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Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, October 17.-Fresh
strength developed in the corn mar
ket today as a result of denial OF
reports that Germany had capitulated.
Buying, however. was not of great
volume and there were numerous tenn
porary reactions. Talk of the posi-
bility that a minimum price on corn
would be established acted some
what as bullish factor. Opening
prices, which ranged from the same
as Yesterdays finish to So higher.
with November 1.1S to 1.211s, and De,
cember 1.l51a to LIT, were followed
by one setback to under the previous
close, but decided returns ensue e.
Oats kept e ~ pace "a = ~ %p With e November
66h to 66ss. the market nuctuaseo
neryously, but did not get tar either
way from initial figures.
Lower quotations on hogs weakened
provisions. Pork led the decline.
CORN Open. H nsh L o. Ii Tnss
S SessmSer -. -. i.isA 1.i7N l.l4A lish
s ss::ass: So 81 81: ::sSs :sSx
PORK ...o
S s.ssaas =: $3.50 :: ::::: 800
S SsS:sss, aso s ssss ss:ss SIS
RIBS
S NSvsmSet - siso s s1sS so.ss 1857
| NEW YORK. October 17.-Flour
easier; springs and Kansas. 10.Soa
100. Lard, weak; middle west. 26.2oa
$685. Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. October II,
p.m.-Wheat-Spot No. 2 red winter.
garlicky. 233% a2.34; spot No: red
winter, 235A; receipts, 1a5.o64 bush
Oats-Steady; standard white. SOFA
81; No. white. fshaso; receipts,
RyeSsteady; No. . western ex-
Hay-Firmer; No. ] timothy. $1,000
$3.50; No. 1 clover mixed. $3.50.
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.
| NEW YORK, October l7.-Butter-
weaks receipts. lS,e10 tubs. Creamery
LnEShar than extras. $685. axrA- 90
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CONGRESSMAN KILLED
Representative Sterling of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, Victim in Auto
Accident.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, October IL
Representative John A. Sterling of
this city was killed in an automobile
accident two miles south of Pontiac
today.
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made Public Property

honest effort, we are unable to under
stand
made Public Property"
president Wilson's first communi-
nication to the German government,
If words mean anything, meant an
effort to treat on the basis of his So
called fourteen points. The German
government answered that it accept
ed these fourteen points and APP
proved of them. This made them
public property and it behooves the
Americans to examine them. l be-
lieve that such an examination will
show the American people that their
meaning is SO muddy that we should
insist upon their being clearly de-
fined before we in any way accept
1 them as ours When the peace terms
come to be reduced to action we can
not afford to accept empty competl-
tive rhetoric for straightforward
plain dealing.
"As regards some of the points,
/ either the meaning is SO muddy as to
be wholly incomprehensible. or else
the proposals are very treacherous-
The fourth article. for example, pro-
poses guarantees for the reduction of
national ornaments to the lowest
point consistent with domestic safety.
If this article means anything, 1t
means that this nation. for instance.
is only to keep whatever armed forces
are necessary to police the country In
the event of domestic disturbance.
Now. let our people face what this
really implies. 1t is a proposal that
we give up our navy. which. of course,
cannot be used for such police pur-
army that could be used against a
foreign foe. And according to point
fourteen of his address to, Congress of
January 8 last, and according to point
three in his speech of September II
last, this lack of armament on our
part is to be supplied by mutual guar
antees of political independence and
territorial integrity within the league
of nations covering the world.
Scraps of Paper"
Now, such guarantees are precisely
and exactly the scraps of paper to
which the German chancellor Ekened
those affecting Belgium. The proposal
of President Wilson is that this coun-
try shall put itself in the position of
Belgium, shall trust to guarantees
precisely such as those to which Bel
GUM trusted four and one-Quarter
years ago. and he also proposes, as
far as his meaning can be made out
at ALL that the very powers that treat
ed these guarantees as scraps of -paper
in the case of Belgium shall be among
the powers to whose guarantee we are
to trust to the exclusion of all prep
aration for our own self-defense. All
nations are to be asked to render
themselves helpless with fatuous in
difference to the obvious fact that
every weak-minded nation which ac-
cepted and acted in the proposal
would be at the mercy of every ruth
less and efficient nation that chose to
treat the proposal as a scrap of paper
-.T, ,xhat
silly or more mischievouS plan was
ever seriously proposed by the ruler
of a great nation. Yet this is exactly
the plan to which President Wilson,
by his correspondence with Germany,
has sought definitely to commit the
United States. If his words do not
mean exactly what is above set forth
then their meaning is so muddy that
no two diSinterested outsiders would
he warranted in interpreting them the
same way.
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Condition Of the Water.
Up-River Waters

