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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
PROHIBITION IS
 DEALT CRUEL BLOW
 BY CALIFORNIANS
Drys Not Only Defeated But Another Vote on Issue Within Eight Years
 Is Prohibited

San Francisco. November 5.--Not only did California defeat statewide prohi- bition Tuesday by majority that may reach 100000. but a referendum amend ment was adopted prohibiting another vote on the question within period of eight years.
 The campaign against prohibition was again made on the plea that it would destroy vineyards and wineries worth more than s200000,000. Four fifths of the area of California Is al- ready "dry" under local option.
 With more than half the vote count ed, the totals tonight for United States senator were:
 James D. Phelan, democrat, 15S,Ss0; Joseph Knowland, republican, 131.S09; Frances ]. Heney, progressive, 116,s42 For governor, Hiram w. Johnson, pro- gressive, 252,563: John D. Fredericks, republican. 1a1,52O; John B. Curtin. democrat, 61,211.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
WHEAT PRICES
 SMASH RECORD
Oregon Figured Per Bushel Are Highest in Ten Years-Ex-
 tensive Buying

Portland. Ore, November 5.-wheat 10 years here today and indications were that 1t would go still higher. Top prices were paid for 45.Oo0 bushels, the highest price being s1.22 for 5o,0OO bushels of blue stem for January delivery.
 All other,varieties sold at new record With record wheat crop in the north west growers are assured the largest profits they ever have received
 One hundred tons of oats, wanted to complete cargo for Europe, sold at $2s.25, 20 cents ton better than the bid price yesterday.
 Buying of wheat and oats is extensive December oats drew bid today of s29 50 a ton. Holders demanded s30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
LIVERPOOL COTTON EXCHANGE WILL
 REOPEN TODAY FOR RESTRICTED TRADING

New York, November 5-The Liver pool cotton exchange will open tomor- row for restricted trading It was am nounced in an official telegram re- ceived today by the New York cotton exchange. Trading will be in May-June deliveries. Operations will he confined ts liquidation of old contracts and new buying. New selling will not he Der- mitted.
 Rapid progress was reported today in the plan for reopening the New York cotton exchange. It Is expected officers of the exchange will announce the date of reopening immediately aft ler receiving . court order permitting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

imum price fixed for American cot ton Is considered far under parity with prevailing values In the south and should consequently prove attractive to buyers.
 No progress was made today in lioui- dation of the straddle interest Cables from Liverpool reported that 100 900 bales had been liquidated there by hal lot on Tuesday, releasing 50,000 bales of the straddle interest for ballot local ly- But the price in Liverpool was equal to only [ cents for December here un- der the old agreement and local trader. have decided not to ballot below 7.5I cents. Complete liquidation of the straddle. however. Is not considered necessary to resumption of business under the corporation syndicate plans of taking over old oontracta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
 ROGER c. SULLIVAN LOSES SENATE RACE
Loses to L. Y. Sherman, Republican, in Illinois Race By Seventeen
 Thousand and Thirty Votes

Chicago November 5.-Lawrence w. sherman. republican, was reelected to the United States Senate, defeating Roger c. Sullivan, his democratic opponent. by 17,030 votes. Complete returns were tab ulated tonight. Sullivan carried Chicago and Cook county by 56,600 votes.
 Following Is the total unofficial vote:
 Sullivan, Democrat-State. 211 CTS; Cook county, 157, STA; total, 369,561.
 sherman, Republican-State. 2S5, BIT; Cook county, 101.275; total, 8s6,592
 Raymond Robins, Progressive-State 1tS. .794; Cook county, 87,039: total, 195.S24.
 Robins, the progressive candidate, boiled a little more than 50 per cent of Colonel Roosevelts 1912 vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
GENERAL KEKEWICH
 IS FOUND DEAD

