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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15
TEXAS PRESS


savings banks are known ~ the
Souih. but they aro scarcely To- boz cail-
"a nupnlar Institutions Texas has
comparatively lew ul them and M"
e., Yplc of this state are not money
savers Banking statistics prove that
rrNts ranks Tar down the lisi In the
iei capita Of savings deposits and in
the number of savings dcpositors.
Thar S mainly me reason why advor-
st hts so hard when IL visits tho
. eoplr of this State Md were Texas
Quilted upon 10 finance q war from the
spvingf of the people. u would Indeed
bee u poor hight that would be- made.
Texans fmd u difficult 10 finance
tF'li part OF he present war from
the highest wages ana the highest cot
ton pric,f that ever were known. But
" hen another war shall come. coitoD
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15

Whatever may he said of war ndem
mites la general. II ls right that Ger
many should pay for unlawful and
wanion damage dupe iu occupied tor
YitorA. I'm a recent number ol The
Berlin rageblaft llH correspond
'nt al ihe 'front.' Herr Hegelnr. wrote
thai while from the sirategicul point
of view the battle had been com
plcie failure, nevertheless success
mas been sained which I can Register
today a new part OF France has been
laid waste. Everyw here are ruined
towns Nillnges ana farms Dihcr
German newspapers have consolcd
thrir readers for the defeat by the
CYNICAL reflection that German re-
treat was as dhmnsing TO France as
= German victory. That the devaFta
tipn done bore out these boasts IL dc
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15
OTHER VIEWS
Liberty Buildings as Soldiers Me-

an
-'pe'V eu"o'nDs as 9old'ers Me
morals
nc war mas sp''d'd human prog
l'.A ~ many ""Fs. i-e' % rHinnli-
f'' "n''"'' pfee.a'ni l-el our me-
.,''' ''f "' ,n'N N"nln'l n' NiiH. '''itA
"'"n 7i'h h.lp 'h' liNlnE me com p
''""''''nf in' n'"'
'-'' us h'sin in fNtt' community
,h' n'NlhA OF plHnN ioi n'iN ornood
rouse Z" he KNOWN HH hh'rif hiild
'"ts' w. h"n"r OF ON lch"w tpwnemen
"h' 'n'n nave H''f'a upon lh' bnd
"' ~" % ~ 'N' "i' ln TINS war asAiuHi
'N'"hhs'
''n'' N"N tn' N'iil' VIII rnd 10 vac
'"'N !" Whicn mon from "nf own CON s
MUMMY sn'lt nave ronttihnt'd When
'""' gay ONES i'' 90" All i'' ready n
'N'iN municipality WIN our money
hi'nk'' '' fefhars alf'adN paid n
i'''i' ""h"s' WIN "nl hulidint plans
'"'iip''l'n WIN an option on the site
" nov Hlf'haN donated hN M pub
D." HP'il''u o"n,i hnH WIN an or
samoa non hl'''dN formed io adininis-
''I we new 'einn'Hnilf nom" When
NNill
'''' "s pl'h our lln"itN heil'iings ON
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15
CLAMOkING FOR PEACE

Official Germany il sick unto
death. and there are significant
flares among the people The
promise OF Paris has followed the
promise of England ON her knees
everywhere i.gdendorff and Hin
denburg are sorey pressed win
ier IS coming on winter with It's
scarcity OF food clothing and
metals The tooth of doom gnaws
~ the heart of Prussia. and prus-
sic is the propulsive monster OF
The German Empire
When olNNaeris the Socialist
newspaper. attacks The nobility
mm demands instant reform in
respect to suffrage, conditions in
Berlin arc plain and here Is am
excerpt From Norwacrts AWAY
wiih ,he thrce-class Parliament
Away with she upper house tip
with universal direct secret sui
iragc Long live democracy and
pence Aud peace all, there is
lhe rub Germans OF liberal mind
are tired Of mockcrics and cXpla-
naiious OF promises and predic-
lions gradually. whether they
have mind io or not they sub
scribe to President Wilson $
phrase that IS AZ once formula
ior action and q spiritual watch
word To make the world safe
ior democracy
'rhc German pcace-offensive is
definitely underway Rogucs who
commended war as the holiesi
form of human activity and who
spccied untold loot as The out
come of b. DOW preach humane
sermons, striving lo PAT Germany
n iic attitude of lhc patriot he
Tending his home Il is very
strange miNiurc that they preach
these days bali humility md half
Noasiiulucss Afraid ol the iruih.
they compromise lhcir molNcs.
10 he people al home they say.
Hold Wi and all viii pa we'll -
vs. uuirals ihcN say The Allies
provoked thi, horrible struggle
and Germany participated m IT.
Unwillmely all Germany hopes
for IS ar enduring peace, founded
on fairness and homer Honor
German honor Honor hat ra,
.shos little girls aud nails little
boy. ~ barn doors in Belgium
Won payer Imperial viee-Chan
ccllor Of Germany spreads some
light when be says, "Our state
debts are everywhere reaching
fantastic heights and everywhere
We struggle against the cncroach-
meais on our personal liberty An
81 ihe bolhgcrenfs of Europe must
admit, II they are noi blind. that
The longer European people laccr-
aic each other The more certainly
will the historical and paramount
position of weakened and impov
erished Europe be lost ia favor Of
cloyercr and more calculating
peoples. - Adroit chap, this Won
Payer. Tells England aud France
10 unite with Germany in oppos-
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15


