was virtually un- interrupted, and the lowest prices of the season were touched just before the close.
 Oats gave way with corn. Besides, ar- rivals promised to be larger, and noth- ing was heard of any urgent call from the seaboard.
 Assertions that the semi-monthly TO- port on warenouse stocks would show a. good-sized increase weakened pro- visions. Higher quotations on hogs were ignored. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
FUTURE COTTON|S MARKED WAY DOWN Yesterday Drop Reached v to 113 Points in the
 General List

New York, April 1s.-There was a re- Iewal of excited general liquidation in cotton today and a further sensational break in prices. July contracts sold off to so.2sc or SS points below yesterdays close. just about Pc per pound below the high level yesterday and more than SEC per pound under the high record, of a week ago Thursday. May broke more than a cent pound under last nights closing figures. and the market closed barely steady at a net decline of 771k to 11s points.
 NO fresh bearish factor was mentioned around the ring. but it was evident from the start that yesterdays big break, the talk of increase in spot offerings and large trade demand had shaken the con- idence of remaining longs.
 Rallies of some 20 to 30 points followed on covering, but otherwise there was little support, while the bulge met a re- Rewal of general liquidation.
 It seemed, too that early buyers for reaction had little confidence in their provision. May contracts broke to 3o.65c and October to 2S7ec with active months generally selling T to 113 points net low CT. There was enough covering to cause some little irregularity in the last few minutes, but the close was at approxi- mately the lowest point of the day. Weekend reviews of the new crops prog ress mentioned unseasonably low temper atures, but were generally favorable.
 Notwithstanding the decline in raw cot- ton, reports from the goods trade indi- cated continued frmness, with prices showing advances for the week. Old southern longs were credited with sell ing out their cotton on the decline, and there was also scattered southern sell ing, but very little news was received from southern spot markets, and ad- vices said that unhedged cotton was be- ing withdrawn from the markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Weekly Financial

New York. April 1A-Greatest interest not unmixed with anxiety in the outcome of the terrific battle still raging on the Franco Belgian front was reflected in another dull week on the stock exchange. Prices of standard issues were well man. tained as rule, though pressure was at times effective.
 The scarcity of stocks, due largely to the abstention of public participation. had automatically created technical condi- tion which tends to stabilize values. Probably at no time since this countrv,s entry into the war has public interest been 70 negligible.
 This Is borne out by the statAments of local banks. which show brokers' loans to De only about 70 per. cent of normal. Easier rates for call money and freer offerings of time funds. though mostly for short dates. are additional indicia of the public's general attitude of aloof- mess. 7
 The Liberty Loan drive engrossed the attention of banking and bond interests, investment demand for the bonds being gratifyingly large. Outstanding liberty tissues were again subject to variable quotations. but international isaues. no- tAbly Paris e and Ercmch r6unIcipala uere activ0 and 0xmaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, April 1s.-Heavy sell- ing was met by the cotton market here today. the reaction of yesterday being continued Much long cotton was thrown overheard and offerings of short cotton were on a larger scale than for a long time past Tn the early trading prices broke S3 to 90 points From this there was a recov- cry which at the middle of the morn ing amounted to 30 to 40 points from the bottom but toward the close the market weakened again and May went to a net decline of e2 points. Last prices showed net losses of "A to 90 points and the tone was termed bare ly steady.
 The heavy selling around the open iug was generally attributed to longs Some short selling was encouraged by the warm weather over the belt and the forecast of showery weather, with a continued warming ur of tempera- lures, which bearish traders claimed would put the ground in ideal shape for replanting made necessary by the damage done this week by the cold wave.
 The steadiness toward the middle of the season appeared due to profit talk ing over the weekend by recent sell- CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Cotton Consumed

Washington, April 13.--Cotton con- stunned during March amounted to 571,- aos running bales, exclusive of linters. the census bureau announced. For the elght-month period it was 44oo,ssa bales.
 Last year March consumption was 6os,s19 bales and for the eight-month period 4.5os.s1s bales.
 Cotton on hand March S1 in con- suming establishments was l,73i,s1l bales, compared with 2.o5s,so4 . year ago, and in public storage and at com presses s.a5s.49s bales. compared with 2.914.946.
 Cotton spindles active numbered ss.- TS9,656. compared with 33.270.34S q year ago.
 Imports for March were 1s,5s5 bales. compared with 47,679 q year ago.
 Exports were 311.6S1 bales. com pared with 355.295 year ago. and for the eight months s,473,313 bales. conn., pared with 4,547,12S a year ago.
 Linters exported were 12.67Sa bales. compared with 76,57o year ago. and fer the eight months 133,463 bales compared with 236377 a year ago.
 Statistics for cotton growing states follow:
 Consumed 313,o2o bales, compared with 342,217 a year ago; for the eight months 2,495,931, compared with x25S1,- III a year ago.
 On hand in consuming establish mcnts 1.0e5,260 bales. compared with 1,Q69.S86 a year ago; in public stor- ages and at congresses 2,957.021 bales compared with 2,576,002 year ago. Cotton gnind1eq active IA BOO 3c8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Weekly Cotton Report

