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Evening journal., 1914-08-06

The Navy today ordered the patrol
extended TO all ports along the At
lantic coast Captain Bristol said the
orders took In also tho three mile
limit but he said 10 would not be
necessary TO patrol it-only the har-
borg
Captain Bristol said the hattleship
Florida would Interfere with the
sailing of any foreign vessel "fiited
our or armed for warlike purposes.
The Navy patrol will NOT interfere
With any ship having a proper mani
fest orders TO the ships there are
not TO interfere with the peaceful
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
Kaiser Sends UIfimafum 10 Italy
Demanding Support For Alliance
By The United Press.

BY The United
LONDON,
declaration the Victor
u in which Italy called live her obligations under the
the Triple Alliance Italy aid
Germany and Austria Further they have declared Austria violated the
the of the contemplated
provides country shall
Not knowing
repa Italy not able the
protection OF should country
these that Italy declared she will observe the strict
est neutrality.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
GET MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Magistrate Lewis
during the past twenty-four hours:
George Eckrich of No. 1853 Davis
street. and Miss Mildred Ashley of No.
1929 East Thirteenth street; Joseph
Luda, of No S07 Anchorage street.
and Miss Josephine Kusz of No 1905
Sycamore street
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
English and German DesfroYers
in Running Fight in North Sea
BY the United Press.


LONDON Aug 6Engsh and German desOyers have cashed
in the North Sea- but be learned real fighting has
taken place excepting that already reported in which each begeen
lost mneayng ship German wounded in the hospital at Har
wh having been rescued from the water by the AmpOn after
which their mine ship, the KOenign Luse sunk All coast
points firing at but the experts of the Admiralty is
undoubtedly running fights between deOyes and scouting craft
The AmphOn hit by shell from the German steamer when she
sunk the Luse and her batteries slightly damaged The third
pedO hOa is the only far known have been engaged
The wounded number 2S and among them understood
be the officer who in command of the KOengn Luise
They the naval hospital Harwich, under guard
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
KENT REPUBLICANS TO
FOLLOW PRIMARY LAW

= ITIV = WIITU T TN'os
DOVER, Del. Aug. "a meeting
of the Kent County Republican Com
mittee was held here yesterday at
which the new primary law for Kent
county was gone over and the law
complied with respecting the swear
ing in of qualifers. etc. The Repub-
lican State Convention will be held
August 26 and the County Convention
Septembpr u
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
Belgian Guns Spread Death
Among Germans, Halt Invasion
From United Press staff Correspondent.

BRUSSELS, Aug. (Delayed)-Germanys invasion of Bel
gum checked Her forces suffered today at
seize the Belgian railways and military roads for the
The Belgian stood the blood They
have crushed entire German and compelled il to halt
await the arrival Of supporting columns being rushed from
various points the frontier Details of The losses
yet available but the minister says that the German casual
ties staggerng while compaaIyey unInp0rani
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
BELGIAN erVs DESTROY GERMAN AmsmFI
rPrw on e BELrEvED no BIZ DEAD

BRUSSELS Aug eGemany lost one Of her aissst zspre-
I'm diriaibe this afternoon attempting to pass over
TIE foracatons on Plateau when the belgian S.
1rs cot the range with gun especially designed FOR arcafs
An explosive she'll crashed through the and tho ss
bag exploded the drgole falling crumped her entire
crew believed to number % men seing killed vrecsago
landed Hevo Plateau fast little way nom tho fortress
Almost immediately arer the Zeppelin Was vrecSed 81
seropane rose from pcsi'on and attempted nas
over the Herv ortiscaous the direction o. the main fortress
at Lero 1t also vreeSea By the aero frs As Hss
fort
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
500 GERMANS KILLED
MANY GUNS ARR TAKEN,

BY The United Press.
BRUSSELS. Aug. The Belgian War
Office estimates the Gcrnan losses 10
date in the sighting noal iiece as be-
tween seven and eight thousand with ~
least > 600 captured. The Belgisns have
also captured number OF German guns.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
LFTTERs ON ESTATES

Register of Wills Walker has issued
letters tcstamcntarv ON the estate Of
John C. Knots 10 Mrs ID. Annie Knots.
Lrtters of administration were grant
cd.to Mrs Mary H. Clark on the estate
of Ellis NJ. Clark.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
DEATH OF MRS. STILLwELL.

