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Evening star., 1914-12-28
VILLA ARMY BEGINS
BATTLE At TUXPAM
CONTINUED from First Page,

a port OF entry. he Is said to believe
that the arrangement was neither to
his advantage nor detriment. From
the viewpoint of Gen. Hill, the con-
tinued possession of Naco was said
to be of little value because the Nav
torena forces besieging it from the
south prevented the further transporta-
tion Of supplies obtained through the
port from the United States. BY re-
firing to Aqua Prieta Hill, it is be-
lieved. will be enabled better to de-
fend himself against attack.
American Point Of View.
From the American point of view the
arrangement was favored because
fighting at either Aqua Prieta or No
gales would not be close enough to
American towns to produce the same
situation as had existed for several
months at Naco, where stray bullets
constantly fell on American soil.
A dispatch from Mexico City dated
December 20 announced that Gen Guti-
errez. as result of the order to arrest
Gen. Iturbide, had issued a circular to
all generals Of the armies of the con-
vention, ordering them to cease sum-
mary executions for whatever effense.
In an interview Gutierrezs secretary
said, only yesterday an order of the
president concerning the safe conduct
of Eduardo Iturbide was ignored by a
commanding general. who insisted upon
verely criticised Leon Conova, a rep
resentative of the American State De-
partment, who was accompanying Itur-
bide to the American border"
Conova, who has been in Mexico as q
special agent of the State Department
for several months, has arrived at Ell
Paso. He was quoted as saying that,
SO far as he knew. Iturbide was still in
Mexico City. =
Urgent representations were made to
Gen. Gutierrez in behalf of, 1turbide
by Secretary Bryan and 1t had been
supposed at Washington that he would
be permitted to leave Mexico unmo-
Tested.
Gutierrez in Harmony With Chiefs.
Mr. Llorente, the Gutierrez agent
here, said he had a telegram from Gen.
Villa to the effect that harmony pre-
vailed between Gutierrez and all the
chiefs Llorente, therefore. thought
the statement isued by the private
secretary to Gutierrez last night,
charging, Villa with disobedience of or
ders, was due to misunderstanding
thing serious.
Agents of Gen. Villa here announced
that the Green Book. the latest diplo-
matte paper dealing with the Mexican
revolution, will be issued this week.
1t is said that Gen. Villa will explain
in the publication why be is opposing
Gen. Carranza and will make public
hitherto secret documents designed to
prove that had Carransa been made
president he would have repudiated
his pledges to the people and ruled the
country as a dictator.
Evening star., 1914-12-28
War Officially Reported.
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and about prisoners We occupied the heights near Sled
hzka on the left bank of the Biala river.
I'm the direction of Dukla (Carpatans) there were en-
gagemens December and the Austans driven from
the Zigred Dula ine full In the latest
counters this region the Austria1s suffered losses
and left in hands prisoners than men,
Evening star., 1914-12-28
TRANSFER Of REFUGEES
BY CRUISER TENNESSEE
q. s. Warship, With Consent Of
Turkey, Aiding Non. .Combatants
in Syria.

The cruiser Tennessee. with the per-
mission of the Turkish government,
and at the request Of American Ambas-
sador Morgenthau. Is transporting 500
refugees OF various nationalities from
Jaffa, Syria, to Alexandria. Egypt
/ Capt. Decker of the Tennessee re-
ported the departure Of his vessel
from Jaffa in a message fled last night
and received today at the Navy Depart
ment.
Summary Of the Report.
| Secretary Daniels summarized the re-
l. port in this statement:
1.-The Tennessee is transporting about
500 refugees Of different nationalities
from Jaffa to Alexandra. These refu-
gees were unable to get passage from
states that his action was taken at the
request of the consuls, which requests.
approved by the American ambassador
to Turkey, had been made after per-
mission had been given by the Turkish
authorities"
No reply came today, however, from
either Capt. Decker or Capt. Oman of
the North Carolina to the request for
full Information regarding the unoH-
cial report that an unnamed American
W
Tripoli, Syria.
Story From Athens.
According to a dispatch from Athens
the cruiser North Carolina recently
threatened to use her guns as the re-
suit Of an incident at Tripoli, Syria
The cruiser. conveying the American
steamer Virginia, entered the harbor of
Tripoli. and the commander requested
the Turkish authorities to permit the
British and French consuls to depart
with their nationals resident In the
city.
This request was refused, but sew
eral of the French residents boarded
the Virginia. They were attacked by
a mob, who wounded the captain and
first officer. The North Carolina then
threatened to fire and the mob fed.
The Virginia and the North Carolina
then left for Dedeagatch. Later the
italian Cruiser to Give Aid.
ROME, December 2s.-Instructions
have been sent to the Italian cruiser
Calabria, now at Beirut, Syria, to as
sist the United States cruiser North
Carolina, If the necessity should arise
as the result of further demonstra-
tions against the departure of Euro
peans from Turkish territory. The
crI~- Tennessee, the fuel ship Vul-
can and the gunboat Scorpion of the
United States Navy, which also are
the eastern Mediterranean, are ready
to steam to any place where they are
needed, according to reports received
here.
Evening star., 1914-12-28
Turkish Statement

