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18 THE FORT WAYNE NEWS AND SENTINEL Monday, January 28. LOCAL MARKETS Dwarf Essex Itape Seed--lie. cwt. TWELFTH DISTRICT PRICES 3. $1.17.

Oats--N. 1. 79c. Hye--11. LIGHT RECEIPTS FEATURE DAY: Slump in Demand Also Marks Week's Opening Today.

One Load Each of Hay and Corn Constitute Day's Offerings on Street Hay and Grain Market. General Markets Calves-- Receipts, 350 head: market steady; top, $16.50. Light receipts and a marked slump in I mand were the generally outstanding i attires on the local markets TMs i rendition was mainly due to the general shutdown of most business houses of the city. Many farmers prefer to bring in I thfir produce on days when they can at I the fame time make necessary purchases merchandise of various kinds. They have also found that a scarcity of buyers us the rule on the workless days and for this reason are generally able to get better prices on other days.

Only one load of hay was offered for on the street market this morning and at 1 o'clock this even stil! remained unsold. A single load of corn comprised the day's offerings on the street grain market, rinding a buyer at SI.25 per which was 5c higher than "he 1-rice ruling on corn Saturday. Kggs and butter receipts were also greatly decreased on the local commission markets this morning. Commission men anticipate heavy receipts and active trading tomorrow. City Scales Report.

Hay--Receipts. 1 load; unsold. Corn--Receipts. 1 load: $1.25. East Buffalo Live Stock.

(By Associated Press.) KAST lU'FFAU). Jan. Cattle-- Ke- ceipts. hr.i(i: market prime steers, JKi.Sn.fflJ.L'D; butchers, 12.50; yearlinKK. S11.0W13.50: heifers.

eows. bulls. ll.pl'; frrsli cows and springers. $50. 140.00.

Kereipts. 1.200 head; market easier; IS. 50. HCRS-- Receipts, 12.000 head: market heavies, $16.73 1C. 90; mixed, orkers Jind lights, Jm.75Ciil6.S5; piS3, Paying Prices to Producers Mayflower Mills.

Wheat--J2 07. Oats--77c. C. Tresstlt Sont. Wheat--S2 05.

Ca.) Sheep and Lambs Roceapts, 700 head; market active and steady: lambs. $14. 01 si 1S.50: yearlings, ethers unchanged. Chicago Live Stock. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Jan.

Hogs-- Receipts, 24.000 head; slow; bulk. $15.4013 15.75; lights. S15.00w.15.65; mixed, S15.10S) heavies, roughs, $15.10 pics. $11.7541.14.00. Cattle-- Receipts.

5,000 head; market strong; steers, stackers and Seeders, 10.40: cows nnd heifers, calves, Sheep-- Receipts. 3.000 head; market firm: wethers, lambs, $14.50 17.75. Chicago Produce. (By United Press.) CHICAGO. Jan.

Butter-- Creamery extras. 49c: creamery firsts, 4Sc; firsts, seconds, -iKcM-ic. ICsps Ordinary, 52y56c; ordinary firsts, US' 1 59c. Cheese Twins, Young 26'ifT27c. Live I 3 oultry Fowls, ducks.

23 25c; geese, springs, 24c; turkeys. 2-ic. Potatoes No receipts; all grades, $2.00 ($2.25. Globe Mllli. FEED by W.

D. Henderson Timothy 30.00. Mixed Clover Corn--New. Oats--75J8SOC. Timothy 0.00 WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Corrected by C.

M. Wiener.) Eggs--Fresh, storage, 46c. Potatoes--New home-grown. bu. i Onions--Home-grown.

bu. cwt. Apples--Fanqy, bbl. Live Chickens--21 Ib. POULTRY (Corrected by Sherman White Co.) (U.

S. F. A. License Ko. 306337.) Poultry--Hens, 4 Ib.

and up, 21c; under 4 19c; springs. 20c: ducks, 18c; geese, 17c; turkeys. No. 1. 25c: old roosters.

12c. FORT WAYNE HOG MARKET Hugs--ICO to 250 HO to ICO pigs. $16.00. HIDES, WOOL, SEEOS, ETC. Well Co.

Hides--Green, 15c; salted. 16S17r; bull, green. cured, salted calf skins, No. 1 green calf skins. 22e; large horse hides, Ko.

1, $7.00 each; No. 2, $6.00 each; hog skins, large No. 1, goflt skins, Tallow--Prime cake, Ib. Grease--White. clean, bones, cwt.

Pelts--With wool, lamb fkins, each; shearlings, SJ.OO. Ib. Ib. J. W.

Bash Co. Hides--Grpen, 15c: cured, 16S17C, Ib. Seeds, clover. timothy. alsike, golden fetii.

cultivated ginseng-, $3.00 yi.OO; xvild ginseng. The Maler Hide Fur Co. Hides--No. 1 srren, 15c: No. 1 cured, 17c: No.

