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Bonds
Money Market

New York, April 29.-Mercantile paper, and 6 months, 6 per cent, sterling O. day bills. ABA commercial ec-dsy bills on banks, 4.72; commercial 60-day bills, 47ix; demand, 475H; cables. 4.76 7-16. Bar silver, 99xc.
 Time loans. firm: 60 days. 5lzGs 90 days. 5x:s 6 months. 6 bid. Call money, steady; high, 4; low. Ss4 ruling rate, 4; closing bid, 3x; offered at q: last loan, 1.
 Fnnvs demand, 5.71h; cables, SIS. Guildsrs, demand, 4s; cables. 4s@ Lires. mand. 13a1; cables, 14; nominal. Mexican dollars Tc Government bonds, irregular. Railroad bonds, easy London. April 2s.-Bar silver. 4s,4d per ounce. Money. -2% per cent; discount rates, short bills. 314 per cent; 6s months. S1-u per cent.
 Live Stock Chicago, April 29.-Hogs. Receipts, 43, | 0o: market, unsettled; bulk, ST .20Gl7 .65 light s17. 2a@1775: mixed. $16. S06117 .75; pigs. Ns. 2sGl7 .s5.
 1 Cattle: Receipts 15,000: market, strong; native steers, slo 15@l7 60: stockers and . feeders. g .55@12 40: cows and heifers. q. .sE613 30; calves, $7.5o@1s.7s
 Sheep: Receipts. 14O00: market, weak aheep. SIP 7511S s5; lambs, sls.z5Q21.
 Kansas City, April 29-Hogs: Receipts 12A00; market. higher; bulk, SIT .5off17. 6o heavy. $l7 25d17 .55; packers and butchers &l7 &@lz 50; light. ST sSql7. 75; pigs, $ls5t
 aa3xs Receipts. 150o0; market. steady px4i4e Ted steers, $l6. 2S617 .25; dressed 1f&ss4d beet steers. $l5. 25616 50; southern
 s: rows, E.75114: heifers. [! N s4 fS and feeders, $S@l5: bulls
 ta5ses, 3S012 50.
 ..l ' sa;s4 seexrts. H0uo; market. lower:
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Chicago Futures

Future quotations were as follows:
 Corn Open. High. Low. Close. May - 26.45 25oo 25.20 July ..... l.50 l.ol l,4s i'f' 's
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M@4al Market

New York. April 2s.-Metal exchange .,otss lead quiet; spot 7i6@7.2O; spelter' cuS c,,ist. East St. Louis delivery spot or fered at 6.75c. e,,n. fut,,res.
 Al London: Spot copper, 1O, .,. easo. @ Iw, css0 Lead, spot, E29 los; fu- ,,,res ess 1os. speiter. spot, 4sa' lu- tures. sso.
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Railroad Schedules

Corrected to April 21. 1918 Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Birmingham: The followfitx schedule figures published as informa- ton, are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway system
 fSOuthern nniIxYaY Col
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VEt NV&lVN New Orleans: Middling, 2950c; receipts. 1el7; sales. 769; stock. 423, 760 Galveston: Middling. N50c; receipts. l3l6; sales. S6; stock, 279, ,466. Mobile: Middling. 3oc; stock. 12,012 Savannah: Middling. 32.50c; receipts, 4s22; exports. M,546; stock. 24O.106 Charleston: Receipts. 100; stock, 42,572 Wilmington: Middling, s2.50c; receipts, 4l3; stock, A,s7s.
 Texas City: Stock, 41,S42 Norfolk: Middling, so.5oc; receipts. 4S7: stock. 86, ,426
 Baltimore: Stock, s2,els. Boston: Middling, 26S0c; receipts. 100: Stock. 16,50O
 Philadelphia: Middlins. ZIG; receipts 100; stock S67.
 New York: Middiing, 2s.75c; stock. 16S0zs.
 Minor ports: Stock 22.s66 Total today: Receipts. S714; exports, 21 .546; stock. 1,4oe. .SS2.
 Total for week: Receipts. 15.sss: exports. I21 ,Ssl.
 Total for season: Receipts. s,sls.44s; ex- ports, 3,509. .712
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Rice Market

