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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
NATIONAL DRAINAGE
 CONGRESS MEETS

San Francisco, September 1.-The h. ternational Drainage and Flood Control congress met here tonight in conjunc- ton with and under the auspices Of the fifth annual meeting of the National Drainage congress.
 Col E. J. Watson of Columbia. S. C.. president of the National Drainage con gress made the only address of the first session. He said:
 Upon us rests the responsibility of arousing the people of the United States to the immediate necessity for flood pre- vention and drainage of our swamp lands that S100000,0oo of annual flood loss be saved; that 20,000 deaths from malaria be prevented and that S0000,0o0 acres of swamp land, 6.50o.000 of which are in the west, be converted into producing farms. The sum of s1.5O0, ,000,ooo yearly would ac- crue in agricultural productions within the borders of the United States if these lands could be converted into producing farms.
 There is a yearly death and property loss far in excess of any we ever will suffer from a foreign foe. We would add by drainage reclamation alone a produc- tive farm domain greater than the states of Illinois and Indiana combined.
 This area would give homes for 1,295.- GOO families
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
COUNTY REUNION
 OF VETERANS TODAY
Will Gather at East Lake for Annual Meeting
 and Picnic

Confederate veterans from all sec tions of the county are expected to be present at the annual county reunion and picnic to be held this morning at East Lake. All veterans, whether affil- lated with the county organization or not, all Daughters of the Confederacy, all Sons of Veterans and all friends of the old veterans are invited to at- tend and bring a basket for the pie pic. The exercises will commence at 10:30 o'clock
 Col. Jesse Stallings Is the orator of the day and Senator Frank & White will make an address on .'The Confed- crate Veteran" Ten minute addresses on timely subjects will be made by other speakers. The brass band of the Alabama Boys Industrial school will render musical selections. The pro- gramme follows:
 Prayer by the Rev. l.. F. Whitten.
 Orator of the day, Jesse Stallings.
 Address by Capt. Frank s. White, United States senator, on The Con- federate Veteran"
 Ten minutes addresses as follows:
 For the Sons of Confederate veter- ans, Thomas Dozier.
 For the Daughters of the Confeder- acy. Mrs. Chapel Cory
 For the Women of the Confederacy, Mrs. Charles Brown.
 For the old soldiers of the south, Judge William B. Fort.
 The general Confederate Veterans reunion for 1916, Hugh A. Locke.
 For the good of the order, Mrs. E. L. Huey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
BIG CONGREGATION
 HEARS DR. WINFIELD
Observance of Tom Kippur Will Close at Shutdown
 Today

A congregation that filled Temple Emanu-El to overflowing was present last night at the opening of the "Yom ices. The observation of this day, the most holy in the Jewish calendar. com menoed yesterday at sundown when all devout Jews abstain from worldly la Dor and pray and fast until sundown today. Religious services will be held at the temple commencing at 1O:s0 this morning and continuing throughout the day.
 At the service last night Dr. Nor ris Newfield preached on "The Law of Conscience" having particular ref erence to the meaning of the Day Of Atonement and the period of repent ance preceding It. The Stark ritual was sung by the choir and the musical pro- gramme carried out.
 This morning at 1o:30 o'clock pr. Newfield will take for his text, "True Repentance" The Schlessinger ritual will be sung with violin accempani- ments by Theodore Lowinsohn. The choir will render appropriate music. The services will last until 1:So, the rabbi to commence his sermon about 12 o'clock.
 At 2:30 a young peoples service will be commenced under the leadership of Leon Israel and will include an ad- dress by Ben Gross. At 4:3o a memorial service will be held by Dr. Newfield when prayer for the departed members of the congregation will be offered as well as for the noted men and women of all creeds and nations.
 concluding service which will in- clude the blowing of the rams horn at sundown will bring the observation of the day to a close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
TO INVESTIGATE F-4
 SUBMARINE TYPES

