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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
MEXICAN GENERAL
 URGES AMERICANS
 ID LEAVE VALLEY

Washington. June 22---AdmiraI How ard sent by wireless to the navy de- partment late today n stntemcnt pre- scented to him by the Mexican miIisar, commandant at Guaymas. suggesting that Americans leave the Saqui valley, b,.x i,romisipa to protect them if they remained or to escort them If they de- parted. The commsndsnt snid s Iand- ing of American marines "wouId he likely to cause trouble along the coast.-
 The following official statement was made public at the navy department;
 Admiral Howard has forwarded to the navy department the following state ment presented him by General Leyva, military eommandant, Guaymas, Mex, on board the Colorado yesterday;
 Whereas Americans were invited to exploit Yaqui valley; there then existed no revolution and adequate garrisons were established along Yaqui valley and Indians were held in subjection; but now, taking all phases into consideration. which re- auire unusual demands upon the military, it would appear logical for the few Amer jeans who have remained in Yaqui valley to depart, and not place their lives in
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
ENGLAND IS TRYING !. ID STOP HOLLANDS {. TRADE WITH KAISER

London, June 22-(a:5a D. m)-An order in council is about to be issued prohibiting exportation of all goods to Holland ex- cept those consigned to the Netherlands Overseas trust. It Is expected to stop the trade now believed to bg passing through Holland into Germany. Announcement to this effect was made in the House of Com mons today by Capt F. G. Prettyman, parliamentary under secretary to the board of trade.
 Exportation of goods to the Netherlands Overseas trust would be equivalent to a guarantee that no goods either in the
 form received or in a subsequent form would reach a country hostile to Great Britain.
 Captain PrettNman made the announce ment In introducing the custom exports restriction bill" He explained that a partial arrangement with the Netherlands trust had been in operation for sonnet me and that the British consul had made q favorable report on 1t.
 He added that the bill would enable extension of similar control over exports to other neutral countries. Provision Is made in the bin for a fine of s2500 or imprisonment for two years for violation of it's terms. Consignors and shippers will be equally responsible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
ls.MbERG FALLEN SAY UNCONF|RM
 REPORTS; FRENCH
 GAINING IN WEST
Official Announcement of Evacuation of Galician Capital by Russians Ex- pected Momentarily

London, Juae 22.-(10,38 n. m.) tie for Lcmberg stand out as the dis tincttve struggles at the present stage of the European war. Many uncon- firmed report~ have. reached London that Lemberg already hns fallen to the Austro- -Germans and Pefrograd dis patches indicate thnt the evacuation of the GaIicisn capital may he looked Tor at any time.
 In the vosges. the tiermans have re- tired 10 the east bank os the Fecht, according to their own admission. but they asserted that all French attacks have been repulsed.
 The fighting around Arras continues desperate and sanguinary, the Ger mans counter attacking to offset the recent French gains. A wireless dls- patch from Berlin says
 Neutral reports declare that tue battle raging near Arras may decide the fate of northern France The French are strong, but the Germans are con- tinuously receiving achievements. The losses on both sides are fearful"
 The House of Commons today adopt ed a measure designed to check sup plies reaching Germany through neu- tra1 states. The bill, when it becomes g statute. may have a marked effect on American exports
 The feature of the new war loan to be Issued by Great Britain, enabling the general public to invest as low as 3 shillings, bids fair to prove immense ly ropuiar. several firms announcing that they will purchase these youch- CTS for all their workmen as a nest egg toward savings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
TERRIFIC STORM
 IN LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, June PA terrific storm struck this city today. The wind attained-a velocity of 70 miles an hour at 3:10 o'clock, and the temperature dropped 22 degrees in 15 minutes. Heavy rain accom- panied the storm. A negro . was killed by live wire torn loose by the wind. Great damage was done to store windows and automobiles left in the streets were blown about by the gale.
 Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Arka delphia and Helena were cut off from communication with this city and the extent of damage in those directions was not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
ATLANTA IS QUIET BUT STATE MILITIA
 STILL SURROUNDS
 GOVERNORS HOME
No Further Trouble Antici- pated as Result of Com- mutation of Sentence of Leo M. Frank

