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Britain Gets Check for $200,000,001 U. S. Steps Into the Ro of Banker for the Allies McAdoo Receives England's Not Aid Also Planned for Hah France, Russia and Belgium _.-?. ? s formi r r?!e of banker for the A ? ?<. ?ire; I and the pre .- al relief to Hal; - .. ? Amba.'sa.ier, <_u. o ? ? ? ? notable for tn It eras negotiate. ??? than twe-.ty-fo*_.r honra after th |?,WO,MO,(.<*t0 -,- .re ha M .. Whether tain, Italy, Pi Enaai? or Bel/flam?for Belgium i.? t< h?v? money if ahe wanta -. - .ext loan had rot been decided to ?light Secretary McAJoo exjx ?pet.d the- no.; ten day? or so in study ing the altua'vion in each country. 5*.'.000.000.000 "Shock Ab*>rbrrr> ' e :?? bill it ??nti cor tifleatee. authorized in the |7,M>0,000,. '"*>0 rr?-ri * ?ddition to antici? pating tare receipts, are to be used as "?hock a> the fro billio: bondi? Mr. McAdoo announced to-day. The certificate? will be amounts ai n later refunded bv *.cn.?r term bor..-; if to make the es will hard - n the proce? .-r sub -.im could be ma ?-.cr of Britl -., meet du? for and other loppliea pur ted States. Th? largest - - of the Prompt and liberal subscriptions to United States bond issues will strengthen the nation's defense, hasten the war's end, and make for world peace. The Irving ?National Bank, without charge, will receive and handle subscriptions for United States Government SHORT TERM Certificates of Indebted nc. These certificates, the first issue of which bears interest, may be used for the purchase of the LONG TERM United States Government V 2'? Bonds later to be offered by the Secretary of the Treasury, which like the Certificates of Indebtedness are free from taxation except estate and inheritance taxes. Form of application below. _I'M 7 IRVING NATIONAL BANK .:??'? I Please cuter , ' application for the next issue ol (our) ' ' UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN1 CERTIFICATES OF IV DEBTEDNESS, in the sum o? Dollars, ilur. 1 ours very truly, *. IRVING NATIONAL BANK WOOLWORTH BUILDING NEW YORK i RANO 'S WAR ENVOYS WELCOMED TO UNITED STATES ? era of the French commission met by reception committee al ' i ight the picture ihowi the Hon. ..reckinridpe Long, ant Secretary of State; Franklin D. Roosevelt, As . .am Secretary of the Navy; Secretary Lansing, General -lofTre. (ionerrl Scott, R?n? Viviani and Ambas.-ador Jus.?-?, rand. world, and after indorsement was Bui ke, Treaaurei 'v ? that the raonej ? A already had been <ie :??? Reserve banks by tinan ibscribing to the v.ply a matter of I ookk ' he amount friitn American jcov ernment t" Great Britain. It ? eded. ? ?? probably . bonds and the withdrawn and honda pi"' ink ?'as dry on dee;? Ir. Bal ? Hank ol ng to meet incial needs v ?? ..- onth . The ? uffiee to ray for irehaaea in nd is buying ? 3,000. n four montl ? he will '"<">. a-.d it is not un? likely 'hct receive approxi? mately this ?\iin as a loan. presented an urgen* p?en ration, Hei need- art tn be ? 1 immediate, and indi- j i*an *?i!l b? t ?'.- i tended her promptly. Italian finnnci id to thai Km? cc "r Rusi..i. and ? count ry ol'tai** ? not be? ?ieterrr Britlah Xeed .25I.H0,tM a Moath ? \< : n ii. I_h offlciali have riven :. definite ide ? fun :i month, I? ehalf ??. '. im on .- French como I after will have m Im", an ? | '::'.t th' French government will n ? i Ital ?"?' ii"i ted her-? The ?. ratood, however, largelj t<i I :>ry ?1*1.1 ni;.;.- be revise? 1 at latei conferei ce Ja pan, thi iea, wants n<? Ii . ill step ? lend a help t'.um wanti tin- aid. Belgium hai cated informai'.;? that s1.?- would appr?? tai.!, instead of mok ii reqoeit. A heavy auffarer from the war. any loar, to h? f feel, would be from the Amcr'cr.ri nation- hehi? Russian Radicals Join Hands with !. W. W. in America Violent Protest Against Re? ported Hanging; of Mooney in San Francisco One of i ? of re Russia ' his week agi mst \.ri ? r iba " ' ." ad treme i i ution "f an . American member of th? I. V'. W. named Thomas Mooney at Sun Vr i*.i The Moor.. . ? ? ?. had attract erf more notice n Petro;rra.l ' ? fork. The I? f the Petrograd ?lemon- I in, Nikolai Lenin, is an intern?