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Good Football Menu for Today ford college, whom The Gordon team for Columbus, arriv night. They were by a committee of zens. Arrangements State, Syracuse BY DICK JEMISON North Carolina Aggies Play Golden Tornado lYcllow Jackets Will Have Hands Full With Tar Heels at Grant Field. Game at 2:30. Every indication, including the Weather conditions, point to a real I football game out op Grant field this afternoon, when the Tech Golden Tornado Jocks horns with the North Carolina A.

M. team. that a team from this in; lanta and the doi no more experienced than the Jacketa But they will be everv whit as heavy, much heavier and Just as fast TMh Une up Doubtful. The line up of the Tornado Is extremely doubtful. It is not known will be able to play which as now rcscml tho 'varsity combination of nor periods.

Other games scheduled Include lumbia Union. Wesley an Ham ill Muhlenherp. Mm Camp Devens, Fordham New and Pelham Bay Newi Naval Training station. DAUGHTER COMES THURSDAY NIGHT TO JEMISON HOME Announcement is made of the arrival of a fine. 8 pound girl at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Pi Jemison Thursday night. Mr. Jamison is the It seemed settled last night am the newspaper mans friends 1 the young lady would be en arr fan, but no one was willing prophesy as whether she turn out to be an Alexa Stirlin Molls Bjurstdt or an Annette 1 TECH HIGH PLAYS A RETURN GAME WITH RIVERSIDE Tech High's football team will leave this morning for OainesviiK In Atlanta by the TECH NAVY UNIT ELEVEN WINS OVER COMPANY feating the Army 6 down; Fielding failed to kick goal. For the Navy, Beardon and Reese played splendid ball.

Lyle did fine Whitelv and Herndon start John Ropers, till lately of the varsity, and now off on account of tiBery Training school, pi a for the Army team, but still the Navy is now planning 1 Charged With Robbery. On the charge of being ant Carroll and Officers Da' J. Carroll, of the county police. It was alleged that Woolfolk, having stolen a wagon belonging to the Morrow Transfer company, had taken twenty two sacks of flour from a freight car In the yards of the Seaboard Air Line, when he was surprised by the section foreman, J. Anderson.

The three negroes ran the foreman away with revolvers, it was stated, and when the special agent of the railroad appeared on the scene Woolfork fired upon him. Draft Treaty Ratified. Washington, November Ratifications of the draft treaty between France and the United States were exchanged early today by Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Jusserand. Mme. Takima Miura.

the Japanese prima donna, has ben entertaining joldlers of the camp.s in the Jlolnltz si, Wellington. vhether they will be able to take Webb and Lamar, two good sized men, are being primed for the line positions, and Adams and Scarboro That the Jackets, of condition, have with three regulars almost certain. outlook ts far from a promising one from a Tech standpoint. i However, the Jackets have been sawing wood and saying nothing all week and they'll be out on the old field battling as usual this after of I the game will start promptly at will be $1, with all men in uniform The following Is the probable line Lamar 1. t.

Ripple (capt) vMcBraver Guyon r. tL Long (Huffines) 12 pounds to the (Baker) INON COM ELEVEN Columbus, will celebrate "Strupper day" today in honor of her native son, Sergeant G. Everett Strupper, who is the star of the Camp Gordon football team. The occasion will be the playing of the game between the Gordon eleven and the eleven of Mike SEVERAL GOOD GAMES ON EASTERN GRIDS This game is scheduled to start ociock ana juaging rrom Is going to I the game. BOYS' HIGH DEFEATS NEWNAN HIGH, 12 0 Newnan, November 8.

CSpe High school, of Atlanta, defeated Newnan High this afternoon in a hotly contested game by the score of 12 to nothing. Failing to kick both goals and costly fumbling at critical times lost the game for pushed the ball over wit weighed 1 3 handled with more judg ings failed to show up, his ef beinE: smothered by Newnan. ivith losses. Cole and McBride. gameP of I r.

