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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
ARTILLERY ACTION .FEATURESF|GHT|NG
 ON WESTERN FRONT
Associated Press COrrespOn- dent Describes Conflict Between Big Guns of
 Opposing Armies

Near Nleuport, Belgium, September 5. (via Paris, September 1. 5;14 D. m)--Ar- tillery actions in the triangle formed by Dunkirk. Newport and Ypres have fig ured conspicuously in the past week s official communications, but so far-hung is. the battle line that one must be either with sections of the general staff or pos sess the knowledge of observers in bi- planes or anchored balloons to determine where such activity Is likely to be en- countered.
 On a day when the official statement referred to activity in the vicinity of Nieu- port, Steenstraate and Boesinghe, the As- sociated Press correspondent motored here. there and everywhere in the terri tory, seeing and hearing bursting shells, but never getting within mile of one. In a sadly demolished, uninhabted vil- lage, an officer said:
 "Yes, they Lombard this place daily, us- ually about o'clock"
 With booming audible ahead, that was too long to wait. and the correspondent s motor car was driven on As he was concealed in the undergrowth on a high dune further along the line, the, corre- spondents glasses revealed the German lines. from which came occasional white puffs
 Then visit was paid to the spot where was concealed big gun that already had done some firing.
 Wait on Telephone
 When are you going to fire again?' the lieutenant was asked
 Whenever they telephone telling us what the range is and how many shots to fire. was the reply.
 The big gun meanwhile looked as peace full as an old civil war cannon on a village green. The individual artilerst has no more definite idea of the result of his activity than a wireless operator transmitting electric waves into the at mosphere when his receiving apparatus is out of order
 The reality of the war is seized only when companies of soldiers return from the trenches saying. for instance. that they lost no men. but that their neigh bors had lost 16. or when an American ambulance chauffeur greets one on the roadside with. There is no need to hurry: the man inside died before we could reach the hospital
 Even such an artillery action as that which today Is the sole subject of the official communication does not serve to interfere with agricultural progress in this busy corner of Belgium. Peasants were working in the field nearer the Ger man lines than army officers declared to be safe even for troops until necessity sent them.
 Thousands of Soldiers
 Within the sound of the artillery. French, Belgian and British soldiers lie by hundreds and thousands in hospitals. the capacity of which range from one with 2000 beds down to one with POO.
 Whole brigades of soldiers are con- structins second, third and fourth line trenches back of the lines, and covering acre after acre with ,barbed wire. For one soldier fighting, 50 evidently are work ing at entrenching. building roads. laying tracks and building bridges In prepara- ton to prevent German advance throuSh 10 country where every sol1ter' however. Is confident the Gsrmans wilI never. pcne- tratA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
THE FESTIVE GRAPE
 CONTINUES TO REIGN

TO summarize therefore one concludes that with conditions the legislature is sat- ished. even as the erstwhlle bosses arc dissatisfied: and that either the one or the other has divorced barren reason' and embraced the daughter of the grape instead" There Is general knowledge tEat under every humble couch and be- hind every dangling curtain. the ubiqui- tous jug stands concealed. And yet the legislature has positively declined either to reduce the supply by half, or cut 1t on altogether,
 Yesterday afternoon Senator Lewis of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
SOLDIERS AT FORT BROWN
 ARE ORDERED UNDER ARMS
Battle Lasts Throughout Day When Mexcans Re- tire-Unofficial Reports Place Killed at Thirty Another Attack Believed Imminent
MEXICANS MISSED ALONG
 BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE

Brownsville Texas September 4Wth place in a of all growing 
  the visible This
  country. At cavazos Crossing battle tonight literally among them
 
 
  
  military all precautions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
FOR OPEN HEARINGS
ON DEFENSE PLAN
House Committees Will Listen
to Suggestions of the
Public.

