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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
AVIATOR
 TELLS OF FIGHT
 WITH TEUT0N SHIP
Two Vessels Met in Midair. German Aircraft Brought Down Under Guns
 of Enemy

Paris, December 9.-Details of the aerial duel in which German aeroplane was brought into the sea off the Belgian coast November 2S were given by the French aviator who performed the feat.
 Although it was very cold on that Sunday morning, said the aviator, q set having with me as observer Second Lieu tenant M, justly recognized as one of our best marksmen. Regardless of the cold wind we flew at high speed. "As' we approached the ,Dixmude- Ypres sector. my attention was attracted to a German aeroplane of the Albatross type. was discovered the enemy machine turned about and headed toward the sea-
 The two machines were soon engaged high above the sea, each using machine guns Describing his maneuvers during the duel, the aviator continued:
 1T flew straight for a hundred yards and then dropped 30 yards under the alba tross, manipulating my machine so that the speed conformed to that of the enemy. My observer had prepared to fire on our adversary when bullets from the alba tross whizzed past our heads. I made an other defensive movement. little to the right. Just then my observer let go 5( cartridges.
 ..The effect was immediate. I had just time to move out of the way when the al- batross gave Iunge. Was it hit, or was if simply another maneuver? I had hard ty asked myself this. question. however when noticed that the momentum of the albatross in it's descent seemed to be n- creasing.
 E s.At this moment we were 4600 yards up. German antl-arcraft guns which had pre- viously fired at us again sought our ma chine with their fire, but I had other things to think of than enemy shrapnel namely, whether the enemy machine was vet effective and would put us out of action if we flew little higher
 'sWe were much relieved to see the al it dropped into the sea. In the clear weather, through the glasses of my ob- server, the machine could be distin- guished and oil from the motor of the enemy machine seen spreading over the surface of the water. making 8 large spot on the immense field of blue,
 For five minutes we circed above our victim, careless of the firing of the Ger
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Sailing of Ford Peace Expedition
 EUokes Smiles Tn Official Circles

When you arrive in Europe what will be your first stop to carry out your plans to cooperate with neutral nations toward stopping the European war?' Ford was asked.
 That Is point that we will consider on the way across, Ford replied We have not decided on any definite steps yet. All we know is that the fighting nations are sick of war; that they want to stop and that they are waiting only for some dislnterested party to step in and offer mediation. Some people in this world have seen fit to be skeptical about the success of our plans, but when we return I think they will change their views Any action taken toward peace is worthy of support, if the action is based upon good judgment and convic- tion.''
 Scenes of activity were enacted in the crowded rooms and railways Of Ford s headquarters in an uptown hotel. All day persons crowded in to seek informa- ton. The section of the hotel devoted to the Ford expedition soon assumed the aspect of commercial establishment. Placards posted in the halls told the on- coming guests where to learn about their
 (Continucd on Page Seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Germany requested to recall naval
 and military attaches. Clarke reelected president pro tenn
 pore.
 Sailing of Ford peace expedition to-
 day. l2-villa soldiers said to robbing and loot ing everyone. 3-The Holland letter. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Lusk writes on how to avoid state
 bond issue.
 Funeral services for Quarterman to be
 held tomorrow.
 Injustice done three leaders in pro-
 hibition cause.
 Furniture men see Birmingham stove
 and range plant. 6-Society. Finds business activity greater. S-Sports. 9-Russian troops reported well fed.
 clean and housed. 11-Markets. 12-Mexico City swept by fatal typhus
 fever epidemic.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
BANDITS ESCAPE