Umpire, Parrott, Sewanee. NEGRO HEAVYWEIGHTS COME HERE FOR MILL Jeff Cark. colored heawwelarht. ell known negro ring vet Joe Woodman, manager of the Boston Tar Baby, will come to At Coti lanta, along with Langford, and the gi heart of Auburn avenue will again Cot in the Clark is one of the best negro in in the game, having met the a 12 round draw with Langford months ago, and the two are cted to give and take in rough style when they clash rut Promoter Cooper Is putting things 1 Janua shape for the hour and will have 17. 56.

very thing arranged several days HOWARD BERRY'S HANCOCK ELEVEN TACKLES CLEMSON ird Berry and his Camp Han 1 Clemson. S. C. today, where they ill tackle the Clemson college ag eat. on.

This game should be on by the Hancock bunch, but the igers certain to give the Han nck eleven a stiff fight for the de G. M. C. VS. N.

G. A. C. MAY DECIDE TITLE Georgia on the local field. A another winnine team this vt Roth teams are In fine trim and from all indications it will be a fairly evenly matched contest.

The two teams are about the same In weight. G. M. C. having the shade I MORAN MANDOT BOUT POSTPONED Two Divorce Filed.

I Mrs. Lula Leverett filed suit for ivorce against W. A. Leverett Fri ay. alleging in her petition that time hitting her on the head with a "genuine old fashioned hoe handle." She states that when she last heard of him he was In Arkansas.

Mrs. Cora Lee Tatum filed a petl with a knife. ererl land bora pa a Fridajr, REACTION INTENSE IN COTTON MW jWtt IN NKW YORK COTTON. Jan. May 17.18(27.88 17.84) 17.15 Pf NsTW ORLEANS COTTON.

lopenlmghl Low! Close. 1 Closed steady. ing subsided, the 128.71 New York, November 8. Reaction from the Intense excitement created by circulation of false peace reports yesterday was reflected In the nervous and irregular ruling of today's cotton market. There was considerable activity early when commitments undertaken yesterday afternoon were being readjusted, but later business was aulet with Prices sagging off, while the trade wai 28.30 in the late 1 at 88.58.

with pathy with weak Liverpool cables. There was a good deal of buying the small ginning figures and bullish spot advices, however, which quickly caused rallies and by the middle of the morning December had sold up from 29.00 to 29 82, and March from 28.000 to 28.70. This mattering liquldat Tradlne was oulet later worked lower in the abse slderable short selling as the result of the bell First convertible 4s No of sup the lowest levels of the day. March selling at 27.83. or 57 points net lower.

The close was steadied by covering, but within a Tew points of the lowest. The census report showed only 7.793,615 bales ginned 18 and November 1 the on the 'trround that ginning had been restricted by unfavorable weather, the epidemic and congestion at compresses or oil of the yield. The decline In Livet pool was considered party due the easier ruling of marine wa on the ssult of the fal lown by the allies. This liquidation joon and for the In the early trading fluctuations Before the session was very old. delayed a reaction from yesterday's buying and display of bullish sen timent over the supposed ending of the war was due.

Good support was gradually grew that nistloe still undecided" of the afternoon prices 1 Orleans. Sales on the spot, 339: greater part ipts, stock. 324,226. ATLANTA QUOTATIONS COTTON SEED PRODUCTS Bid. Asked.

Crude oil. prime basis ....3 is. sacked 26.00 ean mill 1 7 per clean mill run. Liverpool Cotton. quiet; prices lower.

Good middling 28.42; middling, 22.79; low middling h.Si! Safes. 2.000 "ai'es. Including American. Receipts. 73.000 bales, includ November, 20 68; December.

19 ry, 19.18; February, 18.50; Mai Liberty Bonds. Dry New York, November Cotton goods quiet 'BIdi we're receive" by the so" ernment for larse quantities of cotton I Roods and wool goods for war purposes. ton goods and yarns buyers are holding Sea Island Cotton. 1: Fancy Florida and Georgia, FOR REDEMPTION. maturing Decembe? 6, 1918?" Country Produce.

Among 61 firsts. 67HC60H. 'wkeyTITl! gathere 66068; Poultry, alive, easy; chickens 88039; fowls old roosters 32; turkeys dressed, irregular and unchanged. Chicago, November Butter un ARMISTICE HOAX STILL AFFECTS STOCK MARKET New York. November t.

