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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Belgian Independence
 Day Is Celebrated

Paris. July 21.-5:10 D. m.)-The eighty fifth anniversary of the independence of Belgium was celebrated today with te deums in Bordeaux. Cherbourg, Havre and elsewhere. where there are considerable Belgian colonies. At Havre flags were displayed all houses and there the Belgian cabinet attended the service The Belgian national anthem was sung by the congregation.
 ciated.
 The Belgium Army Courier at Bordeaux issued special edition containing articles by leading members of the Belgian gov ernment.
 King Albert spent the day in his own country with his soldiers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
HOUSE WILL PASS CONVICT SYSTEM
 BILL IF COMMITTEE REVERSES TT

width. The members who had never before seen one of the instruments of punishment appeared mortified
 The opponents of the plan to take tEt convicts out of the mines are to- night playing their strongest card.
 What will we do with the convicts?"' they are asking.
 They follow this question by point ing out that section of the govern or's recent message in which he de- clared that out of $50 convicts he was ale to lease only 25 to the several counties In the state. this despite the fact that he asked only that the men be maintained in food and clothing.
 The central figures at the meeting tomorrow morning will be George E. Mccormack. Henry L. Badham. John H. Bankhsad. Jr. Morris Adler M. L. Fies. Frank s. White and Henry DeBardele- ben.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

on the bill tomorrow morning The corporations working the convicts or the state will be represented. and on the other side will be members of la Dor unions. operators who do not enl- ploy convicts, and members of the Ala bama Convict Improvement association. To Adverse Bill
 The opinion prevails that the com mlttee will adverse the bill by min mum vote of to 2. If this idea Ia proved correct, MT. Davis will take the bill out of the hands of the commit tee and carry it to the floor of the house There he feels sure. as indi- cated above. he will be victorious.
 Today he displayed to a large number of legislators lash typical of those with which convicts are beaten In the mines. It measures four feet in length, and one-fourth of an Inch in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

hibition lobby.
 Bond issue bill may be nuIlified. Russians make desperate effort to
 stem Teutons
 German note now complete. 2-Import decrease causes concern 3-Delegations from Birmingham at Mont
 gomery. AEditorial comment. 6Delegation going to capital today. Ensley gets much more from city
 than she pays in. . Real estate meet today. Convicts tell conditions on roads and
 at Flat Top. 6-6ociety. 7-Sports &Marketa. 10-Probe committee economic bills passsd
 by housA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
FIERCE COUNTER ATTACKS OF SLAVS
 MEET REPULSE
Russians Defeated West of Warsaw and Are Retreat ing-Big Battle Raging South of Ivang0rod
TURKEY SEEKING
 PEACE. REPORT

Geneva. July 2l.-tvia Paris. 1:43 p, m.)Nedjemkden effendl. the Turkish minister of justice, and Fassun effendi are expected here tomorrow from Vienna, for the pur- pose, 1t Is reported. of opening sep arate peace negotiations with the triple entente. It is stated that the delegates are invested with official powers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
$50,000 for Expense
 of the Legislature

Montgomery, July 21.-(Spe- cial. 1.-The house today passed the bill appropriating $50,000 for the expense of the legislature. The measure was passed without de- bate and without dissenting vote.
 The house without opposition sustained Governor Henderson's veto of the Griffin anti-tipping bill. MT. Griffin made no attempt to pass his bill over the executives veto, declaring that he desired a concurrence in the vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Garrison to Address
 Commercial Congress

Washington. July 21.-Secretary Garri- son of the war department today accept ed an invitation to address the Southern Commercial congress at It's annual meet ing in December at Charleston. Senator Fletcher of Florida, president of the con gress, presented the invitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
THE BILL REQUESTING EXCISE COMMISSION
 PASSED OVER VETO
Measure Which Governor Failed to Act Upon Made LaW-Senate Activities
 of Yesterday
By L. S. BETTY