Washington, September 17.-Secretary Daniels today ordered all submarines of the F-4 type out of commission for a thorough investigation. His action was taken on a recommendation of a board of inquiry which ascribed the SF-4 dis aster to a battery explosion.
 Secretary Daniels announced that care full examination of the F-4 by the board of investigation appointed for the pur pose showed that in the batteries the lead plates were badly corroded through in places and that the corrosion existed in the steel plates in several places.
 Secretary Daniels has ordered under examination the F-2 and F-3. They will probably be sent to the Mare Island navy yard for thorough overhaulng, with a view to correcting this inherent fault in the batteries and in the meanwhile has issued instructions suspendng all exer- cises of the submerged runs of these boats"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
TWO BOYS MAKE
 DARING ESCAPE

Jackson. Miss. September 17.-(Spe- cial. 1.-Two boys. 12 and 13 years of age, who have been held at the city jail the past few days, while the police tried to locate their parents, scaled the 20- foot brick, glass topped wall last night and made their getaway a few hours in advance of the arrival of MT. and Mrs. Wiggin Bowen of Meridian, parents of one of the youngsters, Clyde Bowen The other was John Futile. also from Meridian, but whose parents have not been heard from. The boys were locked up last Monday on suspicion of being runaways, gave assumed names, and had the police guessing as to where they came from. Placing a few pieces of lumber against the jail wall while the jailer was asleep, the boys made good their escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
BRYAN CONSIDERS EUROPEAN
 TRIP IN BEHALF OF PEACE

Washington, September 17-William Jennings Bryan announced tonight that he had taken under advisement suggestion from editors of foreign newspapers published in the United states that he make trip to Europe as private peace envoy. In a state- ment to a committee of the editors. who, headed by Dr. William Fargo, had urged him to undertake the task. MT. Bryan indicated that he might at least visit neutral European countries in the hope of finding there informa- ton to aid America in "the maintaining of neutrality and the prevention of a preparedness that provokes rather than prevents war"
 MT Bryan's references to military preparedness attracted attention in the capital in view of the possible effect of his attitude upon some elements in the House when the administration S tional defenses is considered. Earlier in the day the former Secretary Of State had given out statement declar- ing money for increased military ex- penditure would be difficult to secure, and adding:
 T do not see that there is any rea- son for changing the policy of the country in this respect. The prepared ness which Is now being advocated (by the national defense and navy leagues) not only cultivates the spirit which n hut f,,u penditure which the people will not submit to unless convinced that some nation is getting ready to attack us, and we cannot single out nations and
 prepare against them without making
 hatred national policy"
 In his reply to the editors commit tee MT. Bryan said:
 '1 need not assure you that I share
 your desires for peace and am willing to do anything in my power to hasten it.. The service that any one person can render in such matter is, of course, small, but each one is in duty bound to do what he can and l am willing to do my part. Whether 1t is wise for me to undertake a trip to Europe is a question which I am not now prepared to decide and I am sure yod will allow me to take the matter under advisement. Even if it is impos sible to exert any influence toward the hastening of peace a trip to the neu- tral countries might give me informa- tion that I could use in the work which lies before us here, namely, the main taining of neutrality and the proven
 ton of a preparedness that provokes rather than prevents war"
 Another work to be done on such a l trip MT. Bryan said. would be further ance of the peace treaty plan he in- augurated. Existence of peace treaties with Great Britain, France and Rus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

sia, he declared, enables us to carry on our diplomatic disputes with them without any of the sensationalism that has attended our correspondence with Germany" and the acceptance of such treaties by Germany. Austria and Bell gium would silence the lingo press and to large extent remove the ex- cuse which has been used for the pro- pagation of the doctrine of greater pre- paredness."
 Having great faith in the plan and having negotiated the other treaties he added. T might be able to present the case more strongly in personal in- terviews than I was able to do by dip lomatic correspondence, and now that the advantage of these treaties has been made more apparent, it Is pos sible that Germany, Austria and Bel gium might be willing to center into such treaties"
 Mir. Bryan said that if he decided to make the trip he would go not as a spokesman of any special group but as "a representative of the peace senti- ment of the United States which in- cludes the vast majority of our peo- ple"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
OSCAR TURNER WITH
 PROTECTIVE LIFE

