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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
NAVAL LOSSES TO DATE

The following losses have been
sustained by the British and Ger
man fighting navies IN less than
three months Of war:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Cruisers eight.
BY submarine--cressy, Hogue,
AboukIr, Pathfinder, Hawke.
BY mIne-Amphion.
BY gun fire--Pegasus.
BY srounding-Warrior.
Torpedo gunboat (one).
BY mlne--Speedy.
Submarine (one).
BY groundins-E I.
GERMANY.
Cruisers (seven).
BY submarine--tielo.
BY gun fire--Maadebura, MaInz,
coeln, Ariadne, Augspers, Panther.
Auxiliary cruisers (two).
BY gun fire-cap Trafalgar,
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
Submarines (tso).
BY gun fire--u rs; one, desiena.
ton unknown.
Destroyers (three).
BY gun fire-DesIgnation un.
known.
Mine-iayer (one).
BY gun fire--koenisin LuIse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

and so OF the crew were landed at
Aberdeen.
1t is believed the disaster occurred
not far from that part of the Scot
fish coast, although the admiralty re
port gives no time or definite location
Of the catastrophe.
British patrol ships located Ger
man submarine off the east coast Of
Holland and sunk her.
The Hawke was commanded by
Capt. p e. T. Williams, and he and
the chief officers Of the cruiser are
believed to be lost.
The Hawke was cruiser OF 1880
tons, $50 feet long and of co feet beam
and drew 20 feet Of water. She was
launched In 1891. Her armament con.
sisted Of two SO inch guns. ten six.
inch guns, IL six-ponders,. five three.
Founders, two machine guns and two
torpedo tubes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
CRUISER SENT TO BOTTOM
German Submarine BY Use Of Torpedo
Sinks Britain Warship Hawke
$50 Lives Lost.

London, Oct. ia German torpe-
do cost England her seventh cruiser
and $3.50 men, the British admiralty
ofiicially announced, The cruiser
Hawke was struck by a torpedo from
a German submarine and sunk in the
northern waters OF the North sea. The
cruiser Theseus was attacked. but the
torpedo missed its mark.
The press bureeu issued list Of
II survivors Of the 400 officers and
men on the Hawke. and it is hoped
that the loss of life may prove lighter.
Lieutenant Commander Rosaman and
20 men were picked up from a raft
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
PATRIOTIC PLAY FANS
LONDON WAR FLAMES

London.-That the ststage still plays
an important part In sustaining public
uspirit and forwarding movements for
the aid OF the Red Crcross has been
fully demonstrated byy Sir Herbert
Trees revival Of "Drahke."
From the first performance the pa
triotic scenes have arcroused the au-
diences to tremendous outbursts Of
enthusiasm. The effect OF these dem
onstrations is being Witnessed by
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

projecting stones; this ineffective en-
CINE was discarded in favor of bronze
"bombards' and cast-iron corronades
Today, however, the siege gun is a
cumbrous mass Of steel or wrought
iron, weighing anything from 40 tons to
$50 tons. The largest are capable OF fir
ing a shell weighing practically one
ton. and with sufficient force to pene-
trate wrought iron at a distance Of
1000 yards to a depth OF nearly two
feet, While some are sighted for a
range OF five miles. and at that dis
lance may be relied upon TO strike an
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
Cathedral Lost to Art.

Paris.-The artistic beauty Of the
cathedral at Reims. which suffered in
the German bombardment OF that
town. never can be restored. in the
opinion of Whitney Warren. the New
York architect. who has Just returned
from Reims. where he made thor
ough inspection OF the famous struc-
ture. Mr.. Warren, who Is q CORE
spending member Of the Institute de
france. was given the privilege Of
visiting the cathedral.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
AWFUL ENGINES OF WARFARE
Force and Power Of German Siege
Guns 10 Something Wonderful
to Contemplate.

