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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-28

New York. - American kiddies
watch out! Isadora Duncan will
catch you if you don't. And she'll
make a Greek dancer of you and
teach you Greek ideals of life and art
and perhaps she'll make you go bare
foot all the time.
Miss Duncan, exponent of classic
ideals and worshiper of beauty, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Romance and Oddities Are
Mingled With the Grim News
of the Struggle.
GERMAN WOMAN WEEDS
END ATTACKS ON HER
Notwithstanding Optimism, How.
ever, Shadow of Unemployment
Is Lengthening Daily.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
| LONDON, August 14.-Grim as war
news is, it is not without its lighter
side of amusing incidents, oddities and
| romance.
The comforting Of war names upon
| children began as soon as the first
| blood was shed. albert Leman Liege
| Hopkins and Marie Alsace Lorraine"
Lecomte have already been registered
| in London.
| The suggestions advanced in letters
| to the press for mitigating the distress
during and after the war cover almost
everything. An Australian urges that
the fecundity of the rabbit offers So
luton. He would have the government
inclose areas of the country and stock
them we'll with rabbits.
Thousands of rabbits rapidly multi
plying would prove very useful during
a period of high prices" he says.
To end hostile demonstrations a Ger
man woman shopkeeper of Islington
married an Englishman and Jenkins"
has replaced "Hoggesbatt'' above the
shop.
Free for the Soldier.
Almost everything is free to the SOL
der. Photographic studios invite SOL
uiSiS III loi Tree poTlIdltS To ledNe Win
their sweethearts. Bootmakers adver-
tise their desire to repair the army
mans boots free of cost and in some
instances they engage to keep the foot
gear of the wives and children at home
in repair 50 long as the war lasts
The use of the telephone for the cir
culation of war news to subscribers
has become a feature of the newspaper
services throughout the British Isles.
Most of the papers have definite late
evening hours set apart during which
any subscriber who has paid from
shilling to a pound per week for the
service may learn by telephone the
late night war news.
Wives of soldiers married without Of
fetal permission and without title to
allowances are to receive allowances ;
just the same, according to announce
ment by the war office. The allowance
will be Is cents day for each wife,
with cents day for each boy under
fourteen years Of age and each girl
under sixteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
NOT A PROPHET.
German Ambassador Denies Predic.
ton of Wars Outcome.

NEW YORK. August 27-Count Won
Bernstorf. the German ambassador
to America. issued a statement yester-
day in which he announced that
neither himself nor any one connected
with the German embassy was making
predictions as to the future or discuss
ing peace or mediation in any manner
whatever,
Reports have been published said
Count Won Bernstorf. ito the effect that
a person connected with the German
embassy had discussed peace or medi-
alton. / wish to say emphatically that
nobody connected with the embassy has
made any remarks concerning peace,
mediation or future events. l am cut
off from communication with my gov
eminent, and am absolutely responsible
for any authorized statements: but
assume no responsibility for unauthor-
lied interviews with persons supposed
to be connected with the German en-
bassy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
NATIONS NOW At WAR
HAVE AFRICAN EMPIRES
Vast Holdings in the Ozark Cont
nent" Exceed Their Euro
pean Areas.

The African possessions and protec-
torates OF the European powers now
at war are more than three times as
large as continental United States.
They are more than three times as
war, and are eleven times larger than
England. France. Germany and Bel
GUM, which control them. says a
statement issued by the National
Geographic Society. They occupy
9,667.531 of Africa's 11,513,O00 square
miles.
THE largest Individual holder Of
African territory is France, with 3,812.-
600 square miles. more than million
and half of which is the Sahara
desert" says the society's statement.
England controls a.S1s,245 square
miles: Belgium, with Belgian Kongo as
its sole possession, S02. 900 square miles,
and Germany. 1,o35,oS6 square miles.
Dwarf European Areas.
These figures make surprising con-
trasts with those of the European
holdings of these countries. European
France consists of 07,O54 square
miles: England, 1891 square miles;
Belgium. 1913 square miles, and Ger
many. 208,7s0 square miles,
ENGLAND leads in the population of
her African dependencies, with a total
of 49,458,500 inhabitants, more than
two million of whom are Europeans.
The bulk of her white population is in
the Union Of South Africa, which con-
sists OF Good Hope. Natal, the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State, and in
" hich dwell nearly 100000 foreign
ers.' There are approximately 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Describes a Battle.

