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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
CENSORSHIP ID BE SLIGHTLY RELAXED Sir Edward Grey Announces Modification of Rules
 Regarding Cables

London. December 12.--The following
 official statement was made public to-
 night:
 Sir Edward Grey has arranged that
 from December 20. 1915, censorship by
 the press bureau on behalf of the for
 egn office shall be suspended. This
 will not mean q change in the pro-
 visions of the defense of the realm acts or of regulations hereunder They
 will be binding, as heretofore, but the
 responsibility of seeing that they arc
 complied with as regards the publica-
 ton in any newspaper or by any news agency of matter relating to foreign affairs will rest upon the directors of that newspaper or news agency. As regards matters telegraphed abroad from this cuntry, the respon- sibiity will rest with the senders of telegrams The cenroship of press tele- grams from one foreign country to another over BritisB cables will re- main unaltered. since the senders of such telegrams are not within British Jurisdiction and cannot be proceeded against under the defense of the realm acts.
 Nothing in this announcement af-A fects the existing arrangements for the censorship of naval or military matter. to which wholly different regu- lations apply, nor the censorship of other matters. save so far as they re-
 late to foreian affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
GERMAN PRESS ON
 ATTACHES RECALL
Von Reventlow as Usual Caustic in His Denuncia-
 tion of United States

Berlin, December I2.--(via London. )
 Count Won Reventlow in the Tages zei-
 tung, commenting on the recall of the
 German naval and military attaches at
 Washington, declares he finds it impos-
 sble to believe that the request they be
 recalled was not due to political req
 sons He knows of no case. he says,
 in which the recall of both military and
 naval attaches was demanded simultan- eously. In addition, he comments, is the fact that the recalls were demand ed after long campaign "of the Brit ish Press and of the American press which takes sides with the enemies of Germany"
 Count Von Reventlow quotes Wash ington dispatch referring to the danger of a severance of relations between Aus tria and the United States and says he does not know how highly Austria es- inmates the danger of a severance, and is curious to learn what position it will take. He quotes with approval the re-
 marks of the Lokal Anzeiger concerning the saving of lives of passengers of the Ancona and declares that the United States demands that a submarine shall not fire when a ship flees after being
 challenged, 'but shall in respectful silence let it flee"
 The Boersen Zeitung attacks the Uni ted States in a long article in which it compares that country to Italy and
 Great Britain as filled with "holy ego tism' but says Italy is the only one courageous enough to take an open
 stand. The pursuit of wealth is the highest aim in life in the United States, (COntInued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
FORWARD MOVEMENT IN PRACTICALLY ALL
 LINES OF BUSINESS
Foreign Situation Has Bad Effect on Stock Exchange-Steady European ! Liquidation of American Securi-
 ties Arrests Prices

New York. December 12.-The lower prices and diminished dealings on the stocl. exchange last week were ex- plained in some quarters by the for eign situation, particularly the imm- hence of a possible crisis in this coun- try's diplomatic relations with the Teutonic empires. Advices to the ef- feet that the Anglo French armies had abandoned the campaign in Ser via contributed to make the cond- tfons more acute.
 The Presidents message to Congress inspired doubt in some official circles respecting the wisdom of certain of it's provision, particularly the proposed tax on numerous raw and manufac- tured products. Limitations of heavy federal tax on the products of manu-- facturers of munitions were also re- fiected in market sentiment.
 Persistent selling of the Anglo French per cent war bonds for de- livery after the dissolution of the banking syndicate which fioated the S500, 0c0,000 issue was more than sen timental factor. The bonds sold in that way as low as 94A. a decline of l1s below the price of direct partici- pation. Some of these offerings doubtless were made to impair confi- dence in the investment situation; in effect originated with the short in- terest.
 Counter balancing these unfavorable factors were such developments as a further forward movement in prac- tically all lines of business with re- sultant betterment in railway earn ings, increased dividend disburse- ments by numerous copper and indus trial companies and more than all, the remarkable tonnage statement for November submitted by the United States Steel corporation. The gain of over 100000 tons has only once before been exceeded and insures full capacity of operations at very fav- orable prices for many months of the coming year.
 European selling of American stocks and bonds was perhaps the main reas- on for the weeks arrest in prices. London, acting on it's own account, and presumably as the Intermediary of French and other foreign owners Of American securities, liquidated steadily. Dutch bankers added to the weight of offerings from across the water. Domestic monetary conditions reflected greater ease for all ma turtles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
PROSPERITY IS REFLECTED IN MARKET REPORT
STIRRING EVENTS IN IRON AND STEEL OF
 DAILY OCCURRENCE
Nearly Million Tons of Pig Iron Sold Last Week-Inquiries for Export Totaling Million Tons of
 Steel Revive Interest

