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The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
COTTON MARKETS.

New. York. Jan. "A big demand made the
cotton market strong today after it had been
weak and unsettled. following a further rise in
the early trading. 1t was estimated around the
ring that spot interests tOok more than l5,0G
bales at the low prices.
Further advances were recorded at the open
ing, ranging from IS TO . points. After the
call 5he demand continued large.
Stop orders were uncovered late in the morn
ing. and for time the market was extremely
weak and unsettlsl. March broke to O.52, or 8
points from last nights closing figures. Trade
interests were buyers around the S0lsc level
checking the decline.
The market displayed a fnner tone in the
afternoon on continued demand from several Of
the big spot firms, who were large buyers Of the
May position.
HcSxy purchases by the trade carried prices
rapidly upward in the last hour, May contracts
touching 0.63. The close was steady at a net
advance Of u to l9 points.
Exports for The day were 29.74 bales.
Spot here vas quiet at a decline Of 3 points
at S2.;5c; 10 sales. Spot at New Orleans was
firm, with middhng unchanged at SO.62c; the
sales were 269 bales
The amount Of cotton brought into sight for the
week, New Orleans figures, was S676T bales,
against As, sS2 bales year ago. The amount q
cotton brought into sight fer the week. New
York figures, was SSH bales. compared with
90 SOS bales last year.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
TRADING ERRATIC
ON N. Y. EXCHANGE
Steel Breaks to "a. Following Pres
ident's Message.
BY BHOADAN WALL.

New York. Jan. 4.-President Will
sons speech to Congress in which he
reassured the investors of the coun-
try and urged the passage of laws
carrying out his recent suggest tons
regarding railroads was favorably re-
ceived in Wall Street today. The
market was extremely erratic, but
that was due entirely to technical con-
ditions.
AS illustrating the market action,
steel may be taken. In the early trad
ing it sold as high as Sc Ia Shortly
after the Presidents address It broke
to o. 1t then recovered to 96 is and
sold off again to % 1-2, where 1t closed.
Union Pacific swung between III l-2
and lis and closed at 115 "a. General
Motors fiuctuated between III and
III l-2, closing at III 81 Baltimore and
Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, Reading
and Midvale were strong features of
the day.
President Wilson's statement was no
surprise to the street because he mere
ly followed out the lines of his own
proclamation made at the time of as
suming control of the railroads Yet
Wall Street pretended to see in It a
new message of assurance.
Good news from Russia was a sus-
tanning influence in the market. Bro
kers also reported that good buying
has come from outsiders in the last
few days. Much OF this buying is
from small investors who got bar
gains at the bottom and who are now
encouraged to increase their lines OF
stocks.
Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake
and Ohio are selling at about the same
price. although the government guar
antee for the latter is above per
cent, S against a trihe over per
cent for the; former.
Strength of Reading is due largely
to the fact that the government guar
antee makes it almost certain that
there will be an income of above
II per cent for the common stock
Delaware and Hudson for the same
reason is expected to have an assured
income of nearly 13 per cent. Some
OF the other guarantees figured out by
Wall Street are: Chicago, Northwest
ern, II; Illinois Central, IL; Louisville
and Nashville, 16: Norfolk and West
ern, "A: Southern Pacific. II; Union Pa
cifc, Is, and Pennsylvania, S1-2.
Most Of the tobacco stocks were
strong. no weakness being displayed,
excepting those that have been vio-
tins of specializing manipulations by
pools. American Telephone sold off
more than 5 per cent because of the
sales of notes. Westinghouse was
strong on announcement that 1t has
contracts for the government for ma
chine guns. Mexican Petroleum was
strong in the early session, but re-
acted with the rest OF the market.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05

