tfWJi lWjjiifwi" nwy llC!WWfr''''-'-JrW","a' "mm n 'rvrrJQisto -' jr'mnnyYimj$yriMl? '"w v ' .' 'v. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1917 I k PHILADELPHIA MARKETS fJItAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT lieceipis, .v. ...-. rnnlJ Receipts. I9.282 bush Offerings were .ff and the market ruled steady, but trade was Sffi, "Eolation., Car lot. for .oca. rade a. . . ie- tin HAil Kit ah Tha m. - oats-ip .. "'"'2 . m ; . . ,viT. o: Ul OI .. ffiton' No. whl"' 7STHo. Bt.naar.l ihlte, 77"c- No 3 whll' 7070lc, No. 4 wrt!bun HM-elpts. 430 bbls and 618.120 lbs i. 7eks The market iu quiet and without imMrtant change. Quotations. Winter. SSItit? I10WW11.2S, Kansas clear. $10 Butt ilT, Spring.' first clear, 'llo'sciSJll. patent, el 7.V p fll 2SOJ1 i city mills, PUi UU lBuuir uiauu'i a ar ..., Cnoiwf) uiiu jainy iiairiii, fikw nvE Ff.Ot'R noId slowly nt former ratei We aunt iiuui " . i'vm , h .w h... nitHSSED Trade wa alow and the market ,,,,! we.k Quotations, I'owla, l'J to box. fnilVfed, dry-picked, famy selected, 25c, welgh S 4 lbs and over apleco. 244 c weighing i! lbs apiece 23c, weighing .1 lb apiece, 21 it i fowls Iced, in bbls , fancy, dry-picked. iViihlng 4 Iba and over apleco, 24c, smaller !.. 21023c old roosters dry-picked. 11c. trollirs, Jersey fancy, 8.-.W40C. Virginia. 820 ij? other nearby 2502SC. western 2R2Sc. JlrktrJ fresh-killed, Iced, per lb Western, tilt here. 23W24c common, 20022c ducks, iirlng. 2202.1c squabs, per doien White, wishing 11W12 lbs per dozen, tl 73W4 BO, do wishing UtflO Itii per dozen. IS 103 no, do, ,ShlnK lb" lr doien IB 4002.00, do minK I lua IT. u, ... ... .. nL-....,,n Wrilon i,-M t1 flmfill ? mrr II Ml ff "small and No '2, BOcdfll 10 PROVISIONS The market ruled steady, with n fair Jobbing tr.ouln. The quotations were as follows City Kef In sets smoked and alr-drled, JJu, nest Jfn beef In sets smo'.:ed 33c, city beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked and alr-drled, 3ftc; wittrn beef knuckles and tenders, smoked 30c, beet hams I30O32. pork, family. 144 30945, tinn H P cured, loose, 24H 23c, do. skinned, t.ie, 23025V. c do. do, smoked. 2020V4c, ailisr hams, smoked, city cured, as to brand and gwrsge, 234 f2fir hams smoked western -..-, 5M4 ffj"l!c. do. balled boneless flftn. nlc. nlc shouldors S I cured, loose, 20tc. Oo. smoked 21l'.c bellies In pickle, according to sversre, loose 2tc.ibreakfnt bacon, ns to brand mil aerage, city cured, 3flo, bivakfast bacon, veitern cured, 85c lard, western, refined, tcs , J3e, do. do do tubs 23c. lard, pure city, kettle rtratred, In tcs 23c, do, do do. In tubs, 23c KEFINED SUGARS Th market was quiet but steady on a basis ! 7 60S7 7.V for extra fine granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTEIl- Fancy stock sold fairly and ruled firm v.lth supplies well under control Quo tations nre as follows We-tern solid-packed creamery fancy specials, 42c extra. 4C41c, extra (Irata 3l)c firsts 3SHc seconds 374 r. Hearts prints fancy 43c, average extra, 41 to 47c; firsts 3'J40c. seconds 37H OSc. special fancy brands of prints Jobbing at 4U40c EOOS bupplles of strictly fine eggs were small anl aluea of this description were well luatalned b'lt ordlnarj stock was freelj offered, cull and seak Quotations Free caaus nearh Cnts 110 kp per standard ease, current re ceipts. 110 3ft western extra firsts. 110 80 pi caie, firsts 110 50, fancy selected :ggs JobblnA at 42(ff41c per dozen C1IEBSR The market ruled strong under light offerings and a fair demand. Quotations I.ew York full cream fnnc nev. 24' WIMW . apeci&l higher do do. choice new. 21c. do, Co, fair to good new, 23L'3Vc. POULTRY LIVE The market was quiet and without lm Mrtant changv Quotations Fowls as to qual ity 21023c roosters 1718c, spring chickens, jot Whorns plump yellow-skinned weighing JHBJIbe arlece 3130c, spring chickens not Lethorna smaller slrs 20WJ0c White Leg horn 23W20c Ducks I'ekln 10c do Indian Runner 1701Kc TJgeons old per pair. 255 18c do oung per pair 20Jl'c. FRESn FRUITS Damsnd was only moderate and the general market waa barely steady. Quotations. Apples, appln Northwestern per box II 5002.50. Lemona per box, I3W7 Pineapples, Porto Klco, per crate 12.5004 Strawberries. New I jorx, per qi :uw:c. mackberrlcs. North iirouna vvr ui r.tLfic, o jersey, per qt.. K&IBc do Delaware and Marvland. 0O13c. Kiantierrles red per qt ltlc. Huckleberries, Korth Carolina per nt 1,T5Pl0c. Cherries, per Sib. baaket Sour 40OOc. swvet, l0O7,c. Plums Georgia per carrier JL'ff.1, do. North Carolina, per carrier. I2in2ft0 Cantalouprs, Georgia per criye It 25 1 75, do, California, fer crate, 1202 75 do South Carolina, per crate l 25K1 73 Peaches Georgia per cir rler, I2B2 75. Watermelons Southern, per car, 12006325 VEGETABLES The general market was quiet and prices faored buyers. Quotations Aviiltp potatoes. North Carolina per bbl. No 1 14 0 1.50. No. t II 2502, white potatoes. Norfolk per bbl. NO 1 14114 50 No. 2 11.5002 2V whlto pota toes. Eastern Shore, per bbl. No. 1 14.300 4.75. No. 2, 1.502.23, whlto potatoes, Jerse, per H-buh. basket No. 1. HOI 20, No. 2, 50 OOftc Onions, Texas, per crate No. 1 BOW 110 No 2 50075c do Jersey per -bush, asket 60075c. Cabbage Hastern Shore, per Ibl crate, 1101. 30, do, Norfolk per bbl. -crate. 1101 50 Eggplant southern, per box 110 2.23. Peppers, Florida, per box II 7302 23, ttquash southern, per box, 110150. Cucum bers North Carolina, per basket 1102, do, Norfolk, per basket I1.50O2 do, do, per bbl , I3S0O4. Tomatoes, Mississippi per flat-crate, f.OrOtl.25 do. Tennessee l'r flat-craU. II 1.40. do, Florida, per crate, tl2. Musnrooms, per 4-lb. baaket, II 9 1.50. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, July 0 HODS Receipts, 40,000 Bead marltet slow, lSi?20c lower. Mixed and butchers 114 401B 75. good heav, 114 33 19 SO. rou'sb heavy, IH.MSf U IT,, light 114.25(1 lt!M nigs, U0.76H bulk, 114 7015 5.1 CATTLU ltecelpts, 20,000 head market steady. Ileeves, IS 40018 00, cows and heifers, 15 40011.80, stockcrs and feeders, 10 30&U 50, calves, 110014 75. SHEEP ltecelpts, 10 000 head, market steady 5? A0e. h'gher Native and western, 7.S0i3 It 10, lambs, 110010 50. c: Financial Briefs A membership In the New York Cotton Exchange has been sold for $14,000, a de. dine of J2000 from tho last previous sales. Tho Kast Butte Mining Company pro duced 1,519,240 pounds of copper and 44,821 ounces of silver during June. The output of copper in May was 2,008,060, and In June, 1916, 1,639.560 pounds. The dealings In the Wilmington banks last week amounted to $3, 620,629, as com pared with 12,960,767 during the corre sponding week last year. Both gross and net earnings of all Byllesby utility properties for May and twelve months show an Increase over cor responding periods In 1916 The May gross Increased J162.684 to 11,465,567, while the nt was 1652,472, an Increase of $44,954. The twelve months gross was 117,969,054, nd the net $8,503,860, an Increase of $1. SJ,257 and $549,768 respectively. Thirteen railroads operating In the United Btates show an Increase of $1,246,000 In rross earnings for the fourth week In June ever the $7,856,924 total last year. This a decrease of 2.04 per cent over 1915. Only one road of the thirteen reporting howed a decrease, and this for $2760. The United States Subtreasury lost I'.SOl.OOO to the New York banks on Sat urday, making a cash net loss since Fri day of $10,741,000. There has been placed on the regular list of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange $84,700 additional American Telephone and Tele graph stock, and on the unlisted depart ment $166,000 additional Commercial Trust Company certificates of deposit for Phlla otlphla Company consolidated 5s, and addi tional Qlrard Trust Company deposits for 1000 Lehigh Valley Transit preferred and 128,250 common. ' Earnings of the natjonal banks In, this J'ty, In the past twelve months, were by far the best In any of the last five years. More than 21 per cent, or $5,144,647, on $21,155,000 JKrcgate capital, Is shown by the thirty tanks reporting for the period between the calls of the comptroller June 20, 1917 and June JO, 1916. The closest approach to this thowlng was $4,580,288 earned In the period June, 14, 1912, to June 4, 1913. During the business depression In 1914-15 the banks' Profit fell to about $2,700,000. PANTHER CREEK VALLEY COAL MINERS GO ON STRIKE '.nimnui Uli l, ra,, July -. eiwiw of 1100 coal miners In the Panther Creek Valley today tied up Collieries No, 10 and 4 it the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com pany Complaint that the coal company was paying under the standard schedule of wages for chute men and "consideration" r do No. 3 yellow, SI Wi. 1 01. do, No ,"ilpw. Jl.sSVi 01 89, do, No. 0 yellow, 1.80V r91 87 .. inn oa W...U Tha marliit !tWm rsi toferf ttw4 tpf Wavest m. EMBARGO AND REPORT WEAKEN GRAIN PRICES Bearish Crop Condition Aids President's Action in Forcing General Slump of Futures or.un nuir Mi:.THKn ronnoAST f.f'.'iF')00.' iai' The weither forecast "'.'rty-slx, hours 1st Illinois Fair tonight nd Tuesday, showers " etreme south MlMourl talr tonight nnd Tuesday, show ers In southeast ...1 ",nln 'n'r tonight and Tuesday, cooler. ....Vnr,?'0,a r'r tonight and Tuesday, un settled In weiti Tuesday warmer. Nebraska Fair, probably followed by tlinn der ioers late tonight or Tueedayi warmer In extreme southeast. lown Fair tonight and Tuesdnyi unsettled In west Tneaday North Dakota Thunder showers this after noon or tonight, warmer east portloni Tunday partly cloudy. Month Dakota Probably thunder showers tonight or Tuesdayi cooler Tuesday, CHICAaO. July 9. Final corn prices wero nbovo the bottom Tho best on September was Jl 56 H, the bottom M54H and the close 1.64T4G I 64 t, agalnit 11 BG4 at the end Saturday The top on December waa $1 184, tho low $1 lti nnd the final Jl 17HW1 16, com pared with J1.18V4, Saturday's last price The hltrh on May was 1 174, the bottom tl 15b and the last Jl 1GS1 leU.OKalnst II 17 4 at the closo Saturday. Tho hlKh on July oats was 66c and tho close nt the bottom. 64 ',4c bid, against COc nt tho end Saturday. Tho top on Septem ber was SOHc the low lime nnd the close olSSfottjc, against B5c, the final quota tion of Saturday The best on December was B7Hc, the low BBTc and tho close BCitfOOHc, compared with B7c at tho end Saturday The high wheat on July was the final quotation of Saturday, J2 07, and the bot tom JSOl'i. closing nt $2 02i ; the best September was $1 93 nnd the close at the low $1 90'g bid. ngalnst Jl 91 nt tho end Saturday. More forcing; weather, Ideal for tho crop, In the greater part of the belt, the an nouncement of tho embargo on exports and expectations of n. benrlth OoNcrnmcnt re port Induced heavy selling of corn today and weakened tho market At ono time, however, covering and buylne by commis sion houses. Influenced to some extent by renowed complnlnts of drought nnd heat In the Southwest, rallied prices Tho gain failed to hold, owing to free offerings and reportH that exporters were reselling at reductions from Saturday's llgurca. The cash article was easier here, No 2 ellnw being quoted nt 1 8 4 fi T 1 S5. ngalnit $1 80, tho record price on Saturday There was also a break nt Baltimore Thero was nn Increase of BIO, 000 bushel In tie visible supply In the United States to 3,793,000 bushels Clearances from the seaboard wcro small The market at Liverpool was strong on moderate world's shipments nnd on con tinued unfavorable reports from Argentina as to the conditions of arrivals, which were damp Oats nlso were weaker nn predictions of a favorable report by the Government Trlcei rallied well after tho start on tho belief that selling had