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The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Feb S-Diminiishing Spprehen-
sious as TO the probability Of government price
fixing Of the staple were followed By an I'M
TrUY smeut IN the cotton market today after It
had been WEAKER. Best prices. hOweTer, were
not maintained. Trading was not active. Stocks
at interior points will show heavy decrease
for the week. where prices were to II points
net higher. and after the call prices held at
about the carly figures
The announcement that heatless Mondays
were to be abandoned in States south Of Viz
ginia undoubtedly promoted buying which car
ried prizes about Z TO 10 points net higher.
Heavy selling Of October by a leading Williams
street houss caused prices TO weaken in the
early afternoon. but the tone steadsed later
The market was unsettled late in the morning.
March liquidation was the trading feature, and
the easier ruling Of that delivery was reflected
in the later months. with the general list work
ing some or 10 points below last nights closing
figures.
An advance Of L points followed further re
ports from Washington in mid-afternoon init
mating that cotton was not TO be included in
government price-fxing. but Oh the rise offer
inss of long cotton increased and part OF the
gain was lost Selling was heaviest in the
March position. which reacted from $3.50 70
g . The close was steady at a net decline o.
point TO an advance Of Is points.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
STOCKS REACTIONARY
ON GOTHAM CHANGE
But Practically All Show Net Gain
for Day.
BY BROADAN WALL.

New York. Feb. S.-Stocks were
reactionary at the close today, fol-
lowing strong advance of special
ties in the morning. Nearly every
stock on the list. however, showed
net gain for the day and some
quite material ones. Baldwin at
tracted most attention in the morn
ing. but General Motors was the
feature of the afternoon. Railroad
equipment stocks and motors were
all particularly strong. Steel and
the Standard Railroad shares were
quiet.
The upward movement was caused
by a reaction from the depression
brought about by the sinking of
the Tuscania. That sinking has no
financial significance unless indeed
it proved to have a constructive in
fluence by waking the people up to
the fact that a war is in progress
and that peace talk is helpful to the
Germans. There was little peace
talk IN Wall Street today. One re-
suit of the new mental attitude of
traders was seen in the strength of
such stocks as Baldwin and Cruel
Bile. Baldwin's advance was made
for the specific reason that the
company has abandoned the muni-
tions business and is now building
locomotives. Baldwin has orders
for locomotives as far ahead as any
one can see. and with profits guar
anteed. American Locomotive ad-
vanced in sympathy with Baldwin.
Crucible was also advanced because,
now that the traders believe the
war is going to continue. they be-
lieve munitions companies will come
in to stock market favor again. One
good result of recent irregularity in
both stock market and business cir
cles has been to drive people and
corporations back into their own
business lines. Traders deal much
more confidently in securities when
they know the companies are work
ing along lines with which they are
familiar.
General Motors shorts were
squeezed a little, but the pressure
was released in the last hour.
Advances in railway steel springs.
steel foundries, pressed steel car.
as we'll as in American Can and
Continental Can. were based on the
necessities of the government plus
the warmer weather which will en-
able all factories to operate at
larger capacity and use more coal.
Harvester stocks were strong again.
American hide and leather ac-
cumulation persists, but there is no
effort to advance the stock.
Railroads paid little attention to
the report issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission showing that
sixty-seven railroads that gained
$137,375,716 in 1917 in gross, end
ed the year with a decrease in net
after tax Of $59,ss3,64s. This shows
that operating expenses and taxes
for those roads increased $199,259,-
364.
One favorable feature Of the day
was the report from Washington
that the price fixing program would
be materially modified. thus max
ing it less severe and leaving busi-
ness under less restraint.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
POISONING THE WELLS.

That the Germans in France are
fighting like savages Is no longer
doubted, but the following extract
from a letter written to the Paris
correspondent OF Cartoons Magazine
throws an interesting light on the
boches' methods of warfare
The genius Of the Germans in
preparing traps OF every description
is almost incredible. You find a per-
fectly sealed can Of conserves in an
apparently dropped knapsack. Eat
the contents and you will be poison
ed! A cap or helmet is lying on the
ground. Pick It up and you set of
an Internal machine. Everywhere
grenades are hidden-under mattress
es, in ovens-and they explode at the
slightest shock. Don't drink well
water; it is deadly. Don't touch that
bottle Of wine left in the cellar! We
had many victims at first, hut now We
are warned.
In our last offensive in the Cham
payne the boches had to leave so
hastily that they had no time prop
erly to prepare the Internal contri-
vances they left behind"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
Oyster Beds Are Panned
For Great Salt Lake