The stock market continued at the outset of today's more moderate operations to reflect the disturbing influence created by yesterday's armistice hoax. Leaders lost 1 to 6 nointa. but soon recovered. In numerous Wall street Is almost unanimously of the opinion that the war ended, but manifest considerable, confusion of sentiment in proceeding to adjust its affairs to peace con the government for various supplies. striking feature of that division.

presumably by dealing comotives. American Car and vari ous specialties made substantial re Chicago. specaiative ouymg. small fraction. The demand ror metals seemed to be founded on tangible ground, but gains In that changed on call.

displaying firm in New High. Low. Close. Clos Am. Car A Fou 414.

S1H C1H 86 84 J4K 668, 924, A Tal.108 107K 1 a Cane Sugar 33H Motors' 88 87 68 62 Vi sin 42V, 4JV4 8414 56 do. Ore. Ctfs. 31 Illinois Central. 106 104 10214 103 1204 121 1 opper 28 Steel 4214 Pacific 81 ern Ill 11014 Northern Paclflc.102% 101 100 Ohio Cities Gas.

46 Pennsylvania 60 Pittsburg Cost 48 48 48 Conner IS 88 2B 15 98 79 78 69 Line 10 10 18 do. pfd nclalr Oil Re loss. Shef. Steel poraMonr Tennessee Copper Texas Co 192 1 Tobacco Products 79 7144 Union Pacific 1 Fruit ...147 147 id. Alco Willys Overland.

1 in New York. TJ. S. 2s. registered.

TJ. 3s. U. SU 4" bid Panama 3s. coupon 6s Central Leather dher Chicago.

A Qulncy Jolet 4s Chicago. R. I. Pac. Ry.

ref. Colorado Southern ref. Dominion of Erie gen. 4s r.tral ref. 4s Kansas City Southern "ref.

"is i Missouri Pacific aen. 4s New Tork Central deb. 6s Norfolk Western Consol. 4s, Northern Pacific 4su bid Pennsylvania ren. aclenttfie tovs Ince of Mathai as are applied to telep hotography.

Line adj. 6s Southern Bell Telephone 6s, bid. 98 Southern Pacific Texas and Pacific 1st Monty Market. ovember 8. Mercantile rong; 60 days, 88 days it bonds firm: railroad boat Atlanta Bank Spelter 'quiet; East spot offered at 8.40.

I 1,081,6:4.28 New Tork November Metal Cuba, this year mwm Wheat Production and Other Crops Also Show Increases Banner Year for Some Crops. Washington, Xovember October weather conditions resulted in an increase of 10,000.000 bushels in department of agriculture's her cron reDOrt todav Disced 2.T49.193.000 bushels. While the 1 crop is smaller in site tfean last year's, the food value is materially I greater because the quality, this With a wheat crop of about 91! 000.000 bushels, which is some 10i 000,000 bushels more than the a erasre of the last five years, a large crops "of rye, buckwheat, pot toes, rice, beans, onions and ca bage, the country's food crops tt year have been bountiful. I What Report Hays. A summary of the report by the last year and 82.8 average.

The last year and 82.8 ayerage. The the higher quality, is a much largei proportion. The absolute productiot is only a fraction of 1 per cent be low the five year average. The stoch "Buckwheat was damaged by early frosts, lowering the good earlier prospects of yield by about 6 cent, but leaving this crop still 6 per cent in excess of last year and 20 per cent above the average. Potatoes Below Normal.

yields now reported confirm the earlier estimates. The sum mer droughts resulted in small size I and reduced yields in the main pro ducing areas. The crop notw esti mated is 11 per cent below the enor nous crop or last year, dui per ient above the five year aWerage, in size the fourth crop tl rec has a yield per acre materially above average and a total production of 70.n00.000 pounds above last year. cabbage 18 ng suppoi Wheat, cars Hogs, "head" of apples 11 cent more. Sugar beets about 25 pi yrup.

relatively insignificant, is 1 cent less, peanuts 6 per cent less. Other Katlmntra. Preliminary estimates of production of other crops follow; Buckwheat. 000; potatoes, S90.101.000; sweet potatoes, 8S.114. 000; tobacco, 1.2fi1.«86,000 pounds; flax seed, 14.646,000 bushels; pears.

10.342,000; apples, 197.3M.0O0; near beets. 6.549.000 tons; Kaffirs, fil.l^. 000 bushels; cranberries. 374. 000 barrels; onions, 13,438,000 bushels cabbage.

