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VW 5
GRAIN EXPORTS MOVE-SOUTH AMERICA WANTS GOODS
VTHE SUN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1914.
BRITAIN'S LIMITATION OF JAPAN'S
FAR EAST SCOPE ASSDRINGTOU.S.
Germany May Turn Kiao-cliow Ba,ck to China, but Japan
Will Demand Hight to Take
Part in Deal.
JAPAN GIVES KAISER A DOSE
OF HIS OWN MEDICINE OF 95
TVKikgtok. Aug- IS. Attention was called to-day to the similarity
between the remonstrance of the three Powers regalnst the retention by Japan
of Feng Tien after the war between China and Japan, and the Japanese
advice to Germany to withdraw from Klao-ctiow. In the first Instance
Trance. Germany and Ttusala forced Japan to ced bock to China the terri
tory China had ceded In the treaty of peace. The Japanese have alwaya
Mimed the Kaiser for the loss of thla territory.
The Japanese note to" Germany of last Sunday states:
W consider It highly Important and necessary In the present situa
tion to take measures to remove the cause of all disturbance of the peace
In the Far East, and In order to secure a firm and enduring- peace In
eastern Asia, the Imperial Japanese Government sincerely believes It to
be It rfuty to jrlve advice to the Imperial Government of Germany to
carry out the following- propositions, Seo.
In 1195, in announcing; the action of France, Germany and Russia, Japan
wed the following language:
The Governments of the two empires of Russia and Oermany and
tt republic of France, considering that the permanent possession of the
ceded districts of the Feng Tien peninsula by the empire of Japan would
be detrimental to the lasting peace of the Orient, have united In a almul
Uneou recommendation to our Government to refrain from holding
these districts permanently.
She then goes on to state that she deems It wise to yield to this advice
liven In the Interests of peace In the Far East. In other words, holdln
th Kaiser responsible for the action of the Powers, Japan now considers
that she Is Riving Oermany a dose of her own medicine, and furthermore is
banding It to the Kaiser with almost the Identical language in which he
addressed Japan eighteen or nineteen years ago. Only the exhaustion of
Japan after the war In 1895, and the fact that she had not quite yet won her
ipurs, prevented her from doing then what she la doing to-day.
BRITAIN SEERS TRADE
LOST TO GERMANS
Cnmpnign to Gnpturn Foreign
Markets In Launched In
London.
BANK IHJYS MQKK HOLD
GRAIN BEGINS TO GO
FASTER TO EUROPE
Banks Hero nnd in Other Cities
Are Buying Bills More
Freely.
MANY SHITS ABE LOADING
Hush of Bill Holders Compels
Closing of Discounting De
partment Again.
Movement. Lifts Railroad Em
bargo on Shipments to
Seaports.
Ifeeitt Cable Dtipattk to Tni Sew.
l, London, August. 1J.
flfni agency despatch from Shanghai
ilj the nrltlsh troops at Tientsin hive
rewired marching orders and It is Mip
posed are going to Klao-ehow. The
Jaftnefe Government has chartered the
ileamer Nippon Maru as a transport.
Washington. August 11.
A copy "f the official announcement by
(lis Hrlti!h Government that tho opera
"mt of Jnpan would be confined to the
China Soi and the mainland of China
.u handed to Secretary Bryan late to
..iy by Charge d'Affalrcs Barclay of the
nrltlsli Ilinhassy hero.
Thij lb understood to he the first as
rance 'he United State has received
i ths possibilities of tho situation In the
ir Cast. The publication of tho British
- nouncenient from tendon this morning
id noticeable effect here to-day In re.
ing uneasiness and It. ollicUl transmls-
i to the United Mates Is expected to
I. e further satisfaction,
Thf brUMi charge encountered tho Jap
tew Ambassador In th anterooms of
.. State Uepurtmcnt ami the two con-
rtd (or short time behind closed
.ours. Ambassador Chlnda had a confer-
s lth secretary of State Bryan, but
either would divulge the subject of their
Ik AmbmJdor Chlnda said, however,
that his visit did not have to do with
"e insurances contuln'ed In the British
".nouneement
Much comment ns caused here to-day
I the fa.'t that iirt.it Britain ami not
'apan made th announcement limiting
'lie scope of the Japanese operations In
the event th.it war between Germany and
Jirvln Is doelared. It as pointed out
that the effect In the ITnlted States woul.l
late been more satisfactory had .liipuu
accompanied her publication of the ulti
matum to Germany with such an an
nouncement as that made by Great
Ilr! tain.
Might lie a Wnrnlnsr,
In tome, iiuurtrrs It was suggested even
that tho nrltlsh announcement might
well be regarded as a turning to Japan
and Indicative of ths British deslro that
the Japanese, exercise treat self-restraint
In any operations ugalnat Oermany, con
fining themselves exclusively to opera
tions agalnat the cause of war named In
the ultimatum, that It German occupa
tion of Klao.chow,
The auggeetlon came to-day from a
cuajter where the Oorman views are. per-
feetly understood that rrfrmani's answer
t th Japanese ultimatum might well b
tha delivery of Klao.chow to the Govern
ment of China I their While this would
not alter the fact of tho Herman with
drawal from Klao-chon as detormlncd by
Japan, It would force Japan to denlon-
itratt whether or not nho Is acting In
rood fdlth In announcing that her move
ment against Germany Is solely with a
view to restoring Klao.chow to China.