1 horse. preen calf. 22i2Sc; cured calf. 252tc; hog skins ib. Kraus Apfelbaum.

Seeds--Medium ind mammoth clover timothy, alsike clover, cwt. bu. Vi'ool--70c Ib. Chicago Grain and Provisions. (By United Press.) CHICAGO.

Jan. Opening-- March com nominal: May up January oats I'P He: ilarch up ilay up Provisions steady. Noon February corn ur He (opened March up 'ic: May down Ijc. January np March unchanged: May up 3 iC. Provisions steady.

Close February corn unchanged; March up V4c; May down January oats up 4c: March up May up Provisions steady. Corn-- Open. Hich. Low. Close.

Cleveland Produce. (By United Press.) CLEVELAND. Jan Produce market changes: Potatoes-- cwt. Live poultry Chickens, New York Produce. (By United Press.) NEW YORK.

Jan. Flour-- Market dull. Pork-- steady; mess, 50.5'J. bard Market firm; middle west. spot.

S25.40S25.50. Sugar-- Raw quiet; centrifugals, 98 test, 6.005c: refined quiet; cut loaf, S.95c: crushed. S.70c; powdered, 7.60c; granulated, 7.45c. Coffee Rio No 7, on spot, 9c Tallow-- Market firm; special, city, Hay-- Market dull; prime No. 1.

No. 3. clover. Dressed Poultry Market quiet; turkeys, chickens, 25g.3Bc; fowls, ducks, Live Poultry Mirket firm; geese, SOc; ducks. 30c; fowls, turkeys.

28M30c; roosters, 20c; chickens, broilers, Chetse Market firm; state milk, com- mun to specials, common to specials, 8g20c. Butter-- Market dull; receipts. 11.542 tubs; creamery extras, special market, state dairy, tubs, Eggs-- Market dull; receipts, 5,673 cases; nearby white, fancy, BtisfGSc; nearby nu'xed, fancy, fresn firsts. Pittsburgh Live Stock. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURGH, Jan.

ceipts, 2,000 head; market steady: steers. heifers, cows, Hogs--Receipts, 9,000 head; market lower; heavies. heavy yorkers and light yorkers, pigs, HMO. Sheep and Lambs--Receipts, 3,600 head: market steady; top sheep, top lambs, $18.85. Calves--Receipts, 600 head; market lower; top, $17.50.

Toledo Grain and Provisions (By United Press.) TOLEDO. Jan. Wheat- Cash No. 1 red, Clover Seed--Cash, January and February, March, $19.20. Timothy--Cash.

$4.25. $15.93. Close: Wheat--Cash, $2.20. $1.70 Oats--Cash, 89Vc. Rye--Cash.

$2.00. Clover Seed--Cash, January and February, $20.00: March, $19.50. Alslke--Cash. $16.00. Timothy--Cash, March, $4.45.

Butter--Brick creamery, 51c: tub crearn- ISo. Eggs--Fresh candled, 61c; selects, April storage, 53c. Hay--No. 1 timothy, No. 2.

mixed, heavy mixed, $23.00. March 1.26% 1.26's 1.26% S4H 1.2C°i 1.25-4 -S4 Pork-Jan 4f.li7 47.40 May 46.25 "46.30 Lard- Jan'. 24.82 24.82 24.80 May 24.07 25.07 25.02 Ribs- Jan 23.70 23.77 23.70 23.77 24.42 24.45 24.37 24.40 dry 47.10 47.30 46.11 24.80 25.05 Grain Review. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. Jan.

prices hardened today owing to unfavorable weather for the crop average. Opening; figures, which averaged a shade higher, with March not quoted and May at followed by a slight setback and then a frank upturn. The close was steady at the same as Paturcl'iy's finish, -with March and May AH of oats reached new high price levels. Higher quotations on hogs put a little- firmness in provisions. Indianapolis Live Stock.

(By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Hogs, 15.500; cattle, calves, 500; sheep, 100. Hogs--Best heavies, mediums and mixed, good to choice lights, small, fa: 16.00; common to medium lights, $15.25 16.00; roughs and packers, best pifs, bulk of sales good hogs, $16.00. Spring to choice, 16.75. Toledo Live Stock.

(By United Press.) TOLEDO. Jan. 4,000 head: market lOc higher: heavies, $16.20 16.25: mediums. $16.00 16.15; yorkers, 516.00@16.10; good pigs, 16.10. Calves--Market steady.

Sheep and Lambs--Market steady. Jobbers' Prices to Retailers RETAIL STREET MARKET Kggs--Strictly frtsti (candled), 53g.5oc doz. Hutter--Country. 4S(J50e Ib. Poultry--Dressed, SOc Ib.

Pork--Fresh, 2Sc Ib. Potatoes--Home-grown, 51.25(81.35 ou. WHOLESALE BARR STREET A Eggs--55frj60c doz. cwt. Butter--IDijfSOc ib.

bu. Corn--S'-25 bu. Oats--77ft 78c bu. ton. Ib.