Oscar Turner, one of the best known men in the district and former presi- dent of the Turner Supply company, has decided to throw his lot with an Ala hama institution and has accepted a position as special agent with the Protec- tive Life Insurance company, of which ex-Gov. w. D. Jelks is president. MT. Turner stated that he had a number of propositions under consideration, some of them that would have caused his re- moving from the city but that he had formed ties and associations here that were hard to break, so he decided to stay and boost, as he has always done, the metropolis of the south while boosting the company with which he Is connected a strong Alabama institution backed largely by Birmingham men.
 His many friends are pleased to learn that he will continue to make Birming- ham his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

each having as its object the boosting of the good roads movement in Lowndes county. were organized at a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce last night as follows: The Lowndes County Jackson Memorial Highway association, with r. w. Maer as president and Irwin Kaufman as secretary; the Lowndes County Automobile association. with Jesse P Woodward as president and l., E. Walker as secretary, and the Lowndes County Good Roads associa- tion, with F. R. Simms as president and Isaac Winston as secretary. Fifty dele gates were named to represent Colum- bus at the meeting of the Jackson Me morial Highway association to be held in Nashville September 24-25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
RIGHT OBLIQUE IN
 PARKING AUTOS

''Right oblique" will be the command given hereafter when parking automo- piles in the downtown business section of the city! The method of parking will not only give third more room for auto- mobiles, but will enable those that are parked in this manner an opportunity to back out regardless of the other ma chimes. Under the present system the inside autos are unable to move until the outer machines are removed.
 Commissioner A. o. Lane is having an ordinance prepared by City Attorney Romaine Boyd, to amend the parking laws as above and 1t Is believed that it will be adopted as 1t is in effect in many of the larger cities of the east. The ordi- nance Is at the request of the Birming- ham Motor club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
VON HINDENBURG DRIVES WEDGE INTO
 RUSSIAN DEFENSE
Continued from Page one)

repetition of artillery engagements with the novelty of a German grenade attack near Perthes. which the German report says gave them possession of portion of a French trench.
 England Is absorbed in the rumored ca hinet crisis over the question of con scription, to which it is reported David Lloyd-George and Winston Spencer Churchill have been converted. Lords Cur zon and Lansdowne, Andrew Bonar Law, Walter Hume Long, J. Austen Chamber lain, the Earl of Selborne and Sir Ed ward Carson, the conscriptionist mem Der, are said to be threatening to resign unless Premier Asquith, First Lord of the Admiralty Balfour. Sir Edward Grey, Lord Kitchener and other cabinet mem bers adopt their chosen policy.
 Lacking positive statements from Pre- mier Asquith and Lord Kitchener that compulsory mea sures are necessary for the safety of the country the system is likely to find little support in the present Parliament with radicals, laborites mad nationalists opposed to it. Many mem bers opposed to conscription are pre- pared to accept however, the verdict of the premier and war secretary the question, which now is a subject of con sderation in the cabinet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Street Car Strike Settled

Columbia, s. C.. September 1.-The strike of street car motormen and con- ductors, which virtually has tied up traf- fc here since last Saturday, was set tied late today through unofficial me- diation of Governor Manning, according to an announcement by both sides to- night. The employees objected to the use of "spotters' by the company, and 1t was left to the governor to decide how the company would conduct a check upon the fares collected. Two men. whom the strikers sought to have reinstated, will be allowed to return to work Novem- her ]. Their discharge growing out of the controversy over "spotters' was the direct cause of the strike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Burglar Proof
From the Magazine of Fun.

"If you say this service Is solid silver. l suppose I'll have to take your word for it," said the man who was selecting wedding gift, but 1t cer- tainly doesn't look it."
 That's just the beauty of it," re- Tiled the salesman. You can leave that silver service right out in plain sight on your sideboard, and burglars will never touch it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
SIX RACES CLOSE
 GRAND CIRCUIT

Syracuse, N. Y, September IT. Three amateur and three professional races made up the programme of the closing day of the Grand Circuit meet ing here today.
 There were several surprises. One was the victory of Lizzie Brown in the 2:09 trot. Finishing sixth in the first heat, Valentine took the bay trot- ter out in front in the next three heats and was never headed.
 In the 2:10 pace Queen Bess won h straight heats after finishing sec- ond in the first heat. Ames Albingen. cleverly piloted by Lon Mcdonald, won the 2:16 trot without trouble in straight heats.
 The three amateur races were keen ly contested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
At s1, Likes Harvesting