Such a move by Germany would make
It difficult for Japan to oonduct any of
ftnilve operations against tho German
tatereata In tho Far F.ast and would alt-n
render It less easy for her to .ittenipt
to hold Kiao-chnw either in trust for
Chin i or permanently.
Might Alter Hltnatlon.
In Japanese nuartera It whs admitted
. ...... auvii aci on nv nermauy miffne nieer
ne present situation considerably. It
a atsrrted, however, that Japan would
grateful to O itmum for having spared
her the neffii.lt.. nf HTt.'iir1ltii? luice HUnm
ef money And in my Hies In a siege of i
T'ng Tao and would rrjolce at the re
'urn to China of nhal Is rightfully hers.
At the same tpii the previous lntlm.i-
"hi thit fiii ii im a weak Goyernment,
ohibl too w. tn hold Tslng T.io tj
' 'nt en lepe.ited, Indicating that
' 're is r ti. Japanese mind a certain ex
"tan. i ih.il i;ino.ihow Hhall bo con-!
rollH h. j,n,a fl),. ,, uujcHnlto period. I
nf mere ilrninrniire, howerer, was the I
'alement hi .dipim thut the Tnlelo Oor-
nieni would In litt that II be made
r'tr In H n j tifentlntlons hetnern (ler
"lan) mm i ttln.i for the retnrti of Klao.
to China. The Japanese are pre
1'ared to .1 -in;, n, recoKiiltlon by both
Urmanv and China that It Is Japan who
compelling the rellnriulslinient of Klao
f hy (Jermany and that Japan must
y conultd before any arratiKcment can
c made for Its transfer back to China.
Th Japanem' ultimatum demands of
otrnuny withdrawal from Klan-chow
t,U. iv0 "l rc""1ltl'i or recompense." It is
not the Intention of Japan to let Germany
arrange Wtn chn;i for , rfimbure
n'M of tiermany for Its expenditures on
Vjcatloni. at Trlng Tho. Because of these
vwwmon which Japan will Impose upon
"rs proiojj by Germany to lve Klao-
.. aoiy would not he much altered even by
"al ltm on the part of the Kaiser.,
China Walla on Germany-
iv, . Pinlnn wan vmiturixl here to-day
JJt Chlni will make no move except at
Ult kUBVMtlK ..e TfAnM-b Al.
-n la sendliiif troops to Klaochow are
not confirmed by official advlcea received
Spe'lH fablt Drttftrh 'to Tifr Scv.
l.os-tioN, Aiuj, IS. Tho Board of Trade
has started a campalim to assist British
manufacturers and traders to take ad
vintage of the opportunity to capture for.
elan and colonial markets, hitherto larKcly
in the hands of Germans and Austrlans.
The board has Issued a scries of tnror
matlve pamphlets rrrardlnc the branches
of manufacture nnd trade concerned nnd
Invites Inquiries. An official circular
points out that 4he opportunity to pro
cure markets Includes the present safety
of trade routes, coupled with the pro
tection afforded by the Slate under the
scheme of war risk Insurance, and says
that the financial meiisurei taken by
the Government to facilitate the con
tinuance of business transaction should
enable this to be done to n very con.
sidernble extent.
In view of tle fact that German and
Austro-IIunearlan trade with oversea
countries must necessarily stand still. It
is evident that such a course will be of
the greatest tmmedlnto henent In the em
ployment of tho workmen of tho United
Kingdom and may also lead to the per
manent udvantea-e of British trade.
Tho Bank of England bought I5IS.00O
(JI.5D0.n00) In American eagles and
3SO,000 (ll.JOO.OOO) In bar gold to-day.
Another rush of bill holders compelled
the bank to close Its discount department
In TI'.l V. I - .1.1. . . . -
iinr i. V;2ZZ:a " . J. oi connrma- n the forenoon to give time to work off
Ing that the reports of these troop move
menta are untrue.
It was suggested that perhnpti already
the Berlin Government had entered into
n discussion with China and had Invited
China to send troops to receive lHao-chow
and nom it against all coiners,
the arrears. Hope waa ejtprcned that
the bank will be able to resume dltcount.
InT to-morrow.
An lncrer.se is reported in private stock
tranr.ictlons. Inquiries from provincial
hrokers are taken to Indicate that lnest-
President Wilson received to-duv from 1 or.' nro i-rf'nrunc to nibble.
inc national Herman Alllatwe, wluse Moyda iiutes the war risk that Kng-
nrauimtrj urn in rmiaiu I pn: I. a le e- ,lln nr Vrnnee -'ll he l ii'ar -l(h Tiitli.t
gnphlc appeal that the United Mates " ,r ., CC " b " 1,h ,TurI"5
Gnvfrnmetit ihmu.i, ai,. r.-.i.i.. within three months at 10 per cent.
self and Congress, appeal to' Japan to 1 .H10 .?rrlVal of ,tne ne.;v corn- cou',IeJ
abandon her olaiw Hr.-.lr,.i n.rm, i with the home luirvestB. ha reduced
th; Far I.'aat. 1,our ',rlre nt .lanche.ster to four chill.