BUTTER Fort Wayne Creamery Co. Geld Medal 1-Lb. Prints--51c, Gold Medal 30-Lb. Tubs--51c. Gold Medal 50-Lb.

Tubs--50c. F. H. George Co. (U.

S. F. A. License No. G001J3.) Rosemary--1-lb.

prints, Sic; 60-lb. tuba, SOc; 30-lb. tubs, 51c. FLOUR AND FEED C. Tresselt Soni.

(All flours milled in accordance with Kov(-rnmrnt food regulations.) Hunsarian, Silver Dollar. 11.60; Little Turtle. Sll.00'4 11.60; spline wheat, graham, 11.60- pumpernickel, rye. Bran, shorts. J32.M; mkhllinRs.

SiO.mi: chop feed. Ses.OO'n70.00; corn meal. J6.00@li.20; $3.00. Globe Mills. Winter wheat straight.

Sll.00tfll.60: spring wheat. S11.0'"« 11.CO; graham, $11.00 (Jill.CO: pumpernickel. SJ.Mii 10.20; rye. 10.20. Bran.

shorts. middlings, chop feed, $tW OOgTO.OU; cum meal, Mayflower Mills. Winter wheat straight. S11.40S12.20; Novcna, 13.00; Silver Dust, 12.80; rye. (.20.

ton. ton. SEEDS (Kraus Apfeloaum.) Seeds--AA clover, medium, 512.00: A tlover, medium, 511.50; BB medium clover, $11.00: AA mammoth clover, A riammoth c'over. $11.50: Uli mammoth clover, $11.00: KK alsike. AA alfalfa.

A alfolfa, $9.75: AA timothy. A timothy, J4.00; timothy special. S3.90. Whippooi-n-lll Cow Pf.ii--$4.00 bu. Field bu.

Blossom Sweet bu. cwt. Flndlay Oil. (By United Press.) FIXDLAY, Jan. Princeton, Noith Lima.

S2.08; South ijima. Indiana. Wooster. Plymouth, $2.03. Dally Market Letter.

(F. G. Sprague. Anthony Hotel Building.) CHICAGO, of May oats at the SOc level, heatless Monday, with a quiet export demand, and peace talk may prevent oats advances today: otherwise general snows have fallen more snows are predicted to be on their way. President may offer more remarks on the peace subject, and in addition Aus tria- remains desperately uneasy.

Bill to increase, presidential power on food prices is also due for consideration. The Tribune says many have lost hope of tiie expected increase in corn and oats movement. Hoover reports larg-e number of corn crop reliefs are stuck in the snow drifts. Oats seem to le scarce in the Boston reports two oatless days per wei'ii for horses. French reports indicate roffee import? to lie stopped for some months.

This may small Tuesday dip in The president orders wheat consumption reduced to 70 per eent. of 1017 totals Various restrictions on wheat suggest increased for corn, oats, etc. Some of the cash erowd say the gov- ernm pt is bought up on oata for pome time. There is demand for July oats quotations, as July represents the nev, oats. l.nrt;e percentage of hogs now averages 15Hc.

the guaranteed or promisee General onts of Saturday were reported as 23.000 only. Heral'l reviews th' corn crop movement delfiy thinks danger of much loss. The strong o.its situation does not appenr inmiiired, but question of reaction again If export demand remains quiet we must expert dips. Weekly forecast is for more snow until midweek, after which good weather is due. CENTRAL POWERS FACING A SPLIT (Continued From Page One.) Brest-Litovsk if the Germans had not posed as conquerors and had not demanded annexations.

Referring to President Wilson's message Herr Hardin says: "Belief is still firm that peace is possible and that the cleavage no longer is so wide that it can be filled only by corpses." Disavows Annexations. (By United Press.) AMSTERDAM. Jan. Minister Kuehlman flatly disavowed annexationist principles in his speech before the main reichstag committee Saturday, according to details received here today. The German minister was quoted as declaring: "The declaration of Count Westarp (leader of the German conservatives) advocates seizure of territory "based on our military successes.

Sucli an attitude, for the present imperlcal government in view of all its principles, is impossible from tjie outset." Disturbances in Rhein District. (By United Press.) LONDON, Jan. disturbances have occurred in the Rhlnish industrial districts, according to reports from The Hague printed today by the London Daily Mail. The dispatch asserted that machine guns had been distributed to troops at Mulhet. No further details were givenc Czerin Goes to Peace Parley.

i (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. --Count Czerin, the Austro-Hungarlan foreign minister, left Sunday for Brett-Lltovsh. where the negotiations with the Russians are taking place, according to Vienna advices today. He was accompanied by numerous officials.

