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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Harry Fritz Sold

Chicago, January H.-Harry Fritz, util- ity third baseman of the Chicago Fed erals. was sold to the St. Louis Federals according to an announcement here today Fritz was with the Philadelphia Athletics until he signed with the Federals in 1913. He is to be married this week in Philadel- phia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
"Gunboat" Smith Wins

New Orleans, January 27.-"Gunboat' Smith won a decision over Battling
 Levinsky in a 20-round fight here tonight
 Smiths advantage in reach was a big factor. Levinsky seemed unable to solve the jabbing and hooking attack of Smith and left the ring badly battered, while Smith was unmarked. The weights were announced as Smith 179 and Levinsky I'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
Heilmann Released

Detroit. January 27-Harry Heilmann, substitute first baseman and fielder of the Detroit Americans, was released to- day to San Francisco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Miss Myrtle Shaddick daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Shaddick, died yes terday afternoon about o'clock fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis. Miss ShaddiclS was operated on aoout three weeks ago and had been removed to her home on the Ensley Highlands Sunday night she became suddenly i'll again and was removed to an infirinary in Birmingham. Another operation was performed upon her and as her condi- ton was very critical her father was placed upon the operating table and the blood from his veins trans fused into those of his daughter in an effort to save her life. For time it seemed that she was improving when, about o'clock yesterday morning, she lapsed into inconsistencies and died about 3 o'clock yesterday after noon
 She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shaddick; three broth 'ers. w. II. Shaddick, J. P Shaddiclx. Jr., Harrison Shaddiclx; and one sister, Mrs. George H. Dean, of Hartford Conn The deceased was very popular among the young people of this city and was very active Sunday school worker Her father is superintendent of the local rail mill of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. No flu neral arrangements have been made. awaiting word from relatives, and will be announced later.
 There will be an important me eating of the Elnsley Relief association to- morrow morning at 1030 o'clock in the office of W. R. Stewart on Nineteenth street. for the purpose of planning an entertainment which is to be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
BOWLING MATCH

Y. M. c. A. bowlers defeated the B. A. c. team in matches on the formers alleys last night. Following is the score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
RUSSIAN READY
TOMEET BULGARS
Narships Clash In Black Sea AS
Russian Fleet Proceeds To
b aa' Clear the Way
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LONDON, October 3l.-Autheptic
word has been received here through
unofficial sources that the Russian Of
fensiye against Bulgaria and Turkey
will shortly be under way, whether Rul
mania accecds to tho request that she
allow the transportation of some of the
Russians across her territory or not
IL is believed that the Russians are
convinced that their troops may De
landed safely directly on Bulgarian soil
close enough to the Turkish border Ia
be thrown across the Teutons' expected
route TO Constantinople.
h. The Russian fleet is said to be clear.
ing the Black Sea Of hostile ships pre-
paratory to dcspatching a huge fleet
Of Transports from Odessa, where an
army Of between 100000 and 100000
has been assembled by the Grand Duke
Nicholas.
Black Sea Battle Fought
According to reports by the Exchange
Telegraph, by way of Copenhagen, the
RUSSIAN Black Sea fleet is already al
work, having forced battle Off the
Bulgarian. coast with three Turkish war.
ships, the identity. of which is not
known. according to the dispatches
the Russian squadron consists Of three
hattleships, several cruisers and a NUN.
Der of destroyers.
The three Turkish ships were attempt
ing TO escape towards the Bosphorus
when last seem with the Russians holly
", pursuit. the ships being well within
battle range. The outcome Of the en-.
is not known.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
ben LINDSAY SAYS
HE WILL SHOOT NEXT

DENVER, October Is, = Driven to
desperation by attacks by his enc mics,
Juvenile Judge Ben b. Lindsay de
clared last night that he would take a
shotgun and Kill the next Ifar who cir
culated slandcrOus reports about him.
eft there is no law to protect my
reputation against perjured affidavits
and criminally libelOus statements,
will revert to the methods of the
primitive and kill the first man who
assails it again." said the judge. 81
am going to get a shotgun and fill him
full of lead. 1t is the only thing left
for me to do.
The judge had just been served with
a subpoena summoning him for the
trial of Frank L. Rose, an evangelist,
indicted by the last grand jury on a
charge Of criminal libel, the charge
being founded on the publication by
Rose of an affidavit, said to have been
obtained by Rose from an inmate o.
the reform school at Golden.
The latter repudiated the AFFIDAVIT
and admitted that he had never seen
Judge Lindsay when the latter proved
that on the day which the alleged of.
Tense was said to have been committed
he had been the guest of former Pres
idcnt Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
AMERICA ASKED
TO HELP POLAND
German Government Wants
ri, Same Work Done There As
Has Been Done In Belgium
tAs.ociated rross By rodcr.l wlreIer.l

WASHINGTON, October 81. - The
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium is ready to undertake a similar
work Of relief in Poland, where the
distress and suffering is said to re on
larger scale than in Belgium, pro
vided the Allies are wiling to consent
to the carrying on Of this work and
willing TO allow the passage of relief
ships with Polish cargOcs through the
lines Of naval blockade.
Germany Requests 1t ..
COMMISSIONS Hoover has communi.
Gated with the heads of the committee
here, announcing that he had been re
quested TO take up the matter by the
German government. 1t is reported
that Russia is willing that the work
90 on AMI Las expressed q desire to
assist by the sending of supplies to the
stricken Poles to I've distributed by the
agents of the commission.
IL estimated that the carrying on
Of relief work in POLAND :his winter
will cost thirty million dollars a month.
Famine Is Desperate
The Poles are in the grip of a famine
that is reported to bo desperate.
The provinces of Tarnow, Garlice,
Sarnow and Gryhow in Russian Poland
have been changed from cultivated
farming lands, dotted with happy vii.
lagos, into vast waste Of stones. Where
once the city Of Wroclawck, in the
district Of Tarnow, stood, wild dogs
and vultures scour the land for cOrpses
left unburied by fleeing armies.
Babies Chalk And Water
Miss Henrietta Ely, reporting for the
Rockefeller Foundation, writesi
-Four hundred thousand babies are
starving. Chalk and water is being
given TO these poor infants so that they
may starve more slowly and less pain,
fully. The poor mothers could give
their babes beet root at one time, but
now that is gone"
Miss Ely wrote that she and her
party could not bear to eat even bread,
for when they did so literally hun,
'lreds Of children came, and with their
big, wistful eyes watched every morsel
that they devoured. The food choked
her, she said, seeing these little chill
dren staTve.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
Convinced Militia Will Endorse
And Back His Plan For CONT
mental Army As First Reserve
In the. National Defense Line
MEETS REPRESENTATIVES
OF GUARDSMEN YESTERDAY
Senator Penrose Says Prepared
ness Policy Should Be Nom
. Partisan-Fayors Navy Of 40
Dreadnoughts, Well Supported
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WASHINGTON, October 3l.-Thc
support of the national guardsmon OF
the nation for. the plans of the adj
ministration for the creation of a con.
tinental army. to form the reserve
strength of the regular army in the
general plan of preparedness for de-
tense, is now assured. This announce.
ment was made yesterday, following q
lengthy conference in which Secretary
of War Garrison, q committee repre-.
senting the guardsmen and the mem.
bers of the national militia board took
part. ...>..
Following the conference, Secretary
Garrison said that he Is convinced that
the guardsmen of the nation will rec.
Ognize the wisdom Of the plan and will
appreciate the, fact that no steps will
be left untaken and no efforts spared
to promote the interests of the various
state militias.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
PENR0SE STRONG
p FOR PREPAREDNESS

PHILADELPHIA, October 81
Senator PenrOss In an address yestcr
day during the ceremony of unveiiin,
a monument to the memory of Seaman
George Poinsetta, one of the Ameri
cans killed during the taking of Vera
Cruz, made strong plea for natiOna
unity in the matter of preparedness,
which he said was q non partisan mat
ter and something which should not b.
injected into politics.
The United States should have q
navy, he declared, that would have u
battlsship for each State, with nava
bases in the Pacific, on the Gulf, along
the Atlantic, in the Hawaiian islands
and in the Far East.
There should be, too, he said, an
other naval academy for the training
of officers, which academy should prop.
crly be located on the Pacific Coast.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
FORMER PREMIEROF
CANADA is DEAD
Sir Charles Upper, Ninety-fpuf
Years Old, Helped In Birth
81 of the Dominion
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OTTAWA Ontario, October 3l.--
Sir Charles Topper, one of thu
Fathers OF Confederation, " forInei
premier Of Canada and for more thar
half a century a leading political fg.
ure in the Dominion, died in London
yesterday, aged ninety.four years.
From the establishment Of the Do
minion Of Canada in 1867, in which he
played n prominent part, up to Within
a few years ago, Sir Charles Topper
was 20. pf6niheit' in Cahadiaa states
mahship that upon his retirement no
like the late Lord Strathcona, wat
called Canada s Grand Old Man. - -"
Entered Politics In 1865 sffs
Born at Amherst, Nova Scotia, July
2, 1921, he studied medicine at Edir.
burgh University and attained sue,
cess in his native Nova Scotia, where
he's entered politics in 1855 by winning
a seat in the Nova Scotia parliament
as a Conservative. He defeated Joseph
Howe, loader Of the Nova Scotia
Liberals. .s...s II st.t-. ,... #.u
Young Tuppef made himself a power
In parliament, and became, premier Of
Nova Scotia in 1854. After the forma
tion of the confederation he became
minister of customs in the Sir John
Macdonald cabinet that resigned In
1873, and was Sir John 8 closest ad,
wiser in the five years during which the
Conservative party was out of power
In 1873, when MacdC Aald :eturned TO
Office, Doctor Upper became minister
of public works. He created the az
80 % l. \
became its first minister. In this post
he carried out the policy of the gov.
eminent For enlargement of the Wei.
land canal, deepening Of the st. Law;
renee River, Improvement of the In
tercolonial Railway and construction
by a private company of the Canadian
Pacific Railway. H.. .at
Represented Canada In London
He retired from the ministry in 1884
and went to London as Canada 5 high
est commissioner. In 1887 he was re-
called, to be minister of finance in
Macdonald s new cabinet, but resigned
next year and resumed his du.
ties in London. In January,
1896, he entered the Sir Mackenzie
Bowel administration as secretary of
state and leader in the house Of com
mons, and on the retirement of Bowel
four months afterward he succeeded
him as prime minister.
After the defeat of the Conserva.
tives in June, 1896, Doctor Topper re,
1ipncd office and upon the meeting of
the new parliament he was elected
leader Of the Opposition. A few years
later he retired to, private, life-n Sew,
eral years age he went TO London, in
'ftndfng to spend his remaining years
there. His leave taking was made the
occasion Of great popular demonstra,
ton in Vancouver. Doctor Upper was
created baronet in 1879. He was at
one time president of T. Canadian
Medical Association.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
AUSTR|ANS Retreat
BEFORE THE SLAYS
Evacuate VoIhynia Abandoning a
Large Depot Of Supplies
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LONDON, October 31.-There have
been comparatively few changes of i'm
portance along either the eastern or
western front, with the exception Of
that portion of the Teuton front in
Russia held by the Austrians. here
in the Volhynian district, according to
the Petrograd dispatches, the Austrians
are being driven back, having weak
med their hines in order to divert troops
for the Balkan campaign and for their
southern front against Italy. In their
evacuation of Volhynia they abandon
ed quantities of ammunition and. sup
plies, which they were unable to take
with them and which the rapid ap-
proach of the Russians prevented them
from destroying. ..
The shortness of the Teutonic COP
per supply is indicated in dispatches
from PetrOgrad, which report that the
Germans are robbing the churches In
wilma of their copper fixtures. The
residents rcvOlted against the German
garrison and attempted to defend their
sacred structures with bombs. Street
fighting went on for two days before
the citizens were finally subdued.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
court MARTIAL OF
j.. ADMIRAL TOMORROW
..f.J4 ~ a,,. - a.. ia. go .. ~
Inspector of K-2 Submarine Must
Explain Early Breakdowns

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WASHINGTON, October 3l.-The
court martial of Rear Admiral William
n. Little, originally set for October
8 and postponed by order of Secretary
Daniels, will commence tomorrow. Ad-
miral Little asked time to prepare his
defense.
The ofTense charged, which involves
neglect and careless methods in the
conduct of his Duties in accepting
the submarine K-2 from the contractors
while it was defective, may be pun
ished by dismissal.
1t was learned today that Admiral
Little, OF June =, 1918, implicated the
commander of the submarine, Lieut..
RadfOrd Moses.
"After full deliberation on all facts
and the statcWentS of said officers and
contractors representatives, said
Rear Admiral Little, "and with the of,
fcer who was to command the boat
roncurring, the inspector informed the
contractor that in consideration of his
agreement to stand back of the battery
for all time as TO the alleged careless
workmanship of Burning, the thorough
overhauling of the entire battery
would not then be required"
Inquiry of the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing Company, constructors Of the K-2,
by the Bureau of Steam Engineering,
elected the information that no record
existed of an agreement between Rear
Admiral Little and the company re.
GardiDg the making good of defects
that might develop in the service. Even
if there had been such an agreement,
Secretary Daniels said, Rear Admiral
Little would have exceeded his powers
in making it, so that it would not stand
as defense for any neglect of duty.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
BULGARS REPORT VICTORIES

SOFIA, Bulgaria, October SO.-Bul-
garian soldiers invading Serbia have
won series of successes opening the
way to a terrific blow at the Serbian
armies. The fall on Y sdnesday of the
stronghold of Prot twas, n severe blow
to the Serbians4 II opens the road to
Min and invites . bulgarian advance
toward the heart of o.d, Serbia, Here
the Serb forces have gradually been
drawing tOgther as they were beaten
hack from the Teuton and Bulgarian
fronts.
Prot was cantured after three days
fghtn". The Serbians finally evacua-
tod 1t in hurry, evading capture only
NJ the sacrifice Of baggage traiua and
'a"oo stores If ammunition, MANY
Scrl ianS were killed or wounded in
the vain defense of the town -.
4
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
oHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY

When you have \ bad cold you want
a remedy that will not only give relief
but effect prompt and permanent
cure, remedy that is pleasant to
take, remedy that contains nothing
injurious Chamberlain Is Cough Rem
edy meets all ese,requirements. 1t
acts on natures plan, relieves the
secretions and restores the System to
a healthy condition. This remedy has
n world wide sale and Use, and can nj
ways he depended upon. For sale by
all dealers, Benson, Smith l. Co, Ltd,
agents for Hawaii. ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
TROUBLE FEARED IF
MONARCH|STS SUCCEED
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TOXIC, October 3O.-Japan has
asked the American government to
support its attempt to persuade the
Chinese leaders at Peking to POSTPONE
action on the proposed reestablish
mcnt Of a monarchy, Japan declares
that if an election il held in the near
future and the people, after being
stirred up by agitators are influenced
to demand monarchy, the result OF
the change will be international dis
turbanccs. Consequently Toxic is urg
ing that the change be postponed until
the war is ended. Japan's policy was
determined it is learned, following a
consultation with Great Britain and
Russian representatives.
What at ,tude Germany will assume
is not known. Contradictory reports
are received on this.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
RESPERlAN ATTACK 7
BECOMES AN ISSUE

WASHINGTON, October 3O.-secre-
tary of State Lansing announced today
that the navy, department, has evi.
d"nce which makes the experts certain
the liner Hesperian, sunk in the war
zone nearly two months ago, was tor
pedoed. Germany has Professionally
claimed the liner was sunk by striking
a mine. The state department. through
Ambassador Gerard, will notify Ger
many of the findings.
The conclusions of the navy deDart.
ment. may bring up new and delicate
situation with Germany. Tho Allan
Liner Hesperian was crippled by On ex
plOsion of some sort on the night of
September 4, southwest of Fastnet
light off the coast of Ireland. Seventeen
persons were lost. Two Americans
Rboard were saved and it was first
thought no Americans had been lost,
but later reported that member Of
the crew who. met. death, Wolf, was an
American. ~
May Embarrass Berlin "
The captain of the vessel and other
Offices insisted that the HesperiaD was
crippled by a torpedo, from the effects
Of which explosion she sank in few
hours. Later United States navy OK,
rerts reported that fragments of an ex.
plosive found on. the decks indicated
that the explosion was caused by II
mine
If the United States concludes the
l'csper an was tOrpedoed, indemnity
will probably be asked of Germany, to
gcthcr with disavOwal Of the sinking,
as in the Arabic case. . ~,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
LOUISIANA WANTS
WHOLE DUTY BACK