It 1VIIH rlerlurcfl ttivl tV,.e. I. -..a . IngS (II) H Sack.
for turning Germany out of her Chinese u l'';"0N' fv"i , I'"",
possessions, and the suggestion was made ! ? 'J' f !'l'c ff"r U". ?'0 mV'i "nd
that the question or Kino-chow. Oer- 1 hlr .H7nrd .r'y' tho 1 orclf" Mln'"tr.
many's protcctorato In China, be taken to 1 Br6.,tRkJn T1 to CJt,ture the ,rario re"
ih iiniw. n.... e. ..ji...... . I cently held by Germany
: They telegraphed on August IS to some
Tt e re xrrn nr?nnfrn ' of ho ,n0,t Important coloiles reminding
u. o. io nii LiwviyIA nu. tho British officials then- that It is lm
portant to have full up to date Informa-
Count nknraa "Third Party'a" ' ,,on respecting the principal Imports rrom
roaarislona Arc Sufp, , uritteii to the British Consuls in neutral
countries requesting similar information
! H.I..-..,.... ....I. Innlll-v lu 1ll.lu U V...
Tokio, Augupt I Jstful.
Ths export business of the United
States, stopped for a fortnight to mako
a tittle start last Haturday, gained more
headway yesterday when tho banks or
New Tork, Boston, Chicago and New
Orleans bought more rreely or grain bills
on contracts already execuUd. The r
feet was to start grain shipments which
it Is thought will pass tlus B.000,000
bushel mark this week, an increase of
more than 1,100,000 bushels over last
wek.
Galveston announced that It would ship
1.000,000 bushels of wheat to Kr.gland
this week at the least. I'our large steam
ers there are loading 884.000 bushels nnd jigure, wln u,0 ,dmo nr.,ea..
RISE IN FOODSTUFF PRICES
CHECKED; MEAT COST DROPS
Flour and Sugar Continue Upward Despite Many
Investigations--Establishment of Open Mar
.kets Planned to Meet Crisis.
Spetiat Cablr Dttptr to Tur.
Count Okumn, the Japanese Premier,
relteratfd to-day the statement of Ja-
pan's roKitlon. which already liun been i
given to KiiKland and through her to
the world. The rrenilcr waa addressing
a body of representative business men
from various parla of the empire. Hu
Mid:
"Japan's warlike operations will not
extend beyond tho limits necef.sary for
the attainment of the object of thn de
fence of her own legitimate Intercut.
Tho Imperial Covcrnmcnt will take, no
such action aa ctmld give a third party
any cause, for anxiety or uneasiness re
gardlng the safety of their territories or
possessions."
Ho added that it was Japan's purpose
and Intention to eliminate, the root of
German Influence, from Chum.
Baron Kulo, the Vorcleti Minister,
announced at the name. Umn that In th
event of a breaking off of diplomatic re
lations between Japan and Germany
German subjects choosing to remain In
Japan would bo protected in their lives
and property by the Japanenu Govern
ment as long us thoy obeyed tho law.
more will go. Boston wilt ehlp" 600,000
bushels of wheat on flue steamers, u
was announced that 600,000 bushels of
wheat will leave, thla port for Hngland
within a day or two and that every ehlp
sailing later for England will carry more.
The Increased shipments abroad ro
suited nsterday In the ilftlmr of the
embargo on Interior shipments to the
seaports. Shipments were resumed from
buffalo to Philadelphia and from Buffalo
to New York. One consignment of 40,
000 bushels of wheat arrived yesterday.
Room for More Grain Now.
The grain olevntors of New Tork.
which ' have a capacity or 12.000,000
bushels, will begin to receive shipments
at once. It Is said thero are only about
8,000,8o0 bushels around New Tork nt
hls time.
Bills on Trench shipments were taktn
to a limited extent yesterday, but there
Were no bills on Bolglumdlsposcd of.
Tho fooling Is that despite that Govern
ment', offer to assum war' risks and the
guaranteeing of exchange by the Bank or
Belgium thero is some danger In shipping
to Antwerp. It may be In tho hsnds of
the Germans by th time a ship could
arrive at the mouth or tho rkheldt.
O. W. Blanchard. who represents a
lars 'exporting company, and who Is a
member ot tho special committee or the
North American Export Grain Associa
tion, said yesterday arternoon:
"Tbfe idtustlon continues to Improve with
tha purchasing or bills by the banks. The
exporters or the country are living up to
their contracts wherever possible, as they
havo always done. It is apparent that
not all the contracts can be carried out.
but this will not be the tault or the
shippers. It will be bocauso they wilt be
unable to a-ct iihlns. Many charters were
I obtained for ships which since have been
requisitioned by tho nrltlsli Government.
