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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16

tiers of Germany, is at an end.
its ambitions engulfed in black
disaster. Who will now seek to
revive it? The arbitrary power
of the military caste of Germany,
which once secretly and of its
own single choice disturbed the
peace of the world, is discredited
and destroyed. And more than
that-much more than that-has
been accomplished. The great
nations, which associated them
selves to destroy it, have now
definitely united in the common
purpose to set up such a peace as
will satisfy the longing of the
whole world for disinterested
justice, embodied in settlements
which are based upon something
much better and much more last
ing than the selfish competitive
interests of powerful states.
There is no longer conjecture
as to the objects the victors have
in mind. They have a mind in
the matter not only but a heart
also. Their avowed and concert
ed purpose is to satisfy and pro-
tect the weak as we'll as to &C.
cord their just rights to the
strong. Steps are to be taken
Immediately to organize efforts
at relief in the same systematic
manner that they are organized
in the case of Belgium. By the
use of the idle tonnage of the
central empires, it ought pres
emily to be possible to lift the
fear of utter misery from their
oppressed populations and set
their minds and energies free for
the great and hazardous tasks of
political reconstruction, which
now face them on every hand.
Hunger does not breed reform;
it breeds madness and all the ugly
distempers that make an ordered
life impossible.
For the fall of the ancient gov
ernments, which rested like an
incubus upon the peoples of the
central empires. has come politi-
cal change not merely, but revo-
luton; and revolution which
seems as yet to assume no final
and ordered form, but to run
from one fluid change to another
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Drastic ArmiStice Signed.
Continued from first page.

Continued from first page.
flied by the Allies and the United
States of America without reel
procity.
81. No destruction of ships or
damage to be permitted.
80. The German government
will notify the neutral govern
ments of the world, including
Norway and Sweden and Den
mark, of the restriction placed
on German vessels by the Allies
and the United States, whether
in return for specific concessions,
such as export of shipbuilding
materials are Immediately can
celed.
33. No transfers of German
shipping of any description to
any neutral flag are to take place
after signature of the armistice.
DURATION OF ARMISTICE.
81. The period of the armis-
tice is to be 80 days, with option
to extend. During this period
on failure of execution of any of
the above clauses the armistice
may be renounced by any of the
contracting parties on 49, hours
previous notice.
TIME LIMIT FOR REPLY.
35. This armistice to be &C.
copied or refused by Germany
within ~ hours of notification. +"
The war thus comes to an end,
for having accepted these terms
of armistice it will be impossible
for the German command to re-
new it.
OBJECT OF WAR ATTAINED.
1t is enough that this war,
which swept like fire from one
nation to another. is at an end,
and it was a pleasure that the
American people should enter it
in such force and tribute in a
way of which we are deeply
proud of the great result. We
know. too, that the object upon
which all free men had set their
hearts and attained with a sweep
ing completeness which even we
do not realize. Armed imperial
ism, such as the men conceived
who were but yesterday the mas
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16
Flu Spreads Over
Civilized World
Germ Eludes .Bacteriologists And
Health Authorities Are BafAed.

