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New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Yesterday. Neararn

Commercial Paper.-There was less
activity in commercial paper yesterday,
the market being narrowed by the cam
paign for obtaining greater participa-
ton on the rart of banks throughout
the country in Treasury certificates Of
indebtedness. Tho most attractive
names were quoted 512 M5% per cent
for four months, and 54 to per cent
for six months maturitics.
Discount Rates.-Oficial rates Of
discount for each Of the twelve Fed
eral districts arc as follows.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

been reported on several previous occa-
sions as being about ready to unite
their forces, but as in the present
case. as one of the interested bankers
said yesterday, "the matter has not yet
been presented to the board of direct
Ors OF oithcr inst. .tutionN
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Short Term Notes Offered

Interest in the short term note mar
Eet was revived yesterday when the
city of Newark sold $4,000 of three
months revenue bills, maturing on June
!. to the Equitable Trust COMPANY
The notes will be offered for sale to
the public on AS per cent basis
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

The proposal to make the next Lib
erty Loan tax exempt, instead of
raising the rate of interest, is rather
widely supported, but it is nevcrthe-
less undemocratic. Moreover, ex-
emption would strike blow at the
system of taxation which, rightly or
wrongly, we have adopted, by tend,
ing to make the surtax on incomes
imperative. 1t has been decreed, and
without serious opposition, that those
with large incomes must pay a
greater percentage to the mainten-
ance Of the government than those
with small earnings. In issuing tax
exempt bonds the government would,
III effect, automatically issue an in
vitation to evadc taxation.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Bank Mercer Rumor Rey;voa

Rumors were revived in the tinan-
clal district yesterday that merger of
Two prominent trust companies was i'm
pending. The two institutions have
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange rates moved within q mar
row range in quiet market yesterday.
A slightly easier tone was noted in
rates OH Paris, but tho market on the
whole was fairly steady.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, arc given in tho table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and Aus
trian exchange, SO that daily quotations
for either marks or kronen are ne
longer available.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

It's distinctly encouraging to learn
that two-thirds of the bonds for the
third Liberty issue are already print
cd. No doubt the work will have
been completed before the campaign
for distribution of the bonds is
opened. The previous loans were
handicapped by reason of the fact
that actual delivery Of bonds could
not be made, so that prospective pur
chasers could get nothing tangible
for their money.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
New York

Admitted to Partnership Theus
Munds has been admitted to the Stock
Exchange firm of Maury, Rogers &
Auchincloss as a general partner. Mr..
Munds is also a member of the New
York Cotton Exchange.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
News Digest
Foreign

Metal Shares Active Abroad LON
DON, FEB. 1S.-The stock market WAS
quiet and steady to-day, with a far
accumulation of weekend orders for
investment stocks, but the chief fea
lures We're iron, steel and base metal
shares, African lands and shipping
stocks, which were active and firm.
Scandinavian issues were easier, but
Russians held steady
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money in terms Of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, $4.75!Ss. The intrinsic
parity is s4.S69s per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are at premium, which
IS owing to the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is greater
than the demand in this country for
pounds with which to settle accounts in
ENGLAND
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
CITY Rills Sold Privately cit,

troller Craig yesterday sold privately
an issue of $5,o0o,o0o revenue bills on
q 40 per cent basis. They mature
early in June and the proceeds are to
be used in the retirement of present
Indebtedness. About a week ago 500
100000 revenue bills were sold at pub
lie sale on about a 4.30 per cent inter
est basis
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
BUYS ELL

MIDWEST REFINING CO.
MERRITT OIL CORPORATION
ELK BASIN PETROLEUM CO.
INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM
IMPERIAL OIL CO., LTD.
LoBsToS O7LFlELDS, LTD.
SaPULPA REFINING CO.
HOUSTON OIL CO.
PORT L0EOS PETROLEUM
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO.
NORTHWEST OIL CO.
COSDEN AND CO.
BONDS & STOCK
CARL H.PFORZHEiMERACQ,
Dealers in Standard Oil Securities
'honcs 1880 I-2-3-& Broad 25 Rroad St. Y. Y
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Paris Bourse:-PARIs. Feb. IS
Trading on the Bourse to-day was
quiet. Three per cent rentes were
quoted at 81 francs 80 centimes for
cash. Exchange on London was quoted
at 21.17 and the new per cent loan
at S770
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

short bills, 31s per cent; three month
bills, 3sa per cent; gold premium at
Lisbon, 11O.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Corporation Returns