London, November 5--Maj. Gen. Roh ert Kekewich, retired. who defended Kimberly for 126 days against BOer armies. was found dead in his bedroom today from a self-inflicted gunshot wound In the head
 The suicide Is attributed to nervous breakdown.
 General Kekewich was born in 1851 and entered the army 20 years later He served In many campaigns and re- ceived numerous decorations For hold ing Kimberly from october Is, 1898, 10 February Is, 1900, he was promoted to major generalship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
BRITISH REPORT
 DETAILED ACCOUNT
 0F RECENT ACTION
Movements of the English Troops in France Given By Eyewitness-Bat-
 tie Undecided

London, November 5-(9,50 D. m.) The following descriptive account, communicated by an eyewitness with the general headquarters. continues and supplements the narrative pulp Iished November of movements of the British force and of the French armies in immediate touch with it:
 November l. In spite of great losses last week the Germans have continued tbeir offensive toward the west almost continuously during the five days from October 26 to 30. It has gradually grown in intensity as more men and guns have teen brought up and has developed into the most bitterly contested battle fought in the western theatre of the war.
 "The German artillery has been in creased by that transferred from around Antwerp. Some of the additional infantry now appearing on our front have been rendered available by relaxation of the pressure against our allies north of Ypres; by the artillery fire of our ships and by the flooding of the area along the River Yser.
 Massed From the South
 Forces have been massed also from the south, while another new army corps has made it's debut and though attempts to blast way through us have been made in other directions they have for the last few days been most seriously concentrated in the neighborhood of Ypres. They still are pressing a desperate attempt to gain the town
 "On Monday. the 26th, south of the Lys, on our right, the enemy attacked Neuve- chappelle, village held by us. In the evening they gained possession of a por- ton of it north of the Lys.
 s'In the center a bombardment alone was kept up and we made some ground. "A detached post, attacked in force dur ing the night, drove back It's assailants. who left 56 dead behind.
 ''Near our left the Germans attacked the section of our line east sof Ypres. This was checked but it had two results Our position was readjusted and our ex- treme left alone advanced in conjunction with some of our allies.
 ! "On Tuesday, the 27th. the Germans focused their principal attention on our light center and right and desperate fight
 eUsnsinued en Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

sale to the proposed corporation of bankers at 9 cents a pound of cotton owned by the suspended firm of s. Fl. F. Pell X Co. This order it is believed, will be secured tomorrow
 The decision to reopen the Liverpool exchange was regarded in trade circles here as a step, toward resumption of general business in the future market. closed since the end of July. The out standing interest In the English mar ket originally was concentrated into January-February but was transferred
 nto May-June this morning. II is an- ticipated here that acceptance of nev buying orders will greatly exhilirate liquidation. particularly as the min
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
LITTLE KNOWN OF
 FIGHT NORTH OF LYS

Paris, November 5-10:50 D, m. .)--The fol- lowing official communication was issued at the war office tonight:
 There is no information on the opera tions at the north of the Lys.
 Tn a violent offensive movement by the Germans north of Arras we lost a few trenches, which later Were retaken.
 In the Argonne (region of St HuberD all the German attacks have been suc- cessfully repulsed.
 Concerning the remainder of the battle front there is nothing of importance to report" -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
DECISIVE END OF BATTLE OF YSER
 IS NOT IN SIGHT
Opposing Armies Standing Where They Have Been For Days-Little Sue
 cess For Either