been ovcrdonp, but the mnrket made considerable liquidation on the bulge, turning It downward Crop and weather news was good The mnrket at Liverpool was dull and nanier nn l.irce shipments from America, re duced consumption in the United Kingdom nnd liberal offers from Argentina The visible supply In tho United States de creased 906,000 bushels for tho week to 8,836,000 bushels Culling lias been begun In Illinois nnd Is expected to be general by tho end of the week. Trade In wheat was slow nnd the mar ket was lower under liquidation Receipts at Interior points were light nnd clearances modernte Minneapolis reported a good demand for the cash article, with No. 1 Northern quoted at 16(f20c over July Tho inquiry for flour there Is light Weather conditions were ideal for har vesting operations, but too dry In parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. The market at Liverpool was dull and steady Shipments from North America were larger than had been looked for, and Australia nnd India nro contributing freely' The visible supply in the United States decreased 1.B72.000 bushels for the week to 12,037,000 bushels. Leading- futures ranged as follows Hfll day A Whest Open High Low Closo . uo;o July . ..2 07 2.07 2 01 2 0214 1 Se . 103 1.0.1 lDuVsUSOVSt 107 tl 01 torn mew umn Sept. 1.5-14 1 Bflji 1BIH 1 51 ir.0i 1.17 1 17'. 1 15V4 1 10H 1 17b Dec . . . Slav Oata July MPt. . . Dec Lord July . .. Sept Hlbs July .... hept l'ork July 05. M'i on 57 044 r,4", B5T 044 54 S 504 too 5,-.", 157 20 80 21.15 20 92 21 22 20.77 t20 00 121.00 Jl 02 21 IS 21 25 121 CO 121 57 VI 50 21.65 21. 7 21 55 21 70 39 0 40 15 311 1)J 80 05 !40 10 t40 00 bepr Hid, 39 65 tAsked. 39 50 T3U N Tau "u Nomina! RAILROAD EARNINGS TEXAS AND PACIFIC SSJl.h week June :: :: l!?":?" krom January 'l 10.475,020 Increase bO,074 301 HO!) 1,404,344 124 304 4J.413 itl,42J ANN AIUIOU Fourth week June. .. '.'.SHS? Month . : , iJJio Vmm .January 1 I,44a,4iu LOUISVILLE AND NAMIVILLB Fourth week June . . 11.8.4,110 .WTJ 1 N.sri" t.-n,:.,;i i .: : . . . 35.717.0us 4.005.244 NEW YORK. NEW HAVHN AND HARTFORD .,,. ... $7,33S,nlR I452.8H0 Maygroas una hii4 130 770 F1. month.' gross. v 33,745 03 : 330 014 4JU.725 ST LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN May gross "3K S7 WiUS? Net HI' 815 ,I'V5,7 Surplus .., i . r.ul j'i, .q unit 4l Eleven monins - , 15311.7(10 - a 3.22U.U77 l.UUU 851 Surplus NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK, July 9 At the end of the first hour the coffee market was barely steady and quiet. There was moderate liquidation In July, and the selling of May was thought to bo for European account, with local shorts covering. The peace talk In the early press dispatches may have been responsible for the moderate covering movement, but the trade, geneially, wan not disposed to place much confidence In peace rumors at this time. Tho Brazilian cables were disappointing, and showed an easier tendency there. The spot market was quiet, with nios showing a. decline of He, and Itlo No. 7 being quoted at 9Kc. Today's opening Saturday's close. 7.45S7.41 7.54 07.50 7 63W7 04 7 677S 7.717 72 7.78W7.77 7 817 82 T 88W7.87 7.81AT.U2 7.80417 08 8 02 OS HI 8.1008.12 July August 7 55 September ... 'oa October November i'iitii'ja December '""'" January February March A"11 !""'.!!'". R 0088 05 May a 02 June ; "" Copper Market Remains Dull NEW YORK, July 9. Although there have been a few small Inquiries In the cop per market by domestic consumers, the leading producers and dealers are still keeping out and not making quotations on this business. Smaller dealers report the market dull, but prices are being firmly held" by these IntareBts at about 30 Ho for August, J0o for September and 28Ho029o for the last quarter of the year, Delaware Charters Filed " DtVER, Del., July 9. Charters filed here today werei Moon Motor Car Company, $18 000.000; lncorporato'rs C. L. Rlnllnger, N Itoblrison, C, Egner, all of Wilmington, pel. Canoky Oil Company, $4,000,000, same Incorporators, 1 Refined Export Oil Advanced NEW TOnK, Jul . Tho Btandard Oil Company of New York, has advanced tho . a mA tt Abb m'wnt.mt (n b,huI. sric- or. rtR-- - rh muw PENROSE WANTS REPORT ON SUBMARINE ATTACK Introduces Resolution Calling for Official Message on Transports' Escape WASHINGTON. July 9 Senator Penrose today Introduced his resolution calling for tho official messago detailing the attack of the submarines on the American transports. He said that tho messago hnd been garbled and elaborated and that the American public was entitled to know the truth of the troublo with the Ocrmnn submarines. His resolution nlso calls for the names nnd the duties of tho men connected with the public Information committee, together with their salaries and from what fund they nro paid l'enroso gave notice that he would call tho measure up for consideration and no tion tomorrow If thero is a morning hour for tho transaction of miscellaneous busi ness . In presenting the resolution Senator Ten roso said- "As I wrote this myself, I won't tax tht. Ingenuity of the clerk to read It " The Konator read from n sheet of paper on which ho had written vvlth pencil In addition to asking for tho names of clerks, their salaries and duties In the olllco of public Information, he asked for the "rules regulating tho press censorship " PHILADELPHIA ERECTED FIRST STREET LAMP This City Said to Be the First in Country to Adopt Street Lighting A man who loves to dclvo In hlstorv walked through the brllllnntly lighted streets of n city to the public library and spent the evening rending tho autobiography of nenjamtn Krnnklln He wni astounded to find therein a description of the first street lamps to bo used In l'hlladclphln, nnd probahlj In this country. Writing of the year 1757 Franklin bios "It vvns by n private person, the late Mr John Clifton, giving n