The cotton market has been weak and unsettled during the past week, with the selling movement reaching it's maximum volume and aggressiveness during to- days trading. July contracts, which had sold at s3.Soc on the advance earlier in the month. have declined to 31.oSc, or about $13.60 per bale below the high rec ord of the season. and to the lowest prices touched since last February.
 During the earlier part of the week the features connected with tho decline were favorable reports from the grow ing crop. falling off in trade demand. the continued light exports. uncertainty as to possible government regulation in the cotton goods trade. and disappoint- ing private reports as to domestic mill consumption for the month of March. The breaking of the drouth in the southwest was naturally an important factor in the favorable view of the crop start and the first weekly weather report for the sea- son published Wednesday was considered one of tho most promising initial reports in the history of tho trade It contained no complaint as to the start of the crop, and the lower temperatures reported later in the week evidently caused no uneasiness
 Tho reports that private returns indi- cated a smaller domestic mill consump- tion for last month as compared with last year. combined with the scarcity of ocean tonnage, probably led to some in crease of ideas as to the end-season carry over. and toward the end of the week an impression was evidently ere ated around the ring that the new crop start, combined with bearish statistics, was leading to increased spot in the south. The heavy southern sailing at least was believed to be against cotton which had previously been carried un- hedged in the interior, and the market at tlia close of business tonight was still extremely nervous and unsettled.
 Various conjectures have been heard in the trade as to the probabilities of government regulation in the goods trade. but toward the end of the week there seemed to be less nervousness in this respect, with the attention of the trade centering on the southern spot sit- uation.
 The reduction reported in British ma rine war risks was considered favor ablc feature and there has been talk of further large government orders in the domestic goods market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Over w. E. CampbeIl's Wire

New Orleans, April 13.-The reaction continued today, the market feeling the heaviest kind of offerings as soon as trading started. leading to the be- lief that q large line of cotton was being thrown overheard. Short sell- ing in large way swelled offerings. The initial break did not stop until prices ere S3 to 91 points under the close of yesterday. By the middle of the morning some show of steadiness was made and shorts were apparently more anxious to even up over the eek end than to increase their commitments The result was recovery of from 20 to 40 points from the bottom. There VI ere no special reasons for the decline. It was part and parcel of selling move- ment of yesterday War news wes much more favorable than the many rumors of yesterday indicated it would be Full confirmation of early reports of great damage to young cotton by the cold wave was received but 1t was passed up. Mill takings for the week were 234,000 bales versus 189,00O this week last year and 217.000 this week two years ago, but they had no Influence. The census bureau put out ita March statistics for American mills and they showed active spindles numbering 33.- 7S9.65S. the greatest number of spin dles 70 turn in any sAe month in the history of United States. Consumption was put at 571,202 bales -versus 51O.- 1s7 in February. and 603.919 in March last year. We consider this encourax- ing in view of difficultiesspinnersh have been having. At the moment, however. it must be admitted that the market has no great buying power. The mar ket weakened again toward the end. closing at net decline of 74 to eG points Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Bottom Drops Out of the Cotton
 Market in All Future Positions
By JOHN c. MOsrs

The bottom has fallen out of the cot- ton market. A break occurred over night in the general list of n to 113 points. July is now quoted 3hc per pound under the high record of just one week ago Thursday. Tn spite of the decline in raw cotton, interior reports from the goods trade indicated firmness' with prices showing advances for the week. Southern. longs were credited with selling out on the decline, South ern spots markets were inactive. with unhedged cotton being taken off the markets.
 Stocks could not stand two continu- ous days of prosperity, and the list ex- perienced another reversal. United States Steel is still under pressure and closed again at a small fractional loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14

Moderate selling of speculative issues particularly those comprising the sew eral war groups, was induced at the opening of today's stock market by overnight advices from the battle- front Equipments, such as Bethlehem Steel. American Car. Baldwin Locomo- tive and the automobile shares yielded large fractions to 1A points. Distillers yesterdays foremost feature. lost 1 point, and United States Steel, Marine preferred. Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific forfeited substantial fractions were steady.
 Liberal receipts in sight caused corn to break sharply in the pit yesterday, July closing at $1.6oN. Oats gave way with corn. closing X @1Ac net lower. Rumors of good-sized warehouse stocks sent provisions off 17c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Hubbard Bros. & Cn.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. K. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex-
 New York Produce Exchange. Associae:3 Members Liverpool Cotton Association. sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed or fnS future delivery. Special attention an6 liberal terms given for consignments q spot cotton, for delivery. Correapond-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Clearing House Banks

