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The chronicle=news., 1914-12-01

Amsterdam (via London. Dec. !
Emperor William reached lnster-
berg. East Prussia, Yesterday. He
continued on the way to the front.
travelling by motor car.
Lieutenant Genera Count Won
MCltke. says a Berlin dispatch to
the Telegraaf. has recovered his
health and is returning to the front.
Count Won Moltke had been iii for
several weeks, during which ;ime va
rions reports CONCERNING him were
circulated.
1t was said he nad been succeeded
as chief of the Gesptn general staff
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-01
NOVEMBER REPORT TO
SHOW TRADE BALANCE

Washington, Dec IA trade
balance of approximately $4,000
be shown Ivy the November export
figures according ton ar estimate cS-
hitited by Secretary Redfield today
to the cabinet.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-01
RAILROAD INDICTED BY
FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Trenton. \. J.. Dec. l.-united
States District Att orney Davis today
confirmed tho report that the federal
grand iury- has returned an lndlct-
ment against the Central railroad
of New Jersey for alleged rcbatinG
to dealers in Anthracite coal.
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Mexico City. Nov 80, --General
Villa issued the following statement
TO the Associated Press:
My only mission is to restore or
der in Mexico and nor to take re-
venge on any one. | promise that
order will be restored at once. ! am
acting as the subordinate of Pro-
visional President Gutierrez and the
national convention.
"'The provisional president is now
the supreme power in Mexico. and
am merely acting as field commander
of its armies. All foreigners and for
cign property will he protected"
villa left Tula this morning after
receiving news of the capture of
Pachuca by the cavalry brigade of
General Raoul Madero. The Carran-
"a troops retired after n skirmish be-
tween outposts.
This is better than my lasi yislt
" nen 4 came here as II trlendfess
prisoner OF Huertn s." remarked Cen
eral villa upon his arrival today.
General villa had a narrow es-
cape from death Just before his en-
try into the city. His train coliided
with the rain of General Chao above
Tula. Thirty-two persons We're kill
ed and 40 wounded. One mile below
the scene of the wreck six mines
were found connected with 4 battery
concealed in a ravine. The generals
train passed over these mines which
were not discovered until the next
morning.
That Francisco villa. the one
time bandit. would be president of
Mexico or die in the attempt. was
prediction made more than year
ago uy some of his close friends.
With Villas taking of Torreon, the
Huerta stronghold, last April, OBJ
tContinued %" paKe ~
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by Major General Ealkenhayn.' This
'ort. however. was not confirmed
Being said In Berlin that General
F'alkenhayne was merely acting as
chief nt staff during the illncss OF
General Won Moltk".
lnstcrburge is 10 miles northwest
of Gumbinncn, the capture of which
by the Russians WAS reported unof-
'icially recently, although not sub
sequently confirmed. The German
war office statement yesterday show
cd that the invading Russians had
penetrated east Prussia to point 10
miles southwest OF Gumhinncn.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-01
VILLA MAKES
TRIUMPHANT
ENTRY INTO
MEXICO CITY
Rebel Leader Reaches
Capitol With Army
After Long Period
of Warfare

Mexico city. Dec. l.--General
villa entered the capital today at
the head of about 300 troops. He
arrived during the afternoon in the
suburbs, where he remained during
the evening receiving delegations
and foreign consclIors. villa will
not enter the capital part OF the city
until the arrival of Provisional Pres
idcnt Gutierrez.
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CAPT. MAHAN, NOTED
NAVAL EXPERT AND
WRITER IS DEAD

New York. Dec. l.-Private al
vices received here report the death
in Washington today of Captain Al
fred r. Mahan. the naval expert and
writer.
Washington, d. c., December l.
Adimarel Mahon had been pa
tient in the naval hospital. He was
born at West Point, n. V. "a years
ago and after notable service in the
navy was retired in 1896. He was
recognized as an international au-
thority on naval warfare and his
writings and criticisms of naval at
fairs attracted wide attention.
He was graduated from the naval
academy at Annapolis and promoted
thru the various grades until as a
captain in 1896 he was retired at his
own request Ten years later, in
1906, he was advanced to the grade
of read admiral, retired. During the
civil war he served on the ship Con-
gress and later. during the war he
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Berlin (via London. Dec. l.
The following official announcement
was aiven out in Berlin today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29

London, Eng.-Ffve fine pearls for
penny e cents) apiece was the bar
gain picked up by Miss Grace Lane,
the other day.
Passing down a busy street in the
city, she saw a hawker with a tray
full of pearls and placard inscribed,
Real Pearls Penny Each"
Miss Lane did not believe the pearls
were real, but bought five for fun.
Afterwards she found that they were
worth anything from ten pounds
apiece. 1t appeared that a jeweler
had hawked the pearls round to win
wager, firmly convinced that no
body would believe they were real,
and so nobody would buy them. And
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29
WATcHAMEAN BY STRAWBERRY

