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Charleston-spot
Savannah spot .
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Nfcw -York, j? June 20. There mps
heavy liquidation and a sharp break in
the cotton market early today, with
sentiment unsettled by the announce
ment that Liverpool had temporarily
closed pending conferences with the
boardnof trade. i The opening here was
46 to 69 points lower-with October cobt
tracts selling at 25.50 and December
at 25.56 on the call or 1.10 to 1.14
poin-tsbelrwithe high levels reached on
yesterda'a awrvance. There was good
buying on this decline which steadied
the market up several. points right
after the call, but the Liverpool news
seemed to be bringing In selling orders
fromthe country and before the end
of the ftrst hour. October' eold at 25.65
and December at 25-20, or 1.08 to 1.05
poiats under last night's closing fig-!
ureal 'The actfcm m Liverpool was sup
posed to be thfr Tesult of competition
for the very small supply of American
cotton how available in that market.
The1 cotton market elosed steady. -
' 1 ' High; Low. Close.
January" .. .. .. 25.88 24.61' 25.59
March 25.06 24.90 25.79
July 25.97 24.65 25.54
October 25.75 24.40 25.43
December .. .. 25-. 8 24.53 25.54
Eggs 35c
Butter, per lj. Country . . 25 to 30c
Spring chickens apiece. :..J6 to 50c
Grown chickens, apiece ...,.65 to 6fk
Puddle Ducks, apsecfl . . ...59So
Guineas, apiece ..856
Beef .. v a. u. . .1? to 14
Irish Potatoes .. ( bushel) ..$220
N. 13. Hams, -pound 26 27c
N. C. Shoulders and Ribs, lb. 2s".
Pork, per lbc;.. . . .. n . ,.15c
Cabbage; (100 ?lbs. .. .. .. .. ,-.$L50
Hides, Green f 2c
Wool, free ofrbur, ,. 22 to 25c
Corn, bushel . . .. . . . . ..$2.00
Beese Wax 30c
Salted Hides . . .... . . . . . 19c I
Tallow 12c
Wool, clean 50c
Wool,: burr tv. .. . . . 4c c
Cantaloupes; crate .... $2.25 to 2.bZ
Peaches,, erate $2 to $2.69
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STOCKS-
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New YorX June 20. Wall Street)
Equipments, shippings and specialties
related, to the war group averaged ad
vances of a point, at .moderate opening
of today's; market, wbje United cStfctes
.Steel, Westlnghouse,; tand Amerlcau
Sugar were higher by substantial trac
tions. Motors were again prominent,
Saxon making up its roojPi point loss of
the previous day on a, single: sale. Brails
were altogether ignore, i ; trading, in
that quarter being limited to a few
issues at nominal .changes. -. Pullman
was , the only &tock ;to show, a; heavy
tendency, falling iwo points. , Higher
quotations ruled at the end of the first
half hour.
American Beet Sugar
WILMINGTON NAVAL STORES.
Spirits 44)1
Rosm $5-.0 and $4.80.
Tar-$3;W) and i5 eats.
Crude-$3.60, $3".60 and $2.60.
American. Can 47 1-8
American Car & Foundry 73 1-8
American Locomotive 69 3-4
NEW YORK SPOTS.
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New ' York, June 20. Spot
quiet; middling, 25.80.
cotton,
;- Receipts
Spirits . . . . 3
Rosin 16
Tar ..... 60
Crude 2
SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES.
Savannah, June 20. Turpentine,
firm, J8 3-439. Sales, receipts, J Colorado Fuelr & Iron
664; Shipments? 77; -stock, 18J96;
American Smelt. & Ref. . .
American Sugar. .........
American Tel. . .& Tel. .
Anaconda Copper
Atchison . . . .
Atlantic Coast Line (bid) ..
Atl., Gulf. & W, I. S. S. Lines
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel "B" . . . .
