Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 13, 1917, Final, Image 17

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iEADELPHIA
Markets
"TfiltAlN AND FLOUR
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Quotations!
fiillJlSoVB" southern No. 3
fu jicr !! ft tiuahrls Trade was
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WHEAT HITS NEW HIGH
RECORDS IN CHICAGO
Low Estimate of Winter Crop
Sends May to $2.25 and Other
Options Soar Also '
n RATHER CONDITIONS
llhiVtt0R.K A.prl1 n--r All received
!iiJ i?'!,.,,.r.,,,lr'"u ",, rnornlnis hull.
....r.i inn iiiiinwins wramer condition"!!
Temperatures.
man. Ion.
i.saa,.n m..wd??:
'.'ftio f.o. io, , "". .V"J"iT. ?K
St Ill 2i,i,r&ll i-TSio favorite
"ii.K2 J.', mills choice and fancy
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!$ i "' fl.rm- w nuol '" Me'75
I 10 qu"
J PROVISIONS
. . sa Willi u i n i j ..-.-- -
l.r.'u'f?.i..hM.f. in sets, smoked ana
: . ..iinna - ) w -.--. , a t aims. ltm
!iw"nvifrn w. "' !"-D' -7"U' IVJ
I " L ...nu ..ic irtlihltic Hr
vim u "" -''iv.'-r -j
d
-' . . h(Ai in hkid nniiimui
.. wtVJ-Za tinAera. amoked and
?. 'Sra?-.-?i. -iMtfJlVic: do.
rWT
Wfi
Silo,
P. rnrfd, loose.
Mr jo wnPi"1 .".ui,v; iT,i. smoked,
'SS-Vo.I. .nYavjr.ff.gV.O.iSC:
KTW'i Tw Plcc shouk1e7."s P.
ft fc",A,,3do. amoked. '""Sk L"
iT:iJifir 'to axernse. i'' -'"
1CCW,.... hi rind una aver ,(-. uy
ArAhrt tatn..At;ri. cunjd.
Lfft&r&V: se. Urd. bure city. kettle
Pi". -J 111 tllDI. -T- ft
FT REFINED SUGARS
Ifo. .... -.. oulet but flim . Henncrs' M't
u.ikiMirKi n.-- --- ..!, t niin mnwnfrfd.
! DAIRY PRODUCTS
f ,pnerelDts were llsht nnd the market
c7S,7i5r J Rood demand Cjuotatlons.
- firm una" ".,&. .-b.H irhinprv. fancv
MW"-iK' rttr. liTW4JP. '" first.. 4".c.
Kl 6 lA ond IJW4U. tr'S'
Wi iV? 49c. do btbk oxtia. miapnc.
L.V,inti JobblnB at B.i8B..r
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?- n.manii was cool ami upplls wpre
y2Kr?SS p " llfm prlcM. quotations:
'KlsSS i fill" PT case. nearl current
W "Sin-n r ra. wisfrn extra firsts,
a, Ml, J10u iwi . , tin "ii tir iase!
KSiittS c'.niled Vbb-. ere jobblne at
"!SraR New booiIs are boslnnliiB to iir
J Mil falrlj. at 'luotfd iates., M
Lwlfd firm unci, r ncarniy. wijunin
?W full mam new. JflW2m . , do do.
'J1 ti "sc. do do, fair to Rood, held
fihV; do, part skims. 14 2Jr.
ir POULTRY
Rjv-Trio . ,Ln-- 'l'J,rrs.'iol'rt',i.i:r:
Lffl?ini Mower. Jotntlons I"nla n In
e nmr
unburn
lEVir. .i..i.:t' roosters lHttf
!"?.': 'iViiiTe. sorltie thickens, soft-mtatid
duckl. as to size anl iiualliy.
'Sh IP" pair. -JSPSik. do, 5o
"SsSfEDS-flecelplH ere llslit unci th
UrZSil viry firm with demand readily itu-orn
Kthi oBerfns-1 o. desirable atiKk. T he .un
iSUi as Jiillowa . rmvlH. Ii! to lox.
kicked, fancy st-ltcnti -it. on, weieniiiif
Tm i and over np'ei.e. a'i. do. .)o, IIHl ba.
(cT 53iC!i)o do. .1 lbs apiece 242oc.
IX 111 liOll.. lanty, uiyi.ii.Kru, t.h.....k i-
...i nLr unle.e. Jiln. do. do smaller
SJ, jifllV. oil ronsltrs. drv-pavked 2li .
mjiIdi chickens es ern. drs-Pitked, In
K lmn NrtlO lbs. per pair. 2728c!
'iWrrti'do. In bMs, welshing fid 10 lbs. per
ZJt9"vn0. ill. uit m riKiiiiib r iu" I'd i'n...
Jlc. tironiny (hkkens, western, in loxes
inff act 4 lbs Dtr nalr '-Sial.'o. i hlckens.
.Mtlilsf 1" " 'bs per lulr 'J U 2riL . do. mixed
!mm sft?2p. broilers leiey. finc. bfKrfir.c.
U. tir nearbj . nrtshlnc I'jK'J lbs aplcie,
MMci turlnya, per lb Katu ncarbv. .IJiS
Jk, do neitern .IJIle. fair to good. .".Ofi.lU,
M Tons 29 3ut lommoi, 24(c27i: squabs,
Or doien White, uelshlns II (SI J lbs per
iHtli, 4 HCH1 10. do welching 0(n 111 lbs, per
'lau. M10S4IUI, do, wlghlni; N lbs per
Etmu t:ia1 00- do, wolBhln 7 lbs. per
M -I3lwi. uo wpiariinr niui. ins per
.122103 GO. dark. SJB'J.tiO. amjll and No.
