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Washington. November 16-The pulse
OF the nations foreign commerce is
showing steady Improvement. accord :
ing to the daily telegraphic state
ments received by Secretary McAdoo
from the 10 leading ports of entry.
Import business of last Saturday. basel
en- reports from ports handling 81 per
cent of all imports amounted to So, :.
sss.512; exports from Nthese ports.
handling 72 per cent of all exports.
amounted to s10.42l,55l The daily av-
eragej for these ports in November,
1918. was, imports. s4.s2sss7; exports,
yssss.426.
Secretary McAdoo determined last
month to keep in closest touch with the
foreign commerce of the United States,
noting from day to day the fluctua-
tions of imports and exports. To that
END he ordered the 10 largest custom
houses to make daily reports. The re-
silt is tabulated with comparative
figures and as laid on Mr.. McAdoo' ;
desk affords instant information as
to the course of foreign trade.
Since the first of November the to-
tai Of the import report is $51,s27,75s;
exports, S77.599. 900. Since October ),
the totals have been. imports. s156.-
s27,7s9; exports. s215,30o, S74.
Complete returns of October trade
arnounced today by the department Of
commerce Indicate continuation of
septcnaseEs Improvement in general
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INNES AND WIFE TO
FIGHT EXTRADITION
Allege Pending Charges In Atlanta
Are Without Foundation and
Want Legality

San Antonio. Tex. November 16
Victor f. Innes ofEugene. Ore, and hi.
~'fe. relieved In the district court to.
day of charges of muroer and conspir.
acy to murder in connection with tn.
disappearance several months ago OF
Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis and her sister
Miss Beatrice Nelms of Atlanta Ga
will resist extradition to Atlanta
where they are wanted on charge OF
larceny after trust.
An application for a writ of habeas
corpus. filed In their behalf late today,
alleges that the charges pending In AT
ianta are without foundation and con-
tests the legality of the extradition
warrant, asserting that 1t was not ap-
proved in person by Governor Colquitt
OF Texas The application was made J
turnable before Judge Anderson in dis
trict court Wednesday
Innes and his wife were formally
released from custody today when a
Jury returned an instructed verdict OF
not guilty, the district attorney stating
that the prosecution had been unable
to establish actual proof of the death
of the Atlanta women They were in
madiately rearrested, however, on the
charges pending in Georgia.
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land wintry fields. Tho common re =
part = fhat Geuersl Won IfindenDerg IL
ready tosaceept or 10 give Aattie or,
the new ground he has chosen
The retirement from Warsaw ra-
sembles in many respects that from
he environs OF Paris In September. the
Germans In both eases assuming the
great risk of running ont OF ammn-
nition and supply trains and exposing
their flank and rear. hoping to smash
supposed demoralized army. They had
hof ed in the Warsaw campaign. liire
Stonewall jackson at Chancellcrsville
70 catch the enemy's right wing nap
pihg. roll up that portion of 1t west Of
the Vfstula, press across the river and
oarture Warsaw
The Russians were on the alert
he wever, and quickly retired to the
safe side of the Vistula The only i'm
lortant fighting was at Opatow. en-
I ie extreme southern flank. The Rus-
SLAMS massed their troops In a gem
e'ally north and south line behind the
F.stula. They rushed their troops bs
r'Iway but We're barely in time for the
Germans were actually entering one
suburb of Warsaw when Siberian
troops detrained In the town
The Germans had outrun their heavy
artillery. delayed by ottomless roads
fitnty of Russian reinforcements came.
The fighting was desperate and a re-
treat was finally ordered
The Germans say they are proud of
this retreat as the English are of
theirs at Mons.
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London. November 16-(9:35 p. m.)-The
official press bureau has issued the fol-
lowing account, dated November 10, of the
movements Of the British force and the
French armies in immediate touch with It:
I'm describing operations for the six
days from November TO 0, 1t can be
said that during that period the Germans
now here along our front have made an
attack in great force such as was
launched against Ypres at the end Oh &c
toher. Their policy has appeared TO pe
to wear us out by a continual bompard-
nient, interspersed with local assaults at
different points.
"Their artillery attacks have continued
without cessation for days, and wonder
Is aroused as to when this prodigal ex-
penditure of ammunition will cease. for 1t
has not produced it's obviously calcu-
lated effect of breaking the defense In
preparation for an advance Of their in
fantry.
So far the infantrvmen have been the
chief sufs-~~-- &c. = - +t.s5.sf-
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British Report Of War Activities

