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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
S39,844 FIRE LOSS DUR|NGLAST MONTH Chief Bennett's Report for June Submitted to City
 Commissioners

There was total fire loss of $39,S44. 1S during the month of June, according to the monthly fire report submitted to the Chief A. " Bennett
 According to the report, there were 113 fire alarms turned in and the prop erty at risk amounted to $1. 1.4s7.637s5; the total insurance loss was $29,9F.23.
 The report in detail follows:
 George B. Ward. president of city commissions;
 Dear Sir. Following Is the report of the fire department for the month of June:
 .The department responded to 11S alarms feet of hose. used 45s gallons of chemi- calls, and raised 1,761 feet of ladders.
 ''The Bristol recording water pressure gauge indicates an average daily pressure of 9i 11-12 pounds and an average daily variation of Il 1-6 pounds per square inch.
 Alarms, How Received-Box 5, still & telephone 100. Total. 11s.
 kind of Buildings-Bric g. frame S7 steel frame l. Other than buildings 9 false and unnecessary 14. Total, 113
 How Standardization arrival 14 chemicals AS, water S7, false and unnec- essary 14. Total 113
 Cause of Alarms-Ashes in wooden re. ceptacles l. back firing in automobile | carelessness g. communicated 10 defective chimney 1. defective flues 3, false :, in cendiary ?. rekindled l. rescuing child from roof l, short circuit 3, soot in chim neys B. spark on roof 39, spark from cleo tric car 1, spontaneous combustion l trash burning ?, unknown 20 unnecessary ', woods burning 1. Total, 113. Value of buildings at risk, S1,37S 705. .O1 value of contents at risk, $16S, 9S2 94. Tota value at risk, $l, .637.95. Insurance involved on buildings. Ss97 i, 725; insurance involved on contents, $39. 750. Total insurance involved $937. 475. Insurance loss on buildings, $22, ,516.3 .36 value of contents at risk, OS,932.94. Total $29. .947. 23.
 Uninsured loss on buildings s6524.2 .26 uninsured loss on contents, $3,373.24. Tota uninsured loss, $9.S97.50.
 Total loss insured and uninsured $39, ,S44.73. A. V. BENNETT. "Chief Fire Department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR
 CUBA HIGH SCHOOL
Institution Opens September 2 With Approximately 240 Students
 Enrolled Thus Far

Cuba, July 25.-(Special.-Cub is making elaborate preparations for the opening of the Cuba high school on September ?. The school will open with approximately 240 pupils, and every one is looking forward to most suc- cessful session.
 The following faculty has been elected: Prof. NJ. E. Head, superintend- ent; J. J. Farris, Jr.. principal high school department; Misses Fannie Marie Holman, Reaid Cholfeld. Tommie Davis, McNeil Johnson and Miss Lillian Will Hams. music. One teacher to be sup piled.
 The Lewis place, an old ante-bellum home, has been secured and will be used as domitory, with Mrs. Phila Car den in charge. Out-of-town students will be given board for $11 per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
FEDERAL PRESIDENT WILL INSIST UPON A | PEACE AGREEMENT Carbajal Refuses to Sur render Internationally
 to Rebel Forces PESSIMISM AGAIN
 SPREADS IN MEXICO Huertas Successor Threatens to Re- sist Invasion Unless Victors
 Agree to Spare Lives
 and Property

Washington July 21.-Provisional Pres render internationally to General Car ranza and will concentrate his military forces and resist an invasion rather than permit the constitutlonalists to enter Mexico City without previous agreements not to wreak vengeance on the lives and property of those who supported General Huerta
 This was the tenor of information from authoritative sources today in Mex ico City to Washington diplomats. It spread a feeling of pessimism In some quarters over the possibility of an ami cable settlement of the revolution.
 Emilio Rabaza head of the delegation which represented General Huerta at the Niagara Falls conference, arrived here to- day and discussed the situation first with the South American mediators and then at the Mexican embassy with Jose Castellot personal representative of Carbajal
 Confident of Agreement
 Castellot, nevertheless, said he was con- fdent ultimately there would be an agree ment between Carbajal and Carranza.
 Another aspect of the situation which was commented on was the knowledge that General Carranza, while informing the American consuls at Monterey that he would receive commission from carbajal, made it patent that he would do so only to arrange for the uncon- dtional surrender by the Mexico City authorities.
 These uncompromising terms have non plussed diplomats who were hopeful for a quick solution. They believe the de- cisive influence for peace or a continu- ation of the civil strife rests with the United States. There was no indication today how far the American government was prepared to exert associated pres sure on Carranza to obtain amnesty and guarantees.
 Keen Interes. Felt
 Diplomats were watching with keen in terest the reports stating that General Villa was again threatening rupture with Carranza.
 The death of two French clergymen and the imprisonment of Il others is giving the French government much concern. Charge Clausse. of the French embassy, had an engagement to present to Pres ident Wilson urgent representations in that connection late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
PAY DEATH. FOR CRIME.
Last of Gang of Negroes Who Slew White Man
 Is Dead