WATcHAMEAN BY STRAWBERRY
The strawberry plant never would
stay at home round the parent stock,
so like other wanderers it lost its good
name.
Whatever name the little red berry
had in the beginning no one seems to
remember, but because the vine was
always straying from the main plant
it was called strawberry" After
awhile even that name was lost by
INSTRUMENTATION, and the luscious
berry that bears no resemblance at
all to straw is now called strawberry.
Common baking powder is one of
the best remedies for the removal of :
warts and corns. Bind on wet, and !.
moisted the soda several times day.
The warts and corns will quickly dis
appear. =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29
but for Miss Lane he would have Wess
his bet.
THE TICKER

THE TICKER
BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
Ferguson watched the ticker
And eagerly scans the slip, !.
The Creature of Bargain and DickeE,.
Whose gods are Cotton and Ship"
And it troubles him so
When Lead" sinks low,
And it grieves his eye
When Gas goes high,
For the ticker to him is a Juggernaut
wheel
To crush him, or carry, for woe or
veal.
You and look at the ticker
AS the innings come one by one,
But with hardly an eyelid's flicker
Though the club be doing Or done,
We may feel our thanks -
For the visitors blanks;
We may smile the more
If the home club score,
But the ticker to US is loom which
spins
And we're glad Of its yarn, no matter
who wins.
Edmund Vance Cooke in BasboIogy
Copyrighted, 1912, Forbes & Co.
1870
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
Good Roads Days

At the last meeting or the Alabama Goods Roads association resolutions were passed reindorsing these days and urg- ing the people to observe August 1f and 15 this year. In accordance with the resolution as well as the activity of the association. Secretary J. A. Rountree has commenced a campaign with the probate judges, mayors, good roads officials and good roads organizations urging them to take steps at once to observe these days. The following is a copy of the letter which the secretary has sent to the pro- bate judges, and chairmen of the boards of revenue in the 67 counties in the state:
 Two years ago the Alabama Good Roads association inaugurated move ment of observing August IA and 15 as good roads days. These days were suc- cessfully observed by the people through out the state.
 "The first year it is estimated that over 500oo people worked the roads. Last year it was estimated that 75,00O people did likewise. Since the inauguration of these days various states have com- menced to observe them.
 "As secretary of the Alabama Good Roads association I am instructed to write and ask you to take this mat ter up with your board of revenue or county commissioners and issue an or der calling upon the people throughout the county to observe these days, also for you to take the lead. We will ap- preciate your giving the matter as much publicity as possible in your county pa- pers and otherwise
 We would be glad if your board would pass a resolution indorsing the same sending a copy to the Birmingham. Mont gomery and Mobile dailies, also a copy to us so that we can give as much pub licity as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
JOHN BURROUGHS AT 77

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 Though Sir William osler persistently denies that he ever advocated what Is known as oslerism it is convenient and euphonius name for a theory as to old age, and Oslerism it will remain so long there is life in that fallacious doc Urine. He explains that in an unguarded forgotten novel, but being physician he was taken seriously. However, our sym pathy for him should be qualified by the fact that his mistake has given him a far wider reputation than any of his achievements in medical research.
 Who utters a joke must bear its con- sequences, and these should not be so painful to man who had the pleasure of seeing his mother smile at Oslerism In her hundredth year, and who at 50 boasts that he is doing better work than at 30
 Gladstone at 10 expressed the opinion that no statesman could be of real service to his country after passing the three score mark, but his brain was never clearer than when at 80 he was the most important factor in British politics.
 Some men only begin to live or to do their best when they have reached the stage usually spoken of as that of the sere and yellow leaf. Innumerable in- stances might be cited, but perhaps the most conspicuous is that of William de Morgan, the foremost English writer of today. who wrote his first work at 50, and whose humor becomes the more youthful the older he grows
 And here is our own John Burroughs, world famed as a naturalist and author planning new volumes on his seventy seventh birthday. Agee has not withered his imagination nor weakened his en. thusiasm in the cause of natural history, while his latest work has all the fresh- ness that marked the effusions of two- score years ago
 It is time that men ceased to limit not merely their activities, but their lives as well, because of the superstition that old age necessarily means feebleness. Those who are actually exhausted may not deny the fact whether they are 40 or 80, but there are many who are only victims to the suggestion that at a certain period they must begin to decline. Let these lat ter learn of Burroughs and others that suggestion can cut both ways and is just as effective when conducting to the belief that it is never too late to do good work and enjoy life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
CROP OF COPPERHEADs

