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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-15
CRUISER DRESDEN
AT PUNTA ARENAS
Survivor of German Naval Disaster
Will be Allowed to Make Re-
pairs-British Bat
tiers Follow

Santiago, Chile, December 14-It is
cruiser Dresden, now at Punta Arenas
is damaged. She will be allowed TO
make repairs but will be compelled to
sail Immediately afterward or else in
tern
Buenos Aires, December 14-The min
lister of marine has been Informed that
two British warships have entered the
Straits of Magellan in pursuit of the
German cruiser Dresden, which has taken
refuge at Hanta Arenas.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Austrians admit defeat
Daniels before naval committee.
Cotton loan fund to be put into
hands of producer.
Tax assessments upheld.
2--Finley yards to be opened Jan. 1.
S-Cotton moving in steady stream.
4-Editorial comment.
5-Oates to go before board of revenue
New Associated Charities opens to-
day.
charge.
To stop serving whites and blacks
in same restaurant.
6-Railroad men meet tomorrow.
7-Society.
9--Markets.
10-F'ield trials meet opens.
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AN UNPRECEDENTED
FALL|NG OFF SHOWN
in TAX COLLECTIONS
: of People to Pay
Taxes Responsible For the
States Inability to Pay
Teachers, Says Governor

Montgomery. December Il--tspecinl.D
That the inability of the state 90 pay
the salaries of teachers for November
services IL due solely to the fact that
the people OF Alabama are not paving
their tnScs, In indicated by compnri-
son of collections for the past two
months with the same months OF last
yenr. Figures showing nm unprece-
dented falling off In tax collections as
compared with last year were sub
mitted to the governor today by the
treasurer's office.
The total collections in October and
November, 1913, as shown by the books
of the treasurer office, were 81, ,461 ,4Sl. so.
The total collections for October and No
vember of the present year were $591, ,253. To-
o decrease of nearly $1,oOo,ooo The fig
ures show that the collections in October
and November 1918. were s45s, ,6es.1o, and
81, ,0o7, sl5.44, respectively. During October
collections were sS2s .76 and s267, % re-
spectively.
Hope For Money S0or
The governor is using his utmost efforts
to have tax collectors. make remittances
to the state treasury, aud anticipates
that, enough money. w.li be received this
week to enable the state to pay teachers
salaries next Saturday, or certainly before
Christmas.
The governors office today held dis
tance telephone communication with prac-
tically every tax collector in Alabama,
and insisted that they use their efforts
to send in funds THIS week. Many Of
them promised to make rernittances i'm
med ately, stating that tliex would not
wait until the end OF the month before
sending in collectiorls.
The pay roll for November is nearly
$400, 900, and is anticipated that enough
money would be in treasury by next Sat
'urday TO pay off the teachers.
The governor today expressed extreme
regret that conditions could not DE helped.
declaring that he had used ever effort in
his power to relieve the situation. How
ever, he declared that the fault could
not be attached to the state government.
inasmuch as the taxpayers of the state
had been delinquent In paying their taxes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-15
Spain Will Participate

Madrid. December 14.-11:55 p. m.)
Admiral Miranda, minister of marine,
announces that Spain will be represent
ed at the inauguration of the Panama
canal by delegation headed by Vice
Admiral Estrada on board the dread
naught Espana.
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Attempt Abandoned

