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The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
MAY FIND JOB FOR GILMORE.
Federal League President Talked OF
for Place on National Comm Mission.

| for Place on National CommissiOn.
| New York. Dec 2a.-James A. Gilmore.
president of the deceased Federal League
returned yesterday from his holidaying
at Chicago. Fighting Jim is as mute as
any of the triumphant forces of organ
lied baseball. He didn't know a thing
Nor would Gilmore admit that he had
heard any talk of a shake-up in the gov
Iernment Of organized baseball that would
land him in the chair OF the National
Commission.
Cnconfirmed rumor was busy wagging
its tongue yesterday to the effect that
Gilmore was slated to succeed August
Hermann as head of the triumvirate.
Hermann now is entrenched strongly as
the head of the Cincinnati Reds.
| Gilmore was asked II he is slated for
a seat with the National Commissioners
| 1T would be quite a drop from presi-
dent of the Federal League to chairman
of the National Commission, would It
not" he countered.
Not IL the salary were commensurate
with the ability" was the answer.
Salary might make a difference in all
things" said Fighting Jim. and he let It
go at that.
The annual meeting Of the National
Commission will be held in Cincinnati
next week.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

Striker 80: Hardhall, %; Little String IS: Star Of
Love. lc2: Boasn1a. lc3; King Boz, lU: Kootenay.
l1: Wilhite L.
FIFTH RACE-seIins: 5yesr-oids and upward
seven furlongsL Lady james 81: 'Rey loe; Christ
mas Bve, l0: Frokendale. bs: 'Oldmoble, les:
Resards lT; Miss Brush. lC: Real Worth. M;
Ben Levy iG: Cedl. lU.
SIXTH RACE-Selling: 3yesr oids and upward 4:
one and one sixteenth miles. Lad g; 'Mollie Cad.
y; Moonlight, 81; LADY Innocrnce 90; Borniss
BucA. loc: Penalty. Ds: Fairly. lG.
sApfxentics allorance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
Places Ban on Boxing.

Hammond. Ind, Dec. 2S-City slickers
can't hold any more bouts In this county.
Home talent promoters can 60 as far as
they like
This was the decision today OF Sheriff
Whitaker. who doesn't want "'Chicaso's s
rag-tag and crooks dumped on Indiana %
Chicago promoters Of the Kayo-B Brown
Ever Hammer bout. scheduled for to-
night. admit everything IL off
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

FIRST RACE-ee,linG: all asss: dx furinns
Little Bnes. %: Grey Foot .: 'CeAho. ~; sFas
chatting. loS: Smiling MAG 10: Co,. Randall. 10
Katharine g.. lW; Marshal Tlshman. ITO: Senator
James. lo: 'Dr. Mach. II. uo: High strest. 10;
Ac1meu. 10; 'Safranor. ilo: sniders Best. IL; In
quieta. ll0.
SECOND RACE-Ihs Texas Futurity; cyesrosds
sig f.uioop. Lsah Cochran. -: Fan. 10: Lnpks.
l0; Whi4efing HOPE. Ii: Honey Cut. LII.
THIRD RACIAL 49,; oas nils. That's Ma
.; Coanousht. fU: An, ls: eCoedis p. ~;
Gene. -; Husky Lad. -: Aofy wsihsnk. II.
I0u118 AOD-Au ~: 0s0 oa3anOR
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. Washington. December =.
leI5-Sealed Truposah viii he reCsiEpd at this ofice,
Room Sa District Building. until o'c.ock ?. m.
JANUARY "a. 1916 for furnishing and delivering
during the remaining portion Of the fiscal year end
ing June y. 1916 twenty. NOR eSs. horses for
in the FNrc DEPARTMENT. this city. Specifications
and form Of PROPOSAL may b. obtained from the
Purchasing Officer d. g. Room 81 District Build
inS OLIVER r. NEWMAN LOFTS BROWN
LOW CHARLES W. KUTZ. Commissioners n g.
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Daley l. Satisfied.

Pete Daley. sold by the New York
Americans to the Vernon-Pacific Coast
League club. is perfectly satisfied. He
already has arrived in Los Angeles to
spend the winter. and will be the FIRST
man to report to Ham Patterson's Tigers
IN the spfinS.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
DIED.

