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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
DECORATIONS OF JEWS CON.
TINUE.

Warsaw: (By |. ]. P. b. The Polish
authorities continue to deport Jews
who cannot prove their Polish citizen
lAship, without regard to the length of
their residence in Warsaw. Among
THOSE recently arrested in this city,
and ordered deported as aliens appears
the name Of Mordechai Shifrin, who
has been an inhabitapt Of Warsaw for
twenty-four years. Y. Kremer who
has failed to register as an alien not
withstanding his residence in Warsaw
for twelve years has been apprehend-
ed by the authorities and expelled.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
Page Three

tain, Noah, Of the Thrty-fifth Sharp
shooters regiment, one Of the most
intelligent officers Of the regiment,
was almost crazed with shame when
his company fled from the battlefield.
he threw his own body against the on
rush OF Russian soldiers and was in
stantly killed.
Another picture that can never be
forgotten is the bravery displayed by
Viennese Jewish lieutenant of 40
who tried to hold back a Cossack at
tack at the point Of his revolver, and
was the only officer killed out of a
battalion Of twenty officers. Or let
me narrate to you another experience
OF a Jewish army officer. It hap
pened at Przemysl, after its first
siege. The third Austrian army had
Just broken through the Russian ring
and scattered the Russian army twen-
'ty kilometers to the southeast. A
terrific battle developed arouni
Mount Magera, which lasted thirteen
days and nights. The army command
called for holding out as long as DOS
sible until the arrival Of reserves. On
the eleventh day the Austrian army
faced disaster. Russian airplanes
had recorGoitered the Austrian posi-
tions and their artillery shot to pieces
the Austrian trenches. The position
OF the Austrian army was absolutely
untenable. The remnant Of the Aus
trian soldiers almost cried with fear.
Other companies had already with
drawn into the fortress without wait
ing for their superior officers COM
mand, but the jewish first lieutenant
in command Of Company B held out
and though he let as many Of his SOL
diers as desired to run for shelter, he
himself remained on the battlefield
with a small group Of faithful SOL
diers, until a hand grenade claimed
one Of his legs and he was carried
unconscious from the field.
There are many, many Of such bat
tie episodes in the annals Of the late
Austrian army, which, though forgot
ten in the rush Of matters, are claim
ing our attention since the conclusion
Of the war.
Ito be contnued.)
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
Friday, November 10, 1920.

autocratic, may be established
seems to be no means of conclusive
lroof or disproof. Like many others,
hold definite opinions; unlike 9TH
ers, can base them on an experience
almost If not quite unique, in oppor-
tunities Of study of the causes and
effects Of anti-Semitism in Europe.
0Iit opinions will not decide the mat
ter.
The great outstanding fact is that
the incipient stages of a new Jewish
persecution are in progress; that even
II the grave charges against certain
Jewish conspirators be true, the ven
tilation Of them in public is calculat-
ed to excite already existing preja-
dices into the blind and positive PEN
1Aiizing of whole race; that it is
calculated to infect Great Britain and
America with the virus of vindictive
anti-Semitism and its baneful eff
fects; and to bring IN time the same
curse on the Anglo-Saxon race as has
fallen upon the Teuton and the Slav.
Whether this will fulfill prophecy or
not, 1t is to be resisted by every avail
able means and by everything and
everybody that is truly Christian.
For 1t is no creation Of the magma
ton.
have tried to save your space by
the omission Of much that demands
utterance; and now that excelsior and
compression have been exercised to
the full, / submit that the matter is
Of such gravity to the country, to the
Jews, to the cause Of God, as to JUS
fifty the publication of this letter in
~ he columns Of your valued journal,
I'm the hope that some definite steps
may forthwith be taken by means of
which Christian sympathy with, in
stead Of antipathy to, the Chosen
Race, may be demonstrated.
Yours faithfully,
Samuel H. Wilkinson.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
COURT MARTIALS ABOLISHED
IN POLAND.

Warsaw: (By I. J. P. b. Court
martials for civilian offenses, except
In cases Of spying have been abolished
The news is most welcome to the
many hundreds Of Jews who have re-
Gently been arrested on charges Of
Bolshevism or treason and who ex-
pected severe punishment by military
tribunals.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
PR. BOGEN RETURNS TO WAR.
SAW.