inmple of the utility of latupa, placing ono at his door, that the people were llrst Impressed vvltli the Idea of lighting nil the city The honor of thli public benefit has also been ascribed to me. but It belongs truly to that gentleman I did but follow his pxample, and havo onlv some merit to claim tespectlng the form of our lamps as differing from tho globe Inmps vvo vvero at first supplied from Lon don They were found inconvenient In these respects They admitted no nlr below , tho smoke therefore did not readily go out above, but circulated In the globe,, lodged on Its Inside nnd soon obstructed the light they were Intended to afford: giving be sides the dallv troubles of wiping them clean, nnd an accidental stroke on one of them would demolish It nnd render It totally useless I therefore suggested the compos ing thorn of four fiat panes, vvltli a long fnnnoi nlmve to draw ui the smoke nnd crevices admitting tho air below to facili tate the ascent of tho smoke ; by this moans they were kept clean nnd did not grow dark In a few hours, ns tho London lamps do, a single pano, easily repaired " W. U. OFFICIALS REJOICE See Many Advantages as Result of Con tract With Pennsylvania Railroad It Is known that directors of Western Union regard the resumption of relations with tho I'ennsylvanla Lines ns extremely Important It will glvo tho company be tween 800 and 900 new additional offices at once This Is an Increase In number of about 3 per cent Considering the fact that the annual growth In new offices In recent years has averaged under 100, this 900 total In one blap Is -very considerable Further than thnt, the new contract af fords valuable entry into the great railroad stations In New York, Philadelphia, Pitts burgh and to other less Important points between the termini The renewal of relations with the Penn sylvania was on n strict business basis The Western Union, in Its contract, offers named figures and conditions behind which Is was prepared to stand on a strict busi ness equation This Is apparently what tho Pennsylvania wanted nnd is perhaps tho most satisfactory single feature of tho new relations English Families Retain Servants LONDON, July 9 Thousands of fami lies throughout the country are, In spite of tho shortage of labor, keeping their usual prc-wnr quota of servants. There nro In stances of households consisting of a mother and two daughters emplojlng a staff of nine servnnts. In fact, In many homes there are so manl servants that they spend most of their time waiting on each other. Poor Weavers Started Soety SWANSEA, Wales, July 9 The Co-operative Society of Oreat Britain nnd Ire land, which recently held its annual conven tion here, was started by twenty-eight poor weavers with 28 capital to operate stores throughout the nation where goods of nil kinds could be bought at cost. It now has 3,500,000 members and a capital stock of 60.000,000, LONDON STOCK MARKET Good Demand for Investment Securi ties Continues the Feature LONDON. July 9 A fairly good demand for securities for Investment was noted on the Stock Exchango again today, and tho markets were firmer In the main. The gilt edged section was narrow and mixed Dis counts were harder, owing to a continua tion of large sales of treasury bills Allied bonds were firm Japanese descrip tions were strong on purchases for the sink ing fund, and the payment of 600.000 in Interest tomorrow. Americans were quiet, but hard Cana dians were steady. Home lines were the strongest, because of Impending half-yearly dividends ....... South American rails were confused, but alterations were confined to fractions Chinese issues wavered, Influenced by the political news. Mines and oils were hard. Rubbers were Bustoined. Cotton Buyers and Sellers NEW YORK. July 9. July n,. Hubbard and Peers bid; Hart corn offered. September Hartcorn and Schlll bid; Wilson offered, ... . October Schlll. Martin, Young, Lehman, It Hubbard, Walters nnd McQee bid; Kelffer. Hyman, Downs, McEnany, Rosen berg, Rlordan and W. Oumoens offered. December R. Hubbard, Lowensteln, Young, Norden, Smith and Cardoza bldj Montgomery, Hyman, Orvls and Hents offered, January Abraham, Schlll, Martin and Waters bldj Sellar, Downs, Hentx and Mitchell offered . March Schlll bid; Hentz, Mitchell and Rlordan offered. May McQee and Schlll bid; Montgomery offered. GOVERNMENT BONDS 2a, registered. 1980 2s, ctupon, 108? ., 8s, registered. 1918 ., 3s. coupon. 118 .; 98K ts, regis. rru. . - iji 4s, coupon, 192D mmmmii t.ts.Xstsss.t ttfg la. registered, 14 . 8a. coupon, 1940 ,.,,. ij Panama S. regjterd. Panama is, retfstsied, JJJ Pit I'H SO 90 Panaas s. rsctatsred, vsi .,,........- rnra .., fiWll yKl'ti'icvmn'iM SCHWAB PLANS HFTEEN OR TWENTY ORE SHIPS Will Build Fleet of Vessels to Bring Material From Cuba FIRST IS LAUNCHED TODAY If Government .Wnnts More Facilities for UuildlnK, Will Furnish Them, Says Mapnato HAI.TIMOlli:, July 9 Charles M Schwab, hrnd of the Ueth lehem Steel Company, which now owns tho steel and shipbuilding plant nt Spar row's Point, delayed his breakfast nt tho Helvedcro long enough this morning to say that his company would, as soon as pos sible, have between fifteen nnd twenty ships of Its own In the ore-carrying trndo be tween Cuba, and Chill and Sparrow's Point Thus far tho company has received only a small amount of oro from Chill because of tho scarcity of tonnage, Mr Schwab explained, but with ships of Its own a largo quantity of ore will be brought from South America as well ns from Cuba Mr. Schwab came hero for the launching of the steamship Cubaborc at tho Spar row's Point plant which took plnco today. Mrs Schwab broke tho customary bottle on tho bow of the steamship Among Mr Schwab's party at tho launching were President Eugene tl. Grace, nf the Beth lehem Steel Company, his wife nnd son: Vice President nnd Mrs Roberts, Mr and Mrs