Plans have been made to begin the
propagation of oysters in Bear River
Bay. Salt Lake, Utah, this spring,
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine
in an illustrated article. Experiments
and scientific study OF local condi-
tions have indicated, to the satisfac-
ton Of the State fish and game COM
missioner, that the enterprise is a
thoroughly feasible one. Analysis has
shown that the percentage of salt in
the water is practically the same as in
ocean oyster beds. In searching for
a desirable section Of the bay to COM
mence operations, those IN charge OF
the work used an amphibious craft
built particularly for navigating shall
low waters and negotiating salt and
mud bars. The boat, a long. narrow
motor-driven scow. is provided with
side heels that propel 1t through the
water and across mud.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
From the Financial Ticker

According 30 trade estimates q. q.
Steel subsidiary companies Operations
IN January averaged between q and
80 per cent Of capacity. Upon tizls
basis the corporation produced orfy
about 10000 tons OF steel fngots IN
January. or nearly 5000 tons less
than during December. This meenf
output on about s7s.0O tons OF rolled
steel products. shipments are esti-
mated 10 have been scarcely eoo.cp
tons. Volume Of merchant business
taken by subsidiaries in last month
was relatively light. and while gov
ernment distributed some additional
large contracts they fell far short
Of what they were in December. Tn
der thsss circumstances it would not
be surprising TO ind in report Of
filed tonnage 20 be issued today either
q slight increase or q slight decline
to untitled orders.
North Lake Mining yesterday levied
assessment Of fifty cents per share.
payable March 9 by stock Of record
March 5.
New York brokers yesterday gave
eAAt AOACNhAe AAoAhCN opAIAhOu1-
E. w. Wagner and Company-The
next movement IN the stock market
will depend on current developments.
but with the technical position weak
ened we would be prepared for lower
prices.
Kesne. Zayas and Potts-sIsns Of
an early peace are multiplying Mar
ket-wise investors are buying stocks
now for the long pull and much high
er prices. The opportunity Of a life
time is slipping from the unvary
and overcautious.
Clark, Chtlds and Company-The
essential point Of the st. Paul sItua-
tion that one should not lose sight
Of now is that the property could
easily have run along on the old
methods and have shown its dividend
fully earned up 20 the end OF 1911
when there would have been no ques-
ton Of its being entitled to all the
BENEFITS Of the proposed government
arrangement
Y. r. Hutton-In spite Of the for
eign news. certain banking interests
continue TO be very optimistic IN
regard to the peace situation.
+. B. Resch and Comparative think
highly OF the railway supply stocks
and would stay long Of them. We
would accept fair profits and seek
chances to buy on breaks.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Continued warm weather brought good re-
eeipts 70 the local produces market yesterday,
and though demand continued good. prices Of
some commodities showed . slight decline. Al
thoush some articles win decline when easier
Weather permits larger receipts most Of the COM
moditles will not show . material decline for
some time
Quotations EiTep below are for large lots OF
sood marketable goods only Jobbers' prices are
9isner. Lower grades may be sold for less
FANCY goods command higher prices.
EGGs-Fsncy. strictly fresh, per doz. 60:
sserass receipts. aaSs; Southern West Virginia.
!, ,cHEEsE-Nsu York State. factory. new. p-s
BUTTER-Elgin print, 81; Elg;p tuh g.
process. a; store-packed, 8
LIVE POULTRY-Hens Ib, sla3a: roosters.
y; turkeys S'aaS; chickens, SsaA; keats, young.
DRESSED 7oULTRY-H.ns choice n.r n
2: geese. za2s; ducks, Sss' '00S'ei''
LIVE STOCK-Sheep, Der In f.s. ,.r..
snrns' 10; calves. lsalsH; medium. II; eomrnon'
Da1. % neav'
sEEDs-Red clover 10 po.D "a r h,.
aiake clover 1850; crimson clover. l2 saIs N
timothy. f.25s4.50: red top. i3OoaIso Der Ico
per, bushel '' -'~S'e'
GRAIN-Wheat. milling. per bus., 2,ioa2 %.
new corn. per bushel. l.7sal.sO; oats, white. "a
y; mixed oats. s2assi hay, No. !. ca2s; No. 2
FRUITs-Apples, per bbi, sooas. 50; per bo,
LSSago0; California oranges, Lonasoo; Florida
t,SOsao' lemons, 65as.0; peaz, per boz. 400
100; grapefruit, 1T5al.5 per crate.
ShkEN GOODS-Pctatoes. No. I, 2so.2 n
ger 100 lbs; sweet potatoes. 5oca70 Der bbl. :
70: :. aoa1.o; string beans. per basket, l5Oa
IOo; PEPPERS. Per crate, 3-aa7.0o; okra. per
craft, zoaso: radishes. per 100. S5o.ioo; Gu
sumeers. basket asoas.0; eggplant, per crate,
SsOae!s0; cabbage. per 100 lbs, 3,sai'oo: beet,'
per bunch, las; lettuce, l.oozI0; squash, 3.ooa
40; onions. per 100 Ibs. 25os3.2s; spinach, Der
DOL, aWas.o; kale. per bbl.. 20oa3 %; trIruips.
per box, L9al.I5; per bbl. tooasoo; csulihower,
2pa2f5
HlpEs-Horss hides. 500 each; green salted
oeef hides Der ID, II; calf skins, Loosa %;
hmo sins. Lcoa2D; Woci. per H.. u; beeswax,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
Brick for Bank Building bH Mail.