s6ecial Dispatch to Tia Star.
HARPERS FERRY. ", Va. October
1TwThA Pote1s0 oA4 0henandoah
xt1oen~eo eleaI this morning,
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DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. octobsf l7.-Butter-
lNENhar than extras, 66Ha4Si extra 90
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president Wilson's first communi-
nication to the German government,
if words mean anything, meant an
effort to treat on the basis of his So
called fourteen points. The German
government answered that it accept
ed these fourteen points and ap-
proved of them. This made them
puhlic property and it behooYes the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
General Scriven, Just
Back, Says Italians
Are Great Fighters

Brigadier General George P. Scriven,
Y. &. A., who was recently with the
Italian armies on the Piave front, said
yesterday on his arrival from Italy
that the Italians are magnificent fight
ers. He described them as cool men
who take nothing for granted and the
type of soldier that Immediately in
spires confidence in the observer. This
quality, he said was conspicuous in
General Diaz, the commander in chief
of the Italian forces.
General Scriven had been attached to
the Italian armies since October as an
observer in Albania and Macedonia and
recently along the Piave. Also he was
an observer at Salonica, which he de-
scribed as one of the most interesting
places in the world. Even the Romans,
he said, never saw as many types of
men as were passing through the city
at this time.
"The Italians have done splendid
work in the Albanian district" said the
general. "They are establishing sound
government, good schools, hospitals
and courts of justice. They are build
ing good roads and creating fine sani-
tary conditions. More than 1000
women of the British Red Cross are
scattered through the hills engaged in
relief work"
General Scriven went direct to Wash
ington and will report to-day to the
War Department.
Giuseppe Bavione, a member of the
Italian Chamber of Deputies who
came here with General Scriven, said
Representative La Guardia was doing
more work, than any individual abroad
to strengthen the bonds of sympathy
between the United States and Italy.
Signor Bavione, who recently was
appointed Italian Commissioner Of
Aeronautics to the United States, said
that when Mr.. La Guardia is not flying
with the American aviation forces in
Italy, he is addressing the people in
their native tongue and assuring them
of the high esteem in which they and
their armies are held by the people of
America
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Machine Guns and Prison
ers Taken in Attack on
Flanders Front
Enemy Plants Bombed
Seven Teuton PLANES Brought
Down in Fighting Over
Battle Lines

LONDON, June 27.-~-British troops on
the Flanders battlefront captured a
German stronghold in surprise opera
tion last night west of Vieux-B -Berquin.
Prisoners and machine guns were
taken.
The violence of the artillery fire in
creased in the Lys Valley, on the North
ern front, and west of Scissors, where
there has been sharp fighting for tacti-
cal positions since the failure of the
fourth German drive to force the
French out of Compiegne.
Evidently preparing to renew the
bombardment of Rheims. the German
War OAice stated to-day that Allied
observers had again been seen or the
cathedral. The destructive lombard
ment of Rheims in April in which the
Germans fired more than 100000 shells
and destroyed all but the west front
and the pillars of the church, was pre-
faced by q similar announcement. The
French government has denied that the
cathedral was ever used FOR obserya-
tion purposes.
Seven German airplanes were brought
down by British f1iers and two others
were driven down out of control in the
lighting over the battle lines Yesterday
Several night raids over the enemy's
lines have been carried out without
loss, says an official statement dealing
with air operations issued tonight. In>
dustrlal plants at Saarbrucken and Lud.
wlgshafen and airdromes near Bolchen
were raided by an Allied bombinr
squadron last night.
communication issued by the Air
Ministry, or the work OF the air
squadrons, says:
ON the night of June 2G-27 our air
planes attacked the chemical works at
Audwigshafen. the factories and rail
way sldlngs at Saarbricken and the
alrdrome at Bolchen. Several bombs
brucken. Az the Bolchen nrdrome two
hangars were set on fire, ard also one
machine, which was out on the air
drome.
All our machines returned safely.
One of our machines. which yesterday
was reported missing, has since re-
turned.
"The enemy bombed one of our air
cromes during the night. No damage
was done tc our airplanes."
Another official communication ON
aerial operations tonight says:
Seven German machines were
brought dowr by our airmen on June
rs and two others were driven down
cut OF control. Two of err airplanes
are missing. - ,.,,r4s,'
with the Improvement of the
weather more Photographic and OBJ
servation work was accomplished than
had been possible for some time. Our
bombing machines dropped fourteen
and half tons of explosives on enemy
railway statlcns, dumps, transports and
billets and on the Bruges cocks.
"On the night of June 26-27 bombing
operations continued and sixteen tons
of bombs were dropped by our night
flying machines on various targets,
without loss
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Americans Capture
$50 Germans and I9
Guns i1, Thierry Raid