Plans of the leaders in Congress are
for open hearings on the national de-
! fense legislation in the House commit
tees and executive sessions, according
to precedent and tradition, in the SEN
ate committees. Chairman Padgett of
the House naval affairs committee said
| today that the hearings on the naval
appropriation bill. with it's issues as to
number of battleships, submarines and
other features of the governments s
naval policy, will be wide open to
Everybody, and that not only will Sec
retary Daniels and other nay val depart
ment officials be in attendance, but
others outside of the department Off
GERS who may be able to throw light on
the problems, in view of the extra ordi-
nary interest in national preparedness
The naval hearings probably will not
begin until after the holiday recess of
Congress.
Secretary Garrison and numerous
others will appear before the House
military committee in connection with
the army reorganization and annual
appropriation bills. The sessions will
not be executive while the hearings
continue. though the actual deliber-
I ations of the committee in passing
upon provisions of the measures will
, be private, as in the case of other
committees in both Houses. Because
republican assignments to committees
have not yet been made. with Congress
adjourning over until Tuesday for
that reason. the hearings on the army
reorganization measures will not begin
in the House military committee until
the last of next week at least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
DEPosIToRS GET 100000.
Police Warn Savings Benefciaries t,
Guard Against Pickpockets.

Detective Charles A. Evans. chief OF
the pickpocket squad, today was in
formed that tomorrow about 100000
will be paid out by Washington banks
that have been carrying Christmas saw
ings accounts for the past year. He
reported the information TO headquar-
ters
Mai Pullman and Inspector Grant
suggest that persons receiving the
money should be careful to protect it,
Proprietors OF some of the larger
stores have adopted a means of warn
ing shoppers against the possibility of
being robbed by pickpockets. Persons
on duty at the entrances to the bust
ness houses advise shoppers that ii
would be well for them to safeguar rd
their funds and carry them where dis
honest persons are not liable to have
an opportunity to get them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
MUST GO WITH HUSBAND
Wives May Not Claim Non-Support
Otherwise, Justice Rules,

4 wife may not choose to remain in
Washington and refuse to accompany
her husband to another city where he
may get employment and then ask the
grand jury to indict the husband for
non-support. Chief Justice Covington
made this announcement today when
disposing of a number of non-support
cases in Criminal Division /. a wom-
ans special fancy to live on a certain
street or in particular town is no
excuse for refusing to accompany her
husband, said the Chief Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
WRECK TIES UP TRAFFIC.
Morning Trains From Philadelphia
to New York on P. r. B. Cancelled.

PHILADELPHIA. December TO-
serious freight wreck on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Andalusia. sixteen
miles east of Philadelphia. early today
tied up all traffic. on the New York
division. and morning trains from
Philadelphia to New York were can
csied. Through trains were run over
other divisions to Trenton. n. J.
An eastbound freight train was
wrecked at 1875 am. and a westbound
freight train ran into 1t. scattering
wreckage over all the tracks of the
road A brakeman and fireman were
In iured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
KAISER TO PAY VISIT
TOTHE CITY OF. BRUSSELS

AMSTERDAM. via LONDON, December
l0.-Emperor william will visit Brus-
sells from December 19 to %, according
to the Belgian correspondents of Dutch
newspapers He will also visit the
neighborinr parts of Belgium, includ-
ing the field Of Waterloo. it Is said.
Special police already have arrived At
Brussels to act 'ss ? guard for the
emperor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
Committee Considers German Loan.

LONDON, December 10.-The reich
stag at yesterdays session referred the
war credit of f500.0O0,000 t$2,50O. .00O,-
OO0) without debate to the budget com
mittee. according to a dispatch to the
Central News Agency from Berlin by,
way Of Amsterdam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
FINAL ESTIMATE ON COTTON.
Crop of 1915 Placed at 11,l61, 600
Equivalent 500 Pound Bales.

This years cotton crop. finally. esti-
mated today. is II 1,161.000 equivalent
500 pound bales, exclusive Of linters,
the Department of Agriculture an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
0NE-MAN PEACE PARADE
ARRESTED NEAR CAPITOL
Banners Confscated and Emil L.
Gerardi's Sanity Will Be
Investigated.