Montgomery, July 21-(Special.)
 Introduction of bills by the score
 and the passage of n number of
 local measures featured the after
 noon session in the senate.
 The senate passed over the gov-
 ernor's veto the bill abolishing the
 excise commissions of the state,
 though this action was. merely
 parliamentary formality. The bill
 was passed just before adjourn
 ment of the legislature in February
 and the governor allowed the
 measure to lie on his desk during
 the recess, his position being that
 the excise commissions were neces-
 sary to secure n strict enforce
 ment of the law.
 The bill was returned to the house or the first day of the present session, and although the excise commissions, under operation of the prohibition law, had ceased to exist. the measure was passed over the governors veto in order that any complication might be avoided with refer >@ANt of commissions.
 Among the bills introduced in the senate this afternoon one of the most important was measure by Senator Denson provid- ing for a three-year law course at the University of Alabama. This bill it is known. has the approval of the faculty Of the university, but the success of the law will largely depend upon the appro- priation made the law school of that insti. tuition. The appropriation asked for is 5000 annually, and a favorable report or the bin has already been made by. tn, senate committee on finance and taxa. ton.
 City Government Bills
 Senator Burns introduced a bill allowing cities of the state having a population of from 10000 to 25,O00 to return to the alder manic form of government Commission form of government was authorized fol cities of this class by an act of 1911.
 A bill of interest to Mobile was intro duced by Senator Hartwell of that city This bill provides pension of s240 an nually for school teachers who have had 30 years active experience in that pro- fession and who have reached the age of 50. The bill only effects Mobile county
 There has been considerable opposition expressed to the general measure, intro. duced in the house, providing pension for school teachers, and this bill will prob ably be killed in committee.
 Several joint resolutions were reported in the senate this afternoon, one of them memorializing Congress to pass law tC allow bulletins and pamphlets issued by agricultural schools to be sent free through the mails, and another memorial. izing Congress to pass a law providing for such improvements in rivers as tc prevent foods
 Both the house and senate remained in session until 6 o'clock tonight, when ad journment was taken until Saturday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
FRANK WILL RECOVER

Milledgeville. Ga, July N.-Ths physicians attending Leo M. Frank at the Georgia prison farm here. were optimistic tonight over his chances to recover. No infection has appeared in the knife wound in Franks throat and his tempera- ture. respiration and circulation were said to be approaching nor mal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Convene Legislative Bodies

Petrograd. July H.-(via London. 10:3 D m.)-An imperial ukase issued today or ders the converting of the council of the empire and Duma August 1. The two legisla tive bodies were prorogued early in the year until November H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
bJHD SSUE VOTES IRST HENDERSON gIGT' ')RY OVER THE 1|B|T|ON LOBBY selafe Passes Bill PrOvid- ing 5 lbmissiOn of Bond issue Amendment to the Coasi tuition
 Hk0YnES CREATION oR LINKING FUND OF
 $15O,OOO ANNUALLY Bulger Leads Fight Which Results in Victory for the Administration Forces at Montgomery
THE BOND ISSUE VOTE

Montgomery, July 21.-(Special.) The vote on the bond issue amend ment: For-Arrington, Brown, Bull ger, Burns, Easterly, Ellis. Greene, Hartwell, Higgins, Hollis. Holmes, Jones, Judge, Kline. Lee. Lewis, Mccain. Price, Thach, Wallace, Weathers, Winlxler-22 Against Bonner. Cooper. Elrod, Faulk. Hall, Hill, Key, Lusk. Miller, Milner, Pride-11.
 Absent and not voting-Bell, Den son-2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
To Issue New War Loan

London, July 21.--Q:12 D. m)-,A Reu- ter's dispatch from Petrograd says that at the opening of the Duma the minister of finance will present a bill empowering the
 state bank to issue further $500. 900. 900 in notes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Storm French Trenches

Berlin, July 2l--(Via London, S:i0 p. m.) The German army headquarters stan to- day gave out the following statement:
 Tn the western theatre:
 "In the eastern Argonnes: Our troops stormed additional French trenches. talk ing five officers and 365 men and cap turing one machine gun
 Tn vosges: Tn the neighborhood of Muenster vigorous fighting took place. The French several times attacked our position, between Lingekopf, north of
 Muenster and Huehlbach The attacks
 were repulsed. In some places the en- emy penetrated our positions and had to be driven out in bitter hand to hand fighting
 Southwest of ReIchs- Ackerkopf the en- emy still occupies part of our trenches. Day and night frontal attacks were made on our adjoining positions up to Diedols- hausen. Hilsenfirst lay under heavy hostile fire We captured four officers and about 130 men, mostly Alpine troops. "A German airman compelled a French aeroplane to descend near Bapaume. The aeroplane fell into our hands unchanged. "Colmar was bombarded by an enemy airman Ten bombs fell on the houses and Into the streets. One civilian was killed and a woman was injured. '1n the eastern theatre: "To the east of Popeiany- K urlschany the enemy is withdrawing before our ad- vancins troops. To the west of shawl the last hostile entrenchment has been stormed and occupied and the pursuit con- tinues eastward.
 "On the Dubyssa, east of Rossienye, a German attack broke through the Rus- sian line Here. too. the enemy Is failing back.
 "South of the road of MarIampol- Kovno we attacked and captured the villages of Kiekieryszk and Janowla. Three Rus sian positions lying one behind the other were captured.
 "Iikewise attacks by our landwehr against positions held by the enemy north of Nowogorod (on the Narew) were com-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Madame Carton De Wiart
 Will Not Be Released

Geneva, July 21.-(Via Paris 2:40 D. m.)-Eugene Baie, general secretary of the Belgian Parliament. has written Swiss papers from Bellinzona denying reports that Madame Carton De Wiart is about to be, freed through the pope s intervention.
 Madame De Wiart, wife of the Bel gian minister of justice, was sentenced late in May to three months impris- onment for corresponding with her hus- band and later was reported to have been sent prisoner to Berlin. A Rome newspaper recently published the state nient that through the pope's inter- yention her release had been ordered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22

London. July 2i.-UOif5 D. m.J
 Titanic battles which fill senI the
 fate of Warsaw nre being fought north. west nnd south of thnt city.
 At Bayon the rivers. where the,
 nrc we'll Hani>ed by fortresses, the
 Russians have turned md nrc
 lighting desperately to stem the
 Austro-Germnn onsIauphts.
 To the north on the River Narew. the Russians yesterday delivered three fierce counter attacks from the fort : ress of Rozan, Pultusk and Novogeor- Rievsk. Tie Germans. who had taken one outwork of Rozan repulsed these attacks. according to Berlin, but ap- parently have not made further prog ress southward.
 Immediately west of Warsaw. on what Is known as the Blone -Grojec line, tho Russians have suffered re- verse and are retreating toward the Nlstula. Farther south General Von Noyrschs army Is making progress to- ward the same river which has been reached at one point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
Big Battle in Progress

South of Ivangorod. Field Marshal Non Mackenzen, who is directing the offensive between the Vstula and tho Bug, has reached the Russian lines. and here greatest or the battles Is be- ing fought for the possession of the l-ublin-Cholm railway.
 On the resistance the Russians along this front, where the Austro- Germans are mak ing their biggest effort, prob ably depends the success or failure of the AnstroGerman operations Ap- parently the Austro-G Germans feel pret- ty certain of the outcome, for it is said Emperor William. at Posen. has sent for the empress in order to make a state entry into the Polish capital when 1t falls.
 Things are moving little more quickly in Courland. where the Ger mans claim that successes all along the line have brought them within striking distance of Riga and roads which sup ply that town from the south.
 There Is another battle in progress along the borders of Bessarabia but how this Is going official communica- tions do not say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
French on Offensive