A Belgian refugee, a hat manufac-
turer from the town of Anvelais, near
Namur. upon arrival here described the
fight that took place in his home town,
French infantry held the place and
after some sharp rife fire the Germans
brought VI their artillery. A shell fell
close I" the narrator's house bur luck
lily 70" him, failed to explode
French guns on the heights opened
FIRE soon after the battle was started
and their shells decimated the Ger
mans. The French infantry retired
from the bridge to permit their artil-
lery to sweep its approaches
Although they lost heavily certain
number of Prussians succeeded in en-
tering the village and threw into the
houses some infiammable preparations,
which set them on fire The rnanufac-
turer and his wife fled, and after walk
ing all day and witnessing all sorts of
horrors they reached Mons. where they
We're fortunate in boarding the last
train that left the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Provision Merchant Slain.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August &c. C.
Hills, aged seventy. secretary of a
Cleveland wholesale provision company,
was shot and killed Yesterday in East
43d street by an unidentified man. who
then killed himself by firing a bullet
into his mouth. The motive for the
shooting is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

of Unemployment is frightening daily.
One of the largest candle-making
firms in England reports that bust
ness took a decided squirt with the out
break of war, due to popular fear
that the gas and electric light serv-
ice might fail suddenly. Candle dealers
generally have been obliged to limit
their sales for fear of eXhausting their
stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Senegalese Take Gun.

The Nlatin relates that on the arrival of
train bringing wounded Senegalese rifle
men nearly all were found smoking furi-
ously from long porcelain pipes taken
from the enemy and seemingly indif-
f"rent to their wounds. One gayly told
"f the daring capture of machine gun
by eighteen of his comrades. The gun
II seems. was brought up by detach-
'rsrnt of German dragons and the Sem
eGaltse bravely charged and captured
eE"rrt hing.
nough their arms and bodies are
hacked ny saber thrusts, the Senegalese
complain OF nothing but the obligation
to hgat with shoes on. Before going
into battle at Charleroi they slyly rid
themselves of these impediments and
came back shod in German footwear
TO avoid punishment for losing equip
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

John Hartman, forty five years old OF
Baltimore. died suddenly at his home
from heart trouble. thought to have
been brought on by worry over his
mother. who lives in Augsburg Ger
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

600 people living in French African
possessions. more than a million OF
whom are white. The center of
Frances white population is Algeria.
where nearly 100000 Europeans and
100000 natives live. There are 15,000.-
600 people in Belgian Kongo. 5,465 of
whom are white. and 12.265.500 German
subjects in her dependencies, of whom
nearly 10000 are Europeans. Thirteen
thousand of these live in German
southwest Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Vast Natural Resources.

''The natural resources of many of
these African possessions are among
the richest in the world. The Union of
South Africa, under British control.
exported in 1910 s154.503,oo0 in gold
and $40.199,000 in diamonds. The i'm
ports and exports of Algeria. a French
possession. exceeded s233.000.00O in
1912. Belgian Kongo's exports now
pass the s15,o0O.o00 mark annually,
while Germany's colonies are sending
to other countries about S25.000, 600
worth Of produce annually.
THE principal British possessions in
Africa are the East Africa Protecto-
rate. Bechuanaland. Rhodesia, the
Union of South Africa. Northern and
Southern Nigeria. Gold Coast. Uganda
Protectorate, Somaliland and Nyasa-
land. France numbers among her
possessions Algeria. Tunis, Ivory
Coast. Dahomey. Kongo, Madagascar.
Senegal and the Somali coast Ger
many controls Togo. Kamerun, Ger
man Southwest Africa and German
East Africa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
ing home of all small parcels and buy

ing and cooking In the most economical
way possible from day to day. rather
than buying in quantities. Some of
the London papers have severely scored
the practice of the well-to-do in buying
huge quantities of foodstuff with which
to stuff their larders, knowing that
their action contributes further hard
ship to the poor.
Business as, usual" is being given
wide publicity as a motto for the Eng
lishman at home to follow so far as
possible during the war. Notwithstand
ing the optimism. however, the shadow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