Canadian Pacific 160 1-2
Central Leather.- 92 1-2
Chesapeake & Ohio 59 1-2
Chicago :&! Great Western 111-8
Chi., Mil.. & St. Paul .. ..... 74
Chi., R..I..& Pac. when issued.. 35
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111 - wiimii i
94
.104 7-8
.118
.1211-2
. 817-8
.100 5-8
.108
.1097-8
. 62 3-8
. 72 3-8
.137 5-8
Corn Products
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
New Orleans; June 20. Hoavy liqui
dation resulted in the cotton market
today from the closing down of the
Liverpool; future, department. In the
first Ixalf pur of business active
months lost 63-ttr 90 points compared
with yesterday's last quotations. The
ring was toniy moderately active at the
decline. .
The "eot ton -market closed steady at a
net decline of 59 to 68 points
Rosin, firm; receipts, 1,667; ship- Crucible Steel .
ments, 1,805; stocks, -63,768. Quote:
B, 5.45; D, 5.45; E, .5.55; F, 5.80; G,
H and I. 5.85; K,. 6.10; M, 6.20; N,
6.60; WG, 6.70; WW, 6.85.
SUGAR.
New York, June 20. Raw sugar,
firm; centrifugal, 6.96; molasses, 5.08;
f refined, steady; fine granulated, 7.50.
Sugar futures, firmer this morning
on scattered covering, and at noon
prices were 3 to 4 points net higher.
High. Low. Close
July.. ;.: .. ..24.91 23.85 24.S5
October . . . . . .25.16 23.60 24.75
December .. ..25.24 23.98 25.00
January 25.35 24.00 25.14
March'.. .. ..25.30 24.53 25.29
LIVERPOOL SPOT.
Liverpool, June 20. Cotton: Spot,
steady. Good middling, 19.63; mid
dling, 19.39; low middling, 19.00.
Sales, 8,000 bales, including 800 for
speculation and export. Receipts,
non. '
June .. ., 18.75
July-August .. ;. 18.30
September-October 17.67
October-November 17.25
STAGE OF WATER.
4 4
5 Stage 6f water" in Cape Fear river
at Fayetteville," N. C, at 8 a. m. yes
terday, 9.1 feet.
ADDITIONAL SOCIAL.
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Mrs. T. Q. Hall, of Wallace, was
the guest of friends here yesterday.
33 5-8
83
Cuba Cane Sugar 43
Erie .. .. . . 25 3-8
General Electric 156 7-8
General Motors 114 3-4
Great Northern Pfd. .(bid) 106 3-4
Great Northern Ore Ctfs 311-2
Gulf State . Steel 123 1-8
Illinois Central , (bid) ..... . . . . 102 1-2
Inspiration Copper . . , i2 1-4
Int. Merc. Marine 28
Int. Merc. Marine Pfd 83
International NCkel 39 3-4
International Paper 37
Kansas City Southern 22 3-4
Kennecott Copper 44 3-8
Louisville & Nashville (bid) .!l25
Mexican Petroleum 94 3-4
Mid vale Steel 62
Missouri Pacific 29 1-4
Nevada Consolidated . . . . . . 23 5-8
New York Central 90 1-4
N. Y., N. H. & Hartford 37 3-4
Norfolk & Western 123 1-8
Northern Pacific . . . . . . . . . 103 l-
Ohio Cities Gas .. 126 1-8
Pennsylvania . . . . . . 52 7-8
Republic Iron & Steel 90
Seaboard Air. Line (bid).. .. 13 5-8
rs. C. Hi- Bornemann is ft guest -of
heif parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Von
fCthsen, in Charleston, S. C.
t Miss - Sophie? Watters has returned
to iher home in Coneord after visiting
friends here.
iMiss Lula Norment. of Lumberton,
is- hem to attend the Wilson-Peschau
wedding today
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Misses Margaret Applewhite and Eft
fie J. Mclinnis have returned from vis
its in Baltimore, Washington and Rich
mond, r '
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Lieutenant W. A. Peschau,..of Pee
Dee, N. C, and Mr. J, B. Peschau, of
Atlanta, Ga., are here' for the Wilson-
Peschau wedding today.
Misses Margaret and Mary . Bellamy
have gone to Virginia where they will
be guests of Misses Ethel and Dorothy
Cabell, at their country home "Point. of
Fork," Columbia.