The French have made another bid for the Valley of the Fecht, in the Vosges. They have delivered several partially successful attacks and have captured the heights dominating that valley from the east. About the same time French airmen dropped bombs on Colmar Beyond this and German at tack in the Argonne which the Ger rsans claim was successful and another German attack in the forest of Apre- mont which the French assert was re- pulsed, only artillery engagements have occurred Tn the west
 The Italian offensive on the Isonzo continues and Rome reports further pi ogress, particularly on the Carso plateau.
 South Wales miners who had been on strike have returned to work.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-08
CR0NICA DEL PUERTO

Los consules ingl6s frances de San
Juan han solicitado del Departamento
de Estado que ell vapor President -
sea declaradO buque auxiliar de guerra !;
y Sc proceda su internamiento de
acuerdo con las leyes de los Estados
Unidos
Fundan la petici6n, seg1n las versio-
nes que hemos recogido, en- que ell dicho
vapor suministr0 v1veres y carbon 4
cruceros alemanes con anterioridad al
II de Diciembre de 1914 en- aguas de
las antillas, faltando asi abiertamente
a SUI condicion de barco mercante.
Las pruebas que Sc requieren STEM
pre- para la comprobacion de una de-.
nuncia de esa naturaleza, hemos de pen
sar las tendran los mencionados consul
les de Inglaterra y Francia. En- Wash
ington piden al Secretario Bryan que
ordene Sc le apliquen al 'FPrasident
los mismos terminus de las leyes de neu-
tralidad que Sc lie aplicaron en- este
puerto al K. D. III.
La descarga del vapor "Grayson
fue acabada aver al medic d1a, hora en-
que sali0 para Ponce donde habra des-
cargado hoy los 1924 bultos que llevaba
para ALI. En- Mayagiez vaciara 2,759
y en- Arroyo 1898.
I'll vapor espanol s'Balmes' que Sc
despach6 de Ponce aver tarde, conduce
para la Habana 1850 sacos cafe toma-
dos en- ell muelle 2 de esta ciudad.
Ell "Borinquen" que zarp6 de San
Juan para New York ell % de Febrero
reaiz6 SUI viaje en- dlas.
La goleta "India" emprendi6 ell
sabado a las p m. un viaje de carga
para la cIudad de Santo Domingo.
-Anteayer descarg6 en- Aguadilla,
aver en- Arecibo y hoy 10 hara en- Fajar-
do ell vapor "Evelyn''
Para salir malana por La tarde pa
ra New York del muelle 2, hizo hoy SUI
entrada en- puerto eb vapor 'Bayam6n
Llevara algunos miles de sacos de azt-
car y cajas de frutas de San JUAN as1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-08

como tambi6n varios cientos de sacos de
cOcOs
En- ell muelle San Antonio Sc atra-
cara manana a SUI regreso de la isla ell
vapor 'FCarolina''.
Para Hmmacao y Vieques ha salido
la goleta "Mayaguezana' conduciendo
carga general.
-Manana arribara Mayagiiez ell
Vapor correo "Zulia" con la correspon-
dencla Official recogida en- New York pa
ra esta isla
El "Zulia" conducira correo para
La Guaira, Puerto Cabello Curacao.
-Procedente de Cabo Haitiano lie
CARA pasado. mahana ell vapor frances
"Quebec''. Sc atracara al muelle 5.
Seguira de aqu1 para ell Havre Y Bur
deos
De New York sali6 ell dfa 5 ell va.
por "Corozal" para Aguadilla y Qua
MICA ell vapor "Montoso" hace tres
d1as.
Para puertos de esta isla sali0 de
Galveston anteayer ell vapor 'Berwind'
La goleta "Themis' march6 para
Curacao con bastantes toneladas de
carga de la del "Odenwald".
Del II al II de los corrientes Sc es-
pera haga su entrada en- bahia ell va
por Balbanera" de la Inca Pinillos.
FL vapor La Touraine" que Sc lie
ha declarado fuego su bordo, igno-
randose ell sitio en- que ha ocurrido ell
siniestro pues los cables no 10 dicen,
pertenece la Compan1a Trasatlantica
Francesa, antes de la guerra estaba
en- la Inca New York Canada. Dicho
paquebote fue construido en- los astille-
ros de Saint Nazaire, Francia, en- ell ano
1890. Tiene u, $50 toneladas de capa-
cidad con una fuerza de 10000 caba-
llos. Sus dimensiones son de 536 pies
de largo 55 de ancho y 38 de profUn-
didad.
Ell Abd-el-Kader" sigui6 aver
tarde su ruta del puerto de Ponce para
Santo Domingo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-08
CIRCULARES

