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THE iJtiE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 18, 191&. 13 FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL The Investor will find real security and safety In our t per cent First Mortrage Bond secured by Omaha business block, sold In denominations of $10 and 1500. Interest payable semi-annually. If not con venient for you to call at our office w will mall upon request detailed informa tion concernlrir same. TRAVER BROS. CO.. SIS V.i t National Bank Bids;. Real Estate, Loans and Mortgages. PER CENT FIRST FARM MORTGAGES On I nproved Xebraska farms. Interest payable semi-annually. 11.500, ecurity worth J6.30L.00. 11000. sacurltv worth lil.0C0.00. Otheri up to 115.000. not eiceedins 10 per cent of al of securities. PAYNFi INVESTMENT COMPANY. Omaha Natl Bank Bid:. Omaha. 5Vi and 6 per cent mortgages secured by Omaha residences or Nebraska farms. E. H. LOUGEE. INC.. 538 Keellno BMg. DIVIDENDS OF 6 PER CENT OR MORE One dollar starts an account. OMAHA LOAN A B!.DO. ASSOCIATION. t-.OOO MTU bearing 6 pet., semi-annually secured b mortgage valued at JS.800.ow. Talmage-I.oomls Inv Co., W O. W Bldg H. V BINDER, Money on hand for mortgage loans City National Bank Bills. NO DELAY IN CLOSING LOANS. W. T. GRAHAM. 604 Bee Bldg. 5 CITV. LOANS GARVIN BROS., Om. Nat. Bk. Bldg. 5 MONEY HARRISON & MORTON. 91 S Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg. OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB. FARMS. O'KEKFE R. E. CO., 1018 Omaha Natl. J100 to 110,000 MADE promptly. F D. Wead. Wead Bldg.. 18th and Farnam Sta MONEY to loan on improved farms and ranches. Kloke Investment Co.. Omaha. LOW RATES C. O. CARLBERG.-312 Bran dels Theater Bldg. D 085. LOANS ON CITY PROPERTY. W, H. THOMAS & SON. Keellne Bldg. Stocks and Bonds. BIDS WANTED. The county treasurer of Audubon county, Iowa, will receive bids for the purchase of approximately $40,000 of funding bonds of Audubon county, Iowa. Bids to be filed not later than Satur day January SSth, 1 p. m., 191S. A certified check for 5 per cent of the bid ts accompany all bldj. For further particulars address the coun ty treasurer at Audubon, la. HANS ALBERTSEN, County Treasurer. FARM AND RANCH LANDS Arkansas Lands. FEBRUARY 5 . Our next excursion to our famous Delta land.i at McGehee, Arkansas. Call or wrlta W. S. FRANK, 201 Neville Blk.. Omaha. Colorado Lands. WHEAT lands. Kit Carson county. Colorado; 112.50 to $18 per acre. We control 25 ykrholce quarters. Send for booklet. Kloke Investment Co., Omaha. Florida Lands. FLORIDA If yon think North Florida Is not a corn, cattle and hog country', let me send you what J. Ogdcn Armour (who has established a large packing plant in this locality), has to say on the subject. I am closing out my outside holdings and offer corn, hay, cattle and hog land In half section. lots and up, at bar fain prices, and on reasonable terms. A place to live, as well as to make money. E.A. BENSON, President OWNER, 642 Paxton Block, Omaha Neb. Iowa Lands. 160 ACRES improved, ili miles from Mapleton, la.' Price, $20,000. Terms, $12,000 down, balance 6 years, 6 per cent: i per cent off If full payment In rash is made. Mrs. J. H. Stewart. P. O. Box 816, Scottsbluff. Neb. 371 ACRES rich, level corn land, adjoln lng Council Bluffs, Iowa: Improved pos sessions, will put in team, tools, etc.. If sold before I move on. Owner, 4626 S. 22d. Omaha, Neb. Kansas Lands. FOR SALE 160 acres, Gove Co., and 160, Greeley Co., Kansas. Make offer. C. K. Maske, Huron, Calif. Missouri Lands. GREAT bargains. $5 down, $5 monthly buys 40 acres good fruit and poultry land, near town, southern Missouri. Price only $220, Address Box 282, Springfield, Mo. Nebraska Lands. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE. .Notice Is hereby given by his heirs that 11 the real estate belonging to the estate of John Blum, deceased, will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder at the east door of the court house in Omaha from 10 o'clock a. m. until 12 noon on the 23d day- ot January, 1918. The real es tate to be sold consists of 300 acres in Douglas county and 160 acres In Sarpy county and real estate In the village ot Millard. The sale will be open to every one and these lands will be sold to the highest responsible bidder. R. BLUM, Administrator. SMALL Nebraska farm on easy payments acres up. We "arm the farm we tell yon. The Hungerford Potato Growers' association. 15th and Howard Sta.. Omaha Douglas 371. 0 ACRES, nearly level, improved, between Oakland and West Point. Neb., at only $10. on easy terms. G. A. KulU Oakland. Neb. WHEATLAND Wyoming farms. $60 per a.. Including paid-up water rights. Henry Levi & C. M. Rylander. 364 Oman, nnn 18 ACRES, all In cultivation, V, mile S W of Allen. Neb.; all good land; will eel) at a bargain. 8. Larson. Caiks. Neb. KANCHES of all sizes and kinds. easj terms. A A. Patsman, $01 Karbarh Blk LIST your lands for quirk results with C J Canan. Sin MrCague Bldg. Omaha North Da ota Lands sjNAP $25 an acre Battineau county. North Dakota. 2 miles from a good small town; dandy level square ' section (641 acres); soli Bandy loam, clay subsoil; a fine grain and stock farm; water 10 ft. down; good alfalfa land 500 acres broke; every foot tillable; no buildings; financial reasons force me to sell. Incumbrance $6,60(1, payable In 15 years. $2,000 will handle my equity, ar.d wll. give easy terms on the balance. No trades. This land will pay for Itself in a few years. Address Owner. 4929 Fremont Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn. Oregon Lands. NEW JORDAN VAI.LEV PROJECT. HEART OF THC RANGE. Get on the ground floor with 80 acre Irrigated land In connection with open rangi.. You can row stock successfully and cheaply. Eicurslo:i Jan. 16. Send for bulletin. HARLEY J HOOKER. 940 1st Nat. Bk. Bldg.. Omaha. Miscellaneous. CH ICB FARMS. Nllsson. 