Count Czerin's policy in administering Austria-Hungary's affairs has been endorsed by the reichsrath, which adopted a vote of confidence, Germany Gives Austria Flour. AMSHBRDAM, Jan. is reported by the Zeitung am Mittig, of Berlin, that negotiations have been completed by the German and Austro- RtinKrlan food boards in consequence of which Germany has placed 5,500 tons of flour at the disposal of Austria- Hungary on condition of its return by the middle of March. If the flour is not returned later Germany is to receive maize to the amount of 14 per cent of the flour shipment. Vote Confidence in Czerin.

(By United Press.) AMSTERDAM. Jan. foreign commiKsion of the Austro-Hungarian reichsrath voted 14 to 7 its confidence in Count Czerin, foreign minister, according to Vienna advices today. Junker Newspaper Suppressed. (By Associated Press.) LONDON.

Jan. is reported from Holland that the pan-German Krpiz Zeitung, of Berlin, has been suspended for publication of a violent article under the head. "Austria Must Be Abandoned." Taylor. "The levees gradually extended upstream; the progress was very slow, indeed, and as they went upstream they gradually included the channel water, which had formerly gone over the country at large. The effect was to increase the flood height little by little until by the time they had reached Red river the flow height had been very materially increased.

The government began its co-operation in the work of levy building 111 1882" (the year following Mr. Taylor's appointment to the commission). Has Expended During the thirty-three years of Mr. Taylor's connection with the commission, the government has expended on levees about $25,000,000. and the states and riparian communities have expended 50 per cent more.

"The result has been a wonderful development of the country." Mr. Taylor told the senate committee. "A generation of people have grown up since the work began. They have acquired confidence in protection from the floods and the whole valley is alive with progress and prosperity. The value of land has increased prodigiously.

I know I am not stating anything extravagant when I say that the value of land in the valley since the beginning of the levee work under the co-operation of the government has increased threefold from Cairo to the gulf on an average. The railroads are threading the country as thickly as in New England. Every form of business is in a state of the highest activity; factories, mills, banks and every agency of active business have multiplied to a surprising degree. All that is necessary to reclaim the whole valley completely and bring it all into a state of cultivation is surface drainage, and that work Is now in active progress. "There have been many drainage associations organized under the law, and drainage canals for carrying away the surface water are being built in all parts of the valley at great expense and with great energy.

I repeat, as I said before, that I do not know where to look in the whole world and in all history for so splendid an example of reclamation as has been accomplished by the levees of the Mississippi river. Government Help Necessary. "The work that has been done would have been impossible without the cooperation of the government. I suppose that if the government had kept its hands off, levees would have been built some time, adequate to restrain the floods, but I do not think it would have been--It could not have been-accomplished until near the end, or perhaps after the end, of this century. "No system of levee building by means of forced assessments for immediate construction would have been possible without sacrifice of a large part of the property in the valley.

The levee districts have not only taxed themselves in every practicable form, by taxes on the uncultivated land, by another tax on the cultivated land, by taxes on the cotton and other crops, but they have borrowed money and have millions outstanding now of levee bonds upon which the levee dis-. tricts have to carry heavy burdens of interests." Undoubtedly Mr. Taylor could have continued on the commission if he had insisted on it. With the understanding that he was perfectly willing to retire, or rather wished to give up his tabors, the democrats of the states bordering on the lower Mississippi, who on many previous occasions demanded his retention when efforts to remove him were making, made no move in his behalf this time. Funeral Wednesday.

The funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home, 2905 South Fairfield avenue. The Rev. H. B. Masters and the Rev.

David Moffat will officiate and interment will take place In Lindenwood cemetery. HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE COAL SITUATION (Continued From Page One.) about 1,500 cars of coal reached the fuel administration today. Conditions Better Thau Expected. (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPLOIS, Jan. weather last night and today made the blizzard of Saturday night and early Sunday in the northern part of the state hurry on Its way, according to reports reaching here today.

The crust of snow and ice caused some difficulties in transportation, but everything considered, the railroads and interurban lines reported conditions better than had been expected when the storm was at its height. The fuel situation In all parts of the state continued to demand the attention of the authorities. General observance of heatless Monday today was expected to help solve some of the shortage problems temporarily, at least. BAKER APPEARS TO STATE CASE (Continued on Pace Fourteen.) Opening Markets "leveland Live Stock. United Press.) A I Jan.

rHpts, S.onii heart: market I0(25c higher; yorkers. mixed. 17.i": mediums, $17 3D; rcugfif. 515.6"; 5H.2S. r.itl!" T.n market steady; good to choice ftecrc.

$11 poor! to choice n.oo, irond to choice cows, i. fflir to good cows. mmmrtn rows, L-fort choice 00; milchfrs. $75 ami I.ambK--Receipts. 6 Big Riot in Prague.

(By Associated Press.) ZURICH. Jan. thousand persons took part in a riot in a suburb of Prague on Friday afrainst reduction of the flour rations, a Vienna dispatch says. Shop windows were smashed and the moh had begun to plunder the stocks when the police interfered. The rioters wen- dispersed with difficulty.