Nos participant los senores Mayoral
y Villeta, de Ponce, que con fecha
de Febrero han constituido una socie-
dad industrial seg1n escritura p1blica
otorgada ante ell notario don Alberto
Salicrup.
La Sociedad Sc denominara Mayoral
y Villeta y la forman: don Carmelo
Mayoral y don Juan E. Villeta..
Los senores Rogue Gonzalez Ca.
5. en- c., de esta capital, nos participant
que con fecha 10. de Mario en- vir-
tud de escritura otorgada ante ell no
tario don Damian Monserrat, han cons
tltuldo una Sociedad Mercantil, baio
la expresada denomination y que Sc
dedicara a la compra venta de calza-
40, quincalla y generos de punto
Son socios gestores administrado-
res don Rogue Gonzalez Sobrino Y don
Jose Benito Alvarez Sobrino conan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-08


''Mercurio'', que Sc edita en- la ciudad
de Barcelona, Espana, al ocuparse del
Balance Comercial hispano- americana,
intercala parrafos tan salientes inte-
resantes, para cuantos sostlenen rela-
clones directa indirectamente, con ell
desenVolvimiento de la eXpOrtaci0n e
importation espanola, que no dudamos
han de resultar del agrado, de cuantos
tienden su 'mirada hacia las ventajas
que ofrecer pueda al comerciO impor-
tador de America la general produc-
ci6n espanola.
Dejemos decir al notable fnanciero
de la notable revista catalana:
No puede negarse que nuestro CO.
mercio general con America va pro-
gresando de ano en- afo desde princi-
pio de siglo, marcandose notoriamente
ell avance despu6s de aquella memora-
bic "embajada comercial" " y exposition
consiguiente ideada por ell malogrado
fundador de "Mercurio" don Jose
Puigdollers y realizada por el Director
del mismo don Federico Rahola en-
union del diputado don Jose Zulueta y
de otras persOnalidades
Pero ell movimiento sc va acentuan-
do mas en- estOs GltimOs amos, indicio
segurO de que ira aumentando mas y
mas ell intercambio hispanoamericano y
mas tOdavia en- raz0n de las circuns-
tanclas verdaderamente excepcionales
en- que sc encuentran la agricultural, la
industrial y ell cOmerciO europeo, a1n
mundlal, pOr efecto de la espantosa
guerra que despuebla ell viejo mundo y
devasta y aniquila cient1fca y concien-
zudamente la riqueza de Europa.
ESpana va a encontrarse, 6 mejor di-
eho, Sc encuentra va en- CIRCUMSTANCES
extremadametne favOrables para ell de-
senvolvimiento de su riqueza, tanto del
suelo como del subsuelo y de sus ma
nufacturas siendo la resultante de to-
do este ell engrandecimiento de su co.
merclO general y muy especialmente
de[que sostiene en- America.
Cualquiera dir1a que la Providencia
nos quiere compensar ahora del aisla-
mlento complete de la soledad en- que
nos deJaron grandes pequenos en-
aquellos luctuosos d1as de 1898, en- los
cuales Sc nos despoj6 por la fuerza de
los dltimos y mas preciados restos de
nuestrO gran imperio colonial.
Entonces todos, absolutamente todos,
nos deJaron solos y abandonados para
que nos arreglaramos como pudieramos
con ell que nos impn1a la ley y Sc que
daba con nuestras colonias. Hoy esa
misma Providencia, aprovechando nues
ira situaci6n geografca, parece haber-
nos indicado que nos "quedemos" So
los que dejemos a las grandes nacio-
nes europeas, y las demas que toman
parte en- la contienda, que Sc las com
pogan como puedan antes despues de
frmar la paz.
81 EspaIa lograse mantenerse ale
Jada de la lucha, equidistante de los
unos y de los otros 81 lograse verse IL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-08
SE0GION MER0ANTIL
@AMARA INSULAR DE @0MER@I0
MARIPOSEO COMMERCIAL!