81. Joseph Lead Company.. The an
nual report for the wear ended - a.,
per 81 shows an income of s1o.12o
compared with Ss,Oo4 .c49 Tor 1915. ~
pendlturcs were $l,520,1s6. comnalof
%lth S3,330.ls2 for the previous vear,
nalance available for dividends wa.
So'olo,273, equivalent to s3.98 per share
compared with s4,674.467. or 1891 PEI
snare TOR 1916. Dividends amounted
10 20. SS,ooo. .ool, compared with $l,409.
200 tor 1916. Surplus for wear wa,
sII,oI4,I42, compared with So 1868 .OOl fol
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Silver.-Bars in London were quoted
at 425sd, unchanged; New York, $685. C..
unchanged; Mexican dollars, CS cents,
unchanged.
Sub-Treasury.-The banks lost So
100000 to the Sub-Treasury yesterday
Boston Bank Statemert.-Thes state
ment of the condition of Boston banks
as Of February 16 showed an increase
of S3,296,000 in loans and discounts.
and an increase of $6,732.OOo in individ
ual deposits. The bank reserves fell
oH $l.S70,00) to $14,765,c00.
London Money Market. LONDON.
Feb. 1S.-Money was in good demand
at 3il per cent. Discount rates steady
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Below is given the current exchange
value Of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Stock Increase Voted.-At specia

Stock Increase Voted.-At a special
meeting yesterday after the annual
meeting, stockholders of the National
Aniine and Chemical Company voted
to increase the preferred stock by the
issuance of 1852 additional shares
bringing the total amount of authorized
preferred stock up to 235.247 shares
The total capitalization of the com
pany is now 25.504 $50.
Coming Holiday.-All the leading ex-
changes, as we'll as the banks, viii be
closed n next Friday, Washineton's
birthday. The New York and New Or
leans cotton exchanges Will remain
closed on Saturday. III
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

manufacturers Light & Heat Com
pahy' The company reports surplus
aller charges for the year ended De
celmner Gem 81 of S2l.722, compared with
. .o''olo Tor the preceding year. OIL
production was 715 barrels day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

compared With 800 for a year ago.
Gross earnings amounted to s9,l22,2ls,
against $T.592,225 for 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Brazilian Traction. Light & Power COMPANY
Limited
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

Bank Clearings.-The DAYS banl
clearings at New York and othe
cities were:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-14
Wounded by Shrapnel