Little Rock. Ark, December 4. Sheriff J. F. Stanley of Malvern, Ark, was wounded in the foot shortly after midnight in q pitched battle between officers and bandits. two of whom attempted to hold up southbound Iron Mountain pas senger train last night. The ban dits escaped in the darkness and it was not known that any were hurt. Sheriff Stanleys wound was slight and he continued with his deputies in pursuit of the robbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, December 3.-(Special.)-The capital is shaken tonight following the declaration by the United States the empire that Captain Boy Ed and Count Won Papen military naval attache respectively of Kaiser Will he undesirable residents and asking immediate call
 The declaration denouement of the sensational story which the servants of the German government al
 ged have been obeconaby active in connection with mil tary and naval affairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

tary Lansing is given as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
HOUSE ASSIGNMENTS

Washington, December 2.--Democratlo
 committee assignments for the next House were completed tonight by ma jority members of the ways and means committee for submission to the demo-
 cratic House caucus tomorrow. Chairnen of all the important committees succeed themselves and virtually the only changes
 in assignments followed the filling of va
 cancies.
 Much time was spent in selecting new members of the naval and military com
 mittees in accordance with plan to leave
 undisturbed the balance of sentiment re- garding defense expenditures. Minority Leader Mann. who last night was empowered by the republican eau GUS to make the minority committee as- signments. kept ''open house" for aspir- ants today He made few promises and only older members know what commlt- tee memberships they will draw, Mir. Mann will make no announcement of his ldesgnations before they are read on the floor
 Progressive representatives still are un-
 decided as to their plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

Eauthority for the statement that the position of this nation is not traceable ko the conviction in New York yester Hay of officials of the Hamburg-Amer Jean line However, the action of the United States is regarded as highly of it's intention to main ain act all hazards position of un E'elenting neutrality respecting the European revolutions, to deny its |hores to any foreigner who is sus- |oected of meddling in a manner cal |eulated to precipitate international Complications and to protect itself from alleged conspiracy.
 Dr. Constantine Dumba, Austrian am |oassador, was the first representative Ef a foreign government to excite the l re of the United States. His recall Rs is remembered, was requested be- pause of his connection with plans hav- ng for their object the crippling ot American mun1uon plans.
 PERSONA NON GRATA l It is anticipated in diplomatic circles That Germany will respond at once to The request of this government. | In making formal announcement oi his action late today Secretary Lansing Eaid the attaches had rendered them Iselves persona non grata to the Uni ed States government by improper ac- | ivities in connection with naval and military matters. The secretary acted With the full approval of President Wilson,
 The state department made its re- |tuest three days ago through Count Ton Bernstorff, the German ambassa- kior Announcement of the fact was Withheld as a matter of courtesy to Germany and to prevent the charge being made that the jury trying the 3varship supply conspirators of the Hamburg American line in New York lad in any way been influenced in
 teaching a verdict
 No reply has been received, but none Is necessary, and it is taken for grant Id that the ambassador will order the Httaches away as soon as he has ex- Changed communications with Ber- in.
 Official Washington tonight was |peculating upon the effect the action Knight have on public opinion in Ger
 nany. Information upon that subject t was said in high official circles
 ,ould be awaited with interest.
 It also became known tonight that
 he department has under consideration
 he case of Alexander Won Nuber, Aus
 Hungarian consul general at New
 fork. whose name frequently has been
 mentioned with those of Boy-Ed and
 Ton Papen in connection with activities lyhich have been drowned upon by the
 Tnited States government. It was salo
 uthoritatively that 1t had not been
 ecided just what action, if any, woulo
 taken It was intimated that the
 tate department also was considering Phether any step should be taken re-
 arding other higher officials of for
 ign embassies in Washington.
 The complaints against. Won Paper
 nd Boy-Ed were accumulatiye, dating
 ack to the early days of the European
 gar. The case against them is peculiar
 ot being capable of legal proof. Il
 onsists of an accumulation of suspl-
 ious circumstances and condition:
 rhich connected the attaches with at
 smpts to violate the neutrality laws
 Ef the United States. The accumula tior
 ras sufficient to convince the depart
 hent what the official status of tht
 ttaches in the United States should b'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Captain Boy-Ed and Von Pdpen Are Undesirable Residents of This Country On Account of Ac- tivity Tn Violation of the
 Neutrality Laws
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE FROM
 THE STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington Shaken By Action Taken-Verdict In New York Conspiracy Case Had Nothing to Do With Request For Recall-Much
 Speculation As to Effect It Will Have
 On Public Opinion In Germany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
MASS OF TESTIMONY