Revelations in the investigation inuo
the War Department yeStCEd3y la
10 the INTRODUCTION Of FIVE bills which
would alter the whole present system
Of army purchases. =
Senator Chamberlain, Of Oregon,
chairman of the investigating COM
mittee, introduced a bill creating a
Department OF Munitions which would
take charge Of all military PURCHASES.
: Senator Calder, Of New Y0Ek, in
troduced another bill giving pur-
chases of ordnance for the array and
navy into the care Of a DepsEimeHt
Of Munitions
Representative Tovner. OF IaEH. in
troduced bills creating a Department
of Munitions and z Department OF Nar
Supplies, the department 70 secure all
army and navy supplies. 'a-a
Senator McKellsr, Of Tennessee, q
member of the Senate Military Gem
mittee. introduced a bill altsrins the
national defense act. so that NJ 1tpm-
Der OF the Council OF Nationsf refen ense
shall in any way be interested In gov
ernment contracts. This bia also
abolishes all ''dollar-s-year" johe and
stipulates that all government sslds
shall receive compensation.
The Calder hin makes TIE head OF
the Department of Munitions cit in
the Cabinet.
The Towner bill provide that. TIE
heads of the two departments he
proposes would both act as Cab.net
members.
The McKelIar bill wss drawn NC
cause the law provides OILY to -
member of the advisory cournir1ee
shall advise unon contracts with his
own firm. Testimony has shown the {
firms with which members of the COM
mittee are connected received nearly
S29 90. 900 worth OF contracts even
though the individuals respected the
law by not advising upon thcss con-
tracts.
Before the Senate Military Affairs
Committee Col. Elmer Lindsay, Phii-
adelphia depot QuartermasteT's no-
partment. said:
II believe We could have produced
enough clothing without using Uuy
shoddy in them The peoTlg who
stay at home should wear the sEndiy.
The soldier who goes 20 the CBst0D-
ments and trenches should have the
best. I believe the supply committee
did good work. even with the mis-
takes. But the work could have beeu
better done by an extension of the
QuarterIna ster's Department snf also
making the contracts open and above
board instead Of secret Using shOddy
was q mistake"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

ESss led the charge of prices on the local
produce market upward yesterday, strictly fresh
eggs selling higher than Gt any time before in
years Prices ranged considerable, running from
80 to 70 esnts per dozen wholesale.
Shipments we're Te.Y light, and caused the
advance, dealers said. and prices would come
down again with expected arrivals The cold
weather and ice on the river has prevented the
arrival OF usual Shipments.
Other receipts were light. and prices advanced,
Rocstsrs advanced lie and turkeys 2c in live
pOultrt Dressed hens end spring chickens ad,
vanccd Dc and &c. respectively
Sweet potatoes took q large Jump, selling from
A50 TO T.5O per barrel. California and Florida
oranges advanced and spinach Jumped 10 as
high as $50 Per barrel. With the breaking OF
the cold spell prices generally are expected to
drop but receipts are light and prices probably
will remain high until then.
Quotations given below are for large lots OF
good marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices are
higher Lower grades may be sold for less
Fancy goods command higher prices.
EGGS-Fancy strictly fresh, per doz, eoa7O:
average receipts. 56a5s; Southern West Virginia,
6a57
CHEEsE-New York State. factory. new, pos
lb.. 26a7.
BUTTER-Elgin rrint, 81; Elgiu tub 81:
process, 43: store packed, 29a0.
LIVE POUITRY-Hens, per h., 8; ROSTERS
per h.. ls; turkeys. per h., Ia22; chickens Der
h.. 9a30; keats, young each, 40.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens choice, Der h..
8as0; spring chickens S0a33 per h.; TURKEYS, Der
lb, Sass; ROSTERS. per h.. bad; geese. per
lb. aa25; ducks per h., 2a3.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep, per lb., sac: lambs
spEing. Is: calves. per h.. Eal71E; medium,
l5ai55z: common, II.
PORK-S Small, per h., 22a23; medium, Der Ib.,
lsae0;, heavy. per lb., lsa9
sSEEDs-Red clover. H.5oalso0 per bushel !;
elslke clover. 15.0ealsoo; crimson clover, II 5Oa
l2W; Timothy. 35aioo per bushel; red top
Z t0al4o0 per 100 lbs.; bluegrass, 325a35O;
orchard grass. 275a3.o0 per bushel.
dRAlN-Wheat. milling. per bushei, 2 2loa2 %:
corn. per bushel. i.1a1.D; oats. white, .saas4
MIXED oets, Sass; hay. No. l. $3.50: No. 2, H.5o;
FRUITs-Apples. No. l, per bbl.. s.5Oa6. 50;
per box, l5oa3.Oo; California Oranges a sOa5 co.
lemons, 55oaf.5o; Florida oranges, 4.5oa5 30 Der
box; gTapefruit a75a4.25 per crate.
GREEN GOoDs-Potatoes, No. l, 2.s0a2 60
per 100 is.; sweet potatoes, 45ol7 50 per bbI :
No z z0a30 per bbl.; string beans per
basket zea6o; pe2pefs. Per crate. s5Qa5 90;
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
Mole Is a Gormandizer.

