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The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
KENT news

Miss Mabel Hauge Of Hawley is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A.
Langevin.
Melvin Smerud took the following
articles to the Red Cross headquart-
ers at Breckenridge last Wednesday,
IS triangle bandages, 40 pairs socks
Is washcloths.
Rev. FIR. Schritz returned Friday
from visit at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs Silas Aamundson's mother
who has been here on visit lef,
Saturday evening for St. Paul, MINI
Clifford Meyer left Saturday morn.
ing for his home at Wahpeton after
a two weeks visit with Alfred Lot
ger here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lins auted up
here with Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Finlay-
son Of Breckenridge, Minn., Sunday
Jack Jocobs left last Friday fo1
Norfolk, Va, after two weeks fur.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
SHOCK TROOPS ORGANIZED
AT ABERCROMBlE

Owing to the scarcity Of farm labor
In this community q band Of patriotic
citizens of our village organized them
selves into shock troop company
last Friday. The officers and first
class privates Of said company are
as follows:
II. I. Noe, Captain.
! .Oluf Husmoen, Sergeant.
o. E. Olson Corporal
c. o. Sandvig,
P. e. johnson
p. e. johnson,
]. G. Holkestad,
J. w. Wicklein, First Glass Privates
Rolf Bahle. Chaplain.
The requirements for admission to
privates Of this company are just a
tiny bit of muscle, and great deal
Of patriotism. Already the company
has done noble wor kin mastering the
shocks into standing positions, and
many acres of field have be/n con-
quered by this wide awake troop. It
seems that there ought to be even
more available material in the village
for recruits. If you have not already
joined the ranks be sure you do so
before you are drafted. 1t is rumor.
ed that even a company of farmet-
ettes has, been organized. See that
you belong to either one or the other
unless you are performing some 9TH
er patriotic duty.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
RED CROSS READY
TO AID FAMILIES

Home service sections Of the Amer.
ican Red Cross are organized witt,
just one purpose-tO see that. al
families of soldiers and sailors are
maintained in comfort and peace ol
mind while the men are in service.
Any soldier or sailor who knows
or fears that his family is in trouble
should appeal at once to Home Serv-
ice. He should go at once to. the
Home Service man attached to his
division here or abroad, or write to
his family to take their troubles to
the Red Cross Home Service section
in their home town.
Men in service know they will be
taken care of If they are wounded
or sick; they should know also that
the Home Service workers of the Red
Cross are willing to relieve them of
worrying concerning their families
so far as that is possible.
Relations between Home Service
workers and families are as confid-
entail as those between doctors and
their patients. Home Service means
sympathy, advice, expert informa-
tion about laws and regulations, med
ical care, spiritual comfort and every
thing which can be given by real
friends to compensate the family for
the absence Of the man in service.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
GERMANS ORDERED TO
PRACTICE POLYGANY

Proof Of Germany's methods to re-
store the falling birth rate and main
tain annual man power production,
that has been limited at vaguely in
news through many channels was
made public by the government.
The committee on public informa-
tion has received from the military
intelligence section of the war de-
partment direct evidence of the offic-
ial admonishment to the practice Of
of polygamy and worse.
The bureau has it its possession a
letter from the Head Office for the
Increase of the Defense Power Of
Germany" that was written to one
Bruno Schneidel of Hamburg.
Not only is the direct statement
made in the letter Of the desire Of
the government that is man power
production be maintained with disre-
gard for the conventions or morali-
ties. but the allotment Of women to
be visited by the recipient Of the let
ter is corollary.
This is the letter, in accurate trans
lation:
"Since. as a result Of the war, the
greatest part Of the manhood Of the
country capable Of bearing arms has
been called to the colors. It is the
duty Of the male population, in the
interests Of the fatherland. to take "a
themselves in loving nspnner the
young women who have been left be.
hind with the object Of doubling o,
trebling the birth rate.
I'VE believe that in you we have
found the right man, and that you, II
this difficult time. will fulfill this
honorable and responsible duty in I
conscientious manner.
The duty with which you havl
been intrusted is Of public nature
and by your refusal you will incu
severe penalties under the statutes
Of war.
"You will be informed upon visit
ing this Office as to the district al
lotted to you and the addresses O
the women to be visited by you.
you may use this communication
as a voucher"
q The letter was taken from Ger
man prisoner captured April TO-, tht
year, by the third army Of the, Am
erican expeditionary force in France
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08

