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New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Montana Exceeds Ouota.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 4.-Montana' S quota of $16,0O0,000 has been sub scribed to the Fourth Liberty Loan. it was announced and II counties of the 43 in the state were yet to be heard from today.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
ALLIED WARSHIPS DESTROY
 BIG DURAZZO NAVAL BASI
GRIP MAY STOP SHIPMENT OF MEN
 ABROAD; 1,SOO,OOO ALREADY SENT

Spanish influenza in camps and cantonments will retard shipments somewhat in the immediate future they were told, the department hay ing adopted the policy of not sending men overseas who have been exposed or show symptoms of the disease.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Americans Capture Blanc Mont.

With the American Army in France, Oct. B. (By the A ciated Press, D. m.)Amercan troops into action morning the Champagne front from the French that they had advanced considerably by and had Blanc Mont and Medeah farm.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Cavalry Hot on Austrians' Heels.

Rome Oct 4.-Aer the capture of Berat by the Italia cavalry joined the of the retreatng Austrians and made considerable advance according official today
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
TURKISH MINISTER OF
 THE INFERIOR RESIGNS

Amsterdam, Oct 1.-The Turkish minister of the interior has resigned, according to a Constantinople mes sage today.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Austrian Army Stores Destroyed

London, Oct 4.-In the levelng of the Notifications epo Wednesday the Entente squadron accord Central News dispatch from Rome destroyed much mate for the Austrian army in Albania,
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Pershing Reports Winning Blanc Mont.

Washington, Oct 4-Capture of Blanc Mont and other D tOn i'll Champagne reported today by General Peshing his cOmmunque Thursday, announcing further gains by American forces fighting with the French
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Philadelphia Saloons Close.

Philadelphia, Oct. .-Infuenza is increasing in Philadelphia and as a result the city will become bone dry at o'clock this evening, for the first time in it's history.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
French Making Rapid Strides.

Paris, Oct 4French troops in the St. Quentin region advanced east of Lesdne says the statement toda
 American and French troops Champagne have made f advances northeast of Blanc Mont and farm
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Austro-Hungarians in Flight

London, Oct. 4, 130 D. (By the Associated Press Ausra Hungarian forces i'll Albania retiring in consideraR disorder before the advancing Italians. The Austrian forces blowing Up their depots.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
U. S. Chasers Destroy Two Submarines

Rome Oct 4:-Amer1can submarine chasers destroyed t enemy submarines yesterday during the bombardment of Daz officially today.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
SOLDIERS BODIES
 HERE FOR BURIAL Funerals of Privates Hogan, Moore and Tinty
 Tomorrow.

The funeral of Private Dennis Hogan. who died at Camp DeVens a few days ago, will be held tomorrow morning at St. Joseph's church, Rev. Patrick Dalv officiating. The body ar rived in town from camp this morn ing. Private Hogan died of pneumo- mia following an illness with Spanish influenza, which he contracted last week. He went to camp about two months ago, and previous to being drafted was employed at the Hotel BeIOin.
 The hour for the funeral was first set at 9 o'clock, but because of the fact that there are several other flu nerals tomorrow and coaches could not be had for all at 9, the hour has been changed to S:15. Private Hogan will be given full military honors, and a delegation from the Home and City Guards will act as escort. Private J. Vincent Moore.
 The body of Private John Vincent Moore arrived this afternoon. Private Moore died Monday night at Fort Adams, Newport, R. l., after an ill- ness of but few days with influenza. He had qualified for admission and
 