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The capt
ure Of 240 prisoners, including Ave Of
ficers, by the American forces oper-
ating in the Chateau Therry region
Tuesday and the successful bombing
Of the railroad yards and station at
CONTAINS by American aviators on
Tuesday night are recounted in Gen.
era Pershings communique for yes
terday, received to-day by the War De-
partment. The statement follows:
"Section A-Late yesterday in the
Chateau Thierry region our infantry,
effectively supported by our artillery,
attacked the enemy position south of
,Torcy and advanced our line. Two
hundred and forty prisoners, of whom
five were officers, and nineteen machine
guns, several automatic rifles and a
quantity of other material were capt
ured during the operation. Successive
hostile counter attacks broke down
with losses.
Last night our avators were again
successful in bombarding the railroad
station and yards at Contains"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Italians Cross Ouer
Louer Pioue and
Take Many CaptiUes

tSpec,ol Dispatch to The Trib~rae)
WASHINGTON, June PA dispatch
TO the Italian Embassy to-day describ-
ing the operations on the Austrian
front during the night Of June 2e-26
and during the 26th says;
Between the valleys of the Cnlese
and the Brenta our detachments
made several surprise attacks on ad-
vanced enemy positions, capturing
thirty-two prisoners, the other de-
tenders remaining on the spot. dead
or wounded. At the confluence of the
Pave Vecchia and Piave Nuova our
detachmcnts crossed the river, captur-
ing some hundred prisoners on the op-
posite bank, and further south they
increased again our bridgehead at
Capo Sile, capturing there also 800
prisoners.
"Our bombing squadrons dropped ex-
plosives repeatedly on enemy ammu-
milton depots on the left side Of the
piave and on railroad works and
tracks in Val Lagarina. During sew
crai arial Sights seven enemy ma
chimes were brought down.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Germans Say u. S.
Force Fought Till
Only Two Were Left

AMSTERDAM, June 27.-Telegraph-
ing from the German headquarters on
tho Lorraine front under date of June
%, Herman Katsch, war correspondent
Of the "Koelnische Volkszeitung,"
says:
/" In the course of our dashing at
tack to the north of Renneres Wood
northwest of Seicheprey), the Amer
lean occupants of position which had
been untouehed by our preparatory
fire refused to surrender and fought,
hopelessly outnumbered, to the last.
We could only bring in as prisoners
two men who were overpowered."
The dispatch goes on to say that
these two prisoners declared their de-
tachment had fought so desperately
because they had been told that Ger
mans tortured and mutilated prisoners,
which the correspondent, of course,
qualities as base calumny.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Military Comment

done will endure and will grow In
Importance as time throws it into
truer perspective.
On the French front the lull be-
tween offensives continues. But in
Russia things are happening which
may have considerable influence
on the progress Of the war. The
daring operations Of the Czecho-Slo-
yak ex-prisoners have virtually re-
claimed large section Of Siberia
and paralyzed the authority Of the
Soviet government east Of the Urals.
The Czecho-Slovaks have control Of
a long stretch Of the Siberian rail-
road in western and central Siberia.
They have pushed west as far as
Yekaterinburg, in Russia proper,
on the eastern slope Of the noun
tains. This is the centre of the i'm
portant Ural mining district. They
have also just captured lrkutsk,
where General Alexieff, former COM
mander in chief of the Russian
armies, is reported to have put him.
self at their head.
Irkutsk is on the west side of
Lake Baikal, and Lake Baikal has
been the objective Of the anti-Bol-
shevik expeditions organized in
Manchuria by General Semenoff.
Since the Czecho- -Slovaks also hold
Omsk and Tomsk, intermediate
points on the long railroad line be-
tween Irkutsk and Yekaterinburg,
Siberia's communications are COM
pletely in their hands.
They are the only organized fight
ing force in the eastern half Of the
Russian Empire. The Siberian pop
ulation generally seems Indifferent
to what they do. 1t is almost entire
ly estranged from the Lenine gov
ernment. Siberia is already virtu-
ally an independent, anti-German
state. Allied intervention there
would come, not as hostile interven-
ton, but as friendly effort to put
at least one part Of the shattered
Russian nation again on its feet.
The Czecho-Slovaks know what
they want, and seem to be putting
their programme into effect. Mos
COW cannot dislodge them. Ger
many's answer to the Siberian Sc
cession is an advance on Smolensk.
That was the first station in Napo-
Icons march to Moscow. Will his
tory repeat itself, with William II
in Napoleon's role?
Russia is not out Of the war.
With only moderate measure of
Allied intervention it might easily
be rallied, by way of Siberia, to the
| Allied side. M
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Rome Celebrates
By Sacking Palace
Owned by Kaiser

