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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

ies of man and woman were washed ashore. k. M. Patrick of Houston, was drowned at the same point trying to swim ashore from the federal govern ment commssary boat. Frank Mills. the bridge tender at Sea- brook. and negro. were drowned at Seabrook.
 Heavy loss to the cotton crop inland is reported and hundreds of bales of cotton were seen floating in the recedlng waters between Houston and the Galveston causeway.
 Port Arthur was under six feet of water Tuesday night, but only three deaths had occurred and citizens were being re- moved from the second stories of houses by relief boats from Beaumont
 No word has been received since early Monday afternoon from Sabine. Sabine Pass, Rolever. Poyt Boliyer and capien. ail resorts in the vicinity of Beaumont, are under water.
 Deeds of HerOism
 Many brave feats were performed by soldiers of the United States army at Texas City many of whom narrowly es- capped with their lives when they. were. ordered inland when the water encroached on the encarnpment. One especially note worthy act was that of Sergeant Petty who swan nearly mile, carrying q g. months-old baby. After landing the baby safely he returned and brought in the mother and another older child Ser Eeant Petty was formerly of the life saw ing station at Galveston. Much praise was given to the soldiers for their con duet.
 One of the most thrilling stories that
 las reached Houston is that of F. D. Armstrong of Morgans Point. who held Ito raft and drifted nine miles, buff feted by the strong current and wind. be- fore he was rescued. He was picked up by the yacht Mary Ina and taken to Har- risburg.
 Armstrong lost all his possessions in the storm. His greatest anxiety now is for his 15-year-old son, Justin. who has not been accounted for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
NOTE OF ENTENTE POWERS GREATLY
 EXCITES GREEKS
Demonstrations Occur Throughout Country--Two Parties May
 Unite on Policy

Berlin, Augusht Is-lBy wireless to TucketonD nD-The Overseas News agency quote a Salonili dispatch as follows:
 ''Throughout Greece street demonstra- tions are occurring against the new note of the entente powers. The popular ex- ctcment Is growing and 1t Is regarded as possible that the Gouraris and Venzelos parties may unite in u common policy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Steamship Sold

Paris, August 1s.-G:55 D. m.)-The for mer American steamship Dacia, con- domned by French prize court owing to her transfer from German to American registry after the outbreak of the war has been sold. Her new French owner has renamed her the Yser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
UiG STEEL ORDER IS
 PLACED BY RUSSIA

New York. August 1S.--United States Steel corporation officials to- day confirmed a report that an or der for 65.00o tons of steel rails has been received from Russia presum- ably for use in the further con struction of the Trans Siberian road Additional orders for 6o.000 tons are said to have been placed with the Pennsylvania Steel Co. and Its subsidiary. the Maryland Steel company. The price is be- lieved to be in excess of s2s per ton rate paid by American roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

Beaumont Tex, August 18The dredge Sam Houston down in Galveston bay during the storm with 56 aboard according to Westerage J empoye North Amer can Dredging company who arrived at Virginia Point today lon the tug Roam.
 Dallas August 1SGaveston has emerged from of the most storms in the annals of the Gulf Mexico battered sory burdened with financial oss but with the known loss of life less than score.
 This summarizes the first definite received the island city since the tropical hurricane which Monday began batterng against the gigantic wall which protects the city from the waters of the gulf An estimate of the ey damage not possible tonight but those who did estimate that may reach the proportions of the o 1900 when property valued at swept away
 The first
 rted 1000 feet of wall weston with the 800 buildings
 anadequ |of drinking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

martial law and after surveying the propety damage, the mayor announced that the city would not need to call on ether communities for financial aid
 The surprisingly low loss of life is due probably to the lesson of 1900. for the population Monday night sought refuge in the stronger buildings, whereas the disa ster of IS years ago found the resi- dents at their homes feeling secure against the gale which took the lives of 5000.
 How Galveston can mend it's water mains and re-establish traffic across the causeway in time to prevent more acute suffering are problems for engineers The railroads running into the city have moved all available men and machinery from north Texas into the storm zone penetrating it as fast al human toll cal advance the wreclling trains, but this progress is slow and for the next several days Galveston probably will have to de- pend largely upon its own resources.
 Ten Civilians Killed
 Of the II who lost their lives either late Monday night or early Tuesday, four were soldiers and 10 were civilians. All were trying to reach the Fremont hotel, the refuge of several thousand persons
 The extent of the city's fire loss has not been summed up. but three fires wrought great damage Monday night the storm being too severe for the fire dcpa rtment to do anything like normal work. ss5S
 In bearing the brunt of the storm. Gal weston island and Bolivar peninsula served as barriers to break the force of the hurricane against the little bay shore towns which skirt the large body of water lying to the north of the island and the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Two Steamers Sunk