O'DELL-Entered into rest on Wednee-
day morning. December ., 1915, at the
residence of Charles Pettibone. near
Annapolis. Nd. Mrs MARY A
O'DELL. widow Of Freeman O'pell. a
former citizen sof Washington, d. c.
Funeral services and nterment in
Loudoun Park Cemetery, Baltimore.
Md. Friday. December 81. at ! o'clock
Relatives and friends invited to at
tend.
baltimore papers please copyJ
LAMONT-On Tuesday, December u
1915, at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. John Palmer Gavit, at Englewood.
N. j., CAROLINE DEUEL. LAMONT.
aged 72 years, daughter of the late
Walter Peter and Eleanor Ferguson
Jayne. and beloved wife of Thomas
Lamont
Funeral private.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
In small and large sums. All transac-
tions conducted with economical consid-
Grafton Tor borrowers. WM. II. SACN-
DERS & CO. Southern Bldg, S07 18th st.
MONEY TO LOAN on approved city real
estate at lowest current rates: special
privileges with respect to prior pa ayments
Tyler 4 Rutherford. Inc. 100 18th St
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

the Boston Hippodrome has landed Phil Bloom
q Bsooktyn. and ssm Rehidssu. q Philsdsipaia,
fR 0 twelys round loot
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

Leach Cross received s.. 20 for stopring Ad VOL
sast recently while the latter was handed 81 900
and a drIbbing Benny Leonard who
knocked out Joe Mandot the same night. received
$50 for his polished piece Of work
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AUTOS FOR SALE.

1915 MARION ROADSTER. Al, $40 MILLER
BROS AUTO AND SUPPLY HOUSE 1916 II
ST. 81 rIsrce ne.
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Read and USE
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOsT-FOX TERRIER WHITE. WIRE HAIRED.
vita black SPOT on back and black snd tan
around ears: last seen on Conuecticut ave. and u
st. LIBERAL REWARD FOR ANY INFORMA-
TON LEADING TO TUE RETURN @ the dog
to lin IT. NV
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JUAREZ ENTRIES.

.Apprenties allcAsnce claimed.
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allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

WINTED-0FFiCE MEssENGER BOY. A
At Il o'ciocs today to Mr.. DUFfEE. The
Office
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PERSONALS

MISS CAIN Manieurins ana scalp
~~@eS S Treatment 1l6 7th al
n. W.. Apt l. Phone Main 74ak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
MAY OPTIMISTIC IN
 REGARD TO FUTURE
Former Resident of Birmingham Now Living in London Goes to New
 York After Visit Here

L. A. May, formerly of Birmingham, but f"r the past four years residing in Lon don as president of the New York and i.ondCn Finance company has been spending a few weeks here visiting rela- tives and looking over the district.
 Mir. May expresses very optimistic views as to great future of his native state, and of the Birmingham district in par ticular and predicts that from now on business conditions will materially i'm prove, and by autumn should gather great momentum.
 MT. May says his latest advices from London are .o the effect that England is preparing for a two-years war, but the expectation is general that it will end by August. year from it's beginning, and he looks to see the business world begin to discount this view by steady increase in confidence and commercial transac- tions, temporarily put aside. until normal conditions are reached.
 MT. May is leaving today for his New York office, having been called there in connection with a large order for steel and wire products and war materials for Russia. a part of which he hopes to be able to place in this district for shipment via Pensacola, Panama canal and Sar Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
MISS BURKE PLEASED
 BY ENTERTAINMENT
Popular Actress Presents Autograph Photograph for Trophy Room of
 Newspaper Club

\ Miss Billie Burke the noted actress, yesterday added an autograph photo graph to the Newspaper clubs collec- ton for the trophy room before leav ing for Memphis. Miss Burke, who was entertained at the club Saturday night signed her photograph and added the following: Tn memory of a most de- lfghtful evening""
 Miss Burke at the club Saturday evening was a center of interest. To her were presented a great many cd to shake hands with the winsome actress and to Mrs. John B. Reid of Fashion Week fame Miss Burke re- marked: q am certainly glad to meet you. Fashion Week has been discussed in many of your adjoining cities aud am greatly pleased to see you who, I am informe ed, has been so deeply iil- terested in the success of the affair.
 T have enjoyed myself so much in Birmingham, she said. The Newspa- per club is wonderfully interesting place and I am thoroughly in love with it. I have heard of the club founded by the newspaper men of Birmingham but I for some reason did not imagine 1t to be quite such a wonderful and attractive place. It is a club that any city should be proud of. l feel deeply my obligations to the Newspaper club for It's delightful cordiality to me. shall remember the evening always"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
STATE MEETING OF
 t. A. R. WEDNESDAY,
Commander in Chief of Fed eral Veterans Will Be
 Guest of Honor

