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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Women Buying War Trophies

Society women are offering fancy prices for grewsome war trophies, in-
 deed. bye and bye. soldiers will get any price they choose to ask for momentoes
 of this kind. as there seems to be a craze just now for anything with a
 terrible association.
 The wife of an officer in the Irish Guards who had some terrible tales to | tell gleaned from a letter just re- eel, cd from her husband, said she had asked for the spur of a German gen. eral, while others beg for the hoofs of chargers ridden by the enemy and | so on.
 The clairvoyants and crystal gazers are making piles of money in London these days. People want to know all sorts of things and will pay anything
 for what they consider good advice
 I hear Mrs: Asauith goes to a fresh seer every day and when she has her friends to tea some celebrated clairvoy-
 ant is always present Poor Mrs. Percy Wyndham. Mrs. Asquith's niece was
 not SC shocked as she might have been at the news of her husbands death in active service as it had been intimated to her to be prepared for bad news by a fortune teller at one of Mrs. As quth's parties. Although Kitchener Is reputed not to have an atom of su- perstition in his composition he was quite interested one afternoon lately when he called to have a chat with the prime minister and was buttonholed by Mrs. Asauith to come and allow her seer to tell him what the future held. No one refuses Mrs Asquith when she
 makes a request, so the great man went with her like a lamb and listened to some astonishing things.
 Is it true that Mrs. Perry Belmont fIas bought quant1ties or tfre eN-I1In- press Eugenie's jewels which she is un-
 derstood to have sold in order to help
 the French war funds? Is what a good
 many people are asking. That the
 jewels have been sold is a certainty.
 They are gems not particularly valued
 by the Queen of Spain, to whom so
 much of the venerable ladys possess
 sions are bequeathed, and as her maj
 esty never dons ornaments in these
 days she came to the conclusion that
 it was no use leaving them shut up
 in their cases when their worth could
 be turned into such good account. Mrs.
 Perry Belmont is known to have a
 passion. not only for jewels with a
 history. but for those owned by sov-
 erefgnS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
WAR TROPHIES SOLD ID SOCIETY WOMEN FOR LARGE AMOUNTS
Returned Soldiers Can Get Almost Any Price
 They Ask
Fly LADY MARY

London. September 2e.=(Spe cia1 ) If one wants to find the Americans Who are in town one must drop in and lunch at the Ritz. they are at every other table. The other day met Mrs. John Jacob Astor with d Russian friend, It was killing to see how per- turbed the Russian was when Mrs. As tor passed her the salt. In Russia they have q superstition which declares it is as bad to pass the salt as to help one to itl Mrs. Astor wore a navy serge suit, SD simple yet so chic that it took the style out of everybody else's. Rodman Wanamaker had a party at another ta ble. They say he is going to buy Poles don Lacey, near Dorking. that gorgeous spot which belongs to the wife of the late Captain 'Roney" Greville, who used to be such pal of King Edwards s. For the time being he is renting Rei- gate Priory, Lady Henry Somersets s place. MT. Wanamaker is frightfully popular here, land very much run after
 Another day, at the same rendezvous, Mrs. Cecil Bingham. looking very sad over the death in her husbands fam fly, was sitting in a corner with some English-in-laws. Anthony Drexel not looking quite so young as usual, had mans party while round the cor her was his daughter, Lady Maidstone, and her lord, who, by the way, is all ways at her side. They are a most de- voted pair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Harding at Conference

