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: .' -v. "V THE WEATHER- Generally tsdf Sunday and Monday. VOIi. XCTI NO. 118. WILMINGTON, K. C., SUNDAY MOBNING, JULY 18, 1915 WHOLE NUMBER 39,264 : ; .. .. - - - -,' .i -- 16 Pages JToday ONE SECTION SUBMARINE ATTACM UPON ORE)UN A AGGRA VATES FOR WHICH GERMANY AMERICANS ABOARD 'j?HS THE ATTEMPT INHEN TORPEDO AtirTO TORPEDO LINER SHELLS ARE FIF' J WITH0UT WARN1NG? No Warning Was Given Brit ish Steamer Says Com mander of Liner. NO ONE WAS INJURED Scene of Attack Twenty Miles From Graveyard of the Lusitania. New York, July 17. The CunardUln er Ordujia, from Liverpool to New York with '227 passengers including 22 Americans, was attacked without warn- in e by a German submarine on the morning of July 9, it was learned on her arrival here today. Twenty miles from the graveyard of the Lusitania, off Old Head of Kin sale, the Orduna , escaped the Lusitaiiia's fate by one-half a second of time (or ten feet of space? the German torpedo churning the water that was behind the liner's rudder. Then the Orduna sped -away. She was followed' by the submarine which rose to the surface, manned a gun. and shelled the fleeing steamer; -. . .' r---, ' The attack was tinad at ten minutes butfte; of her V passengers -it ete a sleep. Aroused by stewards; the -passengers dressed hurriedly ahd went to the supper deck; where they donned life belts and took their,, places at he life boats. They : heard the f scream of the shells and saw the ocean spit up col umns of '-water where - the .missiles struck. When the fire grew hot, they were- ordered, for their own protec tion, to the next deck below. For half an hour the Orduna showed her -heels to the assailant. Through marine glasses the passengers watch ed the low lying German warship com ing on, but the Orduna's flight was faster than the pursuit and after sev en shots had been flred without , effect, the .submarine gave up the chase., A wireless call for help was sent out hv the Orduna when the torpedo was seen. She was then 37 miles south of Queenstown. The reply, Captain J. ay lor says, in his official report, was that help would be given within an hour. It wan four hours before the firs British a. small armored yacht, .the Jeannette, appeared. - . Xrotet to Goverameit. . Protest will be made to the United States government ,by at least one American citizen, and possibly others, who were aboatd. William O- .Thomp on. of Chicasro. counsel to the Federal Industrial Relations Committee, twho went abroad in h.is Official capacity last March and was, returning to make nis report, is the passenger who said to day that he would make vigorous pro BBt fn his srnvernraent. ' "As an American ' citizen, employed in an official capacity by . the govern ment tn en abroad. I feel that I should ' rin o- .o trrvBm Tn ftrt t's - attention to the attack." said Mr. Thompson. "I feel that I had a right to return home on the Orduna, although she flies ithe Tiritisb bae. because she is a pas senger ship. The fact that she had no munitions -of war aboard fortified this opinion. It is little short-j)f marvel- n.io , Va -rwm a nnf B0T1 1 tO.the bOt- 'UO LHdL OIl TTOiO iw mw.v v torn with all aboard." : TtaTlc ITsed a ShleldT "Whether the submarine hid -behind an American ship the bark. Normandy from Gulfport, Miss.--was a point upon which naasftne-ers held varying, opin ions. A small sailine! ship with two American flags painted on- her side, was sighted ahead; shortly oeiore , tuc attack. Captain Taylor, suspicious of thft rrnft (-hansred his - COUrse. Soon thepafter the tnrnedo was sighted" There was no certainty as to the identity of this ship that displayed two nainted "American flasrs but one- of the passengers thought that, he made out her. name to be "Nofmanie' through his glasses. There is no such vessel listed. The American bark Normandy was known to be in the vicinity at the time. When she reached Liverpool July 12, some of her crew said that ' a submarine had used her as a - shield from which to maneuver v "against and torpedo the Russian steamer Leo a story that the Normandy's captain 'de nied. ' . ' " ' The Leo was torpedoed 20 miles, ap proximately, from the place where, the Orduna was attacked. The Norman dy's crew said the submarine had held them up on the evening of July; 9. The Orduna was attacked the same day,, but in the morning. '. -" . - ' - - The Cunard Line made public late today Captain Taylor's official s report in which he stated hat he received not the least warning of the attack and that "it was almost another . case of brutal murder." This "report, asserted that the Orduna was - attacked ; under ideal conditions for submarines a clear day, a gentle wind and ; a , light ripple, while most of . the passengers slept. ' ' Resolutions t Captain r The day after- the : attack, the. first rabin passengers - met and ' formally adopted . this resolution.