New York. April 13.-The actual condi- ton of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $ee.066,29o reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $21,- 41S,650 from last week. The statement follows: Actual condition:
 Loans. discounts etc. $445s, 5ss, 900; in- crease. l67.706.0 900.
 Cash in own vaults, members of the national reserve banks (a). $104, ,3S3, GOO, increase, $543,000
 Reserve in federal reserve hank of 509 O00
 Reserve in own vaults. state banks and trust companies (b). 17.5s5. 600; increase.
 Reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust conipanies. N.ses 900; decrease. ,e76- 900.
 Net demand deposits. n.nosls0o: in-
 Net time deposits slsesso.ou: decrease, s4, ,g76.0 900.
 Circulation. s.sssoco: incrkase. s1os,oco E Specie included in (a) and (b). E6.779.-
 United States deposits deducted, ,s5s { 'sgse: Aggregate reserve $se7.5sscoo
 Excess reserve. $6so66,2so: increase, s21,- 4S,650
 Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not in- oluded in clearing house statement:
 Loans. discountA etc, $761. .S16. 600: in- crease, $11. 404, 800
 Specie, q5.224,5oo: increase, 3I53 NA
 Legal tenders. @ssDAsoo: decreasa N.- 349,000 Total deposits. $7ss. 10: increasa D. 2e4,1O0
 Banks cash in vault, $ls.ee1,lOo.
 Trust companies cash in vault $6s,- 2s7.7o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Meal and Feedstuff

Hen Feed-$4.25 per l00-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$59069 C. s. Meal. per cent-s54. Cremo Feed Neal-SA. Old Style Hulls-$29. Lintless Hulls-$2O. Corn--$2.20.
 Corn Chops-$460. No, White Oats-$1.1s per bushel. Choice Pea-GIeen Alfaffa-$42 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-$40. No. 1 Timothy Hay-s39. No. Johnson Grass-S31 Clover and Timothy. go shucks-$16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
s. R. Stewart & h

4O1-2 Woodward B1dg, Bixnlnghaun. A. Cotton, stocks, bonds, grain. provisions and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor- respondents Jno. F. Clark q Co, piree< private wire. continuous quotatioua.
 Phone Main 507 w. I. PHELVA Men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
w. E. Campbell
Cotton

Stocks, grain, provisions and co<tpn seed oil. Correspondents Shepard Y Gluck. New Orleans; P. w. Wagner k Co. New York and Chicago. Continu- ous quotations; private wires to ali exchanges
 GIG and 617 Woodward Dlax.
 Telephone Main O141
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14

Peter, an army mule at a camp nea5 Portland, Me, was left on an island in Casco bay The soldiers built a shed for him and left food and water, but Pete got homesick. He kicked off the top of the shed. gnawed his halter until he was free. plunged into the sea and swam back to the camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
New York Futures
Port Cotton

IOIt SOttOu
 New Orleans: Middling, 34c; receipts, 3S41; sales, 36o; stock. 4ss,a7s. Galveston: Middling. 32.4oc. receipts. 127o; sales. ITO; stock. 305,702. Mobile: Middling. s4c; receipts, 1; stock. 13.746.
 Savannah Midd1ing. s4c; receipts. 1740; stock. 269.7S6.
 Charleston: Middlfng. SIC: receipts, 4; stock, 46,247.
 Wilmington: Receipts. s4s; stock. 45,s04.
 Texas City: Stock, f1.s41. Norfolk Middling, 31.6oc; receipts. 467; sales, 68; stock, 9s.5S6. Baltimore Stock, 35,662 Boston: Middling. 33.30c: receipts. GA; stock, 1S,000.
 Philadelphia: Middling. ss.45c; stock. 7125. New York: nnddling. ss.scc; stock. 147,337.
 Minor ports: Stock. 34,so6. Total today: Receipts. 7z32: stock. 1,4s1,52o.
 Total for week: Receipts. 7232. Total for season: Receipts. b,4so. .3o3: exports, 3.267455.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14

In order that all industries in Italy may be national. that Kingdom is set ting up piano factory designed on the best American and French models. Be- fore the war the piano trade was nearly all in the hands of Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Railroad Schedules

Arrival and departure of passenevr trains. Birmingham: Tho folloWinG schedule figures published as infornS- ton. are not guaranteed
 Southern RafIwoP 0yuten
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 32. 40c: receipts, 1852: shipments. 1266; sales, 5o6; stock, 196,353.
 Memphis: Middling, 34 50c: receipts 373,031.
 Augusta: Midd1ing. 8 75c; receipts. 7ss; shipments lo63: sales. os; stock, 135,014.
 St Louis: Middling. SIC: receipts 6815; shipments. 6372: stock, 17,o21.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, Ill; stock. 22,- 671.
 Little Rock: lfiddling, S6c:. receipts, 516; shipments 1177; sales. HIT; stock. 46.977.
 Total today: Receipts, ls277: ship ments(. 15,544; stock. 7s1.067.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Chicago Futures
Futnre onotatiors wer. aa fo
Cash Grain

Chicago, April 13.-Corn. Nos. 2, 5 and 4 yellow, nominal. Oats, No. 8 white. S9la @90c: standard, S9A@90A. Rye, No. 2. s2.63@2.s4c; barley. $1.40d1.7; timothy. 5. %; clover, s20.00aS1. %. Pork. nom inal; lard, s25.50 ribs, $2S, S,16G236.
 St Louis, April 1S-Corn. No. 2, N.65; No. 2 white. sl.e091s2: July, $l5ok. Oats, No. ?, 85c; No. white, sslzass1sc; May, S51sc; July, 76c.