New York, October 21.-Another confer ence of bankers identified with the pro- posed 50,O0O,0OO cotton pool intended tc ease financial conditions in the south was held here today but without definite re- suits.
 It is understood the latest plan calls foI two classes of warehouse certificates. One is to be taken by banks of the north and west on the basis of cotton at 41a cents a pound. the other Is to be accepted by southern banks on the basis of 6-ceni cotton. This shifts the main responsible ity for the plan to banks in the cotton growing states.
 This plan and other details. including restricted acreage for next years crop were among the many phases taken up al the conference which probably will be re- sumed tomorrow.
 w P. G, Harding came from Wash. ington to explain the attitude of the fed eral reserve board. Others at the confer ence included Festus J. Wade and G. w Simmons of St. Louis, A. H. Wiggin chairman of the clearing house commit tee; l.. l.. Clarke, president of the Ma, tional Bank of Commerce.; w. F. Frew president of the Corn Exchange Nationa Bank, and A. c. Hemphill. president o1 the Guaranty Trust company.
 All these institutions have pledged themselves to. .some cotton relief move. ment. and .kith other local banks ant trust compdnies stand ready to subscribt one-thir6 or }60,W0000, if plan accept. able tQ>hu interests can be formulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
STEEL CORPORATION
 COUNSEL DEPENDS
 ITS ORGANIZATION
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normal development from existing trade and manufacturing conditions and was not only able because of the largeness of the conception which underlay it, but ir the courage exhibited in undertaking to carry 1t out
 MT. Lindabury said the later conduct of the Steel corporation had effected great economies in the manufacture and dis tribution of steel products; that the pro- duction of finished rolled iron and steel in the United States surpassed that of every other basic product except cement Competitors and customers alike, he said, attribute the great growth of the indus try chiefly to the efforts of the Steel cor pora ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Deaths and Funerals
Walter Montgomery

Walter Montgomery. aged 34Nyears. died yesterday afternoon at the home of his mother. Mrs. Katherine Mont gomery. s522 Walker avenue, East Lake. The young man was conduct,f on the East Lake car line for a num- Der of years and will be remembered by many of its patrons for his kind and courteous manner. The funeral services will be held at the family resi- dence this morning at 10 o'clock. In- terment will be at Forest Hill. The de- cea sed is survived by his mother and four brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
ORDER POLICE SUPERVISION

Ottawa, Ont, October 21 More rigid police supervision of German and Aus trian residents of Canada has been orr dcred as result of the destruction by bombs of a tenement in Montreal oc- cupied by Russians The government has ordered a strict inquiry into the attitude of the sOO.Ooo Gerinans and Austrians throughout the country.
 "A present sos Germans and Aus trians are held in Canada as prisoners of war. Four hundred are ANstriap army reservists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
See the 1000 Gift Suggestions
TELL OF BLOWING
 UP JAP CRUISER

Picking. October zl'--t''lo D. m.t--An official German report on the blowing lip of the Japanese cruiser Iakachino in Kiachau harbo,l the night of Ocro- Der IF sets forth that the German tor pedo boat SEQ went to sea with the intention of attacking larger cruiser. Failing inSthi, she had to content her self with v.e Takachiho.
 As sooy as this vessel had been dis nosed n, the S-s0 attempted to escape. Ii wa, found. however, that this move mept could not be carried out success f,,,1. and the crew of the torepdo boat ran her upon the beach and then got sarly on shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Mrs. Ida Walker Ball

Marion, October N.-tSpeciaLl-Ine funeral of Mrs. Ida Walker Ball was con- ducted from Siloam Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon and burial in the fam fly plot in City cemetery. She Is sur vived by two sisters and brother, Mrs. Thomas Curry, Miss Enmis Parish ana Elam Parish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Discharge Torpedoes
 at Danish Submarine

London. october H.-Q0:20 D. m)-"A foreign submarine boat of unknown nAz tionality, says Central News dispatch from Copenhagen, ''discharsed two tor pedoes yestetdey at a Danish submarine lying in intsf4e4ional waters at the north ern end of the sound. Both missed their mark. but one drifted ashore today and exploded. .f
 "The Danish government has asked the belligerents to exercise greater care in the future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
L. B. Weaver

l.. B. Weaver, aged s1 years. trav- cling salesman, who was taken i'll with typhoid fever a few days ago in local hotel, died yesterday morning in local His remains are being held at the Johns Undertaking company. He is survived by a brother. railway conductor. who lives in Pittsburg. Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Mrs. Adelia. Frank