XV M Toblns, Paul Mnrknll, nil of Bethlehem, Pa ; Dr and Mrs W. it Ward, Miss Ward nnd Mnckall Ward, of Phila delphia, nnd several local people "The first ship to bo used in tho Chilian trade," said Mr Schwab, "has already been begun It Is to have a tonnage of 18.000 You mii Judgo Its size when I tell you that tho largest of the vessels In the orc-carrv-Ing trade on tho Orcat Lakes holds 12 000 tons Tho ships to be used In the Cuban trade nro to carry 10,000 tons nnd It Is ono of these wo nro launching today Hereto fore we have had to depend on chartered ships "Wo shall havo a fleet of between (If lorn and twenty of these ore-carrjlng ships when our plans nre developed" Asked whether such a big shipbuilding plan might not interefere with tho ship building facilities of his company If called upon by tho Oov eminent, Mr Schwab re plied "No, It will not In tho first place, the Oovernment can tako our ships over if they are needed And then, you know, tho ship building plnns of the Government havo not vet been formulated When they nre, nnd the Government wants us to build more shlpi than wo have the facilities to con struct, we shall provide the facilities that's all HELD IN PLOT WITH WOMAN TO MULCT DU PONT CO. Prominent North Carolinnan Sent to Oglethorpe for Krnmo-up to Win Reward RICHMOND, Va, July 1 Suspected of having been Involved In a oonMplrncy to extract n largo reward from the du Pont Company at Hopewell by getting a woman accomplice tn reveal to nlllcliils of the company details of 11 supposed plot to de stroy Its waterworks plant, John N Perry, twenty-ono 5 ears old, son of Gaston I) Perry, Council N C , a former member of the North Carolina Lcglnlitiire. was sent today to the United States Internment Camp nt Foit Oglethorpe, Ga It Is said that the woman carried out her part of the piogram. but nn money was ever paid her, the plot being uncovered In tho meanwhile Perry made n full confession nfter his arrest, but later repudiated It. declaring that the whole affair was a Joke His father, it is understood, will endeavor to get him paioled He was held In Jail hero for moie than a month before being dispatched to Georgia. In Perry's pocket was found a fnko telegrnm nddrcsscil to himself nnd pur porting to have como from New OileatH stating that u largo force of Oerman Amerlums were assembling on the Mexi can border to Invade Texas. HAND-MADE FLAG FLOATS OVER AIItPOST IN FRANCE 1 Lafayette Fliers Receive Emblem Made by Mrs. McAdoo and Assistant!1. PARIS. July 9 Over the airdrome of the Lafayette Escadrlllo on special occasions hereafter will fly nn American flag on which Mrs William G McAdoo, wife of the Sec retary of tho Treasury, nnd women clerks In that department worked for many weeks Tho standard, every stitch of which was by hand, was sent by Mrs McAdoo througli tho French Ambassador nt Washington, M Jusserand Investigation today developed tho fact that tho first French soldier to reach the side of Corporal Jnmes Norman Hall, recently wounded while fighting seven en emy planes, was named Rochambeau, and ho Is a descendant of the general who aided Washington bo much In the Revolu tion. ADOPT NEW NAVAL CODE Uncle Sam's Overseas Water Forces to Have New Form of Address WASHINGTON. July 9 A form of ad dress of officers and men of the United States naval forces serving oversea has been approved by the Secretary of the Navy. "Usnavforco London," is the code address for nil cable messages Intended for mem bers of the United States naval forces abroad The first words of tho text will bo the namo of the Individual (given name Bpelled out nnd middle Initial) for whom the message is intended, followed by the message The name of tho ship or station should not bo Included, and, except In cases of Identical names, the rank or rating Bhould not be Included The following Is a samplo message: Address "Usnavforce, London " Text "Frank B Howard Informed ex amlnatlons successfully passed " Signature "Raymond." When thero Is n probability that two men In the Bervlce have Identical surnames nhd Initials, the name should be given In full as: "Frank Barrett Smith," or the rank or rating should be given, as, for example: "Lieutenant Frank B Smith," or "Frank B. Smith, ordinary seaman " TWO GUARD PROMOTIONS Major Frank B. Ziegler Named Lieu tenant Colonel Captain Baublitz Made Major HARRISBURa, Pa.. July 9. Major Frank E. Ziegler has been promoted to be lieutenant colonel of the Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, and Captain William 11. Baublitz, of Company A, Eighth Regi ment. York, has been appointed major to succeed Major Ziegler. Theso changes were made necessary by the reassignment of Captain James Kemper to the regular army after his services as lieutenant colonel of the Eighth during Its stay at tho Mexican border Captain Kemper l now nt Madison barracks, assist ing tn the work OH training olficera for th m army. BRUMBAUGH SILENT ON HIS "JOB JAMMING" Appointees Expected to Seek Mandamus on Snyder for Pay HARRIRBima. July 9 Governor Brumbaugh spent tho morning at the executive mansion dovotlng his time to the consideration of bills left In his hands by the Legislature. He declined to seo nny callers. At the executive department It was said that no statement was expected from the Governor In reply to Senator Pcnroso's as sertions that the reappointment of men turned down by the Senato was illegal The Governor was warned beforo bo named the men who failed of confirmation that Audi tor General Snvdcr would decline to Issue warrants for their pay Wlillo tho Auditor General was not In town this morning nnd Is not expected be fore this afternoon, his friends snld the had no doubt he meant Just what ho said, which will put the matter directly up to tho nppolntees It Is generally believed that ono of them will be chosen to bring mnmlamus proceed ings ngalnst