From the New York World.
 If the l. w. W. were known to control the miners of the United States, the threat of w. D. Haywood that all coal mining will cease if war with Mexico begins might be worth serious attention.
 Coal mining is work and war is work, and the I. w. w. is opposed to both for the same reason. As the head of the most violent of our class organizations, Hay wood would not be true to his record if he did not at once electioneer for the leadership of new crop of copperheads.
 The coal miners, however, are among the most industrious elements of our pop ulation. If war appears it is possible that some of them will quit work, but it will be to enlist in the army of the United States Meantime Haywood and his associates will welcome war or any other excitement that stimulates inter- est in their lawless cause; puts money in their pockets widens their circle of ac- quaintance among well-to-do promoters of riot. and keeps the attention of the authorities engaged elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
The Library Canvass

The Birmingham public library sys- tenn under the board of directors of which J. W. Donneiiy is president, is remarked for its efficiency. The con- tral library in the city hall is admir- ably conducted, and 50 too are the branches in ths outlying sections Thousands of men, women and ehii- dren depend on the public library fof good reading, and SC eager has the demand become that new books in vast numbers must be supplied. Many oi tbe standard reference volumes are worn from constant use and should be replaced by new ones. And as fer books intended for circulation, the stock has always been inadequate and Is weefuiiy inadequate today.
 The board will start canvass fer library funds today. Many liberal contributions have been pledged iB ad- yssss, sB4 President DeHHsiiy hopes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
THE WAR FOR NEWS
By BILL VINES

, musketry, cries and means of the wound ed and freely quoting Secretary Bryan ne portrayed to waiting and tense pub He the assault upon and the downfall of Iampieo in all its narrowing details. His story on the wires and instantly there was stern demand from his office for the source of his information. He gave it promptly. The Secretary of State him self. He plead with them not to kill his story for it was the real thing. They didn't, and it went. Every other news paper man in Washington suddenly was called upon to explain how it was he missed the Tampico fight Of course it turned out to be fake
 From Washington dozens of we'll known newspaper men have gone to the front. While their colleagues make them the butt for all kinds of jokes and stories, nevertheless they are envied by everyone of us. Joe Amin of the Washington Herald was among the first to go. Joe is about the size of an overworked bar of soap, but he is right there on the scrappy stuff. All day long the day he was ordered to leave, Joe circulated among his friends in an excited endeavor to borrow revolver He finally obtained one of ancient make and ancestry, but it was comforting. That night, the boys wired Huerta that Joe Amin, and the American fleet. fully armed are bound for Mexico" "Fll salute the flag was Huerta's reply. All kinds of advice was given to Joe and particularly was he urged to have the Michigan stop just be- fore reaching Mexico and let him engage in target practice, Joe was advised first to try and see if he could hit the ocean with his revolver, and if successful he might try the Gulf of Mexico.
 Archie Jamieson of the International News was ordered to ger aboard a ship one afternoon and he had only 90 minutes to catch the last train out of Washington that would reach his ship before sailing. Archie started out to Mexico with four perfectly good dollars, an umbrella, and a good natured smile. Archie had never been off land before in his life, and con fided to friends that he knew perfectly we'll that he was going to be seasick
 But down in front these boys are ming ling with the fighting men. They are taking the same risks that are taken by combatants in order that the public may know to the last detail all the horrors of war That this is true is borne out by the first despatches from the front which were to the effect that marines were landed under the 14-inch guns of the bat tleships and Joe Annin's revolver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
A Question of Snan

As has been facetiously said, if cleanliness is next to Godliness then soap is a means of grace, but there are no greater iconoclasts in all christendom than the physicians and many of them have declared that the washing habit has been overdone as the skin by process of nature cleans itself.
 However, the English papers have recently been publishing statistics as to the percapita consumption of soap and the question is being discussed whether two pounds of this commodity is sufficient to keep one clean for a year. The list as published is inter- esting and furnishes gauge by which we may estimate the cleanliness of respective nations.
 Great Britain heads the column with an annual consumption of twenty-one pounds per individual and is seconded by the United States with the accred- tied number of eighteen pounds. Russia stands at the foot of the list with but two pounds to the individual, and while the figures demonstrate that the Russian must be the dirtiest of civilized humans they also invite comparison with the health statistics of the various nations.
 In the matter of soap using, Ger many, Spain and Holland are pretty well up the line while, strange to say, France and Italy do not make very excellent showing and Sweden in quite low. The question of climate does not seem to figure in the roster as in many warm countries thorough ablu- tions are a daily religious ceremony and whether smoke or fog constitute factor in the predominating use of soap in Great Britain is matter yet to be determined.
 The history of the English soap in- dustry reads like fairy tale and it's remarkable progress started with the removal of British duties as far back as 1858.
 With these facts to consider there is no excuse for tho presence in our midst of the great army of the un- washed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
As to Mediation