London, August 1S.-5:i3 D. m. 1.-The British steamships Thornfield, 4ss tons gross, of Liverpool and the Maggie 2S4 tons gross, of Preston. have been sunk The crews were saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
FRANK LYNCH|NG
 ID BE PRObED ID
 THE VERY BOTTOM
Affair Has Placed Inefface- able Blot Upon Name of Georgia, Says Gov
 ernOr Harris

Atlanta, August 1S.- Plans for Investigating the abduction and lynching of Leo M Frank went forward steadily today. Governor Harris stated that a thor. .ough inquiry would be made and that rewards would be offered for the arrest and conviction of the men who took Frank from the state prison at Milledgeville and hanged him near Marietta. Z I am inexpressibly shocked said the governor. This affair has placed blot upon the fair name of our state that can never be wiped out. The lynching will he prebed to the bottom and every ef- fort within my power will be made to bring the guilty members of the mob to justice. At the proper time I will offer rewards for the arrest and conviction of the men and will urge the judge, the solicitor and the sheriff to make dilgent efforts to apprehend them"
 Governor Harris will have conference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Fall of kovno Opens Petro- grad Railroad to Ad- vancing Forces of the German Emperor
WITH THE FORTRESS MORE THAN 400 GUNS
 FALL TO TEUTONS
Victory Is Another Triumph for German 16-Inch Gun. Aerial Raid Made on England

London, August 1S.- (lO:2O p. m.)-Kovno, one of the crucial points in the Rus sian defensive in the north, was captured by the Ger mans last night, and the road to the Wilma, Warsaw and Petrograd railway is now open to Emperor Williams troops. The capture of the fortress was another triumph for the German 16- inch guns which have been brought against no fortifica- tions they could not subdue.
 With the fortress of Kovno the Germans have taken more than 400 guns, and ac- cording to their account, an enormous quantity of war material
 This, however, Is not the most serious rart of the matter to the Russias. Be- sides opening the way to Wilma, which Is an open town and from which most Of the inhabitants and everything that might be of use to the invaders have been removed, the fall of the fortress 1at<eS la st the Russian field army, to the main line railway to Petrograd and also places the Germans in a position to threaten the Hanks of the Russian armies retiring to the Prest- LitoNsk. lae and -tboses oper ing in southern Courland
 Grand Duke Nicholas apparently ex pected the fall of Sovno. for his armies are hastening their retirement in Poland eastward. They still hold their own from <oyno to south of Ossowetz, but south of there they are being pressed from the northeast tby Generals Von Schoz and Non Gallwfsz and from the west by Arch duke Leopold. who had crossed the Bug river. and Is approaching the Brest- ldtovsk. and Bialystok railway
 Further Successes
 Tt is the ame in the south where General von Macllenzen, after many re- buffs. finally has driven the Muscovites into their outer positions of the fortress of Brest-Litovsk.
 For the first time since he began to l retire from western Galica in May, Grand Duke Nicholas. in the opinion of military l observers, finds part of his army in se- l rious danger of enveopment.
 The Russian commander continues an | orderly retreat, as shown by the fact that | outside of the guns taken with the fort l ress of Koyno or captured in the forts of I Novogeorgevsk, the most of which have | fallen, the Germans claim no capture of | artillery It would appear also that few prisoners have been taken, which doubt 1 less means that considerable part of | the stro-Germans in their most recent |
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
BILLS ADHERENTS
 ARE CONFIDENT OF
 WINNING VICTORY
Believed Custom of Traffick. ing in Human Flesh Will Be Done Away With For ever in Alabama
Ny HUGH W. ROBERTS.

