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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
EXPECT RAIL MILL TO-
 RUN UNTIL CHRISTMAS

sometime. They will not make any formal statement, but privately the orin- ion is expressed that the clouds are break Ing and that the prospects are decidedly more roseate than they have been for weeks past.
 The operations that are to be resumed tomorrow should not be confused with the entire division at Ensley. It Is well under stood that operations at all departments of the EnsIey division excepting the rail mill have been good for the past few months. The rail mill Is the only depart ment that has not been busy.
 In addition to the brightening of the situation affecting the rail mill, industrial conditions generally are assuming a bet ter outlook. It was said yesterday by well informed men that inquiries for iron are more plentiful than for some days past, while the coal market Is showing some spirit. The price of iron here is be- ing maintained rather stifiy. and but for this it Is thought there would be large or ders given. The iron makers in Birrnng- ham are determined to secure at least an even break for their products. else they will stack the yards full of pig iron As 1t is now. the buyers are endeavoring to force the makers to part with their iron at an unsatisfactory figure. which will not be countenanced, according 70 the prevailing opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
he official programme follows:
 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.

 nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. The official programme follows: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 300 a. m, registrations, ground floor. Tutwiler; W. A. Hopkins, chairman registration committee: IT. w. Kiiken- : ny, W. R. Herstein, Charles Doen, Charles Burney Badge, which will be given, will ad init without further cards to all the | clubs. golf links, in the city. The thea tre party smoker and ball lO;SO a. m, meeting; central divi- | sion. eastern division. Il 200 a. m, general meeting, ball room, second floor hotel, open for all ladies and gentlemen; be sure and go.
 4:30 D. m.. ladies' tea, Southern club. 4:3O D. m.. meeting tobbers, second floor Tutwiler hotel.
 500 D. nl.. ladies. theatre party, Lyric | theatre
 800 p. m.. press club, cabaret and smoker for men: rendered by tho Bir- mingham Newspaper club | WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER g.
 800 a. m.. special street cars will leave hotel for Roebuck Golf and Au- tomobile club. 10:15 a. m.. meeting of jobbers: man. ufacturers and guests begin golf tour. l nament.
 11:0o a. m.. ladies visit roof garden of press club.
 100 D. m., barbecue for all, ladies coming out on special cars leaving press club at 12. noon. l 200 D. m.. golf tournament; prizes offered by the association. 1 800 D. m. ladies' card party; prizes offered by the local committed
 S:S0 D. m., reception rendered by the | Country club.
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1O.s
 9:30 a. m.. street cars leave for Coun- try club.
 10:00 a. m., tennis tournament: golf links open to any who desire to use them.
 10:00 a. m.. meeting of jobbers. 12:30 p. m. ladies' luncheon at Coun- try club.
 215 p. ms sharp, steam railroad cars leave Louisville and Nashville terminal station for trip through the industrial district of Birmingham By courtesy of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail- road company.
 INTINERARY. Leave Louisville and Nashville sta tion at 2:15 D. m.; arrive Edgewater D. m.: leave Edgewater 3:30 D. m. ar rive steel plant 3:45 D. m; leave by product plant, 4:O5 D. m; arrive wire company. 4:30 p. m.; leave wire com pany plant p. m.; arrive Birmingham 6:30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
SEALS, BEING SOLD
 ALL OVER COUNTY
Ensley Forces Active and Pupils of Schools Doing
 Fine Volunteer Work