ceded it, being more in the nature of a
demonstration in force than serious at
tempt to drive in our line, and was
heaten off with ease.
by then our men had been reinforced,
had rested and had improved their
trenches. Moreover the consciousness
that they had repelled one great effort
of the enemy was moral factor of no
small value.
Farther to the south, on our left CEN
ter, the French advanced under cover of
our guns and made some progress in
spite OF heavy fire from the enemy's S
massed batteries. On our center all was
quiet.
''On the right our indian troops captured
and filled in some trenches in which the
enemy had established himself only bC
yards from our lines. under cover OF
heavy artillery brought after dark.
ION our extreme left one of our howit-
ger batteries. whose fire was being most
effectively directed, selected as It's first
target a farm from which machine gun
49,
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ped by snipers. This was set alight by
the shell and when the occupants bolted
they came under the rapid fire of the in
iantry. The third target was another
building from which the Germans were
driven and then were caught In the open
oy shrapnel. One of our heavy batteries
also oota.ned several direct hits on the
enemy's guns.
Thursday, November s, was another
comparatively quiet day, there being no
attempt at an infantry attack against
any point of our position. Southeast OF
Ypres the Germans maintained a heavy
bombardment of one section of our 'front.'
but generally speaking their artillery fire
was not SO heavy as it had been some-
what to the south
"The French made slight progress and
recaptured ground farther to the south.
Two villages the enemy had captured and
their line of ridge close by were heav-
lly bombarded by British and French ar
tillery from the high ground to the west.
The effect of this cannonade could be
seen to some extent. though the villages
under fire were partially obscured from
view by the smoke of bursting shells and
resembled the craters of volcanoes belch-
ing fire and fumes.
"At anA Mace the gaunt wreck of an old
ciiafeh tco the blackened remains
~ around 1t would emerge
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Financial situation improved.
Reserve banks open.
Winter handicaps troop activities.
Cracow reported burning.
2-Suffrage convention comes to close
3-Confidence feature OF new bank syn.
tenn.
4--Editorial comment.
5-Lynn issues statement on water sit
uation.
Murder and suicide in northern part
OF county.
s;chwab said to be purchasing agent
Of allies.
New booklet to boost Birmingham.
wood.
7--Society-
9-Markete.
reunion comes today.
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WINTER HAS PARTLY.
PARALYzED TROOP
ACTION in WAR ZONE
Russians Reported March,
ing Through Snow In
East Prpssia-Situa-
ton Unchanged

London, November 16.--(S,13 u. m. D
No important events were written to-
day into the history of the war ms far
as great events are concerned. Winter
har partly pnraIyxed troop movements
both I'm the enst and the west.
The fussians on the border of East
Prussia are reported marching through
snow, clad in sheepslkin Jackets sim
liar to those the Japanese first wore
in Manchuria Billiards have swept
trenches in Belgium and northern
France. bringing great suffering. a
large area of West Flanders aroun5
Dixmude 'has been flooded by the
heavy rains and is no mans land for
fighting.
The French and German reports to-
day are contradictory as to events in
the west yesterday. Berlin says there
was only slight activity because of
the snowstorm. Paris announced the
Germans, attempting to cross the canal
rear Dixmude. were thrust back, while
the allies recaptured several stra-
tegic points, repulsed two German at
tacks southeast of Ypres and "entirs-
Is destroyed" German regiment south
of Bixschoote.
An observer with the British army
announces that the German attempts
tc batter wedge through the Brit
ish lines have decreased greatly in
force the past few uays and that they
bear no resemblance to attacks ii
great force launched against Ypres al
the end of October. They are more IN
the nature of demonstrations of forca
than serious assaults. he declares.
The writer pays high tribute to the
ravery of raw German youths and
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PARLIAMENT GRANTS
$l,l25,O00,00OA AND
100000 MENA[SO
Meeting of House of Corn
mons Devoted Entirely
to War Measures.
Discuss Publicity