 tions for entrance into the central of ficers' school when seized with the sickness
 The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock at St. Mary's ; church, and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Private Ferdinand Tinty- y. The funeral of Private Ferdinand 1 Tinty of the National Army, who died last Monday at Camp Upton, will be held tomorrow afternoon, the body having arrived here today. Services will be held at St Joseph's church at g 80 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Mary's new cemetery.
 Private Tinty was 25 years of age and went to Camp Upton with the l draft that left here on September G. 1 Besides his parents MT. and Mrs 1 Marcelo Tinty, of 29 Pearl street he leaves four brothers, Leon, attached to the Great Lakes Naval Training 1 station; Joseph, Carl and Roman, and l three sisters, Louise, Mary and Man , tica He was the oldest member ot the family and the first one to die ! Leon Tinty has arrived from the 1 Great Lakes station to attend the flu neral
 1 The body of John A. Martin is eX. 1 pected this afternoon and, pending its ! arrival, no arrangements have beer | made for burial.
 Death of Private Lee TimmOns.
 Lee Timmons died at Camp Devens 1 this morning of influenza. He was
 native of South Carolina, but roomeC at 13S Pleasant street, this city. He i ] survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie i Timmons, of South Carolina. The flu 1 neral arrangements have not yet beer
 made
 S26 Cases of Influenza
 The epidemic of Spanish infiuenz;
 continues to rage and 42 new case
 had been reported up to o'clock thi
 afternoon. These, added to the 22t
 cases, some of them old ones, report
 ed yesterday, bring the total up t,
 826.
 At the request of the state board o
 health, the local health departm en
 superintendent gave practical demon l StratiOnS this afternoon to represent l ativeS of the various factories in fumi 1 gatinG and otherwise assisting il
 checking the spread of the disease.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04
Death of Private Lee TimmonS

Lee Timmons died at Camp Devens this morning of influenza. He was a native of South Carolina, but roomed at 13S Pleasant street, this city. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Timmons, of South Carolina. The flu neral arrangements have not yet been made
New Britain herald., 1918-10-04

Continued on Fifteenth Page.)
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Record of Stock and Bond Averages

Reading showing marked loss in sur
plus for May, while Canadian Pacific
reported a net decrease of $864,000.
The strength of francs was the sole
feature of the foreign exchange mar
ket, lires holding at the "official" rate
and rubles maintaining the greater
part Of their recent recovery. Heavy
mid-year shifting Of loans was dis
closed by the bank statement, actual
loans increasing by almost $67 O00,0 900,
reserves of member banks in the local
Federal Reserve institution gaining
almost $12o,O0o0oO, and excess re-
serves increasing by the very large
sum Of about s125 100000.
Bonds were irregular, Liberty issues
easing slightly.
United States Is and As Gold issue)
declined "A per cent on call during the
week
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
. (BD The Associated Press)

Trading in stocks yesterday did not get
beyond the nominal stage, the market
bearing the many familiar aspects of
weekend summer session. Interest
was wholly professional and con-
centrated in very few issues, notably
metals, oils and other shares of like
speculative character.
Extreme gains in these groups ran
from l to 21a points, with extremely
narrow fluctuations in representative
stocks, such as rails, United States
Steel and the usual leaders. Some of
the latter were subjected to slight
pressure, but hardened at the steady
close.
General news of the day had little
influence on values. but. railroad earn
ings were not specially favorable,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
The Tests in
kediscounting Paper

Under the national bank act there
was not the desired liquidity, and the
entire system lacked elasticity. To
rsemsdy these defects and others the
r1ederal Reserve act was passed in 1918.
ns leading provisions need not be re-
peated here. 1t will suffice to point
sut that the entire act places emphasis
% On the Importance Of the banks of the
ssaeral Reserve system having liquid
assets. The liabilities of the Federal
aseserve banks, i. g., their notes and
e9sposits. are demand liabilities, and
Sas Sslf customers are chiefly member
panks whose liabilities are Of the same
Mnd. Therefore the Reserve banks
i;s must above all things keep their assets
nsuid. To this end they may discount
i their member banks only "notes,
Sss1ts and bills OF exchange Issued or
ssswn for agricultural. industrial or
smmercial purposes. or the proceeds
vs.Fh,ch y. have been used, or are to be-
ss.eas Tor such purposes" Further the
Hysiacally excludes "notes, drafts
Raiis covering merely investments
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
The Menace of
General Rise in Prices

