The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-18
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE

Paris, November 17.-A Havas dis patch from Marseilles says the gov ernment has ordered the port author tiles to accept no further shipments of merchandise destined for Greece.
 Pensacola, Fla. November 17.-En- sign Lawrence K. Ford of the naval station here was today acquitted of charge of manslaughter by jury in the court of record. The charge against the naval officer grew out of the death of a woman killed in an au- tcmobile accident in Pensacola when a machine driven by Ensign Ford was in collision With another.
 Berlin, November 17.-(via London). The warning against use of river wa ter in the Berlin district, owing to the oanger of cholera infection, issued Au- gust 2s, has been withdrawn. It is an- nounced that this danger has disap- peared.
 Williamsburg, Va. November IT. Dr. Thomas Jefferson Stubbs, "A, for 27 years professor of mathematics in William and Mary college and a dis tinguished scholar, died suddenly here today.
 
 Oklahoma City, November 1.-The Oklahoma Safety First council was or eanized at a meeting here today of several hundred representatives of in- dustrial plants and labor employers. w. c. Ashton. state commissioner of labor, was elected chairman of cen. tral committee which will direct the organization of local councils through out the state and cooperate with the National CaF Fofx
 Norfolk, Va, November 17-The coast guard cutter Onandiga returned here today and reported she had found no trace of the Thomas l.. James, reported in wireless message from the steamer Santiago as leaking and in need of assistance. The cutter will resume the search tomorrow.
 London. November 17.-John Red mond. the Irish national leader, has arrived at Cologne on his way to the western front. It was announced sew eral days ago that so soon as ar engagements could be made MT. Red mond intended to visit the trenches.
 Atlanta. November 17.-William G, McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury. and William F. McCombs, chairman of the democratic national committee, who were to have addressed a ban quet of Georgia business men here to- morrow night, telegraphed today that they could not be present. The ban- quet was then called off.
 New York November 17.-willie Hoppe and Koji Yamada won their games today in the handicap 1S2 balk line billiard tour nament. Hoppe the only scratch man defeated George Slosson (375) in the even ing contest 800 to 43. Hoppe averaged 31 AIS and Slosson 2 11-16. Hoppe's best run was S7 and Slosson's IA Yamada (975) beat Joseph Mayer O25) of Philadelphia in the evening game, 375 to 2S3. Yamada's average was 15 and Mayors Il S-25. Va. mada's high run was III and Mayors 51. London, November 17.-With regard tt the reported embargo on Greek ships 1T British ports the Greek legation here says Great Britain has consented that al Greek ships loaded or loading may pro- ceed to their destinations but that nc fresh loadings will be permitted. Washington, November 17.-The fedora trade commission today announced that on next Tuesday it would hear represen. tatives of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World on the subject o1 dishonest advertising. The commission will seek to determine whether it has jurisdiction to investigate dishonest ad vertising practices as a form of unfail competition under the trade commission act. Herbert s. Houston, president O. the Associated Advertising clubs, recently suggested that this could be done. New York, November 1Z-A. Bruce Bic lasld, chief of the Investigators of tht