Warsaw: (By l. ]. P. b. DR.. Bogen
is expected in the city today, and the
local Jewish press gives wide publici-
ty to his recent plan calling for the
adoption Of fifty thousand war orph-
ans. While the papers report DR.. Bo-
gems plan they refrain from adding
any comment on the matter.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12


ceal their Jewish origin. An excpe-
ton was made with the civilian en-
ployes of the Austrian war depart
ment or army physicians. Here no
bility was never a requisite, and
therefore Jews reached very high
honors in the service, many Of them
becoming surgeons-general, and one
Jew becoming the Judge advocate
general of the Austro- Hungarian
army with the title Of "Excellency.'
During the war the bars were let
down considerable and many Jews
became captains, with an occasional
major to boot, but a higher rank than
that would never be bestowed upon
a Jew who had not turned Christian.
Very accurate statistics of Jews in
the Austrian army have been COM
piled by DR.. Nathan Birnbaum, as d.
rector Of the Jewish military arch.
ives in Vienna, with the idea that a
showing Of Jewish bravery In the war
would result in complete equalization
OF Jewish rights in Austria. All that
has now become dead issue. Austria
of today is by no means proud Of its
military record, and in Hungary and
Galicia Jewish bravery is rewarded
by pogroms. The study Of Jewish
participation in the last war has,
therefore, merely an academic and
psychological interest for US.
The war proved that the old myth
Of Jewish timidity and cowardice was
a shameless invention Of our enc
mics. While no one desires to die or
become cripple, the man Of intelli-
gence will usually evade danger where
one Of a lower degree Of mental de-
velopment will ordinarily perish. The
Jewish soldier, being among the most
intelligent, will not rush headlong in
to danger, where sure death awaits
him, and such running into danger Is
by no means a sign Of bravery or Of
true patriotism. But where commands
were to be carried cut, the Jewish
officer was by no means inferior 70
his non-Jewish colleagues. A glance
at the list Of casualties among the
Jewish officers, the high number OF
severely wounded and those decorated
for bravery, will show that, judging
by percentages, the Jewish officers
have sacrificed more intensively than
their Christian fellow-combatants.
Even in the course Of the mobili-
cation, the Jews showed in the
promptness Of their report how pune
tual they were in their fulfillment of
duty as citizens. Many Jewish Off
GERS nave reported Tor duty at once,
although they happened to be abroad
and nobody could compel them to
cross the border. They returned TO
duty for two reasons: because they
did not want any suspicion cast upon
the Austrian Jews, by wholesale de-
sertion Of Jewish officers, and also
because they were willing at all times
to defend halfway liberal Austria
against the anti-Semitic Russia Of
the Car. In the field the Jewish Of
Ulcers and men had nothing to be
ashamed Of, either In the wise con-
duct Of the soldiers or their stubborn
paog ~ r,,,.t.u.. ~. y...-t.l -.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12

ginning that the idea so widely pre-
valent among us of Jewish "free-
dom" in the former Austro- Hungarian
monarchy is more or less a myth.
That Czarist Russia did not permit
a Jew to wear the uniform and have
the distinction of being an army of.
ficer, goes without saying. A gov
eminent which makes distinction of
race and creed, dividing its popula-
ton into groups, dependent on the
religion Of the individual, cannot, in
its very nature, admit to a share in
its management, deriving its power
from Heaven" citizens who do not
belong to the established church. But
in the country where good old Fran
els Joseph ruled for generations,
where all nationalities could use their
own language in the Imperial Parlia-
ment Except Yiddish, to be surely,
where these many representatives
could call each other names without
hesitation, in such a land, it would
almost seem to go without saying
again, that no difference Of race or
creed would be made in the army. It
was, therefore, the prevailing idea
among the Jews Of the world that,
since Austro-H Hungarian Jews had so
many prominent members Of the
learned professions, they undoubtedly
also had able army officers. There
even was talk in America of Jewish
generals. The truth is entirely diff.
ferent.
First Of all, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph was not the good old emperor.
Those who were near the court knew
perfectly well that the servants and
employees of the court made strong
efforts to obtain their freedom from
service, owing to the strict rule of
the good old monarch" The Vienna
generals did not relish association
with the aristocratic emperor who
did not mince words in taking them
to task for supposed infractions. But
that was not all. The emperor did
not have the final say in matters of
legislation which belonged to parlia-
ment, and there was really no law In
Austria forbidding a Jew to reach
the highest office in the government.
The reason why Jews did not reach
the high posts in the army was due
to the prevalence Of the Junker sys.
tenn. As only "noblenen" were eligi-
bic to the post Of army officers, only
members Of the nobility or aristocrats
were admitted to the high posts. As
Jews could not be completely exclud-
ed from the service, the policy Of the
government was to refuse them pro-
motion above the rank Of first lieu
tenant. II was very unusual to find
Jewish captain. The way to reach
further promotion was through con-
version to the Catholic church. Jews
knew Of the difficulties, and there
fore made no serious attempt to force
their way into the army. II was
even rare to find a Jew who would
embrace Christianity for the purpose
of making his career except in Hun
gary, where such became the rule. In
Hungary we even find converted Jews
as generals, but the individuals in
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-11-12
A Jewish Officer in the Austrian
Army
By Jacob Hestel

