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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
MUCH TO BE DESIRED IN INFORMATION ON
 NAVY, SAYS MEYER
(Continucd from Page One,

public mind by the number and ton hage of It's material units The It al strength of the fleet is the combina tion of its personnel (with their skill and training) and its material and of these two clements the more impor- tant, the personnel. is too often lor- gotten and neglected in making pro visions for our fleet One of the basic troubles at the present moment is the densoralization which has been going on of our personnel and which is net taken into account. Further it is poor economy to build battleships without making, as we are doing now, s proper provision for the increase re- Quired in personnel as is the approved practice in other countries.
 "The difficulty in the administration : of the navy at the present moment is due to the fact that the organization in force for four years founded on I plan to a great extent the outcome of Admiral Mahan's ideas, has been disrupted and disorganized without consulting experts, and nothing has been put in its place. Imagine a new railroad president removing division heads without replacing them and ex recting the operation of the entire rail- road system to be continued with eff fciency, economy ana dispatch The test of a naval organiza tion comes when, in an emergency, it can pass smoothly from a peace to a war basis, In the present condition of the or sanitation it could not be accomplished without the greatest confusion, and congestion. to the modification of the navy and with a possibility of very grave consequences, to the discredit of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
GERMANS CLAIM ID HAVE RUSSIANS ON RUN SOUTH OF M|TAU
Army Headquarters Issues Statement-Says British Attack Is Feeble, While
 French Are Strong

Berlin. May 2.-(Via London, 5:15 p treating Russian forces, have penetrated into the region southwest of Mitau, cap ital of Courland, according to todays German army headquarters statement Mitau is 25 miles southwest of the Rus sian seaport of Riga seat of govern ment of the Baltic provinces. The text of the statement follows:
 Tn Flanders the enemy after heavy artillery preparations again attempted to storm our new positions to the north east of Ypres The French attacked strongly between the canal and the road from Ypres to St. Julien. The British attacked feebly to the east of this road. The efforts of the enemy were unsuccessful, owing to our active flank and back fire from Broodseinde and veldhoek. Two machine guns fell into our hands.
 Tn the Argonne our attacks to the north of Four de Paris progressed. In spite of a strong defense. the French lost several trenches and 156 men were taken prisoners.
 "Between the Mouse and the Moselle
 
 forest of LePretre where the French attacked in great numbers. We re- pulsed all the attacks, some of which reached into our trenches, with heavy losses for the enemy. We captured 90 men.
 "Yesterday two more French aero planes were destroyed. One was de- stroyed near Rheims by gun fire. The other, belonging to an air squadron, was forced to land at a point to the north west of Verdun.
 Our operations in northwestern Rus sia are progressing. Near Szawle tShavli) we captured 400 more Rus sians. Pursuing the fleeing Russians, the German vanguard reached the re- zion southwest of Mitau.
 "The Russians attacked in the re- zion of Kalwaria Con the east Prus. sian frontier) but were repulsed with heavy losses. Three hundred made pris oners."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
SECURED TWENTY ONE NEW
 SUBSCRIBERS IN NINE DAYS
Donald Billings Is Doing Things Out In Ensley. Wants to Become a Me- chanical Engineer
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