London, November 5.--(9:15 p. m-)-No decision has been reached in the battle in the west Flanders sand dunes and the opposing armies now stand virtually as tEey have stood for many days.
 While the Germans keep hammering away at the allies around Ypres, which route they chose for their march to the coast after they had found the road along the sea barred and the allies are making an effort to move northward to Ostend, neither side has got far The Belgians and those supporting them have found that the floods they created to stop the German advance are hinder ing their own movements, although they have occupied some villages, including Bixschoote, which had been in the pos session of the Germans.
 Around Ypres the German offensive. according to the allies accounts. has met with no success. In fact it seems that all along the line there has been merely a repetition of artillery duels and of in fantry attacks and counter attacks which sometimes succeeded but more often do not.
 Sweeping Movements
 On the eastern frontier more wide sweeping movements are being made by the opposing armies. The Russians, from aE reports. have driven back the German center to the River Warthe in Russian Poland. have held back a German offen- sive movement from east Prussia and are starightening out their line for a more vigorous offensive against the Aus trians, who have been trying to beat their left wing in Galicia.
 It is to the battles in these regions that the British military men are looking for they declare that if the Russians can keep up their successful fighting against the Austrians and Germans relief will come to the allied armies in the west because of the necessity for withdraw al of German army corps from France and Belgium to protect Silesia and east Prussia. These military observers express belief that the Turkish threat against Russian Caucasus will weaken the Rus sian armies by withdrawal from Poland but the Russian authorities say they have sufficient troops on the spot to deal with Turkey
 The first reports of the fighting between the Russians and the Turks are as con fi1cting as were the first Austrian and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
MAY ANNOUNCE ADOPTION
 COTTON LOAN PLAN TO-DAY
Receipts of Contributions Fund Come to Treasury Daily and it is Hoped Entire Amount Will Be Subscribed
 in Few Days

Washington. November 5.-Adoption of the s135,o0o,0oo cotton loan fund plan by banks and others throughout the country may be announced tomor- row by the federal reserve board Re- ports of contributions continued to reach the treasury today and it was hoped tonight the fund would be fully secured within a few days. The sue cess of the plan has been so marked that cotton has virtually ceased to be a subject of international worry. The re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
BELGIAN BRITISH
 TROOPS RFPITLSED

Berlin, November 5-(By way of London, 4:b2 p. m)-The German general headquar- ters issued the following statement to- day:
 Yesterday the Belgians, assisted by British and French troops. made fierce attack by way of Nieuport between the 'sea and the inundations, but they were easily repulsed.
 Near Tyres. southwest of Lille and south of Berry y-au-Bac, in the Argonne region and in the vosges, our attacks are progressing.
 Tn the eastern theatre of war there have been no material events"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
MRS. SHELBY HEADS
 FRIENDLY SOCIETY

Memphis, November 5.-Mrs. Frances N. sibley of Detroit, Mich. was elected president of the Girls Friendly Society of America, in session here. today. Mrs. Fl c. Bolton of New York was elected secretary, and Mrs. Mary B. Anthony of Providence. R. l., treasurer.
 The next place of meeting will be se- lected at the final session of the con- vention Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
RUSSIANS REPORT
 TURKS DEFEATED

Petrograd, November 5.-The fol- lowing communication of the general staff of the Russian army in the Cau- oasus was made public here tonight: Concerning the operations during the last .s hours. there Is nothing im- portdht to report
 "Our troops are vigorously clearing the enemys territory, which is oo- cupied by small bands, the remnant of the Turkish vanguards defeated dur ing the last few days
 '-one of our columns has defeated the Turks near Bazygan, routing them and capturing the town. The Turks in their flight threw away their arms and scattered to the villages in the neigh borhood.
 "Our cavalry alta clSed to the east of Dyaden three Kurd regiments support ed by infantry and threw them back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

opening of the Liverpool cotton ex- change is counted upon to give the market bottom, encourage American and English buyers and put cotton in the position of becoming most i'm portant factor in the reduction of American balance of debt to Europe.
 It was announced tonight that cot ton exports are increasing. During the week ending November 4, 129,9S3 bales were exported compared to 111,053 the preceding week., It was the best week since the war interfered with trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

t-France and England declare war on
 Turkey.
 No change in war situation.
 Pensions show enormous gain. Many changes in democratic organ
 izati,n expected. Whereabouts of British cruisers un-
 known. -Subtreasurers needed for united banks k-Editoriai comment. E-Puckett charges not sustained Cotton ball to be big success.
 Newspaper club plans big affair e--Society. 7--Sports. e-Markets- deny Russian victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