formerly First Lieutenant in the
Austro-H Hungarian Army.)
Copyright, 1920, by I. J. P. B.))
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Nrtn0nrk Tribnrlt

New York, March 2-(Special.)- An important commission house sent out wire to it's customers today that there has been buying in Con- solidated Gas by interests who believe a decision will be announced shortly which will permit the company to charge s1 for every thousand cubic foot of gas instead of 80 cents. the present rate. The stock was strong today and on a turnover of more than 2,000 shares advanced 31a points to Si. The high price of the day was reached right at the close of the mar let. Earlier in the year the stock sold as high as S7iz, but subsequently, declined 10 75, from which price there has been a recovery of six points or about half the difference between the high and low of the year.
 A representative of a prominent stock exchange wires house who has just returned from a trip to Detroit describes the auto manufacturers there as being hopefully optimistic.
 They are preparing" he said today.
 to put into effect an intensified selling campaign in April and May be- cause they fear that by the summer People WHO want pleasure cars may begin to reel averse to pay the high prices now being asked. In other words. there is a feeling of uncer- tairtty in the Peoples Industrial Trad ing Corporation, which the Polish le- gation has named to float an issue of $So,ooo.oO0 of Polish bonds bearing per cent and running twenty years, today declined to reveal their pro- gramme for seeking the actual funds The treasury and state departments nave interposed TO objection to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
New Orleans Cotton
Rv Associatnd Pra.a


 New Orleans, March 2.-Early declines in cotton today were replaced by nel advances, and for a while late in tne day the market had a firm tone, finally closing at net gains for the session of { to 39 points The opening was lower, and before the trading went very far. Selsins was due to poor Liverpool, the dry a~J somewhat warmer weather in the belt and continued unsettled labor conditions on the river front here
 The market was steadied at the decnne by the area of low barometric pressure to the northwest of the belt, which Sp- peared to threaten renewed bad weather, and finally shorts commenced to cover, checking the downward movement 1e- ports of cheaper ocean freight rates to Mediterranean ports increased the de- mand and caused something of recov- cry. The rise continued in the afternoon on first the rumor that an allied commits sion would make larger loans to Gar many, and little later by the report that the Senate was making progress toward ratification of the peace treaty. Late fl the session prices were 1s to 46 poin>s over the final quotations of yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
SHORTS IN NEAR
 MONTHS COVERED IN COTTON LIST
General List Closed Steady, Net 60 Points Higher to s Points Lower Than
 Monday
By Associated Press

New Iork, March 2.-There was re-
 newed covering by near month shorts in
 the cotton market today, and early de-
 clines were followed by sharp advances, I With March making a new high record | for the season, while May made new high
 ground for the movement. May sold up to S.6Sc, or F points net higher. and l closed at S5.5ec. while new crop months were relatively dull and easy, with the general market closing steady. net 60 points higher to 8 points lower.
 heports Of disturbed conditions in the i Alexandria market were considered large 1 " responsible for relatively easy Liver pool cables and had no unsettling effect on sentiment here at the start
 The opening decline of to 15 points was not full response to the Iiyerpool
 which brought in some arbitrage selling. while there was scattering liquidation from Wall street sources. Prices soon showed net losses of about 2S to 30 points i m consequence, but the Egyptian situa- ton was not considered likely to prove an important factor. and prices soon nrmed up on renewal of covering by March and May shorts. May shorts showed Increasing nervousness owing to the continued strength of March, and there was considerable buying of May
 against sales of July at a difference of about BOO points
 March sold at SS. 75c or 52 points net higher. and July at 32.57c or II points net higher, while the more active new crop months showed net gains of only to i6 points. with the close off from She best under realizing. According to both private and press dispatches the big break in Alexandria has caused severe financial losses, and a committee of the Alexandria Cotton Exchange is fixing minimum prices. Reports that the g., es are considering an international loan to Germany helped the afternoon advance,
 but the activity was pretty much con-
 fined to the near months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Coffee Market
 Qv Ass~nisfsa p>sss