- lauding - Cap tain Taylor, for, his conduct: , , "We, the -first - class . passengers on the teamship4duna,,on; her memora- i LUSITANIA Question Expected to Have a Bearing on Note to Ger many Being Prepared MAY ADD TO EMPHASIS American Citizens Seem Still Subjected to Hazards Con trary to the Law. ' Washington, July 17. Into -the grave situation that has developed between the United States and Germany over the sinking of the Lusitania was thrust another issue today, when it was re vealed that the British" steamer Ordi na, carrying a score of American,' had been attacked by a German submarine, Should first reports of an attempt to torpedo without warning be borne out by an official investigation about to be instigated it ! was intimated In official quarters that the United States possi bly would regard the incident as add-. ing a crave element to the "already strained .relations 'between the two Countries."" '. ; Lacking - information asJo , the ,cir- cumetances.of The attack, officials were unable :t predst tonight to wnat ex tent the case Vould" aggravate the sit uation, but they thought the question would ""certainly..' compel . serious icon sideration by -President Wilson and his cabinet In formulating the next step in the policy of the United. States to ward the activities of German suoma rines and the safety of - Americans . on the high seas. Although the Orduna escaped unnurt. this, in view of officials, does not ret lieve the case of grave possibilities, The fact that a belligerent merchant ship bound for the United States with Americans. on board and without arms and ammunition or contraband cargo which has been the reason assigned for. the provocation for previous attacks was assailed wnue ner paoeerigcio slept, convinced many officials that the theory they had entertained of an ac- tual change in the practice of German submarine commanders apparently had been dissipated. One" point on-which the entire case, so far as the United States is concern ed. may hingre. is whether any attempt was jnade .to halt the Orduna by the customary warning, signals, either by flag, megaphone or snots across me bow of the vessel. " ; As-yet the case is not officially be fore the State Department, but as soon as some: of .the American passengers le their statements jof what took place the question undoubtedly wlll be brought Immediately to the attention of the German government for a report of Its submarine cofnmander on the circumstances of the attack. The case is believed to be different from that of the Anglo-Calif ornian and the Armenian, which "were ordered to halt but repeatedly attempted tp escape capture. According to the rules of international law, even though neu trals are on" board, the use of- force is held to be justified to compel submis sion. ' , The captain and officers of the Or duna' have stated that no warning or signal had been given when , the, tor pedo was. seen streaking through the water. Officials here tnougni mereiuro that any attempt made by the Orduna to escape was possibly justified. Her subsequent ' actions, they believed, could- be upheld in the Interest of self defense. " - '' s Irrespective of whether or not a sig nal was given to the Orduna to halt ,sr whthr the shots fired by the Ger mans came without warning, the view which Impressed officials tonight was that German submarines ti&a noi aoan doned their attempts to destroy enemy passenger vessels whether carrying con . . . tii.t Am aft nan fit- traoana or iivt, . ' r . mel still to be subject-to the hazards, from which by previously ac cepted rules of International law, mey should be immune. . . v!' . ' Secretary' Lansing said tonight he would have" no announcement to make on the case until it was brought to his oH.ntinn in some official way by Americans who,were passengers on the ship.- The Brltisn emDassy may uo inlt the statement of the Orduna's cap tain fpr the information of the Amer ican government. ' ..m. It had been confidently believed that as the result of informal expressions of Count Von BernStorft the German am bassador, and press dispatches from Berlin concerning German submarines that Americans oh board passenger ves sels, at least, would be safe from at tack. ' The Incident increased the gen- eralune"asiness which has 4 been felt sin ce the last German note failed ' to give the assurances asked for by the United States. , . -S " -- The belief - was general that when President Wilson laid the entire, situa jt, wnr the cabinet next Tuesday, h.,. would be insisteiise by many oK4t mcers for a much -more em nhatic pronouncement of the intentions of the United States than might other wise, have been -the - but for -.