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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
GOVERNMENT NAVAL RDSMAKE LOWEST BIDS ON DESTR0yERS Estimates on Six Torpedo
 Boat DestrOyers Are
 Made by the War Department

Washington, october S.-Estimates for the construction of the six torpedo boat
 destroyers authorized at the last session
 of Congress, received today by the navy
 department from the Mare Island and
 Norfolk navy yards. were lower than bids received from private concerns. While
 no announcement has been made 1t is considered probable that one more of the boats will be built at the govern
 ment plants.
 The Mare Island estimate for one ves- sel is s762, ,63S or $50000 less each, if two vessels are constructed at that yard, de- livery to be within 20 months. while the Norfolk navy yard bid for one vessel at
 SO6, ,sOo, for delivery in 26 months. The lowest bid from the private companies was sS35 o00 from the Cramp yard at Phila- delphia for three 30-knot vessels, with $17,- 5oe additional each for delivery on the Pacific coast The appropriation bill pro- vides that the vessels shall cost not to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
MCCLELLAN IN FRANCE

be abandoned, even if the fighting con tinues until the end
 The only hope of success. certainly in the immediate future, lies in a flank ing movement through Bulgaria, which can. of course, only be accomplished with
 the latter's consent. Thus far that very
 willy individual, King Ferdinand, and his advisers have resisted all the Inducements,
 both financial and territorial, offered by
 the allies for the abandonment of Bull
 garian neutrality"
 The French leaders have no illusions
 about the allies. As pr. Mcclellan says. they anticipate more serious threats to their ma tional life
 Like the troops who followed Napoleon,
 the army of von Hindenburg has inn plicit faith in it's commander. It has been checked, but never defeated. and from Tannenberg to Warsaw 1t has won a series of victories far greater in extent and immediate importance than any in
 history. The psychological effect of belief in invncibility is to make an army invin-
 eible. Von Hindenburg's army or rather
 armies, believe that they are uncon-
 auerable. and, with the greatest general
 the war has yet produced at their head
 il may very well be that they are right
 Tn view of the fact that except for
 the boys under IS. France has almost
 reached the end of her resources in men, ana that very slight endorsements can
 be expected from England the ques- ton which interests the allies to the point of extreme nervousness is, What will be
 done with this vast army ready to be re leased?'
 All part of it may be used in a
 drive against Calais Tn the latter event, the part not used against Calais may be used to bring Roumania and Bulgaria to terms and after these Balkan states have thrown off their neutrality, so as to permit free passage for German troops. employed in a campaign against the Suez l canal and Egypt Should Calais fall and the Suez canal be seized, the end of the war will be in sight.
 Tt has been said that the three main | purposes of German strategy have been the capture of Warsaw of Calais and of 1 Paris. The first has been accomplished. | If the fate of Calais should be- that of | Warsaw, Germany will never need to
 march on Paris, for as far as France Is concerned the war will be at an end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
Passengers Safe

Seattle, Wash, October S.-Seventy nine passengers of the steamer Mariposa which hit on Pointer Island, off British Columbia, today were landed safely on the beach by the vessels small boats They were picked up later by the steamer Despatch. Thirty-four members of the Marposas s crew are being brought to Seattle by fishing steamer. The others are standing by the wreck. The Mariposa was en route from Seattle to Alaskan ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
AUSTRIAN REPORT CLAIMS REFUSE OF RUSSIAN ATTACKS Enemy's Advance Checked Along the Whole
 Front in East
 Galicia

