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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
 UNDER WAY AT ATHENS

abeth Armstrong, Thelma Baker, Louise Burns. Lola Guy, Vivian Guy, Agnes Irvine, Emily Irvine, Lois Alexander, Jean Callahan, Ollon McGill and Allie McGill, Those receiving certificates were Misses c. Camille Albright, Bar ney Greer, Sallie B. Malone, Elizabeth Tfllman. Irma Lee Williams, Mabel Alexander, Rita Hill, Laura Welsh. Violet Wolford, Fannie Griffith, Marie Harris, and Allie Lee Moore.
 The Alumnae banquet was held hs night, Representatives of over 70 class es were present and covers were laid for 175 guests. Numerous toasts were given and the numerous classes wore colored caps to designate the decade of tho year of their graduation,
 Dr, Ivan Lee Holt will preach the Baccaiaureate sermon Sunday morning on the college campus and the Rev. B. B. Glasgow of Athens Will deliver the Y, w, c, A, address in the Methodist church at night. Miss Edna 6chaeffor and tho pupils of the voice department under the direction of Miss Annette Hill will provide the music for those serving.
 On Tuesday morning tho Inter- So- ciety exercises will be held, The 0lee club will sing and Miss Louie Lerman will give 8 reading, The question Re solved That the Christian religion iH U more potent factor In influencing American Government policies than ;s invested capital" will be debated by Misses Anna Adkins and Catherine Ca- been, who will speak for the affirmative representing the George Eliot Literary Society, and by Misses Vivian Cude and Fannie Bostick who will uphold the negative side for the interests of the Jane Child's Literary Society,
 The graduating exercises for tho col lege will be held on Tuesday evening Dr, Ivan Lee Holt of Cape Girardeau Mo, will deliver the literary ad- dress, Miss Lois Kennedy. past grad uate from the Leschettizky School ot Music, Will play B piano solo, The or- ator elected by the faculty will be Miss Lucretid Henry of Bonne Terr0, Mo, Miss Lyda Cowdon of Village Springs will deliver an address as class repre- sentative. The class roll consists pi the following who will be recipients |of degrees;
 Misses Elizabeth Buchanan, B. g.. Re. becca chandleF, A. P.i Qle Copper, \. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
IS REAL CASTE
 IN HOBO WORLD

Mission stiffs panhandlers. buns and strike breakers are not allowed here Get out"
 Thus reads a neat pastboard card dangling in the window of little room on the first floor of S16 Callowhill street. Philadelphia. says the Survey It Is f1anked by a card announcing the establishment of Hobo Employment Bureau and urging every hobo to walk in and ''join the union"
 IT the passerby is a bit dazed by this apparent contradiction of invitations and if he wonders how the ''bum'' genus differs from the hobo" genus he has only to walk in and inquire for Joe Millar. who claims to have crossed the country on freight trains moro than n 100 times,
 Ine hobo will always give sometiline Tor lodging or meals while on tho road, ana he has the most profound contempt TOT tho man who beats his way from place to place without working.
 Sums. on the other hand are the dereiicts who strew the park benches and fill the workhouscs
 Panhandlers arc street beggars.
 "Mission stiffs" are down. and cutters who won't work and are willing to ex change Conversion" for bread, coffee and free bed,
 "The hobo Is the itinerant iaborer the ioifoW Who bdWH lumbef Tn Maine one week and punches cattle in Texas the next" says Joe Miilar "fn the east the average public confuses the hobo with the tramp. but in the west where he obtained his nickname he Is often welcome guest at the farm in harvest time,"
 The heboes of America, or, if you must be dignified. the International Brotherhood Welfare Association of Unemployed. Migratory and Casual Workers, have organized to demand 3 1O- hour day and minimum wage of 5 cents an hour They have weekly journal, the Hobo News, published in Chicago by August Echurmeyer, They have an I, B, W, A. button, with the word sjusticen encirclea by the name of the organisation The significance of the emblem is that justice is the key- stone to liberty, Justice" comments 1 the Hobo News, sis what we wantI lib- erty is what we all prize" Recently the organization held a con- lference in Cleveland to which delegates Iwere sent from every local organization lin the United states, and where all union problems and principles were disouesed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Aged, Wrinkled Faces
 Easily Rejuvenated