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There will be an important meeting
of the Red Cross unit of St. John's
Mission, at the mission house tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock. All are
urged to attend. : u
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The moonlight boat ride to have
been given by the Christian Endeavor
Society, of Immanuel Presbyterian
church, last Thursday night and which
was postponed on account of: the
weather, will be given on the steamer
Wilmington tomorrow evening. :.- The
steamer will leave the foot of Princess
street at 8 o'clock. Music will be ; fur
nished by the West-Whitlock Band.:,
This season the Sweater as an out-door garment
not. only for sport, but for street wear, seems to have
reached its zenith. They are being worn by the lead-
Tit.u .amy -tot j
ing ladies of fashion on all occasions and we think
reached its cfiiU: ; i -ttii.f ,;- - v
these sweaters deserve their popularity for never be
fore have we seen such charming styles. Made of
flies4 .SVVeattrli: drx-- , uTi -i v 1 .r
light Zephyr Wools, Silks and Wool and All Silk in
an ienkiss . array of bright colors.
Werhave-iust received another shipment and want
A to show t)em to you; priced . . .$6.50 to $14.95
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Mrs. A. L. McGowan. of Wallace. ! aboard Air 'Line Pfd. (bid).. 27 3-8
DeceniberJanuary
January-February .
March-April ....
iWheat
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Sept. . .
;4 Corn
July .
Sept.. . .
, ; Oats
July .'.
Sept. ..
Pork
July . .
Sept. . .
Lard
July .. .
Sept. . .
Ribs
July . . .
Sept. ..
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Open.
2.02
1.79
1.55
1.44 1-2
.63
.52 5-8
.16.70
.16.60
.16.42
Close.
2.01
1.80
1.52 1-2
1.4 1 1-2
.61 3-4
.52
,39.10
.21.67
.21.85
.21.27
.21.40
38.80
39.15
21.65
21.85
21.30
21.47
LIVERPOOL MARKET
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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(By Associated Freaa.)
Liverpool, June 20. The cotton ex
change was closed temporarily today
after a short period of rtrading.
Unusual advances haVe occurred n
the Liverpool cotton exchane. in thpl0ran6e street
last few days. The high prices yes- i: ' '
terday showed gains of 148 to i2i Miss Clyde Lewis, of Atkinson, re
was ai guest in the city yesterday.
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Miss Hazel Hkrriss, ot Bolton, was
a guest in the city yesterday.
Miss Nellie Kennedy, of Bolton,
was a guest in the city yesterday.
Mrs. O. L. Perry, of Bolton, was a
guest in the city yesterday.
Mrs. P. -J. Stricklen,- of Warsaw,
was a guest in the citv vesterdav.
Mrs. J. W. Dale, of Bolton, was a
guest in the city yesterday.
Mrs. W. J. Watson, of Council, was!
a guest in the city yesterday.
Mrs. D. O. Ives: left last night for
Gloucester, Mass., where -she will
spend the summer.
Mrs. J. D. GeBott left last night
for Norfolk, Va where she will spend
several days with her husband.
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- Mrs. R. H. Melvin left last night
for Ingold, where she will visit rel
atives for several days.
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Mrsj C. O. Bartron, of Marion, S.
C, is visiting , at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. -J.. D. GeBott. at 1730
Sinclair Oil & Refining 49 7-8
Sloss, Shef. Steel & Iron .. .. &7 1-4
Southern Railway.. 27 1-4
Southern Railway Pfd 56 1-2
Studebaker Corporation. , 84 1-2
Tennessee Copper 18 1-2
Texas Co.. . . . . 207
Union Paeific ... . . 135
United Fruit 134 7-8
U. S. Ind. Alcohol 163
United States Rubber 60 1-4
United States Steel 126 3-4
United States Steel Pfd 117 5-8
Utah Copper .. 109
Virginia Caro. Chem
Virginia Coal and Coke (bid) .. 68
Wabash Pfd. "A" 49
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric . . . . . . 51 3-8
MISS CRAIG WEDS MR. BENSON.