ISecretary Lansing is understood to have Even consideration to the attempts to 'Ipply German warships with coal, pro- |lsions and ammunition. and although 10 absolute proof of the complicity of l |ther of the men in the passport frauds Iached the state department, mass of |,stimony accumulated to place them hder the gravest suspicion. The Stegler Rssport case false affidavits which were {sde in shipping matters and the send Ag of reports to Austria Hungary by James F. J. Archibald, an American citi- bn, all were among the matters taken ato account by the department.
 MT. Lansing has stated that the a.-i- |ence in the Hamburg American con biracy trial in New York did not prove the satisfaction of the department th { |oy-Ed had violated the neutrality laws
 the United States or that he had done
 lything which at the time Of commits Ion was in violation or rne rede-e ' Iatutes. In fact when the effort was kade to supply the German fleet in
 forth and South American waters there
 as no law on the statute books which
 bemittsd prosecution for that action.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20
HOG CHOLERA IS
ON THE DECLINE
State Authorities Show That
There Has Been a Big D.
crease in the State

Hog cholera, which in years gone
by caused loss of many thousands of
dollars in Pennsylvania, is declared by
officials of the State Livestock Sani-
tary Board to be under better control
than ever before and this situation
prevails in the face OF the fact that
there has been a pronounced increase
in raising of swine in this State in the
last few years and that the destructive
disease has been unusually prevalent
in other parts of the country.
The latest report shows IT'S premises
under quarantine against 26S at the
same time last year, which was a low
figure. These cases are distributed
over thirty seven counties and in a
number of instances the quarantines
will be raised by the first of the year.
a statement by the Department of
Agriculture says "The department
feels that considering the increased
number of hogs in Pennsylvania, the
late butchering season due to the mild
weather and the fact that hog cholera
is quite prevalent throughout hog rails
ing States that the losses in this State
will be relatively smaller than they
have been for years."
During the past month guarantees
were raised on premises where cholera
had been stamped out in the following
counties: Carbon, Center, Crawford
Lackawanna, Lycoming, Perry and
Union.
New cases were reported in the fol-
lowing counties: Mexican, Elk, Hunt
ingdon, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence
There are now thirty-seven counties
in which one or more premises are
quarantined as follows: Allegheny
Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair. Bucks
Cambria, Chester, Cumberland. Dau-
phin, Delaware, Elk, Fayette, Frank.
lin, Greene, Indiana, Huntingdon, JEFF
ferson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh
Mercer, Miffiin, Mexican, Montgomery
Montour, Northampton, Northumber-
land, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Tioga-
Washington, Westmoreland, Wyoming
York and IuZerne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20

