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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
CAN DISARMAMENT BE EFFECTIVE.

Whenever talk of the re-establishment of peace after the present war comes up, disarmament or the reduction of arma- ments is sure to be an important issue Just how the nations shall effect pro- gramme of disarming is vexed ques- tion The Encyclopaedia Britannica cites as 'the only existing case of contractual reduction of armaments,' the disarma- ment agreement of May 2S, 1902, between the Chilian and Argentine republics. By this agreement the two governments arr ranged to reduce their fleets according to an arrangement establishing reason- able proportion between the two fleets, and respectively promised not to increase their maritime armaments during five years, unless the one who shall wish to increase them shall give the other IS months notice in advance"
 The Britannica authority points out that an agreemnet of this kind is more feas- ibly among states whose navies are small, because in the case of large navies it would be difficult to agree on principle for assessment of the proportionate fight ing value of the respective fleets. Even comparatively slight differences in the ages of ships may make great difference in their fighting value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
From the Mobile Item.

From the Mobile Item.
 IN a short time the Panama-Pacifie
 International exposition will be A thrown open and hundreds of thou sands of people will flock to the Golden coast for the big event. Up to the pres ent time every state in the union except Alabama, New Mexico and Rhode Island has made arrangements for a suitable building wherein to exploit the products of farm, field and factory. Will Alabama let the great opportunity slip away? Tis true the state is not rich from a financial standpoint, the strong box at the capitol, according to information, having the appearance of fathers purse following the Christmas shopping by the family. But while the state is poor in funds she is rich beyond compare inso- far as her products are concerned and this wealth should not be allowed to re- main hidden from the view of the multi tudes who will visit the exposition and gaze upon the exhibits of other states which in themselves will speak in unmis- seeking new homes in which to live or new places Whereih to invest thelr capl- tai.
 The state of Alabama has much to offer in this particular-more, in fact, than many of her sister states. And the Pan anna Pacific exposition will be a splendid medium for letting the truth be known. Granted that the hue and cry has gone up from every hill and valley for re- trenchment in administering the affairs of the state government in order that the financial status may be improved would it be a waste of good money to have the legislature appropriate sum sufficient to properly place the products of Alabama before the world? As we take it the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
A FULL STOCKING.

Santa Claus apparently has gifts to please everybody
 ''Yes. It seems that there is nothing he doesn't keep in stock. He brought one woman of my acquaintance a divorce with alimony and the custody of the poodle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
Passing Stationary street Cars

"A much needed ordinance of the city of Birmingham is one to prevent auto mobiles passing by a street car which has stopped to take up passengers" said a travelling man.
 While standing near the Motion ho- tel on Fifth avenue yesterday l noticed a number of persons waiting to take the Tidewater car. Just as it approached and they left the sidewalk to embark an automobile came along and while the driver gave the warning with his horn and the intending passengers fell back, yet he came near running over lady with small child in her arms who was leaving the car by the front entrance.
 Had the lady not turned toward the approaching auto and stepped back to- ward the car she would certainly have been run down. In many of the eastern cities such an ordinance is in effect and in view of the many people who travel on street cars in Birmingham, public safety demands that it be adopted here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

John Bull should not be surprised at the protest of the American government against having its commerce interfered with. We are still endeavoring to do business at the old stand, regardless of the fact that practically all of Europe has gone mad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

A woman who was the wife of noted playwright and tried to get alimony of $50 GOO a year will have to continue to worry along on 5000 a year. She should remember that times are hard and even the most prosperous members of the ali mony club are feeling the pinch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

The Russians show a fixed determina- ton to capture German trenches. They must have read the yarns of some ve- racious newspaper correspondents who said that the German trenches have all the comforts of home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Some wealthy men who were former new sboys sold papers in Detroit and made s24Oa for charity. They could easily have written personal checks for nVe or lo times that amount and avoided so much publicity Charity in this country likes to blow it's own horn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
WAR ECHOES

