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DISAPPOINTED
BUT NOT ALARMED AT NOTE

It a guarantee that there Is no contra
band aboard the neutral vessel. Like
wise it Is regarded as impossible that the
United States can accept doctrine that
an American on nonfghting enemy
ship is subject to destruction without
warning anywhere on the high seas,
Germany in almost every paragraph
of her reply to the American note. puts
up to Great Britain the responsibility for
the situation,
ENGLISH BLOCKADE BLAMED.
The Kaisers Government contends that
the British blockade jeopdardiEes the Ger
man Empire because 1t was inaugurated
to starve her people. The submarine
warfare In retaliation. the reply says in
effect, must go on so long as the British
blockade continues,
In the final paragraph. the Kaiser sug-
gests that II President Wilson can use
his good offices to modify this blockade.
an understanding between Germany and
the United States easily would be
reached.
text of the German reply is regarded in
certain quarters as an argument rather
than an answer II does not shut out
further interchange between the two Gov
ernments, but 1t makes necessary moro
delay IN the adjustment OF the Lusitania
controversy and does not hold out a
promise OF acceptance OF the underlying
principles enunciated by this Govern
rnent In its two previous communications.
A matter OF special moment to oficial
washington Is the apparent avoidance OF
the Iusltania incident. The German note
barely refers to the tragedy. and there Is
an utter lack OF assumption OF response
bility for It. Regret again is expressed
indirectly that the Lusltania had to so
down. but there is coupled with 1t the
suggestion that Great Britain really Is to
blame because OF the British blockade
and the order 10 British merchantmen 70
ram submarines.
A '.yes" or "no" answer on the question
OF responsibility Is expected to be de-
manded when the President and his Cab
met draft a third note 10 Germany.
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Continued from Page One
in the text cabled from Berlin, to guar
antee the safety of four belligerent ships
to carry Americans in the war zone under
the American flag. would embarrass serl-
ously the Administration in It's anticipated
further demands, on Germany Tor safety
for Americans at sea.
Altogether the German note, as now
available, was stated to have been much
more carefully constructed and to be
far more friendly statement than the pre-
vIous one.
Stripped of its argumentative phrases,
the German reply as cabled from Berlin
I'm press dispatches holds out no assur-
ances Tor the safety of Americans If they
travel on undeslgnated passenger ships OF
a belIlgerent, such as the Lusitania was
Americans on American ships or
"marked" neutral ships need not fear
fnolestation. providing this Government
assures Germany that the neutral Ves-
sells carry no eontraband. The note IN
erect saws that there Is no need for
Americans to use vessels belonging to
enemies OF Germany.
OhieIals read with especial interest that
clause In the note saying that the mere
presence of Americans aboard an enemy
ship cannot protect It,
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED.
This was construed as another method
of saying that If Americans persist III
using British passenger steamships, be-
lieYed by Germany to be carrying contra
hand. Germany viii not guarantee their
safety. Nor does Germany indicate In
ms note that she Will stop to search or
seize such ships In fact, 1t Is pointed
out in the unofficial translation that Brit
igh merchantmen endeaYor to ram sub
marines, and that the latter cannot run
such risk,
It is upon this point that the gravity
~ the Situation today was believed to
rest. II Is not believed that this Gov
ernment would agree to a system under
which Germany must be advised OF the
sailing OF neutral vessels with Americans
aboard, such information carrying Win
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NEW YORK PAPERS BRAND GERMAN
REPLY TO U. S. AS IMPOSSIBLE LE

ernment been going to school to the /.
w. W$ In the matter of submarine
blockade Germany is acting on the same
principles as the McNamaras and other
advocates Of direct action whom ordinary
society prefers to keep In jail"
Evening Sun.-"So far as the principles
at stake are concerned, the German note
amounts to sheer defiance of American
public opinion. 1t complies with no item of
PRESIDENT Wilson'S demands. But tho
oroad onensiveness of the general declara,
tions is quite materially offset by The very
evident desire which pervades the docl-
ment TO avert anything like a crisis be-
tween the two Governments"
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eredenee to the German views as ex-
q Germany likewise has been always
tenacious OF the principle that war should
be conducted against the armed and or
ganlzed forces OF an enemy country, but
that the enemy civilian population must
be spared as far as possible from the
measures Of war.
Il would rather not express any opinion
AZ this time. The situation Is too grave
to embarrass the Administration with
personal views" was the comment OF
Bayard Henry. attorney.
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PRESIDENT FORCED TO WAIT.
FOR TEXT OF GERMAN REPLY
Mr.. Wilson Awaits Note While Coun-
try Reads 1t.
WINDSOR, "a, July 10.

