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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
Cheap Transportation to Sea

C"t1v hrduspOftatlOn ID SeW ''The open Warrior brings to the front the question of what shall we do to make
 the most of 2 cheap means of transporta-
 ton to the sea- said Percy Clark.
 Three very important things suggest themselves to us. First, in order that l we may guarantee cheap. stable rates of freight. the city of Birmingham, Jefferson county and the more important industries of the district, agree upon 4ome plan. not of substituting. but supporting. an enter prise which shall have barge line and a double track railroad from Birmingham to the Warrior river This may be done by subscribing for the bonds of such an
 undertaking, said enterprise to be financed free from water (to use water in part of course) at an actual bona fde cash basis of investment. If this Is not done. the railroads now operating to the War rior-as have the railroads paralleling the Alabama river-can so manage as to make lthe barge and steamboat business unprofit- able until it is killed.
 Second, I believe that the situs for great gun factory can be found on the waters of Lake Bankhead. I recall that one of the best assets of the Confectionery
 was the arsenI located at Selma. It h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
Business Improvement Marked

Business in this section has improved greatly within the past few months said J. w. Knight of Baltimore, who repre- sents the Hubbs X Corning company, paper manufacturers of that city
 T travel throughout the southeast, making the more important cities. l take this trip every 50 days. This is the sec ond time I have stopped in Birmingham this year and each time there has been decided improvement in commercial and industrial conditions; but on this last visit the improvement is more noticeable than at any time l can remember. Of course things could be even better, but we could hardly expect better conditions than is now being enjoyed in the Birmingham dis trict"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald. =. sS-eO
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23
CASTORIA
Fur Sauglinge und Kindez
IN MEHRALS 30JAHREN
Inner NIT der II -
5as: 3 &MHzZzzM

SIM Sftober porigen Sabres fanb
in @bangbai bic Sabresperfammlung
Der 9inefH9en 8u9perlegergtloen
itatt. Muf Der @eriammlung belt,
mie Oct o1tafiatif@e 2lop6 bert@tet,
Ser fr:;ibere 9trettor Der uniperiitdt
peting. Ma 9iiangpei, einen @ortrog
iiber sic @erantmortli@feit bes 8u6z
berlegers. ST pies auf Die neberz
banbnobme Der @@unbltteratur in
China Tin, bic ben @etit Der Sugeno
pergifte. Sang DEFENDERS lit aber in
ben lebten orei Sohren Elm Mntpa@fen
biefer @@un6literatur in Gbina gu
bemerten, 10 oab ii@ iebt bic &egiez
rurg gu etnem @ini9retten genDttgt
iab. 9as l1nterri@tsminiiterium bot
tiir3li@ in einem offenen Brief an bic
&ineiii&e 9reffe ouf Die @efabren BIN
gemie1en, sic Der @oltsgeiunbbeit
bur6 oas l1eberbononebmen A. Der
@@unoliteratur entiteben. @ine folde
2iteratur fDrbert bas &dubertum uno
bic Mnur@ie unb fei cine 8ebrobung
bes @tootes. @ie ebel Der @influb
elmer guten 2iteratur fem tonne, lei
am beften an Ser Gntptdlung @eutih=
lanos gu %ertennen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23
Mimmt @rinb meg,
8eieitigt Ben 9aaramsfa0.
S@pnt Guer @aar! &amft etnc rs Gent
6laide 9anberine serabe jett-8e=
ieitigt aud has @antjuden.

9iinnes, iprooes, farbioles uno mage
reg @aar lit Elm itummes ,3eugniB fir
Elm bernadldifigte @aut - fir @rinb
- Sen f9refliden Sdorf.
&c gibt nidts, mas bas 9aar 10 GER
1t0rt aIs Grind. &c beralbt bas 9aar
ieines @lan5es. ieiner @tdrfe uno ieines
2ebens, er5eugt geleeentlid Sieber unb
SUDDEN Der @art, moourd, tpenn nidt
beieitiet, Die @aartpur5eln 5uiammen<
idrumpfen, fib Iosmaden unb gum Ibz
iterben gebradt tperben = Damn fdnt bas
@oar rai6 aus.
aouft cine 25 Gent Srafde @notplz
tons 9anoerine in irgenb elmer Npothefe.
SIR f6nnt itderlid berrlihen @aartpuds
unb cine Mafie @aare baben, tpenn SIR
eben nur cine fleine SIafhe 9anberine
berfu@t. @don @uer @aar. geriudt
e8l
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23