ROME, June 27.--During a celebra-
tlon to-day of the Italian success on
the Piave crowd rushed to Capitoline
Hill and burst into the Caffarelli Pal
ace, which before the war was the seat
of the German Embassy and which is
still German property. All portraits of
the German Emperor were torn down
and the Italian flag was hoisted over
the building.
The fact that the palace is still
owned by Germany has been the cause
of great indignation among the people
of Rome, who since the entry of Italy
into the war have demanded that Capi-
toline Hill be freed from it's "Teutonic
STAIN"
The rage with which the people in
vaded the palace can, therefore, be
readily understood. They overturned
the throne placed there by the Ger
man Emperor himself, tore some of the
furniture to pieces and, after tearing
down the portraits of the Emperor and
raising the Italian flag, paraded the
main streets of the city with frag-
ments of the Emperor's picture as
trOphics
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Bv William l.. Mcpherson

"HE Italian High Command is
still cautiously feeling out
n the enemy's positions on the
east side of the Piave River. Sew
eral more crossings were attempted
on Wednesday night and yesterday.
At the junction of the two branches
of the Piave, near San Dona di
Piave, crossing party took 100
prisoners. The Capo Sile bridge
head, established on Wednesday,
was enlarged, 500 more prisoners
being taken. Vienna has also re-
ported fighting on the eastern bank.
These operations do not help
much to disclose General Diaz's i'm
mediate plans. He has obviously
decided against anything like an i'm
petuous pursuit Of the defeated
Austrian armies. He is taking time
to rest and reorganize his own
forces. However, whether he now
begins a counter offensive or not,
nothing can qualify the complete
ness of Italy's recent victory.
The Italians fought on the defen
sive. All the objects Of a defensive
action were completely attained.
The enemy was decisively beaten
back at every point, with losses far
exceeding those of the defence. On
the Piave the Austro~ ~Hungarians
were defeated before the flood broke
their communications with the west
bank. The freshet was only last
straw.
The eccentric behavior of the
river is no alibi for Boroevic. He
had laid his plans for fighting on
the west bank, and he would not
have been cooped up close to the
river if he had been able to put
through his drive for Treviso.
The attackcr selects his own
ground. 1t is different with an army
on the defensive. The French were
caught north Of the Aisne, opposite
Scissors, in January, 1915. They
were crushed by Won Kluck when
the river rose and cut them off from
support from the south bank. But
the Russians, in the fall Of 1914, de-
feated Hindenburg in Poland with
the Vistula at their backs. In our
Civil War, too, Schofeld won the
brilliant victory at Franklin against
Hoods army, although he had to
make a stand on the bank of the
Tennessee River, with no line Of re-
treat open to him in case Of retreat.
Italy has met and thoroughly
thrashed the Austrian invader. She
can afford to pause and reorganize
her armies. What she has already
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Americans Captives
In Belleau Wood
Increased to 81
(By The Associated Pressl

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE MARINE, June '27.-The number of
prisoners captured by the Americans in
their drive on the German positions in
the Belleau Wood sector Tuesday night
was officially increased to-day to 311.
The Americans also captured eleven big
machine guns, ten automatic rifles. a
quantity Of small arms and ammunition
and other material. The Germans have
not yet made any attempt to counter
attack.
Last night was comparatively quiet
on the entire Marne front. The Ameri-
cans were kept busy consolidating their
new positions. The additional prison
ers mostly were stragglers found hid
ing In the wood, under rocks or in the
;shrubbery, where they had been iso-
lated by the American fire. They were
unkempt and hungry.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28

prison by General Mann, commanding
the Department of the East.
He will probably be sent to Fort
Jay. He was tried by court martial at
Fort Slocum recently.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
The Official Statements