Miss Lena Craig, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Craig, of this
city, and Mr. Ernest Benson, 'were
married at St. Andrew's Presbyterian
church yesterday morning at 7:40
o'clock, by Rev. Dr. A. D. McClure,
pastor of the church, in the presence
of a large Catherine of friends and
relatives. Immediately after the cere
money Mr. and. Mrs. Benson left on
the 8 o'clock, northbound train for tne
honeymoon, which will be spent in
Washington and Baltimore.
Miss Mabel Craig, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and was at
tired in white crepe de chine trimmed
with white beads and wore a picture
nat and carried ferns. The bride was
attired in a dark blue taffeta traveling
suit with accessories to match. She
carried a bouquet of brides' roses and
lilies of the valley.
Mr. T. L. Brown was best man and
the wedding music was rendered by
miss unvia Hewlett. The bride and
groom are well known in the city. The
groom is pharmacist at Payne's Drug
store.
Reft-Williams Comp
any
EDITORS SOULE'S
ADDRESS WAS OF
SPLENDID NATURE
(Continued from Page Five).
WRIGHTSVILLE BREEZES.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blizzard, o
Dillon,-S. C, are among those register
ed at the Seashore Hotel.
Mr. George Wooten, of Hickory,
is among the building and loan meo
at Wrightsville Beach.
Mr. . and Mrs. Armand de Roseett
Myers and Mrs. E. S. Steele, of Char
lotte, are visiting on Wrightsville
Beach.
points
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Liverpool says the Cotton Asso
ciation decided to close the market in
view or the sensational movements of I
xne last few days.
turned to her home last night, after
spending several weeks in the city
with relatives.
Mrs. W. L. Buck, of New Bern,
passed tnrough the city yesterday en
... . route to Rose Hill, where she will visit
The country's shortage of,., freight her mother, Mrs. C. C,; Teachey
cars has been reduced about one-third M ,. , . (
since the railroad was board took the' Mrs- W.; Evans, of Jacksonville
situation in hand on May 1, it was an- N- c-. passed through the city yes
nounced last night by. the American terday en route to Rocky Point, where
Railway Association. On that , date sne will visit her mother, Mrs K D
me snonage was-:l48,627 car. On -orDett. ...
Already 107 members of the Y. W.
C. A . have siernfvd nn fnr ri
Mr. and Mrs. .1. W . Bunn and iittie
daughter, Nancy, of Raleigh, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Bunn, of Zebulon, are
spending the week at the Beach.
Miss Mary Bryson, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Watts, and Mr. and Mrs. W.
Burns, of Charlotte, are am one
W.
B.
the
recent arrivals at the Seashore Hotel.
June l:it was .105427.
WILLENTERTAIN CLASS
Concert
"Jolted Justice," a ripping comedy
film, will feature the moving pieture
program which will be inaugurated at
Lumina this evening. "Reel Life." an
j educational film, will also be shown.
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by Orphans at Academv
Music :Tomorrow 'evening,
iue cniiaren or Odd Fellows
. ers interested are urged to call the
don yvv a-I-m. - t . .
aoow,iduuu immeaiateiy.
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phanHome, Goldsboro, composing the ,. s' .e- F- Otulaw;fand daughter.
oucen. .utass, wnich wiU giye an en-A maxy. jutneL- or Ellenton, S
tertainment r at the Academy of Ma- F," who have been visiting here with
sic tomorrow evening, wHl arrive In -Mrs: lm F' Cates. left yesterday even
the city tomorrow evening and be en- in,g Warsaw to apend a period with
melius ana relatives, r . .-, v , :
- WEDS IN NEW JERSEY.
Many here will be interested and
X. iearn or tne marriage of
on Wriehtsvillft nnw DT, 'l. Dg;ine tnanotte bankers at-
" ; " tendine the RanlrT-a
Convention at
tertained at the - following
i!latS 'lker and Prank" Walker
with Mr. - Joe Jacob!; Helen Wigfrfns
and Louise Shaw with Mr. L E
Thomas. -Mil North
Beulah Westmorland and Juanita Tay- W- Bernarl Turley, son of Mr.
