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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
EGYPT PLACED UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION
 AS A PROTECTORATE
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Urumiah. but evidently these operations are unimportant
 Persian tribes are alleged to be fight ing on the side of the Turks.
 '"The Swedish Lieutenant Colonel Evet. after a long stay on the German west front says Germany's economic forces are sufficient. that her military reserves are inexhaustible and that her forces are steadily increasing.
 "Evidence sworn to before the German law courts shows that Belgium already was mobilizing at the end of July and also that French officers and men in uni form were present then in Brussels. Ant werp and other Belgian places.
 Easel reports that the municipality of Lille, at the suggestion of the German officer in command, has asked help from the president of the Swiss confederation to get victuals, as Lille is cut off from all foreign communication and the pop ulation is in distress. The commander guaranteed that the victuals were des- tined exclusively for the consumption of civilians"
 The proclamation of Egypt as a British protectorate was foreshsdowe in recent dispatches On November Egypt was placed under martial law and Maj. Gen. Sir John Grenfell Max well, commander of the forces in Egypt was placed in military control.
 Advices from Constantinople have re- ported the Khedive Abbas Hilmi--ex- lied, it has been alleged from Egypt on account of his pro-Turkish attitude as having gone to Vienna to confer with the Austrian authorities. Pre- viously the Khedve had been report ed preparing to lead an army into Egypt to wrest control from the Brit ish.
 Egypt, while nominally forming part of the Turkish empire, had been vir : tually British dependency. The ad- ministration is carried on by native ministers. subject to the ruling of the Khedive. Since 1883 England has been represented in the government. Tn the abolition of the joint Anglo French control in that year the Khedive on the recommendation of England. ap- pointed an English financial adviser without whose concurrence no finan- cial decision can be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Montgomery Loses
 Road and Bridge Case

Montgomery, December 17.-(Spe- cial al)-Application of the city of Mont gomery for a rehearing of the road and bridge fund case was denied to- day by the supreme court. The case was decided by the court several months ago. @ 's
 The case involves many thousand dollars to the city of Montgomery. The contention of the city of Mont gomery was that 1t should receive it's share of the special road and bridge fund of the county and the supreme court first held in favor of the city.
 4 reheasing was granted on appli- cation of the county and the supreme court reverted It's former decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Nolle Pross Indict ment

Athens, O., December Establishments against George D. Metcalfe. a banker of Oakland. Cal. and David De Long of Coalinga. Cal. an oil producer. on charges of obtaining $25.0oo by selling worthless oil stock to Nelsonville, O.. banker were nolle pressed in court here today. This action followed announcement of Metcalfe that he would make good the losses of oil stock purchassrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
WILL ADJOURN TODAY
Passenger Association Forced to Re-
 main in Session Another Day

Chairman J. H. Richardson of the Southeastern Passenger association said yesterday that the sessions of that body would be concluded this morning after a most intereting and profitable meet ing. It was thought that the work would be concluded yesterday, but it was apparent early during the after noon that the members of the associa- : tion would be here until this afternoon.
 Mir Richardson said yesterday that no increase in rates or any changes had been taken up, and incidentally he said that the association would not have the right to pass finally upon such mat ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
NEGRO FIRES FIVE
 SHOTS AT BARKOS;
 MISSES EVERY TIME

James Barkos, a Greek storekeeper al 2531 Eighth avenue, north, was shot al five times about 10:30 o'clock last night by an unknown negro, who escaped. The Greek was uninjured.
 According to Officer Pittman. who in- vestgated, the unknown negro walked in the store of Barkos and without saying a word to the proprietor started shoot Ing. He was off in his craftsmanship and missed the Greek every time After the shooting the negro calmly walked away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
EFFORTS TO SAVE
 HODGES FAIL

Little Rock. Ark, December 17.-Efforts to save Arthur Hodges. aged 21, from death in the electric chair tomorrow were abandoned today after all five justices of the state supreme court individually refused to grant an appeal from the de-
 cision of Circuit Judge Haynie, declining to direct an investigation into Hodge s sanity Hodges was convicted of killing an officer who had arrested him on a trivial charge and will be the first white man to be legally eleetrocuted in Arkan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Note to Maytorena