The following letter was received by
Martin Alvin, son of William Alvin,
from Robert (Rob) Helm, one of the
boys cover there" Robert is well
known in Baraboo, having been en-
ployed in the Skillet Creek neighbor-
hood several years:
Co. A, 128th Infantry.
September %, 1918.
Dear Friend Martin: / must drop
you few lines to let you know that
| am not dead. | heard it was in the
Baraboo News that l died last Easter.
1t takes more than the Dutch to kill
me. | did get wounded the first of
August. A piece of shrapnel hit me
on the left side of the face and it went
through into the right side; one bullet
hit me in the mouth and broke two of
my front teeth off, and another one
went into my left arm. | was not sick
long; | was only in bed four days, and
after that | went up town to moving
picture shows and everything that
came along All the same, [ got a good
many Germans before they got me.
put in 68 days at the front and my
brother is there yet. He was fighting
beside me when l got hit. We drove
the Germans back about four miles
the day when I got hit, and my broth
er is still driving them back.
| have been in the hospital nearly
two months and | think I'll stay here
for while yet I cannot open my
mouth very wide; otherwise I am feel
ing fine l weigh 16S pounds and am
getting fatter every day.
1t seems pretty good to sleep in a
good bed. 1t is different than sleeping
in the woods beside the Germans. Ha!
Ha! The weather is rainy. | hope
the war will be over with before snow
comes. | will send you picture of
the hospital. It sure is some swell
place, I would just as soon stay here
all winter. | go out into the country
every day and eat all the grapes and
nuts I want. They sure raise lots of
grapes here and they make all kinds
of good wine.
Well, Martin, what is the news
around there? There must be all kinds
of girls for you | wish I was there.
STILL | think the French girls have
them beat anyhow.
Well, / have not much news to tell
you, so I will ring off. I hope this
finds you all well. Tell all the folks
hello for me. and be sure to write
and tell the news 1t is quite lone
some here if we don't get much mail,
so goodbye until next time.
From your friend Bob
PRIVATE ROBERT Helm.
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side the French soldiers. We have
been united in defense with the En-
glish soldiers and together with them,
we have driven the Hun" back
every place our general saw fit to
send US. We have worked side by
side with the Italian soldiers; even
the Australians and Algerians from
Africa, have helped us in some of our
battles. We have rubbed elbows with
some of the worlds finest men. We
have blown up villages that the Ger
mans were fortified in and we have
taken villages that the Hun has laid
in ruins. We have seen French
people so years old riding in little
wooden carts with their wee bit of
household goods, drawn by oxen, re-
turning to the ruins of little old
home, probably two or three hundred
years old, that they were driven out
OF in 1914.
We have been in the biggest battles
Of the war, and have certainly seen
a lot Of action. have been knocked
over and covered up with dirt by the
explosion of big shell near me. /
have lost pals" and comrades" but
as yet Fritz" hasn't even scratched
me-
| have seen lots of aeroplane battles
and | have also saw German sub
marines on my trip from the United
States to England. l have been in
rAln 1rlo ToIN
France and Germany. / have been in
the VosgeS mountains of France and
looked just across the border into the
Alps of Switzerland. l have seen
everything but the defeat of the CEN
trail powers and | expect to see that
before very long.
Dick, l certainly wish that you were
old enough to be a soldier; | know
that you would be here seeing and
accomplishing wonderful things. But
there are lots of things that you can
do back in the states that will help
our "Uncle Sammy. and lots of ways
that you can serve your country
We will bring this war to victor
ious end just as soon as we can, then
we will all be together again and be
even happier than we were before the
war started.
l will send you a good souvenir of
the war before l return, probably a
helmet from Hindenburg's army. l
will try to get you souvenir from the
Crown Princes army also
Well, Dick it is past soldiers bed
ttime-taps have blown SO / will have
to say goodbye and get to my blankets
and bed Of hay.
| would like very much to hear from
you. Please give my regards to your
mamma and sister, also Grandpa and
Grandma Orion.
Will close for this time.
Your cousin,
Billy M. Hayes
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Building Inferior