Vienna, October S.--Todays war office communication reads:
 Persian theatre: The enemy yesterday attacked on the whole east Galician and yolhynian front with strong forces and sn abundance of ammunition. but his at lacks were unsuccessful
 On the Bessarabian frontier on the heights north of tEc Duiester and on the Stripa river, Russian storming coulmns collapsed before they reached our en- tanglements.
 Northwest of Tarnopol the Russians penetrated our trenches at two points, but this morning they were repulsed by newly arrived German and Austro-Hun- garian endorsements. The same fate befell a hostile attack against the vil- lage of Spanow, northwest of Krcminice, which yesterday was the center of bit ter fighting and changed hands several times. but is now in our hands.
 Southwest of Ollwala we have re- pulsed superior Russian forces in hand to hand fighting, in which infantry reg- ment No. S9 of the landwehr, and in fantry regiment Teschen No. 31 dis tnguished themselves.
 There is very violent fighting south of olyka. North and northeast of kolIi our counter attacks have progressed and we have taken the villages of Risswo and Galazia.
 ''The total number of Russian prison CTS taken during the fighting of october G. in tho Nolhynian territory Is about 4oOo. The enemy suffered very heavy casualties
 Italian war theatre: Yesterday after noon the Italians again attacked with strong forces against the front on the plateau of Vilgereuth. The attacks were sanguinarily repulsed.
 "Tha fighting is most violent on the position of our supports northeast of Maronia mountain Here the hostile bat talions marching in close forma ton pene- trated and destroyed our entanglements. but were repulsed by portions of the upper Austrian infantry regiment No. 1f with the bayonet The entire attack ended with the flight of the Italians into their former positions.
 "On the northern part of the Doberdo sector the enemys attacks were again unsuccessful Near Felz parts of infantry regiment No. S7 expelled the Italians from quarry lying in their line of battle repulsed counter attacks and caused ex- plosions in hostile positions.
 Southeastern theatre: The crossing of the lower Drina, the Save and the Danube rivers by Austro-H Hungarian and German forces has continued Servian attempts to hamper frustrate our operations were everywhere unsuccessful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
Train Robbers Secure Loot Estimated at From Near
 $100,000 to $10,0O0,0O
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who was at the throttle, said he be- lieved the robbers boarded the train at Central. Shortly after the train started two men climbed over the tender and climbed down into the cab and ordered that the train be stopped. The command was not obeyed until after Engineer Helms. struck at at the tone of the men, thinking it was a joke, and seeing the bandit meant business, he brought the train to a stop.
 The locomotive and mail and express cars were cut loose and the robbers com handed Helms to run his engine a short distance ahead. Helm was then ordered to leave the cab.
 After robbing the train the bandits rar the engine to Tollgate, where an auto mobile in charge of an accomplice was waiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
Bomb Dropping Experiments

Washington, October S.-Experiments in bomb dropping from seaplanes from an altitude of s509 degrees have been sue cessfully carried out by navy aviators off the Florida coast, the navy department announced today. The machines used were piloted by Lieut. P. N. L. Belhnger with Lieut.. w. Capehart acting as ob- server and bomb thrower. The depart ment also announced the arrival of the navys first dirigible at the aeronautic sta ton at Pensacola where It's crew is being trained in balloon operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
EDUCATORS TO SELECT NEXT MEETING PLACE

The executive committee of the Ala bama educational association, of which J. l. Doster of the University of Alabama is chairman, adjourned last night without having chosen a place of meeting for the association next year
 This morning the several cities wing against each other for the honor of en- tertaining the assbciatio will be given hearing and the selection make. The cities which would entertain the educa- tors are Birmingham Montgomery, Mo- bile and Selma. As the meeting this year was held in Montgomery. the prediction is made that Birmingham will be chosen for the meeting place in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
exceed 1925, 900 each, e and armament.

and armament.
 Congress at the last session. ed for building slip adequaS construction of torpedo boat deslNs Norfolk Mare Island already is equflspa for constructing destroyer.
 Secretary Daniels said today that the Mare Island channel was being dredged and that there were hopes of eventually putting there a big building plant in view of the diminishing placer mining In the Sacramento river. If silt in the river continues to be an obstacle. however, the secretary said, a new naval station will have to be built on deep water in the vicinity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Rilla Dell Greyspring

Mrs. Rilla Dell Greyspring, aged 20 years, died yesterday morning at 5;3O o'clock at the residence of her father, Charles NJ. Mehaffey The remains will be sent to Villa Rica. Ga. this morning for interment by Lige Loy. The deceased is survived by her husband, parents, seven sisters and one brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09

