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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
Situation Not Critical

Cornish N. H., July 12.-Although he does not consider the situation critical, 1 President Wilson. 1t was said here to- night. Is not inclined to underestimate | the possibilities of the problem present
 ed by Germany's latest note on subma- rlnc warfare The President. it Is de- clared. is firmly determined to uphold the dignity of the United States. The President today received the off cial text of the German note and im-
 medately began consideration of the Am erican reply. He instructed Secre- tary Lansing to prepare a memorandum
 on diplomatic problems involved. It was said here tonight that there is
 no present plan for Lansing to come 1 to Cornish and that the President will
 not hurry back to Washington. His pres ent plans are to return to the capital
 the end of this week or the first of next Probably he will not have an oppor- tunity to take the situation up with his entire cabinet before Tuesday of next
 week.
 The President believes, it was said. that MT. Lansing can work out his views of the situation better in Washington where he has necessary data and books. In deep secluson the President sat for several hours today reading and re-read- ing the German note. Nothing was given out to indicate the particulars of the
 American reply. That the President will continue his German policy along the lines
 already mapped out in the previous not - was generally accepted here. It was un- derstood there is no immediate prospect of diplomatic break with Germany and that whether there Is a future break WI
 depend largely on Germany herself. There
 will be no undue haste about correspond ing again with Germany but at the sa me time there will be no long delay, 1t was
 said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
HE KON|GSbERG
 WRECKED BY TWO
 RIVER MONITORS
German Mystery Cruiser" COrnered and Destroyed in East African
 River

London, July 12.--t9i40 p. m.)-The cruiser Konigsberg. which kn the fnll of last year took refuge from the Brit ish fleet in the Rufiji river in German East Africa, has been wrecked by Brit fsh river monitors. The British casu.I- ties were four men killed and six
 wounded.
 The Konigsberg, vessel of 334S tons. had a speed of 2S knots. She was a protected cruiser. e | The announcement follows: since the end of last October the
 Konigsberg had been sheltering some
 distance up the Rufiii river in posi-
 ton which rendered attack against her
 most difficult, only shallow draught
 ships being able to get sufficiently close
 to engage the cruiser effectively. 1.-TWO months ago the admiralty de- cided to send two river monitors,
 namely, the Severn, Capt. Eric Fullerton.
 and the Mersey, Commander Robert A. Wilson, to assist the commander in
 chief of the cape station, Vice Admiral i H. King Hall. in these operations.
 "The position of the Konigsberg was accurately located by aircraft, and as soon as the monitors were ready the | operations were begun. On the morn | ing of July the monitors entered the river and opened a fire to which the
 Konigsberg replied immediately, firing
 salvos with five guns with accuracy and rapidity
 |
 men were killed and four wounded by
 one shell.
 "As the Konigsberg was surrounded by a jungle the aeroplanes experienced great
 difficulty in locating the fall of our shot | She was hit five times early in the ac- l ton. but after the monitors had fired for six hours the aeroplanes reported that
 the konigsberg's masts were still stand | ing.
 "A salvo then burst on her and she | caught fire heavily between her masts | She continued to fire with one gun in- ! termittently for awhile, but for the last | part of the engagement she did not fire
 at all, either on account of lack of ann munition or the disablement of her guns
 Although not totally destroyed a re- suit of this enga agement she probably was lincapacitated.
 ''The commander in chief reports that the task of the monitors was extreme ly difficult owing to the jungle and the | trouble of accurately spotting shots, but
 that they were assisted by H. M. s. Wey- mouth, Capt. Donis Crampton, on which ship the commander in chief flew his 1 flag and which followed them across the bar of the river and engaged the small I guns on the banks, while H. M. S Pioneer, acting Commander T. w. Bid dlo Combe. Royal Australian navy. en- gagged the guns at the mouth of the river | ITO complete the destruction of the Konigsberg the commander in chief or dered a further attack on July Il and a telegram now has been received stat ! Ing that the ship is total wreck. In
 this last engagement our casualties were
 only two men wounded on tbe AarsAyt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
TERRIFIC FLOODS
 RAGING IN CHINA;
 MANY LOSE LIVES
kwangtung and kwang-Si Inundated. Reports American Consul--Con- tributions for Sufferers
 Badly Needed

