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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
SELECTING THE GERMAN FLAG
How Prussia Placed Its Colors on the
 Imperial Standard

From the Philadelphia Record
 When the present German empire was established by uniting the several German states into one realm, the question arose as to what flag the new empire should fly As 1t happened, each state wanted it's own special standard adopted. and no two of them were alike, though as a general thing each was composed of two colors; thus Prussia had black and white, Bavaria blue and white, Saxony green and white and every other state, no matter how small, possessed flag.
 | When the German empire became an established fact. naturally it~was nec- essary to adopt a banner that woull be distinctive include all the states. as every government insisted on bein, represented. council was appointed to take charge of the whole matter and the difficulty is encountered ir. coming to a decision will be better ap- preciated when it is remembered that there were at least 40 combinations tc be made If all were to be satisfied ~ith the arrangement
 The larger states. the kingdoms, proposed that their flags should be
 united and thus form the nationa. l flag. but the delegates from the small I Municipalities objected so strongly to the Ignoring of their claims to recog-
 nition that this plan was voted down. Ant tner proposition was that all the
 smaller states should be represented
 on Jack or corner of the flag, and have
 a series of stripes. each representing
 the five cities or larger states. This was also rejected as too mbersome l an arrangement. Again it was sug- | ecsted to have each state large or l small, represented on the body of the I flag, method of portioning out the I surlace in squares. so much to each 1 state. This inconvenient and inartistic i plan was also rejected
 I The Prussian delegates. however \ next prepared combination of colors I and Of course, black and white wero Il not cast aside. The idea was to adopr a Tag composed of black and white
 and red. as this latter had always been
 considered an imperial color Tho
 other kingdoms objected fiercely tc II the predominance of the black and
 white and green and white of Bavaria
 and Saxony, but the Prussian dele gates found allies in those from tha
 smaller states, who. recognizing that
 there was no hope of having the flags
 of their own little states adopted, felt
 larger everbearng states ignored, as
 well as their own, so they voted with
 toe Prussians, and the black. white and red was accepted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
A Brief Spender

From the Youths COmpahIOn.
 Maude Fulton, the clever actress, has a fund of anecdotes. and here s one of the best among them:
 "She had stopped. panting, by the road to rest. It was the shell road in Pass Christian, and she was black Beside her was a heavy market basket filled to overflowing. A passerby smiled and she responded with full and free confidence: "Yass'm. is some tiahed An lame. All painful wid nis- cries. Yossm I coulda done sen some one else to mahlset fo' me, Nah grand son he coulda gone. But dasn't trus him. He spenhs nah money too brief ly.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
PrOverbial Straw

From the Louisville Herald.
 "Didn't you get enough sleep last night?" asked the landlord.
 Didn't I get enough seep?" repeated the other, sitting up suddenly as though galvanized into life. Tell me one thing, what on earth do you stuff your mat tresses with in this place?'
 Stuff 'em with? Why. the very best straw it is possible to get in the whole of this country!'
 "Ah. now I understand!'
 Understand what?"
 why. where that straw came from that broke the camel's back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
SuDnly Cut Off

Weary Walker; No. mum. I ain't dirty from choice. I'm bound by honor. Yer see l once wrote a testimonial for 8 soapmaker and promised to use no other,
 Madame; Well, why don't you use that?
 Weary Walker: Because, mum, the firm failed about five years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Following Instructions
edeer.