Hazlehurst, Miss, July 21.-The last of a gang of IS negroes. among whose crimes was the killing of J. c. Davis near here in 1892. has been killed. accord ing to word received today from Dr. O.. Dulaney at Dyersburg. Tenn The other + were either lynched or legally exc cuted.
 pr. Dulaney resided near the scene of the Davis killing and barely escaped the same fate at the hands of some of the gang. Later he removed to Dyers- burg. According to word received from him today he was called to a railroad construction camp July II to attend a negro who had been shot by another negro. He recognized his patient as one of the gang. The negro died from his wounds. Dr. Dulaney sent photograph of the negro to w. T. Matheney here his who was sheriff at the time Davis was killed. Matheney identified the photo graph as that of member of the gang
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
Faithful Servant Dead

Jacksonville, July 21.-(Special. )-James Martin, colored, died in Birmingham. aged 7s. Sunday and was buried in Hill side cemetery Monday evening. Some of the most prominent white people of Jack sonville attended the funeral service. James was considered a good, faithful, honest man. When Col. James B. Mar tin was commander of the Tenth Ala bama regiment in 1s61 Jim was the trusty servant of Mrs. Martin and helped to take care of the children, After Colonel Martins death, Jim reported the advance of the Yankees and hid out all the stock and valuables where the Yankees could not find them. Jim was staunch demo- crat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
ieven5a, Q; {; m ii ;i ios5 i; i; Our Sunday A Tut,cler French Pastry1 1Oc
Tut,0iler French Pastry 1Oc

more skirmishes. Our purposes now is to see whether we shall get suffrage through the states. a we should. or by amendment to the constitution.
 The democrats will either put the votes for women plank n their plat form or they will repudiate the demo- cratic principle of state rights. No matter what course is followed women will get the vote and get is soon.'
 Mrs Mary L. McLendon, president the association. announced that sh>N \ would not be a candidate for re-elec- tion. It is expected that the re-elec- ton of her successor will be attended hv- spirited contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
Fighting in Haiti

Cape Maytien Hayti, July 21-Fighting has been in progress between the gov ernment army under President Orsetes Zamora and the rebels at the villages of I.imonade and Quarter Morin since early today. The result of the battle was not known at o'clock this after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
SAYS SUFFRAGE WILL BE NATIONAL ISSUE. Miss Kate Gordon Speaks Before Georgia Suffrage
 Association

Atlanta. Ga, July 21.-A prediction vention will insert In its platform a ''votes for women" plank was made to- day by Miss Kate Gordon of New Orr leans. in her address before the an nual convention here of the Georgia Woman Suffrage association.
 This victory is already won,' said Miss Gordon. There are but a few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
CHANGE BYLAWS OF
 COFFEE EXCHANGE

New York, July 2l.-The board of man. agers of the New York Coffee exchange unanimously have adopted the proposed changes to the bylaws of the exchange, which provide rules and regulations for trading in sugar for future delivery, be- ginning September l.
 Members of the exchange will vote on the proposition August 21. The rules provide fer trading in 5O-ton lots in hun dredths of a cent per pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
COURT WILL HEAR
MALPRACTICE CASE
Hester Davis Seeks $4,000 Damages
from DIR. S. F. Dunn of Whining
ton, Involving Treatment of Wrist.

