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Evening star., 1918-10-30
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction. 10 at Sc, 10 at S6. 10 at S6
Washington Railway CON-. p at 80.
Washington Railway pfd., 10 at 20.
After call:
Acrgenthaler, 1 at 1877.
Evening star., 1918-10-30

AN ANNUITY IN MUTUAL LIFE INsUR-
ance Company will give certain income for
life. guaranteed by over six hundred and mir
ty-three million dollars. Applications received
oy THOMAS P. MORGAN, Manager,
Evening star., 1918-10-30
STOCKS. SHOWCASES;
mot. ..MUcAt| LIQUIDATION


NEW YORK, October so.-Nothing
had any effect on the market this
morning, but the conservative action
of the directors Of the steel corpora
tion, In increasing largely its re-
serve for taxes and reducing. the
usual extra dividend of 5 per. cent for
theethird quarter to g per cent or to
q IS per cent basis instead Of II per
cent.
In the first two hours of the -ses-
sion the sales were but 336.5oo shares,
which would not seem to show any
severe. liquidation. although the
transactions in steel common were
probably two.thirds OF the total.
=. M. p. Sensational Break. -.
Steel common closed yesterday at
10S, the first sale this morning. was at
los u, then 106 and then the prices
declined to 104X. remaining steady
near the end OF the noon hour 1o3 4
was reached: THIS was the low up to
that time. -. J.
Mexican Petroleum furnished SEN
eh points OF. meeting support and
made a quick recovery to $50 and then
fell again to 151.'
:: Industrial List Hit.
The Industrial list was hit more or
less by the unexpected action of the
steel board. Industrial Alcohol lost
points, Baldwin Locomotive. 4; Car
Foundry, 31s; General Motors. 2x 4;
Bethlehem B. shares, 2 points.
The action of the steel directors was
entirely unexpected and. distinct
surprise to the street. although some
wise market judges may have sensed
it, as indicated by. the action Of. the
market yesterday. There was no leak;
there never is in that board.
=. Rails Fairly Steady.
/: The rails as a rule. eased OF not
more than II point on the average
and remained very steady. during the
greater part of the session. but with
out attracting much attention through
trading operations: -.
Steel Common, 1928.
Steel gradually declined to 1o3 and
then recovered fractiona1y, making. a
new low for the. day at o'clock at.
1.02A.'
Oils declined to new lows and the in
dustrial market generally was from to
points off,:
Trading in the rails was decidedly
light. with losses generally of to w
points.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
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Broowlyn Rap T.
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Goodrich (B F)..
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.rt Northn Ore.
G.eene-Cahanea
Guls States Steel
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Internatl Nickel.
Evening star., 1918-10-30
First Trust Notes for Sale

Secured On inprevea p. G. real estate, Con.
nine eood interest with beat possthls security.
Notes n denominations Of from $50 to $6.01a
tssest ana stfend to every detau earefally.
10 charge te investofs. Cefti1eatss se dtla
enA insufa1cs peaiey fufntshse.
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Evening star., 1918-10-30
On the Stock Exchange.

Public utility shares. featured the
session of the local stock exchange
this afternoon, although there was no
special activity.
Capital Traction sold at Sc. Railway
common at so and Railway preferred
at 30.
Values generally were fairly steady.
Evening star., 1918-10-30

NEW YORK, October 30.-Flour-
Easy; springs and Kansas, 10.50a11.0 90.
Other articles unchanged.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
SOME EXCUSE NECESSARY