The extraordinary advance made In
the science OF warfare in recent years
is in no way better illustrated than
in the matter of siege guns. such as
were used by the Germans to subdue
the Liege fortresses. The medieval
cannon was clumsy. made of iron bars
hooped together with iron rings and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
PORTUGAL MAY ENTER WAR
Little Nation, II ls Said, Is Preparing
to Line Up With the Allies
General News.

| IOuuOu, OCt. lO.--DlSpdICneS IRON
Lisbon and Madrid Indicate that be
fore many days tenth nation, Portu
gal will have become involved in the
European war.
Her treaty with England will line
up the new republic, IL she goes to
war, among the foes of Germany, in.
creasing the number of allies to eight
The treaty obliges Portugal to fur
nish 100000 troops to England when
called upon.
A Reuter- dispatch from Lisbon de-
clares mobilization will be ordered to.
morrow and that martial law has been
declared in the Portuguese Kongo,
probably in fear OF an uprising similar
to that in South Africa among the
British colonists.
One report from Madrid states Por-
tugal already has declared war on
Germany. This is denied In the Reu.
ter dispatch,
Germans Rout French Cavalry.
London, Oct. 14.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph company from Ber-
lin, by way Of Amsterdam. gives the
following statement issued by the Ger.
man general stan: Our cavalry com.
pletely routed q French cavalry divi
sion west of Lille and near Hazen
brouck we In fiicted severe losses on
another French cavalry division. I'm
til now the engagements on the from,
| In the western theater did not lead tC
a decision.
About the booty at Antwerp no re
ports can be made"
6oer Leaders Are Loyal.
Cape Town, South Africa. Oct. l6.---
The government is receiving numer
GUS pladges OF support from Boel
leaders in the crisis caused by the
rebellion of the troops commanded by
Colonel Maritz, but 1t is learned that
many Beers whose loyalty to England
had been suspected in the past have
disappeared from their usual haunts
both here and in the other towns OF
the Union.
Cholera Beats Russians.
Rome, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Giornale dItalia from the Austrian
frontier says that cholera has as.
sumed frightful proportions in Galicia
and Hungary.
"Wednesday in a large town and
district in northern Hungary" the dis
patch says, there were 10000 cases
among the soldiers and persons who
had been In contact with them. The
epidemic is extraordinarily violent,
and large percentage of the stricken
persons die within few hours.
1T is asserted that the withdrawal
OF the Russians from Hungary was
due to desire not to expose them
selves to the contagion."
Kaiser Has 100000 Men?
London, Oct. 1.-THE Nation says
the following will be found the best
official estimate of the total fighting
forces of the German empire:
Trained men now serving. ALSO. 900.
Unframed but liable, ersatz. reserv-
lists. and landsturm. 3,750.000.
Landsturm, seventeen to twenty
years Of age. 100000.
Private letters from Germany speak
OF the terrible losses among the off,
GERS. One records the death of AZ
per cent OF the officers in the Bava-
rian guard.
Rushing Troops to France.
London, Oct. 18.-"Important Ger
man re-enforcements. especially artil,
lery, have been sent to the west front"
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object ten feet high. In actual battle
fire would rarely be opened at a
greater range than about two miles.
owing to atmospheric and other diff
culties. Even under the most favor
able conditions the bringing up Of
siege guns and the placing OF them in
position is a herculean task OF trans
port and engineering.
The enormous engines Of war have
to be hauled up steep mountains and
placed on a solid bed OF concrete.
The labor such a step requires is
about 'Iuat to that Of erecting large
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

heavy increases in the donations to
relief funds and by many recruits
from among the young man theater-
goers.
Sir Herbert produced the play and
gave his services without fee. His
leading lady. Miss PHYLLIS Nelson
Terry. also donated her services and
the author waived all royalties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

machinery plant When in position
the gun is hidden by earthworks
thrown up around 1t and screened by
brushwood. Adapted for high-angle
fire, its heavy shells can be thrown
over any outworks and directly upon
the place against which the attack is
intended.
All these preparations involve i'm
mense trouble and often much loss Of
life from the enemy's fire. but once a
siege gun is In position even the
strongest fortified place is bound to
suffer severely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22
The New and the Valuable.