Mrs Sudler. sister of E. w Amos,
who is charged with an $50 en-
bezzlement at Easton. Md, has been ar
rested at Clayton. Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27

Judge keedy of Hagerstown has issued
call for a special session of the grand
and petit juries September Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Will Have Singing Festival.

The Welsh have decided to hold the
great national Eisteddfod, or singing
festival, at Bangor next month, not
withstanding the war. The proceeds of
the festival are to be devoted to the
Prince of Wales war distress fund.
London housewives have made up
some war rules for the Kitchen which
call for marketing in person, the bring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
No More Asthma
and Hay Fever

! II want every Asthma sufferer in Washing
} ton to try my treatment entirely at my risk"
J Dr. Rudolph Schifrmann announces. Go to
o'Donnell's Drug Store, 904 ST. NV. and
get 5o-cent package of my Asthmador. and
should 1t fail to give instant relief this drug
gist will cheerfully refund your money with
} out any question whatever" The Doctor says
J further: mo matter how violent the attack,
( how obstinate the case or what else has
{ failed, my Asthmador or Asthmador Cigar
{ cites will give instant relief. usually in 10
! seconds. but always within IS minutes. Hun
} dreds of unsolicited testimonials abundantly
prove what my remedy has done. but I know
lit will do the same for others. l am so pos
lively certain that it will produce instant
relief and will be found the best remedy ever
used that I have fears of authorizing this
druggist to give this guarantee or Of him
being called upon for the refundng of
money" No risk whatever is run in buying
this remedy under this positive guarantee.
( Persons living elsewhere will be supplied
under the same guarantee by their local drug
gl.t or direct by DR.. r. Schifmann. st. Paul,
MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-27
Arrival of Refugees.

can't. EIcciotti Garibal di. the Italian
Patriot. ard his three sons. headed
1.i"o Italian volunteers, who assem-
tlsd YESTERDAY on the Boulevard D.s
InEald"S. The italian soldiers divided
attention " Ia" PariSians with a sad
procession Of Belgian refugees who
mad Just arrived here from the conn
try swept BY the fighting armies. They
were mostly women and children and
rhey had their worldly possessions in
ittle parcels i'll their hands or in
packs on their backs. Some of the
omen carried babies.
50 sorrowful vas this spectacle Of
29e or 800 fugitives that the people
living along the Avenue de la Motte
Picquet and the soldiers in the Latour
barracks went out into the street and
fed them with coffee chocolate bread
cold meat and milk
Many stories of hardship and some
OF cruelty at the hands of German sol
dIers are being related by these refu-
gees, most OF whom were received
first within the English lines
One hundred Belgian refugees reach
cd Paris Monday. 1000 yesterday and
$500 today Ten thousand Others
have crossed the French frontier. The
French people in both northern France
and Paris are giving the refugees a
warm welcome. supplying them with
food and clothes and lodging them in
schools and other public buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
HEWITT AMUSED
 BY ROBSON FRANKS
If Underwood Is Here Next Saturday Night Place Can Easily Be
 Found for Speech

The squawk from the Hobson camp to the end that Captain Hobson se- cured prior rights on Capitol park for Saturday night of next week reminds Frank A. Hewitt of the story of the mountain which groaned for several days and yielded a mouse
 ITO begin with" he said, it is not at all certain that Mr Underwood will be n Birmingham Saturday night II is certain that If duty holds him ae will not arrive prior to Monday-if then. And even should he fail to vote for himself his victory would be as sured nevertheless.
 Sometime ago it was said that f MT. Underwood reached Birmingham Saturday afternoon his followers would want him to speak that night. It was then said that it would be well If he spoke at Capitol park. Then came the cry of alarm from the Hobson camp
 We yield gladly to the captain in this matter. In the event that Mir. Un- derwood does come to Alabama, it is reasonable to suppose that a place might be procured in which he can make an address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

have not found that support strong enough to warrant anyone to claim a single county positively for Captain hohson. Hobson may carry one county of the Third district. and he may not carry any county in south Alabama save those of his own district
 T concluded my engag gements with a speech yesterday in Covington. had previously delivered several other speeches in that county Underwood sentiment is rampant. Local Underwood headquarters is claiming Covington by about 400. Covington will certainly give MT. Underwood a majority of 500. That majority may go as high as 1000 have never seen anything like it. They are all democrats in the southern half of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

Birmingham dogs that carried away honors at the recent dog show at Nash vile was "The White Hope,' an English bulldog owned by w. s. Scott. He is a fine specimen of the famous breed and has already won a number of prizes, in fact he has been "in the winning" wherever shown. His owner states he will be champion some day.
 'The White Hope was born in Dallas, Tex, December IS, 1912, and reared on a bottle, his mother dying He took first prize in puppy class at the dog show held during the Alabama State Fair in 1913 He heads the White Hope kennels, Eighty-fifth street and Hillman avenue. and will enter the international shows in Chicago and New York later on this year. He weighed 53 pounds before he was one year old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
UNDERWOOD STRONG IN SOUTH ALABAMA
Capt. Blackwell, Back From Black Belt and Wiregrass
 Reports on Conditions

Underwood will sweep south Ala 5 bama even as he will sweep north Ala bama'
 This was the statement of Capt. Samuel Blackwell of Decatur when he returned to Birmingham after a week s speaking engagement in the counties of the black belt and the wiregrass
 q hsVe found some Hobson support true enough" the captain added, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
News of Ensley

W. s. Hornsby was seriously burned
 and otherwise injured by a premature
 shot while engaged in blasting slag at
 the slag pits of the Ensley furnaces.
 While Hornsby and a companian were
 charging hole that had been drilled
 in the slag, the shot exploded and ser-
 ously injured Hornsby and painfully
 burned his helper. The former Is bad
 ly burned about the face and head
 and his left eye is so badly torn that it is feared he will lose 1t. He is also burned about the body. Hornsby is at
 the Cunningham hospital and his con dition is serious.
 The members of Ensley lodge No 9S7,
 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks yesterday afternoon closed the deal for
 their new home which is located on | Avenue between Twentieth and , Twenty first streets and was owned by George Boss. The building is two- story structure and will be remodeled and renovated throughout and it is said, when completed will be one of
 the prettiest lodge homes in the south.
 Plans will be finished before the work of remodeling is commenced and every
 detail will be decided upon before hand.
 A Kolb rally will be held tomorrow night in the Ensley opera house at s o'clock. Several speakers will deliver addresses in the interest of Captain
 Kolb's candidacy for governor. The
 principal speakers of the occasion will be Judge w. |. Pitts and A. Latady of Birmingham.
 1 The regular meeting of the Conner | cial club of this city will be held Tuesday night in the inferior court | room at 7:30 O clock Several matters of importance will be taken up at the
 meeting including requests that have ] been made in regard to the city beau tiful matters and the city market league.
 The Elks' carnival closed last night with the largest attendance of the week The carnival was a success de- :, spite the indictment weather through out the week. The members of the lodge are very appreciative of the pat | ronage received. The members were 1 pleased with the shows and thanked ] the management fer the work tha l they had done. The proceeds will gt
 to the charity and building funds oi the lodge.
 pr. Robert P. Noble held the lucky humber in the automobile contest and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Mail Service Examinations

L. B. Smith, secretary of the local civil service board, announced that the next examination for the railway mail service for several months. No appli- cations will be received, says MT. Smith. before August l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

