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The Nenana daily news., 1918-09-06
WARNING SPAIN

The first Spanish writer to visit the American front in France is now publishing a series of articles in A B C, which are stirring the Spanish nation and giving the people the first real idea they have had as to the magnitude of Ameri- ca's efforts in the war, says a statement issued by the American Committee on Public Information.
 The writer uses the pen name ".Azorin." He is Joe Martinez Ring, novelist. essayist, and critic, who ranks among the first literary men of Spain. It is because of the high standing of the writer and the fact that his enthusiasm for America finds place in A B C., the strongest pro-German news paper in Spain, that the articles are creating a veritable sensation.
 Azorin says: T will use the full strngth of my pen and voice to make my country know the truth about the United States. In 1898 we suffered a disastrous disillu- sionment because of our ignorance. It shall not occur again if I can prevent it. The future of Spain is bound up with the future of Amer ica and this truth must be recog- nized"
 "Azorin" is made the object of
The Nenana daily news., 1918-09-06
MINING MEN 10
 CONSIDER ISSUES

NEW YORK-Some 1000 mining engineers, members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, are shoulder to shoulder in an endeavor both to stimulate war mineral pro- ductlon and to convert minerals to the highest possible service in the war. In an effort to increase the scope of this war service, the Amer ican Institute of Mining Engineers will meet in Colorado during this week to take up vital problems of immediate importance.
 Mining engineers from every sec tion of the country will attend. Dur ing the meeting, trips are to be made from Colorado Springs to the Cripple Creek district, Pueblo, the Leadville district, and Boulder. The weeks session opened on Monday in Denver, moving to Colorado Springs that evening, which will be the principal headquarters for the duration of the meeting.
 This is the first assembly of the institute in Colorado since 1896, and an appropriate entertainment pro- gram, planned by the seven hundred Colorado members, will include an automobile drive to the top of Pike's Peak.
 The sections of Colorado to be
The Nenana daily news., 1918-09-06
COAL MAN HERE N.CANVAS BOAT
 FROM L|GN|IE
Andrew Anderson Has Found Good Coal Veins Near Lignite and
 Will Develop Them.


 ciated with Robert E. Burns in coal mining project in the Lignite country, arrived in town today from his camp with John Bernard. He will probably remain here on busi- ness for few days.
 The men arrived in a canvas boat in which they made the entire jour- ney from Lignite. The boat, which is a frame and canvas affair twelve feet long by nearly four feet wide, was made by Anderson a few days before leaving their camp and is said to have behaved splendidly on the trip.
 They left their camp, which is situated about 5000 feet below the Lignite roadhouse, shortly after l o'clock yesterday afternoon and made brief stops at the engineering camp at Nenana crossing (43-mile) and in the neighborhood of old camp IS, arriving at the camp at 2O-mile in time for supper.
 Shortly after leaving the camp at 20-mile darkness fell on the land and in view of the fact that con- siderable drift was encountered on the voyage, the party, not deeming 1t safe to continue the journey in their frail craft, made camp for the night or the banks of the river, about fifteen miles south of town. They continued their journey at break of day and arrived in Nenana at o'clock this morning.
 Andrew Anderson, working in partnership with Robert E. Burns, has done considerable prospecting in the neighborhood of the Lignite country, mainly with view to To- eating vein of coal of good quail ity as near Nenana as possible with out having to cross the Nenana rivr to get the coal, but it would appear that a suitable vein in the desired locality has not yet been located, although he has hopes of being able to do so.
 Prospecting near Station 17433, which is only a little distance be- low the Lignite roadhouse, Ander- son says that he uncovered six coal veins, three of which appear to con- tain very good grade of coal, suit able for most any purpose for which this class of fuel can be used. The veins run due east and west, with southerly dip of about 65 degrees. Andrson and Burns are now work ing on one of these veins and will probably drive a tunnel into the thickest and best one.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-09-06
WOMEN CAUSING MUCH CONFUSION
 IN ARMY RINGS