565.000 tons; sorghum, syrup, 29.757,000 gallons; clover seed 1.248, 000 bushels; peanuts, 62,617,000 bushels. Other details of the report are: Weight per measured bushel: Wheat, 58.8 pouds; oats, 32.2; barley. 48.9. Stocks of old corn on farms November 1 were 118.400,000 bushels, compared with 34,448,000 last year. CORN IS NERVOUS AWAITING PEACE TO BE DECLARED Chicago, November Nervousness and irregularity today characterized the corn market, while traders watched for an expected official announcement from Washington that hostilities had ceased.

The market closed unsettled. net from 90 cents decline to 81 advance. Bears in corn clearly had the advantage most of the time owing to geenral anticipation that an armistice with Germany would be signed with the least possible delay. Especially during the first half of the hances of and 1 telling of of the draft in the United State acted as an evident handicap 1 hat the shir Mild make everv effort I food and other supplies to Europe The November crop report from Washington proved to be substantially identical with advance estimates. I Oats showed more firmness thai corn as a result of Improved shipping demand.

Chicago Qnotatlot the rul Open. High. Low. 1.22% 1.20H 1.22^ .73 .73 .72 .70 .7014 6944 .70 Beceipti In Chicago. National Bank Call asbJngton, Noveml the aloes of business 7,793,615 BALES GINNED TO NOV.

Washington, November 8. Cotton ginned prior to November 1, the census bureau announced today, amounted to 7,793.613 bales. Including 120,143 round bales and 15,780 bales of sea island. Qinnings to that date last year were bales, including 132, 907 round bales and 67,560 bales of by states: i 4 7 Louisiana. 3 Mississippi.

68S.471: Missouri. North Caro lina, Ok.ahoma. HOI; South Carolina, St06.i>40; Tennessee, ir.2.144; Texas. 2.16!>,4I*a: Virginia, SOUTHERN SPOT HOLDERS CHECK COTTON DECLINE New York. November The selling movement which was tinued until January contracts, sold at 26 cents last Saturday morning.

At this level the decline was checked by covering and there were sharp rallies during the earlier part of the past week on reports that southern spot holders were refusing to follow the decline in futures. January contracts sold back to 29.50. or cents per pound above the low level, but later In the Keek fluctui rumors as to peace de factors considered re the committee on cotton goods were being spot markets. The these two opinion! Some trade buying has been reported rlurine the week, but support change would he m.ide In the maximum values already in force, but there Is enough uncertainty in that hesitation. Reductions have been reported in marine war risks with talk narrowing differences bo been freight supposed to depend upon tonnage rather than costs of transportation Private crop estimates issued during the tveric have ranued from 11 100.000 to 11.750,000 hales exrlodin linters.

or well under the official cnd Pentemher indication of 11 818 000 bales. Small ginnlnsr returns to to the epidemic and congestion at mi Us or but pr bahlv PROFESSIONAL VIEWS ON COTTON SITUATION h. for. reply J. JAT a CO.

To k. November (PpeeJal.) slowly 1 5 having been much? reduced' so strong. The denial of yea the .3 had a marked lnfli The ter peace can hardly at this HUBBARD BROS. CO. 'ork, November 8 WHOLESALE COST PRICE OF FRUITS AND PRODUCE prices, and' nt credit' andrdenveredhprtce impfM Mtanta Market prized possess! The sugar production of the prov A plan for draining the Zuyder of the I In charge.

1, sacked, per rietles, 100 pound sacks. 82.60*: Virginia Danish, crated. I Sweet Georgia Porto Rlcans. Florida. 35.00*6.00 per box.

Florida, ly buahel crati Florida, 33.50 per crate. Ohio Hubbard, 3 cents I 5H cents per pound. California Emr eror 4 ba flats, 81 Rutabagas Canadian, sacked, per 2.50. Dry Llmas. 14e per poun W.

GARY THOMPSON. King Edward when Of Wales, done by 9 er their marriage. I TRADE CONTINUES TAPER OFF, BRADSTREETS New Tork, November Brad street tomorrow wiu say. Trade continues to taper off, rumors of peace, effects of influenza. i adv.