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lor with Mr. :L: W Mrwro Mr ioii and Mrs.' 'W. i-H. :Tiiriv.. M
Market street; Nannie NoUen' and SrS Fourth street, to Misa, Sadie D
v era arernii witn Mrs
North j Fourth street:
MARRIAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
The marriage. of Miss Linnie Louise
Pridgen, of this city, and Mr. Robert
B. East, of South Boston, Va., will
take place at 5:30 o'clock this after
noon at the home of Mrs. K. E. Prid
gen, .mother of the bride-to-be, at No.
113 North Sixth street.
ine event will be of a quiet nature,
only a few intimate friends and close
relatives of the young people having
been invited; Rev. Dr. A. D. Mc
Clure, pastor of St. Andrew's Presby
terian church, will perform tne cere
mony, following which an informal re
ception will be given. Miss KatiP
Bunn Pridgen,, sister of the bride-to-be.
will be maid of honor, and Mr. Merest
East, of South Boston, Va., brother of
the prospective groom, will be best
man. Miss Pridgen wilr he afpnmnan.
led to the altar by her brother, Mr.
T. M. Pridgen.
Those here from away to attend the
marriage are Misses Leafy Brown, of
Concord, and Mabel Lippard, of States
ville, the Messrs. East, of South Bos
ton, Va.
After the reception the bride and
groom will leave for a bridal tour to
Washington, D. C. and other daces
in me north, before returnina to South
tioston, Va., where they will make
their home. Miss Pridgen has for
several years been a trained nurse in
this city and Mr. East is onnnAftoH
witn the postoffice in South Boston.
WEDDING AT HIGH NOON.
A quiet but impressive home wed
ding took place today at hieh noon at
the residence of the bride's mother,
ino. sxv wortn Fifth street, when Miss
Alma Kate Peschau, youngest daugh
ter of Mrs. Edward Peschau, became
the bride of Mr. McCulloch Brogden
Wilson, formerly of Hyattsville. Md..
but for several years past a resident
of this city. Rev. Father C. Dennen.
of St. Mary's Pro-Qathedral, perform
ed the ceremony.
The bride. charmLnelv ownd in
Merritt on V.,u V uausnier or .Mr. and Mrs.
iNortn-ourth street; Harry Holma J Hurlbt, Highland Park,
TTnlmop M 19 Tw.. .T'"'. - " Dlafft In- Mnnr V.l. -i rn v
Johnson kiJi Mr. .and Mrsl-lpTiLiS tac. and E. C. Cayente, Monroe;
t n v w"u residin .ho TZZ:r ir"""1 ?tM 1- w vveatners, Atlanta.
. fnst, vw dsue' street Ed- uwue ., ui taei oriae's
-die Gav and Rosctie Griffith mt.' n, Parents. .
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ardg, of the Peoples' Bank & Tru3t
Company; Capt. A. G. Brenizer, of the
uoinmerciI National Bank; W. C
.FHiinouii, ui me mercnants nnri
Farniers National Bank; W. H. Twit-
ty, or the Charlotte National Bank.
ana ts. u. Anuerson, o the Indepen
dence Trust Company.
Among yesterday's arrivals at the
seashore Hotel were Messrs. J. T-
uamball, St. Louis; S. A. 'Black well.
Dillon, S. C; G. G. Tucker. WinHtnn-
saiem; vv. u. Pool, Lamar, s. C
m. Lee, Monroe; U. B. BJaylock,
waaesDoro; h. Clements, . Mocksville ;
A C4 Fore, Maysville; M. W. Lewis,
New Bern; W. B.1 Cole, Monroe: O.
uunt wuiiama, !WO.. ,820 . Chestnut
street;- Mies Legale rPerry, manager
with Mrs ... J . .. W, v Brooks No . 1710
Market, street. v, .....
, Funeral ,,of Infatst Son.
, Tho funeral of Joe Lee Cowan, the
elxteen-rnortsKddrTBon- of Mr. and
-Mrs . . J -." Cowan, wtio . died at No
419 North Fourth street was held yes
terday afternoon: ;at 3:30. o'clock from
the resldrticev.byrRev. - E;- C..- Sell,
pastor . of ' Bladen i Street s Methodist
TUCKER-DAVIS ENGAGEMENT.
