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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
COMMENTS ON JUDGESH|P RACE Declares Fight Is Between Walker of Alabama and
 Bryan of Florida

Anniston. September 12.-(Special) Judge John Pelham. who has been in Washington in the interest of the can didscy of Judge Walker his associate on the Alabama court of appeals. for appointment to the vacancy on the United States court of appeals states that but two names are being con sidered seriously-those of Judge Wal ker and Senator Bryan of Florida.
 The Senate is almost solidly for Sem ator Bryan, he says. but he thinks Judge Walker has an excellent chance ot landing the job. and would have it c'nched If the Alabama delegation would unite on him. Local friends of John B. Knox say that he Is still in the running, however. and news from Washington Is to the effect that Rep resentatives Dent and Blackmon con tinue loyal to his standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

i. the allies at bay for q time. Having cleared themselves from the dangerous country north and northwest of Paris. there is much better territory for just suoh defensive work. Further, they nave effected their junction. l venture this suggestion because there is cesss ton of the heavy battering ram efforts which have characterized their efforts Hitherto they are also waiting for Maubeuge to fall.
 Prisoners confirm reports that two Austrian army corps are operating with the Germans in France. If so, they must be upon the lines of communication. fer they have not been in action, since no Austrian prisoners have been taken.
 Among dramatic incidents in the re- cent fighting may be mentioned the grim work at the ancient fishponds near Ei- menonville. Those fishponds are shut in by high trees. Driving the enemy through these woods, Scotch regiment hurried it's foes right into the fishponds the Scotchmen jumping in after the Germans up to the middle to finish them in the water. which was packed with their bodies."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

the town and fell back through cleared country being kept moving all night.
 After daylight broke it was apparent from higher ground that Mons had been practically blown away by the German artillery fire.
 Throughout the morning we continued to fight rear guard action. but the steady march in retreat did not stop until o'clock in the evening when the British found themselves well out of range of the German artillery in quiet valley. Here all the troops were ordered to rest and eat they had been with out food since the morning breakfast of the previous day and it was rather anus ing to see the soldiers going into the turnip fields and eating the vegetables as though they were apples. At o'clock all lights were extngushed. The sol diers were ordered to make no noise and the pickets were pushed a long distance backward. Long before dawn the troops were hastily started again and continued the retirement.
 By noon the enemy was again hearl from and large detachment was as- signed the task of fighting to protect our rear
 Duel in Air
 During the afternoon both the German and British armies watched a duel in the air between French and German aeroplanists The Frenchnan was won- derfully agile and succeeded in out-man- euvering his rival and took the higher position. which he gained after D min utes of reckless trials
 The Frenehman then began blazing away at the German with revolver Finally he hit him and the wounded Ger man attempted to spirial glide down into his own troops The glide, nevertheless ended in the British lines near my col imn. the West Kent infantry. We found the aviator dead when we reached the machine. We buried him and burned the machine.
 At dusk a halt was ordered for food, and as the Germans had fallen behind the English spent a quiet night. At dawn, nevertheless we found the shifty Ger mans close at our heels and several regi- ments were ordered to prepare entrench- ments. This is tedious and tiresome work, especially in the heat and without proper food. but We quickly put in place forti- hcations which were sufficient to protect us somewhat from the artillery fire
 Tt was not long before the German sunners found the range and began tear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
NO FINANCIAL
 DEVELOPMENTS FELT

New York. September 12.--There was no fresh development with reference to the liquidation of old contracts on the New York cotton exchange today. Llv- erpool has adopted the plan of report ing Saturdays spot business on Mon- day, and there was consequently no ballot for orders in @he local market.
 Local spot brokers report that do- mestic mills are Will operating only for immediate needs. and that prices vary widely in different sections, owing to the absence of any general market Re- ports from the dry goods trade indi- cated rather g. better demand in some lines and slight recoveries are reported in the prices of print cloths, but cot ton yarns are now said to be offer ing on a basis of Scent or even 7-cent cotton in some cases with buyers wait ing for further developments In tEc raw material situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

ing up those rough Notifications. c,neen- tfatlng their fire on the British ba tt.ries one or Which was completely demol;s,ea Another found itself with onlv sx n,o,, Both these disasters bore testimonv ta the excellent marksmanship of the Cor. man gunners.
 Left Guns Behind
 As it became evident that we must leave those guns behind and continue the retreat an officer was seen eoin. around putting the guns out of action so that they would be of no use to the Germans His action required deliberate bravery, because the Germans having found the range. continued firing directly at these. batteries.
 Things rapidly got hotter and the commanding officer ordered double quick retreat. We were not long in do- ing the retiring movement to. save our own skins.'
 The writer was wounded at this time by Maxim bullet.
 For a moment I thought my head had been Sblown off. but I recovered and kept on ruRping until I reached an en- trench where I had an opportunity to bandage the wound" he said, further declaring:
 T looked for an ambulance, but the doctors were so busy with the linemen tlat went back to my place in the line feeling worse"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
ANN|STONM MAYBU|LD ROAD ID OHATCH|E
Citizens Seriously Consider ing Building Line to Con-
 meet With Seaboard