London. November 16.--(0 u. MI
The meeting OF the House of Commons
today was devoted entirely to war
measures. The house granted without "A
dissenting vote Premier Asquith's re-
quest for vote for f225 100000 t$1,-
125.OOO,OOO) and another million sol.
dfers.
The condition and morals of the SOL
diers. the inevitable spy system and
press censorship were discussed freely.
The prime minister characterized the
crisis as "the greatest emergency in
which the country ever has been
placed He said 100000 men already
were under arms that the war was
costing nearly $50,0O0.o00 a day. and
Belgium s50Ooo0oO and servia $4,000
900 without interest, until the end of.
the war.
Timothy Healy. the Irish nationalist,
said the money should be given those
nations.
John Hodge. the labor member for
Lancashire. indorsed the proposal, with
the suggestion: Later on we can col
lect it from the German Emperor"
Aliens In Camp
Reginald Mckenna, secretary for
home affairs informed the house that
there were 14,50O alien enemies in Brit
ish concentration camps and $4,000 at
large.
country was not likely to be faced with
the stupendous problems of unemploy-
ment which might naturally have been
expected, and he believed all the men
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RUBBER IMPORTERS
LODGE PROTEST

Washington, November 16.-Rubber i'm
porters and manufacturers whose trace
has been seriously affected by the en-
largo placed on rubber exports by Great
Brita lodged protest today with the
British embassy.
1t is understood the state department
already has given the matter attention,
and that an agreement may be reached
to guarantee that rubber shipped to the
United States by England or British coll
onies will not be converted into products
to be placed later at the disposal of
hostile countries.
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COLLECT MONEY
FOR WAR SUFFERERS

Princeton, ~ j.. November 16.--Near-
ly $4,000 was collected between halves
OF the Yale Princeton football game
Inst Saturday for the benefit of suf-
ferers In the European war zone. Con-
tributions almost filled a flour bar
rel.
The money win be sent to Red Cross
headouarters at Washington.
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resulted in greater losses TO the Ger
mans than to the allies The message
said.
Reports In the German press recount
ins German successes in the Arsonne arc
ineNSct. our lines about Nerdun have
progressed five kilometers from the posi-
ton occupied n month ago
Washington. November 16.--A wireless
from the Austro-Hungarian foreign office
received at the embassy here today an
nounced that the siege of cattaro ceased
when the Austrian guns sllenced tho
French battery ON Mount Loveen, and
that the Montenegrln army had been
forced back within its own borders.
This dispatch explained the retreat OF
the Austro-German armies in Russian Po-
land as n strategic Withdrawal without
battle before superior numbers.
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ICRACOW IS BURNING,
INHABITANTS FLEE,
SAYS VENICE REPORT
Capital of Galicia Reported In Flames.
Turks Lose $50 Men and Two
Guns-War Situation
Unchanged

London November 17-(12:55 m)-The Prince of Wales
from Fokestone Bouogne night on way
the front.
Rome November es:45 mTh oiornaled publishes dis
s and Its nj biantsar fleeing
London
Athens
the
i've r. In
1e(o:ss
the French ofice tonight simply
The situation is thout modifc
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Prohibit Code Messages

New York. November 16.-Wireiess sta
tons in Spain have been prohibited by
the government from transmitting mes
sages In code or secret language, accord
ing to announcement here today by the
Western Union Telegraph company.
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Rome, November 1910 p. m.)
A Petrograd dispatch to the Giornale
D'Italia says the Russian advance to-
ward Cracow is overcoming all OBJ
stacles. Craeow is entirely besieged
on the northeast. A sortie from
Przemysl has been repulsed by Rus
sian artillery and cavalry, which in
flicted severe losses on the Aus
trians.
Washington, November t6.-Foregn Of
! fee dispatches to the French embassy
here today denied reports of German sue
cess in the Argonne and stated that the
! recent struggle in the User region had
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Ixchange Normal

Course of exchange has become
more normal. Clearing house certifi-
Gates are being retired Large sums
Of emergency notes have been with
drawn and with the opening of the
federal reserve system great addition
al supplies of loanable funds have be-
come available. There no longer is Sc
rious concern over our financial flu
ture.
"One can look back calmly now to
the first weeks of August when there
was a wheat embargo which some
feared might mean sad loss TO farm
era. Those same farmers are prosper
GUS today. for wheat exports have been
unprecedented in amount and at prof
liable prices. Cotton has begun to move
and existing arrangements promise re-
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Reserve Board Already
Planning to Widen Field
of Operation and to In
crease Currency.
BANKS FIRST DAY
OF BUSINESS PROVE
A GREAT SUCCESS
President Wilson ShOwered
With Congratulations
From All Parts of COun-
try. Define Time Deposits.

