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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
k VOLUME XXXXIV BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1914 H> PAGES NUMBER 232
KING ALBERT TELLS
HOW LIHLE BELGIUM
ARMY HAS FOUGHT IN
COUNTRY’S DEFENSE!
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In Lengthy Interview Bel-i
gium's Ruler Graphically j
Describes His Country’s
Bravery and Sacrifice •
DEEPLY TOUCHED BY
SUPERB GENEROSITY
OF AMERICAN PEOPLE
*T Believe My People Are
Courageous,” He Says,
and Some Day I Shall Ride
Into Brussels at the Head
of a Belgian Army”
•,
Grand Headquarters of the King of
the Belgians in West Flanders, Bel
gium, Sunday, December 20.—(Via I,ou
don. December 23, StlO p. m.l—In the
cenrcll chamber cf na ancient Flem
ish town hall from which he Is direct
ing, trader German shell fire, the re
sistance of his war-worn little army
blocking tkr road to Dunkirk and Ca
lais, King Albert pf the Belgians to
day told the Associated Press oorrea
posdeat of the art and hla aoldJers arc
MklBV afalsat the German invaders.
The Klaf’s headquartera la located on
•se corner of Belgium at 111 under hla
vale.
King Albert also requested the Asso
ciated Press to convey to the people of
the United States his deep gratitude for
their. efforts to feed his subjects under
German military rule.
The monarch was alone when the cor
respondent. was admitted to the council
chamber. He wore the simple underess
uniform of a general of artillery with
out insignia, beyond braided shoulder
stripes, to distinguish him from a staff
officer.
Physically, King Albert looks hardened,
but lines of care show in his otherwise
youthful face. In manner, he is decidedly
*hy, and he apologised for his English,
which, however, was fluent.
Thc^ight from a smoky oil lamp barely
* penetrated the recesses of the great hall,
where from the walls empty picture
frames stared down.
When the King saw the eyes of the
correspondent fixed on these blank
spaces, where a few months ago invalu
able Flemish canvases hung, he smiled
and said he no longer expected the Ger
mans to even be in a position to take
the frames.
Praises Courage of Troops
Modestly he praised the courage of his
soldiers.
*‘I believe," he said, “my army is
courageous. My people, however, are
democratic for the same discipline that
prevails in conscript armies. You will I
see something of the bravery of my peo- ;
pie when tomorrow you shall have the
chance to witness the peasants working
in their fields under shell fire, con
cerned only for the losses of their homes,
the destruction of which causes them
great grief.”
When Edgar Senger. Belgian attache
to the American commission for the re
lief of Belgium, entered and presented
King Albert with a report from the
commission showing that enough food
was - in sight to feed his people until
February 12, the King turned quickly to
the correspondent, saying:
“Will you bo kind enough to convey
to the American people my deep grati
tude?”
' He then wrote in English the follow
ing message:
“The magnificent generosity of the
American people in forwarding immense
quantities of gifts of foodstuffs to my
suffering people affords me intense sat
isfaction and touches me very deeply.
“In this, my country’s hour of trial,
nothing has supported me more than
the sympathy and the superb generosity
of those who have assisted in materially
lessening the same; and I desire to of
fer my deepest thanks and at the same
time convey a message of good will for
the new year. ALBERT.
“King of the Belgians.”
Facts of The Story
Kin, Albert was anxious to have the
American people know, as he put It. the
tacts of the story of liow his troops, de
.' moralized and disorganized by their dis
heartening retreat almost across the lim
its of their own country, turned at bay
along the Yser and held back the Ger
mans there at frightful cost in killed
and wounded to their army, and of the
almost incalculable loss suffered in the
deliberate Inundation by Its owuers of
the most valuable agricultural part' of. the
country.
‘‘In one of those terrible nine days in
ths trenches along the Yser.’’ the King
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SEVERALDROWNED
PROPERTY LOST AS A
RESULT Of FLOODS
Southern Arizona Swept By
Serious Floods Following
Week of Continuous
Rainfall
DOZENS OF RANCH
DWELLINGS HAVE
BEEN SWEPT AWAY
$500,000 Plant Destroyed at
at Tucson—Vera Cruz
Valley Region Suffers
Especially Heavy Dam
age to Property
Tucson, Art*., December 23,—Floods
resulting from ■ week of practically
unbroken rainfall have Inflicted severe
damage on nearly the entire area be
tween Phoenix and the Mexican border.