Tnowi emne are oui or mo irun. i ium
Whether because of market conditions
or bi cause of the lnvcstlgaWons now
ufoot, tho advance In the prico of food,
stuffs was checked yesterday. Bugar and
Hour, whl'-.h have been increasing" tn
prleo so rapidly, gao Indications of con
tinuing their upward march, but meats
cither rcmulned rlrm or dropped oft a bit.
Til e inspectors now gathering ligurea
tor the various Investigators reported
that where prices had failed to eotno
down It was due to an unusual demand
for particular cuts. Vegetables continued
to be plentiful and ehoap, and there aro
Indications that many persons urn turn
ing vegetarians in the present clrcum
eluticeti. While tho various committers continued
yesterday to get into mi perilling con
dition, District Attorney Whitman aeiit
word from Paratoyu that he will be
here to-morrow to begin an Inquiry
Into the criminal nspcots of the unusual
rise In prices. Hearings will begin be
fore Chief Maglstratu McA-loo at ll
o'clock.
The prices for siaula vegetables re-
malnod the hamo yesterday. Butter,
alllnv on July H for 32 cents, brought
35 yesterday. Eggs were at the same
-Milk re
t - :
iii'inu pneo nsis miomiueu yes
terday to the Hure.ui of Weights: und
Measures and to the commlttco on
open markets:
Mnndar, Tuiil:ir. Chanar.
Porterhouse aleak
Nirlolu tteaii
Hound tteak
Chueli etoak
Prime ribs
Pol rojil
Hoant top sirloin
5oip meat
Hump corn beef..
Karri corn Ixe I.
leg ol lamb. ...
Limb loin ehopi
.Shoulder of lamb,
lr ol mutton...
Mutton loin chops
Pork I mi ii
I'urk rhop
.smoked hama,....
!.- cl cnl. , .
VeU cutlet . .. .
Loin and rib veal
chops
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LATIN AMERICA
RUSHINGORDERS
FORGOODSHERE
Kxpni'lovs Report Biff T)c
iiiuiid Credits and Ships
ii Problem.
CONSULS REPORT WIDE
MARKET THERE OPEN
Stocks Short and Business
Crippled by Sudden Cut
ting Off From Europe.
Inquiry among men who maVe a. pee
clalty of exports to Latin American count
tries yesterday showod that thoy all arflj
stocked with orders. The exporters hav
tlBtant IJlatrlct Attorney De Kurd yester
day and protested that the retailers are
prleeo of meat fall. They ueclartd lli.it received cabled n-quesU from their aguntB
advances ar duo solely to the Increase) lu ror goods, but tho gTeat problem at prs
wholesale prleeh und Hut tin-re is no Cnt la In obtaining ships. One mirchant
agreement among retailers to boost price. Hald ycsterday that all the Moamshlp
Purls TradluK More Animated
. . ., Who lias coniramei io enip in
Pams. Aug. 18. Trading on the Bourte 1 v,mber, wm then be unable -to do so and
war somewhat mom animated to-day. A ' the buyers cannot hold him to hie con
hundred different shares and bonds were i tract."
represented In the transactions. Curb I ... .
trading, which was resumed yesterday. Freight Hate, tlll IIIWh.
i. ti i .r.i.im.. iniere.i Kreleht rli continue high, three to
..." i four times what they were before the war ,
iiav. . . .. . .... ..... .1.. ....Hi..!.
malncd at 4 cents a uuart, but the
wliolesaln price rose In Home Instances
yesterday ftom G to 54 cents, nnd an
Increase lu tho irctall prlco may b ex
pcteiL Hugar sMd for 7 cents a iiound.
und flour, which cold on Monday at the
rata of 7i pounds for L'j cents, sold
yesterday 7 pounds ror 25 cents. Dur
ing the last thriei weeks sugar has In
creased i- a hundred pounds wholesale
and tlour has Increased 75 cents n barrel.
l'lsh and Krults Plentiful.
rrults and fish are plentiful and there
has been no special Incrr.irn. Perch
flounders, uke. whlteflah and wvakUsh
nre selling ror from 3 to 6 ceiils i
pound. Inrpectors lor tho Mayor's cum
nil'.leo report that there are big supplies
ot green corn, tomatoes and pututoeg,
nnd that theso foods can be bought
cheaply.
Acting Mayor McAneiiy conferred yes
terday with heads of city departments
ror the purpose or mapping out coopera
tive plan ror the Investigation or Increases
on prices or roodatuffs. The result Is that
City Chamberlain Bruero will represent
hereafter these departments In working
with tli committee of which Georgo
W. Perkins lb chairman. It Is expected
that detlulto measure!, vt relief ran bo
fixed irpon before tho end of next week.
Probably the tlrat step will be tho es
tablishment of open markets at tho V'ort
Lee ferry, at Third avenue und 12dth
street and under tho approach! s to the
Manhattan. Williamsburg and Queensboro
bridge. Coupled with this plan is the
preparation of nn arrangement for the
rapid transportation from distant points
of fresh produce. The committee of
which President Cndcrwood of the Erie
Itallroad Is chairman lias this ucheme
In charge and It Is hoped that hy bring
Ine great nuantlllea of fresh products Into
the city's open markets the recurrence
of conditions sucli ns now exist will be
impossible.