ROME June e7-The statement bv the War Office today
foNo1os:
he norma
North of serravae Con the Adse the of ad
anced surprised by
M m js n 4p p % ourn OF s Io ae, Noe our prl @ o 'fug
two machine The promptly replied by attacking in
force our advanced line but was sanguinar repulsed
alton
eight officers and sol of other
Austrian Hold Col del Rosso Heavy Fighting Says Vienna
VIENNA, June 27The stamnt from the general
headquarters to-day said:
valley Adige Zuga Italian
connoitrng thrusts broke down.
The hoy contested Col del which
whch mas been VIGOROUSLY held since then throughout fighting Of the
heaviest attacked yesterday by
the pieces. The enemy
great number of prisoners
ourh
(just of zenson
Italians attempted
Artillery Lively South of Asne, Says Paris
PARIS June e7-The War Office ounouuccneus odoy said:
MeHr1here was infantry activity The artillery fire in
termlnt on various sectors between the Disc and the Aisne
Aine in the ottcrcts
Vosges we took prisoners in three raids
British Garry German Post Near Hazebrouck
LONDON Jane e7.Thc War Office to-day
tolow:
enemy during the night in
patrol encounters in the neighborhood of Boyclles
There nothing further
sides certain
pAfby successful minor operation during the night gained
number of guns.
The hostile @ artillery has been active at different points between
of
Observers Seen in Rheims Cathedral, Says Berlin
BERLIN ue Londom June 2The official from,
General Headquarters to-day
in the sua Lively
displayed tho of
Rheims The
the
rest Of
the 'front.' also between the Anc
the Meusc
north of ST. Mhiel
which
oaenbers industrial
the the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
1!
I'm badly needed
in some business

that should have Purchasing
Agent with. experience and
ability to justify the title and
the job.
Pm open due to a change in
administration in my present
job.
Twelve years real purchasing
experience-paSt four wears
with motor concern, buying all
office equipment.
Able to intelligently and rightly
buy printing, stationery and all
types of Office equipment.
Possess executive ability. Knowi-
edge and source of supply as
sures economy and big saving
in purchasing, and guarantees
getting the right stuff.
Age 50 years, married, one
child. Nothing under $4,000
will interest me because am
worth more.
AA Box so, Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Canada Has 100000
More Men Available
Manitoba Premier Says 4OO,-
600 Already Have Been
Sent to War

LONDON, June 27.--Canada has al
ready sent 100000 men to the war and
has another $1,000 in reserve, r. c..
Norris. Premier of Manitoba, announced
last night in addressing a meeting at
Edinburgh, which city he is visiting, to-
gether with Premiers Stuart. of AL
berta, and Martin, of Saskatchewan
Regarding Canada's grain production,
Premier Norris said he anticipated that
315,000,000 bushels of wheat would be
produced by Canada this year.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Franc Passes Mark In
Value In Switzerland

GENEVA, June 27.-The German
mark is now worth less than the
French franc on Swiss exchanges, for
the first time in fifteen months. On
the Geneva Bourse Allied exchanges
continue to increase, while those Of
the Central Powers are decreasing.
despite efforts by Berlin and Vienna
to raise the value of their exchanges
The decrease in exchange on the
Central Powers began when news of
the Austrian defeat on the Piaye
reached Switzerland.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
VENEZUELANS:

The undersigned has the honor to in
vite all Venezuelan residents to partlci-
pate In the Parade Pageant which will
take place on July the Fourth, ami
versary of the independence of the
United States Of America, the day des-
ignated by President Wilson to demon
strate the solidarity of the Cause Of
Liberty by all peoples and races living
under the American flag.
The place where the Venezuelan Con-
tingent Is to meet will be specified In
the program of festivities which will
be given to the press in due time.
P. r. RINCONES,
Consul General of Venezuela
New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Colombia Grants Oil
Concession to II. S.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The State
Department and the fuel administra-
tion have been informed that Colombia
has granted an American company an
oil concession comprising a million and
a half acres of proved oil land in the
Department of Santander.
This is the first concession granted
an American concern by Colombia since
try, and in that time thirty-eight re-
quests for oil concessions alone have
been refused.