saluting problem has been brought to the British navy in rather per picking form by the growing activi- ties of the Woman's Royal Naval Reserve. Senior officers in the ser vice desired to be saluted by those of lower rank, male or female; the majority of the girl "privates' want to salute someone, but who, and how have not been definitely fixed even in official orders.
 In fact most of the confusion is attributed to recent official orders, It reads that "Officers and women of the w. R. N. S. (commonly called Wrens) will NOT salute their supe- rior officers (male or female). When addressed by their superior officers they are, however, to stand at attention and suitable respect is always to be paid such superior officers on all occasions" "A very great deal depends on that word suitable, said Wren private when she first read the order. Before the war she had been accustomed to every luxury but she takes her work very seriously and considers her command a unit rather than several individuals. "The question naturally arises as to what might be considered suitable respect toward an officer who might 1 have been unanimously voted catty i by the girls" she continued. "There is too much opportunity for display of individualism.'
 l But the paragraph affecting the men is causing more confusion. It reads:
 "Officers and men of other Royal Naval Services will salute officers of the w. R. N. s. who, by their 1 badges of rank, are their seniors, when they meet or pass them, in a similar manner to officers of the Royal navy. Officers of the W. R. N. s. will acknowledge such salutes by bowing."
 l Sailors have been heard to ask why they should salute a Wren officer when the Wren privates are not required to do the same. Then a longstanding order in the British navy requires sailor to salute any one "having the general appearance of an officer, promulgated that an officer might command respect even though he happened to be in civilian dress.
 l A commentator on the situation remarks that taking into considera tion the old and the new orders and granting generous allowances for honest mistakes a Wren and sailor may salute each other in about any manner that the occasion might ap peal to them to require.
 
 "The Waacs," as the members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps are called, are said to salute their officers in camps and offices, and in France the practice is carried out among them in public as well. The girls do not use the full arm sweep as in the army, but merely raise the hand to the hat. They never salute officers of the army or navy, it appears, nor do the women officers receive salutes from service men.
 Despite their military uniform and bearing, officers of the women's or ganizations are expected, if pre- sented to the king or queen, to courtesy in the old-fashioned way of their grandmothers.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-09-06

War is an ugly thing, but Ger man peace is uglier-Russian farm CTS are producing German food.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-05
HELP WANTED-MALE

DRIVERS and helpers for
furniture van and baggage
wagon. Apply 1926 H st.
n. w. 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-05

WAITRESSES-$2 a day;
good hours. Also waitress
es to work 2 hours in the
morning for breakfast. APP
ply manager PURE FOOD
RESTAURANT, 2SlG 18th ST.
6
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WOMAN-co,ored. to dc cham
Der work aud plain sewing:
stay nights; references; good
wages. 10
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MATTRESSES at once; $35
per month Apply CAIRO
CAFE, Que st. between 18th
and 18th.
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two b. :. one and two years old: excsl-
lcnt Wages. pleasant Surroundings: net cay
better than Government job. address p
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WAlTRESSES-Neat appearing
colored girls, short hours
good wages. Head waiter, Uni,
ve-sity Club. 18th & | SITS. ~
FlfIlSHERS on furs; good
wages. Sporting, 1886 F NV.
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-11-13

Published Eve1 Afternoon
Entered Po'oics Amarillo Texas matter
under Act OF March s. 1879.
plaintiffs Fifth
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Cotton Oil Notes All Sold
Railway Steel Spring
Co. to Retire Bonds
Directors Vote to Call So, ,967,.
600 5 Per Cent Issue,
Due in 1881

Announcement was made yesterday
that the directors of the Railway Steel
Spring Company have arranged to pay
off the entire outstanding issue of the
lnter-Ocean plant 5 per cent bonds Oc-
tober l next at 105 and interest. The
issue amounts to S2,967,000 and ma
lures December I, 1881.
The retirement of these bonds will
leave the company with no funded
debt and s13,5O0,00O of preferred and
s13,5O0,000 of common stock outstand-
ing. Last year the company reduced
its funded debt by the retirement Of
s3,126,000 Of its outstanding bonds.
The directors declared the regular
quarterly dividends of l n per cent on
the common stock and ~ per cent on
the preferred
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Wheat and Corn
Crops Big, Despite
July Deterioration
Government Forecast Is
878,OOO,O0O and 2,989,OOO
600 Bushels Respectively