Mrs Laura T.. Stillwell wife of
Jacob r. Stillwell. died at her husbands
home. No 0l4 Lancaster avenue, today,
aged y years The funeral will take
place ON Saturday afternoon with in
terment in Silverbrook cemetery
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

AT 4 o'clock Wednesday morning,
the German Tenth Army Corps at
tackled the Chaudfontaine and Bou-
celles forts from the southeast while
their artillery bombarded the fort at
Female. The Belgian Eleventh
Brigade after successfully resisting
the German attack pushed the enemy
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
MOVE TO
JOIN BELGIANS
in LIEGE FIGHT
BY J. W. T. MASON.
Former European Manager OF the
Tnifed Press.

NY W A"''A 'NfNtN'tH '@-''''-N' ~ 80
United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. Today's lull
in the lighting at LIege is probably
due to the necessity for summoning
reiniorcements to assist the German
attack. This breathing space gives
the French troops time TO Join the
Belgian forces. French detach-
ment has crossed from Lille, one Of
Frances army corps centers. to the
Belgian military frontier fortress AT
Journal. II is doubtless being moved
up in reserve for the fighting at Liege,
one hundred miles distant. Hall way
between TOurnai and Liege is Water
loo. the last great European battle
field. II may be the scene OF an.
other bloody conflict ii the Germans
can fight their way across the Meuss
river and proceed to Brussels.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
rArprrAvrl AvD crDRfo Ar mAIrfAx-

HALIFAX n g. Aos srto fast English srans-Aiaas'''
put here today to GsrsA erasrs sneoanted
on the coast The Cedric white star the ssst 70 az
rive and soon sowsd cunard liner Naursnis ne
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

The importance to Germany of seiz-
ing the Meusc defenses before moving
into France is due TO the necessity
for guarding against a flank and rear
attack. With Belgium and France al
lies. a practically continuous half
moon OF Notifications and military
centers exist from Lille. by way of
Continued on Page Six.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
United STATES Navy Patrol
will Hall Foreign War Vessels


WASHINGTON, G-Secrciary Navy today
baticshps Philadelphia.
Hampton neutrality proclamation
enforced
Mayfowcr Hampton and
NcwE torpedo
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
eENMAN cRrIsEn 0Fr NEM l0RK
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
ITALY N0w DEFrTs eERNANT.

BY United Press
LONDON, e-IisIy deaed Germany and has cabled
the British Foregn Minister that Italy determined to remain
neutral. Germany may declare italy.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

When the German reinlorcemcnts
of infantry arrived a second attack
WIS ordered II was successful. as
Continued on Page Six
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
By the United Press.

PARIS Aug 1.-THE Admiralty has advces that
ship which attempted hostile against
coast Mediterranean been engaged by
No details are obtainable
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
Germans Lose 5000 in Killed
Before Belgian Attack at Lieae
BY The United Press.

BRUSSELS Aug. 6AccOrdng the Gazette the Belgian
enthusiastic the fighting
II
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
BRITIsH MERCHANrMEN FOR sERyICr.


LONDON Aug 6The
British merchantmen including Whether they
on Six.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
est neutrality,

BY The United Press.
HULL, England, Aug. 6-The fish
ing fleet has made port, reporting
that it sighted no German warships.
This confirms the belief of the naval
experts that the entire German battle
fleet, with the exception of scout
cruisers and destroyers. is massed
near the German shore line and
un6er the guns of the land forts.
BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS RATE.
BY The United Press.
LONDON. Aug 6-The Bank OF
England rate today was reduced 10
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
by the United Press.


AMSTERDAM Aug. 6,Gemany carrying her against
Russia the The German fleet which chased the Russian
ships into the Gulf of Finland today attacking the
borg the the Gulf of Finland supposed that they
clearing the the Russian
bottled in the Gulf and possibly for dash against Reva
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

BE- The United Press.
LONDON. Aug. German Ambas-
sador LichnowslSy left London early
today under an escort of British
troops There was no demonstration
Incident to his departure.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
BY the United Press.