New York, December 12.-Ex- citement and higher prices attended heavy transactions in pig iron last week. 725.ooo tons having been sold. Stirring events were of all most daily occurrence in the steel trade and rolled steel prices gem orally were irregularly higher.
 Interest i'm export business was revived by urgent inquiries for forged and rolled steel aggregat- ing 1000, ,000 tons. Half of this was for direct export to France in 1916 and the remainder included 5000 cannon and 2,O00, ,0OO rifles for Rus- forgings for Italy; 25.00O tons of bars for Canaday 60.OOO tons of bars for shells to be manufactured here for France. and 10000 tons of plates for cars to be built for Russia.
 The Canadian shell commission is yet to award contracts for 15,000,- 900 shells. Miscellaneous purchases of shell bars totaled 25,000 tons for late 1916 delivery and the Pressed Steel Car company is said to have closed for 50,0o0 tons of forgings for 9.2-inch shells to be manufac- tured to British specifications, the contract for which was placed sew eral weeks ago.
 Great Britain bought 5000 tons of bfllets, Italy 4000 tons of Bessemer pig iron, China 100000 boxes of tin plate and Norway, Sweden and Den mark are closing for 50.000 boxes.
 The rail mills booked orders for 190,000 tons of rails for domestic and foreign shipment. The Munson line ordered two boats from the Maryland Steel company, calling for 10000 tons of steel. The placing of orders for two battleships with navy yards means the purchase of 34,000 tons of steer py the United States government. The coup of the Steel corporation in securing lake outside charters on 10,00O,O0o tons of ore at 10 cents advance over the previous seasons freight rate forced some independent steel companies to purchase lake boats. Iron ore prices for the 1916 season were up 75 cents per ton.
 Fabricated steel orders amounted to 25,000 tons. Contracts for 4S,500 tons of cast iron segments for the East river tunnel were distributed and in turn 50,000 tons of pig iron were bought.
 The Steel corporations November contracts averaged 90,OO0 tons per day; over twice the capacity of the mills. Output and shipments es- tabllshed new high records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
REPUBLICANS ARE
 ID MEET TOMORROW
Nearly All Members of Ma tional Committee Already
 iE Washington

Washington, December 12.--Most of
 tional committee had reached Wash ington tonight for their meeting Tues
 day to decide upon the time and place
 for holding the 1916 convention of the
 republican party
 Four cities want the convention,
 Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis and
 San Francisco, and so far as can be learned few of the committeeman have any particular preference. The indications are that the contest really will be between St. Louis and
 Chicago with Philadelphia little less favored. There are some republicans who don't want to go back to Chicago
 in view of what happened to the party in 1912
 Apparently the meeting will be har- monious. The question of reduced rep |resentation has been settled, and all though some southern members may not be entirely satisfied with rerduc- ton in their representation in the con vention no break is expected now. One of the events of the gathering of the republican clans will be dim
 ner tomorrow night given by the Ma tional Republican league and the League of Republican State clubs. Sen ators Borah, Weeks and sherman, for mer Senator Burton. Henry D. Esta- brook of New York and Nebraska. and other men mentioned as possible presi- dential candidates will be present and
 some of them will speak, There was general feeling tonight that the convention would be held shortly after that of the democrats, either late in June or the first week in July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
TRADING BASED ON
 ESTIMATE OF CROP
 BY THE GOVERN METJr
Figures Were Bullish, But Coincided With Forecasts Made at New Or leans. So Prices Were Not
 Greatly Affected