The following is an extract from
letter from Chauncey G. Holmes, a
former Baraboo boy to his wife from
waukee September 1, to enter training
at Indianapolis.
"Well have arrived at my destina
ton o. K We had along, hard trip,
passed through six states Ohio, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi. | have heard lots of
people say what nice place the
south is, but none of it for mine, after
we left Kentucky the country was
nothing but hills and no crops but
melons, cotton and sugar cane. The
houses the people live in are nothing
but shacks; your woodshed up there
is as good as any house down here,
and house like the one you have is
rare thing to see. There are about
twenty negroes to one white man, and
you ought to see the way they live.
it's great They don't have to live,
in good houses because it isn't cold,
and believe me, they don't. The camp
| am in is a big one; 1t has about
sixty thousand soldiers in it and
covers about forty-five square miles.
We are twenty eight miles from the
coast. The camp here is certainly a
roughly put up affair We sleep in
tents and the grounds are rough and
sandy. The only nice thing about
! g. 70 Tho ic
fine. It's pretty warm day times and
rather chilly nights.
On our way down we stopped at
Chattanooga for an hour and a half
The Red Cross knew we were coming
and. gave us breakfast. on Lookout
mountain. We went up on cable
railway. You can see for forty miles
from the top and it is covered with
monuments in memory of the sol
diers who died there.
There was fellow just came in
from the post-exchange and tell
me he saw a bunch of rockies from
Baraboo. They got in some time this
morning 1t is sure hard too be sent
so far away from home, but when you
are soldier you have to take things
as they come and laugh at them Gall
the boys agree with me. in that res
pect). But sometimes it is hard to
laugh.
You wouldn't know nae now. / am as
straight as a pin, and no more walk
ing along in a sloppy way. | do not
r
haven't been here long enough. 1t
doesn't seem very nice to think | am
so far away from home but | am
going to dig in and try and forget
about it.
PVT. C. G. HOLMES.
IA Engineers.
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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plane. At once there was an argu-
ment as to whether it was an allied
plane or a Boche. A Frenchman sit
ting near by said it was French, and
as he had had four years of expert
ence we let his word go good, and
everyone felt at ease again. He was
now over our heads and | would gam
: BILE not over three hundred feet in
the air, when s-s-swish! Bang! Lucky
again-this particular bomb happened
to land right in an old shell-torn
house, or / would not be writing this
now. You never saw such a scram-
BILE for a cave in all your life, and for
once can proudly say that | was not
the last one there. / resolved that
would never believe Frenchman
again as long as / lived, and it still
holds good This all happened at $3.50
p m. Fritz was still dropping them
at 4:30 next morning, so | will let you
guess as to how long / was in this
said cave.
Praise For 6araboo Boys
A few days later, while putting UP
signs too near the lines to be COM
Portable, learned to my joy that
was not far from the 32d division. j
could hardly wait for quitting time to
come, and that night l started out to
look up my old company. | had great
success and very early in the morning
ran into them. They were the same
~ 1ncc ~ hot no
been through. | missed many Of the
old faces, simply because they had
paid the price or were back in hos
pitfalls. Baraboo can and should feel
proud of the boys she has furnished
this one particular company, for they
received praise everywhere, even from
the French officers. | only regret
that | was not with them, for | now
feel like a back number and have no
such tales as they to tell. One of the
boys from Madison who spent two
months in the hospital with me now
lies up in that sector with a small
wooden cross marking his resting
place. | was there two weeks and did
all in my power to make that mound
look like grave. I also had several
meals with the old company before
they left for another front. | am now
on a front where the fireworks are
largest and most continuous. We are
back a good distance, so get no effect
of it. All that bothers me now are
rats and coolies. | stay awake one
half of the night knocking rats off the
bed, and the other half | devote to
playing tag with the coolies. The
mornings and evenings are quite cool
at present and we have very much
rain, which includes mud, inches
thick. Between these discomforts and
lodging bombs, | am soldering as
well as possible and always looking
ahead to that one big day when the
"Yanks March Into Berlin" and Kan
the Kaiser"
CORP. V. A. GIBBONS.
Hdqrs troop, 3rd Army Corps.
A. P. O. 1884, Am. E. F.
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working every day rcw from break
an air battle between Boche plane
and some Allied planes. received
letter from Grace a few days ago
/ but she didn't give me any street
address so you will have to let me
know what her address is. Ask Mrs.
Krug what Herman's address is and
| / will write to him.
Well, guess | will close with lots
OF love.
H. E. MARSHALL.
Another Letter
September
Dearest Mother:
will write you a few lines tonight
to let you know am o. X. and hope
this finds you the same. received a
letter. from Mayme telling about her
earring mail about week ago. | re-
ceived your letter to-day. Did Herman
Krug say who he saw. i know it
wasn't | because never have seen
him that / know of. The nights here
are very cold now and / don't know
what they will be after awhile but
guess / will get along alright. How
are Dad and Grandma getting along?
Tell Courter's folks hello for me. Tell
any one who asks about me that am
we'll and like army life o. X. Has any
one heard from Jack Barnett or Roy
Elder yet? Well / guess / will close.
With lots of love to all.
Third Letter.
September IL.
Dear Mother: l will write few
lines tonight. l received yours and
Dads letters yesterday also one from
Ira. | am moving about so much that
mail is not very regular but | am al
ways sure to get it sometime. would
be very glad to hear from anyone at
home but won't promise to write very
regular as we are very busy all the
time. You say you haven't had much
rain there we are having too much
rain here for me; it rains all the time
here | received letter from grand
ma a few days ago. | guess | will
say goodbye, with lots of love.
Fourth letter.
Somewhere in France.
October /, 1918.
Dear Mother: Just a few lines to let
you know l am we'll and hope you are
the same. l received yours and
Grace's letters few days ago and
also one from Ira which l will answer
in few days days.
With love.
PVT. HOWARD E. MARSHALL.
u. S. Army A. P. o. 745.
American Exp. Forces France.
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is back with the cmpany again and
feeling fine. He was not wounded,
but shell shocked.
They are putting up field hospital
just across the field from here, and
those dirty Dutch are Smelling it al
ready. Just imaginei They are low
enough to try to kill the wounded.
Last night they dropped bombs all
around here and also shelled us some,
but no one was hurt so far as know.
They are getting their own medicine
now, and it hurts quite badly. | saw
one Dutchman come down in flames
last night. Some of the allied planes
brought him down.
was. talking to Dutch wounded
prisoner some time ago and asked
him all kinds of questions. He said
they weren't to blame. Well, if they
don't want to fight. why don't they
give uu?
They are just like dumb brute,
bull headed and stubborn. One pris-
oner we took didn't want to help
carry wounded American soldiers
back to the hospital and one of the
boys just told him to take a hold, and
he did, and they made him carry
double shift. believe he was an Off
Ger, too.
Well, will close so this can be CEN
sored and sent you as soon as possi=
BILE. With lots of love.
EWALD HAMERMEISTER.
Co. A, 128th Inf.
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Horace Wieglow in Italy