422 Rose Bldg Horses Live Stock Vehicles NOTICE Have given up my harness shop on account of going to work for Uncle Sam: would like to dlspos- of several sets "I double harness very leasonable. Inquire M my residence, 4408 Farnam. i OLD established coal business for sale; 3 horses, wagons and harness. Apply Coal Office, 3109 N. 24th St. Webster 2883. POULTRY AND PET STOCK PIGEONS. 14.000 wanted R. S. Elliott. 7500 Independence 4,ve., Kansas City, Mo. MONEY TO LOAN Organized by the Business Men of Omaha FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security $40 6 mo.. H. goods, total. $3.50. ' $40. t mo.. Indorsed notes, total cost. $2 60 Smaller, larger am'ts proportionate rate. PWOVID1NT LOAN SOCIETY, 432 Rose Bldg.. lKth Rnd Farnam. Ty. g 6 LEGAL RATE LOANS $24 00 $240.00 OR MORE EASY PAYMENTS UTMOST PRIVACY 340 PAXTON BK. TEL. DOUG. 2295. OMAHA LOAN COMPANY LOANS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY , AT 1 C7 SMALLER LOANS O CI lO w. C. rXATAU. EST. 1897. O ' 8t Floor (Rose) Securities Bldg.. Ty. 9 SO. diamond andTewelry i.oa:s i Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry Ualuhock. UlWDodgo. D. 6619. Est. 1891. OMAHA LIVE STOCK Cattle Average 15 to 25 Cents Higher; Hog Prices Steady; Sheep Prices Also Steady. Omaha. January 17, 191S. Receipts were: V, Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 3,750 7.30$ 10,454 Official Tuesday .... 7.42 J0.705 7, SI J Official Wednesday ... 7.74s 16,644 12, 14 Estimate Thursday ... 5,700 17,500 10,300 Four days this week.24.63S S0.S56 49,716 Same days last week. .35.K25 f.3.S38 58.267 Same days 2 wks. aso.22,61S 32.764 46.50S Same days 3 wks. ago.15.811 15,827 24.304 Same days 4 wks. ago. 26.91 36,631 76,464 Same days last year. ..26.776 67,198 61.343 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union stock yards, Omaha, for 24 hours ending at 3 p. m. yesterday: RECEIPTS CARLOADS. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. HVs. C, M. & St. P.. 15 12 Wabash 1 ., Missouri Pa.-lflc ..5 1 Union Pacific 59 45 10 C. & N. W.. oast.. 64 14 C. A N. W west 55 90 S C. St. P., M. & O. . 19 13 10 C, B. & Q., east.. . . 1 C, B. & Q., west.. 30 31 7 C, R. I. & P., east 9 13 C, R. I. & P.. west 3 12 Illinois Central 12 10 1 Chicago Gt. West. 11 8 1 Total receipts.. ..272 234 34 DISPOSITION HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. S heep, Morris 4 Co 458 1,480 Swift & Co 1,417 4.869 Cudahy Packing Co.. 1,771 4.999 Armour & Co 1,168 3.22 Schwartz & Co 75 J. W. Murphy I.t35 Lincoln Packing Co.. 18S S. O. Packing Co 13 Wilson Packing Co.. 261 Cudahy, Denver 6 1.673 1.970 1.073 253 Cudahy, Sioux City.. 225 Benton, Vansant & L, IS Hill & Son 2:: F. B. Lewis 3HS J. B. Root & Co 93 F. G. Kellogg 83 Sullivan Bros 42 Huffman 21 Roth 17 Meyers 21 Glasaberg 24 Baker. Jones & S.... 104 Banner Bros 13 ..... ..... John Harvey 372 Der.nls & Francis ,. 8 Jensen & Lungren... 92 Ellis A Co 19 Other buyers 1,223 641 Totals 7,975 16,481 5,413 Cattle Receipts continue moderate, 5,700 head today, and the four days' supply, 24,638 head, has been fully 11,000 short ot a week ago. Further improvement In the demand for beef steers was noted today, and both packers and shippers appeared to have lib eral orders for the desirable offerings. They sold to better advantage than on yester day, and as high as $12.40 was paid. Prices for the desirable kinds averaged around 1525c higher than a week ago. The mar ket for cows and heifers was very uneven, but averaged about steady. Compared with a week ago, there has not been much change in the market for cow stuff. Business In stockers was rather quiet, desirable fleshy steers being stronger than a week ago, and the ordinary kinds selling somewhat lower than at that time. Hogs Another liberal run of hogs was on hand this morning and trade was in clined to be slow and draggy at the start. Packers began bidding prices that looked for the most part steady, and later bought a few on this basis. Shippers were buying steady to In some cases 6c higher. The undertone of the market was not very strong, and only a small bunch of the offer ings had changed hands toward II o'clock. The best price was $16.15, steady with yes terday, with the bulk of the offerings mov ing at $15.9016.10. Representative sales: No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. A v. 8h. Pr. 74. .178 ... $15 75 SO. .201 ...$15 90 82. .206 ... 15 95 70. .236 ... 16 00 30. .228 ... 16 05 69. .254 ... 16 10 25. .264 ... 16 15 PIGS. 122.. 116 ... 12 60 Sheep Another fairly liberal run of sheep and lambs showed up this morning. Early trade in fat lambs was more active than It has been the last few weeks. Packers had orders to fill and took most of the medium to choice lambs on the early rounds. Light lambs held no greater value than well fin ished medium weight stuff around 80-5 85 pounds. The top on this class was $17.15, with others ranging from $16.7017.00. Prices were fully ' steady to stronger in spots. ' Ewes held firm, the choicer kinds selling at $12.25, with others at $12.00 down. Feeders were very scarce, nothing ot consequence being, done on the early market. Values looked about steady. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs, handywelRht, $16.7517.25; lambs, heavy weight, $16.7516.76; lambs, feeders, $15.00 16.60; lambs, shorn, $11.60013.60; lambs, culls, $10. 00 ft 14. 00; yearlings. fair to choice. $11.50516.00; yearlings, feeders, $12.00014.25; wethers, fair to choice, $11.00 iiili.OO; ewes, fair to choice, $11.0012.25; ewes, breeders, all ages, $10.5016.60; ewes, feeders, $7.50 10.50; ewes, culls and can ners, $6.00(Tj)7.25. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr. 325 fed lambs 85 $16 90 44 feeder Iambs 68 15 60 226 fed lambs 81 17 05 192 fed lambs 89 17 10 84 fed ewes 102 12 00 270 fed lamb 76 16 90 St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis, Jan. 17. Cattle Receipts, 4, 100 head; market steady! native beef steers, $8.00(3)13.50; yearling steers and heifers, $7.0013.50; cows, $6.0010.50; stockers and feeders, $6.30010.00; Texas quarantine steers, $6.7510.80; fair to prime southern beef steers,. $9.0012.76; beef cows and heifers, $0.00 10.00; prime yearling steers and heifers, $7.5010.00; native calves, $5.75 16.00. Hogs Receipts, 8,700 head; market steady to weak; lights, $16.2016.65; pigs, $14.0016.50; mixed and butchers, $18.25 16.25; good heavy, $16.66016.65; bulk, $16.2516.60. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1,800; mar ket steady; lambs, $14.0017.60; ewes, $11.50812-00; wethers, $11.76; canners and choppers, $6.009.00. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Jan. 17 Cattle Receipts, 7,000 head; tomorrow, 6,000 head; market, strong; native steers. $8.3513.60; stockers and feeders, $6.90fg)10.90; cows and heifers, $5.9011.8D; calves, $8.50016.26. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; tomorrow, 20,000 head; market, strong and 16 20c above yesterday's average; bulk of sales. $16.25t6.70; light, $15.801816.60; mixed. $16.65 16.76; heavy, $16.0616.76; rough, $16.0616.20; pigs, $12.7516.40 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7,000 head; tomorrow 9,000 head; market, strong; wethers. S9.7513.35; ewes, $9.2512.75; lambs, S14.4017.75. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City. Jan. 17. Cattle Receipts. 7,000 head; market lower; prime fed steers, $12.0013.75; dressed beef steers, $10.50(8) 12.40; western steers. $8.5011.76; cows. $6.7510.26; heifers, $7.00&li.OO; stockeis and feeders, $7.0UI1.60; bulls, $7.00 10.00; calves. $7.O0&13.75. , Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; market high er; bulk of sales, $15.9016.26; heavy, $16.1t 16.30; packers and butchers, $1 6.05 16. 30 ; light, f 15.90(a 16.20; pigs. $11.0014.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7,000 head; lambs, $16.00(1)16.90; yearlings, $13.00 14. So. wethers, $11.60fl3.0O; ewes, $10.00 12.75. Sioux City IJve Stork. Slou.V City, Jan. 17. Cattle Receipts, 3. 000 head; market weak; beef steers, $8.75 12.50; fat cows and heifers, $7.0010.25; canners. $5.2."(j&6.f0; stockers and feeders. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Michael Clark, sheriff, to Laura D. Cate, Parker street 150 feet west of Thirty-eighth street, ' north side, 50x130 $ 1265 A. L. Whitmer and wife to Melllo W. Bouge. nort'. -est corner Halcyon avenue and'kapklns street, 60x130. 1 The Reserve Realty company to Fred Montell. northwest corner Thirty, sixth and Miami streets. 60x120... 160 Anna N. Kckman and husband to Nellie Vodek. Military avenue, 69 feet south of Bryan street, east side, irregular approximate, 26x60. 5500 Mornslngstde Land company to Mar tha E. Dixon, Charles street, 163 feet east of Cottner avenue, south side, 40x133 140 Margartt L. Them and husband to Richard E. Piles. Fifty-second street. 164 feet south of Leaven worth street, west side, 62x116 2900 Ida C. Olson r.nd husband to Leonard Owen et al., Ersklne street, fifty one feet east of Thirtieth street, south side, 60x100 1500 William H. Smalls to Otto H. Parken in?, Douglas street, 209 feet west of Forty-eighth - street, south side, 50x129 , man $7. 601( 11.00; calvoa. $8.0012.00; bulls, stags, etc, $7.0099.60; feeding cows and belters, $6.00! 8. 69. Hogs Receipts, 11,000 head: market 6c to 10c higher; light. $15.70j 16.90; mixed. $16.90l.0ti; heavy, $15.95$ 16.05; pigs. $11.60014.50; bulk of sales, $15.8516.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 500 head: market steady. HEW YORK STOCKS Specialties Fall Two to Foe: Points on Garfield's Drastic Order; Losses Later Recovered. New York, Jan. 17. Stocks broke sharply at the opening of today's market on the drastic order of the fuel administrator, specialties falling i to 4 points and in vestment issues 1 to 3. These losses were largely recovered be-fr-e midday, buying by substantial Inter est accompanying the announcement that the Stock exchange would continue to exer cise Its regular functions with the support of the banks and affiliated Institutions. The Intermediate session was attended by further Improvement, which elevated leaders 1 to 3 points over final Quotations of the previous session. These gains, except in the case of Marine preferred, which registered an extreme advance of 6 paints, were relinquished In the last half hour, when steels and other industrials led an other reaction. United States Steel declined from 93 to 90H, finishing a bare fraction above that quotation at a loss of 1. Related Issues fared In the same way and rails forfeited 1 to almost 3 points. Sales amounted to 700,000 shares. In high financial and Industrial ouarter. opinions regarding the wisdom of the gov. ernment's suspension order were highly divergent, but the many advantages which are expectea to accrue from Its enforce ment probably, in modified form, were freely acknowledged. Other developments of the dnv were of a mixed character. Call money cased sllght- i im ume runas and the foreign exchange market was firmer on the further strength of remittances to Paris. Bonds were Irregular to heavv on r. duced dealings. Liberty second 4s made the new low record of 96.08, the first 4s selling at 97.12 to 97 and the S-is at 98 50 to 98.60. lotai sales, par value, aggregated $3,950.. 000. United States, old issues on call. Number of sales and Quotations on lea. lng stocks: CloKlna Sales TTIrh !, Kl.i Am. Beet Sugar.. 600 71H 78 74 American Can.... J.SOO 364, 36 354 Am. Car A F'ndry 300 72 (ti 71 Am. Locomotive... 8,000 66 54 64 Am. Smelt. & Kef 19,700 81 14 78 79'4 Am. Sugar Ref 971 Am. T. & T 1,00 104 103i 1034 Am. Z., L. & B . . 137 Anaconda Copper. 13.000 62'i 61 i mu Atchison 700 84 4 8! 4 8' 4 A G A W I S L.. 2.800 103 98 100U Bait. & Ohio 8,900 63S 624 62 B. A S. Copper.., 800 19i 184 1SS4 Cal. Petroleum 800 15 14 W 14 Canadinn Pacific. J, 900 140 139 138 Lenirai reamer. . , z.jmi 624 13 Ches. A Ohio 1,600 524 51 4 61 C, M. A S. P 1,600 44 4214 43 C. & N. W o2u C, R. I. & P. ctfs 1,700 194 is: 19 Chlno Copper 600 42T 42 41 'i Colo. Fuel A Iron 200 36 30 S5 Corn Products Ref 6,600 31 'i 80 4 3014 Crurlble 8teel 18,400 67 654 f,5 Cuba Cane Sugar.. 