WINDSOR. VT. July 10.
President Wilson was badly "scooped"
today. While 100000 other Americans
were reading the German reply the ma
tion's Chief Executive was awaiting the
arrival of the noon train with newspapers
carrying the text.
When the papers finally arrived. the
President read the press translation with
keen interest. but in the absence OF the
official text he declined to make any COM
ment.
In view of the arrival OF the note be-
fore It was expected. the President may
return to Washington on Monday. but it
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BERLIN, July 10

BERLIN, July H.
General sentiment in official German
circles today is that the reply to the sec
ond American note will remove all danger
of a crisis in the relations between Ger
many and the United States. officialdom
regards the reply as a document that
meets fully the plea Of President Wilson
for the observance of tho principles Of
humanity in the war.
The reply upholds the sinking of the
Lusitania without warning. on the ground
that the submarine which destroyed the
liner would have courted destruction
otherwise. Full responsibility for sub
marine attacks upon merchant shipping
is placed upon England in this paragraph:
I'm the most direct contradiction of in
ternational law, all distinctions between
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'iaE BOMBS FOUND HIDDEN
IN SUGAR VESSELS CARGO
plosiyes secreted in Bags on Yoy-
age to Marseilles.

2 YORK, July io-Nins bombs.
h bass Of sugar. we're found
ne British steamship Kirkoswald
ne discharged her cargo at Mar
France. on her last eastward trip,
as 70 onieers who landed here to-
q ths vessels return trip
sugar vas loaded on the vessel az
s Line pier. IN Brooklyn. they
ks asf believe that stsyedores hid
s which for some reason failed
S The discovery was hushed
ne French authorities at Mar
= g Possibility that the bombs
- On the ship by Frank Holt
e ]. p Morgan. Or al ae-
sezz declare lhaE 3 heating de-
4saaf #as alfaeazd - the
1as taef you'd explode when
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szr Hhs 81 fhe bamoa
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NEW York, July 10.
New York afternoon papers comment
as follows today on the German reply:
"Germany's reply to the
United States is. in substance, as high
handed as the invasion of Belgium, The
Kaiser not only wants a way to the sea,
but the sea itself; not only desires a
place the sun. but to possess the heaven-
ly body and peddle out its rays to the
rest of humanity. II ish madness"
Globe.-"TIas the German Imperial Gov
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she retired is blamed FOR the dastA q
drs. Helen Dickson who was fnunH
asphy0lated this morning By h0ardefa e
2iia Bainbridge street. When Mrs i3iFt
son did not appear at breakfast uoafd
ers. with Policemen Bryans and Holfand.
OF the goth and Fltzwater streets poiles
station, broke in the door At the Poly
clinic Hospital physicians pronounced her
dead
Thomas Smith, 5000 Wood street. was
held without ball for court today on
charge OF highway robbery. Smith and
another man held up a farmer from WIZ
Jamestown, near 6th and Wood streets.
last night taking his watch and chain
valued at s35 The watch was recovered.
Repeated thefts OF iron from william
A. Harvey, 5is5 Redfeld street. resulted
in tho arrest OF Louis Cole, % years old.
who told the police he had no home.
Cole was held today in $500 bail for court
An arrrful of squawking hens proved
rather embarrassing to Joseph Osborne
today when the owner OF the fowls,
George Griffin, NIcetown and Powder
Mil lanes, approached him and asked
at 1924 Deal street, thought It better to
light than argue, but was worsted and
handed over to the police after a short
struggle. He was held under $500 bail for
court for larceny and assault and battery.
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FRENCH THROW ENEMY
BACK ON LONG FRONT