What Is valuable Is not new. and
what 10 new is not valuable.-Daniej
Webster.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

cables a Copenhagen correspondent.
my informant, who has just returned
here. met at Brandenburg 2S trains OF
re-enforcements in one hour, all packed
with men and horses. He estimates
the number Of troops to be between
100000 and 100000. Regular traffic on
the main lines in Germany has been
suspended to allow transportation to
the western field of an army OF 10000
soldiers" ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
FRISCO CONCLUDES
 TAKING EVIDENCE
Testimony in Dora Case Will Now Be Presented Judge GastOn Gunter
 for Decision


 Tho Frisco railroad concluded It's ev- idence yesterday afternoon in it's effort to have made permanent the injunction against the order of the railroad commits sion requiring the Frisco to resume its schedule of stopping It's fast trains at Dora, Carbon Hill and Cordova In Walker county.
 Forney Johnston, attorney for the Flis- co, agreed to permit the use in this ca SC of the testimony which the people of the three cities of Walker offered some weeks ago when the railroad commission in- vestigated. The evidence of the railroad and of the people will now go to Judge Gaston Gunter of Montgomery. who some time ago issued a temporary injunction against the order of the commission.
 The hearing, which lasted for two days. attracted considerable attention. The in- vestigation was held In the office of MT. Johnston. The state was represented by Attorney General Robert c. Brickell. and his second assistant, Howard Seay. Scott Maxwell of Cordova, and J. Linn Palmer and Frank Marquis of Dora were inter- ested citizens fin attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
.LOVELADY MAY NOT
 RUN FOR THE PLACE
Says He Has Not Yet Fully Decided About Running
 for Commissioner

It Is understood in municipal polit- ical circles that Dr. R. F. Lovelady. president of the board of revenue, will not be a candidate for the office of commissioner. Mir. Lovelady some months ago made what was considered tentative announcement.
 Last night he said; q have not yet fully determined. I have considered the proposition from every angle. I will have something to say in the near fu- ture."
 The race for city commissioner to succeed James Weatherly will begin to arouse interest next month-August. The election will be held in September. There are two avowed candidates, MT. Weatherly. incumbent. and Harry Jones. The race between the two is expected to lte of great interest, al- though the sensational charges and counter charges which figured in the George B. Ward-Vassar l.. Allen con test of year ago are not expected to be repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
NEGRO ELIMINATED BY ANT|-DEMOCRATS Will Not BeDelegates Either Bull Moose or Repub-
 lican Convention

The negro as a political factor was eliminated in Alabama in 1901. The dem- ocratic party immediately dropped nim from consideration. Until recently, how ever. he continued to make an appear ance in republican circles The ehiiii- nation of the negro by anti-demoerats has taken place.
 The republicans, in meeting of their executive committee, held in Birming- ham recently, did away with the negro by refusing to permit those counties wmch generally sent negroes, to father deie- cations in the state convention. It Is positively stated that as result, in the convention which assemblies in Birming- ham this month. no negro will be a delegate.
 It was learned yesterday that the bull moose convention which will meet in Birmingham next month, will be free of negro participation. Just how this has been accomplished is unknown, but that it has been, is definitely stated
 The bull moose faction has recently ac- quired in Jefferson county several demo- crats, and these democrats have let it pc knOWn tHdl they Wouiu Hol Noiun- tarily attend a convention in which ne- groes were recognized. This, it is said, did not secure of itself the elimination of the negro. but it is known that the leaders of that branch of the opposition have recognized that if they are to make inroads into democracy's strength the faction must be lilly white"
 The republican and bull moose conven- tions will occur this and next month, respectively. Full state stickets will be nominated. As to whether the two fac tions will unite in support of common ticket is said tt be still matter for doubt. It is understood, however, that for congressman from the Seventh and Ninth districts each convention Will pro- eeed to nominate the same candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
HERB SHOALS CLAIM ANOTHER VICTIM;
 LITTLE RUTH NELL HINDS DROWNS IN SAME
 POOL IN WHICH JAMES VAUGHN MET DEATH

about the fatal pool the body of the lit- tie girl was recovered And then the picnic-the Fourth of July picnie-broke up, and the saddened party rode back to Birmingham, and to break the news to the parents.
 The little girl was a niece of Will E. Brooks, an official of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company. MT. Brooks was on his way to florist to buy flowers for the remains of his friend. Will Ment- zell, who was killed In an automobile accident last Thursday night at Lake Purdy, when he was told to go to the parlors of Echols & Angwin, where the remains of his niece had just been brought in. MT. Brooks was overcome by the news.
 At the home of Miss Hinds ct 2121 Ave nue G, the shock was broken gently to the girls mother and father. R. F. Hnds, the father. Is a machinist, as was MT. Vaughn. father of the little boy who was drowned last Wednesday afternoon at Herb Shoals.
 Funeral services over the deceased will be conducted this afternoon at 80 o'clock from the family residence at 212l Ave nue G. Interment will follow in Huff man. Miss Hinds Is survived by her pa- rents, Mir. and Mrs. R. r. Hinds, and a sister, Mrs. Carl Fox of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Ware Is Drowned While
 On Picnic At QueenSto7vn