auf sic Genne unb blieb Damn BORT
1teben. @aroline elite iogleid ber-
bei iponnte ielbit Die Hferoe ob, Die
|iie auf Den &of fiibrte nn6 BORT an
einen Sting Der Mouer anbalfterte,
mGbren6 Siirgen iid anfdidte, init
elmer mddtieen &e1gabel Die 2ooung
binunter31ttperfer uno ct that oies
mit elmer @epan6tbeit, 6ie I'M @toer=
iprud nit feiner plumpen, i6merfdl=
ligen @eltalt 5u iteben i6ien. Weoer
&aroline nod ibr Setter ipraden bel
6ieien @antierungen Elm @ort. Mil-
belmine mor anfangs iiber Die plob=
lid)e Mnfunft 6es @el1tpagenS iebr er=
ldrodem iie mollte idon mieber Die
Sl1dt ergreifen, aber als tie getpabr=
tie, 6aB bier jebe @efabr ausgei6loi-
fen lei, iogte iie raid: u@o0en mir
u1rs nidt 6aS Sdouipiel naber be-
trodten? @er mag 6ieie + @al6menid
fem, Ser tpie Elm Meptun ieinen 3rei=
3od idtpingt?" figte iie 1aden6 bin=
at; iie erinnerte it6 nidt mebr> bab
Tie Sen Meniden idon ouf Ser @ieie
geieben batte. uMein Setter Siir>
gen." Qntportete &aroline; lie fiiblte
fid] ourd sic @emerf11ng 6eS @to6t=
|frGuleins berlebt, obmobl iie ielbit
nidt reht muBte, tuarrm? &c., mart
n11r ~&ebbnbn," ~@al6meni6," 6aS
mer6e i6 sir anftreiden," murmelte
Siirgen nn6 er idleu6erte IN ieinem
Grimm 10 gema1tige 8iin6el binun=
ter, 6aB ser @agen bal6 bon ieiner
9o6ung geleert tpar. ~@oQen Sie
einmoI nit al1f Sic @iefe binousfab=
REM" fragile @aroline, sic init ibren
@diten nidts meiter an5ufangen ma1B=
tie nn6 6od nod gerobre6ung nit Ser
M11tter berpflidtet tpar, tie his gum
Mittogeiien fern3ubolten, 6enn 6ralt
&eters tpoQte init 6em &ommer5ien=
rotb alein nod cine l1nterre6ung bo=
ben un6 muBte 5uglei@ in Ser &iide
ein >penig no6 6em &edten ieben.
uSa, ia," rief @ilbelmine, ~6a lit
menigitens nod Elm bisden &oeiie 5t
boffen, 6enr bier" - iie bouen6ete
Sen gob nidt> metl ite fiirdtete, init
ibrer 8emerfung @aroline 5o@ Elm
penig 5n b%eIei6;gen. Mud Sic on6ern
maren init 6iei em 8oridlage ioglei6
einberiton6en. Gin BOAR 6eubin6el
muBten I'M @ogen ols Site 6ienen
11n6 unter 2a6en un6 S6er5en flet=
terte man binouf. Das mar ia cine
meit ln1tigere Sabrt als IN 6em &C.
mietbeten 9an6a11er, in Sem tie &C.
fommen tparen. Siirgen begriiBte
erit iett sic @dite nn6 er madte 90
BEL Elm 10 freun6lides @eii6t, mie es
ibm MIR CUR @erfigung itano, 6am
beitieg er roid sos @ottelpfer6, nm
jett bon 6ieiem Nlabe aus Sos Sc
fGbrt 51 lenfen, 6as int @aIopp aus
oem Ebor rollte.
0ortiebung fo1gt.)
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23
@eeBte, &amerao, id glo3be MIDI,
bob ber @ttebel Dos @erioblen nod
ousbGlt, bo3u Is bet Sberleoer i4on
at brii@tg.
Gin IOiQunQs