Already there are signs that the ac
tivities of the various investigators snd
the publication or price lists ti.ui naa an
effect.
Counsel for the Betutl Butchers Aso
elation reported to Commissioner Hartl
can yesterday that his clients were on
the anxious seat. He said their receipts
had fallen off from SO to 40 per cent,
nnd he attributed tt to tho fact that
housewivew are substituting vegeiaDics
for meats
nrtallrrn Want Prlw TJrop.
iiini! V. flrlninv nrenldei of the East
Wlemnrnllerl nvervthlnif. But tile British uu. n-..ll l).,.V,..a A am.n t Irtn. .mil
I he muoz i.anai company announced to-, t,Hiiishlp lines which deliberately can- former president Klrchhaum of tho West
day that Its receipts have been lnrger
within the last fow days than ror a cor
responding period last year.
The Lyons Chamber of Commerce is
preparing to lsue li.OOO.OOO francs
1 1 400.000 ) In one frano paper notes to
meet the lack nr small currency Under
nn agreement with tho Bank of Trance
the poles or this Imuo will be exchang-
able tor the larger notes of th Hank of tione.
celled charters at the old rates are not
taking advantage of It. It Is apparent
that the British Admiralty Is after them,
for all have returned to tho original char
terer with the offer to take
When thoy did cancel, com
made to the British Corn Tradw Asso
clattons. which complained to their Gov
ernment. A request ns madn of th
local association to send In tho names of
al. fines which had cancelled. Thla was
Sldf Butchers Association, called on As-
lnsnectors discovered yesterday that an
East Side wholosale dealer was employ-!
Ing boys to buy sugar In small quantities
from tho letall stores at the rate of
seven cents a. pound, lie had Fold this
sugar wholesale for t'ii cents a pound.
He told the Inspectors that lm Intended
to resell It ror as much above fcvcn
cents as ho could get.
An East Side dry goods merchant has
bou eh f up IO,00o iiounds ol sugar at 7
cents a pound. lie Ii.ih It stored in Hester
street and said Iratikly he was holding
It tor speeulallr' puriOM-.s.
That the i '-ler or sugar, now selling
.it the .ivi-ruge rate or 7 cents
a ponud will Increase greatly is Indi
cated In a circular letter which A. 11.
Lumborn. n susrar broker or 98 Wall
street, has eent out to his dcalcis. In
the tetter he eays:
'America especially probably 111 ex-
neelenei. hlirli nrlrCS lllirlllir Lite Sell-
tember, October and .Novcniner, tor me
reason that during this period particu
larly Great Britain, probably Prance and
possibly Holland, will bo seeking sugars
for domestic us from sources usually
supplying the I'nlted States. Already we
have been advised rrom Trench sources
that they will have to secure outslda
sugars. Wo have to-day received Inquiries
rrom Holland, .1 beet producing country,
whose principal dependency Is the Island
of Java, one of the largest cuno proluc-
Ing countrl .
Police Commissioner Woods raid yes
terday that the reports on prices now be
ing made by tho patrolman will bo sub
mitted to the Mayor's committee tho lat
ter part of tho week. Each policeman Is
reporting ins own experiences wim me ,
retail dealer and besides thut Is col
lecting prlc- lists from every butcher,
groceryman. delicatessen and produce,
dealer on his beat.
Itntchers Oppose Advnnc-.
Itudnli.h .Modest, general organizer of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of Aireriea. said yes
tirday that the union has called several
mass meetings to begin nxt week in
different parts of te city, to tliow that
them Is no reason why the prices or meat
uhould be raised on account of tho war
In Europe and o oppose attempts to raise
prlcea.
Assistant District Attonvy Seymour
Mork of Bronx countv continued yester
day an Investigation Into the llitlution of
food pflces. He has thus far examined
the managers of ten packing houses and
other wholesale dtp in"- of foodstuffs.
Tho packing houre men nil ugreed that
tjie packers were not responsible for the
Increase In beef prices.
glnal cnar-i .
plau,,; HOUSE GETS BILLS TO SI OP
EXPORT OF U. S. FOODSTUFFS
U. S. WILLING TO ACT FOR JAPAN.
Km-
Also Tnkri Over German
bass? In ToUlo,
Wahiiinoton, Aug, IS. Amba'Mudor
Khlndii Inquired this afternoon of Secre
tary Bryan whether or not the United
States would be willing to assume chargo
of the Japaneeo Embassy In Berlin lu
case of nn emergency In the relations
of Germany and Japan. This Inquiry
Is understood to refer of course Io the
likelihood of war existing between Ger.
many and Japan.
Tlie reply of the United States was
favorable to Japan's inquiry, JuK aa this
Government has undertaken the similar
service for others among the belllgorents.
It Is expected also that the United States
Ambassador at Toklo will bo asked by
Germany to take over the German Km
bahsy there.
SHANGHAI PORT NEUTRAL.
l'Vanee.
$60,000,000 IN GOODS P0R U. S.
Kronen Insures Her Economic Life
by Taking: Bin; Contracts.