It isn't often that boy secures Fl Lew subscribers for any paper during the first nine days of his service, but that Is the record of Donald Billings, who lives at 2201 Avenue l. Ensley, anG who carries The Age-Herald out in Ensley He joined the papers stan of carriers less than two weeks ago and in the first nine days of his serV- ice picked up q new subscribers ano showed that he had in him qualities for making good at anything he un- dertakes.
 It is usual for new boy to miss de- llvering one or two papers, if not more. as he doesn't know the route as well as regular carrier, but Donald learned the route he carries so thor cughly that not a word of com piaint has been received from any of his subscribers since he started carrying the paper.
 Donald wants to be a mechanical en- gineer when he becomes of age. He intends to secure a position with the Tennessee company at one of It's Ems ley or Fairfield plants this summer, and Will get Ilrst ndHu hHoWlcuSe ol the work he intends doing when he grows up.
 He Is Ia years old and attends Ems ley High school. Donald plays base ball of course. All Age-Herald car 1iers play and like baseball, for they are all true Americans and are fond of Americanisms, institutions and, in fact, everything that a real, live, red blooded American boy Is fond of. Don al plays second base on the nine. Dur ing the season he likes football and can take with good grace the hardest knocks the game Is likely to give.
 l asked Donald what was the first thing he did when in the presence oe d prospective subscriber to The Age Herald. He said he removed his hat first of all, and then plunged into the matter at hand. He tells the prospect some of the merits of The Age-Herald and asks him if he wouldn't consider Becoming daily reader of the paper . If this fails, he tells what he is work | ing for, and in most cases one or the other pleas lands new subscriber His record stands for itself. He managed 1 to secure the names of 21 people whc wanted The Age-Herald. If they had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
DANIELS ANSWERS CRITICS OF POLICY
 IN NAVAL AFFAIRS
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eight If we adopt the 15-inch cali hre. VIC would have to make sacTi- flee in number of guns as great or nearly as great as was done in the de- sign of the Queen Elizabeth.
 "Countine volume of fire and .rop ability of hitting. We see that at bat tie range the number of blows dcllv- cred by the Pennsylvania in a given time will exceed those given by the Queen Elizabeth by 70 per cent. No one can doubt the advisability or de- 1ivering 17 hits to 10 of the enemy.
 Now, if we compare these guns at range greater than armor piercin g range. we find that the Pennsylvania s guns range quite as far, at a maximur,, as those of the Queen Elizabeth. Both guns range further than they would have any hope of hitting a ship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
REIMBURSEMENT OF
 RURAL MAIL SYSTEM

Washington, May 2--Plans for a gen. eral readjustment of the rural postal ser vice throughout the country by July to provide mail facilities for 100000 persons not included in the present routing sys- tenn, were announced tonight by Postmas- ter General Burleson.
 The postoffice department MT. Burle- son said, had ordered all retracings of travel by carriers eliminated and unnec- essary service, where found to exist dis continued Motor vehicles will be pro- vided under the new plan where high ways will permit.
 Rural service will be extended to every farmer reasonably entitled to it. said Mir Burleson, ''as rapidly as the new adjustments can be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
MERCHANT P|G IRON
 'SALESAnE HEAVY
April Total Reaches 55O,OOO TOns-SOuthern Furnaces
 Are Getting Orders

New York. May 2-Sales of merchant pig iron last week were heavy, aggregat- Ing approximately 250,ooo tons, making the April total 550,000 tons Southern furnaces secured orders for 135,000 tons this week and 250.0O0 tons for the month of which about 100000 were on speculative account. ana the Iron Is still carried in storage yards in Alabama. Prices advanced e5 to DO cents per ton. In the central west basic sales were increased by 5O,00o tons and 16o0o tons were sold for export to the Mediterranean. Tn the territory east of the Allegheny mountains foundry sales aggregated about 20,O0O tons.
 Railroad equipment buying was again small, including 40,0o0 tons of rails of which 5000 tons were for the Minnea poljs and St. Louis, 5000 tons for the Chicago. Indianapolis and Louisville; 3O00 tons siwA- CT rails in New York and 16,0OO tons tie rails in the south, mainly for the Southern railway. The 'Soo line" ordered 800 freight cars. Builders now have inquiries for 1000 cars outside of the Pennsyl- vania prospective orders and including 200O to be built at railroad shops.
 Export trade was more active, miscel- laneous orders outside of war material amounted to 5000 tons-mainly billets-- and inGiries are in the market for 23.- 900 moe billets for Great Britain and France. Russia wants forgings for tor pedo boat construction.
 Structural orders have been small since the subway contracts. 1000 tons noted a week ago. Fabricating shop orders for the month were 43 per cent less than in March. The Baltimore and Ohio placed orders for 1900 tons for grade crossing elimination at Chicago, and the Lehigh Valley closed the Buffalo terminal con tract for 1500 tons. Ten other railroads are in the market for bridge work. Bids on the construction of a three-track ele- vated line in Brooklyn go in May IS, calling for 14,OOO tons of steel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03

rot wanted the paper no matter wha. argument he offered, 1t is probably they wouldn't have subscribed.
 Tomorrow; We will discuss Ben Cop Ian. He is a member of the Hilliard society at the Central High school, and one of The Age-Herald's livest car- riers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
RAILROAD TRAFFIC FROM TEXARKANA TO
 FULTON SUSPENDED
WashOuts From Red River Flood Cover Tracks-Wire C0mmunica-
 ton Also Crippled Badly

