The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1918, Page 6

ct rrarncmvaromswanesettne ete BISMARCK MORNING TRIBUNE SUM Vic BY | ~ FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS SAME TO YOU AND MANY OF THEN! By Blosser PLAY THAT ABOUT HALE THRU AGAIN AN? MY COFFEE WILL “TASTE JUST ABOUT Rica C BETTER PLAY “THE “VINEGAR WALTZ “— MINES T0O “eh i sweet | (i ¥ SS35 we 1S WITH Me — 1 JUST FOUND FOUR GRAINS OF SUGAR AND A GOLD cROWN ! RAZZ ROO0Z- ROOSTER IN “TH” TREE FEEL’ ROOTS AS HOW rat HE Be! NOW \F A PIECE GOES in Your EE You'Lt. > HAVE “To “TAKE Your COFFEE THRU AN SWEET ANNIE MOORE ~ © SWEET ANNIE MOORE - RK OH — 1 WONT SEE MY SWEETHEART ANNIE MOORE- SQUIRREL FOOD ANY more ! A SWEET TIME IS BEING HAD f : BY ALL. By Ahern INSTEAD OF MAKING DICE OUT OF CUBES OF SUGAR, WE NOW ROLL DICE TO PAW HAS ANOTHER DINNER TABLE DUTY NOW — CARVING @ GRAIN OF SUGAR To elo EQUALLY AROUND - PANNING FOR SUGAR IN “HE SOTTOM GF THE CUPS IN THE COFFEE GROUNDS AND Ter 'eS- “THE MODERN NERSION- SEE WHO GETS THE CUBE - CHESTNUT CHARLIE By Blosser \F \WOZ ONLY A UTTLE TALLER foe VD WANE A BETTER THOU) FOR ARGUMENTS WTA NN WIRE!” 0 gt? SAY! How CAN YoU MARE A TALL & MAN Smee? » Ze BoRRow FWE DOLLARS FROM MODERATE BLAZE OF BULLISH CONFIDENCE Rails Backward and Irregular on Eniarged Operations— Close Nervous. STANDING ACCOUNTS SETTLED IN CASH New York, Dec. 31—The year on the stock exchange went out in a moderate blaze. of hullish confidence, Jast week’s buoyant recovery being continued on an enlarged volume of operations. Dealings were of a dif- ferent character, however, rails being relatively backward and _ irregular, while industrials, equipments, coppers and many unclassified issues mani- ~ fested much of their old time activity at' materially higher levels. ‘There were numerous transactions for cash, suggesting the closing out of long standing accounts with the ex- piration of the year. Traders evidently seemed inclined to begin the new year with a clean slate, today’s movement impelling further extensive short cov- ering. Peace rumors again engrossed the attention of tle banking community, especially a report that the allies are likely to make early reply to the reé| newed overtures of the central pow- ers. The successful entente offen- sives on the French and Italian fronts also offered ground for encourage- ment. U. S. Steel was the central feature from the outset, advancing uninter- ruptedly to 91, a gain of almost three points and closing wihin a fraction of its best. The more prominent metals, motors, oils, shippings and affiliated stocks, registered extreme advances of 2 to 6 points, utilities also gaining 1 to'3 points. Sales amounted to 915,- 000; shares. . International bonds reflected for- eign developments, French municipals gaining 2 to 4 per cent. Domestic rails and industrials also strengthened. Liberty 4’s were quoted at 97.26 to 97.14 and the 314’s at 98.60 to. 98.50. Total bond sales -(par value) $6,175,- 000. United States bonds (old issues) ‘were unchanged on call. RAIL BOARD NO MORE. j elt Hale Holden Directs the National Organization. Washington, Dec. 31—Railroad Di- ‘ector-General McAdoo today dissolv- sed the Railroad’s War board, at its, own suggestion, and appointed Hale iden, a member of the board, to di-! rect the nation-wide organization, | which. it has built up. | “The director-general also appointed femporary advisory cabinet consist- ‘ing of Mr. Holden, John Skelton ‘Wil- 8, comptroller of the currency; ry Walters, chairman of the, rd of Atlantic coast line; Edward Chambers, traffic manager for the food administration, and Walker D. ines, now assistant to the director. “The director-general suspended all; priority orders in territory east of the ississippf and north of the Ohio riv- ‘ers, and directed instead extraordin- ary efforts to move all freight. ! Fifteen hundred carloads of coal TRIBUNE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT | Anaconda estined to New England and stalled* upturn, whereas peace talk and the ne anpincanse | on the Pennsylvania were sent on their way today. NEW YORK STOCKS. American Beet Sugar .. American Can . American Smelting and R: American Tel. and Tel. . American Zinc . oa Atchison Baltimore Butte and Superior . California Petroleum Canadian Pa Chicago, Mil. and St. Chino Copper Colorado Fuel Crucible Sfeel . Cuba Cane Suga Erie - Great Northern p Inspiration Copper Int. Mer. Marine pid. Kennecott Copper Louisville and Nashvi Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper Missouri. Paci Montanna Power New York Centr Northern Pac! Fennsylvania 2 Ray Consolidated Copper . Reading .... : Republic Iron and Siecel Southern Pacific Southern Railway . 