Washington, November 16.--Al-
though the IL federal reserve banks
only began business today, the fed
eral reserve board already has before
| it plans for widening their field of
operations and increasing their store
of cash. No definite data of the busi-
ness done was available tonight, but
Secretary Willis telegraphed each
bank for an account of its redisc0unt
business and expected to lay re-
port before the board tomorrow.
The board may not be willing to draw
definite plans from one days business,
but the first week may have a material
effect and may result in augmenting the
| cash OF the banks by more than s15o.00o-
COO The board has under consideration
! the deposit of a large part of the loose
cash now in the treasury and the trans
| for oil most OF the government funds
now deposited in national banks. II the
| first weeks rediseount business shows
that the banks can use more cash. the
| board probably will suggest the adoption
Of this plan. II has been reported to the
board that there is about $l10,000.000 in
the treasury available for this purpose,
and that about $64,o0o,000 of the $4,000, 900
now in banks on deposit for the govern
ment could be transferred.
Define Time Deposits
| The board tonight made public circu-
lar defining time deposits as including any
deposit subject to check on which the
bank has the right by written contract
with the depositor at the time of deposit
to require no less than 80 days notice be-
fore any part of it may be withdrawn. Any
agreement with a depositor not to en-
force the terms of such a contract shall
vitiate the contract.
! The postoffice department has notified
postmasters that no postal savings funds
| shall be deposited in banks not members
of the federal reserve system. and in
strueting them to discontinue deposits in
| such nonmember banks.
! President Wilson received many tele-
grams conveying congratulations ON the
opening of the new system.
Joseph A. McCord, governor of the At
lanta reserve bank, telegraphed:
THE Atlanta federal reserve bank
opened this morning for business. The
board and officers of this. your former
home, especially desire you to know that
they are in sympathetic accord with the
purposes OF the new currency act, and
| will do everything within their power to
make II success. The country is to be
congratulated on having President VINO
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All Information Reaching
Governmental Depart
ments Indicative of Re-
turning Prosperity.
EXCHANGE NORMAL
AND THE NUMBER OF
UNEMPLOYED is LESS
Secretary Redfield Summar-
ICES Business Situation In
Letter to Chamber of
Commerce of u. S.

-hs- yton, November 16.-All in
4asa reaching governmental de-
wt here indicates that the de-
which overlook business en-
in the United States when
Eorm burst is vanishing. A
5zs look for the future was sum-
Dday by Secretary Redfield
to the Chamber of Com
The United States, in which
d.:
worst be said and admitted
be said respecting existing
difficulties in America, our
still remain not only rela-
ght, but rapidly improving
' ny respects both prosperous
sing.
lAnct but sympathize with
tunes that have befailen in
all the belligerent. coun-
Mr.. Redfield.. "and, there
uch more grateful that no
threatens our own. No oh
The large movements of our
today fails to recognize the
ovement that has been made
conditions within the last
and which is still progress
,ayment of our foreign OBJ
40 longer causes serious
ie an import excess of 20
August has been changed
export excess of ap-
sixty millions in October.
in our bank reserves in
In August rose to a surplus
'ly this north.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-11-21
ON SPRINGFIELD STREET CAR
ROUTE.

Points of Interests pringfleld's at.
fractions and how to reach them:
Abraham Lincoln's old Homestead
Corner of Eighth and Jackson
streets. Take Eighth street cars at
Sixth and Monroe streets.
Lincoln's Monument-Oak Ridge
cemetery. Take North Fifth street
cars from Fifth and Monroe streets.
State House-Capitol avenue and
First street. Take Spring, Governor,
South Second street, or Lawrence
avenue car.
State Arsenal-Second and Monroe
streets. Take West Washington, Gov
ernor, Spring street or Lawrence ave-
nue. cars.
Colored Orphans Home-427 South
Twelfth street. Take South Eleventh
street cars at Fifth and Washington
streets.
Colored Masonic Temple-117-119
North Eighth street. Take South
Eleventh or North Sixth street cars
from Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park-South-west of the
city. Take South Second street and
Lawrence avenue cars.
Reservoir Park-North-east of the
city. Take North Ninth street cars.
White City Park-East of the city.
Take East Capitol avenue cars from
Fifth and Monroe streets.
State Fair Grounds-North of the
city. Take North Ninth street cars.
Camp Lincoln = The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guard. Northwest of city. Take the
Rutledge street car sfrom Fifth and
Washington streets
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1914-11-21