Anniston September 12.=tSpecialD As result of the petition of the Ala bama railroads for an increase in the coal rate to Anniston from the Bir- mingham district. rate which the railroads themselves established. the pe ople of Anniston are seriously con sidering the proposition of building branch road to connect with the Sea board Air Line at Ohatchie.
 Anniston has built up the second lar gest tonnage in the state as a result of the rate established by the railroads. The rate was fixed about 20 years ago and it is argued that it would be an objectionable injustice to the people of Anniston and foreign interests thar fi've invested money here to undertake tc change the rate under which An niston's industrial growth has been obtained.
 In the event the railroad commits sion does grant the increase the Cham Der of Commerce will probably hold a meeting at once to begin plans for the finanaipg of the branch road, which would give the city coal rate better than the one now obtaining. The Sea beard already has large investments here, having purchased property with a view of extending the line to this city, and while the series of reverses have withheld this extension. it is un- derstood that the officials of the road would cooperate in every way possible toward the financing and construction of the branch line.
 Annistonians will send a large dele gation to Montgomery Monday morning to protest against the raise in rates and it is the belief of those who are pushing the fight that they will win over the roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Civilians Killed

London. September 12.-t3.20 a. m.) Copies of the Namur newspaper Lamie de Lordre, which is now published un- der German censorship. have just been received here and give the detailed sum- mary of the buildings destroyed and the civilians killed in adjacent towns and villages as follows:
 .Tamenes 100 houses and so killed Gel hressee, l9 houses Franc Wharet. l6 killed: Wartel, l9 houses. Temploux, IS houses and killed; St. Gerard. 30 houses; Oret. 30 houses and the town hall: Bremen. n houses and 15 killed; Ermeton-S Sur Biert, s5 houses; Stare. 60 houses; Morialme 15 houses; Clerux. many houses and many persons; Roelsuez- Wacourt. 5i houses, Gresnas-l les -Courbin, almost destroyed , Marimbourg, almost destroyed Baeswaev- CT. many houses, and Navre, many houses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
ALLIES OUTLOOK
 MOST PROMISING

London. September 12.-t3:34 a. mo The Morning Posts correspondent tt Nantes. department of Seine-et- Oise France, writing under date of Thurs day says:
 Never since General Joffre began his magnificent retreat from Belgium has the allies position looked so prom ising. At the same time should be cautious in proclaiming the good news
 The Germans want repose. The Ger man prisoners I have seen are dead beat and their case is general It is therefore possible that the German commanders will, if they can remain content to hoG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Boiling Seen in HilIsboro

Decatur, September 12.-(Special.) ) Fl ock Irwin of Hillsboro. has tela- rhoned here that he is of the opinion that J. B. Boiling. who deserted his Vile and two small children here d f.w "aSs ago, was seen walking through iiilsboro yesterday. The description CT the man as given by Mir. Irwin t.tl- lies almost exactly with that of Boiling. Mi. Irwin says tnt man gave his nan,a as Eouldin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Married in Anniston

Ashland, September 12.-(sp scial) smiih & Treadwell of Ashland and Miss Ruth Heifner were married in -Annis;on Thursday evening at :. e clock. Mir TreadWell is one of Ash lands leading merchants, and NJ S. Tr, adwell was one of Oxfords is,ost bea itiful and accomplished youns la
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

despite the hail of bullets nothing hap pens to relieve me. A doctor comes with bandages. At noon l am carried away. Shivering with fever l meet our regiment Its losses are terrible they tally three captains. six lieuten- ants dead nearly all from my battal- ion.
 'I am taken To a field hospital. Dur ing the first few days l suffer terribly but now I am much better"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
DeWindt Director of B. R., L. &P. Co

. The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company announced yesterday the elevation of J. H. P. DeWindt to the board of directors. He succeeds in that capacity A. H. Ford, whose resignation was handed in several months ago, and who was succeeded as president by J. S. Pevear of New Orleans MT. Dewindt is manager of the railway department of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
adventure against Russia.