2.000 304 29 4 29 4 maimers ec ,()( 85 35'j Erie 1,200 164 1451 14U General Electric .. 3, 100 1.10 1284 1 28 14 Gene-ai Motors... 6,700 113 109 4 112 Gt Northern pfd.. 500 37 86 87 G. N. O. ctfs.... 600 26 251 26 Illinois Central 93 i Inspiration Copper 2,000 444 48 H 43 Int. M. M. pfd.... 56,200 944 H 9$ I Int. Nickel 1,100 27 27 27i Int. Paper 400 27 26 26 K. u. Southern.... 200 16 4 16 4 164 Kennerott Cop 4,500 33 31 32 Louisville A Nash 113 Maxwell Motors 24 Mexican Pet 33,200 89 864 87 Miami Copper 800 31 31 30 Missouri Pacific... 2,500 21 204 21 Mont. Power 68 Nevada Copper ... 600 186 I84 18 N. Y. Central..... 1,400 69 4 68 68 4 N. Y., N. H. A H 29 Norfolk A Western 600 108 4 103 .108 Northern Pac 1,400 12 814 814 Paclfii! Mull 24 Pacific T. A T. . . . 2,100 46 46 4fii Pensylvania 46 4 Pittsburgh Coal... 2,400 234 234 23 Ray Con. Copper.. 11,500 73 71 11 Reading 9,200 7 73 744 Rep. Iron A Steel 1,000 61 814 81 Southern Railway. 2,600 22 224 224 Studebaker Corp.. 6,800 484 4 41 Texas Co 1,600 146 1424 143 Union Pacific 5,400 113 1104 111 V. S. Steel 196,700 92 844 90 V. S. Steel pfd 700 1094 109 108 Utah Copper 7,900 62 78 4 80 Wabash pfd. "B". . 300 214 21 214 Western Union .. 400 88 87 87 Westlnghouee Elec 2.200 39 88 4 39 Total sales for th day 700,000 shares. New York Money. New York, Jan. 17. Mercantile Paper 6 4 5 per cent. Sterling Exchange Sixty-day bills, $4.72; commercial sixty-day bills on banks, $4,714: commercial sixty-day bills, $4.71; demand, $4.75; cables, $4,764. Silver liar. 89c; Mexican dollars, 72c. Time Loans aMrket firm; sixty days, ninety days and stx months, 546 per cent. Call Money Marker firm; high, 8 per cent; low, 64 per cent; ruling rate, 64 per cent; closing bid, 64 per cent; offered at 6 per cent; last loan. 6 per cent. U. S. 2s. reg... 96 40. N. 1st 4s.. 86 IT. S. 2s, coup. 94I. C. ref. 4s 78 4 U. S. 3s, reg.. 99 Int. M. M. 6s .. 94 U. S. 3s, coupon 99 K. C. S. ref. 5s 74 U. S. Lib. 34s 98.52'L. A N. un. 4s 85 U. S. 4s. reg.. 104 M K A T 1st 4s 60 U. S. 4s. coup. 104 M. Pac. gen. 4s 66 Am. For. Sec. 6s 95Mont. Power 6a 86 Am. T. A T. c 6a 91 4 N. Y. Cen. d 6s 93 Anglo-French 6s 89 Northern Pac. 4s 84 Arm. A Co. 44s 84'North. Pac. 3s 80 Atchison gen. 4a 8340. S. L. ref. 4s 82 B. A O.. cv. 4 4s 78 TPao. T. ft T. 6a l Beth. Steel r 6s 87Penn. con. 44s 97 Cen. Leather 5s 96Penn. gen. 4 4s 914 Cen. Pac. 1st.. 76 4Readlng gen. 4s 844 C. A Ohio c 6s 76 4S L A S F a 6s 80 C B A Q J 4s 92S. Pacific cv 6s 86 C M A B P4s 71 S. Railway 6s.. 924 C R I A P r 4s 654Tex. A Pac. 1st 83 C. A 8. ref. 4's 68 Union Pacific 4s 87 D. A R. G. r 6s 60U. 8. Rubber 6s 77 D. of C. 6s '31 92 U. 8. Steel 6s 98 4 Erie gen. 4s 50 "Wabash 1st.. 93 4 General Elec. 6s 96Frenrh Gv't 64s 96 Bld01fered. Coffee Market. New York, Jan 17. The coffee market was only moderately active hut prices were firmer. The opening was 3 to 5 points abovo the previous close and from this level values continued to advance until final quotations showed not gains of 9 to 19 points. The firmer tone was attributed largely to renewed interests on the buying side and to firmer technical conditions re sulting from the recent liquidations. Freight conditions were still uncertain but cost and freight offers were more numer ous with prices little changed. Santos 3's were quoted at 10c: 8 and 4's at 10.20c; 4's at 10.10c and Victoria 7's and 8's at 8.20c. all cost and freight steamer London credits. Closing bids January 7.84c; March 8.14c; May 8.34c; July 8.64c; September 8.7lc; December 8.92c. Spot coffee quiet. . Rio No. 7, 8 4c; San tos No. 4, 104c. New York Cotton. New York, Jan. 17. The drastic actio', of the fuel administration caused a serious break in the cotton market at the opening here today. The decline ra.iged from 14 t' 2 cents a pound, equal to $10 a bale. The early break In cotton was quickly fol lowed by a vigorous rally, which carried March contracts from 29.00c to 30.40c, re covering the Initial loss. Officials of the cotton exchange said that cl sing the exchange under the fuel administrator's order would not be consid ered unless Governor Whitman should de clare a legal holiday on each Monday. Cotton Futures opened Irregular; Janu ary. 30.00c; March. 30. )029.00c; May 29.15029. 80c; July. 29.5629.80c; October. 28.6028.16c. Evaporated Apple and Dried Fruits. New York. Jan. 17. Evaporated Apples Steady: California, 1616c; prime to choice, state, 16164c . Dried Fruits Prunes, firm: Callfornlas, 614c: Oregons, 13S14c; Apricots, quiet; choice, 17c; extra choice, 17c; fancy, 18c. Peaches, quiet; stanlard, 114e; choice, 12c. Raisins, steady; loose mus catels, 9120; choice to fancy seeded, 9 9c; seedless, 910c; London layers. $1.80. New York Metal. New York. Jan. 17. Metal exchange quotes lead quiet; spot, $7.00 bid. Spelter, quiet; East St. Louis, spot, $7.627.75. At London Copper, spot, 110; futures, 110; electrolytic, 126. Tin, spot, 296; fu trues, 290. Lead, spot, 29 10s; futures, 28 10s; spelter, spot, 64; futures, 60. New York Cotton Market. New York. Jan. 17. Cotton close-d barely GRAIN ANDPRODUCE Omaha Receipts Greater Than Other Markets; Cash Corn Trade Uneven; Oats Unchanged. Omaha. Jan. 17. 1918. Arrivals of grain again exceeded those of all other markets, a total ot 146 cars ar riving In. Wheat receipts were only IS rars and those of oats 34 cars. Ninety-three cart of corn were on hand and three car of barley and none of rye. The effect of the otdwr of Dr. Garfield, fuel administrator, effective tomorrow, en forcing the closing of manufacturing con corns throughout the east, will hardly ef fect the grain trade at all, although re ceipts will probably f 11 off as all attention Is to be paid to the movement of coal, and these shipments given the right of way. A very uneven cash corn market was no ticed today, the spot sales ranging from 3t over to So under yesterday's cash figures There was a good demand for this cereal and trades made freely. Practically all of these offerings were cleared off the tables by 1 o'clock. No. 3 white sold at $1.60 and No. 4 white at $1.65 and $1.67, while the No 6 white brought $1.48 and $1.50. No. 4 yel low sold at $1.63 and $1.65, and No. 6 yel low at $1.43 and $1.48. No. 4 mixed went at $1.42 and $1.46, and No. 6 grade at $t.3C and $1.44. Oats were about unchanged, sales of this article brl.