Many friends in the-ritv haVa
ceived the following imritotinn.
Mr. and f Mrs. , Robert. Down Tucker
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
: Eunice . - - , . , .-
i-t .to ' - ...
Mr. Kenneth Norwood Davis
Tuesday afternoon, the third of July
One thousand nine hundred and
'? -seventeen r:, .....
t . t' at' tWCthirt v . rkntw.k
church reermentTO inade 'IniThreetrt : v .
Pellem.ceinetern : reSntre9t
w -.vatvutuit
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. LUMINA MOVIES. TONIGHT.
Lumina takes on additional attract
iveness, beginning tonight, when the
Lumina open-air -.theatre opens the
season, presenting, every evening, the
latest; in motion pictures for -the en
joyment and edification .of the .throngs
who crowd the place every night. The
management ror this , season; . have
made fortunate . arrangements for pre
senting the very best and. newest .pic
tures the market affords and this is a
feature that will appeal to many. '
For opening alght--4bnight-4.vvery
appropriate, special feature : has V been
booked-, a two reel comedy production,
"Jolted Justice," in which figure a
and pearls, with bodice of pearl lace.
was attended by Miss Alice Noble, of
unapel Hill, N. C. as first bridesmaid-
Miss Kathleen Wilson, of Hyattsville,
Md., a i sister of the groom, and Miss
Juna vpn. Eberstein, of Chocowinity,
N. C, as bridesmaids, and Mrs. o n
Satchwell, of Florence, S-. C as ma-
iron or nonor. Little Miss Eleanrr
Stedman, of .Fayetteville. a niece of
the bride, was flower girl. The brides
maids were gowned in white chiffnn
daisies. The first bridesmaid wopp
yellow chiffon, carrying white daisies;
matron of, honor : wore white - crepe de
chine a.nd carried : yellow .rpge, The
groom vas .attended, sjby , Mr. Roy W .
rrmce, or Washington, JJ. C, as bestfl
man. The groom Is chief claim clerk
ih the office , of auditor of .freight re
ceipts of the. Atlantic Coast Line.,.
Mr. and Mrs., Wilson: left on the
afternoon Seaboard train for the west
ern part of the State, where they will
spend their honeymoon
bevy of ; beautiful bathing girls, soino
inula Hula . dancers, a mrty. judge .and
uia wiie, wuu o icuci ui tne lurity
League. It's, said to be a roar from
beginning to. end and will well repay
everyone who hesitates on Lumina s
east veranda for a half liour tonight
Another, feature, on, tonight's bill is
"Reel Life"; ,the Mutual Fiim Maga
zine; whlchr isfean ; edttcationai-aWA lf
structlve feature. - Z-
land s navy enrollment consisted of
150,000 men when the war began. She
has over a million today.
"These are some of the things
mean when I mention the grand scale
of prepaartion, and this must be our
scale, if we are to be effective
( "We must tell the people the simple
truth and the basic facts
"We must tell the story of how the
war began, and the facts that went
before.
"Tell the story of Belgium.;
"Tell the story of the shooting of
Nurse Editt Cavell and Captain
Fryatt.
"Tell the story of Rhelms Cathe
dral.
tTell the shocking story of the Bel
gian deportations.
"Tell the story of the starving pris
oners of war in Germany,
"Tell over again the story of the
Lusitania, the Arabic and the Sussex
"Tell the story of the sinking of
the -Red Cross hospital ships
"Tell the story of German machina
tions in this country since the war
began
"Throw the full light on these and
every other phase of the war that wil
quickly lead the people to understand
the kind of enemy we are fighting.
"Then, and not before then, can the
full, force of thistgreat country's man
power and resources be made effeptive
for war.
"And then ye heard Major Charles
F. Gordon. You know him. He is
best known as Ralph Cennor. We
met him wht-n we first read 'Black
Rock.' We knew him better when the
'Sky Pilot' came into our libraries to
make us better men. We knew him
as a more vital force when we read
his 'Man from Glengarry.' We appre
ciated his breadth in 'The Foreigner,'
and his rich, warm, human heart in
'The Doctor.' Major Gordon has
written many books which mase the
world better, and now he is offering
all he has to offer his country in our
common struggle.
