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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Ing 10 cut Germany off from all com merce to adopt methods of retaliation which go much beyond the ordinary meth ods of warfare at sea, in the proclama- ton of war zone from which they have warned neutral ships to keep away. This government has already taken occasion to inform the imperial German govern ment that it cannot admit the adoption Of such measures or such a warning or danger to operate as in any degree an abbreviation of the rights of Amercan shipmasters or of American citizens bound on lawful errands as passengers on mer- chant ships of belligerent nationality, and that it must hold the imperial German government to strict accountability for any infringement of those rights inten- tional or incidental. It does not under- stand the imperial German government to question those rights. It assumes, on the contrary, that the imperial government accept, as, of course, the rule that the lives of noncomba whether they De Of neutral citizenship or citizens of one of the nations at war, cannot lawfully or rightfully be put in jeopardy by the cap ture or destruction of an unarmed mer- chanInan and recognize also. all other nations do the obligation to take the usual precaution of visit and search to ascertain whether a suspected merchant mansis in fact of belligerent nationality or IS In tapt cafTylnS 'ohthps'h" VI Wal under q neutral flag
 "The government of the United States. therefore. desires to call the attention of the imperial German government with the utmost, earnestness to the fact that the objection to their present method Of at tack against the trade of their enemies lies in the practical mpossibility or em- blowing submarines in the destruction of commerce without disregarding those rules of fairness, reason, justice and humanity which all modern opinion regards as i'm perative. It is practically impossible for inc officers of a submarine to visit a merchantman at sea and examine her .rapers and cargo. It Is practically inn nossibl.s for them to make a prize of her; and. if they cannot put piiTe crew on board of her, they cannot sink her without leaving her crew and all on board of her to the mercy of the sea in her small boats. These facts, 1t Is under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

stood, the imperial German government frankly admit We are informed that in the instances of which we have spoken time enough for even that poor measure of safety was not given, and in a least two of the cases cited not so much as warning was received Manifestly sub marines cannot be used against merchant men. the last few weeks have shown. without an inevitable violation of many sacred principles of justice and humanity.
 Can Act Within Rights
 American citizens act within their in- disputable rights in taking their ships and in travelling wherever their legitimate business calls them upon the high seas. and exercise those rights in what should be the well-justhed confidence that their lives will not be endangered by acts done in clear violation of universally acknowI- edged international obligations. and cer- tainly in the confidence that their own government will sustain them in their ex- ereise of their rights.
 There was recently published in the newspapers of the United States 1 regret to inform the imperial German govern ment. formal warning, purporting to come from the imperial German emba ssy at Washington, addressed to the people of the United States, and stating. In effect that any citizen of the United States who exercised his right of free travel upon the seas would do SO at his peril if his Journey should take him within the zone of waters within which the imperial Ger man navy was using submarines against the Commerce of Great Britain and France, notwithstandng the respectful but very earnest protest of his govern ment, the government of the United States. l do not refer to this for the pur pose of calling the attention of the im- perial German government at this time to the surprising irregularty of com muncation from the imperial German embassy at Washington addressed to the people of the United States through the newspapers but only for the purpose of pointing out that no warning that an un- lawful and nhumane act will be com mitted can possibly be accepted as an excuse or palliation for that act or as an
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a new event in which the skill of man
 had eliminated an impeachment of nature.
 There was music and song and cheers and oratory of which wit and eloquence
 and prophecy were the characterizing fea-
 ture. After the welcome of the city had
 eeen expressed and responded to- the
 guests surged about the barbecue and
 there until the hour of midnight were
 steadfastly engaged.
 The hero of the day was Senator Bank
 head. Wherever he appeared, he was
 greeted with wild acclaim At Cordova.
 MT. Long sung his praises. At the lock Judge Brandon and Senator Underwood attributed to him the chief credit for the
 splendid industrial accomplishment and crowned his brow with laurel wreaths
 denoting merit In Tuscaloosa Congress-
 man Oliver declared that if in the fu- ture one would see the monument of the
 senator he would simply have to look about him that his stature was a con- quered warrior that his fame like the
 monument of Horace would be more last ing than brass would endure forever. In his addresses, the senator very mod estly disclaimed the credit He declared that but for the assistance of former Congressman Taylor of the First Ala
 bama. and the constant aid of other
 patriotic Alabamians, together with the willingness of the federal government and the skill of its engineers he could nave uOne put Httle.
 Underwood Speaks
 The theme of Senator Underwood's ad-
 dress dealt with the navigable Warrior.
 not so much as blessing, but as an op- portunity He urged the people to take advantage of this opportunity if they would achieve. to bare their arms in other words, aud go 'at work In development. 1 Hundreds of people from the Cordova landing to Tuscaloosa participated in the general celebration who neither rode upon the river, sat beneath the eloquence of the orators or seated with the rejoicing
 throngs of the Druid City. At every land 1 ing on the river big crowds greeted the
 passing steamers with loud acclaim and
 the waving of flags There was evidently
 a general realizing on the part of every
 one living on the banks of the Warrior 1 that new day had heen born in the industrial world and that magnificent l opportunity wass offered for the pros | perity if not affluence of the people. To the same effect, heads of corporations in the Birmingham district, along with of ficials and representatives of the peo- lple testified. George B. Mccormack, Erskine Ramsey, A. H. Woodward, George Gordon Crawford, and other lead
 CTS in industrial life expressed the opinion l that the opening Of the Warrior would
 cause further extensive development in the
 coal and steel industry. and by affordins great reduction in rates, cause the
 Birmingham district to blossom like the
 rose. and take the ascendancy in sup plying the markets of the world
 And that in this matter the silent but
 everlasting monument to Senator Bank head would be rendered more glorious and significant was the gist of their opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