-.ging about the same as they did yesterday. The demand for this cerca. was also moderately active, buyers absorb ing the light offerings readily. Standard oats sold at 70 4c and No. 8 white at 79 79c; No. 4 white brought 79c and sam ple oats, 78c. Barley was steady, one car of this cereal, which graded No. 1 feed, was tho only on disposed of, and sold at $1.39. Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal to 374,000 bu.; corn, 39,000 bu. ; oats, 425, 000 bu. Primary wheat receipts were 934,000 bu. and shipments 200,000 bu., against receipt ot 945,000 bu. and shipments of 464,000 bu. last year. Primary corn receipts were 511,000 bu. and shipments 331,000 bu., against receipts of 912,000 bu. and shipments of 631.000 bu. last year. Primary oats receipts were 498,000 bu. and shipments 638,000 bu-., against receipts ot 439,000 bu. and shipments of 638,000 bu. last year. CARLOT RECEIPTS. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 1 IS 14 Minneapolis '19 Duluth 15 Omaha 18 93 34 Kansas City 25 90 21 St. Louis 17 38 29 Winnipeg 231 These sales were reported today: Wheat No, 1 durum: 1 car, $2.16. No. ! durum: 1 car (6 per cent spring), $2.12. No, 1 red durum: 1 car, $2.08; No. 2 red durum. 1 car. $3.06. Barley No. 1 feed: 1 car $1.39. Oats Standard, 2 cars, 79 c. Corn No. 3 white: 1 car, $1.60. No. 4 white: 2 cars, $1.57; 4 cars, $1.66. No. 5 white: 2 cars, $1.50; 1 car, $1.49; 4 cars, $1.48. No. 6 white: 1 car, $1.45; 2 cars, $1.40; 2 cars, $1.39. Sample white: 1 car, $1.36; 1 car $1.35; 1 car (IS per cent dam aged), $1 10". No. 4 yellow: 1 car, $1.64; 4 cars, $1.55. No. 5 yellow: 4 cars, $1.48; 1 car, $1.46; 1 car, $1.43. No. 6 yellow: t cars, $1.35; 1 car, $1.33. Sample yellow: 1 car, $1.28; 1 car $1.26; 1 car, $1.10. No. 4 mixed: 1 car,' $1.46; 1 car (shippers' weights), $1.45; 1 car, $1.42. No. 6 mixed: 1 car (near white), $1.44; 3 cars, $1.40: 1 car, $1.38; 3 cars, $1.37; 1 car, $1.36. No. 8 mixed: 1 car. $1.32; 1 car, $1.28. Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 3 white. $1.60. No. 4 white, $1.66 1.57. No. 6 white, $1.48(fj)1.66. No. 6 white, $1.39 fl)1.46. Snmpto white fl. 1001-86. No. 4 yellow, $1.64 1.65. No. 5 yellow, $1.43 1.48. No. 6 yellow. $1.33 1.35. Sample yellow, $1.1001.28. No. 4 mixed, $1.42 iff 1.46. No. 6 mixed, $1.36(f 1.44. No. 6 mixed, $1.2Ti1.35. Oats: Standard 79c. No. 8 white, 79c. No. 4 white, 79c. Sample, 78c, Barley: No. 1 feed, $1.39. Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee hy Logan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers, 316 South Sixteenth street, Omaha: Art. Open. I High. ILow. Close. Yes'y. Corn. Jan. May Oats. Jan. May Pork. Jan. May Lard, Jan. May Ribs. Jan. May 1 274 1 24 78 4 75 4 46 45 45 70 24 72 24 97 24 16 24 47 t $7 1 $4 79 76 46 45 45 90 24 85 26 12 24 17 21 65 127 4 1244 784 76 1 27 1 24 4 78 7 46 55 45 80 24 85 25 10 24 15 24 65 1274 124 4 76 75 46 40 45 70 24 72 24 95 45 46 45 10 24 75 24 90 24 02 24 37 24 10 24 45 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Corn Eases at First; Later Market Hardens Due to Coal Order. Chicago. Jan. 17. Although corn prices at first eased down a little today Influ enced by likilhood that traffic congestion would be relieved the market later hard ened owing to uncertainty ns to whether elevators and dryers would bo permitted to continue in operation despite restrictive rules as to coal. Quotiitlons closed steady at tho same as yesterday's finish to c higher. With January $$1.27 and May $1.24. 'ats gained to (g)4c. Tho outcome In provisions varied from un changed figures to 15c advance. Prospects that government coal saving measures would dear the way for more liberal arrivals of grain hero gave the corn market a slight downward slant In the earlier transactions. Selling however was of a decldely cautious sort, and there was considerable change of sentiment after questions were raised as to whether eleva tors, especially those without dryers, might not be forced to shut down hy the measures taken to conserve fuel. Under such cir cumstances declines were gradually more than overcome. As It was definitely known until after the close that elevators and dryers would not be Interfered with. Advances in oats resulted largely from strength shown by price At Winnipeg. Besides, receipts here were very small. Higher prices on hogs gave firmness to provisions. Arrivals of hogs here were in adequate. Chicago Cash Prices Corn: No. I yellow, nominal; No. 3 yellow, $1.80; No. 4 yellow, $1.62. Oats: No. 3 white, 81Slc; standard. 14?82c. Rye: No. 2. $1.90. Bar ley, $1.40(.1.59. Seeds: Timothy. $5.00 8.00; clover, $21.00(8:28.00. Provisions: Lard, $:4.90; ribs, $23.6024.35; pork, nomi nal, New York General Market. New York. Jan. 17. Flour Firmly held; springs, $10.6610.7O; winters, $10,260 10.60; Kansas, $10.80 1 1.00, government basis, 95 per cent, In sacks, to arrive. Corn Spot, steady; kiln dried. No. $ yel low, $1.77. and No. 3 mixed, $1.72, c. I. f., New York, prompt shipment; Argentine, $2.00, c. 1. f., New York, to arrive. Oats Kpot, unsettled; natural, 98c$1.00. Hay Strong; No. 1, $1.9602.00; No. 2, $1.8001.85; No. 3, $1.6501.70; shipping, $1.90 1.95. Hops Quiet; state, medium to choice. 1917, 4553c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast, 1917. 21&24c; 1916, 1518c. Hides Quiet: Bogota, 38457404c; Cen tral America, 38040c. Leather Firm; hemlock solo overweights, No. 1, 61c; No. 2, 49c. Provisions Pork, quiet; mess, $50.00 50.60; family, $54.0066.00; short clear. $50.00(58 56.00. Lard, firmer; middle west, $25.4525.66. Tallow Quiet; city special, loose. 