WASHINGTON, Aug. S. - Bumper
crops of almost every foodstuff grown
on the farm were indicated again to-
day in the Department of Agriculture's
monthly crop report, despite a falling
off in the prospective production in
practically all crops during July due
to adverse conditions, principally hot
and dry weather. The August estimate
places the country's total wheat crop
at S7S,0OO,OOO bushels, winter wheat
5560oO,0OO and spring wheat 100000.
The corn forecast is 1888, 100000
bushels.
In round figures the loss to farmers
Of this prospective production, COM
pared with that of month ago, is
roughly estimated at almost $3.50 ,OO0,-
0o0-more than s45O,OOO,oOO in the
principal grain and food crops and
$3.50 900, 600 in cotton.
Practically every crop is growing on
a larger acreage this year than that
planted last year, indicating that the
farmers have been making strenuous
efforts to meet the heavy needs of the
Allies and the increasing demands at
home for foodstuffs.
Corn, the cOuntry's greatest crop,
was the heaviest sufferer from the dry
and hot weather of July, losing Ill.,
100000 bushels in prospective produc-
tion since the first production forecast
was made from June conditions The
monetary loss to corn growers is
around 76,00O,000. From almost every
part Of the country there came reports
hat
three weeks ahead of it's average con-
dtion, indicating that practically all
Of the crop will mature before the
dates of first frost. That condition
should assure the minimum injury
from frost damage.
Wheat, the harvesting of which is
nearing completion, suffered loss of
100000 bushels, yet the crop will be
much larger than last years and also
bigger than the average Of the five
years before that.
Drouth and heat made inroads on
potatoes, causing a loss of $4,000, 900
bushels in the prospective crop, and
sweet potato production loss was esti-
mated at half that quantity A notable
exception in the forecasts was that of
tobacco, which showed an increase of
41,000,000 pounds in the prospective
crop over the forecast made in July.
Other forecasts based upon the gov
ernment's August l canvass are: Oats,
,42S, 100000; barley, 232, 900; rye,
76,7oo,0oo; buckwheat, 2o,ooo, 900;
white potatoes, 391 100000 bushels,
and sweet potatoes, $4,000, 900 bushels.
The tobacco crop forecast is 1,228,-
100000; flax, 14,S00,00o, and rice, 41,-
100000 pounds.
BY tons the hay crop forecast is
99,300, 1000, and sugar bects, $3.50 900.
By bushels the apple crop forecast is
1890 800. and peacres 40,900,O00.
The condition Of the crops on Au-
gust ! was announced as follows:
Spring wheat, 1916; corn 1876; oats,
S2.S; barley, $50; buckwheat, SS6;
1873; tobacco, S3.6; flax, 70.6; rice, S5.7;
hay, S23; sugar beets, 1856.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Chicago Banks Cut Loans
Non-Essential Credits Are Be-
ing Curtailed

Especial Correspondence of The T11bune)
CHICAGO, Aug. Sword that the
Treasury Department wants banks in
the different Federal Reserve districts
to hold down non-essential and non
productive loans has just reached Chi
cago. Deputy Governor G. R. Mckay of
the local Federal Reserve Bank said
that his institution had not been mott
fled to make any further requests to
local bankers to keep down borrowings.
Mr.. Mckay added that he thought the
Chicago banks were doing very we'll in
their efforts to reduce non-pl oductive
and non -distributive loans, and that
many Of the so-called non-essential
loans could be eliminated if borrowers
would make greater efforts to do bust
ness on cash basis. Speculation of all
kinds Will be hit by reduction in bank
loanings, but speculation is something
that can be spared.
Frank O. Wetmorc, president of the
First National Bank, asserted that Chi
cago banks for six months had been
doing their best to hold down non
essential loans. He said that there
were some old arrangements on bust
ness which might be considered non
essential that must be carried out.
Other lines of non-essential or nom
productive business which are still bor-
rowing are doing SO only because they
have not had necessary time to At into
the new order Of finance
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Shipbuilding Loan
By Australian State
Steel Plate Scarcity Turns Atten-
ton to Wooden Vessels
for Sea Carriers

Australia is so remote from most for
elgn markets that lack of shipping is
q serious menace to its foreign trade.
Much consideration has been given re-
Gently to the development of shipbuild-
ing there, and construction Of concrete
ships is one Of the projects considered.
But labor is scarce and so is certain
material. The difficulty in obtaininc
steel plates has turned attention to the
construction of wooden vessels, and the
minister in control of shipbuilding in
Australia has decided to suspend con-
sideration Of proposal by a private
1irm to build composite ships. This
minister is considering, however. an
offer by private firm in Sydney to
build six wooden ships Of $500 tons
each.
The State of Western Australia has
decided to advance s15O,0OO to provide
the slips and plant necessary to build
six wooden shirs. The state will retain
ownership of the shipyard and receive
OF per cent interest upon the S15O.OOO
loaned to construct it.
There is an immense amount of finn.
bcr available for shipbnilding in
Australia, and if ell required workmen
can be obtained there it is believed thai
wooden ships could be launched at sew
eral places at reasonable coe.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Pearl Button Making a
New Industry in Brazil