LONDON Aug. 6-This afternoon official statement issued
by the Admiralty up the present sevenyye German
merchantmen have been by the British warsps
possession of by British port authorities.
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

commerce OF tie world. The gov
ornment simply desires. that the
United states shall NOT be used by
the foreign powers for unueutral pur-
poses.
GERMAN CRUISER orr NEW YORK
By the United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. $50 far as Is
known there are only three German
vessels i'm Atlantic waters now the
cruisers Dresden. Strassburg and
Karlsruhe these arc believed 10
be OF New York harbor
Evening journal., 1914-08-06

six per cent This announcement
al the resumption or business fol-
lowing the bank holiday caused much
citation in business circles. II was
accepted that the government has no
doubt of the result of the war and
believes hostilities will not last long
Evening journal., 1914-08-06
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; gentle to moderate
southeast TO south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
EDUCATORS CLOSE
 LOUISVILLE MEET
Visit Ideal Stock Yards and Hold Election of
 Officers

Louisville, April 10.-Visits to nearby model stock farms, where concrete>exam- pies of the conferences ideals of agricul- tural advancement in the south were viewed final sessions and election ofo offi- cers today brought the four days meet ing of the conference for education in the south to 6 close
 Cooperation in handling products of the soil was the keynote of addresses at the closing meeting of the farmers confer ence.
 Essential features of q taxation system claimed the attention of the business mems conference; elimination of 'pests;' that of the country women; soil pollution of the country doctors and community spirit of the country preachers following.
 The private and denominational col leges' responsibility in the training of teachers was discussed at the closing ses- sion of the Southern Educational assoca- tion, which has been meeting in conjunc- ton with the larger conference.
 Health measures were discussed at the last mass meeting. Dr. w. s. Rankin, secretary of the North Carolina state board of health being the chief speaker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

Among the feature articles by women writers fin tomorrow's Age-Herald will be the following:
 Dolly Dalrymple writes. Easter Is Happy Occasion for Everybody But Poor Old Dad. Who Must Pay the Bills"
 Flora Milner Harrison has an Interest ing article about Public School Music in Jefferson County
 Mrs. J. B. Reid writes of What Bir- mingham Boys Are Doing and What Is Being Done for Them"
 Margaret B. Downing contributes an in- teresting sketch entitled. Mrs. William J. Harris, Wife of Director of the Gen. sus."
 Marion Harland writes on '~rhe Block Beautiful q topic of special interest ir Birmingham at this time.
 Bill Vines has q characteristic article "On the Spring Longing to Be a sport.
 Finley Peter Dunne will write on MT. Dooley on the Military Career C. r. Markell writes of '"rhe Royal Wrath Iindaraxa."
 Frank G. Carpenter gives graphic de- scription of some of the "Queer Features of Lima in 1914"
 Edward J. Ward writes of Public Schools as Voting Places"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
BOY ASPHYXLATED
 FROM BUCKET FIRE
Built Fire in Deserted Van and Gas Causes Death of One-Two Others
 Are in Serious Condition

New York, April 10--Three small boys crawled into deserted moving van in vacant lot in Harlem last night, stopped up the big cracks to keep out the chill. and then squatted around a fire they kindled in bucket. Patrick Kenny, father of one of the little fellows, missing him. searched for the boy. He chanced to look into the van today. He found his son, Frank, unconscious.
 John Scanlon, a 15-year-old compan- ion, was dead and the third boy was apparently dying.
 Gas from the bucket fire had asphyx- lated them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
LABOR CASES MAY
 BE CONSIDERED

Chicago April 10.--When the Unit ed States circuit court of appeals con venes Tuesday for the April term it is probable that action will be taken in the cases of 30 labor men who were found guilty of conspiring to trans port dynamite in violation of the in terstatc commerce laws.
 A motion for rehearing in the cases of the six defendants who were grant ed new trials by tho court of appeals is to be pressed by the government and 1t is expected that n move for a stay will be presented in behalf of the 26 other deefndants who face prison sen tences.
 Counsel for the defendants have pre- pared a petition for pardon for the clients and it is believed stay will be asked. at least until the petition receives attention from President Will son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

James Morgan in his series. Tn the Path of Napoleon 100 Years After His Downfall" gives a realistic narrative to- morrow of Bourbon Plots and Swift Revenges.'
 classic in page is. The Heiden- mauer." by James Fenemore Cooper.
 Harald McGrath presents chapter XIV of 'The Adventures of kathiyS"
 On the editorial feature page will bo the following: pr. W. F. Evans writes under the head of Easter Thoughts" Dr. E. F. Riley in his Bypaths of History series writes of "The Dark Ages"
 pr. George Eaves writes Cheek by Jowl." Heart to Herat Taiks'' are by Charles N. Lurie. Illustrated articles from foN cap- tals will include the followineN
 St, Petersburg "Aristocratic tionary Now Bosses Nicholas" by JM Ostmann.
 Paris: Joseph Chaxifaux. Champion , of French Democracy by NJ. MacDou- aid.
 Berlin: "Alcohoi no Stimulant. Declare German Experts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
AUTHORITIES WAGE
 WAR ON PICKPOCKETS
Police of All Large Cities in Country Asked to Help New York Get Rid
 of Professional Crooks