I Hcfll 23. ,
U FRESH FRUITS
Cbolt stock met with fair miV mid rulpd firm
m moaeraip onennKs uuotatton: An.
i,perbbK Ben Pavld, $3 ftuftl .M, Baldwin,
I60OH, do unerndod $34 '',-; KtiiRs
K. k
ii, HBf do, ungraded $lt7n Mi, QrepnlnR,
Epw sJW"W"l ' ullMIUini fU M I -'t ItlllNB
Ftt. wes.Mi. do ungraded. ,.ti8'4: Wlne
MiKo I. 14 5n Sr II, do. ungraded. JJ.'.Of .1 .-,o
Ml, Northwestern per box Kano, J2WJ "0,
It tMviJ. I fi.ioiih. oer li.iv. .(!. J
Kel'Florlda. ner . rute ttrlcht. fan. v tAtti
Tin tust, fancy 2ridf?4. poor Jltni" -,.
Eifrolt. Florida i-r trate jf. Pine.
.. K Torto Rico per trate, Slio I nil I'ran
rtel, ('j Cod per bbl I"am late a
W IS68 BO, early blotk -( rranber
L Clue Cod ner trate. SI p.nff' do. .lerspv.
Kprril'. lift 150 Slruwbcrtlcs, Plorlda. per
bit. U02Sc.
VEGETABLES
flDmand a fairly aetln iiu.l laluea were
I nly maintained Oil ehoi. M Utn,tl nt mna. Am.
K.IRlDtloai Ouotatlens. White nnlalAai nM
ttjyu choice, per lish tniT.t 3B. N. Y tholce,
HalHfK'2 "3Jin. Maine tbolie. per bush
,HftM Jeney per basket, tl.r.niai 71. White
"KMtOMUfW, Florldt per bbl . tinl.1 Hweet
PI"". E.a.l"n 'ibore. per bbl .No l.$2 10(R)
.; 2., Jlooas sweet potatoes Delaware
MrmiiQ per namper o 1, II 7 itifl'J 'J'.,
!,I1!31U1. Clllls. SI Sweet rntatn.'
& Pwbaaket No 1, 11,2"ijP1.7', No 2.
Ki9!,on."- P'r l'H-lb bag No 1 el.
Si i.ffir nanjiwr. l4. do. CnllfornU, per
t. I80, frplnath. Norfolk, per bbl . $ 7B
al"' J"S."l ptt ,h.a,n1Per- 1.7'2 Kale,
anaaian Northwest ..nenn 31
sniV.1":1 wpn 4fl
Middle Most ,l1r 3
Nnuthnesl ., clear (1?
timer Mlssls,lp lirv.pcpn R
' ?,'. MIssKslppI alle.rleiir 71
Ohio nllev rlear 411
The fnllowlne nretlnlt illnn Hn lnelii
," reiiortedt .01 nt Swift C'urrrnl, .15 t
rrliKii Alberl, .12 nt llatlleford. .10 nt
Havre nnd ,11 nt Cairn.
C'lllCACiO. April 13. .To(,s wheat mar
ket, was n. wlltl nffnlr. May nnd .lu'v reach
IliE extraordinary helRhts and breaking all
previous top marks. Them was a great
deal of excitement, although the volume of
business was not extremely large.
May soared to J 2 2n, tomptretl with
$2 19i, the former retonl established ph.
terday, and .luly to $1 DIH, against Jl.n'l'i.
the previous high point, which was made on
April !). On that div .September reached
1 "7, comiiated with $1.74, today's best
In, the early trading theic was some Irreg
ulailly, shorts having covered on stop-loss
otdtrs and longs look profits, hut the sales
wete nbsothed quite flreolv until May broke
Its previous high record, when a large num
ber) of resting orders to sell were reached
Offerings of the new crop deliveries also be
tame a little more fice, and prices for all
options worked off ,
The Northwest reported a big milling de
mand for cash wheat with little being
tendered, nnd prices for the actual artlc'e
everywhere were marked up sharply Stocks
continue to decrease and further Inquiries
for export were reported Sales to go
abroad In the5 last twenty-four hours vvero
estimated nt 1,000 000 bushels
The feeling In the Ilnal dealings was easier,
prices grndualh sagging May ended at
.2 2litfi2 2l. compared with $2 17'3 at the
end vestctda Tudav's low was J2 17
.luly closed at Jl ST, Tf 1 SS. against
$1.8'' the final quotation of jesterday, nnd
today's low was $1 87 N
September finished at $1 70 lt bid, against
$1 70 .vcsterda.v's last price and todav's
low was SI B84
The Internttlonal H.irveslet (.'ompan.v's
survey of the winter wheat crop Indicates
a vleld of about 380,000,000 bushels com
pated with the Government's forecast nf
130,000,000 bushels for this season The
Harvester Companj's advices show that the
los will be about 100,000,000 bushels, com
pared with the oniclal estimate of 60.000,000
bushols
The maiket nt Mverpnol was dull, but
firm It Is believed that Argentina will
modify Its embargo and permit exportation
to the United Kingdom of recent put chases
Shipments from Aigentlna for the week
wete 74b, 000 bushels, agilnst 2,058 000
bui-hels last veai The visible supply thcte
hi 9.250,000 bushels
Cxpoils of wheat and Horn ftom the
United States for the week were r.,5fl0,200
bushels, against 8 731,400 bushels
There was a big genet al trade In snnll
lots In torn The market ragged after It
had shown cinslderable strength, May and
,lul making new high records, reaching
$138't! And $1 35?8. respectively There
vviih much profit-taking.
Cxpoitti of corn from the L'nlted States
for the weel. were 1,475,133 bushels, for
the season thev amount to 43,931,808 bush
els, against 19,003,710 bushels In the pie
vlnus season Shipments from Aigentlna
for the week were 1,374,000 bushels The
visible supply there Is 1,400.000 bushels.
Lending futures ranged as follows
Win at u
Open High
Vl5 J l'i's J St,
Jul 1 Sb' 1 4't
Hept 1 704 1 74
I'orn (new deliver
Ml) , I HH 1 '?