Prince fichnoWsss fotnsf gIerHH
amlmeaHdor 20 Great HHan VIZ
cournred Count HefphoNa 10 uNN..
sefhia 1ltNounh nn litiuuu IHi
was Involved ana tne danr'f of
world war must h1vr hren fnoNn ff
~ Wheihtt Ne wotG acquainted lN
th' Wording of tho uliinutiHn
plrt'it lmmntouli During itn -. eI
between 1Hiy 2a and 3n 1913 uNen 49,
Sngonou cmrhaiicaiiy derilfod ihl nn
couid not tolerate nu attack on
hia we rejected rie British nfuue
O., meditation although Serbia unIf
Rnasinn and brtlen pressure n.d
copied almost thr whole ~ he HN
mntnm. and although nn arrrmrnt
about m" Two points at iafHf ..I'f
easily hlvo been reached on ifif
- ~. Declared war asainH fnt $500.
shnr. although ihe r1ar pledged Nf
word Chat hf would not petmt ne
gle man to march aa iunF as Hsu.
tiations ~cic sum going ou. rh u
deliberately destroyed che puAsihltr
at il peaceful settlement ln ttv of
these inconfesiauie facts Is t nu "un
der that th" whole cifih2rd fnlld
uutside of Germaus pi1res ihc 600
spousibilis for th' world ~sf uren
ON shoulder
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15
TIE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER

.iaf'd hr our correspondent so Voc
Nnuii aiihuurh uf course lhrl0 VtH
80 time fnr ihr mH1if1 mlllOn ~ fNr
destruction dont in ths Stirring ui ifit
The Germans hrvr niiil lurF utt 9
80 hDiura fhst arc dfittn un trumun
eoil. ana d anvlhlnr con nf dome lD
protect ne REGIONS which ihoy sfli
hold u should ne don, before me III =
RETREAT for which Nv hf. ai hoping
hcginF. i'pssih, frm declaration
that Germany after iif War would ht
held stri,tis SO artouni fof ali unnt
eraary and unlo0 fni damage DONG
wo'sid have considerable tfrt,t aE soon
nA if becomes amt" clear even fo tiff
MINIS that Germany ia losing ief Ntr
TO dfHtfnv fsru- rnh Jiflte boz ofd,f
go 'nfrr Franco tp Yield io CnlmHN
terms BE- nn outrage for which firf
many shDHll hafe lo pnf ad unf
was or Anoihet " Fhoeld n Htif
clear fhui o. pwcni wlU boz fe4HNtI
spriuafirld fNassJ Republican
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-09-15