A one-man peace parade was arrest
ed on the Capitol plaza today by su
perior force of Capitol policemen and
banners bearing dove-of-peace stuff
were confiscated. The parade gave it's
name as Emil l.. Gerard, and an
aounced further that it was the TWEEN
tieth-century incarnation of Martin Lu-
ther. The banner had on one side:
War is murder. Preparedness is mur-
der in the heart; on the other side,
War is disciplined Might is
disciplined love" Gerard gave it out
to the press that he is worth a dollar
and a half, and is not Influenced by
any one or any interests and is not
working for any one. He had with him
small edition of his own book, en-
titled The World Religion-The Fell
lowship of Mankind" and the charge
made against him, after he was trans
ferred to No. 6 precinct station, was
that of violating the regulations con-
cerning the display of banners and lit
erature on the Capitol grounds .
Gerard is a candidate for the presi-
dency and announces it on the back
cover of his book. He says he .wiII
serve without charge. which ought to
attract the economists. at any rate
His platform is "Renunciation and
Love-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
Escorted to Masonic Temple.

committee from the chamber of
commerce arrived at the hotel shortly
before noon TO escort the President to
the luncheon. American flags covered
the walls OF the large hall in the Ma
sonic Temple, in which the lunch was
held Eleven hundred men were pres
ent and 800 more had been turned
away. The balconies were filled with
women.
TumuItuous applause greeted the
President as he entered the hall. The
cheering lasted until the President sat
down. He arose as the people sang
America" Rev Washington GLADDEN.
Of Columbia. delivering the invocation,
prayed that peace be restored to Eu-
rope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
FEAR BREAK WITH
AUSTR|A-HUNGARY
United States Officials Will In
siSt on Definite Answer to
Ancona Note.

Diplomatic relations with Aus
tria-Hungary are in danger of be-
ing broken off by the United
States unless the urgent demands
of the American note to Vienna
for a disavowal of the sinking of
the Ancona and reparation are
complied with.
Furthermore. il was stated today
upon high authority. the United States
expects a prompt reply to its commu-
nication. Austria's delay in furnishing
answers to the questions submitted to
Baron Burian, minister of foreign af-
fairs, by American Ambassador Pen
field few days after the Ancona
went down has not served to ease the
situation.
Vienna Asks More Time.
The foreign office, however, did in
form Ambassador Penfield it desired
more time to answer to the inquiry, but
American officials are una BILE clearly to
understand why it is impossible Tor
the Austro- Hungarian government to
secure the information desired.
1t has been pointed out that if the
coma nder of the submarine which sank
the Ancona had taken his vessel out
on another cruise he should have re-
turned to his base long before this
time 1t was understood that officials
are certain that it has been possible
for the Austrian government to com
municate with the commander before
now.
1t originally had been planned not to
send a note on the subject of the An
coma to Austria Hungary before re-
ply to the inquiry submitted was re-
ceived. Austria now has no ambas-
sador here, as none was sent in the
place of DIR. Constantin Dumba, re-
called at the request of President Will
son, but the embassy, nevertheless, is
being conducted under the direction of
a charge.
On Border of a Break.
The United States desires. of course,
to continue diplomatic relations and
keep Mr.. PenieId in Vienna, if it is
possible. 1t is felt that he has done
excellent work there, especially in the
cause of humanity. and the United
States is especially desirous that he
may remain to continue his work along
that line.
But there are indications today that
the United States now finds itself in it's
relations with Austria in practically
the same position it occupied several
weeks ago with Germany, wien the
two nations bordered for days on
diplomatic break over the question of
submarine warfare.
Ii, Official circles it is plain that
everything for which the United States
took stand in the crisis with Ger
many applies to TIE situation with
Austria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
Would Abolish Wealth.

