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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
EWING FAIR AND RACES

The Ewing Fair and Race
meet will be held this year Aug.
Fl and 20. An especially fine
program has been arranged.
This is one of the oldest fairs in
the State.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
SOLD NICE MARE

Mr.. Walter Bridges sold last
week to Mr.. George Priest, OF
New York, nice walk-trot
mare by Highland Gay for $500.
She is said to be a fine prospect
for the show rings.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12

Three of the best located and
most desirable building lots in
Mt. Sterling. Terms to suit pur-
chaser. Apply to
If Stanley Brown.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
Hail! Hail!

| am writing hail insurance for
three different companies, Come
in and let me protect your crop.
(6-4t) B. F. PERRY, Agt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
Hail! HALL

I am writing hail insurance for
three different companies, Come
in and let me protect your crop.
(6-4t) B. F. PERRY, Agt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
Staggering Figures On the
Greatest War In History

Based the latest figures obnabe approximately 80 cent
of the population Europe OF estimated total of 1885,
5000 all Europe nations having approximate total
900 inhabitants fighting each other with total
strength in time of of about 49, 100000 The statistics
of the eight warning nations approximately follows
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
ENFORCING THE LAW

Chief Of Police John Gibbons
on Sunday arrested two auto
drivers, one for exceeding the
speed limit the other for running
his car with the cut-out open.
Chief Gibbons says that he is go
ing to strictly enforce the city or
dinances regarding speeding,
RUNNING with cut-out open and
Slowing for intersections.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12
Shirts.

Mems shirts, regular price so
and Is cents, now 40 cents.
THE FAIR.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12

Lenox soap, next Saturday ano
Aug. IS and u, 10 cakes
soap for 25c. Not over rs cents
worth TO a. person.
THE FAIR.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12

Large line of 10 cent enameled
ware, also best candy in town,
always fresh, 10 cents a pound.
THE FAIR.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-08-12

Complete line of Mccall pat
terms. Free fashion sheets.
:.... THE FAIR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Turkey explains Smyrna incident. Russians fall back before Germans. Fate of missing ship mystery. Canal rates may cause plants to move southward. 2-yienna not greatly impressed by tragedy of war Ex-Governor silent regarding appoint ment. ADecrease in cotton acreage is urged. must seek equalization of Alabama to be battle ground of suf- fragettes.
 sizAling replies to police probe rumors. Bertha Dutton wins cotton essay prize. -Amusn~lents.
 .e plans for religious work.
 Birminghams travelling sales
 committees to make canvass. t
 to increase city commission 70
 members.
 ,rner in ancestors.
 struction will bring prosperity.
 man passes on all toy patents. lternal news. ank James is reported dying. nters of ivory carving in India. irs music hall artists in need. 34-Society.
 raining class an asset to school system.
 Edditorial comment. IDolly's dialogues. Remarkable work of armored train. Automobile gossip. Markets. The Book Shelf. j-42-Magazine section. s-ts-comic supplement. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Revolutionary Plot Is Discovered in Russia;
 Officials Implicated

learned of a plan to convoke a secret conference of delegates of the social dem ocratic organization to discuss matter aiming at the ruin of the Russian state and the speedy realization of revolution ary plans.
 'On November r the police discovered that a meeting of the said conference was to be held in 8 house In Viborg road. eight miles from Petrograd. A detach- ment of police arrived on the scene and found there Il persons including the fol- lowing members of the Duma:
 Nm. Petrovsky, Badayeff. Mouranoff, Samoeloff and chagoff
 "There being no doubt as to the anti- government object of the conference the members of the meeting were arrested after a search. with the exception of the members of the Duma who were re- leased. An examining magistrate was entrusted with the inquiry and immedi- ately opeend an investigation. Having examined the document seized in the raid the magistrate drafted an indictment against all the members of the confer ence, under article 1O2 of the penal code and issued warrants for their arrests"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
IS BRIDGMAN TAYLOR
 A SPY FOR GERMANY?
Interest in Case of Alleged American Who is Held in England for Espionage Rivals That in Lody Case-Circum
 stances in the Two Gases Similar