1 3I
Low
2 17'4
1 87H
Close
2 21'4
1 KlIVs
1 8 M 70V
Jul . 1 W,
hept 1 30
Oits
Mav
Jul . 04fs
hept .n's
Lard
Ma .'0 1)11
.Tulv.. 2137
Pept 21 3-
Rlbs
Mas I"
Julv 20 10
Sept . ...
Pork .
May . 37 .,0
Jul . !" 21
Hid tsked
I 3.11,1
t .U1,
1.2S
Kill, 114's
ni n-m
.-.7'. Bfl'
21 on
21 17
21 37
n SI
20 12
37 SO
37
20 7J
JO m
21 10
10 41
l!l 77
Ml. Ill
30 12
1 30Vi
1 St'3
i.ai'n
II-.V
Bfl',
20 SO
tJl OJ
21 12
1W ri.'
in so
tin 9J
in 2".
t.ifl 2
Ves
i lose,
2 tK
I s.l'i
I 70
1 33
1 ,14
1 20
!
-
ri7t
21 10
tJl 37
tJl 4'i
1H0J
20 07
J20 17
t17 SO
37 1J
British Troops Rip Foe's
Line at Two Points
Continued from Pace One
there were desperate, clashes between the
two Bides, Interspersed with tremendous nr
tlllery firing. St. Oobnlp, In tho center of
the. tipper Couey forest, vvns being s'tcndlly
encircled 1y tho Trench nttncVa foned
northward nnd wcstwaid by powerful
smashes today
While the Trent h Infantry fought nt
many plnccs hand-to-hand with the Ger
mans, the Krenth artillery wns pouting a
rain of projectiles on the crests dominating
St Qucntln, Including shells from the great
French siege guns
It Is n tribute to the svstematll : In
which tho Kicnch have ndvamed that these
great guns, exceedingly dlfllcult of trnns.
portatlon, have been moved across n coun
try which the (Jetmans boasted was virtu
ally Impassable ftom the devastation which
they wrought upon It In their retreat
Tlje great French slego guns were being
moved further and further forward today In
anticipation of a duel with the (tleinian
"busy Dcrthas, ' known to be permanent
fixed on the "lUndenhurg line "
St quentln Is being sacked by the Her
mans preparatory to Its taplure ! the
French Great palls of smoke hung over
the town today, visible for fifteen miles In
the desolation cvet.vwhete nboiit So far
the majestic Cathedral of St Quentln ap
parently Is untotnheil
French forces ndvnnclng from the south
on the rltv were actually amazed todav to
discover one building which the Germans
had not destroved It arose nlnuptlv ftom
the surrounding desolation, situated on a
knoll, nnd was n hunting lodge 1'ilnce
Tltel Frledrlch, of Germain, had used It
ns his headquarteis, pilsoners said These
Mine Germans wen likewise authority foi
the statement that much of the utter'v wan
ton destruction around ht Qucntln had been
at the ordet of this iov.il prime
LONDON April 13
Field Marshal H.ilg varied the center of
his "push" totlav and qukklv striking to
ward Cambral Instead of iirntind Vlmv
succeeded In capturing enenn positions "on
a wide ftont" He sent the following ie
port this nfternoon
We captured enemv positions nt night
on a wide ftonl from llnrglcouit to
Metz-en-C'outre nnd now hold Sart
Farm, Gauche Wood nnd Goitzeautourt
v lllage nnd the wood
There was shatp Pghtlng between SI
Quentln and Cambral before the posi
tions we captured
During the night In n successful laid
southwest of l.oos, the enem.v s dug
outs were hombed and defenses dam
aged In the neighborhood of Ploeg
street a hostile raiding party came un
der our iiijchlre-gun file nnd failed to
reach our trembes
A special dispatch from the fiont re
ceived by the T.mes toda.v asset ted that
the total of guns captured ftom the Get
mans so far In the British offensive has
now n ached tnoie than 100
Desperation stalks, behind the Genu in
Hues The German aimv chiefs, astounded
at the tiemendous tmceislng strength of the
British nrpash. are using prlsonets of wai
to dig trenches, thus relieving a few more
German flghtets, while the word has gone
out for re-enforcements While nwnltlng
those re-enforcements the enemy Is using
nonflghting nuxlllitics of the nrmv to 1111
up depleted tanks of Its lighting icglments
Scores of captuicd trench defenders to
day were transport drivers and assistants,
chatiffeuts, bandsmen and other .uivlllaiy
service men Thev had been pressed Into
service around Fampoux and Mvdetab.ul
redoubt where the BiHMi smashed hardest.
In the hurried call for everv. available man
to wjthstnnd the British advance.
Another bit of desperation was lit the
lepeated nnd fruitless nttempts bv ,Goi-
.. !....... a fit. rtt af tl.a Ilpllluli nnnfi
BRITISH ATTACK TOWARD CAMBRAI
OV !'CI-
Itlsh Ulucs
nws might
:Nomlnal
mom, per bbl , 5t7Vri Cauliflower Call.
mix. tlP ,.(la t "? ..-. 1 -....- r... . .
-VW. Mr baiket. lifts Lettuie Florida, noor
0M, per basket It W.I Celerv. rinrlrta.
CsKLE"' V.,ri"?L-Ml -Beans Florida
iSf,'P,';'n. ILBOW-.in wax (.'.Tntf 3 2ri
"i. lonoa. per ljo. 13 Slllitr. Peppers
K)Pirs,""Si ie,?. Squash. Florida. j.er
iUSyVi '?!.' ' 'orlda. per basket, 2ft.l
Ert2v iFJ."LldavPpr basket. IBW7. Heats.
m per 10(1 bunches, li.Vttl Itadlshes. Houth
rirfnSV'P'V- V. ii'VS nil Tomatoes.
IMF 1IMI hn... , tllii it.ji.i l .t.
Hffi. "."".bunches Colossal. $ fane. t4(
llSliiV'-3 Mushrooms, Per 4-lb basket.
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.NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
iSRJJK- ,Arri' 13. RUTTER Receipts.
V ......"., "A ."r.m lustier noor ns, 4.7f!