Building and contracting by parcel
post may be said to have become a
reality, for there has recently been
completed in Vernal, Utah, q sub
stantiaI bank building made Of brick.
all of which, together with the hard
ware, were delivered by the govern
ment's mail service. - Brick and
the metal parts were sent from Salt
Lake City In packages OF the maxi
mum weight permitted by the post
office. 1t required several weeks to
deliver the material for the building.
which cost $4,000. The stone and
lumber were obtained In the vicinity,
and the glass was sent from Salt Lake
City by wagon
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
POWER co. SHARES
FEATURE D. c. TRADING
Bond Sales Totalins $1,000 at Par
Recorded.

Transactions in Potomac Electric
Company consolidated bonds, in sales
totaling 5000. featured trading on the
District stock exchange yesterday aft
ernoon. Sales were made at par.
Two shares Of National Metropoli-
tan Bank brought 2D1, two OF Capt.
tai Traction sold at So and one share
of Mergenthaler at 80 9-4, completed
the afternoons activity.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
ALLEGED DESERTER
HELD AS FORGER

First Sergt. Albert H. EzeII, Com
pany n. Sl5th Infantry, Camp Meade,
was arrested yesterday charged with
deserting the national army and pass
ing worthless checks Ezell is .
years old and is from Chesnee. S. c.
Two checks he is alleged to have
gwen FOR small amounts have been
returned from the bank marked NO
Funds"
Ezell told Inspector Grant he OBJ
tained leave from his company on
December Q, and went to Charlotte,
n. C.. where he married Miss Efie
smith. He then returned to this
city with his bride and applied for
sick leave
Ezel will be turned over to the
military authorities today.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
STOLEN AUTO TIRES
FOUND BY MAGISTRATE

Police Of the First Precinct last
hight recovered automobile tires val
ued at $500 said to have been taken
from the Jones-Kessler Tire Company.
sos street northwest. on the night
Of January q The tires were found
under bridge near HyattsvilIe by
X. f. Joyce, magistrate at Mount
Rainier.
Entrance was gained to the tire
company's store through a rear win
dow. and IT is thought that the cul-
prits were on the way TO Baltimore to
sell the stolen tires when they became
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
CHICAGO GRAIN.
By JOSEPH F. PR1rcHARD.

Chicago, Feb s-The governing factor in the
grain market on the board Of trade today was
the government priority order. effective at once,
and which was issued to expedite the movement
Of grain in the big surplus States west Of the
Indiana Illinois line. Resting spots were at
losses Of &c for corn and lia7sc for oats.
Harry A. Wheeler. the Illinois food admins
traitor, announced tonight that prices Of all
coarse grain now used as a substitute for wheat
-four are to be controlled by the Food Admins
tration. and that a new division. known as
"the coarse grain DIVISION" has been organized
to look after this division.
The provision market averaged lower today.
due to commission house selling In larger re-
ceipts Of hogs than expected and a break Of
l0Al5c in prices at the Yards.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Feb. s-Money on call on the
stock exchange opened at Der cent; high. s
per cent; low. per cent; -slose. ~ per cent.
Most OF the days loans were made at per
cent Time money was again unchanged, with
. fair business Rates on mixed collateral, 51ia
81 per cent for sixty days; 5Asa6 per cent for
ninety days TO six months. e.
Mercantile paper was quiet. Demand was
moderate. Rates for the higher grades, 5Ita5E
per cent for four to SIX months. and 5ssa6 per
cent on other paper.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
Two MINORITY R. r. Bills.