reserve notes to the amount Of ST.
o26,Co0,O00 are i'm circulation. Redis-
counting has been learned with such
great rapldity as to raise serious
doubts regarding the restraint our
bankers may be expected to show in
the future. Although the amount of
gold held by the Reserve banks has al
most doubled, the ratio of gold to net
deposits and Federal Reserve notes
combined has fallen in the past year
from S3 per cent to 81 per cent
ihat the relation of cash holdings
TO deposits is at present unsafe is not
conte nded. This papcr has merely set
forth that our banking system permits
imitation, that much has already oc-
CURED and that the pressure for more
is increasing with alarming rnpidity.
IN perfecting our banking machinery,
moplllz1ng our resources and strength
enlng our credit we have changed our
laws always in such way as to make
possible more expansion. With this
machinery at hand the pressure on
our Reserve bank officials is nearly
irresistible. Demands for rediscounts
and direct loans are hard to refuse, and
our member banks are. transferring to
the Reserve banks their high-gradc
commercial paper and their own notes
SNSuAS WI Wy CAltGu AoLdISS PROMISES as
collateral Last fall our Reserve banks
raised their rates, but did it only
slightly, and even now the rediscount
rate on commercial paper is at only
two OF our Reserve banks as high as
5 per cent, in the other ten banks is
Az per cent, while the rate for mem
ber banks fifteen-day collateral notes
is only 4 per cent, with the exception
of Cleveland and Richmond. where it
is Az per cent
We are, OF should be, familiar with
the effect of ali this on the people with
small incomes who suffer from the rap
idly rising price level. Bondholders
whose incomes buy. less and less each
year as prices rise also are affected,
though they are less quick to realize
it. With higher price level, too, our
government must pay more for goods
and is then compelled to sell still more
bonds. But let US pass to other CON
siderations, perhaps even more serious
! in the midst Of a war What is the
effect of this rising price level on ou1
industrial produ uction
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Yesterday Transactions in Listed Stocks

All stocks dollars in
SHARE is o.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

the serious, If not fatal, weakness
Of not being liquid.
a. Against these assets the banks are
increasing their liabilities in the form
o1 note issues and deposits subject
to check and draft. If the assets were
really short-term obligations of SELF
iiquidating character they would, as
they matured, be paid and the banks
could at once be relieved of their
liabilities. If they were purchased by
the general public the same result
would follow. In practice many Of
these assets are being neither sold nor
llquidated and the liabilities remain.
Our currency is being inflated and the
pressure to continue is becoming
greater rather than less.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Capitalization of
Banking Is Needed

Financial machinery which will IN.
crease this advance should be kept un.
der control for the sake of those who
always suffer in a period of rapidly
rising prices and also for the sake OF
the successful prosecution of the war
Concentration of banking power dur
ing war is a most important part OF
the mobilization of economic resources
Yet it is harmful to ourselves and un-
fair to our allies if this be accom-
plished in a manner that will retard
instead of enhance our effectiveness
The problem is most complex, but ou1
duty in several directions is clear.
I We should not pass legislation that
will permit further imitation and
thus place upon our Treasury officials
and our bankers all of the responsible
ity for the results. Suggestions have
already been offered by numerous ire.
sponsible persons that we may secure
more capital" by lowering further ou,
reserve requirements. Serious pro.
posals to that end will probably be
made. Such steps should be resisted
with all the energy of which we are
capable.
. Heavy governmental and private
borrowings encourage imitation, anc
for this reason if for no other much
heavier taxes should be imposed at
once. Taxes, more taxes, and still
more taxes should be the rule. Our
fiscal plans to date have been formu-
lated too hurriedly. A scientific analy-
sis Of our needs and of the sources Of
supply for the next ten years or more
is needed This would take into ac-
count both governmental and private
needs and furnish valuable aid to the
capital issues committee, the fuel ad.
ministration, the railroads and other
governmental bodies which are strug-
Cling with questions of priority.
z In all of our thinking and talking or
the subject Of war finance the EN-.
phass should be shifted from our
financial machinery to the need for en-
larged production of essentials and to
the maximum Of economy in both pub
lie and private expenditures. Financial
machinery is, after all, only a means
to an end. There are grounds for con-
Germ when we view gold and Federal
Reserve notes as Capital" and fancy
that by concentrating the one and by
issuing the other we are necessarily
aiding production. When we laud the
achievements Of the United States Steel
Corporation for having done more dol
lars' worth of business in 1917 than
in 1915 but overlook the serious fact
that its output in tons showed an ac-
tual decline of about 5 per cent our
judgment is awry. National budgeting
is hindered, not helped, il banking ma.
ehinery is utilized as q means OF in
fation.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
How Initiation Affects
Industrial Production