174r. Wool Firm; domestic fleece XX Ohio and Pennsylvania, 70c. Rice Firm; f:mcy head, 89e; blue rose, 8&8c. Butter firm; receipts, 8,072 tubs; creamery extras, 63 54c; firsts, 49 52 4c; seconds, 450 48 4c. Eggs Market strong: receipts, 3,302 cases: fresh gathered extras, 70 71c; firsts, 67068c; seconds, C066c; refrigerator spe cial marks, 60c: firsts. 480490. Cheese Market steady; receipts, 4,499 boxen; state whole milk flats, fresh specials, 24 0 254c. Poultry Alive, market firm; chirks, 27c; fowls. 30 032c; turkeys, 20 025c. Dressed, market unchanged. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Jan. 17. Flour Barley $1.3201.58. Rye $1.8001.89. Bran $32.60. Corn No. I yellow, $1.6201.06 Oats No. I white, 7879c. Flax $3.54 & 3.57. Xannat City Produce. Kansas City, Mo Jan. 17. Butter Creamery, 45c; firsts, 44c; seconds, 42c; packing, 34 He Ekhs Firsts, 68:; seconds. 33c. Poultry Hens, 23c; roosters, -j'ie; broil ers, 24 & 25c. Chicago rrnristons. Chicago, Jan. 17. Butter Market un changed. Eggs Market lower; receipts, 140 cases; firsts, 686Jc; ordinary firsts, 64 a 56c; at mark, cases Included, 64 58c; refrigerator firsts, 42 44c. Poultry Alive: Market lower; fowls, 26c; springs, 22c. Potatoes Market higher; receipts, 19 cars; Wlaconaln. Minhle&n and &uuiuoLa. 1 sack, $2.154)l2!0, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, bulk, $2.10f2.16. OMAII V GENERAL MARKET. Live Poultry Broilers, 1 to 2 lbs., In separate coop, 3Sc Ih. ; spring, t to $ lbs.. 25c lb.; springs, all sixes, smooth legs, 21c lb ; hens, any size, 21c lb.; old roosters and tags. 15c lb.; poor chickens, 6c lb.; geese, full feathered, fat, 18o lb.; ducks, full feath ered, fat. 20c lb. j turkeys, over 10 lbs., fat. 2So lb.; turkeys. 8 t 10 lbs., 25o lb: capons, over 6 lbs., !4c lb ; guineas, each, any slue, SSo each; squabs. Homers. 14 to 16o oss., per dosen. $3.60; squabs. Homers, 12 to 14 ju. esch. per dozen, $2 60: squabs. Homers, 10 to 13 01s each, per dosen, $2.00; squabs, Homers, 8 os. each, per dosen. $1.50; squabs. Homers, under $ os. each, per dozen, 50c; pigeons, per dozen, $1.00. Wholesale prices of beef cuts: Loins. No. 1. S94r; No. !, 254c; No. 3. I64c. Rtlw. No 1. ;'44c; No. 3. 23c: No. 3. 15c-Rounds. No. 1. 2 Oo; No. 1. 184c; N- 3. 164c Chucks. No. 1, 16c; No. 2. 164c; No. 3, 144c Pistes. No. 1. 144c; No 2. 14c; No. Fish Whiting, round, per lb., 9c; headless and skinned, per lb.. 18c: tulllbee-whlte-ctseoes round, average 1 lb., 12c: box lots, 100-140 lbs., 11c: yellow pike, lc; pickerel, round. 12o; dressed. 16c: herring, dressed, 11c: box lots, 140-170 lbs., 104c; round, ssek lots. 100-120 lbs., $4c; halibut, frosen, 10c; salmon, froien, pink, 20c; red, 22c; black cod, frozen, 14c. New York Dry Good Market. New Yoik, Jan. 17. Dry Goods Markets here today were held steady but quiet, fol lowing the radical action taken concerning holidays. Cotton goods manufacturers had no trade owing to so many uncertainties. The general feeling of the trads was that goods will be higher in consequence of scarcity. Prices on napped goods announce during the day were on a basis of 26 cents for 1921. St. Joseph Live Ntoek. St. Joseph. Mo.. Jan. 17. Cattle Receipts 2,600 head; market strong: steers, $8,000 14.00; cows and heifers, $6.00012.60; calves $6.00014.00. Hogs Receipts. 7.000 head; market steady top, $16.20; bulk $16. 00f 18.16. Sheep an" Lambs Receipts, 4.000 head; market s'eady; lambs, $13.00018.76; ewes f6.OO012 26. London Nllver. London, Jan. 17. Sliver Bar, 44 d per ounce. Money 3 per rent. Discount Rates Short bills, 3 31-33 per cent; throe months bill, 4 1-32 per cent. New Y'ork Sugar. New York, Jan. 17. Sugar Raw: Mar ket steady; centrifugal, 6.006c; molasses sugar, nominal; refined, steady; fine granu lated, 7.46c. NEGRO SAID TO HAYE MISUSEDU.S. MAILS John L. Fields Held by Federal Authorities After Prelimi nary Hearing; "Employ ment" Scheme Revealed. John L. Fields, negro, was held by federal authorities after a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, on the charge of using mails to defraud. He inserted advertisements in a nunibc of papers offering women employment two hours each evening at $15 to $.3P a week. He gave his firm name a Fields & Dooley, 4428 South Twenty sixth street. The authorities founJ this a tumble-down shack and the as sets of the firm nothing but a type writer and supply of letterheads. Fields reaped his profit by getting correspondents to send him $1.27 to pay cost of "identification cards and compensation certificates." He pro posed to have them sell a "basket ball game" which he manufactured by hand with cardboard and a rubber stamp. As "references" he gave "Alexander & Payne implement dealers, 1834 North Twenty-fifth street." He ha an order at the postoffice to have al' mail addiessed to that film and ad dress delivered to him. Both the firm and address are fictitious. Two More Picture Shows Line Up With "Better Films" Body Two more neighborhood moving picture theaters, making seven in all, arc co-operating with the better films committee of the Omaha Woman's club, headed by Mrs. W. S. Knight, in presenting "family programs" Friday nights. The new ones in the "passed by the censor" list are the Besse on the South Side, which will show a Marguerite Clark film and the Grand, which will have Marguerite Fischer in "Miss Jackie of the Army" Friday night. The Suburban will show Fox kid dies in "Babes in the Wood;" RohlfT. Ethel Barrymore in "Life's Whirl pool;" Apollo. William Hart. "The Narrow Trail;" Hamilton, Geraldine Farrar. "Woman God Forgot;" and Lothrop, Olga Tetrova in "Silence Sellers' Damage Suits Totaling $80,500 Filed Against Motorist E. Laura Huffman is sued for $8U,- S00 damages in district court by oc cupants of a car driven by John J. Ormsby, Fairacres, for alleged in juries suffered in a crash at Eight eenth and Grace streets, January IS. Ormsbv, who alleges he suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries, sued for $20,000 damages for personal H $500 for his car. Mrs. Ormsby asks $20,000 for injuries to her neck and physical shock, mary Liddeil asks $20,000 for a dislocated hed hack and Loreua Collin $20,000 for injuries of various kinds. Early Morning Thieves Make Big Haul in urocery Heath Bros., groce:y store, 300i North Twenty-fourth street, wa robbed Thursday morning of $300 worth of goods. ... . , .1 . 