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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
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From the Sylacauga Advance.
 There seems to be growing belief in some quarters that if the Germans should win the present war, and if it suited their convenience to do SO later on. they would proceed to knock the grand old Monroe doctrine into a cooked hat.-Age-Herald.
 Some more rambling talk. Uncle Sam stands back of the Monroe doctrine and the Kaiser will not meddle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
A. Happy suxxestion

From the Anniston Star
 American pine forests are said to be threatened by moths. Why not ball lem out?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

If Admiral Craddock went down with the Good Hope off the coast of Chile all will be forgiven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Bushes. Activity in Chicago

"rhe extraordinary activity in the grain growing centers is being reflected in a marked way in Chicago" said John l.. Mandel who operates a small industry In that city.
 conditions in Chicago seem now to be almost normal. There is an air of brisk ness which was not seen two weeks ago. The manufacturing plant in which I am interested will show about the same prof. It the last half of this year that it showed in the second half of 1913. In the nrst half there was falling off in gross earnings of something like ssOoo as com pared with the first half of 1913. But this was very small in view of the indus triai depression prevailing throughout the country at that time.
 look for high degree of prosperity between now and spring. --.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Up to the Legislature

From the Gadsden Journal.
 The suggestion that the state should as- sumo the responsibility of caring for the irdisent families of convicts Is growing in popularity, and there is good promise of some action being taken by the next legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Not There Yet

From the Andalusia Star.
 Richy Hobson says he's going back to Congress. This is the same chap that
 l told us he was going to the United States Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
The South's All Rirht
,e Roanoke Leader.

From the Roanoke Leader. The south has come out of q worse
 hole than she is now in. She is coming out | of this one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Comparing Judges

From the Selma Times.
 In Mississippi three judges constitute the supreme court; in Alabama there are 10. Let's see; does Alabama exceed Mis- sissippi in wealth. population and iitiga- tion Ia times? We do not think 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

which gave very good ventilation to the inside of the helmet-much better than the pin holes that are supposed to ven- tilate bowler. In fact, the Germans seem to have succeeded in making really comfortable bowler out of paper-thin steel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

what is in tbst word honors What is that honor. Air. trim reckoningi
 Henry ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
A Louisiana Visitor

Samuel L. Hill, cashier of tht First state Bank and Trust company of faam ond. La, is the guest of his brother, L. P. Hill He will remain here until next week.
 had not been in Birmingham be Tore for IA years, and of course I am greatly impressed with the growth and Improvements" said Mir Hill. When l last visited this city there was not n single steel frame building here. Now Birmingham Is a city of skyscrapers As for the residence sections, they arc wonderfully attractive. It is safe to say mat the landscape effects here are not equaled by any other southern city and doubt if any northern city is more beautiful than Birmingham
 MT. Hill in speaking of Louisiana said that business was improving in that state. The European war" he said. "has caused a great advance in sugar, and the sugar planters are again coming into their own. One mar who's sugar plant cost him about s250. 900 sold 1t a year ago for $2O,0O0. The new owner has already cleared s2O, ,O0C on 1t and very naturally he is congrat. ulating himself on his good fortune.
 The trucking industry in Louisiana Is increasing very fast In the parisl in which I live strawberry farming is carried on extensively and profitably Within radius of 90 miles of Ham mond the strawberry crop of last spring brought from s2,25o.Ooo to g.. 800, 000
 "The United States government is. sued a bulletin recently in which il was stated that the farms in our par ish yielded more on the svsrase De, acre than any other parish or county In the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Birmingham College