Texakana, Ark, May 2,-Railroad traf- fic between Texarkana and Fulton, Ark, and between Texarkana and Lewisville was suspended today because of washouts as a result of the Red river flood. Sev- eral miles of St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern tracks near Fulton are nnder water and wire communication in the flooded area is badly crippled. The only other damage so far reported was to crops.
 Red river was falling west of Texarkana late today and levee engineers predicted the floods would begin to recede here tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
LANDING OF TROOPS
 PART OF STRATEGY

London, May 2.-t2:35 D. m.)-An Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Athens says it is learned from Mytilene that the landing of 4000 French troops on the Asiatc side of the Dardanelles last Sun day was executed for the exclusive pur- pose of facilitating the occupation by British troops of Seddul Bahr. the European side, and at the southern ex- tremity of the Galipoli peninsula
 As soon as these operations were com pleted the French according to these ad- vices, returned to their transports and proceeded for an unknown destination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
 BOMBARD VARIOUS
 TOWNS IN FRANCE
Four Machines Fly Over Epinal and Drop B0mbs-NO One Hurt and
 Small Damage Was Done

Paris, May 2-(5:3O D. m.)-German aero planes today bombarded various towns of Eastern France.
 Four machines flew over Epnal, capi- tai of the French department of Vosges, and dropped 20 incendiary bombs No one was hurt. The only damage was two small fires.
 Aeroplanes also visited Remiremont, 16 miles southeast of Epinal. There French aeropanes rose to meet the raiders and the Germans turned toward their own frontier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
Carnegie Medal to Boy

Dothan, May 2.-tSpecia1) Henry T. Matthews, a 12-year-old pupil of the Dothan city schools has been awarded bronze Carnegie hero medal for bravery displayed in rescuing Benja min Grant Jr 21a -year-old son of MT. and Mrs B. J. Grant of this city from an abandoned well on the morning of March 26, 1912. according to announce- ment made today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03

Local Data For the 24 hours ending at : p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03

Stations and Weather at 8 D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 2.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi; Generally fair Monday and Tuesday.
 Georgia: Fair Monday except thunder showers northwest and extreme north portions; Tuesday fair
 Tennessee: Thundershowers Monday Tuesday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
May Deyotions at St. Paul S

will be at noon every day instead of in the evening as in other years. It was announced at the masses yesterday that the devotions would last only 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
Weather Conditions

Summary Of observations made al United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending p. m., I5th meridian time, May g. 1915:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Revolt !. at End, Say Governors.

Washington - simultaneously with
the forwarding of the pan-American
appeal, word was received from Ell
Paso that six states and one territory
of Mexico have declared through their
military governors that the revolution
is at an end in as far as they are
concerned. CarranZa and Villa or
other forces in arms would be met
by resistance should they attempt to
enter these precincts of Mexico.
Troops in these precincts will be re-
turned to peaceful pursuits. According
to the report, the declaration of the
military governors was made with a
view to preserving the integrity of
the autonomy of their communal or
ganizations to enable them to enter
peace negotiations without factional
allegiance as between -Carranza, Villa
or Zapata. The governors who thus
declared for armed neutrality are Of
various shades of political affiliation.
The territory of Topic favors Villa;
Oaxaca state has maintained inde-
pendence; Guerrero's present status
Is unknown:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
FORTS NEAR kovNo TAKEN.
New Farley Is On to Win Balkan Aic
for Allies.

London, Aug. 1S.-Reports received
from Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece
show that military preparations in
those countries are being carried on
with intense activity. This is taken
as an indication that these states are
nearing a decision as to their policy
in the war There has been continued
activity among the diplomats in the
Balkan capitals and among the Balkan
representatives in other capitals.
In the recent general election the
Venizelos party obtained a majority
in the Greek Chamber of Deputies
When the chamber assembled NJ
Zavitzanos, Venizelos adherent, was
elected President by vote of 1St
against SO cast for the candidate OF
the government The retreat of the
Russians from Poland continues ano
It is believed probable they will have
to fall back farther than the Brest
Litovsk line, as Berlin reports that
General Litsmann has stormed and
taken the forts on the southwest front
of Kovno, capturing 4,500 prisoners
and 240 guns.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Made a Difference.

