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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
ARRESTED BY DETEC- TIyES WARREN AND DAILY ON
 CHARGE OF SWINDLING-USED OLD SCHEME, SAY OFFICERS

That the oldest of the mimflam ssmes had been worked successfully dur ing the past week to the extent of sls7 came to light yesterday morning with the arrest of three negroes who are known to the police as rheo Osborn, Iron Jaw" and Tin Belly" The arrest of the three alleged negro swindlers was effected by Detectives James R. Daly and Hnoeh Warren.
 According to the derectives the trio used a scheme first perfected by Noah something as follows: A smart young negro walks along the street and picks up a pocketbook containing a $500 bill His confederate appears on the scene at this time with the prospective victim in tow-usually an old negro or negro wom- an. A quarrel ensues between the con- federates in which one states that unless the s50o is divided up he will inform the police.
 Then the victim is told that he must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
SALVAGE OF GUNBOAT
 PRINCETON COMPLETE

Honolulu, October 9.-The salvage of the American gunboat Princeton has been completed, according to reports brought here today from Tutuila. The work is re- garded as a remarkable achievement for the American engineers whose available appliances were of the most primitive character.
 The Princeton, while returning from a surveying expedition ran full speed on an urcharted rock a short distance from the Samoan shore. A pinnable If rock which pierced the Princeton's bottom prevented the vessel from slipping into deep water To top their achievement the engineers cut off this pinnacle and made 1t fast in the hole it had made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
NEGRO "F'LIMFL HAMMERS"
 GET S1S7 FROM TWO VICTIMS

accept a third or fourth of the $500 and one of the negroes produces large role and knowing in advance just how much money the victim has states that he has saOc and with the s100 of the victim will change the bill and then the money will be divided evenly The victim is given the bill to hold and then another con- feGerate appears stating that detectives are immediately around the corner ana that all must run. They all run from the victim who discovers after a time that he has given s100 in regular money for a spurious $500 bill. Then he usually calls upon the police and everything else that will help him.
 A few days ago by this trick an old negro woman who had just received sS1 insurance money through the death of her young daughter was swinded of this amount and her fearful tale caused Chief Martin Eagan to ietail Detectives Daly and Warren to the case. A day later an old negro walked into police headuuar- ters and told that he had contributed in- voluntarily Si00 to the support of three worthless negroes through the $500 lost pocketbook.
 Immediately after this, Theo Osborn. Iron Jaw and 'Tin Belly" were ar rested on a Gate City car at Eighth ave- hue and Twenty sixth street They were caught as the police termed 1t with the goods, having the foil pocketbook and $500 bill in their possession. Detectives Daly and Warren were congratulated for their work but it is feared that tae old negro man and woman have lost their earnings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
TWO STABBED AT
 THOMAS FURNACE Oscar Owens and Jack Stapp, Workmen, Are
 Cut by Foreman

Oscar Owens and Jack stapp. worlxmen at the Thomas furnace. were both seri- ously sta abbed last night about 0:So O clock by Thomas Bruce, a foreman, in a dif- f.oulty arising, according to police re- ports when the workmen questioned the authority of the foreman. Bruce, who vas arrested by Deputy Sheriff H. S. Rape, claims that he acted in selr-defense.
 At the South Highland infirmafy, where the wounded men were removed soon after the cutting, it was stated that while both men were cut in the left rib and in the side their wounds were not likely to result fatally.
 Bruce, who is well known, lives at Owenton and Owens and .Stapp live in Thomas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
American Consul Arrives

l ondon October 10-G054 a. m) Henry W. Dedrich, American consul general at Antwerp, arrived at Ghent. Belgium. Thursday. according to the Ghent correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph. In a dispatch dated Thursday the correspondent says: Consul Died ricn arrived from Antwerp today. He told me many shells fell in the city between II 30 o'clock Wednesday night md 7.30 o'clock this morning when he left One shell exploded just in front of his residence The cathedral (the Church of Notre Dame) had not been struck"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
URGE AGAINST
 REDUCED RATES

