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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
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IDENTIFY LETTERS IN DYNAMITE CASES Said by the Government to Throw Light on Expl0-
 sion Plans

Indianapolis, Ind, October 13.-Enough letters will be on hand before the jury in the dynamite conspiracy trial to- week, identifying them
 The letters are said by the government to have been written by the defendants in arranging for explosions for six years They were taken from the files of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. It Is upon their contents and upon extracts from the unions monthly magazine and ortie E. McManigals confession that District At torney Charles w. Miller announced the prosecution would base it's charge that a conspiracy for the illegal interstate shipmenut of explosives on passenger trains knowingly was entered into.
 McManigal will not be reached as a witness until after 700 exhibits have been Identified
 Six hundred more witnesses already have been subpoenaed by the prosecution. Counsel for the defense, headed by Sena- tor John w. Kern have stated a great number of witnesses will testify as to the character of labor union men on trial.
 Philadelphia, Pa, October 13-An or ganization to be known as the Cunnane and Davis Defense conference to provide for the defense of Michael J. Cunnane and Moulton Davis who are on trial in Indianapolis on charges of complicity with he McNamara brothers in a number of dynamite plots was formed here today at a meeting of the Central Labor union. The conference. will include a representa- tive from every local union in this city affiliated with the American Federation of Labor The first meeting will be held October g, and means will be discussed by which fund of sl0000 may be raised to procure lawyers for the accused men and to care for their families
 The Allied Building Trades Council at its last meeting adopted resolutions as- sessng members of every union affiliated with it a days pay toward the proposed fund
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Diaz Under Surveillance

Mexico City, october l3.-The reports of the defection of General Felix Diaz, nephew of the ex-president. Porfio Diaz brought out the official statement today that he is under the surveillance of gov ernment agents
 had skirmish yesterday lasting two hours with the small garrison at Mapimi, 20 miles from Torreon- The rebels re- tired and endorsements have reached Mapimi from Torreon. Communication with the latter city, which was restored last week, has been interrupted again.
 Emiliano Zapata, it is reported, Is oper- ating in the state of Mexico. General Aguilar continues recruiting in the states of Vera Cruz and Oaxaca. but he has succeeded in avoiding conflicts with the federals.
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New Orleans Greeks Ready

New Orleans, october 13.-Sixty en- thusiastic members of the local Greek colony at meeting here today. de- the first call of battle against the Turks. A committee was appointed to collect money for defraying the ex- penses of the volunteers to New York where they will board the Greek trans ports.
 Three representatives from Gulfport at the meeting today announced that when the New Orleans Greeks start for the front a delegation of volunteers from the Gulfport colony will joir them
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.NOPA|NT POTS ARE
 FOUND IN JAPAN  Unpainted Wood Greets Eye
 on Every Side

William Archer, in the London News.
 The painter has a very poor time Of 1t in Japan-not, of course, the painter Of pictures, but the painter and decorator who in England hangs his signs on your front balcony and makes your house ur1- inhabitable for weeks on end. They have no use for him in this land of unpainted wood. The paint pot is practically ban ished from Japan. That Is the first thins you notice as you approach the coast; for the first adventurous fishing boat you pass is built, 1t would seem of about half dozen broad. unpainted deal blanks. So with the sampans that cluster around your ship as soon as the anchor is dropped: they are all nature-colored, un- decorated and undefaced by a single lsrk of the paint brush. So with the houses of the first Japanese street you enter; they are weathered to the silver-gray of unpainted pine Such color as there is proceeds from the innumerable strips of calico inscribed with huge hieroglyrhics, which flap perpendicularly or horizontally berore every house.
 s But you very soon come to feel the charm of the unpainted wood;. and after a few days in Japanese house you be- gin to think of the painter and paper hanger as one of the most offensive symp- toms of western barbarian. It has been said that there are no permanent rooms in Japanese. house but that rooms can De iniprovised at any moment by an ar
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Blind Tiger Squad Busy