may mot b. sa hilt anl wpttf WHt
h me rfohahi, vll hr mitch lovcr
War Savings Stamup Be- encourage
unlit War saylnas stamps du i"nrh
economy. War savings stamps arr
no easy way 10 81 nauN account Nnd
there ~ 30 doubt thli boys aud girls
Who arc regular purchasers af War
SAVINGS Siaupa VII learn 10 nave and
NJ time heroine REGULAR druortote ln
savings hankr as ven nN the state
and national banks ~ TEXAS
tcouoms aud thiiff ie perhaps the
most necessary i.ason that The wat
wan teach American men and women
need thpl lcason mnre than they nr'h
on, other And America needs that
they shall he tHufhi Tint leHaun,
pnr national eNlsisncf depends Hnon
ihe accumulation of wealth. mol Wy the
v'nlihS hut b, fho wage Garner aud
a. worker.
rhe savings bnnks 0f o country are
Tho sare index to national character
measured hy ihnt standard whit ir
the character OF Anoucn
France has beer able 10 finance The
most wonderful defense that any no
tion ever made against four times hos
numbers In enemies who sought 90
tcnr her 20 pieces fnd France ~ not
poor today France faaches her poo
pie how 10 save
When the end of ihie war shall
come 10 the boNs md girls of today
The men ana women "f tomorrow
shan not have lenruoi how 90 snNo
Am'ricn viii hc poorer Than France.
And the husinr of War savinFe
stamps s. the rola to thfif' ana ths
kew !, a bank nrrouui Houston Post
Let the People Think"
'1e, the people Think ie the slogan
OF ihe editor OF Lesbos weekly sure
There Is no haudicap Thinking is 80.
Vocational Thinking Is development
linking ~ progress Thinking b. ga
urioiism Thinking ennncirates ga,
curves from the mind as wen 81 tho
ankle
bet The people thint
Let the people study.
Let the people read
Let the people fight
Let the people work
l."i IN, people GO operate.
Let the people conserve.
Yet the people stEud together
I.et tine people pun together
Let ihc people nnrch iuFetht
Their sons nfo doing it owes there
American soldiers Ina France aro 10.
F'thcr. They nrhi together Tho
fan together 1'Nev die together nn.
an m defense o. The flag and for IA.
freedom OF the world
Yes, "let the people think" Let ih,
peopl. think The world over 10 am M,
people were thinkers there would bi
no divine right ultra
There would tr no military auto
Gratis. There would be no oppreasor
of their kind
This h democracy.
Autocracy represents tho hldeon
teaching or doctrine that might make
( right that the, meny are tho slave
OF the few that the many are born q
do the work oi the world and b
bntchered WHOM their royal master
command TO feed the molochs Of VIZ
and brigands who dospon their fel
lows in hrazen defiance OF an law. al
vinely instituted on man made.
This war has cost the world $500
oooo0O00o. This war has cost ~
world millions OF lives. This war ha
made millions Of cripplcs
sutocracv willed il ana now auioc
rarN should die Fort Worth RECORD
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07

ed food production are the goal Of the
farm bureau established by the okla
homa state Council of Defense. The
planting of a garden for every home
is advocated.
a definite plan Of the proposed gar
den should be made on paper. Th's
1lan should indicate the location ol
each kind of vegetable in the garden,
the distance between the rows, and
the approximate time of planting each
crCr. A we'll thought out plan IS
loce sary in order to take care Of
proper crop rotation which is one Of
the most vital factors in connection
with home gardens where a small area
has to bear several crops in the course
If a season
A good application of barnyard
uanure is very important The ma
nure should be worked we'll into the
soil This will enable the soil 70
hold he moisture much better anl
the soil can be worked much easier
and more satisfactory, The gro md
should be prepared as nearly as ros p
sib'e The better condition the ii
is in the easier it will be worked ard
tho better ii will be for the crops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT;
COOLED AT SECOND SIGHT

New York, Feb Love at first
s.ght' he said it was in June, 1878,
when he married Beatrice Anita Bald
VIM but as he is seeking a divorce.
Baron Andre Vincent de Patterson
says i'll was a love that was not last p
ing A counter suit has been flied
Ivy the baroness,
It. i' set out in the wIfe's petition,
that the baron at times treated her
80 cruely that it was unsafe for her
"a like with him Twice she claims.
sne was arrested on charges brought
by the baron.
The baroness at one time sued to
prove relationship to the late f J
CLucky) Baldwin, race horse breed
or that she might share in the mid
lions he had left Her contest was un
successful
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
THRIFT DRIVE IN SCIi U.S
GOES WITH RI

The thrift drive was opened in local
schools this week. On Monday at the
high school, Central and at Cotteral;
on Tuesday ait Banner and Wednesday
at Capitol Without exception the
pupils RESPONDED to the call In an
unusual degree they grasped the prob
lem. They understand that they are
actually helping to back up the boys
a the front They can be heard talk
ing up the stamp saving, gardening
and the means of helping in the strug-
gle, Business men left their business
to participate in the opening work of
the drive. Among them were c c
Cjothier, c J Carter, Mark Rouch, ]
D Burke. Mrs e S Lowther, Mayor
J w Hartman, A 3 Armstrong, Ar
thus Swank, Judge r s Bassett,, Mrs
DR. Hirschi Rev J w Birnley, G w
Bruce. Cha5 Seely, Baird, Nissley and
others. Stamps may be had at the
banks. Many of the business houses
at the postoffice and at the several
schools
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
WANTS
CLASSIFIED

WANTED-A man or woman we'll
known in this county to sell
dividend paying oil stock. Can
make big money You can sell this
stock without Misrepresentation or
exaggeration. producing oil wells
now. % wells to drill. Write us.
AlI-American oil & Gas Co., 9l6
colcord Building, Oklahoma City,
Okla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
GRAVES OF KAISER AND
llINDENBt tRG ATTRACT