New York Herald: At the beginning Of the war it was said that several of the nations had surprises in store for their enemies and the world. There were won- derful military and naval inventions that had been kept inviolably secret in spite of modern pervasive media of publicity and that were to be sprung on the foe when least expected.
 Five months of war have now passed and the one supreme surprise for the world is that highly civilized nations do not seem to have realized the awful loss of men that would be involved. The 42- certimetre gun that reduces forts thought almost impregnable in few days. is as nothing compared to the loss of more than 100000 men in killed, wounded and missing, which, according to apparently conservative estimates, the Germans and Arstrians have suffered up to this time.
 They were the attacking party, whose losses are inevitably by far heavier than those of the defenders, but if the allies casualties and losses be added the fig uies are probably above 1000 ,0Oo-all in less than five months. No surprise that can possibly be sprung during the war in its furthest development can by any even distant chance equal in the effect produced on the world the utterly astounding impression due to such figures in human units.
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Delicate ques- tions will be raised, the press dispatches if 4e nize the diplomatic and consular officers in Belgium who were accredited to King Albert's government and demands that they be accredited to her own admins trators in that country.
 They are indeed delicate. Compliance with the demand would be an admission by neutral countries that the German oc- equation is permanent and would be most embarrassing to England and the allies. We may be sure, however, that our gov ernment's course will not be precipitate, that it will act in accordance with the facts and that it will deal justly with both sides Minister Whitlock will be guided .y policies of prudence and mod era tion.
 Of one thing the world may be certain: Neither the United States government nor MT. Whitlock will to gain tempo rary advantage, or what appears to be an advantage, attempt to play the part of selfish misunderstanding which it is so easy to play during the swift changes brought about by war.
 In other words, the course of Washing ton and Minister Whitloek in Belgium will be in violent contrast with the course of London and Minister Lionel Garden in Mexico when war gave rise to some deli cate diplomatic questions in that coun- try, also.
 We shall become responsible for no acts in Belgium on which, no matter what the result of the war, we would have to look back with the chagrin with which Eng land must now look back on the acts of Trouble-M Maker Garden at Mexico City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
BEGINNING THE DAY-o God

BEGINNING THE DAY-o so"' ... wonder to live! Thou mishfest have left me. But Thou caiiedst anu heard. Lo, I am here. And here in the form and being of man. '"s aft. rich upon me, Thy name III
 h.,rt, around and before me- life. with its heights and its aep.ns . | rejoice and I faint at the e'
 and the peril of it. Amen'-'' ''' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

The recent blizzard in New York caused hun dreds of unfortunates to appeal for shelter park bench in winter is a san itary place to sleep. no doubt, but it has decided drawbacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

A Cleveland girl is said to have invent cd a safety razor. but you never hear of a member of her sex inventing safe- ty heel for women's shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

The citizens of Naco will be able to celebrate the coming of the new year without having to dodge Mexican bullets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Tn the opinion of some statesmen the Philippine revolt was nothing more than trough house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Alabama can easily afford to have an exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposition, bu. she can't afford to be without one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Franks lawyers may soon have to look around for other business, but Thaws lawyers seem to have lifetime jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Emperor William expressed the militar- istic spirit of Christmas by saying, Down with all enemies of Germany. Amen.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

To get our just deserts, life in Birming- ham should be just one big convention after another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

That they will make election bets 4 And smoke strong stogies. Charlie Leedy in Youngstown Telegram. And it is hard to think our girls. Our Myrts and Stellas, Will rouge their cheeks and twist their
 curls
 To charm such fellows.
 Houston Post. And harder still to think that they Who're now so sweet and charmiae Their curves and dimples passed away, Young blood no longer warming Their sluggish veins, in after years, These Bells and Nells and Fannies, Will sit with trumpets In their ears And be somebodies' grannies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

ANENT SOME REGENT ERRORS. A word to my friends, the composltors
 swift I hope it is not too emphatical: Mistakes now and then are made by all
 men,
 But hate to appear ungrammatical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

The Boston dog said to eat beans is probably able to speak dog Latin with proficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
The baseball situation may still be de- scrihed as somewhat complicated.
ANNIsToNIANs IN BIRMINGHAM