Special Cable Despatch to Tnt Scv.
PAMd, Aug. H. Tho American Cham
ber of Commerce In Paris lias obtained
orders rrom America ror $60,000,000
worth or French goods In the making or
which women are largely employed.
. ..... ...... . ... i no
me project was pui t-nrougn unaer in.(,hs pf bnB, Th6 banK6 Blmply
conviction that Insuring the continuance) announced they were taking them. Tha
evf her economic lire was the best way or rates varied with hanks. They wore aa
helping Trance at thla Juncture. 'low aa 1.S6 for seven duy bilks, and up
to 4,80 on the pound uterllng, The sight
FLEET TO CARRY FOOD. ''r"a ttZJ'
WASillSfiTO-;, Aug. IS. Two bills, er
One line!' whlcV, had deUbe;atery' offers In tho Hou, to-day designed to
cancelled twenty-one charters, said that
It li.id changed Its mind and would tnke
the grain and It Is taking it.
This will be or Immense benefit to all
who have contract shipments to make.
Thero was one esse reported yesterday
of a Norwegian tramp ehlp which can
celled a charter ror England and promptly
took a cargo or coal ror Buenoo Ayres.
Only one thing will happen In that case.
U the ehlp exer shows up at any Ameri
can port It will be libelled and held for
the damages.
The grain men yesterday did not Itnow
how far the banks wouiii go in ma pur
Rrltlah hla Maid io Ilr PUnnlnir
n -niiiliiril Movnnrnt,
Wilmington, N. (.. Aug. 18-
British steamers, Kylemohr. Singapore
and Norfolk, cleared from this port to
day for Savannah, Jacksonville and Nor
folk respectively, at which ports they ex
pert to recolve cargoes for Luropc.
WIRELESS RELIEF EXPECTED.
Three ' Cimpanlra Believe President "Will j
Modify Censorship Ilnles.
Tho three wireless companies affected
by the Government censorship of radio I
stations on thla side or the Atlantic ex-1
pert , a ravorable decision by the Presl
prevent ths exportation of roousturrs us
a means ir steadying or reducing the
prices of household necessities. one,
by Representative Varo of Pennsylvania,
authorizes the President to stop the ex
portation of roodatuffs, clothing and arms
and ammunition In time or war. The
other. Introduced by Representative Keat
ing of Colorado, proposes an amendment
to the Constitution whereby Congress
may levy a tax on exports.
"Unless drastic action Is taken by Con
gress," said Mr. Keating, "thn European
war will cost tho American people J-s
much in dollars and ocntu as it will
any of the nations Involved. Tho only
difference will be that the European
oltlien will make hl contribution In the
lonn of a tu to maintain armies In tho
Held, while our contribution will be lu
thn form of Increased prions Mr the'
necessaries or lire,, and It will go Into the
coffers of the combinations which con
trol th food supplies of tho HHtlon.
"The udwince in sugar, for example,
means un increase of 11.80 per capita
and our population Is close to the 100,
Auiant. Aug. IS. Investigators who
for the last elx months have been looking
Into the oautea of the soaring prlcea ot
foodstuffs In New York State under dee.
iienatlon of Attorney-General Carmody
are now looking Into the underlying mo.
Uvea for the further advance Incident to
the outbreak of the European war. This
Investigation, which has been under tno
supervision of Deputy Attorney-General
James A. Pareonr, hae been directed to.
ward food exchanges and cold sloragu
rumor which could not be confirmed T'.. Vni rn,.' ih. , OOO.OOO mark. This means that tho
Is that these steamero will recedie car-.'',,. ,.h ... ..., at 1 rt,nnum and denier note, re.
.??.n re?."""'?' Jor """J. ; .r"MJ" J 1 Savvllle. and the Ooldschmldt system, strained will be able to wring ISSO.000.-
wlth Its radio at Tuckerton, nope to no , ono, moro from tno sugar consumers or
relieved or the strict regulation placed 1 the United Status In u year,
upon them by the Navy Department. , "Other combinations are preparing to
It Is also exTiectefl-tnai me question en i duplicate tnrse rxaggcnng ngurcs. xno
Consular Union Issues Proclamation
to .Nations In Trade.
At a conference or the foreign Consuls
in Shanghai It was agreed thut the chair
man of the consular union should Usuei
n proclamation of strict neutrality to be
obaervd by all nations engaging in com
niereo in that port, according to a des
patch lo Hie Ear Eastern Bureau here
yesterday ,
Tho business men of riiiungha! were ,
said to be gTeally relieved whni tho proc
lamation was muds public, an there liw
been unrest in business circles because
of the political Interests of the men of
dllferent nationalities located In the for
eign settlement. The business of Bhang
hal is divided among the Americans. Brit
ish, Germans, Japanese, French end Rus
sians, who now express themselves sincere
In their support of the consular union's
action, The market is greatly affected
b the European war and business Is
temporarily dlsorganlied.
MAKES PROTEST TO CUBA.
Special (able iPttpalch to Ties Sex.