ence as ever gets together in one
building. But even an audience big
enough to fill that hall would be only
handful compared to the size of the
audience to which President Wilson
made speech the other day"
do you mean when the President
spoke to the businessmen in Colum-
bus?" asked Jimmy.
NO, no." said Uncle Harry, THE
audience 1 am thinking of numbered
about 100,000,000 people; yes. and a
good many more who live outside of
the United States. Why"
Il know, Uncle Harry know!"
shouted Joe. You mean the Presi-
dents message to Congress, don't
you?"
"Oh, yes, tell us about the mes
sage" said Jimmy. You promised
you would
IAN right, boys. I'll be glad to ex-
wants Congress to do. l referred to
all the people of the United States
as the Presidents audience because
every one in this country, and many
people in the European and South
American countries were anxious to
learn what Mr.. Wilson had to say and
were listening with their eyes to the
newspapers the day the message was
delivered"
Perhaps the most important part
OF the message was what the Presi-
dent said about increasing the size
of the army and navy, and the hope
he expressed that the United States
and the republic of Central Amer
lea and South America would become
even more friendly than they had
been in the past-most like brother
nations, and that Congress should do
everything in its power to increase
this friendly feeling
Now about the army and navy.
The President recommended to Con-
gress that the regular United States
Army be increased from 107, 900 men
and officers to 141 ,S43. and that sort
of voluteer army of trained citizens
be raised. The plan for this latter
army is that 1873 900 soldiers be raised
each year, for three years, making
total of 100000 men in 1918 or 1919,
If Congress passes the law. These
citiZen-soldiers will: spend several
months year in training, for three
years, and for three years afterwards
they will agree to Join the army in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20
SAYS BUDY IS A
POISON FACTORY
Urges everyone to drink glass Of
hot water before
breakfast.

Just as coal, when it burns, leaves
behind a certain amount of incom-
bustile material in the form of ashes
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal
a certain amount of indigestible ma
terial, which If not completely elimi-
mated from the system each day, be-
comes food for the millions Of bac-
terra which infest the bowels. From
this mass of leftover waste, toxins
and ptomaine-like poisons are formed
and sucked into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in 1t to wash out of the
thirty feet of bowels the previous
days accumulation of poisons and
toxins and to keep the entire ailmon-
tary canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache, colds, billiousness, constipation
others who wake up with bad taste
foul breath, backache, rheumatic
stiffness, or have a sour, gassy stom-
ach after meals, are urged to got q
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
from the drug store, and begin prac-
ticing internal sanitation. This will
cost very little, but is sufficient &c
make anyone an enthusiast on the
subject.
Remember inside bathing is more
important than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not Absorb
impurities into the blood, causing
poor health, while the bowel pores do
Just as soap and hot water cIeanses
sweetens and freshens the skin, sc
hot water and limestone phosphate
act on the stomach. liver, kidneys and
bCwels.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20

man who puts his money in a Cadillac
automobile. There is no automobile
that gives you more physical comfort
and mental ease than the Cadillac
eight-cylinder car. After long drive
you have no feeling of fatigue, but one
of intense exhilaration. The Crispen
Motor Car Company made ten-strlke
when they got the agency for the
Cadillac.
What did do yesterday? Well, for
one thing, l attended the morning
service at st. Stephens Episcopal
Church.
Do you want to know what I think
would be the ideal Christmas gift?
Listen and will tell you. Any mem
ber of the family will appreciate q
savings account. Teach the child early
in life the value of the savings habit
and YOU have laid the foundation of
success. The Mechanics Trust Com
pany is encouraging those who want
to save by paying 3 per cent. interest,
compounded quarterly, on all savings
accounts.
Judging by the number of people who
are getting a line on the duplicate
scarf pin in Diener's jewelry store Win
dow, / am going to have my hands
full keeping out of their way.
Please understand I am not mad
about it. l am simply telling you that
1 always size up the milk company in
every town I make. Some people can
take on a few million germs and they
don't seem to notice it, but am kinder
careful about my health. l am drink
| ing milk from the Pennsylvania Milk
Products Company and ] know am
| getting q product that is free from
harmful germs.
| passed two girls on the Square
yesterday afternoon and one OF them
remarked, THAT fellow looks like the
man." l don't know what man they
| were talking about. [ wish l did.
Every time / pass a show window
| that is poorly lighted l get the Willie
Wogs. That's Scandinavian for Folly
Pogs, and that Is to say-but what's
the use? What / want to say is, the
man who does not use the modern
means of showing his goods and at
| tracing the people is behind the times
f, Nothing will attract attention like
| light. People are like insects--light
attracts them when nothing else will
Mr.. Merchant, If you want sure mag
net, yet in touch with the Harrisburg
Light and Power Company.
The young lady who opened box GA
| this morning at the Post Office viii
remember Sherlock If she remembers
the gentleman standing to her right
reading q letter.
| Don't fail to see the show at the
Majestic tonight. 1t is good one
and you might sit right next to the
man who is offering you S25 for sim
ply telling him who he is. If you mist
seeing "The Fashion Shop" you mis-:
seeing an act that would have made
| old Rip Van Wrinkle come out of hi:
sleep If he had known 1t was on the
bill. You know this theater is the
only place of amusement will visi'
while here ana at night I will only bt
subject to capture while visiting the
| Majestic.
| The hours to-day during which I an
subject to capture are from to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20