Gin @nt1@uloigungSz
3ette1. 5rdulein, enoi@aQoi@en
1ie, tpen metn Grans cine @tunbe
1pGter tommt. Mir iinb nit ber
Mufgabe MIDI farti@ sepeien. St bat
aufgebabt: Gin Weg Is 3 III ST.
lometer lang. @el9s 3eit brauat Gin
Mann, ser 10 2f5 nal ben Meg
ma@t, tpenn ct in PIG @tunoen
1 I'll &ilometer 5uriidlegt? 8ir
baben's MIDI raussetriegt, mein Mann
is INNER fort gelaufen, aber IS flint
MIDI. l1no niellei@t tennen 1ie's an
bermal fir cine Jroa MAIDEN gu se=
ben. ST bat INNER 10 i@le@t Set.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23

al 1einer polen 2dnge emporridteno,
uiett lino mir balo So! Sebt!" fiigte
er bi15,1, als ser @agen on elmer
@alomiele porbeiflbr, u0as @rasltiid
gebort ido1t gum @etersbofe nno 90
lit ia al1b Ser @etter Siirgen bein1
Seumaden. Muf 6em Yetersbof fon1l
man INNER cine @ode friiber begin=
ner ais anoerlpdrts, ser gut gelpabrte
@ooen lit oanfbar." Siirgen, ser III
@emoarneln l1no NIT einem brett
ronoigen strobbut auf Dem &opf
fdDon NIT bem Mufla0en 6es Scenes be-
ld1ftigt mor, batte bel Ser Nnnabe=
rnng oes @agens a1fgeblidt nno
oriiBte, als er SEN &ommer5tematb
erfannte. Gle inter ieieer 9eitnng
belddftigten Tagelobner n1o Sage
lobnerinnen folgten ieinem geiipiel.
&o1rabs 8life maren auf Die 6ral=
len @el,erin1re11 in ibren f1tr5en nno
bl1ntqelhniirten Mie6ern geribtt
u11o fragile iid, mabren0 ieine Bit
beroen 9ippen NIT bem idmor5en
Standardization oariiber, Elm ipotti=
ld1es 2Gd)eln frGulelte: uSb mobl
meit1e 9ufiinftige ouh oarltnter iein
mag?" So lebr ct fir alles 9ano=
lidje ldmdrmte, oieie Noeiie mollte
itn ood nidt bebagen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23

- 9erfrante Senor. paz
tient: Isle. 9err 9oftor, ieBt Bob
i@ MIDI 10 g'freet, bab i'd MIDI
beim @'iangfeit emo1 ornbli4 ousz
1inge tennt, un6 nu letb i'd ouf be
Nos NIT benz berflu@t' Sf@ias."
9oftor: so iinge Sc bolt i'm
@stt: rs f@ias ben Sirf@ i'm ~il0s'
Sort" ...."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23
,,Strtt11en nitmals, 6ie
@6mer5en 81 linotrn"
60 iaete 6. 8. Goppinser bon
III Montgomerp Ct, @arbad)ie,
Seros. OILS er mie fplat idlrieb:


rSabr.laus Iitt i6 an Meuralaia in meinen
Nl,een uno I'M 8opf. Is iuilree 10 ieblim,n; oaB
ieb taum ieben tonnte. stb %nerlntlte ie5eS gtitte!!
pbne >uabren Grfula. Damn ,uuroeM Or: NtlleS'
NntizAoin4 ilcn mir anempfnblen u1b lob tanite
fie. Mad1bem io s,uei aenpmmsn batte. bbrten
bic Sd,luerset auf uno ll,cine 9terpen iuorer ntebt
n.ebr 10 aneear.1en. 90 p1t III, sil.e1l lelee!en
Sbme:j neripiirte. nabm id, cine Giue; bis meme
Reura!aia gGnslib periebluauo. SeitoeM balte
th lie immcr on Sane ,,o iie boben nob in teis
nem Sale perehlt. Die Sd,merssn sl li.toern.
mo lie habea mod nie neinen 8opf ooer n1e1ne
Hernen alSeOrttten."
2e,1te id)uuoerr, tpcnn lie bon Sen
i6redlid)en sSoltern lelel1, lpon1lt 01e
Snoianer Sic erlten Mnlieoler pe1=
nioten. Mber moren iene Sdner=
gen erDbcr als Die ol1rd) %9fc1rol9ie
berl,r'od)ten? @er5lpeilelte @erlud)e
lp11roen gemodt, ,1n1 oen @dn0en
Ser SsSnoianer 5u %entgeben, ober bic
le 2eute lisen rl1btn hin uno ouloen
Sic S%Solteroltolen ser 9tel1ral9le, 0a
bod Elm Nll1smeg fir lie ofien lit.
q. GNilcs' Mnti-2sain &iaen
bobel1 pieIc Sa1lenoe BON bieien
folterl1oen l1el1ralgiulildlen Sdmer-
aen befrcit. Sic meroen nit Ser
politinlteu @arantie ibrer Gilte Der
fouft. Mue sic lie ie %gebrolltbt ba-
ben, balten iie itets on 9al1o.
Sci alen gpptbetern. 25 Gpien fit
IS Gents.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Indiana.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23