Jf'AgJl 40V4llhe. firsts. 4I ifj)4l,.: .,'.
.'tfiawry. .17WS7V ""'" ""c- "nila-
u?uCnlpi" .40 HT V5"'" Market firm.
iii.V m nrt. S3hfM4c. seconds, 3J&
Wefirur 5 m ,'B'3''. other quota-
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
HAPr'l 13 HOQS Receipts. 13,000
, tis . .;; r. :u "v ii'aner wixen hiui
'en. us aMnii.i jo. ..n i .,,
.PlII, 111.50014 (10. hulk. xiH.nnratH sn
E Recelpn, 2000 head, Market slow
iJtaii'fv". B 30013 21. tows and
Mrt ..7 "?5;.lpls' "i'Oo head Market strong
a- "wrn. ii 7U(aiI3 10, lambs. 112
tf
hi LONDON STOCK MARKET
''XTlCfid AfYlorinoU CnMAn A s.A Mnr
Active Allied Bonds Irregular
uj'' April 13. Being without a
7lA Stock i:.xchange markets hesl-
s today. Blislneno r., I .,lt l,.,f
yfertona Vas hard. The gllt-e'dged
i "arrow.
'racial l'nnim.,....i .... ..nit.j
I . t . .itc.iiviu U -till Ullllllllicu
Wiout effect, as It had merely Ml
liiSwlaa8" The result of today's sale,
",vvv treasury bllla was awaited
I'Prtce.d Amerlenti wa. l.,atltA hut
P wnadian Pacifies were good. Grand
ij"" wiunout -olor. Cheerfulness
Hi. ', cuiiiio rails, in epiio in
ItalttaM. uh)d mica were Bieauy uii
iT'nt of the agitation as to wages.
iJJm honus ml five Bhllllngs a
-'" ucon gran led.
1i"v. 7-!
i.? UMi SILVER
Lftivj . Tndav. vm nvi ul.h Ijiw.
SUA SH Hol'y SUA SMt
fcrtj.l L
t:Enci.. sua
"yiicint)l35.
73
Hoi'y 70 71
ifPiys Big Stock Dividend
y-STKrt. Mass. April 13. The
niht Manufacturing Company has
s - iock myidend or 33 1-3 per ceni.
'9 common holders of record April
-company has outstanding 6000
Kjjwrrtd and 15,090 ahares common
"balance sheet bIiovvb property
wMHi.SQ tn excess of all llabll-
' "f Raj atock.
.'.V
U Jappn Hd8pii '
Apnif 11. -me uoir-
"f !."?'
HIGH PRICES CONTINUE
IN THE LEATHER MARKET
Shoe Dealers Report Slow Shipments.
Local Building Is Increasing
Rapidly
The leather market continues active and
mices high and firm, according to the w eek
, review of trade by It. G. Dun S. Co
Glazed kid manufacturers report a good
demand for till grades aim putt-s e.,.
Shoe dealets icport delays In shipments
from manufacturers and a consequent scar
tlty of some grades of shoes Milllnerv
denlcw state the reason- has 1 been fairly
satisfactory, but trade during the last week
has been moderate. ,
The volume of new contracts In the bul d
Ing line started the last week was consid
erably In excess of the previous week.
While tho number of operations was the.
same, the estimated cost was about $1,000,.
000 greater. The new operations Include
several large factory buildings and some
new municipal buildings at Byberry,
There Is a latge amount of proposed al
terations as well as substantial new build
ings being estimated on Labor conditions
still hnmper contractors, but there Is some
Improvement In the delivery of materials
The condition of the chemical market
1. ..neVmntred! while there Is a fair demand,
there Is a shortage In stock In some lines
due to the war.
The situation In dpestuffs remains about
the same; no foreign des are coming Into
the market, and while the demand has
fallen oft somewhat, prices continue high
The paper market continues to show Im
provement. Manufacturers and Jobbers re
port a steady Inciease In volume of sales,
although i-ome mills are still experiencing
difficulty In filling oraers, tnwn t nwiwbn
of raw material. Trices aro inclined to ad
v ance.
Taint manufacturers, dealers In paints
and painters' supplies report a steady In
crease In this line of business. Purchases
tepresent all grades of material, and It is
believed that the volume of business being
done will exceed that for the same period
of 1916. There Is little change In prices,
and an improvement In collections Is re
ported, wnilnnner-' manufacturers. Jobbers and
dealers report an Increase In this line nf
business. Manufacturers report a profitable
season, notwithstanding me increase
pi Ices of raw material, nnd It Is believed
IhuX the volume of business done In this line
will equal that for the same period of
1916.
Wholesale grocers report a satisfactory
volume of business and collections satis
factory. A good feeling as to future bus!,
nesa conditions Is prevalent. Retailers re
port buslnejs Inclined to be a little slow
with collections satisfactory,
1 Manufacturers of cloaks and suits state
the Bprlng business was somewhat back
ward. However, the last three or four
weeks preceding Kaster their plantB were
.... i,.ir full canac ty. The season,
however, has not been an entirely satis
factory one. . .... .
Manufacturers of bovs clothing- have
had a cood season and prospects favorable
for the coming season.
Shirt manufacturers have also been busy
and a number are oversold. Manufacturers
of shirt walatB have found the season
somewhat backward. They anticipate, hovv.
ever, that with settled weather sales wlH
irnprov. somswhat. .
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SAVANT ADVOCATES
IMMIGRATION CHECK
Dr. . Davenport Warns Philo
sophical Society Against Too
Great Infusion of Foreign
Blood
GLI IDLEST A1
ANCORAVtfRSOC
mm
Conauistano Nuovi Villatrel Men-
4-s.zi II r!i.HnMnlA XTiiinMA Ai.ntlWA ?
tit; 11 ciunciait; isivcuu nvcui6a
nella Foreata di Coucy
After conquciiiig n few moie villages in the legion of the Vimy Ridge
nnd advancing thou' lines east and southeast of Arras, that is, in dnec
tion of Douai. the Iintish have shifted their attack to. the south on tho
load to Cambrai. They hac gained ground there, too, according the
latest advices fiom London. Meanwhile, (ieneial Nivellc has attacked
the Gcimnns south of St. Qtientin nnd has captuied scveial lines of
ti enches, advancing also somewhat in the region of the Coucy forest
tovvaid the southern end of Von Ilindenburg's line. The allows in the
above map indicate the duection of the Allied attacks against the
Geimnn lines on the front vvheic the greatest battle of the war may
shortly develop.