JUDGE! TAYLOR DIES (Continued From Page Six,) measure of credit for the constructive work that has been done since 1881, the date of his appointment to the commission. When First Levees Were Built. The last time Mr, Taylor appeared before the committee on commerce of the senate he was in a reminiscent inood and the committee listened attentively to his story of what had been accomplished during his long years of service. He reminded the committee that the protection of the valley against floods by levees brpan about oni hundred years ago at the site of Orleans. The levees built then were very small; they did not to be high.

In time of great floods i he water spread over the whole valley and flowed flown to the in ihe form of 3 great, slowly moving lake of eomrinratively Pballov rleptb. "The of New Orleans found 'hemselvos upon piece of hank land which did not nHf .1 levee bisber than a to profv' from overflow," said Mr First the country is entitled to know if that is a fact. The country is entitled to know what this war is and what the problems are and how we are to meet them. Duty to All in War Work. "Second, I have a deep sense of duty to the officers and civilians that are laboring with devotion, sacrifice and zeal and are spending sleepless nights to bring this army up to its greatest efficiency and success." Describing the spirit of army officers Secretary Baker said he had "seen strong, grizzled men turn away from his desk in tears," when they had found that they, could not go to France, "where the glory of their profession lay; "but must remain in Washington to press forward war preparations.

There was no case, he added, of any officer who had not accepted his duty with his whole heart. Men of high place in civil life had come to Washington to accept salaries of office boys, many no salary at all. to place their experience at the disposal of the nation. Break-Down Tragic If True. "Gentlemen," said the secretary, speaking with great earnestness, "it would be a tragical thing if this momentous effort were to deserve the comment that it had fallen down." The impatience of the whole country to "do this thing great," he said, "probably inspired much of the criticism.

Every one of us wants to see our country hit like a man at his adversary. "We look back over the past and see that there have been shortcomings, that there have been delays. There are things that could have been better done. But our effort Is to learn. No Purpose to Defend "I have no purpose to defend individuals or myself.

If I discuss here individuals by name, if I refer to General Crozler, or General Sharpe or my- i self, it will be only to make it clear. I If any of us should figure in tomorrow's casualties it would be as nothing beside the object we all seek. I am not here to deny shortcomings, but I think I can say this: That where we have found such shortcomings or mistakes, wo have made every effort to correct them. I most earnestly ask that when you have pointed out to you any shortcoming, whether? it seems well -founded or not. that you instantly refer it to me it? order that tho processes of the department may sift the General Wood Urged Large Army.

Major Wood. Mr. Baker said. calling out a large army. tUhough the men could not be pro- vided at once with rifles and clothing.

From Senator Chamberlain's speech, Mr. Baker sai-1 it had seemed to him that, although it was not the senator's purpose to make it so appear, the country got an impression from the failures and delays that made them "disproportionate to what was go- ins on." The secretary said there might be "instances of shortcomings, but only instances." When he appeared Mr. Baker said, "it was with the intention of being frank." but depsite this desire he seemed "to have left the feeling that I was fencing in defense of some of my subordinates." He denied any such intention and said when lie concluded if there was anything else the committees desired to Investigate he would do everything possible within his power to assist "without fear or favor" and to effect any improvement. Would Puniah Neglect of Sick. The secretary said that when heard of the two letters read by Senator Chamberlain concerning bad treatment of sick soldiers, he immediately aaked Mr.

Chamberlain for all the details. "I want to follow those through to the very end," he said, "and find out who is responsible, in order that I can punish the guilty." Although more than one million men are under arms in this country. Mr. Baker said, the number of complaints received have been relatively small, probably not more than eighteen. In each instance, he said, investigations have been immediately made.

Some reports, the secretary said, have not proved serious Upon inquiry, while others had, in which case corrections followed. In the case of the body of an officer who died at an aviation training school being shipped home in a sheet, Secretary Baker said, inquiry developed that the camp was in charge of a British aviation officer who followed the British method of sending bodies home unclothed, the man's clothing being shipped in a separate parcel. An American officer was then put in charge. Casea Under Invaatigation. Another complaint of neglect of a patient at Camp Wheeler, he said, developed that it was unjustified and resulting from "the distressed Imagination of the widow." There are still in the hands of the Inspector general nine cases being investigated.

Mr. Baker told of Investigations which resulted in discharge of Lieutenant Charles W. Cole and Lieutenant John G. Dye for neglect of patients, as published In the newspapers Saturday and Sunday. The judge advocate general advised adding a prison sentence to the dismissal, and that is being considered.

"The department sets Its face against that sort of callous disregard of soldiers' health," Secretary Baker said. "I want the doctors and the country to know that their lives and welfare are a responsibility which I will not permit to be dodged or handled in a cavalier fashion." While camp commanders are held responsible for health conditions, Secretary Baker said the surgeon general's office has dally inspections- and he has appointed Dr. John A. Hornsby, a- hospital expert, as his personal inspector. A telegram from Hornsty regarding camp conditions, Senator Chamberlain assailed, disclosed them "greatly improved" with morta'ity reduced and "ample accommodations for all sick." Woman Writer Gives Reassurance.