Washington, July 12.-Loss of many lives as the result of unprecedented foods In the provinces of kwsnGtups and kwang-si. China, was announced today in a dispatch to the state de- pertinent from Consul General Cheshire at Canton.
 The consul generals message saids
 "Unprecedented floods. Great distress among the Chinese In the interior of Kwangtung and kwang->i Many lives lost. shameen flooded two or three feet. There Is . total cessation of trade and railroad traffic. Contributions to suf- fering humanity urgently needed at once"
 sha,neen Is an island tE Canton har- bor on which foreign concessions arc located.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
FLYING SQUAD"
 TO PROBE FRAUDS
 FOR GOVERNMENT

Washington. July 12--A flying squad of special internal revenue agents has been organized by Commissioner Osborn of the internal revenue bureau to uncover frauds and increase the efficiency of the service. The number of men in the squad Is to be kept secret. but they will operate in any revenue collection district in the United States where the commits sioner has reason to believe their activi- ties are needed
 It is through the work of such special agents that the S27.O00.0O0 frauds against the oleomargarine law were uncovered It was understood the flying squad would give some attention to the recently dis covered whisky frauds in many southern states Investigation of these frauds con- tinues and it Is believed the special agents are counted upon to do the work more thoroughly than would be possible under the old system.
 The commissioner pointed out in an- nouncing his new policy that regular rev. enue officers are known in their districts and that an unidentified person may be able to detect irregularities where the local man would fail. In a circular letter internal revenue agents and collectors are notified that they are expected to cooper ate with members of the flying squad'' who appear in their districtss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
Bunline Member A tldntd ReserUe Board Issues Startling Statement
 On Effect of the Ndtion's Foreign
 Policy Tn Regard to Cotton
BRITISH EMBARGO ON
 STAPLE RUNNING PRICES
New and Old England Allied Against South Pro-
 ducts is Charge Solution of Problem Lies With
 National Government-People of South Urged : to Insist Upon Prompt Remedy

Unless relief comes by the finding of a ruptcy Is staring the south in the facel'
 This was one of the emphatic sentences 2 uttered yesterday afternoon by W. H. Kettig. Birmingham member of the board of directors of the federal reserve bank at Atlanta MT. Kettig has just returned from a meeting of the board in the Geor- gia city.
 New England and old England seem to have formed an alliance against the south," he declared Both want cheap cotton and they both are getting 1t at the expense of the south. New England is buying cotton at low prices and selling war munitions at high prices and busi- ness there is booming. But unless we can get relief in the south before the new cotton crop is thrown on the market the south faces ruin.
 This is no time for Americans to sym pathize with one or other of the belliger- ents to the neglect of their own country. This Is no time to be pro-German or pro- 31nglish, but it is time to be ro-southern. iThat's what I am; I'm for the south first and then if there Is any time to sympa- thize with and aid anybody else outside of our own country, why it's all right.
 Cotton Only Drawback
 'The financial condition of this country is good. except for the cotton situation. All the crops in the south are fine and everything indicates prosperity except this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13