Lie llllluSllLd cpluclIllC COItiil-
ues undated. Its ravages are
not confined to this city or state
or even to the United States, and
cable reports indicate that it is
rapidly spreading over the civil
lied world. 1t has baff1ed medi-
cal skill to an unusual extent and
has claimed more victims perhaps
than any other epidemic in a
score of years. The germ has
eluded the Psychologists and
medical men now agree that the
best cure is prevention.
The surest prevention is to
build the bodily powers of resist
ance and to get the system in the
best physical condition possible.
1t is now universally agreed that
it's possible to perfect the powers
of resistance of the human sys-
tenn so that it can throw off al
most any infection not excepting
Spanish Influenza.
1t has been discovered that
persons who are weak and rum
down are the earliest victims.
and if you find yourself tired or
weak and losing flesh, or if you
are in a generally rundown con-
dition and below your normal
weight, this warning should be
needed promptly.
If you are in this condition
nothing on earth will build you
up and strengthen you like Tan
lac, which contains the most
powerful tonic properties known
to science. AS a reconstructive
tonic and system builder it is
without an equal and contains
the very elements needed by the
system to give fighting strength
to ward off the Influenza germ.
This is a statement of facts and
is supported by the recognized
authorities and reference works
including the United States Dis
pensatory and the Encyclopedia
Britannica and leading text
books used in the school of medi-
cine. This statement is further
proven by the fact that millions
of persons who have actually
taken Tanlac have testified to its
extraordinary merit as a medi-
cine, and by the fact that Tanlac
is today having the greatest sale
of any tonic on the American
market, over eleven million bot
ties having been sold within the
past three years.
Tanlac is also the ideal streng-
thening tonic for persons who
are suffering from the after-ef-
fects of Influenza, Grippe or
bronchial troubles and hundreds
of thousands are using it daily
with the most gratifying results.
In connection with the Tanlac
treatment it is necessary to keep
the bowels open by taking Tan
lac Laxative Tablets, samples of
which are included with every
bottle of Tanlac.
Tanlac is sold in Colfax by
Dixie Pharmacy and by one regu-
lar established agency in every
t0Wp
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16

Bile. l tried nearly ev-
cry medicine / could
hear of, among them l
used fifteen bottles of
one popular prepare
ton, but never found
anything that did me
any permanent good
until / took Chambe
lain's Stomach a nd
Liver Tablets, which
have effected a perma-'
nent cure. 1t has now
oeen FIVE years since I
took these tablets. and
I have had no more
stomach trouble dur
ing that time. / have
recommended Cham.
berlain's Tablets to a
great many sufferers
with stomach trouble.
md fravp1ipo > calaa-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16

their freedom, will never find
the treasures Of liberty they are
in search of if they look for them
by the light of the torch. They
will find that every pathway
stained with the blood of their
own brothers leads to the will
derness, not to the seat of their
hope. They are now face to
face with their initial tests. We
must hold the light steady until
they find themselves. And in
the meantime, if it be possible,
we must establish a peace that
will justly define their place
among the nations, remove al
fear of their neighbors and of
their former masters, and enable
them to live in security and con-
tenrment when they have set
their own affairs in order. l.
for one, do not doubt their pur-
pose or their capacity. There
are some happy signs that they
know and will choose their way
of self control and peaceful ac-
comodation. If they do, we
shall put our aid at their disposal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16

men, and have met many Of the boys on
the road that are afflicted with disorders
of the stomach as they have to put up
with all kinds of half cooked grub at the
Internationally hotels. which Is ons
cause Of this dreadful disease"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-16
4 Travelling Man Cured

P. B. Counterman, travelling man Of
Joplin, Mo-, writes: Twelve years ago
was a great sufferer from stomach trou-
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in every way that we can. II
they do not they must wait with
patience and sympathy the ava
kening and recovery that will
assuredly come at last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Germany Going Ahead
With Shipping Programme

Germany is proceeding with her pro-
gramme of shipping expansion for
after-the-war competition, despite the
TACT that the war is steadily going
against her According to a recent
article in the ".Vorwarts." fourteen
new shipyards have been built, in add
ton to the twenty-five old ones already
IN existence, and six or seven more are
planned. 1t says:
- ne large steamship companies in
Hamburg and Bremen, which comprise
nearly nlne-tenths of Germany's entire
shipping trade, have recently been 70.
leased by the government from the
obligation to publish their balances.
out 1t IS evident that these compan;es
"hich before the war paid a dividend
OF o TO 3 per cent, have been operated
curing the war at a loss-even anart
from the loss of tonnage-or at best
nave paid dividends up to 3 per cent
"nich has been due to other branches
of business. "''N ''e'
~ IN spite of this fact, most of the
herman steamship companies have in
creased their capital stock, but this
mas neen done with view to rebuild
ing their fleets. The price of tonnage
has increased to such an extent that
'he rebuilding of the commercial feet
especially the transatlantic-in spite
OK the state subsidies, will cost more
snan 1T cost in peace times to build the
shlps that have been lost"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Italian Bank Cooperation