National industries are being devel
oped fast in Brazil because of The ina
hllity of its merchants to import GOOD :
from either Europe or North America,
One result of the war has been an at
tempt to supply the home market with
pearl buttons. A hosiery factory in
Icrto Allegro has devoted Il part of
the planc to manufacturing buttons out
OF shells found in great quantities in
adjacent rivers. With a very small
OUTFIT, two men are said to be produc-
ing daily more than ten gross Of but
tons of different sizes and styles.
These buttons, it is stated. are in ali
respects like those of foreign make
They arc light, very resistant and of
a beautiful pearl color.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Corporate Returns

Pacific Development Corporation
Statement of operations for the yea
ended December 81. 1917, shows ne.
profits. after provision of war tax o.
81 .226,621. which compares with sss'-
..75 for the preceding year After dTl'
dends amounting to Sll2,3l2 had osep
paid, surplus for the year totalled g.,
114,312. which is the equivalent o.
S1482 per share on the s413s65O cap
ital stock. compared with S97l,4'0 io'
the year before.
keystone Tire and Rubber Compan'
Sales for July were s672, ,894, asalas
S462,932 for the spending nonH
Of last year.
S. II. Kress & Co. Sales for Jr!
amounted to S1,60S,615, an increase Ys,- v
S41S,220 over the same month OF W ~.
The seven months sales totalled slv.
360,733. an increase Of S1.14S,o55 @ o@'t,
the corresponding period OF the ?s''
before.
Butte and Superior Mining Compsn!
Net value Of zinc mined for the *
ond quarter Of the current year va
S1,124.S94. which compares VITA =,
o6' ,392 Tor the correspondents 40 .cs
Of last year, a decrease OF s44-;'' :,
Other income totalled s13.olo ana :.
this amount net value Of lead W, ~,
$500 500. bringing the gross income ~
the quarter to 81 1,141.Sl9. decrease n
S5o9.G11 from the second quarter o. ~ 'a'
preceding year. Operating expenssss y, ,g sss
taxes. etc. amounted . Sl,5l-'ss-
against 81 .037 ,6o3 for the same pe,w' per-:
of the year before. Profits were &C.. ,t.,
;.s7. or equal 10 a cents per sns; ..,
earned on the s2.9Ol $40 capital s.S'S 10
compared with 81 ,0o3 ,257, equal 70 co. :
per share earned the same quarter '
tle orpviOue GEAR
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Castor Bean Cultivation

Castor bean cultivation is being car
RED on at the Isle of Pines on con
sidernbie scale, and the initial crop
should be ready for harvesting late in
the year. It is planned to at once clean.
sack and ship the beans to the United
states Tor extraction of oil. Americans
are growing the bean, and believe the
ligh'' sand soil Of the islnud is espc-
cially adapted to this crop. The seed is
c: the IIay;inn variety. IF the crop is
a success 1T may lead to the cultivation
OF this bean on large scale and the
trecton on tho island of modern mill
Tor extracting oil.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
New Grace Company
To Serve as Trade
Agent in F ar East
Corporation Is Part Of N,
Houses World Of Commercs
Extension Plan

The Grace China Company. Del,
ware corporation, has been formed =.
represent the trade and shipping il.
terests of w. R Grace 6, Co., OF VIII.
it is TO be subsidiary, in the f,
Eastern Republic, it was learned 70.
terday. The organization of the ne,
company is part of Yhe larger plan O
W. r. Grace G. Co. to forge new ins.r
ments for the development of worl
trade after the war.
The Grace firm recently announce
that it would divorce its shipping fro
its trade interests to allow frt,
growth of its shipping business. |.
planned eventually TO establish ne
trade routes to the Far East II
Grace China Company, which has
capitalization of 100000. will make
careful survey of the economic nee,
of the Chinese people, and will sen
it is said. as a trading link be.wtt
the two republics.
Another extension OF the Grace I,
huence, it was learned. was the ferns
ton at La Paz, Bolivia, of the lntel
national Mining Company by v /
Grace & Co. Though the firm has Ion,
been interested in trade with Boga
this step constitutes the beginning Q
policy to engage in the extrsca
industry in that country.
The new company has acquired nir
cral lands greatly exceeding 5000 acr
in area, which include tungsten ii
tin properties. The active manae
mcnt is to be under the direction Of
board in Bolivia and an executive cor
mittec in New York. The latter cor
mittee will consist of D. S. lglehart,
Louis Schaefer and j. i. Zalles. J. J
Connal, who viii be stationed at
Paz, will act as managing director
the company.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Bradford Exports Decrease