The hostile acts of the Turkish fleet against a French steamer. causing the death of two Frenchmen and serious damage to the ship. not having been followed by the dismissal of the Ger man naval military missions, the measures whereby Turkey could dis claim responsibility. the government of this republic is obliged to state that as result of the action of the Otto man government state of war ex- fsts between France and Turkey"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
Claim Dry Legislature

St. Louis. November 5-The next Mis- souri legislature will be dry, according to claims made today by the Missouri Anti-Saloon league. They will attempt to secure law providing for local op- erating precincts and wards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06


 four years.
 Number of PensiOner in Alabama
 untIl lew months ago there was no material difference each year in the num- Der of persons who drew pensions from tine state. On October 1, 1910, there were 11,S59 pensioners on the rolls, and this number hardly varied one way or the other until last January, when the board of pension examiners dropped several hundred persons from the rolls because of neligibility An examlnation Of the benson records shows that the number of pensioners last January. when the war rants for the second quarter of the last fiscal year were sent out. was 16.S73. On April there was a large reduction, there being 16092 pensioners the rolls, and this number was reduced to 15.417 in July. The number of pensioners on the rolls or October l last was l5,322.
 On october l last there were 2ls0 fewer pensioners on the rolls than on October l, 1913. when the roll numbered 17.442. This reduction was due to removal by the board, death and other causes.
 Labor of Pension Board
 Since the board began its labor of purg ing the pension rolls it has examined Al counties. Of the 23 remaining counties, the board will consider eases from i2 of them next week. and in January, proba- bly, the board will complete an investi- gation of the remaining II counties.
 In it's work of purging the pension rolls, the board has had the assistance of IT, |. Brooke. examiner of pubic accounts, W ho was stationed at Washington for nearly six months in examining old Confederate and other records in the possession of the government. Mir. Brooke filed reports .n every county with the state board, which in turn conducted an investigation at Montgomery. summoning before them all persons whose records were not clear as entitlng them to receive pensions from the state
 The number of pensions in each county does not vary, as might be expected, in proportion to the poulation of the various counties. Jefferson county, of course, has the largest number of pensioners, the rolls for that county containing 929 names Mo bile county comes second. with 467 names ard Tuscaloosa third, with 39S persons on It's rolls Other counties of the state whose rolls are we'll in the forefront in the number of pensioners are: Shelby, .,uS Randolph. Ss4: Calhoun, S6s, and Lee. ss5. Quarterly Expenditures Compared
 The pension warrants for October l, 1ei3 amounted to $3O6. 1855. as compared with s27l.533 for October 1 of the presen. fiscal year. showing decrease of S3s.4z. which was due solely to the reduced num- Der of pensioners. The disbursement of the pension fund next January may show an even greater decrease as compared
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
AMERICAN MARINES
 PROTECT INTERESTS

Paris, November 5.--4:55 D, m.)-The Temps has received a report stating that American marines have been landed at Beirut, Syria, for the protection of Amer ican interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06

have been repulsed completely from the Karaklissa and Teheran districts.
 During the bombardment at the en- trance of the Dardanelles. the hostile fleet fired 240 shells without causing material damage. Our forts fired only 10 shots"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
From S5O00 to S1, ,O00, 1000 Is Record for State of
 Alabama
JEFFERSON COUNTY
 HAS MOST ON ROLL
Second County Is Mobile-Fund Is Approximately One-Sixth of the States Income-Purging of
 Rolls Continues
ny l.. s. BETTY