easllnued from Page One
there German attack was taken under
oHr Infantry and artillery fire and the at
taeklng forces dispersed with appreciable
lases
IN Lorraine a battalion of the enemy
attacked our positions near Lelnterey.
he was repulsed.
sThere is nothing to report on the rest
oi the front in the course of the night ex-
eept some artillery engagements, pRrtic-
nlarly In the forest of Apremont, at LIE
pfetre forest and at La Fontenelle, where
the enemy made no counter attack and
limited his cannonade to two lombard
ments OF the positions which he had re-
Gently lost
The total number of prisoners taken in
he hghting of July is s42, of whom 81
we're officers.
Dur aviators yesterday bombarded the
ail@ay stations at Arnaville and Byon-
vile, as we'll as the military barracks at
AoToy dropping % bombs and a thou
iand arrows"
LONDON. July 10.
Further British gains north of Ypres,
HheTe the British on July captured 200
Yards OF German trenches, were reported
e communication last night from Field
Aarahal Sir John French, Commander-in-
Chief OF the British expeditionary force.
The text of his statement follows:
since the successful enterprise north
q fpres, reported in the communication
QlJuly g. the enemy has made repeated
saempts to retake his lost trenches. All
Is eounter-attaeks have been stopped by
As successful cooperation of our own
aaq the French artillery.
yesterday, after bombing duel which
Asted two days and two nights, the
sasny fell back along the canal, enabling
= g extend our gains In addition TO the
laseaers already reported. we captured a
4sehine gun and three trench mortars.
aH reports indicate that the enemy's
particularly in his attempted coun-
s'aFtaeks, have been severe"
BERLIN, July 10.
soaays report from the General Stan
sssgeAees the repulse OF several French
IN the western theatre of war and
zpsure by German troops of a French
IN Champagne. northeast of
sieur The Germans also claim 10
made an advance In lie Pretre
The attacks launched by the
occurred at Launois and at Lein-
= iszt Of the Official report follows;
aeh attacks at Launois and Lientry
spnlsed The Germans stormed the
s trench of the French northwest
paaselour, The German positions In
i.ssld Gle Pretre forest) have been
Since July 3, In engagements
- me Meuse and Moselle, we have
- ~ prisoners, three guns, 70 ma
suns and ls mine-throwers.
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Bomb Thrown Al Ervpt's suItan

LONDON, July 10--A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from Alex
andria states that while the Sutan OF
Egypt was going 10 prayer a bomb was
thrown from a window. fell at the feet
Of the horses. but did not explode. The
person who threw the bomb escaped
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is more likely that he will wait until the
middle of next week. The Cabinet meets
on Tuesday, but the President wishes to
analyze the note carefully before he dis
cusses 1t with his official family.
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MoroRcYcLE NIuREs woMEN
Accident at Broad and Poplar Streets.
Police Search for Rider.

Two women were seriously injured by
a motorcycle at Broad and Poplar streets
early today, and the police OF four dis
tricts, on the boundary lines OF which
the accident occurred are looking for the
rider OF the machine.
The injured women are Mrs. Margaret
Kellerher. 40 years old 1921 Vineyard
street. and Mrs. Mary Fisher, 50 years
old, OF 591s Carpenter street. Both are
In ST. Josephs Hospital. According to
Mrs. Kellerher they were knocked down
by the machine as they were crossing
the street. What became Of the rider
she does not know.
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Argument over paying for oysters
bought in a restaurant at 22d and TaslSer
streets increased in violence until Michael
Astak, $3.50 Wlnton street. stabbed Charles
Damansky, Of 1896 Centrell street nine
times in the back with a penitnife. Dam
ansky was taken to the Polytechnic Hos
pital, but left 1t this morning to appear
and Identify Astak. who was held under
$500 ball for trial
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A lawyer accused Of attempting TO steal
s. from a ticket chopper In the subway
station at 5th and Market streets and
assault and battery on the latter faced
Magistrate Beaton at the central police
station today He is Charles II. West
brook, OF 57s7 Usage avenue, with offices
in the Drexel Building. The plaintiff IL
Peter Finley, who asserts that last night
the lawyer gave him s. bill and after
receiving change for II snatched the note
and ran from the station.
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canadian Troops Reach England