New Orleans. December l2.-The local cotton market last week was in- ruenced mainly by the trading sur rounding the department of agricul- tLre's estimate of the crop. While the figures of Il. .161. 900 bales were bull ish, much liquidation came from the long side of the market. both before and after issuance of the estimate. and the offerings worked against
 (csnss.usa ss Pass Tw~s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
LOCAL SUFFRAGISTS ARE IN
 CAPITAL FOR CONVENTION
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, December 12.-(Special.) Among the delegates to the National Suf- frage association who reached Washing ton today were Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Ja- cobs, Mrs. Bessie O'Brien -undley, Mrs. M M Ullman and Mrs. Angus Taylor of Birmingham. Mrs. Jack Justice and Mrs. Jack Bowron will reach the city to- morrow.
 The suffrage convention will be called t. order Tuesday, the date of the sitting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l--Consress will do little until after hol-
 idays.
 Strong language used to Austria. Commercial congress convenes today. Greece acceiies to allies,s demands. 2--Mrs ullinan tells Of visit to night
 court 3--With the travelling men. S 4-Editorial comment. 5-Mat IT. Stradford fatally injured Municipal election.
 Growing interest in ad writer's con test. s1 if 6-Sports. s-Approve stand of Minnesota bishop,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
To Install Machinery

Anniston, December R.-(Special) Work will start this week on the in stallation of machinery for the manu- racture of six-inch shells at the plant of the Anniston Ordnance company in this city, and it is hoped to begin work on the large order received from the al- lies shortly after the first of next year. Men have been at work day and night at the large car plant here for some time and everything is rapidly being got ntions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
Tanker in Distress

Halifax. N. S., December 12.-The Brit isE oil tank steamer Shabonee is in dis tress off the coast of Newfoundland. with her propellers stripped of all blades. ac- ccrding to wireless calls for assistance picked up at the Cape Race radio station and transmitted here. The last message received said that the captain hoped to reach St. Johns under jury rig The Srabonee left Port Arthur, Tex, No yember 90 for Dartmouth, England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13

of the national republican executive com- mittee, and the reconvening of Congress, Wednesday the suffragettes will appear before the suffrage committee of the Senate,
 Mrs. Jacobs is one of the women who will present arguments in favor of the passage of the federal suffrage amend ment.
 pr. Shaw. Mrs. Antoinette Funk and Mrs. Carry E. Chapman Catt are in com mand of the situation and before the con clusion of the week will lead their pha- lanxes on parade before the President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
Indications Are That Little Legislation of Importance Will Be Attempted Until
 After Christmas Holidays
WILSON'S ADDRESS GIVING MEMBERS
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
House Having Trouble Re- organizing Committees on Account of Greatly In- creased Minority

Washington, December 12.--The
 l first week of the Sixty fourth Con-
 gress, which is destined to be historic
 | in the nations annals, brought about
 practically harmonious organizations
 lin both houses and revealed the de-
 |terminatisr of administration leaders
 ! to attempt no serious legislative busI-
 |ness until after the holiday recess.
 President Wilson's address with it's sug-
 gestions for national preparedness, de-
 |nunciation of internal conspirators
 |against the neutrality of the government
 warning of the necessity for increased revenues. and outlining other legisia- | tive needs, was the most important
 |eyent of the week. The address TUT
 |nished members of both houses with much
 food for thought and there were many Indications that the defense programme
 land revenue requirements would precipi-
 |tate long and strenuous debate
 TROUBLE IN HOUSE
 Owing to the difficulty of reorganiz- ling the House committees because Of the
 greatly increased minority, Congress |could not get down to actual business.
 Minority Leader Mann does not expect 10 have his committee assignments ready |until Tuesday, and little can be done De- Ffore Saturday, when Congress plans to |adjourn until January for the Christ |,a1as holidays. Senate democrats and re-
 |publicans will be ready with their com mittee congratulations tomorrow, but there is no disposition in that branch 10 |undertake consideration of any important at once. Tomorrow the com mttees will be approved, after which some |days may be spent in executive consid- era ton of recess nominations and per |haps the pending treaty with Nicara Sua
 Early in the week a fight that might have embarrassed holiday recess plans seemed imminent when it was proposed that an effort be made to re-enact the emergency war tax law with amend |ments before adjournment. Immediately lit was disclosed that this would be lm- |possible and adminstrationists were con- |f,onted with the danger that the war tax
 flaw would lapse on December 3l ana
 Hong period would follow in Which no revenue could be collected. It Twas thereupon agr >'a by House leaders |after conferences With t-ays and means fcommittee and members of the Senate ftEat a joint resolution extending the |present war tax with the time limitation Illuminated should be adopted. A new |bill with provision for increased revenues lis to be submitted after the new year. |Senate republican leaders have agreed to Ioffer no opposition to such programme. lit will be submitted to a caucus of House
 democrats tomorrow nrght and probably
 Twill be passed in the House Wednesday, |getting into the Senate Thursday. No fur fther important business is anticipated |before adiournmeut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
CoIIece Bows Thespians