Montgomery, August IS Especial. With the great and terrible eye of Alaban a centered upon them, the re resentatives of the peor [ will tomorrow fix the stat for years to come of the ul fortunate criminal who cri out like the thief from tIe cross.
 In the lower house the abolitioni will renew their bitter battle agair { the convict lease system, or agair a custom grown old in Alabama trafficking in flesh and bone al tears and blood.
 The Davis bill, providing for ths
 eiPoiiNlpH tl it tolNitI itASt
 tenn in this state, amended in such
 manner that existing contracts wiu
 not be effected. will be the issue.
 Despite the fact that in supportio of
 the bill, is a militant public s6nti4
 ment, rising and surging from every
 corner of the eomonwealt there
 Is no question but that the out,
 come of the battle is In grave doubt
 Blbb Graves Of Montgomery who x
 said to be general in-chief of tht
 Abolltionists, informed thsieepteasnz
 tative Of Tie Ase-iferaid this ara
 ,rnoon. that he was certain of a4
 votes-a very slim margin on winch
 solely to depend
 Big Guns Have Fired
 On the other hand, the believers the lease system, and they number ,c resentatives of all factions, including the ardent lieutenants of Governor are apparently confident. They believe that their financial aIgu- ment, supported by statistics 1ur- nished by the governor and the pres ldent of the convict bureau. will saw the day. Even though they admit that there is q shadow of doubt as to their success in the house. they openly boast that the bill would never weather the storm brewing for it's destruction in the senate and the executive chamber
 As is known. the abolitionists las Saturday discharged several of their biggest guns. Mir. Merritt of Macon, floor leader of the prohibition majority. and MT. Davis of Walker, regarded hy many as the strongest individual mem Der of the house. have spoken. Their argument was regarded by many us unanswerable and 1t Is known that Curing the running debate. they swayed the house like leaves which tremble be- fore the fretful wind in fall
 On the other hand MT. Rogers of Sumter. orator and philosopher, and MT. runstall of Hale. dipiomat, leaders in the cause of the lease system have like wise spoken. But speaker Car in support of the governor is yet to be heard. and there Is consider able fear lest his argument will exert | peculiar and lasting sway over sev- eral of the factions which has trusted llm and followed him blindly in other ,auses
 Blunder of Ab0liti0nists
 There is no question but that the blundered most seriously \ hen last Saturday they permitted the advocates of the lease system to lead hem "snipe hunting" As is remem- ,ercd. after the battle had ragged fu- -iously throughout the long. hot and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
AN AUSTRIAN FLEET ATTACKS PELAGOSA One Killed and Three In- jured in Attack on
 Italy

Rome, August is.-tVia Paris, 7nO aided by an aerOplanc. hns bombarsled the islnnd of Peiagosn In the Adriatic midway between the promontory of GarGano and Dnimntin. and retired aft CT killing one Italian officer nnd three men nnd wounding three others, It was 0 officially announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
GALVESTON STRUCK BY HEA WEST GALE
 IN HISTORY OF CITY
Fipe Hundred Houses Are Crushed And Island Is Covered With Debris But Only Fourteen LiOes Are Lost Martial Law Declared
OTHER CITIES NEAR COAST
 : REPORT HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE

One Thousand Feet of Galveston Sea Wall Washed
 Out and Resident Section Flooded City Suffer ing From Lack of Water But Mayor Says Out
 side Assistance is Not Needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Blunder of Abolitiouists

There is no question but that the abolitionsts blundered most seriously when last Saturday they permitted the advocates of the lease system to lead them "snipe hunting" As is remem- bered, after the battle had ragged fu- riously throughout the long. hot and
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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28
EVANGELIST ST. CLAIRE
breaches AT AYDEN

