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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
BATTLE IN TRENCHES
RACES AS ARTILLERY
THUNDERS ON AISNE
Allies Fight Waist Deep in
Water Night and Day Be-
fore Terrific Fire of Ger
mans Heavy Guns.

n,,,e G.. ~ po..s sro,, tho
Se'', ,.,.,.,.
front show that the frehch-brl''sl
troops are fghting waist deep in water,
bao,,,, rot,. bayiro aooded the trenches.
'''''' '''e -, .,,
The fury OF battle has slackened on
that account.
Tho cerr,a,s, irtrarcb,pents we're con-
49,, ,,,.,,,,..
strucIeu Ten "a9S oei''e ''e o'7'''''''7
of the battle. The French trenches We're
made in range of a large number of the
enemys guns. which frequently and
simultaneously opened fire on them with
tremendous effect.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-The Standards
correspondent in Paris. writing of the
Aisne battle, says that though it has
now lasted for a week, with about o.
600 OOO fghtinr on a line 40 miles long
II ia stIll impossible TO say that any de-
cIded result has been achieved by either
side But the balance Of gains and
iosses on SATURDAY. he says seemed to
be slightly in favor of the Allies. who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
LONDON, Sept. 2I.

So serious has the position of Gen
eral Won Kluk, on the German right,
become. that it is declared 100000 men
are being rushed to his assistance from
Belgium. The resistance of Won Kluk's
wing has been determined, but the all
lied forces are continuing their move
ments in an endeavor to- outflank him.
Anxiety is increasing in London as
the battle of the Aisne continues with
out the allied forces being able to gain
any appreciabc advantage over the
Germans.
The strength OF the German position
is now realized. The admission that
every advantage gained by the British
troops has been at terrible cost brings
realization that the casualty list Of the
British and French is bound to be stag
gering.
The weather continues the worst that
could possibly be imagined for such a
battle as is now being waged Heavy
rains continue to fail and the trenches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
100, 900 RUSHED TO SAVE
Won KLUK, LONDON REPORTS

are filled with water The British
forces have borne the brunt of the
fighting in the centre and charges have
been made to carry German trenches
across fields swept from end to end by
rife machine gun and shrapnel fire.
At the War Office the situation is
declared to be favorable, although it is
admitted no decisive advantage has
been gained The French gave some
ground Yesterday below scissors In the
face of a furious attack. but it was re-
gained. Following the loss of the hill
Of rmmont the French drove off the
Germans and occupied the defenses of
La Pomele.
The most determined German attack
is being made on the allied front be-
tween Craonne and Rheims, furious
assaults being directed in an attempt
to pierce the allied lines.
The Allies have continued to exert the
greatest pressure upon both wings Of
the German army which, it is claimed.
are gradually being forced back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
THREE GERMAN CORPS
IN ADVANCE AGAINST
POLISH STRONGHOLD
Grodno Objective of Hin
denburg's New Movement
to Clear Way to Warsaw.
Defeated Russian Armies
Unite.
BERLIN, Sept. 81.

BERLIN, Sept. 81.
Three German army corps $4,000 men)
are marching on the Russian stronghold
Of Grodno, after capturing the towns OF
Augustowo, szozuezyn and GraJevo, says
an official announcement issued here to-
day.
(Grodno is an important railway centre
on the River Nieman It is on the main
line between Petrograd and Warsaw. The
city is strongly fortified and is the cap
ltal of the Government of Grodno. The
three captured towns are along the from
tier of Russian Poland)
The statement continues:
The campaign of the eastern army
continues successfully. Part of the
Grodno army defeated by General
Hindenburg has Joined the fragments
of the wilma army, and the two have
fallen back on Grodno. The cam
paign against Osowiec 10 nthe BiebrE
Rlver) also continues successfully.
General Stenmetz and Count Rantzau,
whose names are included in the latest
list of dead, are said to have been killed
in the eastern campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
SERvIAN PRINCE WOUNDED
Hurt While Leading Cavalry Charge
Against Austrians.