Snder In tho Dauphin County courts to compel him to countersign the salary warrants and that beforo a final decision Is reached the caso will havo been appealed to the Supreme Court. None of tho men reappointed Is expected at the capital before late this afternoon. Russians Take Villages and 7000 Prisoners ( nntlnued from Tuge One lluonco of the Lultwa nnd Dniester Rivers It has extensive railroad shops nnd in dustrial plants and n population of about 33.000 It Is Bevcnty-flvo miles south of Lemberg In the Plnk district, where violent fight ing was reported on Saturday, artillery duels are under way Tho enthusiasm throughout the country over the success of tho offensive Is growing Sailors from the Baltlo llect are clamoring to be sent to tho front to get In tho light ing In the Caucasus, the War Office said, under pressure of tho Turks tho villages of Jendjvln, Khanlkln nnd Karishlreau had been evacuated PARIS, Julv 9 A violent nrtill -J duel has developed In the Mnnastlr soctor of tho Macedonian front, ncconllng to official advices from Salonlca today British nvlators have bombarded the Bui. gailan military works at Porna nnd An glstn, fourteen miles east of Seres. LONDON. Julv 9 Cat r Ing out a successful raid southeast of Harglcourt by the British forces nnd re pulso of an attempt nt a raid by the Ger mans southeast of Loos wns reported by Field Marshal Halg today Thirty-five Ger mans weie captured FRENCH REGAIN MILE LINE ON LAON FRONT PARIS, July 9 Puddenlv assuming the offensive, French troops swept forward last night between Bovettes Ridge nnd Chevregnv recapturing first-line trenches over a front of a mile, according l todaj's official report The War Olllce statement follows- Between Bovvttes Ridge nnd Chevrcgny wo counter-attacked and In sharp fight lug the French, with admirable ardor, retook the first line trenches on n mllo front, regaining the major part of the torrltorv lot In the enemv's powerful action Sunday between Pantheon and Froldemont. In the region south of Fllaln artillery fire reached a violent Intensity Around Pantheon a strong cnorny nttack was brllllantlv repulsed Lnior details of the enemy's nttack Sunday between Pnntheoji and Trolde mont 'farm show thnt twelve fresh bat talions nnd threo different divisions of pUked troops participated against us. The nttack was nfcompanled by liquid firo. Prisoners taken by us confirm the heavy losses we ln.llc.ted on the enemy On the left bank of the Meus-e, In the salient west of Dead Man's Hill, two attacks wero repulsid In tho Champagne, raids were repulsed between Rood, fit Ililaire and St Souplet. Tho section where the French counter attack thus detailed won back ground from tho Germans was that In which tho German army staff tried desperately to break the French grip nround Laon The assaults started ten dais ago and were made by a prodigious expenditure of ammunition and great mnsses of tioops It was the Ger mans' most powerful offensive against the French since the Verdun attacks The enemy forced relinquishment of a small section of trenches by tho French BERLIN. July 9 More than 830 French prisoners were tnken In u German nttnek and German raids along the Chcmin des Dames, today's otllclal statement asserted "South of Palgny nnd Fllaln we enptured nnd held Ficnch trenches," the War Olllco said ' On the Laon-Solsbons road we pene trated French trenches and icturneil In accordant e vvlth orders The enemy suf fered heavily and e took more than 8 Jo prisoners " Crop Report Shows Huge Food Increase Continued from I'iwc One Hay, 103,000,000 tons, against 110,000,000 In 191G Cotton. 11,600,000 bales, against 11,400, 000 in 1916 Apples. 200,000,000 bushels, against 202, 000,000 In 1916 Peaches, 43,600,000 bushelt ngalnst 36, 900.000 In 1916. Condition of crops July 1 was' Winter wheat. 7C 9, ngalnst 76 7 July 1. 1916; spring wheat, 83.6, against 89 last year; nil wheat, 78.9, against 79.9 last year; corn, 81 1, ngalnst 82 last year; oats. 89 4, ngalnst 86 3 last year; barley, 85 4, against 87 9 last year: rye, 79.4. ngalnst 87 last year; white potatoes, 90 1, ogalnst 87 8 last year; sweet potatoos, 81.9, against 90 4 last yoar; tobacco, 86 8, against 87.6 list year; flax, 84, against 90 3 last year; rice, 85 1. agnlnst 92 7 last year; hay. 84 3, nirnlnst 93 5 last year, and cotton, 70 3. against 81. 1 last year. The acreage of principal crops, not al ready reported was. Corn. 121,049,000 ncrcs, or 114 2 per cent of 1916; white totatoes, 4,384,000 acres, or 122 5 per cent of 1916 ; sweet potatoes, 901, 000 acres, or 116.8 per cent of 1916; to bacco, 1.418,400 acres, or 100 5 per cent of 1916 ; flax, 1,939,000 acres, or 120 8 per cent of 1910, and rice, 986,600 seres, or lll.K per cent of last year The yield per acre of crops was estimated to be. Winter wheat, 14.6 bushels, against IS 8 last year; spring wheat. 14.6 bushels, against 8 8 last year; all wheat, 14 5 bush els, against 12 1 last car. corn, 26 8 bushels, against 24 4 lnBt year; oats, 33.7 bushels, against 30.1 last year; white pota toes, 103.9 bushels, against 80.4 last yeur; sweet potatoes, 90.9 bushels, against 91 7 last year; tobacco, 856 pounds, against 815 pounds last year; Sax, 8.7 bushels, against 9.0 in 1916 , rice, 35 5 bushels, against 47 In 1916 ; hay, 1 5 tons, against 1,63 tons In 1916, and cotton, 162.5 pounds, against 156.6 in 1916. Riots In Moravian Coal Fields COPENHAGEN. July 9. Vienna dls. patches say that disorders on a large scale have broken out In the Moravian coal fields on recount of food conditions. Troops sum moned to suppress tho outbreak were forced to fire, killing or wpundlng a number of the food rioters. Germans Call Upon Hollweg for Aims Continued from Page One nnd Socialists over the peace terms of tho Central Powers increasing unrest omong the people over the failure ot the submarine warfare to end