An aged face is often only mask to a comparatively youthful person. Be- to look upon. It's 2 simple matter to remove the mask Ordinary mercolised ually absorbs the worn-out surface skinI in week or two the user has the loveliest pinky white complexion im- $ aufftcient. to! complete the trans foT1sTstion, f11s sI!.sl, It if pgs on at night like "T Tels tsmsEssEis' stftsatmsnt Is lnxs- FreoEles. metR"pstshe.an .n ,iver ,iGUmp'sptSs spots, eous blemishes. naturally vanish with the discarded skin,
 To remove wrinkles here Is recipe that can9ot be too highly recon wash lotion, 1t aete instantaneously and is wpRdsrfullx offoetivA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

B. S.. Mamie Crutcher. B. NJ. Eliza beth Buchanan, E. M. Susie Glenn, B.
 NJ. Clarce Burton. B. O.: Lillian Shelby. B. o. Certificates from the Leschotizky School of Music will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

Lucreita Henry. A. B.: Marjorie Mccoy, A. B.: Sung Yong Tsuns, A. B.; Clarice Burton, A B.. Mae Coffman A. B.: Lyda Cowden, R. S.: Ennis Matthews, B. s. :; Mildred Sherrod, A. B.: Lona Terry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

given 10 Misses Mootie Lu Buchanan,
 Allene Glass, Maggie Pettus and May
 bello Selfe. oratory certificates will l be awarded to Misses Carrie Louise | Brandon and Catherine Cabeen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
DUTCH GUARDING
AGAINST AIRSHIPS
Great Uneasiness Felt
Over Intentions OF
the Germans.

Rosendaal. Oct. 26.-Thousands OF
Belgians are arriving to-day, and other
thousands are leaving on the Holland
railway trains. The Germans issued an
order on Saturday that passengers must
nav one franc go cents) for passage on
The Holland line, instead OF riding ifee'
hut the traffic continues heavy, Dotn
into Belgium and into Holland. a tram
Zach way is operated in every daylight
hour. All are crowded.
There are also great throngs on me
highway going and coming. The Ger
mans have forbidden the entrance OF
automobiles into Antwerp.
Rosendaal. Esschen, Flushing ana
other Dutch towns near the Belgian
border arc filed with Dutch soldiers,
who are carefully patrolling the from
tier to prevent aeroplanes entering hoi-
land or other violations Of the country S
neutrality.
Great uneasiness is exhibited by The
Dutch in the vicinity of the Scheldt
concerning the intentions Of the Ger
mans. This feeling has tended to FUR
Their disturb the Belgian refugees, many
of whom are anxious to reach England
or other countries remote from the zone
Of the war.
The Beleians in Antwerp appear GU
rious. as we'll as alarmed, over the Ger
mans. They stand in great crowds
quietly before the windows OF the cafes
watching the German officers as they
dine No wholesale dealing is permit
ted in any goods that may possibly DC
Of use 20 the army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
FRENCH HURL BACK
LIE" TO GERMANY
Have Proofs Gen. Stenger
Gave Order 10 Army 10
Kill Wounded,

Washington. uc.. 1t-!ac 5Ionca
Embassy to-d,. iesaed the following
statement:
- repor, appeared IN tle press
some time ago according 20 which Gen
eyal Stenger, commanding "a brigade Of
the German army in France. had issued
ar order 10 his troops prescribing &c
them 10 give no quarter 20 any prison
erS. bus 20 shoe: them all and 70 finish
the wounded.
IAN Official statement from Berlin,
ia S6yy.llC, was issued theToupon, de-
clarmg that this W. an 'impudent lie
The atrocious oIdev was ncverthe-
less really given and carried out.
and proof Of it is in The hands o. the
French government. Over twenty Ger
man prisoners or the 18th and 142C
regiments Of infantry, forming the
StenEc- brigade. axe now held In
: france. at Mont Brisoa and st. Etienne.
They hsve declared under oath before
the magistrate that :Ais order wGs
actually issued on August IS, and that
IN accordance ,-i;h it al French wound
ed found ttR- day were al once dis
patched. Officers. and notably Captain
Curtius personally. OF the 1l2th Reg
ment, sUperin+euicl the execution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
TENTATIVE BUDGET
$ll,l33,SS9 MORE
Tax Rates Must Rise, Say
Experts-Mayor Cuts City
Administration Cost.

DESPITE the economies in the twenty
nine departments controlled by the
Mayor. whose appropriations for tire
next wear are S2.OOO,OOO less than in
1914. the tentative budget figures for
1915. as announced by Mayor Mitche.
Yesterday are. Tor the whole city, S2O4.-
129.4u4A This is an increase OF Sill
1889 over last years budget. Whlifg
this may be cut by the Board OF Este.
mate or the Board OF Aldermen IN the
twenty days the latter body has TO
prune the figures. 1t is not considered
likely that the 1915 budget viii be IN
der $2O0,000000.
To meet She increase, those familiar
with budgets say the increase ~ the
1915 budget will mean the raising o
tax rates on real estate several points.
Ii the total assessed valuation Of the
city remains i'm the ueighborhood %
So. 100 100000 the tex rates for 1915
will b. about 1872 in Manhattan. i9l lu
The Bronx. 1.9S IN King, L9i On
Queens and 20i in Richmond.
Mayor mitchell ia opening the spc-
Cial meeting in the City Hall. where
taxpayers gave their views ON the ten
tatiyc budget, emphasized thc decrease
IN the administrative costs, particu-
larry In the Offices OF the Borough
Presidents.
The accompanying table shows the
tentative increases and decreases:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27

War bgose cut .t thc Hotel Aston
Yesterday Afternoon, w6cn tEc whole
army Of the Association Of American
Women OF German Descen1 ed by
Miss Edith Reifiery, repealed ~ attack
pv q small bu. gallant contingent OF
tlc Aii;es urCe- ,Irs. Gerard BaDcKer,
bayoucted ,aem with their tongues
ard drove .h,m from the field.
The charge o. ;Ee Allies was most
courage Gus lttemp., FOR the Germans
were ia complete posses ion O. the
dcld One OF the large upp-. -oGns
at the Aston "C5 fixed with -Eos~ar-
tial-look.Gg GcImtu-Amerioal women,
r-embers OF the organization formed By
Mss Reitlert. q former officer OF the
Women's Democratic Club, but above
al loyal child Of the Fatherland.
DR.. Emanuel BaruCh, Dr. Hans Helms
Ewars and other heavy guns OF leu
tonic oratory were there 10 defend the
Kaiser's cause, and during the early
pant Of the engagement had il all their
own way. Barring two sharpshooters
who lowered on the outskirts and fred
or remarks vi:h a strong English ac-
cent there was absolutely no opposl-
ton 30 the German onrush.
Then suddenly IN rose Mrs. Banck-
tIs WIZ lbE bffif tf"slN.tHA VI INV Ari''
pire State and various other clubs. She
had been sitting right in the front row,
looking the way an English
woman naturally looks when she has
heard Germans talk about the war for
two hours.
"My sister" she cried. "has just re.
turned from Belgium. have been
talking with her to-day, and she told
me things that make my blood boil
things which make it impossible for
me 10 sit still ard hear the Germans
defended as they have been this after
noon. Il is the duty Of women 70 up
hold peace, and, above all, Il Is the duty
Of American women 20 observe tho
neutrality President Wilson asks Of
this country. But this meeting has
smashed neutrality TO bits, and row
shall have my say.
"My sister visited The hospitals in
Belgium and saw the victims of Ger
man atrocities. She saw the non-com-
batants hacked and torn by German
Soldi rs. She saw little children with
their hands cut of by German swords,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
Official Report of
French WarOHiCe

Paris. Oct. 20. 1903 p. m.-The fol-
lowing official communication was is
sued by the French War Office to-
night;
In Belgium Newport has been vio-
lcntly bombardcd, aud the effort Of the
Gcrmans has continued on the front
between Newport and DiXmudc, with
out. according TO the latest adyices. any
result whatever having been reached.
All the front comprised between La
Nasscc and the Somme has been at
night equally The object of violent at
taeks, all of which have been repulsed.
On the remainder of the front there
IS nothing TO report"
In the afternoon the following official
communique was given out:
During the day OF yesterday our
front along the general line between
Nieuport and Dixmude was maintained.
The German forces which crossed the
User between those two tov-rs have not
been able 20 progresk.
Our front v-H1 held also in the re-
gion between lpTes and Roulers, he
tween Armentcres and Lille, 20 the
west Of La BessCe and Of Lens. aud 10
the east OF Arras. This line e. cortir-
ued TO the south by TIC line which a.
ready has been indicated in these otli-
cial communications. During The fight
ing OF recent days the enemy seems 20
have sustained considerable losses.
"Russia-To the wes: of the Ni5tula
and 20 she north OF the pilca River
'hc Germans have been forced back Oh
LOwic2, Sk!ernicwicc and Rawa. which
have been captured at the bayonet by
the Russians.
"To the south Of the Pilca. in the
direction Of Radon. there has been a
lively engagement between the Rus
SLAMS and the Austro- Germans, who lost
prisoners and cannon.
"To the south OF Soleo the Russian
troops crossed the Vistula by main
force. driving the Austrians back On
the River San and to the south OF
Przemysl there have occurred stubborn
combats, resulting favorsblv to the
Russians. An Austrian column de-
bouching from the Carpathians on Do
lima Gin Galicia. twenty-five miles TO
the south 90 Stry) was routed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
HARDER WORK YET
AHEAD FOR ALLIES

Stafford, England, Oct. 26.-The seri-
Gus time of the war. said Lord Charles
Beresford in a speech here tonight,
would begin when the Germans we're
forced over the frontier and we're in
their own country and with their own
base of supplies. This was not going
to he short war, Lord Charles added.
II would take more than six months or
year to put Emperor william on his
back.
Nobody knew what would happen in
the next great naval battle in when
modern instruments Of warfare were
used. Lord Charles continued. III.
element Of luck would come into play.
but, luck or no luck. Germany, he said,
must be humbled and humiliated.
"She must lose the whole OF her
fleet" Lord Charles concluded, "give up
the Kiel Canal and her colonies, her
forts must be demolished and the
Krupp works RACED TO the ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
John Wanamaker
NEW YORK

he says. is untenable. AS regards TO
exports Of saltpeter TO Germany, he
states that the exporters, the Hydra
Company. is concern capitalized by
Frenchmen, which fact offers the best
guaranty for neutrality. The state
ment made that the Norwegian news
papers were controlled by Germany, he
says. was too ridiculous to deserve
reply" c.,.,.,,,., .a SHINING
Gazette" publishes an article under the
caption: Commercial Shipping with
the BelIigerents," in which the author
states that the citizens of neutral
states are at liberty to trade with any
country in legally admitted goods, no
matter whether such country Is at war
or not. and that their ships could
touch at any port unless such port Is
closed by the authorities OF the respec-
tive country or blockaded effectively by
the enemy. The journal further says:
III the belligerent power wishes 10
stop another power from exporting and
prevent its supply with other goods
than contraband of war, the only way
to MAKE this possible is TO declare the
ports OF the respective country blocS-
AIDED. Naturally. the neutral country
must voluntarily show the greatest
consideration in every respect when
exerc sing its rights so az not to col
l;de with che interests of the belllger-
ents. People require the goods of an
other nation in peace as well as IN
var. We can cite many instances that
trade between the belligerents cannot
ne broken of now by the war. No ma
don can demand of neutral countries
% limit their trading except in contra
sand OF war. 70 do sc would be Fio-
lrfins international law and also hurt
lIe interests on the belljgerents.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
BADGER DENIED IN
SINKING SUBMARINE

London. Oct. pa dispatch to The
Star" from Shcerness says:
"Thc British destroyer Badger ran in
here 10 make sure she had sustained
10 str;eor damage in ramming and
sinking tie German submarine OF the
Dutch coa... Ihl destroyer's plates
wc:e fattehea TOR about :hree feet back
20 the foremost bulkhead below the
water line. The repairs will be mat
ter of only fow hours.
"A member of the Badgers crew said:
"'We we're cruising off the Dutch
coast Just before dusk when sus-
picious looking object appeared ahead.
The commander gave the order 10 ram
the enemy and We raced at her. The
submarine Uent down under our bows,
and as NC drew of our guns fired part-
inc shots * her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
RUSSIA'S OFFER
PLEASES ITALY
- Ca1.c - rho T..buas.

Rome. oct. 26.-The Mayor OF Man
tua has offered 60 house any Italian
,akcn prisoners by Russia if Emperor
Nicholas releases them a. promised.
The Cars offer has caused much IT,
ritation in Vienna, where it Is ascrlbed
to Anglo-French Vaccinations.
The Austrian press complains that
the Russians accord different treat
ment TO Austro-Huncurian prisoners
according to their nationality
LA Tribuna" says italy will welcome
the released Italian prisoners. The
"Giornale dTtala" recalls that under
Italian law every person of Italian mr.
tionality, even if An Austrian subject,
automatically acquires Italian citizen
ship on entering Italy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
KAISER TOO BUSY
FOR DELEGATIONS
lEl Gable to The Trlbnn..