CONSTANTINOPLE via London, December 28-An
official communication, issued Sunday says:
The Turkish forces vctoriously advancing along the
Caucausan front There truth the Russian official re-
that the Handled has topedoed at sebastopo1 The
Turkish fleet including the Handled steamed through the
Black sea and returned without damage.
One OF our warshps December "a met Russian souad
ron composed OF hve batteshp two cruisers destroyers
and three mine layers The Turkish ship sne,ebandd 49,
ing the night attacked and bombarded the battesho Rs+;
and sank two mine layers Oeg and Athos Two Russian
officers and thirty sailors rescued and taken prisoners
another portion of feet successfully
bombaded Batum December in the forenoon two of or
ships offered battle to the Russian fleet which retrted -
Sebastopo." ~
Evening star., 1914-12-28
Austrian Statement

VIENNA, December ~, via London, December 2S.-The
following official communication issued tonight:
THE situation in the Carpahians is unchanged.
The Russian offensive between Rymanow and Tuchow
forced troops fall back short distance the
before the Galician Carpathians.
Hostile attacks failed the lower Dunaec and the
lower Nida Fighting continues il the region of Tomaszow
"The Balkan theater is quiet.
THE territory of the dual monarchy with the exception
OF insignificant frontier districts Bosnia Herzegovina and
South Damata is free from the enemy The narrow tract of
land at Spzza and Budua (soueas Of Cataro Danata
from the beginning of the has been occupied by Montene
g1ns Their attack on Bocche D Cataro has completely
tailed Their French posted the heights had
to suspend their fire after they had been bombaed from our
forts and our naval guns.
As the bombardmen of the isolated coast forifoations
by French squadrons also has been unsuccessful the
port (Cattaro) is now completely in our hands"
Evening star., 1914-12-28
FREELY FESTIVAL
ON THE TIDAL BASIN
Local Skaters Are Planning for q
Trolic on the Ice Tomorrow
Evening.
More Than 2,0Oo Enjoyed Sport Yes
terday, Taking Advantage Of Un-
usual Weather Conditions.

Skaters took early advantage today
of the fact that the tidal basin is
frozen over. and long before noon
crowd of more than 200 skaters
had given the steel blades a try-out on
the smooth ice. 1t isn't often that Ice
thick enough for skating forms on the
waters in and near the District of Co
lumbia, and when it does lovers of the
sport lose no time in getting into ac-
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
DECATURS MAY HAVE
A NEW RAILROAD

Decatur, January ESPECIALLY .)-There Is
q report here to the effect that the two
Decaturs may have another railroad.
Some few years ago the Decatur, Chatta-
nooga and New orleans Railroad conn.,
pany built a line of road from Fayette-
vile, Tenn. to Lax, Ala, the latter place
being about 20 miles north of Decatur.
Later on this road was bought by the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railroad company and for the past sew
eral years has been operated by them
There is now a report being circulated
TO the effect that this road will be built
to the Decaturs.
1t is understood that the road will be
built to Decatur In order to get connec
tions with the Tennessee river boats and
the Louisville and Nashville. and the
Southern railroads at Decatur.
This road II built would penetrate one
of the finest farming sections In north
Alabama and would bring large amoun.
of trade to. the Decaturs. If the road is
built 1t is thought they would build a
bridge across the Tennessee river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
SPECULAT|NG AS TO
ARNOLD SUCCESSOR
John NJ. Crook Mentioned to
Fill Vacancy in Cal
houn County