Havana, Aug. '18. The Brltlah Charge
d'AfTalres at Havana delivered to Secre
tary of Stato Dnsvernlnen to-day a note,
which, while calling attention to the pro
vision of Tho Hague agreement, which
does net permit belligerent ships to arm
In neutral posts, really la a protect against
shins or the German meretinnt marine
cooling and taking on provisions at CubHn
ports, presumably delivering them to Jr
man cruisers outsld"' and returning ror
more.
will Join other steamers with like cargoes
rrom Atlantic ports, forming a (lent to be
convoyed to England by British cruisers.
The German tskamers Kiel -und Nlesra.
which have be-n here since I he first week
of the war, are the only ones left In port.
BRYAN DENIES KAISER PROTEST.
cable censorship which was brought up
by the protest against wireless regulation
wlillo tho cables were left uncensnred will
le settled with the wireless proDiem.
hecrrtnra- T" fieraril Hns Jftit Sent 1
Criticism of Press.
Washington, Aug, 1$. Secretary Bryan
denied to-day thut the Statu Department
had received from Ambassador Gerard on
account of an Interview with the German
Emperor, In which the latter had pro
tested again anti-German articles In the
American press.
He d,ld ray, however, that Ambassador
Gerard' had forwarded a protest from the
German Government against the publica
tion In American newspupern or reports
that the State Department's despatches
had been Interfered with by the German
authorities.
Mr. Brvan sent a reply staling the
American papers were perfectly well awurn
that the Slate Department nun neen in
almost dally communication with Berlin,
though recently by circuitous routes. The
Secretary also stated that at no time had
here been any oocaalon for reports that
the German authorities were Interfering
with official nespatcnes oi inu uniiuu
States.
Mnrds' Premium Up to llrr, .11.
tieertof Cable PeeoatcS tc Ta Scs,
I1NPON, Aug. 18. Woyds quoted a pre
mium of 80 wr cent, yosterday on noil
cles to Insure the payment of total Ion
o'- face or policy In the event or p-ace
not Mug signed before December 31.
GERMAN WOMEN DIG COAL.
Arc Pn to Work In Mlnrs of
Ilhenlsh Provinces,
London. Aug. 18. The correspondent
or the times at Bern telegraphs that.
notwithstanding the assurances that Ger
many Is provided with plenty of ooat, It
la known thit women are. being put to
work In the collterlen' of the Rhenlnh
provinces.
Cables rnrus for Italy In freuch.
The Commercial Cable Company an
nouneed yesterday that cablegrams for
Italy must be written in plain language
and only in Krenen, The Italian aanunis
iMtlon admits tho Italian and German
Unguages. but InUrrandng administra
tions do not admit Italian or German.
RX'itrnatnr IV ran Una Relapse,
Hluahbtii, N. J.. Aug. 18. Former
United Htate-s Senator John Kean of New
Jersey, who has boen confined to Ms bed
for several weeks, is in a critical conai
tton at hU home, Liberty nail, In Urslno,
on the outskirts of the clt, lie had a
sinking spell and II was fcan-d to-night
hu may not rucnver. Mr. Kean has suf
fered from kidney trouble for several
month. , .
only thing we can do Is to servo notice
on these greedy combinations that If
necessary, we will stop tho exportation
or the commodities they control in order
to readjust prices.
The Varo bill gets around the con
stltiitlonal prohibition against Interfer
ence with exports by declaring foodntuffa
and clothing to be contraband and au
thorlilng the President to pruvent their
shipment abroad.
we navo granaries ann warehouses
overflowing with surplus products." said
Mr. Vare. and Congrew has passed tho
bill providing extra snips ror transporta
tion of these foods abroad so that Europe
may bo fed and our exporters grow rich
beyond tho dreams of avarice. Mean
while our food supply Is being hoarded
and America pays famine prices In th
midst of pwnty.'
PACKERS SUBPOENAED.
Commerce r- ports he Inr evidence that
sugar producers ami retiners have com
bined to raise prices Hud that Hour pro
ducers nre also In a price combination.
STATE TO PROSECUTE.
now running to South America could bans
die only one-tenth of the tounage that
could b sold there at present or In taa
near future.
The demand for articles in SoutU
America lc shown by the cable measngei
received by the Consular Bureau of the
Bute Department. These messages Indi
cate the conditions prevailing In dlflerent
countries duo to thn sudden stopping of
shipping and the breaking on of com
mercial rolatlonr between ta various
Latin American countries and Europe
While many rnport uttnr stagnation It la
conceded that the condition Is due to ths
sudden halting of oorumeroe and wouU
be. relieved with the opnnlng up of trade,
with thla country.
UusIufu at Standstill.
Following are ome ot the moaaases
received :
"Iqulque, Chile, District Is entirely de
pendent upon tho nitrate Industry, and
because of present conditions business is
at a standstill, and until tho Utuatlun
hits become normal trade will be re
duced to a minimum. Many of the fac
tories d.jvoted to thla Industry have al
ready shut down and others arc contem
plating ciucir.g.