Much interest is being shown in the twenty-seventh annual encampment of the department of Alabama, Grand Army of the Republic, which will be held in Bir- ningham of Wednesday, March F. The guest of honor will be the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Col. David J. Palmer, of Des Moines, la, who will make an address during the day A feature of the meeting will be "eamp fsre' to be held in the evening at the Fraternal hall to which the Confederate veterans have been invited. All the aux Hilary branches of the Federal and Con federate veterans have also been invited to be present. The following general or ders have been issued:
 Headquarters of the Department of Ala
 hama, Grand Army of the Republic.
 General Orders No 8.
 Birmingham, Ala, February 10. 1915
 l. The twenty-seventh annual eneamp-
 ment of the department of Alabama Crane Army of the Republic, will be held in the city of Birmingham, March IT,
 1915, at Grand Army hall Fraternal build ing.
 2 The encampment will be called to order promptly at 2:3O o'clock D. m 3. The committee on credentials will
 meet in the hall at p. m., and will con 1 sist of F. G. Shepard, Post Mo- |; c. A. Mange. Post No. 2; H. w. Brooks, Post No. 6.
 1. The commander of Post No will detail one comrade for duty during the encanipment for officer of the day and one for officer of the guard They will report to the assistant adjutant general for instructions before opening of the encan pment.
 3. Our commander in chief, Col. David l. Palmer of Des Moines, la., will be pres ent on this occasion. G. All department and staff officers will please have their reports ready to pre- sent to the encampment at the proper time.
 1 At o'clock D. m., following the en- campment there will be an entertainment
 rendered by the woman's relief corps to the commander in chief and Mrs Palmer at G. A. R. hall, to which all comrades. Sons of Veterans and families snd in- vited guests are cordially invited s. Comrade J. B. Erron of Post No. 9,
 Mobile, is hereby appointed senior aide de-camp and chief of staff to fill the | unexrired term of Comrade William Will son, transferred to department of Geor- ga. By command of ANSON B. CULVER, Department Commander. Official.
 c. c. CHAPIN, Assistant Adjutant General
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
PRICE OF FOOOD IN
 RUSSIA ADVANCES
Beef Now Selling for From Ten to Fourteen Cents
 a Pound

Petrograd. February 20.-(Corres- pondence of the Associated Press5 The price of food here has advanced approximately 25 per cent
 Here is list of food prices gath cred in representative provision stores of Petrograd by an Associated Lress correspondent.
 Beef. which was formerly from to 12 cents a Russian pound is now from 10 to 14. Mutton and veal show al- most precisely 10 per cent increase Fish is slightly higher.
 Potatoes have gained from 10 to h per cent in retail prices and nearly all green vegetables sell for 20 per cen; higher than a year ago.
 Fruit, 8 large part of which is im- ported, has jumped to startling fig ures. Oranges, lemons, dates, etc, are four, or, in some cases, five, times as expensive as they were before the war oranges formerly costing from 15 to 50 cents for 10, now sell from 30 cents to s250. Lemons originally sold from to 25 cents for 10 and now cannot be bought for less than s5 cents to SIPS. Apples and pears, most of which are not imported, have risen about 100 per cent.
 From this it is apparent that all foods has risen tremendously while certain native foods have tawen an advance from the increased difficulties in transportation. Eggs and caviar have flooded the market as result of the difficulty of exportation and are lower in price.
 Fuel for cooking has increased more than 30 per cent
 As usual the worst lot seems to have fallen to the peasants. Black bread, of which the rye is ordinarily imported from Prussia. is the chief article in their diet and they increase in price (eliminated by censor).
 The contagion of high prices has spread to articles whose production IS only remotely connected with the war. The war; however, provides the sales man with a blanket apology which covers all remonstranees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
BELGIAN TROOPS
 CONTINUE PROGRESS

Paris, March 14.-(Via London, 3:30 D. m.)-The war office statement this after- noon says:
 Belgian troops continued to make prog ress in the bend of the Yser. Their ar tillery, supported by our heavy artillery destroyed a German point of vantage in a cemetery at Dixmude. The enemy bonn haroed Ypres, killing several of the civil ian population.
 ''The German artillery also bombarded the cathedral at Soissons and the sur- rounding district. North of Rheims, oppo- site the Luxemburg wood, the enemy at tempted to seize one of our advanced trenches and was repulsed. Rheims then was bombarded
 In Champagne toward nightfall yes- terday we repulsed two counter attacks, pursued the enemy and seized several trenches In one of these we found about 100 dead and some war material.
 Tn the Argonne. at Four De Paris. an attack attempted with the object of de- touching against our line was checked completely
 Tn Lorraine our patrols occupied Elm bermenil.
 In the vosges there has been artillery action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
within the Law"