Washington, Feb Don't fail to
sco the graves Of Kaiser Wilhelm and
Hindenburg,
When the members Of the George
town Engine company No cleaned
of l3 inche; of snow recently two
big snow mounds were built at ono
side Of the engine house
Some momber of the company made
signs which We're placed at the top
Hero Lies the Kaiser" reads one
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
RANCE Of THE Markets
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS
by WIRE; HOME
MARKERS
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
HOGS:
Receipts 1900
Market 10 to l5c lower
Bulk Of sales, $l6S5 to $lG7O.
Top pree $l6.75.
cATTLE:
Receipts 5000
Market steady
Prime fed steers, SLIPS to $13 Is
Dressed beef steers, $l025 to $3.50
Cows $3.50 to $l050.
SHEEP
Receipts 1000
Market, firm.
Lambs, SIG to SIPS.
Yearlings $l3.5O to STATS.
Wethers, SIP to 1880.
Ewes, $ll50 to $1275
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
Officers and Thugs Battle.

Officers and Thugs Battle.
Police and highwaymen fought q
running battle at Oklahoma City last
night Many shots were exchanged
but no one was injured. The thugs
had held up three citizens before the
police arrived.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
HOW TO PLANT
HOME GARDENS

The substitution of vegetables for
more concentrated foods which will
be sent to the allies and to the AM
erican army in France, the consump-
lion OF nome grown vegetables, in
order to release cars for transporta-
tion of war materials, and increas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank the friends and
neighbors for their kindness and SYM
pathy during the illness and death of
our husband and father Also thank
the G A r anG w r c for their
presence and kindness. Mrs G A
Billings and daughter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07

New Orleans, Feb Cotton opened
steady Opening bid: March 29.25;
May, 2S55; July, 2S15; October 2G.7O
December 2G.55.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
BY F. LeIpZlger

large sign On the street side of the
mound an old aiec OF rope has been
twisted in the form of the iron cross
ard embedded T. he snow
Won Hndenburg," says the other
sign atop the second mound Two
black iron crosses adoIn this sign.
-----~~----~-
HELP WIN THE WAR" GUY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
WANTED-TO BUY

WANTED-Old False Teeth; don't
matter if broken. pay 81 to SIS
per set Send by parcel posi- and re
Ceiye check by return mail. f. Teri
403 N. Wolfe ST.. Baltimore, Nd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
INTERURBkN TIME TABLE

TN ERUHBEN TIME TABLE
First car leaves Guthrie $50 o'clock
a. m. and every hour thereafter up to
1880 p. m.
Cars leave Oklahoma City for
Guthrie at 500 o'clock m. and ev-
cry hour thereafter up to II o'clock
p. m. The last car for Guthrie
leaves at 11:40 p. m.
Rates One way 60 cents. Round
trip $1.10. Round trip Sunday $1.0O.
Transfers issued for and from in
terurban cars good on Guthrie and
Oklahoma City local cars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
THE DAILY LEADER
NOTICE 10 suRScRIBERS

In the event Of delivery being i'm
perfect, or paper being rolled twisted
or mutilated, subscribers are urged
to make immediate complaint to the
business office in person, by telephone
or mail
Mail subscribers should examine
the address on the label Of their
paper it shows when subscriptions
expire. When you remit the label
is changed, if not, notify this office,
II you wish your subscription discon-
tinued write the office, otherwise the
paper will be continued In chang
ing addresses give both old and new
addresses,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
PLAT BOOKS.
Gil LEASES AND PLATS
Leader Offiss.

Oil leases and township plats for
oil men, on sale at Leader office.
Also assignments, affidavits of pos
session and affidavit of cash bonus
paid All OF the latest forms, and
conform to oil leasing laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
MuIhall Boy EnIists.

"uhi@il DOJ CilIlotS'
James T Blakeley Of Mulhall has
enlisted in the United States army
Ee was accepted for service at Okla
10ma City yesterday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07

Election Is Called.
A special election to determine
whether Hominy, Okla, shall become
q city was called for March - by
Governor Williams yesterday upon
petition of the citizens of that place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07
Another Blizzard.