Jacksonville, October 21.-(Special) Mrs. Adelia Frank, aged s3, wife of the late Isaac Frank, died Tuesday morn ing at o'clock. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the Episcopal church by the Rev. ". T. Allen. rector. Interment was made at the city cemetery. Mrs Frank is survived by three sons and three daughters. t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Heavyweights matched

San Francisco. October 2l.--Sam
 Lang ford of Boston and Harry W. Els
 worth of New Orleans. negro heavy weights are matched for a 20spund contest here NSvsmber IS. it WIS an- nounced toniRhL Previous ann,unce- ment that the. pair had been mstched to box Novemberl 10 in Los Angeles was deried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
AMERICAN ALL STARS
 DEFEAT NATIONALS

Fofsyth, Mont. october 21.--Thc American league all-star team de- feated the National league team to C here today. Five home runs were made. Batteries: Mitchell and McAvoy i; Vaughn, James and Killifer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Eauipment Destreyed

Tokio. October 2c.--( (1O a. m.)---A dts
 patch from sasebo says the Japanese. there in recent raids on the Gessnan
 isIands in the South seas destroyed German military equipment. They seised s250,000 in gold and also am : intuition and rifles Officials on the Japanese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Iohn D. Crenshaw

Marion, October H.-(Special. 1.-The burial of John L. Crenshaw. who died at his plantation home six miles south of town on Sunday night, took place in the City cemetery this morning. The deceased Is survived by three sons and daughter. l.. w. Crenshaw of Montgomery. Irwin Crenshaw of Selma, Gerald Crenshaw of Marion and Mrs. R s. King of Asheville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Austrian General CourtmartiaI.d

Paris. october 21.--(1:o2 a. mA-A Havas dispatch from Rome says : re- port has been received there rom udIne Italy. that the Austrian gem eral, Bruderman, defender of LembsrE. has been deprived of his command and ordered courtmartialed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
MILITANT COTTON
 MEN AGAIN LOSE
 FIGHT FOR RELIEF
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the south had helped all other sections in time of need-its vote to help the sufferers in the Salem, Mass. fire; to relieve the victims of the Ohio river flood and to aid San Francisco in it's time of trouble and how it annually vot- ed millions to help the people of the west in their irrigation work and other projects.
 Your country is our country! Your flag is our flag. and your God is our God" he concluded. Help us help our selves in our time of distress
 But the radical scheme of financial re- lief seemed doomed to defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Mrs. !. M. Thomas

Marion, October 1.-(Special)- )--Mrs. J. M. Thomas died last night at her home on LaFayette street. She was Miss Lawson and is pleasantly remembered as the wife of the late R. l.. Wright. A few years ago she married Dr. J. M. Thomas who survives her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
TERRIFIC FIGHTING
 IN NORTH FRANCE
 WITHOUT DECISION
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 the south of Przemysl, but that 1t mus, be part of the general operations to get the Russians out of Galicia and threaten their flank
 In East Prussia, the situation seems tc be unchanged
 The Servians again report successes for their arms over the Austrians in the sphere of operations. in the south. Naval activities continue in different parts of the world. The German cruiser Emden again has been busy in far ca st. ern waters She has sunk four British steamers and a dredger and captured two other vessels-the steamer Exford and Saint Egbert. The Saint Egbert was al lowed to proceed to Cochin. British India. With the passengers and crews of tac vessels the Emdenssank The repc.t of the operations of the Emden 1oes not say what was done with the Exford' which flies the British fl,.s, and was bound from Yokohama fsr New York.
 In the Adriatic, wheve the allies fleets are attacking Cattaro, there has been fighting between the French cruiser Wall deck Rousseau srad Austrian subma- : rines and tr-pedo boat destroyers. Ac- cording to the usrian account of the fisht. the warships "escaped safely
 
