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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
ESTABLISHES GOVERNMENT

According to one correspondent the
Greek government has definitely decided
not to permit the enemies of the entente
to penetrate Greek territory. unless the
central powers sufficiently guarantee that
Greek territory will not be endangered.
According to dispatches from n Servian
source, the Germans have established a
provisional government at Nish with
drawing all the Bulgarian and Austrian
troops and ending characterization inter-
ference in the administration of Servian
affairs. 1t is added that proclamations
have been issued announcing that the
Germans will respect Servian nation-
ality.
There has been no news of Importance
from the British correspondents at Ath-
ems and Sa1oniki since Friday.
The Montenegrin official communica-
ton states that the Austrians are en-
trenching on a front between Montenegro
and Servia, which British observers take
to mean a pause in the active Austrian
campaign against the little mountain
country, presumably to enable the Aus
train forces to be turned to more
pressing matters on other fronts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
QUIETUS ON PEACE TALK

A quetus has been put on the talk of a
huge German peace campaign fron
Zurich by the departure from that town
of Prince Won Buelow and his staff of
secretaries, of which much has been
heard in the entente press during the
past few days.
In England David Lloyd George, minis
ter of munitions is the chief figure for
the moment. This is no holiday period
for him, as he is in the midst of the most
important work of pursuading the trade
unionists to consent to his scheme of
labor dilution." Yesterday he visited
the st. Noch factory, where his scheme
is already in operation, and where fur
Their developments in this direction are iii
contemplation. 1t is stated Mr. Lloyd
Georges party was much impressed with
the efficient manner in which the women,
introduced under the delution scheme.
We're already executing useful work on
machines
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
ENGLAND is WAITING FOR
GREAT FIGHTING LEADER,
DECLARES LONDON PAPER
LloydGeoge Acclaimed Logical
Welsh Statesman Spends Christmas Amongst Workmen-Cites
Patriotism Of Artsans-"The Devils Real
Name Inerta"-Con ditons Are Intolerabe

and for
Premier andde
David o
question
and little whenever there the least difficulty there pocranaon continues
0 of
Q quncLed?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
MODERN FEAST OF
BELSHAZZAR NAME
GIVEN RECENT EVENT
Restaurant Men Are Having
Lot of Fun Talking About
'PercherOn POrterhOusc"
in New York
ny HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington. December .5---t specially
Washington regards Christmas with ~
sweet spirit OF tolerance. with prep
arations for the day which ts cener-,
ally celebrated in commcmoration of
the birth of the child OF the Manager,
the capital during the week not
engrosscd. Despite this. nnd the other
fact that President and Mrs. Wilson
gress has run AWAY n vacation out
ing. interest has been Mt fever heat
There were three general subjects in
the discussion of which the news CEN
ter OF the east found satisfaction.
The first, naturally was the Twelve h
Billion Dollar Dinner with which
Judge Gary, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee of the United States
Steel corporation, eomplmented Theo-
dore Roosevelt. The second was the
action of New York-soon to be fol-
lowed by Washington--n permitting
the exposure for sale of horseflesh.
The third was the alleged immoral
condition of quiet little Baltimore,
just DO miles away.
The Gary Roosevelt jubila tiqn Is gener-
orally termed the Modern Feast of Bal
shazzar and it is probable that at the
modern as at the original dinner 1t was
quite possible for the guests to behold a
significant handwriting on the wall. Las
civious stories connecting business men
of prominence and even ministers with
shameful orgies in Baltimore WILL II con-
| tinued, make Nero turn over in his grave
positively convinced that despite his mF~t
| Valiant effNrts, he was atnLker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
GINS VERY CLOSE