PLYMOUTH. Eng, July 10.-IThe white
star liner Northland, which was con-
verted into a transport arrived here to-
on board.
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An abandoned Buick roadster automo-
bile which apparently has travelled long
distance, was found early today at Broad
and Cumberland streets by Policeman
Case, OF the 26th and York streets sta
tion. 1t bears license tags Nos, 26i1s
Maryland and 2f5B District OF Columbia.
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Failure to turn on the gas Jet when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

ls0s, entitled an act to fix the amount of capital of and deposit with the state treasurer by miscellaneous in surance companies, excepting mutual aid associations, shall be authorized
 to do business in this state such com pany must, in addition to complying with all other Requirements of law in
 such cases provided satisfy the insur- ance commissioner that it is fully and legally organized under the laws of the state or government to do the busi- ness 1t proposes to transact; that 1t has on deposit with the treasurer Of
 the state or government or with the proper officer of some other state. securities to the actual cash value of S100.000, consisting of state bonds, United States bonds, municipal bonds where the total bond issue of such municipality does not exceed per centum of the taxable value of prop erty situated therein, or notes secured by mortgages on real estate for dou- ble the amount; all of which secur- ities shall be subject to the approval of the insurance commissioner of this state; and such companies shall file with the insurance commissioner of this state the certificate of the off cial with whom the securities are de- posted stating the name and amount of each of said bonds. notes or mort gages and that he is satisfied they
 are worth at least s1oo 900, and that the deposit is made with him by the com- pany for the protection of all the pol icyholders and creditors in the United States.
 Sec. 2. That this act shall take eff feet immediately upon its approval by the governor.
 Approved February 22. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secrafarv of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18
JOHN PUR1FOY,
 Secretary of State.

No. 12D AN ACT GIT. 644 To make an appropriation of 5000 for necessary repairs and permanent im- provemSnts on the governors mansion and furnishings, the property of the state, for the purchase of necessary ad- ditional furnishings therefor, and to provide for the disbursement of such appropriation, and to repeal section 5 oe the act, approved February Il. 1911. ton for the purchase of a residence for the governor of Alabama, and grounds and furnishings therefor, and for the at tquisition by condemnation or pur- chase of any real estate necessary, or beneficial for such purpose; to provide a building commission for such pur- rose, and to make an annual appropria- ton for the maintenance of such resi- dence.
 ] Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section 1, That the sum of 5000 be, and the same is hereby. appropriated out of any unappropriated funds in the state treasury, for necessary repairs and perma- nent Improvements on the governors 8 mansion and furnishings, the property of the state, and for the purchase of neces- sary additional furnishings. and the state auditor is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant, from time to time, Tor all or any part or sdiu suin on ln9 requisition of the governor of the state, accompanied by statement, for work done
 and materials, furniture and labor SUD- piled as hereinabove provided. Sec. 2. That section of the act, approved February Il, 1911, entitled an act to make an appropriation for the purchase of e residence for the governor of Alabama, end grounds and furnishings therefor, and for the acquisition by condemnation or purchase of any real estate necessary or beneficial for such purpose; to pro- vide a building commission for such pur- pose, and to make an annual appropria- tion for the maintenance of such resi- dence, be and the same is hereby re- pealed.
 Approved February 20, 1915 Official:
 TnKyR 1orrr,nu4rv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