 Antivari, Montenefro, and destroyed some magazines.
 Marvellous Fighting Spirit
 From the Battle Front. October 2L (Via Paris, 11:36 p. m.)-Tho Belgian army, with the English channel on It's ex- treme wing. is showing a marvellous fighting spirit despite it's long, hard cam paign and disappointment over the loss of Antwerp and other large cities. In the terrific open struggle along the frontier the Belgians, with the French and British have repelled with the great est energy incessant German attacks. To- day., like yesterday, the German heavy artillery poured a bombardment on the allied positions, but the Belgians counter attacked and forced the invaders to re- tire nearly five miles,
 Further down the line on the Lys, the French were closely engaged with gen leral success. Three sharpshooters per- formed brilliant feat in defending a bridge, the possession of which was of great strategic importance to both armies. The Germans made cavalry dash in an teffort to seize the passage. but the Frenchmen. behind mill 75 yards away pcured out their magazines until the Ger mens retired, leaving the bridge in the hands of the allies.
 Around Lille, there has been fierce fighting particularly in the neighborhood of laBasse, which threatens the German possession of Lille. Street fighting has
 beei severe between the long lines oi houses connecting the sister towns ol Rou,aix and Tourcoing.
 -Akng the center the artillery action continued today without great change but several German trenches were cap turec.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

1 from the war. An American commits sion, headed by Herbert c. Hoover of California and composed of American residents in London and Brussels. as the result of an agreement reached between Belgium. Great Britain and Germany. will take under its charge the care of hundreds of thousands of Belgians threat ened with starvation in their own coun- try.
 Already a large consignment of food las been purchased and will be shipped to Belgium within a few days This will be followed by further large con signments carried on specially chartered steamers.
 Optimistic reports, from the Russian viewpoint, come from Petrograd, where ii is officially announced that the Ger man troops having been driven from the roads leading to Warsaw are in full retreat, leaving their wounded on the field of battle.
 Similarly the Russians report that the advances of the Austrians in Galica haze been stayed.
 Sasebo, the Japanese naval port. reports that the Japanese have destroyed the military equipment and seized large q,lan- titles of gold and munitions of war on the German islands in. the South sea re- gently occupied. The Japanese embassy in Rome announces that the Japanese have captured an auxiliary cruiser of the German squadron and that another cruiser sank
 By order of the Russian Emperor, the students Of the universities and high schools have been called to the colors. These youths ordinarily are exempt from war SerViCe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Governors Attitude Toward Plan


 An interesting situation was developed here today when 1t became known that the governor has not up to the present time expressed for publication disapproval of the Bankhead plan.
 The senator, as a matter of fact re- ceived today a letter from the governor which had been forwarded to him from Washington. Although he declined to make the communication public, 1t is known that the governor told him in ef- feet that he would not give out a state ment on the plan proposed until he had discussed the situation with him in per- son.
 As is generally known the governor has been quoted on more than one oc- ca sion as having expressed disapprovaI of the Bankhead plan. It is understood that tomorrow he and the senator will confer at length. There is no reason to believe other than that the governor disapproves of the plan. Unless the elo- quence of the senator has power to con- vert him to new views, it is a safe pre- diction that for the consideration of the Bankhead plan. there will be no special session of the legislature. The cotton situation is the sole topic 1f conversation. Should there be a spe- subject can be injected with the hope consideration.
 Thompson Favors Bankhead Idea J. o. Thompson. said to be the most extensive planter in Alabama, Is enthuai- Rktic over the Bankhead plan. MT Thompson has enough corn in his barn to guarantee that bread will be kept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Eolutions Urging Extra Session
 Adopted Al Good Roads Meeting
THE WAR AT A GLANCE

Both French and British pay tribute to the valor of the Belgians, who. with the allies. are holding back the Ger. man advance along the North sea coast 1ncessant fighting has been in progres. from the coast as far south as La Bassee distance of about 50 miles, but this line is divided into several fronts, or which separate engagements are being fought. It is this line the Germans are endeavoring to break in their attempt to reach Dunkirk and other French sea- ports.
 Three British monitors-the Severn, the Humber and Mersey-are shelling the Germans in the vicinity of ostend. where 1t is said terrible execution has been done. landed from these vessels and are assist ing in the defense of Nieuport.
 The British admiralty, which for a day or two withheld the news that the British fleet was participating in coast opera tions now compliments the monitors and the bluejackets for excellent service.
 There has been particularly hard fight Ing m the Idlie reBlOn, where the Br1t- ish are in action. The important French town of Lille still is held by the Ger mans and encounters in this neighborhood have been of a hand-to-hand character. evidently with little advantage to either side.
 At last real action has been taken for the relief Of the Belgians, upon whom has fallen the great burden of suffering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Felicitation Sent