INI-N IIINI sept. II
4 Reuters dispatch from Nish says
Il il officially announced there that
Prince George Of SaTyia was slightly
wounded while heading a charge OF cav
airy attacking the Austrian forces on
the Save River, He will shortly be
able 70 reiou his command.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
TRENCHES RACES THUNDER ARTILLERY NIGHT AND DAY

centre of the Vosges Mountains, in
the neighborhood of Donon, Sonones
and Saales, were repulsed."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

lied forces holding the position being
driven Off with heavy slaughter. The
attacks made by the French In the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
CAREFUL PLANNING
NEEDED TO PROVIDE
FOOD FOR ARMIES
Success of Field Campaign
Largely Depends Upon
Success of Commissary
Department.

How an army in the field gets its food
from day to day is an interesting story
that is told in the Scientific American.
The supply train of an infantry divi-
sion carries two days field and grain
rations In the late afternoon or at the
end of march or close of combat the
division commander directs the field
trains to move up Immediately in rear
OF the troops, and informs the command
ing officers of organizations that one
days rations have been ordered TO a
designated place. An orderly is sent to
that place to conduct the wagons to the
organization: after being unloaded they
return Immediately and join the grouped
portion Of the ration action. That same
night or early the following morning,
the empty wagons are retilied fro the
supply train, and this latter secures n
renewal Of its supplies from desig-
mated point on the line of communica-
tons, or is reloaded from train per-
tanning to the line of communications If
the distance from the end Of that line OF
the zone occupied by the troops is so
great as to warrant the use of a train.
There are two methods of supplying an
army in the field:
First. BY consignments of supplies for
wardod by the service of the line of COM
munications and distributed as above
briefly Indicated; and
Second BY utilizing the resources of
the country.
1t is generally necessary 20 utilize to
the fullest extent the food. especially the
forage. available in the theatre of oper-
atious In former times the invader pos
scs-cd the right OF booty and pillage.
the resort to which was most unfortunate
for the army as it embittered the pOpu-
latiou and compromised the safety Of
the troops in an cnemy's country, and
iu the event Of any real or ina snary in
jugs being done them, IL gave rise to re-
dress and r,rrsals. These evils We're in
q measure remedied by not taking di-
TrcIg from private Individuals but by
Wakiu- upon the civil officials certain
demands called acquisitions for spcci-
fled quantity Of supplies necessary for
the troops The local authorities could
g.rtlor rH~ demand amOmg the n.ab-
t'arrs. according 20 the known means or
rncn OF could procure the stores by pur-
chase. The former practice of spoIatlon
thus assumed the mildvr form of war
tax This eventually led to the practice
of -iytas Receipts for the stores de,ly-
c.ed
In order 80 assure the continuity OF
the 7,lEI.s 90. supply, that Is 20 say, the
relation between TIE troops I'M m" fed
ar.. t.r centres Of production IN rear 80!
tUn army. the work performed By the ad-
ullui-rg4ur- departments Is divided INTO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
METHODS UNDER SCRUTINY
Comptroller Investigating Com
plants of Needy Borrowers.

WAsHINGTON. sept 2L-Various COM
plants that banks are not extending
loans 10 needy clients are being invests
gated by the Comptroller OF the Cur
Tency.
Where the complaints indicate that th7
banks demand abuOrmally nigh rates OF
interest the Comptroller is tetrEraphius
the bank To furnish him with list NJ its
Mans and tho rates charged i'm each In
stance Where it Is indicated that a bauF
refuses a loan because Of iuSuinrieni
funds the Comptroller has decided 20 iu-
Vestigate the reason Of this shortage and
viii adyise that ths bank take out emeT'
geney currency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

A ueW courtroom. fr"gurrrl, vital trg-
timony has not been heard on account Of
the various and continuous noises sur
rounding the house on all sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
NEW YORK STATE
 MEN LOCATED HERE