New York, April 10-The police of all the large cities in the country were asked today to help rid New York of picl1pock- cts.
 The local authorities seek photographs, fingerprnt impressions and histories of all the pickpockets on record in the United States.
 The crusade was launched here on &C., count of the systematic way in which the light-fngered gentry lately have es- caped punishment.
 Police magistrates and representatives of the police department at a confer ence today decided the best way to stop this was to perfect their rogues' gallery records. and take advantage of the recent decision of the court of appeals which makes 1t legal to use the sworn testi- a'or,y of a eomr'lainant. even though the complainant fails to appear in court This would, Illustrate the favorite scheme oi elapsed time of pickpockets under arrest They send friends to buy off the com plainants or intimidate them by sugses- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
POWDER COMPANY
 DENIED NEW TRIAL

Trenton, N. J., April 10.-Judge Relistab, in federal court, today denied u new trial in the suit of the Buckeye Powder com pany against the F. l. DuPont-DeNe- mours company. The Buckeye company alleged that improper letters, papers and other matter were admitted to the jury room prejudicial to the interests of the plaintiff.
 Judge Rellstab found that counsel failed to exercise due diligence in supervising papers admitted to the jury room, all though he found that several of the papers were not such as to influence the jury men against the Buckeye company.
 The Buckeye company sued for $5000.- 900 damages for loss of business. After a trial lasting five months verdict of no cause for action was rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
URGE PLACE TO CARE FOR
 NEW YORK SICK CHI LDREN
Academy of Medicine Decides to Ask Commission for Site Where Children Ill With Whooping Cough May Be
 Taken Care of-Disease Deadly in City

the disease in this city last year and many of these, it was contended could have been saved If given proper care. At present only 40 beds are available in the city for urgent cases.
 It was pointed out that this lack of provision was due largely to a general belief that the disease was not particu- larly dangerous.
 If whooping cough had only been born with some kind of a rash" said pr. Godfrey R. Pisck, who has made an ex- haustive study of the subject, "I feel sure 1t would have died a-bornin', and would not now need any advocates.''
 Whooping cough through it's commonest complications. bronco-pnemuonia. carries away large number of children yearly, the doctor declared. That many suc- cumb to tuberculosis after their pa- roxysmal attacks are over he attributed the foregoing fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
GUARD AGAINST I. w. w. RIOTS IN NEW YORK
Union Square Will Be Heavily Policed When Mass Meeting Is Held-Dis-
 turbances Threatened

New York, April 10.-Union Square will be heavily policed tomorrow as a result of recent statements by Indus trial Workers of the World leaders and the unemployed that a mass meeting will be held there. No attempt will be made to prevent free assemblage or to deny the right of free speech, Police Commissioner Woods said today, but the law will be enforced. There were serious disturbances last Saturday when l. W. w. followers interrupted mass meeting of union men who gath cred to find means for aiding the Mich igan copper strikers.
 Police stenographers. uniformed off cers, patrolmen in plain clothes and several inspectors will be at Union Square tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
RAD|UM LAND BILL DEBATE IS OPENED Senator Leads Fight for Government Control of
 Radium Lands

Washington, April 1o.--Debate in tue Senate on the bill for the government control of the radium bearing lands of the west was opened totYhy by Chair man Walsh of the mines committee.
 Emhasizing the importance of the meas ure, Senator Walsh said radium bearing ores not only were. found in Colorado and Utah, but in Montana and probably would be found in other states. He added that the bureau of mines and two eminent doctors were conducting separate experl- ments il the methods of producing radium which would be given to the public if successful.
 The senator prefaced his remarks by having read published statement given out by clifford Pinchot, president of tae American Conservative association, de- nouncing amendments made in the Senate mines committee as designed to serve the interests of the radum land monop- olizers. The intimations and charges in the statement. Senator Walsh said. wera utterly unfounded and improper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Golf Signs Order Obtained on the Ground of Newly Discovered Evidence.
 Returnable Today
AFFIDAVITS GIVEN
 TENDING TO CLEAR
 GUNMEN OF CHARGE
Signer of One Swears He Can Identify Firing Party Who Killed Rosen- thal-Another Tells of See
 ing Nallon and Web
 Der on Car