Asheviiie. N. C.. october 21.-tSpecial) ) The Asheville and Buncombe County Good Roads association. the oldest organiza- ton of it's kind in existence. tonight sent a telegram of felicitation to the members of the Alabama Good Roads association in annual session in Montgomery.
 The message reads as follows:
 The Ashevile and Buncombe County Good Roads association sends greetings. We have big forces of state and county convicts and of free labor at work build
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
|SOLONS UNABLE TO SUGGEST PLAN OF
 RELIEF IN CAUCUS
 HELD AT CAPITAL
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hope, praying that impending disaster might. through the operation of miracle, be averted.
 Someone in the audience inquired of the senator why newspapers have not published the truth in regard to the intention of the national government. In way of reply the senator threw up his hands and elevated his eyebrows
 W. H. Seymour. who succeeded the senator on the stand, dwelt at consider able length on that secret which the senator had "divulged.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

At last real action has been taken for the relief Of the Belgians, upon whom has fallen the great burden of suffering
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-12
Fight! For !
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TENDER. for all offeases while in Sep
TENDER a year ago there were more
than 100 arrsts from drunkenness
alone. That the work house which
had formerly employed 15 men to SUI
perintend the work was now only
using two men for this purpose. That
there were only people in the work
house on October 1, while year ago
there were So.
He stated that number of cases
were now in the courts bearing on
the enforcement Of the Yost law and
IL the courts decided against them
that they would make another apE
peal to the next legislature to make 1 Il
amendments to the Yost law pro'y1iIdt'-i
ing the kind Of prohibition the PEG.
ple voted for. He was loudly cheered
when he made this statement. He
told the audience that it, was their
duty to find out how the candidates
for the Legislature stood on this quefsi-
ton before they voted and to,Yote for
those who would help to enforce the
Yost. law. OF make such amendments
to it as will insure prohibition with
lnsthe state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-12
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IT'S GRANDM0THERss RECIPE 10
KEEP HER LOCKS DARK,
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The old-time mixture Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray.
streaked, and faded hair is grand-
mothers treatment. and folks are
again using it to keep their hair Q
good, even color. which is quite sem
sibls, as we are living in an age
when youthful appearance is Of the
greatest advantage. va
Nowadays, though. we don't have
the strouble some task Of gathering the
sage and the mussy mixing at home.
All drug stores. sell the ready-to=use
product called e"Wyeth's sageJand
Sulphur Compound" for about 80
cents bottles: tits very popular be-
cause nobody can discover it has been
applied. Simply moisten your comb
OF soft brush With it and draw this
through your hairi'taking one small
strand at time; by morning the
gray hair disappears, but what de-
lights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur is that, besides beanti-
fully darkening the hair after few
applications. it also produces that
soft lustre and appearance Of abund-
ance which Is so attractive; besides,
prevents dandruff itching scalp and
falling hair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-12
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IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE PEG.
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Z PETR 0GRAD ! via Lond lon. Oct. 2,
An officia1Ystatement given out to;
lay. expressed the belief; that the
death Saturday Of King Charles, o.
IRoumania removes an obstacle to
the turning of Roumania TO the cause
Of the allies to which end recent Rus
sian diplomatic efforts were unavail-
ing. It is said further that the sym.
pathy Of the Roumanian people who
in the past have shown that they
were opposed to the champfoning o.
Prussia by the late king will now as
sert themselves. Consequently &C
cording to Russian authority. Rour
mania will now cease to menace Rus
sia by furnishing provisions and
transporting troops for Germany.