Russians returning from Vienra say the impression that the Austrian reverses mean the investment of the capital dofn- mates the spirit of the people. After the capture by the Russians of Lembergl eaI'-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
A BRITISH PRIVATE TELLS OF THE ALLIES FROM MONS
Germans Surprise English in Belgian City and Soon Gain Advantage-Per-
 sOnal HerOism Shown

London September 12.-t5:40 a. m)-A British private who was wounded in the fight during the retreat from Mons, tells the following story of the battle there:
 Tt was Sunday and the British regi- ments at Mons were nierrymaking and enjoying themselves in leisure along the streets Belgian ladies returning from church handed the soldiers their prayer books as souvenirs while the Belgian men gave the soldiers cigarettes and tobacco which were even more welcome.
 About noon when the men were be- ginning to think about dinner, a Ger man aeroplane appeared overhead and be- gan throwing out a cloud of black pow der. which is one of their favorite meth ods of assisting distant batteries to get the range. No sooner had the powder cloud appeared than shrapnel began to burst overhead and In a moment all was confusion supreme
 But it did not take the regiments long to get into fighting trim and detour the city to the scene of operations which was on the other side of the small canal in the suburbs.
 Here were outposts of our line They engaged the enemy fiercely. The outposts lcs' very heavily. most of the damage - done by shells. The rifle fire was in- effective, although at times the lines of contenders We're not more than 300 yards separated.
 Reinf0rcements Arrive
 The first endorsements to arrive were posted in a glass factory, the walls of which were loophoed. and we doggedly held that position antil nightfall, when We fixed bayonets and lay in wait in case the enemy made an attempt to rush the position in the darkness.
 About midnight orders came to-retire over the canal and two companies were left behind to keep the enemy in check temporarily.
 After the main body had crossed the bridge was blown up, leaving the two outpost companies to get across as best they could by boats or swimming Most of them managed to reach the main body once more. The main body retired from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Turkey Won't Risk '
 Trouble With Russia
Petrograd September 12Word comes from Sofia that in uenced by recent Russian victories Turkey will not risk adv aoainSt Russia.

ital of Galicia. council was called Count 'eicn'olu' minister of foreign affairs. presided
 The shipment of gold to Turkey by way of Roumania continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
VIVID PICTURE OF
 L|EGE FIGHTING |S
 GIVEN BY OFFICER
German Describes Experi- ences in Siege of Belgium Stronghold in a Letter
 Published in Paper

New York, September PA vivid de- scription of the fighting before Lfege, attributed to a German officer who was seriously wounded in the battle, is pub lished by the weser Zeitung Of Bremen, copies of which reached here today.
 The officer describes his experiences in a letter in part as follows:
 "Our trip to the Belgian border was a triumphal procession.
 At a. m, August c. we marched through the ourthe valley. meeting ob- staces everywhere. It was an awiul march In the afternoon we took up quarters in a village south of Liege
 Seven o'clock an alarm is sounded the captain shouts storm Liege.' It. is impossible. We cannot gu farther, the forts are s5 klometers away; but we press forward. Thirty minutes pass and we are fired on from the heights. Sho;s are fired directly at us from nearer points. We draw our revovers and rush forward
 The field is alive with troopers It is raining in torrents. We rress forward We see soldiers fall. Now they fall in piles and do not rise. The sky line clears. The moon shines; We hear cannonading
 Baggage Attacked
 Suddenly we hear that our baggage is attacked. One company turns hack. The village has been burned away, all the people shot Such are the atrocities of the franciteLrs, Meanwhile We keep on close to Liege and turn off behind the wood Four regiments lay down their knapsacks and iron iations' are taken out The last exhortation is giyen we form in ranks for the charge.
 Shells whiz past but without aim. We gallop by our artillery. stuck helplessly in the mud np to the stomach. A wild hail of bullets burst on Us from a point directly opposite Our own men are flr- ing on us, But just in time we are rec ognized.
 Now we arc directly in front Of the firing line of the forts. There is wild clamoring. The peoples ward is given. Enemy and friend look the same.
 Shells Burst Around
 | am lJSng before q barricade of trees and barbed wire, with my .nl- rade. Lieutenant G. on my left and t2e captain on my right Shells burst all around, everywhere is the Inferno hoise of musketry fire. The air is hot X few yards ahead we may get lettar crVer l nudge Lieutenant G. aid ask shall we press forward?' No answer He is dead. The captain jumps to his feet and falls hack. He is shot in tic. chest l raise my arm. the company e- tpolds to my word of command. rush foi ward.
 "A terrible blow throws me back thl,e feet l have received shell in the left thigh. The pain is tercille. Before officer ic name, holds out his hand to me. and then falls back. dead
 Tn front of me there is a flag and try to crawl near it. The standard bearer is dead second shot strikes me in the left arm. third in the right arm; l bite the earth with pain.
 "A few steps in front are the Bel gian rifle pits. Our men advance. lie in one place nearly 12 hours; yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
DOminick to Sneak