The fnl text Of the note was made public tonight by the state department as follows:
 Department of State,
 "'Washington, May IS. 1915. '.rhe Secretary of state to the American Ambassador al Berlin:
 Please call on the minister of foreign affairs and after reading to him this communication. leave with him a copy.
 '"ln view of recent acts of the German authoraties in violation of American rights on the high seas which culminated in the torpedoing and sinking of the Brit sh steamship Lusitania on May :. 1915. by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives, it is clearly wise and de- sirable that the government of the United States and the imperial German govern ment should come to clear and full un- derstanding as to the grave situation which has resulted.
 Incidents Cited
 "The sinking of the British passenger steamer Falaba by q German submarine on March 2S. through which Leon c. Thrasher. an American citizen, was drowned the attack on April 2s on the American vessel Cushing by a German aesoplane: the torpedoing on May 1 41of the American vessel Gulflight by. d Ger or more American citizens met their death; and finally the torpedoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania, con stitute a series of events which the gov ernment of the United States has observed with growing concern, distress and amazement.
 "Recalling the humane and enlightened attitude hitherto assumed by the Imperial German government in matters of inter national right and particularly with re- gard to the freedom of the seas: having learned to recognize the German views and the German influence in the field of international obligation as always enga ged upon the side of Justice and humanity, and. having understood the instructions of the imperial German government to its naval commanders to be upon the same plane of humane action prescribed by t,e naval codes of other nations. the govern ment of the United States was loathe to believe--it cannot now bring i}aelf to be- lieve-that these acts, 50 absolutely con trary to the rules, the practices and. the spirit of modern warfare, could have the countenance or sanction of that great government. It feels it to be its duty therefore, to address the imperial Ger man government concerning thein with the utmost frankness and in tue earnest hope that it is not mistaken in expecting action on the part of the imperial German government which will correct the un. fortunate impressions which have been created and vindicate once more the po- stion of that government with regard to the sacred freedom of the seas.
 Must Take Prccaution
 Tine government of the United States has been apprised that the imperial G CT man government considered themselves tc be obliged by the extraordinary circum stances of the present war and the meas. ures adopted by their adversaries In seek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
INDIANS ATTACK
 AMERICAN COLONY
Three Killed and Several Wounded Near Espeanza, Mexico, as Result of Yaqu Uprising Conditions in Sonora Re
 ported Little Less Than Appalling