those of the Lody trial The prisoner arrived in London November 8 and reg istcred at hotel as B. II. Taylor of Fl Paso. Tex. His passport states he hac just come from Germany. He 's said to have bcasted of Germsny's great prowess and to have spoken mostly in German. When he uses Eng fish it is with a decided German ac- cent.
 Guests at the hotel say the man told them he was born in America, that hls mother was a German and his father an American. Upon the death of his father. he said. he was taken by his mother to Germany, where he was educated
 The prisoner is s5 years old, tall. athletic and consp.cuously well dressed. He was penniless when ar rested and apparently without friends in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
FIRST STATEMENT !. OF THE CONDITION 0F RESERVE BANKS
East and Central West Take Advantage of Rediscount Showing
 Satisfactory

Washington. November 2i.-rhe first erai reserve banks was made public to- day by the federal reserve board. It in days and is preliminary to detailed state ments hereafter to be issued weekly. Members of the board did not expect rediscounting operations or takings of federal reserve notes to be large until the banks were fin better working condi- tion with the first reserve installments collected and the way paved for handling commercial business for member banks. The statement of condition follows; Cash on hand:
 Gold coin and certificates. s203, ,415.ooo. Legal tender, silver certificates, etc., s37. .3OS 600.
 Total. $40. 900
 Rediscounts, s5.607.00o.
 All other assets. $s5.0o0.
 Total. $246. .425,O00.
 Capital paid in. s1s,o72,000.
 Reserve deposits, $227, 900. 
 Federal reserve notes in circulation, 8, 1,2l5,000.
 Total. s24s, 425,oco
 Gold reserve against all liabilities. S9 per cent: cash reserve against all liabili- ties, 105 per cent; cash reserve against all liabilities after setting aside 10 per cent gold reserve against federal reserve notes In circulation, 1o5 per cent.
 Privileges Used
 "Rediscounting privileges have been availed of to a considerable extent in New York, Chicago. St. Louis and Kan sas City" said the board in It's supple mental statement. Elsewhere. the show ing is much smaller. Federal reserve notes to meet local demands have been issued principally in Chicago, New York and Minneapolis. but every bank has been supplied with an adequate quantity or
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

London, November s1.--(4:0s D. m.J The intense public interest In the case of Carl Hans Lody. the recently exc cuted German spy. is being paraiieled in less degree by attention given the t-ial of the man who claims to be Brldgman Taylor. In police court to- day the prisoner. who has an Amer icar passport in the name of Taylor. but who Scotland Yard insists is Horst vor Der Goltz, was remandod for a further hearing. It is intimated the rext hearing will be before court martial.
 The only charge against the pris oner as yet is that he has not reg istered as an alien. It is alleged, how ever. that circumstances of tho case are similar In some particulars to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
EFFORTS TOC[EARUP FINANCIAL SITUATION
 SUDDENLY HALTED

Washington, November 21.-Nesoh@- tIons for clearing np the internationa' financial situation and paving the way fur reopsnink of the London and New York. stock exchanges were halted to- day when Sir George Paish and Basil B. Blackett of the Euglish treasury left suddenly for New York. They ex- l,ect to sail next week for England, where, according to Secretary McAdoe, they have been called by Chancellor Iaoys-Gesrxe to explain the American proposals sent to London several wseks ago by cable.
 The message recalling Sir George evi- dently came as surprise. and some of fcials were inclined tonight to be less op- timistic than during the past few days about the success of the American plans. It was recalled that English bankers were not at all anxious to have Sir George com to America. for 1t was said 1t was nard for them to understand American un- willingness to pay obligations in gold when
 (Csntinusa sa Pags Tss)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