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wieglow, Bara-
boo, have son fighting in Italy. This
is the first letter this paper has pub
lished from the Italian front: The
young man is a grandson Of Nathan
Farnworth, a veteran of the civil war.
The Barahoo young man writes a
very interesting letter, as follows:
September %, 1918.
My Dear Mother: / received three
letters and some papers from you yes
terday and was more than pleased.
Don't worry about me not getting your
mail, as l get it ALL only it comes two
or three at once, and it only takes
one to answer it. / am well and feel
fine. The nights are cooler, and that
suits me better.
| certainly enjoy reading the papers
as that is about all the reading we
get. We moved up a long way about
a week ago, and saw some beautiful
sights in the mountains and we are
now taking up quarters for the win
ter in town about as large as Kill
bOurn. It is a very old town, with
narrow streets and low buildings
with barred windows like a Jail.
We are going to be Quartered in
castle a duke once lived in. 1t is
about twice as large as the Ringing
home, with stone floors and paints on
the ceilings. Some of the rooms are
very beautiful.
They have Napoleon's bed in gold
and purple room in which he stayed
when in Italy. Half of this castle was
captured by the Austrians and retak-
en- by the Italians.
| went through Malano some time
ago, and it is very beautiful city
with wide streets and beautiful build
ings. Narrow streets and barred
windows are general description of
most places here. Several days ago
met boy who lives in Gallon, o., who
is with the infantry, and he knows
Henry. / had quite talk with him.
The Italians bring in Austrian prison
ers every day and they look pretty
we'll starved; everyone you see has a
different uniform and are mostly
young boys and old men. / saw the
1920 class of Italian soldiers drilling
and they sure have lots of pep, to
think of drilling until 1920 and then
going to the front. We didn't know
how good an army we belonged to un-
til we see the Italian soldiers drink
a pail Of black coffee for breakfast,
and then more black coffee and black
bread for supper. They certainly won
der how we get three meals a day.
And we get good eats. This morning
we had eggs and bacon for breakfast,
and have had chicken to eat number
of times. l am glad that boy sent you
a picture, as / wanted to get one home.
I'll bet he appreciated the cake you
sent him. l have some good pictures
took over here, but of course cannot
send them Tell Everett that | can
came over on.
Well, mother, don't worry about
me, as I am all right and like it fine.
Tell dad | wish | could go hunting
with him this fall, but I'll be there
next fall. Give my regards to all my
friends. / must close, with love to
you all. Your son,
PVT. HORACE WICKLOW.
u S. Ambulance Service,
Quartermaster Corps Dtchmt.
Am E. F., with Italian ARM in Italy,
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Near Air Battle

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Marshall, La
Vale have received several letters
from their son, as follows:
Somewhere in France
Dear mother:
| will write youu a few lines to-
night to let you know / am all right;
hope you are the same. | am busy
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Leads in Singing

The last issue Of the Red Cross mag
azine contains picture of Jerome A.
Swineford, now engaged in leading
the singing at the camp at Norfolk,
Va He has charge of the Y. M. C. A.
chorus and is doing creditable work
along this line. The young man is a
sou of Mrs. c. A. Swineford, for many
years a resident of BaraboO.
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Wounded in Action

Relatives of Chester Bohn at Reeds
burg have received word that he was
seriously wounded in action October J.
and was brought into the hospital,
where his cousin, Clarence Bohn, is a
physician.