Messrs. A. D. and F. |. smith. fath- CT and son, the latter a young man about 25 years of age, have just To- cated in the immediate vicinity of Bir- mingham and will become citizens of Alabama. These gentlemen are from Auburn, N Y., where the senior MT Smith has been in the mercantile busi- ness for many years. They are new corners who were furnished informa- ton about Alabama by the Southern Settlement and Development Organiza- ton and on arrival in Birmingham the state manager of the Alabama depart ment of that organization took them in charge and personally conducted them to a truck farm at West End in which they became so much inter ested that they decided to make their stay in Alabama right in this locality. although at the outset they intended to visit other portions of the state before making any choice of a location.
 The Alabama department of the Southern Settlement and Development organization is receiving inquiries daily about Alabama and they state that if given proper cooperation by those interested in building up Ala bama that a great work in that di- rection will be accomplished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
GOVERNOR INVITED
 ID WASHINGTON
Asked to Deliver Address on Occasion of Barry MOnu-
 ment Unveiling

Montgomery. April 2o-tSpeeial) )-"The Irish Race in the South Is the theme on which the governor of Alabama Aas teen invited to address the national executive committee of the Irish race in the United States on the occasion of the Barry monument unvelling in Washington, b. C., May b and 16
 The governors address will be 'ieliy- cred at a great banquet iil the ballroom of the New Willard h-ies, ard ba will be cpe of number of disting iishcd speak CTS Invitations have ben extended to President Wilson, several cabinet ofa- oers and other prominent men to make addresses on that occasion.
 The letter of invitation came to the gov ernor from Patrick J. Iiaitisan, secre- tary and treasurer of the ,:ational pXecr- tive committee. MT. Haltisan informed the governor that it was the purpose of the committee having the exercises in charge to have four Irish governors pres country, and to have addresses from ca ch O. tfem.
 The governor does not yet know whether he will be able 70 go t) Wash ng ton for the occasion, but declared ne hoped to make the trip. He expressed ceep interest Tn the Barry n,uiuciant ,n- yelling. and said he intended goiay to Was nington to participate in tho cXer- cises unless detained in MontgSnery vn cfficial business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
DRAKE AND SEED ID
 AID MR. HENDERSON
Madison and Dallas AttOr- neys Added to List of
 Campaign Speakers

Montgomery. April 20.--(SpeciaL) Charles Hendersons speakers stan was today augmented by two new men, both of whom are prominent through out the state -at-large. The latest ad- ditions to the staff of able speakers who are campaigning the state in MT. Hendersons behalf are Zack ]. Drake of Huntsville, solicitor of Madison county, and former Seed manager and Harris N. Seed of Selma, a nephew of Walter D. Seed, and one of the candi- dates strongest supporters in Dallas county.
 MT. Drake and MT. Seed will take the stump this week in behalf of MT. Hen derson's candidacy for governor. MT. Drake was recently reelected solicitor of Madison county, and is an able law yer of north Alabama. He is past head consul for the Woodmen of the World of Alabama.
 Mr. Seed is a prominent young law yer of Selma and Is an able speaker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
VISITORS AT THE
 NEWSPAPER CLUB

Outof-town guests registered at the
 Birmingham Newspaper club yester-
 day were as follows: Shep Sheppard.
 Baltimore; D. r. Banks, Nashville;
 Thomas G. Fear Bay View; J. B. Fisher,
 St. Lotus D. B. Hatch, St Louis P. NJ. Cline Chattanooga; R. II. Charles, Valparaiso, Chilli; A. C1ogker, New York; B. W. Print, Ashland; F H.
 Anthony, Detroit; W. F. Fushu, Chap man; J. C. Van Sossen, Philadelphia H. R. Phinney and wife, Richmond; J. Hodge Alves. Guntersville J. H. Dick enson. Montgomery; John March and wife, Nashville A. C. Eifler. Atlanta l J. H. Craig, Jasper; J. T. Whiteaker Chicago; B. Walker and wife, Scran-
 ton. Pa; J. c. Worrell Chicago; M. F Fishel, New Orleans; Charles F.. Wer- senburgh, Montgomery; Chester Wal lace, New York; Dave Cypress, Tusca- | loosa; A. L. Brooks. Boston; Leo D. Wege. Nashville; D. D. Caufield, Nash | vile; D. Weis, Tuscaloosa; Joseph Wax | Tusca loosa; John R. Miller, Albertville | B. T. Smith, Alexander City; George J Deed, Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Thursday Night Rood club will meet this week with Miss Lois Allen and Miss Lillis Allen In West End.
 Mrs. J. T. Jones will entertain the Ken ilworth club Friday afternoon at her home in West End.
 The West End Forty-two club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. J. w. Swint in Fairfield.
 The Methodist Ladies' Aid society If Inglenook will meet this afternoon with Mrs. c. E. Harvey.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the PresbS- terian church of Inglenook will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. c. J. Holt. The Ladies Aid society of the Vivian Methodist church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. John Guthrie.
 