The little mole has recently been
recommended for membership in
the society OF big eaters 1t is SC
very voracious. even in captivity,
that 1t will sometimes eat more
than its own weight in earthworms
in twenty-four hours. One little
glutton, weighing four ounces, de.
voured seven and one-half pounds
Of worms in one month When the
diet changed to raw beef, mutton
chicken heads and rabbit liver, its
appetite was unchanged. Cheese
when mixed with either worms OF
beef, was the most toothsome BIZ
Of all.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Jan. 4-WHEAT-No. red soft
spot. ~; No. 2 red winter. spot, IA
lC0RN-Cob corn offered at $40 per barrel fo
carload lots; prime nearby yellow. on spot, con
tract corn. nominal.
OATS-Standsrd white. 20 for No. ) white
prices frmer. at 9Ez Per bushel for standard.
RYE-No. 2 Western export. LIS; bag lots. Al
10 quality and condition. Leoal75.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Z. New York. Jan. 4.-BUTrER- Firm; receipts,
s,i6 tubs; creamery, higher than extras. 52l5a5s
extras zee seore). 81; hrsts, fa5lH; seconds. ga
56Jk. - FaTr !
. EGGS Firm; receipts, s.sS1 cases; fresh-gath-
cred extras. 81; extra frsts. e6; hrsts, 62as5;
seconds. 55a6l: State. Pennsylvania and nearby
Western hennery. white. fine to fancy. 7Sa75;
State. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery. brown,
6a6s; refrigerator, special marks, 4SR frsts.
42aS
CHEEsE-steady; receipts. 4,s1 boxes; State
whole milk. fats, fresh specials. 2s5ka4; do.
average run. o.
DRESSED PoULTRY--steady; chickens. III
as: fowls 1sa29: turkeys. la3l
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
CHICAGO GRAIN.
By JOSEPH F. PRITCHARD.

By JU5EPH r. ThTIOHAHD.
Chicago, Jan. 4,-The buying power in oats
was insstent today and prices Closed at an ad'
vance Of Ac to le. with May the strongest spot
on the list. There was good buying Of oats by
local shorts, and in addition there were heavy
takings in subfosa manner. The highest
prices reached were fairly well held. and those
who led in the buying followed the market up
ward and absorbed all the offerings in evidence.
Sentiment on oats was more bullish.
Prospects are an increase in the movements
Of oats at all points, and the receipts at West
ern markets were l.6s.ooo bushels, compared
with $500 bushels Tor the corresponding day
last year.
There was really no trend TO the provision
market. and the range Of prices was narrow.
Gains Of Nc 10 sc were shewp in the corn
market, and the undertOne was one Of marked
strength. krs
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05

okra, per crate, 3oOA4so; radishes. Per loO s.OOs
500; cucumbsrs basket, 3l0Oa5oOi eggplant, pei
crate, S.OoaioO; cabbage. per 100 lbs, 2f6a30
beets, Per bunch, ta6i lettuce, l.00a200; squash
2Cca3. 90; onions. per 100 lbs. 50a3OO; spinach.
per bbl-. 5J6a650; kale, per bbL, 250a30o; tur.
nips, per box. I.ooal.s5i per bb. 3ooai.25; cauli
flower, Per crate, l.Tsa2.75 =
HIDFs-HoEsehides. $50 each; green salted
beef hides. Der lb., ls; cAlfskinA l.oOa3O
lambskins l.Ooa2 20; wool. per lb., O.; beesEax,
per lh z
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
Maps in Many CcIorS.

The United States Geological sur
vey, Department Of tie interior,
printed last year over l,y0t.o50 coIIes
Of geologic, topographic. ami other
maps and foIios, many % them In ssy-
eraI colors. Some OF The geologic ma 9s
required as many as twenty-five PTlu1-
ings. The total number Of impress
sions required was "a oJCiIl0.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Jan. L-BUTTER-Creamsr West
EN- separator, extras, 4sa50; frsts, i6ai7; do,
prints. II pound. extras. $3.50; frsts. 4eas7; do
print, pound, extras 49a5O; frsts, 46ai7 nearby
creamery extras, 4iaA5; irsts l2a43: dairy prints
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. extras,
3a96; frsts. SIas6; store7packed. fsts, s.; rolls
Maryland and Pennsylanis, extras. 53a34; do
West Virginia, extras, :3a3l
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
WEEKLY BANK cLEARINGS.