The German authorities find it necessary to provide
some explanation Of their failure to head off shipment
Of American soldiers the Atlantic as the German
people, to whom have told stories of the pow
and nvncblity Of the U-boats would begin to won
der. Accordingly the explanation has been vouchsaed
that American troops being shipped in small
swift which constitute difficult and almost i'm
possible targets for the torpedo pointers
Perhaps this looks reasonabe-to Fritz-and II he
is satisfied with It the rest Of haven complaint TO
make. It happens however, that a very large number
of American soldiers being transported on the I-
viathan, which before the war the German liner
vaterland The Germans very proud of their ship
which the largest afoa resembles row
of sixstory buildings three blocks long while it is
not proper say many men she carries at time
the number to several thousand She has made
"Trip after trp and she is still tripping along Numerous
other ships second in size only are being
used regularly In work. they make their
voyages regularly cockwork thus without the
loss Of man. except ono instance of the ruscania
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

tirey to the departmental authorities Efforts were
made to have young Of various ages under 21 In
special casses. but all these efrorts failed While
the bill has been pending the has been busy
pegecng the machinery for registration and It s
pected that proclamation be issued at once py the
president fixing the time event. 1t is expected
that the new registration will $4,000, 900 names to
the list of registrants making Of nearly 2500o
900 men registered for classification as to their availa
biity for military service
more impressive answer could scarcely be xiven
to thoses who have intmated that part which the
United States play this war would be largely
formal Within after the formal
entry Of the United States the war; not only has
this country placed 100000 in France but it will
have listed for military service entire up
to what is usually limit of age for mill
tary service. And every this will be subject
to call at the pleasure the government In actual
practice the law will be administered Its predecessor
has been. in truly seective Due regard will
be had for physical fitness situation Of the
individual with reference to dependents his
ployment in industry essential to the prosecution
the war. =
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
~ THE FIPST SHOT
EtAk( 6y CORPORAL OSBORNE DE NAPLA
k&N%AlN BATTERY G: SIXTH ~. 8. FiELR ARTlLLERN
NW1W who Fired The

fully when we promised her We would
leave no stone unturned in the effort
to.Nvenge the death Of her husband
and sons.
God bless you, Americans" she
cried. The Almighty sent YOU over
here to save France from those devils.
the Huns"
Swiftly we picked up hats for the
Hun on that memorable hike.
we paused for few minutes to rest.
Here q woman approached us with a
boy about six years old.
You are Americans. she said with
blazing eyes, "and ! want to give you
inspiration to fight"
She bent over and lifted up the arms
of the boy by her side.
Look" she said in a cold, even
voice. this. is what the boches did to
my little son.
We hardened artillerymen surgled
Ny God! The little lads hands had
been chopped OF at the wrist. had
heard OF such cases, but had never
really credited them. but here was one
right before my very eyes.
A -murmur Of rage went up from
the Yanks grouped about.
Those beasts!" growled a gunner.
We'll send those devils back to l.ell.
where they belong"
shocked feelings in a manner quite
az vitrolic.
:-The boches," said the mother
with a face full Of tragedy, "crippled
my boy so that he could never take
up arms against Germany. That is
how they are fighting Ffance-thet
are making war against chill.
dren as well as men. They stole my
l5-year-old daughter. and / have no
knowledge of her fate. It would
make me happy If I knew she was
dead"
Swear to Avenge.
| We all swore then and there that
we would make the boches pay, and,
thank God, we made good our prom
ise before we left France.
Tor many a long mile after we
dropped that little village we were
sobered by the thought Of the boy
with his hands Topped off at the wrist.
The sight Of the lad forced upon
me the knowledge that America was
indeed in the war for the cause Of
Humanity and that the world would
not be safe until we had whipped tho
Germans to their knees.
We arrived at a poky little village
through which ran a railroad. /. Our
hike was over, and we were not sorry,
for we were little weary.
We boarded boxcars just like the
little ones which had taken us into
the interior shortly after our arrival
in France. When the horses, guns
caissons and other equipment had
been loaded aboard, the engine gave
an asthmatic little toot and off we
started.
It was a smelley, itchy, jolty trip
all the way through. When the train
bumped over a bum switch.as 1t often
did, or when you managed~to squeeze
your head through the flock of heads
at one Of the side doors of these box
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

car pullmans, you could feel and see
that you were moving-somewhere
I have said that it was an itchy
trip. 1t was. started, to scratch
good at about dawn, and noticed
that others were doing the same
thing. 49,
so?" said to q fellow gunner.
'I'll be blamed II know" he re-
piled. trying to reach an isolated area
on his back. .,"I've got the same
thing. I believe it's prickly heat."s
"Prickly heat, nothing" I said;
''you don't vet pfickly heat this kind
Of weather"
cause of the itch; we had taken on
a crop OF the regulation war hce
which the French oall "cooties." We
were in the war at last.
| The town OF Nancy was our desttn-
alton, and we arrived there October
40. 1917.
We received our first real taste Of
war as we pulled into that town.
The place was in the process of be-
ing bombarded by a flock of boche
|dropping tons Of bombs and the place
was rocking and trembling from the
explosions. Every time bomb land
ed, great crater was opened In
street, or some building .tumbled. Be
tween the big explosions we could
hear the popping Of French anti-air-
craft guns We could see the shrap-
mel from these guns burst around the
raiders. One of the enemy planes
was hit and it came hurting down.
ward like comet, leaving trail
of smoke and flame.
French fliers mounted to meet the
enemy and there followed a thrilling
aerial combat over the city. The dar-
ing of those French aifmen was
amazing. They drove straight at the
foe, pouring a stream sof machine
gun bullets .at the boches. I saw a
French machine make a thrilling
nose dive and take up a position in
the rear of a German plane sending
drum after drum of nickel bullets
into the enemy. The boche went
wabbly under the CALLING fire, turned
a fearful somersault and shot
straight down to earth like a wound
ed bird The noise was terrific and
death lurked everywhere, but we
were glad to be there. 1t was the
first time we had been under fire, but
there wasn't a nervous Yank in the
outfit.
While the raid was going on we
were unloading our equipment as
fast as possible. The raiders quickly
got a line on us. for two boche ma
chimes darted in our direction and
lowered over US. Things became
tense for US. can tell Nou. when a
great bomb shot downward from one
Of the machines. There was every
indication that it would land in the
midst of our outfit.
CONTINUED Monday.)
| The Americans found the machine
gun nests full of bad eggs"
Craps has crossed the color line and
gotten into the aristocracy of games.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
CHAPTER VI.
on to tho Front,


Every one Of US bristled with the
electricity Of excitement as prepar-
ations were speeded for the departure
| to the front.
Every man in the outfit was
| tickled to death. We were going to
get a chance to show how Yankee
gunners could fight.
We'll make the kaiser's eyes pop
when we start tossing shrapnel over
to mo in high glee.
"Righto." I grinned, every whit as
pleased as he was.
We made q night hike of twenty
two miles with horses. guns and calls
sons. It was chilly march, and there
were oceans Of mud in which the
caissons wallowed to the hub. But we
pushed and tugged, and kept the line
winding forward through sleepy viii
lagos and over open country. Only
the horses minded the march, and
they wouldn't have minded could they
nave understood, we were sure of that.
We were blithe as larks, though
every little while we would have to
and help stalled wheel. So hilarl-
! ously happy were we that we were
advancing toward bocheland that we
were almost unconscious of the mud
and cold. A hundred times did we
make the countryside echo with our
The artillery, the artillery, with dirt
behind our ears.
The artillery. the artillery, they can't
get any beer,
The cavalry, the infantry and the
bloody engineers,
Why. they couldn't lick the artillery
In hundred thousand years.
Every mile we advanced our spirits
climbed higher and SO did our appe-
tites. In the middle Of hike we
stopped for chow, which was served
from a rolling kitchen. Beans, bacon,
rice. bread andleoffee was the menu
and we devoured the rations like q
pack of hungry wolves,
We were soon on our way again.
singing with such ardor that villagers
poked their heads out Of windows and
doors to see what it was all about
They cheered and shouted encourages
ment In their native tongue when they
learned that we were the first Ameri-
can artillery to start for the 'front.'
A Bcnediction.
An old woman whose husband and
five sons had given their lives to
France, came forth from her little
cottage and offered the fervent prayer
that we would smite the Huns hard
when we reached the front.
The picture of her as she stood un-
der f1ickering street lamp is still
vivid In my memory. She raised her
wrinkled handy heavenward ana
poured forth invective against the
Germans. Curse after curse this
mother of France called down unnn
the kaiser and his 1icked gang.
The old woman smiled a nanny
smile and clasped her hands thank
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
Nubs Of Ne,l,s
Five patrons Of the Red Lake Falls
creamery drew checks for more than
$126 during July.

Five patrons Of the Red Lake Falls
creamhry drew checks for more than
1915 during July. IA
Lewis F. Post assistant secretary Of
the United States department Of labor
is. in Butte, Mont. today discussing
economy problems with union and ins
dustrial workers. S igst $50
After being out six hours the jury
in the case Of criminal libel instituted
Minn.. by John g. Morrison. Jr.. pres
ldent of the Minnesota Chippewa In-
dams council, disagreed.
Most of the grain throughout Ram
sey county is cut and shocked, says
the Devils Lake World. While there
has been a scarcity Of shockers, the
help Of the people from the cities and
villages of the county have helped
the farmers out, so that there has
been no damage to grain on that ac-
count, and at present there Is but
very little grain unshocked.
Arthur Hadeland of Fargo. engag-
ed, in the naval aviation service fight
ing German subs Oh the Atlantic
coast, in a letter to friends at Fargo,
declares the belief that German subs
have been sent to this side. Of the At
lantic for the sole purpose Of bring
! ing American fighting vessels into
I, home waters from European waters.
where they are so effectively cooper
ating with the allies In exterminating
the sub menace.
The first new wheat marketed at
Hatton was brought to the elevator
Wednesday, says the Free Press. and
tested 81 pounds and was of a fine
NO. northern grade.
jamestown BARRIERS after Sept. 1
will Charge SO cents for haircut and
rs cents for a shave. 1t is very
doubtful If these prices will increase
business to any extent
Captain Orville Anderson. former
Assistant Adjutant General of Mon
tana has been killed in France. He
left Montana with the National Guard
regiment but had been transferred to
a Wisconsin regiment. He died lead
ing his Company Aug. Is. Captain
Anderson had been a Kalispell news
paper man and a clerk in the Mon
North Dakota was represented by
only one senator the other day when
the vote was taken on the new man
power bill, eSnator Porter ]. Nc
Cumber. Our old war-thwarting
friend-senator Gronna-wasf "ab-
sent and not voting" And remember
this manpower legislation is zone of
the most important matters that has
come before congress in some months.
-Mandan Pioneer. IT,,
Carl Brady, Great Northern brake
man, was yesterday at Fargo found
guiltySof bringing intoxicating liquors
into the state. and was fined $500 by
United States District Judge Amidon.
He paid the fine and was released.
The bore never leaves a hole In the
memory of his victims.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

Of Vienna on akcontract basis. which
harvest. "a. 81.
The remainder. after deducting
sesd grain. must be used to feed peo-
pie Of the district and the cultivatora.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

concession on the part Of, Monsisnor
Faiduth 70 Weiiskischner. the burgo-
master Of Vienna, was made for po-
litfcal reasons It adds that the affair
has made deep impression on the
people Of Tarra. Gradisea and neigh
boring placeA &, l{ 7:
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

The August 31st issue Of "The Literary Digest" is
special Motor Number, containing the announce
ments Of manufacturers of motor trucks, tractors.
passenger cars. and efficiency producing motor
equipment II you are interested motor transporta-
ton. you will find this issue Of importance.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
lrs, Farm Tractors and Motor Equipment

essential to the winning of the war is duty and
privilege that every motor vehicle owner and dealer
recognizes he@Government needs the help Of every
citizen, and the industry Of war. dependent on
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

Carl Brady, Great Northern brake
man, was yesterday at Fargo found
guiltySof bringing intoxicating liquors
into the state. and was fined $500 by
United States District Judge Amidon.
He paid the fine and was released.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31
CONTINUED Monday.)