An agreement has been reached
among the four leading Italian banks
thanca Commercials ltaliana, Credito
ltaliana, Banca ltaliana di Sconto and
Banca di Roma), under the auspices of
the Minister of the Treasury. for the
formation Of "consorzio bancario." or
lanklng ANAL canton for specified OBJ
Jects. According to an official COM
munication of the minister. the prin-
oiral aims Of the anal amation are as
follows: Cd The examination of the
banking terms now existing; (2) the
adoption Of more favorable conditions
in connection with credits and loans,
whether to private firms or for the
of national undertakings: (3)
the opening up of branch offices
and (D the promoting of bust
ness undertakings in Italy whose Oh
lect is 70 exploit foreign markets. It
Is understood that these banks, while
guaranteed absolute independence in
their operations and in their respective
pledge themselves to co.
operate along the foregoing lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Swedish Banking Profits
Figures for 1917 Show sl;oh+
Falling OFF, Compared
With 1916

According to a report of Swedish
banking conditions in 1917 Sweden
owned iifty-nine bank companies at
the beginning of 1917, fourteen If
which were joint stock companies
thirty-one bank-limited companies with
capital stock of 100000 crowns or
more and fourteen bank-lmted COM
panles with capital stock Of Iess
than 100000 crowns. No less than
Twelve banks consolidated with others
IN the course of the year
r, The aggregate capital stock If the
swedish banks during 1917 increased
by lo6,oO0,ooo crowns ($2S,40S. oOO). or
20 per cent, and was at the end Of
me year 521 100000 crowns (s1S9.62S.-
ooo), the reserve fund at the same
time having increased by 81 900 900
crowns (s24,4SS,oOO) to $50 'oo0 ana
crowns (slo2,376,ooo). The savings &C.
coy ats grew during the year from
66g,ooo,0oo to S63,ooO,ooo crowns. VIZ
The. aggregate net profits of tho
a oanKs IN n, l lel were $2s,53o,4oo as
against $24,602,400 in 1916, thus nomi.
nally decrease of $I.O72.0OO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

News of Bulgaria's surrender resulted
in an abrupt decline in neutral eX-
change rates in this market last week.
The movement carried the rates to the
lowest levels in months, offerings being
considerably larger than the market
could absorb.
individuals and firms with balances
IN neutral countries had been holding
IN expectation of higher rates. but on
the unexpected developments in the
balkans there was a scramble to un-
load. Holland guildcrs which recent
~ were quoted above Sc cents, dropped
last week below &c, later recovering to
40. Declines of l to 2 per cent were re-
corded IN the Scandinavian rates, while
Swiss francs also went lower.
Spanish pesetas were also easier on
the war news. 1t developed last week
tnat the new credit which Spain is to
make to the United States, will be used
exclusively by the American govern
ment and no exchange will be made
available for private purposes.
If you calculate the cost Of the dol
lar in terms of foreign money at par
value-that is, if you were buying dol
lars with pounds, marks or francs-its
value at the close of last week, as com
pared with year ago, would be about
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Money and Credit

Loans and discounts of the Clearing
House banks increased $3.50. 542, 900. to
/, total of $47.705, $3.50, 900, last week, the
expansion in the item being due mainly
20 government operations in the money
market Excess reserves decreased
$10.121,720, amounting to S36,7O4 ,0lO
at the close of the week, according to
TIE s,aresner. iesued yesterday. Net
demand deposits were S3,753, $4,000, a
decrease of 900 compared with
the preceding week.
United States government deposits
with the banks increased from SILL
900, 1000 to $316,7os,O0O during the week
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York added approximately 500, 00O, 900
to it's total gold reserves, largely as
result of operations with the interior
district banks. Operations in dis
counts and acceptances were somewhat
smaller than the preceding week.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York has put in force the following
schedule of redisc ,unt rates, which APP
ply to bankers acceptances: Maturities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
War Puts State
On Mining Map
Northern District the Scene of a
Miniature Rush of Pro-
speCtors