Outside the sounds of the guns We're
how very close. They seemed to be
bust around the corner. on the roof
.bf the next house.
"Of course, what l really want is to
Visit the first trench"
1t was like asking a Mason to re-
Neal the mysteries of his order, a priest
10 tell the secrets of the confessional.
{rhe colonel commanded the presence Of
Lieutenant Blank. With alarm |
|awaited his coming. Did a military
.prison yawn and was he to act as my
escort? I had been too bold. | should
have asked to see only the third trench.
At the order the colonel gave, Lieu
tenant Blank expressed surprise. But
with a shrug as though Riding him
! self of all responsibility his superior
officer showed the blue slip. 1t was
d pantomine, with which by repetition,
We became familiar. In turn, each
officer would express surprise; the
other officer would shrug, point to the
blue slip, and we would pass forward.
The cathedral did not long detain us.
outside for protection it was boarded
lp, packed tightly in sandbags; inside,
! t had been swept of broken glass, and
#he paintings, tapestries. and the
carved images on. the affairs had been
removed professional sacristan
smoke a set speech, telling me of
things I had seen with my own eyes.
pf burning rafters that spared the
Eobelin tapestries, of the priceless
CONTINUED ON page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
CALM PREVAILS IN
VARIOUS WAR ZONES
DURING HOLIDAYS
Likely That 1t Will First Be
Broken i'm the Balkans.
Germans Concentrate
ing Large Forces

London, December 95.--Dispatehes from
the continent predict that the holiday lull
will first be broken on the Balkan front,
! Where Greek observers believe, the cen
trail powers are preparing huge army
for operations directed against the en-
tente. Whether this will take the form
of an actual attack ON Saloniki, or mere
ly an advance in Greece for the purpose
of Selling strategic defensive points is a
matter of keen specuation in Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

I'VE can only urge Mr.. Llyod
try, as Chatham did. Mr.. Lloyd
George is of the few who know that
the devils real name is Inertia He
spent Christmas on the Clyde, put
ting the nations work first; he did
not adjourn his job over the holidays.
We want decision and action, not IT.
resolution, adjournment and words.
I'VE have no hostility toward Mr..
Asquith, but the question of efficiency
must be settled in the next few weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
WHAT TAGEBLATT SAYS

The Tageblatt says it must wait until
it knows what this report contained
before deciding whether it furnishes~a
than "the assumptions and suppositions
of which the first note was based" and
continues:
s'In any event, it remains a striking
and unusual fact that the renewed de-
mands were not emphasized by any
threat or time limitation
The Boersen Zeitung finds the second
note decidedly milder in tone than the
abstract cabled here led it to believe.
1t points out, however, that the note
maintains its former standpoint and
adds that even if the United States is
of the opinion that new evidence cannot
alter the facts the note still leaves the
way open for a further exchange of
notes.
One sees by it, continues the paper.
that the American government is sole
ly interested in maintaining it's the
oretical-all too Observation-Disclosures
point. Washington does not seem to
think of breach in American Austro-
Hungarian relations"
1t declares that President wilson's
ambition is to uphold his humanitarian
standpoint at all events and the fact
that he emphasizes this standpoint
especially against the central powers
comes from the attitude assumed by all
America toward the central powers, and
addS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
THE PERCHERON PORTERHOUSE

But perhaps of the three topics tho
probability that In the near future ordi-
nary mortals, if they desire to maintain
pace with social progressives, will per-
force acquire an appetite for the per-
cheron porterhouse, aux truff'es. is of
grea test human interest,
Beginning January l. restaurants in
New York will retail horsenesh, Develop
ments have proved that there is nothing
in the criminal code denying Baltimore
or Washington identical privileges. This
morning for instance, DR.. A. d. Melvin,
chief of the bureau of animal industry.
spoke in nattering terms of the nutritive
attributes of colt steaks, with or without
onions.
ut is largely a matater of taste and
sentiment" he argued. "Horseilesh is
recognized as food all over Europe,
1t Is presumed that inspectors in New
York will see that the flesh offered for
sale is in good condition. If the in
spection is adequate, | can see no OBJ
lection to the sale. There Is no reason
why fear should he entertained that
the consumption of horsefesh will In
terfere with the supply of horses. Fer
Dobbins slaughtered for food VIII be
too old longer to serve in drawing mid
night laggards to their angry wives,
armed with rolling pins. Any young
and succuent flesh will be from the
ribs of colts injured to such a degree
that 1t would be impossible to adapt
them to the ordinary service
SAMPLING THE GOODS
John r. Mohler. assistant chief of tho
bureau of cattle industry. testified that
he had eaten horsehesh. He ventured the
assertion that between the nutritive prop
critics of horsehesh and beef there is no
material difference. He added. however,
that a taste for the former must be cul-
e.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
MUST BE RECONCILED

I'VE and our allies must reconcile
ourselves to this fact-we have nothing
to hope for from America, and least of
all may we expect a just application of
the neutrality principle from the Ameri-
can side
The Morgen Post says: "The note,
with it's almost hearty concluding
phrases, permits the hope that Austria
Hungary and the United States may
reach an understanding over this issue
in all frinedliness.'
The Vossische Zeitung says: The
most striking thing about the note is
that it supports the demands made in
the note of December 6. on a report
which the American government re-
ceived on December Is. This report was
not known; hence one must wait to
see how the affair works out In the
meantime it is to be noted that Wash
ington does not defend further the as
sertions of the first note and has there
fore let them drop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
ADDRESSES LABORITES

David Lloyd-George, minister of mu-
nitions, addressed meeting of some
5000 trade union officials and work
Shop stewards at Glasgow yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

Berlin, December 25.-(Via London
The Berlin papers today publish promi-
nently the full text of the American
note on the Ancona. Only the Tageblatt
and Boersen Zeitung comment at any
length. The Tageblatt says the note
differs from the first to its advantage
by the objective tone which preserves
the forms customary in communications
between nations.
THE question at ISSUE" says the
Tageblatt, lis not brought step nearer
solution; the American government
maintains it's demand made on Deem
Der 6. AS a basis for this demand, how
ever it has recourse no longer to the
somewhat scanty material furnished
by naked assumptions and suppositions,
which it was before based on, but on
the report of the Austro- Hungarian
charge d'affaires at Washington, which
he presented the same day the American
ambassador at Vienna received the an
SWer of Count E1lrianD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
IN ZONE 10 DAYS

In Champagne it was entirely diff
ferent. / was alone with a car and
b. chauffeur, and a blue slip of paper.
Ut permitted me to remain in a certain
(place" inside the war zone for 10 days.
u did not believe it was true. l re-
called other trips over the same roads
u year before which finally led to the
Eherche Midi prison, and, each time
the blue slip to the gendarmes
h shivered. But the gendarmes seemed
Satisfied, and as they permitted us
ito pass further and further into the
Forbidden land. the chauffeur began TO
|treat me almost as an equal. Aud so,
with as little incident as one taxis
IRON Madison Square to Central Park,
I'VE motored from Paris into the sound
Ut the guns.
At the certain place" the general
3chief of staff asked what / most
WANTED to see. 1t was as though the
FAIRY godmother had given you one
'wish. ! chose Rheims, and to spend
the night there. The chief of staff
waved a wand in the shape OF a second
kyiece of paper, and we were in Rheims.
Iro a colonel we presented the two
Slips of paper, and, in turn, he asked
What was wanted. A year before !
had seen the cathedral when it was
being Bombarded when it still was
Burning l asked if ! might revisit It.
And after that?' said the colonel.
1t was much too good to be real.
/ would wake and find myseIf again
lin Nherche- Midi prison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
Davis Describes Scene Close
to Germans With Big
Guns Roaring in All
Directions
EFFORTS MADE TO
SAVE CATHEDRALS
FROM UTTER RUIN
French Suspicious of Beveridge.
Ruins of Town Make Pompeii
Look Like Furnished
Flat
BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

Paris, December 11.-tSpecial Cor
respondence.) I'm Artois we We're per
sonally conducted" There were two
two charming French officers who
acted as our hosts, guides and guar
dams, four American newspaper men,
Ia Dutch journalist, and a Spanish poet.
In way we were the guests of the
war department; in any case, we tried
to behave as such.
1t was no more proper for us to see
what we were not invited to see than
ito bring our own wine to another
mans dinner. What we saw increased
Jour admiration for the marvellous eff
|ciency and organization of the French
army, but we did not get very near the
first trench. For purposes of descrip-
|tion, not bit further than when we
were in New York. The official eXpla-
pa tion was that there were too many
|of us, that we offered target to the
enemy. We valiantly protested we
we're paid to be targets, but our polite
|hosts would not permit us to earn our
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
G0MPERS TRYING
 TO SETTLE STRIKE
and 1t Is Feared That General Strike Will Follow.

CHICAGO, April 2.-Samuel Comp CTS, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, is working hard to bring about speedy settlement of the threatened strike of the Building Trades unions. The painters union has quit and the Steel Workers and various other unions are threatening sympathetic strikes.
 The agreements of the various un- ions with the Master Builders asso. ication, under which they have been working for the past year, expired on April 1 and no new contracts have been agreed upon. The strike was precipitated by the painters union quitting in advance of the expiration of the contract, claiming that the em- ployers were securing men to take their places.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
CURE A SUCCESS
 BUT PATIENT DIED

ABERDEEN, Wash, April 2.-lsaac Beemer. a pioneer resident of this district. died at his home last night from blood poisoning caused by using bunion crue which had been rec commended by local druggist. The cure removed the bunion but as the foot continued to swell physicians yond their help. The case is being investigated as the body shows indi- cations of poison having been one of the ingredients used in the manufac- ture of the cure
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
STEAMER FIRED BY
 USE 0F CHEMICALS
Man Arrested As German Spy Charged With Setting Fire Claims To
 Be American.

HAVRE, France, April 2.-Chem- ists who have examined the ashes found in the hold of the French lin CT Tourraine, which was severely damaged by fire while crossing the At lantic, assert that the fire originat- ed through the use of chemicals and not by an explosion. Swoboda, who was arrested on suspicion of being a German spy, is held on the charge of having set fire to the vesesl ill the hope of destroying the shipment of ammunition which the Tourraine was carrying for the French army.
 Swoboda claims to be an American citizen and declares that his pass ports were lost while being transfer red from the Tourraine to the steam CT which rescued the passengers in mid-ocean. The American embassy has been requested to assist him in establishing his claim.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that a Gen. eral Municipal Election will be held in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, on the sixth day of April, 1915, for the purpose of electing seven members of the Common Council, who shall hold office for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; also one member of the Valdez School Board who shall serve as director for a term of three years and until his successor is elect. ed and qualified.
 The Town Hall has been designat- ed as the polling place for said cleo. tiOn.
 Said election shall commence at g o'clock a. m. and shall continue un. til o'clock p. m. of the same day: without closing the polls.
 R. B. ASHBY,
 Town Clerk Publications March 8, 15. 22. 29.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
(Official Publication.)
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL

REPORT OF THE FINANCTAL CONDITION of the Valdez Bank & Trust Co.,. located at Valdez, Terri tory of Alaska, at the close of busi ness on the 10th day of February 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
LIVE WIRE CANNES.
Queer Little Watchdogs on the Canal"
 boats In Holland.

poatS In r1oNdHu'
 For many generations the breed of dog now known as the schipperke was nameless, but as they became familiar features along the banks of the canals in their native country, Holland, they won their present name, which means little skipper" Tourists of the pres snt day in Holland will see few canal boats that have not their two shippers. man and dog. His popularity is much more than national ill extent. Travel CTS and dog breeders, attracted by the intelligence and nervous energy of this into other countries.
 The schipperke is an excellent watch dog For generations he has been trained to guard his masters boat His bark is peculiarly rapid and piercing. and his oval eyes see everything. He has the reputation of never sleeping except in "cat maps" of few minutes duration. The activity. alertness and endurance of the schipperke are really astonishing. He has been compared to q bundle of Tive wires."
 In appearance the schipperke is an odd little fellow. As rule, his coat is entirely black, abundant, thick and harsh except on the head. erect ears and legs. It increases to mane or frill round the neck. The head is foxy in type, the muzzle fine, but not weak: the neck strong and rather short and the chest broad. Many of the schip- perkes are born without tails. Those that are not so born have their tails docked when very young since custom insists on tailless schipperke.-Lon- don Standard.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
Summons By Publication.
In the District Court for the Terri
 af Alocl Ihird Diuician

tory of Alaska, Third Division.
 J. L. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Fri Thomp- son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.- No. S-49 Summons by Publication.
 The President of the United States of America, greeting: To Fri Thomp- son, the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, in the Third Division, at Valdez, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons against you, to-wit: within thirty days after the 18th day of Ap- Til, 1915, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, filed ill the clerks office of the above entitled court; and unless you so appear and answer or otherwise plead, the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complain, to-wit: a decree subjecting to the lien of certain judgments duly docket ed in the above entitled court, in fla vor of the plaintiff and the said de- fendant Fri Thompson, on the Battle AK placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or dering that the same be sold to satis- fly said judgments.
 This summons is served on you by publication thereof, pursuant to an order duly made and entered by the above entitled court, on the Sth day of March. 1915, which publication was directed to be made once a week for six consecutive weeks.
 Witness the Honorable Fred. NJ, Brown, judge Of said Court, this Sth day of March, 1915.
 (SeaD ARTHUR LANG, Clerk of the District Court. By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy
 Date of first publication March s, 1915.
 Date of last publication April 19, 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02

If you want all the news all the time, read the Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
OLD r...GLISH PORTABILITY.
When a Wife Never Called Her Illus
 band by His First Name.

There is a curious picture of the for mality of former generation in Sir Algernon Vests "One City and Many Men," wherein he states that in his youth it was considered highly i'm proper for a wife to address her hus- band by his Christian name or for a son to address his parents without saying "sir' or "mn'am."
 II never heard my mother call my father by his Christian name," he writes, "and l recollect distinctly that the fame of very fashionable and brilliant woman was seriously imper- fled because after some great mans death a letter from her to him was discovered beginning with his Chris tian name.
 "The formal sir was current every where. At Eton we never recognized any departure from this practice, and letters between boy friends began. My dear sir
 "A friend of mine dining with Lady Jersey heard her say she never recol- lected her father, Lord Westmoreland, though specially attached to her sis ter, Lady Lonsdale. calling her any thing but Lady Lonsdale. And Henry Greville, who was present at the same dinner. said that he remembered his mother, Lady Charlotte. and her broth CT, the Duke of Portland. meeting ill the morning at Welbeck abbey, when the salutatiOns were:
 "'How is your ladyship this morn ing?'
 "I am quite well. am obliged to your grace.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02
Railroad Fatalities.

A contemporary has estimated that since the average length of railroad journey in this country is thirty-tour miles. and I passenger may take 2,21o.- 122 such journeys with only one chance of being killed, it would take him, at two trips d day. 3.192 years to run the full gamut of risk. That is to say, if the one fatal accident happened to him in the present year it would have been necessary for him to start his railroad travelling, at two trips a day, in the year 1879 B. c. It must be borne in mind. however, that he might be killed on his first trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-02

How did you come out with your law-suit?" Il won it. Get dam ages?" Sure. I got almost enough to pay my lawyer"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-22
.J..DENNY~ O'NEIL
LOSES BY 5000
Hulseton Leads in 500 Districts
in Superior Court
Race

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 22.-county
Commissioner ]. Denny O'Neil, anti
Penrose candidate for denomination
and one of the State local option lead
ers, is defeated by about 1900 votes
in returns received at noon from the
Republican primaries in, Allegheny
county. A. c. Gumbert and Frank ].
Harris are nominated.
The bulk of the Penrose ticket II
nominated. OF 500 districts out OF
TIT In the county the vote: Official on
Superior Court was, Head, 37.231i
Huiseton. 44,554; Orlady 42,s15;
Wallace, Is, 2e5, and Williams. 37,45s
The contest between David B. Johns
and William b. Kirker for prothono-
tary lis close. The latest reports this
morning with 40 county districts to
be heard from, give Johns a lead OF
about 1900 over his opponent. The
districts yet to report are in outlying
territory and may considerably in
crease Kirker's vote.