1. When the price level is changing
there is much uncertainty attached to
business transactions. Doubt as to
costs of materials and labor causes
hesitation, and commitments for long
period of time are entered into with
caution. A large steady volume of pro-
duction is more difficult to secure.
g At such times many wages lag
behind the prices of many of the COM
modities which are so large a part
of the real wages of the worker. Under
these conditions malnutrition and in
efficiency occur and lowered productiv-
ity results.
3. In so far as wages rise, the re-
suit is often to divert laborers from
one plant to another, and then perhaps
back again. The rate of labor turn
put occurs. Illustrations Of this to-
day are numerous.
4. Increasing expenditures for ma
terials, and to some degree also for
| labor, create serious difficulties for
our public utilities. With more or less
friction, with weakened credit and de-
layed improvements they are seeking
permission to increase their rates, a
step that would have been delayed at
least for considerable period had we
avoided imitation.
5. Rising prices contribute to labor
unrest The British Commission on
Industrial Unrest, which reported last
year, did its work in eight divisions and
the eight were Unanimous in regard
to the opinion of the working classes,
that they have been exploited by tho
rise of food prices, as the universal
and most important cause Of industrial
unrest"
In the United States we have no
similar report to guide US, but the indi-
cations arc that like situation exists.
In SO far as this is TRUE we may say
that rising prices encourage Industrial
friction. Other influences are at work,
but we should rot blind ourselves to
the seriousness of this one. Prices of
commodities as recorded by Brad
streets index number rose 113 per cent
from July /, 1914, to April l, 1918. of
which As per cent has been in the last
twelve months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
ALLIES CLEARING
BELGIUM OF ENEMY
ZEEeRUEGcE AND HEYSE HAVE
BEEN OCCUPIED AND TOWN
OF eRUGES STORMED.
WEST FLANDERS IS CLEARED
Germans Not Only Give Up Submarine
Bases in Their Retreat From Bel.
GUM, But Leave Immense Air
dromes and Other Supplies.

London. - British and Belgian
forces are rapidly clearing Northern
Belgium Of the enemy, according to
the official British statement relative
to operations in Belgium issued by
the war Office. The statement reads:
During today's fighting the British.
Belgian and French armies, under
command Of King Albert of Belgium,
have been able to develop the results
obtained in the last six days.
"The Belgian army has occupied
Zeebruegge and Heyse and has storm
ed the town Of Bruges. Elsewhere the
Belgians have crossed the Client
Bruges Canal On their left they have
reached the Dutch frontier and on the
right are half way from Bruges to
Client.
"The French forces have carried
the town of Thielt and the high ground
in that vicinity in spite of stubborn
resistance by the enemy. who en-
deavored to bar the way to the Lys
At the end Of the day the Frenh had
reached the line of Hulle-vincat and
had advanced along the Lys to
Gramme, Gotthem and Wielsbeke.
"The Second British Army has COM
pletely cleaned up Courtrai. carried its
limo nearly four miles east of the
place. To the south. the British have
reached the Courtrai- Journal road and
although all communications have
been destroyed by the Germans, have
advanced almost up to the Sheldt
River.
"Since beginning operations IN
Flanders the allied armies have ad-
vanced 80 miles over a front of SO
miles. All Of Western Flanders as
well as the Belgian coast has been
cleared of the enemy"
In Withdrawing from Flanders and
the Belgian coast, the Germans not
only gave up their submarine bases,
but also left behind immense air
dromes. Before the enemy retire
ment Northern Belgian might have
been known as the home of the Gotha.
BY moving eastward the Germans lose
the points nearest to England from
which they used to carry out raids
upon London and other English towns.
Hereafter, it is believed, the Germans
will find 1t increasingly difficult 70
make air raids upon London.
The evacuation of Ostend and Zee
bruegge will make easier the work of
the British navy in keeping the Brit
fish Channel clear Of submarines. The
Germans alse<have been forced to re-
move the torpedo boats from those
bases.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Opium Disappears,

Washington. - Ten thousand dol
lars worth of opium. representing
seizures of the entire government mar
cotic star for month. is missing
from the treasury store rooms. Sc
cret service agents have vainly sought
clues to its whereabouts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
100 Killed In Wreck.