Blind Tiger squad of the evening g shift worked overtime yesterday. They kept the tigers going hard, and all though there were few arrests made they prevented the alleged proprietors from selling any goods. City Detectives Moore, McGill. Garner and Christian, who work regularly as the tiger squad. raided seven different places, supposed to handle tiger liquor. Only three ne
 groes were arrested at Lady Pat tons place, at the corner Of F1xtn ave- nue and Twelfth street
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ASSEMBLING HERE
 TO FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

The Greek exodus has already started. Yesterday there arrived in the city 30 Greek reservists from Pensacola, Fla. men who leave this evening on the Southern for New York, and the Creek government will transport them from there to Greece and the seat of war in the Balkins.
 The Greeks from Pensacola are quar- tered at the Exchange hotel and ap- pear very happy at the idea that they are on their way to war. More Creeks from throughout the state are expected today< About 50 from Montgomery
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Damaging Testimony

Fl Paso, Tex, October 13.-E. l.. Charpentier. formerly engaged in the Madero revolution, testified today be- fore Senator A. B. Fall of the United States senatorial committee which Is in- vestigating conditions in connection with the Mexican revolution. that he and two other Americans had been employed by Mexican government officials to destroy railway communication in Mexico south of this point. He testified that the agree ment was made In the Mexican consulate at Fl Paso.
 Charpentier is confined in Jail here on charges resulting from the expedi- ton which proved a failure.
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Hurlbert Resigns

Chicago. October iS.-A. R. Hurlbert. as- sistant United States district attorney who has had charge of government prose- cutions under the pure food laws, has resigned from the staff of United States attorneys, effective November l. to en- gage in private practic.
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Savannah Greeks Loyal

Savannah Ga., October 1s.-Fifty- three Creeks took a solemn oath be- fore the Greek flag and the holy Bible here today to respond to the call to arms The meeting was held at the Greek Orthodox church and was at tended by hundreds of patriotic Greeks. Only those who have exeprience in military work were enrolled. The com mand can leave for New York within a nhour's time
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Quiet Restored

Rawllns. Wyo.. October 1s-Quiet was restored late today in the peni- tentiary.
 The mutinous prisoners have been subdued and locked in their cells. Early reports of the killing of several men inside the prison have not been con- firmed.
 At II o'clock tonight Marshal Raw lins returned from the man hunt in the hills bringing one of the men es- capped today whom he had shot and wounded. The man was placed in the prison hospital Two of the 20 escap-
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 day. A deputy warden said tonight he did not know the exact number of the men who escaped.
 It is believed the ring leaders in the delivery are some of the men who sev- eral days ago lynched inside the prison walls Frank Wigfall, negro who had attacked an aged woman.
 Several weeks ago several of the most desperate characters in the prison had their sentences cut down for aiding in putting out fire in one of the buildings, thereby saving the peniteptiary from probable destruction.
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Fitcheff, chief of general staff, left last might for the south Headquarters will be established at Stara Zagora (Eskl Saghra).
 An official account of the operations on the Montenegrin frontier reaching the Daily Telegraph by way of Con stantipople says the Montenegrins mas sacred every man. woman and child in the villages around Akova without dis tinction of race or religion. After severe fighting the Turks recaptured Akova and drove the enemy back in disorder. They also captured Moi kovac, a village on the border. The Montenegrin offensive campaign, says the dispatch, may already be considered at an end.
 Belgrade, october 13.-The cabinet council has drafted Servias reply to the Russo Austrian note, and 1t will be de- livered tomorrow. The reply expresses regret at Servia's inability to comply with the terms of the note because Russo-Aus- trian proposals fail to provide guarantees
 for the execution of the proposed re- forms.
 Simultaneously with the delivery of this
 reply a memorandum will be presented to
 Turkey demanding autonomy for certain
 provinces under control of the Balkan
 states.
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should arrive some time. this morning.
 As the meeting in Greek hall was postponed last night, no definite plans were made for the departure of the reservists today, but one of the Greek leaders declared that It least 40 reserv- ists were ready and would leave this evening with their comrades from Pen sacola and other cities if they came in today.
 The call of the Pan Hellenic union for funds to help replenish the coffers of the Greek government continues to meet the. hearty response of the pa- triotic Greeks of this city, and the fund already subscribed runs well into the thousands.
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Killed in Interurban Wreck