u 96kdAg the oountioo noos inter-
estsd 70 appropriate the sum Of 3see
each to this end.
The Willkin county boArd took fav-
orable action and aupropri.ted. ,,,I,l : v,i. /
kin county's share. thus putting yoa
in line with ail the Minnesota coun-
ties with the exception Of Polk. ottar
TAU and Becker. In the second tier
OF counties. have not yet acted. North
Dakota ts also acting in the matter.
The Federal engineers agree With
the several states interested that thu
disastrous foods Of the past three
years can only be prevented BY q &C.
rtes Of dams on the Minnesota lakes
and the North Dakota rivers, Such
dams will hold back the freshets Of
the early spring until the lower land
has drained out. Then the water held
in the reservoirs may safely be let
out without damage to the lower
lanls.
1t Hs also proposed to straightan
In places, and clean out the channels
of the Red River and it's tributaries
In order to quickly get rid of the sur
plus water.
The Federal governments eener-
GUS offer, which was made through
the interest Of Carl vrooman, Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture.
In North Dakota bills are being
prepared for presentation to the next
legislature for the appropriation Of
money for the construction of tho
much needed dams. -.
While in Washington recently the
government officials assured me that
they favored food control as a means
OF increasing grain production in the
great Red river valley.-Wilkin Coun-
ty Gazette.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08

John Sandle, brother of C. O. Sand
Wig who has been in training at Camp
Lewis, Wash, has been transferred to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where he has
been assigned to the signal corps and
expects to leave with a contingent
for France in the near future.
Mrs. M. M. Boarman entertained q
few ladies Monday afternoon at cof
fee Party.
Miss Olga Nypen left Tuesday even
ing to visit friends and relatives at
Milan and other southern Minnesota
points.
y. J. J, Botnen left for Minneapolis
Wednesday evening where he will
take treatments for his rheumatism,
for a few weeks.
i Misses Viola and Grace johnson
and Paul ]. johnson autoed to Fargo
Sunday where they spent the day
visiting friends in the city. On the
return trip they visited with Miss
Milla Corneliusson at Comstock,
MINI. ..-~~ ~---s--
Mrs. Hjalmer Void entertained a
few ladies last Thursday afternoon
in honor OF Mrs. Ed skogan who is
making her home here during the
summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Odin Gauslow and
family of Hickson spent Sunday with
relatives and friends in this vicinity
Miss Alma Tweto spent the weeI
end with friends in Fargo.
Misses Clara and Nellie Boudiette
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Sandvig au.
toed to Fargo Sunday and spent the
day with friends in the city.
Muriel and Neil Dickson of Fargo
are visiting with Mona and Curl TIVE.
to this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Hattie and fam.
ily Of Fargo spent Sunday at Aber
crombie.
Miss Esther Tweto of Fargo /,
spending her two weeks vacation q,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08

Miss Blanch Wagner who has been
visiting at watertown. So, Oak, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mill and Mrs. George Miller.
Miss Wagner is enroute to her home
at Lake City, So. Oak.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08

The sooner the plowing is done the
better. Land plowed now will have
some Of the effects Of summer fallov.
IN hailed out sections land plowed
now Will be put In better shape for
next year than II the plowins Ia de-
1ayed.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
Abercrombie Church Notice

Norwegian services in Betania at II
a. m. Sunday.
At Emmanuel church at Abercrom-
bic, at $3.50 p. III. the pastor will be-
gin a series of Sunday evening SER
mons. The topic of the first address
is God" Come and get acquainted
with your wonderful maker.
Victor L. Peterson, Pastor.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-08-08
PASTOR Is SENT TO LEAyEN.
WORTH

Bismarck-Rev. John Fontana, pas
tor of the German-Lutheran church
1t New Salem, who was convicted Of
disloyalty in federal court here last
week, today was sentenced to three
years at Leavenworth prison.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


1t was the inclination OF many persons
yesterday TO look upon the upward re-
action OF the general stock list as IN
dicatlve OF what might be the turning
point Of the trend OF the market. Inc
argument offered in proof OF this
opinion was that Thursdays specu-
latIon for the DECLINE, followed by FUR
Their movement of the sort yesterday, mad
built up n protective short interest Ana
inasmuch as there was reported some
very good buying on the scale down. es-
peclally In Steel common, II was con-
cluded that the shorts had gone through
that eDpcess Of speculation commonly
called selling into a bag" But on the
other hand there were those who found
in the upward reaction sign OF sue
cessful short covering which would Cd
vious:.y- have weakened the technical con
dition of the list. As matter or tact,
II was noted that many traders supposed
TO have been on the short side were
among the first to scent the change IN
the days trend and to protest - ..'seiVes
against loss. They were offered that op-
portunity before noon, when liquidation
from many local commission houses and
some large wire houses with Western
was bringing pressure
against the list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Warrington Paramount.