Secretary Baker read a letter from Mrs. Mary Roberts Rlnehart the writer, who has a son in service, commending hospital conditions she recently inspected. Mrs. Rhlnehart said she was impressed by Senator Chamberlain's trgic letters." "But I feel the mothers of the country should know." wrote Mrs. Rhinehart, "that the number of such cases is small.

The shortage of women nurses is serious but of cruelty and Indifference I have found nothing. Ninety-nine out of a hundred soldiers are receiving better care than they could afford at home." "And I wish to point further," added Secretary Baker, "that the very heads of the medical profession, the masters of the profession, are in constant touch with the surgeon general." No army could be raised in any country, the secretary contended, without danger from communicable diseases. All that could be done was to provide every means to meet that danger. That he insisted was being done. Attack on Ordnance.

Taking up Senator Chamberlain's attack on the ordnance bureau. Mr. Baker said that men's minds differed about the types of guns to be used and about the quantity. He then disclosed that the decision to adopt the so-called re-chambered Enfield rifle was reached late one night in his office at a conference attended by General Pershing who was preparing to go to Prance: General Scott, chief of staff; General Bliss, assistant chief; General Crozier, chief of ordnance, and General Kuhn, then head of the war college and several other staff officers, "experts in rifles." It was late in May or early in June. The British government had been prepared to re-arm the entire British army with the Enfield when the war broke out in 1914, Secretary Baker declared.

Gen. Wood Urped Big Army. After America entered the war, Mr. Baker said, Major General Wood came to his office and advocated the necessity of calling out a large army. Secretary Baker said there were not the clothes or arms, but Gen.

Wood replied he knew that, but contended the men needed to live together for "preliminary training." Concluding his statement regarding the decision to call many men early, Secretary Baker said: "So, the determination ultimately was upon an attempt to forecast the time needed for training. It was deemed wise to put men into camp to learn camp living and essentials of a soldier's life a little in advance before they could be fully supplied with arms." Regarding Senator Chamberlain's statement that rifles originally sent to camp were a "motley collection." Secretary Baker said he did not object to the term, but that the facts were that "we had about 600.000 Springfield rifles and something over 100.000 Krags. Germany Trains With Old Weapons. "The German army, best prepared in the world," he added, "furnishes an obsolete rifle for practice until men learn to take care of a better weapon." "I do not mean to say," he added, "that the question was decided infallibly. It mght have been better to have used Enfield.

I do mean to say that it was decided conscientiously ami that now every man in this country Intended to a rifle has one, and a rifle of better quality than if we had adopted the existing type at the time. "There are now In the United States sixteen national army campa and sixteen national guard camps (tmrty- Uvo divisions of troops) filled with men ready to go," said Secretary Baker. "I do not know how fast It may be necessary to send them to Prance." he said. "I know how fast we have Rent them and how fast we plan to send them. What we tried to ilo was to get the men out as rapidly as we could estimate on the production capacity of the country being able to care for them." Question of Big Guns.

On the question of big (funs. Secret a Baker pointed out that General chief of ordnance, had urged congress and the various secretaries of war because of time it took to make the. guns. The record served, he thought, to show that General Crozier had re-1 alized the delay that must be faced and sought to prepare in advance. 'We had a limited amount of artillery and our first step," the secretary said, "was to speed up that already ordered and in process of manufacture.

British and French theory of artillery usage differs, he said, adding: "We had to ecide for ourselves what we should use." "On July 13 or 14," Mr. Baker continued, "an agreement was made by which the French government agreed to supply the principal pieces of 75 milimetre field guns and 155 milimetre rapid flre howitzers needed for the American force sbeing sent abroad." "You thought it was better to use the French factories instead of waiting to build our own?" asked Senator Reed. "Exactly," Secretary Baker replied. "Also it saved tonnage and I'm telling no secrets when I say that ships are the crux of this problem and every time we can use French industrial resources instead of making and sending our own products we are doing it." "And" he continued, "although we have sent soldiers to Europe much more rapidly than we ever thought we would or could, every soldier has not only a modern rifle but has had practice with it. That also is true of every soldier who will go to Europe." Machine Gun Istue.

Turning to the machine gun question Mr, Baker said that up to last April the I-ewis gun had not been satisfactory, tested with American ammunition although widely used by England. The French, he said, never took the Lewis gun In any large number. "The board" he said, referring to the board he appointed in the fall of 1916 to test machine guns "never delayed for one second the procurement of additional machine guns." He told of the navy's test of the Lewis gun last April with an array officer present, and added: "As a result of that test an immediate order was given to the Savage Arms company for Lewis guns. Large orders for Lewis fruns have been given. We are advised, however, by Gen.