Petrograd, November 22-(vfa Lon don, 2s25 a. m.)-It Ia semi-ofnciaiiy announced that the police have dis- covered a revolutionary plot In which several members of the Duma are In cuIpated. A number of arrests have been made. The semi-Official state ment sayss
 ..At the beginning of the war. most or the Russian people were conscious or the necessity of defending the dignity and integrity of the Fatheriand and were unanimous in assisting the authorities in the accomplishment of the task incurred by the operations of the war. An alto gether different attitude was observed by some members of the social demo- cratic association who continued an &C., tivity aiming at the downfall of Rus sia's military power by means of an anti war agitation, the distributing of secret proclamations and the conducting or propa ganda of word of mouth.
 'sThe government on October ias'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
CARRANzA FORCES MOVING EASTWARD
 ID NEW CAPITAL
Evacuation of Mexico City Will Be Completed To-
 day--Villa Offered
 Little Resistance

Washington, November z1.--Evacua- tior of Mexico City by Carranss troops will be completed tomorrow noon. &C., cording to official dispatches to tho strte department today. Generals Ob- rcGon and Blanco, In command there. have assured the Brazilian minister and American Consul silliman that . small force will bs left to preserve order.
 The Carranza forces are moving east ward to Orizaba. Carranza's temporary capital General Villa is at Queretaro. It is believed his entrance to Mexico City will not be resisted.
 In some quarters it is drought with drawal of the Carranza forces Is a strat- egic maneuver and that General Obregon will begin an enveloping movement aim ing to cut Villas communication with the northern states, while the forces under loyal to the first chief will attempt to strike his columns with Orizaba as a base.
 officials at the state and war depart ments declared tonight there was no change in the announced plan of evacua- ton of Vera Cruz next Monday. It was said officially that the question of which faction would receive possession of the city had been left to General Funston. Ii Is understood he will deliver the city tc whichever force is In do facto control oi the immediate vicinity.
 The state department received today from the British vice consul in charge oi American interests at Ensenada. Lower California, copies of decrees issued by Baltazar Oviles, Villas appointee as gov. ernor of the state, requiring all property owners to make new registry of theii lands in connection with a new census oi real property.
 Douglas. Ariz., November H.-Gener Obregon's forces are concentrating 2 miles from Mexico City and in a few days he will have 75.o00 men mobilized tc defend the capital This information wal contained in . telegram from obregpn to- day.
 The reported imprisonment of Obregor is denied in this telegram
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
LAMAR CONSIDERS
 FRANK APPLICATION
Attorneys Argue Accused Man Has Been Denied Constitutional Right-Announcement of De- cision Not Expected For Several Days

Washington. November 21.--Justice Lamar today took under consideration the application of attorneys for Leo M. Frank fov writ Of error direct ing the Georgia courts to send to the supreme court for review the testi- nsony on which the factory superin- tcndent was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Mary Pha- gan.
 For an hour and half the attor- neys argued that Frank had been de- nied a federal right when the .ury re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

turned its verdict during his absence from the courtroom.
 As they left the justices home they stated that they did not expect him to announce his decision on ths ap- plication for several days.
 s Luis Marshall of New York left the city this afternoon after making his argument to the Justice for Frank but Henry Peebles and Harry Alexander of Atlanta. also of counsel for Frank. remained in the city, possibly to pre- sent the application to other justices,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
WINERY WEATHER
 BRINGS BATTLE IN
 FLANDERS ID HALT
Troops Exhausted and Only Occasional Attacks Mark Fighting-The Day
 Is Quiet

London, November 21.-(0t30 p. m.) Tho extreme cold weather and the ex- haustion of the troops have virtually brought the battle in Flanders and France to . standstilI. A desultory ar- tillcry duel continues at some points along the wide front and there has been an occasionaI infantry attack but for the last three days the fighting bss been mild compared with the fierceness of that which for more than month preceded 1t.
 Tho Germans, it is evident. have sent their best troops to the eastern front and even in big guns the allies appear to have the advantage. There are no signs. how the part of the allies. who doubtless are as badly In need of rest as their oppo- nents. In fact, it is stated that officers and men who have borne the brunt of the fighting in the trenches are being given a short leave.
 This, together with the cancellation of the order for the removal of shipping
 
