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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

voting places in Greater Birmingham though. I am told, will soon be reme- died
 The thing l wanted to call your at tention to and in doing so I think I am speaking the mind of 90 per cent of the voters of this state, is the GUS tom or habit of allowing solicitors with cards and other literature to con gregate around the polls and annoy people as they go there to vote. That custom should be stopped and should be looked upon by the better class of people as an insult to their intelli- gence, as the man who Is entitled to vote in every instance should and most always does look into the character of the various candidates before he goes to vote.
 There should be law passed pro- hibiting soliciting within 100 feet of a polling place. There was just such d law as this in Colorado and I speak from experience when 1 say it Is ap- preciated there by all the good peo- ole.
 Think this over and if you think well of it and will use your influence along these lines, l feel sure the good people of Alabama will thank you many times if such can become a law. l remain, very tfuiy yours,
 R. s. MATTHEWS.
 Birmingham 1715 Third avenue. April 27. 1914
 Careless Quotations From Bible To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 word of caution should be thrown out to people who are about to be interviewed for the papers as to their use of Bible events to illustrate their remarks, as the misuse of such Illustrations discounts the whole article in that the reader would naturally think the speakers knowledge on other subjects under considera tion was about on par with his knowledge of the Bible
 A most notable instance of this kind was your article of lew days ago giv- ing an account of an interview with a prominent visitor to Birmingham who was also to lecture there this week. The speaker in question stated that England and other countries had to come to America for corn just like Joseph went down into Egypt for corn. This illus. tration was repeated at another point in his remarks. Now. everybody ought to
 
 down into Egypt to buy corn or anything else; that Joseph sold corn in Egypt to others who came to Egypt. Then, too. for England to come to America like Jo- seph went to Egypt would necessitate England's coming to America as a slave boy Tn her tender years. It seemed to me to be good opportunity to bring these matters to the attention of the pub lie to the end that every young man who reads your paper might today get out his Bible and read this beautiful story of ioseph the most beautiful in the old Testament, and especially helpful to young men of this day living amid the temptations and trials of our great cities. Also that any false impression that might have been made by your article a few lays ago might be corrected Yours very truly. A.G. SULLIVAN.
 Cordova, April 2s 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
News of this Suit
 Sale Crowded Out
Special Purchase of 225 Woolen Suits for Women, Misses and Juniors

And we have gone about changing the l with determination to sell out these Suits eled up to the latest style and in every way to the L., J. & L. standard of fabric and tail ing quality.
 It is not of as much importance that J should compare this announcement with SO other announcement, but it is vitally imports that you compare these Suits with other adv tised Suits.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
mo DECISIVE RESULT YET
Allies Confident Germans Will Be
Forced to Retreat-Reports Indi-
cate That Russians Are Whipping
Germans on Prussian Frontier.

Having repulsed the German at
tackS, Presumably in the vicinity of
ROye, the French. according to an
official communication issued at Paris.
have resumed the offensive at sew
eral points, while other positions on
their left have been maintained.
The great effort OF the allies to
envelOp the German right NAV be
said to be in operation again. and it
is believed the whole French column
from Roye northward to Arras is
moving eastward against the Ger
man positions.
1t is the same operation that has
been tried repeatedly TO- the last tire,
weeks in an attempt to reach the
German lines of communication, and
either encircle the German army
forming the right wing or force ii
to fall back to Belgium and Luxem.
burg.
The Germans have had a long time
in which to make their position Sc
cure, SO there is lot of hard fighting
ahead for both the attacking forces
and the defenses. The defensive role
Is apparently being assumed by tn,
invaders.
In the center, from the Disc to the
ArgOnne. the two well entronched ar
mics are still watching each other.
ready at moments notice to meet
attacks, or, on the advice of aerial
observers, to move to some point
where the line is threatened. While
there have been many of these move
ments, there is little. according to
the French report, to record. In other
words. the situation remains virtually
as it was
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Historic Normandy
Ruined By War