Persh- Ing that he does not desire Lewis guns for use on land. Gen. Pershing and his staff desire them only for aircraft." Obviously, he said, there were not as many machine guas for camp training as was to be desired, but he read a table showing that on Xov. 1 each camp or cantonment had been shipped thirty Colt 65 Lewis and 45 Chauchat guns and. In addition, each regular cavalry regiment had been supplied with ten Lewis gana and each infantry regiment with ten Chauchat THE DEATHS HERMAN ROOSE PASSES AWAY Well Known Business Man Expires After Long Illness.

for Many Engaged Successively in the Grain and Automobile Business. Herman H. Roose, aged 51 years, formerly a prominent local automobile dealer and for many years a well- known Allen county wholesale grain dealer and later a successful real estate man, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning at his home, 1025 Crescent avenue. Death was due to complication of diseases and followed an illness with which he had been afflicted since last August. Mr.

Roose until a few years ago operated the Motor Sales corporation and built the building in which tha salesrooms and garage of that company were located. After disposing of his interests in the automobile business the decedent became engaged in the real estate business and shortly before he became incapacitated by illness had opened a new addition in the eastern part of the city. Surviving relatives include besides the widow, one son, Carlyle Roose, one daughter, Eveline Roose, and one grandchild. Two sisters, Mrs. G.

Gar- moth, Payne, and Mrs. M. Hink, Sandusky, and two brothers, William Roose, Toledo, and Charles Uoose, Oak Harbor, also survive. Weasel. Mrs.

John Weasel. aged 78 years, resident of Fort Wayne for fifty-nine years, died at 7 o'clock last night at the home of a daughter. Caroline, 513 St. Martin street. Death wag due to pneumonia, following an illness of several weeks.

Early in November Mr. and Mrs. Wessel left on their annual trip through the south and after remaining a short time in Florida, both became ill and returned home December 8. Both Mr. and Mrs.

Wessel had been confined to their beds ever since, Mrs. Wessel's condition becoming serious early this month, Mrs. Wessel was born in Germany and came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Kintz.

when 15 years old. the family locating in Chicago, the decedent becoming united in marriage to Mr. Wessel a year later. The young couple resided in Detroit for three years, when they moved to Fort Wayne, residing in this city ever since. Mrs.

Wessel was a charter member of the St. Peter's Catholic church and of the Sacred Heart league and Christian Mothers' society of that parish. Surviving besides the husband and daughter, Caroline, are five grandchildren: John Wessel, Philip Graf; Mrs. Amiel Bail; Mrs. Joseph Lill Charles Graf and four great grandchildren.

Friends kindly are asked to omit flowers. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow morning at 8:30 monies will be strictly private because o'clock at the home, where the cere- of the critical Illness of the husband. Public services will be held at. 9 o'clock at the St. Peter's Catholic church.

Interment will take place in Lindenwood cemetery- Motor funeral. Melshetmcr. Mrs. Martha Melsheimer, aged nearly 90 years, widow of the late Doctor C. T.

Melsheimer, of Bluffton, and a former resident of Fort Wayne, died early Sunday morning at the home of her grand-daughter, Mrs. Helen Hackett Johnson, at Los Angeles, where she was stricken with paralysis over two weeks ago. She had partially recovered from the stroke and was able to be up and about, when she suffered the attack which resulted in her death' yesterday morning. Mrs. Melsheimer was born in Ohio and came to Indiana with her husband, Andrew Cartwrlght, settling two miles from Sheldon, where she lived until his death about forty years ago.

In 1880 she was married to Doctor Melsheimer. and resided at Bluffton, until his 'death seven years later, when she moved to Fort Wayne making her home with relatives in this city until moving to California thirteen years ago. Mrs. Melsheimer was a member of the Rebekah lodge, of Biuffton. and in her early life was a member of the Baptist church.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian church during her residence in this city. Surviving relatives include one son. Shafc Melsheimer, of this city: a grand-niece, Dr. Martha Hackett, oil Hackett Medical college at China; two grandchildren, Mrs. Robertl Shuman and Louis Melsheimer; and! two great-grandchildren, Betty Shuman and Robert Melsheimer.

The body will be cremated at Loll Angeles and the remains will be in-l terred in Fairview cemetery, BlufftonJ at a time to be announced later. Baulky. Mrs. Lillian Baulky, aged 57 and eleven months, wife of Alger Baulky, 1630 Fletcher avenue, this morning at St. Joseph's where she had been a patient for two days.

Death was due to peritonitis, for tne relief of which the cedent underwent an operation Saturday, Mrs, Baulky was a member of the American Insurance Union. Surviving relatives include besides I the husband, two children, Virginia I and Juanita Baulky, the mother, Mrs.I John Schuster, of this city; two sis-1 ters. Mrs. Clara Myers. New Mrs.