It is rare enough thing now adays to find a play which has received the universal indorsement of dramatic critics everywhere It is unprecedent- ed to hear of a play that has received not only the indorsement of the men whose business it is to consider a play from technical viewpoint, but from the prominent laymen who judge . play only by the personal appeal which it makes to them. within the Law" play by Bayard Vei1ler, has been commended publicly by Woodrow Will son, Theodore Roosevelt, Dr. c. II. Parkhurst, the bishop of Wyoming, Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont and Mrs liar riot Stanton Blatch. Manager R. S. Douglas has secured this remarkable play, which deals with present day conditions in the populace and which will be seen at the Jefferson theatre matinee and night Tuesday Clara Joel will again assume the role of Mary Turner, supported by the same excellent company that was seen here last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
SAYS ITALY NEEDS
 MORE TERRITORY
Rome Paper Discusses Pres ent Situation Semi
 Officially

Rome, March 14.-(Via Paris. )--Ter- ritorial expansion for Italy with new dominions beyond the seas especially on the Mediterranean must be oD- obtained, declared the Giornale D'Italia in a long article regarded here as of a semi official nature, discussing the present crisis. Italy's seven months neutrality, the paper says, were not lost, for not only have her interests been defended, but the nation has acquired greater political and military force. Since the beginning of the war the Giornale D'Italia says. "Italy has de- clared her neutrality only until her own interests are in question. Neutrality has been maintained despite foreign flat teries and the pressure of international agitation. The force of the belliger- ents gradually are wearing out while our energies are augmented.
 "All have slowly recognized Italy S right to have the amplest liberty of action against any one. Thus, foreign countries have abandoned the strange idea that they would be able to enlist Italy in the name of sentimentalism like the romantic knight errant, or in the aid of great powers aspiring to the domination of the world.
 There is now beginning the second phase of the war which probably will be decisive. Italy has frontier proba- bly, which for 50 years has oppressed her like yoke as the result of the unfortunate war of 1866, wh<eh forced Italy when she took the Venetian pro- vinces to accept a confine which has been a threat Now that the configura- tion of Europe, perhaps of @ great part of the world, is about to be decided we must and will obtain by every means frontier which politically and from military view point is in no sense q menace.
 Her anti-Italan policy in the Italian provinces within her borders was Aus tria's fatal mistake It cannot, and must not continue These Italians must be saved from destruction.
 "A nation of 37,OOO,000 inhabitants bordered almost entirely by the sea, great exporter of men, and with agri-- cultural, industrial and commercial in terests constantly developing, needs ex- pansion beyond the seas, especially on the Mediterranean"
 The newspaper says this statement summarizes the great problem which ltally must solve "by sacrificing blood and money if necessary" it declares the nation must be constantly prepared for any eventuality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
HOW THE FRENCH
 TOOK VAUQU0|S
In Desperate Fighting Ger man Forces Are Driven
 Back

Paris. March 14.--(6:20 p. m)-Official advices from the front, describing the French occupation of Vauquois in the Argonne region, say:
 After several days desperate fighting French troops took possession of the plateau and half the village of Vauquois on the eastern outskirts of the Argonne, and have prevented the Germans from making use of this important strategic position to their advantage"
 Vauquois lies in the high country not far from Cheppy and Montfaucon, on a height overlooking the Aire river be- tween the Hessee and &rgonne forests.
 This place served the Germans as an ob- servation post.
 ''The Germans says the statement,
 were able to direct a hot fire in any
 direction against the valley roads through
 which our provision trains and troops were forced to travel, and the surround ing country was rendered increasingly difficult owing to the marshy ground along the Aire.
 '"rhe first assault occurred on February
 2S, and after the fiercest kind of street l fightinN-every. inch of ground being dis | puted-the French gained footing on tht
 plateau and occupied half the village They were obliged however, to evacuats | the village the following night. owing to | strong German counter attacks. l "On March 1, the French troops re. 1 turned the assault in greater strength | We again occupied part of the now ruined | village in the afternoon. Fierce hand | to-hand encounters ensued and four Ger | man counter attacks were repused The enemy sustained heavy losses and we took ] 200 prisoners.
 During the following day the French maintained themselves in the position: l they had won until March 5, when th' Germans after a heavy attack, abandoned 1 hope of driving the French out of Vau l qouis.
 | ''rhe German counter attacks were car l ried out with fury, and tne number o1 1 endorsements brought up indicated ths extent of the French success. German prisoners told of the havoc wrought by l the French artillery and noncommissioneo
 officers paid tribute to the improvement i of the French infantry since the begin ming of the war;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
ADJUSTMENTS
Paula HOfferman