 Brundidge chapter. No. 27. O. E. S., will meet Tuesday evening at the Masonic hall in Vivian.
 The Onward society will meet Wednes- day evening with Miss Kristine McCrorie in Wylam.
 The Ensley Highland Bridge club will meet with Mrs. G. B. Masters this week. The Stonewall chapter. United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, will entertain, at forty-two Wednesday afternoon from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
BELGIUM RAILS
 CAUSE NO WORRY
lmportations So Far Under the New Tariff Law Have Not Been of
 Least Importance

It is believed that the cry that Bel
 glum rails will hurt this district will
 be effectively silenced by an article
 printed in the Wall Street Journal wherein facts are set forth that tend
 to show that this country is in no danger of being flooded by foreign rails
 as predicted by some enemies in this city of Senator elect Oscar w. Under
 wood and other leaders of the demo- cratic party. It will be reassuring for those who have been recipients of Bel
 gium rail information to read the fol-
 lowing:
 Ever siece the new tariff on iror. and steel products has gone into ef- feet, there has been talk of this coun-
 try becoming a dumping ground" for
 foreigners Recently there has been cir
 culated a report to the effect that the
 United States would shortly see an in-
 Aux of foreign 1a.is at prices which
 would eliminate the domestic producers
 from the market Belgium especially
 has been credited with making inroads
 into our rail market with a good pro-
 duction at attractive prices while Can ada Is said to be sweeping around the
 edges of the market.
 "As matter of fact, imports of rails
 since october last. when the new tar
 if on steel became effective, have been
 less than before the change took place. In February. 1914, not rail was brought in, while In February, 1913, 200 tons were imported. Tn January of
 this year this country imported prac- tically no rails
 Belgium rails at SIS per ton. a.
 the mill which with the ocean freight would make the price SPA or $25 per ton landed in New York This is from $9 to s4 per ton cheaper than an or dinary Bessemer rail at the mill. Thero Is little chance, however, that railroads in this country will buy Belgium rails in any quantity, as none of the large roads and few of the small ones use the ordinary Bessemer rail in quan- tity. Most of the roads pay over S3O per ton because they demand a spe- cial rail. This country produces as good if not better rail of the higher grade than Belgium and as cheap. An | other reason is that domestic roads
 would hardly throw business to for eigners when they depend so much upon the steel business for a considerable portion of their earnings.
 "A manufacturer of steel rails said We need not worry over rails, so fai
 as the tariff is concerned and least oi l all Belgium rails. We make better rails and our railroads demand spe- cail rail In most cases which Bel
 gium makers cannot make with thei, present equipment Even if they should adopt our methods Of manufacturing
 these specials, l have no doubt thai the domestic roads will buy in this country rather than abroad. There have been a few girder rails for traction | companies imported in the last we
 months but the tonnage was very | small"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
PRETTY JUVENILE PARTY
 IN WOODLAWN YESTERDAY