Atlanta, June .22.-State troops tonight continued to guard the suburban home of Governor Slaton. but all was quiet, both there and in the city after the demon- strations of yesterday and last night by people most bitterly opposed to the com mutation of Leo M. Erank.s ctath sem tence. State and city offfciais said they anticipated mo further trouble, but as4 a precautionary measure additional militia men were held under arms at the Fifth regiment armory and extra policemen were available
 Governor Slaton spent several hours al his office in the capitol today attending to official business. A policeman accom- panied him to and from his home in ar automobile. There was no demonstration The governor said tonight that the guard of soldiers was continued at his estate to prevent any possible attempts at dam age to the property He could not say when the troops would be removed
 The crowd which visited my home lasi night was not composed of the best peo. pf6 Ol Alldntdt uetldltu tllt governor Today 1 have received hundreds of tele. grams from people in Georgia, and throughout the country, congratuatins me upon my action in this case"
 Thirty-FOur Arrested
 Thirty-four persons who were arrested yesterday and last nigh. m connection with the demonstrations were giver hearings in the police court late today They were charged with failureSto move on." Nominal fines were imposed in I q the cases eight were dismissed be- cause of the inability of the officers tc identify the accused, and the other case. were continued. The heaviest fines sl5. 75- was imposed on J. A. Bozeman. polio, officer who was alleged to have stated
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
Eyewitness Tells How .J0f- fires Troops Captured "The Labyrith" From Ger mans in the West
WEEKS SPENT IN GAINING GROUND
 AT HEAVY COST
Attacks on the Reinforced
 Trenches Began May 9 and Continued Steadily
 Until Victory on June 19

Paris. June c2.--t5,55 n. ma-The snitina in the conquest ny the French of the system of works and trenches which the soldiers called "rhe Iabv- rinth." is described today In n dis patch from an official observer at the front. The iabryinth Ising between NeuyilIe st. Naest and Ecuric formed salient of the German line and it's position. n strope one, greatly re- inforced from time Ia lime.
 French attacks on May and days thereafter failed to modify the situation, the observer writes. Al the end of May the French decided to finish things and the order was given to take the lahy- rinth, inch. by inch
 This meant an operation of two prln- cipal phases, of different nature II was necessary. first by well prepared and vigorous assaults. to get a footing in the enemy's organization. and then to progress to the interior of the communicating trenches. in repulsing the enemy step by step These two operations lasted more than three weeks and resulted in com plete success.
 Debouch Difficult
 The debouch must have been difficult, as numerous German batteries. composed of 77-millimetre guns, the loo, 2l0. 2So and even 3o5-nillmetre guns concentrated their fire on US. They were stationed at Givenchy at Lafolie. at Thelus Farhus and Beaurains, south of Arras. Never thelesa oar men understood and prepared to do their duty II was May 40 that the assaults began, our regiments mareh- Ing out from different points. Then ar- dor was admirable"
 Everywhere except on the right we captured the4hrst line. Behind this were great number of barrieades and fort lets. We took some of these while others stopped us One hundred and fifty pris- oners surprised In their holes. fell into our hands.
 From this moment the war of the com- municating trenches began. Trenches and innumerahle numbered works mads unheard of difficulties which our troops had to overcome.
 Without stop from May so to June i7 they fougA- on this ground. full of big
 
 never ceased day or night The attack Ing clements constantly renewed crushed the Germans with hand grenades and de- molished their earth barricades. There was not an hour of truce nor an Instant of repose The men were under sun SO hot m the trenches that they fought bare headed and in their shirt sleeves.
 Inconparable Heroism
 "on each of these bloody days there were acts of incompatible heroism. From three sides at a time we attained ground where the Germans had dug, ten meters underground. formidable shelters. The | enemys artillery continued firing on our | line without interruptions Our reserves | suffered for in this upturned earth. where every blow from the piclk-axe would dis- | inter body. one can prepare but slowly the deep shelters which the situation de- ' mands.
 | We lost many men, but the morale or the others was unshaken. "They were hard days and it was neees l (Continued on Page Twelve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
AUTHORITIES HOLD ELEVEN BELIEVED
 BRITISH RECRUITS