Horace and George Simpson, of 1i1 Fifty ninth street. Woodlawn. The body was recovered by George w. Cooke, of 2s16 Twelfth avenue, north, and George Hayes of Eaton.
 As soon as the body was recovered the Johns Undertaking company was notified and an ambulance was sent to the scene, Owing to the roughness of the roads and the recent showers the ambulance did not return to Birmingham until about o'clock last night. The remains were brought to the parlors of Johns. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 Raymond Ware was 21 years of age and was born and reared in Woodawn. He was a graduate of the High school and since boyhood had been prominent in Sunday school circles He was a lead CT in Christian work in Woodlawn as well as a teacher in the Sunday school class of the Woodlawn Presbyterian church. His tragic death cast a gloom over the younger people in the eastern suburb of Birmingham last night. His mother, Mrs Robert A. Ware, was pros- trated by the shock, when the news was broken to her by members of the family
 Raymond Ware is survived by his mother. three sisters, Miss Ethel Ware Miss Louise Ware and Mrs. B. B. Van Hooten of Macon. Ga.; and two brothers Joseph C. Ware and Robert Ware The deceased was also prominent in the Boy Scouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

last Wednesday afternoon, and little Miss Hinds. although warned repeatedly, kept wading nearer and nearer the dark pool where the Vaughn boy lost his life. She fell in the hole twice and was pulled out by companions, but the moment the attention of the party was turned else- where the little girl would gradually slip away to the fatal hole. Finally before she could be caught she had again fallen in the pool, and this time too far out to be drawn out without someone diving in after her.
 MT. Wood jumped in after the little girl. She caught him in a grim embrace on her third appearance on the surface of the pool, and both sank to the bottom. where a fierce conflict took place. The girl in her desperation so held Mir. Wood that she was about to drown him also Mir. Wood finally managed to dis entangle himself from the clutches of Miss Hinds and came to the surface gasp ing and strangling and almost helpless. He was fished from the water in a very weakened condition. Ruth Nell Hinds re- mained at the bottom.
 After about an hour of diving by boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
QUOTES DR. SHAW
 ID REFUTE CHARGE
Mrs. Hundley Shows Leader Never Reflected on Modern
 Marriage Ceremony
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 In a recent issue of your paper you re- printed an article from the Attalla Her ald under caption. "Terrors of Equal Suf- frage."
 In vain effort to prove to fair minded people that either equal suffrage or its marriage ceremony the writer of that article credited Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National American wom- an Suffrage association, with the follow ing language;
 "The marriage ceremony has outlived It's usefulness. and should be relegated to oblivion"
 Believing that all who read the article copied in your paper will be interested to know what Dr. Shaw herself says about the truth of the statement credited to her, I quote from telegram received from her this morning, in reply to one sent by me
 Statement absolutely false Newspa- pers which reported it and all New York and Philadelphia papers have retracted."
 Just as the conditions which make woman suffrage necessary are opposed to truth and justice, so are the methods used in a futile effort to defeat it. and to dis- parage its leaders. opposed to truth and justice.
 I ask the courtesy of as prominent place in your paper for this letter as you gave to the article which makes this letter necessary.
 BOSSIEs sO'BRIEN HUNDLEY.
 Birmingham, July 4. 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
SAYS CUNNINGHAM BELIEVES THE DUMP
 MENACE ID HEALTH
Mrs. kiernan Points Out That There Is Danger of Real Typhoid
 Epidemic
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald,
 l want it understood that Dr. Cunning ham is in favor of the elimination of the West End dump and Is urging the build ing of an incmerator In his conversation over the phone with me yesterday he was surprised to know that his name was used in the article appearing in Fridays Age-Herald. He said most emphatcally. "A dump is a nuisance, A crematory Ia not and I will recommend that crema- tory be placed in West End
 It is very amusing to me to read that "As a dump the dump Is all right, What We want is no dump. If Mr Ca1-e ford and The Age-Herald reporter think they have reported correctly on condi- tions here they are mistaken, for they visited the dumping grounds after the place had been on hre for 24 hours we suffer from the odor from this place at night. Sometimes it Is worse than at others It all depends upon the number of garbage wagons emptled during the day and the kind of garbage they con- tain. But more than this. we are living in constant dread of typhoid fever. MT. Gafford says that the dead animals. vegetables and decaying garbage are sep arated from the paper, mattresses and old clothes and taken to the Avenue F cre- matory. Imagine such a sorting place close to a residence districtl As n mat ter of fact. the vegetables and decaynx matter deposited are not taken away to the Avenue F crematory or anywhere else.
 When l asked the man there yesterday about the watermelon rines which were on the dump and what he was going to do with them, he answered that he wasn't going to do anything with them, that he had received no instructions from MT. Gafford to do anything with them.
 We have had one death. and at present q little girl is sick with the disease in this very locality. Let us have an in- cinerator before we have a s1.000,000 Meth- odist college. for if our people die of ty- phoid they can't go to college. have been told that the city can place gas in- cnerator out here for the small amount of sl200 or sl5O0. Let the commission sec that this is done before we have a typhoid epidemic. Let us have health qrst-
 MRS. JOHN A. HERMAN.
 West End, July l. 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