Admission, January 6.-(Special )--FUr
the third time in less than two years
the people of Calhoun county are won-
dering who is to be appointed as their
judge of probate, the governor now being
confronted with the duty IF naming a
successor to the late j. j. Arnold, who
died at a Birmingham hospital early
Monday morning.
John M. Crook, who was chief clerk
under his father, Judge E. f. Crook, who
resigned; under J. j. Arnold twice and
under w. II. Cooper, both deceased seems
to be most spoken of in this connection
w. +. Mccartney, a local newspaper
man, says he will not apply again. He
was candidate when Judge Arnold was
named. as was ]. $. Mooring, now head
of the back tax commission,
W. l.. McCaa and j. p. Weaver, county
treasurer, and a candidate against Judge
Arnold, together with w. II. Griffin,
former treasurer, also a candidate, are
being mentioned, but none has announced
an intention OF making application as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07

dry and lifeess and the dandrun was thick
and could be seen through the hair. My
head would itch terrible; wanted to tear the
skin off.
II used the Cuticura Soap as shampoo
once a week and Cuticura Ointment twice
q week just after the hair dried l found
benefit and relief after the first application
and thorough cure In two months"
(Signed) Mrs. Geo. High. June 20. 1918.
Are your little ones suffering from itch
ing burning eczemas. or other torturing.
disfiguring skin troubles? Are you, your
self, worn out with long, sleepless nights and
ceaseless anxiety in caring for them? Then
you should know that warm bath with
Cuticura Soap and gentle application of
Cuticura Ointment will in most cases bring
immediate relief the little sufferers will
sleep. tired. fretted mothers will rest. and
peace will fall ON distracted household
Sold everywhere. Liberal sample OF each
mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard " "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston,
t~Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ucura Soap will find 1t best for skin and scalp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
LATE PLANTING
URGED AS METHOD
TO FIGHT WEEv|l
State Department of Agri-
culture Issues Bulletin on
Best Way of Com
batting the Evil

Montgomery, January 6.--(Special.)
In a bulletin issued by the state de-
partment of agriculture and industries
recommendation is made to the cotton
growers of the state as a means OF COM
batting the boil weevil that they
should mot plant a seed of cotton until
the ground has sufficiently warmed
and then rush the work to completion
by or before May l."
The bulletin of the department was
issued as the result OF a visit of Capt
John C. Cheney and a committee of
farmers to a weevil infested district in
Louisiana, where several days were
spent in studying conditions Immedi-
ately after their return they spent sew
eral hours in conference with b. L.
Moss, United States farm demonstrates
in Alabama, and the above advice was
the result of this conference.
Continuing it's advice to the farmers
the bulletin SAYS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
INTERESTING COURT
WEEK IN STORE FOR
ATLANTA JUR|ST
Several NOtables of Georgia
City to Appear Before
Judge Hill This
Week

Atlanta, January eeialo-Atlanta
is promised shortly an interesting court
week. Cases against a number of no.
liable citizens are pending ON the dock
cts, and the indications are that they will
be assigned for trial all about the same
time, as soon as Judge Hill can dispose
% tie pressil business now confronting
his court
The cases against Attorneys Reuben
Arnold and Burton Smith, for assault and
battery are among the number They
have been indicted for assault and bat
terry as the result of a dispute with a
witness in the Crawford will case, IN
which there was a little ''fisticuffing y
Attorney Arnold is well known more re-
Gently in connection with his conduct of
the defense of Leo NJ Frank, charged
with the murder of Mary Phagan. At
torney Smith is a brother of Senator
Hole Smith. OF course, they will have a
vigorous defense and may win out but
their wide prominence will lend interest
to the trials when the cases are called.
At the same time. it is stated, there
will be called the cases against Attorney
Thomas B. Fielder and Chief Newport A.
I.anford of the Atlanta detective depart
nlcnt, both of whom nave been indicted
for libel as the result of. signed COM
munications which they published in the
Atlanta newspapers regarding each other
ut the time of the famous dictagraph dis
closures here in connection with the Mary
Phagan case.
Had Hot Newspaper Tilt
Attorney Fielder and Chief Lanford had
about one of the hottest newspaper tilts
that ever happened, and between them
they came pretty near exhausting the
dictionary of invectve. AS a result oil
some of their warm communications they
were indicted by the grand jury for q
misdemeanor, and the trials will revive
the dictagraph melee which stirred things
from the bottom.
These cases were not pressed either by
Mr.. Fielder or Chief Lanford, but the
grand jury acted of its own motion or
the ground that libelous publications
should not be permitted even though
the persons attacked did not see fit tc
prosecute.
There are several other notables against
whom cases of one kind and another are
pending. and If their cases are I'll brought
together on the docket for the same week
it is likely to make as interesting a wee,
as Atlanta has had in sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07