Chicago, october s.--Nevada. shippers testified today at an- interstate commerce commission hearing that if transconti- mental railroads were permitted to re- drce their rates to California to com- pete with new. conditions arising from the opening of the Panama canal, it would be a serious blow to Nevada unless a corresponding decrease in intermountain rates were ordered.
 J, s. Simmons of Reno New, explained tliat, should the reductions in the coast rate be granted, coast dealers would be able to buy goods in the east. have them shipped to the coast and then shipped back to Nevada at total freight charge less than the existing rate direct from eastern points to Reno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
HAS
 NARROW ESCAPE

Lynchburg, Va, October 9.-While his bride of 10 days watched him fall, H. M. Reinhart an aviator, escaped, death late today in sensational 50o-foot plunge in a biplane. Five hundred feet from the earth Reinhart's elevator snapped. The plane turned over several times and tumbled until 100 feet from the ground when it righted itself in an inverted posi- tion and settled to the ground, with Rein hart lying on the inverted upper plane. His hip was fractured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
GERMANS CLAIM
 TO BE ADVANCING

London, October 1o.7G:so a. m.)4Ths Rome correspondent of the Daily News quotes the following censored telegram received from Berlin by the Tribuna:
 German correspoudents at the front say that the French forces edefendina Verdun shift the positions of their fiefd guns to stimulate retreat in one quarter while they advance in another. Their knowledge of the ground and woods helps Il em. The Germans are fighting with the courage and desperation, advancing step by step. Major Morath, military ex- rert of the Berlner Tgeblatt says that Aerious anxiety now is fully justifiedys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Silver Bars Seized

Mexico City, October s.--Six hundred and eighty-six bars of silver bullion, valued at s2,oOo,ooo seized recently by the Mexican government, were returned to- day to six foreign mining companies. When the bullion was seized, it was claimed that it was secretly being sent out of the country in violation of law against such exportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
SOCIALIST DEPUTY
 REPORTED SHOT

London. October 1o.-(2:3s a. m)-A Reu- ter's Bordeaux correspondent has sent the following: "It Is rumored that M Easily, socialist deputy and mayor oi Lens Gin tho French department of Pas Calias) has been taken as hostage by the Germans and shot.
 According to another unconfirmed rumor the Germans have destroyed the town hall in Arras( capital of the depart
 ment of Pas-De-Calias). This building contained art works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
ANTWERP HAS FALLEN, SAYS
 LATE REPORT
Continued from Page one)

harduent of the town appears to be diminishing somewhat in intensity.
 According to the latest advices the BelSians made a successful sortie from Antwerp which resulted in the capture Of 2000 Germans and forced the enemy to recross the River Nethe, abandon ing their guns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Account of Bombardment