Consular reports state that the total
cessation of the shipments of raw wool
and a marked diminution in the ship
mcnt of cotton and other cloths were
the causes Of decrease in the total
value of declared exports from the
Bradford district in England to the
United States from 81 1,692.z13 in June,
1917, to $737,091 in June, 1918. For
the six months ended by June this
year Bradford exports to the United
States totalled S3,s57 ,221 only, COM
pared with S8,S40,313 for the CORE
spending period year ago
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Bethlehem Steel's
1919 Gross Will Be
Near Half Billion
President Grace Tells the
Stockholders Plants Are
Producing at Capacity

Stockholders of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. at a special meeting held
in Newark yesterday, at which they
approved the creation of new $780,
100000 mortgage, were told by Eugene
Grace, president, that the gross busi-
ness of the company this year would
approximate s400,00O,00O, while the
total in 1919 would probably be near
s5O0.o00,Ooo
In addition to authorizing the new
mortgage, the stockholders approved
, the pledging of S7o,O00,OoO OF bonds
under this mortgage, in connection
with the s50,0OO,0O0 per cent notes
by the Bethlehem. The contract be-
tween the corporation and the syndi-
cate which purchased the notes was
also approved. The new mortgage to
secure the issuance of bonds. not to
exceed $5OOOO0, 900, covers all the prop
erty and assets Of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. The directors are en-
powered to determine the form. terms,
conditions and provisions of all bonds
issued under the mortgage. The $7O,-
0000 900 bonds pledged to secure the
$50 900 900 per cent notes are CON
solidated mortgage thirty-year 6s, Sc
ries "a"
Shipbuilding Is Satisfactory
At the present time the Bethlehem
Corporation is working on orders ag-
grcgating in all about S650000, 900.
"The corporations various plants are
i A
Grace. "and l believe the same situa-
ton is true throughout the steel in
dustry. In fact, production is what
might be termed 100 per cent. There
has been some interference to produc-
ton. due to the excessive heat, and
furnace operations have been slowed
up quite a bit. The company now has
10000 employees.
"Our shipbuilding plants are pro-
crossing to our entire satisfaction
We now have $4,000 employees engaged
at the various shipyards, which com
pares with about 10000 in May. By
October an additional 5000 hands
will be engaged in the shipyards. bring
Liberty plant at Alameda, Cal, will
come in about the middle of 1919, anc
this plant will require 10000 addition
al shipw workers..
At Work on Destroyers
"The destroyer programme is pro
crossing satisfactorily, and on Tues
day last the Squantum plant launched
its second destroyer for the United
States navy. Work on destroyers is
being handled at the Union Shipyards
in San Francisco, and at the Fore River
plant.
"The new Squantum yard at Fore
River, which cost about $15,O00,O0O,
was built and is being operated for the
navy by the company. The work
done at this plant is considered the
greatest accomplishment in naval con-
struction work in the world"
In discussing the recent financing of
the company Mr.. Grace said that ap-
proximately s22,O0o,O0o had been ex-
pended to date at the Sparrow's Point
plant and something more than $780,
100000 additional is needed to com
pete the programme
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Rates on neutral and Allied cxch anges
with the exception of pesetas, were firm
yesterday. Francs showed the most
strength, and bankers attributed the
movement to the increased American
purchases in France and to the dc
creased exports to that country, owing
to the use of tonnage to a greater de
gree for the transportation of troops
to the battlefront
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, follow:
(Quoted dollars to the pound)
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
New York

Cities Service Financing-A syndi-
cate headed by n. L. Doherty & Co.
to offer to the stockholders an ;ssnc
of $4,000, 10000 per cent convertible
gold debentures of the Cities Service
Company at 1929 and interest. The
debentures are dated January l. 1918.
and mature January |, 1865. and are a
part of the $50 100000 series "B" au
thorlzed by the directors early in tho
Vpur