event of war. So If his plan is made
into q law the United States will, in
a few years have a citizen army of
100000 that can be called into SER
vice in the event of war. This is what
the newspapers are referring to as the
Continental Army
The Presidents suggestions about
increasing the navy, IL approved by
Congress, would provide by 1921; 27
arst-class battleships, battle cruis-
ers, 25 second-class battleships, 10
armored cruisers, 12 scout cruisers
cruisers, 10 third-class cruisers, 106
torpedoboat destroyers, 1s feet sub
marines, 157 coast submarines.
monitors, 20 gunboats and S6 supply
and hospital ships. OF course the
number of sailors and officers will
have to be increased enough to man
these new vessels.
THE President also called these
subjects to the attention of the Con-
gressmen and asked that they be care
fully considered; plans to raise the
millions of dollars needed to pay for
the increase in the army and navy;
assistance that the National Govern
ment may give the businessmen of the
country in building fleets of steam
ships to carry manufactured goods and
| food supplies that are sold to South
America and other parts of the world;
new arrangement of the laws for the
Philippines and Porto Rico so that the
people of these island possessions may
have more self-government like the
people of the United States; and new
laws that will provide for the punish
ment of people living in the United
Statessthat try to destroy property, in
their efforts to help other countries
that are at war with still other coun-
tries, but at peace with the United
States. That refers to the attempts
made to burn and blow up factories
that were making war supplies for the
allies armies. The President also ex-
planned this country's attitude toward
Mexico by saying that the war in that
country was an affair of the Mexican
people and that the United States
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-20

TContinued From First Page.1
the problem. One is thorough edu-
cation of the parent through the
medical examiner and visiting nurse.
The other, the penny lunch system
which has been adopted in some OF
the larger cities. But that this could
work out successfully here I very
much doubt. So far as I know, it has
been tried only in the cities where the
schools are much larger and the num-
ber of children proportionately
greater. I cannot see that it is the
duty of all the taxpayers OF Harris
burg to feed the children of some as
would be the case II greater scnooi
tax were levied. There are charitaDie Il
organizations for that sort of thing.
"But is it not, in a way, wasting the
people's money to pay the salaries to
teachers to instruct children physlcally
unfit to be receptive2' he was asked.
"In a, way, yes. I cannot give any
real suggestion of solution TO TINS
question because had l formed any
definite opinion, it would by courtesy.
have to be submitted first to the Board
of Education"
Favors Domestic Science Course
When told of the suggestion of
young teacher in the Hamilton pullu-
ing that domestic science be intro
duced into the grammar grades and
the materials used to be sold to the
needy children for few cents, Pro-
fessor Downes became enthusiastic.
| "Oyer and over I have made the ef-
fort to have this course introduced
! into the grammar schools" he said.
"From time to time for six or seven
years I have agitated it for it is one
of my greatest wishes for the develop
ment of our school system but it has
always been prevented by lack OF
finances. Not only the initial expense
of fitting out the room, but there is
the cost of the food and the salary
| ~ the teacher But 1t is what we need
and in time I hope 1t will be obtained.
However, the idea of feeding the
anaemic children from the foods
cooked does not seem feasible because
| II would interfere with the develop
ment of the course. In making only
the simple, cheap dishes. how could