Another BLIZZARD.
w J. Blizzard was named secretary
Of state livestock registration, yes
terday by the state board of agldcul-
ture Blizzard will have headQuar-
ters at Saltwater.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-Two
acre tract, broom house, pantry,
closets, well, hen house, fine for
chickens and truck.
SEE Me for improved ten, twenty and
forty acre tracts. Now is the time
to buy. Roy Kneeland.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-07

MISCELLANEOUS

CHILDREN WANTED Kind woman
used to children will be willing to
care Tor children for busy mothers by
the hour. Phone ESQ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
HOGS SCORE A GAIN
ON SCANTY SUPPLY

Chicago. May 16.-Hogs rose III
value today, Influenced by the fact
that arrivals fell far short Of the
number expected. Cattle offerings
lacked quality. Buyers seemed UNI
able to force any new concessions
from hoidersof sheep.
Hogs. 10000; tomorrow 900 !:
unsettled; sc to 10c above yester-
days average; bulk I7.15617.50:
light 1705GI7.55; mixed 1850
l : 80; heavy l6.00617.40: rough
l60O4 1916; pigs I4OO01735.
Cattle, 10000; tomorrow 5000:
weak; native steers 10.25mI7.60;
stockers and feeders 9.0Od12.S5;
cows and heifers 7.00614.25; calves
S.00G140O.
Sheep, 10000; tomorrow 5000:
steady; sheep 12.00@1615; lambs
14.75QI6.OO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
DRURY

A very interesting meeting was
held at the Providence Baptist church
Wednesday evening. Two splendid
talks We're given by J. l. Geisler and
f. NJ Warner, and music was fur
nished by the Liberty quartet, com
posed of John kniper. Harold Har-
rison. E J. Ehlers and Arthur Spring
born. After the program a Red Cross
campaign organization was planned
for Drury township with these off
GERS President, Z. F. McGreer; sec
rotary, F. p Morse; treasurer. DR..
J. II. Bendle; executive committee,
Fred A Freyermuth and r. ]. Rick
ettt campaign managers. Rev. l.. H.
II. Winter and Rev. f. S. Busby.
Solicitors - WrayVille district. VIII
liam Workman and Ernest LeQuattc;
French district, Charles Kruger.
ST. and William Ryan: Cemetery or
No 9 district, Brunette REYNOLDS and
Ernest Laquatte: White Ga kdisthtct,
DR. ]. II. Bendle and Ed Martin;
Drury Landing district, r J. Rick
EFT and A. J. Gorham: Pine Bluff
district, f. D Morse and Fred A.
Freyermuth: Hazel Dell district. J.
g. Powell and %. r. Taylor; Lilli-
bridge district. J. c. Cox and Harry
Sells: s1istrict No. 81, Thomas Wat
son and Dan Eleist; Thornton dis
trict, Willard Miller and Fred Nil
Ter. This committee is to solicit the
different districts in the township TO
raise the $500 quota Red Cross fund.
Thomas Fowler. Jr.. who was dis
charged from Camp Cody. n. NJ. ar
rived home Sundv. Private Fowler
had been confined in the hospital ] +
weeks suffering from heart trou-
BILE.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garvfn and
George Essex of Muscatine are VS.
iting at the Thomas Fowler home.
Thomas Fowler, Sr.. is a nephew of
Mr. and Mrs Garvin.
Thomas Watson made a busin ess
trip to Edgington Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
ropN PRICES SHOW
a STRONGER TREND

.,c.so May 16.-Fresh strength
80. 80 in the corn market to-
estefv owing TO lightuess o.
,..s The market, however.
sir .Iso bullishly affected by al
trou, Iowa that seeded acre
;. soue counties had been re-
2 = 70 a material extent For
- S.ost part, trade was OF a local
Ter. Opening prices which
- form j. off to a shade al
- with May i21Sa a IS and
~. 4s%6ss were followed by
| :ecided upturn
! ~. svmpathized with the ad-
in corn. Fine crop condi-
81. =. though, formed something of
- So, After opening unchanged
e higher with July $50 a 81.
@arket scored a moderate gain.
= o-crisions averaged higher. as a
Lii q, grain strength Offerings
"a readily absorbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
100000 SHARES IS
MORNING BUSINESS

New York. May 16.-Commission
houses with connections at inter
ior points were almost swamped
with buying orders today and the
machinery of the stock exchange
was taxed to it's utmost. Sales of
the morning totalled about 100000
shares, a record unsurpassed since
the boom markets of 1915 and 1916.
Steels and related issues were
most affected by profit taking, los
ing to 312 points. Trading later
took in coppers and oils at to 4
points gains and industrials raj
lied briskly at MILDLY under lead
of Bethlehem and L. S. SteeIs. Lib
erty 31a's sold at 1896 to 90; first
AS at $50 to $3.50; second As at
94.98 to 95.16; and AIS at 98. to
9S.0S.