The war has put New York State on
the mining map High prices for the
various metals and chemicals that enter
/ into the manufacture Of war essentials
have stimulated operations in different
parts of the state with surprising re-
suits. Northern New York, especially
st. Lawrence County, is perhaps the
most active mining district in the state
at the present time. Within an area
OF twenty-five square miles in south
eastern st. Lawrence several mines
have been opened up and are actually
producing iron pyrites and zinc in pay
ing quantities.
Several miles northeast of Gouver-
neur Village a rich deposit Of iron pr
rites is being worked on the j. Frank
Cole farm by the st. Lawrence Pyrites
Company. One hundred tons of ore
are now being raised daily. Discovery
of the dsposit was made by Mr.. Cole,
prosperous farmer.
About ten miles southeast of this
deposit in another township a vein of
zinc has been uncovered and ore from
IL is going to the refineres of the New
Jersey Zinc Company for reduction. In
the town OF Edwards still another de-
post of zinc is being worked.
One Of the results of the increased
mining activity in Northern New York
has been miniature rush OF pro-
spectors. Expert mining men from the
West have paid the district visit in
hopes of making strike The part of
the state is already famous for it's valu-
able desposits of fbrous tale, while red
iron ore, or hemititc. is found in LARGE
quantities. Over on the edge of the
Adirondacks magnetic iron ore is to be
found
Biologists say that the rock in St.
Lawrence County and that portion of
the Adirondack country is probably the
Oldest in the country, being of the
Archean age. 1t is Of igneous forma-
tioh ana the theory of the scientific
mining men is that the minerals We're
deposited there from the cooling GAS
eXuded by the molten rocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Fluctuations I'm
Cotton Limited
To z Cents a Day
Exchange Moves to Prevent
Violent Swings in the
Price Of Staple

Fluctuations in the price Of cotton
futures traded in on the New York Cot
! ton Exchange on and after October IL
VIII be restricted to cents pound, or
$40 bale. during the period of thu
war and such period after the declara.
ton of peace as the board of managers
| may hereafter determine" Previous
restrictions allowed a daily fuctuatjon
OF } cents a pound
ms steR was taken yesterday By ma
board following a recommendation oe
! the cotton committee appointed bv H.
President and the War Imdus.r;..
Board to devise a plan to prevent wias
swings IN the market due to the pres
enS abnormal conditions. The amend
ment to the bylaws of the exchange do.
signed to regulate trading SAYS;
ITO avoid abnormal fuctuat;on. :.
price caused by conditions created bv
the European war and injurious snec,.
iatlon incident thereto, trades for fu4-
ore delivery IN any month shah. DURING
any one day, not be made at nr;cas
varying more than cents a ponnd
above or below the closing bid price ~
such month of the preceding business
session of the exchange. Nor shall
trades in any month be made in any
one day at an advance of more than .
cents pound above the lowest nrov;-
Gus price Of such month on that da+e
or at decline of more than , cents
pound below the highest previous nrics
CT such month on that day.
or the purpose of this rule the clos
ing old Drtce shall not be less than the
ihlnimum price prescribed herein. This
RUE snail be in effect during the period
or the war and for such period after
the declaration OF peace as the board
OF managers may hereafter Geterra inc y
Opon the adoption of this amend
ment the board of managers passed
tHe io!I"wlng resolution:
hereas, the cotton committee an
pointed by the President and the War
industries Board las Recommended
to the board of managers Of tha N >asa
lork cotton Exchange that II aka
steps to place Immediately a limit Of
: cents per pound on fluctuations in
lhe price Of future contracts in any
one day, instead of limit Ct 8 cents
Per pound now in effect; and ''''
hereas, the beard Of naDaeors
mas adopted rule in accordance witb
thls rec"mmendation, which rule. under
me wording Of oar bylaws. cannot
take i.9,- effect until October IS; and
:" hereas, the board of managers
Mlshes to comply Immediately With
ehe Recommendation OF the said cotton
committee; ''0''
"I:Eerefore be it resolved. That anv
trading in future contracts on thy thy
moor OF this exchange ar fuctua+; ion
IN price exceeding the limits nar,ad ~.
hule 30, IS this day amended. VII Ia
considered conduct detrimental to the
PEST interests of the exchange and 10
me welfare Of the United States and
WI " be dealt with under Section ~ Of
me bylaws of the exchange"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Maximum Prices
Are Given Trial
In Scandinavia
Governments Are Trying to
Regulate the Advancing
Costs of Living