Three persons are known to have lost
their liven; hundreds of head of live
stock have been drowned; ranch honors
and city residence* have been wrecked
or washed away by torrents roaring
through what usually are dry canyons,
and traffic by rail, highway and wire
cither have been crippled or complete
ly suspended.
The most serious damage seems to have
resulted in that part of the Santa Cruz
valley lying 30 miles south of here. The
Santa Cruz river attained a width of
more than a mile and a half today, and
the crest of the flood, after sweeping
through Amado and the surrounding farm
ing region, reached Tucson tonight sweep
ing out bridges and houses and threaten
ing to work further destruction.
Dozens of ranch dwellings were de
stroyed in the vicinity of Amado. Two
Mexicans were drowned there, after they
had hung in the branches of trees for
hours awaiting rescue. A United States
soldier was reported to have been drowned
in a big washout at Naco. Machinery
costing $600,000 belonging to the Tucson
Farms company project, went under
water today.
At Bisbe floods poured through the deep
canyons and inundated portions of the
business sections. A three-foot layer ot
was deposited upo:* the main streets
by the flood, which receded almost as rap
idly as it came.
Nogales, Fort Huachuea, Florence and
Ray remained isolated tonight. Near
Phoenix the Salt river valley irrigation
project, with its extensive and costly
canal system, has suffered severely.
A Southern Pacific train on the line be
tween Tucson and Nogales was marooned
by washouts of trackage on both sides of
it. A relief train was sent out late to
day to .rescue the passengers.
Detachments of National guardsmen
were dispatched tonight to aid flood suf
ferers and guard threatened points.
Main line traffic on the Southern Pa
cific was stopped tonight when the Rtl
lito river culvert, nine miles west of here,
was washed out.
Passengers on a stalled train 60 miles
west of here were without food for 24
hours. Then they made their way to
neighboring ranches.
National Guardsmen tried unsuccess-**
fully io swim thier horses across three
miles of water at Sahuarita, 19 miles
south of here, to reach a house where
a family was telephoning for help.
EMPEROR TRAVELS
IN ARMORED TRAIN
London, December 24.—(2:58 a. m.)—Em
peror William Is traveling in an armored
special train among his troops scattered
along the Belgian and French front, de
livering to them the season's greetings,
according to a Daily Express frontier
correspondent.
“The train," the correspondent says,
“makes stops at all important points.
Of course it Is not announced where he
will spend Christmas day. but he will bo
close to the front and a Christmas mes
sage frolledm will be delivered to each
soldier jfmiugh the general staff.
"Christmas will be celebrated in the
German trenches as far as possible.
There will he plentiful feasts, many gifts
from home and many small Christmas
trees in most of the underground shelters,
camps and hospitals and even' on board
the troop trains.”
TODAY’S 'AGE-HERALD
1— King Albert tells of war activities.
Country on verge of prosperity.
Terrific f ghtlng continues.
Peace centenary today.
2— Oates’ action a surprise.
3— Southern cities growing rapidly.
4— Editorial comment.
5— Thinks Birmingham hurt by decision.
I., and N. plans shops at Boyles.
Not yet decided on committees.
6— Society.
7— Business situation In Germany better.
9—Markets.
10—Fighting in France Is uot all tragedy,
writes officer.
PEACE ALONG MEXICAN
BORDER NOW PROBABLE
♦‘Very Satisfactory,” is the Way General Hugh L. Scott Char
acterizes Conference With Benjamin Hill, Carranza De
fender of Naco—To Talk to Maytorena
Kaco, Arts., December 23.—Peace along
the entire Mexican border la a possibil
ity, as the result of conferences today
and tonight between General Hugh L.
Booth United States chief of staff, and
, ‘‘the two Mexican leaders of Sonora.
"Very satisfactory," was General
Scott’s opinion of his conferences with
Benjamin Bill. Carranza defender of
Ngco, Sonora. He deemed the result fa
vorable to the final solution of the bor
der problem. The meeting lasted leaai
than an hour, and was held In the bulled
damaged United States customs house, SO
feet north of the International boundary.