London, December 14.-Q1:1o p. m.)-The
most striking feature of the days Off
cial news is the candid admission by the
Austrian government of the defeat OF
the Austrian army In Servia, and ap-
parently the abandonment of its thirc at
tempt to invade its small sav neighbor.
While attributing the failure 10 tile en-
emy's superior force. as all government
bulletins explain failures, the Austrian
war office announces plainly an extended
retirement and heavy losses
New decisions and measures conse-
uuently will be taken to repel the cne-
parently that means that the Austrian
army directed against Servia will assume
a defensive line.
Against it's repulse Austria balances
the occupation of Belgrade as an asset
TO the good.
The Servians claim to be pressing home
their victory with more captures of pris-
oners and to have driven part of the in
vading army across the Drina river.
Moreover. they express confidence .hey
are about to retake the capital and ex-
pei the invaders from Servian territory.
Progress Indefinite
The progress of the war in northern
hungary is less definite. Sundays Ger
man wireless report, with candor equal
| to that of the Austrian bulletin, spoke
of the severe resistance which the
German and Austrian arms are encoun-
tering in south Poland and in Galicla,
adding that it was evident the Austrian
forces in the Carpathans are not numer-
ically strong enough to clear the Rus
slams out of Hungarian territory. But
the Austrians claim they are driving
down the northern slopes of the Car
pathians the Russian invaders who were
last week in occupation of several towns
south of that mountain range.
Poland is fast becoming another Bel
gium in point of suffering, while the op-
posing armies drive each other back and
forth, occupy and reoccupy citiee and viii
lagos and infiict upon the inhabitants
bombardments similar to those suffered
in Belgium and northern France.
More than 500 Polish towns have been
ruined. according to various accounts
from the correspondents
Each army accused the other of lootine
and cruelty. The flight of the civilians
from Lodz was one of the most tragic
episodes of the war. which one corre-
spondent pictures the fate OF Kallsz as
repetition of Louyain, with the slaugh-
ter OF 400 civilians and the sacking of the
city.
A distressing feature of the fighting in
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London, December 14-t9.10 p. m.t
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent says
the Austrians admit defeat mt the hands
Of the servIans I'm an official communi-
cation issued at Vienna today. This
communication readss
Sour offensive movement directed In
n soutbeasterly direction from the
River Drina encountered southeast of
vaIjevo a greatly superior force of the
enemy.
'Our advance had not merely to be
stopped, but we we're compelled also to
make more extended retirements of our
troops which for many weeks have
fought obstinately and brilliantly. but
with many losses.
Against this we may place the occu-
patton of Belgrade. A new decision and
measures consequently will be taken
which will serve to repel the enemy"
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THE WAR SITUATION
FRANCE

Paris December 14o42 rThe following official communication
was issued ~ war of
enemy
Cernay repused"
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AUSTRIA

4By Wireless
vienna
which carpathians
occupied December H. We also reend cyb Gorce
zerpin
valley
o
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Third Attempt to Invade the
Slav Kingdom Apparent
ly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In Retreat
POLAND is BECOMING
ANOTHER BELGIUM IN
POINT OF SUFFERING
Progress Of War In North
ern Hungary Doubtful.
Austrians Claim To Be
Pushing Russians Back

London. December 15.-ds25 a. m.)
reoccupied Belgrade, according to a
Nish dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company.
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Hobson Agrees

Captain Winterhater. the sccretary's
aid for materials, was questioned about
submarines, and had quite an argument
with Representative Hobson Of Alabama
over war scares. Captain Nlnterhalter
said he was unable to see International
dangers ahead pictured by Mr. Hobson.
Then the congressman told the committee
of a scare last year that put the Amer
lean garrison in the Philippines In state
of siege.
In May and for some months of last
year., said Mr.. Hobson, "our gunners
at Correg dor Island stood at their guns
right and day, with pisns for a two years
siege. The harbors sHerc mined. Troops
from all over the islands we're brought
into Corregidor and everything prepared
for a siege. except there was no transfer
of the government from Manila 1t did
not take any vision to see that"
Mr. Hobson did not go into details as
to the cause of these preparations and
Captain Winterhalter apparently was not
inclined to discuss the subject
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Naval Tests of Matanuska
Coal Successful, Ne
Declares
NAVY'S SUPPLY OF
SHELLS INADEQUATE
Hobson in Argument, Telling of a
Scare Philippines Last Fall.
Carr = Continues Efforts
Ss Military Probe