Anniston December 12.-(Special) ) The students of the Alabama Presbyte- rian college in this city have organized a dramatic club under the name of tbe Blackfriars, and they will present "A Merchant of venice'' in their initial per- formance here this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
BRITISH ALMOST TRAPPED

The British who had advar "a further from the railway to the northeast of Lake Doiran had much more difficult feat tc accomplish when retirement was de- cided upon, and suffered more heavily. They were faced by greatly superior forces and, according to an official re- port issued tonight, their successful with drawal to position extending from Lake Doiran to the Vardar valley was largely due to the gallantry of three Irish regi-
 ments, the Munster Fusiliers, the Dub 1 lin Fusiliers and the Connaught Rangers The British casualties are estimated at | 1900, while they were forced to leave be- hind eight field guns. which had been placed in position to cover the retirement and could not be removed
 What the next move will be is known only to the allied staffs, but it is gen. erally believed that the Anglo French forces will fall back to Saloniki, where endorsements are arriving and which will be fortified. There are also reports that the allies have landed a division at Kavala, 90 miles along the coast from Saloniki and near the Bulgal ian from tier, but there is no confirmation of this. If it is true the object doubtless l is to secure the railway and prevent the Bulgarisns from sending troops west ward into Greece
 The -Hungarians continue their attack on the Servians in the Albanian (COntinued on page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
ALLIES ID FORNFY SALON|K| WITHOUT PROTEST BY GREECE Question Now Is Will Teu- tons Follow Allies Into
 Greek Territory? POSSIBLE DAMAGE
 TO THE RAILROADS Greeks Want to Know About Recom- pense-French Destroy Roads So
 Thoroughly They Escape
 Unscathed

' London, December 12-The Anglo French troops, who last week began their retirement from their advanced positions tr southern Servia, are approaching. if they have not crossed. the Greek frontier end the attitude Greece will adopt be- comes more and more important.
 Dispatches from Athens and news avail able in London indicate that the mat ter. which was left to the Greek and allied military authorities at Saloniki, is being amicably arranged and that the al lies will be allowed to retire to that city without any interruption by the Greeks and will be permitted to remain there.
 Questions seriously occupying the Greek government have to do with the use oi the railways. which are needed for the Greek troops, and tho damage that might be done to them with the object of i'm. peding Bulgarian pursuit, should the Sofa government decide that the British and French are to be followed into Greek territory. The Greeek government has good evidence of the effective manner in which the French engineers destroy railways in the work done along the line nerth of the Greek frontier So vel was this accomplished that the Bulgarians ere greatly delayed, having to use roads covered with snow, with the result that the French escaped almost unscathad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
ONE LIVELY DEBATE

President Wilson's vigorous references lin his annual address to troubles with- |in the borders of the United States
 |served to give the Senate one enliyened |iay of debate during the past week.
 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia intro |duced resolution calling upon the for
 |eign relations committee to investigate |with view to recommending action the
 British blockade against neutral com
 |merce. The Georgia senator made a
 |stirring plea for his resolution, which |aroused Senator Lodge of Massachu-
 |setts to offer an amendment providing flor investigation also of internal con
 |spiracies against the government and of (Contfnued on Page Two)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