Mexico City. December 16.-(Delayed ) Provisional President Gutierrez sent a second order today to Governor Mayto- rena demanding that he retire from be- fore Naco. Gutierrez said he would pre- fer to suffer whatever loss to the con- vention cause might follow rather than cause complications by firing across the border.
 General Angeles left today, it was be- lieved for Chihuahua state with a large detachment of artillery The family of President Gutierrez has left the capital, destined, it was said, for San Luis Po- tosi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

an alluring double bill consisting of J. M. Barries latest long play, "The Legend of Leonora,'', and ''The Ladies Shakes peare." The latter piece is in one act and three scenes and will conclude the bill ''The Legend of Leonora,' which furnished an entire evenings entertain ment in London and New York, is in three acts and is described as being one of the most charming plays that has come from the Barrie pen. In 1t Miss Adams enacts the role of young woman who is blend of many lovable types of womanhood. There are plenty of good seats left for all performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
At the Lyric

Record breaking audiences are witness ing ''Neptune's Garden of Living Statues'' at the Lyric this week. and all declare 1t to be the most magnificent, beautiful, picturesque and mystifying act that has ever been seen here. It is an act full of beauty, for it contains a num- Der of beautiful nymphs. diving sirls, statues, dancers and models, who plunge into a great tank which contains the bot tomless pool. and from which they do not return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
SIX TRAINED LIONS
 MAKE ESCAPE IN A
 NEW YORK THEATRE
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gerous name, of the king of beasts" One caught up with Mark McDermott while he was hurrying down an aisle, so he lay down The animal elawel him on the head and his wound ap- peared to be the most dangerous that any of the beasts inflicted. He was taken to a hospital.
 The last of the audience to leave the theatre We're several women who. cooped up in second floor dressing room, signalled fremen from nearby engine house and were carried down ladders. A throng had gathered outside tho theatre when Alice emerged. trotted across to a street corner and calmly sat down. The crowd began to shout and 10 policemen, with revolvers drawn, came rushing across the street toward her. She turned and fled into Mn apart. ment house.
 Looks Lion in Face
 Abraham Chaser. a photographer. was working on the first floor of the build ing. He opened the door to investigate the noise outside and stared into the face of the lioness. Slamming the door. he shouted for help.
 The beast turned to stairway and bounded up flight. There two women peered from doorway, saw the ani- mal shrieked and slammed the door. Alice fled to the third floor, where the police found her seeking egress to the roof
 For more than 10 minutes there waged in the narrow hallway fierce battle between man and beast. Thirty shots were fired into the now enraged lioness. Up and down the stairway she raced. snarling and striking at her as- sailants Finally the leaden hai1 that rained into her body ended the bat tie.
 It was while the firing was at its height that Glenn was shot throug1 the back. It was thought he would die. Edward K keaveny and James NJ. Craig, patrolmen. were elawed by the lioness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Moss Decision Affirmed

Montgomery, December 17.-(Spe- cial. .)-The supreme court today af- hrmed the Birmingham criminal court in sentencing J. w. Moss to life im- prisonment for the murder of Will Gray. The court also denied the appli- cation of George Dewyr for new trial Dewyr was convicted in the same court of second degree murder and sentenced to 35 years in khe penitentiary. He was convicted of the killing of Robert Herr ina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Seven Keys to Baldpate"

After successful six months engage ment in Chicago and one year in New York, Seven Keys to Baldpate,' George M. Cohan's latest effort of fun and mys- tery. will be presented at the Jefferson theatre Christmas matinee and night and the following day matinee and night, with the original New York and Chicago company and production, cyrill Scott playing the leading role. Earl Derr Big gers, a well known writer of best sell ers'' is responsible for the book which has ilized world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Whenever You NeeA . General Tonie
 Take Groves

The Oid Standard Groves Tastless Chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General. Tonic because 1t contains the well known tonic properties of QUI- NINE ard IRON. Drives out Malaria. enriches blood. builds up the Whole Gyatem. s0e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
ENGLISH CITIES ARE LITTLE DISTURBED
 BY GERMAN RAID
Mechanics at Work Repair ing Damage-Citizens Resume Their Usual
 Occupations