FOR RENT: To some couple with
no children, four room house in good
neighborhood, very cheap.
See Charles S. Gibbs,
723H E. Washington ST.
City.
Old Phone 1868.
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DON'T FORGET
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE

JANUARY 1st, 1915.
STATE ARSENAL. Second and Monroe
9Th Regiment Moving Pictures, 3 Reels.
Band Concert and Big Celebration
s0th Anniversary OF Nego Freedom
Gen. Com. c. S. Gibbs, Maj. o. B. Duncan
r. vires Eva Taylor, Thos. Wallace
Swami and X. Thompson.
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Miss, is visiting his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Rob
erts, 1907 E. Capitol Ave.
Mrs. M. E. Warrich, S. 10th.
st. is on the sick list this week.
The International S. S. Con-
vention was in session here this
week.
Mrs. jessie M. Rogers is visit
ing in Decatur this week and
on business.
Mrs. Waldron, of E. Carpen-
ter St. is confined to her bed.
The Glen Echo Club, on the
outskirts of the city, is very
nicely appointed, accommodating,
convenient place, conducted or
derby and decently.
O. G. Birdsong was on the
sick list the first part Of this
week.
Hon. G. L. Knox, the veteran
editor of the Freeman, has got
ten married.
John Johnson OF kiverton, and
Miss Matte Perry, of Buffalo,
his county, were married last
Saturday, Nov. 18th.
Miss Lora Logan, E. Dodge
st. has returned from a trip to
Fulton, Mo.
Mr.. Ross, the colored porter
at the c. and A., station, who
was severely injured when an
explosion occurred there Nov. IA
will recover, but it is feared, an
arm and leg will have to be
amputated.
A Carnival has been on at
Grace M. E. Church this week.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Quincy, of the
Social Survey, spoke before the
Culture Club Sunday.
A celebration of the 140th
anniversary of the founding of
the first Colored Baptist Church
in America has been in progress
at the Union Baptist Church,
the major part of the week.
The various auxiliries took part
and had their respective nights
to render programs.
A Meek of E, Brown St. who
has been indisposed for several
weeks is able to return to his
work again.
Miss Ida Rudolph of S. 18th
st. does not improve much.
An Excellent Thanksgiving
dinner will be served at the
Grace M. E. Church Nov. Goth,
beginning at eleven o'clock, all
the dainties of the season will
be served in abundance, come
one and all and enjoy a good
old fashion dinner.
An excellent Carnival is now
going on at the Grace M. E.
Church, corner l4th and Brown
SITS. come and enjoy pleasant
evening.
The Federated Sewing Circle
met at the Grace M. E. Church
Tuesday afternoon, with large
attendance.
Mrs. Jane Randolph of S. II,
was given a shower by the
members OF her tabernacle and
the members of her church
tuesday, evening. Mrs. Ran
dolph was the receiver of many
useful presents.
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PERSONALS

Miss Alice Taylor is i'll at the
residence of her aunt, Mrs. 6.
G. Bates, 1882 S. Spring st.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-08-17
COMB sage TEA
into GRAY HAIR
DARkENS BEAUTIFULLY AND RE.
STORES ITS THICKNESS AND
LUSTRE AT ONCE.

Con mon garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxuri-
ant; remove every bit of dandruff, stop
scalp itching and falling hair. Mixing
the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at
home, though, is troublesome. An
easier way is to get the ready-to-use
tonic, costing about so cents a large
bottle, at drug stores, known as IVY.
eth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy"
thus avoiding a lot of muss.
While wispy gray, faded hair is not
sinful, we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. By darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, no one
can tell, because it does it so naturally,
so evenly. You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared. After anoth
er application or two your hair be
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger.