The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-18

department of justice, and John R. Ra-
 thom, editor of the Providence Journal
 today concluded their conference here
 with Dr. Joseph Goricar, the former Aus
 tro- Hungarian consul at San Francisco.
 who has made charges against German
 and Austrian diplomats and consuls in
 this country. The conferences began yes-
 terday. Mir. Bielasld returned to Wash
 ington tonight. He refused to make any
 statement concerning the conference.
 New York, November I7.-Black Dia-
 mond, the aged buffalo, whose likeness is
 printed on $1O treasury notes and is
 stamped on the latest 5-cent pieces, was
 put to death here today because of old
 age. He was more than 20 years old and
 the largest bison in captivity. He had
 been in the Central Park corral for many
 years. Black Diamonds hide, which
 measured 1S by 13 feet. will be made into
 an automobile robe. The head which
 will be mounted. sold for considerable amount of money
 Dayton, o., November 1.-The City Managers association, in session here. elected the following officers today: Presi- dent, Henry M. Waite of Dayton; vice president, J. G. Barnwen of Rockhill, &. C.; secretary and treasurer, O. E, Kerr
 of Cadillac, Mich. No place was selected TOT the next convention.
 New Haven, Conn, November 17.-Ap- proximately a million dollars is to go to Yale under the will of Justus Hotchkiss
 of this city, filed for probate today. The will disposes of an estate appraised at
 about $2.000,00o. MT. Hotchlliss was re- tired lumber dealer
 Fairmont, w. Va, November 17.--L c nf C1axe1and fxNn othar persons were indicted here today in l connection with the recent failure of the Citizens Dollar Savings bank. Race
 was a director in the bank. The oth- CTS indicted were James R. Linn, cash fer of the bank. and Joseph Mills of Morgantown, w. Va, broker All were charged with embeZZlement Washington, November 17.--Secre- tary Redfeld today notified collectors of customs that vessels must not be detained in port on complaints charg- | ing noncompliance with the language l test and able seamen reqairements of the new seaman's law unless such com plaints are filed at least six hours be- | fore the sailing time of the vessel. This order followed the recent deten- 1 ton of the steamship Mongolia at San Francisco after she had cleared and | left her dock.
 | Connellsville, Pa., November IT. Four hundred section hands employed l by the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad { struck today following the walkout yesterday of 125 laborers who quit be- | cause the company refused to increase their wages and furnish them with goggles The section men demand in- creased wages and shorter hours. | Christiania, Norway, November IT. l (Via London)-The American bark | Andrew Welch was lowed into Chris tiansand today by the steamer Russ" l land The bark, which sailed from San Francisco August 19 for Halstad, Sweden, was boarded by British 1 lieutenant and five men from patrol boat off the Shetland islands and or dered into Lerwick, but a storm car
 ried the ship toward the Norwegian
 coast where the Russ1and took her in ] tow.
 1 London, November 17.--An order in
 council will shortly be issued declar- | ing that during the continuance of | the war all Britishers of military age 1 desiring to leave the United King dom, even on trip, must obtain spe- cial permission. This permission will
 not be given without good cause. Douglas, Ariz, November 1.-The
 main army of Gen. Alvaro Obregon left i Naco today to join the Carranza cav airy under Gerferal Cardenas. Advices
 received here state the combined forces plan to attack Villa troops under Gen | Jose Rodriguez, entrenched at Cananea It is said many Americans are in Can
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