London, December 1T.-(s:5o D. m. ! Residents of the towns of Scarborough. the Hartlepools and whitby. which yes terday were bombarded by German cruisers, resumed their ordinary occu- pations today. The only departure from the regular routine was the arrival of crowds of camera bearing tourists, the return of those who had fled, and busy mechanics at work repairing damage done by the shells
 The mayor of Scarborough placarded the walls with posters advising the people to keep cool, but this hardly was necessary, for beyond grief for the loss of friends and neighbors and the little pride displayed at the attention they attracted. citizens went about their business in natural way. It will not be long before all marks of the gun fire will be removed
 The attitude of the people of England is much the same os that of the bonn barded towns. There is no excitement and the only effect of the bombardment is the demand that naturalized Germans and those who have not been natural ized shall be excluded from areas open to sea attack and slight boom in recruiting, which had been slackening at the approach of Christmas
 The Right Hon. Thomas J. McNamara, parliamentary secretary to the admir- alty, said the German raid was worth two army corps to Kitcheners army.
 It is believed now that the Germa1 squadron included at least four battle cruisers of the uper-dreadnaught class and two armored cruisers. The smelling of Hartlepool and Scarborough was sim ultaneous. but whitby was visited after the warships had left the other towns
 An inquest was begun today into the deaths of the 77 persons killed in the liar tlepools and tomorrow a similar inquiry will begin touching the deaths of ,he r Scarborough victims.
 There has been some naval activity or the part of the allies in other parts oi the world. British ships have been fom barding the Germans along the Flanders coast and the Turks in the Gulf of Saros while the Russian Black sea fleet ha, sunk German steamer and an uniden tified vessel, supposed to be a Turkish warship.
 Austria, it is reported, has lost thu training ship Beethoven, which as i was being used for training purposes would have at least 200 cadets aboard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY

Settled white woman for cook and general house work. Apply 30l <3d
 st., Fairfield. or phone Ensley S31-W.
 Good home fov the right party. Ha12r1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
sENATE./

 Eulogies spoken for the late Sem ator Bacon of Georgia.
 Hearings continued on water power site land leasing bill and on charges of coal rate freight dis criminations against south Att lantic ports. In respect for the memory of Senator Bacon adjournment was taken at 1859 o'clock until noon Friday.
 HOUSE. Rear Admiral Fiske, aide de camp for operations, testified be- fore the naval committee.
 Commerce committee continued hearings on cold storage regula- tion bill.
 Consideration of the legislative appropriation bill considered
 Secretary Bryan asked appropria- tions committee for additional funds to meet extra expenses of the diplomatic and consular service. Hearings on the bin to regulate cold storage of food, and on the rivers and harbors and agricultural bills, continued in committed.
 Voted to repeal law for agricul- tural census and eliminated appro- priation for legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. Rivers and harbors committee completed annual rivers and har- s34,13S,5S0
 Adjournment at $40 p. m. to noon Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Maude Adams

Charles Frohman will present Maude Adams at the Jefferson theatre this rven- ing with a special matinee tomorrow in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Casualty List

u. estimate of the casualties resulting from the German bombardment of Hartlepool. issued late tonight. says that s2 persons were killed and about 250 were wounded.
 Hartlepool. December 17.--(Via London, Ii :05 p. m.)-An inquest was begun here today oyer the bodies of {. 79s victims of the German bombardment. Killed in Hartlepool and West Hartiepool
 In opening the court the coroner said that never before in English history had an inquest been held under similar cir cumstances and that he hoped the occa- sion would never occur again. The she'll ing of the Hartlepools, he said, gave a faint idea of what Belgium and France had suffered.
 The testimony brought to light some pathetic cases. An old woman was pick ing up coal dropped from cars on the railway embankment when she was killed by shell. An old man and his two daughters were starting breakfast in the kitchen when a shell killed all three.
 A young woman went to the house of her aged mother, intending to conduct her to place of safety. Entering the passageway she stumbled across her mothers body. shell had pierced the roof and killed her. An elderly man. who thought the gunfiring was that of Brit ish ships at practice, sat down uncon- cernedly to breakfast. A shell carried away the corner Of his house, killing his two grandchildren.
 The verdict rendered by the coroner's s jury was that the deaths of the 79 per- sons were due to bombardment of the twin boroughs ''by an enemy, who, under the cover of a dense fog, fired shot and shell into the towns, killing many un- armed civilians"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