At dinner party the other evening,
reference having been made to the
good old days in the little brick school
house. this story was recalled by
James L. Rice, coach of the Columbia
college crew:
The teacher in a public School was
giving demonstration in mental arith-
metic, and after speaking at some
length she turned to brightfaced boy
at the head of the class.
Nov, then, Willie" said she, do
you think that you can answer me a
question in mental arithmetic?"
Yes. ma a'am," was the confident re-
joinder of the beaming youngster.
We'll, then" resumed the teacher,
''how old would a person be who was
born in 1852"
THAT depends" quickly rejoined lit.
tie Willie. Was the person man or
woman?''- ?''-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Bar HiIIyer as Strike Case Judge.

Denver.-The Supreme Court grant
ed writ of prohibition barring Judge
Cranky Hillyer of the Third judicial
district at Walsenburg from presiding
in the trials of John Burke and
Charles Haines and of X. Uyada, for
mer coal mine strikers At the same
time the court issued writ of super
sedeas staying the judgment of the
District Court at Trinidad which found
John r. Lawson, international board
member of the United Mine Workers.
guilty of murder in the first degree
with a penalty of life imprisonment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Auditor to Probe RI.ley Books.

Denver,-The appointment of r. w.
Bradford to make an examination OF
the books of State Printing Commits
sioner Henry w. Risley was revoked
and Gov. Carlson requested Harry
Mulnix, state auditor and public ex-
aminer, to make the examination,
This examination is preliminary to the
filing by Governor Carlson OF formal
charges against Risley, accusing him
of misconduct in office, which will be
lodged with the Civil Service Commits
zion. An order was made several
days ago suspending Risley from of
flee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Ha.ty Get. Part of Lewis Salary.

Denver-In unraveling the tangled
web concerning the salary OF Gov.
Carlson while out of the state, result
ing in Lieut.. Gov. Moses E. Lewis
drawing the governors salary for half
the month OF July. 1t has been discov-
cred that the former is to be docked
for half his monthly salary in favor
OF Dr. John S. Hasty Of Lamar, presi-
dent pro TEN of the Senate. Under
the new law as interpreted by State
Auditor Mulnix the lieutenant gov
ernor automatically becomes governor
when the latter is out OF the state,
and the president pro tenn Of the SEN
ate becomes lieutenant governor. Out
OF his salary OF $1,000 year Lieut..
Gov Lewis forfeits to Senator Hasty
s41.66 or half of his salary for the
month OF July.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Penn.ylvanians to vi.i. Denver.

Denver.-Mayor Sharpley received
notice that members of the Panama
Pacific Exposition Commission o.
Pennsylvania and their wives, party
of about 100 persons. will arrive ir
Denver Aug 25 on their way to the
exposition. The party will be headed
by Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh o.
Pennsylvania. 1t will remain in tn,
city two days and will be entertained
in Denver by city and state Officials
and various civil organizations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Why We Eat Eqqs.

Il am firm believer in advertis-
ing" said great advertising expert.
Il impute great part of my sue
cess to it,
Here the experts sunburnt and
healthy face was illuminated by one of
his rare and charming smiles.
When duck lays an egg" he
said, she waddles back to the duck
pond in Indifferent silence. But when
a hen lays an egg her frantic cackles
make it known.
TIE hen advertises.
And that, my dear friends, is why
the world eats hens eggs instead OF
ducks eggs"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Settling II,

They were just about to get mar
ried and were discussing the details
of domestic economy.
But I'm afraid, dearest, we shall
not be able to afford servant at first -
he said. looking tenderly at her.
"Oh, Harry. whatever will the neigh
bors say when they see me doing my
own work."
Why, darling" replied Harry. gen
uinely puzzled, whose work do you
want to do2"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Auditing Canon City Prison Accounts