• "Governor Maytorena, the besieger of
the Mexican village, sent word that the
Sonora law prohibiting him as governor
from crossing the border without au
thority from the legislature prevented his
coming to General Scott's tent. His agents
suggested he come as military chief, but
he did n^t consent. A third appointment
with him has been made for tomorrow,
on the border four miles east of hers,"
| THE NEW DOCTOR ON THE CASE j
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Europe Has Placed Over $300,000,000
In Contracts In U. S. Since War Began
As Result of This Buying the United States Is Now At the Threshold of the
“Greatest Period of Prosperity It Has Seen In Many Years,” Declares
Charles M. Schwab, On Return From Visit to Europe
j New York, December 23.—European nations have placed contracts in the United States for more than $300,000,000
• worth of supplies since the beginning of the war, according to Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel
I corporation, who returned from England today on the ' usltsnla. Mr. Schwab declared that as a result of this buying
{the United States now was at the threshold of "sr*at**t period of prosperity it has seen In many years."
! Mr. Schwab went to England to cancel
| provisional contracts he had made with
j the British government for the building
of submarines. He did tills, he said to
day, after having been advised by Secre
tary Bryan that for an American con
cern to supply submarines to any of the
belligerent nations would be a violation
of neutrality. The contracts given up, he
said, were worth more than $15,000,000, but
he was able to secure others while
abroad for the supply of various muni
tions of war. He declined to say with
what, nation they had been negotiated.
"The next big problem the United
States will have to face," said Mr.
Schwab, "will be development of trans
portation facilities to handle tremendous
increases in manufacturing and commer
cial enterprises.
"The period of prosperity that I pre-!
dieted on my last return from Europe
is about on us. The contracts placed
with American manufacturing concerns
by Europe call for delivery within the
year, and f lock to see a big revival of
business In every line."
Mr. Schwab, on his previous trip, was a
passenger on the steamship Olympic
when that ship went to the rescue of the
dreadnaught Audaciaus. He declined then
to confirm or deny the Incident, plead
ing that he was honor bound not to
speak of it.
Asked today if the Audaciaus did go
down, his reply was: “It certainly did.'*
Missouri Contracts
Kansas City, Mo., December 23.—Fig
ures announced today by the Commercial
club show' that 15,000,000 worth of horses
and mules have been marketed through
Kansas City to the British government.
One manufacturer alone has supplied to
the same market half a million pairs
of shoes for soldiers. The exports of
52 flour mills in this district have been
217.000 barrels this year, compared with
75.000 barrels last year.
HOBSON PLEASED
WITH OUTCOME OF
‘
Urged By Supporters to
Seek Presidency—Will At
tempt to Make Issue a
National One in 1916
Washington, December 23.—(Special.)
Probably the most chipper eurvlvor of
the prohibition fracas Is Representative
Hobson, whose defeat was softened to
day by . almost a dozen nominations for
the presidency. In person, by wire and
by mall. Some urged him to run on the
democratic ticket, some on the prohibi
tion and some at the head of a composite
ballot.
Although he felt complimented by the
suggestion, Captain Hobson brushed the
Idea aside andLdeclared he bad not been
looking for political preferment through
his fight, but had been working for a
principle. Also, he asserted that the pro
hibition fight had Just started and
vould be made a national Issue in 1916.
From the tenor of Hobson's remarks
on the floor yesterday, a feeling pre
vails that the temperance element may
endeavor to nominate a sympathetic can
didate on the democratic ticket. At all
events, Hobson and his friends say they
are determined to have an administra
tion In concord with their views, al
though Hobson himself remolds a
staunch democrat.
Fight Just Begun
And that the fight has Just started
Is also the view of many veterans In
both political parties, who predict that
the fire has Just begun to flame, instead
of fading toward extinction.
Of all the speeches yesterday, the
greatest were those of Underwood .and
Hobson. Indeed, they were the only
really great speeches of the day. Un
derwood was forceful and convincing,
and Hobson was dramatic to the verge
of pyrotechnlca Each presented his
cause clearly and distinctly, and the
friends of each had good words for the
other.