New orleans April 2s.-Rougf and clean rice were strong today. Receipts: Rough. ane sacks; millers, 27Ss sacks: clean. l3oo pockets. Sales: Rough Honduras, 2s sacks; blue rose. 8 sacks; clean hon- duras, 10so pockets blue rose, 75S pockets. quotations: Rough Honduras, 725QszSc; Japan, 72oQsc; blue rose. .25@s.Slc; clean Honduras, s1kasssc: Japan, Sh@S%c; blue rose. s1alt9c. Rice, polished. per ton, w. bran. per ton, $45G46..
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, April 29.-SpOt cotton quiet, 1c lower. Sales on the spot, z6s; to arrive. 5oo. Low middling, 27.5oc; mid ding, 29.50c; good middling, oo75c Re- ceipts, 1877; stock, 423, 760.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 27.15c: receipts, s2s; shipments, 11de: sales. 606; stock. 1s%, ,355.
 Memphis: Middling. s2c: receipts, 6760; shipments, s57e; stock. 36s. .sse.
 Augusta: Middling, 30c; receipts, 37; shipments. 1el6: stock. 12s,626.
 St. Louis: Middling. 3l.50c; receipts. 2254; shipments. 26l7; stock. 16, 9S1. Cincinnati: Receipts 7s6; shipments. 5s5 stock, 17,23l.
 Little Rock: Middling, Hc; receipts. 2o6: shipments, S0B: sale, sos; stock, 2. 2.091.
 Total today: Receipts. 11,1es: shipments. 15, ,003; stock. z37.sG8.
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Sugar Market

New York, April 2s.-There were no changes. in raw sugar prices when re- mained at the fixed level or 4.ssoc aor Cubas cost and freight, equal 70 o.ooeo Y f,r centrifugal The crop in Cuba IS progressing favorably and huge out turn is expected this year. Stocks at inc ports in Cuba continue to pile up and all that is needed now is a sui ficient supply of tonnage to carry " to it's destination. Meantime, tne co.n ss ,,o;ttaa were 135.000 baks of Cuban. 23, nlv a sufficient amount of tonnage 10 keen the sugar moving. and it is sad that shipments from Cuba during May will be up to those of April if not in excess. Today's purchases by the com nnn ha1s of San Domingo and 1000 tons of Porto Rican.
 In refined. business is of moderate proportion and prices remain un- changed at $7.45 for fine granulated.
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Goat Skins-40@5oc. Hog Sk;ns-iOQ25c. Beeswax-3o132c. Tallow--12@14c. Washed Wool-70@S0c. Clear Unwasned Wool--5oI55c. Bury Wool-S5Q40c.
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Naval Stores

savannah, April 7s.-rurpentine, firm ,esIc. .aIes. 115; receipts, 147; shipments none stock. 2,sH. .-,. ..r s7 s74
 Rosin, firm; receipts. SSs; stock ,s. s''an x Quote: B, D, B, F, c, n, |. S ss sos: E.S; M, 675; N, $SuQo.W' WI z cg UU s690.
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Cation Seed Oil

New York, April 2s.-cotton seed oil was lower early today under iui.ner tenders and consequent May iiquiu ton but the close was steaus .,S1s sales. 800 barrels; tenders. 800 Prime crude. $17.5o.
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Port Cotton

New York. April 29.-spot cotton quiet; niddling uplapds, 26.75c.
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Cnffee Market

New York. April 29.-The declines oI last week were followed by rather steadier tone in the market TOT coliee f,tures here today. It looked as tnousn the decline from recent high levels nad heen sufficient to attract scattered GOV erinr. while the market is still unoer ;n nfluence of uncertainty as to adequale fre;rht room. First prices were uil- changed to 1 point higher, and the mar, let closed at net advance of 10 noints. with July selling around 5 1Sc anu March se5c. May S.o3c, July s.2Sc, sep tenber s.36c, October S.Sc, DeceIhoe' 8 46c. January s.51c,1 March S.Ooc.
 Shot coffee, quiet; Rio Is. 8 b santos 4s lie. It is reported that governmen. fre,eht allotments so far have amouhteu to about 2oo,ooo bags for May snipmen,; ,; and that the next allotments made VIII haS for June shipment. There were ru n,ors around the ring that further lmpore rss r;ctions are being considered In oruer +ha+ the government may secure Auul- t;nra, tonnage for other purposes. santos 1s and ss were said to be offered .nere nt eoc. Londonc redits. saie 2,
 ss...s. As waa Arannrted~ at lQc anu V Rio 1s at 8. 1Oc, London credits.
 The official cables reported an aovance oe 5o reis at Rio. Santos spots wete o .- chanred and futures unchanged ~ = r.;s hirher. Brazilian port receipts, So'oV' I,,nd;ahv receipts, 20,oo0.
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St. Louis, April 29. Poultry. hens, .6c springs turkeys 23c ducks. 24c; geese, 11c. Butter, creamery. s21kc. Eggs. S2p
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Produce Market