"He is a tall, earnest man, with a
refined determined face. He stands
as erect as you would expect a sol
dier to stand, chooses his powerful
words with ease. and talks from expe
rience. He has been in the front line
trenches. He has charged at the head
of his Highlanders across No Man's
Land, has lived a lifetime in a few
months, has been seriously wounded,
and is now .. on , furlough . recuperating.
When he rose to speak the applause
which started in a ripple gradually
ptpw in volume until the traffic , of
Brpadway was drowned and the whole
Astor Hotel seemed to shake with the
fervor, of it. .for fu,lly ten minutes.
Three .thousapd men stood on .thejir
feet and cheered hi;i to $ua ecno.: ;
"In accepting the splendid tribute
he said: 'Such an.. ovation is not forj
me, hut tor my comraues, auu ouci
seeing them on the job I know they
are worthy pf it.' ., h;;.i i; i
'Permit me, to quote from tnis quiet
forceful man of whom Canada is so
justly proud:
'"The United States has declared
war on the moral issue. Had you not
rir.no an wp could not teei towarus
you as we feel today..
" 'Business men are running tnis
war. A tew ngnung men acccpi iuc
duty on the battle line, but on you
business men lies the weight of this
war. - ..... , ,i
" 'It is so easy to do our fighting
by proxy. It is so natural to think of.
the trench man as the only man, but
we will win this war, if . we. win it, not
so much by those who throw the bomb
and (drive the bayonet through, as by
those earnest mep,.an4; women, behind
the lines. , who Jceep the supplies com
ing VLQJ . , : .. t . v
, "The fortunes. of; War. , Let us con.
sider .what those words mean. ;
"'What if that line of British bat
tleships .were broken through? , What
could quickly cut Roumania in two,
Hnd several million well-trained and
splendidly equipped soldiers could be
added to :the tremendous German
tojvy notebook W3 yes glazed, and
Jimmy had joined the immortals
" 'In a little' Canadian cottar t
recently told his old mother how Jim-
forces now ongaged with the French, my had gone, and how
and English on the western front
" 'The consequences of a completely
successful submarine campaign must
be, considered when we think of "The
Fortunes of War." and when we think
of these things we realize that an im-
mediate, wise, thorough, intense prep
aration s essential
" 'Ten months' training for troops is
foolishness; in this type qf.iwar, ;
" 'Regiments of Canadians have
been in the front trenches nine weeks
from the day they were mustered in,
and they were just as good as, the
others.
" 'Personally, I would feel pretty
safe behind a regiment of your Ameri
cans who had been given nine weeks'
iut-u me vicioria croas on hi dead
breast, and looking up at mo through
tear-dimmed eyes she said, "I dinna
grudge me boy. I wouid nao hap him
back."
" 'But this war is not enin? tr. k
all loss. The future progress of the
world will be the reward of on, effort
but in God's name get your men there
and get them there quickly, and get
more ready to go. '
"Gentlemen, Major Gordon told us
the plain, terrible truth. .Manufac
tured peace talk emanating rruin Ger
many is made for ears that niav stop
to listen when every faculty should
be strained to the utmost in im o.m-
tion for our great struggle.
Friends, I would rather my little
training. The thing to do Is to get
rr 1 n rfM,; lit . " , . ' .
Suiub,. uaiiuu win uever uu lis i DOV should srrnw iin willmm
part until soldiers are in the front tectiner carp nt n fathom h.,n
line. We are looking vithi the same at maturity to learn that I had dodged
eyes, and feeling WUh the same when I should havp been doing The
hearts. . Those long lists of tb,e dead, first call mav not draw von itft iu.
.i ii i a .. " ......
uiose yeuow leiesrams. mai come o
grip the heart and make sacrifice
easy. Sacrifice must begin wii.li ousi
ness men like you, and when you
mae the. war your business vxn will
be very serious, very glad, and very
proud.
" 'The only great sorrow of war is
the sorrow of shame. Death is in its
right place when it comes along the
pathway of duty and along the path
way to eternal glory.