New Took. March 2.-The market for coffee futures showed renewed firm ness today owing to the advance in sterling, steady Brazilian markets and reports that mild coffees recently press ing for sale here had been absorbed. The opening was IS to 20 points higher and the market sold 22 to 29 points net higher on comparatively small buying orders in the absence eof any impor- tant pressure.
 May sold up to 14.52c and September to l4.60c and the close was within a few points of the best for the showing. a net advance of 17 to % points. March. 14.05c; May, 14.4sc; July. 14.77c; Sep tember. l4.60c; October. 14.59c; Decem- Der, 14.55c January. 14.50c.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is. 14ssc; San tos As, 24@241zc.
 No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market. Owing to the holiday. no official quotations were re- ceived from santos. Todays cables re- porting stocks at Rio and Santos in cluded t1ae government holdings which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Sugar Market
 By Associated Press

New York, March 2.-There was a little
 more activity in the local raw sugar mar Ret today, and prices were higher closing at l01@c for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to n.Sc for centrifugal There were sales of 2,250 bags of Surname centri- fugal afloat at 97sc to Canada, and IS .OO0 bags of San Domingo March at the same price, In Cubas there were sales of 10000 bags of Cubas to operators at 97sc f. o. b. Cuba. and alocal refiner purchased 35.V.S bags about due at 10Ac, cost and freight, equal to Il. 2Sc for centrifugal. Porto Ricos
 were offered at 11c afloat, without being taken.
 In refined another redner reduced his prices 1c to the basis of 14c, with two now quoting on the basis of 14c for fine
 granuated while two others are still quoting l6c, with one not quoting at all. Deliveries were said to be improving local, although outward shipments were still being delayed on account of the shortage of cars.
 Futures were irregular. closing aS 5 points decline to advance although business was again light. consisting of only two lots of September and one lot Of July, making 150 tons in all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
WALL STREET HAS A DULL AND HES|TANT
 DAY IN STOCK LIST
Acceptance By Railway Brotherhoods of Wilson's Plan Did Not Affect
 Market Either Way
By Associated Press


 New York, March 2-Business on the Stock Exchange today was extremely dull and hesitant. the market taking little fur ther heed of the supreme court ruling in the United States Steel trust case and other developments usually accounted as favorable
 The decision of the railway brother hoods to accept temporarily, at least, the terms of the new railroad bill exer- cised virtually no influence beyond a moderate hardening of transportations in the later dealings. Trading was the hghtest and narrowest in volume of any full session in many weeks, but pres sure was limited to high grade special ties embracing motors. oils, equipments, feathers and textiles.
 Reactions of to points in those is- sues were only partly recovered at the close.
 Firmer money tendencies were an over shadowing factor over all other events bearing upon quoted values. There was no lack of call money at 10 per cent, but 9 to 91a per cent was offered for time funds without appreciable response.
 That the more rigid credit conditions are extending to interior centers was evil denced by advices from Chicago. where short term rates also stiffened and buy ing of merchants bills was said to be almost negligible.
 Brokers reported very little trading in foreign exchange, but quotations in that market were higher The rate for de- mand bills on London rose to 8 451z, or within cents of it's extreme rally from the acute depression of a month ago. Liberty and Victory issues featured the bond market. the fdSmer rallying sub stantially. while the latter fell to low scores. Other bonds, including interna- tionals, were mixed at trivial changes. Total sales, par value, $14, ,S50,000. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Liberty Bonds
 By Associated Press
Money Market Bv Assoeiafed Pres~