New York, June 22.--Acting upon i'm structions from Washington, Assistant United states District Attorney Roger B. Wood today obtained an order for the detention of II men alleged to have enlisted at san Francisco as British reseryistA, by Ralph K. Blnir. The II, It wns claimed. were on their way to England. seven were located ny agents of the department of justice and held as witnesses for the federal grand jury In San Francisco, which Is said to he Investigating alleged breaches Of the neutrality of the Uni- ted states.
 The order of detention was made in ac- cordance with the federal criminal code. which declares it to be unlawful for any one in the United States to enlist or in induce anyone to go beyond the jurisdic- tion of this country for service as a sol dier, sailor. marine on a priyateer. The maximum punishment for such an of fense is fine of 5000 or three years inn prisonment, or both.
 The men were said to have arrived here from the Pacific coast yesterday, and they expected, government officials say, to sail on the steamship Arabic tomorrow.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
NEW FRENCH LOAN OBEFLOATED HERB: Morgan Announces Ameri- can Bankers Have Ar
 ranged for Deal

much discussed French credit by Amer ican bankers was received today when J. F. Morgan & Co announced the virtual completion of a one-year loan to the Paris branch of the Rothschilds, the latter act ing for the French government and the Bank of France, as well as syndicate of French bankers.
 The amount of the loan and its interest yield are yet to be determined, but it is intimated that the sum is not likely to exceed $5o,o00000 at approximately 5 per cent. It will be secured by collateral ir the form of high grade American railway bonds, to be placed with Morgan & Co.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l-Terrific earth shock in California. Atlanta quiet following ricting. Lemberg fallen say unofficial reports. Alleged British recruits detained. 5Gorman says he warned Cowart. 3-Hundreds of millions gold in one bank <-Editorial comment. SrSeek mandamus against Waldrop. Arrest of Enslen will not affect bank. Advocates for bill for five commis-
 sioners absent.
 Sons of love to meet here. 6-Society. 7-Martin retires as state land agent. o-Sports. 1Five hundred people have marrow
 escape. d-Markets. 0-Wants real benefit from Pan-Ameri-
 eAn campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
Assert Innocence

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
lie communication has been interrupted.

The first shock occurred at o'clock and continued for about a minute. The second, an hour later, lasted 45 seconds.
 The only damage reported from Braw- ley is the wrecling of the high school, the finest building in the valley
 Several fires are reported to have been started In Calexico, where the shRsk< were more frequent and seSsres It is re- ported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23

Los Angeles, Cal, June 22.-several deaths are reported at Calexico, a town on the Mexican boundary line, as re- suit of an earthquake. Fires are reported to have started in some places.
 The extent of the damage is unknown.
 Later reports from the Imperial valley state that two distinct shocks were felt at Brawley and as far east as Yuma, Arz, on the Mexican border
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
Will Not Affect Sending Note

 Washington. June 22.-The memorandum of the British foreign office summarizing measures adopted to alleviate difficulties to neutral traders under the order in council will not 1t is understood, affect the sending of the note to Great Britain now in preparation. This communication is to reiterate the American protest against the illegalty of the principle in the order in council
 While the measures are understood to be outlined in the British memorandum are aimed to correct troubles experienced by Americans in their trade with neutral countries, the United States insisted in the note of March 30-its last communica- tion on the subject-that England had nc right under international law to stop non
 contraband goods of American ownership passing to and from Germany through
 neutral countries, a blockade being held as effective only against a beligereni coast itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
BRIBERY CHARGED
 TOOVER RAHUNDRED !, POLITICAL LEADERS