Stocker. J. J. Donovan is missing and is believed to have been killed.
 Jose Maytorena, governor of Sonora
 has ordered a detachment of 500 troops to entrain at Guaymas and proceed to the aid of the Americans. The railroad however. Is only partially repaired. F Refugees from the interior report |conditions in sonora to be little short |of appalling The Yaquis and lawiess elements of all sorts are pillaging and |committing murder. they say. The In- ldlans arc reported to be hlltchering men,
 women and children tndiscriminately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
ALL AUSTR|ANS AND GERMANS IN BRITAIN ID BE REPATR|ATED;
 R|0T|NG SUBSIDIES
English Government Yields toAgitators and Will Take Drastic Action l. Many Participants in Riots Are Punished

London, May 13.-Q0:30 p. m-) Premier Asquith's statement in the House of Commons today that all aliens of enemy countries of military Iage would be interned and that this applied to the naturalized, against whom there was suspicion, and that others would be repatriated has satis- fled those agitating for drastic action. As a result riots in London and provin- cial towns have largely subsided. Sucl rioting as did take place today and to- night was carried on by mobs of boys girls and women. who were out for fur or bent on footing German shops. while men stood by laughing or encouraging their youthful imitators.
 The police, strongly reinforced by spe cial constables, were better able to handlt the situation today
 Severe Penalties Imposed Following the wild scenes of yesterda } and last night some 5q0 or more active participants in attacks on German shops appeared in Iondon's police court today and the magistrates read them severe lectures and imposed heavy penalties, 1T most cases. Some of the most culpabls were sentenced to jail at hard labor, sen tences ranging from month to foul months. Others, mostly women, were fined When men of military age ap peared before the magistrates they were tpI<1 ch ho ovxx1xx kl, boot t.. revenge on the Germans was to enlist.
 In this connection the Westminster Ga. zette said today:
 People who hunt aliens and assault their persons and loot their shops arc not the people swho are going to hell us right our wrongs. They are ioafers and shirkers who are not going to wal and whose violence has no patriotic mo tive"
 It is notable that no complaints have been received of aliens suffering from personal injury. Of the many hundred who appeared at the American embassy and consulate today seeking protection none showed signs of having been en. gagged in an encounter. but they desired compensation for the damage done theil property and assurance that they would be no repetition of the acts.
 Must Pay Compensation Under English law taxpayers of local ities where the shops were wrecked and goods destroyed must pay compensatior for the damage done in the riots, so that in many cases the very people who took part In the demonstrations will have tt pay their share.
 At southend the authorities took a more serious View of the case, as many ol the men. arrested were prominent citi. zens who were angered by the Zeppelin raid. They were remanded for weeA and heavy bail was demanded. Naturalized Germans, Austrians ana Turks were busy today in signing declara- ltfons representing their allegiance to Great Britain. One memorial from men of this class in the city of London has been seni direct to King George. Other memorials have been handed to the mayors of va rious cities. Tn all the memorials the men reaffrm their oath of allegiance ant express abhorrence of the German meth ods of warfare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-I.cclS l7 formally opened.
 Italian cabinet resigns
 Wilson sends note to Germany Englands enemies to he repatriat<u. 2-Roosevelt charges denied by Barnes. S-Estimates made of Vanderbilt estate, 4-Editorial comment 5-Vardaman predicts shoals will be
 damned
 Outlook for Chautauqua bright.
 Local products to be exhibited.
 Memorial exercises Monday 6-Society. ~ T. Attitude of Japan totally unexpected. S.-Sports. 9--Baptists go to Ashyille next H. Markets. people have fine time on
 excursion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Nogales. sonora, Mex. May 1s.--faqui Indians attacking . colony of 65 Amer leans including women and children near Esperansa, south of Guayman, have killed three and wounded several others. according to information re- seived today by Frederick simpicis, merican consul here. The hattie con- tinues.
 [ The Americans reported killed are John Williams w. A. Fay and William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
BRUMBAUGH SIGNS
 CHILD LABOR BILL