''And politics why, you know, the
Irish,, he Scotch, the English, and the
suffragettes have closed ranks.- If la
bor had demanded ts rights the Brit
ish offensive would have been .pitiful.
It is .wonderful, how blood , washes out
class :i distinction. . Lords and manor
boys are fighting shoulder to shoulder
with bankers and butchers.
I believe to God class ..lines are
going to be wiped put by this war.
'How prone we are, to believe that
the day of our supreme test is over the
horizon. .We have known this conflict
was coming for years, but I did not
belieye war was imminent, and I was
fool.
" 'Germany knew absolutely that it
was coming, because Germany was
making ready for it. ' '
Back of 'war stands the man ofj
a
lines. There mav be no nlnro thr.
for you, but there is a place Tor every
man, and we Rhould each find that
place, or start immediately preparing
to be a cog in the big wheel of events.
"We are known to the world as a
great commercial nation. We are a
great commercial nation. Our cities
and towns have throbbed more with
the manufacture, of the utensils of
peace than with, the making of war
munitions.
"We stand embodying the ideals of
democracy. We still stand as we did
when Abraham Lincoln declared us
a government 'of the neonle. t.v the
pcpple, for the people.' Wo stand for
the freest expression of those things
Which make for liberty, equality, and
the opportunity to develop a higher
manhood and a more exalted woman
hood. "We have become the world's great
est, manufacturers, and the mills
have been kept going by a multitude
of salesmen who are keynotes of
Commercial activity. We are upon
the threshold of a new day. The .mp-est-driven
clouds war are flying
low- We can reach out our hands and
almost feel their stickiness. But we
are going to line up. We are ready
var, and when this struggle has I assume our new responsibilities
if Russia made, a separate peace?
inese things are quite within the
'Fortunes of War." .
'.'With Russia onen to German vr
ywumvefinppiiiBB would be available
for . the Teutons. Th a
tl&Ui Austrian and Turkisn ' armies
ceased that, man will be gone and his
class will be gone and his fighting
machine will be gone, and the world
will not work, for the glory and good
of one but for the good and glory-of
many.
" 'The smaller nations will win the
right to develop : to their possibilities.
We' will have a new" regard for our
selves and a new standard by which
to measure men. But to attain these
heights we.m,us; first; demonstrate pur
right to them. K; , ,
'x.ou. wui ., appreciate tnia more
when , your men join, ouj .Canadians , in
France. I remember one charge
across "No Man's Land." Five hun
dred and .sixty men scrambled-out of
our trenches to sweep forward through
the smoke and dust. It was before
we had learned tp .stp. .wliePi our ob
jective point had been reaches:, and
when the roll call came only 65:.rifles
reported.
" 'I believe the V. C. should .. be
pinned on every stretcherVbearer. How
well I remember Jimmy. In a shell
hole where the . stretcher men had
stopped for a minute's ( rest : wlth: the
officer they were carrying fo the re.ar.
Shells bursting everywhere. , .Shrapnel
bursting in the crater, and Jimmy, ly
ing face down on top of; Ms officer. Jo
protect nim from the flyjug fragmepts.
i nat wasnt necessary, it. wasn't call
ed for, it certainly wasn't, orders,, but
was vunmy s way or bringing his
man back eafjr. wholje as hje couid.
" 'Later, another day. ' in another
sneu noie, nineteen men had taken
reiuge.. Shrapnel wiped them out and
when, we found them Jimmy alone
was anve. He Insisted UDon hia off!
cial report as his life ebbed away.
e. gripped nimself and started tell
ing me tthe names of his comrades
Twice, he faltered, and seemed slip-
kiub away.; i tqia nim a report was
unnecessary, but he looked up at me
and said: "Major, I couldn't go with
out it. I've got to rerjort thl " onri
on . sheer nerve named thm' aii
he watched me" jot the kIast'namej ,
and we are aoine to demonstrate that
American salesmanship and true citi
zenship arc indeed akin.
.. "What we want in this country are
more German-born Americans like
Frank Baackes and more native-horn
Americans as red-blooded as Teddy
Roosevelt."
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