- j tional H: \ ,t ws coincide , with thoae of the I. W. W. The wel? fare of labor is considered by Lenin ?o be ni, intei ? n atter. His ? d?monstration ? ? agitate foi a social - ?? ition Onlj i roupie of day.? aj?o Lenin de rthrow of ?he Provia? Government in Russia and the up i ? ? labor dictatorship in , I it.? pig . 'reipn language i dey oted coa- ' ? of Thomas labor 1? ..der, of "-an I last sum 01 th? chare," of bavin*; thrown iredness pa which kille,! ai ,i wounded more than fifty peuple. The "International U ? i , ? rs' D< f? II 'ook un in ?er?-i in the case, which accounts for The "league" and the othir defenders of Moons-.- held that he wa: the "id m of me-up" beeaus? ???" li ities ' abor organiser, Sentenced (?? liane un Maj 17 The trial of Mooney b<*gan in Jan iaotitif- more lh;.n two efence, represented bj W. Bourke Cockran, contended that Moone; was . conapiracy nnd tha* the; bomb outrage was the won; of a maniac. ' The i 11 trict Attor ! kert, demanded the conviction of ? he A rst degree. The star witness for the prosecution ??i Prank Ox man, an Oregon cattle? man. ? ? ,1 thai he "saw 'he tic ? a suitcase on the sidewalk ot where the e>.plo-?ion oe Mooney wa? found guilty on and eondemtied to be hanged on Ma Since February a nation-wide agit* r? les has been taking place : "i of -1\ ing Moon? J ' v cting in Carnegi? Hall held on March 7 ,, collection was taken ?ng Mooney. When a man in the au?h ? ? ?i "He " oa't be hanged! "' neb.-,, the speaker of the led: "No " We'll -ee to that and if th? y lian?? have t?i provide .iiioth..' ? : va trial gained ta e< k when I onal charg ? ide by one R Mooney was mainly eonvicted, ried to induce h:m ; perjured testimony ?<. ? ? '. . I Mooae* (?raated Set* Trial ?i?in t ior Judge 1 rank- ! lin (?riiTin, ?* ho y, de- ! i dared hi- b? lief thai Moone) He stated I I ? ? ? Al ? rror ? ?i th? , I la?t Tuesday, a? ? nol respond to I ? i t ?ir. At the same t une a cei ? , . "l I Smith, who wan a witness far the pr? - ? barged with complicity in ih<> alleweil bomb? outrage, paused a senaation by submit-1 t in ? h ?eh ? ixman ? d< i a In i be ' "If ;, ?hi wil i I will ? im in five . District Ittern? i Fick? ?t ?ntrndur.-.i ' ? , ?? ter off? red the bribe to her she asked him: "Did Mr. Fickert ?eiid you to me?" "No." answered O .man. "the men higher up than Fiekert i)*-man is now under arrest. Dis? trict Attorney Fiekert. fare? action for his reeall. now proposed in the Cali? fornia Legi loma more .?en.a developmeuts aie expected in San Franc n with the "men hicher up" ?_ Bourke Cocieran, the def? nder of Wo? d that thf conspiriez against hi-? client should now be completely exposed. Peasants Assure Russian Soldiers Of Share in Land Alliance Tell? Men That Seizure* Will Only Caiue Internal Quarrels !'? trograd, April 26. The Grand Com nit tec of -h" Allianca of Peaaanta ha .?"M.ised ihe following petition to th passants n' the front : I)o -,. * th? lands will h? divided wi . annol be made olated . il' t. that ? ould provoke ii by whleh ? \ emo ' ' you will be represented, 11 decide thi? ins] <>' tant ?|ue??iion. London, April 28 Dispatehes igrad repoi ? I I revc nrr itielf hi the rural ? ?fing the . i a nu 11 oubli I to a organiza i on . ' ich are do? t r b? t to understand that the Ian.I question to? be ? tel ettled until th?- i o bly 11 ele? ted peasant - are in? lined to tak? I he mal ? :.. - telr ..-.? n hai Soldier? visiting th? ,r rural homes, and arithout perm! ision, '-pr.-a'l new? <>:' the re olution and lead the p?a?<?_t? Beam?* tho l_n?l ?>? Thi?? is chiefly the ci ?e in ; ic .,-.? ernment. The pea tai - ation, ? i ded ? ?? take po - and drive the 'and owner? sway. ? inced that they II ui del take the spring so* , bul owing t.. lack of sei .1 this is said to bo imponible. In . on3cr,uance ?ho Bowing is likely to be much de? layed and g neriou?? shortage of crops is feared. The authorities are taking the matt'-r in hand. Pi asa:.* ' conferenci i are ? .! in every province of P.u..ia. ?ii*-. ad) held ? listed on a !???'.'.rr distribution of land. One ehni - actariatic resolution <l?mands ? hat all lind which private land owners cannot Immediately hi- surrendered temporarily to the pet aldiers' wives to receive share? free and others ??lera*'- rent, to be fixed by the local community. Ill-feeling i- show" ?n ?