New York, Jan. L-Bank cIearings for the
week ended January ;. as reported to Brad
streets aggregate S.7S,2isn 200. a gain Of iSs
per cent over last week and Is per cent over
this week last year. Outside uf New York the
total is z. S6.sl6.0OO. an increase Of 81 per
cent over last week New York shows loss OF
Sc per eept from last year. Fifty-eight cities
showed lsrFer totals thsn last year, while TWEEN
ty-eight exhibit losses. Philadelphia displays .
rise Of Per cent; Boston. per cent; New
Orleans, % per cent. Chicago repofts a Ioss OF
* psr cent; Baltimors thFee-tenths oi / per
cent
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
Overcoat Blouse

The Secretary said he h-d 10
structed department commanders
TO purchase supplies when neees-
sary. He explained the Llonse
shortage by saying they were difii-
cult TO obtain, but II a man had
woolen underwear, flannel shirts
and overcosts. the lack OF bipuss
would not be ANY great Neon
venience." Railway transportation
said he, had interfered with ship
ment
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
Financial Nes Nth the Latest Stock Market Quotation
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York, Jan. A-outsids Of the oil stocks
the trading on the curb was Of passive char
volume The war stocks were neglected. and
movements. IN such Issues as Aetna Explosives
and the Aeroplane stocks were confined within
The same narrow ranse that has been noted fog
snnae time.
Tho OH stocks stood out Prominently in q
hstles market There was . renewal Of buying
Of Houston on, that stock moving up to q.
RIA Askah
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
WAR CABINET
BILLS APPEAR
In CONGRESS
Chamberlain. Calder, Nc
Kellar and Towner to Re
form Army Purchasing.
Army's Wardrobe
Explained by Baker
To Senate Probers

In answer to Senator McKellsrss
request for figures on the short
ages in overcoats AID bionses at
certain army training camps. sec
stary Of War Baker sent the fol-
loving table to the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee conducting
the War Department pEobe:-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
NEW YORK MONEY.

Nss York. Jan. I.-Tosey On call eusped at 1
per cent; hgh. pr cent; low. "a. rcr ernt.
ciose. per Sent Most Of the dav's loans were
made al -. cent Time unue5 vas easier A
modsFate busines was done Rat. wcrs STAT
per cot on collateral. iniNed or ;n,lustIisi
hefrantie Jsper sss rathar Ilentifal end firrI.
BATES vere ssSs Fer cent for all matHntleA
The Washington herald., 1918-01-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

Furnished By W. r. Hibbs & Co.
SALES.
Washington Gas S., StosO at 81.
Capital Traction s.. $500 at 81, 1900 at
9SS. s.. 900 At 9e@. s500o at So.
MergcnthaleT, 10 at III.
After call;
Capital Traction. 5 At ISL. 10 At TSS. 2 a
Ts&. l at 7sA.
Captal Traction s.. s5O at 81
HnvEnEERNp unNna
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

LONDON, ..pril 14-The British have made a strong counter attack to the East of Il isthune and have sue ceeded in recapturing the strong posi- ton of Givenchy, which is about two miles to the west of La Basse.
 The German attacks on Lacon. about four miles to Je Northeast of Lacon, have been repplsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
 The German artillery fire has now begun to strike in the city of Amiens. The Germans seem to pick out. the churches over any other high building in the French cities, which could be used as position for observation and destroy them by concentrating their artillery fire upon them. Yesterday they succeeded in hitting the Amiens
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
GEN, PERSHING SAYS ALASKAN
 DOCS ARE NOT A SUCCESS

LONDON, Apr. 14.-Haig reports that the Germans have now been driven from Neuve Eglise to the Northwest of Armenteires.
 The Germans have launched four successive attacks upon Bailleul and have each time been repulsed with frightful slaughter.
 Many endorsements of French and British troops are coming up and are taking the positions assigned them on the battle-torn lines. Haig expresses his satisfaction for the timely support and states there are now no danger to the present posi- tions.
 The British and French positions
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
SHELLS DROPPING IN CITY AMIENS
GERMANS FORWARDING
 CITY OF AMIENS

Cathedral. This beautiful Cathedral was built in the thirteenth century and is one of the masterpieces Of theGothic architecture. Other famous buildings in this quaint old French city on the river Somme are the City Hall Q600- 1760), in which the Peace of Amiens was signed in 1902; the large Museum in Renaissance style GS54); ond the Public Library Q79D.
 Haig reports that the British forces are now holding all positions on the Flanders front and that he feels con- fident they will be able to continue to hold present positions despite the Ger man onslaughts.
 The British troops have countered and bettered their positions at Festu- bert and have succeeded in taking a
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

the generally accepted opinion that there were not more than 100000 cases of tuberculosis in the United States. A study of cross sections of the first draft however, shows that at least per cent of men between the ages of 21 and 31 are affected. Applying this pecentage to both sexes and all ages. the most concerv- ative estimate places the total at from 100000 to 5000, ,000 cases"
 Colonel Geo. E Bushnell of the surgeon generals department, U. s. A.. said examination of men in the army shows less than 1 per cent
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