1 , a nnh. In the list rcporicu i- ii'v are: bighty oozens 01 cSK3. pounds lard, 100 pounds bacon, 20'. pounds beans and 200 ag-irs It is 1 .. ....... . H.9. 1 believed mat an auiunuu"- to transport the plunder. The proprietors of the store believ: th. robberv occurred between 1:3 and 4:30 a. m. U. S. Comes Down Hard On Soldier-Authors Washington, Jan. 17. Strict or ders were issued by the war de partment today against the pub lication by army officers or en listed men of books on military subjects "except as an approved government publication or as au thorized by the war department." The constantly increasing r um ber of soldier-authors publishing more or less incorrect ''manuals" of advice to the service is believed to have led to the action. All bu reaus, schools and departments are notified thai permission must first be obtained from the war col lege before any pamphlet is published. Ho, Hum; Potato Day ' Next on Food Program Potato day is next on the food administration schedule. Because the potato crop of the United States was a large one last year, the administration believes people should consume more pota toes and thus conserve more of the other foods. So a potato day is soon to be set apart, when the sale of potatoes is to be featured, and when the increased consumption of potatoes is also to be urged. O. J. Schweiger of Chadron, chairman of the state potato com mittee, has been instructed by State Food Administrator Wattles to call his committee together and devise ways to further the movement in this state. BRANDEIS CHANGES OVER TO VAUDEVILLE Hipprodrome Vaudeville to Be Installed, With Three Shows Per Day at Popular Prices. Omaha is to have Hippodrome van deville under the management of Le doux and LeMarqaand at the Branded theater beginning Sunday. January 27. The shows booked by the West ern Vaudeville Managers' association out of Chicago will be a dis.mct de parture from the shows presented at the Empress under the same manage ment. There will be one show in the after neon, starting at 2:15, A-ith a few shor reel pictures, the vaudeville to begin at 3 o'clock. There will be two shows nightly, one beginning at 7.15 o'clock The first vaudeville show will begin at 7:30 o'clock, and the seconH vaudeville performance will begin at 9:15 o'clock On Saturday and Sunday the house will he open continuously from 2 to 11 o'elc ck, an extra supper show being given at 6 o'clock on these days. No Reserved Seats. The prices in the afternoon will h; 20 cents- all over the house with no reservations, but the sea;s for the evening performances will be reserved for the boxes at 50 cents, and tho main floor at 35 cents. The balcony prices at night will be 25 cents, the gallery 15 cents. Explaining the quality ol entertain ment to be offered to the Omaha pub lic, Messrs. Lcdoux and Le Marquand saitl: "The Hippodrome brand ot vaudeville is a quality of entertain ment which takes the place in variety between the Orpheum, big time vaude ville, and the Empress, pop-.ilar vaude ville. Five acts of vaudevil.e arc pre sented, and twice as much money is paid for those five acts as for the fou acts now presented at the Empress but there is no feature picture pre sented with the Hippodrome vaude ville, which makes it possible to pre sent this high lass variety at sucl. prices as 35 cents for orchestra seats Weekly Change f Program. There will be a comp'ete weekly change of program every Sunday, thi same program to be presented for seven days. Quite a few alterations are now in preparation in the theater to render it adequate to the new Hip podrome vaudeville policy. New scenery is now in the process of mak ing, the beautiful stage of the Bran dcis being a great asset for the house, as there will not he any act too big to be presented. The orchestra wil' be increased and the whole quality of the performance will be equal to any other hippodrome show presented in the United States. Dr. Wild Promoted Head Of State Board of Health Lincoln. Jan. 17. (Special.) Dr. W, F. Wild, present epidemologist of the state board of health, Ins been ap pointed head of the department under the official title of state health of ficer, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Tenney to go to war. Dr. W. H. Wilson, former head of 1he state board, has been appoint ed to fill the vacancy caustd by the promotion of Dr. Wild and Nfary Kyland, a clerk in the statistical de partment of the hoard, is promoted to staticistic at a salary of '$100 a month. Miss Ruth S. Tyre, a stenographer in the health departm!" tor several years, is'transferred to the state sup erintendent's office to fill s vacancy there and Miss Follette, another ste nographer on the health board, has resigned. Miss Kelly is promoted to chief stenographer, leaving two va cancies yet to be filled in the health department. Ten More Refineries Planned for Wyoming Cheyenne, Wyo Jan. 17. (Spe cial. ) Ten independent refineries and at leas'. 