24 Texas Co... . 139 Union Pa 14% U.S. Industrial 4 116 United States Steel ... 90% Utah Copper ei sly PRICES ARE LOWER BUT FINISH FIR Milder Weather and Peace Talk Tend to Weaken Grain Demand. MANY NEW CHAMPS HE OATS FLIES AGAIN BUT TAKES TUMBLE Chicago, Ills., Dec. 31.—Peace talk and disappearance of the cold wave tended today to ease down the corn made prices tumble. Forecasts of plentiful supplies of hogs before the end of the week pull- ed down provisions. market. Largely as a result, prices al- CHICAGO GRAIN. though steady at the finish, were Option Open High Low Close quarter to %c net lower, with Jan-| Gorn— uary 1.26% and May 1.24%. Oats fell 1.26% 1¥%c to 35%c, and provisions 5 to 52c.] ) Weakness in corn values developed chiefly in the last half of the day: During the earlier trading, scantiness of receipts together with continued |‘ reports of difficulty in getting cars for shipments from country elevators had a temporary bullish effect. Back- wardness of husking was also of some influence toward a transient harden- ing of prices. After slight gains had been scored, however, attention foc- cussed to a considerable extent on gossip of proposed answers to Ger- many’s latest peace offer. Additional selling was brought about by the fact fe ‘15% 675% MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31.—Flour unchanged, standard flour in carload lots quoted at 9.75 a barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks shipments 52,096 barrels. x Barley 1.31 Rye 1.86% Bran 3 with 431 a year ago. that milder temperatures promised] (orn No. 3, yellow 1.70@1.75. help in facilitating railway traffic, and] Qats, No. 3, white .78@.79. thus bringing about more liberal ar- rivals. Sharp breaks took place in the oats market, but not until new high price records for the season had been Flax 3.52@3 ST. PAUL LIVE.STOCK. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 31.—Hogs—Re- ceipts 6,400; 20c high range 16.25@ touched. Export business caused the] 16.60; bulk 16.45@16.55. Cattle—Receipts 2,100; Killers, Psubsequent withdrawal of export pias! steady to strong; ‘Wheat receipts 372 cars, compared ; cows and heifer calves, steady, and feeders, slow and steady 5.00@ 10.00. Sheep—Receipts 1,500, steady; lambs 8.00@16.00; wethers 7.00@13.00. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. + Chicago, Ills., Dec. 31.—Hogs—R ceipts 29,000; unsettled, 10 to rage; bulk 1 @16.90; 5.75@16.70; mixed 16.75@16.9 heavy 16.20@16.90; rough 16.20@16.40; pigs 12.00@15.35. Cattle—Receipts 11,000, strong; na- ; stockers and and heifers 5.85 8 @16.00. Sheep—Receipts 9,000, firn ers 9.25@13.15; ewes 8.2 lambs 13.00@16.10. OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 31.—Hogs—Re- ceipts 4,000; higher; heavy 10.40@ 16.70; mixed 16.50@16.70; light 1640 pigs 10.00@17.00; bulk 16 pigs 10.00@17.00; bulk 16.50 weth- 12.00; @16.70. Cattle—Receipts 6,300; steady; na- tive steers 9.00@13.50 i 59@10.50; western steers cows and heifers 6.00 ers 6.50@10.50; calves 9.75@12.75; bulls, stags, etc., 6.00@9.00. Sheep— Receipts steady; yearlings 11.50@13.25; wethers 11.00@ 12.50; ewes 9.75@11.50; lambs 15.00 @16.50. MESSAGE OF GOOD WILL TO AMERICA (Continued From Page One.) is the case in the titanic struggle of almost all of the countries of the world great and small against the cen- ‘val empires of Europe. No selfish ends and motives may be alleged against this holy crusade for liberty and justice, because there are no such ends and motives which can be held in common by so many and such dif- ferent nationalities, in so many and in such distant parts of the globe. A superhuman and irresistable force, a divine impulse unites them and har- monizes the force and impulse of the great principles of justice and of hu- manity to bring peace to modern civi- lization.” Republic of Panama. President Valdez said: “The Republic of Panama views with calm satisfaction the future of the world in this hour of history when the destinies of the great modern i MADE IN 4917 FOR SPORT FANS | leading American > 11 O'Dowd, middleweight (2) Hddie Cicotte, League