Geneva, oct. pa telegram re-
coived here says the Kaiser was to
have opened the new Frankfort Uni
versity on October is. but telephoned
the following excuse for his absence:
81 wanted to be with you, but the de-
fence Of the Fatherland. rendered nee
eseary by the infamous onslaught Of
our enemies, requires me 70 consecrate
myself 70 more urgent matters. ! send
YOU my best wishes for this new
school. MAJ :. succeed il sowing
SEEDS in these serious times that shall
reap 4 rich harvest when better times
come, and may the ripe intelligence OF
its masters and the diligence Of its
young scholars be always inspired By
that great, united love for Fatherland
which has rendered the great German
nation SC strong and inyincible in this
cur hour o. trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
FRENCH GUARDING
GERMAN PROPERTY

Washington. Oct. 26.--German prop
erty in France taken over by the
French government has not been con-
6scsted, but merely taken into trus-
teoship for its protection, the French
Embassy said to-day.
A dispatch 20 the embassy from the
French Foreign Minister st Bordeaux
stated:
"The German government, according
20 reports received from Switzerland,
intends 20 seize personal and real es-
tates belonging 30 the French in Al
Sacc-Loraine in reprisal for the sei=-
urc Of German property in France. !
consider il hardly necessary 90 state
that the French official government
circular OF October IA. referred 81 -
the Germans. merely enforced protec-
tionary measures for placing German
property situated in France under :he
trusteeship Of the government"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
German-A uStrian
Official Reports

berlin (via Amsterdam and London( ,
Oct. pa report from general head
quarters dated this forenoon says;
West OF the User Canal, between
Nieuport and Dixmude, which ia still
occupied by the enemy, our troops at
tackled the hostile positions, which are
obstinatcly defended
The British fleet co-operated, but
was forced back by the heavy artillery
fire. Three ships were hit. During
nc afternoon of October % the fleet
kept beyond the distance of sight
"Near Npres the battle 10 stagnant.
Southwest Of Epres and west and
southwest OF Lille our attacks are pro
cressjng, During severe street rght-
ing the English suffered great losses
leaving about 500 prisoners.
North of Arras heavy French at
tack broke down, the French losses be
ing severe.
an the eastern theatre o. the war
crr offensive on Augustowo is pro
cs,sriug. The battle near Ivanogoro1
favorable. but ill no" tHcre has
been 20 decision
Manchester, Mass. oct. @j.-rhc
Austro-Hurg0r Embassy here gave
on; an Austrian official statement to
night which WIS received by wireless
from Vi,Dnc. lie dispatch is similar
in trend SO previous messages received
rou Europe. I, follow9:
"car p~vics and strong German
.c.ccs arc now arranged in a nearly
uninterrupted trort rom the Car
2ath.aus 20 the uciQhhorhood of PlocE
sixty miles Iorthwes. o. warsaw
agairst tho Russians.
Austrian troops again have gained
several successes ID Middle Galicia.
"St-onE Se.yial and Montenegrin
forces wnich lad entered Southeastern
Bosnia au5 harsssed the population
we're defeated after d three days battle
and forced 30 retreat hastily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
BELGIANS IN LONDON
TO RE-ENTER ARMY

London. Oct. 26.- Among the uaaJ
thousands OF Belgian refugees in Eng
land are many officers and men OF enc
Belgian army. and the Belgian Lega-
ton has opened a bureau m order 20
facilitate their return 80 active service
with the army in the field.
7: has also established two recruiting
stations. one in London and the ot1ef
s. Folkstone, where refugees gulsablc
ior military service IN the Bc'gla'.
army will he enlisted. Il rs announced
that men under thirty Will be accepIe"
and retired military men up TO forty
liTc wears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27
AMERICAN RED CROSS
TELEGRAPHS $65,000

Washington, Oct. 2G.-The American
Red Cross, through the State Depart
ment to-day, transmitted by telegraph
500 900 from its European war relief
fund as follows:
American Ambassador, Paris, FOR tho
American ambulance, $4,000; Ameri-
can Ambassador, at London, for the
American Hospital .. Taignton, So
600; American Consul AZ Munich. for
the American Hospital, $4,000; Amer
lean Ambassador. Berlin, for the 'wo
hospitals in Germany. where the Amer
lean Red Cross personnel are on duty,
$4,000, and the American Minister at
Vienna. for the hospitals where the
American Red Gross arc 'o1 duty,
$4,000.