U. S. Fixes War Zone,
for Ports' Safety
man airmen to fly over the Itrlt
and learn wheie Hnlg'H mightv blows might
next be enected A swaim of Biltl'-li air
men sjia'trolled the nlr. Fantastic battle
occurred almost hourlv today as the Gei
man fl.vers were literally swept out of the
skj
Among prisoneis taken todav were manv
Bavarians The.v were blttetly denuncia
tory of the German leadeis The Bavarians
claimed thjy had been nun led to the Arras
sector to relieve the Saxons, and had not
been told of what they would have to fate
The Bavarians Insisted it nlvvavs fell to
their lot to do the disagreeable tasks of
fighting and when they were lushed to
Airas they felt something ticiiienilmis
was on.
The way In which German army chiefs
are tcraping all possible men together to
fight against the British onslaught was
graphically detailed by Russian prisoners
who escaped to Allied lines louay. iney
had been forced to dig trenches at tho
point of German havonets, permitting the
soldiers to beiurried a few hundred jards
further to the front to fight
Orders have gone out all along tho line
of Halgs smash to German commanders
to "hold at all costs," because four nrmv
divisions are coming to re-enforco tho Teu
ton lines
From various soutces today It wns
lenrned the Get mans were preparing to
complete the destruction of Arras with tno
great 4S-centlmetcr howltzeis when the
British "push" Interrupted The Germ-ins'
guns were on their way to points near the
cltv, and shells, reported to contain ptusslc
acid, were likewise In course of tiansport,
But the great engagement ' now on
promises, to develop Into n bittle on even
a grander scale, according to dispatches,
from tho front todav
Major Geneial F. B Main Ice dliectnt of
military operations at thn British Wm Of
fice, &ajs that the Germans have massed
huge concentrations of reserves In West
Flanders and nrouni Lille Some of these
were rushed to the Airas front to te
enforce the Teutons south nf Lens and
southeast of Arras, but the bulk of them
ate being held and can be hurled Into the
frav upon short notlcev Geneial Maurice
Indicated that the zone nf fighting may bo
extended northward through counter pres
sure by the Germans In that dliectlon.
PARIS, April 13.
French troops this morning captured sev-
eial lines of German trenches south of
St Quentln and took prisoners nnd booty,
the War Office statement declared
Further gains were made east of Coucy-
la-Vllle, many prisoners and macnine
guns being taken.
BERLIN. April 13 German counter
attacks "balanced preliminary successes" of
British attacks around ArraH, today's offi
cial statement declared.
The attacks were described as "strong"
nnd as being delivered on tho aivcnchy
Ungohelle line.
They were balanced by counter-attacks
from the Arras-Gavrelle njad to the Scarpe
River," tho statement said. "Twice the at
tacking enemy wns repulsed with heavy
loss "
PKTROORAD. April 13.
Geiman foites succeeded In taking Rus
sian positions on the Gallclan front around
Ozorkl. but an Immediate counter-attack
drove them out, nccordlng to todny's of
ficial statement.
Spanish Crisis Grows Worse
LONDON. April 13 "The situation in
Spain Is growing more and more critical."
says a dispatch fiom Mndrld to the Dally
Impress today. In addition to the domestic,
turbulance. says the dispatch, there Is a
growing demand In Spain that an ulti
matum bo sent to Germany on the sub
marine situation. The Spanish Cabinet to
day approveiUaiiiote to Germany demand
ing an Indemnity for the sinking of the
steamship San Kulgenclo by a German
U-boat.
Mortally StrickcVin Theatre
SLATINQTON. Pa, April 13 Dr. 'Rob
art D. Morsani health officer of the bor
ough, was stricken with apoplexy W a
theatre. Hla skull was fractured when
his head struck the floor, and he died
.hortlv after. He wb a graduate, of Jef-
furaon Medical College and the, University
.. .. i.m jM ?ll-mm. iMl,iaM' tmM 11 -
PI .rjriMa. -m ---j- m
(nlillnueil from I'.iro Olio
Pens icola Tit six miles
Mobile. Ala six miles
Mouth of the MKsl-slppl T.lvcr and
contiguous w.itcis
Galveston. Tex live miles
San Dlcgo C.il . two miles
S.tn Fi.uiclsco, C.il , four miles
Mouth of the Columbia River, three
miles
Pint 01 chard two miles
Honolulu, nine miles
Manila
That Germ my wll. iletl.u e a ' subin.ulne
blockade" nt the Atlantic oast of the
United States was said in diplomatic cltcle.s
today to be almost a tcttalnt.v .lust when
the aniiatmrciiieiit will be nude Is a matter
of speculation High naval official:., how
ever said 't was unlikeh tint this action
wou.d be lalfen until. German submailnes
lud leached Atlantic wateis oft the coast
of the United Stales They pointed out that
If the usual plans and svstem wcic followed
by (ipinif.v the blggci sei-golng sub
marines of the German nav muld be olf
the coast of tho United States befote the
end of this week If they started from Kiel,
ns has been undei stood with the declara
tion of war by the United States
COMING OF U-BOATS
Reports tint this action already hid been
tnkeu weie unuei tn-cussii)u :ii iiipiuui.tiir
clrcles todav The Swiss Mlnlstei. Dr Paul
Rltter, who is looking after German Inter
ests In the United Slates, positive refused
to receive newspapermen todav lie Indi
cated thiough an attache of the legation,
that he did not c.110 to be lesponsiblo for
nny statements at tho picsent time vvhlch
dealt with the situation In Germany
Naval ollklnls s ild that If Geimanv had
declared, ot would del late, 11 submarine
blockade of the gieat steamship lanes of
tho United States the effect will be greatly
to stlmu.ate 1 en tilting heie Them has
been a l.nk of interest In naval letiultlng
officials s-.ij, due entlielv to tho fait that
there has been 110 action With submailnes
actual. y opetatlng In Amerii.in wateis offi
cials feel tettalu that the authntizeil per
sonnel of the navy will be reached almost
overnight
Ollltinls in the (,'olleclor of the Port's
office In Philadelphia said that no ordeis to
establish a 'war nine" about tills port had
been received vet from Washington Thev
wem anxious to knnvt Jut what would bo.