Ayden. Sept. 24.-Dr. f. l.. ST.
Claire. of Glenville. Ga. national
evangelist of the Free Will Baptist
denomination spoke TO a fairly large
audience in this city last night at the
Free Will Baptist Seminary auditO-
rum. in the interest of the knights
Of Pythias.
DR. ST Claire is an eloquent and
forceful speaker and his subject
rotherhood or Pythianism. was
delivered in very interesting man
ner. while his audience was kept IN
a mood of expectancy and pleasure
throughout his entire discourse. Or.
& Glare, remarks were directed to-
wards the value Of brotherhood in
every union. and the fact that where
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28

lhese conditions are almost neplieih,o
o"eulSh commissioners claim that cha
- JuStined In refusing to guarantee
the Stoppage. of all transit to Cor
itidhy, because as an Independent ma
uoh. She has right to trade wi. n
one country as we'll as another and
tnat II England sees fit to hold m her
imports She VIII refuse TO transmit
supplies to Russia
The issue which has causad y de.a
lcck Is the quantity of supplies sent Ia
Germany under the special licenses
contrary to Sweden'S list of forbidden
exports. The English members of
the commission have called for exact
tgures showing the export to Ger
many. but such statistics it is claimed
by the Swedish government are not
available. The English and Swedish
members of the commission also dis
agree as to the usefulness to Germany
Tor military purposes of such articles
as copper which are on Sweden's free
list. The English argue that whether
the copper is one kind or another. i,
can be converted into copper fof
military use in Germany and tina,
| large quantities of copper, oil and
cotton have found transit into Ger
many.
Although some of the selected sta
tiStlCS aVal1abie In Sweden are mis-
leading, they support the EnslisI
| contention that Swedish imports @
the articles mentioned have in some
| cases been trebled since the beginnins
| of the war. The declarat ton of cot
| ton as contra band has of course eli
| minated articles from the discussion
| From Investigations made by an I'm
| partial observer in Sweden il is clca
| that although greatly decreased b,
| England's supervision. the transit Q
| considerable supplies to Germany still
continues. After arriving and bein
NOuched for by Swedish cOnsignecs
these supplies often pass through a
many as a dozen hands before thoi
| shipment to Germany. Many Swedis1
merchants have frankly stated tha
when they could not only Comman
better prices but serve their own in
ClinationS by shipping &c German
they found no reason for not doing Sc
Stockholm hotels are full of Germa
agents who confess secretly that the
are satisfied with the way business
going.
Since no figures are available an
estimate Of the quantity Of supple
going TO Germany is merely speCula
tive. but it may safely be said thu
enough is going to Germany to be
material factor in her economic cor
ditiOn.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28


better knowledge on the part of the
farmer of how to make the stuff that
is wanted, Maxton anticipates becom-
ing a trucking center of more than
ordinary consequence.
Desirable Place To Live.
With a picturesque and thrifty
country all around, and the town at
mosphere that has as it's dominating
feature the college here the town will
become more every day a desirable
place to live. A pretty good sign in
a town is good local paper, and that
Maxton has in the Scottish Chief. In
spite of the financial depression that
has bothered everybody the paper has
kept it's mark high and lived up to it.
The people of the county evidently
appreciate good paper, and 1T is Well
they do, for there are few influences
that do more for civilization and the
welfare Of the human race than an
honest and sensible village paper. 1t
is teacher, preacher, counsellor, friend
advance agent, oracle, historian and a
| hundred things that we cannot well
get along without. If it Goes these
| things we'll it is without price, and
that is about the way Maxtons paper
| is filing the bill.
l have only one kick at this sec
ton of the State. You either have te
get up mighty early in the morning
| to get the trains that come here, ane
| get to where you are going might.
| late or night or you reverse thlng
which is pretty near as bad. But pos
sibly the railroads have looked th'
! situation over, and figure that the.
have done the best they could. AS tn
| weather gets a little cooler the walk
ing will be good, and the roads ar
in first rate shape.
| Maxton is a good cotton market
Ten to $1,000 bales will be SOLD ner
in a normal year. That means tina
from now until the crop is dispose
Of next spring the staple will be
prominent sight on the streets, and tn
banks and stores will be doing busi
ness with the farmers fair GRO
at a fair price means the big end Q
a million dollars floating around thl
little town for the one crop alone. an
that is not bad. With the other thing
that are doing it comes mighty clos
to prosperity.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF BLUE SKY LAWS