 the allies consider their positions safe and that they do not contemplate an im- mediate forward movement.
 Interest in Poland
 For this reason and because the result will have an important bearing on the war, interest is still centered on the bat tie in Poland. As has been the case here- tofore. when important events were im- pending, little news is coming from either Petrograd or Berlin. It is known. however, that the Germans are offering stubborn resistance to the Russian ad- vance in East Prussia.
 General Won Hindenburg, commander of the German troops. and Grand Duke Nich- olas, ommander-in-chief of the Russians. two of the greatest strategists the war has produced, are maneuvering for posi- tions between the Vistula and the Warta and big battle Is In progress on the Cracow-Cxenstochow line between Rus san and Austro- German forces. An unofficial dispatch coming through Rome says the Russians repulsed two at. facks before Cracow, but beyond the Rus scian official statement that the Russiani have had partial success northwest ol sCsasanaed sn Page rens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
STOPPED BY
 WARNING SHOTS

Dispatches concerning the smyrna in- cident have just been received from Ann bassador Morgenthau, which were sent before he had received any communica- tion from the state department. He in- forms the government that on the even ing of the day on which the incident oc- cured (on Monday lasD the Ottoman min ister of the interior informed him that the commander of the Tennessee had at- tempted to visit Smyrna in his steam launch. passing through the mine zone, contrary to the Turkish governments reg ulations. and that the boat had been stopped by warning shots fired toward her.
 "He added that the governor general. after the incident, had offered to take the officer overland in his automobile The minister of war later communicated with the ambassador, fully informing him of the incident and requesting that the Tennessee. which then was at vourla. some distance from the harbor of smyrna. should be withdrawn.
 The embassy sometime ago had been officially informed that the port of Smyrna was closed alike to warships and merchant vessels. The ambassador there- fore requested Captain Decker to with draw and he of course did so, proceed ing to the Island of Chios.
 Owing to the extreme difficulty of com municating with ConstantinopIe no fur ther advices have yet been received. In- struction already had been sent to the ambassador. We are still awaiting the ambassadors reply to those instructions
 The fact that the governor general of Smyrna had offered to take Captain Decker of the Tennessee by automo- bile to the American consulate at Smyrna. officially declared. indicated clearly the friendliness of the Turkish of ficials. The right of a belligerent to mine ports and exclude merchantmen and war ships is recognized in international law, and the only ground on which the sub 3ect probably will be further discussed will be to elicit from the Ottoman gov- ernment definite guarantees respecting the safety of the Americans and their inter- oots 70 1t will not be necessary for Amer ican warships to Visit Turkish ports. DANIELS WILL
 RESCIND ORDER
 Secretary Daniels announced today that his orders to the commanders of the Ten nessee and North Carolina. suspendine navy regulations which give them wide discretion, would be rescinded tomorrow. The captains will be given the same lat itude they previously had enjoyed. The vessels may not remain in Turkeys ter ritoriai waters but will stay within a half days sail in some of the islands now belonging to Greece.
 There 10 some question in the minds of diplomatists here as to the right of a omall boat to enter a closed port. By its size and equipment its mission is ob- vfousy friendly. There is no exact prece- dent however, and as the incident oc- cured within the territorial waters of ter to make and enforce her own regu- lations 10 recogni zed Should 1t be neces- sary for launches to enter Turkish ports in the future 1t Is considered probable that previous arrangement will be made. Off, otale ere at . loss to understand why
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

Berlin November 21-(By wireless to Sayvile )-Meagre received from Russian Poland indicates the Germans and Russians have joined battle along the whole front between the Wara and the Visa rivers while Russians the north the vistula are reported to be falling back Petrosrad November aAn official 
  continues dutory cia Russian still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
CAPITALISTS PLAN
 TOLEND M0NEY0N
 STATE FARM LANDS