Jackson Miss, October S.--(Special) While the majority of the newspapers of Mississippi are backing up thou sands of men in a demand that great crops of wheat shall be planted next year. and while the trustees of the penitentiary are reiterating their promises to produce a sufficient quan- tity to feed the state prisoners next year, the convicts are kicking at having to eat the biscuits made from home made flour. It was served to those on the Oakley farm recently and some of the convicts turned up their noses, growled and complained Justify at having no white bread" The em- ployes of the farm and their families were delighted with what the convicts condemned on the bill O fare.
 Of the 26 applicants who stood the examination before the state board of pharmacy this week, 16 made the re- quired mark, and were granted license to practice, viz: W. l.. Chapman, Gen. ter; J. S. Gunter Shelby: l.. l.. Jones, Waynesboro; T. T. Justice. Pascagoula; ]. P. McCabe. Biloxi; J. A. Moss, Bi- loxi s. T. McIlwain, Sandersville; J. B. Driskell. Clarksdale; l.. L. Wren, Mag nolia; Glenn Sturdivant. Sardis; c. J. Martin. Anguilla: c. c. ONeal. Itta Bena: c. J. Barr, Collins; Horace Mitch ell. Corinth: H. L. Wonders. Meridian; c. D. Campbell, Duck Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
STEAMER IN DISTRESS

Savannah. Ga.. October S.-The steamer Rio Pallaeressa late to- night was reported in distress off the mouth of the Savannah river. Six tugboats have been sent to her aid. It was believed the Rio Pal laeresa is aground off Tybee bar, but details were lacking here. She Is vessel of 25s7 tons, and was bound from Mantanzas to New York with sugar.
 The Rio Pallaeresa was said here to be without wireless and no fur ther report of her plight was ex- pected before the return of the tugs, probably about daylight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

W WANTED-To assist in getting roomers or boarders for the use of room
 during the day to sleep in. Am well known and in position where can be of some benefit in securing boa rders and am willing to help about the house in any way I can. Address B-95 care Herald. 10-9-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
AOMATIC RE GHASTLY

4tober S.-Describing Great
 diplomatic failure in the Bal Ksns as ''ghastly." the Globe declares that foreign relations of the country can- not safely be left in the hands of the for eign office as present constituted.
 Its record says the Globe "has been one of dismal tragis weakness. It is misfortune that Sir Edward Grey speaks no language but his own. It is a greater misfortune that he has been in capactated through i'll health. It is the greatest misfortune of all that his per- manent under secretary, upon whom he must chiefly depend, is sprung from a German mother and married to Ger man woman.
 If the failure is not to culminate in dsa ster the ill-omened partnership must be ended.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
Bells Case Goes to Jury

Indianapolis October S.-The defense in the trial of Mayor Joseph E. Bell, charged with election conspiracy.S rested its case today and arguments will begin tomor- row. It sis probable the case will go to tn eiury by Tuesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09
JACKSON, MISS.

Convicts Register Kick Against Home Made FlOur-Sixteen Pass Examiua- tions Before State Board of Phar- macy.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
SYNOPSIS.

| At their home on the frontier between
the Browns and Grays Marta Galland ana
her mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
ling of the Grays, see Captain LanstIo,n ~
of the Browns injured by faIl IN ms
aeroplane Ten years later. Westerllns,
nominal vice but real chief of staff, re-en-
forces South La Tir and meditateS on war
Marta tells him Of her teaching cnlldren
the foIlies Of war and martial patrlotlsli,
and begs him to prevent war while ne IS
chief Of staff. LanStron calls on Marta
at her home She tells LanStron that Sne
believes Teller, the gardener, to be spy.
Lanstron confesses it is true and SHOWS
her a telephone which Feller has con-
for use to benefit the Browns in war
emergencies. Lanstron declares his love
for Marta. Westerling and the Gray pre-,
mier plan to use trivial lnternauonai
affair to foment warlike patriotism and
strike before declaring war. PartoW,
Brown chief of staff, reveals his plans to
Lanstron, made vice chief. The Gray
army crosses the border line and attacks.
The Browns check them. Artillery, IN
fantry, aeroplanes and dirig1bles engage.
Marta has her first glimpse of war In its
modern, cold, scientific, murderous bru-
tally. The Browns fall back to the Gal
land house. Marta sees night attack.
The Grays attack in force. F'eller leaves
his secret telephone and goes back to his
guns Hand to hand fighting. The Browns
fall back again. Marta asks Lanstron over
the phone to appeal to Partow to stop the
fighting Vandalism in the Galland house.
Westerling and his staff occupy the Gal
land house and he begins to woo Marta,
who apparently throws her fortunes with
the Grays and offers valuable information.
She calls UP Lanstron on the secret tele-
phone and plans to give Westernng 1ntor-
NATION that will trap the Gray army.
IWesterling forms his plan of attack upon
what he learns from her. The Grays take
iRordir
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19