Was rn, December 14-Formal an
noun of successful naval tests of
coal government owned Matanuska
fie' Alaska was made today by Sec
re Daniels before the naval commit
t. the House. Trials by the cruiser
Maryland about 10 days ago. Mr.. Daniels
said, had demonhtrated that the MAINTAIN
uska coal was as good as any to be
found.
The results of this test. over which
navy officials have been exultine quietly
for nearly two weeks. We're particularly
gratifying. Mr.. Daniels said because dis
appointing experiments with coal from
the Bering fields year ago had djnmed
hopes that the rich deposits in Alaska
ultimately wculd meet all of the govern
ments demands TN fuel on tn. Pacific
coast.
Mr. Daniels spent his fourth and iast
day before the committee. explaining the
reeds of the navy in connection with the
preparation of the annual appropriation
bill and answering questions on every
phase of the national defense problem.
lie told of proposal for building half
million dollar proJectile plant at Phila-
delphia or Indian Head, Maryland, admit
ted that it was no secret in the navy
that the supply of shells for the great
guns OF the battleships was inadequate
and gave his views at length on the re-
tired pay question.
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Received No Orders q
Naco, Ariza December Governor
(coatl.usd .. Psse six,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18

There is every reason to suppose that another
toforc kept busy in the Valley. have come down
10 Join Grant on the front OF Petersburg. None
OF them have yet appeared on the Richmond
front.
There was nothing doing at Petersburg yes
terday or last night if there was no news
or IL reached Richmond. There be no
DOUBT that an of the men on both sides of the
line are taking kind of Christmas holiday
ana the private soldiers are enjoying it.
There come some ugly reports of the dongs
defeated at Belfeld and whilo they were re-
treating to the Grant lines in front of Peters
private property wherever they got the chance,
and many citizens of tho two intervening coun-
hundreds of the soldiers OF tho Warren CON
ungent became common thieves they marched
along. and in at least two instances they be-
came worse than that. where they found homes
occupied by only defenseless
Rear-Adniral Porter reports to the Yankee
government, reporting from Fort Monroe, that
the Federal gunboat Cherokee captured the Con-
federate blockade runner Emma Hendry, laden
with 700 bales OF Confederate cotton ~.
port lacks confirmation
Just exactly why the Confederates deem It
necessary to keep the constant Smelling ut
Dutch Gap we do not know. but all the
the Smelling still goes Yesterday and last
night there was constant firing that could be
distinctly heard in all Of Richmond and kept
been doing better had they been allowed to sleep
peacefully.
The trains at Glade Spring down in South
west virginia, were not lost TO the enemy,
at first reported. General breckenridge who
was at Wytheville. heard of the Yankee doings
at Bristol. and he hurried!y got all OF the trains
and all OF the engines the road In active
operation He used the telegraph lines freely
and within three hours had all OF the trains and
all OF the engines at his command Getting
the trains assembled at point not necessary
to name, he soon loaded them with troops and
supplies and hurried them on to Saltville, reach
Ing there several hours ahead of the Yankees
and thus he saved the salt works.
All OF the news from the Southwest yesterday
was good to everybody except the cXtortioners
and spectators who, having heard that tho
Yankees were likely to capture the salt works
rushed around and bought UP every sack of salt
they could find expecting to make big profits
when the Yankees captured the salt works The
Yankees have not taken the salt works and
not likely to do so, and IT is to be hoped
these spectators and salt extortoners will get
very badly left and the indications are that
they will.
The discharge in Canada OF the alleged ST
Adams raiders is distinct victory the Con-
fcdcrate cause. There In the ar
rest of these people and less IN their arraign-
mcnt before Canadian court. The Yankees
yet to learn that their law and that OF
England differs very much.
NJ. W. Warrington treasurer of the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad announces the dcclara-
ton OF dividend the capital stock of the
company OF 10 per cent. payable January ut
the company's offices in this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18