D. NJ. Lewis of Ensley. who Is a mem- Der of tho literary board, has undertaken the formation of a committee to sell Red Cross seals in his section of Birmingham. If Bessemer does well. Ensley will try to run good race also. It is believed that the women of Ensey will heartily take up the matter. The visiting nurse work favors no part of Jefferson county more than another within tho radius of street car service. Patients come from all the aera Hence all portions of the population may well be expected to make this hard Christmas phenomenally good for the association Earnest work is all ready being done. said B. F. Ezekiel, and there is room for men, as well as women, in the workers ranks.
 Seals are on sale everywhere. Among the latest forces are Mrs. Blackwell in North Birmingham. Mrs. Chapel Cory at
 East Lake. and Mrs. l.. S. Selman of West End. All phone orders will be is- sued immediately, Seals bought over the phone in Bessemer or Ensley any other area of the county will be credited to the local committee
 TWO volunteer teams or sirls were at
 work all Saturday morning at the high
 school in preparing the first 5000 envel- opes, each envelope containing five seals. There will be distributed in sufficient quantities to every school on December IA. Other envelopes containing 10 seals will also be available.
 A handsome bangle badge will be given to every pupil purchasing seals Those who dispose of 100 or more will have honorable mention and membership in the association for the year. Last year | 93 pupils so earned their membership cards.
 The Birmingham method of cooperation between the school authorities and the anti-tuberculosis forces was explained al the first southern conference just held al Atlanta, in paper presented by Dr, George Eaves. It elicited a good deal of attention and the hearty praise of na- tional leaders like pr. Hatfield. the secre- tary, and Dr. Philip P. Jacobs, assistant secretary of the National Association for the prevention of Tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
ATCH|NSON FOUND
 GUILTY BY JURY
Convicted of Murder in Sec Ond Degree-Given To-
 Year Sentence

The jury in the case of c. H. Atchin- son. charged with the murder of Charles Green at Mulga some months ago, re- turned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punish ment at 10 years in the pententiary. The verdict was returnes yesterday morn ing after the jury had been out all night deliberating on the case.
 When brought before Judge W. E. Fort to be sentenced yesterday morning his attorney, A. l.. Arnold and Charles Cal houn, notified the court that an applica- tion would be made for new trial. Judge Fort sentenced the prisoner according to the verdict of the jury, but suspended the sentence pending further litigation.
 Prisoners convicted during the weel, were sentenced yesterday morning py Judge Fort and Judge Greene Several hold-over prisoners were sentenced as well as those tried last week. Those sen fenced to the penitentiary were Pearl Mathews. robbery, 10 years; Clarke liar his. murder. 50 years; John Glover, mur- der, 13 years, sentence suspended pending appeal; Joe Holyfield. larceny from per son, three years; Robert Todd. murder life imprisonment, sentence suspended pending appeal; Ben Beason, larceny from person, one year and one day; Willie Brooks, murder, 50 years; Andrew Green murder second degree. g years; Mary Alexander, robbery, 30 years; Savannah White, murder second degree, 10 years sentence suspended pending appeal; Will Baker, murder, life imprisonment; Jin Clanton, assault with a weapon, five years; John Whitaker, burglary, foul years; Pagan Pickett, burglary and grand larceny, five years.
 Those given jail sentences and hard la Dor were: Emma Alexander, petit lar ceny, 60 days and cost, hard labor; All bert Jones, carrying concealed pistol, 4 days and costs, hard labor; Sam Chat man, Walter Ford and George Caldwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
463 HORSES PASSED AFTER INSPECTION French Representatives Are Said to Have Spent Total
 of S1OO,OO0 Here

The French governments representa- tives in this city buying horses for the allies of Europe have accepted 463 from Flies & Sons up to the present. The av- craze price was not announced yesterday but 1t was near $150. Thus far the French have spent in round numbers $1Oo,000 in Birmingham for horses and feed and other expenses.
 The horses are being passed at Fies & Sons stable and then sent to the Ala bama Fair grounds where they are being housed and fed. Van after van of hay and other feedstuffs are carried to the fairgrounds daily for the horses. It is stated that the French representatives will be here several days longer, and their total purchases will exceed 1000 horses There is apparently shortage in stock for 1t Is said some difficulty is being ex- perienced In getting good horses. Infor- nation from a few neighboring states is to the effect that foreign purchases oi horses has been so great that the Ma tional Guardsmen have no mounts for cav airy maneuvers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Operations Will Resume To- m0rrOw-More Inquiries for 1rOn-COal Market Is Also Showing Spirit

Well informed industrial men believe that the rail mill when it resumes tomor- row. will be operated until Christmas eve. although the executive offices only give authority to the statement that the mill will operate one week
 As stated few days ago, the rail mill has orders for December requirements which were so apportioned as to take care of the employees during the holidays. The officials felt that the employees would pre- fer that arrangement It developed yes terday that there have come to Birming ham some assurances that the situation is more hopeful. hence the idea that the operations will be more extended than one week. as officially stated.
 It Is generally known that officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company are more hopeful of better busl- ness right now than they have been for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
HUNDREDS PAY LAST
 TRIBUTE TODRENNEN
Impressive Funeral Services at SOuthside Home-In-
 torment in ElmwOOd