pitcher; (3) Miss Gertrude Artelt, swimming champion; (4) Earl Caddock, heavy- weight champion wrestler; (5) Pete Herman, bantamweight champion; (6) “Paits” Rowland, manager champion White Sox; (7) “Hank Gowdy, first big league ballplayer to enlist; _(8) Ted Lewis, welterweight champion; (9) _ Eddie Roush, champion National League batsman; (10) Benny Leon- erd, champion lightweight; (11)Miss Thelma Darby, record holdren for 100- yard swim. —<—<—_ (1) Mike champion; community are at stake. This satisfac- tion rests upon the sentiments of loyalty and decision which impelled it at the first moment to embrace the cause of American democracy which is the cause of the allies and hope of the small nations, which believe, de- spite everything, in the rule of right. May the new year bring final triumph to those principles and crown with the luarel of victory the brave warriors who are shedding their blood on the altars of a true peace which shall abide.” Take Pains. Genius has been defined as an tnfl- nite capacity for taking pains, and tol ent, which is a sort of second cousin of genius, has the same characteristics, observes an educator. One who will take pains enough will meet with o measure-of success. And no one who belittles the need of patient, plodding work is likely to succeed, no matter what his endowments. pHa GSS dsb BOYS WANTED. Not going to school or otherwise employed to sell papers. For any ambitious boy this is an excellent proposition. Apply, C! ition Dept. Tribune. a MILLION OF GREEKS DIE IN ORGANIZED TURKISH OUTRAGES Fugitive From Trebizond Tells of Horrors Endured by Coun- trymen. MANY DISPOSED OF BY WHOLESALE DROWNING New York, Dec. 31.—At. least one million Greeks, men, women and chil- dren have perished as thé organized massacres and deportations “by the Turco-Teutons” in Asiatic Turkey, ac- cording to a statement by Lazuros George Macrides, son of a_ leading merchant of Trebizond, made public through the Armenian and Syrian re- lief committee here today. Macrides, who recently arrived here, says he was one of a party of 2,000 Greeks, which was rescued by the Russian fleet ‘that bombarded the town of Ordou late last August and took the refugees aboard. He had been taken to Ordou, he said when the Turks raided Trebizond and seized his father’s st6re along with those of other Greek merchants. i “Those of us who were between the ages of 16 and 60 were: drafted’ into the Turkish army,” said Macrides. “Our women and children and the old- er men were placed temporarily in homes and orphanages until the op- portunity offered to dispose of them in the approved Turco-Teuton fashion, which in this instance turned out to be by wholesale drowning. 5 “The unfortunate survivors of de- poration were to wade out for several miles in the Black sea and then calm: ly dumped overboard just like ‘sp much garbage. None of them survived, German efficiency has simply orgyh- ized the natural brutality of the Turk and made it many ‘times more effec- | tive than ever before. I should think, at the most conservative estimat¢, at ; least one million of my fellow foun- trymen have perished miserably through the organized cruelty of this Turco-Teutonic alliance. The/ only hope of the future lies in Amerf: KELLY CONVICTED Other Criminal Matters jin Dis- trict Court. / = i Ed “Plume” Kelley, wétl known ‘local character, .was convicted of j bootlegging in district court Monday. Clements Clooten and’ yoang Caspar, ,charged with intruding on a dance at Menoken, were acqvitted. The trial consumed an entire day and the |jury’s deliberations a very few min- utes. Louis Clooten asd Scotty Mc- Clellan, other Bismarck young men arrested on the same charge, were dis- charged on preliminary/examination. The case of the state versus Mrs. John Robideau goes on trail Wednes- day morning. Then will follow a -half- dozen civil actions, probably con- cluding the December term for the present, as Judge Nuessels opens the Morton county district court in Man- dan for Major J. M. anley next week. It is entirely unlikely; that Eugene M. Wels case wil be reached ‘this week. ‘ __ Studying Plant Life in india. In order to encourage 1 ~boriculture and the study of plant life tie govern- ment of Indian has offered a series of yaluable prizes te be/awarded to those who are mst successful +” various lines in connection with the growth of trees and shrubs on goyernment land, i gees