TOlII tHe FHIldueIpha FuDHc IedBer.
 The phone bell tintinnabulated.
 ''Is this the office of the Daily Syuawk?" asked the voice. "Yes? Well then l want you to put in my dear hus- bands death motive Gone to rest in an appropriate place.
 And next morning it read: Gone to rest in an appropriate place"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
w. V. LOGAN

are away up. I saw strawberries at 35 cents apiece; apples at 75 cents. Hotel fare is affected now by the fact that most of the better cooks and chefs are with the army.
 T want to say just a word in tribute to Ambassador Marye at Petrograd. Nothing can exceed the friendliness, the courtesy and untiring energy with which he and his staff are performing their difficult duties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Used to That

From the Baltimore American.
 "1 read out to my wife 2 headline this morning about the Ottoman massacre"
 Wasn't she horrified?'
 Not she. Thought it was cut-rate bargain sale in a furniture store.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Self-SYmpathetic

Fro mthe Washington Star.
 T suppose you are what they call a political boss"
 "I suppose so" replied Senator Sor- ghum, weariy. AS I understand the term, a political boss is man who has to do the hard work, the hard thinking and take all the blame for anything that goes wrong
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
ISSUE RESTS WITH BERLIN.

Washington.-"Yo will hear no
more of the Arabic case from official
sources in Washington until you hear
either that Germany and the United
States have broken their relations or
nave settled the whole controversy
amicably." This very significant re-
mark was made by an official of the
Government in close touch with the
Administration.
In connection with the foregoing
declaration it can be said on the high.
est authority that should Germany
fail to satisfy the demand made bv
President Wilson for disavowal of the
sinking of the Arabic, the Washington
Government will follow its original
purpose TO sever diplomatic relations
with the German Government.
While it is no secret that there is
still considerable apprehension con-
corning the possible attitude of Ger
many against the American conten-
tion' 1t is also true that the general
situation has become considerably i'm
proved since the conference between
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador
/ Won Bernstorff.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
DISSEMINATION Threatened.

Coal operators of southern West
Virginia appraised of proposed
increase of rates in coal ship
ments to points west of the Mis-
sissippi declare that such will be ruin
Gus to the industry in this state and
concert OF action to oppose it is en-
dorsed by the operating interests. 1t
Is said that a conference of represent
atives of several of the trunk lines
operating in West Virginia has been
called in New York and that the pro-
posal is to increase the rate fifteen
cents on the ton, which would mean
an increase of sixty per cent in the
dinerential between West Virginia
and Ohio coal fields.
Operators representing the largest
companies in the state decline to
make statement on the subject until
they have investigated further, but
all are ready in declaring that such
an increase as proposed would make
it impossible for them to compete
with other fields in supplying the
trade west of the Mississippi. The
operators of the West Virginia mines
Will urge upon the citizens generally
that it is to their advantage to pro-
test against the approval of the pro-
posed tariff by the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS


The allied troops on the GallipoIi
Peninsula are taking a Iona rest.
which is only occasionally disturbed
by Turkish artillery.
In the west there has been only 2
repetition Of artillery engagements.
with the exception of German
grenade attack near Perthes, which
Berlin report says gained for the
Germans part Of French trench.
Lacking positive statements from AS.
quith and Lord Kitchener that com.
Pulsory service is necessary for the
safety Of the country the movement
finds little in favor in Great Britain.
ireland opposes il.
Prince Leopold's drive has exhausted
itself. Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen has taken his forces through the
Pripet marshes and is now in pos
session Of Pinsk
In the Dardanelies the British losses
totaled 1880 up to August Fl. saws
an official report OF these, over IL
600 were killed.
Neither DVinsk nor Wilma is reuarded
BY the Russians as havino any
further strategic importance exeent
as = section Of the general front
each having been emptied Of stores
and abandoned by Government and
private institutions.
The Austro-German army under Field
Marshal Won Hindenburo fouaht its
way 70 the bridgehead across from
tho town Of Dvinsk, and is prepar.
ing to attack the fortified area.
The heavy guns continue their bonn
bardments along the western front.
and in the Vosees another battle is
IN progress for possession Of Hart
mans Weilerkopf, which has cham.
ed hands 50 often in the last few,
months.
Air raids oy allied airmen on towns
now occupies by the Germans and
by ZePpelins on England are now
daily occurrences.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Contests Rate on slan.