All the Scandinavian governments are
living and are taking steps to ascer-
tain actual conditions in order to rem
cdy, so far as possible, the discre-
pancies between the necessary expenses
and the earning power of the people,
especially the laboring classes.
One method of relief is the fixing of
maximum prices of articles for do
mestic consumption, according to the
American commercial attache at Copen-
hagen, Denmark. When these are fixed
low enough to satisfy the consumers
the domestic producers usually COM
plain that they are below the cost of
production. The government under
takes to equalzc this by fixing high
minimum prices for exportable prod
ucts. For example, the maximum price
that the retailer is permitted to charge
for butter in Denmark is $40 crowns
per kilo $50 cents pound). The ex-
port price, however, is 8 crowns per
kilo (97 cents pound). The present
cost OF producing butter IS about AZ
cents pound. If the producer re-
ceives 81 cents for domestic butter he
loses / cents on that, but makes 40
cents on all he is permitted to export
Chat is, the surplus over home re-
quirements). When he can export as
much as 10 per cent of the production
at this price the producer does not lose
on the whole. At the moment the pro-
ductiOn is at the rate Of about 10000
tons a year, the consumption $4,000
tons and export 10000 tons (281a per
cent?. Thus the present butter regula-
tions seem to protect both the con-
sumner and the producer.
Butter conditions will change for the
worse when the cattle can no longer
feed on grass, for there will be a short
age of imported oil cake, which is the
mainstay Of the Danish daries.
Low minimum prices on imported ar
ticles or on domestic products like
wheat, of which there is no perceptible
export, must make loss for the gov
crnment, and this is being made up by
increased taxation, generally regulated
to bear hardest on the largest incomes
Another method of RELIEF, which also
costs the general taxpayer. is special
salary increases. At present these are
arranged to favor the laborer more
than the middle class salaried men. It
is claimed that butchers clerk now
receives in salary and bonus more than
d university professor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Reserve Member Banks Regrouped

Pursuant to the provisions of the
enacted September 26, the Federal Re-
serve Board has regrouped the mem
Der banks in the New York district
with respect to the election Of direc-
tors as follows:
Group l. Banks with capital and sur
plus Of over 81 100000. This includes
iifty-tive banks, of which all but six
are in New York City.
Group 2. Banks with maximum CAPT
tai and surplus Of S1.999,O 900 and min
imum of S201 900. This includes 1870
banks IN the larger and medium sized
cities.
Group 8. Banks with capital and sur
plus under SOL 900. This includes ATS
banks in the smaller cities, towns and
villages.
The former grouping was arranged
by dividing the banks into three groups
of practically equal numbers; banks in
the first group having had capital and
surplus OF 100000 and over, those of
the second group capital and surplus
Of $4,000 to $195,000 and banks in the
third group capital and surplus Of
S65.0O0 on under. The law now pro-
vides that director of Class A can
only be nominated and elected by
banks which are members Of the same
group as the member bank of which he
is an officer or director. An election
will be held on November 10 to elect
two directors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, to represent the
banks of Group 3; namely, those in the
smaller cities. towns and villages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Relevant Comment
International in Demand

American International in Demand
Yesterdays session on the Stock Ex-
change was enlivened by spirited buy
ing of American International shares,
which carried the. price at the close
up to 561t. q gain of 2A points. This
price was within 2a points Of the high
for the year. The strength of the is
sue was said to be reflection of the
recent advances in the stocks Of COM
panies in which it has substantial in
terest. The list includes international
Mercantile Marine. United Fruit, Pacific
Mail and the United States Rubber
Company.