<^me districts toward land owners, Bessarabian pra? I ants m one instance ??eke?' a country 1 hou?-" ai-,?! ???tatr - belonging '" family. The peasants of the Tambo? government Mirrr,ur.dc?l the houses of land owaei and compelled them to IDVERTISKMENT ^mmmmmtmmtmmmwmamMmaammmammmamtmaamMaimaMMan TITLE FOG THERE is a ,J.-|-*-*nwc pror crb rbfch tays: A toi cannot be ditpcllcd with * fan." 1 he clouds 'li?t mkTMUld t.tlc?* canno? hr dlspclied by merc opinions anles** it {.** the opinion of the court 0/ lait resort. A poitcy of title insurance becked up by money ?o 1 nak? It good, will t?rivtt the foi, away. TiTlE guarantee and trust c? capital . . $ 5,000,000! Surplur-'allcarn-d) 11,000 0001 > 76 b'vtay, N. Y 1 7r> N-.-nsen St., D'il*-*?. I lo? Fclton St.. ?jcica.v t. ?ign document surrendering their In ome par' ? of He ? In o-v trong n onary Large Part of British Loan Dcpo?tzd with Morgan A substantial amount o'* th? delivered to the Bt I iah Ambassador !>:. X? ore . Treasury McAdoo at *ne proceed cate -. of ?ndebt? was deno?i'' . th J. P. Mor? I? ? ish go ? ly oil demand loai \\r it .-.in in tbi? market since the eeseetion d import* ar.d to tnret purcl Hunker? eatimate these oblljratioii standing 'o range between ?"1100,0 and 1160,000,000 Financial Folly Charged To Britain by Cunard Head don, April 26. British war financ in? ws y to day by red Hooti?. chairman of the board of directors of ihc lunar?! Steamship Company, at the annual nie. corporation. ?'We hav? . ?'art," he < iid. "The method adopted might have been compar?t ly harm!?-.-! for a short war. but it; this long wat they ! itone around our necks an?l ??? ;!1 surely hani per our powers of recovery af* conclusion of neat". We have borrowed ? we should have taxed, and n-i when are lie\<* begun to tax we are tax? ing production and mption m Elihu Root Takes Chairmanship of Russian Mission] Will Send Mutend Aid Well as Advice, to Rcp?b?c . '. April 2^. K.'ihu Ptat 'o Accept tki ?.merieaa m. Other m'-mber? *t . . ted n rspis? . .. .'i the Am<*ncsn ?n. ? terial r??? . IBCC, ii ' .-ad today that all Rassis te*-, ?o d?font ?.i-rmsny are r* . ? mmont and cr*' ?Ni ???s. ??-??'?r. <i h? ?i, oked" ??> -. ? f? :-.r ar.d SCSI ea ?i Ru?'ia makir.i-? ?eptrsU pea?. - he saw r.o pojubilit?/ ?|a ever, ?T?t-tins* tnst the Provn-.}?-, rr^pl? cf Rr.M.? ? have i"1 peace ?uep*. that foui dod on j i * ce sn-l fre?dotr. I ? : . -smtt l'a? lu? -i operations are understaed to hi?. r,. dueed to a minimum the smooat t.?. as bren recei .._ fron ?rM. and the .uppiy from Japas > Recame of s shorten of fis?i. pat ? ? ?'o. Ru.itJia looks of ttes ?ity to America to a"! h?r is kttrii* her troops effectively . i"tp-4rf. ? nides th? sh< rtage in mi Russia's railroad problem . ?? .e-oui as any difficulty esairoii.. .ing th? ?1 o facet di?a?tct_ aal? rcc-ds ar<- supplied. It Is "ot b#li?r<_ - ! ere or by dplomst? and em ernment official! ,n Petrograd th? temporary (ierman successes wo'iM *? ng mor- than eph-".?-?-, - I - ?ven the?? msy h. sr?rt ,-d if Russis is ; irrt] ??.?_?-! .-? ? ? Niagara Defeats Rutferi Sam Brunswick. N. J.. Apn! 24. To. N'iagara UnlveraHy nire ..?fest?'! Rat ?I ? her? to-ds; by ? km of 9 to '.. -/? s "I know," said the race driver. "My mechanician. After winning the Vanderbilt Race, we were having our picture taken b.v the newspaper boys. 14My mechanician produced a pair of cigars, saying, 'Have one ? you'll look more like a winner.' *M lighted up?the cigar was a winner! f said,'What's the idea, Arthur,spending your prize money already*"' "He laughed, 'That's a Ricoro?price U !' "I was more surprised than if I'd been passed by a flivver!" Sooner or later you 11 discover? * '\ ' ta* '.''?'*' ?'?'''1'"?'* * ? ?*/.* *\ * . ? m*. ***0 t a' Pac?fico Si/.c. (k M?st smoker.** of Ricoro formerly paid double and treble Ricoro prices fof . rf ' their cigar?. They claim Ricoro t ?better smoke. It hat a rich, wty, tropic flavor, yet is so mild you can s?iiokc it all day without ill effect. It'i a quality Imported cigpr *n ever>' particular?low priced because imported duty free. from Porto Rico A dozen sizes and shapes?6c to 2-for-25c?according to size. Sold only in UNITED CIGAR STORES Thttitk You,