ern states, and clear weather prevalieo
over southern districts west of the MIS-
sissippi river. Light SHOWS occurred over
the eastern and northern lakes, and rains
over the Pacific northwest. In all other
portions of the country no precipitation
occurred during the past "A hours.
Temperatures were below freezing at
p. m. over the eastern half OF the coun-
try north of the Ohio river, and but a
few degrees higher in Tennessee, Ala
bama and Georgia, but over the plains
states and the Rockies, readings at that
hour generally exceeded 40 degrees.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations,
January G.:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
DESPONDENT BROKER
COMMITS SUICIDE

New York. january 6,-Charles E.
Thomson. wealthy retired Wall street
broker, rose before daylight this morn
ing and wrote this message on large
piece of cardboard:
DO not strike matches. Have Law
son open the bathroom door,
He left this warning on the parlor
table, then shut himself in the bath
room and turned on the gas.
Members of his family found his
body few hours later. Mr.. Thorn son
was 80 years old. He was Respondent
over approaching blindness, due to pa
ralysis of the muscles of the eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07

Baltimore, January 6.-Cardinal GLIB
bons was today presented with $5O0,0O0
IN FIST mortgage bonds, the gift of the
knights of Columbus OF the United
States to the Catholic university at
Washington.
Nearly every national officer of the
Catholic laymen's organization and n
number of distinguished clergymen were
at the presentation ceremony in the car
dinais residence.
The money will be used for the estab-
iishment of SO lay scholarships at the
university.
Edward II. Doyle of Detroit, chairman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07

ter. 1t is natural for them to come out
the first warm days in the early spring
and as they feed on cotton entirely,
they soon die before cotton squares are
available in which to lay &eir eggs.
1t is true that all do not come from
their winter quarters at the same time.
but as a large proportion of them do
come out early and as their lives are
limited to 10 or 12 days you will see
at once that you will have an oppor-
tunity to grow a fair crop of cotton
before the weevil can recuperate and
return to the cotton field In numbers,
which will be about August 15."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
SURVIVOR OF NOTED
OUANTRELL BAND DIES

Willows Cal, January 6.-Louis Hulse
one of the few surviving members of the
notorious Quantrell band that operated in
Kansas and Missouri nearly half GEN.
fury ago, died suddenly of heart disease
at his ranch near here yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham January GO p m)
Areas of high pressure occupy the south
ern half of the country on the map to-
night, and relatively low pressures pre-
vail over the northern sections. This has
resulted in generally low temperatures
throughout the eastern country, being
relatively lower in southern sections. The
storm centers have but slight intensity,
and no severe conditions were reported,
although rather brisk winds occurred on
the lakes. Cloudy skies continued
throughout the Alleghanies and the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Blue Bird"

Three more performances are to be
given of THE Blue Bird" at the Jef-
ferson theatre. including the matine e
Thursday. Transforming the earth into
a wonderful fairyland peopled with
such strange, weird folk as the souls
of Water" Fire" Sugar" Bread"
and milk" may be an easy enough
task for a poet in a rhapsodic flight
of his magination, but it's mighty
hard for play producer. Yet that is
what was done when MaeterlinclSs' ia
nous fantasy, "The Blue Bird" was
staged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GIVE
S5OO,OOO.OO TO UNIVERSITY

of the fund committee, in presenting the
gift to the cardinal, said that his commit
tee would recommend that the knights
raise another fund of 100000 for the
erection of a suitable dormitory.
James A. Flaherty of New Haven,
Conn, addressing the cardinal, said that
the endowment was the offering OF 30o,
600 knights of Columbus in the cause
of education "and as some evidence OF
their love for the orders first and great
est friend and benefactor in the person
of your eminence.'
Cardinal Gibbons responded. thanking
the givers in the name of the holy see
and his colleagues on the board of trus-
tees of the university
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
Advisable to Defer Planting