one thing cotton. At the reserve bank of this section there is apprehension over the cotton situation. We have not yet sold last years crop. Coming back from Atlanta I stopped at Anniston and there noticed one warehouse which it was said contained 1000 bales, and so it is all over the south.
 '"The loans on cotton made last year are still being carried by the banks and when this years crop comes on the banks will not be able to carry both and then there will be trouble. Everything the cotton grower has to buy has ad- vanced in price. For example, barbed wire has advanced in price 200 per cent on account of the cost of spelter, which has been affected by the war, and all other materials which the farmer must have advanced with almost the same ratio.
 "The war benefits the north in every way. The south is getting nothing. The north is buying cheap cotton, selling it's grain and war munitions to Europe at high prices, and business is booming. The south is not getting the cost of pro- duction for it's own staple crop, while the cost of everything it buys has gone up.
 Buying Staple Cheap
 The English government embarso on cotton has reduced the price and has enabled England to buy our product at less than it cost to produce 1t. New England is assisting her in every way possible because New England, too. wants cheap cotton. And the south thus faces bankruptcy. Our sympathies ought to be first with America. We have some 3o,0oO,0OO Americans down here in the south who are threatened as severely by
 (Continued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Bankruptcy faces south If cotton
 prices do not rise. Struggle for power to feature legis-
 lative session.
 Probe committee report not sensa-
 tional.
 German-Amertcan situation critical. 2-America must aid European nations
 when war Is over. 3--Solons, lobbyists and ax-erinders flock
 to capital. 4-Editorial comment. 6-Con mIssioners cut ss55,OoO off expen-
 ditures.
 To build new benzol plant. Will promote state advertising law. 6-Society. 7-Sports. 9-Markets. session will differ from one
 of Last winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
United States Does Not Intend to Recede From Position Expressed in Notes
A WEEK OR MORE
 WILL BE GIVEN TO
 PREPARING REPLY
Secretary Lansing at Work on Preliminary Data-NO Further Arguments on Principles Likely

Washington, July 12.-Secre-
 tary of State Lansing spent most
 of today preparing data and Opin-
 ions for the American reply to the
 latest note on submarine warfare.
 He indicated that he probably
 would not go to Cornish, N. H.,
 but that President Wilson would
 return here at the end of the
 week.
 The situation was described in official quarters as critical and there was no conoealment of the fact that relations between Germany and the United States had become more strained than at any time in their history.
 High officials said the policy of the American government would be worked out carefully and that to meet the sit uation firmly the utmost deliberation was required. This information was given out that a delay of possibly a week or more in preparing an answer might not be misinterpreted as meaning that the United States intended to recede from the position 1t had taken in the two notes already sent to Berlin.
 There was much informal discussion among officials of the contents of the German note. The trend of their opin- ions was that the German evasion of the American argument had narrowed the field of negotiations so that the next com municaton from the United States must state to some extent the American in- tentions if it's rights are violated further and declare the position it will take with reference to Germany's refusal to dis avow the sinking of the Lusitania. Some thing much more specific and positive than has been said in the notes which the United States has sent since the submarine war zone was declared Is ex- pected.
 officials gave the impression that there would be no further argument on the prl ciples involved. that the note would be brief and state general policy which the American government intends to fos- low with respect to violations in the war zone
 In German quarters here the situation is not viewed as critical
 Secretary Lansing soon will receive Count Won Bernstorff at the ambassa- dors request, to discuss the situation in general It Is believed the mhassador will explain informally the German view point and in turn will be informed of the gravity with which the United States re- gards the situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
PROH|B|T|ON|STS ID KEEP SOLID FRONT Faction Holds Meeting and All Are Pledged to
 Harmony
By l.. s. BETTY

Montgomery. July 12.-(Special.) Members of the prohibition faction of the legislature-70 strong-met In the caucus at the Exchange hotel here to- night and pledged themselves to the harmonious attainment of big things lawmakers
 The meeting was harmonious throughout. Not a jarring note was heard during the three hours session The members pledged themselves to work for the good of the people--pron. ised their patriotic endeavors in fer vent language and with the hope that that end migh be attained without dissention or party strife The caucus might have been called a love feast. SC apparently united were the members in their expressions of fealty and de- votion to their constituents.
 The Lobby Present
 The strong prohibition lobby-some times characterized as the "outside ad visers"--were present in the hotel, bu they did not participate in the de Alterations of the meeting. In thi, lobby were such well known leaders as Gen. Bibb Graves, chairman of tn, state democratic executive committee Fred Jackson. Judge Samuel B. Weak ley. Borden Burr, Charles Rice ant Walter Sessions.
 At the caucus speeches were mad,
 lCentinueA en Page Tanl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
QUIET RESTORED
 AT CAPE HAITIEN