That the rate of 20 cents per ton
for the hauling of Stag from the iron
and steel company plants in the vicin-
ity of Wheeling would put these in
dustries out of business, was the state
ment made before the Public Service
Commission when that body heard
witnesses on the complaint filed by the
National Tube Co. against the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad and the
Wheeling Terminal Railway The
railroad companies formerly carried
the Stag from the manufacturing
plants without charge, making use
of it for track ballast.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23

London.-Big battles, in which i'm
mense armies were engaged. and in
which the losses were proportionate
10 the size of the opposing forces,
were fought all along the eastern front
from Riga to the Rumanian frontier.
In the north and centre of the east
erh front the tremendous counter-ad-
.achs OF the Russians again slowed up
the Austro-German advance. In the
south the Cars army have won new
successes, and have driven the Austro-
German troops back across the River
S'rlpa In Galicia. They also have
forced the army of the Central Powers
10 retire westward. north of the Ga
lician frontier.
Inc success of the Cars new Of
ieAsive is causing great Importance to
be attached to the announced decision
Oh Russia to call to the colors the re.
serves of the territorial army.
Should the age limit be fixed at IS
years as is now proposed, the call
would mean the addition of about g.
ooo'oOO men to the Russian legions.
These would include all who have
passed through the first line. the re-
serves those who heretofore have
been exempted as students or only
sons and men who are not quite up
to the physical standard.
Naturally, all these could not he
armed and equipped. The plan. as an.
nounced, is to send only the cream of
them to the fighting line. Simultane.
ously, word is given out that the sun.
ply or ammunitions is now ample. with
a prospect that there will be no fur
Their shortage
Ihe Russian successes, in view OF
Lord kitchener's assertion that the
Germans have almost shot their bolt
nave been the basis of optimistic pre-
dictions in the capitals of the Entente
allies.
The Germans have sent southwark
to meet the sustained Russian drive
reinforcements drawn from the arm,
OF Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
who is engaged in operations of vast
/ Importance
The offensive begun by Won Hin
denburg against the Vilna-DvinsI
railway has not achieved its objective
and German cavalry which reached the
railway line has been driven back.
The Russians, however. have beer
forced across the Dvina River. NORTH
OF Dvinsk, although they made a stub
born resistance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Will Protect Employees.

petition has been prepared to be
presented to the supreme court by
which the United States Coal Co., one
of the largest coal mining concerns
in West Virginia, will ask for a writ
OF mandamus against Lee OFT, state
compensation commissioner to COM
pei him to issue a certificate of per-
mission to the company to carry it's
own industrial insurance and with
draw from the compensation fund. A
statute passed by the last legislature
gives the coal companies the right to
withdraw from the fund and furnish
their own insurance provided they
pay the commission all liabilities due
at time of withdrawal. The act is
said to be obscure with reference to
the payment of losses sustained
which will be eventually erased
through the due course of insurance.
The United States Coal Co. claims to
have already paid into the fund over
$4,000 more than its own losses have
amounted to.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
FRANCE CALLS FOR 100000
Practically Serves Notice on Germany
That the Fight is to be
to the Finish.

Paris.-France sees no prospects of
an early peace, despite the mounting
cost of war. BY passing the govern
ment's bill calling 100000 more Of
her sons to the colors, parliament
will serve notice on Germany that
this is to be fight to the finish.
Government officials, members of
the chamber of deputies and leaders
in the public life of France gave
hearty Endorsement to the speech Of
Premier Asquith in the British house.
Asquith's assertion that this world
war is a gigantic battle of resources
finds approval here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
BIG LOAN CONFEREES
SPLIT ON QUESTION
Commissioners Want Funds to be for
All Exports-Some Favor it
for Commodities Only.