ington is one that shows President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan are not going to be
swept off their feet by impressions. And
there is not and will not be the slightest
split. The administration has been just as
wise In its handling Of the Mexican border
situation. for there Is a serious question
whether the United States could fire across
the border without defining the act as one of
war or retaliation, and there Is no precedent
IN the international code for a mere bluff.
The administration, which did not lose It's
mead at Vera Cruz, by watchful waiting and
temperate action at last did more to set In
motion the best thought of Mexico than had
even been attempted in the country that MUIR
dered Macmillan and Madero.
If Colonel Goethals needs battleshlps and
cruisers to maintain neutrality, he will get
them; If Texas and Arizona need troops, even
to cross the border and stop careless slaughter
OF Americans, they will get Them If in the
course OF events the requirements of humanity
should call for actual seizure Of Mexico by a
benevolent neighboring government, no per-
son need fear that the right thing will not
be done at the right time. But this admin
istration has anchored itself too suuarely on
undying principles to permit a few lingo
Journals, with the "off-color" class OF CORES
pondents, to disturb it's equanimity for a
single moment. When Theodore Roosevelt
has so signally failed to do that very thing,
there is little use of the scarce m-up scrib-
Dlers trying it, because in soaring em I'D
theodore Is past master and he has aroused
only de!isive giggles and pleasant persilage
by the mighty thunder of his windbags
Don't worry, people; Washington knows
what it's doing, and why.
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"iHlioS of the JurXtW

IN February the woman juror will begin life
j IN Wyandotte County, kas. The sheriff
having first discrectly sounded the ladies as
10 their willingness to serve without creating
a scene, has drawn list Of fifty fair juresses
CD who, with the wisdom of Portals, will
weigh the fact while the most honorable court
expounds the law Frivolous photographers
Will now proceed 10 extract great wit from
the circumstance that the name of the county
Is also breed of chicken, producing par
t1cularly fine hens. However that may be
the fact remains that Wyandotte Will push
itself into the limelight forthwith.
And yet, why not? Women on the Jury
VIII appeal for the first week or two as a
novelty. There will he a certain curiosity.
and gentlemen Of the law will begin to select
words lying within the scope of what thew
fool1shly imagine 10 be limited feminine COM
prehension. For time, court officers will
treat the skirted Jurors with Difference and
judges will patronize them. But all this Will
wear off as business settles down to clearing
the docket, and il is safe wager that before
the end of the February term there Will be
more evidence of Justice and perhaps moro
Of common sense, than Wyandotte County has
seen for long time.
We're committed TO the ladics--in WAN
dotte County, Kas.
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The Voice of the People
Help Our own Poor First!

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-ln to-day's paper that the days
contributions for the Belgian relief fund were
$1,000, while in another column | read that the
distress of the poor grows with the freezing
weather. many are supported by mere children
and others without means OF any kind. There Is
tremendous amount Of illness among the poor,
and women slowly dying OF tuberculosis
and in constant fear of being put out Receipts
for the day $3.50.
Who would not he n Belgian under the cir
cumstanccs? For while the Belgians lot Is hard
enough he has the sympathy of the whole world.
The man ont of job gets nothing.
sec reason why both should not be helped,
but if this is not possible surely Nrginian babies
precious the Belgian babies and if
this is so, why starvc the Nirginian babies so
that the Belgian babies live?
The Good Book says lie that provdeth not for
those of his household is worse than an
inHdel? What about those churches who are
pouring their gifts into tho treasury for the
Belgians and letting their own household in
Virginia starvc?
There has been discussion about bring
ing the Relgians over to Virginia. but my advice
Is that they had much better stay where they
come over here, where there is no advertisement
any longer In feeding them, we will promptly
let them Starvc
We find that the churches and wealthy mon
giving literally TO the BelEians because they
desire to send ship across carrying the Vir-
ginia flag. Surely there would he more adver-
tscmcnt and also more satisfaction in blaZon-
Ing flag that Virginia is the first state
by proper laws to abolish poverty within it's
own borders. G. j.. MARSH
Richmond, December IT.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18

IL possible for the adjustment OF some of our
large foreign balance. and result, our ofri-
clais az washington made number OF proposals
ior renewing the tension. Our indebtedness to
Great Britain last September was estimated at
was some cause for tho polite reminder of Sir
george and his colleague that 1t would not be
aniss 10 soothe tho feelings of foreign crcdi-
n0rs by at least n small remittance on account
INC representatives OF both governments have
now como to tho conclusion that It Is unneccs-
sary TO take any further steps In this direction
ana mat the current of trade Is running so
strongly toward this country that international
ooIsations can be left to adjust themselves II
sno war continues six months longer. the bal
ahce may be wholly wiped out: and II 1t con-
tinues for n year, may have to send financial
agents to England to dun our British Gus
o0,i.ers II is very Ill wind that is blowing
blows somc good to us-Baltmoro SUM-
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Red Cross Seals for Christmas