Two minority reports will be sub
mitted on the House draft OF the adj
ministration railroad bill. Represen-
tative Esch, Of Wisconsin, ranking
Republican, will object to rate-mak-
ing in the hands Of the President.
Representative Stephens. of Nebraska.
Democrat, wishes the roads held In
definitely after the war. The draft
Of the committees report will be COM
plete tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Feb. s-BUTTER-Fim receipts,
issi tubs. Creamery higher than extras. 52a5eiz;
extra, n-score. 5ih; hrsts. isa5l; seconds, ia
a.
EGGs-Steady; receipts. s,H5 cases- Fresh
gathered extras. aa55; extra frsts. ST.; hrsts,
Sass; seconds, 4sa5l; State. Pennsylvania, and
nearby Western hennery, white, fine to fancy,
5a56; do, brown. s5a5s.
CHEEsE-steady; receipts. rs boxes. State.
whole milk. fats. held specials. sa26h; do.
average run, 5ka8
PoULTRY-Liye, firm: no. prices settled.
Dressed, firm and unchanged
The house in Joppa, Palestine, where
st. Peter stayed with Simon the Tan
ner Is to be secured by the Church
Army as q center for the care of
British troops fighting in Palestine.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
SOLD EX-DIVIDEND.

These stosks sold ex-dividend yes
terday: Greene-Capanea Copper, 2;
Superior Steel preferred, 2; Consolidat-
ed Gas of. New York, 3-4; Woolworth
Stores. 2; International Harvester
Corporation preferred, l "a, and Inter
national Harvester of'New Jersey pre-
ferred 81
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power 6s, s. 900 at 100 81 aD5
at 100. 5000 at 100. SI.OOO at 100 $500 at loo.
g 600 at 100
capital Traction. at s.
National Metropolitan Bank, 2 at col
Mergenthaler, at lDA
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. Feb. s-Uosng prices at Balti-
more grain market:
Z EWHEAT-St Standard prices: No red, 2I;
soft, 2i6; No. 2 red, IA; SOFT IN
ooRN-Cob corn. 6.5oas75 per barrel for
nearby prime yellow; prime white. cob. $50 per
barrel.
]. .ooal.oI.
RYE-No. Western export 2o5; bag lots. as
TO quality and condition. I.75a2.0o
The Washington herald., 1918-02-09

officers Of the German navy seek
assignments on submarines, as they
are made heroes by the people. u
boat seamen receive five times as
much as In other service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
FOUR MEET DEATHN FIRE
IN IN. Y. BOARDING HOUSE

NEW YORK. March 2e.-Thres
women and one man. lost their live
In a fire which Quilted two uppks
floors Of a theatrical boarding houas
on West Thirty-eighth street today
One Of the women. the only one idsnt=
fled, was Miss Catherine Harrington,
a chorus girl Another chung TO =
water pipe while Luther Estes. . salls
or. tried to climb hand over hand up
4 vine alongside the wall. Before -
could reach the girl. her strengths
gave out and she dropped. dying Later
In hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
u|THUAN|A TO Be
FREE with SAME
OLDGERMANS

Germany has recognized Lithuania
as free and independent'-with a
string to the recognition which
amounts to annexation and taking OF
indemnify.
Swedish press reports received by
the State Department today showed
that recognition had been granted.
but that Germany was imposing q
burdensome indemnity on this terri
tory and making Il part Of the link
OF German-controlled states along the
Russo-Teuton frontier.
p This new plunder-grab in the guise
OF something eltruistic was revealed
in the German statement Of resogni
ton saying:
Conventions for the establishment
OF a confederation with the German
Empire viii be made. The imperial
government presupposes that the con-
vention will be to Germany's interest
as well as to Lithuania's, and LIth-
uania will take n share In Germany's
war burdens. which are promoting
Lithuania's emancipation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
U. S. SOLDIERS WIN
PRAISE OF FRENCH

PARIS. March 2.-American troops
engaged In the present struggle are ac-
quitting themselves like veterans and
they are being lauded on every hand.
says a dispatch from the front
Entirely new In this warfar,. the
Americans worked like the best veterans
In the battle OF the somme." wounded
French captain declared
He refused to receive attention from
the Red Cross until after several woun6-
ed Americans have been cared for.
They are the ones who should nrst be
congratulated" he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
AUSTRIA PROPOSED PEACE
TO RUSSIA LAST FALL