A s.nt for damages brought by Hes
ter A. Davis of Wilmington against
DR.. S. Farrar Dunn of that town, which
was to have been started in county
court this morning, will not be heard
until later in the term and it will then
be heard as a court case instead of a
jury ease. Court adjourned tins morn
ing, after this decision had been
reached by agreement, until Monday
afternoon at o clock.
This snit is for $4,000 damages fer
alleged malpractice in the treatment Of
broken wrist of the plaintiff. She al
leges that on March | she went to
DIR. Dunn for treatment for her wrist
and that he said that no bone was
broken and treated the member in such
manner that she eventually had to
seek other medical aid. +. W. Gibson
and W. r. Daley are counsel for the
plaintiff and Chase & Chase and A. F.
Sehwenk of Brattleboro and O. +.
Butterfeld of Wilmington are for the
defendant.
After the verdict in the Chase will
case, and before the Davis-Duun ease
came on, the ease taken mp was that
of Wilder, administrator, against Mel
lendy and Parker Of South London
derry, for alleged trover of a pair of
horses belonging TO the estate of John
0. Wait. \ settlement was reached as
a jury was about to be impanelled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
HOW ENGLAND VIEWS
SEIZURES BY JAPAN
Confident That Her Ally Seeks No
Territorial Aggrandizement
il tho Pacific.

LONDON, Oct. 9. - In thoroughly
competent official quarters it is assert
ed that the British government finds in
the japanese ineursion into the Pa
eific, by its action in the Marshall is
lands, nothing Incompatible with ia
pan 5 previous declared intentions not
TO acquire territory. 1t is considered
here that this extension of the scope
of Japanese operations is likely to
create comment in America, but the
view in official circles is that America
need not consider the situation in the
least serious.
There may be arguments that ia
pan s position, rs defined i'm London 5
official statement of Aug. Is, is being
trans2ressed, because that statement
said Japan would move from the China
seas only for the purpose of protecting
Japanese shipping, while there have
been no reports Of japanese shipping
being endangered. Any such view, it is
said is untenable, because Japan GER
tainlv will not utilize this war to ag-
grandiZe herself in the Pacific. This
is the belief of the British govern
ment, which through the alliance ma
turally has great inuuence with Japan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
BRIDGE COLLAPSED
UNDER AUTOMOBILE
Seven Passengers in L. E. Holden S
Big Car Had Close Call-Expert
Driving by R. H. Messenger.

A bridge broke away under L. E. Hol-
den,s touring ear and its load OF seven
passengers yesterday afternoon, and but
for the presence Of mind and expert hand
ling of the ear by the chauffeur, r. II .
Messenger, serlous accident would have
resulted. Those who were in the car re
call the incident with a shudder.
The bridge was in the town of Marlboro
and spanned Halliday brook. 1t was 16
to is feet long and eight or ten feet
high The car came on to it on a down
grade and the structure began to give
way Instantly realizing the danger, Mr..
Messenger put on more power and the
big car shot forward, the rear wheels
leaving the planks just as the bridge
crashed into the brook.
As soon as it was seen that all were safe
the car was stopped and the party in
speeted the wrecked bridge One corner
remained ON the abutment. giving the
wreck a sharp slant and showing that
had the car gone down it would have been
tipped over.
Besides Mr. Messenger those in the par
ty were Mr. and Mrs Holden. Mrs
George NJ Clay, Mrs Francis p. Blake.
Mrs Ella II. Steams and Mrs w G
Rockwell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
TOWNS WANT ARMoRIES.
Largo Representations Appear Before
State Commissioners

MONTPELIER, Oct. g. ~ Represen-
tatives from st. Albans and Mortified
Tuesday afternoon filled the execu-
tive chamber at the stGte house where
the armory commissioners, Governor.
Fletcher Adiutant General l.. = Tillot
son and Col. H. T. Johnson of Bradford
gave a hearing on the question where
u new armory should be constructed
within the next biennial period. The
state appropriates So, 900 for the BIZ
ennial period for this purpose. 4 new
armory has been constructed at Bel
lows Falls, the first under the act.
The town of St. .Iohnsbury had only
one representative present, Capt. Viii
cox, but he made an effective argument.
The rest, about p in number, repre-
sented Northfield and st. Albans.
The commissioners conferred after
the meeting, but did not expect to
reach decision then. 1t is expected
that the sites will be visited Sites
valued at $4,000 were promised in
ST. Albans and St. Johnsbury, it was
stated. Northfeld did not claim to
require so valuable a site. but thought
it would be as large and as central as
other and as valuable in proportion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
MASONIC BUILDING DEDICATED.
Sharon Lodge Takes Possession of Its
New Home.