No. SD AN ACT tH BOT To amend section of an act entitled
 "An act to fix the amount of cap
 ital of and deposit with the state
 treasurer by miscellaneous insurance
 companies excepting mutual aia as-
 sociati6ns" approved August 19,
 1909.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section 1. That section of an act entitled "An act to fix the amount of capital of and deposit with the state companies, excepting mutual aid as sociations," approved August 1a. 1909, be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. g. That before any foreign insur |. ance company of the kind described In section of the act approved August 1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

or SalQ DOnoS, except where Hereii pIo- vided, to be fixed by the officer in charge of said employees, sents or collectors. Sec. 1. That the president of the board Of
 convict inspectors be, and is hereby, re- quired to furnish a guarantee or surety bond with one or more good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $50,00O (a) That the convict inspectors, other than the president of the board of inspectors. be, and are hereby, required to furnish guar antee or surety bonds with one or more good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $25,000 each. (b) That the chief clerk of the board of convict inspectors be, and is hereby, required to furnish a guarantee or surety bond with one or more good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $25, ,000 Co That the assistant clerk of the board of convict Inspectors be, and is hereby, required to furnish guarantee or surety bond with one of more good and sufficient 1 sureties in the sum of 5000. (d) That all l other employees in the office of the board l of convict inspectors be, and are hereby,
 required to furnish guarantee or surety I bonds with one or more good and euf-
 ficient sureties in the sum to be fixed by I the president of the board of convict in- | spectors, but in no case to be for a less 1 sum than $1O00. (e) That each and every warden and every deputy warden of a | state prison, or camp. or place of con- l finement, or detention, for the convicts 1 of the state, De, anu are ueIeDy, IeQulreO l to furnish guarantee or surety bonds i with one or more good and sufficient sure- 1 ties in the sums to be fixed by the board | of convict inspectors, but in no case shall the bond herein provided for be in | less sum than 5000 for each warden and each deputy warden.
 l Sec. 5. That the chief clerk in the office of the state auditor be, ana IS 1 hereby required to furnish guaran- | tee or surety bond, with one or more good and sufficient sureties, in tne sum l of S50OO; and the warrant clerk In the office of the state auditor be and is
 hereby required to furnish guaran- tee or surety bond with oneor more 1 good and sufficient sureties in the sum of s5000.
 l Sec. 6. That the chief clerk in the office of the state treasurer be and is hereby required to furnish guaran- tee or surety bond with one or more 1 good and sufficient sureties in the sum of not less than $5000, provided that the amount of the said bond may l be fixed at greater sum when so required by the state treasurer; and l that all other clerks in the office of the state treasurer are hereby required l to furnish guarantee or surety bond with one or more good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $5OO0 for each clerk employed in the office of the state treasurer
 Sec. 7.l That the chief clerk in the
 office of the superintendent of edu-
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Stldl Oo I0QuCou tO Wiititi6 tVo1
 before any vote thereon shall be taken
 and the yeas and nays thereon shall be
 recorded A record of the proceedings of
 every such meeting shall be kept in a
 well bound book and every resolution
 and ordinance passed by the board Of commissioners must be recorded in such book and a record of the proceedings of
 the meeting be signed by at least two
 of the commissioners before tho action
 taken shall be effective; such record shall
 be kept available for inspection by all
 citizens of such city, at all reasonable times. ..
 Sec. s. No resolution, bylaw or ordi- nance granting to any persons, nrm or corporation any franchise, lease or right to use the streets. puphc hisn- ways, thoroughfares. or public property of any city organized under the pro visions of this act, either in. under, upon, along, through or over same shall take effect and be in force until 30 days after the final enactment or same by the board of commissioners and publication of said resolution. by law or ordinance in full once g. week for three consecutive weeks, In some daily newspaper published in said city, which publication shall be made at the expense of the persons. firm or cor poration applying for said grant Pend ing the passage of any such resolution. bylaw or ordinance. or during the time Intervening between the final passage and the expiration of the 30 days during which publication shall be made, as above provided. the legally qualified voters of said city may, by written peti- | tion or petitions. addressed to said board of commissioners object to such grant. and if. during said period. such written petition or petitions signed by at least 1000 legally qualified voters of such IA . mmissioners. said board shall forth with order an election at which election the legally qualified voters of said city
 shall vote for or against the propossd grant. a set forth in the said by-law. resolution or ordinance. In the call for
 said election. the said resolution. bylaw or ordinance, making said grant, shall be puhltshed in said city. by one publiea- ton. If at such election. the uaa5onty
 of tho votes caSt shall be h 1ayog q