New York. March 2.--Mercantile paper, 61s @6a4 per cent; sterling e0day bills, 3. 9%; commercial 6O-day bills on banks, 3.39%; commercial 60day bills. 33sA; demand, 3.43 cables, 3.43& Francs, 1854; cables, 1852. Builders, demand 36%; cables, 36%. Lire. demand, 1922; cables 1920. Marks. demand, 1.03; cables, 104. Gov ernment bonds. strong; railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans. strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months, 8h
 Bar silver, Lag; Mexican dollars, LOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middllng. 4o.25c: receipts, 3,407 bales; exports, Is; sales, 2.SSl: stock, 411, ,29S.
 Galveston Receipts. 6,419; exports s.9Sl; stock. 299, ,567.
 Mobile: Middling, Ssc; receipts, 225 bales; stock. 21 1923.
 Savannah: MiddIing, Se50c; receipts, 374S bales; exports, 4,421; sales. 1.6l2 stock. 1S9,765.
 Charleston: Middling. ssc; receipts, 29t bales: stock. 207,2l7.
 Wilmington; Middling, Ss.75c; receipts ' bales; stock, a2,302
 Texas City; Stock 6S,4S0.
 Norfolk Middling. B. 75c: receipts, ,Ssi bales; sales. 1.o6S; stock. 9o,26S
 Baltimore; Stock. 6,109
 Boston; Mlddling. 40.2sc; stock, 5,2O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Metal Market By Assoelatad Prnss

New York, March 2.-Copper. dull Electrolytic. spot and first quarter. 1Ss. @1s; second quarter 1S&@19A Iron steady; prices unchanged. Anthony 11.S7h Metal exchange quotes lead firm; spot and March 9.35 bid; $50 asked. Zinc, steady; East St. Louis delivery. spot s.723s bid; SS2M asked At London spot copper, a119 los; fu- lures, 9122 los Electrolytic spot, &127; futures, a129 Tin spot, e411 5s: futures. 9415 15s. Lead spot. a51 los futures. e53. Zinc, spot e5s los; flu : lures, e62 los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
THE DAY IN WALL STREET
Consolidated Gas Expects Raise of 20 Soon-Auomo bile Builders Are Very Opmstc-Poland to Let Credit.
 No Rail Mergers Imminent

project, and the problem is now purely one of raising the money.
 
 In railroad banking quarters, it has been remarked that the new railroad legislation ought to be helpful to most outstanding rail bonds, and yet observers of the markets have re- ceived no heightened activity in this part of the list The failure of bonds to reflect their changed status, the exact nature of which remains to be revealed by experience, is at triouted to tight money conditions, under the deflation campaign inaugu- rated by the federal reserve board. Those who take the view that out standing bonds were improved by the enactment of the Esch-Cummins bill maintain that a potential rise was ere ated, but that it will not be expressed until further favorable conditions ob- tained in the investment market
 Although the Cummins- Esch bill specifically. authorizes railroad con- soiidations bankers stand today Mergers of any sort are not likely to : take place for a long time to come. The carrier companies. they said, will first have to demonstrate their earn ing capacity under the rates to be fixed by the interstate commerce con- mission before anyone can think of combinations. There are too many perplexing problems to be solved be- fore the question of consultations of different systems can be consid- cred declared railroad banker who has made specially of the new law
 Nor do I believe that any new fi- nancing operations will be undertaken ir the rear future despite the great need of the carriers for funds with which to purchase equipments. To try to raise money in this kind of a market would be like trying to get water out of the Sahara desert"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Liverpool Cotton nx, A.~.l-Aa nn

Liverpool. March 2.--Cotton. spot in limited request; prices easy. Good mid ding, 31.43d; fully midding. 3O4Sd; middling, 29.43d; low middling, 26.13d: good ordinary, 22.93d; ordinary, 2153d Sales, 1000 bales, including $500 Amer lcan. Receipts. 30,000 bales, including 29,500 American Futures closed irreg- ular. March, 26.S4d; May, 25s6d; July. 24.s5d; October, 22.s5d; December. 2204: January. 2l.75d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Cotton Seed Oil By Associated Press

New York. March 2.-Cotton seed oil was strong and higher on urgent de- mand from local and outside shorts and support from buyers. Closing bids were o9 to 64 points net higher. Sales, 34, 300 barrels; tenders, 1600 barrels. Prime crude, 17.50c; prime summer yellow. spot 19c; May. 20.04c; July. 20. .33c; De- tober, 1Sc; prime winter yellow and summer white nominal