On the charge Of violating the blue
sky law" two men were arrested IN
Asheville Friday by Deputy insur-
ance Commissioner +. NJ Jordan.
They were J. w. Agey. president Of
the Southern Orchard Company. said
to be a Georgia corporation. and 4. a
Cole an agent Of the same company
Other arrests OF representatives of
this company were made several days
ago. It is charged that the orchard
company omitted 10 qualify under
the State laws. this being required
under the blue sky law Of all foreign
corporations coming into this state
TO do business The arrests yesterday
were reported TO Deputy Insurance
Commissioner Stacy w Wade me
accused men waived preliminary es-
animation and gave bond IN the sum
of $500 each for appearance at supe-
Lrior court
Deputy Wade says that the depart
ment IS getting many inquiries WITH
regard 10 certain kinds OF stock that
are being offered for sale The de-
partment warns the public against
| buying stock without Investigating
| into the reliability of the corporation
! ffering it.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28
100000 FIRE DESTROYS
NORFOLK LUMBER YARD
nv the Associated Press

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 2a.-f Ire carry
today destroyed thirteen dry kiln. NIL
ed with lumber at the Fosbur2h t-nIn-
Der Company plant and damaged the
saw mill and machinery building. Inc
loss is estimated at from s. 900 10
s15aa00 Officers ef the compa ny
stated that the piant Wotid be IN op"f-
alton on Monday and that all -'he
burned kilnS would ht rehtt't
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-28
STUDY TEUTON DATA
IN THEIR CATALOGUES
Samples Gathered In Foreig0
Markets To Be Shown In
PfovInceSi England To Urge
Use of Opportunities In Other
Countries Besides Kaiser S
I BY The Assoc Press )

Washington, Sept. 25.-Great Brit
aims plans for furthering the efforts
OF her merchants TO establish them
selves in the world markets from
which the British fleets OF war are
barring the once aggressive German
and Austrian exporters are outlined
in announcements by the British
Board Of Trade received here today
by the bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce.
commercial diplomatic representa-
tives of Great Britain abroad. the an
nOuncementS say, will place at the
disposal Of British merchants all
available information as TO securing
customers formerly supplied by Ger
man and Austrian firms The Board
Of Trade also gives notice Of the or
GaniZa tion Of q ''cOnf fidential infOrma- :
t;on service through the commercial
intelligence bureau to supply firms de-
string to enter the foreign trade with
confidential information as to Oppor-
tunities "a the extension abroad OF
those br; ! IS of trade in which they
are especI~--y Interested.
Memoranda Prepared.
! 'In connection with the campaign
which the Board of Trade has under
taken" says the board. 'to assist ant
| supplement the efforts of British
| manufacturers and merchants t,
profit by the present opportunity 70
establishing themselves in market
| previously held by German and Aus
| trian or Hungarian firms. the com
mercial intelligence branch of tn
| Board of Trade has prepared a serie
of memoranda giving information witt
| regard to possible developments il
certain important trades. Any manu-
facturer or exporter of the Jnite'
| Kingdom who desires to be furnshet
| with information as to any opening
affecting his particular bu@ines
should address the director of tn
commercial intelligence branch, VIII
will be prepared to give any particu
lars possible respecting names of buy
ers, rates Of import duty, etc, or a
his discretion to make special in
quiries through His Majestys trad
commisSi onerS, trade correspondent
or consular officers in foreign coun
tries.
"The importance that German man
ufacturers have placed upon the pro
duction of catalogues printed in tn
language and currency Of the cour
tries to which their goods were e2
| ported is we'll known. In order ths
British manufacturers may have a
: opportunity Of inspecting catalogue
of German origin, the Board of Trad
has collected over 5000 specimen
! illustrating a great variety of II
dustries, and these may be inspecte
. at the foreign samples section Of tf
z Commercial Intelligence Bureau
Samples To Be Shown.
1t was announced also that the co
5 lection of samples of German ar
Austrian products gathered from 70
eign markets of the world, which h
y been exhibited in London, will now
shown at various industrial centr es
the provinces.
e In addition to seeking to establi!
British products in foreign marke
heretofore held by the Teutonic n
e tons. the Board Of Trade has beg,
|, a movement to encourage the man
u facture in Great Britain Of goo
q formerly imported from Germany Al
.0 A uStrla.