-t (Contluued on jfage -iyw MATTER IS BLAMED TO WHEN DESTROYED Her Owners and Captain Ex onerated by British Court, of Inquiry. ONLY GERMANY BLAMED Destruction of Passengers as Well .as Steamer Was Primary Purpose London, July 14. "Torpedoes fired by a submarine of German national ity," caused the loss of the steamship Lusitania and its passengers, accord ing to' the findings of the court of in quiry appointed to Investigate.' The court, announcing its opinion today, held that no blame attached either to Captain Turner, commander of the vessel, or the Cunard Line, its owners. . . "In,, the opinion of -the court, the act was done not merely with the In tention , of sinking the. ship but also with the . intention of destroying the lives of the people on board," the opin lon says, ' r -: -The court held that the lifeboat and lifebelt' facilities were adequate; that the . demeanor ?ef t the crew was above I all blane, -and that -theeoductf -th pasesngers, in preventing a sngni panic when thet, steerage passengers .came b ndeckiwas praiseworthy. . The court also found that the ship was unarmed and thecargo was a gen eral ' one," -the 'ammunition board con sisting only of 5,000 cases' of cartridges, from which there was no explosion. ---A- small-gathering-composed entirely of Lusitania survivors and their rela tives' listened, to. the .reading of the findings by Baron Mersey. It was. a distinct disappointment to the American sHyivors, who express ed indignant surprise at the portion which exonerated Captain Turner and the Cunard line from all blame and commended the discipline of the crew. Several attorneys representing Amer ican clients listened closely to the reading: of 'the judgment which may have" a great effect on actions brought against the steamship company. ; Among the spectators were Walter Ware, representing the Vanderbilt family: Major F. Warren Pearl and Mrs. Pearl; of New York, and F. B. Jen kins of -Chicago, survivors, and Wil ,11am Crichton, of New York, whose wife was lost. - "No doubt there were mishaps in handling theropes of the boats," Baron Mersey said, "but in my opinion there was no incompetence or neglect." Baron Mersey found Captain Turner was fully advised by the admiralty as to the course, but added m some re spects he did not follow it. The court poined out, - however, that the admir alty instructions were not intended to prevent Captain Turner from exercis ing his individual Judgment and that his allure to follow the admiralty's ad vice to the letter was no -reason for blame. . Reduction of the Lusltania's speed from 24 .1-2 to 21 r knots still left the vessel faBter than any. other boat on the Atlantic, said Baron Mersey, and said he found no reason to blame the Cunard company for that economy during, wartime. Relative to admiralty instructions, the court said that phase of the inquiry was ' in camera and that it would be contrary to public interest to discuss it. "Some passengers attempted to assist in launching the boats, and in my opin ion, they , did -more harm than good," Lord Mersey said. "It Is, however, quite Impossiele to impose any blame on them. They were all working for Whe best." The warnings Issued by Germany be fore the ship left New York, the court found, only aggravated the crime of her sinking. - Of the testimony of a passenger, de claring himself as a French subject who' stated he. had heard an explosion similar taJthe rattling of a maxim gun, Lord Mersey said: "I do not believe this gentleman. His demeanor was very . unsatisfactory ,and there. was no confirmation of his story. In my. opinion there was no explosion of aTny part of- the cargo. . "Complaints were made by some wit nesses about the manner in which the boats were launched,' and about their leaky condition. I do not question the good faith of these witnesses, but I think their complaints were, ill-founded ""There' is . no satisfactory evidence that rr any of the boats leaked." weIfarb conference of. . ; southern employers. Representatives from Ten ' States at v, , ' ' V Bine Ridge Meeting. : Asheville, .N.C., July 17. Representa tives from ten Southehn states attend ing ' the - welfare - conference v of the Southern .. Employers at . Blue , Ridge, nar this city, listened .to aiv address thfs evening delivered by IE. AJ Smith of v: the Newport. News Shipbuilding Company, on "Improving the Efficiency "pf Afnerican Labor." , Other ; speakers were David' Clark,: editor of the South ern -Textile. Bulletin; Prof. H. - W? Nel- W, . of the State- Agricultural .College, Misslsslppand t c ttoDinsonr oz, jvew York City, International Y. M: C jA; iecretaryfot employers' boys. , , . - FOUND HAVE NO GUNS GERMANS REPULSED I French Claim They Were Driven From Trenches. NO WORD FROM EAST Latest Reports Were That Teutonic Al lies Are