the conflict nnd over the entry of the United States. From tho central wing to the Socialists nil opposition In the Reichstag Is united thnt n reformed electoral system must be npplled In Prussia. If Prussia falls to adopt such n plan of Its own accord Tho Government's promises of vast changes In electoral districts Is considered only a small Installment in payment for the lurge debt owing the people by the German Government There vvns a disposition Indi cated In all parties today to demand Prus sian reform this fall (The main objection now held by Ger man reformists to tho present electoral system Is the preponderance of Prussian representation In tho Government In the Reichstag tho Kingdom of Prussia has 236 deputies, six or eight times as many members ns any other kingdom or prin cipality. In tho Bundesrat, Prussia hns seventeen members, nearly three times ns many ns nnv other section of Germany J HOLLWEG UNDER FIRE ' The opinion wns strongly expressed hero that the retirement of Dr. von Bethmann Itollwcg was Imminent Tho seriousness of the situation was shown by the fact that Field Marshal von Hindenburg, tho German chief of staff, and his aid. General von Ludendorff. hastened to Berlin from the eastern front to con fet with the Knlser and the Chancellor Ono of tho latest developments was the speech of Deputy Enberger, a member of the powerful Centrist party, In which he pledged his party to immediate reforms not only affecting the ballot laws of Prus sia but the whole German Empire A,t the same time ho declared In favor of peace without Indemnities or annexations with any country that would make peace with Germany on those terms It is said Eri berger denounced the fnllure of the sub marine war Doctor Erzberger. It ts said, demanded that the Government consent to peace on the basis of the status quo. The Catholic leader revealed the fact thnt the Pope had Informed him ho would not attempt to ex pedite peace ns long as tho Germans con tinued the rubmarlne war Erzberger de clared that. In his opinion, the whole Ger man Government should resign SI ould tho German Chinccllor be unable to weather tho storm which Is raging about him, his successor probably would be Dr. Kurl Helfferlch. the Vice Chancellor PRESS COMMENT Berlin newspapers received here comment vigorously on the situation. The Lokal Anzelger says- Tho meeting today means a critical period of the first magnitude for Ger many it Is not posslblo for the Chan cellor to avoid a frank and open state ment In view of these increasing de mands Schcldemann referring to Philip Scheldemann, majority Socialist leader and a supporter of tho Government and his friends brought home from neutral coun tries the Impression that affairs In Germany must change ns quickly as possible " de clared the Tageblatt "The Government rfiitst make clear that thero is no policy of nnncxatlon Our one-sided peaco offer to Russia was a grave mistake, as it bound that country closer to the Allies Tho Introduction of a parliamentary system hns become Imperative." Tho Socialist organ Vorwaerts comments bitterly on promises for reform In franchise which havo not yet materialized Berlin's Plot in China Fails Continued from I'nge One leaders The whole south ot China, It appeared today. Is backing Tuan Chi Wui. who proposed the raising of an nrmy of 100,000 men to conquer Chang Hsun and I'ekln Meanwhile, forces are steadily ad vancing toward tho capital city As part of their other war program, the republican troops under Nlshi Chung nnd other generals propose to attack Chang Hsun's forces at Huchow, thereby isolating tho war lord One of the peculiar developments of the Chinese Internal situation was the formal permission, granted nt Cnnton, for unre strlcted gambling, under certain taxation rules. The funds thus raised will be used In the antl-monarchlcal campaign. TIENTSIN, July 9 Pekln was reported today to be sur rounded by republican troops The fate of Hsuan Tung, the youthful Emperor, Is unknown Ho Is believed to havo abdicated Republican aviators bombarded the roval palace and the headquarters of General Chang Hsun, commander of the imperialist army Many imperialist troops have deserted to tho republicans following the defeat of Gen eral Chang Hsun's men nt Langfang. FENG HEADS TEMPORARY REPUBLIC IN CHINA WASHINGTON. July 9 official dispatches to the Chinese legation say the republic has been firmly re-established nt Nanking vvlth Feng Kuo-Chang. the former Vice President, as President of the new piovlslonnl government Republi can troops nro reported converging toward Pekln to drive out the Manchu forces re maining In possession there In the name of tho Imperialists Tuan Chi Jul, whose appointment as premier was one of the last official acts of President Li Yuan Hung before his retire ment In favor of the vice president, has been confirmed by rig Kuo Chang with lustiuctlons to form j, niw republican cab inet. According to the dispatches, Premier Tuan assumed offlco July 6, and is now at temporary headquarters at Tientsin, but expects to be nblo to move to Pekln In a bhort time. Governors of all the military provinces the dispatches said, not only refused to Join General Chang Hsun In, his efforts to re establish the monarchy, but requested Premier Tuan to take supreme command of the punitive expedition against the mon archist forces Legation officials expressed great elation at the successes ot the republican forces, and declared that the preservation of the republic now Is assured Industrial Roard Here Tomorrow HARRISBURG, Jnly 9 The State In dustrial Board has been called for a meet ing In Philadelphia on Tuesday to consider various codes The following day a hear ing will be held at the Capitol on the pro posed movlng-plcture-machlne code For Your To meet the demand for Mountain Valley Water, we have arranged so that It can now be