I umn nearly I'VE mries long. caprurao
it and blew it up. General Paul Pan
commands one Of the French armie0
and was born at Montelimar, In France
He was trained at st. Cyr, the West
Point of France. and was graduated
in 1867. General Pau fought through
the Franco russian war of 1870 He
lost an arm at Froeschviller. On ac.
count Of his gallantry In this battle he
has been popularity known ever since
as 1.-The hero Of Froeschviller"
Pau was made general Of brigad,
in 1897 and a division commander in
1908 He was formerly commander Of
the Sixteenth army corps and when
Twentieth army corps.
General Pau retired from active serv.
ice in February, 1911. In August OF
the same year the French people de.
manded that he be placed on the &C.
| tive list again and made commander in
| chief of the army of the republic. A
popular campaign was started to force
the government to make the appoint.
ment, and this action was about to
be taken when the Monis government
went out of office. Its successor ap.
pointed General Michel. This, how.
ever. did not suit the French people,
particularly those whose sons were at
that time serving with the colors, and
| nf
created the new post of inspector gen.
eral and named General Pau for the
post This time, however, General Pau
declined.
"My one arm" he wrote, lis always
at the service of my country, but in
times of peace need it for the sup.
port of my family"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
ALLIES ARE SLOWLY GAINING
At Aisne-Rulers OF Three Warning
Nations With Their Troops
At The Front

While the voices of thousands Of peo-
pie assembled in the churches through
out the United States was lifted in
prayer on Sunday for peace among the
warning nations of Europe, the titanic
struggle on the European continent
continued with all its fury. 1t is re-
ported that the rulers of the three ma
tions at war have gone to the front.
Kaiser William of Germany is said to
be with his troops attempting to stem
the progress of the Russians in East
Prussia; King Albert, the Belgian king,
is leading his troops against the Ger.
man armies, and President Poincare
of France has gone to join his soldiers
in the north of France.
1t was announced from Paris that
President Poincare's mission to his
soldiers was not to direct the fighting
or to interfere with General Joffre's
plans, but to deliver to the soldiers
his personal appreciation for their he
roic efforts in repulsing the German
invaders from French soil. Kaiser
William is much alarmed over the con-
tinued successes of the Russians in
East Prussia, German Poland and Ga
| licia Vienna fears that the Russians
will endeavor to take the Austrian
capital The Germans up TO the pres
ent time have been unable to check
the progress of the cars armies in
| German territory.
Slowly but surely the allied armies
of France and Great Britain have
/ been pushing the Germans backward
out of France into Belgium. The bat
tie line is now close to the Belgian Dor
der. The fortunes Of war have been
playing tickle with the contesting ar
mics in the north of France. In some
places the Germans gain an advan
tage, while at other points along the
150.mile battle line the allies have the
better of the argument.
Beleians Reinforced At Antwerp
The little Belgian
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Paris Still Fears
German Air Craft

damage was done in either instance.
All night long a watch is kept in
Paris for German flying machines
which might come like a thief in the
night and do their work of deStruc-
ton. An American in Paris thus de-
scribes the way that searchlights pa
troll the skies:
Powerful are the searchlights, back
ed up by artillery. that guard Paris by
night from the war monsters of the
air. This is fiction come true. 1t is
Conan Doyle, Kipling. Wells come to
measure 1t never ceases TO thrill our
imaginations. From the moment OF
sunset until sunrise those man made
comets with an orbit patrol the skies
Pointing with blazing fingers to the
moon. the stars, then to the horizon,
they proclaim that Paris watches
while her people sleep. The idea has
given comfort to thousands. You, in
your safe, tranquil homes cannot know
the pleasure it gives to look from the
window in the wakeful nights and
watch those wheeling comets circling,
circling to catch the Zeppelin that
might come
And behind the light is the gun
Rooftop artillery! The new warfare!
On the roof Of the fashionable Auto
mobile club on the Place de la Concorde
the little blue firing guns wheel with
the blazing fingers, always ready r"
send shot and shell into tn. bullying
speck In tbs Aky tnat knows not how
to return the luminous signal. So on
the roof of the Observatoire, so on
the encircling environs. Sometimes
three. sometimes six. the lights are al
ways going.
People stand in the streets to watch,
hypnotized by the moment into horizon
gazing There will be speck in the
sky. People grow tense. The comet
catches it Is that wigwagging on the
roof a challenge in fire? No. The
speck pn>>-<' we breathe again. And
so IT t,r- / ceaseless center OF In
terest.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09