 Montgomery. November 5.-(Special.) From 5000 to sl.ooo, ,0oOo is a great step. but such is tho record of tho state of Alabama in providing for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and their widows in the past sS years. No depart ment of the state government during that period has shown an increase in expendi- lures which is even comparable to that which has marked the pension depart ment. nor has any other branch of gov ernment received such generous support.
 The condition of the pension fund at the close of business on September 80 1914 showed that there had been available dur ing year, for all purposes, N,025. .7T477. which was distributed among something like 1s.5oo pensioners of the state and used In the payment of all expenses of the department. The balance in the treas ury was more than twice as much as the annual amount which the state paid out to pensioners in 1878, when tho legislature of Alabama appropriated s50oo for that purpose.
 Alabama now spends annually approxi- mately one-sixth of her revenues in pro- viding for the relief of needy Confederate veterans and their widows. Thirty-eight years ago the state spent for that pur- pose little over one-one-hundred and forty third of her revenues
 The pension fund derives it's revenues tbr taIl tox tsrhf fci was first levied in 1899. and q legislative appropriation of s40o,ooo. The legislature of 1911 increased this appropriation to s500.ooo, but made the payment of Sl0o.O00 conditional upon the state's resources. Only $10,0o0 of this extra appropriation has been available since the act was passed. the governor having released that amount in 1913
 Disbursement of Pension Fund
 The disbursement oF the pension fund during the past four years increased from ss05. 267 s5. in 1s10-1s1l, to si,0l3, 4s2 90, in 1s13-1914. This increase has been entirely due to the steady advance in assessments and revenues. which have increased in four years from 8, 4e3. .566. 70. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1911. to s6, eo7,- 001 .12 for the fiscal year ending Septem- Der 30 last. During that period the pen- sioners of the state have profited each year by the legislative appropriation of s10o,000. which was passed in 1907, and by the operation of the 1 mill tax. which first became effective in 1898. Hence the pension fund grows with every increase in the states revenues and through the generosity of the legislature, which has increased the annual appropriation to Confederate veterans from s50.00O, by an act of 1908, to s5o0,000, by an act of 1911.
 A comparison of expenditures from the pension fund for the past four years shows the following results:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
TROOPS CLAIM
 EARLY VICTORY

Amsterdam November 5.--(via Lon don, 7;35 D. m.)--The following Turkish dispatch is contained in dispatch from Constantinople:
 The Russians are now strength ening their positions near the frontier but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
FRANCE DECLARES WAR WITH TURKEY;
 FIGHTING BEGINS
Both Russians and Turks Claim Vic tory In Early Battles Along New Frontier War Situation on France
 Belgium Border Unchanged


  foreign office issue he flowing note:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-06
Number of Pensioner in Alabama

This shows an increase of S1OS 1e4 65 ir four years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-19

Col. Chas. X. Bond, of the Eastern Grain
Co., of Bangor, recently visited the huge
mills where William Tell Flour is made. The
colonel is dyed-in-the-wool Yankee. and
he naturally feels that Boston is the hub of
the universe in cleanliness as we'll as in
learning.
But the great Ansted & Burk mills at
Springfield, o., started HIM out of his New
England conservativeness. He found that
-four could be ground. bolted and packed for
shipment without being touched by human
hands at any stage. The sacks are even sewed
by automatic machinery after being filed.
and the barrel heads put in by wonder
fully ingenious machinery.
The barrels are made the same day they are
filled, thereby avoiding any possible accumu-
lation of dust in the barrels. After being
made they are transported from the coop
erage to the -four mills by an indoor
gravity system which protects the barrels
from the weather.
But the thing which pleased the colonel
most of all was the sanitary way in which the
barrels were made. In most cooper shops
the grooves are cut and the heads put in by
hand. This has to be done in a very warm
room while the barrels are hot, so that they
win retain their shape. AS result the per-
spring coopers soil the inside Of each barrel
with perspiration.
In the William Tell cooper shop. however,
these grooves are cut and the barrels headed
by machinery. They are not touched by the
men at all, and the insides of the new barrels
are rs clean as the rip-saw leaves the slaves.
Colonel Bond remarked that the whole, in
stitution was as "clean as a New England
Kitchen. When William Tell Flour goes
into the barrel it is going into a scrupulously
clean new package. 1t is famous for purity
as well as goodness.-Adrt.