The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05

Columbia S. C., December 4.-Otis Go- ing of Union, s. C., tonight was reelected as captain of the University of South Carolina football team for next season Going has played at tackle and at guard for three years.
 Washington, December 4.-Only one re- tired army officer of more than a score that applied has been restored to the ac- tive list as the result of recent exami- nations. Three applications still are pending, and all the other applicants have been found physically or professionally incapable. The examinations were held throughout the country under recently enacted law. The successful applicant is Capt. Ben IT. Dorcy. who was retired in 1907.
 Wheeling, w. Va, December 4.-Three men were killed and two injured to-day in a collision of cars in the mine of the Glenn Run company at Rush Run. O., 10 miles north of here The dead were for eigners.
 Baton Rouge, IA.. December 4-Philip Cooper, left tackle for Louisiana State universitys football team this season, was today elected captain of the 1916 team.
 Amsterdam, December 5.--(Via London ) A message from Constantinople claims fresh success for the Turkish army in Mesopotarnia, stating that 1t has cap- tured two additional British gunboats with 15-centimeter guns. A Turkish off cial statement Saturday mentioned the capture of two British supply ships and two gunboats. Whether the foregoing dispatch refers to these vessels or to others is not clear
 Chicago, December 4.--Thirty-one of the 54 men indicted yesterday in the alleged graft cases, surrendered today and were released on bonds. Judge Burke reduced the bonds from the amounts originally demanded by the states attorney.
 Washington December 1.-The new bat tleship Nevada will be commissioned sometime in January, tho navy depart ment announced today. It will be conn manded by Capt. w. s. Sims. The Okla homa, also nearing completion, will be commanded by Capt. Roger Wells.
 Douglas, Ariz., December 4.--Advices late tonight from Agua Prieta said fight ing had started between the Carranza
 
 Villa troops trying to break through the Carranza lines between Fronteras and Esqueda. Agua Prieta was almost stripped of guns and soldiers to send reinforce ments to the Carranza forces A spe- cia ltrain loaded with artillery left Agua Prieta for Fronteras.
 London, December 5.-The British ad- miralty, to prevent leakage of tnfOrma- ton regarding war works and materials. has warned insurance companies against communicating particulars of risks on government works to foreign companies with whom they have been effecting re- insurance. Several insurance companies also have been stricken from the list of those eligible to participate in govern ment insurance and others have been warned that failure to safeguard with secrecy particulars respecting the govern ment will be liable to prosecution.
 New York, December IA conference on preparedness will be held by the Ma tional Security league in Washington about the middle of January 1t was an nounced here tonight. Experts are pre- to the leagues programme for prepared ness Recommendations to Congress will fellow presentation of the reports.
 Havana, December 4-Eavana Is threat ened with traffic tie-up. Motor cab chauffeurs struck yesterday and today they were joined by cab drivers. Street car conductors are threatening to strike. The original cause of the strike was the refusal of the chauffeurs to wear unl- form prescribed by the mayor or to ao- cept certain rates for cab service.
 Washington. December 4.-Recent pub- lication of what purported to be the text of an army reorganization bill. prepared by the war department, brousht formal