500 miles of pipe lints to con nect these refineries with production arc features of the Wyoming oil field outlook for 1918. Independent refineries, according to plans either announced or reliably reported, will be built during the year at Thermop olis, Grcybtill, Kiverton, Fossil, Fort Steele, Douglas, Laramie, Lander and Glenrock, at the latter of which places the erection of two refineries is contemplated. Work on the Riv erton, Lander and Greybull plants now is under way. Patents for "Garabed," Source Of Energy, Up to Wilson Washington, Jan. 17. The hous: bill for patent protection of "gara bed," a mysterious invention, said to be a source of limitless energy, was passed today by the senate. It now goes to President Wilson. Garabed T. K. Giragossian, a Bos ton Armenian, is the inventor. He declined to reveal his secret fully un til congress protected it. and made such satisfactory explanations to the patents committees that they recom mended passage of the bills. Housing for Workers First Job of New Labor Head Washington, Jan 17. Providing adequate housing facilities for the thousands of new workers pouring in to war industrial and ship building centers will be the first work under taken by Secretary Wilson as labor administrator and his advisory coun cil. Co-ordination of. all the separate ! housing plans now being made by the j shipping board, the council of na : tional defense and other bureau was I begun by the council today at its first meeting. KUGEL SUSTAINED BY CITY COUNCIL Revocation of Licenses of Soft Drink Parlors is to Stand; More Are Cancelled. City council will sustain Superin tendent Kugel of the police depart ment in the revocation of soft drink permits to the following persons who have been convicted in police court for violations of the liquor laws: Ira Flanagan, 224 North Thir teenth street; R. R. Carley, 4942 South Twenty-sixth street; Ralph rane,2060 I'oppleton avenue; J. J. Pfeifer, 803 South Seventh street; R. Fadanelle. 1024 Dodge street; P. B. Fitch. 624 Nor.th Sixteenth street; Otto Vorsatz. 314 South Fourteenth street; Louis Cantoni, 723 South Sixteenth street: James Boyle, 706 South Sixteenth street; N. J. Harsh, 423 South Elev enth street. Protests were made by T. J. Mc Guire, city prosecutor and special state prosecutor, after the council had voted to allow these permits. Another License Revoked. Pool hall license of Charles John son, 5055i South Sixteenth street, also was revoked, as Mr. Johnson did not appear at lime set for a hearing of his case. Mr. HcGuire believes that the time has come for city council to adopt more stringent regulations of soft drink parlors. "Soft drink parlors as such, at least many of them, have given more or less evidence of being places where undesirable acts are committed and when a man is convicted for violation he should be barred from operating a place of this kind," stated the prose cutor. "I would recommend that when a man makes application for a soft drink permit he should ba re quired to fill out a questionnaire and to state whether he had ever been convicted of violation of ordinances or laws while operating such a place. A soft drink dealer who is con victed in one location will not be al lowed to open in another location, nor to resort to the subterfuge of "selling out" to his bartender or brother, or to any other person, just to save his business. Owners of buildings used as soft drink parlors will be held amenable under the city ordinance. Twenty-Two Thousand Men In Nebraska in First Class (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 17. (Special.) Ap proximately 22,000 Nebraskans will be placed in the first class, according to Captain Walter Anderson, who has charge of drafting under the new classification ordered by the depart ment of war. Nebraska has 118,000 men regis tered under the selective draft law. Nebraska's quota for the first draft was. 8,200 men, of which 85 per cept have gone. Including, national guard, volunteers who enlisted the state has contributed from 18,000 to 22,000 sol diers. 1 It is thought that 92,000 men still remain in Nebraska under the regis tration, subject to military service. Upon this basis Nebraska still has 21,000 men. Should all of Nebraska's first class men be called the number will be very close to 52,000 men for the army. The Nebraska authorities have no means of knowing how many men reached tin age of 21 since the regis tration, but the number will probably reach 1,00(1' more fit for class one in the military service. Salvage Record of British Vessels Is Reported High London, Jan. 17. Of all the Brit ish vessels damaged by enemy action between January and October, 1917, it lias been found impossible to salve four only, according to a statement made by Thomas J. MacNamara, financial secretary of the admiralty, in the house of commons today. ' Of the remainder repairs to more than half have been actually completed. Mr. MacNamara explained that the vessels reported weekly as unsuccess fully attacked were not damaged. The vessels damaged by attack are not included in the weekly returns until they become total losses, Iowa Affected by New Plan to Conserve Coal Des Moines, la., Jan. 17. Cessation of industrial and business activities Saturday, Sunday and Monday for two weeks throughout Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, to effect a sav ing in coal, was proposed in a tele gram received here today from the Illinois fuel administrator at Chicago. linois Man Arrested Charged With Robe Theft J. M. Stump, Danville, 111., was ar rested Wednesday afternoon by De tectives Zaloudek and Anderson. Stump is charged with thefts of auto robes from various cars. Police say he was attempting to dispose of one robe when arrested at Thirteenth and Farnam streets. Ames Travels to Kansas. . Ames, la., Jan. 17. (Special.) Ames goes to its first Missouri Vallef games of the basket ball season when it meets the fives from the two Kan sas state colleges on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The team is scheduled for Lawrence on the first two days, and for Manhattan, to contest tha Aggies on Saturday. Two Aviators Killed. fflMineola, N. Y., Jan. 17. Harold Blakeley. an experienced aviator, and his mechanician, Edward Higgins, were killed today when a military bi plane in which they were flying crashed to the ground from a height of about 200 feet. - New Jap Bank in Peru.': Lima, Peru. Jan. 17. Japanese financial interests have arranged ;to establish a bank here. A Chinese bank also is to be established. :' ;" 1 Turpentine and Bosliu Savannah, Oa., Jan. II. Turpsntlns Steady at 47c; sales, none; receipts, H bbls. ; shipments, 100 bbls. ; stock, 21,230 bbls. Kosin Firm; salfs. S80 bbls.; receipts, 2S bbls.; shipments, 800 bbls.; stock, ,3t bbls. quote: B, u. B. F, o. K and I, k, i6.f.o: m, lii. 70; 17.20; wcv WW, 17,70 'taw n