for Commodities Only.
New York-The Anglo-French fl
nancial commissioners, who are seek
ing TO establish a mammoth credit
loan here, and American financiers,
who expect to supply the money
were reported at odds over the burn
ing question of including munitions of
war among exports to be paid for by
the proceeds of the loan
On several details of the loan the
commission and the bankers have
agreed, but on this major question, it
was said, their views are diametrical-
ly opposed. Further developed an APP
parent split on the question in the
ranks of the American financiers.
Want Munitions Included.
The commissions attitude is that
the big credit, whether a billion dol
lars or less, should provide funds for
all exports and that munitions of war
certainly should be included
Some American bankers think so
too but a great many are said to
be of the opinion that the loan should
cover only commodity exports, such
as wheat, cotton and manufactured
products and that another method be
found to pay for munitions of war,
even if this method involves the ship
ment of huge stocks of gold across
the Atlantic to the United States.
The situation has not reached the
acute stages of a deadlock, nor any
thing approaching it, but the line Of
1emarcation is clear and well defined.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Appeal to State.

Mayor Edmund Sehon publicly an
nounced that the city commissioners
had decided to appeal to the West
Virginia Public Service Commission
to force the Chesapeake G. Ohio rail
road to build a subway crossing at
Tenth street. By such a decision;
said Mayor Sehon, the city rejects
the railroad companys recent ulti-
matum" that it will not help build the
subway before May 1, 1917, as set
forth in it's note to the city during the
present year. While the city regrets
to be compelled to use force, the city's
chief executive declared that the
crossing was essential to the welfare
OF the citizens, and that the city
feared that by waiting until 1917 the
railroad company possibly, with new
officials, would seek further delay on
the plea that its present officials were
unauthorized to deal in the matter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Good Roads Meeting.

meeting of the Trans-Allegheny
Good Roads Association was held at
White Sulphur Springs, to consider
road conditions in West Virginia. In
the call all members of the associa-
ton were urged to see that represen-
tative delegations from all counties
within the field of the organization at
tend the meeting. The delegates were
especially requested to bring to the
meeting full information as to what
has been done in the last year to bet
ter road conditions in their respective
localities.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Chosen by Oil Men.

Atlantic William Muir of Ii
tusville, Pa, was elected president OF
the National Petroleum Association
and a committee was appointed to
confer with the Oil Producers Asso-
citation of West Virginia in an effort
to stabilize the price of crude oil. w.
Fl. Fohnsfeld, Baltimore, first vice
president, and c. d. Chamberlain of
Cleveland the new secretary. are
members of the committee. Other of
ficers chosen include r. II. Anderson,
Pittsburgh, treasurer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Must Solve Problem.

Danger of robbery has made the
shipment of money to Gilmer by the
Kay Coal Co. serious problem. The
Adams Express refuses to accept the
shipment of currency at night for
transportation at six o'clock the fol-
lowing morning. so the coal company
has complained to the public service
commission. A similar complaint
was made one year ago by a CASA
way bank and the commission is ex-
pected to suggest some method of
keeping the money safely over night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
NATURAL GAS men
AT CHARLESTON
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT is
REACHED WITH STATE PUB
Lie SERVICE COMMISSION.
UNIFORM RATES SUGGESTED
Between Eighty and Ninety Per Cent
OF the Gas Producers i'm w. Va.
Were Represented.
Especial Charleston Correspondence,

Especial Charleston Correspondence
Observation-Disclosures a meeting
of the Natural Gas Association of
West Virginia, here, representing be-
tween eighty and ninety per cent of
the gas producers in West Virginia, a
conference was held with the public
service commission relative to pro-
posed changes in the rules of the COM
mission and after arriving at tenta-
tive agreement relative to some of the
more important paragraphs affecting
the reporting of production and sale
OF gas both in and out of the state,
whether produced in this state or
brought into the state and sold or
shipped out of the state and sold, a
committee will be named later by the
Natural Gas Association to assist En-
gineer j. X. Anderson, of the commits
sion, in framing some of the rules to
be submitted later to the commission
for approval.
1t was shown to the commission
that only about three of the larger
companies would have difficulty in
furnishing the information desired,
and but one, the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Co., whose mains are inter-
locking, would be unable to give all
of the data originally required by the
commission. The commission indi-
Gated it was willing to make a spe-
cial rule to meet exceptional cases
with the Manufacturers Light & Heat
Co. showed that it produced gas in
West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylva-
mia and that its gas was turned into
one system so that it was impossible
at this time to ascertain whether the
gas was being consumed in Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio or even West Virginia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Haitian Natives Fiqht Marines.