From the New York World.
 Wichita. Kan.-Peter Coughlin is hard at work in the harvest fields, despite his Sl years, and likes 1t. He so wrote to w. M. Woods. superintendent of the Sedgwick county home here. after reach- ing Great Bend where a job had been promised him.
 Coughlin has . son in Tonkawa, Okla, but refuses to accept aid from him. The old man assumed the name of Joseph Munson to save his relatives from hu- initiation.
 A week ago he wF from hero to Great Bend on the "rodss of Missouri Pacific freight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Bulgarians Are Glad to
 Get Turkish Territory

Vienna, September 17.--(via Berlin and Iondon)-T surrender by Turkey to Bulgaria of the territory from the Dede- gatch railroad will be celebrated publicly in Bulgaria September 19. the thrtieth anniversary of the annexation by that nation of eastern Rumelia. A royal de- cree announcing the new acquisition of territory will be read all over the coun- trv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Army and Navy Union

Atlantic City, N. J., September 17-H Oden Lake of Washington was reelected commander in chief of the Army and Navy union today E. F. Hanna of At lantic City was elected senior vice con- mander A new office. that of quarter ma ster general. was created today and will be filled tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Chilean President Proclaimed

Santiago. Chile. September 1.-The Chilean congress today proclaimed Juan Luis San Fuentes President. Fuentes was chosen at an election last May. He will assume office December 25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-One city broke family mare for $5o or would exchange for milch cow or good spring wagon. Call Main 6SS2-W, or write J. NJ. Langston, Route l. City.
 WANTED-Six experienced white bottlers Birmingham Chero-Cola Bottling Co.
 9-1S-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
KANSAS CITY SUES ~
 BOSTON NATIONALS

St. Louis, September 17.-Boston' 8 share of the gate receipts for the St. day was attached by deputy sheriffs as a result of a suit for 5000 filed by the Kansas City association club against the Boston Nationals. The Kansas City club asks for $4000 dam ages alleged to be due for Player Basch Compton and s5000 for the non delivery of two players. Lawrence Gil- bert and Richard Crutcher.
 Kansas City claims that these play CTS and $4000 were to be turned over to them for Compton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

Good Roads Boosters Organize seperate organizations,
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29
VETERAN ANGLER
GETS $4,000 FOR
FLY THAT FLOATS
Quill ToOthpick Inspires Colorado
Izaak Walton With Big Idea.

Almost every fisherman who has
ever partaken of the joys of a fish
ing trip to Alamosa and that district,
where the streams are fairly alive
with trout, is acquainted with e. l..
Cox, the real Izaak Walton of his
section. Few, if any, of these num-
erous fishermen friends of his know
of how he has just turned his knowl-
edge of the willy trout into real
money-and a bundle of it, too.
1t came about in this manner. Mr..
Cox had studied long and patiently
to devise fly that would really float
He tried rubber, cork, celluloid and
other materials of that character, but
without hitting" what he was after
One day last fall, while chewing
on quill toothpick, he got strike
and spat the pulp into the water. 1t
f1oated off like bit of foam and he
forgot his fish in watching the frag-
ments of the toothpick, because the
idea Immediately came to him that
here was the Ely" material for which
he had been searching for so long.
He then began a series of expert
ments which finally brought his quill
flies to a marketable state He APP
piled for patent on his invention,
which was granted early this last
winter. He then came to Denver and
disposed of his patent to a sporting
goods company here, receiving $4,000
for it. AS he is 70 years old, this
sum makes a comfortable nestegg.
His invention is an entirely NV
departure in artificial trout lures,
and, as it is manufactured in Den
yer, it promises to give Colorado al
most worldwide advertising among
trout fishers.-DenNe err Post.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29
SWAT The ROOSTER

