The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
FINANCIAL COMMENT
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NEW YORK. Jan. "5.-Financial
News bulletin says: SpGcuiativc-invest-
merit interests including institutional
circles. arc giving 4 great deal OF con-
sidcration to the attractivcncSs Of oil
group OF stock on account Of the IN
creas!ng evidence that oil liz going 10 be-
more and moro widely used for fuel pur-
poses In view OF 4 prospect that will be
hard TO get for n year Ia come and the
further fact that it IL calculated that
oil will be the cheaper fuel in view or
tho higher price likely TO rule for coal
because Of the famine conditions. In
this connection It Is reported that tn"
absorption o. Associated Oil stock for
somo time has been Of first class char
acter. The floating supply OF stock Is
said to bo comparatively small.
Disappointment Is likely To be expert
enced over the failure OF the German
chancelloTs speech to make any specific
reference to general p"ace. and the lack
Of confirmation as TO the Austrian rev.
dictionary rumOrs reported by retro
grad. But the general list continues in
a trading position with special stocks
favored by pool channels and until
something definite develops il ia said
that u definite stand ono way or tho
OCher.
Dow Jones: Amsterdam despatch
says: leading bank learns that there
was severe rioting in tho streets or Ber-
lin Wednesday. On Thursday n mon
was shouting FOR peace. No Berlin
morning newspapers arrived a. Am
sterdam Thursday night
BerlinC via London--lmperial German
chancellor Count Won HertlinE In his
address before ltcichstag main commit
tee Thursday. commented on the Jour
teen points IN president Wilson'S pcac"
PROPOSAL He said an agreement couIc
he reached on the first four points OF
President Wilson's peace program In"
firth mint, with regard to Colonies de-
mandcd by Germany could be taken into
consideration. He said the sixth point
only concerned Russia and could be set
tied by Il peace solution
Tho chancellor complained that PrcSl-
don't Wilson had not replied TO Germany
hrt instead said both he and Premier
Tlovd George had delivered speeches.
Won Ilrrtling said he could no! read into
Tlnvd Georges speech any Will 20 peace
hui rather that the latter was stii OF
ia, unipIun that no must pronounce som
t,nrc over Germany rs guilty OF all pos
mis- crime Alsace md Lorraine hn
maintained were German territory H.
cornorated into France IN 1889 but re-
taken In 1871.
President Wilson adopts different
tonc now than before his attempt In re-.
NV TO the pope to SOW disScnSion be-
tw,ccn German government and people.
IJn M longer talks Of autocracy suppress
sion of German people and attacks tho
Johcnznllcrn house
1.oudnn---C'uunt Czernir. foreign min
tear for Austria-Hungary. IN an address,
- d,.lcra,iuns OF parliament. said Po-
1,,,d nnst decide her own fate. One
nr,rc,ple OF self determination OF free
nrnnIes a compromise could be reached.
.,,ral states and the United States
nrartically agreed rot only on great
r;ncinlcs but also in regard TO new
,rr.nyemeut Of the world after the war.
, |I,rtnrrncca are rot so great hut that
,1,srusslon can lead 70 clearing up mat
,ers finally.
IN demanded n vote OF confidence.
pr Private Wire 70 a. +. aihsten & CO.
VIEW YORK. Jan. 25.-The Austrian
.,,r,,;r, did not receive tho attention
,,.tich II should have commanded. hT4
/ ,,n,nded railroad bill particulars OF
which appeared afteT the close yea'"r-
dow Is TO BIO commednad aotwithsthha-
w.. ,ba fnct that no tinlo limit IN klVon
s,r tho return OF tho roads 70 thur
-, Wa think Il In PARTICULARLY