Where communities as a whole can
agree on such a plan it is advisable to
defer planting until from April 15 to
25 depending on latitude. thus increas-
ing the death rate among the old win
tered weevils"
The agricultural department an
nounces that its reason for recommend :
ing the late planting of cotton is as
follows:
winter months and all records of the
bureau of entomology show that only
four or five per cent survive the win
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
Fuller Arrested

Chattanooga, Tenn, January 6.-(Spe-
cial.)-Elbert Fuller, well dressed, we'll
appearing young man, vas taken into
custody today by local detectives charged
with being a fugitive from justice. II
is said Fuller Is wantai at Gadsden.
Ala, upon a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Fie denied nny
kn' wledge of guilt to detectives, and
firmly protested his innocence. He told
a plausible story, but was identified by
citizens from Gadsden. The authorities
at that place have been notified OF mis-
arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
Get Big Contract

Admission. January ESPECIAL )-The
e-Cleckler Construction company
of Admission was awarded con-
tract at Raleigh, N. c., Tuesday for the
construction of a s$250,000 courthouse
at that place. They were recently
awarded a contract to build the city
hospital here and have a number of
other big contracts under way in Ala
bama and Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
Will Improve Road

Admission, January 6.-(SpeciaI) }
Notable improvements having been
made in the highway leading into An
niston from every other direction, a
considerable expenditure is now to be
made on what Is known as the Rocky
Hollow road coming from the east
over $500 has been appropriated for
this purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
At the Majestic

The Volunteer Organist'' is the first
of the big feature photo dramas to
carry out a well defined story and pre-
sent 1T in the clever and minute do
tail that the same story would receive
in a theatre played by a company. The
scenes are we'll worked up and there
are numerous thrills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
At the Lyric

Seats for the Lyric theatre grand
opening on next Monday night. Janu-
>ary 12, Will be placed on sale tomor-
row morning at . o'clock and judg-
ing from the hundreds OF inquiries that
are coming in, the house will be sold
out shortly after the office opens. The
attraction will be seven-act vaude-
vile bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
PARISIAN GOODS
IN BIG DEMAND

Washington, January 6.-Parisian
goods apparently are in greater demand
in the United States than ever before.
Consul General Thackara at Paris has
exports from his consular district dur
ing 1913, amounted to 3s0,351,975. This
is more than half million dollars in
crease over 1917, and the largest busi-
ness the district ever did with the
United States in one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07

It. There were pimpIes and
rash on my. scalp. I
scratched the scalp until
sores came especially on the
top Of my head and back OF
my neck. My hair fell out
by degrees more at a time
when the scalp had sores
on it. My hair was thin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
WILSON HONORARY
MEMBER GULFPORT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Gulfport, Miss, January 6.-Because
hk exacted as a fire chief and helped
save the home of Judge j. II. Neville
from flames. President Wilson was in
vited to become an honorary member
of the Gulfport fire department and to-
day accepted the proffer.
Mr.. Wilson sent letter to Fire Chief
Campbell formally accepting member
rla !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
At the Orpheum

AT the Orpheum this week is one
of those happy combinations of talent
that invariably please and delight
Count Beaumont Is a good magician
with much that is new; the Nichol Sis
ters are riot of cleverness and COM
edy: Baby Zelda Is the best juvenile
that has been seen here. and Anita
Diazs monkeys are clever and well
trained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-07
At the BijOu

The ease with which a good stock
company slips into splendid perform
ance after the first night is we'll DEM
onstrated at the Bijou this week, for
the Beulah Poynter stock organization
yesterday afternoon and last night
gave finished performance of "Ari.
zona' and there wasn't a hitch any
where.