Harrisburg. May Ex-Governor Brum- baugh today signed the Cox child labor bill, under which children under i4 years of age. except newsboys, will be barred from working at any occupation. Mes sengers employed between D. m. and 6 a. m. must be 2i years old and children under i6 will be prohibited from working unless they attend school eight hours week
 Domestic servants and farm laborers will be exempt from the act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

caed
 
 resulted violation the high eliminating the sinking of the h o communc il n acts O 0 epsao psbe prevent the d yt of rneut the ~isya dso fy e In it hco he note Une States o d a al o elnneds M ctzen ad f kauada re- n d lynt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

the Sea of Marmora. sinking two Turkish
 gunboats and Turkish transport.
 The Goliath was one of the older British battleships of the pre-dreadnaught type. She was built in 1898. Her complement was 750 men She was 400 feet long on the water me. displaced 12.950 tons. and was armed with four l2-inch and 12 6-fnch guns; F 12-pounders, six three-pounderp, two machine guns and four torpedo tubes. The Goliath Is the third British battle ship whose loss in the Dardanelles attack
 has been announced by the British gov ernment. Loss of the Irresistible and Ocean was announced March l9. On April 5 a wireless dispatch from Berlin said the British battleship Lord Nelson also had been destroyed. That report was not confirmed, \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

MT. Churchill sad:
 sThe Goliath was torpedoed last night and a torpedo attack by destroyers while protecting the Bremen flank just inside the straits
 Twenty officers and 16o men were saved. which I fear means that over 800 were lost.
 "The admiral commanding at the Dar- daneiles also telegraphs that the sub amrine E-l4, which. with so much daring penetrated to the Sea of Marmora. has re- ported that she sank two tugs of Turkey and Urge Turkish transport"
 The dtish guhmarine E-1& has pene- lgate4 tngo0eh -the pardAnsllss and into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Vice Consul Arrested

Vancouver, B. sC.. May IS. 1T. von Uly rich, vice consul flor Austria Hungary in Vancouver at th4 time of the outbreak of war, has been arrested, 1t was am ndtlnced today lup sent to the intern znent camp at Nahaime to be detained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
MARSHALL IN JACKSON TO-DAY

Jackson, Miss, May 13.-(Special.) Vice President Marshall will arrive in Jackson Friday afternoon and he and Mrs. Marshall will be the guests of Governor and Mrs Brewer at the mansion. MT. Mar shall speaks at the Century that night and at the conclusion leaves for Washington, so that his stay in Jackson will be short. He will be introduced by Senator John Sharp Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
ProminentEitisens From Every PQrl of the State Take Part In
 Big Celebration
MISS LAIR CHRISTENS
 LOCK WITH PURE WATER
Senator Bankhead Is Hero of Day And Is Greeted With Tremendous Ovation-Governor For nally Receives Lock From Representa-
 tives of Federal Government
 By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Tuscaloosa May 13-(Specia Jon behalf of the of Alabama Governor representatives the federal the completed Lock IT, that makes gabe the year around the Black Warrior river and all prac cable purposes gives Birmingham the Magic City of the coal and steel hakkaof the south an outlet to the sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
BRITISH WARSHIP
 GOLIATH TORPEDOED IN THE DARDANELLES
Over 500 Lose Lives When Big Battleship Is Sent to Bottom Only 20 Officers and no of Crew Are Saved-Is Third Big Sea Fighter
 to Be Lost In Straits

3(3 batIeship Goliath has been tor the Dardane'es It is feared Twenty 1eo of the saved Commons today first lord of the admiralty.
  on the Goliath reach soo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Germany Told United States Will
 Spare No Act to See Rights of It's
 Citizens Protected In Every Way

Incident And Vessels Coucfed In Firm But Friendly Tone Kaiser Must Every Way Possible But Must Give Guar
 That Such Acts Will Not Be Repeated In Future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Muet Take Prpcaufion