London. = One hundred persons
were killed and 200 injured in the de-
railing of the Bucharest express near
Pistra, Rumania, according to a dis
patch from Amsterdam, quoting ad-
vices from Vienna. Several of the
coaches of the train fell into the Bis
tritsa river.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

ACT NO. 10.
House Bill No. S-By Mr.. Alsxsnder.

AN ACT
To provide for the laying cut. eonstrue-
tion and maintenance Of the Chef
Montour and Bammond-New Orleans
state Highways: 70 provide . reve-
niue for carryin6 out the objects and
purposes Of this Act: 70 authorize the
funding Of said revenue into bonds.
notes or certificates Of indebtedness:
to define the duties Of the Board OF
Liquidation Of the State Debt Of the
State Of Louisiana, the state High
way Engineer. the State Treasurer.
the Secretary Of State and the State
Auditor in connection Herewith; and
to provide for fiscal agent to whom
the funds shall be let for deposit: ana
an act whereas Il n intended to have
this act ratified BY an amendment
to the Constitution Of the State.
Section I. Be II enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisi-
ana, That the Highway Engineer Of the
state Of Louisiana Is nereby authorised
to let contracts for the construction and
Of the Chef Menteur Road,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

New York.-British casualties dur
ing the first 30 weeks of 1918 aggre-
gated 100000. according to cable
gram received by the British Bureau
of Information here. This does not
included losses in the heavy fighting
Of the past two weeks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
To RehabiIltate Jews.

New York.-A fund which will
reach $1,000 100000 to be used 10
finance the reconstruction of the Jew.
~ Of the world will be sought by the
joint Distribution Committee of the
American Funds for Jewish War SUI.
ferers, which will undertake what II
describes as ''the largest purely hui
manitarian project in history to be at.
tempted by civil effort"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
the City Of New Orleans. In equal
monthly payments on his own war

the City Of New Orleans. In equal
monthly payments on his own war
rants.
Each Judge shall appoint clerk and
law. At salaries not exceeding twelve
hundred dollars per annum. except one
deputy. who shall be . stenographer'
and who may receive Q salary not .ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars per an
% nS% 70 By q IL. D city Of New ozl.an
Section .. Be 1t further resolved.
That the above amendment shall De
submitted to the electors OF this state
for approval or rejection. at the GEN.
held in November. 1913. and that the
Secretary Of State be directed to insert
upon the ballot to be used In said cleo
ton. and in the proper column. the foI.
lowing: For the proposed amendment
to Article 14o Of the Constitution rela.
Of the City of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court of the CITY
Of New Orleans" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment TO
Article 40 Of the constitution. rela.
Of the City Of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court Of the City
of New Orleans" and each elector snail
indicate how he votes on the proposed
amendment as provided for In the gem
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President or
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives.
Approved: June 20. 1913.
r. G.. PLEASANT.
Governor Of tAe State Of LOUISIANA
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
Wilson 70 Honored.

Paris.-The original English text of
President Wilson's reply to the Ger
man note was reported to the Temps.
This Is the first instance In which
such a thing has been done by a
French newspaper.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
u-Boat Abandonment.

Amsterdam. - A movement can be
observed in the German capital, says
a dispatch from Berlin to the Tjid, 10
bring about a cessation of the sub
marine war as the result of President
Wilson's note.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
EIGHT ships Completed.

Washington. = Eight ships Of A.
$50 lightweight tons were delivered to
the shipping board in the week end
ing October IL. the board announced.
Five were steel and three wood.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

London.-King George. Queen Mary
and Queen Mother Alexandria receiv-
ed a party of twenty-five American
editor at Sandringham. the estate a
the royal family IN Norfolk
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01
To Turn Clocks Back.

Washington. No further effort
will be made by Congress to continue
the existing daylight. saving law and
the hands Of the clocks will be turned
back an hour on October q. as origi-
nally planned.