oen11 feline Merpen, grarlein @aro=
line?" Mo6 ebe bieie anttporten forn=
tie, fubr sic eritere bon Nerem gang
erf6roden 5niammett, 6ern oas Sof=
thor n1r6e nit @erdui9 oufgeriifen
un6 Elm nit &eu bela6ener @agen
fubr berein. Siirgen iaB bod oben
a11f 6em iid tpie Elm @ebirge anfbir-
menoen &eu un6 bon feinem erbobe-
men gtan6punft modte er ioglei6 oie
@a1te bemerft boberr. Sein @eii@i
~per3errte fi@ Elm tpenig 11n6 er itieb
cine leiie @ermiimdung aus. 811Bte
er 6od, tper 6ieie 2eute paren 11no
6oB fid) nnter ibnen Ser innge &aut=
mannsiobn befan6, BEN @aroli1e bet,
rotben iol1te. gr botte ibn mob1 i6or
ouf ser @iefe beim @oriiberfabrer
geleben; nber iett erit fonrte er' ibn
ndber betrodten. Sea, bas &erlfen
ion iie o11@ ni9t friegen, meoer Der
cine, nod Ser un6ere, Sic &oro1ine
muB 6od) meine 8rnu meroen, 10
mobr i6 Siireen beiBe," nn6 Don Die
fem @ebanfen belebt, bteb ct bon let
1re1n boben Sod aus nit ieiner Lott
gen @eitfde 10 ber5baft oltf Sic @fer<
Sc elm, 6oB 6iefe einen @nlauf mob
men un6 in borem @aIopp auf Die
bereits geoffnete S@e11er 5uitirm1ter.
Nonnern6 roIlte Der fdtpere @agen
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-12-23
9aS @eibnacbtsfeit

Suc ~SSkU
miro ni6t pouitanoig lein, penn STR
nidt etmos bon uniern 2uruS artt=
feln fir SEN Slid babt. @ortet ni9t
Bis sur letten Minute, I'M oieie 81
ffar fen. @ommt nn6 beiteQt Cure
&oiiner, &orintben, Niliie> Slioen
ETC., men1 SIR 6ies in bequemer
8eiie tbun fonnt. Ser ludt einige
nnier ipe5ten b%ermengter &affeiorten.
@er0en gub gefoqen> mern SIR 10
{ei6 uie sic un6eren.
Deeling 4 P%lalteRDeIg
st. Glouo, Mtnn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
FUNSTON TO FIRE
Ordered to Repel Shooting Into
American Territory.
Agreement With Gen. Scott
Must Be Lived Up To.

Washington, July 24.-General Fun
ston's orders to repel any firing into
American territory in fighting along
the Mexican border are the most dras-
tic the war department has yet given
for protection of Americans in Naco
and Nogales or any other place where
they are endangered by battles be-
tween the Mexican factions just over
the line.
1t is understood that both Carranza
and Villa have been notified that the
United States will use force to pre-
vent harm to American lives through
any violation of the so-called neu-
trality agreement by which Brigadier
General Scott, chief of staff of the
army, got the factions to agree not to
battle where their fire would fall over
the border.
Advices today from Vera Cruz say
General CarranZa also had been nOti-
fled of the intention of Villa troops
to defend Nogales against his forces
now approaching. Carranza troops al
ready occupy Naco.
General Funstons orders do not
mean that he must send United States
troops over the border into Mexico.
Officials have previously emphasized
that the repelling of Mexican fire by
force is in no sense an invasion of
Mexico. 1t would be considered as
lawful act to repel invasion from Mex
leo. If forced to act General Funston
probably would place his artillery in
position to drive the Mexican factions
so far from the border that American
territory would not be threatened by
their battle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
% BRIGHTER HOMES
TCpekans Continue to Show Their
Appreciation of the Best Light.