Washington, December 1.-The House voted to repeal the law passed in 19os providing for fve-year agricultural census, and struck from the Legislative, executive and judicial bill the s2,256,0 ,00C
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23
Big Interests
Are On The Job

Washington, ID. c., July 23.-(Spe-
ciall The interests are on the job in
Washington.
Paul M. Warburg, of the Money
Trust, for the Federal Reserve Board
Thomas B. Jones, of the Harvester
Trust, for the same.
Ira Nelson Morris, of the Beet
Trust, flor minister to Sweden.
Winthrop Moore Daniels, the rail-
roads man, for the Interstate Com
merce Commission. '4 ,
Tom. Fox, the red light" boss Of
Sacramento, for postmaster j
And a host of high and low Demo
cratic office seekers and small bore
politicians for other jobs.
This is part Of the record of Wood
orw Wilson, progressive" president
of the United States on the Demo
now issuing. frantic appeals to the la
Dor vote to vote for its continuance in
office. Stick these names under your
hat and remember them when your
Democratic congressman asks you to
re-elect him because of the record of
achievement of the gentleman who
occupies the White House,
If there was ever any doubt that
Wilson's administration is making an
appeal to business, big, bad and little,
a glance at the list of these appointees
Should settle it. If this glance does
not settle it, a review of the following
facts should nail it in the head for
ever: ~
Aside from the, Mexican peace pol
icy of the president and the reformist
program for that shattered republic
which he hopes to see Carranza and
Villa put through, Wilson has made.
is making, and will in all probability
continue to make the utmost efforts
to aid business. He aided the bankers
by passing the currency bill which,
according to Representative Lindberg,
the near Socialist, who forced Pujo
money trust investigation, has
strengthened the centralizing power
Of the kings of finance. If you don't
believe this, ask the big bankers.
Wilson is working to secure the
oasasge of a set of harmless trust
bills which are desired by all intelli-
gent business men because they will
Stop for a time the agitation against
he trusts and will not interfere with
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23

Thirty-four states in the Union, the
District of Columbia and Porto Rico
have laws prohibiting night work for
children under sixteen, while West
Virginia is in the minority that have
no such laws. That Porto Rico should
be more progressive than some of the
old states in the Union does not re-
ect well on these old states, especially
as in some Of them the leading indus
tries are those in which night work is
particular yinjurious. Night work in
glasA etories has long been recogniz-
ed as especially bad for children, be-
cause Of the strain of the work and the
exposure of the worker to extreme
heat besides the usual i'll effects of
any kind of night work, yet tire glass
manufa cturing states still allow chill
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23

profits Wilson has steadfastly ref.s-
ed to aid the Seamap's bill, which is
favored by the Seahen's Union, and
opposed blythe Steamship trust. Viii
son has played into the hands of the
railroads by securing the repeal Of the
free tolls provision of the Panama
Canal Act, thus helping to keep rail
road rates and maintain high freight
charges.
Wilson, through William Jennings
Bryan, the highest paid vaudeville ar
fist in the cabinet, has endeavored to
jam through the senate the outrage
GUS Columbian and Nicaraguan trea-
ties which even the corrupt Republi-
can senate sent back to Knox and
Taft as too gross a handing over to
Wall street of the helpless South
American republics. Wilson has,
lastly, given his official o. K. to the
fake labor exemption clause in the
Clayton bill, which he admite does not
exempt labor from prosecution under
the Sherman Act.
Wilson will probably sign the worst
pork barrel, rivers and harbors Dill
which congress has had up for years.
Wilson has damaged to an extent that
cannot be repaired for years, the civil
service system. never particularly
well-kept. y
Yes, ladies' and gentlemen. the IN
TERESTS are still on The job IN
Washington. All this talk about the
abolition of the lobby from the hall
of congress is idle gassing. The lobby
it still here; it is no longer unofficial
and amateur it is official and profess
sional, and it draws. pleasant salaries
from the United States government.
If you don't believe this, ask Commits
sioner Of Corporations Davies, who is
also secretary of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, and who transacts
his public and his political business in
one and the same office
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23
West Virginia Workers
To Boost Clayton Bill