SHARON, Oct g. - This town yes
terday was the mecca of members of
the Masonic fraternity in Windsor and
Orange counties, the occasion being
the dedication of the new Masonic
building in this village, which is to be
used exclusively as the home of .Shar-
on lodge, No. 105, F. and A. NJ.
The dedicatory exercises opened at
3 clock under the direction of the
grand lodge of Vermont, Charles H.
Darling of Burlington, worshipful
grand master, in the. new lodge room.
At the banquet held in the evening
speeches were made by several grand
Sharon lodge was founded in 1896
and while the towns population is
barely 600 the lodge has a member
ship of 50. Among the older members
present was Albert b, Preston, past
master. He joined the order in the
ad joining town of Strafford 56 years
ago The master of sharon lodge Is
Don E. Moore, the present representa-
tive in the legislature. The commit
tee in charge of the dedieatory ar
rangements consisted of A. IL. Badger
DR.. F. j. Stone and G. f. Wiley.
The building, which is two stories
high, is perfectly appointed It was
built from plans drawn by Charles II
Crandall of Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
INDICTMENTS REPORTED.
Grand Jury at Keene Finishes It's Work
in Superior Court.

KEENE, N. H., Oct. 9. = The grand
jury, in session in connection with the
superior court finished its work yester
day afternoon. Fortyfour indictments
were found, including the following:
Edward j. Donovan, Keene, IL in
dictments, liquor indictments; Giuseppe
Cnzzone, keene, 90 indictments, liquor
violations; Elisha Moultroup, Keene,
two indictments, cutting horses; Joseph
Bolster, Keene, attempt TO rape; Ches-
ter F. Thompson, Keene, larceny; Arch
ie Fulford, Swanzey, bigamy; Howard
f. Bent, Keene, attempted rape; How
ard + Bent, wanton and lascivious
Iact; Makein Kunaszke, Walpole, aggra-
waited assault; Maria NJ. Butler, Ches-
terfeld, adultery; Fred A. Graves,
Chesterfield, adultery; Hanson Brown
unnatural act; James Puppolo, Keene
liquor violation; Donald E. Carter
! Keene, forgery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
LEAPED TO DEATH.
Mrs. Ruth Lorimer, Formerly of Mont
pelier, Crushed by 7-Story Fall.

NEW YORK, Oct 9.--Mrs. Ruth $.
Lorimer, a Christian Science practie-
ioner whose husband, jules o. Lori
mcr. is manufacturer of embroideries
at $50 Broadway, jumped out of her
bedroom window on the seventh floor
of the Hamilton apartments, 420 Riv-
erside Drive, early last night in a fit
of depression brought on by three
months of nervous illness and was kill
ed on the cement pavement in the
courtyard below.
1t was her second attempt at suicide
within a half hour. and she had sud
denly locked her husband and nurse
outside the bedroom door before TAX
ing the Headlong leap.
Mrs. Lorimer, it seems, had been i'll
with nervous trouble for three months
Despite he fact that she is a Christian
Science practitioner, formerly of Mont
peier, Vt, she has had a regular ply
sician, DIR. Smith, in attendance for two
months
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
FORT BREENDENK
HAS BEEN TAKEN
It Lies to South of Main City of Ant
werp - Dusseldorf Airship Hall
Struck by Bomb.

LONDON, Oct 9-An official communi-
cation by the German general staff, given
out at Berlin on the evening of Oct :,
is contained in a despatch to Reuters
Telegram company from Amsterdam 1t
says:
From the western scene of the war no
facts OF decisive Importance have been
mentioned. Small progress has been
made near St AIihiel and in the Ar
gonnes. At Antwerp. Fort Breendenll. to
the south of the city, has been taken and
an attack on the inner fort line has be
gun.
The bombardment of the town lying be
hind the fort was begun after the declara-
ton of the commander of the stronghold
that he took the responsibility.
The airship hall at Dusseldorf has been
hit by a bomb thrown by hostile avia-
tor. The roof of the hall was pierced and
the cover of an airship demolished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
ANTWERP DAMAGED.
BY GERMAN GUNS
Bombardment of Inner Forts Has King
Albert Reported to Be Leading the Army Out of
City to Effect Junction with Allies Battles
in Progress on Frontier

artillery pounding the last remaining strong
o
Whole mdesivs struggle with
he French and al
Beyond this little is known of todays development in Belgium
which masked the
compelled withdraw
j ON the
Albert vaouy leading the Belgian
village Dutch
Holland
the already much the
The homharlment The
the flooded along the Nethe continued make
French official o'clock this
Lassigny.
artillery $ progress the district
Otherwise
is
most for many
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09