Don't crowdl There will be plenty of time to sign the pledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
ALABAMA'S OPPORTUNITY

only way to attract capital to the state is by judicious expenditure of money in presenting to those seeking openings for investment object lessons of what Ala bama has to offer Every dollar thus expended would come back to the state more than 100 fold eventually. The Item voices the sentiment of The Birmingham Age-Herald in it's advocacy of a state building and exhibit at the exposition when it says:
 There are reasons, sentimental and material. In the first place, this state, through one of it's sons, did more than any other state toward the conception of policy which resulted in the construc- place, this state is closer than any other to the Panama canal, and should reap the greatest profit from the trade revo- lution which that canal will precipitate. In the third place, there is the argument of state pride. Alabama cannot afford to be one of three states unable to con struct building on the grounds. Ala bama, with various and excellent prod ucts, cannot afford to lose the opportun- ity to display them.
 "The argument, as a matter of fact, is all one way No man can offer and sus- tain a reason why Alaabma should not be represented.
 Therefore, it is palpably the duty of the legislature to make the adequate ap- propriation. The project is one which the state rather than the people of the state must finance. The Age-Herald feels cer- tain that the money expended would in the long run be returned not dollar for dollar, but quadrupled. And it is certain that unless the appropriation is made, Alabama will suffer irreparably as a re- suit of it's foolish economy and lack of pride in itself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

THE COMMON FOE. There are some people who affirm They have no fear of any germ, But when the summer draweth nigh They rise betimes and swat the fly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
CERTAINLY NOT.

CERTAINLY NOT. Baseball players and newspaper men seem to fraternize a great deal' ''Yes. but there's decided difference between baseball player and a news paper man.
 Tn what respect?" "A newspaper man is never offered a bonus of s1o,oO0 to jump from one paper to another.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
DELIGHTED THEN.

DELIGHTED THEN. q fear Miss Gadders is hard to please" q know time when she Isn't hard to please" Name it.. When she stands before her mirror"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

OUR KIDS. It's hard to think our baby kids, The cunning little friskers, In course of time will have bald lids And flowing whislxers.
 Louisville Courier-Journal. It's hard to think the little pets Will act like other fogies;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
A LAMBLIKE LION.

Well. did you have that social lion a,< your reception that you were telling me about?'
 "oh. yes. He was there"
 And did he roar?"
 .No. His wife was also present and he could only bleat" RATHER oLD-FAsHIoNED KIND. T like to see house with all modern Improvements. "so do l."
 But woman of that sort doesn't look human.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

Tor uev-made honor doth 'o's'
 king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

THE IDEAi T cant endure Twobbles presumption" What's he been doing now?'' ''He tried to tell me who's to blame for the war in Europe when he knows I've been abroad and he hasn'tt'
 'TWOULD, INDEED. Life's road would be smoother way, If people who
 Have naught to say Would not more oft Than once a week Get up somewhere
 And try to speak.
 PAUL COOK.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
World Getting
Coal From
West Virginia
EUROPEAN CONFLICT MAKES
TRADE BRISK IN The NOUN
TAIN STATE.
VESSELS FLYING FLAGS OF VARI-
GUS NATIONS ARRIVE AT VIR-
GINA PORTS FOR CARGO.

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. ll.-The
coal mines of West Virginia ar" ap
PATIENTLY new supplying all Europe
with rurl through the ports III Nor
lDlS and Newport News. Ten vessels
ali lying the FLAGS Of foreign nations;
arrived here Saturday and SunGa!
tur rnraucs. They are anchored i'll
Hampton Roads and of the coal piers
n l.ambrrt's p0iat and Scwcll'''
Point. awaiting their turn to get un-
der the chutcs to take on carSnca.
Tie Nirginian Railway to meet the
,uormuus demand for coal. has
iorrd more than 500.OO0 tons in iti
yards at SewalIs Point. Armed mca
are guarding this vast amount of
lucl. aud every four hours its tenn
prfaiurc is taken to prevent il from
exploding from spontaneous combus-
non.
Among. the ships now here for roa.
are the Italian steamer Anada. tho
Creek steamer l;ngcniCs, the BrittsI,
steamers Ecculinc and Leslie. and the
Norwegian steamer lIygland All
these ships will load coal for Eng
lish, French and Grccian ports.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
Balkan States Form
Str0ngF federation
ALLIANCE FORMED BY RoUMA-
MIA, BULGARIA AND GREECE
TO COMBAT TURKEY SHOULD
SHE JOIN IN WAR.
THE GERMAN G0VERNMENT Is
SAID TO HAVE BECOME re-
SIGNED To ITALY'S NEUTRAL
ITY.
Ply AsSoctArrn rGr,S !