London, October 1O.-(3:40 a. m)-Henry w. Diedrich, American consul general at Antwerp, who escaped from that city with his family in automobile, gave the following account of the lombard ment to the Ghent correspondent of the Chronicle:
 For days we heard the sound of heavy gun fire and were told of the fall, one after another of our forts. It soon be- came apparent that nothing could avail against the great German cannon and, in conjunction with other neutrals, we endcavored to mediate with the Germans to spare, at any rate, some of the most valuable buildings of worldwide inter- est, but the negotiations failed to lead to successful result.
 "I had intended to remain in Antwerp throughout the bombardment. I was told, however, too, For Gods sake clear out of the city as it's destruction isinevit- able but I did not realize until almost too late the horror which was coming
 At Il o'clock at night we were going to bed when we were aroused by fright full noises. reminding us of the previous visits of the Zeppelins. Soon we realized that the bombardment had commenced and then I had the most horrible exper- fence of my whole life.
 ''I went with my family to the base ment and we crouched. there all night. Shells falling every few minutes came with a dreadful whstling sound, followed by thrnderclap and the collapse of some building.
 Opposite lne consulate is the home for old people the front of which was torn out by a shell and the debris scat tered over my house. More debris fell on the two-story building adjoining crumpling it up entively and setting it on fire. After this Another shell blew ont 10 for da nP on our street.
 Utterly Collapsed
 "As dawn came We were wearied out and my family was utterly collapsed from fright and strain. so we decided to endeavor to leave the city I sue ceeded in communicating with my chauffeur and got car. but did not know where to go, being left with nothing but what we had on and ex- posed every moment to exploding shells.
 With my wife, daughter, two ser wants and a refugees child, I crossed the pontoon bridge over the Scheldt. It took us four hours to do this, the streets being a seething mass of every kind of vehicle and dense crowds of fu2itives The scene was indescrbably dreadful. everybody being moved by the same desire to get away from the awful horror
 After crossing the Scheldt we heard report that the bridge was destroyed by a shell, thus bottling up the i'm habitants.
 From Antwerp to Ghent the roads are masses of fleeing humanity. As we left we saw vast volumes of smoke arising in Antwerp from the burning and blazing petroleum tanks. Instead of the usual two hours to Ghent it took us 1s owing to the inn peded traffic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Deaths and Funerals
John Jackson Vaun

John Jackson Vann of Trussvlle died yesterday morning at his late residence there as result of injuries sustained when he was thrown from a mule last Monday. Funeral services over the remains will he conducted this morning at II O clock from the residence. Interment will be in Trussville. MT. Vann is survived by his widow and three children-Miss Eunice Yam, Claude Vann and Jack Vann. He is also survived by four brothers-Dr. G. w. Vann and Dr. Nat Vann of Gadsden, Dyer and James Vann of Trussville and three sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Same as Being Away

From the National Monthly.
 Neighbours Little Girl: When did you get back, Mrs. Browne? Did you have a nice timer?
 Neghbor Why I haven't been away, my dear
 Haven't you, really? I'm sure heard mother say|you and MT. Browne had been at Loggerhsads for week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
REFUGEES DENY
 CITY HAS FALLEN

London, October 1o.--C2 a. mD--The Daily Photographs Rotterdam cores pondent. telegraphing Friday says:
 "A more hopeful view prevails here regarding Antwerp. Refugees from that city declare that not a single German soldiers yet has entered Antwerp"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Thirty.two Ships Blown Up

London, October 10.-S a. m.)-An Am sterdam dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram company says that 32 German merchant ships, including large number of steam CTS. have been blown up in the port of Antwerp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
REPORT OF FALL
 IS NOT CONFIRMED

London, October 10-(2:40 a, m.) Count De Lalaing, Belgian minister to Grea6 Britain, says he has received no confirmation of the reported fall of Antwerp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Fred RuehIe

Funeral services over the remains of Fred Ruehle. aged 55 years, who com mitted suicide Thursday morning by shooting himself. were conducted yester- day afternoon at 8 o'clock from his late residence, i5 Pearl street, West End. In- torment followed in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Five Reported Killed

Joplin, Mo. october 9.-Five persons are reported to have been killed and three injured tonight in a wind storm that swept a farming district 10 miles southwest of here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Trotting Horses Sold

Lexington. Ky, October s-Sixty trotting horses were sold here today for an aggregate of s17,470. The year ling filly Mary V. by Cochato. 2:11h, was sold for &3500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
W. R. Thompson

Funeral services over the remains of W. K. Thompson. aged 40 years. superin- tendent of the Joy-Mariott Construction company. who died yesterday afternoon at his late residence 17O4 Twelfth avenue, south, will be conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence. Inter- snent will follow in Forest Hill cem- cfery The deceased is survived by his widow, one son. two small daughters
 bis parents. sister and three brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
SMinton Writes Renort

London, October 10.-4:05 a. m.)-The Express today announces that the press bureaus official descriptions of the fight ing at the front are written by Colonel Swinton. of the intelligence department of the general staff.
 There has been & good deal of favora- hle comment on the interesting manner in which official reports from the front have been written. It had been generally be- lieved that Field Marshal Sir John French the British commander in chief was the author
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Mrs. Andrew Brown