purchased at all leading Clubs, Hotels, Cafea and on the dining cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also sold, in case, and casks by all first-class jQrocers, Drilgglsts nnd Wine Merchants. Mountain Valley Water Sample it FREE 718 Chestnut St. FAww JESTm?"' Pure, tasteUsia NEW BILLION Bm ISSUE IS POSSIBLE; Senate Finance Committtjt ,t Struggles With Deficit Du to "Dry" Clause PUSH WORK ON FOOD BILL Senator Chamberlain Holds Clo sure Club, but Measure May s v JNot l'ass This Week i WASHINGTON, July 9. , The Senate Finance Committee today tie gan wrestling with the perplexing problem of finding 1420,000,000 to meet the war revenue deficit caused when the Senate voted Saturday to commandeer all tit whisky In bond. Complete .redrafting ot tho Jl. 670,000,000 war revenue bill may be necessary. The committee had before It these three plans for raising the money to meet the deficit Authorize a bond Issue of JI20.000.000. Boost the Income and excess profits taxes still higher Place levies upon heretofore untaxed articles ond commodities. It Is likely that a combination of the last 1 two plans will be adopted. In addition to the 3420,000,000 current revenue deficit, tho Treasury Department must find $200,000,000 somewhere to pay for the two hundred odd million gallons of whisky now in bond In the United States. The department has already figured that the tl. 670.000,000 estimated yield of the new revenue bill will be 600,000,000 to 3700, 000,000 short of next j ear's needs, and It tl probablo that it will be forced to add to thU the J200.000.000 booze bill and ask Congress to authorize another big bond Issue of at least another billion dollars before It ad Journs. With the prohibition Issue out ot the way temporarily at least. Senate leaden today were prepared to use every parlia mentary expedient to force the food control bill, of which tho "dry" provisions are a part, to a vote before the end ot the week. The Administration is growing Impatient vvlth the delay In passing the bill. The President wanted the measure passed by July 1 It has already been under consider ation three weeks, and indications are that the Administration will be lucky to get the bill by August 1. Senator Chamberlain, In charge of the measure, still had the closure club In his hands today Whether he makes use of It will depend upon the temper of the Senate, when he asks unanimous consent to vote on the bill later In the week Hard fighting Is promised over the section forbidding voluntary agents of the Govern, ment. such as members of the advisory committees of the National Defense Coun cil, from purchasing supplies from concerns In which they are financially Interested. President Wilson, expressing the fear that tho section will disorganize the newly created purchasing system and put the Gov ernment under serious handicaps In obtain ing supplies, has asked for a modification of the section: but there Is a strong senti ment for its retention In the Senate. America Aims to Starve Germany Continued from rage One fact, been shipping all the food they could muster Into Germany at sky-high prices. , PUTTING SCREWS ON. The neutrals have had plenty of warn ing, however, and the Administration be lieves their protests will be more or leee perfunctory President Wilson has made It plain time and again that the United States was not striking at the neutrals, but at the Central Empires ' Certain Congressmen strongly favor having the President so screw down these limitations that the neutrals will have to align themselves vvlth the United States un less they wish to starve Senntor Knox, Pennsylvania, former Seo retary of State, among them, says: "Use the embargo boldly Let those who are slow to realize the purposes of this great war learn Let the neutral world know that those who are not with us ore against us." ARGENTINA ALARMED AT EMBARGO BY U. S. BUENOS AIRES. July 9. Argentina Is alarmed and surprised at President Wilson's proclamation of export license restrictions. No official was willing to be quoted today until receipt here ot advices from Ambassador Naon at Wash ington,' but privately they declared the proclamation was sure to produce a bad Impression throughout South America. It Is certain the Argentine Governrrfent will Immediately canvass the situation care fully and Eeek modifications from the United States. There was no talk today of retalia tions from Argentina, An embargo on coal and other fuels and structural materials will admittedly cause the gravest damage to Argentina's Indus try Some officials said structural materhC might bo obtained from Spa-In and some fuel from South American mines, but such supplies will fall far below what Is desired here both In quantity and quality, From the standpoint of foodstuffs, however, Ar gentina Is considered self-supporting. Farmers to Keep Up Potato Prices GLOUCESTER CITY, N. J.. July IV Farmers coming here on Saturday from South Jersey points to market their farm products announced that, while potatoes aro plentiful, It will be necessary to main tain high prices ovflng to their having to pay an excessive price for their seed potatoes, aa well as for fertilizer and the advance cost of labor Murdered Over Disputed Card Gamfe COATESVILLE, Pa July 9. Following a dispute over a card game, Nick Domenlco, an Italian, was shot and killed here Satur day night. James Rosle, also an Italian, al leged to have fired the fatal shot and who was In the game, escaped and the police are searching for him. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION WANTED WANT TO I1UT l'ONY CART. Address, statin price, I. O Box 777. Trenton. N. J. HELP WANTED MALE BLACKSMITH. 84 N. Sth St. on wgon work; 1094 wa.. I .-H.U-M. . . 1C1S CREAM MAKERS wanted, stsi4r was veur riund. coed wagtsi fl days a wgsk. 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