Florence Kromm, Fort also three brothers, Frank Richmond, Clayton Schuster, ittl the United States army, at San tonio, and Walter S. of this city. The body was taken the Kiaehn and Melching parlors to, be prepared for burial, and will be re-J moved to the home of the motherjj Mrs. John Schuster, 2718 Maume avenue, where the funeral services will be held. Lahrmttn.

Mrs. Dorothea Lahrman, aged years, one the oldest residents of Pleasant township and a resident o( Allen county for a period of seventy- three years, died at 10 o'clock Saturday night at the hme of a son, George Lahrman, death being due to Born in Wittenberg, Germany, July 6. 1826, Mrs. Lahrman came to the 1 United States in 1840, soon after her, arrival here being married to William Lahrman, who preceded her in death. Surviving relatives include, besides the son, George, at whose home sha died, five other children: Jacob Lahrman, Edgerton, Charles Lahrman, Mrs.

Mary Springer. Mrs. Jacob Young and Mrs. William Crouse, all residing in Pleasant township. Williams.

The funeral services for Joseph Williams, a former B. O. railroad man, and father of Mrs. Fred Whitecotton, of this city, who died Saturday morning at his home at Wolcottville, were conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon, at the Baptist church at Garrett. Tha decedent had resided at Garrett for many years, until last fall, when ha moved to Wolcottville to make his home with his brother-in-law.

Dr. D- McDonald. Manuel. Blanche Manuel, colored, aged 19 years, wife of Leo Manuel, 226 Melita street, died at 6:40 o'clock Saturday- night at the Ways sanitarium, whera she had been a patient for three days, following an operation. The husband Is employed as a porter at the Central grocery.

Gilbert. Gerald Jesse Gilbert, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gilbert, died yesterday afternoon at the family home in Pleasant township. Death was due to whooping cough and followed a comparatively short illness.

The parents and onS sister, Naomi Gilbert, survive. The funeral services will be conducted at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, followed by interment in the Decatur cemetery- Steger. Luita Steger, three year and two month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil G.

Steger, died shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of the grandmother, Mrs. C. Wyneken, 1108 Nelson street, after a Short illness due to diphtheria. parents had left the decedent and another child with the grandmother, while they went to St. Paul, to make arrangements for their moving there.

The parents arrived in the city today and the funeral services, which will bo strictly private, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at tha home. Interment will take place in Concordla cemetery. Funeral Announcements. MRS: SARAH PHILABAUM--Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Philabaum will be conducted at the home of the son.

Frank Phllabaum, 121S Ewing street, at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, after which the body will be taken to the parlors of Geti and Cahill, where It will be held until the roads are sufficiently cleared to permit conveyances to reach the Hat- fleld cemetery. The Rev. Manfred Wright will officiate. BLANCHE MANUEL--226 Mellta street. 10 a.

m. Tuesday. Lindenwood cemetery. THE WEATHER Local Office Weather Bureau. Fort Wayne.

Jan. 2S. 1918. The pressure is high in nOrtheaBfrWI and northwestern sections. A disturfctttlW of marked intensity is centered In Ohio.

and during the last twenty-four hours precipitation occurred quite generally in the eastern liarf of the country and also in the nortlisrn Rocky mountain region. The weather has moderated to a considerable degree from the Ohio valley southward, with temperatures considerably in excess of the normal in parts of the east gulf nnd south Atlantic states: but In the northeastern states and in the sections to the'notrlnvard of North Dakota and Montana the weather is intensely cold, temperatures of 20 degrees or more below iero being common in those sections. Zero weather reaches into northwestern Texas, while almost summer temperatures prevail in portions of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. Stations. 3 Atlanta 62 .28 Cloudy Atlantic City 26 18 .42 Snow Buffalo 6 0 .0 Cloudy Charleston 74 52 .0 Pt.

Cldy Chicago 14 .24 Snow Cincinnati 16 16 .68 Cloudy DCS Moines 14 6 Clear Duluth 2 4 0 4 Snow FORT 10 .02 Snow Heltna 22 2 .04 Snow Huron 0 4 .0 Clear Jacksonville 76 60 .0 Clear IJOH Angeles 60 44 .0 Clear Louisville 22 22 .38 Cloudy Montgomeiy 76 66 .0 Cloudy New Orleans 76 70 .0 Cloudy New York IS 10 .0 Snow Omaha 2 .16 Clear St. Ixmis 16 16 .22 Cloudy St. Paul 4 .06 Snow San Antonio 34 .0 Clear -Below zero. Observations taken at 1 a. m.

central standard time. Precipitation for twenty- tour hours ending at 7 a. m. Stata it ireather at 7 a. m.

Amounts) of tlon of less than .01 of an Inch not published hereon. p. M'PONOUQH, FARMERS We Pay Cash for Dead Hogs, Sheep, Cattle, Horses Whan Delivered to Our Plant. -Phone 1700--.