Indianapolis, June 22.-Not half of county grand jury here today on charges of conspiracy to commit fel- onies such are defined by the eIec- tion laws of the state and the laws against bribery and blacsmafl. had surrendered to Sheriff George V. Cof- fin and given bond tonight.
 Thomas Taggart democratic national committeeman for Indiana; Joseph E. Bell, mayor Indianapolis; Samuel V. Per rott, chief of police, and Robert w Metz ger republican member of the board of public safety, however, were among the first to acknowledge service in the case and give surety.
 The bonds of those who surrendered to- day ranged from s2500 to slo0C0. It was estimated that if all the 12S were to give bond, the total would run to more than $3O0 00o
 No date for the arraignment has been announced and Judge James A. Collins of the criminal court said late today that the date would not be set until next week.
 Assert Innocence
 MT. Taggart and Mayor Bell tonight proclaimed their innocence and asserted they had committed no crimes for which they should be indicted. q have not been able to find out what have been indicted for. said MT. rag gart. "I have not seen the indictment and when our attorneys asked for copies they were told the indictment was not ready to spread upon the record untn I know with what I am charged. obviously there Is little for me to say MT Taggart added that he would re- (COntinued on Page Twelvc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
TERRIFIC EARTH SHOCK
 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Cdlexco in Blaze and Buildings Shaken in El CenrO Fifteen Reported Killed and Others Hur-Con1-
 flurcaton With Several Cities Gut Off

San Facncoc Jun d b. s distance ~ph onaht ha between land 5pr e by h occurred about m tn e , u nf s  Los nsees E alley at tonight Electric al wire % " ~ gt ntda buildings yr %" %" reported % %d d n Mexca anbode
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23

The first shock caused an explosion near theN5olton Power company at El Centro. lilding was burned to the ground E$ ner damage was done
 It ia O :! alt to get information be- cause .S Interruption of telephone and n ph communication. The en- 'tffe - ial valley. comprising several hu CSS square miles, is in darkness.
 7 ~S mage is reported from Yuma
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
A Little Light on Lighting

ACCORDING to the Chief of the Electrical
EABureau, If Philadelphia could get its
lamps at the rates availnjo to neghboring
towns, these rates being laid down by the
Public Service Commission of New Jersey
the price would be S61.s4 for lamps attached
to overhead circuits. Philadelphia now pays
for each such lamp sS1.21 or full third
more than the same lamp would cost across
the Delaware The average cost of a similar
lamp in Baltimore, Pittsburgh Providence
and Washington is 5000
There is no such thing, of course, as stan
dardization of rates, owing to different con-
dltions existing in different communities It
is certain, however, that the showing made
raises a sufficient presumption of unfnirness
In the Philadelphia rates to render it i'm
perative that the citys case be presented
adequately ut the hearing to be held before
the Public Service Commission. The local
company has spent large sums and filed an
elaborate inventory at Harrisburg, but Coun-
ellis hns consistently refused Director Cookies
request for few thousand dollars for the
proper preparation of the city's case, al
though great amounts annually are involved.
Politicians are economical with municipal
funds when the economy is in fact, the rank
est kind of extravaganza. In other cases
they are ready enough to spend the peoples
money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
Expintinr Sins of State

A CORRESPONDENT takes exception to
n an editorial paragraph in the EVENING
LEDGER Here is the paragraph
We cannot help wondering II the man
who sank the Lustania sleeps O. nights.
And here is the objection:
The man who wrote the enclosed bright
line ought to have his salary raised. He Won
ders that a German soldier does as he is
commanded to do Does he suppose there IS
way out OF II for him? But how about
our Wall street milllonaires (who have
more OF this worlds goods than they can
ever use), who furnish means and are busy
day and night furnishing munitions 10 slay
thousands. Are they superior to the
soldier who only has TO do his duty7
Possibly few OF those wall street mil
Iionaires' do worry bit over the damage
wrought by American shells, however much
their action might disappoint our CORES
pendent II they do. they are no more than
human. Necessities must be obeyed The
soldier must carry out orders must do his
duties. But that doesn't prevent. and it
never has prevented. the deepest and bitter
est contrition. Before this. the individual
has grieyed for sins Of state. the more for
sins that duty ordered him to commit. 1t Is
the 200 sober truth that the man Of primary
guilt. the man in whom such a crime as the
sinking Of the Lusitania originates Is neither
eaiisd upon TO perpetrate It nor capable OF
feeling It's iniquity
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

