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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1914
Page
12
The wheat market fell slightly as speculative pressure eased amid Allied successes and war mediation rumors. Bond reopening boosts stock outlook though initial trading remains limited. cash gains in New York banks expected, while copper remains pegged and exports show a tentative pace.
Chicago wheat prices moved with mixed highs and lows as Sept futures ranged from 1.10 to 1.21 percent. Oats and corn notes show varied gains and declines with cash market quotes for No 2 and No 3 grades and December futures trading across several outside markets.
Western Pacific Railway reports for year ended June 30 1914 and 1913. Net after taxes 697 270 and 1 405 062 respectively. Net debit to income 375 763 and 864 782. Surplus before interest deducted 321 507 and 1 040 336. Interchange with Denver Rio Grande shows a decline of just over 6 percent. maintenance costs rose while transportation and general expenses fell. Atmospheric note mentions London lights seen 50 miles away.
A London report says the Grimsby steam trawler Agatha found a derelict lifeboat in the North Sea with a mine rigged to it by ropes and wires. When the trawler tried to tow the boat an explosion occurred at a distance, revealing the danger to any ship approaching the lifeboat.
A Gordon Highlander, recently wounded in the Marne fighting, attracted attention at Gare du Nord Paris. He showed a captured Uhlan sword, kissed French Red Cross nurses, and expressed gratitude to the nurses amid cheers from onlookers.
A Malta correspondent notes talk of a German siege gun that relies on poisonous gas released from its shell as well as its solid contents. The weapon has a small bore and can be wheel mounted. The shell is loaded at the mouth and paired with a metallic shaft rammed into the gun, fired together.
Telegraphing from Rotterdam a Berlin report claims Germans believe in their army’s invincibility and show marked hatred for the British. An American observer notes few English captives are taken and wounded soldiers fare poorly, with a gesture highlighting harsh treatment.
Bog entanglement forces bayonet charge near Krinitz between Lublin and Kholm. Austrians lose about 6000 prisoners and several guns before surrendering, then require ropes to be extricated after capture.
A wounded sergeant, rescued from the front, told a Paris correspondent he owes his life to a bust of the Kaiser. He grabbed the bust from a village school and kept it in his haversack. A German bullet struck him but skimmed off the bust’s head, knocking him down and chipping the Kaiser’s mustache.
A Bordeaux correspondent reports a French cavalry division held a village at all costs for 24 hours amid a brutal German advance. The bombardment shattered buildings, a church tower fell at midnight, and French forces retreated at daybreak after inflicting heavy German casualties.
Spectators praised four youths among spectators near Bourges as artillery passed. After several marches the 18 year old eldest and others joined a mess circle and swore to pursue the enemy and die for France. Soldiers raised a collection for the boys who were later found dejected to be sent home on foot for vagabondage. the magistrate acquitted them.
A Paris returning reserve officer recounts capturing a Bavarian colonel’s sword. He says the colonel swung at his own troops to stop their retreat, forgot the French approach, and was shot dead.
A Rouen correspondent reports on a German officer who surrendered to stragglers and quotes his diary entries from August detailing heavy losses before Liege, contempt for Poles and English, imperial guidance from William the Great, and notes on artillery, frontier actions, and echoes of 1870.
Springfield Massachusetts borrows 150000 for two months at 5 percent from Massachusetts Mutual Life. Year to date city borrowing totals 1550000. Salem sells 40000 of 1914 bonds to Salem Savings Bank at 100.69 with other bids from Merchants National Salem and First National Boston. Central New England Railway declares full 5 percent interest on 1899 mortgage bonds. Edmund H. Sears elected a director of National Shawmut Bank after Francis B. Sears’ death. he holds roles with American Felt and Eastern Leather. Wheat stocks total 4442000 bushels, down from last week and last year. corn 1321000, oats 10211000. Rand gold output for August 711000 fine oz. Union Pacific seeks 131000000 bonds for system improvements. Export demand lags home orders but coal inquiries rise. machinery makers target export orders. US business failures 274 vs 258 prior year week. Canada 44 vs 27 prior year week.
Bradstreet's notes cautious optimism for better trade with some Western centers showing improvement while overall activity stays muted. Merchants seek foreign markets but temper expectations as credit tightening and price uncertainties limit orders, with iron and steel sectors reporting slow domestic activity.
The Island Creek Coal Company directors announce a regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share on preferred capital stock, payable October 1, 1914, to holders of record at the close of business September 23, 1914. F. W. Batchelder, Treasurer.
Miami Copper reports for the first half of 1914 a net profit of 217,090 after paying 746,878 in dividends. The period saw ore mined at 639,656 tons, treated 638,456 tons, with merchant copper output of 19,078,942 pounds and average ore assay of 2.275 percent copper. Costs fell from January to June with mining at 1.46 to 1.17 per ton and milling down from 63 to 44 cents per ton.
Six vessels arrived with fair fares as dealers posted haddock at 31-4 cents and cod at 73-4 cents. Vessels Valerio Mary Perry Manhasset M Dillon and others reported varied catch by fare totals, with swordfish and hake among the noted catches. Mackerel fishing near Cape Coq has been poor this season, prompting about ten vessels to prepare for North Bay.
Cable advices report the Ley land liner Bohemian departed Liverpool on Thursday with 120 cabin passengers bound for an expected Sunday due date. The Danish steamer Arnold Maersk lies off Highland Light with engines stopped awaiting orders. Bowden logs first logwood arrival in years at this port sailing from Jamaica with 53 tons of logwood and 20 984 stems of bananas and 409 bags of coconuts. Fred Lake is the sole passenger aboard. The Beathamia is reported to have fallen into British hands with 400 Germans aboard. Soestdijk to leave for Rotterdam with 29 950 bushels of barley. H F Dimock undergoing propeller replacement in Simpson's drydock.
Shipping report lists steamers including Bowden Henricksen Kinney Nacoochee Munson and more arriving via Newport News and Norfolk from Port Antonio Jamaica to Boston Philadelphia and New York. The notice names vessels City of Bangor Belfast Ban gor Gloucester Cape Ann Rockport and others along the coast with owners and routes.
A long OCR list details vessels including tugs Nemasket Freeman Nelson Undercliffe and schooners Eliza A Scribner Marguerite and Franconia. It catalogs towing barges J B Walker Tunnel Ridge Saucon Wiconisco and multiple ports from Philadelphia to Portland and Newburyport with many owners and destinations listed.
S. W. Wollenweber, a plant disease expert with the Department of Agriculture, was drafted after being in Germany for experiments when war began. He had served two years in the department and was not naturalized.
The Dead Sea sits about 1200 feet below the level of the Mediterranean, making it the lowest lying lake on earth. This extreme depth is noted in geographical observations.
Franklin street Melrose Highlands hosts services at 10 30 a m on Is This the Universal War Predicted in the Scriptures and at 7 30 p m on Will Jesus Christ Come in Time of Peace or in Time of War Illustrated by four large paintings.
The Cathedral of St Paul offers multiple services including holy communion at 8 and 10 a.m. and morning prayer with a sermon by Rev. Edward T. Sullivan, plus evening hymns and a parish address by Rev. E J Sullivan. The Advent Church conducts free seating with mass at 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and evening sermons by Fathers Cabot and Nattress. St Mark's Lutheran in Roxbury resumes evening worship from Sept 20 guided by Pastor Edwin Lunn Miller.
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