Hundreds of Birmingham's foremost men. with barred heads. stood facing a bleak December wind yesterday morn ing while the funeral service of the Epis- copal church was rected over the re- mains of the late D. M. Drennen, one of Birminghams leading merchants. His sudden death from heart failure on the Country club golf links occurred Thurs day afternoon.
 The funeral services were held at the residence, and despite the spaciousness of the reception rooms and hallway of the Drennen home at Five Points, there was an insufficient amount of space to ac- commodate the large number of friends while around about the yard and on the walks there stood scores of well-known citizens Traffic in front of the home was at a standstill while the funeral was being held.
 The Rev. Willoughby N. Claybrook, rec tor of St. Mary 's-on-the-H Highlands of which the late MT, Drennen was senior warden, read the service.
 Floral offerings were sent by hundreds
  wreaths and designs from the Overland Automobile company, the children of the Episcopal church home in Mobile, the Young Mems Christian association, oi | which he was director; the Jefferson County Bank directors, the Sunday schoo | children of St. Mary's church. the Br. mingham Railway. Light and Power com | pany, the employees of Drennen company and of the automobile department, the rry-Hutchinson company, St. Mary's Aid society. the students and instructors of the University High school, the vestry of St. Marys church and the vestry of St. Andrews church.
 At the services yesterday morning the dir rectors of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation and of the Jefferson County Savings bank and the vestrymen of St Mary's church, attended in a body. Aside from the official bodies present, the mer- chants of Birmingham were practically all at the funeral. At a meeting held Friday afternoon the merchants. agreed to close their stores yesterday between the hours of 10 o'clock and II o'clock while the funeral was in progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
WORK TO START SOON
 ON FREE DISPENSARY
Dr. Denny Here Yesterday Conferring With Local Physicians Regard
 ing Matter

It is probable that a contract will be let soon for the construction of tho free dispensary to be erected on the corner of Avenue r and Ninteenth street by the University of Alabama and local sub- scribers. pr. George H. Denny. who was here yesterday, conferred with several local physicians about the beginning of the work.
 A committee raised $500O0 here in a campaign for the erection of the univer- sity free dispensary and has collected about half that sum. 1t Is stated that the work will be started soon and that 1t will be pushed to completion. pr Denny stated yesterday that the outlook Tor the dispensary was very good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
TRAFFIC MEN ID MEET NEXT WEEK Southeastern Passenger As- sOciatiOn Will Meet Here
 December 15 and 16

Announcement was made yesterday that the Southeastern Passenger association will meet in Birmingham December 15 and 16 The meeting will be attended by representatives of every railroad in the southeastern territory to the num- ber of about 4O The headquarters will be at the Tutwiler hotel, where the meet ing will be held.
 This Is the first time fin years that the association has met In Birmingham. 2 The members of the association arc every one men of affairs and their work in the adjustment of passenger tariffs over the south They will take up at the Birmingham meeting passenger tariffs of importance and it is very likely that slight increases will be made.
 Members of the association will be ex- tensively entertained while In the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Samples Free by Mall

If you wish skin clear of pimples and blackheads. hands soft and white. hair live and glossy. and scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin to-day the regular use of Cuti- c,lra Soap for the toilet. bath and shampoo. assisted by an occasional light application of Cuticura Ointment. Although CuticurA Soap and Ointment arc sold everywhere. . sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free upon request. Address postcards: .Guticura, Dept. T. Boston"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

scaly itching and dead skin formed on my face. Then it would leave the skin red and irritated and would burn like everything. My scalp was all crusted and my face was greatly disfigured. The dry crust formed on my face and would get red and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06

irritated. My hair did not fall out but lttle white blisters formed on the scalp and 1t was pretty sore.
 'I used different kinds of remedies but they failed to do me any good so one day noticed the Cuticura advertisement in the paper and made up my mind to try them. I started using them as directed and was relieved of that burning and crusting at once. In one month my face and head wero sound and woll.' (Signed) A. O. Small. Ia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
IncOrporations

The following certificate of incorpora- tion was yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge: $1000-Valley Realty company. c. w.. Yancey, president; R. l.. Lange. vice president; H. r. Webb, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
SCALY, ITCHING
 BREAKING OUT.
On Face. Skin Red and lrritated. Burned Like Everything. Scalp Crusted. Face Dishgured. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. in One Month Sound and We'll.