conditions are entirely reversed by two new
facts First that medical inspection IN re-
cruitine weeds out the unht and sets them
aside az noncombatants. Second that mere
physical strength is no longer the test OF
fitness In SO complex a civilization as ours
has become.
When great modern armies engage in bat
tie they slay only the strong and--in the
case Of volunteer armios-the daring, spirited
and patriotic. Moreover the new weapons
Of warfare haven't the elightest trace Of tho
seiective faculty 1t is not the weaker or
stupider soldiers that go down in battle. II
is the ones that happen to be in range of
shrapnel explosion And while the strength
OF the land Is battling, while the clean. strong
young men are dying at the front the in
the weakly the degenerate ard
the aging are fathering the coming genera
tion. Could anything be madder travesty
on the survival Of the 1ttest?
All this, quite apart from the fact that
Darwin used the phrase to describe the con
iict Of species with its environment not
with its own kind. But no doubt there are
l great many troubles beside Darwlniap
nisunderstandings behind the fact that man
pends so much energy lighting with man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
Nation or Province?

! DEHlND the struggle Of men and muni-
II tions from which the mind OF the world
cannot separate itself for long there is
another battle going on which is of the
utmost importance. 1t is the conflict between
two conceptions Of what makes a nation
simultaneously two events throw light
upon this subject: the memorial signed by
| German scholars in which the annexation
of Belgium is declared an Indispensable part
of Germuny's peace program, and the deter
mined efforts Of the Bulgars to win for
themselves a national unity and a national
strength
From the first Of these humanity recoils
with terrible and significant certainty. To
the second the American mind, devoted by
its own background to rational independ-
ence, must yield nt least reserved encour-
agement. AT the same time the reported
proposals Of the Kaiser to the Car, none
the less plausible when they arc denied, to
grant a separate peace with Galicia and the
Dardanclles as a propitiatory gift, corrobo-
rate the idea which must he formed OF
Germany's dominating thought
1t Is that the small nation, the weaker
race the uneasily established branch Of the
human family, must go. There must be
only strong nations; there must be only one
nation; there must be Germany ueber allies
Belgium, welding together the Galic the
Flamand. the Waloon and the Teuton must
be sacrificed Alsace- Lorraine must be Teu-
tonized; Gallipoli must be made into n prov
incc, to be handed over to Russia If need
be, What is a nation?" cries Germany.
"Nothing!"
The integrity of each people is almost the
cardinal principle of American diplomacy.
Our relations with South America with
Cuba, with the Philippines have been free of
any taint of aggression Our policy in |
China has saved that country from spolia-
tion. our Mexican tentatives have had only |
one object, united and peaceful Mexico |
So far American sympathies cannot be with
Germany.
Can they be with the Allies? Not unre-
scrvedly, because Russia and England have
both TO pay heavily for their sins. The
three vultures who tore at Poland's form
are now divided, but they have not vet
atoned, The United States, in the hearts of
its people, has not forgiven England for the
Boer War, although 1t has had to admit that
England can attach it's subjects to herself
by strong bonds Of affection. But the Allies,
to clean their hands, must grant autonomy
to all provinces; they must guarantee the
of races They must stamp
out forever the damnable doctrine of ma
tlonal domination and Of race destruction
They will then be truly fighting for liberty
They viii then be certain of American sym-
oathy to the very end