s,
 Has the tightness of the money mar ket and the low price of cotton af- fected the campaign for Birmingham eollegeT and What Is the outlook for the early beginning of work on the main building of that institution?' said the Rev. J. B. Cumming, financial agent for the college.
 "Of course to a certain extent the financial stringency has hindered our progress in securing subscriptions and also in making collections. Neverthe- less we are moving on very we'll Under the conditions. We have something over $1S0,oo0 subscribed, more than $3o, 900 of which has been collected in cash. But the trustees do not feel that 1t would be wise to begin the, erection or the building, such as they wish and such as the character of our work de- mands, with less than half the money in hand. So they have resolved to be- gin building operations when. . total of sS7,6oo has been collected. This means that we must collect $27, ,oOo more before we can begin work on the main building. -- .l We have on our books past due ac- counts and others now due of more than $30,00O.
 The college authorities have ar ranged for a collection campaign to in | clude the week of November 22 to 2s and expect to get therefrom most, ii not all. the money needed to begin building work. You know there is won- derful power in united and concen- trated effort, and with all our people pulling together, notwithstanding some unfavorable conditions we can be read, to begin early in the spring and push to completion during 1915 this work
 which means so much not only to the Methodist church but to the entire citi- xenship of Birmingham and north Ala. bama-
 Meanwhile plans are being perfected for a personal canvass of the remainder of the territory within the bounds oi the North Alabama conference. Then I as agent, am to spend the months oi December and January in the Decatur district. February and March fin the Florence district, and so on until q systematic canvass of the conference has been made. This will surely bring the amount required to lay the founda, tions for what is bound ultimately tt
 be one of the greatest institutions o the south." tt
 The Iron Market -
 Matthew Addy q Co.'S Cincinnati re port for the current week says in part l ITO indicate just where the pig iror
 trade stands today a study of curren statistics shows that furnaces are do
 ing a business of about IS per cent o their normal capacity: that is. sales O. 1 pig iron are about s7 per cent less thar
 they should be if all the furnaces wer,
 running and selling their output. Thi
 is the worst record for years. On tn,
 other hand. foundries are all withou l stocks. To the best of our knowledg, | consumers are carrying nothing II
 their yards but are allowing the fur
 naces to bear the burden of carryinl the surplus iron. So. when the reviva I in trade comes consumers will be force, to buy There are fair stocks on han, in furnace yards but the supply is no enough to supply three weeks of full
 demand. Satisfactorily. the iron trade ii sound enough. but the fact remaini that the iron businsss Is still looking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

A. J. Eaton. Jr., O. E. Young and W. H. Overby are the only authorized traveiing representatives of The Age Herald in its circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postotfice as second class matter under act of Congress March 8. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

LIGHT STUFF. I'm thinking of writing a play What about?" 'I haven't the slightest idea Better make it a society drama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

DANGEROUS. In autumn woods I take delight And I'd go there more often, but I greatly fear a squirrel might Some day mistake me for a nut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

l will not sing of pumpkin pie,
 Though other bards may do it: A team of mules-I hope to die . Could hardly drag me to it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
stogie Makers
Would Benefit
ByHone Trade
10000 sToelEs, CHEAP LABOR
PRODUCT, USED IN FAIRMoNT
EACH MONTH.
HOME PRODUCT THE BEST AND
MADE UNDER SANITARY CON-
DlTloNS.

While discussing the problem OF
trading at home with one of the Of
tllcials of the Haggerty Stogie Co.,
few days ago, we received the infor-
nation that at least 10000 stogies
made by cheap outside labor were sold
in Fairmont each month, the price for
making these imported stogies being
less than half that paid stogie makers
in Fairmont. The Fairmont stogies
ore as good as any stogie made, and
should be used by the local stogie
users, and purchased by the local
merchants. The Haggerty factory is
one Of the big Industrial institutions
of the city. 1t has a model plant
and affords work to great many men
and women, under sanitary condt-
tions, at good wages. This company
alone pays the u. S. Government an
annual revenue OF over $4,000. Such
an institution, and the other smaller
ones, but none the less worthy, are
entitled to better patronage at home.
The field for lettering home trade
conditions is broad one, and in every
direction we turn, we find just cause
for complaint. Like charity, this move
ment, should start at home, that Is;
every person seeking local patronage
must practice what he breaches He
must clean his own back yard before
sending the board Of health to look al
Ter that of his neighbor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Great Battle Is
Being WdgedBy
sMe1iicar1Ar17aies