1 6Teaxs Receipts 8, Middling 137. medium heavy 31 pack ers light fed "attle; P.er 5.000; strongly defined tendency to mark time while trying to sketch out the probable breadth of readjustments to follow the peace now apparently in sight, in fact, the roseate outlook in Europe, with premature reports of Germany having accepted terms submitted by the allied powers, have already taken form in the unsettle ment of grain and cotton prices, in cancellations of some orders, in the holding up of contemplated plant extensions and In higher prices for securities. of buyers' also have made for some increase in supplies of merchandise, and, in view of the Inevitable de shy sway from placing 'bank" J6.250, 026.000. COTTON MOVEMENT. ATLANTA COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE: Good middling, SO.SOc Shipments, 854 bales.

630 Stock. 84.814 bales. Port 'Movement. New Middling SO 38; receipts 4.803; sales 788; stock 4S4.326. Middling 31.10; receipts 7 004: sales 4.000: stock 39S.659.

1 270; stock Middling 31.10; stock New Middling 80.65; stock Receipts exports Ipts 36.671; exports Receipts 146.711; er ror Receipts Interior Movement. 612.50; em prime culla 63.25g6.50. Kansas City. November Hogi nrelrt, 80.50; receipts meals 4.KI: sates 1.500; stock 861.891. i 29 13: rrrrlpta 2.917.

shipments 2.387; sales 318. stock 2.356; stock 17.713. Middling 39.10; sales i Live Stock. Chicago. November 8 Hogs: Receipts lo.f.no; iHte trade very dull, mostly 10 15 c.

i.ts yesv rday's early tl7.8SOl8.8S; licht 81 ng I16.50@17.60; thn f4 12 1 good native 3 rents hlRhi'r; good 315.40® 19.75; me'dl Si: steers 36.0 on; cows 35.00* 10.60: heifers HO: etockers And feeders JC.OOff bulls 36.60@9 calves 37.004 Receipts 2.500: steady. Lamb 33.50jrl0.50; Lights 617.70* 317.60 heavy 318.35 Cattle: Receipts S.900j steady. Native 39.60 87.50@ Lambs Rice. Orleana November Rough ollna. 6 40: Japan.

6.vo*7.iO; 403 Louisiana Receipts. Sugar. New Tork. November After the ugar was considerably more active ti lav with the committee reporting pg of 860.650 baes of u' ns for id at 7.28 for centrifugal to the refn The local market for refined sugar wj inchanged on the basis e.f 9 cents tr. listed.

The demand, while Provisions. Chicago, November 6. 118.68016.88. Ribs, 324.00025.00. Weekly United states v.

One Hudson Automo lle, Motor No. 151624. Libel in rem or forfeiture of the property herein nder and in pursuance of an order it in the said property, in the United 8tate be forfeited to the United States for the final deeree should not then and ther be passed in tho premises as prayed. This 8th day of November. 191S.

HOWARD THOMPSON, United States Marshal. Chief Deputy United States Marshal. TOBACCO CROP NEVER SO QUALITY BETTE Washington. November a before was there a cropof ceptton of Tennessee and Kentuclfifl production this year. North Carol leading with an increase of CTThe production by states, the 1 of agriculture Virginia poundi CaVolma The Quality this I th" 5.0 increase Florida ois.OOO^deef'ease Km yield 871.

pounds, compared wiM HESTER'S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMEN Comparisons are do! same date last year 657.M da. earns date last year year 1.088.8* 1.66«»i| hundred twenty five (136) fi me TRUST COMPANY OF 01 MENGetCuredJ to consult a 'si riceni. 'aDa CbraSl in Hilurdays, 7 10 8 p. a SSff 1 1 1 1 i 1 11 ra. to 1.

only. DR. T. W. HUGHES, OobmIIi T4ilrd Natlsul Bank North BraaS St.

Atlanta. 6a. DR R. CLOSELY (Snoccedlnsc Dr. J.

T. Gault.) Office Suite 915 916 Building. Phones 1 Office M. Residence M. 2J59 J.

Office Hoars, 9 to li 2 to DISEASES MEN and WOMEN Troubles; Kidnr meU and how qufckl'y you 4MW lleved by the right treatment. BRING NO MONEY von. I prove the value of treatment before asking pay far I E3. Morrli Entrance Walton Street, HUBBARD BROS. Cotton Merchant HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cott New York Produce Exchange; associate members Liverpool lor tne purcnase ana sale of.

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