Yesterday afternoon the following left for Adamsville, where they will spend the weekend with friends Miss Leona Davis, Miss Margaret Davis, Miss Lemmie Suggs, Miss Messie Hurst and Miss Maude Estes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

The Right Rev. c. M. Beck with. bish- of the diocese of Alabamaf will make his regular episcopal visitation to St. Johns Episcopal church of this city tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock At that time the apostolic rite of con firmation will be administered to number of candidates. All members of the church are requested to be pres- ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
S. Hope" prize winning English bulldog

September Morn" is another member
 of the White Hope kennels and belongs to Mrs. Scott and took highest awards at the Alabama State Fair last fall. Of the Birmingham dogs handled at
 the recent Nashville show by A. E. Lund- strom, an amateur. all took prizes with onet exception. which speaks much for Mr. Lundstrom. The White Hope de- feated an $500 imported dog over 2ls
 years old, and was only defeated in the other classes by an imported s1N0 dog
 over two years old.
 The coming show at the Alabama State
 Fair this fall will be well attended and many outside dogs will probably be here from all over the country. A large num-
 Der of cups and special prizes and trophys are already pledged. A. c. Chesney, the newly elected president of the Birnlng- ham Kennel club, is taking much interest in club affairs. The club expect to have
 a banquet soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

The play, "The Merry Minstrel" and the comedy. Balm for a Wounded Heart" given by the alumni of the Ensley High school, assisted by local talent Friday and last night at the Franklin theatre, proved to be very successful. Both performances were attended by large crowds and were very enjoyable The proceeds from the two performances will go to the ath- letic association of the high school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

sentative was the present senator, and the father of my opponent. It has been and will be my purpose in this campaign as in the past to re- fran from mud-slnging or personal re- nection. Respectfully,
 W. B. OLIVER. Tuscaloosa, March 2S, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

was presented with q 1914 model five passenger Ford automobile. He held ticket No. 906. The committee in charge of the automobile contest was Rome Byrum I. c. Priest and B. F. Me Pherson.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
President Determined That
Full Apology BE Made for
Arrest of Marines.
BACKS MAYO'S STAND.
President Looks for Early
Compliance by Mexican Die
tator in New Tangle.

WASHINGTON, April 3.--The Next
can Tederals at Tampico must salute
the American nag. Reports that this
demand might be waived were set n;
rest by President Wilson himself to.
day. While stating that he had not
yet received report OF all the de-
tails OF the Tampico incident. where
American marines were arrested
without cause. the President made 1t
plain by his attitude that complete
reparatlon will be demanded.
He said that while the salute had
not yet been fired. because there was
q disposition to give every oppor-
tunity to the Mexicans to proceed
with elaboration. he expected Presi.
dent Huerta to order full compliance
with the demand and without loss of
time.
The President has already ap-
proved Rear-Admiral Mayo's demand
for the salute as an apology.
Secretary Daniels also had notified
Admiral Mayo that his action 10 APP
proved. The salute will be fred"
was his positive announcement to-
day. He added that he did not con.
slider the element Of time an impor-
tant one because OF the difficulties Of
communication betweea Washington
and Tamplco.
The President planned to take up
with Secretary Of State Bryan with
out delay the serious developments
which have marked Mexican affairs
since. last Thursday. 1t will then
be decided whether Huerta's prompt
disavowai OF the arrest OF the Amer
lean paymaster and bis escort -
sufyicient apology SO far as the Amer
lean Federal Government Is con-
cerned. 1t was considered likely that
1t will be 20 considered. inasmuch as
Admiral Mayo will exact the salute
| to the flag which he originally de-
mar ded.
| 1t has been brought home to tn,
President and his advisers tina
Mayo's sharp action was entirely JUS
titled. There is growing anti-Amer
lean feeling at Tampico and a gen
eral disposition on the part of boil
Federals and Constitutionalists I,
ignore foreign rights, according to in
formation here.
Mayo as a representative Of thi
Government has already sharply al
monished both sides. and II is real
lied that n forced salute Of twenty
one guns to the American flag vii
emphasize that his orders and sug
gestions must be respected.