This implies (says the book) the pub
lie ownership of land. abolition of the
army and navy and the gradual pen
sioning of the legal, medical and cler-
ical professions, the abolition of wealth
and poverty at one blow and many
other novel reforms.
Gerard said he was an American cit
izen and had voted three years ago in
Missouri. His arrest today attracted
considerable attention, in view of the
announced extra precautions being
taken by the Capitol police against
cranks who might attempt to blow up
the Capitol building, as Holt did last
summer.
Gerard will be observed closely as
to his sanity, it was said. If it is de-
cided that he is not mentally unbal-
anced a charge will be made against
him of carrying Objectionable matter
on the Capitol grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate;

Met at noon.
Senator Tillman introduced bill
for an eleven million dollar gov
ernment armor plate factory.
Coal land leasing bill referred
to committee on public lands
after effort of mining committee
to secure it.
House:
Met at noon.
Remained in session twenty
minutes and then adjourned until
noon next Tuesday to give more
time for committee orgenizatten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cold tonight. To-
morrow increasing cloudiness and
warmer, probably followed by snow or
rain by night
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours: Highest, 80. at 2 pm. yester-
day: lowest. Is. at am. today.
Full report on page Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10

CONTINUED on Second Page.l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01

MILAN, Sept. with a price
of $4,000 on his head, Gabrielle
d'Annunzio. the noted poet "who
led Italy into war" refused today
to leave the Austrian frontier
where he is serving with distinc-
ton.
The price is on his head by
edict of Emperor Franz Josef of
Austria who holds that but for the
passionate speeches of the warm-
hearted poet, Italy would not now
be advancing its legions into the
heart of his empire.
Before the war, d'Annunzio was
in debt, mixed up in affairs with
several women, and in discredit.
He had taken voluntary exile in
Paris.
But when France entered the
war against Germany, d'Annun-
zio's patriotic enthusiasm could
not be stifled and when Italy be-
gan to be stirred by rumors of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01

war he hurried back and was
greeted at Genoa by a bowling
mob of admirers.
His address to the students OF
the University of Genoa and other
colleges spread like wild fire
through the country.
To keen up the patriotic
fever of his people d'Annun-
ziO, since the war began, has
done all sorts of stunts, in
addition to his patriotic writ
ings. He has scared above
the army in the field In an
aerOplane and to arouse the
sailors recently took a SUBJ
marine trip.
In 1914 he startled his admir-.
ers by going into the movies
with his great historical play
"Cabiria," the production of
which cost 1925, 1000.
Just imagine any beastly cred.
itor who would sue him for a bill
now!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
WABASH BANKS
AT PT.DEF|ANCE

The Banks of the Wabash will
be transported for the time being
to Point Defiance park next Sat
urday for the express purpose of
allowing members of Tacoma's
Indiana club to read James Whit
comb Riley's verses at their an
nual picnic.
Besides the readings and songs,
prominent Indianans, including
George T. Reid, A. r. Titlow and
numerous others, will give talks.
l.. l.. Hiberly, heading commit
tee, composed of Herbert Hunt.
]. A. Peasants, John Hartman
and F. C. Brewer will supply cof-
fee, cream and sugar as well as a
hearty invitation to all persons,
claiming Indiana as their old
home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
SEES HUSBAND
CRUSHED DEAD:
JUST ESCAPES

From Buckley-King's, the body
of c. w. Ferguson, the Seattle
business man, who was killed yes
terday in the National park by a
chunk of Ice, will be sent home.
Mrs. Ferguson was the only
witness to her husbands death.
She was less than a foot in the
rear when Ferguson started pick
ing at large chunk of ice on the
ceiling. When it started cracking
she jumped backward in time to
escape the falling mass which in
stantly crushed her husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
Starting Campaign
Early, En-, Walter?

Risk Is the man who broke into
print by taking charge of the Lib
erty Bell reception. Then he
identified himself with the Sta
dunn benefit baseball games.
During the last few months he
has been a frequent visitor in Ia
coma newspaper editorial rooms,
seeking publicity.
At last the mystery is out.
RISK wants to head the city
government.
He's got the bug.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
SHIP HURDLES SEA-WALL,
FREIGHT CARS RUN UP HILL
in u. SIS FIERCEST STORM

sockets, except three, these being
bent and twisted like reeds.
Thousands of bales of cotton
and hundrecs of dead anfna-s lit
ter the prairies for II miles In
land. .r;..s
Three box cars broke loose in
Houston and were carried 40
miles, up "a slight grade, at the
rate Of 30 miles an hour.
After the storm flocks of can
airy birds, evidently blown in from
the West Indies, appeared in Dali
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
Walter Risk for mayor!