Seemingly drawn by an irresistible de- sire to wade in the dark pool at Herb Shoals. where young James Vaughn was drowned a few days ago on the Warrior river, Ruth Nell Hinds, aged IA years, about Il o'clock yesterday morning, fin- ally slipped and despite the efforts of her companions to save her was engulfed be- meath the murky waters. Her dead body was recovered an hour later.
 Ruth Nell Hinds resided with her pa rents at 211 Avenue G. Friday night about 10 o'clock. with a party of young companions. chaperoned by MT. and Mrs R. T. Hood. who reside near the Hinds, the trip was made to Herb Shoals. which is located about 92 miles west of Birming- ham on the Warrior river. It was a pie mic party and the arrangements were to spend the Fourth of July in the woods and on the river.
 Yesterday morning the young people of the party all began wading in the shoals, which are very shallow with the excep- ton of a few places. The talk was nat urally about young James Vaughn, aged 10 years who was drowned at the shoals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SUNDAY
 SCHOOL CLASS-SEIZED WITH
 CRAMP WHILE IN SWIMMING. COMPANIONS UNABLE TO AID

Raymond Ware. inspector of meters Tor the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. and a leader in Sunday school work at Woodlawn, was drowned yesterday afternoon about l o'clock at Queenstown Lake. about 15 miles east of Birmingham on the Seaboard railroad. The body was recovered after several hours search by sewimmers at the lake.
 According to eyewitnesses of the tragedy. Wade and his Sunday school class whom he had taken on a Fourth of July picnic yesterday morning to Queenstown Lake went in bathing inn mediately after the monday lunch. They had not been in the water very long when on a dive near the shore Ware went down like plummet and never came up again. He had been seized with a fatal cramp. Among members of his class who saw the drowning were Howard Vaughn of 255 Cedar street. Woodlawn. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
WILL AUSTIN BE
 BATSON'S CHIEF? Sheriff-Elect Denies Report He Will Name Austin as
 Chief Deputy

The report which has been assidiously circulated for the past several days that Thomas J. Batson, nominee for sheriff, would make c. w. Austin, former chief of police, his chief deputy, was denied, yes terday by MT. Batson So vigorous was the nominee In making denial that ae left the impression that he might not name . chief deputy.
 'I have heard that report said MT. Batson. 'There is no truth in it. When am elected in the fall will name a chief deputy if it is demonstrated that I can not get along without the aid of such an assistant"
 Mir. Austin, who was a candidate for the office of sheriff, but who retired before the ballots were cast, also denied the re- port. MT. Batson did not say that he would not name MT. Austin, and Mir Aus tin did not say that he would not accept the position were 1t to be offered.