piescilbed as n 'defensive area" about the
port of Philadelplili
"It Is not piobihle" said ne ot the offi
cials, 'that lirtlllt up this lar in the liver
would be inleifeied with Down the river
this thing mav be done, lmwevei Wo have
been making lnqiili.es for some time as to
Just what would compiisp the defensive
area' of the poit of Philadelphia. We have
not obtained in opinion jet. but when the
Presidents 01 dn gets hem theie will in all
likelihood accompany It specific directions
to guide us In the enforcement of the order
In this port "
GERMAN TARS MUST WORK
FOR U. S OFFICIAL DECREE
Interned Sailots, About 188G of Them,
Maybe- More Later, Will Earn
Their gait
WASHINGTON, April 13 Membeis of
tlie crews of German ships, seized by this
Government nfler vv.11 was declared win
bo put to work, It was ollicla'ly stated this
afternoon. If wai Is declared with Austria
their sallois will alsq not be allowed to m
main Idle
A total of lSSfi men will bo affected nnd
a suivey Is being made to ascertain places
suitable for their cmplovinent These men
will be placed in trades and occupations to
which they aro best adapted, Upder treaty
and International law sueSi Individuals can
be emplovcd to pciform iionmllltary labor
FIRST INTO SCRAP,
MOTTO OF MARINES
"Soldiers of the Sea" Make
Strong Bid for Popular
ity in Recruiting
PROUD OF THEIR RECORD
jou tmtit fo Join 011 ns a V. R .Iforluc
You've qui to net used to the uuter,
Toit'to pot fo lie anient and you've got to
br elean
And rendu for diill or for -laiiphter
Tlicy Mill give you the hook if you don't
team to too'..
Anil, out where the limp-hooters hover,
l'ou'kc pot tn team not to stand ii; and be
shot,
lint to uiiyole around tinder toier.
In eivitized ntatei or tiopital sernes
You muitn't be iacless or neivons
Uut tend to the tool A. of the V Marines,
7 lie Oldeil llraneh of the Set vice I
The hope of America In Hie generations
to come lies In tho mstrlctlon of Immlgia
tlon nnd the prnrtlce of eugenics, nevoid
Ing In Dr. Charles H Davenport, director
of Hip station for i:pi tlmctttal I'volutlon
at Cold Spring Harbor, L I, who rend a
paper tmlnv befote the pcioml dny's session
of the general meeting of the American
Philosophical Sot let in its hall In Inde
pendenco Square.
Dottor Davenport's subject wns "Tho In
lluenco of the Admixture of Picsent Immi
gration Races Upon tho More Original
StntU ' His loncluillng icmnrl's were:
'This then. Is the hope of our country.
If Immlgintlon Is msttlcled If selective
(llmlnatlon Is peimlttid. If the eugenlcnt
Ideal ptevulls In mating, then stialns with
new and btttei combinations of traits may
ntlso and our nation yiko front rank with
the most cultured nnd pnuciful of the na
tions of hisior.v '
In nnswei to a question put bv one of
the memliirs of the sotletv concerning the
1 rfei t of stvlnc unlieallh.v lives Poctoi
D.ivinporl sild Hint model u medicine might
d hum ,lf lit ipsii. lined In Its vvoik of
saving tin weak nnd allowing them to
icprniluic Ihelr kind
IicmIiii Davtnpoil showed that the tnlx
tini' of dirfeit nt bit tds among nnlm.ilx, such
ns (likkens, docs not Improve the qualities
of Hie it 'lilting liv brld, and In the samo
wav ho said, the Ititeimnrrv Ing of extieme
vpes of humans, such as vciy tall nnd
vnv shoit petsons, or tho'e of greatly dif
fering ih n.utf 1 Istles, ti nils to produce n
livbrldl? illon lhal is Infl rloi to eitliei of
the pnenls Moileitil livlu 1(11 itlon how -'mi
In s.uil sometimes ptoduces new
-Hams of a higher typo than tlin old He
rxpiessed Hie opinion that mnnv sections
of this (ounttv have already tecelved ton
mm h new mixed blood from Uuropn, nnd
(bit the lesultint tvpt might be far In
fi i mi to Hit old Anieiltan tvpe
U.I.IMIVATi: WORTHLESS ROOSTHRS
'1 he Philosophers were told how to fight
the high tost of living bv the partial elim
ination of Hie worthless toostei from their
li.itkvnid i lik ken flocks lit n papoi on the
sex lntlo in the tominnn domestic fowl bv
Dr R.ivmond Pearl, biologist of the Maine
Agrktlllili.il l:perlinent Station lit Otollo
Me 'I lie speaker said that the pioportlon
of male (hkks h itched Is less when the
setting of eggs Is taken fioiii .1 prolific hen
' In the present wai conditions ' he said,
'von will be glid to know that von should
lined fiuiii beav' lnvers nnd produce .1
strain in whkh profit-making pullets pre
pondeiale over the cockerels whkh onlv
eat up (ostlv food "
Although thu observation of motion ple
nties foi two or mote bouts causes a heav
eve stialn It Is no vvoise than the stialti
caused bv nu equal period of steady mul
ing undei niuth of the nitll1cl.il lighting
In use iiownd.ivs according to Dr Clarence
II Fence pinftssnr of ps.v chologv at Br.v 11
Mnvvi who lead .1 piper on 'Lighting In
Its Relation to the Uye "
ANl'IUNT scu:nci: and art
1 ii.it nsiinii.nneis are at last beginning to
see da light thiough the vast confusion of
havy speculation which has characterized
the science of astionomv, was the conclud
Ing opinion of Di II N Russell, profcssoi
of astronomy at Princeton Unlveisltv. who
read .1 paper on 'The Relationship ot
.Stellar Motions to Absolute Magnitudes."