May Seek Senate
Suggestions also were made today that
Hobspn .might go Into training to fight
Senator Bankhead for his seat in the
Senate, but this was not taken seriously.
On the contrary. It Is believed that Hob
son now will settle down In Wgahlng
(Ceatiaaed mm Saves.)
THE WAR SITUATION
FRANCE
Paris, Decemhe- 23.— (10:40 p. m.)—The following official communication
was issued tonight:
“The progress made through our attacks between the Meuse and the forest
of the Argonne nas been almost entirely maintained. According to the latest
news our front in this region has reached the barbed wire entaglements of the
enemy at the salient angle southwest of the wood of Forgeu (east of Ouisy)
and lined the road leafing to the forest of Boureuilles.
"There is no other notable incident to report."
GERMANY
Berlin, December 23.—(By Wireless to 8ayville.)—Items given out today by
the official press bureau include:
“So far as can be determined from available reports the situation has not
altered materially on either front in the last 24 hours.
“Heavy fighting is proceeding along the Bzura river, where one may assume
the Russian position is extremely strong. The Russian right apparently rests
on the Vistula, affording it protection from flank attacks; in the rear are
Nowo Geoglewsk and the Warsaw fortresses. The fact that the Germans
crossed the Bzura and Rawka rivers should render their task easier."
ATLANTA RESERVE
BANK RATES TO BE
FURTHER REDUCED
New Rates Are 5 Per Cent On All
Maturities to and Including Those
of Thirty Days and 5'/j For
Over Sixty Days
Atlanta, December 23-—Farther re
dactions In the discount rates of the
federal reserve bank for the Sixth dis
trict here were announced tonight by
Governor McCord.
The new ratest effective December
28, are 5 per cent on all maturities to
and Includlaa those of 00 days, 5Vi
per cent on maturities over 00 days
and Including those of 00 days, and 0
per cent on all lonaer maturities.
The rates now la effect are 3 per
cent to and Includlaa 30-day matur
ities, 5H Per cent to and Including
00-day maturities, and 0 per cent oa
all other maturities.
Richmond December 22.—Governor
Re y of the Fifth district federal re
serve bank here, announced tonight
that, etiective December 28. the redis
count rates of the Richmond bank
o-ild b< the same as the new rates
of the Atlanta, bank. These provide for
a reduction of one-half of one per rent
on charges for 30 and <0 to 90-day ma
turities
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J. W. Harrison Resigns
Montgomery, December 23.—(Special.)—J.
W Harrison of Montgomery, first lieu
tenant of the signal corps of the Ala
bama National guard, today tendered his
resignation to Adjut. Gen. Josepn ri.
[ Scu'tv. A special election will be called
1 In the next few days for the selection of
Mr. Harrison'S successor.
JOHNSON REIMBURSES
FEDERAL PRESIDENT
FOR BONUS RECEIVED
Washington American League Star
Sends Charles Weeghman Draft
For $8000—Obtained Money
from Sale of Steers
Coffeyville, Kan., December 23.—With
money obtained from the sale of a herd
of steers. Walter Johnson, the Washlng
otn American star pitcher, today mailed
a draft reimbursing Charles Weeghman,
president of the Chicago Federals, for
the bonus given Johnson when he signed
a Federal contract. The draft was for
$6000.
"As far as I am concerned the Incident,
which has proven an unpleasant one to
me at least, is now closed," Johnson
said. “There is nothing more I cnn do.
I shall report to the Washington club
when the spring training season opens.
If any complications arise they will have
to be fought out between the two leagues
or between the heads of the two clubs,
Washington and Chicago. When I mailed
that draft my responsibility ended."
PREACHER SHOT-BY
MISSION WORKER
Toronto, OnC. December 23.—The Rev.
J. McP. Scott of St. John's Presbyterian
church was shot and seriously wounded
tonight on Broadview avenue hero by
Harry Asher, a Montreal mission worker,
who has been In Toronto about a week.