Port au Prince.-Several Americans
were wounded and a number of ma
tives killed in a skirmish at Gonaiyes
between American marines and Ca
COS, members of a Haitian faction
which has been prominently identified
with the revolutionary movement.
The fight was the second clash the
marines have had since the United
States began taking charge of the
principal Haitian towns.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
DEADLOCK AT STRAITS.

Positions Unchanged from July IL to
Aug. 81, says Correspondent.
London Reuters Dardanelles cor
respondent reports that the positions
OF the combatants had been virtually
unchanged since July r.
There are signs that the Turks
though still well supplied with ammu-
milton have none to waste says the
correspondent.
There are still two months Of fine
weather in which to pile up stores for
The winter
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Getting Ready for Match.

Adjutant General John c. Bond and
his assistants are working on the
plans for completing the state rifle
competition elimination, which will
be conducted on the Kanawha range
in Venable Hollow. The first part of
this elimination was held at Parkers-
burg Immediately following the ma
tional guard encampment in August,
but owing to bad weather conditions
1t was not completed at that time.
The contestants for position on the
West Virginia team which will go to
the national rifle competition at
Jacksonville, Fla, in October, were
eliminated at Parkersburg down
to list of thirty. 1t has been found
by General Bond, upon examination
of the list, however, that five of these
men will have to be eliminated be-
cause they have not had the required
service in the national guard as spe-
Gifted by the war department.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Takes Steps Against Submarines.

Paris.-The ministry of marine an
nOunced that measures had been
taken which would enable the navy
to deal with German submarines. The
official statement dealing with this
subject was prompted by the activity
OF submarines off the coast OF France.
The ministry states that there is no
reason for alarm at the operations of
submarines near the mouths of the
Gironde and the Doire
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
20 SUBMARINES LOST.

Germany Said 70 Have only "a Sea-
going UNDERWATER Boats.
London The Germans have lost
twenty submarines since the begin
ming OF the war. says the Motor Ship
and Motor Boat and the British
losses have been only seven, includ-
ing the Fl.
When the war began the paper
said Germany had eleven sea-going
submarines and sixteen Of a smaller
type and up 10 June i ten new boats
bad been added
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
Railroad Is Planned.

To construct and operate a rail.
road from Madison, Boone county, up
the Pond Fork of Coal river to the
headwaters of Pond Fork, a distance
OF about 20 miles, the Pond Fork
Railway Co., of Huntington, with a
capital stock of $4,000, was char
tered by the secretary of state. The
incorpofators are r. NJ. Baker, Her.
bert Fitzpatrick, ]. William Hagen,
Jr., George CARED, F. B. Enslow,
Huntington, w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-09-23
FIGHT IT OUT" SAY
PAN-AMERlCAMS
Carranza May Be Recognized
Mexic0'S Head at COMM,
Conference

Neutrality-suspicious. that may lead
soon to the recognition of a govern
ment in Mexico, in the hope that
pacification of the country may fol-
low, will be discussed at a conference
over which Secretary Lansing will
preside.
No decision as to which faction or
group is to receive recognition or
moral support has as yet been made,
the plan for the present being to hold
series of conferences in which the
conflicting territorial claims and pur-
poses of the respective movements
may be eXhaustively examined and
studied
The probability is that the Pan
American conference will take the
view that since the factions are I'M
able to agree, the question of military
supremacy must be the deciding fac
tor. Gen. Carranza's invitation to
discuss International affairs with the
Pan-American conference will be ac-
cepted. The confefees will ask that
Gen. Carranza appoint delegates to
meet with them here
All Sides to Be Heard
Separately and independently there
will be another conference between
the Pan-American diplomats and rep
resentatives of the other Mexican fac
tons so that the viewpoint of each
side Will be laid before the several
American governments.