Columbus. Ohio, October 13.-One man was killed three were seriously injured and ten passenugers were slightly cut by flying glass when two trolley cars of the Arlington line collided in fog here today.
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ing yesterday were recaptured tonight, reducing the number of original fugi tives at liberty to nine The men who escaped today were led by Antono Paszo. a life term murderer who few months ago in the prison dining room seized a knife and almost disemboweled fellow prisoner.
 Until the prisoners are mustered Tor breakfast tomorrow morning it Is not believed the exact number who escaped will be known.
 Governor Carey tonight is hastening home from Crawford, Neb.. to take per scnal charge of the situation.
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Rebels Executed

Laredo, Tex, October 13.-Thirty- eight Mexican rebels were executed by federals yesterday at Espersanza, ac cording to William Jennings, one of the owners of the Blocker ranch near Muz- Guez. Mr. Jennings, who arrived here today, said that when he left the fed erals were in close pursuit of rebel band of 100 supposed to be retreating toward the Rio Grande.
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Two Drown In Arkansas

George Klass of Henderson. Ky. and A. ]. Summers of Memphis were drowned when a sailboat capsized in the Ar kansas river near this city late today. Three other men in the boat at the time swan ashore.
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Turks Loose 300

London. October 14.-Reports have reached Cettinje, says a dispatch from the Montenegrin caiptal to the Express, that a terrible battle was waged Friday evening, the Montenegrins attacking tho Turks at the foot of Shroka noun tain, forcing them to retire with n loss. of 300 men, The Montenegrins took many prisoners. The casualty list or the Montenegrin side Is estimated at 100 killed or wounded. The Turkish gunboats on Lake Scu- tari bombarded General Martinorich's s right wing.
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Dallas Greeks to Return

Dallas, Tex, october 13.-At a demon- stration meeting here today attended by
 about 700 members of the Pan-Hellenic
 union of Texas. sixty-three Greeks vol unteered to return to their native coun- try to assist in war against the Turks. A fund of. SLIPS was subscribed to pay
 the volunteers transportation to Greece.
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Rulgarian Army Moves

London. October 14.--The movement of the Bulgarian army began Sunday, according to n Sofia dispatch to the naily Telegraph. trains proceeding to- ward the frontier every two hours.
 It Is reported that Christian sol dfers have deserted the Turkish army in body and that large numbers are arriving at Sofia. The Servian troops.
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Tn Dual Role

From the Des Moines Register.
 What are your objections to me as a candidate?v asked the patriot. You're an all right candidate" replied Farmer Corntossel 'sI don't think you'd be neo1 % entertaining as an oftceholdsr.'s
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Over 100 Await Call

Washington, October 13.-About 500 Greek residents of this city at a mass meeting tonight contributed s250U in cash to aid their country's cause and more than a hundred of them signed a pledge to go to war as soon as called upon.
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Greek Note Received

Athens. october 1S.-The Greek note to Turkey was handed to the Turkish lega tion tonight.
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NEAL THY BROKER Is .K|DNAPED BY REBELS Train Held Up on Border
 and ail Rifled 3S REBELS EXECUTED Believed Rancher Held to Prevent Further Stock Shipments from
 Rebel District-Many Tres
 ties and Cars Destroyed
3s REBELS EXECUTED

Fl Paso. Tex. October 13--Rebels late today held up a passenger train 150 miles south of this point, on the border, rifled the mall and express cars and kidnapped John T. Cameron, wealthy stock broker of IT Paso. The train was allowed to proceed south.
 Cameron was on his way to purchase cattle to be imported into the United States. It is believed he is held either for ransom, or to prevent further stock shipments from the districts held by rebels. A Mexican passenger also WAS held by the rebels, who molested no others. according to the report
 Road Suffers Large Losses
 Opening of the Mexico Northwestern railway after lapse of traffic for a week caused by the destruction of the road by rebels. makes known large from the destruction of many trestles lumber, destined for the United States, was burned. The loss of the lumber train is estimated at more than s50,000. Federal troops continue to offer no protection to the railway remaining in the larger towns, say passengers ar irving here. Some significance is att tached to the departure to the state capital of General Antonio Rabago, commander of the district. Il is under stood he has been recalled to Mexico City. Troops are on the way to the city of Chihuahua to replace Rabagos I troops.
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Podgoritza Practically Demolished