.re rs bad az Generling and I am
worse than either of you! II an
nounced the four hundred thousand as
if they were score-a score in q
game in cur favor. I am helping,
Lanny? All my sacrifice isn't for
nothing?" she asked for the hun
dredth time.
Immeasurably. You have saved us
many lives!" he replied.
"And cost them many?" she asked.
Eyes. Marta, no doubt" he admitted;
ebut no more than they would have
lost in the end. 1t is only the mount
ing I'D of their casualties that can
end the war. Thus the lesson must
be taught.
"And / can be of most help when the
attack on the main defense is begun? ?"
Eyes,
"And when Westerling finds that my
information is false about Engadir-
then"
She had never put the question to
him in this way before. What would
Westerling do if he found her out Z?
"My God, Marital" he exclaimed eff
I'd had any sense would have thought
of that in the beginning and torn out
the phone! I've been mad, mad with
the one thought of the nation-inhu-
man in my greedy patriotism. will
not let you go any further!"
It was a new thing for her to be
rallying him; yet this she did as the
strange effect of his protest on the
abnormal sensibilities that her acting
had developed.
Thinking of me-little mel" she
called back. "Of one persons COM
fort when hundreds of thousands of
other women are in terror; when the
destiny of millions is at stake! Lanny,
you are in a blue funk!" and she was
laughing forcedly and hectically. I'm
going on-going on like one in a
trance who can't stop if he would.
It's all right, Lanny. I undertook the
task myself I must see it through"
After she had hung mp the receiver
her buoyancy vanished. She leaned
against the wall of the tunnel weakly.
Yes, what if she were found out? She
was thinking Of the possibility seri-
ously for the first time. Yet, for only
a moment did she dwell upon it be-
fore she dismissed it in sudden reac-
ton.
"No matter what they do to me or
what becomes of mel" she thought.
I'm lost soul, anyway. The thing
is to serve as long as I can-and
then I don't care!"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
NOTHING NEW IN JOKE LINE
Foolish Is the HumorIst Who Would
Insist That This "Has Never
Been Sprung Before"

A reader Of the Docket in New York
city cut out the item relating to the
dissolution of partnership, in which
one partner makes the statement that
chose who owe the firm will settle
with him, and those that the firm owes
will settle with Mose," and sends it
back to us with this notation: "This
was an old chestnut when I lived in
-, which was in 1855"
To this charge we enter plea Of
confession and avoidance. We con-
tend that the courts will take judicial
notice Of the fact that there Is nothing
new under the sun, and in our judg-
ment the jokesmith is we'll within
his rights in resurrecting q joke
which was old in 1855.
The incident brings to mind the fol-
lowing story: 1.-THE editor of a Mime
sofa newspaper back in the SOS con-
cocted the following: 'Yon Yonson put
four sticks of dynamite in the stove
last Sunday to thaw them out. The
handles were nickel plated and only
cost $10.'" A professor Of English
literature in an eastern university
wrote a very interesting article on
this joke, claiming that it represented
distinctly American brand Of humor,
and that it could not have happened
in any other country or at any ether
time.
But alas for the professor Of Eng
lish literature-for there Is nothing
new under the sun. Reference to II
Chronicles, Chapter 16, Verses IL and
IS, produces the following:
~. And Asa in the thirty and
ninth year of his reign was diseased
in his feet, until his disease was ex-
ceedingly great; yet in his disease
he sought not to the Lord, but to the
physicians.
10. And Asa slept with his fathers.
Vests Docket
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19

It's Ambition. 4
wheat is going up"
"Well, suppose it's after the
dough-"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
He got no furthsr. His words wer.