Asher's motive, according to a state
ment to the police, was revenge. Scott,
he declared, had injured his mission
work. Asher was arrested.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING'
I FRONT! •
CASUALTIES HEAVY
Anglo-French and Russians
Both Take Offensive, But
Advances are Almost
Imperceptible
—
GERMANS SUCCESSFUL
IN FORCING RUSSIANS
FROM BEFORE CRACOW
Effort to Pierce the Russian
Front Is Repulsed—Rus
sia Resumes Offensive In
Galicia and Claims Minor
Successes
Rome, December 23.—(4:50 p. m.)
A rumor is in circulation here that
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Hungary is dying. The report has it
that the Emperor has received the
last sacraments.
London. Deeemher !I3.—<2ilh p. m.)
The hIIIon In the went, the («erni«inn
In Poland and the KiiMnlann In Emit
Prunala and Galicia continue offen
«lve operations hut the mlvnneen have
been no alight an to he almost Imper
ceptible. In the long run, however, the
ground gained may prove vital nud the
various nrtuicN are fighting with an In
tensity not exceeded Mince the war be
gan.
In Poland the center of Interest has
shifted slightly to the south. Finding
the direct road to Warsaw blocked by
Russian reinforcements, the Germans
made an attack from the southwest and
have reached Hkierniewlce some 40 ndlos
from the Polish capital. They thus far
have failed to pierce the Russian lines,
hut have forced Grand Puke Nicholas to
withdraw from before Cracow. In this,
one of the chief aims of their offensive
against Russia, the Germans have been
successful.
In Galicia. Russia has resumed the of
fensive against the Austro-Oerman forces
which have poured in from the west and I
across the Carpathians. According to the
latest PetroKpyl report, the Russians
have inflicted heavy losses o>n these
forces, while In tin* north they have;
pursued back into the Interior of East
Prussia, a small German army which
made a feint at Warsaw from the north
west.
Score Some Successes
Although the allies have scored some
successes in the west, they are meeting
with stubborn resistance and military
men warn the public that very heavy
casualty listH must be expected before*
any serious Impression can be made on
the German entrenchments.
Activity seems to have been resumed
also on the Belgian coast, for it is an
nounced that the allies have made slight
progress between the sea and the road
from Niouport to Westende. At other
points similar fighting Is proceeding w«th
here success and there reverse or fail
ure of attack.
Airmen on both sides have been busy
and aeroplanes have been swarming over
Belgium, the fliers reconnoiterlng move
ments of the opposing troops ami occa
sionally dropping bombs. Bruges and
Brussels have been visited by aviators
from the ranks of the allies, while He
tune and other towns In northern
France have receive^ attention from the
Germans.
PRESIDENT WILL
PLAY SANTA CLAUS
Christmas Tree Delivered at White
House—Day Will Be Gen
erally Observed
Washington. December 23.—President
Wilson will play “Santa Claus’’ Christ
mas day for his small grand-niece, Annie
Cothran. A large Christmas tree was de
livered today at the White House. The
President, with his three daughters, Mrs.
F. B Sayre, Mrs. W. G. McAdoo and
Miss Margaret Wilson, and other rela
tives plan to go to Church Christmas
morning. He will attend only to abso
lutely necessitious business during the
day.
PAY $1000 TO
DEPORT LEPER
St. Louis, December 23.—Arastaslos Loi
zos, a Greek leper recently found here,
was taken to New York for deportation
at an expense of $1000 to the United States
Immigration bureau, it became Known to
day.
A special car was engaged at a cost
of $500 and permission was obtained from
the board of health of each state between
St. Louis and New York through which
the railroad runs. A government revenue
cutter carried the leper to a steamer.
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GREAT BRITAIN AND
UNITED STATES Will
CELEBRATE PEACE
CENTENARY TODAY
Original Plans For Series of
Festivities Interrupted on
Account of the Exist
ing Conflict
TWO N ATIONS ISSUE
STATEMENTS URGING
CONTINUOUS PEACE
Widely Prominent Ameri
can Citizens Sign Com
munication Emphasizing
Friendship Between Uni
ted States and England
New tnrk. December 2.1.—The people
of the United Mate* and Great Britain
tomorrow will observe the one hun
dredth anniversary of the alanlng of
tbe treaty of Ghent by reminding
themselves thnt the day mnrkn n ren
tury Of pener among English-speaking
nations.