are now holding fast on all fronts. . PARIS April 14--An official French reports state that French troops at tackled on an eleven hundred yard front. about seven and one half miles to the Southeast of Montdidier. have succeeded in driving the Germans hack about seven hundred yards. In the at tack the French took a number of German prisoners at a slight loss to themselves.
 In the Noyon sector along the Disc river the French are successfully hold Ing the enemy in check, in spite of the heavy artillery bombardments, be- ing indulged in by the Germans, on most of the allied fronts.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

number of prisoners.
 The enemy forces are now striving desperately to gain Bailleul, about seven and one half miles Northwest of Armentieres. They are now bring ing strong forces to bear on the ad- vanced positions from the South but have made very little if any headway.
 With the possible exception of Mer- vile, a little over ten miles West and slightly South of Armentieres, the Ger mans have failed in every instance to reach any of their objective points in the region around Admentieres.
 The German areoplaines yesterday made another raid over England and succeeded in killing five people and wounding about fifteen more, all of whom were noncombatants.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

hold onto the northern section. , Between Bailleul and Bethune the German salient is being pinched dan gerously narrow.
 The Germans having crossed the river Lys at Merville attempted to drive on to Hazebrouck just five miles to the Northwest but made very little headway.
 The British forces defending these positions compelled the Germans to fight dsperately for every foot of ground gained. The enemy died iii droves before the whitening machine gun and infantry fire. The sacrifice
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

LONDON, Apr. 14.-The German forces are now making efforts to reach Hazelsouck an important rail- way center, twenty-four miles to the Northwest of Lille, seventeen miles to the Southwest of Ypres and about eleven and one-haf miles to the East of St. Omer.
 The Germans violent artillery at tack on Bailleul has set fire to the town and about one-half of it is now in flames. Despite the heavy can nonading now going on and the fact that half the town is in flames, the British forces still tenaciously
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

 SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 14.-- Unconfirmed reports coming in to the Navy Department says that sev- eraI of the American submarines now lying in an atlantic Port have been mysteriously put out of com mission.
 An investigation will be inmedi- ately instituted by the Department 10 ascertain the facts.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
 APPEALED TOO

required by the nation, even at the lowest possible estimates.
 They advise the Fuel Administra- tor that something must be done at this time, in order to avoid a re- currence, of the fuel crisis of last winter which caused so much suffer ing in the country.
 The coal mines in many of the states at the present time are work ing less than half t,mc, thereby
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

President Wilson protested to the Senate, not to pass any such measure at this time and though he was not able to prevail upon them, at the time the vote was taken, it is understood that his sound judgement has now prevailed and they have reversed themselves.
 Both Houses of Congress will now be asked to approve of the measure as it originally came from the con- ferance Committee. It specifically provides for workmen to strike as lawful means for the redress of their
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15

WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 14.- General Pershing reporting to the War department states that Alaskan sled-dogs are not success ill France. He says they cannot be used to advantage, as the Alaskan dog cannot be trained in war or for warfare
 MT. Philip Ott of Fort Yukon and many other Alaskans have been ot- fering their dogs and their services to the War Department through Delegate Sulzer of Alaska.
 Tn War Department now having received Pershing's report notifies Sulzer of the Generals decision.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
CITY OF RHEIMS IS
 APPARENTLY DOOMED

positions from Montdidier to Noyon, near the Disc and about twenty miles apart are now being carried on by the German gunners.
 Along that section of the front in the vicinity of the city of Rheims the French positions are being subjected to an intense artillery fire and the city has been fired by bursting shells. This i'll fated city has been the scene of violent shell storms from German monsters time without number and it
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
AMERICA

affected. Fears of the danger of tuberculosis have been much exag- gerated by the public," he said. "The original estimates Of 80,00o cases discharged from the French army in the first year of war was 50 per cent over estimated"
 Colonel c. U. Dercle of the med teal department of the French gov ernment told of methods adopted in France to check the disease. Miss Jane Addams of Hull House, Chicago spoke of tuberculosis as a disease whose most frequent cause is pow erty.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-15
TUBERCULOSIS RIFE

DENVER, Apr. 14.-"Tuberculo sis and the War" was the subject of discussion at the National Con ference of the National Jewish Hos pital for Consumptives, which was held at the Hotel Savoy here yes terday.
 'One of the first benefits of the war has been to awaken us to the extent of our national problem in tuberculosis and other diseases" Eaid Dr. J. Hatfield, president of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tubercolo- sis. Previous to the war it was