Do you know that fertile eggs be-
come unfit. for human food almost
as quickly as milk when subjected to
the same temperature? 1t is mis-
taken idea that eggs have to be put
in an incubator before the germ
starts to grow. The fact is that eggs
begin to incubate just as soon as
they are subjected to a temperature
OF 80, or above, whether this be be-
hind the kitchen stove, on a hot
country road en- route to market. on
the platform at the depot awaiting
shipment, in the country store wait
ing for the usual twenty or thirty
cases before sending out in the pan
try waiting until the case is filled
or when you have a chance to go to
town, or in the henhouse under
broody hens, when they are not
gathered at least once day.
Why produce such perishable
article, when it is so easy to get
around it just by 'swatting the roos-
ter?' An infertile egg will keep so
much better than a fertile one that
there is hardly any comparison be-
tween them. For instance, eggs that
were infertile were once placed in
an incubator for twenty-one days.
These same eggs were then used in
baking some cakes which were pro-
nounced fine by the poultry associ. =
ton members who ate them.-J. A.
Helmreich, in charge poultry plant,
Colorado Agricultural college. Fort
Collins, Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29
Chamberlain's Liniment

This preparation is intended espe-
cially for rheumatism, lame back
sprains and like ailments. 1t is a
favorite with people who are well ac-
quainted with it's splendid qualities
Mrs. Charles Tanner, Wabash, Ind,
says of it, 81 have found Chamber
lain's Liniment the best thing for
lame back and sprains 1 have ever
used. 1t works like a charm and re-
lieves pain and soreness. 1t has been
used by others of my family as well
as myself for upwards of twenty
years" 25 and SO cent bottles. Fol
sale by all druggists. -..
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29

Alamosa is going to have a cele-
bration of Decoration day (Monday)
and an interesting program of races
and sports has been arranged. The
races are all to be for automobiles,
motorcycles and bicycles and sub
stantial cash prizes are offered. Geo.
Spriestersbach, of Alamosa, was in
Monte Vista Thursday advertising
the celebration and said Monte Vista
people would be welcome and any
one from here wishing to enter any
of the events might do so by address
ing him before Saturday noon, when
the entries close.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29
ITALY EXPLAINS
CAUSE OF WAR

Italy has addressed to the neutral
governments of tho world lengthy
communication explaining her rea-
sons for declaring war on Austria.
During the Balkan war, Italy
claims the action of Austria dis
turbed the equilibrium of the Bal
kans and the peace of Europe in a
way that vitality Affected Italian in
terests. That the complete program
laid down by Austro-Hungary with
reference to the Balkans was prompt-
ed by a desire to decrease Italy's
economical and political influence in
that section. and tended directly and
indirectly to the subserviance of Ser
bia to Austro-Hungary, the political
and territorial isolation of Monte
negro. and the isolation and political
decadence of Roumania.
Boundary lines of territory de
manded by Austria refused Italy ter
ritory inhabited Ly people of the
Italian race. Such a proposal would
have given to Italy boundary of no
strategical value.
while the treaty of alliance con-
tanned no formal agreement for the
use OF the Italian language or the
maintenance of Italian tradition and
Italian civilization in the Italian
provinces of Austria nevertheless, if
the alliance was to be effective in
preserving peace and harmony it was
indisputably clear that Austro-Hun-
gary, as our ally, should have taken
into account the moral obligation
of respecting what constituted some
OF the most vital interests of Italy.
Instead the constant policy of
the Austro-Hungai ian government
was to destroy Italian nationality
and Italian civilization all along the
p coast of the Adriat;c.
"A brief statement of the facts
and of the tendencies well known to
all will suffice: Substitution of of
fcials of other nationalities, artifi-
cial immigration of hundreds of fam
lilies of different nationality, de
naturalization of the judicial admin
istration, refusal of Austria to per-
nit an Italian university in Triests,
which formed the subject of diplo-
matte negotiations; standardization
OF navigation companies, encourage
ment of other nationalities to the
detriment of the Italian and finally
the methodical and unjustifiable ex-
pulsion of Italians in ever increasing
numbers"
In brief. Austria is charged with
seeking an expansion of territory
and political power at the expense
OF Italy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29

George Bauer, an old resident OF
the Del Norte section and well
known throughout the valley. died
Monday at the Del Norte sanitarium.
Death was caused from pneumonia
and complications The Bauer ranch
is located on the river few miles
above Del Norte and the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bauer was always
highly spoken CT. Mrs Bauer's
death occurred just year ago in
May.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-05-29

Frank Eagan came down from!
Creole Friday evening, where he had
been with bunch of cattle to sum-
mer range.