bearing its share of the attack OF the
German armies. For the past week
the kaiser's soldiers have been doing
their utmost to crush the defenses at
Antwerp and capture the city. Ant
werp is one of the strongest fortified
cities in the world. The British are
watching the attack on Antwerp with
much anxiety, as the capture Of this
important city would render possible
an opening to the North sea and a
future campaign in England. The Brit
ish have hurried their artillery to aid
the Belgians in the defense of the city.
Austria Agrees To ltaIy's Demands
For a time it appeared that Austria
and Italy would become entangled in
diplomatic struggle which might end
in the declaration of war by Italy on
Austria, but this was happily averted
when Austria agreed to the demands
of Italy TO remove the floating mines
in the Adriatic sea and to pay an in
demnity to the families of Italian fish
ermen who were killed by the destruc-
ton of a fishing boat by an Austrian
mine. 1t is expected that shipping on
the Adriatic sea will be resumed as
soon as Austria gives notice that all
of the mines have been removed.
German Victory For Africa
/ In China the japanese troops have
/ been extremely active in their cam
paign against the German colony in
China, but they have done little fight
ing so far. 1t is said that China COM
planned of the Japanese violating their
neutrality, but the japanese have paid
little attention to these complaints and
have moved their troops by the most
direct routes. They were not modest
ed by the Chinese soldiers. There has
been somewhat of lull in the fight
ing between the British and Germans
in South Africa with the exception Of
one small skirmish in which the Ger
mans were the viCtOrs.
In an earnest desire for hasty Gull
mination of the war in Europe, Presi-
dent Wilson issued a proclamation set
ting aside Sunday, October 4, as peace
day and requested that prayers be
offered up by the American people all
over the United States for peace
disadvantages for peace in
Europe arose from all parts of the
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Allies Offensive
Movement Telling
Success For Allies At Aisne

Paris.-The official announcement
issued by the French war office re-
ports progress in the region of Sois-
sons, where several German trenches
have been taken.
The battle on the left wing is in full
swing without decisive result The text
of the communication follows:
"First-On our left wing the strug-
gle is in full swing in the region of
Arras, without decision having been
reached. The action has been less VIC
lent between the upper valley of the
Ancre and the Somme, and between
the Somme and the Disc. We have
made progress in the region of Sois-
sons, where some of the enemys
trenches have been captured.
"Second-On almost all the remain
der of the front, the lull already not
ed, persists. In the WOevre region
We have made some progress between
Apremont and the Mouse and on the
Rupt de Mad"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09