Ell PASO, Dec. 1.-THE. first i'm
portant battle between the arranza
and villa factions of the constitution.
alist army is in progress near San
Pedro de las Colonias. town east
of Torreou. Several columns OF Car
rama troops from Coahulia state ag.
gregating about 5000 men are being
engaged by Villa force of slightly
superior number.
Rclnforcements for both sides are
being rushed to the scene Of conflict.
Both sides have ample artillery and
the lighting is described as desperate.
The Carranza force is commanded
by Colonel Illifonzo Vasquez. Gen.
eral Villa is in command of the con-
yention forces. The Carranza ad-
vance marks long threatened move
ment to take Torreon, the railroad
center of the interior, and shut oil
Villas communication with the north.
The villa garrisons in Northern Mex.
leo have been depleted greatly by the
movement into Mexico City and
troops from the national capital prob.
ably will be called upon to enter the
northern theater Of war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR REMOVAL OF CIVIL
@IANS SHOULD Al SORTIE FOLLOW-OLD MEN
WILL ORGANIZED INTO OANATIONAL GUARD.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE crippling Of telephone and
telegraph wires by the bobardment Yesterday Of three
ports on the England by German cruisers to-
gether with the precautions thrown about these towns by
the police andtary made itimpossl6e even
todav more than twentyfour hours after the sheng OF
Scarborough the Hartepoos and Whtb to obtain more
than approximate estimate OF the CIVILIAN oeao ana
wounded
total S. persons were wounded At seven
teen dead and thirty wounded the toll Both official
and unofficial estimates place the Wh1tby casualties at Two
dead and two wounded The maximum of wounded close
onto $50 persons.
fortied towns England astir today never before
since war was declared Another raid is confidently ex
eced entire machinery of home defense has been
put into motion.
east and southeast coast of England emergency
committees are at work. while plans to organize
too military service are 5n-
der way Although to the British mind rad on h0noon
seems remote. ,.4: Il 80
asnothingelse could
expedite the civilian gGse q an
gestion on the railroads and Whch
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Big gF1ouseHears
AGoodLecture
AMHERST OFT PLEASED
A LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE
GRAND oREF4A HOUSE.

A crowded auditorium at the Grand
opera House last night greeted Ed
ward Amherst OFT, a lecturer on the
regular Normal course.
Mr.. OFT delivered his famous lee.
ture entitled Sour Grapes" This
lecture has been delivered on the
American platform 5000 times by Mr..
OFT and this remarkable record shows
how we'll the message is appreciated
by the public.
The lecturer takes the home as the
only real social center and gives a
vivid picture of many things which
tend to destroy the real happiness in
the average American home. He takes
the view that in order to make a per
son happy that it must be accomplish
ed in their own way. Mr.. OFT also
places a great deal Of stress on hered,
ity and illustrates his many good
points by actual experiences taken
from the book of life. Intermingled
with his great earnestness is also q
vein of humor which kept out all dull
moments in his two hour discourse,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Official !
Statement
For Today
GERMAN.

BY ASSOCIATED -.hsss.1
BERLIN, via wireless to London,
Dec. 17.-Army headquarters today is
sued the following statement:
yesterday the French continued
their attack at Nieuport without sue
cess. Attacks we're attempted at VII
lebecke and LaBassee, but were re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the enc
my.
"The intention of the French to
throw a bridge over the Aisne at Sois-
sons was prevented by our artillery.
French earthworks to the east OF
Rheims were destroyed.
There is no news on the East and
West Prussian frontiers. The Rus
sian offensive against Silesia and Pos
en- has completely broken down. In
the whole of Poland the enemy was
forced to retreat after fierce and stub
born frontal battles and is being pur-
sued everywhere. During the fight
ing in Northern Poland yesterday and
the previous day the bravery OF the
West Prussian Hessian regiment gain
ed a victory. The effect OF this vic
tory can not yet be estimated.
BERLIN, via wireless to sayville, L.
l., Dec. ia statement given out to-
day by the German official news bu-
reau says:
"The Austrian general staff reports
that $1,000 Russians have been taken
prisoners in West Galicta."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Col. Goethals
Sails For NY.

Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-ol. Geo.
w. Goethals, governor of the Panama
anal, sailed from olon, today for New
York. He is coming to Washington
to appear before the Congressional
committee in charge of appropriations
for the canal works:
1t is estimated more than $4,000
900 will be needed for the construc-
tion work necessary to repair and sup
ply the increasing volume of shipping
using the canal.
Of. Goethals informed the war de-
partment today that excepting reports
of misuse of wireless he knew Of no
violation OF neutrality at the Panama
anal Zone. He suggested that under
the circumstances neutrality might be
violated without the detection or
proof unless he had ships to patrol
the waters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
John Lloyd
Is Claimed
By Death
DISSOLUTION CAME LAST NIGHT
AFTER A LONG ILL.,
NESS.
COMPLETE FUNERAL ARRANGE.
MENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
MADE YET.

John Lloyd, son Of Mrs. Sarah
Lloyd and brother Of Frank A. Lloyd,
died last night at midnight at the
home of his mother in Grafton street
after a long illness. Mr.. Lloyd for.
merly was resident OF this city, but
for the past several years had been
employed in Paulsboro, N. ]. He was
taken i'll several months ago and came
home to recuperate. However, his
condition gradually became worse and
for several days It had been known
that he could survive but a short time.
Deceased was aged 40 years and was
a son Of the late A. J. and Sarah Lloyd.
His fathers death occurred several
years ago Surviving him are his
mother, two brothers, George Lloyd,
Frank A. Lloyd, Mrs. William Hidde'
man, Misses Flo, Clara and Sadie
Lloyd, all of Fairmont, and Mrs. Lind
say Robey, OF Pittsburgh. Miss Clara
Lloyd is in Chicago attending the
Moody Bible school, but will come
home for the funeral services, arriy.
ing at noon Friday. Mrs. Robey and
children, OF Pittsburgh, will probably
arrive here tonight for the services.
Complete funeral arrangements
have not been made. They are under
the direction of Undertaken Cunning
ham,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Rol5ber Holds Up
Bank And Gets
u1qy WithS8,0OO
Climbed Over an Eight Foot
Screen and Fired Twice on
Cashier.
Jumped Into a Waiting Au-
tomobile and Made His
Escape.
Policemen Were Hot on the
Trail of the Daring
81 Assoc1ATED PREss.l |

30X9AH6UuLAIEDyE Ehb5S''
CINCINNATI, Dec. IL
An:unidentified bandit enter
ed thefWest entrance Of the
Provident Savings Bank and
Trust Co. at Eighth and
Freeman avenues in the
heartsof the West End bust
ness3d district today, fired two
shots at the cashier, gather
ed together about S8,000.O0,
Jumped into a waiting auto
mobile and has thus far elud-
edScapture.
The police in another car
pursued him.
The robber entered the
bank about an hour after it
opened, climbed an eight
foot screen into the office,
and without warning fired
two oshots at Cashier Edward
Hughes. He then seized
$2,0OO4in currency lying on
the cashiers desk, rushed to
a table nearby where $4,000
more was stacked, stuffed
thisinto his pocket and SLOW
~ backed to the door. He
then Jumped into a machine
which had been placed in
front the bank and driving
the ear himself, sped away.
Hughes in the meantime
had obtained his own revol-
yer and fired at the retreat
ing machine. None of the
shots, either of the bandit or
Hughes apparently took ef-
feet.
The police responded to
The calm an automobile and
Jon picked up the track Of
the bandit S machine and fol-
lowed it through almost ev-
ery street in the West End
section.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Attention
Is Called.

The attention of our readers is call
ed to the advertisements Of Manning.
ton merchants which appear on this
page. The merchant who adyertises
has no shelf.worn goods; his stock
keeps changing and his customers are
always assured OF the newest, best.
most up.to-date goods. Your home
merchant can in most every case meet
your needs better than the mall order
merchant. He,has studied local peo-
ple and their needs and by his efforts
to please is deserving of your trade.
II YOU Will consult the offerings your
merchants are making through the
west virginian, hristmas shopping
will be indeed pleasure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Free Lecture At
Court House
REV. PRossER WILL DISCUSS
"REPETITIoNs IN
HISTORY"