through the United tSates senate; the
bill having passed the house on June
Is, 1914. AS president of the West
Virginia State Federation of Labor, l
urge you to also become active in this
matter. u
"Those who oppose the labor pro-
visions of the Clayton Bill pretend to
believe that it is "class legislation"
when as a matter of fact the United
States Suprem Court in it's recent de-
cision on the Missouri law emphati-
cally declared that combinations OF
capital and associations of working
people are distinctively different.
That decision justif1es labor,s conten-
ton for the labor provisions of the
Clayton Bill, but the Courts decision
is limited to Missouri while the Clay
ton Bill will apply to the entire coun-
try. i f.
"You are therefore urgently re-
uuested to write Senators Chiffon and
Golf and ask all friends of liberty to
write these senators a letter, address
Washington, D. c. Respectfully and
insistently request their support and
vote for labor provisions Of the Clay
ton Bill as they passed the House OF
Representative by practically unan-
imous vote. u.s.
Please give this matter your prompt
and energetic attention and let me
hear from you at your earliest con-
venience
with best wishes for successs,I am
'F'raternally yours,
Attest: III. P. CORCORAN,
u. L. PAULEY, y. President.
"Secretary'
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23

the present and future sufferings of
those on striker and said actions of
the above named have and are proving
detrimental to our cause.
While / know full well there are a
few I. w. WIS that belong to the U.
M. w. of A., and might at some time
create more or less dissention, but 1.
think the protest premature and has
done more to disrupt our lines than
anything have ever witnessed. Ia
Yes, I know an ounce of prevention
is worth pound of cure, but I don't
believe in meeting trouble before it
comes.
ing held on the ball park ground in
Bellaire, Ohio, some time ago by the
U. M. w. of A., by unanimous vote
it was declared to be an U. M. W. of
IA. meeting, and as most pof the men
working in and around the vaStous
mines in this locality had ceased work
and from reports of committees that
had visited sub-district, we thought il
in line with their views that sopae Of
the sub-district officers, they claiming
to believe that the coming convention
in Columbus would stop all water
hauling, etc., a Resolution was passed
to elect committe representing
each. nationality and one American to
feMest other locals in the sub-district
to have men in and around the mines
cause work, believing it would bring
about an earlier settlement.
myself was chosen to represent the
Americans, (which. of course, l am
proud of I'D want the two by four
fcritics to distinctly understand, that
am not now, never was, nor do / in
tend to be an l. w. W., and the stare
ment in the capitalist papers that
some defeated candidates were caus-
ing the disturbance in this section
are base lies, and they know it.
We know beyond a doubt the trou-
BILE makers and the actual cause of the
not critical conditions, and the search
light will be used after this strikefs
ended and the water carriers on both
shoulders will be placed in the lime
light in their cal position.
Say, who induced the foreign ele-
ment to these shores, and what for
Ash some of the critics.
Think of the miners and their fami-
lilies, nearly 16 weeks out of work an
receiving the small sum of $3.50 and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-23

That West Virginia workers will
boost the Clayton bill which has pass
ed congress and is now pending be-
fore the senate, is the opinion of the
officers of the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor, who have issued
an appeal to the workers of the state
urging them ito do SO. .e'
They are asked to bring every in
fluence to- bear upon their senators
to induce, them to support the bill.
The Letter.
Following is the letter sent the To-
Gals!
TO Organized Labor of West Va,
Fellow Workers and Friends:
LAS you know the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Railroad
Brotherhoods have been actively en-
gagged in an effort to secure the pass
age of the Clayton bill, H. R. 1857,
which contains Labor's Bill of Rights,