He got no furthee. His words were
drowned by the outburst of one Of the
younger members Of the staff, who
had either to laugh or choke at the
picture Of this deepeyed, spectral sort
Of man, known as a woman-hater, in
his revelation Of the farcical source
of his suspicious.
"Why not include Clarissa Eileen?'
some one asked, starting a chorus of
satirical EXPLANATIONS.
"How do they get through the liner"
Eyes, past a wall of bayonets?'
when not even soldier in uni
form is allowed to move away from
his command without pass?'
by wireless?"
Perhaps by telepathy!"
"Unless," said the chief of the aero
static division, grinning, "Bouchard
lends them the use of our own wires
through the capital and around by the
neutral countries across the Brown
frontier!"
But the correct plans and location
of their forts and the numbers of their
heavy guns and of their planes and
dirigibles failure to have this
information is not the result of any
leak from our staff since the war be-
gan," said Turcas in his dry, pene-
trating voice, clearing the air of the
smoke of scattered explosions.
Cali were staring at Bouchard again.
What answer had he to this? He was
in the box, the evidence stated by the
prosecutor. Let him speak!
He was fairly beside himself in a
paroxysm of rage and struck at the
air with his clenched fist.
g Lanstron" he cried.
There's no purpose in that. He
can't hear you'll" said Turcas, dryly as
ever.
"He might, through the leak" said
the chief aerostatic officer, who con.
sidered that many of his gallant sub
ordinates had lost their lives through
Bouchard's inefficiency, Perhaps Cla'
rissa Eileen has already GEOGRAPHICALLY
wigwagged it to him."
To lose your temper at staff coun.
Gil is most unbecoming. Turcas would
have kept his if hit in the back by a
fool automobilist. Westerling had now
recovered his. He was again the SUI
perman in command.
"Tt is for you and not for us to
locate the leak; yes, for you'll he
said. "That is all on the subject for
the present" he added in a tone OF
mixed pity and contempt, which left
Bouchard freed from the stare of his
colleagues and in the miserable com
pany of his humiliation.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Would Handle Wheat In Bulk,

Australian wheat, at the present
time, is transported in bags, system
which involves not only a considerable
cost, but is also uneconomical in the
use of labor. In consequence, the gov
ernments of New South Wales and Vic
toria are considering proposals for
handling it in bulk, based upon the re-
ports of engineers, who made inquiries
as to this method in Canada, the uni
ted States and South Africa. The ex-
perts also say that the change would
result in a large extension Of the
growing areas. 1t is understood, how
ever, that the steamship lines, which
have been approached on the subject
are not agreed that under existing cir
cumstances the shipment of grain in
bulk is practicable, though it is be
lieved that if adequate supplies were
guaranteed the necessary space would
be readily forthcoming.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19

was in dying condition when we
picked him up, and, as he was speak
ing with the last breaths in his body,
naturally his account of what he had
seen was somewhat incoherent. 1t
would be Of use, however, If we had
plans Of the forts that would enable
us to check off his report intelli-
gently"
"Yet, what evidence have we that
Partow or Lanstron has done more
than to make a fortunate guess or
show military insight" Westerling
asked. There is the case of my own
belief that Bordir was weak, which
proved correct
Last night we got written tele-
graphic staff message from the body
of dead officer of the Browns found
in the Twin Boulder Redoubt," said
the vice-chief, (which showed that in
an hour after our plans were transmit
ted to our own troops for the first
attack they were known to the en-
emy."
Westerling, ga leak, Bouchard, do you
hear?" He was frowning and his lips
were drawn and his cheeks mottled
with red in way not pleasant to see.
Stiffening in his chair, flash of
desperation in his eye, Bouchard's
bony, long hand gripped the table
edge. Every one felt that sensa-
ton was coming.
Eyes, I have known that there was
a leaki" he said with hoarse, painful
deliberation. 81 have sent out every
possible tracer. I have followed up
every sort of clew. I have trans
ferred a dozen men. have left moth
ing undone!"
with no result?" persisted Wester-
ling impatientiy.
eyes, always the same result: That
the leak is here in this house-here
in the grand headquarters of the army
under our very noses. 1 know it is not
the 'telegraphers or the clerks. 1t is
a member of the staff"
"Have you gone out of your head?"
demanded Westerling. What staff
officer? How does he get the infor-
nation to the enemy? Name the per-
SONS you suspect here and now! Elk
plain. If you want to be considered
sane!"
Here was the blacklist accusation
that could be made against an officer!
The chosen men Of the staff, tested
through many grades before they
| reached the inner circle of cabinet Sc
crecy. lost the composure Of council.
ALI were leaning forward toward Bou-
char6 breathless for his answer.
There are three women on the
grounds" said Bouchard. II have been
against their staying from the first
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