Florence. October 9.-(Special )-The re- mains of Mrs Andrew Brown reached Florence this afternoon. were carried i'm mediately to the Episcopal church, of which she was member. and were buried in the City cemetery at s:9O o'clock. Mrs. Brown left two weeks ago to pay visit to her daughter, Mrs. George N. West of Chicago. where she died after a sud den illness. Her daughter, Miss Gerdes Brown went to her bedside. The de- ceased leaves family of children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10

until 5 o'clock Friday morning, whel there was short lull
 The loss of life in the city is ap. pallng. The aristocratic suburb of Der chem has been burned. The .southerr quarter and Peninere have suffered badly. as also has the quarter around the museum.
 The palace of justice has been partly destroyed and there is a ring of fire around the cathedral"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Situation Terrible

London October 10.-(2:45 a. m)-The situation in Antwerpt is terrible, accord ing to a Reuter- dispatch from Hulst, Bel gium, sent at midnight Many streets have been destroyed in the bombardment in the populace, panic stricken and driver. from their homes, are sleeping in the roads with their children and old people, in the outlying districts. There is no means of departing by rail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
James Haperty

James Hagerty, age 39. died last night at TAO o'clock at his residence, SIS Second avenue. He is survived by two sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Positions UntenabIe

/. London, October 1O.-4.25 a. m.)-Tele- graphing from Paris. the correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
 Sanitary reasons have been largely the cause for the withdrawal of both the German and allied forces from their entrenchments along the Aisne and the consequent change in the battle front which it had been supposed was due en- tirely to strategic reasons.
 "The positions were becoming rapidly untenable because of the impossibility of burying the dead. So fierce and per sistent had been the fire that the men dared not leave the trenches. It was impossible to risk the lives of men in btrying the bodies of those who had fallen.
 Although the line stretching along the Aisne to Verdun still is held, the desul- tory fighting on that line is quite sec ondary in importance in comparison to the fierce battle that had been raging in the Arras region, where the Germans have been driven back and now are fighting on the defensive.
 If the German right wing is defeated while Antwerp still holds out the German withdrawal through Belgium will be- come hazardous undertaking"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Zelma Lence

Funeral services over the remains of Zelmas Lence, the infant daughter of MT
 and Mrs. James B. Lence 116 Mont
 gomery street, Elyton, were conducted
 yesterday afteroon from the residence Interment followed in Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-10
Defenders We'll Protected

'erate opposition to the advance of
 he heSieqers
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
HELENA OUTPLAYS
THE IRRICATORS
Visitors Win the Second
Game of the Series by
Score of 4 to 2.
Score by Innings.

Boise .............O o o o 002 O.
Helena .......... 0 0 1 0 l 2 0 O.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Lincoln, 81; Omaha, 80,
Denver, 5; Sioux City, g.
Topeka, 2; ST. Joseph, 8.
Wichita, 8; Des Moines, Z.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

Dagger by Lussi scored the former in
the fourth. mediately after the run
went in Bostick pulled off an unassist-
ed double play by spearing Clark's
hard line drive and touching second
with Lussi off
The boots started in the sixth frame.
Schimpf mussed Dashbaoh's grounder.
RAIDER ladd one down to Toner, but Red
made a wide peg to first on recover
ing the ball and Dashbach raced home.
Qulgley grounded to Schimpf and
RAIDER tried to slide over the pan but
was cut shy by beautiful peg of the
home second sacker to Coleman.
The Vigilantes increased their total
by two more in the seventh, when
Lussi walked and Clark grounded to
Blausser at third. Roy made bad
peg to first when he could have cut
Lussi off at second and all of the rum
ners were promoted Wells ripped a
single between short and third. Jen-
sen handled the ball for a peg to Cole
man at the plate hoping to cut Lussi
down. Coleman stood in the runner
path and Lussi bowled him over, a
little roughly and unnecessarily using
MS iloAiuo " accomplish NAAo tCA Cldli n
scored before Coleman could recover.
Wells went out at the plate a minute
later.
The Irrigators annexed their two
| lonesome runs in the last half Of the
frame. Blausser singled into left field.
Bostick duplicated to center but Lussi
delayed getting the ball back and
Blausser went to third. Jensen ground
ed to short and Blausser tried to make
the plate but was tagged. Coleman
dropped Texas Lacquer back of sec
ond and Bostick and Jensen registered.
Tight ball featured the two remaining
innings.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
WESTERN TRI-STATE
Will finish SEASON