OAC 0C OAAE1 COLbUUS para uOVuIAdC1Ou,
armamentos y municionamientos 81 nos
deJan continuar como hasta ell presente
y seguir asl mientras dure la guerra,
tendremos ciertamente no pequenas di-
ficultades por las salpicaduras inevita-
bles de un suceso tan colossal y trans
cendente, pero de momento nos encon-
traremos en- mejores condolences q. ma
die y excelente condici6n para 10 fu-
turo."
America es, indudablemente, ell me-
Jor campo para laborar nuestro engran-
decimiento comercial, ,tanto activo CO.
mo paslvo, estas circunstancias ex-
traordinarias y excepcionales son la
OCCASION mas a prop6sito para la con-
quista de aquellos mercados, forzosa-
mente abandonados por unos muy
descuidados por todos los demas.
"Alemania prove1a abundantemente
todos aquellos pa1ses, no solo de sus
variadlsimos art1culos manufacturados,
sino tambien de Is productos naturales
o industriales de otros pueblos, que Sc
llevaban a Hamburgo 8 otros puer-
tos germanOs, desde los cuales sc re-
eXpedlan unas veces con sus primitivas
etlquetas y otras muchas con marca ale
mana, como 81 los art1culos fueran orr
ginarios de ALI.
Hoy tiene Alemania casi por COM
.pleto paralizado SUI comercio exterior.
y muy especialmente ell de exportaci6n.
Sus fabricas, salvo las de cerca 8 de
leJos estan relacionadas con la guerra,
no trabajan por falta de brazos de
prlmeras materias y 81 algo hacen es
para ell consume interior. Por otra par
te aunque Sc fabricara mucho no ten
dr1a salida por que son muy contados
los buques extranjeros que llegan los
puertos germanos y su fota mercante,
tan poderosa y tan activa como era. es-
Ita lnmovllizada en- sus puertos 8 en- los
'ajenos.
del comercio y de la industria de
Belgica no hay que hablar siquiera.
pOrque actualmente no existe POGO
menos sucede con ell austro- -h1ngaro.
pues todoS sus barcos estan amarrados
en- ell pals 8 fuera de el. La situaci6n
actual de Italia tampoco lie permite de-
dlcarse al comercio, nj disponer por
complete de sus buques mercantes.
Francla no hara POGO con atender a sus
proplas necesidades las de los eier-
cltos que luchan con ella en- su propio
terrltorio; Inglaterra, que es la que
Sc encuentra en- mejores condolences.
tlene, no obstante, limitada la produc-
clon muy reducida SUI marina mer-
cante, porque su mayor1a esta dedica-
Ola al transporte de tropas y aprovisio-
|namientos.
Creemos, no haber defraudado la be-
nevolencia de nuestros lectores con los
precedentes parrafQs; y como quiera
que, 10 ole mayor importancia queda DOR
transcr1br, continuaremos haciendolo
en- nuestro trabajo de maiiana.
Por 10 ajeno y 10 propio,
MERCURIO.