Whether the money pool, which ex.
hires by Limitation on January 10, sha II
be continued indefinitely rests solely with
the authorities in Washington. VINO are
expected TO decide the matter IN que
course of time, according to local bank
eS-, who point out that they would be
glad to do away with the pool on &C
count of the ease In money and who
declare that the pool has out!ved It's
usefulness Call money loaned yesterday
as low as 31a per cent on mixed collat,
eral and Az per cent. on all industrial
collateral, rates which have not been
duplicated In many months. Time money
loaned at 6h per cent. and 5N per cent
after months of stagnation Mt per cent.
The ease in money Is expected to con-
tinue. Authorities along the Potomac
are paramount so far aa the money pool
Ia concerned. They are likewise para
mount on the question OF restriction OF
credit for Stock Exchange purposes. The
Federal Reserve Board has gone on rec
ord In opposition to any relaxation OF
credit restrictions pending the consum'
nation OF the Fifth Liberty loan and
bankers who have journeyed to Wash
ington In an attempt TO bring about re-
taxation. have found their trips vain and
frutless.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Feeling Better.

Az TO the speculative outlook OF the
next few months, 1t was clear that the
feeling in the Street had improved IN
deed. as a member OF prominent STOCK
Exchange firm expressed II. every other
man one meets in the more important
speculative circles advances the idea that
we are to have the greatest security
market in history in the near future
the date for it's inauguration being Nari-
ously placed from February ! TO May
next" This theory was based on the
proposition that before long business re-
adjustment to peace conditions Woulo ne
accomplished, with the result that inous-
try could proceed to realize the oenents
of martial success. In opposlio to TINS
theory was placed the processes OF the
more immediate future. Though thou-
sands Of men are coming back from their
war service. Il was pointed out that they
are coming at a time when disoTganiza-
ton of Industrial affairs was growing
with the discharge OF hundreds OF thou-
sands of men from the various plan.S
hitherto engaged in munitions VOTE.
What with fairly certain readjuetmentS
OF commodities prices and the Federal
Reserve Banks recent warning that the
liquid capital OF the country might TOT
a long time be inadequate Tor tne heeus
OF domestic business, II appealed 10 'nose
opposed to such foresighted optimism as
wise and we'll TO be certain "oefore sig
Mailing full speed ahead" And the great
est reason for the conservative atutuue
in that regard they found In the uncer-
tain outlook for the railroads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
New Financing.

The success that attended the Offering
~ the sJo,000,O0N PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road long term bonds by 4 syndicate Of
New York bankers was assurance of the
accepted belief that vast sums OF money
await the appearance OF the new invest
mont issues. The Pennsylvania bonds
were largely oversubscribed, reduplicat-
ing on n larger scale the swift achieve
ment made in recent fotatlons of smaller
amounts, Early IA the week II was re-
ported that a number OF new issues
would be brought out very soon, among
them an issue of large importance, Tie
demand has not been supplied az yet. II
the Indications OF Yesterdays operation
were taken as evidence. stu further
financing is to be done shortly. Among
new issues expected Is that Of the Public
Service Corporation OF New Jersey.
whose arrangements are approaching
completion. The company has $500, 600
per cent. notes, which fall due March
| next, and the new issue is expected TO
be In an amount SUFFICIENT 10 meet this
maturity and to provide additional funds
for working capital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Weakness of Rails.

What makes yesterdays selling look
more important than II really was was
the weakness OF the oldtime invest
ment stocks, such as Atchison, Union
Pacific. Great Northern preferred and
Northern Pacific. However. the selling
was not as important as II looked on
the surface Of things. according to CON
sentative opinion in the Street. So far
as these interests could determine the
selling was entirely professional Some
OF It may have come from small people.
but 1t looked as II those who were re-
sponsible for It were more Interested in
the spectacle OF declining prices in this
department than they We're in the actual
facts concerning the railroad situation.
There was OF course very little or no
short interest in the rails so that they
were allowed 10 decline rather easily.
But when they had once cached n point
where they attracted attention from in
vestors they responded equally as
easy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Listening Posts.