The Austrian war Office in it's most
recent communication reported sue
cesses against the Montcncgrins and "A
decisive blow against Serviuu invaders
of Bosnia and NiShegrad. The Austrian
army headquarters also reported the re-
capture of Pr2eszow and the repulse
Of the Russians who are marching on
The latest reports from eastern
thcater OF the war are that the Rus
slams who invaded East Prussia and
later were defeated and driven blci.
10 the Mienen river have again invaded
East Prussia, driving the Germans
back ms far ms Lyck. On the other
hand the Germans arc in force i'm Rus
sian Poland. having reached almost TO
Warsaw while the Russian movement
west through Galicia is meeting Il
stubborn resistance from the German
and Austrian forces. The Russians
claim to have captured one of the forts
at Przemsyl. 4 similar claim was made
several days ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
KEMPF AND BRIDE
STILL IN GERMANY
Return to Brattleboro Delayed by
War Being an American Citizen
Mr.. Kempf Is Not III Army

Mr.. and Mrs. Levi T. Kempf of
this town, who went to Germany on
their wedding trip last June, are still
in that country, their return home
having been delayed by the war Mr.
kempf is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs Ja-
cob kempf of South Main street His
bride, was Miss Martha Gottwald of
this town. They went to Munster
berg, Germany, to visit the bride IS
parents. Although a German by ma
tiOnality Mr.. Kempf is an American
citizen and so cannot he detained for
military duty, but he has not found it
convenient to find R4ssage out of the
country, according TO "A letter received
by his parents. He expects to re-
turn to Brattleboro as soon as cir
cumstances are favorable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
$4,000 Persons Gathered to
See First Clash i'm the
Worlds Series
DAY WELL SUITED
TO FAST BASEBALL
Stallings Decided to Send His Slow
Ball Pitcher, Rudolph, to the Mound,
While the Veteran Indian, Bender,
TwirlS fol- Athletics

SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA,
Oct. 9.-The Boston Braves, pennant
winners of the National league. and the
Philadelphia Athletics, champions of the
American league, clashed today in the
first battle for the worlds baseball
championship of 1914
Some 22.0O0 persons saw the opening
engagement of the seven-game series
Hundreds were turned away, unable to
obtain admittance
Boston prepared to send their slow bali
boNman, Dick Rudolph, to the pitching
box to shell the Athletics out of their
home defenses. The American leaguers
groomed the Indian, Bender, to pick off
the Boston invaders with his fast ball.
.Slow ball pitching is not reshed by
the Mack artillery OF batters and | guess
it will be Rudolph for the fray today"
remarked George Stallings. ''Stll | may
switch to James or Tyler. They are all
good, you know
The vast reaches of Shibe park were
choked To capacity long before game
time Three and four times the regular
seat prices were offered for tickets and
the demand at these figures exceeded the
supply Tn outfield stand, seating 3,400
persons, was thrown open at 1850.
1t was filled within short time and the
gates were closed. The first in line for
this unreserved section had waited 40
| hours for the gates to open. Several wo-
men had stood in line since daybreak
| The day was warm and humid and one
suited for fast baseball An insistent sun
burned through the menacing clouds and
there was only slight threat OF showers
| from southwest The inheld and outer
gardens were bone dry and hard Betting
favored the Athletics to / and to :
when the two teams came on the field
for batting and field practice
Preliminary field play was snappy.
| The work of the Boston player, Deal
who substitutes at third base for Smith
who broke his leg this week, was keenly
watched
The probable batting order follows:
| Athletics-Murphy, If, Oldring, If, Col
lins.s 2b., Baker, 3b,, AIclnnis. 1b.
Strunk, eff. Barry, SIS. Schang. G. Bender
Ip.
Braves - Moran. If, Evers. 2b., Con
molly IT,, Whitted. cf, Schmidt 1h.
lGowdy. C., Maranvie, s.. Deal, 3b, Ru
Idolph, p.
Umpires, Dinneen. behind the bat
Byron on bases. Klein and Hildebrand OF
left and right field foul lines respectively
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
FATAL TORPEDO WAS
FIRED AT 600 YARDS
Shot from British Submarine Struck
German Craft Amidships, Tearing
It Into Two Pieces.

LONDON, Oct 9.-The Telegraph 3
IIarwich correspondent, in n dispatch
describing the sinking Of the German
torpedo boat destroyer by the sub
marine E-9, says:
"Thc islands Of the Province of Fri
sia, in the shelter of which German
craft were known to lurk, was the
scene of the sinking.
"Thc E-9 sighted German cruiser
and had TO dive, but. after short
interval, when she came to the sur
face again, the cruiser had disappear
ed. Resuming the watch, the com
mander of the E-9 sighted the Ger
man torpedo boat destroyer. The sub
marine sank l6 feet aud prepared for