Twenty-eight additional Topeka
homes have contracted the past
week to be electrified. OF the num-
Der, IS of them are in the western
part of the city, indicating that the
spirit of progress is still leading in
that part, for there can't be very
much progress without electricity.
Those who signed up for wiring
and fixtures are: r. M. Hunter,
1175 Washburn; G. F. Rees, 124o
Wayne avenue; G. L. kirkpatrick,
707 Morris; L. NJ. Clary, 1923 Red
den: C. H. Richardson, 1880 Car
field: J. Morack, 10211% Kansas
avenue; w. H. McGrew, 1914 Polk;
J. Estergren, $50 Clay; J. Weber.
3O7 Van Buren,: B. F. Younger, 622
Polk; o. F. Haney, 1911 West 9Th;
Cora Bennett. sos w. Sth: c. F.
Spears, SIC Morris; L. P. Bernus,
III Underwood.
Five homes were wired and cleo
trified in North Topeka, as follows:
Charles K. Myers, 1900 n. Tyler;
A c Ticehurst, 1927 n. Jefferson;
W. H. Culp, 121 Holman; Jay w.
Ticehurst, All Paramore; Sam
Belden. HIP n. Taylor.
In the east part of town four
more homes will be electrified as
follows: H. C Lambert, 1927 Mad
ison; ]. G. McRae 21O Quincy;
AiDCII foildAACA' A1J
c. Kay, 400 Chandler.
This is the time to have your
house wired for electricity, while
the Edison Company's special
house-wiring campaign is on. 1t is
giving free connecting service, free
installation of meter, free extern
sion of service lines and free esti-
mates and plans for wiring your
house by its illumination engineers.
And the new cent rate for current
places electricity within every
body'S reach.
Call 1850 and tell them to send
out and make up an estimate of
what electricity will cost you
1t won't cost you anything to get
the information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
TO LOOK TORSON UP.
Committee Is in Kansas City to In
vestigate Sewer Contractor.

Jay E. House, mayor; w. G. Tandy,
city commissioner of streets; and
George P. Hayden. city attorney, are
in Kansas City today investigating the
qualifications and probability of e. F.
Torson being able TO build the East
side sewer at the figure at which he
offers to tackle the job. They expect
to make a report Monday. Torson
was rs per cent be1ow the estimate
of the city engineer.
An investigation of other municipal
contracts let by the city of Topeka for
a term of several years back showed
that no contractor has ever offered to
perform any city contract for less
than IL per cent below the estimate
of the city engineer. The record low
bid with the exception of Torson was
that of Mcclure & Stanton for the
construction of the Kenwood sewer.
They are said to have lost between
$4,000 and $4,000 on a $4,000 con-
tract Item for item this contract
was higher than TorSon's.
The purpose of the committee in in
vestigating Torson is to be assured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
BIG CAMP AICN ON
Baseball Booster Day Promises
To Be Huge Success.
Business Men and "SOciety
Queens" Start Selling Tickets.

At the baseball booster meeting
held at the Commercial club at noon
today, approximately 1000 tickets
We're taken by the volunteers who will
canvass the town between now and
Monday night. Also, a large number
of young ladies began a women's
campaign this afternoon.
Announcement was MADE that sew
eral of the most prominent stores will
allow their clerks Tuesday afternoon
off with full pay if they will buy a
ticket to the ball game, and several
merchants who were present said they
thought all stores would do it. The
Santa Fe also will be asked to give
it's office and shop men the afternoon
off on the game condition
No passes will be honored at Tues
days game and all who have passes
will be required to buy tickets. This
was decided upon at the suggestion of
those who are conducting tne cam
paign under the theory that everyone
should contribute to the Golfers on
this one day without exceptions of any
kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
FOR BETTER NAVY.
Topeka Business Men to Join
Navy League of q. s.
General c. /. Martin Head of
Temporary Organization.

First steps towards the formation of
Il local branch of the Navy League of
the United States were taken at the
Commercial club quarters at noon to-
J. Dickinson of Washington, d. c., a
field secretary. Major Charles /. Mar
tin was made temporary chairman of
the organization and Roy L. Bone,
secretary treasurer. A public meet
ing will be called & a later date for
the purpose of perfecting the organ
ization.
eve are not a1armists,'' said Mayor
Dickinson. I'VE do not want to Prus-
sianize the United States. This is
movement looking towards the up
building of the navy.
There is no war pending: we do
not apprehend war, but we do know
the world has gone war mad. We do
know that other nations are looking
with greed upon Latin America. 1t
is up to US to uphold our obligations
in the event the Monroe doctrine is
challenged.
1.-The 100000 people to the south
of us are looking to us for business
leadership. Their trade will be ours
unless the conqueror in Europe should
challenge the Monroe doctrine which
he will undoubtedly do. Europe has
been preparing for years to challenge
the Monroe doctrine. The obligation
is upon us for every form of pre-
paredness.
~-SNSN7
on us we would be helpless for two
or three years. Mexico could almost
lick US until we could get together.
1--WE want better soldiery. They
have splendid system in the Repub-
lie of Argentine. Every man must
serve one year in the navy.
Missouri and Kansas are the GEN.
ter of the opposition to naval eff
ciency.''
81 am for peace myself said Cen
era1 Martin, but I believe the way to
get peace is through adequate prepar-
alton. We need to study the problem
of building an adequate army and
navy
Fifteen or twenty business men
absolutely refused to let their en-
ployees go to the camp at FIT. Riley.
They ought to let them go on full
pay. 1t makes better men of them.
Volunteer training should be popular
lied by the public
Major Dickinson organized branch
of the Navy League of America at
Kansas City Thursday with r. A.
Long, the millionaire, as chairman.
Roy L. Bone was chairman of the
meeting today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
SAYS BECKER USED LIE
Whitman Refuses to Believe Frameup
Story of Murphy's.