Pressing Their Offensive Against Warsaw Fighting Also In Poland. London, July! 7. The Germans have been showing renewed activity in Lor raine, and early today they attacked the . French trenches in the forest of Parroy, where, according to the French official report -the only official com-1 munication received up to a late hour tonight they were repulsed. The French war office says also the Germans suffered a defeat in the Vos- ges. On the remainder of the west ern front the two armies have engaged in violent artillery actions. . These op erations are of iminor Importance. Of the major j battles In . the - east which have for (their object Riga and Warsaw, not a word has come through from either side jtonight. From earlier reports it Is gathered that the German ! offensive, which now reached as far north as the district of Riga, is being heavily pressed, - and that, although in several sections the Russians are retir ing, , no decision has been found ' so far. ! In addition to; the advance on Riga there is stiff fighting on the Narew I front, in northern Poland and the ad vance guards have been . engaged be tween the Vieprz and Bug rivers, in Southern Poland.; Field Marshals, Von Hindenbuf g and Von Mackensen are clearly acting in j co-operation- in-" the movement against Warsaw, one advancing: from the north and west, and the other from the south- best. Probably it will-be several days before the armies get Into full swing. .r.Tecli Losses In War. - Berlin: JuV T7.J fBv Wireless to Say - "vllieThe Overseas Agency announc ed today that , the German authorities had succeeded byi various means in se curing ''accurate iflgures. of the French losses in the great Arras battle. 'vThese,y the agency, announcement says, "reached the grandt total of 71,-i 800 in killed, wounded and eaptured." THAW SHAKES HANDS WITH ANXIOUS CROWDS. Spent Yesterday at Atlaatle City Took Dip in Ocean. Atlantic City, N. J- July 17. Harry K. Thaw, who arrived here late last night after having been 'set free under bail by the New York bupremeCourt, took two dips in the-ocean today and shook hands with hundreds of persons. Early in the day , he shunned crowds, out later ne disregarded- tne gaze or me tuuuuo a-siu. acuui. ue ed. He said he would go to-Philadel-. phia Sunday and leave for Pittsburg monaay. t ....... ...... J. naw spent, tne morning in nie room and at noon tried to take a stroll along the board walk. A crowd soon follow ed and he sought relief in a public ! bath house, where! he hired a bajthing j suit ana took a pjunge in tne ocean under the eyes of his private detec tives. Hundreds of persons watched him. " i During the afternoon, he went on a, shoDDinsr tour and at 5 o'clock took his second bath. Wherever he went. Thaw was stopped by men and women who wanted to shake his hand. BILL HOUR GERMANY WITHOUT LONG DELAY Wilson and Cabinet Determin- ed to Assert Rights. Upon the President's Return to Wash ington Several Other Questions of Importance Will Be Taken Into' Consideration. Cornish, N. H., July 7. With his views on the German" situation in ten- tative shape. President Wilson tonight v , J-'v(.. Washington to take up with Secretary La-nsing vand otheri members of his cabinet, the next step In the American policy toward submarine warfare. There were indications here tha the President does not except to delay long in notifying Germany of-the position of INCH ATTACK the United SJates. J , Mines given cnjo Members ofhisUca,binet. are under- reau.in this city, and a beautiful piece stood"io be unanimously back of him sent; by the University of North var in his determination v to assert the ollna. Offices of the , bureau through rights of Americans So the "freedom of out the country , were closed today In the seas." ; ' ; - .-.,;-: : - - The German situation will be disouss- ed in a general way iat Tuesday's cab- inet meeting, nd a final, decision Is ex- pected to - be reached At the next Cab- inet meeting mTTrrldayv - " The : Presidenii wiim leave nere pre- pared to take upyeral important questions soonrarterfeacning Wash- Ingtom He will select,, & successor to Mr. Lansing as counsellor: of the , State Department, go fully Into the Mexican problem,, andt taKe-. up witn;.mr. ian- sing the , proposed protest against in- terf erence by Great: Britain of . com- merce i between the .United.; States and fother neutrals: ?4 ' -.- -v:.