R. F. D. No. 1. Box AZ. San Antonio. Tex.-"My trouble began with breaking out on the face There would be A rnllel,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Entertainment Programme

The programme includes party at the Roebuck club, a visit by the ladies to the Newspaper club roof garden cafe. party at the Country club and on Thursday. the last day, there Is to be trip to the properties of the Ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-06
Reported Threats to Officer

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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY
Staff Statement Covers Action In East
Prussia-Siege of PrzemysI Has
Been Resumed.

Petrograd.-The Russian general
staff issued the following statement:
in East Prussia an action devel-
oped on the front of Stalluponen. Our
troops occupied Johannesburg Ga small
town of East Prussia, 70 miles to the
southwest of Gumbinnen).
Beyond the Vistula battles of sec
ondary Importance occurred in the re-
gion of Kalisz (Russian Poland). and
Neschava, where advance guards of
the enemy sought to progress.
"The Carpathians' Austrian rear
guards maintained at the crossing on
the upper San, in the region of Sanok,
were attacked by our troops.
1.-THE siege of Przemysl, which was
suspended during the period in which
the Austro-G German armies were on the
offensive, has been re-established."
Reports reaching the Russian capital
from the Turkish border attach in
creasing Importance to the part the
Armenians are playing in the Russian
Turkish war.
In several towns occupied by the
Russians the Armenian students have
shown themselves ready to join the
invading army, and explained that
they had prepared themselves for the
Russian approach by constant drill
ing and by gathering arms secretly.
All along the line of march, accord
ing to these advices, the Armenian
peasants are receiving the Russian
troops with enthusiasm and giving
them provisions freely.
An Armenian newspaper, referring
to this crisis in the history of Arme-
mia, publishes the following:
"The long anticipated day of deliv-
erance for the Turkish Armenians is
at hand, and the Armenians are pre-
pared for any sacrifice made neces-
sary by the performance of their man
ifest duty"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
WANT TO INVADE ENGLAND
Submarines May Invade England-Ac'
tivity Marked by Sinking of Tor
pedo Boat Niger.

Deal, England.-By the destruction
of the British. torpedo boat Niger,
which was torpedoed and sunk by a
submarine in the Downs, the realities
of war were brought home to the in
habitants of Deal and Walmer.
A loud explosion was heard from
the gunboat as she lay off the Deal
pier and great volumes of smoke en-
veloped the vessel. When the smoke
cleared the Niger was observed to be
settling down forward. Men, women
and children rushed to the sea front,
exclaiming that the vessel had been
torpedoed or mined. They soon real
lied that the Niger was doomed. The
Deal and Kingsdown life boats, as we'll
as boats from other parts of the beach
were launched in an effort to save the
sailors.
CONSERVATION and almost panic pre-
vailed among the hundreds who stood
watching the CHASTITY sight from the
beach. Fortunately the North Deal
galley Hope, commanded by Capt. Jno.
Budd, lay at anchor near the spot wait
ing to land the pilot from London
steamer which was going down the
channel. When the boatmen realized
that the Niger had been hit by sub
marine or mine, to use their own ex-
preston, they rowed like the very
devil.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
CUT IN COTTON ACREAGE
Movement Started in Memphis to Have
Papers in South Advocate Reduc-
ton in Cotton.