BY A~SocIArFn rGg,S
LONDON, sept. 1l.-Tric%"aphins
from Rome Il correspondent states
lie has learned from diplomatic SQUIRE
es that Roumauia, Greece and Eul-
garia have signed agreement which
may be regarded rs a real alilnncc.
under the terms of which these three
nations engage 10 interfere when
ever necessary in order to prevent
Turkey aiding Germany and Nus
tria in the present war. II Turkey
remains neutral however. these three
states will do the same.
II is reported in Rome. that cnrrc-
n2ondent continues, THAT Berlin iIa"
become resigned To the idea Of lial-
ian neutrality but she is determined
that Italy shall at least remain ncu-
tral until the end.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11

These are tho generals OF the great
German armies bent on the dcstrur-
tIon of Paris. For six weeks they
Hayc been moving westward slowly
50 now they are almost at ii" gate
II til" city. aud the world waits t"
see what will hccnmc-nf il.
General Won Huriow was recently
= victor in an im"ortant contest on
French SuiI in which he WAS said to
lave taken more than so guns from.
the French and many prisoners.
lie led the army Of the north which
,wung toward Ostcnd after l-icGc
was taken.
Grand nukc Albrcrht Of bavaria,
was in command Of the troops which
took Namur, the supposedly impreg-
cable fortress after three days Of at
tack. Prince Hupprccht has led an
army which centred about I.uXcm-
burg. though little has been heard of
him recently.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11

Crown Prince Frederick William
had another further south which Is
believed to have been advancing
steadily westward to converge with
the armies frCm the north maruhia"
9U Paris.
General Won Hccringcn is the for
M: minister of war now in command
uf the German army which has been
trying to drive III, F:cnrl. from low
or Alsacc. He was an important
naure ut the time of the Krupp
scandals . year ago. and his name
was 20 freely mentioned in them that
he ultimately resigned. Sine" then
he seems to have rcgaincd his laurels
by his successes against the French.
There have been reports for the
past few days that Kaiser Wilhelm
was with the Crown Prince.
and would remain with the army
until thr final battle before Paris
MAS began
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
WINE YIELDS $s.O00.000 AND
BEER WILL CONTRIBUTE
S32,000000 OF TAX.
RAILROADS GET ONE-THIRD OR
S20,OOO.OO0 FOR MAKING
COLLECTIONS.
INCOMES WILL ESCAPE. WOULD
NOT PRODUCE CONSTANT
FLOW" PRESIDENT SAYS,

WASHINGTON, d. G., Sept. IL
The plan agreed upon by the Demo
Gratis Of the Ways and Means commit
tee. completed yesterday. to raise the
500. 900. .nOO war tax by taxing hccr
nm additional soc per barrel. or $l.5O
r,ndrr the new rate. domestic wine
zoe per gallon and 50 on freight
transportation. will yield according
to the estimate as follows: wine. $S,-
1000: beer. $32.OU0.oOo. and
freight, $G0.0)0.O0n.
Here is tie proposition, ns the
members Of tho Ways and Means
committee see It: The railroads will
add to a 500 bill for freight 81 for
the government war tax. The man
who pays the So extra will charge
:. portion of II up to himself. another
portion 10 the man to whom he sells.
who in turn can add little TO the
price TO his consumers. In this way
,he tax will be distributed all down
the line.
There will be no tax on railroad
passenger tickets, gasoline. automo-
Liles. golf balls. magazines, checks,
and the hundred and one things
taxed during the Spanish-American
war. Deer. wines and freight in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
HANDLERS
ON TRAIL OF
MIKE ROMANO
MAFIA SAID TO HAVE ITALIAN
SHOEMAKER SPOTTED AS
A VICTIM.
TROUBLE STARTED WHEN AN
ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO
ENTER HIS HOME.
SHOT AT MAN WHO WAS TRYING
TO FORCE A WINDOW OF
THE HOME OPEN