~tRIS is on the watch during day
II and night for German flying
machines. But the other day a
German aeroplane swooped over
Paris and dropped four bombs. The
first bomb killed man. solicitor
standing with his little daughter in
front Of the Prince Of MonacO's man
sion not 200 yards from the American
embassy. On the Rue Chaillot. The
bomb severed the mans head from his
body. The child was injured serious
". The other bombs caused no dam,
age
A ting which followed in the wake OF
the bomb which fell in the Avenue du
TrmaderO later was found near the
Eiffpl tower To it was attached this
note:
This is the salute OF a German aero
plane Won DEChEN.
Crowds. taking advantage Of beau.
tifuI autumn day. were promenadinS
on the banks Of the Seine when the
aeroplane appeared almost directly
over the Eiffel tower. 1t is believed
that the first bomb dropped was in
tended for the wireless station on the
tower Or possibly for the nearby build
ings containing army stores. 1t landed
In Avenue du TrocaderO, not far from
the tower, with crash, The eXplo-
sion was heard for many blocks. The
houses in the neighhorhood were badly
damaged. many Of the walls cracking.
while windows were shattered:
Among the houses damaged was the
residence of the Prince Of Monaco,
THE buildings containing army stores
suffered considerably. At the time of
the attack services were being con
Quoted In the American Holy Trinity
church. Many Of the congregation fed
to the street
In the midst Of the excitement the
aeroplane dropped three more bombs.
One landed among a herd Of cows pas.
ruraa. 20 inc aureun race course. One
COW was killed, and others fell over
stunned. A third bomb fell in the Rue
vineuse and fourth in the Rue de Ia
Pompe, a neighborhood in which many
Americans live. Comparatively little
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Vienna HOSPITALS Are Crowded

Venice.-Vienna hospitals and all
temporary asylums for sick and wound
ed soldiers are fearfully crowded. The
city council has decided to build addi-
tional wooden barrack hospitals. which
will be furnished with ten thousand
beds. Buildings of the University Of
Vienna have been given over to the
wounded soldiers
The army of destitute and unem-
ployed in the Austrian capital is in
creasing daily.
Thousands are threatened with star
walton.
The authorities estimate that it will
be necessary to provide free meals for
100000 persons daily.
Owing to the rapid advance in the
price of meat and the shortage of live
stock, the city council has asked the
government to permit the importation
of 1000 tons of Argentine beef.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
German Women Give Gold

Rome.-The women OF Germany,
according to reports received here,
are busily at work preparing wooden
garments for the soldiers in the battle
line. The reports also state that a
committee of women has been formed
for the purpose of inducing the WON,
en- of Germany to give up their gold
ornaments with the idea of transform
ing them into money with which to
buy arms. Each woman receives in
exchange for her gold ornaments an
iron ring inscribed with the words 81
gave gold for this"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
PEACE SUNDAY IS
OBSERVED BY NATION
Prayers For Peace In Europe Are Offered Up Owe
the Entire Country While Fierce Stugge Between
Warning Nations InEmope Continues Unabated.

United States Sunday. Clergymen of
all denominations read President Will
sons proclamation, itself fervent
peace prayer, and congregations gath
cred to sing peace hymns and take
part in peace services.
The president attended the Central
Presbyterian church here and heard
Rev. James H. Taylor pray that the
United States might be instrumental
in restoring peace to Europe and that
Mr.. Wilson might be given wisdom and
strength in his mediation proposals.
The church was packed. After the
services a large crowd waited until
the president had taken communion,
to watch him ride away in his auto.
mobile.
May Bring Lasting Peace
New York.-Hope that the European
war will be the last object lesson Of
the horrors of strife and that after II
the efforts of man will be devoted to
production rather than destruction,
was expressed Sunday by Secretary
: Of State Bryan and Oscar S. Straus,
former secretary of commerce and la
Dor, at a special peace day service at
| Carnegie Hall. The meeting was one
of many held in this city in accord.
ance with President Wilson's recent
proclamation, designating Sunday as a
day of prayer for peace.
To-day, when number of nations,
all our friends, have been drawn into
the vortex of war;" said Secretary Bry.
an, our first duty is to use such in
fluence as we may have to hasten the
return of peace. There will be ample
time afterward to discuss ways and
means for preventing future appeals
to arms.
Our interests are so entwined with
the interests of other lands that nc
nation can live or die unto itself alone
If We had no higher reason for encour,
aging conditions conducive TO peace
we should find ample justification in
the fact that the burdens of war nc
longer are borne entirely by its direct
participants"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
AahN Orders Great Number OF Soldiers
Is Strengthen Forces Guarding
East Prussia
BATTLE OF MSNE UNSETTLED
Aryniss OF Allies And Germans In q
Desperate Struggle For ST.
prenacy-Many Killed