Frank Dominck will be the speaker at the Young Mems Christian association this afternon at o'clock. His subject will be ''The New Patriotism" The meeting is for men only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

Despite the low cotton market and general depression there is consider able building going on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
DuffyS Pure MalfWhiSkey

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

There have been one 30 carloads oi Ford automobiles sold by the local agency, making a total of 1S0 cars -to date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

The new state aid road leading west from town into Big Wills valley is nearing completion as far as the first mile and half Is concerned All it lacks now is a coat of chert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
COLLINSVILLE

Collinsville, September 12.-- (Special) ton ginned by the local gins up to lsst night and but one bale sold so Tar and that was the first bale ginned. 1t is understood that the gins in the country, of which there are about a dozen, are ginning some cotton. but none is being sold. The buy a bale movement has not started here yet.
 A. c. Kirby, one of the leading mer- chants and cotton buyers, has offered to take cotton at 10 cents pound in full for all the accounts due him. J. C. Longshore is erecting big cotton warehouse for storing cotton. The Collinsville high school has opened with a record breaking at tendance. There were 147 students en- rolled. -a
 The city election, which takes place on September 21, promises to be a warm affair. There are two candidates for mayor: ]. T. Bartlett clerk of the present board of aldermen. and E. P. Reed are in the race so far and there will be many candidates for alder men and school board.
 ]. c. Longshore has bought the old D. c. Williams property on South Val Icy street.
 The new state aid road leading west from town into Big Wills valley is nearing cOmpletion as far as the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

]. c. Longshore has bought the old D. c. Williams property on South Val Icy street.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-17

depression The efficiency of all men employed in real beneficial occupations would be greatly increased and every line of legitimate business would feel the impetus Of renewed energy
 One of the great factories Of Mar shalltown, Iowa. employing many hun dreds of men began an investigation into the cause of the decreased eff ficiency Of it's employees. Whenever a man was found who was not doing his work properly an investigation was set on foot to find out the reason why he failed. It was ascer- tained that in practically every in- stance the man who did not make good cashed his pay check in q sa- loon. So thoroughly was this fact demonstrated that when 6 saloon petition of consent was circulated not one Of the employing manufac- turers of Marshalltown would sign it.
 MT Carnegie pays ten per cent more to those Of his employees at Slzibo who do not drink because he gets more service from them. The Southern Pacific does not permit it's employees to use liquor and there are thirty eight other railroads cOmpan- ies who dc likewise. Are they dis posed to ruin business? Is it not their business to conserve business? It is well to bear in mind that there is no logic nor common sense in the theory that that which des- troys adds 10 the wealth UT comfort of the people.
 c. r. RINEHART General Superintendent Temperance Federation of Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-17

was the result Of an utter delusion, commencing in malice and folly While the plot was at its height
 there developed a still more ridicu-
 lOus delusion. and it seems to have pervaded the whole community. and
 that was that religion was back of
 the conspiracy. and 1t was even inti-
 mated that the Catholic church was
 at the bottom of it. To this idea an estimabie clergyman named John Ury
 fell q victim.
 On February 2S q robbery had been committed in the city that was traced to the house of Hughson, place
 where the slaves had been accus- toned to meet. drink, gamble and secrete their stolen goods Hughson was q man of infamous character. and his ipGentured servant, Mary Burton, became the chief witness against her master and the other vic- tins.
 When on March IS following 2 fire broke out in the fort and destroyed the governors house and other build ings. there seemed little doubt in the minds Of the excited, people that there was q secret plot on the part of the colored people to burn the city Mary Burton gave damaging testimony and claimed the colored people had held meetings at Hughson's and had de cided to destroy all the whites. and that one Caesar. q black. was to he governor, and Hughson. king. l Her entire story was q fabrication. She charged John Ury, q nonjuring ! Episcopal clergyman, with being con cerned in the plot. He was at once 1 indicted, tried and executed. and at the place of execution solemnly de-
 nied the charge. and called upon God to witness its falseness. Mary Burton received the reward of one hundred pounds. but her testimony was at last doubted.
 1 In this strange panic and reign ol savage cruelty, one hundred and fifty ! five negroes were imprisoned, and after the executions the rest were pardoned and discharged.
 ] Tomorrow-Trial of John lindsay Crawford.