New York. April 10.-supreme Court making It mandatory for District Attor- ney Whitman to show cause why the four gunmen now in sing Sing awaiting death for the part they played in the murder of Herman Rosenthal. the gambler. should not he granted a new trial.
 The order Is returnablc before Justice Goff. who presided at the trial of the gunmen, at noon tomorrow, and was ob- tained on the ground of newly discovered evidence
 This new evidence, in the form of af- id;vits. was presented to Justice Golf by Charles c. r. Wahle. of counsel for the condemned men, The sgner of ono swore that a man he could identify. and Who was not one of the gunmen. was in the firing party whose shots killed Ro- s,nthal The other declared he saw sam Schepps, "Bridgie" Webber and Harry Ndllon, the nformers, in the car that raced away from the scene of the shoot ing in front of the Metropole hotel.
 The order was served on District At- tcrney Whitman tonight and preparation
 
 should not be granted new trial was begun immediately A sharp legal bat tie is expected before Justice Golf when the order is returned.
 The two affdavits on which counsel for the gunmen based sheir hopes wers signed by William F. Burwel, pro- fossonal billiard player of Connecticut, and Karl Dresner, New York bar tender 'Burwell declares ne saw the first shots fired at Rosenthal by a man he says he could identify if he saw him again and he is certain this man was nc t one of the four suninen whose pho tographs were shown him today Drea- ner's affidavit placed "1Iridgie" Webbef. SSm Schepps ana Harry Valion in tho murder car after the shooting, as the car was being speeded through Forty-third street.
 Burwell, in his affidavit. says that on tho night Rosenthal was shot, shortly before 2 q. m, he pnssed the door of what then was the Cadillac hotel. next to the Metropole. in front of which Ro- senthal was shot
 Saw Two Flashes
 Just us | passed the door a man not five feet away from me raised his arm, his affidavit continued. There were two -~-------------~>--~~~-~~~
 Continued on Page Thirteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--American marines arrested by Mexi-
 cans
 O'Gorman secures ammunition for tolls
 fight.
 Bank committee defends action Whitman must show why gunmen
 should not have new trial. 2-Seed's support of Conner causes specu-
 lation. s-shrinkage shown by estate left by
 Hawley. 4-Editoriai comment. 5--Over $35,0O0 year saved city. Eagan may be retained as chief. Winburn well fitted for Central Of
 Georgla head. 6-Society 7-Sports. 8-Educaticnal convention closes today. 9-UnusuaI methods will be adopted by
 civic chamber. 1O-Views or education and suffrage 11--Politics 10 give Alabama no rest untf
 after Nal Il. committee canvasses vote in
 Mondays primary. 14-Washington talks to largeaudience at
 Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
MAN PLEADS GUILTY ID MURDER 0F WIFE
Robert Higgins Confesses to . Crime Because of Love
 for Stepdaughter

Galesburg. III, April 1o.--Robert Higgins today pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife, whom it was charged he shot to death because of his love for Julia Flake, his step daughter
 Miss Flake was not arraigned for collusion in the crime. although she had written letters to an uncle and his son requesting them to kill her mother. Owing to her youth and the influence exerted by Higgins it was decided that she was not criminally ct fault
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
KILLS HER CHILDREN
 AND THEN SUICIDES
Melancholia Believed Re- sponsible for Crime of
 New York Woman

mond, aged 32 wife of a Brooklyn manu- facturer, took her own life and the lives of her two children, Morris, aged ,, and Dorothy. 1, today by gas poisoning. A third child Rubin, s years old, was picked up unconscious and will survive. The mother had gathered the children around her, turned on the gas and read to them till she was overcome.
 The woman. who was suffering from melancholia, had been under the care of d physician who purposed sending her to a hospital in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
 STORMS COMP[ EASTER PREDICTIONS Hard to Tell Just What Weather in the East
 Will Be

Washington. April 10.-Two storms, one over Lake Superior and the other in west ern Texas, unexpectedly appeared tonight and threw new complications in the way of forecasters who struggled against heavy odds to predict the fortunes of the Easter promenades
 Weather bureau experts announced that they could not predict with any de-. gree of certainty just what the weather would be in the east They said. how ever, there were indications that in the southeastern states and weste of the Missoupri it would be fair and warm. while it might rain Sunday and Monday throughout the central and northern states east of the Mississippi