GO heavy are the demands on benevolence,
y made this year by suffering at home and
abroad there is danger that one especially.
worthy charity will be overlooked That Is
the Virginia Anti-Tubercuosis Society, for
the extension OF whose work the Red Cross
seal is sold.
No large individual gifts are sought of
course, in this particular aspect Of the So
ciety's appeal. The seals cost but penny
hut their sale, 1t is hoped, will bring aggregate
results Of helpful Importance.
The fight on the white plague, which has
been waged with such determination in many
parts of the country begins to show itself in
1essened mortality from this disease. Every
Red Cross seal purchased and sent out with
Christmas letter or parcel aids this great
campaign against suffering and dea n, and
carries its message afar.
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Help to Assure Better Baseball:

THERE will be NO difficulty in raising half
the capital stock of the new Richmond
baseball club, which will represent this city
in the International League. Jack Dunn,
who will bring the Baltimore Orioles to Rich
mond desires to purchase half the stock, and
he is not likely 10 place a prohbitive price
on his players and franchise
The club should he provided with enough
capital to finance it adequately and assure
Richmond creditablc representation. 1t is
important that there should be large num-
her Of stockholders, for by this division Of
ownership public interest in the team and It's
accomplishments wilH be Increased and public
pride stimulated
Doubtless, there will be large attend
apce at the meeting, to be held at the Bust
ness Mems Club on TUESDAY evening. The
company that is to be formed and the club
that is to be enlisted should have public sup
port just as long as they are entitled to it
and certainly they are entitled to 1t at the
start.
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Malicious journalism

THERE are Washington correspondents who
seem loaded to the muzzle with q desire
to misinterprct motives and embarrass the adj
mfnistrauon by sending out such fake stories
as the recent one on the request Of Colonel
Cocktails, just granted, for destroyers to main
tain neutrality on the Canal Zone Because
Secretary Garrison was willing to take Col
onel Goethals's opinion as sufficient iustifica-
ton, and President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan favored delaying until more definite
reasons could be given for sending the de-
stroyers, these correspondents wrote fever
tshly of split in the Cabinet" and n certain
class of newspapers put big headlines on front
page displays, such are used for sensa-
lions.
OF course, the correct statement from Wash.
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listen dy. -

tfrom the New York Timesl
steady" should he tho word u,,;,
canada and the rest Of the world aro
taxing the same gold cure which wos
administered to us when We were suf-
ierlnG Tor acts not our own. 4 marke,
WIN bottom to 1t is best suited for
the times. o
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4 Problem,

Please solve for me this problem: Had Il bin
contained twice as much oats, and had they
been used one-fourth fast. they would have
lasted forty-eight weeks. How long did they
last? STUDENT
BY analysis twice tho real weight lasting
forty eight weeks, the real weight would last
twenty-four weeks; and lasting twenty four
weeks at n certain rate of use, 1t would last
one-quarter as long at four times faster rate
OF use, or the oats would last six weeks
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A In CnrncnIe

(from the Philadelphia North Ameri-
CAM
MI. Carnegie declares that if one ne-
'lon gives Sl0.oo0,000 for cannon, some
Gther nation will give an equal amount.
funds?
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CnHfYQ TteI1j


F'rom the Rochester Herald.)
BY the time tho Kaiser succeeds in
freeing himself of the charge of hay
ing started the war. they will have dis
covered that ii was due TO the fact
that tho United States has n Demo
cratic administrations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-18
zinc Stntcsmnn.s 1yn,

From the Philadelphia Lcdger.)
AFTER Il statesman has obtained for
ms district all the Hpublic improve
mcrts needed. what the other fellow
wants becomes ''Dork-barl grab"