1NHE most important and interesting wedding
i Of the day is that Of Miss Jessie Porter,
daughter OF Mrs. Elizabeth Porter OF Bowling
Green, Ky, to Dr Louis Theodore dc Medicis
sajous, son Of Dr. and Mrs. Charles r.. de
Modicls Sajous. Of 2Oi3 Walnut street The
ceremony will he performed in tho Second
Presbyterian Church, the Rev Dr. James Hub
bert. an intimate friend OF the brides family
In Kentucky officiating The bride will be at
tended by her sister. Miss Amelia Porter as
maid OF honor, and Miss JOY Amelia Fletcher,
as flower girl Tho bridegroom will have best
man his cousin. Mr. Aurclio Giorni dis
tIngulshed pianist, Of Rome, italy. The ushcrs
will be Mr.. Gustavus b. Fletcher Mr.. c.
william Bergner, Jr., Dr. ]. Leon Herman, Dr.
Martin Emil Rchfuss Mr. Frederic r.. Bcidy
and Mr.. d. Vinton Stahl, all OF Philadelphia.
The bride, who will be given In marriage by
her cousin, Mr. Clinton II. Porter will wear n
gown Of white satin, trimmed with Chantilly
lace. and finished with a court train falling
from the shoulders Her veil will be of tulle,
held In place with orange blossoms and n
chaplet of pearls. a shower Of bride roses and
lilies of the valley will form her bouquet.
The maid Of honor will wear a smart froct
OF white pussy willow tafeta, trimmed with
small wreaths of pink roses. on her hair she
Will wear a Grecian band of pink tulle. having
long streamers that will be held in place with
the tiny roscbuds She will carry an arm
bouquet of shaded pink sweet peas, having
streamers of pink satin. The little flower girl
will be dressed sweetly in white lingerie
dress finished with sash Of pink satin She
will carry basket of pink sweet peas with
the pink ribbons. on entering the church a
wedding march composed by pr Isaac Barton,
intimate friend of the hrdegroom's father,
will bo played The march was played at the
time OF tho wedding of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Sajous, 81 years ago. After tho ceremony
reception will follow at the home of the bride
groom's parents. 2Oi3 Walnut street, and on
their return from their wedding trip Dr. and
Mrs Sajous will be at home at 2O3 Walnut
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

Mrs. George Calvert Carter Mrs, j. Sydney
Crawford, Mrs. c. Howard Clark Jr. Mrs
James B. Coryell. Mrs George w. Childs DrexeI
Miss Edith W. Dallas. Mrs Samuel Grant
Diehl, Mrs. Edgar Earle, Mrs, Allan Evans
Mrs, Joseph Fox, Mrs. f. S. Giger. Mrs. Thomas
Garland. Mrs. William Goodwin Mrs Maurice
Ieckscher, Mrs. H. W. Harrison, Mrs. A. A.
Jackson, Miss Rebecca Jackson, Mrs. Howard
Kneeder. Mrs Albert Lucas. Mrs. H. B. Leaf,
Mrs James Large. Miss Nina Lea. Mrs w H.
Lex, Miss Alice Montgomery, Mrs. w Il. Pharo,
Mrs William Platt Pepper, Mrs. George Whar-
ton Pepper, Mrs, C. Stuart Patterson, Mrs
David Pepper, Mrs Howard b. Page. Mrs
Thomas Reath. Mrs, Philip NJ. Rhinelander,
Miss Anna Randolph, Miss H. donaldson, Mrs
Michael NJ Ritter. Mrs f. S, Stanley, Mrs ].
Alison Scott Mrs. Rosalie Smith, Mrs. Har-
rison Taylor, Mrs. ]. w. Vaux. Miss H. ].
Wright, Mrs Charles Wheeler Mrs. ]. Bolton
winpenny and Mrs. Horace F. Weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
HAVENS-WICK.

Prominent among tonight's weddings will be
that of Miss Anna Gertrude Wick daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wick, of 2lst and We
mango streets, to Mr.. Earle Ashcroft Havens.
which will take place in the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of the Resurrection, Broad and
Tioga streets. The Rev. James o. McIlhenny
will ofiiciate Mr., Wick will give his daughter
In marriage. Her gown of white satin trim
med with duchesse lace is made with a court
train and her veil of tulle will be arranged
with cap and orange blossoms. She will
carry bouquet of lilies of the valley. Miss
Reba Wick will be her sisters maid of honor
The bridesmaids will be Miss Marjorie White.
Miss Elizabeth Fite, Miss Meta Weber and
Miss Blanche Barton. Miss Yvonne Havens
the young sister of the bridegroom, win be
flower girl.
Mr.. Havens will have for his best man Mr.
Albert Hooven, and for ushers Mr.. William
Clausen, Mr.. Robert Embick Mr.. c. Paul Ray,
Jr. Mr. Robert w. Pollock The ceremony
will be followed by "a reception at the Roose-
welt. The bridegroom and BRIDE after an ex-
tended tour through the South, will live at 16n
Butler street. where they will receive after
June 1.