- - .y - During -his thfe weeks'' vacation Mr. Wilson's health his improvetirand ha ' gained seyeraA PO1111- irt weisnt. Germany Losing an , M " t5 . , - - ' ! BRITISH W0 - ( CAST f V AFRICA kFRCA BfLOIOM L. J ? Tho ft Raider When ' the British monitors opened fire on, the German raider, the Koenigs berg, in the Ruflji ; river in German East Africa, the other, day, and after, a remarkable battle tore her to bits, alt most the last defense of the Germans against British capture, of the great African territory fell. Just a few days before that Gen. Botha, leading the forces of the Union of South Africa had defeated the Germans, who had beenTtrying to hold 'German Southwest AfrJca for the fatherland. He had wori territory larger by half again than the German empire in Europe, and he had added that much to the British crown: TJje defeat of the Koentgsburg" will quickly be followed, It is bellevea,by th- - nf oerman "Raat Africa which ls nearly twice the size of the German Empire in . Europe. : Already MINING INDUSTRY PAUSES AS TRIBUTE Three Cabinet Members and orary Pall Bearers at Funeral of Father of Mine Safety Movement Operations Suspended Countrywide. (Special Star . Telegram.) Washington D. C, J(.uly"" 17 With members of the cabinet. r nundreas of . North Carolinians, including . the members of the North, caroim so- ciety of Washington,, ana nign omciaio of the government in .attendance, funeral services for Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the . Bureau or Mines, who , died -in . Denver Tuesday,: were held at 11-o'clock this morning at the Church of the Covenant, Connecti cut avenue and N. Street, Northwest. The body was braugTit to , Washington yesterday afternoon by the widow- of the scientist ana Uta . - , wnue services this city this morning, tne .mining m- rtustrv all. over the -country, by sus- pended operations and closed; mills. joined in the final rites ior tne iatner Cf the mine safety movement, fc t was banked with beautiful " floral offerings, among them being a. large floraJ seal of the Bure?1 or memory: or, w. .xii..-, . - : Secretaries juanieis, wneana .. Surgeon-Generar wuiiam. v,orgs, ot the Army; R. S. Woodward, jjre-sident of the Carnegie institution; Samuel L. Rogers,, director 01 tne census, unw ja. wuowe.," -, , er-Peter ',vVS.tS S Benate. ana .wu." ; -lv" . j honorary; pallbearers;, v " 3 f The active paiiDearers mciuaea tne 'following toemberst of v the . technical sian gv iiufrau v ""OT ."vvy, . Rice, Dr. L. Parsons, O. PHood, Dr. G.rA, Hulett,'Dr. D T. pay and Mr. C. E.:Munrbe. Intermentaa ;in Rock- J Creek- cemetery;;s;st:. . V 1 ftev Aiexanoer etprunt, of ..nsriesum : hefMrs; rMwasweBsrsvy a ya James Sprunt,: ; or-w iirr- Tn, 3w ? Empire in Africa. Koenigsberg. Togolarid;' just" west, of Kamerun. (but not shown on 'this map), a territory as large- as Indiana, has ' fallen. ' Kame run, whichf Is. .much j larger than the Germanrempir in Europe, is. about lost. Thus Germany ; has practically lost an emDire - in Africa , as large as the whole area' of the United- States east of the Mississippi i river,: and one-fourth as large, as the whole territory of the Union including Alaska. . , Whatever, may be ;the settlement of the war . there ; is . no likelihood that Great Bri tain wi'll; give. up any territory taken from the Germans in Airica, Thus, with the -Union of -South Africa, Bechuanaland. . Rhodesia, German Sbuthwest. Africa,. German-. East Africa, and. British .East; Africa,-, she -will have a, contiguous f empire- as ; large as the United States. - n . ; . " TO DR. HOLMES Other Prominent Officials Hon- among.' the' out-of-town'- relatives who attendedther funeral. " - -r P.' R. A- : MANY. MINES CXOSED In Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Tribute i Paid. Pittsburgh, July . 17. Many 'miners in Western -Pennsylvania and -West Vir ginia . were 'dosed' during ? the funeral today in. Washington or ir. josepn a, Holmes, former United States .director of ;the Bureau of -Mines.- Operations at some of the'niines were only suspended for . a few ; hours, wnlle others were closed down ail day." " . ' . " The Pittsburgh, experiment station at the Bureau of Mines remained closed all day.- . . - . DR. ;McCONNOIJ.GHEY DEAD. . Father of Miss MeConnonghey, of Lnm be'rton, Dies' in Salisbury. (Special' Star Telegram.) Lumbereoh,' N.' C July 17. Miss Ger trude Mc'Conno'ughey, who makes her horjne here with Miss Lizzie Caldwell, received a'me'ssage today notifying her of the death of her father, Dr. Mc Connoughe'y, at. Salisbury, last night. Miss McConnoughey, accompanied by Mr. R. H. JCaldwell, left this evening for Salisbury . to . , atterfd the funeral, which will be conducted, tomorrow. The thermometer at" the weather sta tion here went to. 98 today, hottest of the season. ' , - - " 'SASH; DOOR AND BLIND ' - MAKERS MEET IN GOLD SBORO Stsre Association' Mixes; Business With -- Pleasure. Goldsboro, N: C:, July 17. The mem bers of the North Carolina' Association of.YellOwPine Satsh Door nd'-Blind Manufacturers met In :': quarterly con fe'rnoe ; in ' this city f today .and .