Bankers Industrial chiefs and railroad
executives not only In this city, but in
Philadelphia. Boston, Chicago and st.
Louis. have been amazed during the last
few days to discover what they term
listening posta" For whom the listen
ers are acting is not divulEed. But the
saying il that in the big buildings in the
larger cities the woods are full of
them" If the listeners were acting for
the Federal Railroad Administration
they would undoubtedly receive ian
carful" Of opposition to Director General
McAdoos plan for FIVE year Federal con-
troll of railroads. If the Treasury De-
partment were listening for comments on
the local money situation they would
get an earful" regarding credit restric-
lions and limitations on speculation. 1t
may he said that IN no quarter are these
listening posts taken seriously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
FINANCIAL NOTES.

New York Stock Exchange has received appll.
cation to list SlI3.j>11 90 United kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland 20 wear 81 per cent
gold bonds due February !, 1897.
GHyer G. DomniCk az Dominick 4 DnmIrt ck
has been released from active service In The
Naval Reserve and has returned to his office
The hoard OF directors of the Ro,,bc,tsr
Railway and Light Company have elected James
T. Hutchins president 10 succeed Horace II
Andrews, deceased. The board ALSO decided IA
remove the Offices IN Rochester. Waller Y
Herman, vlce-prcsident ~ the Mohawk Ngllr-
Company, has been elected president Of The
company 20 succeed II race T. Andrews
Directors Of the New York Stnte RRUwayt
have elected James T., Hamilton president
American Exchange National Bank hns issued
3 pamphlet giving summary Of the o~-ariza
ton and operation of the American ENpeIi
tonAry Forces as submitted by Gen PershinG
to the Secretary Of War
National city Rank OF New York announces
the opening on January OF new branches In
cuba to be located at Matan7Rs Cardinals
Clenfuegos and SaEua IN GranLr
The COMMITTEES on securities OF the New Yorl
Stock Exchange has ruled that the voting truSt
certificates FOR IN" common stock of Wilson 4
Co., Inc, he quoted ex rights December 10
and that rights may be dealt in on and after
that date. The right 10 subscribe expires
December q,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
P. R. R. $5O,OOO,OOO
BOND ISSUE TAKEN
Funds Will Be Used to Rein.
burse Company for I'm.
prOvements.

Kuhn, Loeb 4 Coo offering vs,,,.,
OF t6o,ooo.ooo Pennsylvania Ra,,,,,
general mortgage 6 per cent hon..
series B, due December /, 1868 a, q,
less the usual discount of one-toar,o
per cent. TO dealers al wh'ch pr;,. ,.
yield sos per cent. was oversubscr,
The statement that the Nat,ona, r.
Company was associated with Kuhn r,.
Il Co. In the purchase Of these bo-,
from the railroad coz rany was decIs.,
by the latter company TO be ,'rtrle D.,
the former participated witt many q, =,
investment dealers In the dls:rlbutlor d,
the long term bonds.
Samuel Rea, president OF the Penn,
vania Railroad, in a letter TO the b,t.
ers. says that including this issns ~,
amount OF bonds outstanding under "
general mortgage is $4,000 900 ,
which s125.000,0o0 are ~ per 1A-.
bonds. He adds:
THE present issue OF bonds IL Ls..
sold to reimburse the COMPANY f- :.
penditures heretofore made FOR a6l,
and betterments to its railroad ,,.r
nails. equipment and other facili,ie, a..
other capital requirements. as proyl;.
in the mortgage. and TO provide fur
for like expenditures in the future
THE draft Of an asrpemort hs.p,.
the Director-General Of pal-alds .t
this company and certain Of IL sf1't,.
companies. defining the terms and con-.
tons upon which Federal con.rg' ,,,'
be exercised and Designating the Gov
pensation to be paid by the n;re,o
General, has been prepared BY counsel ,
the Director-General and OF the GONNA,
and will, II Is anticipated, be Shortly e
ecuted. The annual compensation "a
able hereunder Is the sum Of ,53st-
427.5s. the amount accruing to this cor.
pany being SOL .37s,41o In addition =,
the above sum. the company will be l.
receipt OF income from its Investment,
which, in the year 1917, amounted .,
S20.107,723, while the total fixed chary,
Of the company, including Interest. o.
ing fund payments. rentals. taxes 4
for the same period amounted 20 g.,
O53.423"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
High Finance.