The original plans calloil for a ae
ries of celebrations In this country and
across tho water. It was to have be
gun In Ghent on Christmas eve with
a banquet tendered by the burgomaster
to 50 representatives of the United
States. 50 Englishmen and 50 Canad
ians In the hall where the treaty was
signed. This plan Is upset by the tact
that the ancient Belgian city now 1a
oeeupied by the Germans, with whom j
England Is at war.
Vo mark the day tho American and
British committees which had been ar
ranging for tho peace centenary, is
sued communications for simultaneous
publication Thursday morning In the
newspapers in England and tho United
States.
British Statement
The British statement expresses the
hope that “the disarmed frontier be
tween the United States and Canada
may long continue an an example to
the world of tho safe defense of mutual
respect and trust in the affair# ,*f na
tions," and prays that “the peace be
tween the British and American dem
ocracies, which has so long endured,
may never ho broken.'*
'! )■-» British committee ban purr im* U
Sul grave Manor, tho ancestral honn*
of George Washington in England, with
a view to presenting to he American
people but tliis feature Oi the celebra
tion also has been postponed until aft
er tho war.
The American committee, notwith
standing the war, purposes to carry
out. in part its original Intention of
celebrating the peace centenary and lti
its communication Issued over the sig
nature, of a number of widely known
citizens, urges suitable coinmemcntion
of ratification of the treaty by the
United .States, which followed itumed
iately upon the arrival of its draft in
February, 1S11. The dates specified
are February 14. for exerclaes In
churches of all denominations; Febru
ary 17 and 18 for formal addresses at
state capitals, and February 22 for ex
ercises in tho schools.
The American communication in as
follow s:
One hundred years ago today there
was signed at Ghent in Flanders tin*
treaty of peace between Great Britain
and the United States, which marked
the close of what has happily proved
to he the last war between English
speaking peoples of the earth. Today
the city of Ghent is at tho very cen
ter of the terrible conflict that rages
in Europe.
“The American peace centenary com
mittee cannot permit this anniversary
to pass without inviting the thought
ful attention of their fellow citizens
to the contrast presented by tho cen
tury long period of peace which Eng
lish-speaking peoples have enjoyed
among themselves on the one hand and
the appalling destruction of life, prop
erty and great monuments of civili
zation which the European war in
volves on the other. Tt had been our
confident hope that the example which
the English-speaking peoples have set
in their relations with each other
would he followed by the other great
nations of the earth in their several in
ternational relations. It had toson our
earnest desire that the spirit of peace
ful and friendly co-operation which
each of these peoples manifests toward
the people of the United States would
also mark their dealings with one an
other. Unfortunately this was not to
he and we are sorrowfully called upon
to mark our centenary celebration in
the midst of th<* most terrible -inti de
structive war that history records
Faith In Justice
"Even at such a time, we must avow
once more our emphatic faltli In tho
supremacy of justice over force, of law
over might. We rejoice in the peaceful
relations of 100 years among an English
j speaking peoples, and particularly in the
j undefended and unfortified line nearly
| 4000 miles in length, which divides tho
j territory of tlie United States from that
of the Dominion of Canada. The mmua)
I trust, forbearance and helpfulness which
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
TO REOPEN JANUARY 4
Conduct of Business Will Be Under Strict Regulations Im
posed by Treasury—Dealings Except for Cash
Will Be Prohibited
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London, December 23.—(9:10 p. ni.)—It
was officially announced tonight that the
London stock exchange wilt reopen Janu
ary 4. The conduct of business, however,
will be restricted by stringent regula
tions Imposed by the treasury in the in
terest of the nation. The exchange has
been closed since the outbreak of war.
Regulations under which the exchange
will operate include the following:
Deulings, except for cash, will be pro
hibited; Uie present minimum price lists
are to be maintained and extended to
all transaction* recorded; a broker at the
time of selling securities must show that
he possesses or controls them: no deal
ings In new Issues will be allowed un
less approved by the treasury; no mem
ber will be allowed to bid for or offer
Btock openly In the market; no member
will be permitted to negotiate the pur
chase or sale of shares dealt In on the
American market, at a less price than
the Bngltsh equivalent of the New York
closing price of July 30. Only British
born or naturalized memhers or clerks
will be admitted to the exchange.