Pendleton, Ore. July 9-Since North
Yakima has sold Pitcher Peterson to
the Portland Colts, and the Baker club
has agreed to sell Pitcher Sutherland
to Tacoma conditionally for 5000, and
the Walla Walla series at North Yaki-
ma scheduled for this week has been
switched to Walla Walla, the Western
Tri-State baseball league will finish the
season. North Yakima will get two
weeks of baseball at the close of the
season, the league directors decided at
meeting here today. This Will help
raise the needed funds. Baker will de-
liver Sutherland at the end Of the
season.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

Today's ba teries: Boise, Kuss and
Gard; Helena, Woods and Crittenden.
Ladies day again today, The Woods
pitching for the Vigilantes today was
our own Smoky" Joe before the Irri-
gators left on their recent road trip.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

We can hardly approve Of Lussis
tactics in pushing Coleman over so vio-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

ST. Paul, 2; Indianapolis. 4.
Kansas City. 10 Columbus, S.
Milwaukee, T; Louisville. /.
Minneapolis, 8; Cleveland, 2.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
Severe Attack Of Collie Cured.

E. E. Cross, who travels in Virginia
and other southern states, was taken
suddenly and severely Ill with collie.
At the first store he came to The mer-
chant recommended Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Two doses of it cured him. No one
should leave home on a journey with
out a bottle of this preparation For
sale by all dealers.-AdY. T Tn S
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
WESTERN TRl-sTATE LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Games.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

BatteTles-Feterson and Webb, q
ry; Leeper and Shelly.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

lently Coleman should not have been
in the path and we did not expect to
see Lussl slap him on the wrist as a
reprimand, but to have boWled him
over the way he did look ed uncalled
for.
Dame Fashion did not have to show
herself at the park to prove high heels
are in style. The way the Irrigators
were booting EN- was proof conclusive
that the French extremes are all the
rage with the homers.
Regardless Of the fact yesterday was
the first ladies' day. the attendance
was not what it should have been Yet
we have heard nothing from the man
agement about lowering the prices of
admission.
Speaking OF admission, will the
league magnates kindly explain how 1t
is that ogden appears to have a re-
duced admission rate, while all Of the
other towns are required to pay higher
prices? Rather a pertinent question,
but apparently most timely. We would
like to have it answered.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09
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Going down.
The Vigilantes did it again Oh, my!
Who said Boise needed a ball club =?
Yesterdays painful results: Helena
4, Boise 2; Ogden IL, Murray Z; Butte
8, Salt Lake 8.
Today's pool to win-Boise, Murray
and Salt Lake.
VIII somebody please pass the mus
tard to the Irrigators?
But getting down to mustard and
pep, a game nine innings long, pulled
off in an hour and 16 minutes, is GER
tainly going some.
The Yigilantes are playing better ball
than the homers, and Jensens tribe ap-
pears to be in bad shape with several
of the regulars out of the lineup.
1t might be unkind to Umpire Long
anecker to remark that probably it is
because player umpires are handling
the games instead of the regular jumps,
wrangling is at a minimum.
We can hardly approve Of Lussis
tactics in pushing Coleman over so vio-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-09

Trask Auto Livery, Phone 4s2 Five
passenger cars SO an hour Get our
prices on out of town work.--Adver-
tisement AT