Tine government of the United States has been apprised that the imperial Ger man government considered themselves to be obltgqd by the extraordinary circum- stance4 of the present war and the n1eas- ures adcpted by their adversaries in seek-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
MARx MARBLE q SAW Quo

achievement OF Mark Kent during the
past quarter of a century he is to
have everything his own way this
week at Polls when he will appear in
The Middlemsn' in the role made IA
nous by the late E. S. Willard, the
beloved comedian who passed to the
stage eternal a few days ago.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Kent told me
of his intention to retire from the
stage for a we'll earned rest
II have played twelve hundred roles
in the last twenty-five years, and I
am tired" he offered as excellent rea-
son for his determination to leave the
Poll organization at the close of next
weeks performance in Julius Cae-
sar."
Il have not been we'll of late and
my health demands at least a years
respite from staggering number OF
lines, scenes, and situations. I'm going
to forget the stage for at least that
length of time" he insisted
As Cyrus Blenkarn in The Middle
man." Mr.. Kent will enact his favor
lite role and one which he has played
already upon FIVE occasions-one week
in Portland; for two separate engage
ments in Boston; one week In Detroit.
and another in Winnipeg.
In accordance with an arrangement
with General Manager Thatcher when
he returned TO Washington as lead
ing man of the Poll company. A. II.
Van Buren, will be absent from the
cast of The Middleman" this week.
When he came back to the Poll or
ganization he stipulated that he en-
Joy a weeks rest every ten or twelve
weeks, so you needn't get the idea
that he, too, is going away because
of his this weeks absence from the
boards.
For / have his own word for II that
he has no such intention.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Na,ionai-wiIIi.m Gillette.

William Gillette comes to the National
Theater this week hr. Gillette began
what he whimsically calls his second
farewell tour at the Empire Theater.
New York, several weeks ago and he
comes direct to the National with the
same plays, the same company and the
same productions that he has been using
at the Empire.
He win open his engagement with
sherlock Holmes" That will be the bill
tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. At the other four performances
of the engagement-on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights and Saturday mat
inee-the only one to be given Secret
Service" will be presented.
Mr.. Gillette's impersonation Of Holmes
Is a remarkable character study. Ever
since his first performance Sherlock
Holmes has been a real person-the ficti-
tious character Of the novelist actually
come to life. Even Joseph Jefferson and
Rip Van winke were never more
thoroughly identified than Gillette and
Sherlock Holmes.
Secret Services is play OF an entirely
different character. Nj. Gillette once
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

Every Winter Garden symposium
ymen and furnished the
for declaring that the quite its
the tweescene spectacle Dancing Around brought its
repressibe comedians headed by AL
Json display limbs and lingerie
markabe of all the Dances folk with
realizing exhausted all the adjectves their disposal
beraIty with
Shubert had supplied Winter
Garden show.
This edition of danng and sartoria endor
gayest
week. the Winter Garden have had for than
conclusion that we'll special Al
bright particular the because Washington
methods
him
end of the continent to the other
Nobody what Mr. Jolon going do
and As usual he with the Winter Garden
taking
Dancing Around The fact of the
comedian monopo the boards the
telling how long Mr. Joson
public his fooshne the footgh
the inevitable
history
life doesn't On the sitting nonchalany
the ais confidential
is Al Joson
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

funny man anything like him. 1t Is
quite a distinction to have honestly ae-
quired the title of the greatest enter
tainer in the world" Jolson Is unlike
any other famous funny man of the past,
because he does not depend IN the least
upon what, as Hamlet said, the author
has set down for him. He Is Gus" In
Dancing Around" and he has been, In
all the Winter Garden shows in which
he has appeared. Just Gus" Gus"
never laughs at his own jokes or gives
a sign that you have heard or grasped
the point of one. and he has been called
the greatest singer OF comic songs in
the world" OF the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve, some OF the more important prin-
ciples of Dancing Around are: Frank
Carter. Kitty Doner, Lawrence Dorsay,
Mildred Elaine, N. Murray Stephen. Rae
Bowdin, Harry Wardell. Mae Dealy,
Harry wilcox, Jack Carlton, Edith Day,
and a hundred dainty. dimpled divini-
ties" r"-.r