Albany, \. Y, July 24.-After a
two hours conference with Convict
Joseph Murphy, of Sing Sing, Gov
ernor Whitman announced today that
the story Murphy told of overhearinS
Rose, Weber and WALTON planning to
frame up former Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker, was to his mind I'M
true. Murphy admitted the governor
said, that ne had talked with Becker
in the death house at Sing Sing prison
on the evening of June 20 and on the
following day Murphy wrote to Bourke
Cochran, informing him of overhear-
ing the alleged frame up
The guards who had permitted
Murphy TO enter the death cell would
be dismissed Monday, the governor
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
PREPARES FOR WAR.


ICortinred from Page One.1
that with the dispatch of the emphatic
| note to Germany, che president had
| decided 10 hasten the reports and rec
| concentrations being prepared by the
| war and navy departments for the
regular session of congress, so that ali
necessary information might be avail
| able, If emergency arose.
| Secret Plans Now Under Way.
| secretary Garrison has been at
work steadily with members of the
general army staff for several weeks
| planning a general policy. The navy
| department also has been occupied in
| secret with emergency preparations.
The delicacy of international affJirs
brought these facts to light and Off
Gals admitted today that for the next
few weeks the question of national de-
tense will be a foremost one. The
president hopes to lay foundations for
a permanent national policy, partic-
ularly for the army. Details of a re-
serve system being planned are with
held, but it is said the aim of the gem
era1 staff is to create reserve army
of at least 100000 men. and possibly
more.
Increases are planned in the regular
army posts at Hawaii, the Philippines,
and the Panama canal zone, with
material increase of the forces in con-
tinentaI United States.
Perfect Air and Under Sea Craft.
In the navy, work is proceeding
steadily on the perfection of the sub
has been concentrated on putting the
navy on an equality with the most
efficient. Although the navy general
board has not completed its plans, it
is understood authOritatively that at
least thirty submarines, and possibly
fifty, will be asked of congress when
the reports are submitted. Work on
ships now building is to be rushed.
Officers in the army and navy man
ifested much satisfaction today at the
decision of the administration not to
wait for the regular session of con-
gress. but to inquire mmediately into
service
The president wants nothing to dis
turb conditions in the navy yards, and,
at his direction, Secretary Tumulty had
informed employees IF the Washington
yard that the president will confer
with them on their wage scale de-
mands as soon as he returns from
Cornish.
Garrison Gets Busy
Seabright, n. J., July 24-Secretarv
Garrison, here for the Weekend said
today he would be in Washington the
first of next week to resume his con-
ferences with members of the general
staff on the subject of national de-
Tense.
The matter of a proper military
policy" he said, has been under con-
sideration Tor long time and has
received our constant attention. De-
tails are not sufficiently settled Cor
publication at this time and will not
be so until after the president and my
self have had an opportunity for a
final conference. 1 expect to have
that conference on his return from
Cornish
The secretary added the problem of
national defense, so far as the army
was concerned, had been the subject
of careful study by him with members
of the general staff for more than a
year and that the results of those de-
alterations were about to be put in
definite form for President Wilson's
approval.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
ENVOY GOES TO BRYAN
St. Louisan Goes to Make Terms With
Nebraskan for Peace Meet.

St. Louis, July 24.-Dr. Carl Barchs
as special emissary, is EN- route to the
Pacific coast to interview William J.
BRYAN, former secretary of state, in an
effort to get him to speak at the anti
war and peace pageant to be held here
July 81 under the auspices of the st.
Louis branch of the American Neu-
trality league.
Recently members of the local
branch were undecided whether they
wanted Mr.. Bryan to speak at his
terms, which require a fee of $500
and an attendance of $4,000 persons.
Mr.. Barch's instructions were not
disclosed.