President Wilson will be criticized in many quarters for accepting so readily the proffer of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to mediate between the Washington government and Huerta.
 While war had not been formally declared on Mexico it had begun and patriotic Americans practically to a man were ready to stand by the President. The acceptance of the good offices of the three strong Latin re- publics at this juncture was therefore disappointing to many.
 The President was actuated, of course, by high-minded motives-prin- cipally desire to avoid further sac rifice of life, if such could be done with honor to the nation. But Huerta is as crafty as he is vicious, and it may be assumed that in agreeing to the mediation proposition he had a  lurking idea of being able to secure for himself terms of far-reaching ad- vantage. Huerta has no sense of honor and even if he consented to be eliminated from the government of Mexico as basis of negotiations by the mediators, could there be any as surance that he would stay elim- mated?
 In view then of the character of the man and in view of the situation in general, mediation does not have the appeal that the tender of good offices usually has. But MT. Wilson believes that his couse in the present circumstances is fully justified and that it will be approved by the people, for unless the terms are in every par ticular satisfactory to this country they will be promptly rejected.
 Pending mediation all outrages on the part of Huerta's followers are supposed to stop. Should a single shot be fired against an American or single insult offered, it will be all over with mediation at once. The public mind is now wrought up. Con gress is restiye. The tension in creases. There must be no temper izing; no unreasonable delay. But let the people restrain themselves. It is the duty of all to support the President honestly and earnestly. They will do it even if they grow tired of marking time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
THE GREATER NEED
From fhe Philadelphia Telegraph

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 The talk turned to the professional beg gar the other night and B. B. Conner of Alabama told of an incident that hap peped in q metropolitan city.
 A party named Smith was going down the street one afternoon. MT. Conner said. when he was approached by q beggar who looked like cross between a ton of misery and q comic valentine.
 Excuse mo. sir" plaintively said tho bsggar. couldn't you give me the price of a small sandwich? I haven't tasted food for two uays.''
 Smith. feeling sorry for the poor speci- men, gave him . nickel and went on dewn street. Suddenly, he remembered that hs had passed q place where he in tended to stop. and turned back, He was just in time to see the beggar coming out of a saloon,
 Lock here, you GiRkl" heatsdly cried Smith. You told me that you hadn't tasted feed for tive days, and yet you took the money that gave you te buy beerl"
 Yes, sir" was the calm fejeindsr of the bessar, ''but hadn't tasted beer for tive and a half days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
JULES VERNE

London Letter in the Milwaukee Senti-
 nel
 Anything new about that wonderful man, Jules Verne, is invariably inter- esting. And in the Paris Temps Felix Duauesnel. who knew the author well, tells quite a lot about him that is mot generally known"
 '1 believe l invent possible things. Verne used to say. which is very naive of me, because all that I write will be realized. Human Knowledge will demol- ish the impossible" But if he believed in the realization of his imaginings, his friends did not at first believe that he would be successful as an author.
 One day. according to NJ Duquesnel, when Verne was in the company of a number of his friends, he exclaimed with great seriousness:
 Mes enfants. think I am about to leave you I have the idea which, ac- cording to Gurardin, is necessary to a man If he is going to make his foA tune. I am going to write romance in new form of my own invention. If 1t succeeds, 1t will be, I'm certain, the lode of the gold mine"
 The friends laughed. Laugh away said Verne. we shall see who laurhs last" few weeks later Five Weeks in Balloon" appeared and was an im- mediate success. He had found his 'lode." which ho continued to develop for half a century,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27

assertion upon the authority of Messrs. Noel. Murray & Go. of Shanghai,
 China, who, as large cotton merchants.
 announce that nearly 600,000 bales of
 the staple were raised in that coun-
 try last year
 The Chinese Maratime customs show cotton exported from China in 1912 to the amount of 21,404, 900 taels,
 tael being worth about 72 cents. h.
 dia, Egypt, Peru and Brazil and even Russia are quoted by MT. Spillane as 1 important cotton producing countries. | The Liverpool cotton brokerage firms
 report 356,0O0 bales of Indian cotton as having entered the continental mar kets, as against 67 ,000 bales for the previous year and that Peru, Brazil, and Africa increased last year their cotton sales in Europe 63 per cent. l There arc said to be 6,500,O00 spin 1les in British India, and nearly G. 1 e00,000 in China and Osaka, so that l if they are all supplied with the na- 1 tive product and allow margins for ex- ports of such commercial value as quoted by the Shanghai merchants there is something wrong with the cotton production figures, as we have been accustomed to consider them MT Spillane closes with an ex- pression of opinion that the south's s m 'nopoly of cotton depends upon the willingness and economic ability of this section 70 meet competition in the cost of production. While the fig ures can scarcely be taken seriously tne proposition is of sufficient mo- ment to the United States to command investigation.