which had been picpamd bv Dr-W. S. Ad
mits, of the Mt Wilson obseivatory. at
Pasadena, Cal The paper was particularly
hizv to the lay Intelligence
Tho practice of the fine arts by man was
begun at lenst UJ.'.OOO vcat.s ago, nccoidlng
to li S. Raich, of this citv, who lead si
paper on "Rally Man In America ' The find
ing of the fossilized bones of man in a canal
digging In Tloiid.i several vears ago pioved
conclusively, said the speakei, that man
vv.u living in America in veiy c.uly ages.
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ROMA. 13 Aorlle, ..."
La grande battaglla dl Arras va raplda- i
mentp svlluppandosl, Non e' ancora entrats,
nella sua fase plu' Importante, glacche 1 t
tedcschl non hnnno ancora messo In valors
Ic toro rlservc che si crede slano ammassate
dlctro le prime 11 nee, ma l'offenslva Ingleae J
e franceo non o ancora glunta al auo
masslmo svlluppo, come vorrebbe far ere- "
dcre In Stnto Maggloro tedesco. La battaglla li
dl Arras ha dato agll lnglesl, ed tn uno
spazlo dl tempo straordlnarlaraente breve,
gll oblettlvl, che' cssl si crano proposil dl
ottcnerc. Queslo flno nd ora Plu' tardl at
vedra' l'ultcrlore svolglmerito delle opera
zlonl Nella glornata dl lerl gll lnglesl gua
dngnarono nltrl due vlllaggi nella zona dl
Vlmv, laff&rzando sempre plu' 11 loro pos
scsso dl qucste Importantl alture. Net
tempo stesso I francesl lanclavano un vlo
lentn nttacco nella zona delta foresta dl St.
Gobnln, nella foresta dl Coucy, a rlgua
dagnnvano parecchle trlncee che erano
stnte gia" perdute dat francesl nlcunl gtornt
or sonn Questa mattlna a Lcndra si an
nunclava che le forze lnglesl avevnno Im
provvlsamenle ramblato la ellreztone della
loio offenslvn trasportando l'attacco dalla
leglone dl Arras e dl Vlmy a quella Imme
dlnlamente ad ovest dl Cambral. Questo
camblamento dl dlrezlone ha un signlficatev,
glnct he' "permette agll lnglesl dl ordlnara
l'attacco ed organlzzaro la dlfesa delle
iiuovo poslzlonl nella zona ill Arras senza
dar tempo ,il nemlco dl pensaread nttac
cnrle prima che convenga nglt lnglesl.
Pure questa mattlna .enlva annunciate)
cho le forzo del generate Nlvelle avevano
attnecnto le llnce tedesche a sud dl St.
Quentln conqulstando parecchle Unee dl
trincec nemlche
The men of Philadelphia aro flocking
Into the mailno coips, A sort of friendly
ilvnhy obtains between the three branches
of tho United Slates service; the army, the
navy nnd the marine corps Rich man In
any of Hie services thinks his Is the best,
of course and for the man who Isn't In
any of the thmo it Is almost an even
choice.
But them seems to be a little more of
mmance In the marine corps, to hear the
marines themselves tell of it than In nny
of tho other sen lees They nro frequently
likened to the "minute- men" of long ago,
for whenever there is trouble brewing ativ
whero they aro tho men Unce Sim sends
out.
All the siiglit troubles that havo come
In Haiti. San Domingo and thost, princi
palities down thero havo been the signal
for .1 call to the marines to go always
Immediately, too
When their directing bend, Major Gen
eial George B.un"tt. now In Washing
ton, was lomm indant of marines at Loague
Island tho public always was hearing that
a few bundled marines were packing oft
hem or there
Tho department nt Wnshlngton always
mckoned in those days that one Ameri
can mm ine was usually good enough to
take cam of anv twenty men on tho other
side, and more than once tales have como
back fiom Ccnt1.1I America of twenty ma
ilnes capturing this village or that with
tho opposing foicts numbering hundreds
They have a name'
SULLA FRONTR 1TALIANA ,
lerl sera II Mlnlstero della Guerra Vub
bllcava II seguent$ rapporto del generate
Cadorna clica la sltuazlone alia fronte ltalo
nustrlnca L'azlonc delle nrtlgllerle e' stata
normalo su tutta la fronte dl battlglla.
lerl sera, dopo una vlolenta prepara
zlonc da paite delle nrtlgllerle a del
mortal da trincca. It nemlco lanclo'
un attaco 0 rluscl' per II momento a
penetrare In una delle nostre trlncee
iminzate nd est dl Vertolba. Usso pero''
ne fu subilo dopo cacclato da un nostro
conttattacco Inlzlato non appena ar
rivarono I nostrl rlncalzl. II nemlco
lasclo" nelle nostre manl nlcunl prlglonl
eil e'l un certa quantlta' dl materlale
di guerra.
Telegramml da Vienna dlcono che II
maresclallo dl campo von Schleyer, gla'
capo del dlpartlmento del oontrollo dl guerra.
In assunto temporaneamente It portafogllo
della Guerra lasclato vacanto dalle dlmls
slonl del generate von Krobatln.
L'AUSTRIA CURCA LA PACI2
WASHINGTON, 13 Apriie Telegramml
dalla Svirrera dlcono che 1 rappresentantl
dell'Austria e della .Bulgaria cercano dl
,iv lclnam t diplomatic! dell'Intesa per dl
"cutere 1011 loro clica le condizlonl dl pace.