The Americans found the machine
gun nests full Of bad eggs"
Craps has crossed the color line and
gotten into the aristocracy Of games.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-31

The bore never leaves a hole in the
memory Of his victims.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-27
WILLARD BATTERY
STATION IN NEW HANDS
j L Collins of Muskogee Has
Purchased Well Known Busi-
ness and Will Improve
the Service

l. Collins OF Muskogee. Okla. pur-
chased the Guthrie Storage Battery
Co. from Mr. Roberts last week and
has taken charge and active manage
ment of the same.
Mr. Collins advises that he viii make
several changes at an early date for
the betterment of the battery service
to the Automobile owners of Guthrie
and surrounding territdry. The
changes that will be made will be
larger motor aad generator so that
any number of batteries may be re-
charged at the same time, thus ilim-
mating car owners having 10 wait a
day or two 10 get their batteries "on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-27
WILSON IS LOOKED
TO FOR AID BY IRISH

Atlantic City. n. j.. July 2-.-Con-
fidence in President Wilson's fairness
in the Irish situation was expressed
in resolution adopted today by the
national directors OF the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, in session here
The resolution, copy of which vas
sent to the President, reads:
We rest satisfied and have The
greatest faith in your Judgment. Your
oft repeated assertion that small ma
tons be allowed the right of self de-
termination encourages ns. Your
statesman's knowledge of i-elsnd's
history and her national aspirations
make us feel assured that the situa-
tion will be dealt with justly al the
final reckoning at the end of the war"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-27

edge OF the urgency. will be conten,
10 accept his judgment For the pres
ent the plan arrears TO he TO leave
the opel sioa N charc ~ ire on
Grating corporations. with Postmaster
Burleson in official supervision Mr.,
Bnrleson does not incdicate any In
teniion OF radical changes, speaking
merely OF possible Improvements.
The public disposition to look for a
repitiiion OF the course taken in Gov
ernmentai control OF the transpor-
tation systems is not unnatural In
the case Of the wire system there Is
very general belief thss the POST
office department has all II can ham
die In improving ,ae mail service.
II the operation under Government
supervision Is left as much as pcssl-
hle in tho hands OF the operating man
agement familiar with the work.
the public will be the better pleased
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-27
LIFE INSURANCE PROGRESS.

4 summary of life insurance pro'
-Tress in leis compiled by the Pres
slows that Americans today carry ap'
proximately s0,0oo.00e OF insurance
over s7 billions were carried in ths
various companies, and about ten bill
IONS more in the fraternal organiza
lions, when on top of this the United
States undertook the insurance Of It's
army and navy. the first Nation to
adopt this sensible substitute for ths
uncertainty. wastefulness and delays
of the pensioning system. This mil
i,ary insurance is placed at - bill
lions.
Claims and benefits paid in 1917
amounted 10 more than three quar-
tiers OF billion. while four billions
rev insurance were bought. notable
feature being the larger participation
q women and the grawth Of the group
insurance plan in idustrial and mer-
camille establishments Curiously
enough the year was one Of except
ionally low mortality in this country
ana increased mortality among civil
ians in Great Britain. attributed in
the latter case TO the worry and stress
Of war and the change from normal
modes OF living.
The increase in taxation. notably in
Inheritance taxes. are said to have
promoted a larger interest in insnr-
ance. which is expected TO continue
&c grow Many estates have lacked
the ready money 10 lay inheritance
duties which have very materially re-
drced the bcquesfs and recourse Is
being had more and more 70 life in
surance. II IS noted also that there
VAS a notable reduction in the ag-
gregate OF ispsed. surrendered and
purchased policies. people ciing'ng
20 their insurance in our first year
= war This is natural reflex from
tie new economies OF the American
feople. The necessities OF the war
lave taught them 10 save and life in
surance presents one Of the most val
rahle means Of doing 4.