Denver,-State Auditor Harry Mul.
nix has begun an audit of the ac-
counts of the state penitentiary at
Canon City. The examination is based
on a contention of various state Off
cials to the effect that upwards of
s33, 1000 had been expended by War
den Tom lyman in excess of the ap
preparation allowed by the Legisla
ture. Mr.. lyman contends he has spe-
cial authorization from Governor Am
mons. Present state officials contend
that the expenditure was Illegal
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
THREE LIVES
LOST IN HOUSTON
STORM DAMAGE ESTIMATED At
5000, 10000 IN DISPATCHES
FROM TEMPLE, TEXAS.
STORM SWEEPS INLAND
WATERS At GALVESTON SUB.
SIDING AS RESCUE WORK
BEGINS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1S.-Two or three
lives have been lost in Houston as the
result of the storm, and the damage
, was estimated at 100000 there
Tuesday night according to dispatches
from Temple, Tex. Wireless messages
from Galveston gave the only direct
news from that stormstricken city.
No definite news of loss of life has
been reported, but the desperate stu
alton in which citizens of Galveston
found themselves was indicated vague
1y in wireless message that boats
were taking people from buildings on
the main street to the U. S. transport
Buford.
The tropical hurricane which swept
down upon the island city Monday ex-
tended its devastation inland yester-
day and last night. wire communica-
ton was impossible beyond Waco.
Beaumont, Houston. Taylor, Temple,
and other cities of southeast Texas
were hard hit by the storm, last re-
ports from those places telling OF un-
rooted buildings, uprooted trees and
other damage.
Although latest reports from Cal
weston by wireless indicated that the
storm was subsiding there and that
the water had started to drain slowly
from the streets, there was no pros
pect that telegraph communication
might be restored for several days.
Hundreds of miles of wires are down.
The army transport Buford's wire
less outfit was the sole means of com
munication between Galveston and the
outside world Her companion ship
the Mcclellan, was high and dry half
a mile inland.
The greatest damage in Galveston.
judging from the meagre wireless
messages and the tales of such refu
gees as left before the full fury OF the
hurricane was felt on the island. oc-
CURED in districts fronting the sea.
All buildings on the waterfront were
ruined, this circumstance being al
most a repetition OF the city's expert
ence in previous storms.
Vessels caught in the harbor also
suffered heavily, some being de-
stroyed, while others were badly
damaged.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Curio Fakers.

Lincoln Springfield, the English edi-
tor was lunching in London when a
Samoan entered and shook him by
the hand.
What do the natives do for living
over there?" Mr.. Springfield asked the
Samoan
Oh said the other. they sell CO.
coanuts, and birds-of-paradise, and
Robert Louis Stevensons inkwell."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
GRAIN CROPS INCREASE.
LARGER YIELD OF WHEAT, OATS,
POTATOES AND BARLEY.
Year viii Reach $2,5oO, 900, 900
Is Federal Forecast.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Wheat, oats, barley and
potatoes in Colorado will exceed the
1914 production for the period ending
the last of August, according TO fig
ures compiled by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates working in co operation
with the United States Weather Bu-
reau.
The August crop report shows that
the preliminary estimate for the win
ter wheat production is 100000 bush
els, while the final figure for 1914 was
6,250,000. Spring wheat, in 1914, was
o.062, 900 bushels, compared with g.
100000 for this year.
The forecast Aug. l for oats is 49,
100000 bushels. compared with the
same figure for 1914. Barley has in
creased from 3,966.00o bushels to g.
100000. Potatoes have increased from
s.760.000 bushels to $4,000.
The Colorado report follows:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Schools Placed Under Compensation

Denver.-The Denver school districl
and all other taxing units in the state
are under the workmen's compensa
tion law and must comply with it,
provisions regarding the protection o
their employees through workmen'.
compensation. Attorney General Far
rar held that the law is clear on thi,
point when he rendered a decision a
the request of the State 1ndustria
Commission.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Wilson Name. Hawaiian Judge.

shington.-President Wilson ap-
pointed William l.. Whitney of Hawaii
a Judge in the First Circuit Court OF
Hawaii William w. Russell was ap-
pointed American minister to the Do
minican republic.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Mceatfey Named on Auditing Board

Denver.-J. E. Davidson. for two
and one-half years secretary of the
State Auditing Board and clerk of the
State Board of Equalization, resigned
and A B. McGaffey, former secretary
of state, was named as his successor
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-11-06
Some Drink.

What are you doing?" demanded
Marc Antony. as Cleopatra dropped
a priceless pearl into her glass of
wine.
I'm inventing new summer
drink" replied the queen. I'm going
to call it pearl sundae."