Mrs. r. K. Fletcher was hostess at q pretty juvenile party yesterday afternocn at her home in Woodlawn. the occasion being the fifth birthday of her little daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth Fletcher.
 The house was prettily decorated with dogwood and woodland violets. A dell- cious ice course was served and each guest was given a dainty basket of cand.-
 Miss Ruby Morton assisted the hostess in entertaining the little folks with games and contests on the lawn.
 The guests were Evelyn Kinney, Sarah Cunningham, Sarah Hargrove. Mary Emily Morton. Nell Taylor, Robbie Low rey Winell Lowrey. Mary Bauch, Mar garet Sincox, Mildred Thrash, Nell Wright, Anne Newman, Julia Pearl Lit tie, Annie Little, Elizabeth Wood. Rosie Morton, Herbert Dowell Whitney King Leon Thrash, Ross Fletcher, Ennis Con- mfr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
Mahoney Indicted

New York, April 20-Michael P. Ma honey. who shot at Mayor Mitche last Friday and wounded Corporation Counsel Polk. was indicted today for attempted murder. He will be arraigned tomorrow when the district attorney will ask for an examination into his mental condition.
  Bell Jenkins, Miss Vera Brewer, Miss Bernice Bates, Miss Tillie Wood. Miss Lula Wood, Miss Mabel Beasley and Miss Lurverne Staton.
 Mrs. NJ w Borum is seriously i'll at her home in Woodlawn.
 Rev. w. H. Anderson has returned from stay in Louisiana and is spending 10 days vacation with his family in Woodlawn.
 Mrs F. M. Dunnam has returned to Woodlawn after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Noojin, in Attalla. Mrs. l.. F. Lamb has returned to Nash vile after stay with her son, MT. w. A. VanHouser in lngienook. The membership committee of the Young Women's Christian association an- nounces that four free swims will he given with each membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
HOME RULE RIGHT AHEAD
Fly F. |. MONKS

Home rule has become a househgd word. and yet there are many who do npt understand what it means. Like the man who talked prose all his life and didn't know it. so is it with the American who has enjoyed home rule all his life and didn't know it. Home rule is simply what every American would call states rights.''
 The United States was once described by Joseph Chamberlain as "a nation made up of 45 nations" As nation the Tinted States has it's constitution and Congress, and each of the units consttut- ing that nation has it's own constitution and legislature. The whole system Is called federal government. The United Kingdom Is made up of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales-a nation containing four nations originally, each of which had it's own legislature and constitution but were in course of time merged into one legislative body known as the British Parliament. The British Parliament in it's widest sense consists of the king lords and commons. but in it's restricted sense it means the House of Commons, the members of which are elected by the qualified voters. To this House of Com mons 670 members are elected, of whom l0s are from Ireland. Until the year 1S00 Ireland had it's own legislature, but since then the government of Ireland has been directed from the Parliament in London The vast majority of the Irish people have increasingly protested against the suppression of their own legislature and the merger of their representatives in the British Parliament. which was done under what is known as the act of union. The home rule bill proposes to restore the legislature to Ireland and is also a con- stitution in which is set forth the rights and powers of an Irish Parliament. The home rule bill closely resembles a state constitution except that instead of the people of Ireland drafting and adopting their own constitution, as the people of Alabama do in a constitutional conyen- ton, the constitution for Ireland takes the form of bill in the British Parlia- ment and must be passed through Parlia- ment and be signed by the King before it becomes a law. As law it will have all the force and effect of any other law and must be obeyed
 According to the provisions of the Par sianent act, more popularly known a s the veto act, it is necessary that a bill be passed three times in the House of Com mons and be three times rejected by the House Of Lords, and this within two years, and in three sessions of Parlia- ment, before it becomes a law over the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
 MEETS IN WOODLAWN

The Woman's Missionary society of the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church gave their monthly tea in the parlors of the church yesterday afternoon.
 The Baraca rooms. in which the en- tertainment occurred, were tastily dec- orated with dogwood and purple Iris.
 Religion of the Cities of South America" was the subject for the aft ernoon with the following taking part: Mrs. A w Bell, Mrs. E. s. McGlathery, Mrs. W. H. Anderson and Mrs. R. A. Clayton.
 Following the regular meeting light refreshments were dispensed by the joint hostesses, Mrs. J. W. Allen, Mrs. w F.. Douglas and Mrs. W. J. Randall