New York, April 29.-Butter steady; receipts. 1l,679; creamery. higner man extras. 45H05z6c; creamery extras. 92 score. 44AG45c; firsts. 42d4411c. Eggs, steady; receipts. 32,793; fresh gathered extras, ssQsslkc fresh gathered storage packed firsts, 361zQ371zc; do regular packed extra firsts. S61zGHc; do firsts, 341k@s6c Cheese steady; receipts. SSS6: state held specials. 24A025hc; do average run. 231@25c; do fresh specials 221zQzSc; do average run, 22@22izc. Live poultry firm; old roosters. ZIG; young roosters and smooth legged chickens. 35c; turkeys, 20c: fowls, si@36c. Dressed firm; chick ems, .27044c: fowls. 29G35c; turkeys. 25Gssc-
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Cotton

Under Government Basis, Coke iron No. ........... s3S.
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Chicago. April 29.-Butter higher; creamery, 34Q42i1c. Eggs steady; re- ceipts s2,s2s cases; firsts, s2@&c; ordi- nary firsts, 3il16a2c; at mark, cases in cluded 211z@32ikc. Potatoes lower; re- ceipts. s4 cars; Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan bulk sOc@sl.1o; do sacks. q. 15@1.25. Fowls. alive. lower. 2sc.
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it, he undoubtedly meant the Kaiser
and the High Command. Unques-
tionably, they have long since re-
allied how unreliable was their IN
formation.
The Prince suffered a most seri-
Gus accident after the war started.
While driving an automobile the
steering gear broke and it crashed
into a tree The chauffeur was killed
and the Prince fractured both legs
in twelve places and sustained a
fractured jaw besides.
After a number of operations and
several months treatment in the
hospital, he came to me on crutchcs.
Despite his condition he was able
to extract a certain amount of
amusement out of an account of the
accident which he had read in a
Paris newspaper, a copy of which he
had with him. 1t explained that the
accident had in reality occurred
while the Prince was frantically at
tempting to dodge an enemy air
plane and went on to say that the
fractured Jaw was the Princes worst
sorrow because he was such q pig
and hated to miss his meals. The
Prince thought it was a great joke.
He will be slightly lame permanently
as a result of this accident.
ITO Be Continued.)
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Come down to the orchard"
They walked side by side in ST.
lence until they reached large apple
tree in the middle of the orchard.
Come, sit down here" Butler
urged.
He pulled his coat off and laid it
on the soft, thick grass at the foot
CT the gray and gnarled treetrunk.
Now I am going to give my Cr-
ders, and ycu are going to ohey
them," he said.
She smiled up at him after she
was seated. What are you going
to do?' she questioned.
Wait and see," with mock sever
ity. Il am gcing to play doctor now,
and you are to be the patient"
Il never had a doctor order me
about in all my life" she said, at
least-not as a patient"
To Be Continued.)
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81 Reddind for iWW6dNeh dnd all the hMLN
THE PLOTTERS
A New Serial of East and West
By Virginia Terhune van de Water

to the dining room, then, following
Buffers exlmpie, had come out of
the house ty the main door. She
now awaited at a little distance from
where the dog lay.
Sulov Talak's eyes fell on her be-
fore he saw the other actors in the
little drama. = silly grin spread over
his face.
Who's been shootin'?" he asked.
The Pole Weeps
A moment later and the group 1T
the kitchen door. the dog lying at
their feet. came within his range of
vision.
He stopped short. all the color
leaving his lcathery cheeks. Then
he started forward, his hands clench-
ed.
"Who-who!" he stammered.
Amos answered the unspoken
question.
II shot your dog" he explained
defiantly. He started to attack me-
A minute more and he would have
had me by the throat. l warned
you before
He got no further With a shrill
curse, the half-witted Pole rushed
at him.
The farmer recoiled, but he would
not have escaped had Butler not
seized the excited creature by the
shoulders and held him firmly
Careful CAREFUL" he warned. as
Talak tried to free himself. Don't
touch Mr.. Chaplin, my man. Re-
member that there's a Jail down at
Midland where you might have 10
stay for some time if you hurt him."
The mans arms dropped to his
side.
Damn kim!" he groaned. then
burst into tears.
ploded. He felt that he had been
put in the wrong by every person
present. and this enraged hun.
"Here"-with a motion toward the
dead dog-"take that carcass out of
the way. And see that you clean Up
that mess OF blood, too. Do you
hear?"
Talak bent over the dog, sobbiug
and muttering something that the
farmers ears did not catch.
John Butler, who stood closer,
heard the threat. 1t was well, lie
reflected, that Amos did not hear
it. 1t is dangerous thing to win
the hatred of a man with only half
a mind. If Chaplin appreciated this
he might be acutely uneasy.
But Amos Chaplin trusted to his
own powers of bullying to protect
him.
Drag that beast off, clean up
that spot, bury the dog, then get 10
work he commanded sharply. And
don't let me hear any more nonsense.
After this perhaps you'll remember
that's it's not safe to cross me-"
Elizabeth Steals Away
Nor me neither" the other ex-
claimed.
Shut up" roared his master.
The man shuffled off in the di-
rection Of the stable to get a wheel
barrow with which to cart away The
body of the one creature that ever
cared for him
Feeling mentally and physically
disgusted ard faint. Elizabeth Wade
walked down towards the orchard.
A step behind her made her turn.
Butler was at her side.
Miss Moore" he said anXiously.
you have had no breakfast, you
know"
Il don't want any," she shud-
dered.
mo wonder!" he sympathized.
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asked the Crown Prince if he could
arrange it for me.
'I'll arrange that for you al
right" he promised.
A few weeks later he wrote me
that If l would take the matter W
again with the authorities, it would
go through without hitch as he had
notified them about it and had asked
them to grant my request.
l accordingly applied to the proper
official, to whom l gave the Crown
Princes letter, but apparently it car
ried very little weight. They kept
the letter and the car is still in Ber-
lin.
In marked distinction to the in
difference OF the Crown Prince to
the horrors of the present war was
the attitude of the Crown Princess.
She frequently expressed to me the
sorrow she felt for all the wounded
and the surviving families of the
killed.
After the sinking of the Lusitania
I told her that it looked as if that
tragedy would bring the United
States into the war.
1T isn't that serious, is it?" she
asked.
Yes, indeed" replied. "It will
be difficult now, l imagine, to re-
strain Americans, and l would not
be at all surprised if war were de-
clared without further negotiations 81
She looked somewhat startled. I
thought, but the next time she called
some two days later-she- was all
wreathed in smiles, and said that my
fears were ill-founded. There would
be no declaration of war between
America and Germany. Two OF
three days later came Germany's
agreement to give up her ruthless
submarine warfare. Evidently she
knew whereof she spoke.
That her information was not al.
ways based op such sound founda-
ton, however, was indicated later
on when war seemed inevitable
Again she was most optimistic and
sought to elicit from her the ground;
for her assurances.
We'll, there's one thing you seem
to overlook" she answered. very
wisely. There are no less thar
twenty million German-Am ericans
or Americans of German anteced.
ents. in YOUR country. Their tnflu-
ence will be sufficient. you may de-
pend upon it, to avert war between
the two countries. They will take
care that America never declares
war against Germany. I haven't
any. doubt about it at ALL"
Although, of course, she was quite
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wrong in this supposition. as this
was the sentiment expressed no
doubt in the kaiser's palace, she was
gifted and balanced woman,
and l could not help thinking that
If the time ever came when her hus-
band became ruler of Germany her
wisdom might make up in part for
his unfortunate shortcomings.
After diplomatic relations were
broken off between America and
Germany, the Crown. Prince and his
family ceased coming to me. They
were afraid. no doubt, of public crit
icism, although the Kaiser was not.
OF the Kaiser's other children.
Prince William Eitel Frederick and
Prince Oscar were the only ones
never met.
Prince Adeibert, the Kaiser's third
son, was Il very handsome and
charming man. He always came to
form. I saw him but few times, as
he was seldom in Berlin, and he
never talked on matters of general
importance. 1 never saw him after
America entered the war.
Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth
son, was perhaps the most demo-
cratic of them all. He sometim as
came to see me in an ordinary taxi
cab and he was the only one of the
kaiser's sons whom 1 ever saw in
civilian dress. He was the first mem
ber of the royal family to come t.
me after the murder of the Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand, and he was
in mourning when he called. He
looked very sad and detected and
gave me the first intimation that the
tragedy of Sarajevo would almost in
evitably lead to a general war.
In January, 1918, in speaking OF
the part that America would take in
the war, he mentioned that his Of
ficers had told him that 10000
Americans were on the western
front. I'VE don't believe it, how.
ever" he added. How could they
get there without our knowing It?
Our U-boats would certainly have
found it out. No, Davis, it's no,
true"
When he said eve don't believe
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Oil Division Head
Warns City's Motorists;
Rules For Conservation

Local motorists were warned by
c. c. Winningham, head of the oil
division of the Federal Fuel Ad-
ministratibn. that unless more gaso-
line is saved voluntarily by them a
compulsory order will issue.
1t is said in the warning sent to
]. Clyde Myton, secretary of the
Harrisburg Motor Club, that while
motorists patriotically observed the
first gasolineless day last Sunday,
they defeated the ends of the con-
servation program Monday, Labor
Day, by driving twice as far and
using twice as much gasoline to
make up for the denial of the day
before. Mandatory orders which
will .pe felt sharply by the motorists
will be necessary measure unless
cooperation is secured from every
motorist. Mr.. Winningham said.
The following rules for the con-
servation of gasoline were outlined
by the oil division of the fuel ad-
ministration:
Don't run engines when the auto
mobile is not running.
Avoid overfilling tanks and see
that no gasoline is spilled or leaks.
Adjust carburetors to work on the
thinnest possible mixture.
Discontinue all unnecessary driv-
ing
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(ContiRued.)

With so many men at the 'front.'
he said. the men at home ought to
be having fine time with the wom-
en-, eh, what? Do you see many
good-looking girls in Berlin now?"
In this connection l may mention
that many of the more sober officers
told me that they were disguised
with the manner in which the Crown
Prince was acting at his headquar-
ters. 1T is really a disgrace" they
complained, for the Crown Prince
to have so many questionable women
visiting him. 1t certainly doesn't set
much of an example for the rest of
the staff"
The whole situation appeared TO
the Crown Prince very much in ;he
light of joke.
I've Just come from the western
front" he tcld me. my men are up
to their knees in water and mud.
ing the water out of our trenches
into the French trenches
We'll, l suppose the French pump
it right back, don't they?"
You're quite right, quite right.
That's exactly what they do. Really,
it's a great lark"
Remarks of this kind rather sick
ened me of this self-satisfied young
man. 1 realized, of course, that his
part in the war was played at such
a safe distance from the front lines
that he was probably not familiar
with all the horrors of trench war;
ware, and yet it could not be possi-
bic that he was unaware of the terri
BILE loss Of life and the untold agony
and s . ring which millions of his
people mad to endure while the
''nonsensical" war continued.
That the Crown Prince had very
little influence in the internal af-
fairs of his country was indicated,
perhaps, by an incident in which he
attempted to do me a favor.
l had new Mercer" car which I
had had sent over from America Just
before the war started. I had been
able to use It but little, because he
use of automobiles by civilians was
prohibited as soon as hostilities be-
gan, and, in fact. most of the cars
were seized by the military authori-
ties.
For some reason, however, my car
did not appeal to them, although
"nntlv confiscated the tires
I decided to sell 1t in one of the Scan
dinavian countries or send it back
to America. but 1 had been unable
to get permission to do so. and
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CHAPTER XXXV.
Copyright, 1918, Star Coz
"Oh, Pa"

"Oh, Pa"
The ejaculation was Mrs. Chapin's.
She stood at the screen door, her
face white, her hands trembling.
"Oh, Pal" she repeated as her
husband made no response.
He was gazing at the dog, where
1t lay right across the path at mis-
feet.
At the reiterated appeal Amos
looked up impatiently, flushing with
anger.
Well, what of it?" he challenged
IF a dog attacks me l have a right
to defend myself, haven't FPS
John Butler, hearing the shot, had
come out % the house by the front
door and now spoke. Until then
Amos had not known that he was at
his side.
You could have hit the dog over
the head with the butt of the gun"
he remarked. You would not have
killed him then, for he is certainly
stone dead"
II don't care if he is" the farmer
declared. I've told Talak often 70
keep that dog out of my way. He
was not safe"
1T would have been we'll if man
and dog had both been dismissed
long ago." Butler commented dryly.
Here comes Talak now"
He could see the man shambEug
up the walk from the field behind
the house, where he had retreatcd
when his employer had reprimanded
him. The sound of the shot had
startled him.
Elizabeth Wade had retreated in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

The Rev. NJ. Abramson. celebrated
Jewish cantor, who, with his choir
of twelve voices, will sing at Chisuk
Emunah synagogue, Sixth and Fors-
ter streets, during the high holidays.
opening to-day and continuing to-
morrow and Sunday and on Septem-
Der 15 and 16. pleased a large au-
dience last Sunday morning when
he sang before the same congrega-
ton.
a student of st. Petersburg I'M
perial Conservatory, he possesses a
powerful but pleasing voice. Dur
ing the coming services. compost
tions of the Rev. Abramson will be
sung as special features. Reser-
vations for seats at these services
are being made in large numbers.