-were royally entertained, business and;pleas ure being mixed.5 This" 'afternoon they were t the guestsof -ths-A; T Griffin Manufacturing Company; : of thU city. glVenan old ' fashioned ,-barlrecuei CONSIDER PUN OF GQTTON Standardized Warehouses and , Warehouse Receipts. r s MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE Discussed In New York at Meetimr f Reserve Board Members and Bankers .Mast Be First Ao. eepted "In South. New York, July 17. A proposal t standardize warehouses and warehouse) receipts for cotton and other staple: commodieies is being considered . by members of the Federal Reserve Board officer of the New York Federal Re serve Bank and the heads of several leading New York, banks. The subject was discussed at an In formal meeting here yesterday attended by four members of the Federal Re serve Board. Although no action was taken, It is was learned today that the conferees expressed the view that a string of warehouses should be estab lished under private ownership and uni form state laws so that receipts would: become a standard of acceptance by banks and immediately be re-discountable at the Federal reserve institutions. In some Southern States, notably Louis-t lana and Texas, it was said, warehouses are under State supervision with good results. . The proposed standardization plan Is calculated to render banking resources more flexible and exte.nslve In the in terest of the farmer. Bankers point out that there was need of a warehouse receipt that would be instanty accept'' ed in any bank throughout the country.. That is declared .to be essential, to be ti ter .financing of the crops, particularly cotton. The New York bankers informed the Federal Reserve, Board members that any plan approved Dy tneir soutnern. correspondents would be acceptable. Members of the conference express ed the belief that th cotton crop could iie " financed this year withbut taxing the country's resources despite the ab sence of tne usual, large supply or foreign -banking capital.. , NO SETTLEMENT REACHED IN SOUTH WALES COAL DISPUTE. No Hope of Resuming Work Before Middle of Week. London, July 17. Members of the ex ecutive council of the South Wales coal miners' organization who came to Lon don to confer with President Runci man, of the. Board of Trade, have re turned to Cardiff, having found it Im possible to reach a basis for new ne gotiations in the coal dispute. There is now no hope of the men returning to work before the middle or next week, if they do then. Already some industries in. South Wales are being hampered , by coal shortage. Besides their original terms or wmcn the principal . demand was a 5 per . cent raise In wages, the men now insist on the cancellation of the royal procla mation bringing miners under the "no strikes" act. ". ' Meantime, the tribunal set up . under this measure is-preparing to act. and unless the meeting of miners' delegates at Cardiff Monday to receive tbe,re. nnrt of the executive. .counclL showsi. some sign of compromise, the tribunal - will begin sessions . to try tne -men. , guilty of striking. Steps are being taken to conserve" coal supplies. Neutral steamers will be allowed only sufficient coal to carry them to their first port. COTTON FERTILIZER SALES ARE DECREASED More Than Fifty Per Cent, v Under Last Year. Department of Agriculture Compare. Figures Up to June 25 With Sams ! Date Last Year Production : ' U Not Affected.' t" Washington, July 17.-i-Use of';com mercial fertiliser for cotton ' as . re flected Mn "the. sales of inspection -tags to. June 25, compared . with isalest.o that date last5 year Jn'rthe- South, showw ed a decrease of b& per cent. -The -De- partment'.of .Agriculture" announced to day : that the tonnage, to June . .25 thfs year was 2,636,000 against 4,431,000 last year:- f J-' t ' ;h "The reduction. In the absolute quan tity of commercialfertilizer'used," says the department, 4"dOes not- measure the full extent1 of the loss 'In the - produc tive powers" of the- plant',- from'- the lack of this usual supply of nourishment and stimulation. ' ' The quality of ' th . fer tllizer sold is; much: inferior to last year's 'supply, because 'of the -lack of the available! supplies of potash.v Thla is reflected, lri" the lower price ; of the , fertilizer, this year which -Is due in large part to --its inferior, composition. While . the -tonnage sold.. in South Carolina, for Instance, hai dropped to 5 per cent, of last year,- the .value Is said to have -fallen to -less than 30. per cent;; -jf. f "On ' the ' other hand,; Southernfarm- ers - appear this 'year v -to have J exerted themselves td a hitherto , unknown x tent in ihe utilization, of 'homeproduc- 1 ed compdits and 'natural manures. . , -V.'The'useof 'commercial "fertilizers: (Continued cm-'-Pse eikteeurr : - FINANCING i X -1 I'.i m 'I n f V it I l ! i r li '1 r
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