Washington, July 12.-Rear Admiral Ca- perton, commanding the cruiser Wash mgton in Haitien waters. reported to the navy department tonight that quiet had been restored at Cape Haitien. and that the French cruiser Descartes, which landed marines several weeks ago to protect foreign interests. had left port. , Ghe detachment of 2S marines landed S1n the Washington is guarding the
 ,station and other properttes~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
DEFEATED
 BY GERMANS AFTER
 BLOODY ENCOUNTER
Allied Troops Driven From SOuchez in Hand-tO-Hand Fighting With Bomb
 and Bay0net

London, July 12.-(10:50 p. m.)
 By a savage attack in the west
 the Germans have wrested from the French the Souchez cemetery,
 seven miles north of Arras. The
 battle was one of the severest of
 the war. The cemetery was taken
 after a gas attack, followed by
 hand-to-hand fighting with bomb
 and bayonet.
 The French admit the loss and are fighting to regain the ground. which they had won at a heavy cost.
 Slowly the French had been tighten ing their grip on the village of Souchez until the Germans, aware that the cap ture of the entire position would be an important step in the French offen- sive toward Lens and Lille, launched a terrific counter stroke. which left them master of the shattered burial ground. with more than 150 prisoners in their hands. Fighting among the houses which fringe the western edge of the town still rages.
 There also has been renewal of activity in other areas of France and Belgium. but nothing comparable with the strategic importance of the Souchez struggle.
 Report Unconfirmed
 The Germans claim the destruction of the British position on Hill 60, neal Ypres, but this finds no confirmation from either French or British sources
 The situation in Poland and Galicia nas not reached a crisis, but the public is weary of following the complexities of the Russian retirement and. so long as Warsaw appears to be in no imme- diate danger. Is turning to the west hazarding guesses as to whether the British and French or the Germans will be the first to take the general offensive. With the arrival of md summer, this Is a big question, for il is felt that one side or the other must strike before long, otherwise another winter of tedious trench warfare is inevitable.
 Destruction of the German cruiser Konigsberg in a jungle-lined river ni East Africa was learned with surprise the fact that she had taken refuge there having been forgotten by the general public.
 The Italian attacks against Austria seems to be gaining in intensity but the Vienna official statement admits no loss of ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
Courtney New Assistant Solicitor

Montgomery July 12.-(SpeciaL) )-Gov- ernor Henderson today appointed J. P. Courtney of Mobile county assigtant solic- itor of Mobile county. to succeed H. II. Smith, resigned. MT Smith resigned to practice law in the office of his father. Gregory l.. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
STRUGGLE FOR POWER
 WILL BE FEATURE OF OF SOLON s
States Executive and Prohibition Faction of Leg islature Differ Radically on Numerous Important Issues-Gauge of Bat
 tie to Be Offered Today
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13
Alden Blethen Dead

Seattle, July 12.-Alden Bethen. editor and publisher of the Seattle Times, died late today. He was 69 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-13

ment association was in session. The re-
 busy attaching signatures to long reports. The partisans of the governor were In conference, and the prohibition lobby. having already assumed charge of the situation. was occupied in issuing final | instructions to lieutenants. And tonight, to the beating of tom-toms, the prohibition
 majority of the legislature, headed by the prohibition lobby of nonmempers sat to- gether In dinner. and formal consulta . tion.
 Gauge of Battle Offered Tomorrow the signal gun will resound.
 Each of the recess committees will sub
 init it's report and it's various bills The governor will submit his first message,
 message reteratng his former state ments regarding the necessity of a bond issue, and the appointment of a com
 mission to prepare before the next ses-
 sion of the legislature, a budget of in- | come and expenditures.
 And thus will be offered by the oppos- ing camps, the gauge of battle. Acute diff ferences will instantly develop on the re- ports and recommendations of the three committees and on the contents of the | message of the governor. For the pro hbiton leaders have determined that there shall be no bond issue. and have (Continued on Page Three)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05
The kaIser's Favorite Maxlms.