A free lecture will be delivered to-
night at the court house by Rev.
William A. Prosser, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Rev. Prosser will select as his sub
ject "Repetitlons of History" which
is a philosophical presentation of the
causes of in the past, present and
future.
Rev. Prosser will discuss the~ques'
ton whether or not we are facing
the same crisis which Europe9at the
present time is undergoing.
Everyone Is welcome to come out
and hear this lecture, as it is said
that it will help you ascertain the true
condition of affairs in our country
from a non.political, non.sectarian
standpoint.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
Stores Open AT
NightNeatWe EEK

Beginning with Monday evening the
stores Of the city will remain open
evenings until Christmas day. II has
been the custom for years to have
the stores open for a couple OF weeks
preceding the holidays, however last
years the stores remained open for Q
week and this year VIII be open for
only four evenings preceding Christ
mas day.
This will, however, give ample time
for those who are unable to shop dur
ing the day an opportunity TO doSsn
during the evenings
Those who can shop during the day
are urged to do so so as TOD void the
rush during the evenings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
PottsuilLe Has
A 100000
Conflagration
FIRE WIPED OUT BUSINESS SEC
TIoN OF THE TOWN THIS
MORNING.
ENTIRE BLOCK OF STORES
STOCKED WITH CHRISTMAS
GOODS DESTROYED.
Ry Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Dec 17.-Fire in
the business section of Pottsyille early
today wiped out property valued at
nearly s2,0O0,OOO. An entlrc block of
business buildings which were stock.
ed with holiday goods was destroyed
It was the worst fire in Pottsville's
history. The area burned over is
bounded by Center, Second, Norwe.
gian and Mahantongo streets.
Twenty stores, the Pennsylvania Ma.
tlonal bank and the Academy of Mu-
sic, one OF Pottsville's leading play.
houses, were among the buildings de-
stroyed. The postoffice caught fire,
but was not badly damaged
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
npede military movement,

4 n
i Through wireless telegFaphy Berlin
promptly heard Of the outcome OF the
visit of the German cruisers to the
English coast and this morning q
wireless message from the German
Capital picked up here reported de'
tails of the attack as printed by Brit
ish newspapers yesterday. Nothtns
has been added from German official
sources.
steaming OF high speed the German
raiders barring mishaps should have
reached the advance naval base ot
Heliogoland some time after midn1ghf
last night, their trip requiring about
is hours. Thirty hours out OF port
on such a venture in mine laden wa
ters is a feat English papers do not
belittle and in his heart every English:
man hopes that it will be essayeu
again, and IL necessary. again unti
the cause is paid once too often.
1t is presumed that behind the Ger.
man cruisers strewed mines so feet
of trawlers is now out engaged IN
the task OF sweeping them up.
The towns attacked yesterday had
resumed much of their normal ap'
pearance by today, except in the
homes and in the hospitals where the
wounded were quartered.
Everywhere the sound Of hammer
ing was heard as damage was repair
ed.
The belief is general that the Ger
mans in this expedition had the able
assistance Of spies. The remarkable
secrecy with which the raid was exc
cuted is shown by the fact that not
single incoming vessel at any coass
port saw the German ships prior to
their sudden appearance.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-All naturaliz'
ed Germans in the seaport Of sunder'
land, a short distance north of the
English coast towns which were bonn
barded by the Germans yesterday
we're arrested over night, according
to dispatch published here today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
NOTICE 70 TAxPAYERs.

City taxes are now Que and payable
at the office Of the Treasurer. Dur
ing December only no interest will be
charged. After December 81, 1914,
interest will be charged on all un.
paid taxes.
Taxes will be collected as soon as
possible by the Treasurer after Jan
uary j, 1916.
Why not call at the office now, save
your interest and a. visit from the
Treasurer J. r. MILLER,
12.5.tf Treasurer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-17
.aiser's Son
Is Recovering
PRINCE AUGUST WILLIAM ABLE
TO BE TAKEN TO
BERLIN.
az Assoc1ATEp PREss.j

BY ASSOCIATED PBEss.j
BERLIN, via London, Dec. IL
Prince August William, fourth son OF
the Emperor, has recovered sufficient
" from injuries he received in an au.
tom obile at the front several weeks
ago. SO that he could be taken to Ber.
lin. He has arrived at the capital in
fairly good condition. Some time will
be needed for his complete recovery, it
is stated.