Memphis.-A movement, to encour.
age the voluntary reduction of cotton
acreage in 1915 so per cent from what
it was this year was launched in Mem.
phis.
Behind this plan are two daily pa.
pers in North Carolina, one in South
Carolina, three in Georgia, three in
Alabama, three in Mississippi, two in
Louisiana, one In Arkansas, two in
Texas, two in Tennessee. The leading
agricultural papers of the south will
also cooperate.
1t Is hoped that finally every daily
and weekly paper in the cotton belt
will engage in the campaign for the
cutting of acreage, for diversification
and for general change in agricul-
ture in the south so as to make the
south self-sustaining In food crops with
cotton as the money crop.
The conference was held at the Ho-
tel Chisca. Letters and kilograms
from 80 daily and agricultural papers
were read promising cooperation and
support.
The conference was presided over
by w. ]. Crawford. Edward E. Brit
ton, managing editor of the Raleigh
News and Observer, was appointed as
vice-president to represent the Allan
tic seaboard states. DR.. TAFT Butler
was elected general secretary of the or
ganizatton.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
KAISER'S MEN TAKE DIXMUDE
Berlin Says Allies Have Been Driven
Out of EIoi-Progress Claimed
at Lille.

Berlin.-General headquarters make
the following report:
'We made good progress on the
branch of the Ypres Canal. We took
Dixmude by storm. We captured over
500 prisoners and nine machine guns.
Further south on this line our
troops crossed the canal west LANCE
marck. The young German regiments
threw themselves against the captured
first line of the enemy's positions, sing
ing in the attack, Deutschland uber al
lies About 1000 infantry were taken
prisoners and six machine guns cap
tured.
"South of Ypres we have driven the
enemy out of Eloi. Severe fighting
took place in the neighborhood of La
Bassee, extending over several days.
We captured here about 1000 prison
ers and six machine guns.
Despite fierce counter attacks by
British troops, the dominating heights
to the north of Armentieres remain in
our hands.
"Our attack has made progress to
the southwest of Lille. The French
suffered heavy losses in attempting to
recapture the commanding heights to
the north of Vienne-le-Chateau.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
ENGLAND LOSES
FAMOUS SOLDIER
PNEUMONIA CAUSES DEMISE IN
FRANCE OF FIELD MARSHAL
LORD ROBERTS.
WAS VISITING INDIAN TROOPS
Message from Sir John French Gives
News to London-Lord Roberts
Was 81 Years Of Age-Worked
Hard, Despite Years.

London.-Field Marshal Earl Rob
erts died in France from pneumonia
A telegram from Field Marshal Sir
John French, commander of the Brit
ish expeditionary forces on the CONT
nent, apprised Earl Kitchener, secre
tary of state for war, of the death OF
England's great soldier. The telegram
read:
II deeply regret to tell you that
Lord Roberts died at 8 o'clock this
evening"
Field Marshal Roberts, who was col
onel in chief of the Indian troops, had
gone to France to greet them. Soon
after his arrival he became seriously
ill. He suffered from severe chill
and pneumonia rapidly developed. His
great age, so years, initiated against
his recovery, the crisis in the disease
coming quickly.
The news of Lord Roberts death
came as an entire surprise to England
The veterans devotion to the inter
ests of the army, his hard work in
this connection and his seeming good
health had been the subject of com
ment since the beginning of the war
He was the most popular military fig
ure in Great Britain and national
hero without rival in the affections OF
the people.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
JAP SOLDIERS TO POLAND
10000 Have Been Dispatched to Euro
jean Firing Line-Big Guns Also
Are Shipped.

Port Arthur-The war is greatly re-
GREETED by foreigners, as it has result
ed in flood of scurrilous Japanese
cartoons and denunciations showing
the lowest respect for white men. The
Japanese newspapers leave no doubt
in the minds of their readers that ia
pan is waging and winning the war
against the Teutons while Britain, Rus
STA and France cringe thankfully in the
background.
In Vladivostok there is great tur-
moil over the dispatch of 10000 SOL
diers to the westward. Every German
of the extensive Teutonic colony there
already has been shipped west to the
prison camps.
Long trains of Japanese guns have
gone to the front. One passenger train,
consisting of half mile of cars, left
daily for the west for over week, be-
ing hauled at snail pace by an anti
quated locomotive, although the good
locomotives in Siberia have been requi-
sitioned for service in Russian Poland
and an extraordinary collection of Bel
gian, German, Russian and American
locomotives is attempting to cope with
the traffic.