 from Baltimore If their services are needed.
 .Podgoritza Practically Demolished
 London. october 14.-A Podgoritza dispatch to the Daily Mail says the town of Schicerik has been practically demolished by the Montenegrin guns and that 250 Turks have been taken prisoners. A block house at Arorazi also has been levelled.
 Describing the capture of Detchitch rlountain. correspondent at the front says the firal charge of the Montene- grins was so furious that the retreat Ing Turks had no time to disable,thei guns and they. were actually fired at with their own guns by the Montene- grins as they endeavored to make their escape to the south.
 The noted Macedonian Todor I.azaroff committed suicide Friday. says a Sofia dispatch to the Chronicle, because the military doctors refused to enroll him in the army on account of the fact that he was suffering from tubercu- losis. He left q letter saving he could not remain behind to die in bed while his brothers were fighting for liberty.
 The Incident has acted as spur to patriotism. The body is lying in state in the ancient church of St. George where great crowds have been viewing il.
 The conflicting reports from the Bal kan capitals as to whether the reply to the powers and the note to Turkey would be delivered Sunday night or Monday appear to be due to the uncer- tainty of telegraphic connections. It is judged that the notes were handed to the respective legations last night and will reach the destined capitals and be actually delivered Monday.
 No Time Limit
 According to the Daily Mails Sofia and Belgrade dispatches the note to Turkey imposes no time limit. The Mails Sofia correspondent asserts that the note demands natiopal and admin istrative independence f8r the Turkish European provinces the appointment of Christian governors. the institution ot elective assemblies, military control of the provinces by the great powers and the interested Balkan states and immediate demoSilization of the Fur kish army.
 The Sofia correspondent of the Times says the Bulgarian note to Turkey de- mands an undertaking to execute the reforms within six months and the re- call of the order of mobilization.
 General Savoff, commander in chief of the Bulgarian army, with General
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| says the dispatch, are now in position and will move next week.
 The hitch in the negotiations be- tween Italy and Turkey, the Constan- tinople correspondent of the Telegraph asserts, Is not serious and peace set- clement is believed to be imminent.
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MOBILIZATION OF THE GREEK ARMY IS
 GOING ON RAPIDLY
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fContinued from Page One) Father Rodopoulous made an energetic address In which he urged, his people to give up their all for their country. He was followed by leading men of the local Greek society.
 A canvass showed that from 100 to 300 Greeks are available to go to the front from Baltimore If their services are needed.
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War Inevitable

London, October 1s.-War in the Bal kans is now only a matter of few days.
 The replies of the Balkan states to the powers note, virtually rejecting inter vention, will be delivered at the various capitals tomorrow and at the same time
 notes practically in the shape of an ulti- matun will be sent to Turkey demanding autonomy for the Macedonian provinces. According to a reliable dispatch from Rome the Balkan coalition will make a demand which it will be impossible for the porte t. accept, namely. that the re- forms be executed unGer control of the European powers and the Balkan states. and, as q pledge, that the Porte assent to the immediate demoblizaton of tho Turkish forces.
 It is understood that the Porte will be given until Tuesday to reply; therefore there is every probability that general
 hostilities will be opened before the week is ended
 A Sofia dispatch reports that the move
 ment Of the Bulgarian army has already begun The Montenegrins. continuing their advance, have captured Byelopolye, an important strategic point on the north west of Eerana, after desperate fighting. They are row on their way to Sienitza, 30 miles to the northeast of Byelopolye.
 and close to the Servian frontier against which they will direct an attack. It is In this direction that the Montenegrins expect to join hands with the Servian
 army when f. advances from the north.
 According to constantinople dispatch
 to the Standard. Essad Pasha arrived at
 Scutari today with endorsements rais-
 ing the garrison from 12000 to 10000 men,
 If this news Is true the Montenegrins will
 have difficult task in capturing Scutari
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LICE JOY. Undertaken. Phones 7ss.