The favorite author of the Ger
man emperor is Ludwig Ganghofer, q
Bavarian So great Is the kaiser's ad-
miration of his writings that he keeps
the following extracts from his works
framed in gold. continually on his
study desk:
BE strong in pain, don't long for
what Is unattainable or worthless; be
satisfied with one hour Of happiness
for a thousand bitter ones; always do
your best even though you may not
be thanked.
He that learns to do these things
will be a happy man. We must con-
slider every one an equal or superior
till the contrary Is clear. The world
10 80 great and we men so small; thus
everything cannot be happening about
US. When we suffer an injury or are
harmed who knows but that it is for
the good of creation? In everything
on earth, dead or alive, lives the great
white will Of the Creator; only we
little beings don't realize it. Every.
thing is for the best in the eye Of the
Creator"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05

ence in apportioning the securities
for sale.
The American National Bank Of
fered to take the entire issue. or
none at par.
Thirty-one bids in all were sub
mitted. Many of the applications
were from small investors who
wanted blocks of the bonds ranging
from s25, $50, and s1Oa up to s10,-
00O. The bonds run for ten years
and draw interest at per cent.
Mayor Greenhut and the commits
sioners were well pleased with the
bids. While they expected to get
some bids above par they did not
anticipate that the bids would go
as far above par as the figure named
by the Cincinnati bank.-Pensacola
News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05
For Cold Feet.

Many aged people and young chill.
dren more than people of other ages,
are troubled with cold feet. A sand
bag Is an excellent comfort" for this
trouble. Get some clean sand, and
dry by heating it in an iron kettle
over the fire, stirring until it heats
through. Make q bag about eight
inches square, of thick cotton cloth,
all with the dry sand and sew up the
opening very closely; cover this bag
with thick flannel cloth: this will pre-
vent the sand from sitting out. When
wanted. heat by laying on top Of the
warming oven, or other surface where
1t will not burn, and when hot
through. use it for warming the feet.
The sand will hold heat q long time,
is always ready, and can be emptied
and the sack washed at any time. Or
the flannel can be removed while II
Is heating. and replaced at once.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05

~ cannot-cannot Accept Charity"
He is to be here in few days, and the
government district judges who were
ON the bench with you and himself
twenty years ago. before he became
governor are to give him banquet
| came on in advance of him. He ex-
pressed a special wish that you, hio
oldest friend, should be at the ban
quet. I deliver to you the invitation
as an honored guest and his letter to
you"
Lift up thine honored head, upright
and noble jurist OF the past-though
threadbare in attire at the present! II
was marvellous. it was pathetic. and
vet 1t was aweinspiring as that bent
form came erect, as the old fire OF
genius and pride illumined the faded
eyes. For moment the Judge seemed
electrified. Once more in imagination
he was a man among men. In fancy
he saw himself member of tina!
splendid coterie on the bench who
had received the highest honors in
national jurisprudence. Then the
flashing eyes dimmed as they fell tc
the darned gloves, to the patched foot
wear and the shining clothes With a
culver of the lip the words came slow
ly:
Il thank you. sir, but have retired
from all judicial and social functions
"Father-no-," the fair girl placed
loving hand on the old mans arm
Sir" to the messenger. my father
accepts your kind invitation with
pleasure"
Percival Ward bowed as though t.
some honored Lear and his loyal Cor
| della. The dignity. the pathos. tn,
infinite pity of the occasion appeale,
to every noble instinct in his generous
| nature.
What have YOU done. my child" re
monstrated Judge Folsom in an agi
tated tone. Il cannot shame mysel
| by appearing among my old friends IL
our present unfortunate conditions.
! and tears of humiliation sprang to tn,
| eyes of the speaker.
But Marcia led him gently into tn,