Ii all history there is no record of
a battle rivaling in importance the
great struggle that is now going on
between the allied armies of France
and Great Britain against the Ger
mans north OF the Aisne river in the
northern part OF France. 1t has lasted
for more than two weeks and from
the reports received daily it appears
that neither side has gained an appre.
ciable advantage To obtain even an
idea OF the losses sustained by both
the allies and the Germans is an ut
ter impossibility.
Troops To East Prussia
The German kaiser as the head OF
the army of the empire, is indeed in
desperate straits. On the French
frontier his soldiers are fighting one
OF the worlds greatest battles. At
the same time there is another grave
danger looming up on the frontier OF
East Prussia, where the Russian
hordes are coming steadily onward,
seriously threatening that portion Of
Germany with invasion. The kali
ser is said to have dispatched thou
sands OF soldiers to East Prussia to
effectively stop the Russians.
Germany May Face Hunger
Another peril facing the German
people, that Of hunger 1t is only a
question as to how long the present
food supply Of Germany will hold out.
Great Britain is determined to cut of
Germany from food supplies from the
outside world. Austria Hungary has
none to spare. England is already sup.
plying food TO the Belgians, Switzer-
land Holland, Denmark, Norway and
Sweden have all announced their in
tentions not TO ship foodstuns or other
contraband articles for fear Of violat-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Prussia Fears The
Russian Armies

ing their neutrality. With the Ger
man feet bottled up in the Kiel canal
it would be almost impossible for the
Germans to lard food supplies either
on the North sea or on the Baltic sea,
Italy Prepares for war
Turkey is still defiant, but has made
no warlike move in the past week.
Little has been heard from Italy dur
ing the past few days, but persistent
rumors have it that the Italians have
renounced their alliance with Ger
many and Austria, and in the event
they become engaged in the present
European war it will be in sympathy
with the allied armies 1t is reported
that Italy has massed a great number
of troops along the Austrian frontier.
The Belgians are doing their part in
harassing the German soldiers in
Belgium.
Victory For The Japs
The Japanese have been gathering
their forces around the German prov
inces in China Recent dispatches
from Toxic say that the Japs engag.
ed the German soldiers on the out.
skirts of Tsing-Tau. After a skirmish
of several hours the Germans were
forced to retreat within the walls of
the city, which is the capital of the
| GermaI- provinces. Much interest is
being manifested in the campaign of
the Jas against the Germans in Chi.
ma. A. though the Japs claim they are
waging their warfare against the Ger
mans in China for the purpose of TAX.
ing this territory from them and re-
turning it to China, the Germans
claim the Japs have a more selfish mo
tive in view.
servians Suffer Heavy Losses
Little Servia is having all she can
do to hold her own with her powerful
enemy Austria. For more than two
weeks the Servian and Austrian troops
have been battling along the Drina riv-
er. The result of these battles is IN
known. but it is reported that the Ser
VANS have suffered heavy losses.
There has been very little news from
Bosnia since the Servians and Mon
tenegrins captured Sarajevo. the CAPT
tai. from the Austrians. This is the
city in which ArcIduke Ferdinand.
heir apparent to the Austrian throne
and his wife were murdered, which
was one of the principal factors in
causing the present European war
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-09
Germans Routed BY Russians

Petrograd.-The official statement
from general staff headquarters issued
reads:
The battle of Augustowo ended Oc'
tober 8, in victory for the Russian
arms. The German defeat is com
plete.
The enemy is in disordered re-
treat toward the east Prussian from
tier. The valiant Russian troops are
in close pursuit, the Germans aban
doning in their desperate march trains
cannon and munitions, not having even
time to gather up their wounded"