The beautiful emotional Russian actress, Mime. Paula Hofferman, will present one of New York's latest sue cesses, ''The Living Orphans,p at the Jefferson theatre tonight Mme. Hor- Herman, who is being featured with this company, is called the ''Yiddish Nazimova-" Her manner in playing Represents real nature, showing the personality and individuality of the role Her company is composed of several Yiddish stars who are well known in America. Among them are Max Rosen and Nose Dorff The com ing of the famous star here will no doubt create considerable interest among theatregoers, as this is the first appearance of company of this kind in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15

also get thorough tr1Als before the real work begins.
 The schedule is as follows: March 26 and 27, BiSmingham college. campus.
 March %, Birmingham Barons, campus. April 8, Vanderbilt, campus.
 April 5 and G. Southwestern Presbyter- ian, campus.
 April z, Illinois, campus.
 April and 10. Georgia Tech. Atlanta. April F and 1S. University of Georgia Athens
 April 16 and r, Mississippi college, campus.
 April 19 and 20 Milsaps campus. April 2S and 24 Louisiana State uniyer- sity, campus.
 April 2S and 29, Sewanee, campus. April 30 and May 1. Southern university campus
 May and s, Mississippi Aggies. coluux- bus, Miss.
 May 10 and Il, University of Mississippi. campus
 May 31 and June 1, open, campus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
PARIS PREFECT
 OF POLICE DEAD

Paris, March 14.-Celestin Hennion, for mer Paris prefect of police, died today at Hayre.
 M. Hennion resigned from the prefecture at the outbreak of the war and after an illness of several weeks requested ser vice again. He was appointed French representative at the headquarters of the Belgian government at Havre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
RAIN IN DAYTONA:
 GAME POSTPONED
Florida Weather Again Intereres With Barons Plans-Mana
 ger Molesworth to Take An Aeroplane Trip, Oh Dear
Fly BILL AK

Daytona, Fla, March H-(SpecaL) Rain stopped the scheduled game between the Barons and the Brooklyn Nationals this afternoon. Manager Molesworth and Wilbert Robinson, of the Dodgers" con- ferred together, and are hopeful of fair weather tomorrow. If the day Is fair and a good crowd turns out, Manager Moles- worth intends to remain in Daytona until Wednesday morning and a game with Brooklyn will be played Tuesday after nc on.
 This morning. owing to their lack of condition, Dick Robertson, Pat Dougherty Jimmie Magee and Danny Clark were sent back to the Orlando training camp.
 This still leaves IA players, and Man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
AMERICAN OFFICERS
 FEAVE FOR FRONT

Berlin, March 14--(Via Berlin, 9:45 D. m)--A party of six American army of ficcrs left Berlin today for the eastern battle front. They recently returned from a tour of inspection in the west.
 The group comprises Lieut.. Col. Joseph F. Kuhn of the engineers, Maj. Clarence c. Williams of the ordnance department Maj Dwight E. Aultnan of the field ar tiliery. Capt. Samuel D. Rockenbach of the cavalry, Capt. Wilson B. Burtt of the infantry and Capt. Samuel G. Shartle of the coast artillery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15
Neil O'Brien Minstrels

Neil o'Brien, the quaint and clever delineator of negro types. and one of the best known minstrels of the pres ent period who began his career as a star two years ago. comes to the lief : ferson Friday matinee and night with an organization said to eclipse in merit and entertainment any provided in a decade. The splendid and high class shows provided by MT. O'Brien the past two years are distinctly remembered by local minstrel lovers in every prin- cipal city in America. This season MT. O'Brien and his manager. Oscar Hodge, have provided an entirely new snow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-15

Clyde McBride and Yale ''Tod" Sloan have ''cinched their places.
 The coming of this last of the 'hold- outs means a good fight for the third base position between Hemingway and Mcdonald. However, with Hemingway playing like a ffend, it is likely that Me Donald will be switched "a second base, admittedly the only weak spot on the Baronal squad.