That the Malta" or Black Hand
Society is trying To victimizc him
and his family is thc belief of Mike
Romano. an Italian shoe rrp3irer.
having shop on Madison street.
The trouble is supposed To have
started several nights ago when it is
said that houscbrcakcr who wa
trying 10 enter tomann's home on
Pike street. was Shot by one Of I'll"
occupants fIhc house. Til" family
was awakened in the dead of night by
a noise. Investigation revealed that
some one was trying To force an en-
trance through Il winduw. The gun
was fired but whether it took effect
is not. known but at the time of the
discharge. the supposed burglar is
said to have exclaimed. "NGu have
killed me" The next morning a
handkerchief Swathcd in blood WAS
found near the window hut no other
evidence of the affair was found.
\ few mornings after It sign of
warning was foun dlpun the Romana
front porch which leads to the be-
iic: That the diSturhCrs are members
T.: the black hand society. This sign
l. the regular sign OF death Of the
society and consisted of a shot gun
she'll, tied To Il cross. This was found
suspended nn the vail.
Last night whll" young Romano.
e boy about IL years old. and son NJ
Mike. was going 10 lis home he was
attacked. and much Of his clothing
torn of. Threats aGainst his life
we're also made. He is unable to toll
: nything about the attack and docs
not even know how many were in the
rarity as the street was very dark.
Mr.. Romano has been In this conn
try for II years and much of this
time has been spent in business in
this city. He has always been peace
abic. attending 20 his own business
and can give no reasons why he
should be- selected A. Il victim OF the
q Malta" II is believed. though. tlia.
the wuuld-br hurGalr or His friends
are trying to get revenge for the in
Jury resulting from the shot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
CZAR's TROOPS HAVE MADE LIT
TIE PROGRESS SINCE MEET
ING REVERSES AT ALLEN
STEIN-THEY ARE NOW bonn
BARDING KOENIGSBERG.

BY Associated Press.
Onicial German advices received
in Washington. declare that the
Germans held their own in the twn
Lav" lighting east of Paris. captur-
ing 30 guns and several thousand
prisoners. but retired the flank upon
the advance of strong hostile col
.umns. Earlier dispatches from Ber-
lin represented the Germans as hnv-
ing los; 80 guns and several tiou-
sand prisoners.
The French embassy at Washing
ton has received reports from Bor-
dcamX of marked advances against
the Germans right wing. These an
naarcd 10 be based on statements by
tn" French ministry OF war. made
public last night. Today it is an-
u0unccd in Paris that the Germans
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-11
LIST OF WRONGS IN BELGIUM
WHICH KING ALBERT HAS
SENT A PROTEST TO PREsI-
DENT WILSON is GIVEN OUT.
COMMISSION CARRYING THE DEC
LARATION AGAINST TEUT0NS
ON ITS WAY TO WASHING
TON.

BY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
NEW YORK. Sept. IA partial
last of the alleged German atrocities
IN belgium against which the Bel
gfum King has sent protest to Pres
idrnt Wilson. was made public today
~ Count Louis DeLichtervelde, sec
rotary Of the Belgian commission
bearing the protest. The commits
sinn reached this city today on its
way to Washington.
al L.insmeau. when the Germans
entered the village two uniformed
ccndarmes attacked the Germans"
the count said. lin revenge the vii
lasc was Invaded on the night of Au-
gust 10. Two farms were destroyed.
the crops were destroyed or carried
away. six houses were burned ana
all the men compelled TO hand over
their arms. 1t was found that none
had been discharged recently and
finally the men were separated into
three dctachmcnts. Two of the de-
cachmcnts disappeared. A third.
consisting of II men, were driven at
tho point Of the bayonet, into ditch
and when they were piled in the Ger
man soldiers set upon them and beat
their brains ont with the flat ends
of their ribles. The battered bodies
were found later by Belgian troops.
on Aug. II, after the battle OF Haze
CONTINUED on FACE FoUR.l