SI sa anche qui che la Bulgaria ha fatto
fare qualche passo per' la pace e che l'Aus-
ula lia fatto la stessa cosa. I st rlconosce
cho in Austria ed in Bulgaria vl e' stah
chezza per la guerrra e si temono agltazion
del popoll In favore della pace e dl qualche
cosa d'altro Non e' Improbablle pernio' che
queste due nazlonl propongano all'lntesa
condizlonl che potrebbero anche essere ac
cettnblll Ad ognt tjiodo per ora non st
tratta cite di un passu sulla lunga strada
che ilovia' portare alia pace.
Selnbra che gll allcatt dell'Intesa non
nbblnno nccettato per ora 1 suggerlmentt dl
conversazioni private sul soggetto della pace
ed hnnno fatto sapere che non si lngolfe-
anno lu simlll conversazioni alia cleca.
Hanno lasclato I'impresslone che esst'ade
rlscono ul prlnclpil espostl dal loro governl.
che cloe' non entreranno In trattattve se I
loro nemicl non avranno prima pubblicato
le loro condizlonl
inn i.ti; 1 (tn LVS'M
m:Tiis
1CTI(N
, MEXICAN HELPERS INDICTED
Tvo Prominent Texnns Accused .of
Arms Plot
l'h PASO, Te , Apill 13, Tho Federal
Grand Jury today returned Indictments
charging conspiracy to ship munitions to
Mexico against Vincent B Andmas, wealthy
cattleman, nnd Bcrnaul' Schuster, 11 promi
nent, 11 Paso business man
It Is alleged that the two uonsplrod to
ship 100,000 rounds of ammunition Into
Mexico, Both vvero arrested,
Wyoming Crude Oil Advanced
CASPER, Wyo, Al""'' 13 Wyoming
rud.oli has .been advanced S cents a bar.
lo-. ii.tfl. This uU Cjui t,la . Chr
MCI'K April 1-' SVItAlt A diushter ot
late Reuben anil Miry Ann .Mees. nf Half Moon
('enter t'ountv I'.i aped (.1 Itel.tlvea and
frlwidX Invlleil to funeial servkes Hun I p
m chapel of Andieu J llilr i. Sons, Anh and
luth sla Int. l.emont I'a
PHI I. US. April 1.' IIRRI'IIV I. wife of
I'hirles 1, Peuta diuchter of Ute c.eoifio and
Train ea l.elvers need 10 Ilelatlves mid
friends Camp Nn 1.'' I' ' of A ('imp No 1
sons of Veterans' Auvlllars J 11 Tine lairlee
No '.'" O S of I! I'urlnn Council No IS".
S and f of I, liulte.1 to services vtnn L' n
m (Hlvir II Hair Ilulldlncr. U.'n Chestnut si
lot pilvato Mt Peace e em l.odje, services
MIXIAV Sud lenly at Kddvstone, April 10
V1HS ANNA VIUCIAY uatekeeper or wampum
Funeral sal 1p in lis Chain st N'orrlstnwn
"llM.llI.ltAN Apill 1." CATHUtlNK Mil.
Hi:ilAN (nee O'Hrleu) widow of John Mulheritl
I'.elatlvea and friends also II V! sodality
and Sacred lleirt Smlety of st Anns Chunk
li.vltert to funeral Tuca S 10 a m . from y lis
i; 'linker st Solemn requiem mass st Anns
I'hurih 10 a in lilt Holy Sepulchre Ccm
Aci,UT,l'", April P. DANIEL M J sou of
Mhhael and late Catherine M Curtln acerl IS
Itelatlies and friends, st James s Catholic
Club. Columbus Catholic Hois' Club Hol Name
Snileti anil Leacuo nf sacred Heart Qf Kt,
Jiiin.ss Church, Invited to funeral, 'lues S.K1
a m parents' residence, 3.'1 W. Sansom st
Sok inn hlieli miss of rcoiilem St. James a
Church 111 a in Int Hol Cross Cem
Wc have 26 yards distributed through
out the city Use them Secure your supply
for the fall and winter at these prices, which
save you 75c a ton.
25c a ton off these prices for cash
Egg Coal, o . . $7.25
Stove Coal, . . $7.50
Chestnut Coal, . . $7.75
25c a ton extra if wheeled or carried
Our prices for Pea Coal for
the present will be $6.00 a ton
25c of)' for cash
Geo. B. Newton Coal Co.
Franklin Bank Building
Spruce 1400 3800
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IITII- W.NTI.H Pr.MAJ.
U(1)KM;KI'1:K and stenographer, experienced,
one, capable of takliut entire rhareo of books
none others need apply. Kood salary to rleht
party M 84". I,ecl5er Central
lllltl.S wanted, between. 18 and 30 tara of age,
lo pack siurar In small rackaccs: waan if!) or
mora per week for steady work. Apply Frank
lin Suuar ItellnlnB Coj foot of need st. ,
lll.l.l1 wamkd mi.i: 4
Hi)V wanted messeneer and office work; must
Im ilependable. Apply 310 llellcvira Court
Itldif 141K Walnut st
IlcTv wanted, HI years old, for general offlca
work. Apply00- HarrlsonJUdg
bNCINO IBACHTllN txper T Rood dancer,
t-all at once, c'ortlssoa UM Chestnut,
DUI.lVKlTY MANAlfKH "
Ttih the man with aome, experlenca ns aulo
mohlls delliery manaaer ther Is all execullm
noaltloii with a. lare" Philadelphia firm that
offers an unusual opportunity. The require,
intnta ara the ability to direct male workers,
mod phjslnue and not bring afraid of work.
Kirellcnt prospects for future advancement
to the man who make good. Heply P. O.
Hot ani. Philadelphia.
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Leather Prices
Quoted in detail inLorrow'8
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Business Section
Also Worsted and Woolen Yarn Quotations
Pittsburgh Steel Market; N. ,Y. Raw Silk
Prices.
Western Business News
Summarized in ,,.
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