LONDON, March 29.-That Austria
Hungary made separate peace pro-
posals to Russia last October and that
they were advantageous to the allies.
is the report reaching here from an
authoritative source In Petrograd.
Exhausted by the war, Austria, II Is
claimed. was willing to make peace
without Germany's sanction.
The provisional government, then
in power. considered the terms at
length and practically agree to ac-
cept them. A few days after a tenta-
tive agreement was reached the Boil
sheviki got control.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
j. S. PATROL
GENERATES
CLEAR INTO
FOE TRENCH
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March % &c p. M
An American patrol on the front
north of Toul crossed mo Mans
Land" at daybreak, finding an empty
German listening post hidden in a
clump of bushes. The patrol pro-
ceeded as far as the Germans
barbed wire, which they began to
cut.
The second belt Of wire proved to
be electrified and some of the Ameri-
cans were slightly shocked.
Fired On By Shippers.
The Americans were discovered by
German snipers who began firing, but
none of the Americans was struck.
While the Americans were cutting
the first strands OF German wire they
came upon the body of a French
soldier. It was carried back across
mo Mans Land and given decent
burial
Three patrols were On duty all
night in mo Mans Land" without
encountering any Of the enemy.
A reconnaissance group, consisting
OF two American officers and four
men, spent three and one-half hours
from $3.50 a m. until noon-recon-
noitering German positions.
They verified that the Bavarian re-
serve divisions opposing the Ameri-
cans have not been shifted to the
British battle front
The Americans took advantage of
the ground haze to work through the
earbed wire and cross "No Mans
Land" and then through the German
entanglements. There an officer and
an elisted man entered an enemy fir
ing trench, leaving the other officer
ana three men TO cover them. The
two Americans penetrated 900 yards
OF the German trench without meet
ing any one. Although snipers and
enemy patrols at nearby points fired
upon them, the Americans returned
safely with valuable Information.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
SUCCESS OR FAILURE
OF GERMAN DRIVE MAY
BE TOLD BY TOMORROW

Confidently and expectantIy Amer
fcs looked out today upon the west
front death grapple.
Today. and tomorrow, army officers
said, will tell the tale Of good news
Tor democracies on the frontier of
freedom" or will mark for them a
gloomy chapter.
All the news before the authorities
early today, however. cheered them
rs to the outcome. They foresaw that
British and French legions, with
some of the American victory re-
serve, would stand of the Germans,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
TONS OF BOMBS
FROM AIR ONFOE
HELPED ALLIES

the rear echelons as fast as the front
line is exhausted. Meanwhile the
men carry full equipment and exist on
iron rations. This process of han
ding troops is now growing difficult,
and, meanwhile, Anglo-French re
serves are getting nearer the battl..
front.
The situation today Is less critical
than 1T has been in the last two DAYS"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29

LONDON, March 2g-Remarkable
work has been done by allied aIrmen
during the present German offensive,
Maj. Gen. Frederick l.. Maurice. chief
director Of military operations. said
in an Interview regarding the past
few days Of hEh;ing.
"On Tuesday night we dropped
twenty-five and one-half tons Of
bombs on enemy reserves around
Peronne and Bapaume." he said. Dur
ing the day low-hying machines oper-
ated constantly and almost without
interference on the part OF the
enemy"
General Maurice made the statement
that the opposing forces on the
whole front are as nearly equal as
possible. Because he is on the Of
fensive the enemy gets his reserves
I'm action first. What we require IS
tine &c get our forces to the right
place" General Maurice said. Every
day che enemy Is held is a tremendous
advantage TO us"
Two Critical Periods.
There have been two critical mo-
ments thus far in the battle. the mill
tary director explained. The first was
on Saturday, when the enemy got
across the Tortille river and nearly
reached the Iineron the Somme. The
second was on Monday when he took
Courcelette and similar danger Of
breach was present.
The enemy is getting farther from
his Railroads, and the area behind the
line is getting more conEestcd." said
General Maurice. His supply Of men
also is wearing down. Thus far the
Germans have kept their troops In
echelon, throwing in fresh men from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
BRITISH TO DISHONOR
RUSSIAN WAR BONDS

LONDON, March 29.-Announcement
Is made by the British government
that after April l. 1t will provide no
funds to meet coupons on Russian
government bonds. 1t has done so in
the past although II was under no
obligation to do so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-29
BUSTED ROMANCE.

There was young lady named
Stella,
Whose beau was a bow-legged fella.
When he asked her to sit
In his lap, why she lit
On his soft corn, then how he did