Montgomery. November 21.-tSpec- al)--With a view to making loans on agricultural lands in Alabama. three prominent capitalists from the east are making a visit to Montgomery. They are R. w. Huntington, Jr.. Charles P. Cooley and Charles G. Woodward, all of Hartford. Conn
 During the past week tt have inspected farm lands gomery, Autauga, Fillmore, \ lock, Pike and Lowndes c the trip of inspection ths con,panied by Col. James of Montgomery, by whom ing entertained while in
 Mir. Huntington, the party, declared himself pressed with farm land ton.
 We have been espee with the variety and soils in central and sc and in many districts marked evidences of f of crops. the raising c and cattle. and of l. the acreage planted Mir. Huntington.
 Tn our estimatio scsstinsea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Russians Falling Back North of Vistula Riy.:ss-, ,.:s ],
 Says German Fs;s:yjjdlch
Meagre Reports From Russian Poland Indicate Two Armies Engaged Along Whole Front. Fierce Fighting Continues, Says Petrograd Re- port-Russians Advance In Galicia
FRANCE

Paris November 2t(1o:4s mThe following official communities ton issued office "The s 
  of artillery"
   fcaI disrat the
 
  obtained similar 1shed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Charge Negro With wrecking Tain

Will Hicks alias Lou Davls." . negro, vas placed in the county jail yesterday afternoon cn . warrant sworn out in Sumter county by Special Agent J. H. Bolf of the Alabama Great Southern rail- read. The warrant alleges that Hicku attacted the New York-New Orleans ex- press at Livingston several weeks aga The wreck caused the death of ssvssaI persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Ambassador Morgenthau Reports Occurrence Satis- factorily Explained by Ottoman Officials
TURKS EVIDENCE
 DESIRE TO PROTECT
 AMERICAN CITIZENS
With Bay Mined Shots Were
 Fired to Warn American
 Launch Against Danger.
 No Trouble Anticipated

Washington. November 21.-Tur- key has explained voluntarily to the United States government, through Ambassador Morgen:hau, that shots fired toward the American cruiser Tennessee's launch last Monday were intended merely as the customary warning that the port of Smyrna was mined and closed to navigation.
 Although the explanation is in- formal, it was admitted tonight at the White House and the state and navy departments that all danger of seri- ous complications had disappeared.
 Ambassador Morgenthau reported that two members of the Ottoman cabinet had fully explained the occur renee and high officials here said his message was filed before instructions sent to him from Washington to dis cuss the subject officially with the grand vizier could have been received. President Wilson and his cabinet re- gard the informal explanation as a certain precursor of satisfactory formal explanation and guarantees by the Turkish government for the protection of Americans and their in- terests.
 The message from MT. Morgenthau, dated November 16. and delayed en route. relieved delicate situation. It arrived late in the day and was discussed at a conference tonight between the President, Secretary Daniels and Acting Secretary Lansing of the state department.
 After the conference the following state- ment wal issued at the White House:
The border vidette., 1914-05-02
Mining Case Not yet Decided.

The case of w. B. Duvall yer sus Cerro Cobre Development company of Arizona has not been decided in favor of the plaintiff by a jury in the supe- rior court of Santa Cruz county at Nogales as has been stated widely in newspaper reports, but will be decided by Judge O'COnnor at the session of the court beginning May 25, accord ing to Selim M. Franklin of Tucson, one of the attorneys for the defendants in the case.
 Yesterday MT. Franklin point ed out some misapprehensions about the case and the reported decision. The suit is brought by Duvall for the ownership of one million shares of the stock of the West Coast Copper Mines company issued to him as trus- tee for the Cerro Cobre Con- pany of Arizona but which he now claims belongs to him in- dividually.
 The suit is an equity case, and is one of the first large cases to be tried in the state under the
 new practice" in such cases. According to the rules of prac- tice in vogue in such cases the jury are asked to give answers to a large number of questions involving various points at issue in the case.
 In the present case there were over 75 questions asked the jury at the trial held this week. A part were questions asked by the plaintiffs attorneys and the remainder were questions asked by the defandant's attorneys. Generally the plaintiffs ques- tionS were answered by the jury in the defendants favor. The questions was also asked, Do you find for the defendant or the plaintiff" and this question was answered by the jury, "The plaintiff" It was this fact that led to the report that Duvall had won the case, according to Mr. Franklin. Tucson Star.