Local hnanciers noted with interest
yesterday the dispatches from Washing
ton regarding loans to the railroads by
the War Finance Corporation. In view
OF the fact that this corporation can
loan only IS per cent. OF the face
amount required, the borrower being
obliged TO put UP the balance IN cash.
and in view OF the fact that the loans
generally are used 10 pay of moneys
advanced by the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration. the financial operation is
spoken of as '"hIgh finance" The
money IS taken from one department
Of the Federal Government and paid to
another, the corporations treasury being
mlIcted OF o5 cents on each dollar IN
transit. The whole operation caused
considerable amusement in Wall Street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
CLARKE CHOSEN FOR NEW POS
Independent Steel Products Cor
poration Elects President.

Edmund A. S. Clarke, president ~ e,
Lackawanna Steel Company, was Wa.
mously elected presiden- of tho Ir3.
pendent Steel Products Corporation q.
newly formed export association Of D..
dependent steel producers. TIE nle,' A.
took place yesterday NJ meeting ~ %,
directors held at the Offices Of he "
vale Steel and Ordnance Corng7y :"
Clarke will sever his connexions -..
the Lackawanna Interests or lar..-r
While no Information cots d he o.,
tanned concerning Mt C,arkas ~,
cessor as president OF the Lacta7a re-,
Steel Company, it is generally belize,
that Charles II. Mccullough. Nre.p-t'.
dent, will be chosen.
II was learned yesterday th5' "a
name OF the corporation may he cha
but no new designation has as vet b's'
decided upon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
FEDERAL RESERVE DIVIDEND.
New York Branch Declares Per
Cant. ON $40, 500, 900 stntk.

The Federal Reserve Bank OF New
York Yesterday declared dividend OF
3 per cent. on the s20.s0o.o0O outstand-
ing stock. making 6 per cent. for the
year 1918. The dividend Is payable on
December 81.
Under the law the member banks
should subscribe per cent, Of their
"a nItal TO the stock OF tine Federal
Reserve Bank. but in this district only 8
per cent. has been called for.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
COFFEE MARKET.

The primary coffee markets continue
TO Advance. with Santos spots gaining
100 reis, Santos futures rs to lb0 reis
higher, followed by further advance
later in the day of 100 to 125 refs.
Receipts at ports Al 900 bags, against
$4,000 last year and 6y.006 two years
ago. Sac Paulo had. $4,000 against
$4,000 and $4,000 and Jnndiahy 20, 600
epedtIyely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Custom House Receipts.

Receipts for duties at the Custom
House yesterday were $lG9.73l.25. Of
which S5,37032 was for merchandise
from bonded warehouses and
s74,360.93 for recent importations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Tar Revenue Notes for Morgan

Alexander Archibald Of Newark. di-
ector of revenue and finance, yesterday
awarded 100000 six months tax reve-
nue. notes to J. p. Morgan & Co, at +.l2S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
Pennsylvania Crude OIL Market.

OIL CITY, Pa, Dec 2O.-Credit bal
ances, 81. Runs. 67.772 barrels: aver
age, 1885, Shipments, 35,O2l; average.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.


CALL LOANS On ACCEPTANCES.
Prime member bank acceptances. ........ IAS
TINE LOANS.
Mixed Collateral. All Industrials
sixty days......5lrQ6& Sixty days. .SII R6E
Ninety days. .5ltd5% Ninety days. :. kiidSSE
-Four months. 5is65N Four months. ii ,dIIE
Five months. .6haSS Five months LSfS%
Six months go. 5iad5s4 six months 81 @bs.
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Prime Endorsed Bills Six months RI dBx
Receiv able. Other Names
sixty days. 81 asa Three to ak
Ninety days. 6ls45% months .......gNa6E
ACCEPTANCES.
90 days 60 days. % dsUS.
Bid Ask. Bid. Ask. Bid Aha
Eligible member
banks ......... "a ~ "a "A a. 4
Eligible non
member banks. ~ IL ~ ~ ~ ~
bills ............ 6h bh 81 =
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges, t7Sl oe1, 7eo; bal.
Ances Sos 266, 06s: Sub-Treasury debit bal.
Ances 1868. AZ; Federal reserve credit hal
ance, $37,4Is,5Ss.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE
Boston. par; Chicago, par; st. Louis, 6a
I6c discount San Francisco, mar; Montreaf
SIS premium; Cincinnati. par y MinneapollA
SILVER PRICES.
Bar silver in New York, 110K nm
changed; in London. 4sISd., unchanred
Mexican dollars. 77llc.. unchanged
SROREIGN EXCHANGE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS
Bid Asked

Closing prices OF stocks fl TA-. '-''
Mere no transact lions ye5terIa-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-21

payable In Liberty bonds In lieu OF aeS
cash quarterly dividend.
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