According to private adVces said to
have been received here from Wash
ington Yesterday the sugar Interests
Of Louisiana ere going to insist the
full duty on sugar; which was in effect
up to March l Of last year, be restored
They will oppose the recommendation
Of McAdOo, secretary of the treasury,
that the present duty be retained, or
that the free sugar clause which is to
take effect May ! be merely repealed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
BERLIN HEARS OF THE
RUSSIAN BALKAN PLAN

/ COPENHAGEN, October 30. - Ac,
cording to news from Berlin today
received by Teutons from Bulgarian
sources apparently, the Russians are
preparing to invade Bulgaria in large
Force. :.
1t is reported that two large arma.
las have set out from Odessa and Sc.
bastopol, the principal Russian ports
on the Black Sea, carrying masy thou.
sands of troops. Conveyed by squad
rons of cruisers, destroyers and sub,
marines. the transports are proceeding
south. The recent heavy bombardments
Of arna, the Bulgarian Black Sea port
were in preparation for landing troops,
il is now ascertained.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
FAMOUS ACTRESS IS
ON HER DEATH BED
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CLEVELAND, October 3l.-Blanche
Walsh, the well known actress, who has
been i'll here for the past two weeks, is
dying, her physicians having given up
I'll hopes of saving her life.
OF the stage, Blanche Walsh is Mrs.
v. NJ. Travers. She is the daughter
of the late Thomas II. Walsh, former
Tardon Of the Tombs, New York. She
made her theatrical debut as Olivia in
Twelfth Night" in 1889, later join,
ing the Charles Frohman company and
remaining with Frohman for some
years. She was Americas original
Trilby and created the part of Mas
Iowa in TOlstoi's Resurrection. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02

Il
phase of the Teuton. Bulgarian cam
paign has now been completed in the
view of local observer /. The invad,
ers have united to secure the passage
of the Danube River. Steamers are
ready to carry supplies to the Turkish
camps. Nish is threatened.
The French expedition which went
north from Salonikas is said to have
taken the heights dominating Stru,
mitza, the Bulgarian town in the sa-
lient juttiny ont into. Serbia Just
aboYe the Greek border. The fall of
Strumitza is imminent. The French
are proceeding also to take the Ser,
tian town of lstip, which was report
cd some days ago as captured by the
Bulgars, ,fa ~ III
Desnatches from berlin state that
the Germans are, steadily, advancing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
WASHINGTON MoNC0MMITTAL

WASHINGTON, October 3O.-It is
understood that the United States re-
uses to express any views on the sub
jcct of the Chinese government
!hangc, fearing possibly that such ac.
ion might be cOnstrue . as interference
With the informal affairs of a SOY,
reign state.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
COMES SOMETIMES
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WASHINGTON, October 3l.-Secre
tary of War Garrison yesterday order
ed the temporary suspension of the
classified freight schedule, which would
have gone into effect tomorrow on the
Panama Railroad. Under the schedule
rs announced, the steamship companies
said that there could be no movement
Of freights from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and that they would have to
abandon their services. The present
fat rate of three dollars a ton will be
continued indefinitely.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
JAPAN TAKING STEPS
lSNrcial Cahlc to Nippu Ji.H.)

TOXIC, October 3O.-The Pekin"
government has dcrided to despatch
troops to the Yangtsze Kiang valley
where the recent disturbances with the
Japanese citizens occurred. The
japanese press looks upon this move
with alarm as the feeling between the
two races in that section is becoming
one Of intense hatred. The japanese
'r"""s have already left for the seat of
trOuhle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-02
BIG NINE SWEEPER il ~
LOST BY BRITISH
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LONDON, October 30.--As result
of collision etwecu the British aux.
ih,ry war vessel Hythe, used as "a
mine sweeper, and another British war
vessel off Gallipoi, the Hvthe has been
sunk and it is reported that one hun
'""d u o" hive been list That nun,
Der of the crew are missing.