SHAW. the Undertaker. Phones 3.
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Krania Burned

Constantinople, October l3.-A dispatch from Scutari of current date, reports that the Montenegrins have burned the Musul- man village of Krania, several children pt ptrisliing in the flames The fighting in that neighborhood is visible from Scu- tari. The Porte will reply to the collec- tive note of the powers tomorrow.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phones 1902.
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| CONVICT KILLED IN
 RUNNING BATTLE IN
 WYOMING PRISON

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The Big Sandy news., 1912-10-18
YATEsvILLE.

The sick OF our neighborhood are
improving in part, while many 9TH
ers are not fairing 80 well. What
our doctors call the rose rash IL
still raging among the children.
Our teacher who has been sick
for some days. missed teaching last
week, but the latest reports are
that she is able TO be out and thai
she Will resume her duties this
week.
Rev. Elias Yoak preached to a
large audience last Sunday evening.
He hopes to(rouse up the church
interest once morn. :.
Rev r. +. Rice went to Auxier.
KY, on Thursday OF last week,
where he has charge OF circuit.
Thomas Burchett and William
Taylor passed through here with a
fine drove OF cattle. which was de-
stined for the Cincinnati market,
which. judging from the prices here,
Is also very fine.
Rev. Mr. Cassidy. OF Gait, attend
ed church here Sunday evening and
participated in the services.
The choir and others who atteni-
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ration. Everything was done that
medical skill and loving hands could
do. but the call had to be answer
ed She was noble woman and
loved by all who knew her. She
leaves a husband, three children
and a host of friends to mourn her
departure but their loss is her gain,
for she reigns triumphant ia a het-
ter land. She was buried at Coalton
Monday.
Robt. Mccoy, better known, as
pistol bob" was the victim OF an
accidental shot last Friday from
his own hand by fooling with an
old pistol, which was not loaded. OF
course. The wound was not fatal.
Gus Preston, one Of Lawrence
county's ex-citizens was over to see
us Monday OF this week.
Robt. Sturgell had severe at
tack of heart trouble but is much
better.
Miss Irene Carter is attending
school in Ashland, in company with
Miss Edith Price.
Chester Warman was a Torchligh'
visitor last week
Miss Kate Wolfe, of Ashland, Wis
tied home folks last Sunday.
BUCKSKIN BEsS.
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POTTER.

Their will be an ice cream social
at this place Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Chapman
were visiting Donithan relatives Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Blankenship
We're calling on friends here SUM-
day.
Miss Nora Saulsberry was visiting
our school Friday evening.
Ned Casey was calling on Miss
Frances Skeens Saturday evening.
Cleveland McGrahan, of London,
Ohio. was calling on Miss Lille
Diamond Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Nealie and Martha Boggs
and Lima Adkins were visiting at
Buchanan. also attended Sunday
school convention Saturday.
Mrs. G. NJ Wallen was shopping
in Louisa Monday.
Miss Juna Adkins was shopping
in Louisa Friday.
Frank Adkins has returned from
Donithan.
Jim Moore was calling on his sis
ter, Mrs. ]. A. Collinsworth, Satur-
day.
TWO CHUMs.
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LEDoCIO.

Foddering and sorghum making
is all the go in this part of the
town.
Quite crowd from Matte and
Ledocio were visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Adams Sunday.
Miss Jane McKinster was calling
on Mrs. Martie Dooly. of Adams.
Hose Miller attended church at
Adams Sunday.
Mrs. Scott Thompson, OF Little
Blaine was visiting her niece, Miss
Hattie Miller at this place Saturday
and Sunday.
d. NJ. Moore, of Matte passed by
here Sunday enroute to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Monnie Dooly.
Mrs. Sarah McKinster was visiting
her parents Sunday.
o. L. Moore has moved to the
residence of Rev. j. t. Moore.
Rev. ]. t. Moore has moved to
Auxier. Ky.
Ing Miss Laura Castle at this place
Henry Young. of Louisa was visit
Sunday.
Kay Carl. of Smoky Valley was
visiting James Castle, of this place
Sunday.
Howard Highberger, of Louisa
was calling on his aunt. Mrs. Trim
ME Moore Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton McKinster
were visiting Mrs. McKinster's faith
er Sunday.
Miss Hattie Moore will visit Ker-
NIT soon.
FORGET ME NOT.