Walter Risk for mayor!
That's the newest gossip at the
city hall today.
Walter has the mayoralty bee
in his bonnet, the politicians say,
and he has already been around
to various leaders" asking their
opinion about his candidacy.
Risk is the man who broke into
print by taking charge of the Lib
erty Bell reception. Then he
identified himself with the Sta
dunn benefit baseball games.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
CAR c!!!! TIPS OYER OVER
TWO ARE HURT

Driving full speed In their Ford
roadster over the Milwaukee
railroad crossing of the Puyallup
valley road near the Puyallup
river bridge. at 10 o'clock today,
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Fields of
Seattle were both painfully in
jured when the machine over
turned into a ditch.
Although no bones were bro
ken, both were so badly hurt
that they had to be carried to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
WRECK HOME OF
AERO EXPORTER

DEPEW, N. Y, Sept. Ger
man sympathizers are suspected
of the plot which resulted yester-
day in wrecking the home of
Maurice Coombs. head Of a new
aero company, which was to send
flyers to the allies. Coombs for
merly was In the French army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
ANYONE WHO
CAN BEAT NELS?

Comes now Nels Christensen,
from his farm yonder over the In
dian reservation way. Nels mani
tested no signs of boastfulness.
But, by crackie, these here re-
ports of 11-foot corn drew him
out of his silence long enough to
enable him to make a trip to The
Times office just to let the folk
know he had some corn that meas
ured IL feet 6.
Now come on, anyone VINO can
beat him!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01

city, where they were taken to
the home of friends.
The Fields reside at 1900
Broadway, Seattle. The accident
occurred because of a fault in
the steering apparatus. The au-
tomobile is almost a total wreck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01

IaS.
Biscuits sold for rs cents each
A drink of cistern water brought
the same price.
For some time after the storm
the telephone exchange OF Calves
ton was operated by using a Ford
automobile as power plant.
A Lynchburg man chung for 1
hours to a raft with one hand
while holding his baby with the
other. Finally as he drifted
ashore a snake bit him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
COURT In BOAT

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Sept. L.
Judge John A. Roeser has put
one over on the hot weather by
holding his court in ~ boat.
While listening to evidence from
both sides Of the case. aligned in
separate boats on each side of
the Judge. be fishes. Asked to
hold court In q jail here, however,
he baked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
WAY TO :
TEST RABIES

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. /. -
DR.. Charles A. Feel. speaking be-
fore the Veterinary Medical ASSOC
citation, said he had new meth
cd of diagnosing rabies without
putting the suffering animal to
death. He can tell instantly in
the case Of human beings wheth-
er the Pasteur method should be
given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
FORM AERO CLUB
TO AID NATION

SEATTLE, Sept. 1. - With eff
fective army and naval defense its
program, the Aero club was form
ed by volunteers. Big business
and clubmen are interested. Two
machines are available now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
N. Y. AFRAID
OF EPIDEMIC

NEW YORK, Sept. City
health officials are taking every
possible precaution to prevent the
spread Of the dread cholera dis
ease, since the quarantine OF the
steamer President Lincoln, with
200 persons aboard. IL is said
the disease broke out among refu- s
gees from China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
FAMOUS AVIATOR
DROPS TO DEATH

PARIS, Sept. 1.--Adolphe Pc
goud, the famous aviator, we'll
known In America through his
loop-the-loop performances, has
been killed. Is reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
CLAIMS fines

The state attorney generaikhas
made claims on Pierce countydor
fines amounting to $9.015l50,
claimed to have been held from
the state treasury. The state
board OF inspection claims the
money, arising from the justice
court, has been distributed on
current school funds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-01
MINERS KILLED
IN GAS BLOW-UP

JoHNsTOwN. Pa, Sept. /. -
Sixteen miners we're killed here
when gas exploded in the Mer-
chants Coal Co. mine. Three
hundred others in the mine es-
capped.