"Monteeldto, Uruguay. Speclo paj
incnt has been suspended for lx month
by law md exports of coal and gold pro
hibited for six month-.; Judicial actlon-i
suspended ror tvo mouths and t-Jectlnunt.
ror one month. The gold currency of
the Bunk df the Itepubllc Is limited to
26,000.000 pesos, secured by 10 per cejit.
gold lesorvn, not actually in thn bank,
and must be kept intact. (Uruguayan
gold peso is woitli (1.031 United States
currency.;
"Santos, Brazil. Markets dcmoralUtd ,
credits nominal. American vitamer and
banks are the gn-uttsl necessity. Larger
demand for coal, wheat, papers, leather,
dour, soups, drug?, cement, geneial pro
visions, codttsh, wine, .md olive oil.
''Csllao, Peru. Business und tlnancUl
situation vr.ry unsatlslactur. Stuck ut
hand vary from twu to nlno months.
Scarcity may bo expected wllhlii six
months of coal, wheat, and ni.wii papc.
anil later t'lon. should bi. a demand foe
bcvedges, malt, Imps, butter, cotton,
linen and silk te-xtlles. nlliu nil, macaroni,
preserved meats .and fruit, rlcu and coke.
"Asuncion, Paruguuy. Sawmill sup
plies, cotton fabrics, canned goods, el c-
I trloul supplies, win, paints, printing pa
per, iron, windmills, tin ami glaes good"
"Corllito, Nicaragua. A lurger demand
may be expected for thu folloulng ur
tides; Cotton goods, beer, hardware,
whiskey, mate-hes. wine, n .-dies and sodas.
Such staples ns Hour, rice, kerosene, He,
Iiiivh alnudy advanced in price.
"C'elbn, tlouduia. Dry goods, cutlery
and wlnts.
Managua, Nicaragua. -The statement
of the collector of customs und the fluan
clal condition of Nlcumgua ul present
Indicate no special Incieiise in the Im
portation ot articles or any nature. An
executive, order baa been Issued piohlblt
Ing tl! exportation ot corn, rice and
beans, awing to the scarcity or ruin und
probability or ehort crops. There may
bu au Increased Importation ot ccreatu,
cotton goods and hardwares.
"Uahls. Bruxll Thcrs will probably
be an Increased demand ror nearly nil
products, especially cool, flour, petroleum,
codfish, cement and provisions. Great
caution is advised hi extending credit
"La Par. Bolivia, Large demand may
be expected principally for tho following
articles: Flour, sugar, rice, kerosena.
canned goods, cuttou and woollen goods.
i ... i.. -1....11.. .n v..... v..i, I...
I.i.im.i. H.-ii-U"V' '" harrtwnre ami elrotrle.il iinnlle.
TZaniV "Uu-tem-aU City. Guatemala, -Hard-
r o idAUo7 ZlnUiTLm "ml
mass or evidence relating to rood costs 'n"' cor" i,n'1 ,,our' ,
and prlco manipulation, agencies rcspon- J
sllile ror mis manipulation ami oincr
Important factors hlch operate to send
the prloua upward.
Amnio power Is given to the Attorney-
General by tho laws of this State for tlw
criminal prosecution and the prevention
of all Illegal combines for the advance.
ment of tho cost of such commodities.
When the food Inquiry is completed tho
Ijiioklnjc tn America.
"Rio d Janeiro, Rrnzll -Tho principal
articles are tlour, coal and oil. There la
already a scarcity of coal und fuel oil,
and tho titock of American manufactured
staple necessities Io tak tlin place, of
thoso formerly supplied from Europe
would ultimately rttid ready markets.
There Is a depletion of storka of Euro-
Attorney-Oenerul will Invoke tho aid of pean origin, und iaep Interest Is c Idenced
theso statutes In an effort to termiuaU ny importers in American prneitn-tH wlli
the combines In fUrtheranco or tho In
creased cost or living nnd In thn prosecu
tion of the aepnratn factors or which they
are made up.
The evidence we have gathered," said
Mr. Carmody lo-iilght, "will bo utilized
in tho Inqufry into thn moro recent In
frenfle In the nrlces of roodstuffs. The
State Health Department and the Eed-1 ment, otners wisiunc io sen coal. Ind
eral authorities are cooperating with this chants having varluus products desire 1
department in theso Investigations." m tjoutn America raueq on uim.
w lions tho Embassy and tho Consul-Gen-
cral have consulted In this connection."
Dr. It. S. Naon, Argentine Minister lo
the United States, who has his officii
In room No. 313 of 55 Wall street, was
kept busy all duy ynsterduy by caltrri
who wished to make plana to trade wltli
tho Argentine. Men wishing to purchase
I'rdernl Grand Jury nt Chlcnicn
Starts l"ood Inrrstlpratlnn.
CniCAUo, Aug. IS. Ten ofllcers of tho
big CtrIcoro packing companies were
subpujnaed to-day to appear to-morrow
before the Federal Grand Jury, which Is
Investigating the Increxie in food prices.
"Information has reached ipn," said
United States Attorney Wllkereon, "that
leadi me to bellevo there Is a conspiracy
on the part of many corporations to take
advantage of the war sltuutlon In Eu
rope tu make enormous profits. This
charge will be sifted to the bottom."
A special agent of tha Department 'OfH
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